I spent some time looking through the offerings from Phalanx consortium at the last HMGS convention. I was looking for a few bits and came across a series of MDF buildings from…
Month: January 2023
KK – Battle of Liegnitz, August 1760
Background 1759 had seen severe reverses for Frederick; the Battle of Kunersdorf against the Russians on 12th August and the capture of General Fink’s Prussian force of around 12,500 men at Maxen…
Blue Moon 25mm Carts and Wagons.
While setting up my last Pulp game, I rally wanted to have some wagons to use as scatter terrain. Unfortunately, I had a number in my collection, but they were all unfinished!…
FOW – Battle of Bordj Toum, December 1942.
“Bordj Toum Station, Tunisia, December 10, 1942: As the Allies paused to gather their breath and resources for their attack on Tunis, the Germans struck first. The Fifth Panzer Army, in an…
War of Austrian Succession 15mm Dutch Army
One of my favorite periods for gaming is the lace wars period, specifically, SYW and WAS. We play these reasonably often, now using my home grown rules again. Well, we have run…
FOW – Battle of Chouiga Pass, November 1942.
We continued our Tunisia campaign by playing the Battle of Chouigui Pass, fought during the afternoon of 26 November 1942 (which was Thanksgiving Day). This was the first time that American and…
D&B – Infantry Attach Micro Armor Play Test, June 1944.
It was WWII Tuesday, so I decided to stick with play testing my micro armor rules. The earlier games have been focussed more on armor clashes, so it was time to focus…
Saxon Lace Wars Kuirassiers
While repacking my Saxons, I realized that I needed another unit of heavy cavalry to fill out my OOB (and there was a spot open in the box!). I have recently had…
FOW – Battle of Medjez-el-Bab, November 1942 (Part 2)
This game represented the fighting around the Tunisian town of Medjez-el-Bab on 19-20 November 1942, and would continue our game from the first session (see our previous AAR for the background, description…
FOW – Battle of Medjez-el-Bab, November 1942 (Part 1).
Our Operation TORCH campaign reached Tunisia with the battle of Medjez-el-Bab, which was fought on 19-20 November 1942. This game represented the opening phases of the battle; a second game would cover…