barca Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 Let's say 1500, LW Big enough, but not too big. What do you want to bash on? Rus Strelkovy/gravel munchers/Gravilya Yedokov, or the glorious steel mammoths of Mother Russia? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnellerKarl Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I'll be there this Thursday. Would anyone be willing to lend me an allied force for the evening? I'm feeling a powerful urge to play something not-German. I'll bring my Kriegers anyway, so if anyone wants to borrow some Deutsches Gravel Munchers and try out the Dark Side... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 I can lend LW Canadian or LW russian tanks Here is one CDN ARM list I can field: British ArmouredTank Company, Guards Armoured Division, from Overlord, page 90Points=1505Platoons=6Combat PlatoonsHeadquartersCompulsory Armoured Squadron HQ (p.91) CinC Sherman II or V 2iC Sherman II or VConf/Trained135 pts.CombatCompulsory Armoured Platoon (p.92) Command Sherman II or V 2x Sherman II or V Firefly VCConf/Trained285 pts.CombatCompulsory Armoured Platoon (p.92) Command Sherman II or V 2x Sherman II or V Firefly VCConf/Trained285 pts.CombatCompulsory Armoured Platoon (p.92) Command Sherman II or V 2x Sherman II or V Firefly VCConf/Trained285 pts.CombatCompulsory Armoured Platoon (p.92) Command Sherman II or V 2x Sherman II or V Firefly VCConf/Trained285 pts.Brigade SupportLorried Rifle Platoon (p.106) Command Rifle/MG PIAT, Light Mortar 6x Rifle/MGConf/Trained150 pts.Scout Platoon (p.102) Command Universal Carrier 2x Universal CarrierConf/Trained80 pts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 17, 2015 Report Share Posted November 17, 2015 RE: I'll bring my Kriegers anyway, so if anyone wants to borrow some Deutsches Gravel Munchers and try out the Dark Side... I would try them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnellerKarl Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Armored Canucks sound great! Here's my tourney list: http://forces.flamesofwar.com/FOWPrint.aspx?list=9eb5de94-5f5e-43e1-ac9d-18f6de99826a&PDF=Y And here's what I would recommend for a 1500pt variation on that: http://forces.flamesofwar.com/FOWPrint.aspx?list=55e6b64a-de93-4879-8593-53b629656d4f&PDF=Y This list drops the Pioneers, Flak, Mortars and Anti-tank platoon. The first three did absolutely nothing in all three games, and the Anti-Tank platoon was only useful in game 1. With the extra points, I boosted the support Schutzen squad to full strength. Kampfgruppe to get to 9 platoons, and the Kampfgruppe can include up to 2 Pak50s. Let me know if you want me to rearrange it some other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 SK, Thx for both. If the pioneers have the option to bring along a supply truck to setup barriers, I would like that to be in the list. I am thinking of trying a "Seamless Web Defense". (US WWII term)(a.k.a. "Defense in Depth" - modern term) I've seen what you can do with a perimeter defense (US WWII term)(a.k.a. "Forward Defense" - modern term). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnellerKarl Posted November 18, 2015 Report Share Posted November 18, 2015 Those pioneers can take a 3-ton truck or RSO supply vehicle. Understrength pioneers (6 Rifle/Pzfaust+command) + RSO are 170 points. Each full Schutzen platoon is 170 + 20 for the Panzershreck, however the list has three HQ slots for Panzerschrecks unused. Easiest thing would be to trade Pioneers for a Schutzen platoon, and take an extra HQ panzershreck, same points. Also worth noting the Shooting Over Stationary Infantry rules (pg 80), which I wasn't using to full effect in the tournament: Vehicles and gun teams can fire over friendly infantry that did not move. Those infantry can still shoot! So for a static line, its better to layer the infantry right in front of the guns than right behind them as I was doing (which is only useful for a counterassault). Also, infantry can fire over stationary infantry (even if that infantry shoots) when firing at vehicles, so when putting down a tank assault two ranks of panzerfaust-armed infantry is sound, as it keeping the Panzershreck in the rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 SK, Benefit of obstacles is that they make you less dependent on the terrain, and give u less element of chance in your battle plan. I don't expect my experiments to be as successful as your tournament results. But the experiments will be interesting. Anyway, the premise is that when your enemy moves faster than you do, (or more forcefully), then deflecting/directing his movement might be a wise strategy. When you cannot stop a force, then control its direction. There is more to it, but you get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchnellerKarl Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 I will be interested to see the force spread out a bit. That could help with the overcrowding problem in the single defensive line. That last game against the paratroopers, I would have traded half my force for some barbed wire, so I can see the appeal. I'll bring some minefields, but I have no barbed wire handy if you plan to use that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 Thx. I have 2 minefields, 3 barbed wire and 1 dragon's teeth. Here are some references. Free is a good price. FoW adaptations of tactics: Login to the BF forum, go to the Tactics section. Theory, and Historical application Wray, Timothy. Standing Fast: German Defensive Doctrine on the Russian Front During World War IIpp 11, 79, 86http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/cgsc/carl/download/csipubs/wray.pdf http://www.lonesentry.com/intelbulletin/index_subject.html http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/prepdef/index.html http://www.lonesentry.com/articles/ttt/trench-warfare-eastern-front.html http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/cyrenaica/offensive.htmlhttp://www.allworldwars.com/Small-Unit-Actions-During-German-Campaign-in-Russia.htmlhttp://fmso.leavenworth.army.mil/documents/ambush/ambush.htmhttp://defence.pk/threads/battle-report-16-fall-gelb-blitzkrieg-1940.340916/page-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 19, 2015 Report Share Posted November 19, 2015 ...I would have traded half my force for some barbed wire, so I can see the appeal. I'll bring some minefields, but I have no barbed wire handy if you plan to use that. After the first of the year, we are probably going to start an FoW Escalation league. One idea for that league is to have some group terrain building, painting, etc. For those who want cheap minefields and barbed wire, such a terrain-building session would be quick and useful. I bought my initial set, but plan on building more (think Kursk!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 20, 2015 Report Share Posted November 20, 2015 We are not doing anything on Thanksgiving, Thursday NOV 26. Instead, I made a reservation at GG for 2 tables on WED, NOV 25, 6:00-9:45 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 Since GG is closed on Thanksgiving, no FoW League games on Thursday, 27 NOV. Instead, we have confirmed reservation for 3 tables on WED, same time as the weekly event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted November 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 As a heads up I will not be able to make it this week. I have a family to visit Wednesday night and couldn't reschedule for a different night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 24, 2015 Report Share Posted November 24, 2015 OK. Thx. You will be missed. We will soldier on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted November 30, 2015 Author Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 So over the long weekend I finished up my British Paratrooper Infantry and would love to play with them this Thursday. With the new points level of 1420 for late war tournaments anyone up for a 1420 pt late war game? Edit: Also does anyone have 4 6pdrs and 8 75mm howitzers I could borrow for Thursday? Still haven't bought all the guns for the list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I can loan 2 x 6pdrs: 6 pdr gun (Airborne x2) (BR512), 2 guns plus command, painted in BR Abn Camo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 I have a 1420 Soviet Tankovy list (Red Bear) that SchnellerKarl can try out, or I can run it, or he and I can split (Sov "company" has 6 platoons). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I can loan 2 x 6pdrs: 6 pdr gun (Airborne x2) (BR512), 2 guns plus command, painted in BR Abn Camo Okay, I may need to proxy some guns and howitzers for my list then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 I checked the online store @ BF. All the guns you listed are on medium bases: [bR512] 6 pdr gun (x2) (Airlanding) 2 airborne 6pdr guns...2 Medium Bases [bR560] M1A1 75mm pack howitzer, Two models and command, 2 medium bases... I have primed (black), but not painted, Soviet 76mm regimental guns that I can loan for proxying the other two 6pdrs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted December 1, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 We'll figure something out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Hey guys, how do we want to do our weekly game with the holidays coming up? Our weekly games would fall on the 24th (Christmas Eve) and the 31st (New Years Eve). Do we move to a different night those two weeks? I'll be out of town from the 23rd to the 28th, but I could play on the 30th if anyone is interested (normal time 6pm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barca Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Good question. I will make reservations for WED, 23 and WED 30, same bat-time, same bat-channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted December 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 For the record I won't be able to make it on Wednesday the 23rd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroMoon17 Posted December 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 James and I will be playing Team Yankee this Wednesday instead of our usual Thursday game, since Star Wars comes out Thursday night. Similarly for next week and the week after we will be meeting on Wednesday nights at 6pm at Guardian Games for our weekly Flames of War/Team Yankee games because of the holidays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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