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Get in here, post games, miniatures, questions, whatever you like.
List of mini providers:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uGaaOSvSTqpwPGAvLPY3B5M2WYppDhzXdjwMpqRxo9M/edit
List of Historical Tactical, Strategic, and Military Drill treatises:
http://pastebin.com/BfMeGd6R
ZunTsu Gameboxes:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/yaokao3h1o4og/ZunTsu_GameBoxes
/hwg/ Steam Group:
http://steamcommunity.com/groups/tghwg/
Games, Ospreys & References folders:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lu95l5mgg06d5/Ancient
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/81ck8x600cas4/Medieval
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/w6m41ma3co51e/Horse_and_Musket
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/vh1uqv8gipzo1/Napoleonic
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/bbpscr0dam7iy/ACW
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/bvdtt01gh105d/Victorian
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/b35x147vmc6sg/World_War_One
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z8a13ampzzs88/World_War_Two
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/z8i8t83bysdwz/Vietnam_War
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7n3mcn9hlgl1t/Modern
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/8tatre3vd10yv/Avalon_Hill
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/pq6ckzqo3g6e6/Field_Of_Glory
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/r2mff8tnl8bjy/GDW
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/whmbo8ii2evqh//SPI
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/ws6yi58d2oacc/Strategy_%26_Tactics_Magazine
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/lx05hfgbic6b8/Naval_Wargaming
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/s1am77aldi1as/Wargames
>Wargaming Compendium
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cghxf3475qy46aq/Wargaming+Compendium.pdf
>Saga
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/alj31go19tmpm/SAGA
>Black Powder
http://www.mediafire.com/download/o5x6blwoczojmfr/Black+Powder.pdf
>Bolt Action
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/n7jmdnlv1n0ju/Bolt_Action
>Hail Caesar
https://mega.nz/#F!s9xTTDpQ!CasEjRETeqZsJ5LOzYrJdg
>Warhammer Ancient battles 2.0
http://www.mediafire.com/download/uttov32riixm9b0/Warhammer+Ancient+Battles+2E.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ta7aj1erh7sap1t/Warhammer+Ancient+Battles+-+Armies+of+Antiquity+v2.pdf
>Warmaster Ancients
http://www.mediafire.com/download/cifld8bl3uy2i5g/Warmaster+Ancients.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/3emyvka11bnna1b/Warmaster+Ancient+Armies.pdf
>Advanced Squad Leader
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/d9x0dbxrpjg48/Advanced_Squad_Leader
>Impetus
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/28i9gevqws518/Impetus
>Ronin
http://www.mediafire.com/download/m8xke04pc3hne2k/Ronin.pdf
>Battleground WWII
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/cb83cg7ays4l1/Battleground_WWII
>By Fire And Sword
https://mega.co.nz/#!jxgCWTYD!FCp52DAqIUc-EM-TsRsWv7fB92nJ3kkzKsNcD_urI5Q
>Modelling & painting guides
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/7b5027l7oaz05/Modelling_%26_Painting_Guides
>Twilight 2000/2013 RPG
https://mega.co.nz/#F!C9sQhbwb!NVnD4jvUn5inOrPJIAkBhA
>Phoenix Command RPG
https://mega.co.nz/#F!b5tgXRwa!mzelRNrKPjiT8gP7VrS-Jw
>Next War (GMT)
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/eupungrg93xgb/Next_War
>Battlegroup
https://mega.nz/#F!SolyxarJ!GUg6zWBStfznr6BvYedghQ
Desired scans :
Black Powder supplements
Rank and File supplements
Harpoon 3 & 4 supplements
Hail Caesar! Late Antiquity to Early Medieval Army List
Force on Force supplements
Hind Commander
At Close Quarters
War and Conquest
Germany Strikes!
Bolt Action: Empire in Flames
June 28th in military history:
1098 – Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosull.
1651 – The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts.
1709 – Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden at the Battle of Poltava
1745 – A New England colonial army captures the French fortifications at Louisbourg (New Style).
1776 – The Battle of Sullivan's Island ends with the first decisive American victory in the American Revolutionary War
1778 – The American Continentals engage the British in the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse resulting in standstill and British withdrawal under cover of darkness.
1807 – Second British invasion of the Río de la Plata; John Whitelocke lands at Ensenada on an attempt to recapture Buenos Aires and is defeated by the locals.
1865 – The Army of the Potomac is disbanded.
1880 – The Australian bushranger Ned Kelly is captured at Glenrowan.
1914 – Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Sophie are assassinated in Sarajevo by Bosnia Serb nationalist Gavrilo Princip, the casus belli of World War I.
1919 – The Treaty of Versailles is signed, ending the state of war between Germany and the Allies of World War I.
1922 – The Irish Civil War begins with the shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin by Free State forces.
1942 – World War II: Nazi Germany starts its strategic summer offensive against the Soviet Union, codenamed Case Blue
1950 – Korean War: Seoul is captured by North Korean troops.
1976 – The Angolan court sentences US and UK mercenaries to death sentences and prison terms in the Luanda Trial.
1987 – For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
It is 307 years since the Battle of Poltava, a decisive victory of Peter I of Russia (also known as Peter the Great) over the Swedish forces under Field Marshal Carl Gustav Rehnskiöld, during the Great Northern War. It is widely believed to have been the beginning of Sweden's decline as a Great Power, as the Tsardom of Russia took its place as the leading nation of north-eastern Europe. The battle also bears major importance in Ukrainian national history, as Hetman Ivan Mazepa sided with the Swedes, seeking to create an uprising in Ukraine against the tsardom.
In 1708, King Charles XII of Sweden had invaded Russia with the goal of bringing the Great Northern War to an end. Turned away at Smolensk, he moved into the Ukraine for the winter. As his troops endured the frigid weather, Charles sought allies for his cause. While he had previously received a commitment from Ivan Mazepa's Hetman Cossacks, the only additional forces who were willing to join him were the Zaporozhian Cossacks of Otaman Kost Hordiienko. Charles' position was further weakened by the need to leave an army corps in Poland to aid King Stanislaus I Leszczyñski.
As the campaigning season approached, Charles' generals advised him to fall back to Volhynia as the Russians were beginning to surround their position. Unwilling to retreat, Charles planned an ambitious campaign to capture Moscow by crossing the Vorskla River and moving via Kharkov and Kursk. Advancing with 24,000 men, but only 4 guns, Charles first invested the city of Poltava along the banks of the Vorskla. Defended by 6,900 Russian and Ukrainian troops, Poltava held out against Charles' attack, while waiting for Tsar Peter the Great to arrive with reinforcements.
Marching south with 42,500 men and 102 guns, Peter sought to relieve the city and inflict a damaging blow on Charles.
>>48004931
On June 26th, Charles was informed that 40,000 Kalmyks were marching to reinforce Peter. Rather than retreat, and despite being outnumbered, the king elected to strike at the Russian camp the next morning. Around 5:00 AM on July 8, the Swedish infantry advanced towards the Russian camp. Its attack was met by the Russian cavalry which forced them to retreat. As the infantry withdrew, the Swedish cavalry counterattacked, driving back the Russians. Their advance was halted by heavy fire and they fell back. Rehnskiöld again sent the infantry forward and they succeeded in taking two Russian redoubts.
Despite this foothold, the Swedes were not able to hold them. As they attempted to bypass the Russian defenses, Prince Aleksandr Menshikov's forces nearly encircled them and inflicted massive casualties. Fleeing back, the Swedes took refuge in the Budyshcha Forest where Charles rallied them. Around 9:00 AM, both sides advanced into the open. Charging forward, the Swedish ranks were pounded by the Russian guns. Striking the Russian lines, they nearly broke through. As the Swedes battled, the Russian right swung around to flank them. According to Charles and other reports from other Swede officers, the weather at that time was already very hot and humid with the sun obscured by smoke from the Russian cannon in the fort.
Under extreme pressure, the Swedish infantry broke and began fleeing the field. The cavalry advanced to cover their withdrawal, but was met with heavy fire. From his stretcher at the rear, Charles ordered the army to begin retreating. Small groups of soldiers managed to break through and escape to the south through the Budyschenski wood, while many of the rest were overwhelmed, ridden down, or captured.
>>48004940
The Battle of Poltava was a disaster for Sweden and a turning point in the Great Northern War. Swedish casualties numbered 6,900 dead and wounded, as well as 2,800 taken prisoner. Among those captured was Field Marshal Rehnskiöld. Russian losses were 1,350 killed and 3,300 wounded. Retreating from the field, the Swedes moved along the Vorskla towards its confluence with the Dnieper. Lacking enought boats to cross the river, Charles and Ivan Mazepa crossed with a bodyguard of 1,000-3,000 men. Riding west, Charles found sanctuary with the Ottomans in Bendery, Moldavia. He remained in exile for five years before returning to Sweden. Along the Dnieper, Lewenhaupt was elected to surrender the remnants of the Swedish army (12,000 men) to Menshikov on July 11.
This is a colorful, sprawling clash from a relatively obscure conflict that is a must-fight for fans of pike and shot, coming as it does right at the end of that era. It exemplifies a lot of the qualities (especially maneuver) of that period while having a distinctly Baltic flavour that sets it apart from other contemporary European battles.
http://www.mediafire.com/download/ocv142av7kaf2zm/The+Great+Northern+War+1700-1721.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/icgmhucrdcm2jvs/Osprey+-+CAM+034+-+Poltava+1709.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/sa4n4skc69h08lj/Osprey+-+MAA+260+-+Peter+the+Great%27s+Army+%281%29+Infantry.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/6ihd6ticp6xq1nc/Osprey+-+MAA+264+-+Peter+the+Great%27s+Army+%282%29+Cavalry.pdf
It is 40 years since the end of the Luanda Trial, which is considered the final chapter in the "golden age" (if you could call it that) of Cold War mercenarism in Africa. The Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) prosecuted thirteen foreign mercenaries who had served its defeated rival, the National Liberation Front of Angola (FNLA). Nine of them (mainly Brits and Americans but also a South African) received prison terms of 16-30 years, while four men were sentenced to death. They were:
Costas Georgiou (aka "Colonel Tony Callan"), 25 (Cyprus/UK)
Andrew Gordon McKenzie, 25 (UK)
Derek John Barker, 35 (UK)
Daniel Francis Gearhart, 34 (USA)
Now Callan was a murdering psychopath, who lived and died by the sword. But the other three men were just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Gearhart had only been in-country a week; a Vietnam veteran drowning in debt, he had never so much as fired a shot. The fact that he had advertised in 'Soldier Of Fortune' magazine was held to aggravate the charges against him, and in vain did the father of four insist that being tried for his life was enough to scare him straight out of the business.
British Prime Minister James Callaghan sent a cable to Angolan President Agostinho Neto requesting mercy for the men. Nevertheless, the four condemned were executed by MPLA military police on July 10, 1976. McKenzie, who had been seriously wounded in the leg and used a wheelchair, stood up to face the firing squad. All the remaining prisoners were eventually released by 1984.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costas_Georgiou
http://www.mediafire.com/download/irdxpr056rc9qmb/Osprey+-+MAA+202+-+Modern+African+Wars+%282%29+Angola+and+Mozambique+1961-74.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjD2vAwmmd0
>>48004984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4kH0GH1M2bQ
Thanks for making, those hours were some of the roughest in my life.
>>48005767
You know, anyone can make the thread right? It could be you.
>>48005871
Nah this thread doesn't just have an OP, it has 5 OPs. Too scary m8.
Why does /hwg/ have so few namefags compared to other generals?
Is the scarcity of namefags why /hwg/ is the comfiest general?
>>48006223
Iunno, I've been lurking for some time, but decided to start namefagging because 1:72 is kinda my shtick.
>>48006223
There's no real need to namefag here unless you've got something to contribute at that particular point in time, and most of our posters understand that.
As for comfiness, it helps that we don't have factional arguments as much as most threads, and generally when we're talking about Fiat we're talking sexy Italian planes and not "muh snowflakes have it the worst."
Usually the worst we get is the occasional shitposter, either about "you play bad guys, you endorse their beliefs" or someone trying hard to start a scales war.
>>48006280
>when we're talking about Fiat we're talking sexy Italian planes
They did sexy armoured cars too!
>>48006280
When I talk about fiats, I'm usually talking about the M14 Carro Armato. Its a great light tank... many MGs
>>48006307
Autoblinda for best Italian Armored car
>>48006223
I used to namefag a lot as Game Writing Anon, but eh whats the point. Most people recognize my rulesets or the name on my rulesets anyway, or just dont care. I dont really see any reason to namefag.
I finished the latest draft of my Vietnam map campaign rules: The Printable B+W map is here:
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/3a3tosxz7b0oa/The_War_in_Vietnam
I still need to playtest this thing though. Should be hilarious.
>>48006579
>Autoblinda for best Italian Armored car
Patrician choice
>>48006579
>Only notice typos when I post the PDF
every blooming time...
In other news I now have 9 T-70s! all assembled I'll paint them up tomorrow and take a photo. Gonna go for whitewash to fit with the rest of my soviets. Time to get my hand pained red stars back up to scratch (PSC dont come with transfers)
>>48006850
Good thing about paintind red stars is they are not hard to do, and if you fuck them up a bit, it's no problem - if anything, it makes them more Soviet.
>>48004925
>1987 – For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht.
I could bet the british and italians did that some decades before already.
In a thread a while back, someone mentioned terrible 90s era looking UK-only websites as being part of the historical wargaming experience. But don't forget about the atrocious example pictures. I recently purchased some Baccus historicals and Magister Militum fantasy. Both looked like little globs of metal with paint smeared on them in the examples, but the actual product I was sent are actually detailed and look very nice.
>>48007381
IF they have pictures, but sometimes they don't even bother with that.
Looking at you, Britannia and Liberation.
>>48007320
Quite right anon. While British use of chemical agents in Mesopotamia in 1920 is not independently verified (but still quite probable), the French and Spanish definitely used it in the Rif in 1926, and as you mention the Italians would employ it during their invasion of Ethiopia. I didn't think much of it when writing the timeline up, but I should have dropped that "for the first time in military history" bit. At least we can correct the error civilly and in detail!
>>48007486
>>48007381
Don't forget that some of them make absolutely sure that you really, truly, very much want to order what ever it is you want. Looking at you, Navwar.
>>48007570
>that picture
How do you want your naval maneuvers, senpai?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_Point_disaster
>>48007594
I had to save that gif in the article, that's even more golden than the one I posted.
>>48007537
Did Japan use chemical weapons in China or just biological?
>>48007696
Both.
What rules do you think handle recon well?
That is, the rules are structured to encourage recon troops to conduct reconnaissance rather than just acting like light tanks/infantry. Alternatively, should rules force a player to not spearhead an assault with their Puma?
>>48007920
Battlegroup.
>>48007696
>Dat open magazine
Chauchat says hi, or it would if it's mouth wasn't full of trench dirt.
Anyone know of North American sources for Cromwell Models? Need that sweet Leopard MEXAS kit.
Planning on releasing a small expansion for the main game, focusing on naval battles and stuff. Gonna make sure there's campaign integration and probably port over the quest campaign system for medieval adventures.
I'm also looking at getting an ancient adaption put together.
>Dammit Britannia, get your shit together and rule your waves. Nobody is gonna pick up your slack for you.
Some more Royal Navy stuff. This time it's three Tribal Class DD's, three JKN Class DD's, a River Class frigate, a Town Class cruiser, and the Crown Colony and Dido class cruisers I posted a while ago. As before, basing is incomplete, hence the blutack sticking out from under the hulls.
>thought I based my models in 25mm squares
>slowly realize the were actually 20mm
>>48007920
in Ostfront we place a few playing cards in no mans land, face down. If a unit moves over them, that player can pick up the card.
Each card has a different effect, form a free air strike, to a camouflaged tank appearing, to being able to fire once in the enemies turn, or reveal a surprise minefield on an enemy unit that just moved.
This encourages recon to no end, as both players light vehicles race out to try to grab the cards, usually having a small skirmish while the rest of the force advances. He who recons best gets the bonus of information, leading to artillery strikes, infantry showing up out of nowhere, tank reinforcements, etc.
They're carefully balanced to be a slight boost, but not too game changing.
Pumas on the other hand are very light and dont handle AT fire very well, so best used to race up into a hull down position and then defensively. Either that or just stay out of sight the whole time, then at an opportune moment pop out of cover and nail a tank in the side or rear at close range. Puma's are also pretty passable against infantry and light vehicles.
>>48016769
I like that one!
>>48016769
While an interesting mechanic it'd bother my autism because
>having a playing card ruin the terrain
>>48018843
Yeah I have to agree with that one, but thankfully they only last 2 turns max, then they're all gone. Players snap them up pretty quickly. So quickly we had to make a rule that you can't capture them on turn 1!
You could potentially create small markers that fit in with terrain, like a small ammo dump or some such, and if a player makes contact with it, they just draw a card from a deck and remove the marker from the table.
>>48019383
That might be a good compromise. Make a scenic marker with an agreed area of effect. Move into that area surrounding the marker and it triggers the rule.
Though you'd have to work on whether players place them blind (so you never know what you might set off, or where) or agree on them or whatever.
Second, smaller unit of Brits for the Zulu War done. I need another three base unit, plus two base cavalry unit which I'm not sure yet what to do, so any input is welcomed. I have Natal Native horse, dragoons, mounted infantry and lancers to choose from.
>>48021225
...plus Frontier Light Horse, whoopsie.
I've recently taken an interest in the American Civil War. Can /hwg/ recommend any books/films/tv shows etc. about this period?
I've already seen Gettysburg and Gods and Generals, and I'm hungry for more.
>>48022986
The Grierson Raid is a really good book about the...Grierson Raid.
>>48022986
Ken Burns' Civil War. Really excellent series. Can't recommend it enough. Find it on DVD somewhere, its pretty common, that or torrent it or something. I think there might be a few of the episodes on youtube too
>>48022986
Glory (1989) is a good one. Also Ken Burns' documentary of course, and related to that the books of Shelby Foote. Naturally our ACW
>>48023113
>Naturally our ACW
What I meant to say was that our ACW folder contains a lot of good reading material too.
>>48007920
Recon is really hard to do properly without good fog of war rules. If you can see everything your opponent has, you dont need recon.
Men of War was great for this because as a vidya you had no idea where the enemy was until they came within LOS of some of your units. In that game recon was essential just to work out where the enemy was and what he was using.
Often using an officer with binocs was all you needed, but you still needed to spend a bit of time scanning around with said binocs, always well worth doing. Damn great game, still one of the best WW2 tactical games I've ever played. Single player campaign was glorious too, but 1 V 1 LANs were where it was at.
>>48022986
The Civil War, a Narrative by Shelby Foote.
>>48022986
The Battle Cry of Freedom, J. McPherson
Spot on, yet light read.
Any of you do individually based 6mm figs? Recommend it or not? What do you base them on? Cost and storage considerations are making 6mm increasingly attractive to me.
Can you tell officers or special weapons apart easily or do you color code the bases or similar?
>>48027797
I wouldn't do it - smallest scale I'd base separately is 15mm.
Who made those figs, and what scale are those by the way?
Tell me hwg have i done the right thing, what should i expect ?
>>48027974
Broken/missing pieces and replacements sent in quick order.
I hate resin/metal hybrid kits. Either make it all metal or all resin.
>>48027974
well you could have found something for £9 to reach the £50 free shipping cap and thereby got essentially £5 off that thing.
Also, £46 for 1 tank and 1 Flak gun seems awfully dear to me.
>>48028148
Ah but i cant because if it is at 50 pounds it will get stuck at customs and i will have to pay extra tax for it.
>>48028014
But metal barrels are .... nice
>>48028734
>But metal barrels are .... nice
And metal everything-else is horrible. Maybe for parts too small, but metal would break too if resin would break.
>>48027820
20mm modern Russians by Elhiem Miniatures
>>48023565
Go with this, a far better read than McPherson...
>>48023351
A real shame they overhauled the game with Assault Squad 1+2 towards a "call reinforcements for supply points"-game with no proper single player missions any longer ;_;
>>48028808
>>48028734
Metal barrels are nice. Bendable white metal barrels these kits use are everything but nice.
>>48023007
>>48023100
>>48023113
>>48023565
>>48026673
Thank you for the suggestions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmnnqJm_4Pc
Here's something in return.
>>48023351
Wargame does recon better imo
>>48029707
Ive only played ass squad 2, I thought it was fun....
>>48027797
I do individual based 3mm :^)for squad leaders anyway
>>48031149
Get the Faces of War campagins from the steam workshop and see the difference :3
>>48027797
Stick a few on a base to represent a "unit" depending on ruleset (blitzkrieg commander 2 for example) this "unit" can represent a single platoon, company etc depending on how you want to go with it. That way you can have heavy units, support units, etc and they won't get all fucked up in storage.
Storage. Get something foam like for 28mm and pad it out with extra foam, or make your own. There are companies than make cardboard and foam storage which look good. I bought some plastic boxes and grey foam, cut it and glued it to size and stuff the figure in the boxes. DIY jobbie.
>>48031695
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE NO NONO ONE MODEL FOR ONE GUY REEEEEE
>>48031854
kek. Depends on how fat the soldiers are. Modern warfare, okay. Historical? Can't source fatty models to justify it.
>inb4 fatties REEEEEing at me!
>>48032101
>>48032085
>>48032066
Something about your stuff works in a "This is my thing going on" kinda way.
Like.
>>48032292
Thanks anon, Its very much my first project of this kind and Im just sorta making it work rather than consulting guides.
>>48032329
>my first project
I hope yours is going like my first project went;
Nice manageable goals, which keep extending slightly unmanageably and ends up taking up much more time than you ever intended.
>>48032409
Haha every now and then I get carried away about what I could do in the future
>Oh I just have enough space for this campaign map i should buy x y and z and do it
but then I remember I havent even finished this first stuff or even played a game yet and it puts me back on track
>>48032485
>but then I remember I havent even played a game yet
A year after completing all three armies for Talavera in 10mm I still haven't played it, so yeah, I wouldn't worry about that too much
>>48006579
If this game is alleged complete it's retarded.
>There's literally no reason why a human VC player wouldn't pick Camo-Inf every single time. It literally can't lose unless it chooses to.
>Actually, there is a thing for the VC to do first. Flash a few civilians at the Americans to sap their war support and then just fall into CI for the rest of the game while low war support makes 'Gringo go home'.
A real concrete improvement to this as a game would be to add the 'Aid Worker' unit type to the Americans. A unit that, I dunno, auto-defeats the civilians and randomly improves war support or moral when auto slaughtered by CI (or TI?)
>>48006579
Alternatively, allow at least one troop type to force engagement from the CI (and TI). Maybe some 'ARVN Rangers' or some such shite.
>>48032409
I made a huge board with a trench, covered it, half finished it, left it for a bit and it warped.
>not using a decent hard surface, or modular design.
Now: Bits of cloth and houses/terrain mounted on old credit cards (6mm mainly).
>>48035665
POST EVER PICTURE OFTHAT
>>48033115
Cool ideas! I might make the Camouflaged infantry less effective against infantry, armor, and artillery. Especially infantry because they're going to expose the camouflaged infantry if they're in the same area. Marines should probably force engagement with the CI/TI
Although the VC constantly spamming camouflaged infantry and sapping war support would be pretty realistic :^)
I like the aid worker idea too. I was thinking about tunnel rats too, but there just weren't that many of them to make an impact.
Its untested at this stage, I'll hopefully give it a bash over the next few days, most of these problems should arise and be dealt with during the first playtest. Tempted to get the full color map printed and laminated at a local print shop...
>>48036523
Why not introduce SOG patrols as something for the US, probably not as a unit but rather as an 'ability' so to speak, which either denies CI from entering/leaving the hexes around where they're patrolling or forces them to engage if attacked in that area.
>>48037195
I think I might go for something like a roll off to see if the US ground forces detect the Camo infantry. If they do, both must fight and the CI become locked for that turn. If not, then the CI can choose to engage. Having the CI always choose to engage is a bit overpowered. Playtesting as always will show up these kind of holes. Patrols are a great idea though. Unit declares its patrolling, and has some kind of recon effect to help show up camouflaged and tunneled infantry.
I've been playing the old NAM game from 1998. As much as it gets bad reviews its really gets the feeling of vietnam across. Been thoroughly enjoying it, especially all the SFX and constant radio chatter. There's always some kind of gunfire or air strikes going on, or someone yelling "MEDIIIC!!"
>>48036523
Ever played the video game Vietnam '65? It's on sale though Steam for $5 right now.
It tracks a political score and a Hearts and Minds score so killing VC increases political score while having your troops visit villages increases your H&M and gives intel about VC in the area.
It has basic infantry who can do most anything as wellas green berets like >>48037195 who are better at recon than combat and can train local patrols
>>48037452
>Vietnam '65
Looks great! very much in line with what I'm trying to do. I played "nam 1965 - 1975" but its a bit old scool for my liking. Still kind of cool though.
I was thinking marines would be the "hardcore" infantry who are more capable than the standard Light Infantry. Not sure if introducing a 3rd type of infantry is such a good idea, but a specific recon one could potentially be cool. SOG or Green Berets or SEALs or something...
>>48037502
>I played "nam 1965 - 1975" but its a bit old scool for my liking. Still kind of cool though.
I was just about to recommend that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OshC6d2aFAI
http://www.old-games.com/download/5430/nam-1965-1975
>>48037519
Yeah its interesting that its real time and not turn based...
>You will never be part of a ShackTac Arma 2 Vietnam mission with no group overlay and radio / voice contact only
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgZpL-3IVoI
Why live?
[/v, /vr]
>>48036523
whats the point of including all of SEA when you only play on 10% of the map????????
>>48037699
US forces can deploy in Thailand, and can conduct air strikes and recon over laos and cambodia, they just can't send ground troops in. Likewise with North Vietnam. The only places neither player can go is china and Hainan island
There any good system for campaign play? And anyone ever worked different games together? Say, an aerial warfare game, naval game, and land combat game for WWII, or maybe a land and skirmish game for a campaign about a civil war and espionage? Been thinking of combining threenon-historicalwargames together, and you guys seem like you'd know that best.
>>48038050
Our homebrew WW2 game has full campaign play, and we've experimented with using navies and subs too, but shit gets kinda out of hand, we prefer to focus on land battles defined by the forces on the campaign map, with a little bit of air support and defense. Keeps things simple. Personally if I want to play WW2 naval I want to commit and just do naval, there's plenty of detail and different units (as well as the air factor) to keep things interesting.
I dont know how many WW2 game do campaign support, but I would hope that Flames of War and some of the other systems have map campaign systems. If not, they're missing out. Map campaigns combined with tabletop tactical games are some of the most fun you can have wargaming!
>>48038135
So, wait, is the way to do a campaign just assigning armies movement ranges? Because that seems a bit clunky, more like Total War or Crusader Kings (I know, I'm pleb tier) than a tactics game.
>>48038214
Ideally in a campaign you want each faction to control supply routes and production centres, and be able to push their forces towards the enemy production centres, and try to capture them. He who controls the most production begins to produce much more than the others.
Think of the campaign map like Risk, but instead of rolling dice to determine the outcome of a battle, you play a tabletop game with miniatures, using the corresponding points values from the map as your points limit for each side.
You can check out the Campaign section at the end of this PDF for a more in depth look at how the campaign works. We've played a few long running campaigns with this system and its pretty tight.
>>48035692
http://willwarweb.blogspot.hu/2016/06/stalingrad-revisited.html
>>48037452
Cheers for that, will have to pick it up.
>>48032066
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>>48032101
Do you make those trees yourself?
If so, how do you make them
>>48005018
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>>48039955
I thought I had the full Interview but I can't seem to find the rest. It gives some good insight into mercenary work in Africa of the 60/70's.
>>48039936
>>48039942
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>>48039955
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66UTQGc0gYc
>>48040425
thanks Anon. This is my favourite version of one of my favourite songs!
Have a pic of my AK47 stuff for you troubles!
>>48037644
I used to be, unfortunately the place isn't quite as fun as it used to be. The golden years are gone at this point
>>48004907
Is there any wargame that is THE main 28mm modern wargame?
Kinda like Bolt Action is THE main 28mm ww2 wargame?
>>48040997
Modern wargaming is a bit more niche than WW2, but I'd say Force on Force.
>>48040997
Skirmish Sangin?
http://www.skirmishsangin.com/
>>48038050
Check out the rather complicated Command Decision Barbarossa supplement in the WW2 folder in the OP.
>>48040997
Another vote for Force on Force based on what I see out there in terms of blogs, forum discussion etc but like >>48041016 said it's a pretty tiny community so FoF isn't as dis-proportionally popular the way Bolt Action is relative other WW2 rules sets
>>48041174
What makes FoF so popular? Highlights?
>>48040997
Force on Force or Skirmish Sangin.
Both are in the Moderns folder, if not I'll upload them for you.
>>48041194
Here's a review/walkthrough http://www.beastsofwar.com/force-on-force/modern-wargaming-introduction/
The idea is that modern soldiers of equal training will perform at about equal levels so focus is troop quality rather than worrying about the differences between 7.62x39 vs 5.45x39 etc
I think part of the popularity is that like Bolt Action, it was published as a series of high quality books so has 'curb appeal'
I haven't played SS so can't compare the two
I believe TFL is also working on a modern skirmish set
>>48041194
At this point I don't even know why I played it for years.
The game has some great features, notably it delineates troop quality by the type of dice they use, there's heavy emphasis on suppression over casualties, tons of options for customising units... But its kind of a mess, the troop quality thing breaks down easily, the suppression and injury system turns into cycles of everyone falling over and standing up, the abstraction s are difficult to work with to downright counterintuitive, systems are poorly explained...
>>48041492
Tbh I use it mostly as a source for platoon organizations, and will make army lists for BA.
>>48041609
>>48041492
>>48041479
>>48041222
>>48041174
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>>48041016
Thanks for the feedback, I'll check both of them out. Would you say that generally WW" has a higher following than Modern? If so, why?
>>48041492
>the suppression and injury system turns into cycles of everyone falling over and standing up
That's my biggest complaint.
Some of the guys the The Guild forum have a modern version of the Battlegroup rules though I don't think they've published it. Not sure if they're working towards an official publication or if it's just a fan mod of the WW2 rules.
>>48041842
>Not sure if they're working towards an official publication
They are, tho they are doing it slowly.
BGG has a summarized FoF ruleset and possibly has some tweaks to the injury system. There's also an updated version due later this year that'll be called Ambush Alley (originally FoF was AA).
My biggest issue with the ruleset is that rulebook being disastrously organized.
>>48041773
WW2 has a massively more huge following, given it's a far more readily understood cultural event with clear good and bad guys for the most part, fairly equally matched (on the small scale) armies, many interesting environments to fight over, strong imagery with a lot of different models of equipment for each army. The basic methods of the war have been ingrained into people through generations of movies and games.
Moderns has a lot less of that, a lot more confusing, asymmetric warfare or insanely destructive combined arms warfare (both of which people find really difficult to deal with on tabletop), massive amounts of firepower per person that has to be balanced out somehow, and a general disdain of 'too soon' present among a lot of wargamers, though I have noted mostly wargamers who have not been in any military.
>>48041842
No End In Sight does basically everything Force on Force does but simpler and better. Ended up playing a lot of that instead. No mixed dice types, injuries and suppression much easier to manage, far fewer special circumstance rules to remember (seriously that was a big problem, remembering the vast amount of situational modifiers to firepower dice), better at dealing with units larger than a fireteam...
Anyone that has a good guide on German ww2 ranks?
>>48042613
What branch?
>>48042756
I just wish to paint my Warlord Panzergrenadiers.
>>48042597
Sounds like I'll have to give NES a try. I've got a copy, just haven't ever gotten around to reading it.
>>48042792
This is pretty comprehensive (assuming they're Wehrnacht grenadiers)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ranks_and_insignia_of_the_Heer_(1935%E2%80%931945)
Do any of the Battlegroup series books feature lists for Hungarians or other Axis minor powers?
>>48043442
Barbarossa has Romanians, their website has a free download for Slovakia and Fall of the Reich has Hungarians
Cheers pal been busy gluing the puma and started on the tiger
Thanks again
I'm thinking on starting with historical wargaming with a focus on ww2. The games which people play in my club is Bolt action and flames of war. Which of these two is the best?
It seems to be bolt action is more tactical and flames of war is on a grander scale. Both of these things are great. Are the rules systems tight? Which is cheaper?
>>48045337
BA is cheaper.
>>48045553
>BA is cheaper.
That, for me, is a major point. Will I be able to play as frenchies or poles while still having a good time or will I be outgunned or slaughtered everytime?
Is the plastic army men Stalingrad anon around? Anyone know what rules he plays? I took the bait and got out my old plastic soldiers and made some buildings out of card and a soviet sweet tin. Wrote some ultra simple rules too. It's great fun, like being a kid again.
>>48040997
You can always take a look at FiveCore/No End in Sight as well.
>>48045337
>BA is cheaper.
I'd say this depends heavily on the kind of forces you play on either side.
All-plastic forces for both games are quite reasonably priced, but things can get expensive if you need a lot of specific metal/resin models.
Personally, I prefer FoW for its grander scale and greater tactical depth.
It's more complicated (though still clearly a game and not a sim) but not horribly so.
I also feel that company-level battles are more interesting than the reinforced platoon level in typical BA games.
Still, if the folks at your club play both, I'd ask for a demo game of both and decide what to go for based on that.
Try before you buy remains an excellent principle, after all.
>>48045775
full disclosure, I am a sarge for Warlord (aka I run demos for them in exchange for discounts and free models. Just full disclosure)
For Bolt action, depends on how big tanks are in your meta, and if there are gentleman's agreements to fight roughly equal time period forces or if its a free for all where 1939 forces could fight 1945. Late war tanks will functionally dominate early war tanks, however they cost far more. Early war infantry will have less access to anti tank assets and those they do have tend to be low firepower. However, Bolt Action is won and lost by your infantry, so as long as you have a solid core of soldiers with some good support you will do well in most areas.
The only real con I have towards Bolt Action is the tanks rules are not designed to be a tank on tank simulation, and playing tank platoons is annoyingly simple at times. However, its order dice mechanic, suppression system, fast and aggressive playstyle, and *usually* easy yo grasp rules make it a fun game. They also have a version 2.0 and a weird war expansion in the works, so the game has lots of support, is fairly established playerbase wise, and constantly has new models released.
Flames of war on the other hand prevents this by having three periods, Early, mid, and late war specifically.
Also, Flames can be cheaper if you play a general list by the big 4 powers. There are army deals plastic soldier company sells for example that can outfit almost an entire list of tanks and infantry for less than $100, with only a couple Battlefront lists needed to flesh them out. French or Poles however will cost more unless you wait for a sale. Also, resin and metal Battlefront models are much lower quality than resin/metal warlord models.
The big plus to Flames of war is a more regimented list building system, a DRAMATICALLY improved tank rules system, more varied missions, and overall depth.
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>>48046491
>for less than a $100, with only a couple battlefronT BLISTERS needed yo flesh them out.
fixed, sorry about that.
The big thing with flames is that It is far more complex than bolt action. You will have bigger books, more rules, and more missions. To give you an idea, there are specific sections in the rules devoted to recon troops, engineers, naval support, artillery spotters and even armored trains. These would be represented by a mere rule or two in Bolt Action. So depending on what kind of game you want, that may sound amazing or terrible. Also realize that armies cannot play against an army from another period very easily in Flames. Given how common tanks are, sometimes making up an entire army, switching eras is difficult. For example, a T26 company in EW can't even scratch the paint on a late war sherman company from the front. Each era has its own points formula, and a tank that costs 300pts in EW may barely cost 60 in late war.
I love both systems, and have over 5,000pts of models for both. If you want to play both, I would suggest doing Bolt Action in 15mm and mounting infantry on pennies or a similar sized base, and convincing your group to do the same, but thats obviously not an official thing and wouldnt work if you moved. But this leads to an awesome plus of whichever game you pick.
Everyone and their dog makes WWII models, so prices are as much as you want to pay. You want to pay twice as much for beautifully sculpted Peter Pig tanks? Go for it, theyre 15mm. You want dirt cheap swarms of infantry and dont care about how nice they look, Wargames factory can get you a german infantry company for $20. You can choose heroic or realistic scale, plastic or metal, molded on bases or tab slots, options are limitless.
Get a demo for both and realize each has its strengths. Both are fun in their own way and have tons of options.
>>48040512
Underrated miniatures
>>48046310
FiveCore also seems to have cycles of falling down / retreating & then getting back up, as does Flying Lead. Maybe that works well for epic heroes (5 men on a side).
I don't usually post stuff here. But I felt like changing it up. I'm in the process of finishing off a mix Heer/Fallshimjegger Kampfgroup for Battlegroup. Still have a few MGs to paint up and maybe a recoiless rifle or some other oddball things. Maybe a few more Heer. But seeing as I am doing this mostly to have an Axis army to dink around with I dunno. Also been thinking of getting some Italians so I can throw them in with my Heer for Ostfront.
And to go along with the Germans my Soviet infantry company and attached support. Been thinking of expanding my early war collection and grabbing a few T-26s and the like while the GBP is still in the crapper.
>>48047996
Have you looked at the new rules from Five Men in Kursk/3rd Ed?
>>48044719
NP, glad the kits arrived save. Post some pics once you built them.
>>48048079
What company are these T-70s from?
Looks really impressive.
>>48048618
Blitzkrieg Miniatures
>>48039812
Its just WoodlandScenics clump foliage. The individual ones are just glued to brad nails
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>>48048079
what scale are these? 15mm or 28mm? Its hard to tell
Yeah, those Army Painter inks are much good IMHO. Prefer the dip but the shop here doesn't have the shade that is good. Tried the ink in the appropriate tone and it makes BA potato Brits look more potato.
>before and after
>inb4 mold lines.
>>48049167
>dip
anon...
>>48049185
fuck effort. Army Painter washes are shit-tier. Like the rest of the line.
>>48049968
>fuck effort
Why wouldnt you put effort into your minis
>>48049968
Aren't the army painter washes actually glazes.
Finished my 1/72 Mi-24.
I tried to save a couple bucks by getting a cheap old Matchbox kit off ebay which turned out to be badly engineered and need lots of putty to get everything to fit together. The decals disintegrated when I tried to float them off their backing paper, even after soaking in Microsol. I should have just spent a few dollars more and bought a modern kit like the Zevezda one.
Rotor was made by cutting a disc out of lexan then making a paper mask and airbrushing a dark blur along the leading edge. It comes off to make transport & storage easier.
I really should add some soot around the exhausts
The tail rotor is in imminent danger of breaking off. Overall 4/10
>>48040997
>>48041773
The thing with WW2 and modern is that 28mm in not THE scale most people use.
Where I live Flames of War is THE WW2 game, we have annual tournaments, and a massive following. I've never even seen a Bolt Action game, and I got to many different clubs around the country.
Same with Modern, 28mm is far too large for anything but small modern skirmishes. FFoT or Force on Force are really designed for much smaller scales. 15mm or smaller.
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>>48051643
Sexy as fuck anon. Great work on the paint job and stand. We also mostly rock the 1/72 moderns, mostly because the models are easy to find and relatively cheap. Do you plan on gaming with them? any system in mind?
>>48051615
Pretty nice, thats a cute hind and I like the rotor effect, really helps it look like its in motion.
>>48051949
I'm going to use it remove kebab in Afghanistan and Chechnya as well as DPR separatists. Currently I nominally use Force on Force though honestly I don't actually game very often. I'm gonna give No End in Sight a try and see how that goes. 1/72 is way too big for any kind of aircraft but the Hind is my helicopterfu so had to have one
>>48052375
You could look at 5.56mm if you want something a bit more cinematic and based around a helicopter crew and a few infantry. It looks like a fun little game!
That way you could do "my hind vs your band of muhajadeen" type scenarios which would work ok for 1/72
>>48046491
>>48046646
I'm not the Anon you were addressing, but I wanted to say thank you anyway for being honest and providing a bunch of great info.
>>48051105
Not everyone has the time/patience for it? At the very least he's painting them. Nothing worse than playing against a Grey Tide. But I agree, if you're going to bother painting them don't half ass it.
>>48040182
http://www.mercenary-wars.net/angola/dempster.html
>>48051318
They're inks I think. Slapped it on, let it run, sucked some back off with a brush, let it sit. Really not convinced.
>>48052582
Time, effort, eyesight. Quick and dirty yes. But considering the actual quality oft the models? Fuck. They are real shit (me again, the disgruntled BA buyer).
Sure as hell ain't spending good money on fucking tufts and grass and shit to base these. Total waste.
>lipstick on a pig.
>>48052824
Just play video games if you have no desire to put any effort into the hobby
>>48052796
they look like you didnt put any on. You dont know how to use washes do you?
>>48049167
You didn't even remive the mokdlines lmao. I did nothing but base color/wash/ base color on my BA Brits and germans and they look way better than yours. You're a faggot for blaming your lack of effort and skill on the models bro.
>>48052915
>painting over-priced bits of plastic is a hobby.
Toppest kek
>>48053052
>pay top dollar for plastics
>have mold lines
>muh you buy it and fix it bro, not warlords problem
>got no time for fixing manufacturing issues
Bitch those things needs to come with oral sex for the price they cost
>Wartard games == pleb chinese recasters
Even their metals look like they were made by fucking 1st-graders armed with spoons.
Now back to discussing fucking military shit.
>>48053795
sounds like you should be on /k/ and not /hwg/
>>48053795
...mold lines are unavoidable.
>>48053795
Hello Shitposter-kun
>>48048456
Not yet. Like the other anon, I find NEIS convincing and simple, or even FUBAR.
>>48053795
Go back to mexico you lazy shit
>>48051615
>>48051631
>>48051643
I got the same Matchbox Mi-24 waiting to be assembled. Got it for around 3 Euros with postage, so how could I said no...
I might steal the idea for the rotors by the way. Good job.
>first hand-painted star is pretty decent
Now just need to do the remaining 17
They're 1/72 from PSC, and my early war Russian army is looking pretty well rounded at this stage. was sorely lacking light tanks. The combined points of all 9 T-70s is only 45 points so in an average 150 - 200 point early war game, I can pack pretty much the whole tank platoon in if I want to...
>>48053795
>Bitch those things needs to come with oral sex for the price they cost
wat
July 1st makes the centennary of the first day of the Battle of the Somme. Nine corps of the French Sixth Army, the British Fourth and the Third Armies, attacked the German Second Army of General Fritz von Below, from Foucaucourt south of the Somme northwards to Serre, north of the Ancre and at Gommecourt, which was 2 miles (3.2 km) beyond, in the Third Army area. The objective of the attack was to capture the German first and second positions from Serre south to the Albert–Bapaume road and the first position from the road south to Foucaucourt.
The German defence south of the road mostly collapsed and the French had "complete success" on both banks of the Somme, as did the British from Maricourt on the army boundary, where XIII Corps took Montauban and reached all its objectives and XV Corps captured Mametz and isolated Fricourt. The III Corps attack on both sides of the Albert–Bapaume road was a disaster, making only a short advance south of La Boisselle, where the 34th Division had largest number of casualties of any Allied division on 1 July. Further north, the X Corps attack captured the Leipzig Redoubt, failed opposite Thiepval and had a great but temporary success on the left flank, where the German front line was overrun by the 36th Division, which then captured Schwaben and Stuff redoubts.
The first day on the Somme was the worst day in the history of the British Army, mainly on the front between the Albert–Bapaume road and Gommecourt, where the attack was defeated and few British troops reached the German front line. The British troops on the Somme comprised a mixture of the remains of the pre-war regular army, the Territorial Force and the Kitchener Army, which was composed of Pals battalions, recruited from the same places and occupations.
>>48054761
German counter-attacks during the afternoon recaptured most of the lost ground north of the Albert–Bapaume road and fresh attacks against Thiepval were costly defeats. On the north bank of the Ancre, the attack of VIII Corps was another failure, with large numbers of British troops being shot down in no man's land. The VII Corps diversion at Gommecourt was also costly, with only a partial and temporary advance south of the village. The German defeats from Foucaucourt to the Albert–Bapaume road, left the German defence on the south bank incapable of resisting another attack and a substantial German retreat began, from the Flaucourt plateau to the west bank of the Somme close to Péronne, while north of the Somme, Fricourt was abandoned overnight.
Several truces were observed to recover wounded from no man's land on the British front, where the Fourth Army had lost 57,470 casualties, of whom 19,240 men were killed. The French had 1,590 casualties and the German 2nd Army lost 10,000–12,000 men. Orders were issued to the Anglo-French armies to continue the offensive on 2 July and a German counter-attack on the north bank of the Somme by the 12th Division, intended for the night of 1/2 July, took until dawn on 2 July to begin and was destroyed. Since 1 July 1916, the cost of the battle and the "meagre gains" have been a source of grief and controversy in Britain; in German and French writing, the first day of the Battle of the Somme has been little more than a footnote to the mass losses of 1914–1915 and the Battle of Verdun.
More than any other battle in WW1 (except possibly Third Ypres), it's the Somme that seemed to form the permanent impression of the War in the Anglophone mind
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4z7rcijix3vp5da/Osprey+-+CAM+169+-+Somme+1916.pdf
http://www.mediafire.com/download/bc3n1ls9ftcme4l/Osprey+-+CBT+005+-+British+Infantryman+vs+German+Infantryman+1916.pdf
>>48054772
Wilfred (Billie) Nevill (14 July 1894 – 1 July 1916) went to school at Dover College, where he distinguished himself as a scholar and a games player. He was Head Boy, played in the 1st XV for Rugby, the 1st XI for Hockey, the 1st Running team and was Captain of the Cricket XI. He went up to Jesus College, Cambridge in 1914, where he played hockey, but his academic career was cut short by the Great War. He joined the East Yorkshire Regiment but transferred to the East Surrey Regiment.
On the first day of the Battle of the Somme, the 8/Royal East Surreys left their trenches at Carnoy to attack German positions 300 yards away. As Captain and c.o. of B Company, Nevill, had purchased two footballs to kick across 'No Man's Land'.
He and his fellow officers were concerned about how their men would behave when finally called on to go over the top. To provide his soldiers with a reassuringly familiar symbol, Nevill bought the footballs while on leave in London and took them back with him to France.
In the face of murderous fire, and sustaining heavy casualties, they charged across the intervening ground with the footballs bouncing encouragingly before them. The combination of Nevill's initiative and their gallantry proved successful and they gained their objective. Nevill did not survive. He was killed just in front of the German barbed wire. Both footballs were later recovered.
One of the balls is currently displayed at the Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment Museum at Dover Castle and the other at the Queen's Royal Surrey Regimental Museum near Guildford, until the latter burnt down in a 2015 fire. Now only one ball remains.
'Touchstone' of The Daily Mail penned the following verse in tribute:
"On through the hail of slaughter,
Where gallant comrades fall,
Where blood is poured like water,
They drive the trickling ball.
The fear of death before them,
Is but an empty name;
True to the land that bore them,
The Surreys played the game."
>>48054613
All done, ready for action
>>48054954
A yellow tankers helmet/cap?
>>48053795
>doesn't understand that painting models is a hobby
>doesn't want to put any effort into painting them but will complain when they look shit
>nonsense greentexting
literally the worst
>>48055366
The CO is Commander Keen
>>48055366
hmm good point. I did yellow ochre, was going to give it a wash to darken it a bit, but looking at some images it seems most of their tanko caps were grey or dark green... There do seem to be the odd tan one though
>>48055366
Better?
>Dmitry! take your tanks and head around that hill
>Dmitry!?
>>48055619
>glorioussovietadvanceworking.jpg
Love your kill markers, anon.
>>48056297
Thanks! They're just cotton balls painted through yellow, orange, red and black.
That way you can kind of push them onto a tank and they dont harm the paint, and stay in place. they're soft!
>>48054051
The newer rules are supposed to be far more brutal, I haven't played with them yet, but it does look more lethal.
>>48056474
how did you paint them?
Realized I forgot to lighten the pictures up (this monitor is quite bright). Pretty similar overall though the blue-grey underside shows up slightly better
>>48052522
I skimmed through that, the weapon descriptions are...inacurate
>>48054609
It's worth picking up for that price. I didn't save nearly enough to make up for the headache
T-70s came out nice. Just saw S-Model has a T-40 in the works
>>48056969
I used yellow paint to kind of stick them down to a newspaper. Makes them a bit easier to work with as they're stuck down and wont move around. Then once that had dried partially I did the orange, red, and finally black.
Let the whole thing dry then just rip off the paper the ball was sitting on. It will have a flat paper bottom so will sit nicely on tanks and flat surfaces, and still be soft enough to kind of push into place over a vehicle.
Removing the turret makes for a nice flat surface to sit the flames on
Not entirely /hwg/ but I'm sure it will interest some anons here. Definitely a must-have for any Delta Green fans.
The Cthulhu Wars: The United States’ Battles Against the Mythos (Osprey Dark)
From the Patriots' raid on the necromancer Joseph Curwen to the Special Forces' assault on Leng in 2007, this unique document reveals the secret and terrible struggle between the United States and the supernatural forces of Cthulhu. In this war, immortal cultists worship other-dimensional entities and plot to raise an army of the dead. Incomprehensible undersea intelligences infiltrate and colonize American seaports, and alien races lurk beneath the ice of Antarctica and high in the mountains of Afghanistan. It is only through constant vigilance and violence that the earth has surived. Also included are threat reports describing the indescribable - humanity's deadliest foes serving Cthulhu and the other Great Old Ones. Strange times are upon us, the world is changing, and even death may die - but, until then, the war continues.
https://mega.nz/#!KkF20CYY!4h74Wm-P2QBvBXrZ47wBdJ_SSxabeC4vAlh2s2R00ag
It is scientific fact that if you base British troops on five penny coins they perform 5% more effectively.
>>48058824
1penny coins are marginally bigger and 4 pence each cheaper. They also don't have a ridged rim.
why are you flaunting your wealth here?
>>48058873
I liked the look of 5p coins better. Also 1p would obviously only make them 1% more effective.
>>48058873
>>48058912
On second thoughts I have decided to rebase to 1p because I'm not sure I have enough 5ps to finish the whole platoon as well as the Russian platoon I have to do.
>>48058912
>>48058873
Honestly, I don't understand why you poorfags even post here
>>48054613
Battlegroup or what rule set?
PlastCraft are previewing some new dark ages stuff. Good news for you SAGA fans out there.
Much like the paper craft equivalent, looking at this reminds me of mid/late-90s PC games.
>>48060301
I get what you mean, kinda reminds me of Ebonheart in Morrowind or something.
>>48059208
Ostfront (>>48038275)
The old army lists are here, as well as the campaign map(s):
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/45jrnm7xwc8uw/Ostfront_(WW2_Tabletop)
We've added heaps of units and pretty much redone every list except the British. Each unit now has its own page with description and rules.
Anyone getting virus alerts from pendraken lately?
>>48060770
It's a good thing It's already installed and modded to the nines right now or I'd be looking at a 6+ hour shift of sorting that.
Reminds me a lot of Daggerfall too. I really should build a damn board this way finally, it's just printing and folding for the most part. Maybe find some system for medieval/gritty fantasy adventures or gang fights (inb4 someone yells fivecore at me).
>>48062037
Otherworld
>>48062093
Actually was in on playtesting that, not a fan.
>>48062101
Then Mordheim?
Haven't played Otherworld yet, only read through it, and there are some obvious points I'll modify, like the figure activations (everyone should activate everything) and retarded weapon restrictions (Elves can only get bows and that's about it).
>>48062132
Is Mordheim still going the same way Necromunda is? if so, I'll have to look into updated versions of it.
The retarded restrictions was something I pointed out to the writer a couple of times. Complete with a big list of stuff that was incompatible with Otherworld's miniatures range of the time. So you can't blame the testers for missing that one at least.
Gettysburg edition when?
>>48062652
215 posts, so maybe next year.
>>48062710
217, counting this and that in.
>>48057020
I like your pics but i really wish you would paint your infantry.
Ok, around 2 month ago i found a glitch on Amazon. I used/abused it and reported it to the marketplace seller, but apparently they haven't fixed it and its still there.
Here is what i found:
There is a listing for "D Day Firefight" (the starter box) with a wrong picture (it shows the Warlord games partisan squad) and the wrong price of 21€. (price fits the partisan squad).
So i went ahead and ordered it hoping for a D Day Firefight-box for 21,81€ + 2€ shipping.
Sadly they sent me the box of partisans. I "complained" and told them that i wanted the D Day box and they explained that there is an error in the amazon system with some article numbers and whatever.. they also told me that i can keep the partisans and that they are sorry for the mistake and issued a full refund. So basically i got a box of Warlord partisans for free.
Since i doubt it will work twice for the same person, here is the link:
https://www.amazon.de/Bolt-Action-D-Day-Firefight/dp/B00NEQG5TW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1467411121&sr=8-1&keywords=bolt+action
>>48048968
28mm.Yes the picture is crap but I had to zoom out quite a bit to get it all.
Found this while sorting my reference folder. Might be useful to someone
>>48043442
Barbarossa has Finns too.
![20160503_192715[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UQMG7zV.jpg "20160503_192715[1].jpg")
Who makes the best 28mm ancients? I wanna start a Carthaginian army. Looking for well detailed minis tho, preferably metal but plastic works too.
>>48069923
Foundry
>>48063134
I wish I would too! I have so freaking many and they all desperately need basing and painting. Could be my next big mission, just a matter of motivating myself to do it! I think I would have over 100 bases, each of 4-5 infantry that all need this. Pretty big mission!
cardboard bases are functional for our gaming purposes but they look terrible!
>>48070621
tanks look good
you table and infantry are worse than dogshit though mate
>>48070643
Not everyone could paint them as good as you do anon. Your pics are pinacle of this general
>>48071943
the infantry literallly arent painted....
>>48072023
Im not even him. Why do you bully guy that want to have fun but lack time to paint?
Its nice to see his progress, and he is bumping thread as well.
>>48069417
What an amazing and exciting game that must have been
http://www.fireandfury.com/conventions/bovington2008.php
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cuito_Cuanavale
Anyone have any information on War of the Roses miniature gaming? That was the time period/battles that I wanted to build/paint
>>48072168
Have a look at this anon
http://perfectcaptain.50megs.com/acos.html
>>48072209
Holy Shit. Mah Niggah.
Tell me folks, does any of you own/played a marvel that is ,,Pony Wars"? Is there any chance for PDF/photos of the book? I hypnotised, even through I can't imagine owning 1500 figures for a single period...
>>48072168
Go for Perry Miniatures
>>48058824
>>48058873
>>48058912
>>48058961
What is it with people putting minis on coins? Ever heard of washers? They're sold by the pound for pennies in hardware stores.
>>48073818
I've got a fuckload of pennies sitting around that I won't ever be using so it saves me a trip to the hardware store.
If you want to do the larger battles be sure to check out what is out there in 15mm and 6mm. Peter Pig does a 15mm range and game for the era called Bloody Barons (and is the only era specific game I know of just for WotR). I think magister millitum does a 6mm range, and Impetus is a good a rules set and one of the supplement books (I think #2) has specific army lists for the sides and a rather nice campaign system.
>>48074161
Forgot my >>48072168
Link like a pleb.
>>48073818
>Spending money on bases with holes in them
I don't think so mate
>>48074208
As I've said in an earlier topic, washers are magnetic, while change are not. Not sure about the penny tho.
>>48074554
British pennies are
>>48073818
Americans view pennies as worthless. I'm about the only guy I know who will pick them up, although thats because I have a free change machine at the bank so its not a big deal to exchange them. And I say this has a guy who has about $2 worth being used as bases
So there is a 50% off sale for ww2 on blacktree design. Sadly their pics are pretty bad and small so i can't see shit.
Has anyone ever ordered from them? How is the casting quality of the minis? How are the details?
Is the Society of 20th Century Wargamers magazine worth subscribing to? Ive never seen a scan to check it out
>>48074817
I had some of their Soviets about 15 years ago, from what I remember a few of them had a bit of flash but overall they were pretty nice figs. If the molds are 15+ years old though they might be worn out
>>48072129
That's a nice table but really should have been done at 6mm or 10mm. River is lovely though
>>48074677
Canuckfag here. My friends gave me a couple kilos worth of pennies when the government decided to phase them out. The penny had so little (perceived) value that it was easier/cheaper for people to dump ten bucks of change on me than spend their time taking it to the bank.
>>48074554
British 1, 2, and 5 pence pieces are magnetic.
If you base on 5pence you are a madman though.
>>48072856
Sure picked an obscure one there anon. It has a brief entry on BGG but I can't find a pdf anywhere. I wonder if it's even been scanned.
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9393/pony-wars-miniature-rules
emergency bmp
>>48079161
Da tovarisch?
>>48048547
will do buddy
>>48069923
agema miniatures have plastics, metals, metal add ons and are very well researched, they are sold on northstars website.
>>48080445
What does it say on the side?
