Kursk! The greatest battle of the Second World War, where the invincible German war machine would go head-to-head with the immense Soviet juggernaut. Well, our Chain of Command table isn’t quite that epic in scale, but it is the first game of a new campaign, and the fate of the world (or at least toy […]
Tag: ww2
6
Mar
12
2019
Kursk Campaign Game 1: Eyes Down!
Kursk! The greatest battle of the Second World War, where the invincible German war machine would go head-to-head with the immense Soviet juggernaut. Well, our Chain of Command table isn’t quite that epic in scale, but it is the first game of a new campaign, and the fate of the world (or at least toy […]
0
Feb
19
2019
Battlefront Semovente 47/32 Tank Destroyers
Spurred on by recent Italian success in our club What a Tanker campaign I’ve started looking at upgrade options once the Regio boys get the kill rings to upgrade their little M11/39s. I reckon the M13/40 isn’t much of an upgrade, but if you can get up to 10 kill rings you can make the […]
9
Feb
12
2019
SdKfz 222 Recce Vehicle
Hey, it’s everybody’s favourite dinky WW2 recce vehicle, and while I had one of the smaller SdKfz 221s it was high time I built up these two plastic kits I’ve had on the shelf gathering dust. Early: Late:
2
Feb
05
2019
Soviet observers and DShK heavy machine gun
The next chain of command campaign I’m playing with my regular opponent Phil is Kursk, and I’ll be playing as the Reds.
1
Jan
23
2019
Kursk Campaign Overview “Storming the Citadel”
So far our Chain of Command campaigns have all taken place on the western front in the later period of WW2, a time when the Germans had largely been beaten, even if they hadn’t admitted it yet. But now we’re moving on to the main event: the Eastern Front, and a time when the result […]
