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…
Tag: Historical
FOW – Nehring’s Roving Kessel
Our game was inspired by a scenario written by Charles Grant which was published in Military Modeling magazine almost forty years ago, and which was created long before then. The scenario was…
BBB – The Battle of Castiglione, August 1796.
For our Napoleonic game, we decided to play the Battle of Castiglione (1796), using Bloody Big Battles (BBB) as the rules. The battle in 1796 was one of several battles that were fought at…
(Not) Lend Lease Armor Project, M-3 Halftracks.
I finally arrived at the last of the Americans (but not the last of my project vehicles). I finished up everything but the M-3 Halftracks. The reason I saved these for last…
FOW – Operation Epsom, June 1944
For our final game set in Normandy, we dusted off a scenario that we created over ten years ago (how time flies!). None of our new guys had ever played it, so…
(Not) Lend Lease Armor Project, Ordinance.
Next on the list was various AA, AT and artillery units in the collection. I had finished up the crew and bases for some 3″ guns, but did not have any guns!…
Home Brew – Battle of Resaca de la Palma, May 1846.
The Battle of Resaca de la Palma was one of the early engagements of the Mexican–American War, where the United States Army under General Zachary Taylor engaged the retreating forces of the Mexican Ejército del Norte (“Army of the North”) under General Mariano…
(Not) Lend Lease Armor Project – M18 Hellcats
Next on the list was my favorite US vehicle, the M-18 Hellcat. Since I like them so much, I have a company worth of vehicles. I added the decals. The M-18 tank…
(Not) Lend Lease Armor Project – M10/36s, M8s and M20s.
All my Shermans were knocked out, so my Tank Destroyers and armored car escorts were next. I added the decals. Once they dried, I added stowage to a number of the vehicles….
BBB – Battle of Caldiero, November 1796
We needed a scenario for our Tuesday horse-and-musket game, and the current issue (No.128) of “Wargames Soldiers and Strategy” magazine had one that was just right. To quote the magazine: “The Battle…