They come pre-painted and ready to rock but feel free to paint away. All expansion pieces come painted as well. Easy game to learn but made to play as a stand alone game, not recomended for the board games. Although you can use the infantry pieces.
A big one coming up
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I’m curious what infantry types you’re favoring over others.
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Ref your map layout, I like wider maps over longer maps. First it shortens the distance that the infantry must travel and second, it gives more flexibility for flanking moves by high speeders.
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SSPG for moving up.
Para + Griz vet for reinforce
2 Werewolf to deal with the expected ammo dump
I will doubletime the SSPG’s to objective
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MY plan is fairly simple.
The fuel dump and ammo dump will be irresistably and he will try to take out. I will have them in such a way that partisans will not be able to get closer than 2 . The mg and brumbar + maybe an sspg will deal with them. If he has paras I’m hoping he will drop them in as well (eventually) He has done this before. If that is the case then I will surround him,
My only concern now (because you fellas got me thinking!) is the mortors. what do I replace do I lose 2 SSPG leaving me with 4 not sure if that makes me happy. Â
The tank situation will be fine. I think I would even be able to lose 20 pts somewhere on the armor side. But remember 30 unit limit, and totally unacceptable to him due to the dump abilities as losses start to mount he will deploy the eagles. I’m making a lot of assumptions here so who knows.Â
P.S. I ran into a Pershing last Thursday and am not uses to dealing with + range and firepower. What is the general tactic on the allies uparmored tanks? Anyone?
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Just thought of something else:
I forgot about the Nebelwerfer. Same point cost as a mortor except without the range. Also, I really like the snipes and feel they have played critical roles in the games (that head/crack shot ability is way too valuable) I have resisted the temptation to cut one lose in order to get a mortor.
Buy the way, thanks for the feedback folks I do appreciate it.
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Now we’re all curious about the results. What is the enemy coming to the field with and how does it all turn out…
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Should be sometime this week:Â I’ll give you Post op when I finish.
My suspicisions:
Heavy armor
Pershings
Churchill crocks
Centuriansas well as M3 stuarts
Bofur
Ammo dump
Eagles and rangers
Hunting sniperI’ve got a couple armor builds for this what do you folks think?
1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 2[/u[/u]]Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 3 4VTÂ Â Â X2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â VTÂ Â X2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â VTÂ X2 VT X2
Panther DÂ Â X3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Panther DÂ Â X3Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Panther DÂ X3 Tiger I X1
Brumbar X1                   Brumbar X1                       Brumbar X1 Panther D X2
Nashhorn X1                   Tiger 1  X1                      King    X1 Nashorn X1
SS PZ IV  X1                  PZ II Flamingo X2                  SS Panther X1 BrumBar
222   X1                    Hetzer X1                         222 X1 Hetzer X1
250 X2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250 X1Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 250 X1 250 X1358Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 382Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 385 358
Assuming I have multiples in infantry what would you do with the rest of the pointsÂ
I must have
2 Snipers
Ammo Dump
Fuel Dump
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I don’t thnk that looks quite like you had intended…
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Nope the VT should lead off the columns
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Had a defeat this Sat. I felt the game went very well and I used a lot of new pieces so as always I learned something. I’ll try to give you a summary this week. I just don’t have the time right now.
Opposing force:
3 Church Crocks
1 Centurian
5 Shermans
2 Rhinos
2 M5’s
1 Humbar
1 Hawker Typhoon
1 M36
2 Mortars
Red Devil
Ammo Dump
6 RangersMy set up
2 Vet Tigers
3 Panther D’s
1 Nashorn
1 Brumbar
1 Puma
1 250
262
2 mortars
1 spotter
6 sspg’s
hero
1 para
ammo
fuel
2 snipers
1 mg42
2 were wolfs
1 SSHF -
Been a while let give you my reflections on this game. I think the rest of my games will have a screen upon set up.
I placed first going with an even spread upon the field. Left: Brumbar/Puma/Panther Middle: Nashorn/Vet Tiger/Panther Right: Vet/Panther
He stacked my Right side with 11 tanks and swarmed me. Nashorn took out Approx 55 points. But I lost a vet first round which really killed me.Â
My Puma who I’ve been itching to use for ever finally got the nod. Killed a sherman and damaged a rhinobefore going down. Also used my werewulf’s. I placed 1st and was able to deny nice cove for the ammo dump my ME 262 took care of it 1st round.
Re: Comparison between Panther G and Panther D. I’m starting to suspect that the G is worth the extra 14 points. I lost my D’s fairly easy and I know in previous games that he had a hard time ending my G’s . I think my next on will field more G’s perhaps those SS PZ IV’s as well I really can appreciate that determination ability now.
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P.S. I actually played the Russians last Thursday in my strategy club at school. The grop loves High points low unit. I was a real good Tank battle. The group is really getting into it . I think I have provided their parents gift ideas for the next several months and to listen in on the coversations they are really getting the hang of it. 2 of my guys went to a local tourney and won 1st and 3rd place. Pretty cool.
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I learned a lesson with my Nashorn today. It was my first battle with it and I took it in way too close and of course lost it due to its low armour. Better to find a field of fire and sit way back!
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Mine was in a center hex in the hills and upon deployment it was one of those cringe moments. He had a Typhoon. The funny thing is he didn’t use it on the Nash so I was able to bump it off mid game. I’m please with the results 55 point to 45 cost I’ll take that any day. If it wasn’t for the mortor and the Improved Indirect fire it may have been higher kill points.
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