Background The Battle of Loigny–Lumeau-Poupry was a battle of the Franco–Prussian War. It took place on 2 December 1870 during the Loire Campaign on a frontline between Loigny, Lumeau and Poupry. After the Battle of Villepion, an army detachment (Armee-Abteilung)…
Flames of War – Ro Ho to Ro Ni
Background The Ho-Ni II was an improvement of the previous Ho-Ni I, which was armed with a 75 mm (2.95 in) gun. It was designed to carry out close infantry support using…
Flames of War Battle of Best Playtest.
BLUF: At 1200 hours on 17 September, the Germans made a battalion-sized hasty attack against the US defenses guarding the western approaches to the 101st Airborne’s drop zone near Best. This attack…
What if, the Germans sortied out of Brest…
The Battle of the Atlantic was the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, running from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, and was a major part of the Naval history of World War II. At…
Battle of Mortain, August 1944
Background Operation Lüttich was a codename given to a German counter-attack during the Battle of Normandy, which took place around the American positions near Mortain in northwestern France from 7 August to 13 August 1944. (Lüttich is the German…
Closed for 2 Weeks – Another Vacation Break!
I’m off to the beach for another vacation. Time to get my batteries recharged, so we will have a little break from the Blog while I’m getting my feet wet. I will…
Battle of Alytus, June 1941
Background The tank battle near Alytus between German tanks and those of (the) Soviet 5th Tank division was probably the hardest combat ever conducted by 7th Panzer Division in the Second World…
Conquerer Models – 15mm Fountain, Shrine & Water Trough Review
I recently placed an order for miniatures with Conquer Models out of the UK. Along with my 28mm Dwarves, I ordered two sets of 10-12mm fountains. At only 2 pounds sterling, it…
Trackside Junk HO Scale Kit Review
I found a pack of Woodland Scenics terrain marked down 50% and thought it would be a nice addition to my terrain. Being HO, it should fit well with either 15mm or…
Battle of Abensberg, April 1809
We played the Battle of Abensberg (20 April 1809). With only a short amount of time to prepare for the game, we simply adapted the scenario published in “The First Battle Lost”,…