This is the report of the fourth game of our Gallabat-Metemma campaign. Game 1 saw the capture of Fort Gallabat by British and Indian forces. Games 2 and 3 featured counterattacks by…
Tag: Flames of War
FOW – Axis and Allies, Italian Macchi 200 Air Support.
I decided my next Axis and Allies aircraft pimping project would be Italian aircraft to support my desert forces. I had choses this aircraft, as it covers the entire war. The came…
FOW – Axis and Allies Soviet I-16 Air Support.
A couple of years ago, I discovered airplane miniatures associated with the Axis and Allies air combat system. Two series were released, Angels 20 and Bandits High. The planes are no longer…
FOW – Gallabat-Metemma Campaign, Part 3.
This post reports the third game of our Gallabat-Metemma mini-campaign. Our first game recreated the historical attack by the British and Indian troops of the 10th Indian Infantry Brigade to recapture the…
FOW Gallabat-Metemma Campaign Part 2.
This post reports the second game of our Gallabat-Metemma mini-campaign. Part 1 reported our first game and also provided some historical background and notes about how we organized our campaign. Historically, while…
FOW: Gallabat-Metemma Campaign Part
Issues 433 and 434 of Wargames Illustrated magazine ran two articles titled, “The Battle of Gallabat” and “The Attack on Fort Gallabat.” The articles provide background, orders of battle, a map of the operational…
FOW – WWII Early War Norwegian Army
We have run early war Flames of War scenarios for a long time. Every so often, we turn to the Norway campaign. So many of the fights require some Norwegians forces in…
FOW – WWI US Cavalry.
With the completion of the ground pounders, I decided I wanted a unit of cavalry to go with my force. This would be I support of more mobile breakthrough and exploitation fights…
FOW – WWI US Marines Support Weapons.
I got all my Marine Infantry out of the way, so I needed some support weapons. Some Machine guns and AT guns were a no brainer and I figured I should have…
FOW – WWI US Marines Infantry.
I somewhat recently went to the US Marine Museum in Quantico Virginia. I got a chance to take my time going through the WWI section (along with all the other sections). It…