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Author: | DaBoss [ Mon Aug 22, 2011 12:36 pm ] |
Blog Subject: | Russians in MidWar |
With my British Armoured Car Company finished except for the Typhoons for the Battlefront Euro-Tournament in September, its time to start on my next army for the Newbury Colours and Reading Warfare Tournaments. Both these are running MidWar Tournaments and as I like the Eastern Front was a choice between Germans and Russians. With the latest release of the KV-1e models by Zvezda, it had to be Russians, so Mixed Tankovy Batalon from the Eastern Front Book. You have to take 3 Combat Platoons so I've gone for Red Army (Fearless Conscripts) T-26 Tankovy Company (10) T-26S obr 1939 @205pts Medium Tankovy Company (10) T-34 obr 1941 @605pts Heavy Tankovy Company (6) KV-1e @620pts This compulsory takes up 1430pts of the total 1750pts So now some Corps Support (both of these are Fearless Trained): Razvedki Platoon - 1 Command Rifle/MG, 6 Rifle/MG Teams and 4 captureed Sd Kfz 251 halftracks @160pts Guards Rocket Mortar Battalion - 4 Katyushas, 1 Truck, 1 Command Rifle, 1 Observer, 1 Kommissar @150pts Grand Total of 1740pts and 5 Platoons (tried to fit a 6th platoon in but could not without sacrificing tanks) Thats 26 Tanks, a bit of infantry and some Artillery. I know they will be easy to hit being Conscript and have to bunch up. But should be able to out-shoot any other Tank army - looking on the forum it looks like a lot of other people are taking Russian Guard Tankovy (so lots of T-34's). What I love about this force is it's all Zvezda models except for the infantry and cost me £2.50 a Tank - so overall cost me a third of what it would buying Battlefront. Once I've finished painting them, they should look AOK (it's only when you pick them up do you realise....) Anyway some photo's |
Author: | CheeseNinja [ Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:25 pm ] |
Looks good Phil but isn't it going to be vulnerable to aircraft? |
Author: | cgra1 [ Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:30 pm ] |
Great work Phil, you shame me into picking up a paintbrush and getting the rest of my extensive forces painted. See you in September |
Author: | DaBoss [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:54 pm ] |
Yep - will be an issue, unfortunately the list can only take static Anti-aircraft Guns which are immobile and 24" range, which will be left behind by my advancing Tanks or gunned down by the enemy. I could take Il-2 Shturmovik aircraft but would really want to use them for attacking than air interception, plus at 200pts for Limited Support I'd rather take my chances with German Stukas only killing a few of my Tanks. |
Author: | DaBoss [ Sat Aug 27, 2011 4:58 pm ] |
Only a week away now - I've just put some flock on my Sexton command teams and added the Black Strips to my Typhoons. Just need to add Decals to the Typhoons as long as I can find them again on my painting table.... How's your painting going? Are you taking British? Is King also coming? Really can't wait to be there. |
Author: | CheeseNinja [ Tue Aug 30, 2011 7:49 pm ] |
Pity. Hopefully it wont be too much of an issue but i've a feeling it may well be a major headache but like you say nothing you can do about it really. |
Author: | cgra1 [ Thu Sep 01, 2011 8:43 am ] |
Sorry for the delayed response Phil - Busy sorting out Objectives - One day to go for us now we are going to be there tommorow night. King is bringing his American Tank company and Bane is bringing a Guards Armoured company - if he gets it finished. Im bringing a very flimsy British Rifle Company- Thin Red Line style. |
Author: | DaBoss [ Thu Sep 01, 2011 11:50 am ] |
So we are all going as Allies I'm not travelling up till Saturday morning - looking forward to a lot of great games and a good old bit of socialising and war stories |
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