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does anybody know what/how many miniatures you need for FoW. Im just trying to figure out how much it will cost to make a standard force before i start buying stuff.

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It depends on the country and type of force. Soviets will take many models, Germans very few, and everyone else somewhere in the middle. If your primary concern is money, then a German Panzerkompanie can be very cheap. For mid-war, I sometimes us an army comprised of 11 Panzer IV's and 1 recovery vehicle. For the same points cost, a buddy of mine fields a Soviet tank company of some 23 tanks or so. Infantry armies will have more, but you generaly get a full platoon in a pack. American mecanized infantry will run quite a few dollars because their platoon structure is very diverse. You'll need riffle teams, bazooka teams, mg teams, halftracks, even an anti-tank gun if you use all the options. Another expensive unit (monetarily) is field artillery. You'll need ammo haulers, tow vehicles, spotters, and of course the guns themselves. All in all it will be far cheaper than a full warhammer army but still expect to pay around $10 a tank.

As a side note; one really awesome thing about Battlefront is they charge based off mass and production difficulty. A Tiger costs the same to buy as a recovery vehicle because they're the same size.

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German's will probably be the most cost-efficient army you can get, especially the tank companies.

I'd recommend you'd get the Fortress Europe book, as it contains the most generic lists in the game, and includes the German, Soviets, Americans and British (it's also Late War, if that's what you're interested in).

A Panzerkompanie (German tank company) can easily get to 1000 pts with 8 tanks, and the 500-750 pts left you can spend on infantry and artillery. Or you can go all out, get a couple of Panthers, and call it a day.

   
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hershey555 wrote:does anybody know what/how many miniatures you need for FoW.

Yes, the people in the Flames of War subforum:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/forums/show/26.page
This subforum is about painting and modelling.

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ok i just found the open fire starter set would you recomend geting that or should i just go ahead and get a Panzerkompanie

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