But I saw a decent deal on the Core Rules so decided to get that at least.  I don’t think I will be replacing my physical army and…[Read more]

Appreciate this isn’t an Achtung Panzer forum, but there doesn’t seem to be one and BA is the closest fit.

I’m a little interested in this, but I’d like to understand what data you need to play.  Do you have to have the Warlord Games data and playing cards to play – wondering whether you are tied into what tanks warlord sell and provide…[Read more]

Firstly, no index – this is a good argument for the PDF, not only are they are lot cheaper but you can search them.  If starting over, that’s what I would do, but unfortunately I like physical books and have amassed a good collection so when it comes to buy a new one I go…[Read more]

There are plenty of rigging products sold for model aircraft and ships but I’m not sure what thickness I should use.

It looks like it goes on top of the breech.

Must admit, given the price of some of these metal models I’m often disappointed by the poor fit but mostly by the poor assembly instructions.

I get the l…[Read more]

First there was the Battle of Britain starter – that came with the original rule book

Then came the new book – called Air Strike

Then came the Midway starter

So since the Midway starter post-dates Air Strike, is it rule set the same as Air Strike – but with Midway branding?

Just checking if I bought Air Strike in…[Read more]

What play area size is recommended.

Looking at play mats and there are 4’x4′ and 4’x6′ – I appreciate that it depends on how big your  games become, but assuming that 4’x4′ is fine for the starter set how big does the game have to grow before 4’x4′ is not enough.

Talking WWII piston engines, not Korean jets.

Cheers,

Nigel

I see that Warlord Games have two play mats one 4’ x 4’ and the other 6’ x 4’.  They are very competitively priced which makes me wonder what they are made from.

Are they like the mouse mat material that I have seen other play mats made from?

Also which size is recommended for Black Seas, I would also be looking to use it for Blood Red Skie…[Read more]

Must admit, this is a personally irritation with resin and white metal models, not just Warlord but they are a continual offender.  It irks me when I am faced with a set of white metal parts with no instructions, no clear location points – especially…[Read more]

My concern was less about the rigging and more about the ratlines and sails provided for Black Sails. My understanding is that the ratlines are printed on acetate and that the sails are card or paper. Was wandering how well they say attached.

Cheers,

Nigel

Are the sails paper/card or are they a plastic laminate.

I could live without the ratlines but I’d want the sails, flags and a minimum of rigging thread.

Cheers,

Nigel

I was actually at a war game show near release with the intention of buying.  I visited the Warlord Games stand and they had it out but they really weren’t promoting it that well.  The models…[Read more]

But it still seems wrong that when a soldier is holding a rifle in firing position the wing rotates a full 90 degrees and end up on the…[Read more]

So what is this pet hate – shoulder wings – or what ever you choose to call them, those frilly ornate…[Read more]

Though I agree, for historical accuracy it should be 1 driver and 2 passengers.

But that also begs another question – in war gaming in general, the Kettenkrad is often depicted as a PAK 36 tow – but what about the gun crew – and ammunition.

I guess in reality, it wasn’t used that much…[Read more]

Cheers,

Nigel

I’m okay with the Romans because they are pretty uniform, it is the Gauls that have me puzzled.

The rules say that units must be between 5 and 20 figures, though it hives no guidance on how the Gails and Romans should be split up.

The rules also say t…[Read more]

In reality it would be extremely difficult to hit a moving armoured car with a howitzer even in direct fire, especially where the movement is at an angle to the gun.  The low velocity of the shell, the slow traverse and t…[Read more]

In the sniper rules it states that there is a marksman and optionally an observer in which case the team weapon special rule applies.

So does this mean if you don’t have an observer, the team weapon rule does not apply.

I ask because the team weapon rule requires a minimum of two to fire a…[Read more]

http://www.rkk-museum.ru/about/sitemap_e.shtml

Cheers,

Nigel

Standard Infantry Unit – 6 bases (240mm line frontage) – even number so can do 6×1, 3×2, 2×3 or 1×6
Standard Cavalry Unit – 5 bases (250mm line frontage) – odd number so can do 5×1 or 1×5 – but that seems okay because attack columns don’t apply to cavalry
I could even tweak the cavalry bases to be 48mm wide rather than…[Read more]

I’m thinking that for a standard infantry unit, the most flexible size will be six bases. That way they can be arranged as

Line…[Read more]

1. Looking at the retail boxes – I find it very hard to believe that they would have been packed like that at the Warlord Games warehouse – it would be a very silly thing to do especially as they have to put their personalised packing slip inside.
2. But the external packaging is intact and undamaged.

So if I were to guess…[Read more]

It started out saying something like “your recent purchases have earned 150 medals, you can convert 100 of these into a £5 discount”.

But I hadn’t made any recent purchases, in fact I’…[Read more]

For 28mm the rulebook recommends putting 4 infantry figures in a 2 x 2 pattern on a 40mm x 40mm base.

And then it gives the unit frontages as

Standard 200-250mm (5 to 6 bases)
Large 260-325mm (7 to 8 bases)
Small 120-150mm (3 bases)

Firstly, a question for seasoned players – how many bases would you go for in each unit, is…[Read more]

Cheers,

Nigel

I have the second edition rule book and the Albion Triumphant supplement but I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed by the potential number of figures – both in terms of cost and painting effort.

I’m guessing I need to start smaller and buil…[Read more]

On the subject of increasing artillery range, I’d heard similar about musket range too.

Cheers,

Nigel

I’ve tried googling, seen plenty of discussions and opinions but nothing really solid.

One suggestion is to use centimetres instead of inches – but unlear what should be done with frontages as these are expessed in mm in the rules – do you c…[Read more]

Many thanks for the extremely generous offer. I’ll PM my details across.

Cheers,

Nigel

The reason:

I’m building the Blitzkrieg infantry and when it comes to the squad leaders I want to give them MP40s. There are two options, both right handed and one of those is firing so needs the left hand to go with it.

There are only two command arms…[Read more]

Personal equipment.  Generally this is not moulded onto the figure but provided as separate parts to glue.  I don’t have a problem with that but what is presented is a real hotch-potch.

So this soldier has a canteen, a gas mask container and a bread-bag, but t…[Read more]

Cheers,

Nigel

• Full size (A4) or half size (A5)
• Hard back or soft back

Cheers,

Nigel

That might provide some suggestions for you.

Cheers,

Nigel

You are correct about the LMG though, from memory I used the rifle arms – but I do prefer not to use prone figures so I tend to have my LMGs being carried or being fired from the hips.  But I have done some prone LMGs.

Cheers,

Nigel

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Nigel

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Nigel

It is the Sd.Kfz 10 Demag Halftrack with LeiG 18 7.5cm infantry gun.

Normally £38 but they are offering it on sale for £36

But bought separately the prices are

Sd.Kfz 10 – £20
LeiG 18 – £13
TOTAL – £33

Buying separately is £5 cheaper than the standard bundle price and £3 cheape…[Read more]

Appreciate the Soviet armoured car has bigger armament, but wondering whether the features of the 20mm auto cannon  are a match.

What about german infantry against the BA-3, 6 or 10.

Would like a pair of armoured cars that are evenly matched.

Little concerned that…[Read more]

With a traditional infantry squad or section, if the NCO focussed on the LMG loader role than he would run the risk that the rest of the…[Read more]

1) At the time, in reality, turretless tanks had the advantage of costing less to produce, but in the game it is not reproduced correctly with the point cost.

This sort of thing is always a challenge. The danger is that you can keep adding extra detail but then you lose the simplicity of the gameplay. You go from a fast and free flowing gaming…[Read more]

I really want a “here is a good list of staple items to get you going”.

And the price – I’ll be at a show and see a tree or a section of wall for a £5 and think “wow, so twenty each will be £200 and I’ve not eve…[Read more]

I have even been to war game shows but found the sheer range and number of sellers daunting, especially as you can’t seem to go to one place and say “I…[Read more]

The position of a traditional pill-box would have known with decent intelligence or reconnaissance but Panzernests could be deployed quickly.  Not fast enough to be positioned and deployed in a Bolt Action game but something that could have been deployed night before the attack so would…[Read more]

Whether weapons slid easily on that rail or needed to unclamped, removed and clamped is something I don’t know.

All the examples I have seen have had a…[Read more]