Today I've got a review on some amazing pieces of anti-tank scatter terrain I purchased from forum member, Dano903 - not to be confused with the sultry Dano of the BAR & Speakeasy! He has a
terrain building thread in the Bolt Action Modeling section. I purchased twenty Hedgehogs with two different types of basing, two tetrahedron, and five wooden-stake anti-landing craft style obstacles for a very low price.
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| The entire haul minus Dano903's Soviets for scale. |
They are quite resilient and hardy. After their voyage from the US to Down Under, in which they were individually wrapped, I've been transporting them in a box to and fro and haven't had any problems or breakages. The bases are simple but effective, and I know Dano903 was more than happy to accommodate me on how I wanted them.
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| One of Lachlan's ATRs takes cover. |
We used them at the Conquest Bolt Action tournament and I look forward to using them in my own games as I build up my own cache of terrain, especially in a Normandy beach style game. This brings me to the question: How exactly would you use them in a battle? The Bolt Action rulebook doesn't cover Anti-tank Obstacles specifically in the terrain section as a type of terrain.
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| More Italians move up behind the Hedgehogs. |
During my games at Conquest, we played them as a regular Obstacle for infantry that provided hard cover if you had majority behind them (a pretty hard feat for units any bigger then a few men). While they were Impassable terrain for vehicles. This meant that a row of these could quite effectively impede vehicles and provided another thing to factor in when maneuvering units.
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| Canadian Paras try and put a Hedgehog between them and the advancing Panzer IV. |
Now, Dano903 hasn't just been making anti-tank obstacles. In his forum thread you can see a bunch of other pieces he's been working on. I know Judson has a bunch of fencing from him (as well as ruined buildings, roads, city scatter - Judson), and he's also been working on roads, ruins, rivers and a whole slew of other amazing terrain. If you have a great piece you'd like him to have a go at, or even just to check out his work and be inspired, head over to the forums. He's always looking for questions, comments and suggestions.
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| Canadian Paras engaging Old Man Morin's party boys. |
Have any suggestions for those BARbarians gathering terrain for their tables? Tell us on the forum!
