Flames of War Soviet Horde

Here comes the Red Horde!

 

With the release of the new "Barbarossa" supplement I decided to do a Soviet early war army to combat my early war Germans.

 

I have two Batalions, a Strelkovy, and Tankovy

 

First up the Strelkovy

 

 

 

Strelkovy Batalon
Rated Confident Conscript in Barbarossa

T28's
You just gotta love those multiple turrets

Mortars
In Barbarossa you don't get spotters so positioning of these guys will be vital?

Anti-Tank rifles
You can only have four attached to the HQ but I decided to paint them all up

HMG
Available in groups of four, you can also add up to two Maxims to your Strelkovy Companies

Strelkovy Company (1)
Thousands of Em!

HQ, 45mm Anti-Tanks Guns, and the Artillery Command in the back
Decided to use "Across the Volga" rule for the guns so will have the Battery off-Table

Artillery Staff Team, Spotter, and Command

Strelkovy (2)





Next up the Tankovy
I still have to get some T34 obr 1940 (Zvezda) to finish them off

Scout Tanks

T26's

More T26's

KV1's and a KV2

Quad Maxim AA

Air Support

 

 

So that's about it so far, about 3500 points of angry Communists! I may add some Pioneers to the HQ at some point and maybe get some more T34's, but at 215pts a piece they don't come cheap? Having said that they are almost unstoppable unless the Germans have some 88's?

 

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Flames of War Finns

My latest project is a Finnish tank company. Progress so far  below.....

KV1 platoon

HQ T26 Platoon

T26 Platoon

BA10 Armoured Car Platoon
Recon element

Truck for my Pioneer Platoon

The force together

Now just need some Pioneers,and T28's, and to paint up my PaK40's, and Jaalkavaki Platoon and were done. Artillery will be "Across the Volga"

Hope you like them, please feel free to leave a comment.

Flames of War Greeks (and also Italians?)

 

I have nearly finished my Greek force for FoW, just need to do the mortar platoon. The good thing is they will also double as my Italian force fighting in Russia, Sicily etc.

Hope you enjoy?

 

 

 

 

HQ: 1iC, 2iC, Boyes A/T Rifle, and Mortar

Solothurn Anti-Tank Rifle Platoon
(No don't laugh, this really is the Greek A/T Platoon!)

Motosikleta Platoon
i also have the dismounted troops as well

British Carrier platoon with Greek Crews.
Command carrier has "Ochi" (Greek for "No") written on the side

Captured Italian Tankettes used by the Greeks
2 Platoon of 3

Another shot of the fearsome Greek armour!

Greek rifle platoon
I've got four of these in total

Greek HMG Platoon
I've also got a platoon of HMG nests

Well I hope you like them, please feel free to leave a comment

 

Happy gaming!

Battle of Bir El Gubi Club Game

During Operation Crusader 22nd Armoured Brigade was tasked with taking Bir el Gubi.158 Crusader tanks faced 146 M13/40 tanks and infantry and Guns of Ariete. The Italians emerged victorious, inflicting heavy casualties for less than 40 of its own tanks.

Re-created at the club meeting, with Bill taking charge of the valiant British, and Mark upholding the honour of the heroic Italians. Bill charged his tanks across the open straight into the line of Italians trying to break through to the objective. Suffering horrific loses on the way as 88's, coastal,and A/T guns ripped his Crusaders apart. Having got on the objective he was repulsed at turn 7, and with his 1iC gone automatically failed morale. A valiant effort in what was a very difficult scenario for the British. Well done to both players for giving an enjoyable and sporting game!

The Italians of Ariete Division
Guns, Guns, Guns!



Dug - in Italians

2 Coastal Guns

The 4th County of London Yoemanry with their brand new Crusader tanks prepare to charge!
After all theyre ONLY Italians!?!

More Crusaders prepare to "Tally Ho!"

British Recon Armoured Cars
(They didn't last long!)

After their valiant charge the Crusaders start gettting "Brewed Up"

Who said the Italians were a pushover?

The Coastal guns did a fair bit of damage to the British Armour

Crusaders close assaulting the Dug-In Italians

Not always successfully?

The Italians repulse another attack by motorised Infantry on their right flank

M13/40's, the cream of Italian Armour!

Tally Ho!!

Things don't go well for the Crusaders?

On the British Left a platoon of Crusaders tries to cross the Wadi, with one of their tanks breaking down

In the centre the British attempt to sieze the objective, but are counter attacked by heroic italians, the British losing their 1iC in the ensueing fight!

Hope you enjoyed the AAR, feel free to leave a comment

Happy Gaming!

Zvezda's STUG III Ausf B

 

Just brought a couple of the new Zvezda STUG's and painted them up for my early war Germans. Zvezda produce some lovely models now and they seem to have changed to a harder plastic, which makes them easier to paint? Tried a bit of weathering on the models to represent the dust from France / Russia / Greece? Well worth getting with good detail and at around £2:50 a pop you can't go wrong? Just need a command vehicle to finish off the platoon?

 

 

 

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Happy gaming!