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Shotgun wrote:
Don't think that will ever happen Deston. Barbarossa is Early War

Your right, got my dates mixed up lol.

I think these box sets look pretty good!

I am awfully tempted to pick up the German one and American... I don't have an American army... yet..

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Nah. Even the Russian armor selections are really samey; had it been 2+3 T-34s, 3 SU-100s and 100+ infantry, that would have been perfect.

And then the price point would have been pushed way up.

I agree that the lack of infantry in the Soviet box is annoying. But adding a full-on Soviet Strelk Company to the box (to compare with the platoons in the other boxes) would have made it too expensive as a jumping-off point.

Eumerin wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Nah. Even the Russian armor selections are really samey; had it been 2+3 T-34s, 3 SU-100s and 100+ infantry, that would have been perfect.

And then the price point would have been pushed way up.

I agree that the lack of infantry in the Soviet box is annoying. But adding a full-on Soviet Strelk Company to the box (to compare with the platoons in the other boxes) would have made it too expensive as a jumping-off point.

I don't know, dropping the number of vehicles (as he suggested) should mitigate the addition of the infantry spues.

Eumerin wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Nah. Even the Russian armor selections are really samey; had it been 2+3 T-34s, 3 SU-100s and 100+ infantry, that would have been perfect.

And then the price point would have been pushed way up.

I agree that the lack of infantry in the Soviet box is annoying. But adding a full-on Soviet Strelk Company to the box (to compare with the platoons in the other boxes) would have made it too expensive as a jumping-off point.

How so? The Americans and Germans are 12-13 armor + 48 infantry.

I proposed Soviets having 8 armor + 100 infantry

My proposed Soviet mix drops 5 armored transports for the extra infantry - that's not a fair trade?

 JohnHwangDD wrote:

Eumerin wrote:

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Nah. Even the Russian armor selections are really samey; had it been 2+3 T-34s, 3 SU-100s and 100+ infantry, that would have been perfect.

And then the price point would have been pushed way up.

I agree that the lack of infantry in the Soviet box is annoying. But adding a full-on Soviet Strelk Company to the box (to compare with the platoons in the other boxes) would have made it too expensive as a jumping-off point.

How so? The Americans and Germans are 12-13 armor + 48 infantry.

I proposed Soviets having 8 armor + 100 infantry

My proposed Soviet mix drops 5 armored transports for the extra infantry - that's not a fair trade?

With that, perhaps.

But then I don't think you'd have had a legal formation. You need at least two "companies" of T-34s.

Hm. I'm surprised that there's no legal way to field something like what I suggested.

It's pointed up as a 'hero' list. Tank companies are 3-4 tanks. the minimum tanks in a Tankovy list is 7.

51 infantry (with SMGs) are a maxed out Motostrelkovy Company in that list. (39 for tank riders).

You could do a Peredovoye Otryad out of Red Bear.

1 CiC 34
1 2iC rifle

21 +1 + Kom of compulsory Moto
7 T34 of Compulsory tanko

Problem is you are a jeep or a M3a1 short of an accurate HQ slot and the Moto is all SMG.

Shotgun wrote:
You could do a Peredovoye Otryad out of Red Bear.

1 CiC 34
1 2iC rifle

21 +1 + Kom of compulsory Moto
7 T34 of Compulsory tanko

Problem is you are a jeep or a M3a1 short of an accurate HQ slot and the Moto is all SMG.

True. I can't see BF making a plastic Soviet jeep any time soon though, they don't even make a resin one (the Command Decision range is the only one IIRC). Plastic M3A1s on the other hand...

From TheWarStore.com Home Page:

There are three new Limited Edition Flames of War All-Plastic Army Box Deals coming this Spring/Summer that are now listed for PreOrder. Order yours now so we can make sure to get enough in for everyone.

I understand not wanting to cut their own throats on the pricing to make them regular stock items, but I agree that limited availability like that does kind of suck. I might've snagged the Russian one later, but I'm not sure I'd want to add to the (already immense) FoW painting queue for a while nor would May be particularly well-timed for me. C'est la vie.

Hey, another golden goose just hatched!
Quick kill it, it's gotta have gold inside!

...Order yours now so we can make sure to get enough in for everyone.

Just like their regular stock then.

The new version of Open fire and lots of the new Plastic sets will be available at Salute on Saturday and are live on our site. We have lots in stock.

 JohnHwangDD wrote:
Hm. I'm surprised that there's no legal way to field something like what I suggested.

Pull the SU-100s instead of the T-34s, and I think you'd be legal.

Not as much variety, though. And the big cats will be more of an issue.

rich1231 wrote:
The new version of Open fire and lots of the new Plastic sets will be available at Salute on Saturday and are live on our site. We have lots in stock.

Whose site?

privateer4hire wrote:

rich1231 wrote:
The new version of Open fire and lots of the new Plastic sets will be available at Salute on Saturday and are live on our site. We have lots in stock.

Whose site?

Did you look at his sig?

Oh, Wayland Games. Didn't see that when I was reading dakka on the Kindle. Just double-checked and it still doesn't show there for some reason.

Thanks for the heads up, Ghaz!

The articles for each of these three boxes are featured at the top of BF's front page. Hopefully these will be out soon.

Still no update in the release schedule section of the page, though.