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Love the camo netting on the 88!

Thank you sir....it has been a working in progress but I am getting better at throwing it on...

Here are some new pics from last nights battle

Today we played a 1000 pt game with the following rules on a 3 x 3 ft table was much harder and played much faster.

HQ
plus at least one combat platoon
weapons platoons
infantry only
1 vehicle platoon from same list

it was once again the Lehr Division against the 1st special service force. We played encounter which then split our small forces in Half. Lehr Division took the offensive from the start, and with good reserve rolls kept the lead and forced the Americans back on their heels.

Complete German Victory....

No pics but was a great time

Hope to see you all at Indy Con

I love this thread....just plain awesome looking

army looks great ! it is a game with a point system so the realism is lost to make a competive fair sort of experience . just like every german army has tons of half tracks . half tracks made up less then 10% of the transportation that the german infantry used. ive even heard from german veterans of ww2 that during the entire war they never saw a half track . but were gamers so who cares !!! there toy soldiers play the way you want

There was actually a good book "Panzertrauppen", it detailed the creation of the armor programs the structure of the Panzer divisions and the world realization that modern warfare would be fluid and fast..."Blitzkrieg". It did point out that only 10 percent of the Wermacht was mechanized, but that 10 percent did wonders in combat



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will post some more pics as I work on a new set of Lehr 120cm mortars....and my Neblewerfers

Though to be fair, Panzer Lehr had loads of half-tracks.

They were one of only very few Panzer Divisions that had both Panzergrenadier Battalions mounted in half-tracks. In most Panzer Divisions, one of them would be in trucks, but in Lehr (and a select few more) both got half-tracks.

True they were well equipped, and in the terms of the game that makes them a tough opponent. With full sized grenadier platoons reaching 9 teams, with optional attachments, they can get down right scary. And as the Lehr Division received a full compliment of Panzershrecks...there is plenty of anti tank to go around.

Well guys here we are another model finished. I am adding a new 12cm sGW43 Heavy Mortar team. The other set is from my Fallshirmjagers. Please tell me what you think...I will post more as soon as I get them done.

News From The Front....The 3rd Infantry Division clashes with Panzer Lehr Division outside of St. Lo'.....Early reports indicate that the 3rd I.D. was repulsed in an all out attack....

So the game was "Cauldron" with the 3rd I.D. list facing off against the Lehr Division, we started off fairly slow...I was able to field 5 platoons thanks to the Kampfgruppe, and against 4 platoons, I had a slight advantage. I also rolled 4 out of 5 platoons to be able to place were I wanted, this really helped. I loaded one side up and pushed on though. This left one of my opponents objectives relatively lightly defended, and with some luck and a tank assault I was able to push him of the objective. This helped me to put a lot of pressure on him early. I ended up pulling out the victory on turn 5...

Some more additions to the Lehr Division, as well as sprucing up the ole' troops....please comment!

My gaming buddy and me have been getting in a lot of games lately, we are kinda of in a lull in work and such. I have been running small games with infantry only and it is really a huge difference on how the game plays....plus it brings into light a lot of the rules and mechanics we sometimes over look. Last night the Lehr Division took the night off...and the 2nd SS Das Riech, stepped in to give the 3rd I.D. a bloody nose....it was a real good fight on a small 2 x 3 ft game pad so we were into it fast a furious. It came down to a few last minute saves, but the 2nd SS pulled out the win. Really good game and I recommend you try them yourselves...

Well I am finally done, I have a bunch of stuff I refinished, and the Mortar team is Kaput! I am working on doing a platoon of panzer Pioneers for the Lehr Division as well as another platoon of panzer grenadiers, a 2 gun Pak 40 team and I am going to try some of those new rubble bases. Oh almost forgot a Neblewerfer 21cm 3 gun team as well. Here are some more pics of the entire group with both platoons. Please comment.

Looks sick and these battle reports pretty much are one of the main reasons i got into FOW

The army looks great and it seems like you're doing well with it. I think if you try some Pioneers you'll like em. I run a Pioneer list and those guys are great at killing tanks! Especially since most allied armor only has top armor 1.

Oddly enough I am working on a platoon of them right now....I am painting them separate of the bases because of the detail but then I will mount them in the new rubble bases from BF

Here is an update on my latest mini's....I just finished the first stand of them please comment on them....check out the head shot trooper...

Nice! Wait til you assault some enemy armor with these guys and tear em up.

Where did you guys get those buildings?

I got the buildings from musket miniatures and they are very well built and had good service. Also very reasonably priced.

Here are some more pics of the engineers, I have 4 stands done and 4 more to go. Man the detail takes so to paint ...but goes a long way

Looking good! If you run a full sized squad of Pioners try taking a flame thrower. It is only a skill check to hit so you'll be hitting on 3's. There is no save of any kind. And one hit auto pins infantry. Great for an assault. Not quite as good VS tanks but it does auto bail them and then a FP test destroys em or you get to assault a bailed tank. Also a panzerfaust is good because it is tank assault 5 or 6.

I am taking a full platoon with 2 flamethrowers, at least that is what the unit is being designed for. I just got some pieces in the mail. Never thought mail would be so cool. Here is the pre-paint picture of the command team and infantry "ACE"

Love the barbed wire!

Here is the painted command team and another pioneer team, almost finished. I will post a full platoon picture tomorrow hopefully.

Here are some pics of the finished pioneers along with a Pak 40 and 88 on the carriers....

Still Fantastic! Keep up the good work, and keep the pictures flowing!

Here is my list for the GenCON 2011 Late war Tourney...for all you haters out there, yes I am done with Afghanistan going home soon and off to GenCOn for all 3 Flames of War tournaments....

Please give some feedback....

This list will give me 10 platoons without a Kampfgruppe, so that helps big time.

Headquarters
Panzergrenadier Lehr Kompanie HQ
2 Cmd SMG team
2 Sd Kfz 251/1

Combat Platoons
Panzergrenadier Lehr Platoon
1 Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team
2 Tank-hunter team
3 Sd Kfz 251/1
4 MG team

Panzergrenadier Lehr Platoon
1 Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team
2 Tank-hunter team
3 Sd Kfz 251/1
4 MG team

Panzergrenadier Lehr Heavy Platoon
1 Cmd SMG team
1 Sd Kfz 251/1
2 MG42 HMG
1 Sd Kfz 251/1 (HMG) half-track

Weapons Platoons
Panzergrenadier Lehr Heavy Mortar Platoon
1 Cmd SMG team
1 Kubelwagen
2 Observer Rifle team
4 12cm sGW43 mortar

Panzergrenadier Lehr Anti-tank Gun Platoon
1 Cmd SMG team
2 7.5cm PaK40 gun

Panzerpionier Lehr Platoon
1 Cmd Pioneer MG team
1 Sd Kfz 251/1
6 Pioneer MG team
3 Sd Kfz 251/7 (Pioneer)

Divisional Support
Tank-hunter Lehr Platoon
3 Jagdpanzer IV

Rocket Launcher Battery
1 Cmd SMG team
1 Observer Rifle team
1 Kubelwagen
3 21cm NW42

Anti-aircraft Gun Lehr Platoon
2 Sd Kfz 7/2 (3.7cm) (armoured)

Heavy Anti-aircraft Gun Lehr Platoon
1 Cmd SMG team
1 Kfz 15 field car
1 8.8cm FlaK36 gun
1 8.8cm FlaK36 gun (8 crew)
2 Sd Kfz 7

Company Points: 1750
Source document: Earth & Steel (D-Day)

Only thing I would do is not make the 3.7 AA armored. You,re better off with the 5+ save in this case. Oh maybe scrape up points so both 88's can have extra crew. Other than that it looks good.