600 pt Escalation comes to a close.

Sorry to Marty: I should have posted our game much sooner, so we can see the finished US Paras.



And here are some vids

vs US Paras



600 Pt Total War mega battle, 3 x 600 point armies, vs another 3 x 600 pt armies.

The Escalation Escalates - 26. Panzer-Division Support

I am very happy to have completed a large portion of my support options for my Mid-War Fallshirmjager Company.  I am holding off on gluing on the aerials until I figure a way to transport them so that they don't bend/break...

Front Row: 2 Panzer III L/Ms. 2 Panzer IV Gs, 2 Panzer III Ns.
Back Row: 2 Marder III Ms, 3 Tiger I Es

See more after the break.

Panzer IV H Platoon

My platoon of Panzer IVH arrived in the post on Tuesday and I got straight to work. Here are some shots of the completed platoon. I used the same camo colors across the platoon, varying the pattern on each tank to maintain unit cohesion, all the while adding uniqueness to each vehicle:

Click on after the break to see some more close up shots! As always, feedback is encouraged and appreciated.

Germans vs Soviets: 1000pt MW Tag Team (Demo)

Lists:
Soviets -Moto HQ w/ 1 company with 3 platoons, 1 company with 1 SMG platoon, sappers, 4 AT guns, 5 T-70s.
Germans - GepanzertepanzerGrens HQ, 2 platoons, 4 panzers, 2 pak 38s.

Deployment: Soviet horde company on the right soviet objective. AT guns on the left Soviet objective. Soviets deployed first and get first turn. German AT guns on their left objective. One platoon of GepanzertepanzerGrens in the middle. Scattered Reserves for both sides.

Turn 1: Soviets fail to dig in. German Pak38s move to the rock wall.

Turn 2: Soviets bring on 5 T-70s on the far right flank with Scattered Reserves and they come down off the escarpment and line up with the infantry. Sappers come on at the farm house by the left Soviet objective. Germans get Panzers right in front of the Soviet light tanks an bail 2 T-70s and kill one.

Saturday Is Alright For Fighting - FoW

1500 pts - CA$H's German Panzers vs J-O's US Tank Co. - FoW
Scenario - Encounter
Saturday, Dec 18th

Deployment. Left - US. Right - Germans. Germans get first turn.


Turn 1: Germans move forwards aggressively on their left flank.


US push forward. StuGs hang out with God.


Turn 2: US move up towards German left flank after Panzers bail a Sherman.


US move up the middle towards the StuGs.


Turn 3: US and Germans slug it out over left flank objective. After German reinforcements show. Both Co. Commanders are down.


Turn 4: Germans reposition to face Shermans on left flank.


German halftracks come from reserves and race to US side.


US bail or pop remaining Panzers. Germans down 2 platoons of 4.


Armoured platoon reinforcements force bail out on Gepanzerte Panzergrenadiers.



Turn 5: End Game.
German Co. morale test is auto failed as Co. commander is dead.

StuG III G Platoon

Flames of War keeps burning strong with me, I can't stop thinking/painting/planing!! I just finished my small platoon of StuG III G:

I modeled the paint scheme after some examples I found of ambushing StuGs at Kursk in 1943. They were a blast to paint, and I think will look awesome on the table. I would love any feedback or comments on how I can improve. I plan to paint my 1iC and 2iC Panzer IV Hs and they will have a slightly different scheme.

Once those HQ panzers are complete, I will have 1500 points painted and ready for Game Summit. I will them be focusing on some terrain, roads, etc for our tables.  

Before I forget, here are some pics of a small 1000 point game Lothlann and I played last Saturday, testing out some units. We learned a lot about the rules, and just played to roll some dice and get more familiar with the rules. We fought over a small town consisting of some dollar store houses Joyous_Oblivion picked up, that we play to strip and paint up for an Eastern Front table. The roads are bare black at the present, but will be painted and I have over 40' of them to play with! Watch this space for more!

Here are the pics:

Turn 1 - The Russians advance on the town, T-34 tanks moving up his left flank, with anti-tank guns on the hill with awesome fields of fire.

My Panzers sneak up the road, using trees to screen their movements as best they can.

My PanzerGrendediers disembark into the town, taking the left two buildings. We now wait for the oncoming Reds!

Turn 2 view from the Russian side. Lothlann decided to try the tank mounted infantry. 

He quickly learned that infantry mounted on tanks......

..........die very quickly to incoming Panzer fire!

T-34s advance on the village, popping a half-track with ease......the rest hide behind the houses.

I keep pouring fire into the T-34s, destroying the platoon leader and bailing two more. Notice the severe lack of infantry riding on them now.

We called the game at turn 4, once the T-34s were broken and beaten. I called it a tie as Lothlann did manage to get a unit into the town (notice them behind the central church). 

It was fun, and like I said, we got to try some interesting units and tactics - can't wait to play again ASAP!

CA$H out.

And so it progresses..

Flames of War has bitten my pretty hard, and I ordered some much needed 15mm terrain for our upcoming gaming this Friday. Here is some quick picks of it prior to being painted:

It is all from "JR Miniatures" ordered from the Warstore. Very cost effective at about $5 per piece ($7 for the bridge). Matt Varnish has mentioned a desire to start painting it this Friday while we get some games of FoW in. I will be posting WIP pics of my German PanzerKompanie tomorrow - Stay Tuned!

CA$H out.