Background The Meuse–Argonne offensive was a major part of the final Allied offensive of World War I that stretched along the entire Western Front. It was fought from September 26, 1918, until the Armistice of November 11, 1918, a…
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V&F – Battle of Konzer Bridge, July 1675.
Background The Battle of the Konzer Bridge was an episode of the Dutch War. On the 11th In August 1675, troops allied with Emperor Leopold I fought a victory over an army of the French Sun King Louis XIV. The triumph thwarted…
Airfix Battles – Armor on Armor Play Test.
This was a follow up game I have been meaning to run for quite a long time. I tried out Airfix Battles for an all infantry fight and liked how it flowed…
FOW – On the Road to Eindhoven, September 1944.
The Battle Operation Market Garden was an Allied military operation during the Second World War fought in the German-occupied Netherlands from 17 to 25 September 1944. Its objective was to create a 64 mi (103 km) salient into German territory with a bridgehead over the Nederrijn…
FoW – Battlefront French R-35 Tanks
While walking around Historicon, I came across a unit of seven Battlefront R-35 tanks that were based painted. They were only six dollars each, so I figured I would pick them up…
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…
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…