Achtung! Plastics: Review

Sherman Sprue

As you no doubt know by now, Battlefront's new starter set "Achtung!" dropped recently and includes fully plastic kits for 3 British Shermans and 2 German Stugs.  Of course we're all excited about Battlefront's jump into plastics, so let's have a look!

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N00b Zone: More Painting and Modeling Tips

Let's continue our series of modeling tips for Flames of War! This series of tips will cover some of the things already mentioned in the podcast, but we think it is important to get these on the site for reference. Enjoy!

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Template Weapon Mathemagic

Hi Everyone,

Stolen from Krynn72 on the FoW forums

Today's Flames of War Statistics article is a relatively straightforward one and it deals with Artillery Template Weapon Systems. I had originally drawn up some work related to both Artillery and Airplane weapons in V2, but since probabilities for air planes got so much easier (read: 1 chance to range in), I added several more options for basic Artillery.

I developed a set of equations that would calculate the probability of killing a single armoured team under a template given a set of conditions (Target Skill, Top Armor, Artillery Skill, AT, FP) over all 3 attempts to range in. While it is relatively easy to hammer out an EV for a single attempt to range in, accounting for subsequent attempts/success is more complicated.

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Operation Sea Lion Beach Assault AAR!

Operation Sea Lion is off! Barges and amphibious tanks hit the British coast near Chesil beach, and Hauptman Von Odenkirk's pioneers are tasked with securing the beach head. The mission is a slightly modified Fighting Withdrawal. SIGN UP NOW FOR OPERATION SEA LION

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Something Else Sunday: Normans for Saga

As we've mentioned on both the podcast and the forum, we though it would be neat to "try something different" every Sunday.  We plan to stay focused on FoW Monday through Saturday, but we're versatile gamers and we're willing to bet you are too.  So, to kick off these Something Else Sundays, here are a few pics of my first Normans for SAGA!

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Total System Scenic Train Tracks

Back when I posted my Battlefront Train Tracks review, I lamented the lack of curved pieces.  I really liked the Battle Front offering, but have trouble seeing myself using them much without the curved option!  I contacted several alternative manufacturers, and Total System Scenic responded with a sampling of their tracks!

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Jumbos Lead the Way!

We received the Sherman M4A3E2 "Jumbo" box in addition to the M4A3E8 Easy Eight Box to take a look at- and I couldn't be happier!  These are of course by Battlefront Miniatures for use in Flames of War .  The box comes with 4 Sherman Jumbos, which is the maximum number a tank company from Blood Guts & Glory can field.

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British Armoured Regiment vs Italian Compagnia Carri

Before we return to our Firestorm Campaign, Sean and I wanted to hit a few theaters we've neglected as a result of the Eastern Front Focus. A desert armor scrape was at the top of our list! As usual we rolled for mission and came up with Free For All- which suited us just fine!

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Sherman M4A3E8 "Easy 8" Review

 At long last, some new US Armor!  Got my hands on a brand spankin' new box of Detroit's finest!  The M4A3E8 is easily the coolest of all the Shermans.  With neat new rules to set it apart, The Easy 8 is giving American and German players in Flames of War a lot to think about!

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My Soviet Army Collection (April 2012)

The 4th installment in my Flames of War Army Collection Videos.

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