tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040190080935534702024-03-13T02:47:32.499+00:00Breakthrough AssaultThe Flames of War Blog of guys mostly from Bournemouth, England, but also a few from other more northern parts of the uk.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.comBlogger681125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-16848176327441101062016-06-11T09:44:00.001+01:002016-06-12T09:44:10.092+01:00Zvezda SU100<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">SU100</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Zvezda SU100 is one of two new Soviet assault gun kits
to be released recently, the other being the SU152</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The SU100 was based on the T34 chassis, it was designed as an improvement on the SU85 and entered mass production in September 1944, seeing extensive service, between then and the end of the war. It remained on the frontline strength of the Red Army until 1957 and was widely exported. Fidel Castro commanded the Cuban forces at the Bay of Pigs from an SU100, it's parked outside the Revolutionary Museum in Havana. For those of you with "Fate of a Nation" forces the SU100 appears in the UAR army lists, and others ended up in Angola and China</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The SU100 kit is a 15 piece kit and comes on two sprues in
green plastic. Mass production is pretty simple and I completed 4 in less than half an hour. painting is obviously a whole different ball game</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The detailing is pretty good, Zvezda are really improving the
detailing on their kits. The fighting compartment side on the left has a saw whilst on the right it is flat - but that is the same as the Battlefront plastic and resin versions too</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">There are 6 steps to construction, and a paper bilingual
instruction booklet is included. The steps <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>are illustrated in the attached photographs.
The only issue I had with the sprues are that the underbelly piece is connected
to the sprue via the “prongs” that are used to fit the tracks so care is needed
when cutting the piece away, make sure you leave enough of the “prong” to
subsequently attach the tracks</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Instructions</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The kit snaps together very well, and doesn’t need glue,
except for two places , and it is a big except in the first instance it's the gun and mantlet assembly. Zvezda appear to be obsessed with having guns
that elevate (I’ve recently made the M3 Lee and the ZSU-23-4 which both have
elevating guns), where there isn’t really a need. The gun fits through the
glacis plate and is supposedly secured by the mantlet piece. I found that it
doesn’t secure it very well, and leaves the model with the gun in a quite
elevated position, so on second and subsequent kits I glued it in place, this allows a horizontal barrel to be modelled . The
second exception is the 4 additional external fuel tanks which are very loose
fitting and unless glued in place will just keep coming off</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting compartment assembly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">before the glacis and gun are added</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">glacis and gun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the fiddly bit</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fitting the glacis and roof</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fighting compartment complete</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hull assembly</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">hull and fighting compartment together</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">fuel tanks and mantlet</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">As you can see the kit is very nicely sized when compared
with the Battlefront plastic SU100, and when placed next to each other there is
little to tell them apart dimensions wise</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlefront on the left</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Zvezda kit has some slight differences, the hatches are
less pronounced on the hull roof, and the radiator grille on the engine deck is also less pronounced</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">finished article</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">, the mantlet is bulged on the left of the gun
(which appears more in keeping with the original than the BF model), but also
appears to be pierced for a co-ax MG, I can’t find any details of any SU100
production model (even the later export ones) having a Co-Ax MG. Also the
armour cover to the mantlet is much bigger on the Zvezda kit and the gun is a bit more "beefy" on the Battlefront kit. All things being equal once they are painted up I think you'll struggle to spot the difference unless you pick them up off the table and bring them to eye level</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlefront top</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Personally I find the Medium Self Propelled Artillery List
to be the hardest of the Self Propelled lists to use, but for giving cheap
access to a unit of cat killers or for those wanting to try out the Medium SP
list on the cheap this is a really good kit. If the gun assembly was less
fiddly I’d go as far as to say excellent</span></div>
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Richard Hhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13673968463882726926noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-12613722850325801222016-06-11T09:37:00.002+01:002016-06-12T09:45:58.621+01:00Zvezda SU152 <br />
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">SU152</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Box</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The Zvezda SU152 is one of two new Soviet assault gun kits
to be released recently, the other being the SU100. Originally entering service in 1943 the SU152 arrived at the front just in time to see action at Kursk, where their ability to destroy Panthers and tigers by literally blowing off the turrets led them to be nicknamed <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><em>Zveroboy</em> ("Beast Slayer")</span></span></div>
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Based on the KV tank chassis the SU152 was the last vehicle of the KV series to remain in production, and production continued until December 1943. After service with every Soviet front the SU152 remained on the strength of the Red Army until 1954</div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The SU152 kit is a 13 piece kit and comes on two sprues in
green plastic</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The detailing is very good in places, and disappointing in others, Zvezda are really trying to improve the
detailing on their kits, I have a couple of their T35s and the flat slab sides
are a major let down on that kit. The detailing on the roof and engine top of the chassis on the SU152 is actually very good, but again the fighting compartment sides are very flat and undetailed - this can be remedied by attaching spare track lengths or stowage of course</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The assembly instructions are printed on the rear of the
box, there is no separate instruction booklet. However the build is fairly
intuitive and not difficult. The steps I took are illustrated in the attached
photographs. There are no “with care” issues in relation to removing the pieces
from the sprue (unlike on the SU100 model)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">The kit snaps together very well, and doesn’t need glue. The
gun is attached through the front of the glacis and has an oddly angled
fitting, so do try a “dry fit” if you are planning to use glue on your model.
Unlike the SU100 kit where the external fuel tanks need gluing the external
tanks on this kit fit snugly on without glue. To give the model a bit of
additional weight I glued a couple of small, low value foreign coins onto the inside
of the underbelly casting and the inside of the upper hull casting and that
works quite well in giving a nice “feel” to the kit</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lower hull parts and ballast </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hull assembled</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fighting compartment and gun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Completed</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">As you can see the kit is very nicely sized when compared
with the Battlefront metal and resin SU152, it is slightly smaller in both
length and height but not so much as to be noticeable on the tabletop. There
are slight modelling differences to the hatches. In terms of ease of assembly
it’s easier than the Su100, but unlike the SU100 there is a slight (and I do
mean slight) size difference when compared to the Battlefront comparitor. in respect of detail, the Zvezda model actually has more detail on than the Battlefront one. The fighting compartment roof is riveted and the front two hatches have slightly more detail. On the roof of the engine compartment the rear two engine access hatches are more raised than on the Battlefront model</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlefront on the bottom for comparison</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Battlefront on the left</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">slab sides, but these can be covered up</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">doesn't look out of place</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "calibri";">Personally I found this a really really nice kit, it doesn’t
look out of place next to my two existing Battlefront SU152s, it goes together
really nicely and the detailing is excellent, so I’ve added 7 of the Zvezda
kits to my existing Battlefront 2 for use in an SU152 based Heavy Self Propelled
Artillery Regiment, giving me 9 hulls rather than the 6 that I tend to end up
with in the ISU based Regiment</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7 is better than 1 !</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Final Group Shot</td></tr>
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BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-2828640529615606352015-12-02T07:00:00.000+00:002015-12-02T07:32:23.707+00:00Team Yankee - 2S1 Gvozdika ReviewHello All<br />
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Battlefront very kindly sent us some Team Yankee samples to review, which also seemed a good point to start my Tale of Four Gamers Soviet Army.<br />
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I choose the 2S1 Gvozdika as it seemed a good unit to practice my colour scheme on and I really wanted to try out the new artillery rules for Team Yankee. Now in my rush I forgot to take any photos of the construction phase (bad Ben!), but I don't think that will affect the review too much.<br />
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You get three models in a box and they come in five parts each, two tracks, a hull, a turret and a gun, The first two things I noticed was the detail on the resin and metal parts is top notch, almost plastic levels or crispness. The second thing was the models seem to be a different type of resin from the normal FOW range and needed to be washed. The resin was sticky and I had to wash it in hot water for a good 30 minutes. Now some people out there will say you should wash the resin anyway (and they might be right) but it's not something I tend to do unless I need too and it's worth pointing out as you don't normally need to do this with FOW models.<br />
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<u><b>Construction:-</b></u><br />
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The construction time, once the models were dry, was next to nothing as there was little flash or filling needed. The tracks have very clearly labels direction as to which way they need to point. I did need to remove a few bits of resin to get a flush finish between the tracks and the hull but otherwise it was pretty straight forward.<br />
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One piece of detail I did think was missing was the lack of crew and the option to have an open hatch. It is very important in Team Yankee to be able to see the command tank as a lot of rules are based around him, having to check the side of the turret for the numbers I have added will be a slightly annoying.<br />
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The turret is also designed to have a magnet added to them, the kit did not come with any and I would recommend buying some if you get this kit.<br />
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<b><u>Closing Thoughts:-</u></b><br />
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Overall this kit does have a few issues, the sticky resin and the lack of a commander hatch did disappoint me a bit. But the detail of the kit is great, the build time was very short and once painted I think they look great on the table.<br />
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I also like the fact that the box comes with three Gvozdikas. The platoon option in Team Yankee is either three or six, so no wasted models when you get the box sets.<br />
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I do have to point out we got very early production models and they lacked decals, I don't know if the finished product will come with decals or not. This wasn't a problem for me as most my WW2 Soviet decals do work for 1980's era Soviets, but it is something to think about.<br />
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<li>Great detail.</li>
<li>Easy construction.</li>
<li>One or two boxes is all you need.</li>
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<li>Sticky resin needs washing</li>
<li>No option to add a commander</li>
<li>Lack of magnets and decals (although the finished product may have some)</li>
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Thanks for reading and until next time<br />
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BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-9589662019526310882015-12-01T07:00:00.000+00:002015-12-01T07:00:03.419+00:00Beyond The Foxholes Episode 44<div>
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Welcome to Beyond The Foxholes Episode 44, we join Ben and Fez as they chat about all things FOW.<br />
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In today's episode we are joined by Keith from Armies Army as he chats about getting into model makings, he new Cold War range and his planned kick starter campaign.<br />
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Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-68680900321189179422015-11-26T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-26T07:00:09.802+00:00Beyond The Foxholes: Ear and Eyes - Night Attacking German Armour<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n5wUHAGaN2D4_Xv2diQB7I7Zjig0eIq2gyffahPzrtt3puRclTTZEe0eF1p4sN_evIbPg0BzMqgdKqKSJ6biF4V04XolVUFzL_a6AaZuso6cAObNe3pUNIZmnDpk5tcQWrNOU-sjRJkr/s1600/Eyes-and-Ears-podcast-logo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4n5wUHAGaN2D4_Xv2diQB7I7Zjig0eIq2gyffahPzrtt3puRclTTZEe0eF1p4sN_evIbPg0BzMqgdKqKSJ6biF4V04XolVUFzL_a6AaZuso6cAObNe3pUNIZmnDpk5tcQWrNOU-sjRJkr/s200/Eyes-and-Ears-podcast-logo.jpg" width="200" /></a>Hello All<br />
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Welcome to Beyond the Foxholes: Eyes & Ears Episode 10, our premium content podcast available on <a href="http://breakthroughassault.libsyn.com/">Libsyn</a>.<br />
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In this episode we join Ben and Adam as they chat about using the Night Attacking German Armour in Late War, we have tips on how to make your lists, how to get the most out of the special rules and<br />
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Thanks for listeningBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-51368397610396155532015-11-25T17:09:00.003+00:002015-11-26T10:19:14.231+00:00Week OffHi Guys<br />
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It's been a busy few weeks for us at Breakthrough Assault with house moves, new jobs and new additions to the family, So we are taking a little break. We should be back with articles for you all to enjoy on the 2nd December.<br />
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Thanks BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-46769254130983625922015-11-23T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-23T07:00:08.363+00:00Team Yankee - M1 Abrams Kit PreviewHello<br />
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It feels like Team Yankee is almost upon us, stores are taking pre-orders and some have copies of the rule-book out on display. We've now know what the box sets will contain and how much they'll be selling at. Here we have another sneak peek of a plastic kit, this time for the iconic M1 Abrams.<br />
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It looks, quite detailed to me...lots of fiddly bits to put together, I counted 38 bits, but I assume you won't be using all of them. Well, you'll have your mitts on some of these in no time, so get your plastic glue of choice at the ready.<br />
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WinnerDave<br />
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Edit: The day after I wrote this the delay was announced...at least it's only two weeks.Winner Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474948596994735061noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-80711338679743244642015-11-20T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-20T07:00:06.856+00:00 AIW AAR - Israeli Infantry Company vs UAR Tank - Hold The Line<!-- DO NOT ENTER COMPOSE MODE ON BLOGGER ONCE THIS HAS BEEN ENTERED!!! REPEAT DO NOT ENTER COMPOSE MODE ON BLOGGER!!! --><br />
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This is the first game and sees my Israelis vs Adam's UAR, well not quite. We did start a first game which was fighting withdrawal but Adam's plane killed both of my Sho'ts in two turns and my Jeeps got MG'd shortly afterwards.<br />
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<li>Full Infantry (without transports) + Blindside </li>
<li>Full Infantry (without transports) + Blindside </li>
<li>Recce Jeeps</li>
<li>4 AT Jeeps</li>
<li>2 Sho'ts</li>
<li>4 Heavy Mortars</li>
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<li>HQ T-55</li>
<li>7 T-55 + Stabilzers</li>
<li>7 T-55 + Stabilzers</li>
<li>6 PT-76 + 4 BTR-50PK</li>
<li>2 ZSU-57-2</li>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6V7FzZ_OWRH0ZLaR6L3VrR_z5zmNc992AKVCuHSTSyC7fd-o4Xj8EugfhdQv0rABVDLVihmLL79-ip2to15VfB3nTgpUC2aC3vHv5VpylA40OgrP0ruemsa1aTwoORpxbYE-nimpA0VQ/s1600/IMG_0738.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS6V7FzZ_OWRH0ZLaR6L3VrR_z5zmNc992AKVCuHSTSyC7fd-o4Xj8EugfhdQv0rABVDLVihmLL79-ip2to15VfB3nTgpUC2aC3vHv5VpylA40OgrP0ruemsa1aTwoORpxbYE-nimpA0VQ/s400/IMG_0738.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The UAR Left Flank</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqJggTMNFDQz07VyGnUVLVRHTw6z6qCQwgiEq_gniwu_8yiE3KV43CdEPb8H8GRfIGY8oZqRrhNVoDaoOiYHZwLLmuohHgfZ6Jb1gaUjDEaQKNqAjnK8RTpIVEqGoz9iVPn6o3LUdd4VS/s1600/IMG_0739.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNqJggTMNFDQz07VyGnUVLVRHTw6z6qCQwgiEq_gniwu_8yiE3KV43CdEPb8H8GRfIGY8oZqRrhNVoDaoOiYHZwLLmuohHgfZ6Jb1gaUjDEaQKNqAjnK8RTpIVEqGoz9iVPn6o3LUdd4VS/s400/IMG_0739.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spearhead move</td></tr>
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<h2 style="background-color: #dedede; text-align: -webkit-center;">
TURN 1</h2>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoq6G-7ahYJNPUSFfQms04w73QAgFJ15wYvfQev_xFfSjIq7fdGvDQC0C9JnVW46SXYE9DFXQC-y5YbxcCmYs5Winx77BlS7G_cefMnwe1Hozf_guMt2eu-yR4MQNp-uq5NF4cwpBGvDv/s1600/IMG_0741.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoq6G-7ahYJNPUSFfQms04w73QAgFJ15wYvfQev_xFfSjIq7fdGvDQC0C9JnVW46SXYE9DFXQC-y5YbxcCmYs5Winx77BlS7G_cefMnwe1Hozf_guMt2eu-yR4MQNp-uq5NF4cwpBGvDv/s400/IMG_0741.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scouts push forward</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7J6V0Oz10vkEXi-qLBS73_Yu5cbY4cDthoZZB0J-LJ-xKErb2T-yX5yr_QUc0A8zIHxciPC42s8HyCSniMyTKG4Sbcwl4Q2aHjN0M5nRdbKTkR52X9qmgQzrxRjuJ8ATAbt4J2F9j7fU/s1600/IMG_0742.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-7J6V0Oz10vkEXi-qLBS73_Yu5cbY4cDthoZZB0J-LJ-xKErb2T-yX5yr_QUc0A8zIHxciPC42s8HyCSniMyTKG4Sbcwl4Q2aHjN0M5nRdbKTkR52X9qmgQzrxRjuJ8ATAbt4J2F9j7fU/s400/IMG_0742.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The T-55's move towards the infantry....</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehUQgjtaER4fIGQMuCYYzOcBmCpkmPGTuVoRBf02VpUibCo_dHN26ICoqLflKiO44PjPrUn4sF8Q3Q5xUjjJ1zN2d2IUERhgIO0tCctEjyHUW5xajP9tNbh1co096plkuiA8msgN5vSEf/s1600/IMG_0743.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehUQgjtaER4fIGQMuCYYzOcBmCpkmPGTuVoRBf02VpUibCo_dHN26ICoqLflKiO44PjPrUn4sF8Q3Q5xUjjJ1zN2d2IUERhgIO0tCctEjyHUW5xajP9tNbh1co096plkuiA8msgN5vSEf/s400/IMG_0743.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They all open up and a .50 cal hit takes out an infantry team.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYPv_LNQCnn2nMP1fOJFAsar2sJp2dpLi4EYgnCfC44plcpucT3yh-UAKXtZy-MUwxzAa8_SCS2AqZ0_YpPv2kpeTR5AN8sgYCd7vos756Wy7RBOrYSSEdMuMbJ2D58ENxucKPhOUC-iM/s1600/IMG_0744.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmYPv_LNQCnn2nMP1fOJFAsar2sJp2dpLi4EYgnCfC44plcpucT3yh-UAKXtZy-MUwxzAa8_SCS2AqZ0_YpPv2kpeTR5AN8sgYCd7vos756Wy7RBOrYSSEdMuMbJ2D58ENxucKPhOUC-iM/s400/IMG_0744.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AT Jeep ambush drops</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEH4CQyolckPzO8qqLng4YfWlBPUKGAAQJ8cx_S9QQNtY7HGqshWjHHhUDGf4m2sm5umzr4_vWKgb68Kg982V0kKwOZ12IJ9swvgROCY2K-ON9YYNhdb9DHxcQqoUvGOc_7q6aeI_48PK/s1600/IMG_0745.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLEH4CQyolckPzO8qqLng4YfWlBPUKGAAQJ8cx_S9QQNtY7HGqshWjHHhUDGf4m2sm5umzr4_vWKgb68Kg982V0kKwOZ12IJ9swvgROCY2K-ON9YYNhdb9DHxcQqoUvGOc_7q6aeI_48PK/s400/IMG_0745.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">As does the Sho'T ambush.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_BcOWbJ_A4BTKU0VDILws21x1oQS2GColwO0JitxC5P2Sz-fq9IIJCRIvhMhSx2a7QfWt29B6XBwBNdMtXyWXaNeCMjPdhQjXbv0ExXOYXPzSt5zw8-OVVWoHrj10p0qHyecXhGrIJSq/s1600/IMG_0746.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_BcOWbJ_A4BTKU0VDILws21x1oQS2GColwO0JitxC5P2Sz-fq9IIJCRIvhMhSx2a7QfWt29B6XBwBNdMtXyWXaNeCMjPdhQjXbv0ExXOYXPzSt5zw8-OVVWoHrj10p0qHyecXhGrIJSq/s400/IMG_0746.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The AT jeeps destroy both ZSU-57-2</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdJlTfb8YMLiVa030FVi5lsqGfF0UNRDmVl0YzJsUvHGw16hCRCqcaMFvKKP3YTeqtUjqY_sSN1N0vdATK_LenWcQOUKm3lGumMi4uM18UH79i0H4gfuhYkso7NRlgdDwzUfNH1UAY3m2/s1600/IMG_0747.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdJlTfb8YMLiVa030FVi5lsqGfF0UNRDmVl0YzJsUvHGw16hCRCqcaMFvKKP3YTeqtUjqY_sSN1N0vdATK_LenWcQOUKm3lGumMi4uM18UH79i0H4gfuhYkso7NRlgdDwzUfNH1UAY3m2/s400/IMG_0747.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sho'ts also take out two BTR-50PK</td></tr>
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<h2 style="background-color: #dedede; text-align: -webkit-center;">
TURN 2</h2>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb6DRZb8NW2nWkuEuwhm_SjFmquRuCgAhjVO6WfklQz5Btqt0lYljT5Q3nSQ0axfjHx0EXlqLNiHZf6FbzocS1Y7sw6USw8BWTRynUWt6xUXZlBXjnFh0uNS9Pv81RP4f_ociGRUtjy7S/s1600/IMG_0749.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcb6DRZb8NW2nWkuEuwhm_SjFmquRuCgAhjVO6WfklQz5Btqt0lYljT5Q3nSQ0axfjHx0EXlqLNiHZf6FbzocS1Y7sw6USw8BWTRynUWt6xUXZlBXjnFh0uNS9Pv81RP4f_ociGRUtjy7S/s400/IMG_0749.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The UAR Air Force arrives. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1cjB2bQ_g8bHRWOwxcnaOyG4adSmEedVgYrncla9ZiWBq9NFf_PWM5EpT_sANvnkjxigzdH9afHtwpWcs8_2IOYrW4pWHu1CVRyetN2FDopRuCiTTovC1DDgAaBg20qDvRGdl524G1js/s1600/IMG_0750.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb1cjB2bQ_g8bHRWOwxcnaOyG4adSmEedVgYrncla9ZiWBq9NFf_PWM5EpT_sANvnkjxigzdH9afHtwpWcs8_2IOYrW4pWHu1CVRyetN2FDopRuCiTTovC1DDgAaBg20qDvRGdl524G1js/s400/IMG_0750.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The T-55's move up and get ready to assault the Israeli infantry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Scout platoon kills a team in the building.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The mass T-55 fire kills another team</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mig-17's strafing run results in a burning jeep. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The T-55's assault, a Blindside bails one on the way in...</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNcx8IQfuU0Jxvwq9u3Ba6c-lyJLhqUyDC0Lbrjm6GtXljXMxcatglg8PfVALujd2gVLV0d5VfQF0Oqq0N4zrvdrt-hW9WvT3nTRYD17I-GUfwg81JPwmX2ie5npldB6is4ZsmZ6z90hV/s1600/IMG_0755.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHNcx8IQfuU0Jxvwq9u3Ba6c-lyJLhqUyDC0Lbrjm6GtXljXMxcatglg8PfVALujd2gVLV0d5VfQF0Oqq0N4zrvdrt-hW9WvT3nTRYD17I-GUfwg81JPwmX2ie5npldB6is4ZsmZ6z90hV/s400/IMG_0755.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Israeli's suffer light causalities but fail to counter attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpjNyEcHvGXbuX1oZkdAlPdEa4XxzEymKG9vowYmuRR1PgmU715NYa1xRYh3a-PyTnsW9f5VX5wOSFygtD01dY2POrlw6Z4vPaetJWKgOktHZzvlb71QQDUxbrK5RWc2KQZOgb-Id6TUR/s1600/IMG_0756.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMpjNyEcHvGXbuX1oZkdAlPdEa4XxzEymKG9vowYmuRR1PgmU715NYa1xRYh3a-PyTnsW9f5VX5wOSFygtD01dY2POrlw6Z4vPaetJWKgOktHZzvlb71QQDUxbrK5RWc2KQZOgb-Id6TUR/s400/IMG_0756.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Realizing they are out of position the the Sho'T's redeploy. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">In the Shootting phase the Sho'Ts and AT Jeeps only manage to bail two tanks <br />
and then storm trooper move towards the objevtives.</td></tr>
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<h2 style="background-color: #dedede; text-align: -webkit-center;">
TURN 3</h2>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Mig 17 returns... sporadic they said!....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Jeeps get caught between a rock and hard place as the T-55s advance.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">They are Machine gunned to pieces.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The T-55s then charge into the infantry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Again the infantry fails to counter attack.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Sho'ts movc forward to aim at the T-55's</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The infantry unpin and reposition for a death or glory charge. In the shooting <br />
phase the Sho'ts destroy a T-55 and the infantry's Blindside bail another one.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But it's all for nothing as the 12 defensive fire dice bounce the infantry.</td></tr>
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<tr><td>5-2 to Adam.<br />
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The game could have been a little closer but my Infantry failed two counter attack rolls with a re-roll and that meant I got pushed back before I would do any damage. But I was up against it once I deployed the Sho't on the wrong flank... I had the idea of killing about the support platoons and then trying to break on of the Tank Company's, this was a fine idea except Adam's scout platoon is massive and I would have needed to kill 7 or so in two turns of shooting to do that and really that was never going to happen.<br />
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I have already worked out how to re write the list replacing the Sho'ts with 4 Ishermans and the AT jeeps with M3 90mm DEFA. But with Team Yankee stuff to paint, and the Pacific around the corner I fear that'll be a project for late 2016.<br />
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I hope you enjoyed the game.<br />
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<i>'We get two lists here, the first is a CV panzer list - with IR equipment! So we have all those nachtjager nightlight rules! And thrown into that is a far better list IMHO! Your core platoons are panthers or tigers - though the tigers have no skills and no IR. the other option in a combat platoon is 4 StuG late - with one upgradable to a hetzer, and another to a 4/70.'</i><br />
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Well I went to fiddle with this list the other day, and it had changed! you could now take StuH42's and also Panzer 4/70's in this slot. So following that I went to the forums, and there was loads of chatter about other options which could/should be in some of these lists (look at this <a href="http://www.flamesofwar.com/Default.aspx?tabid=126&aff=54&aft=570574&afv=topic">thread</a> for further reading)<br />
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But the thing that occurred to me is that right now you may have a list for a tournament lets say but who's to say that the list which is correct? It's not the only change, we've had the rules for Bedspring armour etc in Desperate measures, some of the support in some of the lists has changed rating as well, and lets no forget the new HG lists which are available on the digital app, but not on Forces yet - it's all pretty fluid.</div>
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Coxerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941883719625400861noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-60035797848243856392015-11-16T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-16T08:49:17.104+00:00Team Yankee - Shilka reviewSo here's the first platoon which I've done for my Soviet force. I chose to do the Shilka first as it was the most tank like of what I had, as such I could have a real play with the scheme I wanted to go across my whole army<br />
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Firstly though the quality of the model itself - the sculpt is pretty accurate having looked at a lot of Shilka's on the internet over the last few weeks, so that's good - not sure on the rivets, but that's not my thing. I has very little flash on the resin parts, and no mold lines either (a couple of small ones that were easily filed off) the tracks had a couple of bits which needed attention, but again nothing significant,<br />
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The assemble was straightforward - I was really impressed with the Radar attached very well, I was really impressed with the design for this bit as I could have seen it being really fragile, but having knocked the turrets a few times in assembly and painting I can confirm how good they are at staying in place. The rest was easy with a bit of super glue and it all went together quickly and easily.<br />
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Having scrubbed the model and built it I started the painting process by applying a black base coat - after this I applied some Mig Ammo 'Green Khaki' as the base colour - this required about three coats to get really good coverage.<br />
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I then made my first attempts at panel highlighting with some Mig Ammo 'light green khaki' - It could have gone a little better but I wasn't too disheartened, after this I picked out the details which needed a different colour, so the tracks were Vallejo Panzer Ace's 'Dark Rubber', the metal bits Vallejo 'neutral grey' (both highlighted with Vallejo 'medium sea grey') The wood on the shovel was Flat earth (highlighted with flat earth and khaki 1:1 mix) and the glass areas had some Vallejo arctic blue.<br />
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With that very time consuming layer done I applied some Army painter Matt Varnish and turned to starting the weathering. One of the bits I wanted to bring over from my<a href="http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/08/aiw-painting-challenge-month-one-adams.html"> UAR force</a> was the two colour streaking - I've found out how to improved applying this (and playing with it) since the early days with my<a href="http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2014/11/finnish-armour-t-28.html"> winter Finnish</a> - So I applied streaks to vertical surfaces with the Dark streaking grime, and then with rust streaks - I found some really useful images showing how the rust streaks might not just be vertical - I really enjoyed applying these and found that by using thinners and white spirit I could get slightly different effects on the streaks which was also pretty fun to do.<br />
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With those in place I applied some Mig Ammo Damp Earth around the tracks, the hull edges etc - I didn't want the tracks caked in mud like my <a href="http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/03/road-to-nowhere-laffly-and-renault-amr.html">French</a>, but I wanted it to look like those and the streaks showed it had been in wet eastern Europe prepping for world war 3 - and with a final coat of varnish it's done.<br />
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I'm writing this from hospital on my phone after a minor procedure so sorry if any auto correct mistakes slip through. No cause for concern though, if I have my way I'll be up at Reading as planned in a few days!<br />
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A year ago, at the Warfare event I got my first look at the Early War Book, Barbarossa. I'd been playing at events all that year (2014) with big Italian infantry lists and wanted something new, exciting and better for my back! Getting those stands in and out of cases under the tables all year occasionally made me wish I had a force which would fit in one, small box.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It definitely fits in a large shoebox!</td></tr>
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I'd also spent a year at events and had only ever attacked a few times but played aggressively, so a small, auto attacking Tankovy list may suit me. I won't know until I get to use it as I've only played one game since March 2015 and followers of our Facebook page may remember the list was nowhere near finished then from the pics I'd put up from time to time.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1iC T34s 1941 with a long range gun and good firepower</td></tr>
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Since getting those tanks done I've finished all the infantry, aircraft and rocket launchers and whilst these took longer to paint are the smallest fraction of the force in terms of points:<br />
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Guards Rockets notwithstanding it's 6 platoons of mostly confident conscripts and an aircraft. The idea is to put pressure on my opponent and try to pin or kill guns that an hassle my tanks at range with up to three templates (including a double wide) and then advance, whittle down and finally assault. As this isn't the usual hammer and anvil Soviet list with lots of big platoons I'll need to play with a little subtlety! (And hope for tables that won't cause me to take lots of bogging checks!)<br />
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At the time of writing it's a few days before the Reading event which is fantastic. Not only is there two Flames of War tournaments but loads of other wargames events too. On top of this there is a sports hall full of wargames traders and an area to buy and sell your own models secondhand. I thoroughly enjoyed the event last year so booked a hotel for this year's event early just along the road from the site at Rivermead Leasure Centre.<br />
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Reading is one of the competitions where you can submit both an Axis and Allied army; something that's come up alot on social media and whether to bother or not. I'm definitely bothering and as I said above this is because I wanted to field a smaller list that attacks but because I've never used the list... ever... the stability of an Italian Infantry list that I'm used to will go with it.<br />
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These will all be fun challenges along with the special diet and recovery after hospital, it should make for a fun event!<br />
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Wish me luck, unless you're in the same comp... then stomp on my army mercilessly!<br />
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Happy gaming everyone!<br />
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JamesJersey Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16402821277915005875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-62600952828244062362015-11-11T07:00:00.001+00:002015-11-11T07:18:09.311+00:00Army CollectingHey all<br />
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Coxer back with some more musings on wargaming. This time it's about collecting your army.<br />
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And to me these three all show the different ways in which you can collect an army.<br />
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "uictfonttextstylebody"; text-decoration: -webkit-letterpress;">an army - and it's how I started my Germans/French/UAR - you come up with a list, bye the list and well - that's it! It's about working it out before you bye, whether by rule of cool or a tournament researched list - you buy what you need and leave it at that - quick efficient simple. The problem I always get with this approach is that every time I do this it ends up getting changed with play testing, but if you want to copy a net list then this really works for you. </span><br />
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The completion list - this is for the OCD player who needs EVERYTHING. It's not complicated, all you do its but every option available. I always look at my Finns as an example - as I basically can fill the force organisation chart (did the same with my Volksgrenadiers) some forces this suits more than others but it's really pleasing to have all the options for this. I always think the biggest problem with this style though is the need to really keep the motivation going, I remember every time that I've got to the end of a project I find myself hating the models, just wanting to finish it, but when doing this it's that vs the need to finish - i often regret the later models as they're sub par on the painting front.</div>
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The sprawl - now this is my German army, I keep realising 'oh one more platoon and I can do this' but it's always more than one platoon - and you just keep getting more and more and more! This is one of those projects which never end no matter what you do. The difficulty with this one I find is that due to the time it covers painting style etc can change leading to a fairly disjointed army as it progresses, but it is far kinder on the wallet.</div>
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The other way I have heard to collect (but have only done once) is the opportunist, just getting a few models you like and that's it, not for a project, but just 'because' somewhere I have an inifnity force which I did this fore.</div>
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Coxerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941883719625400861noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-24385970588599410572015-11-09T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-09T07:00:03.857+00:00Team Yankee - Tale of Four GamersHello All<br />
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With the new Team Yankee rule set coming out we decided to have a painting challenge to get us to paint up our armies as fast as possible, But this challenge won't be as ridged as previous challenges.<br />
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There won't be a "paint X points or X number of units in a month", as this is a new game and we don't want to worry about release dates we are going to paint up the units at our own pace but with the goal of having a 100pts army painted in three months (around the end of January). So expect regular updates over the next few weeks and months. So lets see what everyone is planning.<br />
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I didn't so much choose US Mech Infantry, it was what was left after the other forces had been bagged. In terms of actual units, I went for "as many toys as possible". I've no idea how the game will play, but at least this way I should be in strong position to respond to the changing meta.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9Cn7vl16pq0Am0s8bCdYyvcJ_ph420evuHaaWRiVjv5CPz4G_mX1Pe9PmFSsea-uqadb1LW7GEQzwygTdU_QhwGS7n9bkvyYMDUhihtWbSj3nAlCTkdoCbn9W_km5Rjx5gxi4oW-dxEJ/s1600/US+Infantry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="115" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO9Cn7vl16pq0Am0s8bCdYyvcJ_ph420evuHaaWRiVjv5CPz4G_mX1Pe9PmFSsea-uqadb1LW7GEQzwygTdU_QhwGS7n9bkvyYMDUhihtWbSj3nAlCTkdoCbn9W_km5Rjx5gxi4oW-dxEJ/s400/US+Infantry.jpg" width="400" /></a>In terms of painting, I see this new force as my biggest challenge to date. The US uniforms BDU are 4 colours (Green, Brown, Beige and Black) alone. Then there is the camo scheme of the vehicles. At least the platoons are small, I've done my research and bought the paints I think(hope) will work.<br />
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As with my Jordanians, I intend to post up guides as to how I go about things, so would appreciate any feedback of how I'm doing. I'll aim to do a guide on how I made the display board as it was a really enjoyable project.<br />
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Basing-wise, I'm aiming for a late autumn feel, with patches of snow on the ground...I think that'll be tough to pull off, but I fancy giving it a go.<br />
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An initial read through of the rules shows that the US Armour lists will be fast, hard hitting but ultimately small and very pricey. It will be interesting to see how they stack up against their Soviet counterparts on the table.<br />
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The core of my force will be a couple of M1 Abrams platoons, a platoon of Mechanised infantry in M113 and then a whole slew of support units such M163 DIVADs, M113 mortar carriers, TOW ITVs, FISTs (snigger....) and of course the obligatory air. I am really looking forward to putting together the A10 Warthogs.<br />
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Hobby-wise I am intending on using this as an opportunity to really take my painting up a notch or two by using some more advanced techniques in detailing and weathering my tanks. I am also toying with the idea of basing my infantry around a common theme such as a German village to just set them apart a bit more.<br />
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More than anything it will be nice to start a project based around a theme and try to bring it all together rather than try to rush an army into service for the next tournament.<br />
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<b>Soviet Mech Infantry - Ben</b><br />
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After a little wheeler dealing with Adam I ended up with Mech Infantry, something about <i>"it takes me too long to paint infantry Ben and you are sooooo much better at painting infantry than me so I should do tanks"</i>. While this is probably true I was still worried about the mass of Soviet Infantry I struggled to paint for my WW2 Soviets. Fortunately Soviet infantry battalions in Team Yankee are much smaller than their WW2 counter parts.<br />
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Once we had the final book I sat down and had a long think about the list. I think the Soviet Mech <i>"mandatory"</i> choice, in the form of six Hinds. They are mandatory because they just look amazing and they are, to me, an icon of the Cold War. I do have a feeling they will also be effective in the game for out flanking.<br />
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Infantry is a very strong list if you take the BMP 2's; they have a lot of firepower with their AT-5 Spandrel Missles, AT 21 with no penalties for range. I did want two maxed out Companies of them but I needed to save points and I only got two medium sized companies, that is still 19 BMP 2's with the HQ. My next port of call is what I'm calling the 3rd<br />
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Next up I added seven T-72's for some tank support and to give me something hard that can assault if needed. I also added four more BMP 2's but this time a scout unit as they give me the new spearhead deployment rules. Six 2S1 Carnation give me my artillery support a long with a BMP 1 OP to help them range in and finally some AA (not sure if I will go missiles or MG AA yet, they are the same points anyway).<br />
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Painting wise I'm still having a think. Adam and Winner are up for a near winter style basing and<br />
while I'm up for that I worry then infantry will look out of place without winter coats. The tanks will be green either way as if I do go down the near winter look it will be very late autumn and so they haven't had time to white wash the tanks yet. I'm also planning on painting these up as a Guards unit, no effect on the game but it'll make them look a bit different and as I understand it the Guards logo is the same as it was in WW2 and I have plenty decals of them left over.<br />
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Thanks for reading and I hope you will be following us<br />
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Ben<br />
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<b>Soviet Tanks - Adam</b><br />
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So once again another challenge, and this time I'm doing what I want - hoards of tanks! (Unlike my UAR project which was also hoards of tanks).<br />
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So starting with the list, well firstly I wanted a lot of tanks - secondly I wanted cool support. I <br />
guessed that I would do the reverse and start with the other bits and then go for the tanks. So firstly maximum hinds and assault troops with them - firstly this is cool secondly it's all the infantry I need!<br />
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Next Artillery, I went for the hail launchers for a cheaper option to allow me more tanks, I also added a OP BMP, next the obligatory AA this was easy as the Shilka looks sexy, and finally some recon in BMP form. This left me with enough points for 15 T-72 - same as T55's I own - I like the symmetry.<br />
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As far as painting goes, I was initially thinking of a winter camouflage initially, but the test models I tried it on just didn't look right. In the end I've gone for green on its own with panel highlighting (or something like that!).<br />
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Anyway hope you enjoy!Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-65496350217329805912015-11-08T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-08T07:00:00.410+00:00 AAR 3RTR vs FJ - No Retreat - Firestorm in the CityMyself and Winner got together for some FoW for <a href="http://rustandthecity.blogspot.co.uk/">Cameron's Firestorm Caen Campaign</a>. We agreed that we wanted something a little more interesting than British Para's vs FJ's, so I bust out the 3RTR from overlord.<br />
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We each put together a 1500 point list and rolled to see which Beach I'd be hitting - we got Gold beach - I opted for the actual firestorm troops, where as Winner opted for the extra Points.</div>
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<b>Col Cox's 3RTR (CT)</b><br />
HQ - 2 Shermans <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 1 - 3 Shermans with AA.50cal and 1 Firefly <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 2 - 3 Shermans with AA.50cal and 1 Firefly <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 3 - 3 Stuarts <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 4 - 2 Crusader AA <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 5 - Breaching group with 2 AVRE sections <b>(CT)</b><br />
Platoon 6 - 4 25pdrs <b>(CT)</b><br />
AoP<br />
<b>Firestorm Troops</b><br />
Platoon 1 - Rifle Platoon - 7 Rifle/Mg, PIAT, Light mortar <b>(CV)</b><br />
Platoon 2 - 2 Shermans with AA.50cal and 1 Firefly <b>(CT)</b><br />
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<b>Herr Winners FJ</b><br />
HQ - 2 Panzerschreks<br />
Platoon 1 - Full FJ platoon<br />
Platoon 2 - Short FJ platoon<br />
Platoon 3 - 3 Pak 40's<br />
Platoon 4 - 4 Heavy Mortars<br />
Platoon 5 - 4 10.5cm Artillery<br />
Platoon 6 - 3 SS Marders<br />
Platoon 7 - 2 Luftwaffe Flak 88's with extra crew<br />
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<b>Set Up</b><br />
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Winner as the defender chose the village to defend, nominating one of the building in the center of his deployment area as the objective, I placed one objective to the front and left (as the attacker charges) of Winners objective.<br />
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He made a small Kampfgruppe with his 2IC to get up to 8 platoons so h could deploy 4 on the field, he chose to deploy the FJ's on the objective I placed and in a line running most of the board, whilst, the Flak 88's were on his rear edge and his Pak 40's in ambush.<br />
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I deployed the 'green tide' across the board, shermans opposite the objective I placed and the infantry and crusaders in the lee of the hill - the stuarts moved up the road in their recce move.<br />
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<b>Turn 1</b><br />
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The allied armour force moved up towards the village, despite moving full tilt (the infantry even doubled) only a few of the shermans were in range of the FJ's leading to no damage being caused, meanwhile the 25Pdr's dropped smoke on the Flak 88's.<br />
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Dave dropped him ambush and at the same time, had his artillery arrive from reserve. Despite winners long range fire on the Shermas 2 saved, and one glanced (though bailed him) whilst the 4 shot penetrated the sherman.<br />
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<b>Turn 2</b><br />
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The Bailed sherman failed to remount, the infantry and crusaders continued to advance on the left. Worried by the Pak 40's the shermans opened up at long range - but only killed one Pak 40 - the Flak 88's continued to live under the smoke.<br />
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No reserves this time. The Pak 40's again opened fire, this time on the breaching group, destroying 2 and bailing 2 - thankfully the paltoon passed it's motivation test. The artillery dug in and hit the infantry and crusaders, but failed to kill any teams.<br />
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<b>Turn 3</b><br />
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Once again no shermans decided to remount, however the fire from the remaining ones was more effective removing the remaining Pak 40's - once again the FLak 88's lived under smoke...<br />
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Winner received his Marders from reserve and moved them towards the crusader AA which was sneaking round the side, Winner's artillery did a repeat bombardment, destroying another crab, but the platoon again passed it's morale test.<br />
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<b>Turn 4</b><br />
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Once again the ability for the Shermans to remount seemed negligible, Whilst some fired at the Flak 88's they failed to damage them, but one managed to remove an artillery piece.<br />
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The rest of winners force arrived from reserve. Winner's artillery managed to remove one of the crusaders, whilst the flak 88's killed the commander, who tahnkfully survived thanks to his warrior save.<br />
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<b>Turn 5 </b><br />
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The crusader AA opened up on the Marders killing one, bailing one, the 25 pdrs finished him off, the Shermans managed to remove the 88's as well.Whilst the stuarts moved to reinforce the crusaders position.<br />
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Daves Forces removed the final crusader AA, whilst his FJ's attempted to assault the Stuarts - the fight lasted 3 rounds, with the commanders faust issing every time, eventually Dave withdrew after three rounds<br />
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<b>Turn 6</b><br />
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The cruaders broke into Daves backfield killing the heavy mortars, whilst the shermans started to move to the flank too, the AOP rolled a yahtzee of threes trying to range in. on the last Marder.<br />
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Dave turned his artillery and marders on the Stuarts killing them.<br />
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With the Shermans and infantry about to breach the wall and a couple of platoons close to breaking we called it an Allied victory - 4-3<br />
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<b>Closing thoughts</b><br />
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I remembered a tactic I got taught playing rugby, 'don't aim for the person, aim for the spaces' I should have done this send more shermans round the flank, would have made a much easier game, trying to remove the FJ infantry was pointless!<br />
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Winner misplaced his Flaks but otherwise lacked any real cutting edge after his ambush died.<br />
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Once again it reminded me just how much fun having forces from the same set of books is, it was a real laugh to play this game and looking forward to further exploiting the allied break out!Coxerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05941883719625400861noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-61074717121217020912015-11-06T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-06T07:00:00.879+00:00After Action Review - One Day Late War Tournament at IBuyWargaming<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The venue was very nice and very welcoming and the action took place in the store itself, with a couple of games taking place upstairs in their dedicated gaming area. This had the advantage of putting the action on display for all the customers on the day to see and ask questions about, something which I am always in favour of.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I decided to take my trusty Panzers to the Meuse list but decided to switch it up and take the 2 Panzer Division rather than my usual Panzer Lehr. This was so I could take some spearheading Panthers to deal with any heavy armour such as Tigers or IS2s.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Blake was using a 7th Armoured list from Blood, Guts & Glory. He had a HQ with an Easy 8 and a Jumbo, two platoons with a Sherman 76, a Jumbo and two Easy 8s, a platoon of 6 M4A3 105mm Shermans, a platoon of M3 81mm Mortar half tracks and a Recce platoon. Oh and Patton of course. Given the 1675pts points limit he could only fit in 5 platoons.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile on my right flank I pushed forward a platoon of Pumas and my Panzer IVs and took out a platoon of M4s. I pushed my Pumas forward onto the rear most objective. Blake now had to pull everything back from my part of the table in an effort to smash the Pumas off the objective with a whole load of direct fire.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I ended up with a nice little 4-3 to start the day but to be honest this was mostly down to luck as there was no way that the Pumas should have survived 6 Shermans and 4 M3 half tracks firing at them!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For Game two i was drawn against Alex in Cauldron. Alex was using British 7th Armoured from Overlord. Alex had two armoured platoons with 3 Cromwells and a Firefly, a short armoured platoon with 2 Cromwells and a Firefly, a platoon of Dingos and two platoons of infantry. Oh and he had a Typhoon, more on that in a minute. As I was auto attack Alex was placed on the defence.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I engaged in a tank duel with his Cromwells but didn't destroy any. In his second turn he killed enough Panzer IVs to force a morale check which they failed and with my Company commander having also been killed by some lucky Cromwell shots I automatically failed my company morale. All in all the game was over in less than an hour. A 1-6 loss for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For my third game I was drawn against Julian in Fighting Withdrawal. Julian was using a Veteran Panzer Kampfgruppe from Desperate Measures. Julian had a HQ Panther, a platoon of 3 Panthers, a platoon 3 Stugs, a platoon of 2 Tigers and a Panzer Grenadier platoon with a Pak40 as a weapons team. Oh and he had Rudel!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">My spearhead really came into its own in this mission and I was pushing onto the objective in my first turn. A vicious fight developed between my Panthers and his. However my company commander got sniped by Rudel so I knew I had to try to win quickly as I couldn't afford to let my company get broken.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">However this was too little too late to save Julian as I was able to drop some smoke on his Panthers, shoot up his Tigers with my Panthers and then assault with my Auflakrungs platoon through the smoke on his Panthers. With his Panthers and his Tigers gone my Auflarkungs platoon consolidated forward of the objective and effectively blocked his Stugs from being close enough to assault me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In the end I placed fourth, which I was happy with. I had three great games against three nice opponents. I was also extremely fortunate to have won “Best Painted” as judged by all the participants, which came very much as a surprise.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I very much prefer these smaller tournaments compared to some of the larger affairs. There is more of a “social contract” in evidence and people are less likely to be douchebags towards each other. Don't get me wrong I’ll still turn up to Corrivalry and Art of War as they are the premier events but the other big ones such as Reading or the Welsh Open I’ll probably skip in future given some of the “interesting" characters I’ve had the misfortune of playing in them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">If you are ever in Woking be sure to check out IBuyWargames, it’s a great friendly, local games shop that stocks a wide variety of table top and card games.</span></div>
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In this episode we join Ben and Steve Charlton as they chat about using the LRDG in Early War, we have tips on how to make your lists, how to get the most out of the special rules and<br />
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Thanks for listeningBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-14360439403054817302015-11-04T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-04T07:00:00.625+00:00Team Yankee - Rulebook PreviewHello All<br />
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Last Friday we got a big package from Battlefront, within that package was a copy of the new Team Yankee rulebook.<br />
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We thought it would be a good idea to preview the book and WinnerDave took the opportunity to record our first video (this has been a long term plan finally coming to fruition). It did take WinnerDave a few takes but the end results are worth it.<br />
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Thanks for reading (well watching).Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-82616045307413475822015-11-02T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-02T08:52:17.486+00:00Team Yankee - Hind Kit PreviewHello All<br />
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After a small break last week we are back with another Team Yankee Monday post. Today we are going to take a very quick look at the new Hind plastic kit.<br />
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Battlefront very kindly sent over a picture of the sprue so lets have a look at it.<br />
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As Phil talked about in the <a href="http://www.breakthroughassault.co.uk/2015/10/beyond-foxholes-episode-42-interview.html">podcasts</a> we did with him, the model seems to be made with as few pieces as possible, it looks as if the hull and fins will go together very quickly. Having said that it's still around 35 pieces if you use all the bits on the sprue. We lack an idea of scale but while Fez was at Essen he saw a soft resin version of the Hind which gives you an idea of scale (see <a href="https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xat1/v/t1.0-9/12119006_853842188068351_6262944143524609996_n.jpg?oh=9ddce9281f3f287c8f6b6b4be71afebd&oe=56C52ED4">here</a>).<br />
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Now I just need my six Hinds to arrive and cue the Ride of the Valkyries music.<br />
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BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-6068727763620687102015-11-01T07:00:00.000+00:002015-11-01T07:00:00.511+00:00Team Yankee - Army DealsHello All<br />
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We have a special Sunday Team Yankee post for you today. Early this week the army deals got posted up on the Team Yankee Facebook page.<br />
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We thought we'd have a quick look at the box sets on here.<br />
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It also looks as if we now have a release date for Team Yankee as the 27th/28th November, so keep your eyes peeled on the Flames of War website and your local gaming store.Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-7425360049371382472015-10-30T07:00:00.001+00:002015-10-30T07:00:00.324+00:00AIW Painting Challenge Month Three - Ben's Israeli's Hello All<br />
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Welcome to the last part of the AIW painting challenge, you have already seen Winner's and Adam's month three of the painting challenge this week and now it's my turn. This month I didn't have much left to paint, just four Anti-Tank Jeeps and a Heavy Mortar platoon.<br />
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I was looking forward to painting the Jeeps as they were part of the reason I wanted to collect the army, they just look cool. I'm thinking about a Jeep army if we revisit AIW just to get more of them!<br />
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The Heavy Mortars were ok to paint, I never normally find artillery that interesting to paint and these were no different. I'm looking forward to trying out mortars with a staff team as thats an interesting option. I do need to be honest, these aren't quite "finished" as I need to add a few maps to the staff teams base, but I have run out.<br />
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I decided to base the Sho'ts as it's something I have always wanted to try and FOW tanks and I figured with the desert theme it was worth trying out. I'm happy with the result but now I'm struggling to find bases the right size for my Ishermans...<br />
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Now this army is done I'm planning on finishing a few other projects for my Late War British which I'm thinking of taking to Corrivalry 2016 and Early War Germans for a one dayer in December. After that I go head long into Team Yankee Soviet Mech Infantry once we get our hands on them.<br />
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Thanks for reading and until next time<br />
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BenBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-80118835159566805392015-10-28T07:00:00.000+00:002015-10-28T07:00:04.528+00:00AIW Painting Challenge Month Three - Adam's UARHello All<br />
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So the colossal task is over! I had been dreading this month as it was not only the 13 vehicle hulls but air and infantry.<br />
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I started with the infantry platoon - as with the vehicles I've done all the models as opposed to only those I need as it requires little more models. The infantry were painted off the bases, with a grey undercoat, I then used zenithal spraying with desert tan and sand to highlight them. After this I picked out the faces and hands using US drab then a little flesh to highlight. The guns are neutral grey/light sea grey with flat earth for the wooden parts. I then varnished before applying a thinned down Vallejo umber wash over the whole model to add definition. I've left the bases sandy with minimal drybrushing - as I've not found any tufts I think suit it.<br />
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For the vehicles I did them exactly as I had all my other vehicles, I had let winner clean my airbrush prior to this, and found that my usual 'bite' point for gently applying sand had changed so some of the highlights were rougher at the start - I had to alter angles between the two very similar hulls just to ease my options. You'll also notice I completely forgot to chip the APC's - oh well! Otherwise once the sand was done the only real chore was the brown lining but actually whilst I spent a whole day getting them to the weathering stage it was pretty quick going.</div>
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The other model was my MiG - I search the Internet for alternate paint schemes - as I really disliked the metal one it shows on the box. I found a couple of ones which showed a tan colour with green/brown or both as camo - so I went with that. I kept the brown the same as on the T55's to add more force cohesion. I highlighted more in a zenithal way than modulation, and applied blue tack to do the brown and also highlighted that in the same way. I again brown lined and picked out details like the cockpit. I then masked off the top of the plane and used sky blue on the underside - inspired a little by the pictures of the Hind from Team Yankee!<br />
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So there you have it the entire force completed in three months. I've also picked up some objectives and tokens - it's been a monumental challenge - I don't think I'll want to do a hoard army in a challenge again - but I've loved learning about filters and brown lining etc really helped me develop my painting - now to game with them!<br />
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Welcome to Beyond The Foxholes Episode 43, we join Ben, Winner Dave and Adam as they chat about all things FOW.<br />
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In Act one we cover what we have been up too, Essen News and the Mid War redo coming soon to Forces of War.<br />
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In Act two the guys dive into Winner Dave's mail bags before taking a nice long look at the Team Yankee rules. </div>
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Benhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07727751389191052408noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-43363349582623361512015-10-26T07:00:00.000+00:002015-10-26T07:00:02.197+00:00AIW Painting Challenge Month Three - WinnerDave's JordaniansHey all,<br />
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What a great feeling to get this painting challenge done. There's been times it has felt like a challenge and I've been painting when I didn't really feel like it or I've been painting somethign when I'd prefer to be painting something else...<br />
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This month's challenge was to get my remain units done, 4 rocket jeeps and 2 AA spgs. The jeeps were really fun to paint.<br />
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The AA guns are really quite detailed and edge highlighting alone took an age. I did get sloppy with the panel lining and I had to reprimand myself for letting standards slip.<br />
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as you can see I took the challenge one step further and decided to make a display board to make the photos more interesting. This was great fun, I made the mistake of buying balsa wood that's far too thin...lesson learned.<br />
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Well, that's it...I have another army to add to my collection...fantastic, time to get them into action.<br />
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WinnerDaveWinner Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474948596994735061noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-504019008093553470.post-20040083550289057452015-10-25T07:00:00.002+00:002015-10-25T23:42:01.936+00:00Team Yankee - Background Fiction<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I am not going to talk much about this novel as you’ll most likely will have read it already. Also the main rulebook references a lot of the book so you’ll get a good flavour for it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In short it follows the story of a US Armoured Company commander in the opening stages of the Third World War. Captain Bannon commands a tank heavy company in a Mechanised Infantry battalion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This is the novel that really defined the idea of a Third World War to most Western readers in the 1980s. Whilst it cracks along at a riproaring pace the focus on the land portion of the war is small. Naval actions tend to dominate and apart from some vignettes of engagements in Germany there’s not really a lot here for the tread heads among us to get to grips with.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This was the seminal novel for British squaddies in Germany in the 1980s. It was out print for a long time but a campaign on the British Army Rumour Service (ARRSE) website got the author to republish it on Kindle, before then I saw copies change hands for nearly a £100! But is it any good, in short yes!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The author really got underneath the skin of a British tank crew. The authenticity just drips off the page. As a soldier myself the descriptions of combat rang true. The author pulls no punches about the impact that modern weapon systems would have, there is truly slaughter on an industrial scale. All of our worst nightmares are presented in the novel, what do we do about civilians caught up in the fighting, what is the effect of a Chemical attack immediately before a massive Soviet onslaught, what happens when a critical crew member is taken out etc etc</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">A former Intelligence Corps operator Harvey Black recently churned out a very believable trilogy based on what would happen if the Cold War turned hot. His background in intelligence clearly shows from his snappy descriptions of the key players and their equipment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ralph Peters like Harold Coyle was a US Army Officer but unlike Coyle he went completely out of his comfort zone when he wrote this novel as Red Army is a tale of World War Three told entirely from the Soviet standpoint.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This alone should make it on to your reading list, however on top of it it is actually a really good read. All levels are represented in the novel from the frightened young Private soldier in the BMP not knowing what he’s doing or why to the hard bitten Air Assault Battalion commander to the General commanding Soviet forces in Germany. </span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Third World War and The Third World War: The Untold Story by General Sir John Hackett (and others)</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">These are the daddies of speculative fiction about a potential Third World War and describe the action all the way from the tactical level right up to global political strategic level right back down to the level of ordinary civilians.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately the books have not aged well, which is probably because they were written in the late 1970s. A lot of the equipment is either misdescribed or was trial equipment that never came to light but given that this was written from limited open source material it is probably understandable.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">For me The Third World War: The Untold Story is the better one of the two as it describes the events more snappily. There is also a very chilling alternative ending.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They are not written in the style of a novel but rather as a narrative history book and once you get past this they are very good indeed. Long out of print they are nonetheless easy to find on auction sites.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;">First Clash by Kenneth Macksey</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Macksey, a former World War Two British Army Officer, was tasked by the Canadian Army to write their training scenarios in the 1980s. At the time the Canadians had a sizeable, for them, presence in West Germany.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This book is very much a close up look at combat on the ground in Germany in World War Three. Macksey bases the action on the 4th Candian Mechanised Brigade Group as they prepare to defend a strategically important plateau.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It has been dismissed by some as being a bit dry which I think is unfair. Admittedly its not a pacy novel and is written very much like a unit history but this is what it good for me. This is one of the few speculative pieces that really focusses on the preparation of the ground, the equipment being used and their battle plan. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His description of the action when it happens is very effective. The section with the Canadian Infantry going tank hunting at night is very evocative.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Ultimately this book is chock full of scenario ideas and some kind soul from<a href="http://www-solar.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~aaron/RAP_FIR/Blick.html" target="_blank">The Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers</a> has even gone to the trouble for us already, albeit for Rapid Fire so you’ll need to adjust the troop sizes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Steven Zaloga moves the action along to the mid 1990s for Red Thrust. Very much like First Clash it is not meant to be read as a novel. You do need to suspend some disbelief at his construction of a scenario that sees the Cold War turning hot in the 1990s but once he has done that it is a good read.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">His background as a historian in all things Soviet military really shines through. Unlike the others this is tailor made for scenario building. Each chapter focusses on a particular part of the Soviet arsenal and he not only describes the equipment and the formations that used them but paints very well written pen pictures of their use. So we have everything from Tank and Motor Rifle company attacks to Spetznaz being deployed to Attack Helicopters hunting tanks and chemical warfare.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well that’s all from me. There’s tons of other books out there that I haven’t mentioned so if you have one that you really liked why not leave a comment below and let everybody else know about it too. You might also want to check out the excellent <a href="http://coldwargamer.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank">Cold War Gamer</a> blog for more in-depth reviews of a whole host literary resources about gaming the Cold War turning hot.</span></div>
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