Monday 13 January 2014

Big Guns Never Tire

Hello All

So I finally managed to pick up the British BL 5.5 guns! Since they stopped producing the box set I've only seen it on eBay, hoping to snipe a bargin at the end. I finally did!
The model itself I would say is showing it's age, the barrels were slightly miscast, a lot of flash and the crew just looked a little off in a way it couldn't put my finger on!

Anyways I painted these guys up in my ongoing colour schemes of Russian uniform equipment and British uniform for the uniforms. The painting was pretty easy, I tried to find info if these big guns had allied stars on them, but it seems they rarely did.
In game terms I've not yet used them - and they are pricy points wise! I think they're most likely going to appear as a pair to combine with 4 25pdrs. That way I have a decent double wide template with AT5 FP4+, sadly I then have to deploy both, and in defensive missions I'm looking exposed in other areas.
Well I hope you enjoy them, and I'll keep you updated on how they perform!

Thanks for reading

Adam
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10 comments:

  1. Winner Dave13 January 2014 at 07:52

    Do you want a map for that table?

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  2. Mr.T13 January 2014 at 13:55

    They are probably standing around waiting for tea to be served. :D

    They look really good, are they basically 155mm?

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  3. Phil13 January 2014 at 18:08

    Very impressive, great job!

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  4. Dai13 January 2014 at 18:42

    I've been trying to snipe that boxed set for a while, but it always goes well beyond my price limit.

    I like their direct fire stats, though the lack of the shield thing that the 25pdr has hurts their survivability.

    Good stuff as ever sir.

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  5. Coxer13 January 2014 at 22:52

    They are hard to get, but great to own! I find digging them in aids survivability

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  6. Nigel Emsen14 January 2014 at 07:46

    Nearly (in game terms/stats) as my 8x 152mm ML20s. :)

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  7. The Crafty Gamer24 January 2014 at 23:43

    there are two of your crew who should be holding the shell instead of two empty handed guys who seem to be leaning over for no reason
    http://www.flamesofwar.com/Portals/0/all_images/british/Boxes/BBX13e.jpg

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