One of the apex predators of WW2, the British 17pdr gun is a beastie that I’ve been missing from my late war Brit/Empire/Polish troops. While browsing the 3D printing sites recently I noticed that this model was available on one of them as a free download. I’m a wargaming cheapskate and that’s the right price […]
Tag: chain-of-command
2
Sep
03
2020
British 17 Pounder Anti Tank Gun
One of the apex predators of WW2, the British 17pdr gun is a beastie that I’ve been missing from my late war Brit/Empire/Polish troops. While browsing the 3D printing sites recently I noticed that this model was available on one of them as a free download. I’m a wargaming cheapskate and that’s the right price […]
1
Jun
11
2020
TTCombat Terraced Houses
Terrain! Love it or hate it, you’ve gotta have it. We’re pretty spoilt for choice in MDF buildings these days, but I don’t think I’ve built any from TT Combat before. So how are they? Like this:
9
Apr
30
2020
Italeri Char B1 Bis Flammpanzer
One of the fun things about collecting German forces for WW2 was just how bonkers a lot of their stuff was. Sure, they spent a lot of time and effort on designing high-tech wonder weapons, but they also flung a lot of crude mash-ups into action, much of it based on pre-war vehicles and weapons […]
1
Apr
09
2020
Kursk Campaign Game 7: Breaking Through Again
With their backs absolutely against the wall, the stubborn defenders of the village of Cherkasskoye had stopped the first German attack cold. But they knew it was only a matter of time before the crack troops of the Grossdeutschland division hit them again. Operation Zitadel was the last big roll of the dice from the […]
1
Mar
26
2020
Kursk Campaign Game 6: Breaking Through
It’s late on 5th July 1943, the second day of the Battle of Kursk. The first Soviet lines have been beaten and are retreating, but the Germans still have to push on and clear their final objective: the village of Cherkasskoye.Here the Soviets have fresh troops and have even been promised armoured support if they […]
