tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61869908758818375412024-03-17T23:03:53.242-04:00Barry's RedoubtRedoubt - 1 a: a small usually temporary enclosed defensive work b: a defended position: protective barrier 2: a secure retreat.
Welcome to my internet refuge from the real world, where I can retreat and forget about the day to day craziness. This blog will document my adventures in recreating the great battles of history (and fantasy) through the noble hobby of wargaming. Read on to learn of the exploits of my brave lead men.Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.comBlogger154125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-62074919025853114902024-03-15T09:43:00.000-04:002024-03-15T09:43:36.930-04:00I Ain’t Dead… Yet<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Wow, it has been a long time since the last post.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">No excuses, I just haven’t been in the mood.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I know, I suck.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">That doesn’t mean there hasn’t been some (slow) progress on a couple of fronts. Much is currently in progress, and some of it may actually see completion. Most notably The 27</span><sup style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Guards Motorized Rifle Division Circa 1985 is nearly complete – except for all that pesky 6mm infantry. </span><i style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I hate painting micro armor infantry.</i><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Terrain is currently being worked on, slowly. 3 Squadron’s of the 11</span><sup style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Armored Cavalry Regiment are completed, and a whole bunch more U.S. M-60A3 Armored Battalions are in the works.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Joe and the Friday afternoon guys introduced me to Blood Red Skies, so there may be a solo battle of Britain in the future.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I picked up several more old school space ships, (printed, not casted lead so maybe the fiddly bits wont’ warp, bend, break like the 1980’s lead ones did) so the sci-fi project may pick up steam if the motivation hits me.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And since I think there is a rule that all blog post must have a photo, here’s a teaser of a small part of the terrain project, definitely a work in progress at this point. It probably would have been smarter to start with something a little smaller for the first real terrain project. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Assuming I ever finish and it doesn’t look like $#it, I’ll do a post on the build process.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbz_4z8dJ8xJqU4YczvzdbhLIlwIJ67fdsnYVXQCkXW9yxG4gs8GXGWLhxpqHxdKUXQuA_FtDZ9tSjQfcOU8Wta-vBQa9kvwzRgpXv7Yc90Eq8RBoWMujQfAOTcUvDnm_n7rSzB047C6tczfmV6f6-k4pL3_VY7sPE2o292qp0T6mLpUGD6zi72F-pi7a/s3211/IMG_4458.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3211" data-original-width="2968" height="459" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtbz_4z8dJ8xJqU4YczvzdbhLIlwIJ67fdsnYVXQCkXW9yxG4gs8GXGWLhxpqHxdKUXQuA_FtDZ9tSjQfcOU8Wta-vBQa9kvwzRgpXv7Yc90Eq8RBoWMujQfAOTcUvDnm_n7rSzB047C6tczfmV6f6-k4pL3_VY7sPE2o292qp0T6mLpUGD6zi72F-pi7a/w425-h459/IMG_4458.jpeg" width="425" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Summer is almost here!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take care and stay safe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time</span><o:p></o:p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-32396957926946396922023-11-16T12:21:00.000-05:002023-11-16T12:21:25.423-05:00WPBC Reports: Soviet's Escalate Tensions<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil28zrtiNUq5WAaUMmMF-sE4u_kXbNtKtxhrKwHk5jCrEXvIIBzXDlIzTKjV1pQbAcqUZiN-9zddbHvyCQS6Xh5tt4Xny-atA0qrw3r_PG5enmoSf4zvIqCpd9HHPQAxfHOeybOzbytp71uJpU03OleAhmpbTaHdtkEGDBRUAHyJNiHXk_8b-7tfBhyVPm/s1710/Screenshot%202023-11-16%20at%2012.13.12%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="992" height="873" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil28zrtiNUq5WAaUMmMF-sE4u_kXbNtKtxhrKwHk5jCrEXvIIBzXDlIzTKjV1pQbAcqUZiN-9zddbHvyCQS6Xh5tt4Xny-atA0qrw3r_PG5enmoSf4zvIqCpd9HHPQAxfHOeybOzbytp71uJpU03OleAhmpbTaHdtkEGDBRUAHyJNiHXk_8b-7tfBhyVPm/w509-h873/Screenshot%202023-11-16%20at%2012.13.12%20PM.png" width="509" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-53562096118388660552023-10-19T12:42:00.000-04:002023-10-19T12:42:37.566-04:00The Earl Pigs Out<p> <span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Return with us now to those golden days of yesteryear in the world of Outlandisha, for our next installment in the Outlandishian Chronicles.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I know it’s been a long time since we visited this land, so a quick summary follows. Our two main protagonists are Count William and the Earl D’Greer. They hated each other for decades and fought minor border scrimmages, recently the Count launched an all out assault that ended up with him controlling about ½ of the Earl’s lands. The Earl, despite his bluster has not managed a single battlefield victory, and realizing that he probably won’t, and having a hankering for a hunk of ham, has decided to launch a raid on one of the Count’s forward supply locations. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">_________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I don’t have a go-to set of skirmish rules, so I’m going with D&D fifth edition, modified of course. They should work well for this era, I hope.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The cast of characters<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Earl’s raiders, mostly scum and bandits are commanded by Captain A. Noid, a loyal lacky of the Earl, who was tasked with this mission as punishment for his less than stellar performance on the battlefield.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg-NFjky619x-Kuv4d77hyphenhyphenjRgycbT2RiD0fA7gooWDLXLxBql1pMYKHWCxnVicbEeeZMzfiyq4xNeBhIzJ_gNG9onXveLi4ThR1FDh_9NyZ5zzT_lEZWtoCiqEaMKaxUn9CfWfg9Wa9EzZTdkin3yN4yw5_8xKSFkudbqYry1FUtY2tKqRO5SRUv0RNHj/s3865/IMG_4260.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="3865" height="146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpg-NFjky619x-Kuv4d77hyphenhyphenjRgycbT2RiD0fA7gooWDLXLxBql1pMYKHWCxnVicbEeeZMzfiyq4xNeBhIzJ_gNG9onXveLi4ThR1FDh_9NyZ5zzT_lEZWtoCiqEaMKaxUn9CfWfg9Wa9EzZTdkin3yN4yw5_8xKSFkudbqYry1FUtY2tKqRO5SRUv0RNHj/w494-h146/IMG_4260.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As always click to enlarge on all the photos</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">From left to right, Captain A. Noid, Titus (bandit captain), Grogg, Easie, Melvon, Alvon</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Count’s defenders are command by Captain TBD supported a mix of town guards, and soldiers who committed some infraction to warrant such a lowly assignment, sheep herders and laborers, a much more fragile group.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraRDX-3nsp74l_9Dfz4G7jpCq-KuZhVo895Bxc9y64D-uPbWd56bBbghjcSkkgXS2vEuGx9c3m2ViOfy-_eRiOT8zdI-PHDFlaKAjLcjDyCrJ5M7kyE08_-8Qq77tKXf1UDbQjuPjsti8vl2vETI8Yu_IoCE7FsV3hcmkYelrcPtFX4ea7EDl7BfuG0RZ/s3925/IMG_4263.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="3925" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgraRDX-3nsp74l_9Dfz4G7jpCq-KuZhVo895Bxc9y64D-uPbWd56bBbghjcSkkgXS2vEuGx9c3m2ViOfy-_eRiOT8zdI-PHDFlaKAjLcjDyCrJ5M7kyE08_-8Qq77tKXf1UDbQjuPjsti8vl2vETI8Yu_IoCE7FsV3hcmkYelrcPtFX4ea7EDl7BfuG0RZ/w543-h195/IMG_4263.jpeg" width="543" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">From left to right, Captain TBD, Private Hardy, Private Arnolt, Sgt. Doh-Nuts, Constable BoogerHook, Constable Laurel, Cooper the laborer, Farmer John, Farmer Stu.</span><br /><o:p><br /></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;">While it might not look like it, it's actually night time with significantly reduced visibility. And with that, let the foolishness begin.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;">_________</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Slowly the raiders advanced, they knew the general location of the supply cache, and the stench from the pigs and sheep helped guide them through the dark. As the smell grew stronger each member of the party began to see shapes of guards, sheep, and wagons appear out of the gloom. Meanwhile, the guards were apparently even more inept than expected as not a one of them noticed the raiders approach.</span><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyezFR0RW6gVmmcJExhwTjdBDKoWoedslh9N1RHuNeZ94dMckZeL8PwRexZGIOdgdn0r-7kfzkWPR_PZ92mAf13n85K2m9kVeK0oNKGkH8_dXzZhhyphenhyphenYfIi175O9WUPo3YRZ540TSnRHVsk6ZNSLaNTyo7HMET9O4MIEY7K8-6COrH5_xkhQGVdsJAhbJ6v/s3763/IMG_4264.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3763" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyezFR0RW6gVmmcJExhwTjdBDKoWoedslh9N1RHuNeZ94dMckZeL8PwRexZGIOdgdn0r-7kfzkWPR_PZ92mAf13n85K2m9kVeK0oNKGkH8_dXzZhhyphenhyphenYfIi175O9WUPo3YRZ540TSnRHVsk6ZNSLaNTyo7HMET9O4MIEY7K8-6COrH5_xkhQGVdsJAhbJ6v/w553-h371/IMG_4264.jpeg" width="553" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Vultures eye view</span></div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"Surely it can't be this easy", mused Captain A. Noid</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Raiders advanced in a rush on their unsuspecting victims.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Titus moved to the Wagon intending to attack the laborer but as he advanced Arnolt came into view and he opted to fire an arrow at him, to no effect, the darkness throwing off his range estimate. Melvon advanced on Boogerhook, swinging her blade and doing no damage. Grogg charged forward and took cover behind one of the sheep. Easie advanced on Cooper, swinging her Great Ax and doing considerable damage. Alvon advanced on Boogerhook and also missed. And Finally Captain A. Noid (he rolled the lowest initiatve roll of all the raiders) moved into contact with Cooper and finished him off with his Great Sword. First Blood to the Raiders, but not nearly as bloody as it should have been. Now that the element of surprised is lost, the defenders will be able to fight back in the next round.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4XtCeymlmPjvzPjN_QrgWuPZghnt6QRXTU8mNb_m06M2IpMcRATBYMGfsHzPDUiwCOku4hAUceUZNgycp7fBxRxl_4CVAanLmAXQ95vGnDUOWOF3NjpgpQpCvKgIHmnHtuU42PWBOweT76_pljE-ULsi-rMap-Oj5B6iKAHtKFiebPn52V7WE6L4gwD5/s2978/IMG_4265.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2821" data-original-width="2978" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4XtCeymlmPjvzPjN_QrgWuPZghnt6QRXTU8mNb_m06M2IpMcRATBYMGfsHzPDUiwCOku4hAUceUZNgycp7fBxRxl_4CVAanLmAXQ95vGnDUOWOF3NjpgpQpCvKgIHmnHtuU42PWBOweT76_pljE-ULsi-rMap-Oj5B6iKAHtKFiebPn52V7WE6L4gwD5/w536-h508/IMG_4265.jpeg" width="536" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This one probably needs enlarged, rather busy</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">For the second round all parties can act.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Captain TBD of the defenders advances cautiously. Laurel of the defenders, hearing the screams of his friend Boogerhook adanvaces toward his location, taking cover behind the pack mule. Titus of the raiders fires and arrow and hits Arnolt. Hardy (defender) advances on Captain A. Noid striking with his spear and hitting (rolled a natural 20 – critical hit). Arnolt (defender) fires an arrow at Titus, missing. Melvon (raider) swings at Boogerhook and misses, again. Grogg (raider) advances towards Laurel and hits. Easie (raider) moves around Titus to attack Hardy, and misses. Sargent Doh-Nuts (defender) advances towards Easie, swings his hammer and hits. Farmer Stu (defender) advances to defend the honor of his sheep. Alvon (raider) takes a swing at Boogerhook and misses (that’s the 4<sup>th</sup> time someone has missed boogerhook). Captain A. Noid (raider) swings at Hardy and hits, Hardy isn’t looking to hardy at the moment. Farmer John (defender) rushes to the pig stye. And lastly Boogerhook (defender) takes a swipe at Alvon and hits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Still only one casualty so far, but a couple of defenders are looking rough.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-tneY9N2Z7R3ptTjdKvXY2DL6qdVt4JC1R5C12Um7DxauPuowRoCq_WMfhqm9znFxp6uD7eRWpKDMikeFjfWrvShU0DWe11Xw_J2407zCZ-P_jgZ3wrVKOJqtyJeW8XU0adr27DMd0vJuZZTsSOEUNj4Lw7UlzI4VopvnXkDcXPUPomL_OgY0a2idtpH/s4013/IMG_4267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="4013" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid-tneY9N2Z7R3ptTjdKvXY2DL6qdVt4JC1R5C12Um7DxauPuowRoCq_WMfhqm9znFxp6uD7eRWpKDMikeFjfWrvShU0DWe11Xw_J2407zCZ-P_jgZ3wrVKOJqtyJeW8XU0adr27DMd0vJuZZTsSOEUNj4Lw7UlzI4VopvnXkDcXPUPomL_OgY0a2idtpH/w554-h341/IMG_4267.jpeg" width="554" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: times;">The Earl's raiders get closer to the live stock and sheep are getting really nervous, they've heard stories about the Earl.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Captain TBD (defender) moves into contact with Easie and hits with his great sword. Laurel (defender) hits Grogg. Titus (raider) drops his bow and charges into contact with Arnolt, hitting him with his sword. Hardy (defender) stabs at Easie with his spear, finishing her off. Arnolt (defender) draws his sword and engages Titus, hitting him. Melvon (raider) swings at Boogerhook and misses. Grogg (raider) swings at Laurel and hits. Sargeant Doh-Nuts (defender) moves into contact with Captain A. Noid and hits with his hammer. Farmer Stu (defender) moves into contact with Titus and stabs him with his pitchfork. Alvon (raider) swings at Boogerhook and actually hits! (Boogerhook had 5 attacks miss him before taking his first hit, which due to poor die rolling was little more than a scratch). Captain A. Noid (raider) swings at Hardy and misses. Farmer John (defender) moves into contact with Grogg and misses. Boogerhook (defender) attacks Alvon and hits.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfLyGcalUOYWxAqrfm-gre4jxdgS3m4x8DAtrMgwADTQu1A8dZqtTbMr6ORJ0ijYclgAYhRe9DisO-38V-H-FO0VRy6CPjZe4LFp4800ClL8J3UoEsLUma7i_WqfhVryjRB8Sx-_F_w5LrPeI0hFkG54f6kv4vMweaHrbWKqu7EVX1XQvVbOy3JTzq3Zx/s3745/IMG_4269.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="3745" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfLyGcalUOYWxAqrfm-gre4jxdgS3m4x8DAtrMgwADTQu1A8dZqtTbMr6ORJ0ijYclgAYhRe9DisO-38V-H-FO0VRy6CPjZe4LFp4800ClL8J3UoEsLUma7i_WqfhVryjRB8Sx-_F_w5LrPeI0hFkG54f6kv4vMweaHrbWKqu7EVX1XQvVbOy3JTzq3Zx/w553-h232/IMG_4269.jpeg" width="553" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone is finally engaged at this point. Let the slug fest continue.</div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Captain TBD (defender) moved into contact with Captain A. Noid and whiffed, nearly dropping his sword as he missed by a mile. Laurel (defender) thrust his spear at Grogg, dropping him to his knees. Titus (raider) swings at Farmer Stu and his pesky pitchfork and connects, as Farmer Stu looks a little wobbly. Hardy (defender) strikes at Captain A. Noid and misses. Arnolt (defender) swings at Titus and connects. Melvon (Raider) swings at Boogerhook and misses (again). Sargeant Doh-Nuts (defender) swings his hammer at Captain A. Noid which harmlessly passes through open air. Farmer Stu’s (defender) pitchf ork clatters harmlessly against Titus’ armor. Buggerhook (defender) misses Alvon by a country mile.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUp0Eb7Ubo_Gg3wZYSVmNgZlXxpQGgoz0aVY-TPhYUgsfIpGGXv8Od0Yei5Kb34UbRGW-vC0u9SPhmKrv6VHe77UPfGunU7mtUGQm09KxmJ7iQkbNMzQ7aVmxwGixTjy5UTDjF4LCRa-5QR_EqREvpKLtHUMF8TBqEKABF_TgSy_UmLdd5T6p8ZmQnTP5/s3872/IMG_4270.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="3872" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglUp0Eb7Ubo_Gg3wZYSVmNgZlXxpQGgoz0aVY-TPhYUgsfIpGGXv8Od0Yei5Kb34UbRGW-vC0u9SPhmKrv6VHe77UPfGunU7mtUGQm09KxmJ7iQkbNMzQ7aVmxwGixTjy5UTDjF4LCRa-5QR_EqREvpKLtHUMF8TBqEKABF_TgSy_UmLdd5T6p8ZmQnTP5/w545-h223/IMG_4270.jpeg" width="545" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Captain TBD (defender) again swings at Captain A. Noid, finally getting a fairly solid hit. Laurel (defender) moves into contact with Alvon to try to take the pressure off Boogerhook, missing badly. Titus (raider) hits Arnolt, finally finishing him off. Hardy (defender) swings and misses Captain A. Noid. Melvon (raider) hits Boogerhook whose knees start to buckle but then seem to find the strength to remain upright. Sergeant Doh-Nuts takes another swing at Captain A. Noid, and misses again. Farmer Stu (defender) and his trust pitch fork land a hit on Titus. Alvon (raider) again fails to hit Boogerhook. Captain TBD (raider) attempts to finish off Hardy and misses. Farmer John (defender) moves into contact with Malvon and hits. Boogerhook (defender) swings at Malvon and hits, finishing her off.<o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuS_iF3tT9w3OI1A3vrNgAapPghhu8zIzkOEejY9RZATUnRG7S_bJgXfXbGKw2f-idJhCjaSZeNgTsTL3wKVL29RSLlc7BgEmfDpdDLn2k_iHXOMo5KdCHgqPlswKkEVPZtqzwFxQW7E-ckbbNTTN02rDw4GrqEgrTa4fX1fyMy3QYpMlNnpxuzikyGFm/s4020/IMG_4272.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1885" data-original-width="4020" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbuS_iF3tT9w3OI1A3vrNgAapPghhu8zIzkOEejY9RZATUnRG7S_bJgXfXbGKw2f-idJhCjaSZeNgTsTL3wKVL29RSLlc7BgEmfDpdDLn2k_iHXOMo5KdCHgqPlswKkEVPZtqzwFxQW7E-ckbbNTTN02rDw4GrqEgrTa4fX1fyMy3QYpMlNnpxuzikyGFm/w544-h256/IMG_4272.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: start;">Captain TBD (defender) hits Captain A. Noid. Laurel (defender) finishes off Alvon. Titus (raider) finally finishes off pesky farmer Stu and realizing the he and Captain A. Noid are the only surviving raiders he stealthily moves to hid amongst the crates of supplies. Hardy (defender) gets a solid spear strike and Captain A. Noid. Sergeant Doh-Nuts misses, again. Captain A. Noid (raider) finishes off Hardy, breaking the encirclement and giving him an escape route to ‘run away’- as he moved out of combat both Sergeant Doh-Nuts and Captain TBD had opportunity attacks, which they both failed. Farmer John and Boogerhook were busy going through the pockets of the deceased Alvon and Malvon.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuNWuREAokncYDnrGKfLLWN01_53Yx0-cZqZazpJ2fgrsIsonYJchZEQgRZYEwecwL7qQaLOCQqLg78uKEsjlWiO8PrPdyzxaCoRNzdIzqh65siWh-U10cYAaVQ3kxXokJHWvz_OowR0qROEoBq8VMm6bdmoFR1J-bxLTGVsh0PbZBtEo3not0oln6IOb/s3922/IMG_4273.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2006" data-original-width="3922" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQuNWuREAokncYDnrGKfLLWN01_53Yx0-cZqZazpJ2fgrsIsonYJchZEQgRZYEwecwL7qQaLOCQqLg78uKEsjlWiO8PrPdyzxaCoRNzdIzqh65siWh-U10cYAaVQ3kxXokJHWvz_OowR0qROEoBq8VMm6bdmoFR1J-bxLTGVsh0PbZBtEo3not0oln6IOb/w544-h279/IMG_4273.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div>If you enlarge this you can see Captain A. Noid running between the crates and the tree, while Titus hides among the crates.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Captain A. Noid continued to run off as fast as his plate armor would allow him to. The surviving defenders all gave pursuit. Titus managed to remain undetected as the defenders ran past him (he rolled a natural 20).<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Once Titus was reasonably sure it was safe, he crept out of his hiding spot and began loading up the wagon with livestock and secured the pack mule. Surely the Earl will reward him well for actually having success?<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y4nyf-nk8myXLJck0cRy-GjcUgeszndVNClI10lQtUvNG5NTJlhRvrGoBe42LStzxlYggxlha_yy5NlajACUL2wItVfbBe7uBeK6J3b0DPX9umW1x4U4nxNtABo9EsfyRsjgZ1Cd5l0HUOsdaUKfBlGSelOQtGNlCHtCGI0RLLLyaP7R8uCDj-oJZUSC/s4030/IMG_4274.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="4030" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Y4nyf-nk8myXLJck0cRy-GjcUgeszndVNClI10lQtUvNG5NTJlhRvrGoBe42LStzxlYggxlha_yy5NlajACUL2wItVfbBe7uBeK6J3b0DPX9umW1x4U4nxNtABo9EsfyRsjgZ1Cd5l0HUOsdaUKfBlGSelOQtGNlCHtCGI0RLLLyaP7R8uCDj-oJZUSC/w538-h296/IMG_4274.jpeg" width="538" /></a></div><span style="font-family: times;"><div style="text-align: center;">Titus with his spoils set out before the defenders return </div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Well, the Earl’s forces pulled it off. I actually didn’t expect it to be that close. While the defenders had more troops, most of them only had 6 -9 Hit points, so either Captain A. Noid, or Titus <i>should </i>have been able to dispatch them with just one hit… but not when they rolled 1’s and 2’s for damage. The raiders had the advantage in hit points, with Titus alone having 50 and Captain A. Noid having 47. I think the inability of either Melvon or Alvon to hit Boogerhook in the first 2 rounds also played a big part in slowing down the raiders and making this much closer than I expected. Anyway, it was a nice diversion, and gave me an excuse to actually use the pigsty. <o:p></o:p></p></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Maybe the Earl has found a new tactic? He is at heart, a thief anyway.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">So much lead, so little time.</p></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p></div>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-89911455397175524692023-10-12T14:13:00.001-04:002023-10-12T14:13:06.223-04:00MBA Figures<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's The Miniature Building Authority, not Masters of Business Administration. While known primarily for the fantastic buildings, they do have a small line of miniature figures. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One of the things I miss about not having been to a convention in 3 years is not being able to peruse the MBA set up, with the castle and all of the truly unique figures they populated it with (many of them from Monty Pythons The Holy Grail as I recall).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I picked these up at one of the Historicon conventions back when it was still being held at the Lancaster Host. So it's about time they received some paint.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As always, click to enlarge.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapORhy-QMgvrMWwYKq3FwHGlnXL2mo8hbb1Iv49VSF5xRCgrxtiG-MeKjSmkKjGwgtUx50qG3xP59bC70T9kK-c__2B2QkNtqA13z0Op8D-N_rOACJLsVIIejYQUSL_Oc9VdQ75EhkxqX3nN0EqYLcUrxSuH8h1lkIwjjpV0qCExN28SQdz9obXA5IfIT/s4013/IMG_4240.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2285" data-original-width="4013" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgapORhy-QMgvrMWwYKq3FwHGlnXL2mo8hbb1Iv49VSF5xRCgrxtiG-MeKjSmkKjGwgtUx50qG3xP59bC70T9kK-c__2B2QkNtqA13z0Op8D-N_rOACJLsVIIejYQUSL_Oc9VdQ75EhkxqX3nN0EqYLcUrxSuH8h1lkIwjjpV0qCExN28SQdz9obXA5IfIT/w473-h269/IMG_4240.jpeg" width="473" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And here's the close up of the two stars of the gaggle.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu4Wf7eeUSo7o3YQVl8LpEIZPsnzju9PjNbNTKRNN-zGpHlPxvk5bbkd18LF2krY94Lg_idZ2UHObe59bMVPQiC8ZvGJ_arYylA5IgChgEVupfkOMTmzoACmzxUeoT34pko3ExTXwypx-Uk4Nc6aogyHoW-s6FkT0lDArtmnzjd2RzkmsT7NGxrVo1Q7K/s4032/IMG_4241.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDu4Wf7eeUSo7o3YQVl8LpEIZPsnzju9PjNbNTKRNN-zGpHlPxvk5bbkd18LF2krY94Lg_idZ2UHObe59bMVPQiC8ZvGJ_arYylA5IgChgEVupfkOMTmzoACmzxUeoT34pko3ExTXwypx-Uk4Nc6aogyHoW-s6FkT0lDArtmnzjd2RzkmsT7NGxrVo1Q7K/w351-h468/IMG_4241.jpeg" width="351" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Constable Booger-Hook of the town guard</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTH7lUrD2YcAdqOVATTpYxXA1zARjZJQD5isW6FreB3L4DqkD7E0fP2JhkvmCU9hzZWe6mPe-ZK-4Hr61G7ftJDf1Yq66hkB5Qt81ezdeMYd0WfVHw_hmkQIMelxVm1dz6qus_7Edk3tnk1tZNHX8Pg7QYZHQ1825uYblhgpOktijhrd0jhhAkN1O4epu/s4032/IMG_4242.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="457" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnTH7lUrD2YcAdqOVATTpYxXA1zARjZJQD5isW6FreB3L4DqkD7E0fP2JhkvmCU9hzZWe6mPe-ZK-4Hr61G7ftJDf1Yq66hkB5Qt81ezdeMYd0WfVHw_hmkQIMelxVm1dz6qus_7Edk3tnk1tZNHX8Pg7QYZHQ1825uYblhgpOktijhrd0jhhAkN1O4epu/w343-h457/IMG_4242.jpeg" width="343" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And Constable Doh!-Nuts. I couldn't find the right color for a glazed donut, but this comes close.</span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Look for them to make an appearance on the gaming table soon in an upcoming installment of the Outlandishian Tales. </span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"> With such Stalwart and alert men guarding the Counts supplies, maybe the Earl can actually pull off a pig raid? Heaven knows he hasn't done anything on the battlefield that could be considered successful.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;">So much lead, so little time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"> </span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-41541363553633447682023-09-29T15:00:00.004-04:002023-09-29T15:00:53.792-04:00Kiev Grenadiers<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Wow, 2nd post of the month. Pretty lame, but not as lame as last month.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Getting back to the one true scale and the one true era, below we see the Kiev Grenadiers, recently deployed to 'the' front, whichever front that is.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As with almost all my Russian Napoleonic figures, the figures are from Front Rank.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRh7C9WggR_86VYlff67c9Id56P-7H9cJPEzPhL_mSTZv09JJPDUeeXBzZfm_iFCa2RDnl1qG4JCRDrWBB67XoFxsUREPRoNB9esxY1JpRIR7Gc140CXdqTMM5BulWU9VSYfwtQ_Vk2iii5P9mWXqEDjnxIc3fpY_QJP_nuh0aTLHQAY3rebmWaATMUXJ/s3570/IMG_4235.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2205" data-original-width="3570" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkRh7C9WggR_86VYlff67c9Id56P-7H9cJPEzPhL_mSTZv09JJPDUeeXBzZfm_iFCa2RDnl1qG4JCRDrWBB67XoFxsUREPRoNB9esxY1JpRIR7Gc140CXdqTMM5BulWU9VSYfwtQ_Vk2iii5P9mWXqEDjnxIc3fpY_QJP_nuh0aTLHQAY3rebmWaATMUXJ/w486-h301/IMG_4235.jpeg" width="486" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Regiment formed up in Column. No doubt in preparation to advance and introduce some uncouth French interlopers to the fine art of the bayonet.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9djd_NOa0a7UZoHvCTEOddCz3uhjfcrUi_JWrfDUbJM9hdpIpBR1HvykG-Nyti8TbyRaqOsXvi3gj7DGvCouhDFOtSgyxpbQKprRI7EXnqQ2nBb6BaqI4JRVF4g559aV8u_TNZVU3rTdoGcgihvebLhtNfExYgw2Gp-jRzizVPcRPeu7ODXIyY3Xh9Fo8/s3826/IMG_4236.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2557" data-original-width="3826" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9djd_NOa0a7UZoHvCTEOddCz3uhjfcrUi_JWrfDUbJM9hdpIpBR1HvykG-Nyti8TbyRaqOsXvi3gj7DGvCouhDFOtSgyxpbQKprRI7EXnqQ2nBb6BaqI4JRVF4g559aV8u_TNZVU3rTdoGcgihvebLhtNfExYgw2Gp-jRzizVPcRPeu7ODXIyY3Xh9Fo8/w484-h324/IMG_4236.jpeg" width="484" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 1st Battalion in line. The musket may be a lazy fellow, but it does come in handy when you can't get to bayonet range with a slippery opponent.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgdOP7AlGOQgiJXJF7PpF0l8W3isIPDhFadyFc1uiBFqePfzWTvzLfutVnjj0QirSNvr6vMPK323MHA1lyH8pLYChgoq2IUOGR8UBPyIjaZX_YFfFqEEp36Y62E0ltZeu0xDTPTLvyEDEhcPQPj3hz4jE5htQfSynSDrq_500LEqkRWvJ7kJefO50IQD8/s3865/IMG_4237.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2484" data-original-width="3865" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgdOP7AlGOQgiJXJF7PpF0l8W3isIPDhFadyFc1uiBFqePfzWTvzLfutVnjj0QirSNvr6vMPK323MHA1lyH8pLYChgoq2IUOGR8UBPyIjaZX_YFfFqEEp36Y62E0ltZeu0xDTPTLvyEDEhcPQPj3hz4jE5htQfSynSDrq_500LEqkRWvJ7kJefO50IQD8/w517-h333/IMG_4237.jpeg" width="517" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 3rd Battalion also in line.</span></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's all for now. I have grandiose plans for next month. We'll see if workload and the weather allow me to get to them.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Speaking of weather, I hope you're all situated for Winter. My arthritis is telling me it's going to a damp one, and since we normally I get first snow in October, I guess we'll find out soon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-89607028501848268952023-09-28T14:54:00.000-04:002023-09-28T14:54:44.927-04:00Old Stuff<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hello, it's been a while.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As my efforts to clean up the game room to the point where I can actually walk all the way around the table without stepping on any figures progress, I uncovered the below treasures from a decade ago or more.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Way back when Flames of War first came out it rekindled my interest in WWII, which resulted in the below. Unlike so many of my collections, a fair number of these actually saw some action on the table top, once or twice.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Earlier this year I sold off all of the unpainted American forces, but these German figures still remain, at least for now. I was a little surprised at the number of German figures I had once I had them all laid out on the table.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And with that, on to the pictures, in no coherent order. Almost all of these are Flames of War miniatures, with a few odd Command Decision figures (from the 1990's)</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5VLTKP6xeOBU1qMr63nGyrJAz_1bdgdPpGkKo0sim4F9F9wiBZ-mkOLgXHuombS6AImQF3Bj0oLw2B6xV3zWI7kHS5enoZwEEJXqufJdfD5_cvDFkfPYJSD1IQjo-cr2Emg9P0MA8l96mEHYkv23qno4nlvOmqdg5vpLj7E_ya-AMZge4wOEbGF1NQ6R/s4032/IMG_4213.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="379" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO5VLTKP6xeOBU1qMr63nGyrJAz_1bdgdPpGkKo0sim4F9F9wiBZ-mkOLgXHuombS6AImQF3Bj0oLw2B6xV3zWI7kHS5enoZwEEJXqufJdfD5_cvDFkfPYJSD1IQjo-cr2Emg9P0MA8l96mEHYkv23qno4nlvOmqdg5vpLj7E_ya-AMZge4wOEbGF1NQ6R/w505-h379/IMG_4213.jpeg" width="505" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A battery of 3 Nebelwerfer's and 2 75mm Anti-Tank guns.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdgxSySQ-emzsXRpPvMI10bN2EkfO3OfsONZwKJ73ha-btWfflvY_SCQfJ-M05GGZ9XlX2b82aJjb8DX0slkEe3cM5mLVOpVQvcUSwobGwRfQqhG3BptmqVd4rAvz2zoijTGFqegDJFw4WCZCnPozbecntHdt3jHuWhNNbkljc0P2AVV4qheKhHl_bNKe/s4030/IMG_4216.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1870" data-original-width="4030" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHdgxSySQ-emzsXRpPvMI10bN2EkfO3OfsONZwKJ73ha-btWfflvY_SCQfJ-M05GGZ9XlX2b82aJjb8DX0slkEe3cM5mLVOpVQvcUSwobGwRfQqhG3BptmqVd4rAvz2zoijTGFqegDJFw4WCZCnPozbecntHdt3jHuWhNNbkljc0P2AVV4qheKhHl_bNKe/w513-h237/IMG_4216.jpeg" width="513" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A recon element. Two sdkfz 222 and one sdkfz222 (Rad) and 8 motorcycle/sidecars. Motorcycles and Machine Guns, how can you not love that combination.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3NLoEKgm9HcjNAkh7evRvzUW6nlNAUUHkfpnoxymIlCfn-8fU1qkjsUSYVdooZaNb1qMyaXrvAfi_PFl0P_U9UDdDx3sJC4FWnxmAlmoi26zUuTuLAWG13G3qgBOn4zokvdT9CVZrZFZ3TVkINKdweeSzeOssVkcGFolKX9Vzxh9NTiGf3Rm0OgtdY5b/s3951/IMG_4215.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1876" data-original-width="3951" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF3NLoEKgm9HcjNAkh7evRvzUW6nlNAUUHkfpnoxymIlCfn-8fU1qkjsUSYVdooZaNb1qMyaXrvAfi_PFl0P_U9UDdDx3sJC4FWnxmAlmoi26zUuTuLAWG13G3qgBOn4zokvdT9CVZrZFZ3TVkINKdweeSzeOssVkcGFolKX9Vzxh9NTiGf3Rm0OgtdY5b/w498-h236/IMG_4215.jpeg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Self propelled anti-aircraft and more transports.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOauKIE3eP6BtrD7Tr8cIwwJF6Ux9ew_8oRp2bsffib6ehc4TPERQ_Yph_V5UHRk2EeVQVV3Xd2oKRs5RW19RvG99DqG5RdPqw0lCz2Mt5H2VOt5pmIpqObwgiWYgPWcBEof4ox0Qxmrsbp5Ca7JZBc3QmC_bmUeXV-_V_69EKiJptlUJb84qjqcG3sO4/s3973/IMG_4219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1234" data-original-width="3973" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNOauKIE3eP6BtrD7Tr8cIwwJF6Ux9ew_8oRp2bsffib6ehc4TPERQ_Yph_V5UHRk2EeVQVV3Xd2oKRs5RW19RvG99DqG5RdPqw0lCz2Mt5H2VOt5pmIpqObwgiWYgPWcBEof4ox0Qxmrsbp5Ca7JZBc3QmC_bmUeXV-_V_69EKiJptlUJb84qjqcG3sO4/w566-h175/IMG_4219.jpeg" width="566" /></a></div>More soft skin vehicles. Kubelwagen on the front left, Schwimwagen on the front right. <br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLMd_UUxiQUKheNrvGq20CpEDz6bxJpV7DV71Ei8F7UXbNgEhIKZ2jMQKo3ny7lf3y0toceaO4IVOhHrKE0aazkomyeuDYGbiRqvt2tC0FdbxhBOLdh3Ms919yJmcLcJZP4jOn49_9Nrj6SBF50PB-q2njxCvNnBiNnXAUyMZICLWaVeqqua0f0KroolK/s3854/IMG_4218.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="3854" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLMd_UUxiQUKheNrvGq20CpEDz6bxJpV7DV71Ei8F7UXbNgEhIKZ2jMQKo3ny7lf3y0toceaO4IVOhHrKE0aazkomyeuDYGbiRqvt2tC0FdbxhBOLdh3Ms919yJmcLcJZP4jOn49_9Nrj6SBF50PB-q2njxCvNnBiNnXAUyMZICLWaVeqqua0f0KroolK/w533-h212/IMG_4218.jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Some Infantry and Engineers </div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnCGpNQ8iV7lC6lvd8fHiRH4Z0TrQHxMTMC-Cfbf6dHmeaXMfiQTvoFsDIW48p0G4Ug5obPvUeiikGAsnMphY9yoFAuS2f9P4MUXXoVHwFDFF4ie3tjT9nORovhu5HB2H7-ZxzpC6ZDYT5qlX86V9qqrUfWwIeH52IpOkE2MLRHOzucacdd7aqCzlLQnL/s3930/IMG_4217.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1965" data-original-width="3930" height="257" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHnCGpNQ8iV7lC6lvd8fHiRH4Z0TrQHxMTMC-Cfbf6dHmeaXMfiQTvoFsDIW48p0G4Ug5obPvUeiikGAsnMphY9yoFAuS2f9P4MUXXoVHwFDFF4ie3tjT9nORovhu5HB2H7-ZxzpC6ZDYT5qlX86V9qqrUfWwIeH52IpOkE2MLRHOzucacdd7aqCzlLQnL/w514-h257/IMG_4217.jpeg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mortar's, Machine Guns, and I think that's a Panzerbuchse. It's been a long time since I looked at these and I'm not sure.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OTtxb8ZoMEVs2jF9mEGV1hbQek6e92SAKgCqAiebqqvf1MH5RSdqVeP8imk32fYqXvOaH3-yw4jnHdAMqechMJWjTwoHZSwxMGkb21C5c1wvzmVwKsqNDlaNUnZ7wE1vmnHqP3scMLXRSzbY6VlM5l5gAbF3WX7TDiQ_8XD9k9BmCrM4Zs9LoAufoYWV/s4030/IMG_4220.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="4030" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3OTtxb8ZoMEVs2jF9mEGV1hbQek6e92SAKgCqAiebqqvf1MH5RSdqVeP8imk32fYqXvOaH3-yw4jnHdAMqechMJWjTwoHZSwxMGkb21C5c1wvzmVwKsqNDlaNUnZ7wE1vmnHqP3scMLXRSzbY6VlM5l5gAbF3WX7TDiQ_8XD9k9BmCrM4Zs9LoAufoYWV/w509-h201/IMG_4220.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 Panzer III G's. They look a little better if you enlarge them.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbspNDVwNCs695x6AWf4tkTyPOyzB_tq7f0Mg57zzAvdd7N-bOLL7nzXWT6Ebur73E90CdvQpjdyZsch4vr5pKV9Z-cluFb-fjpTJ-Omzqoyg3exos1bTV1sSDUX04Mla7ppuEjAjQWbAK499gWKj1g-EcbVOU0_LFyHgAdCEdRBzIgqEtqlHoC_XvdSs/s3996/IMG_4221.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="3996" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjbspNDVwNCs695x6AWf4tkTyPOyzB_tq7f0Mg57zzAvdd7N-bOLL7nzXWT6Ebur73E90CdvQpjdyZsch4vr5pKV9Z-cluFb-fjpTJ-Omzqoyg3exos1bTV1sSDUX04Mla7ppuEjAjQWbAK499gWKj1g-EcbVOU0_LFyHgAdCEdRBzIgqEtqlHoC_XvdSs/w533-h168/IMG_4221.jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">5 Panzer III J's, (late war) if my notes on the bottom of them are correct</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnC33Mua-w3eytTj7RRcaUzdVLvLwqv56LzwbINlQGr65qPb7cKAIDFVNCJrIGT0okFOOlW17QHrjkq5GOpZ4GBp4cBjMbqOxK375TZbakVJ5MngYUqY0wIvOqJWhWw53pTXaSBipLyJ8x97CP3SGHbCGRFA5J37Iec8mATyT6DgzBQr4SiKOTMiMEyGW/s3899/IMG_4223.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1376" data-original-width="3899" height="186" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEnC33Mua-w3eytTj7RRcaUzdVLvLwqv56LzwbINlQGr65qPb7cKAIDFVNCJrIGT0okFOOlW17QHrjkq5GOpZ4GBp4cBjMbqOxK375TZbakVJ5MngYUqY0wIvOqJWhWw53pTXaSBipLyJ8x97CP3SGHbCGRFA5J37Iec8mATyT6DgzBQr4SiKOTMiMEyGW/w528-h186/IMG_4223.jpeg" width="528" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three Panzer III L's. If you click and englarge you should be able to see the 9th Panzer Division insignia near the driver's vision block.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiEs-i9s2D0n23Yj9-q-kRm8i-9zdaZshXckCXV0R1w3jNZf3aHQ7Kg1bDP-9DvboHlgOouVa0r7lqCnp-i8kITy7bmJb9TMjRSEQSSCFeu5NnS6ueSnU3c71CVQwqLep2r5VhfHF7O8Dq5twwShnAeBt7xzKLiQZ0FvvigGwOyfmgSeribaA65DjWwlZ/s3945/IMG_4224.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="3945" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiiEs-i9s2D0n23Yj9-q-kRm8i-9zdaZshXckCXV0R1w3jNZf3aHQ7Kg1bDP-9DvboHlgOouVa0r7lqCnp-i8kITy7bmJb9TMjRSEQSSCFeu5NnS6ueSnU3c71CVQwqLep2r5VhfHF7O8Dq5twwShnAeBt7xzKLiQZ0FvvigGwOyfmgSeribaA65DjWwlZ/w518-h202/IMG_4224.jpeg" width="518" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Two Stug G's, and two Hornisee</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnqMvEA45obpBhPnN90x4nnafzU4LrdGFtYhgT0tZg72qoCRNoaFi5UtkZZj9UawgBkcGfAOUrk8BZDAUhj-gmWvWqbwSSIA0vXTS-fCsIJMHZs1nOsE_SXhEAXqa375AbXlaI4KJBgj65Osk8T52QfRvlcCcjZ4KmrtBNitrf4Dw9DsAp2Bm9r2pIAPI/s3848/IMG_4226.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="3848" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKnqMvEA45obpBhPnN90x4nnafzU4LrdGFtYhgT0tZg72qoCRNoaFi5UtkZZj9UawgBkcGfAOUrk8BZDAUhj-gmWvWqbwSSIA0vXTS-fCsIJMHZs1nOsE_SXhEAXqa375AbXlaI4KJBgj65Osk8T52QfRvlcCcjZ4KmrtBNitrf4Dw9DsAp2Bm9r2pIAPI/w524-h196/IMG_4226.jpeg" width="524" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More trucks</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYKNwDCyKIhCLqqBQ9LsPm2hTVPvlNuQlOCfj5JAkt1gxnutLfpDVifusOM4TEXOMxTxD6ExYCJRavL0fa1boV1idPbMGlFp3f3PYFqmHtcL5NASkUS9FU6J8745pjn1HGU8mmfwdwgNdjff5WNM948I9Qqo-q_dkp6Z0sHo6zSTyblo7KtaaW6uZm6hv/s3544/IMG_4227.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="3544" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYKNwDCyKIhCLqqBQ9LsPm2hTVPvlNuQlOCfj5JAkt1gxnutLfpDVifusOM4TEXOMxTxD6ExYCJRavL0fa1boV1idPbMGlFp3f3PYFqmHtcL5NASkUS9FU6J8745pjn1HGU8mmfwdwgNdjff5WNM948I9Qqo-q_dkp6Z0sHo6zSTyblo7KtaaW6uZm6hv/w527-h224/IMG_4227.jpeg" width="527" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Finally, some of the big guns. Three Panzer IVF2's and one Panzer IVG</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-JPbru_SZ8XZGJYYhQUHSfRK8pmFir_RX6yJXUjSWE25OnWTdBN-RU5fItvUwegOK0nWVW7QTPTmiIjsooxG18v300hWsH1_Wy0uKRrVF0E2C17S9VPqqps6gKJyvxMErSB0fpXHxLOOZM11S-ppv2v4EwrydIU8vTYjnH14OYlBQJA0apjvLw6uqZAd/s4030/IMG_4228.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="4030" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-JPbru_SZ8XZGJYYhQUHSfRK8pmFir_RX6yJXUjSWE25OnWTdBN-RU5fItvUwegOK0nWVW7QTPTmiIjsooxG18v300hWsH1_Wy0uKRrVF0E2C17S9VPqqps6gKJyvxMErSB0fpXHxLOOZM11S-ppv2v4EwrydIU8vTYjnH14OYlBQJA0apjvLw6uqZAd/w541-h161/IMG_4228.jpeg" width="541" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Five Panzer IVF1's</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma8xN5au1mb-RLtFEIr-_WGTO2odaWSEtgdX-fAxU-AzU37wykQ7xKwNiuAs-CUP_LjzSuMgbpI9bq1C9VmiYF2EEw1hro6IJ3SDjGtwEf8-xIzIfVk5_1KhZrMNefrldx5qcCHfxR0Ovvb__ipXxMHyHRwwP7PC-jYOk0qsWBE0-8QqTN1gRgNoFPevh/s3985/IMG_4225.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="3985" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjma8xN5au1mb-RLtFEIr-_WGTO2odaWSEtgdX-fAxU-AzU37wykQ7xKwNiuAs-CUP_LjzSuMgbpI9bq1C9VmiYF2EEw1hro6IJ3SDjGtwEf8-xIzIfVk5_1KhZrMNefrldx5qcCHfxR0Ovvb__ipXxMHyHRwwP7PC-jYOk0qsWBE0-8QqTN1gRgNoFPevh/w531-h179/IMG_4225.jpeg" width="531" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A platoon of 4 Panzerwerfer's</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2MZ7J1G4pN69b4RzxZebXjLw_fs145rXpdYJC56jkwp9PXcjehtM3hU3SaxzvKvG7UBxWxChaC-lmoXRozbGB4ZdZg5VB85yMoEL2GN1dFLwSJwMV9ceD3xSLd984kZH3vl4kBQI-e1B-uBj5QE3_Q8U6rSpSoB3RDoNOo8o7ATPSWsBjravd8QRePdG/s4002/IMG_4233.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1638" data-original-width="4002" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2MZ7J1G4pN69b4RzxZebXjLw_fs145rXpdYJC56jkwp9PXcjehtM3hU3SaxzvKvG7UBxWxChaC-lmoXRozbGB4ZdZg5VB85yMoEL2GN1dFLwSJwMV9ceD3xSLd984kZH3vl4kBQI-e1B-uBj5QE3_Q8U6rSpSoB3RDoNOo8o7ATPSWsBjravd8QRePdG/w539-h221/IMG_4233.jpeg" width="539" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I also found these which seem to be the only American Infantry I got around to painting. A couple of Engineer stands, 3 bazooka teams and 2 heavy machine guns.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But wait, there's Mooore!</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqssXmV8ma7sM4-Mnvn_An1chur4FY7rzfu5Gaf8rFc1BL8FWfVqDC9HC4JllJLTcMuUx8UiOiN7us8DZEgbqxecgGE7AjdnPQkI_KL3DxCuaTpfxgmkjcEB1Y5hdqviM6GLfNfGaFdWlLAWO0tvwwzh2pkDvqkNlUX0YwEAZzcazsxNS7ayaGcfNzHgT/s4032/IMG_4230.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqssXmV8ma7sM4-Mnvn_An1chur4FY7rzfu5Gaf8rFc1BL8FWfVqDC9HC4JllJLTcMuUx8UiOiN7us8DZEgbqxecgGE7AjdnPQkI_KL3DxCuaTpfxgmkjcEB1Y5hdqviM6GLfNfGaFdWlLAWO0tvwwzh2pkDvqkNlUX0YwEAZzcazsxNS7ayaGcfNzHgT/w526-h395/IMG_4230.jpeg" width="526" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">These are from Command Decision, two Panzer III E, and one Panzer II (I think).</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnth4Sf-LJA2o1ZxhkXbTQP9Uiq4WyqZs__dXWsgOilU-WrKjaL2ecPRIQ99OxESxzFus5XgqtfIVKd9UNjqgmVguktcRsjeM5Hck6kktBEuUOYQuYHFJRieUXlVl9RlwsEI1jZOSB1w1LCBbwPW4OTBr17HaZUV3UuRPOFI6oCDtc9Epg-YiYBFapomOW/s4032/IMG_4231.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnth4Sf-LJA2o1ZxhkXbTQP9Uiq4WyqZs__dXWsgOilU-WrKjaL2ecPRIQ99OxESxzFus5XgqtfIVKd9UNjqgmVguktcRsjeM5Hck6kktBEuUOYQuYHFJRieUXlVl9RlwsEI1jZOSB1w1LCBbwPW4OTBr17HaZUV3UuRPOFI6oCDtc9Epg-YiYBFapomOW/w552-h414/IMG_4231.jpeg" width="552" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">US vehicles, from Command Decision as well.</div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's all for now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time</span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-89154341701625203072023-08-25T13:08:00.002-04:002023-08-25T13:08:59.956-04:00Where did August Go?<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's hard to believe that August is almost is gone. So, I figured I better get at least one quick post in. Activity on the Hobby front has been slow, many distractions when you live in 'Vacation Wonderland', at least according to the State commercials that's what we are. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Below is the second item I ordered from the 3Degos folks (the first being the pig stye shown several post ago).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This is another figure I'll probably never use on the table, but I still like the look of it. It's a 3D print, the oxen came in 2 parts, which didn't match up very well and required a lot more filing and sanding then I had the patience for. Still, for the price I think it was a great deal and I shouldn't really complain.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIEadGD3Aq8vpTyX19X1jsc7DOiq6dzqefs7wVzCQBeDRqm4n5MEw3a4qIVesqhVMxBNt_zBqpwU14K7rEqY0aAIS_xbzR7r7-Ble6Oe-jSMTP4Szo6mSt24OT2Ni_etMKiNpcezCLSJvlWnR5x6IkBCJMMovQKzzwr3wcBYEkYqhpUuFpe6ZJqr81iZy/s4032/IMG_4134.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibIEadGD3Aq8vpTyX19X1jsc7DOiq6dzqefs7wVzCQBeDRqm4n5MEw3a4qIVesqhVMxBNt_zBqpwU14K7rEqY0aAIS_xbzR7r7-Ble6Oe-jSMTP4Szo6mSt24OT2Ni_etMKiNpcezCLSJvlWnR5x6IkBCJMMovQKzzwr3wcBYEkYqhpUuFpe6ZJqr81iZy/w502-h376/IMG_4134.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">On the painting table I just primed up a Regiment of Russian Grenadiers. If next week is as rainy and dreary as the forecast says it will be, they may show up soon.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Take care and remember to find time to play with your toys.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-1933506865172392462023-07-14T09:09:00.002-04:002023-07-14T09:25:56.437-04:00Back to the Beginning<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's been a while since I got back to the main reason I started this blog, which was to document the progress of the Borodino project for 2012. That project is long done, and I hate to say was also somewhat disappointing in how it played at Historicon.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have enjoyed my various diversions since then, and I'm really enjoying the Cold War era shenanigans with the Eurica campaign right now.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">But Napoleonic's are how I really entered the hobby, and it is about time I got back to them. (Plus, the Russian Troops were plotting a Palace Uprising since most of the Napoleonic I've painted the last several years were French - and the Czar doesn't like Palace Uprisings). My initially plan was to build the entire Russian 2nd Army of the West as it was structured for Borodino. I'm not sure that I'm still that ambitious at this point in my life, but I do have a fair amount of unpainted Front Rank Figures laying around. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So..... </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's been so long since I painted a unit of these I almost forgot how. Figures are Front Rank. Flags are GMB.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">1st Battalion</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQqQRpovfrp1XrfqeUz2mJLIAiGtPdBkBi3nFHWnwgvW8U53dsH0UAq6FkdzUwQTzNzXAQZIVMwbhOkjDAmWnJ9YtVhsKKerF9ynjlKdX-_HGG_xgYQeDpUSH0x0PqktmBqUyZQU5ptrVQvk_ICupyulbpWCnKBg6iUeQBlex-EPyURiUgncHEGBpqFcH/s3275/IMG_4111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2937" data-original-width="3275" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQqQRpovfrp1XrfqeUz2mJLIAiGtPdBkBi3nFHWnwgvW8U53dsH0UAq6FkdzUwQTzNzXAQZIVMwbhOkjDAmWnJ9YtVhsKKerF9ynjlKdX-_HGG_xgYQeDpUSH0x0PqktmBqUyZQU5ptrVQvk_ICupyulbpWCnKBg6iUeQBlex-EPyURiUgncHEGBpqFcH/w477-h428/IMG_4111.jpeg" width="477" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I may have gotten a little heavy handed with the magic wash on these fellows</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWakfhHPSHdvA0kar8Lg_CgUeTpA2kNz-WRL-GooHuMI_ESn5QiJTOXQShic10cM89aljrkvrLBgjGJzN2mgEmUg70Sa9C2OsZAAnLBiQAnGtiwbBzku7L1x8K3cfceOEgyhRE89qiY2Fae7IP7YYd7lg1d2VQ8HsRWRdY9brJ66ftMuEFrN2qHLQwPBy/s3836/IMG_4110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2354" data-original-width="3836" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWakfhHPSHdvA0kar8Lg_CgUeTpA2kNz-WRL-GooHuMI_ESn5QiJTOXQShic10cM89aljrkvrLBgjGJzN2mgEmUg70Sa9C2OsZAAnLBiQAnGtiwbBzku7L1x8K3cfceOEgyhRE89qiY2Fae7IP7YYd7lg1d2VQ8HsRWRdY9brJ66ftMuEFrN2qHLQwPBy/w496-h304/IMG_4110.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7TByuwbSa1T5MD6PkAyolfFXelk9VIo_Y4zvrTYv5QXz6asD_GA_pidqd9SqAPWaRXHQ9yhDoqq9e8VdK6wfNc86QHjN17AXL1-bDcwPowB4i7fXwkl1DSekydRN-754otQott-NTdBcCdgVDn6kTjRXpQoUpgi6UNKSOw2bAcmf4Bc3Qq7fDR0uj-KB/s4028/IMG_4112.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2672" data-original-width="4028" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7TByuwbSa1T5MD6PkAyolfFXelk9VIo_Y4zvrTYv5QXz6asD_GA_pidqd9SqAPWaRXHQ9yhDoqq9e8VdK6wfNc86QHjN17AXL1-bDcwPowB4i7fXwkl1DSekydRN-754otQott-NTdBcCdgVDn6kTjRXpQoUpgi6UNKSOw2bAcmf4Bc3Qq7fDR0uj-KB/w502-h333/IMG_4112.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not my best work, but I had fun painting them. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Until next time, take care.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-41302926704824796562023-07-13T11:48:00.000-04:002023-07-13T11:48:39.117-04:00Well, that's different<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Happy Summer! Not much going on regarding the gaming front, but I did manage to find a rather unique (at least I think so) figure when I was digging out my Russians. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This fellow has been getting stepped over (and on) for probably about 10 years. So he definitely deserved to get some paint slapped on him. I thought the figure was from Black Tree Designs, but I just did a quick search of their site and couldn't find it, so I'm not sure where it came from.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">He may have some potential uses in our Imagination campaign.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIh7YS-vPN7I99f3z7BXauN8-Lctf3vefFQyrNx2K8PWGm1uQapDJSGUaDARrNZ2Qzyj1GJ6dgYeZN9ccqs4zHDPS6GFlKbt7Yr124PoWqNGq7lfhkUIt3JNGgIGTdj8BCxvvVcYhopwwTWGvnmDpEIqeouydfH7NtwP_sZy2d7AyhxAhxDOo6AhMN3oL/s4032/IMG_4114.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAIh7YS-vPN7I99f3z7BXauN8-Lctf3vefFQyrNx2K8PWGm1uQapDJSGUaDARrNZ2Qzyj1GJ6dgYeZN9ccqs4zHDPS6GFlKbt7Yr124PoWqNGq7lfhkUIt3JNGgIGTdj8BCxvvVcYhopwwTWGvnmDpEIqeouydfH7NtwP_sZy2d7AyhxAhxDOo6AhMN3oL/w412-h549/IMG_4114.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And for something a little less unique, we finish with these. I have no idea who the manufacturer is and wouldn't want to guess.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaae7ZnvKriARXtYFoBJiABFFOY-s3RT3bdm-iuhp-bY187KPTXEoVD8dilej4IhsyxGBNVAFJIrlTzjTqMVgvOBEBzq5MX6LgKv8yrnOfKB5LC-eH6CaFz7CzkAZEerNKhXrHrdJa8SV0dyHgz-cP1aPfwLdpolPRJUjf42iEFOKwv6lmPbLKNeV3zY0/s4032/IMG_4115.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaae7ZnvKriARXtYFoBJiABFFOY-s3RT3bdm-iuhp-bY187KPTXEoVD8dilej4IhsyxGBNVAFJIrlTzjTqMVgvOBEBzq5MX6LgKv8yrnOfKB5LC-eH6CaFz7CzkAZEerNKhXrHrdJa8SV0dyHgz-cP1aPfwLdpolPRJUjf42iEFOKwv6lmPbLKNeV3zY0/w441-h588/IMG_4115.jpeg" width="441" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Next up, some proper painting of a proper figures.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-58130728451472052302023-06-11T19:15:00.000-04:002023-06-11T19:15:42.465-04:00Where did these come from?<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">As mentioned in the last post, the painting table clean up project is mostly completed. Below are the last two blister packs I uncovered on the table. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At first I couldn't recall ever buying any French Guard Artillery, but then the cobwebs cleared and I remembered that I bought these at Cold Wars 2020 (my last convention). At the time I seemed to think it was a great deal, I think I paid around $10 for each of them. At least now I can finally say that I have some French Old Guard troops.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Just about all, if not all, additions to the Napoleonic forces for the last 2 or 3 years have been French. My Russian troops have informed me that unless the Russian Rosters are increased soon, there may be a Palace Uprising - something that all Czar's live in fear of. And heaven knows I have plenty of Russian lead laying around. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Figures are from Warlord Games. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">For my Napoleonic figures I normally use joint compound/drywall spackle to coat the bases for texture. This was a new container of 'lightweight' spackling and it didn't give the same results as the old variety. But I guess it will do.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-a3NyxQqXmMFkwguB9r4r7m6iDG-hAWuG95w4z-MJXCZZ0id1B2nC5RBywdKlHj0V62tX7Hm69SJ98X_Vb-jXlTbDWZ6Z1MiLR79Tb_ctdawD0vj8e-a3Kpli_0KOFqUlPbBrLf-AWkPcxZlToH5QN9h-brXetCgbbduls5RCf_N0MwH3NaZEqwGmQ/s3775/IMG_4064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2892" data-original-width="3775" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY-a3NyxQqXmMFkwguB9r4r7m6iDG-hAWuG95w4z-MJXCZZ0id1B2nC5RBywdKlHj0V62tX7Hm69SJ98X_Vb-jXlTbDWZ6Z1MiLR79Tb_ctdawD0vj8e-a3Kpli_0KOFqUlPbBrLf-AWkPcxZlToH5QN9h-brXetCgbbduls5RCf_N0MwH3NaZEqwGmQ/w466-h357/IMG_4064.jpeg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhYYxO0wqdg4H5Hyp4oaiWNL1rmicXJSg2ylHz9CdiolbeUVpGdsk4Q9Ok5dEGiOdsS3xB4_PGwH5r393piZeB-7e9xVQsxf2LjwozLjJJAynw_heJwcuS8K1-EPl69MzU_FJJJXvFAIhbvQYUIleugCquOe_xWHLWgkgG-b-r7kl4tHkZYuhLx0-Eg/s3848/IMG_4065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2053" data-original-width="3848" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhYYxO0wqdg4H5Hyp4oaiWNL1rmicXJSg2ylHz9CdiolbeUVpGdsk4Q9Ok5dEGiOdsS3xB4_PGwH5r393piZeB-7e9xVQsxf2LjwozLjJJAynw_heJwcuS8K1-EPl69MzU_FJJJXvFAIhbvQYUIleugCquOe_xWHLWgkgG-b-r7kl4tHkZYuhLx0-Eg/w460-h246/IMG_4065.jpeg" width="460" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">slightly different view</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">That's all for now. Stay safe and enjoy the summer. </span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-35740952961572782312023-06-10T14:16:00.001-04:002023-06-10T14:16:21.294-04:00Cossacks<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">It's been gloomy and damp with precipitation of some sort every day this week. So, not much getting done in the yard which has allowed the 'clean the painting table' project to move forward. The good news is that we seem to be far enough North that the winds aren't bringing us any of the Canadian smoke.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">About 50% of the painting table top is now visible, and most of what is left is either space fighters/bombers or 6mm Infantry. (I hate painting 6mm infantry)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">These were the last of the loose figures. It took a while to locate the treasure chest amongst the clutter, but I finally found it.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Figures are from Eureka, I think. These were part of a vignette as I recall. I think it was called 'Cossacks Looting' or something like that. A couple of the figures really have a lot of detail that the camera doesn't do justice too, especially as dark as the gloomy weather is making my gaming room.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And for the folks that are part of our Napoleonic ImagiNation game, the final photo sums up some of the action from last week.</span></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfayeTRi6BV6E0VhjuzZIz1y5mYMNGV_BbrLmxzBhBOdXjpxOdVvv0k_3ZpDIAEpmn7PLhR2DBzd2hvKsfD6c5nlqnbZrXdlryrJ2sbj-NYE6jxrp-Wf8QCWVIXwvHw0Xhm_Nz454bsuCHnjLpRFIiUZIvMFKeJRyhxVnNYGPs_p6zBUWF-vRkfcLEEA/s3439/IMG_4071.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3439" data-original-width="2555" height="507" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfayeTRi6BV6E0VhjuzZIz1y5mYMNGV_BbrLmxzBhBOdXjpxOdVvv0k_3ZpDIAEpmn7PLhR2DBzd2hvKsfD6c5nlqnbZrXdlryrJ2sbj-NYE6jxrp-Wf8QCWVIXwvHw0Xhm_Nz454bsuCHnjLpRFIiUZIvMFKeJRyhxVnNYGPs_p6zBUWF-vRkfcLEEA/w377-h507/IMG_4071.jpeg" width="377" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">just a little something to brighten the Yurt</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdy8hpkJ5cmU4iwWOhelnpDlF4KFeTyNq3izZ4MHrs-KXmRqljbIWPWCeli2A0jysIlY7BV9ITGpiE4qcRdkcTLcMjzxPkx03oQ1UQ1hZ7F3FqQIxGjiSfZmZSkrvhQP0a-7fkI4-10G1lOaGslc9p0SuYDMMcZZPx55JYWrpODel_HgJWjCYxjrjkQ/s4032/IMG_4072.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdy8hpkJ5cmU4iwWOhelnpDlF4KFeTyNq3izZ4MHrs-KXmRqljbIWPWCeli2A0jysIlY7BV9ITGpiE4qcRdkcTLcMjzxPkx03oQ1UQ1hZ7F3FqQIxGjiSfZmZSkrvhQP0a-7fkI4-10G1lOaGslc9p0SuYDMMcZZPx55JYWrpODel_HgJWjCYxjrjkQ/w372-h496/IMG_4072.jpeg" width="372" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dancing a little jig</div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntCKnkm-6_PGXPgtsjYZ6pGU5ZKjcTRx_MoOXjhTFjBypq3-i2b4pjtYJle-pk9g79aNvEOF34HNIgoPVLmuAjp-hpmK9pS25aVgo3ksR1SFPqZWBH7qGeialj5n8TSzkdqL02RLjAUOfeDfyLHnm16YlhE1a-denRdvOYXnQn3n86SjhCLW2hcUYNQ/s4029/IMG_4073.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4029" data-original-width="2312" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhntCKnkm-6_PGXPgtsjYZ6pGU5ZKjcTRx_MoOXjhTFjBypq3-i2b4pjtYJle-pk9g79aNvEOF34HNIgoPVLmuAjp-hpmK9pS25aVgo3ksR1SFPqZWBH7qGeialj5n8TSzkdqL02RLjAUOfeDfyLHnm16YlhE1a-denRdvOYXnQn3n86SjhCLW2hcUYNQ/w331-h576/IMG_4073.jpeg" width="331" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Fine wine and full saddle of loot.. I mean purchases. What more could you ask for.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLOeGV8U2FwKkyr0hTkH2yMTPAUBJVQoVDovFHU_-ZuCbVmiqQdABws2hiH0Qz-nrDXNOtfTb-m57EZ93HaNZdQ6Jdkdznyi28fOZj7SGCY5YbbR0grG-dg_XgZOexfSnNCYnT71QBIDdg79ep1u8yOx-odxSO-6eajMhUUIQXvPOzyWgjBGcN434hQ/s3024/IMG_4076.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1865" data-original-width="3024" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtLOeGV8U2FwKkyr0hTkH2yMTPAUBJVQoVDovFHU_-ZuCbVmiqQdABws2hiH0Qz-nrDXNOtfTb-m57EZ93HaNZdQ6Jdkdznyi28fOZj7SGCY5YbbR0grG-dg_XgZOexfSnNCYnT71QBIDdg79ep1u8yOx-odxSO-6eajMhUUIQXvPOzyWgjBGcN434hQ/w467-h288/IMG_4076.jpeg" width="467" /></a></div>The photo and brushwork don't do this one justice. The poor horse is so loaded down our spry young cossack lad has to walk. But at least he has a duck to keep him company. Looks like momma's getting a new mirror.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCp34SSp04ZZn-HOVmIoS_UqX_ZlO2DCzqg8kdwOMOKPHAhFzRJ01_h1vZbu745u8hRJQL-aeUHnakP73Uv0heI2WgyUO2R0pRcwy9466wlT8YsSUfo73JtHthXEqoVy3IC6ddA9a4TIfXR0bsJRlod9KSJW3mM5ztlGbdL6aLFCo--fWqPcgoa3Vwg/s2542/IMG_4077.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2542" data-original-width="2187" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjCp34SSp04ZZn-HOVmIoS_UqX_ZlO2DCzqg8kdwOMOKPHAhFzRJ01_h1vZbu745u8hRJQL-aeUHnakP73Uv0heI2WgyUO2R0pRcwy9466wlT8YsSUfo73JtHthXEqoVy3IC6ddA9a4TIfXR0bsJRlod9KSJW3mM5ztlGbdL6aLFCo--fWqPcgoa3Vwg/w388-h451/IMG_4077.jpeg" width="388" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">There really is a lot of detail in this sculpt.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG2s-P84HoS_i6s7rDF_zG57gFiYuKjSNh5ekPCXDAcDfjaANpPgOt55Xoc0OAkL7HR90xBbuLN94zHd_BU7kVPdl-o0iFa0i2MSep79yPGySYXCiFUev73EgOJrICA-11GBUvwPvxySER4YKoIW8jJ4LVKDfTxX6EA8F017ayCp122RUd-ht8-GD5Q/s3007/IMG_4078.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2918" data-original-width="3007" height="409" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpG2s-P84HoS_i6s7rDF_zG57gFiYuKjSNh5ekPCXDAcDfjaANpPgOt55Xoc0OAkL7HR90xBbuLN94zHd_BU7kVPdl-o0iFa0i2MSep79yPGySYXCiFUev73EgOJrICA-11GBUvwPvxySER4YKoIW8jJ4LVKDfTxX6EA8F017ayCp122RUd-ht8-GD5Q/w421-h409/IMG_4078.jpeg" width="421" /></a></div>Nice to see they're doing a 2-man lift on any treasure over 50 pounds. We don't want any back injuries.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fCaGfVwxlNf6PuHWP1yBawqs_VIhyZ1DL1RHVpyYAld1Vkc90POCTjYl1p9ow-nDtFyfd2-cdYgL3isCdznXq-Z31wXjZZfKsDu7-Jr2oxj3OYs39vd9T1K43_PJEZ__I6KBzWPRT6RALwjd6fmTp3mEFsfn-CefZv9hyn6JsM6rj2wyi8GI8Zyhug/s3024/IMG_4079.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="3024" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4fCaGfVwxlNf6PuHWP1yBawqs_VIhyZ1DL1RHVpyYAld1Vkc90POCTjYl1p9ow-nDtFyfd2-cdYgL3isCdznXq-Z31wXjZZfKsDu7-Jr2oxj3OYs39vd9T1K43_PJEZ__I6KBzWPRT6RALwjd6fmTp3mEFsfn-CefZv9hyn6JsM6rj2wyi8GI8Zyhug/w425-h371/IMG_4079.jpeg" width="425" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">View from the other side</div><div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Fuddland Cossacks return home following a successful trading mission to S'Gottland. Not shown was a half a flock of sheep, the other half having been traded for the services of a popular minstrel group to perform for Czar Elmer.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFcGXTp-lE_x0bk7Iqqt_wuITaXu3QDLfVU90C0Tyx4xAUcI822iqbS3H47ZsRp6sKqFkBdOWe69G49fU79lUsS4VDGQgeqAU18L780qO1QVGArEMHaPXasWViQmZjcskkUjBWXABVJZ7WHYw6NlWQ_y8MfsxVO2v_q56BZONoEC7JHd4WWYIQyM_0g/s3269/IMG_4081.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3269" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPFcGXTp-lE_x0bk7Iqqt_wuITaXu3QDLfVU90C0Tyx4xAUcI822iqbS3H47ZsRp6sKqFkBdOWe69G49fU79lUsS4VDGQgeqAU18L780qO1QVGArEMHaPXasWViQmZjcskkUjBWXABVJZ7WHYw6NlWQ_y8MfsxVO2v_q56BZONoEC7JHd4WWYIQyM_0g/w487-h450/IMG_4081.jpeg" width="487" /></a></div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Guard Cossacks watch over the Cossack 'merchant' caravan as it travels home.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">One more post and the painting table clean up project is pretty much done. Now, on to the more challenging lead pile clean up - or at least clean up enough that I'm not literally tripping over figures that have fallen from the pile onto the floor of the gaming room.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-34978998593387468902023-06-06T10:21:00.001-04:002023-06-11T19:16:04.881-04:00Prussian's?<p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">After finally completing the last unit of French Leger the other week I was digging through the organizational disaster that is my game room looking for one of the boxes of French Napoleonics to put them in when I uncovered a forgotten army. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I have no recollection of when I painted these. But I think they were used in one of Peter's Historicon games when it was still being held at Fredericksburg. I do know that they were painted long enough ago that I wasn't standardly using a finish wash on my figures, so at least 10 years would be my guess.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">At the time I had this grand idea of running the northern actions of the 1812 invasion of Russia. Now, I'm older and less ambitious.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Figures appear to Perry, 3 infantry battalions, 1 Uhlan Regiment, 1 6# battery and a command stand. Not much of a force, and one I'm pretty sure I'll never use again.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Sadly, I don't remember what units they are supposed to be and what little I know about Prussian's at the time I've forgotten.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Anyway, here they are.</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85rdFt8WsVzU3o1lIUMcMBx3XV55hGQxNXID7rLNIK13EYoIigUCctaBjW3eI7MwPF86lVzfqnc-aQU2pU5RdX9P7vfBEYQha5hP_R8iEW5qzDuBULMx9sdv6gzT821d5B6NXP05j2VoEekNr6biuWwqtMsPCud54YgpqEOCfhaL1_U1H0imuovqCOA/s1080/thumbnail.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi85rdFt8WsVzU3o1lIUMcMBx3XV55hGQxNXID7rLNIK13EYoIigUCctaBjW3eI7MwPF86lVzfqnc-aQU2pU5RdX9P7vfBEYQha5hP_R8iEW5qzDuBULMx9sdv6gzT821d5B6NXP05j2VoEekNr6biuWwqtMsPCud54YgpqEOCfhaL1_U1H0imuovqCOA/w452-h300/thumbnail.jpeg" width="452" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeetWh_2b_KaitXJACOY-GQyx1uVKVv2kXuIAFuseu_jL2dSpxyZIASXeegm_bMHxw-PtTtF6zJ3aRYvBDGfteiaDQa-j_Zc0scM2sNWjqA44DuAEscSj8e7O_VL8zhcUhWRuSW3eeod59HYYOALFj0Q9bP_IB6qoiyk-9ABEtm0NjgtNBgjCWTSZjw/w369-h277/thumbnail.jpeg" width="369" /></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">2 post in one day? That may be a first for me.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Take care,</span></p><p>So much lead, so little time</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-40495783386007706552023-06-06T07:57:00.003-04:002023-06-06T07:57:59.758-04:00Animal Farm<p> Just a smidge more painting completed. Some of you may have already seen the center piece over on Joe's 'Fish Tales' blog.</p><p>The Pigsty is a 3D print from 3DEgos.com on Etsy. The quality of the 3D printing was good without much clean up required. I'm not sure how much use it will get on the table, but sometimes you paint stuff just because you like it, not because you'll use it. Although it could see some use in Silver Bayonets or other skirmish/role play type games.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElV9umX0eIuwYYCtJqHoiA8pNbzHyaO8GuvRxn3zmRQqtFGwWI5mDvByi5-FnHwBcwfykuLFgqnYdGXLYSeooTuTJsIGUh6gNfnLnu1mgY2h49fhyinHlvAKdzEDr4--5TiaE3P1GQRT46tGO3AINlTlQ2hqTaomHFd0FYkBLFUudEsabaBO7V-X_jA/s4032/IMG_4029.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgElV9umX0eIuwYYCtJqHoiA8pNbzHyaO8GuvRxn3zmRQqtFGwWI5mDvByi5-FnHwBcwfykuLFgqnYdGXLYSeooTuTJsIGUh6gNfnLnu1mgY2h49fhyinHlvAKdzEDr4--5TiaE3P1GQRT46tGO3AINlTlQ2hqTaomHFd0FYkBLFUudEsabaBO7V-X_jA/w472-h354/IMG_4029.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><p>And I also uncovered some random barnyard lead in the lead pile. (rather good timing).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsqeaUtFSI1ZVeYAGvRWELKx3BN1Qt18EpBoKwVDhM1wBXN8SHb-worz04zZ7wyDo4n6kN18btNqrT62gnEJaVkxxj8KjK4KerfZf1sFb2mOLmC42gq_IxC-vRhH3lkHUG2XWAJogWD_w475SbQ9yT8buMAwQRHnKt4Uf_QzmGZ2c4v8UqDN4kDCaOg/s3530/IMG_4047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3023" data-original-width="3530" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbsqeaUtFSI1ZVeYAGvRWELKx3BN1Qt18EpBoKwVDhM1wBXN8SHb-worz04zZ7wyDo4n6kN18btNqrT62gnEJaVkxxj8KjK4KerfZf1sFb2mOLmC42gq_IxC-vRhH3lkHUG2XWAJogWD_w475SbQ9yT8buMAwQRHnKt4Uf_QzmGZ2c4v8UqDN4kDCaOg/w465-h399/IMG_4047.jpeg" width="465" /></a></div><br /><p>Hmmm, maybe for the Outlandishian campaign the Earl should try a sheep/pig raid. I hear it's all the rage these days in my campaigning circle.</p><p>It might be the only way the Earl can get something in the win column. I'm sure I have some rules somewhere I can cobble together for a skirmish raid... need to think a little more about that.</p><p>Take care,</p><p>So much lead, so little time</p><p><br /></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-42356548220183995662023-05-30T14:03:00.001-04:002023-05-30T14:03:52.539-04:00A little more painting<p> <span style="font-size: medium;">The risk of frost is mostly gone, and the pool is open, so spring must be here. Yard work and other distractions may slow down my already slow painting progress, we'll see how it goes.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The herculean task of trying to organize the painting table continues. First up is a long suffering unit of some generic blue pant wearing Napoleonic Infantry, (or Leger to you Francophiles out there). Or as a friend refers to them, targets for Russian Artillery.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">These poor lads have been sitting on the painting table primed and patiently awaiting their uniforms for over 4 years, so I guess it's about time they were finished. I'm still not happy with how they turned out, in fact I scrubbed off the first go around of paint on a few of them and gave it a second try. I guess it's just been too long since I painted figures for a proper era in the one true scale.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">But, enough with the words. Figures are from Perry.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA5l9KGa6JUwicSH2hWZ4JDgw0gYrbyVpBeOrvB7UTMi7A1FN66w9AXT6xzbFrSlGr7DEFfwLXQByBLhsOag33bU66hLzeSCsniRINjF4v231gm9YhsXAVgEOyQl74xSoLOvff1ahDuzTn8P6CVzq0bkvEiCF4CsBD5kr9BY6dHwgUm1OTrEL-a658A/s3732/IMG_4022.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2174" data-original-width="3732" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEA5l9KGa6JUwicSH2hWZ4JDgw0gYrbyVpBeOrvB7UTMi7A1FN66w9AXT6xzbFrSlGr7DEFfwLXQByBLhsOag33bU66hLzeSCsniRINjF4v231gm9YhsXAVgEOyQl74xSoLOvff1ahDuzTn8P6CVzq0bkvEiCF4CsBD5kr9BY6dHwgUm1OTrEL-a658A/w493-h287/IMG_4022.jpeg" width="493" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And finally, what I think are the last of the fantasy figures from under all the detritus on the table. I'm not sure who the manufacturer is for these.</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivXzEBJbx88h_IlGNqd5TBY2nshTYdKF_I4zfYzcBvBSpEvbBDqJx772cDSca2T7lN-cHQndq6S_QO0JfMnF6ufr8Giw_Q08x1hRdv932GEkR7Ttvh67s40iztWTp6n6zaItPfOkA286ZGSQFIlt-jdPQAMP2a3w-zlbFITFshVQZXZbWcjInQYXVSQ/s4032/IMG_4027.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivXzEBJbx88h_IlGNqd5TBY2nshTYdKF_I4zfYzcBvBSpEvbBDqJx772cDSca2T7lN-cHQndq6S_QO0JfMnF6ufr8Giw_Q08x1hRdv932GEkR7Ttvh67s40iztWTp6n6zaItPfOkA286ZGSQFIlt-jdPQAMP2a3w-zlbFITFshVQZXZbWcjInQYXVSQ/w424-h318/IMG_4027.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqZ2gesrnF1wfV2k2EfZKqtOXMuFO85ZRW8EqHW-vqCezs9rODgNLxEha2V2aE_EkxE0ksQA8dBJ1aryi2JCUuKhkBx6T_5VZr4habwplSoiU5OUSBt4zlkSN0qlEB2IJ5Gx7rYSufznOVAu7zK6LAgCrUFFSV_yBvzY2AktJgCoKaPOl0xGcmQylGg/s4032/IMG_4025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKqZ2gesrnF1wfV2k2EfZKqtOXMuFO85ZRW8EqHW-vqCezs9rODgNLxEha2V2aE_EkxE0ksQA8dBJ1aryi2JCUuKhkBx6T_5VZr4habwplSoiU5OUSBt4zlkSN0qlEB2IJ5Gx7rYSufznOVAu7zK6LAgCrUFFSV_yBvzY2AktJgCoKaPOl0xGcmQylGg/w418-h314/IMG_4025.jpeg" width="418" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">That's all for now. Hopefully those of you in the U.S. had a chance in-between the BBQ and other festivities to reflect on the real reason for yesterday's holiday.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Take care and enjoy the warm weather.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-41748731705801460432023-05-26T09:59:00.000-04:002023-05-26T09:59:46.697-04:00WPBC REPORTS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBbxZU4QvgMw3o-nChA0VyUSRq250TZyk9OhRJ3WSEf1dFhpUr2qsZuC3v8JWqYYtdUzMsg5I3G1kQRm02gAb7bdwLboo39SZO0dO7JQrRLtnGdJkn6EGFRCapoarVvN0XTFqWk_TJjGvPD5CeQU3AMFY_jDptBQ6pMvhF91wXyfsLgqa6bNwMFdlrQ/s1722/Screenshot%202023-05-24%20at%203.26.15%20PM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1722" data-original-width="1420" height="701" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEBbxZU4QvgMw3o-nChA0VyUSRq250TZyk9OhRJ3WSEf1dFhpUr2qsZuC3v8JWqYYtdUzMsg5I3G1kQRm02gAb7bdwLboo39SZO0dO7JQrRLtnGdJkn6EGFRCapoarVvN0XTFqWk_TJjGvPD5CeQU3AMFY_jDptBQ6pMvhF91wXyfsLgqa6bNwMFdlrQ/w578-h701/Screenshot%202023-05-24%20at%203.26.15%20PM.png" width="578" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-81163579609690630912023-05-15T11:24:00.000-04:002023-05-15T11:24:05.450-04:00WPBC Reports<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sMCCQxTFi6emU06KlR0JMPxiY2LfB1KuPziCFtgHK6USZr5pQF04drakaYeXTsb_E-P0Sj0AEkA1iorRp8y4dzvNiNDX59_2rUIz_dZVDrYJuLPjxc4Y8H6kxXAVeuDuq5HymfnOcvplYlC0ESkLvC9QiTe4cpdD87BtgT_IjCH92hQES9vYucoDUA/s1658/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2011.21.02%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="1524" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_sMCCQxTFi6emU06KlR0JMPxiY2LfB1KuPziCFtgHK6USZr5pQF04drakaYeXTsb_E-P0Sj0AEkA1iorRp8y4dzvNiNDX59_2rUIz_dZVDrYJuLPjxc4Y8H6kxXAVeuDuq5HymfnOcvplYlC0ESkLvC9QiTe4cpdD87BtgT_IjCH92hQES9vYucoDUA/w562-h612/Screenshot%202023-05-15%20at%2011.21.02%20AM.png" width="562" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-90161581778526816632023-04-20T11:09:00.001-04:002023-04-20T20:28:20.874-04:00More Odds and Ends<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Not a lot going on regarding the gaming front of late. The foolish attempt to clean up my painting table continues. Sadly, as I work my way through the various layers of detritus I keep getting distracted by the 'ohhh shinny' items I uncover, (shocking I know). I almost feel like an archeologist, excavating my way through the various layers of projects and foolish ideas hidden on the table.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Of course the best way to clean the painting table is to paint what you find, so...</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I seem to have discovered the Fantasy epoch in the latest excavation. So, as they were uncovered, they were rapidly splashed with various pigments, and below is the end result. Some of these were purchased in the early to mid 1980's, and boy do they look tiny next to the 'new' stuff.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This Firebrand was found still in his blister pack and is fairly new. The figure is from Reaper.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhz1ENTZ0us4WoAPNzg2b0JvKPDPRrcIGXV9McZJsBx7iTaBs2IsS3tzRaHvcjDJBhr2JuTMZkcicY6KaRwHQdlbTtepwYvnIsDK2wslmCzz5jTP_4dFgbRvo1cRxBcQ5pOOAuysZJPOFstVKLKISfuUkeS1_KbRCIJTDLn2hG9s0kcLglu_3-QiDBw/s4032/IMG_3963.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQhz1ENTZ0us4WoAPNzg2b0JvKPDPRrcIGXV9McZJsBx7iTaBs2IsS3tzRaHvcjDJBhr2JuTMZkcicY6KaRwHQdlbTtepwYvnIsDK2wslmCzz5jTP_4dFgbRvo1cRxBcQ5pOOAuysZJPOFstVKLKISfuUkeS1_KbRCIJTDLn2hG9s0kcLglu_3-QiDBw/w387-h516/IMG_3963.jpeg" width="387" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another fairly new figure, also from Reaper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QwbfOg_sPtVzjTXcuqb-XM6AeYmTkCK6QkIPyjPG1fg1KZFRo_i33bWRF4FKO15t5TF7KQU8RZDpbqRTfNW7VJcx4KYYQ4c2r-qjACqvkDokTCYdRIcXSsqxK3I_y9aQ4HYd_E833T8DneB8ZogUP_95UUeTB60cmOZzE-JxfxmLuNoyR0DBhI4SaA/s2619/IMG_3960.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2619" data-original-width="2338" height="531" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QwbfOg_sPtVzjTXcuqb-XM6AeYmTkCK6QkIPyjPG1fg1KZFRo_i33bWRF4FKO15t5TF7KQU8RZDpbqRTfNW7VJcx4KYYQ4c2r-qjACqvkDokTCYdRIcXSsqxK3I_y9aQ4HYd_E833T8DneB8ZogUP_95UUeTB60cmOZzE-JxfxmLuNoyR0DBhI4SaA/w475-h531/IMG_3960.jpeg" width="475" /></a></div>The photo doesn't really do the detail of the sculpt justice.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdrxUr8l1o5WPQkDv1PNQXs6qgxaOOzYxknDGs9JUYd0rB75GG3Nj8DIFBo2NReIVQXStb_srE8pCrWUt-vFSDtiF1t-RKUuytSDc0dVSiuooZ8_UBKZPrgGvc-6j7g0ZQnC3dYd0UWWTeZi6Cbh5OztkZdtxPOH_Y6fZ_33zrt3GioRRS6J0cRamAw/s3082/IMG_3961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3082" data-original-width="2123" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDdrxUr8l1o5WPQkDv1PNQXs6qgxaOOzYxknDGs9JUYd0rB75GG3Nj8DIFBo2NReIVQXStb_srE8pCrWUt-vFSDtiF1t-RKUuytSDc0dVSiuooZ8_UBKZPrgGvc-6j7g0ZQnC3dYd0UWWTeZi6Cbh5OztkZdtxPOH_Y6fZ_33zrt3GioRRS6J0cRamAw/w382-h556/IMG_3961.jpeg" width="382" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">This figure is also from Reaper, plastic this time. I'm not normally a fan of plastic (other than for space ships and the like) but it painted easily and has fair detail.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v9ejUtjHKAWjhZd5Uk91pxCQDgwEVfDuPneuiFh0FBpyabGmc-vxflxew9bbFmhUAkfQFu5f900CYNgz8P_jobID4pShkoJP_0ugVk7bQMILnbQ9PIO8itRyuFNHBxYc_G-CMCOAglgkIwovmDKpy213KoCmzKx0nYKgSI6QXfpW98YVX_pq8_qogg/s4032/IMG_3971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4v9ejUtjHKAWjhZd5Uk91pxCQDgwEVfDuPneuiFh0FBpyabGmc-vxflxew9bbFmhUAkfQFu5f900CYNgz8P_jobID4pShkoJP_0ugVk7bQMILnbQ9PIO8itRyuFNHBxYc_G-CMCOAglgkIwovmDKpy213KoCmzKx0nYKgSI6QXfpW98YVX_pq8_qogg/w373-h497/IMG_3971.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">The last of the Reaper figures, back to lead (well, pewter).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tOsBtvFEr1oAZlTgwGE-wWgYsmpgWLtDL28gVwooT61rE_p-vmjGJnO3g1LezowB2dIoSFZOPQBF68isOYyG7_Ov8RRHH98i2BYyA6MOnT50k6X6yH8rcx2mqv1loE_zSQokM8oGDqP7hQzfh5PdzKOZobp87Zht-zwoEQiPPbF2Fo8jJAdMkrHJnA/s4032/IMG_3970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8tOsBtvFEr1oAZlTgwGE-wWgYsmpgWLtDL28gVwooT61rE_p-vmjGJnO3g1LezowB2dIoSFZOPQBF68isOYyG7_Ov8RRHH98i2BYyA6MOnT50k6X6yH8rcx2mqv1loE_zSQokM8oGDqP7hQzfh5PdzKOZobp87Zht-zwoEQiPPbF2Fo8jJAdMkrHJnA/w401-h534/IMG_3970.jpeg" width="401" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I think this is a Ral-Partha figure, probably from the mid 1980's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7r9M2zd0wsCBQS9_D07PcvqCkyppDLXf6fxHR7wQx6qkDAEz28n2lDt6mFUwWcB8t6Sd0N9prsQKsTe3WxwRyWWuDZbZ0cYwqOMGFKu8vw5nZZlkZr2R0CYs57HcXcrY56ovAu7gtgAoWz9FNWiCWJh2qO6T6wsbCTihAp2o4ptpZwmEVAsBn3afcA/s4032/IMG_3973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN7r9M2zd0wsCBQS9_D07PcvqCkyppDLXf6fxHR7wQx6qkDAEz28n2lDt6mFUwWcB8t6Sd0N9prsQKsTe3WxwRyWWuDZbZ0cYwqOMGFKu8vw5nZZlkZr2R0CYs57HcXcrY56ovAu7gtgAoWz9FNWiCWJh2qO6T6wsbCTihAp2o4ptpZwmEVAsBn3afcA/w412-h549/IMG_3973.jpeg" width="412" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another Ral-Partha figure (I think) probably from the early 1980's. She looks like she's about 15mm when compared to the others, so definitely same age on the figure. (and it takes a brave man to say that about a female warrior).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZfE67Yg8UHNMIP4WVbRqh7ngytzXd7RXr-sKHpoWXmribcBlkcRXU6-mcvJ4Z7Gi271SugjT5s3r5VWaCPPYpDKvaQhfZuvFwpCPZhcs4e4IAO48KCWI6oaZniHH8xASNb7FuM4lDacY2w0vhYYAwqTSKuIsmA6efPgslPlDlHWH7lorV3pwVfxUEA/s4032/IMG_3974.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ZfE67Yg8UHNMIP4WVbRqh7ngytzXd7RXr-sKHpoWXmribcBlkcRXU6-mcvJ4Z7Gi271SugjT5s3r5VWaCPPYpDKvaQhfZuvFwpCPZhcs4e4IAO48KCWI6oaZniHH8xASNb7FuM4lDacY2w0vhYYAwqTSKuIsmA6efPgslPlDlHWH7lorV3pwVfxUEA/w392-h523/IMG_3974.jpeg" width="392" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another old figure, my guess is Ral-Partha, or some other carrier from the 1980's. Not really apparent in the photo, but she's a nice hot assassin. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivew2ByozRMnbNUBj6tMYCulH_XeUThVAwz7QbiURUMPDoECWf4six0iB_HWR98Ew60Ck7eH571Bs5SzqHCc8oj2B_uhr0lKJKkzFN0H25mG6AA-qovosJRaTzD-v-lGAgz-_Ca3ZvgAXpeA7pna2x97XtacgWq_i0G2ygZ45Tol1tt3JqKPkD14iOBg/s4032/IMG_3968.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="511" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivew2ByozRMnbNUBj6tMYCulH_XeUThVAwz7QbiURUMPDoECWf4six0iB_HWR98Ew60Ck7eH571Bs5SzqHCc8oj2B_uhr0lKJKkzFN0H25mG6AA-qovosJRaTzD-v-lGAgz-_Ca3ZvgAXpeA7pna2x97XtacgWq_i0G2ygZ45Tol1tt3JqKPkD14iOBg/w383-h511/IMG_3968.jpeg" width="383" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Another very old figure, probably from the 1980's.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uctkvL2UGqcd0WEK70rML-zomXU7mmvXSqpzYgazHt3RKHOTj8cbXnvXpVFkuCvK5Kv7J_9Q_8od3KX1MHYiIO8amxst8yzfGM-IAOiPCORIyDBgzIGNIuE1-0kFKx_umFfJE5vgFK0mHVhPVfJFrhwOodLhKQfn8NgVDsP4DtPv-2mERcLUA81shw/s4032/IMG_3964.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="513" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4uctkvL2UGqcd0WEK70rML-zomXU7mmvXSqpzYgazHt3RKHOTj8cbXnvXpVFkuCvK5Kv7J_9Q_8od3KX1MHYiIO8amxst8yzfGM-IAOiPCORIyDBgzIGNIuE1-0kFKx_umFfJE5vgFK0mHVhPVfJFrhwOodLhKQfn8NgVDsP4DtPv-2mERcLUA81shw/w385-h513/IMG_3964.jpeg" width="385" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">I also uncovered this Satyr, from Black Tree Design. It painted up nice and quick.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TA7Z4d-yDcvCfaxXw5tCU41ClLrHDgRYJ2_Qs_uf5UBOVSvyyK6H27LYkzXgNuG68zewmWSTj1AOXMsqZlxpNfRhDDc4l5olhiml6_fNDTHCginZIKDlGSKufh0HThnuFa7_L8AU7MHwUPa9fV0T2VrVXyC8Ald1UBDUHcaF3OthDPTsIUTp69_U4A/s4032/IMG_3965.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5TA7Z4d-yDcvCfaxXw5tCU41ClLrHDgRYJ2_Qs_uf5UBOVSvyyK6H27LYkzXgNuG68zewmWSTj1AOXMsqZlxpNfRhDDc4l5olhiml6_fNDTHCginZIKDlGSKufh0HThnuFa7_L8AU7MHwUPa9fV0T2VrVXyC8Ald1UBDUHcaF3OthDPTsIUTp69_U4A/w397-h529/IMG_3965.jpeg" width="397" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Halflings anyone? Also from the 1980's, no idea who the manufacturer was.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjHfOQQ1IP5TS-XPMcdM2Mn5zXDugvXS1i-Z2QpZ6LNhTjftMy_obA77LNhj9TTrtc85OqruIkHFaFrfkx8x3ccgo5HpVaNZ-j2_aC4hnfVbULRjmfqVHjxmukCJoRzwpscCCeY4F0Ruhui5aP70rDkvf04tFWPvf8mhO41S0azj-fYW6bL0do_3vaQ/s4032/IMG_3969.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjHfOQQ1IP5TS-XPMcdM2Mn5zXDugvXS1i-Z2QpZ6LNhTjftMy_obA77LNhj9TTrtc85OqruIkHFaFrfkx8x3ccgo5HpVaNZ-j2_aC4hnfVbULRjmfqVHjxmukCJoRzwpscCCeY4F0Ruhui5aP70rDkvf04tFWPvf8mhO41S0azj-fYW6bL0do_3vaQ/w419-h558/IMG_3969.jpeg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">While I was painting up these rediscovered treasures, I also took the opportunity to paint up some scatter terrain I had laying around (on the top layer of the painting table).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK0IFQoyEk6K0Y0hHrljJiNiEpJpFVS7XdJZACxlEHUsop_2FDbzdqRxR-u25cxORuF5OKXOZZnG1RhwdzHuEoXVgewmggsqKiR45cnMIdFZc5UxqxNNRjQRYmxJHL_0FGbutARjhrq2uNgEKsvfgSTz6UigI-ScknlAJrLSFcslV8F_U-hppJ8hzhQ/s4032/IMG_3975.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnK0IFQoyEk6K0Y0hHrljJiNiEpJpFVS7XdJZACxlEHUsop_2FDbzdqRxR-u25cxORuF5OKXOZZnG1RhwdzHuEoXVgewmggsqKiR45cnMIdFZc5UxqxNNRjQRYmxJHL_0FGbutARjhrq2uNgEKsvfgSTz6UigI-ScknlAJrLSFcslV8F_U-hppJ8hzhQ/w387-h516/IMG_3975.jpeg" width="387" /></a></div>A fountain from Black Tree Design<br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">And finally some 3-D printed Loot markers for Stargave.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbKMHVSVcelUKL3FdS1uXMAFSX3ZCJ8Fp9zhcv7WfEsGSMUZACWvB310XZtbLjckv0mK9j7fSw98-7F3b60AjY9n9e9pFfFTIj-NUyQ-eLVsOYylF3dCWggTNshO11eFhGCNmfimWPNj32L_3B4GFenHjSwFHEGAWGo6AcGdoZmYvxat_uiYWUr3CkQ/s4032/IMG_3981.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbKMHVSVcelUKL3FdS1uXMAFSX3ZCJ8Fp9zhcv7WfEsGSMUZACWvB310XZtbLjckv0mK9j7fSw98-7F3b60AjY9n9e9pFfFTIj-NUyQ-eLVsOYylF3dCWggTNshO11eFhGCNmfimWPNj32L_3B4GFenHjSwFHEGAWGo6AcGdoZmYvxat_uiYWUr3CkQ/w419-h314/IMG_3981.jpeg" width="419" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Hopefully I'll get back to the Wilhelmsland response to the most recent invasion by their neighbors soon. And I haven't forgotten ab out the Outlandishan Tales, I'm just trying to come up with a scenario that the Earl may be able to win, without having to invest in any new figures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">Take care and enjoy the Spring,</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial; 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font-size: medium;"> </span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-42230924733314389912023-03-29T07:41:00.000-04:002023-03-29T07:41:41.184-04:00WPBC REPORTS<p> <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-s7a6xfgmJY40cVUW0UG4pzuaO4SE-SgUFVtbyxKln-rlXl9MnpAKEFxQk8bS4pt9T1RS0NPoVhuKaQWThOZa5Xj_pZAy4QFGnZGeasWiCyy-Z9uEWlUtoXR60N6aBu_AZcDy6ctSfpiR-krXLU5JIuMI3k5LcOezWO_3EDcLhR5eWeMb24iTMmerQ/s1700/Screenshot%202023-03-29%20at%207.38.21%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1700" data-original-width="1410" height="615" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf-s7a6xfgmJY40cVUW0UG4pzuaO4SE-SgUFVtbyxKln-rlXl9MnpAKEFxQk8bS4pt9T1RS0NPoVhuKaQWThOZa5Xj_pZAy4QFGnZGeasWiCyy-Z9uEWlUtoXR60N6aBu_AZcDy6ctSfpiR-krXLU5JIuMI3k5LcOezWO_3EDcLhR5eWeMb24iTMmerQ/w509-h615/Screenshot%202023-03-29%20at%207.38.21%20AM.png" width="509" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-29586968174352972142023-03-27T09:01:00.000-04:002023-03-27T09:01:33.323-04:00Odds and Ends<p>It really has been too long since I painted something larger than 6mm scale. I had hoped to have a unit of French Leger ready for this post, but as I said, it's been too long since I painted something in the one true scale... and I wasn't happy with the look, so I'm starting over on them.</p><p>But, I did manage to paint something as part of my ongoing effort to clean up the rats nest that I call a painting table. It's amazing what you can find when you dig down through the layers.</p><p>First up some command (or hero/adventurer) figures from Revenge Miniatures, these are from their Saxon Command pack if I recall correctly. Despite the poor lighting, they actually turned out pretty well if you see them 'in the lead'.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVnh37CFM0Z5Lwndca4eTtpF5RogPPumzMqzF6xAlkKy2CbqkxI8rHUAEv2deeN2LcCTrnTPTWC8E6tduFy6el5iEODpJ5V8nbXsMxCwYd43eA0-ElA2MbdzOcC81HsGH6KXtkpEiGt25t61sBVraXGLeBjgjX1QUl7bUoZKh2_zFgjm4NqRadUyyuA/s4032/IMG_3914.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVnh37CFM0Z5Lwndca4eTtpF5RogPPumzMqzF6xAlkKy2CbqkxI8rHUAEv2deeN2LcCTrnTPTWC8E6tduFy6el5iEODpJ5V8nbXsMxCwYd43eA0-ElA2MbdzOcC81HsGH6KXtkpEiGt25t61sBVraXGLeBjgjX1QUl7bUoZKh2_zFgjm4NqRadUyyuA/w472-h354/IMG_3914.jpeg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OPNNKQvGfkOvINti7jGebL2_ZKY3oMygR8qLR2knvkJXJ3YrIXhAwaiIQ1txQlBXsNCyCdz0kNlux7zv4iLiP7XlDeJMOUkiC-vjFPM-o3PK2VN3pfrL429-OsoyvGnnxx6bhwwF7yPfwAx7s_6NN_IJy-FmXtWkgV1dai1556XdStt1nBa3YU-2jw/s4032/IMG_3915.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OPNNKQvGfkOvINti7jGebL2_ZKY3oMygR8qLR2knvkJXJ3YrIXhAwaiIQ1txQlBXsNCyCdz0kNlux7zv4iLiP7XlDeJMOUkiC-vjFPM-o3PK2VN3pfrL429-OsoyvGnnxx6bhwwF7yPfwAx7s_6NN_IJy-FmXtWkgV1dai1556XdStt1nBa3YU-2jw/w493-h370/IMG_3915.jpeg" width="493" /></a></div>A while back I posted a photo of this same pose, although this sculpt seems to have a bigger nose than the previous one did. I guess I should have trimmed that down a bit before painting.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWljufXogAdVxx_uAFqDQmYkNx4qsXJmsxX6t6QLIsr3avQd-A9z-cTCT--frfvrXy1hMcUNF3zXfM6vTIgaZMdBNV0ZiKR-4k2P86y0lMQhdAygrCFGZhH2UXKiPBkouIKA8dwgKBejV6JNWS4HqjFU6uNx4Mifedx9i4J0-J4oNrx3nJoFbJ8vGjg/s4032/IMG_3916.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoWljufXogAdVxx_uAFqDQmYkNx4qsXJmsxX6t6QLIsr3avQd-A9z-cTCT--frfvrXy1hMcUNF3zXfM6vTIgaZMdBNV0ZiKR-4k2P86y0lMQhdAygrCFGZhH2UXKiPBkouIKA8dwgKBejV6JNWS4HqjFU6uNx4Mifedx9i4J0-J4oNrx3nJoFbJ8vGjg/w491-h368/IMG_3916.jpeg" width="491" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKP2j3gMxb6jmD5fRFWx1DJ4-9f7_f4VWNGCpipA2dPu7k25Xu3ZTiwPSQTHpWatAxkLp1QH10tTrvh2NmgbOoQY5JtrbsErD_PKoOHk6WZxJOOxD0tcRs7zvlfiV79ccAV2bFjZnZTyq0GxVltleRkbkdmP9CGnZEfMtBuy2kJtg_rb_Iu2ojEsxYA/s4032/IMG_3917.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAKP2j3gMxb6jmD5fRFWx1DJ4-9f7_f4VWNGCpipA2dPu7k25Xu3ZTiwPSQTHpWatAxkLp1QH10tTrvh2NmgbOoQY5JtrbsErD_PKoOHk6WZxJOOxD0tcRs7zvlfiV79ccAV2bFjZnZTyq0GxVltleRkbkdmP9CGnZEfMtBuy2kJtg_rb_Iu2ojEsxYA/w497-h373/IMG_3917.jpeg" width="497" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div>I'm pretty sure the grave is something I chased 18 or so years ago from Games Workshop when I was doing a Vampire Count Army. The Wolves are plastic from WizKids, not the greatest detail in the sculpts but for $2 a piece, I can't complain - although I wasn't happy with how they took the dry brushing. I can see these being useful in Silver Bayonet games.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT9zJvtuSgygbSmXL5h5QIBa43BjiaMnImZblEIgakHxZ8Q99b2Oji2_2TpYlThGY5O18KI29_HspLd4MW10sWNTWdvvp0CBcM4PZ1AVIeFjeiiwffDgO8CwfFno79zBLsjC5ZJUsxRbelCi96OnjQljCIEtK1rpzcxiljYX8PUamnTCncJtpv_177g/s4032/IMG_3918.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="401" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimT9zJvtuSgygbSmXL5h5QIBa43BjiaMnImZblEIgakHxZ8Q99b2Oji2_2TpYlThGY5O18KI29_HspLd4MW10sWNTWdvvp0CBcM4PZ1AVIeFjeiiwffDgO8CwfFno79zBLsjC5ZJUsxRbelCi96OnjQljCIEtK1rpzcxiljYX8PUamnTCncJtpv_177g/w535-h401/IMG_3918.jpeg" width="535" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And finally, 3 more Earth Alliance Omega Class Destroyers. This gives me a total of 4, which will probably represent a small independent Planet/System if I ever get moving on Project Z again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7tKX0T1i5cyiiiT2xGTxPULK8kG6texx2LPlnfT5MluHkl4YP6VtBrHYWi7f2evYPyJHm-G8C9IXYrEcbtZAyalfTZVgVQJGia3gPjDk8LXu2CtOHe2wBEN8YGbhuXfRXioLYUu5ILlAujc2kopK_8vcmYJqI-mxkOQoBR91Bu0icluVsHYDVJdF2g/s3447/IMG_3919.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="3447" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7tKX0T1i5cyiiiT2xGTxPULK8kG6texx2LPlnfT5MluHkl4YP6VtBrHYWi7f2evYPyJHm-G8C9IXYrEcbtZAyalfTZVgVQJGia3gPjDk8LXu2CtOHe2wBEN8YGbhuXfRXioLYUu5ILlAujc2kopK_8vcmYJqI-mxkOQoBR91Bu0icluVsHYDVJdF2g/w533-h252/IMG_3919.jpeg" width="533" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-40822831680000952262023-03-26T12:01:00.000-04:002023-03-26T12:01:50.061-04:00PPN REPORTS<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5i6JOPjE6aPgDfFRtbpd0PZIk_imAqH5i8-3rpiJz1znMV5WNzzsmihoIo5fZeksU8m_wsm3oBbF4YGKxeGLMB7dMocVuIYTU0nO4oGOI4OcfSTWfuX9vx9h7SbCzoWM_uGHVvTL8Jwdtl7no5MSR9ufmY_QSYwEBxbZRdhAQPSREJ3nKEOG3xNOsA/s1682/Screenshot%202023-03-24%20at%2010.07.19%20AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="1100" height="804" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5i6JOPjE6aPgDfFRtbpd0PZIk_imAqH5i8-3rpiJz1znMV5WNzzsmihoIo5fZeksU8m_wsm3oBbF4YGKxeGLMB7dMocVuIYTU0nO4oGOI4OcfSTWfuX9vx9h7SbCzoWM_uGHVvTL8Jwdtl7no5MSR9ufmY_QSYwEBxbZRdhAQPSREJ3nKEOG3xNOsA/w525-h804/Screenshot%202023-03-24%20at%2010.07.19%20AM.png" width="525" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-23309349796402380262023-03-24T09:39:00.000-04:002023-03-24T09:39:18.790-04:00WPBC REPORTS - Breaking News<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As a refresher since it’s taking me so long between battles, this battle occurs on day 1 in the afternoon of the combined Gardenstan/Rubishland attack on Wilhelmsland, about 3 hours after the end of the initial Gardenstan invasion of Wilhelmsland. Munnerstadt is a small farming community that sits about 30 kilometers from the Gardenstan/Wilhelsmland border. The defenders consist primarily of Reserve units, with one Active Duty Brigade available. Forces are being rushed to the Village to bolster the position.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Let the foolishness begin.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">_____________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">9:18 a.m., June 9<sup>th</sup>, 1985. Wilhelmsland Village of Munnerstadt. 27 Kilometers from the Wilhelmsland/Gardenstan Border.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Schultz, commander of the Wilhelmsland 4<sup>th</sup> Brigade surveyed the idyllic farming village of Munnerstadt, hoping he could keep the Gardenstan invaders from destroying most of the beautiful little village. He was impressed this his Infantry, both the active-duty units and reservist, had been able to dig in and camouflage their positions so quickly. Of course, the willingness of the local’s farmers to provide every piece of equipment capable of digging helped greatly. At one point he had counted 6 backhoes, 3 bucket loaders and 2 excavators in addition to his engineers equipment. Speaking of Engineers, he noted that they had just completed emplacing the last of the 2 hasty surface minefields he had directed them to place.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">He had a battalion of active-duty infantry dug in to the North (front) of the Village, their M113’s were hidden behind some woods. He also had an understrength battalion of reserve infantry dug in around the village proper. He also had some ancient 88mm Anti-tank guns hidden in the woods along with some M-56 Scorpion self-propelled anti-tank guns, M04 Sherman tanks, and a some M113 TOW platoons sprinkled in as well as some M551 Sheridan tanks. The 2/4 tank battalion was hidden behind the town and would former a mobile counterattack force. There were two Tank heavy company combat teams enroute, but they weren’t expected to arrive before the Gardenstan forces.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Schultz had just received word that the Rubishland invasion had been halted and the attackers were retreating. He hoped that would free up significant air assets. He’d need them if he was going to stop this assault.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">__________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland observation post reported sighting he advancing Gardenstan forces in the distance. It looks like they were planning a two-pronged attack, with the battered remnants of the T-55 tank regiment on their right flank and a BTR Motorized Rifle Regiment (MRR) on their left flank. While not yet visible, Oberst Schultz knew from reports that there was a follow-on T-72 Tank Regiment.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7xJoeBCNF_em9JFmVBVGeAnn9Cri965DAMqeXHnoWwkJFH4A_6zmMFupM4_YGjJD95KbFtnbTxav33WYEztVn4WixvsJCeFBNpHr5TXZ4K2EhcASpqF3UFRWm1Is6HxQrkwom-1P3qiKHenYHIu7Q96DlUCOfXKnxZ4kkUJv67LYB0qeZYEh5jiCRA/s4024/IMG_3852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="4024" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV7xJoeBCNF_em9JFmVBVGeAnn9Cri965DAMqeXHnoWwkJFH4A_6zmMFupM4_YGjJD95KbFtnbTxav33WYEztVn4WixvsJCeFBNpHr5TXZ4K2EhcASpqF3UFRWm1Is6HxQrkwom-1P3qiKHenYHIu7Q96DlUCOfXKnxZ4kkUJv67LYB0qeZYEh5jiCRA/w484-h301/IMG_3852.jpeg" width="484" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;">Initial deployment from the Gardenstan side. On the lower right is a Tank Regiment that was pretty well beat up in the initial assault into Wilhelmsland. On the lower left is a BTR MRR with just a couple of losses (at this point it isn't all on the table yet). Minefields are on the middle right side. I rolled for random placement of the mine fields since I'm doing this solo.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">_____</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan Commander started with a massive barrage of Smoke, screening his troops as they raced towards Munnerstadt. Unfortunately, one of the batteries was destroyed by Wilhelmsland Counter Battery fire. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With no visible targets, Oberst Schultz desperately called for air support, and was told air assets were arriving within minutes. Over the din of the activity in the TOC Schultz could hear the distinct whoop-whoop-whoop of Huey aircraft in the distance.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHkrNrgrJgaCPFNoHxq9NZOwUyjOb3lPCLfJQAqvIK7MWQ4_hnGlzrMZRGW55GN0HIUx_qLp1QXm2qgSdXOYmGKqhmYYY5o5HuR_hpXQGOPqvmD7qh_YnJWcyOxvclRn1i_Q6vPEUSyE-AKm7H0hhb9nm5S8l7YBrikIrfuNj5Qa3vf6VUWeAlo0soQ/s4002/IMG_3860.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="4002" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsHkrNrgrJgaCPFNoHxq9NZOwUyjOb3lPCLfJQAqvIK7MWQ4_hnGlzrMZRGW55GN0HIUx_qLp1QXm2qgSdXOYmGKqhmYYY5o5HuR_hpXQGOPqvmD7qh_YnJWcyOxvclRn1i_Q6vPEUSyE-AKm7H0hhb9nm5S8l7YBrikIrfuNj5Qa3vf6VUWeAlo0soQ/w509-h319/IMG_3860.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">The smoke barrage lands on target, except for the on the fire right.</span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan Commander again called for an artillery smoke mission which was mostly on target. Apparently, someone called in the coordinates of the advancing Gardenstan tank regiment by mistake, which was not pleased when smoke rounds started going off in the midst of their formation. The Gardenstan forces continued to advance on Munnerstadt with the tank regiments sole remaining BRDM platoon entering one of the surface minefields, the platoon survived but failed its quality check and was removed. The 2 companies following advanced and dismounted infantry to either clear or identify the scope of the minefield.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The BMP Company company on the extreme Gardenstan right flank advanced on the other side of the small woods and 2 of the 3 platoons entered the minefield, destroying 1 platoon. The MRR on the Gardenstan left flank continued forward unaffected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Gardenstan left flank, the MRR continued it’s advance. As the right most Recon platoon rounded the hill they say a flash to their left, (where the smoke screen did not cover) as one of the dug in M4 Sherman platoons fired, destroying the BRDM platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland Infantry (thanks to the botched smoke fire mission) now had a line of sight to the BMP’s of the T-55 tank regiment and quickly called in an artillery strike, 2 4.2” mortar platoons responded, suppressing 3 platoons of dismounted infantry and 3 platoons of BMP’s. The recently arrived helicopters proceeded in the direction of the just destroyed Gardenstan recon element, using nap of the earth flying. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACngg0_QDo5l8fwAP4JpItoT8DOgWne4qd-wxl_JqAp4wrm8UBB6At3cWmRymeUfbZmflWZhKwfcM8WpD4FsL7Y1g02nTLLqQdF5waWrm5G510sJheQM_Z29WTXcWoTR_z3DL5TmX5CyLYFY5sVgZFYHozAvEEafh5v2zTzmtKa1PH5_dxAMQfotPGw/s3766/IMG_3861.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="3766" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgACngg0_QDo5l8fwAP4JpItoT8DOgWne4qd-wxl_JqAp4wrm8UBB6At3cWmRymeUfbZmflWZhKwfcM8WpD4FsL7Y1g02nTLLqQdF5waWrm5G510sJheQM_Z29WTXcWoTR_z3DL5TmX5CyLYFY5sVgZFYHozAvEEafh5v2zTzmtKa1PH5_dxAMQfotPGw/w544-h350/IMG_3861.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;">The Gardenstan invaders continue to advance. On the right units have encountered the minefields, and the off target smoke fire landed amongst the Tank Regiment. On the left the first direct fire has occurred. </span><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan commander started turn 3 by firing smoke again and also fired at the dug in Sherman that had just destroyed part of the recon element, suppressing both platoons of Sherman’s. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Gardenstan extreme right flank the Company commander ordered his remaining BMP’s to back up from the minefield and head into the woods to his left. The dismounted infantry at the other minefield continued to work to clear a path. (<i>I couldn’t’ find anything in the rules, First Full of TOWs 3, about clearing minefields, at least not at the level of effort I was willing to put into it, so I decided 2 turns to clear 1 lane, 3 turns if suppressed.).</i> The tanks maneuverd to take cover behind terrain features.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The PT-76 of the MRR recon section fires at one of the dug in Sherman platoons, getting a hit but failing to cause any damage. The T-72’s of the MRR advance into the smoke screen. One battalion of BTR’s advances to the hill in preparation of dismounting their infantry to assault the dug in Sherman’s. The remaining BTR’s continue to advance towards the town.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schultz ordered artillery fire on the PT-76 platoon of the MRR, unfortunately the Reservist 2<sup>nd</sup> Lieutenant commanding the Sherman Platoon that was spotting gave his own coordinates, <i>(I rolled poorly on multiple tables for the artillery fire)</i>, as 4.2” mortar rounds began impacting around his position, Lt. Dumbkopf was grateful to the local farmers for digging such nice, deep, protective positions for his tanks. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Sherman’s fired at the PT-76 platoon, Lt. Dumbkopf’s platoon missed horrible, no doubt still shaken by having their own artillery land on them, the other platoon scored 2 hits, but failed to cause any damage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmUXIgRPbhHI7EUawnXtqj2w2AHrKsvSsbnLb3Ufu1C4518vfBk96pYDygOSGA6gyZ59PdobVU4r0xw-1IiRJrhxbqkKa4FeGw0K95wsQfyK7pp-9LKuOpRgb1jVqVomO2V2aEszSLbLdoiGXn23Pgl4RJf4CGRoC3gDIGFeFLzON_CE_P_L8hh-RxQ/s3665/IMG_3862.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2662" data-original-width="3665" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmUXIgRPbhHI7EUawnXtqj2w2AHrKsvSsbnLb3Ufu1C4518vfBk96pYDygOSGA6gyZ59PdobVU4r0xw-1IiRJrhxbqkKa4FeGw0K95wsQfyK7pp-9LKuOpRgb1jVqVomO2V2aEszSLbLdoiGXn23Pgl4RJf4CGRoC3gDIGFeFLzON_CE_P_L8hh-RxQ/w500-h362/IMG_3862.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">End of turn 3 from the Whilhelmsland side</span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnMBI8sZOYGjh2-7DurJrLAp8EfqlOr8L6t49R8t4fhcPpctAIHr2LZBHCTA5sHFkeUyeSKlZJ8mQDLbtC4VpV5r4H0WAAEdAnPtSPDdkfHYyFAxfL6EEwG_yd1DJIRzmD_SkppFsAQCF9y2MwO_bBkcdv-u9MQgwq3zCxPgce1KYJOJQMgScKPSkMw/s3786/IMG_3863.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3786" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnMBI8sZOYGjh2-7DurJrLAp8EfqlOr8L6t49R8t4fhcPpctAIHr2LZBHCTA5sHFkeUyeSKlZJ8mQDLbtC4VpV5r4H0WAAEdAnPtSPDdkfHYyFAxfL6EEwG_yd1DJIRzmD_SkppFsAQCF9y2MwO_bBkcdv-u9MQgwq3zCxPgce1KYJOJQMgScKPSkMw/w502-h330/IMG_3863.jpeg" width="502" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">E</span><span style="font-family: courier;">nd of turn 3 from the Gardenstan side</span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan commander fires his last 2 smoke missions, giving his vulnerable BTR-60’s a little more cover. As the previous smoke screen clears, it reveals a battalion of T-72’s. The Wilhelmsland Sherman and 88mm AT platoons seeing the tanks appear out of the dissipating smoke a mere 800 meters away, say quick prayers and fire. The Sherman’s destroy the PT-76 recon platoon, and the 88mm AT destroys one platoon of T-72’s.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The T-72’s surge forward, closing to point blank range with the Sherman’s and the 88mm AT platoon and fire, destroying both platoons of Sherman’s, however the 88mm AT platoon was unharmed. The T-72’s spot the Huey’s behind the woods. The BTR’s advance into the new smoke screen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Gardenstan right flank, the dismounted infantry has cleared a lane through the minefield, as the first 2 platoons of T-55 tanks cautiously cross the minefield.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now things get interesting thought Schultz. A tank heavy company combat team had just arrived on the Wilhelmsland right flank. He called for artillery, directing 2 platoons of 4.2” mortars to fire on the minefield, and 2 batteries of 155mm Howitzers to fire on the T-72’s. resulting in 1 BMP and 1 dismounted infantry platoon failing their quality checks and being removed, as well as suppressing 2 BMP platoons and 2 platoons of dismounted infantry and suppressing 2 platoons of T-72’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Helicopters behind the woods fired TOW’s at the T-72’s, causing 1 platoon of T-72’s to fail their quality check and be removed. The unit of Huey’s did a pop-up attack, destroying 1 platoon of T-72’s. The Gardenstan ZSU-23-4’s were out of range of both Huey’s and unable to engage them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Infantry dug-in in front of the Munnerstadt hill opened fire on the T-72’s, destroying 3 platoons of T-72’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Wilhelmsland left flank, the 2 platoons of ancient 88mm anti-tank guns hidden in the woods opened fire on the advancing Gardenstan T-55 Tanks, destroying 1 platoon. While the 2 platoons of M-56 scorpion self-propelled AT guns accounted for the destruction of another platoon of T-55’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The remaining dug-in infantry unleashed their Dragons on the BMP’s halted at the minefield, destroying 2.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue1BAn9AMM7ZS6LgSepIThWu7Y8dL5EcpY1DXFnv4IwnUnfJof-lGA9Ack5aAFGXEwYoS9N4ZLpa5dVU3fOIwGtl93q26mmGHUZgPf7z5Bm2d65LDSbf1kfXu0vh6qUrTyIMo4LeiNutRSaBbAGBjOgivB3n_zBs7lGbg2NpTv7fE4lmbWWi7Js58Xg/s4030/IMG_3867.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2012" data-original-width="4030" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhue1BAn9AMM7ZS6LgSepIThWu7Y8dL5EcpY1DXFnv4IwnUnfJof-lGA9Ack5aAFGXEwYoS9N4ZLpa5dVU3fOIwGtl93q26mmGHUZgPf7z5Bm2d65LDSbf1kfXu0vh6qUrTyIMo4LeiNutRSaBbAGBjOgivB3n_zBs7lGbg2NpTv7fE4lmbWWi7Js58Xg/w520-h260/IMG_3867.jpeg" width="520" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">End of turn 4 from Gardenstan side.</span></div><span face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p><span> </span></o:p>The Gardenstan Commander had expended all of his available smoke rounds, but was able to call on 1 MLR battery and 3 batteries of 122mm Howitzers in his fire phase. The MLR targeted the Wilhelmsland anti-tank guns in the woods on the Gardenstan right flank, suppressing both of the 88mm anti-tank guns. The Howitzers targeted the dug in infantry in front of Munnerstadt, suppressing 2 platoons.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The follow on Gardenstan tank Regiment comes on board.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Gardenstan right flank the remaining BMP platoons race through the cleared lane in the minefield and dismount their infantry to assault the Wilhelsmland anti-tank guns, The dismounted infantry at the minefield moves forward. 1 company of T-55’s takes up hull down positions and engage the infantry and the other company of T-55’s follows the BMP’s through the cleared minefield, the BMP’s in the woods stay put <i>(at this point I realized I forgot to fire them last turn – my bad, part of the down side to solo play with so many figures on the board).<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Gardenstan Left Flank the remaining tank platoons of the MRR advanced to engage the newly arrived Company Combat Team to their front, destroying 1 platoon of M60A1’s and causing another to fail their quality check <i>(I guess Wilhelmsland should have taken their overwatch fire – oops. That’s not the way our training went when our M60A1 (RISE) Passive tanks engaged T-72’s)</i> while the BTR’s moved forward with 1 battalion dismounting their infantry.<i><o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 of the dismounted Sagger platoons takes a shot at the 88mm in the woods and the other takes a shot at the Huey behind the woods, both attacks fail to do any damage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the right flank the 2 BMP platoons in the woods fire at the 88mm AT guns in the woods, with both shots missing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Shultz’ stomach sank as he saw the new Gardenstan Tank Regiment come into view. Turning to his artillery officer he barked out “I want rounds here, here, and here, NOW!” as he pointed at the map indicating the area where the dismounted infantry and BTR-60’s were. 3 4.2” mortar batteries and 1 battery 155mm Howitzers responded, causing 3 infantry platoons to fail their quality check and be removed and another 3 to be suppressed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Huey’s fired at the 2 nearest platoons of T-72’s, destroying one of the platoons. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Everything in the Wilhelmsland front rank of the defenses fired, resulting in 3 destroyed BTR-60 platoons, 2 BMP platoons, and 2 T-55 platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaGJVnXtQ_qQ9dkdDFzSIj1D-iAWnID16qBXrkPxr3730gWoXZt1L2ucPr9E1ZrQwmmebO1fycehGNpNzsGRS55EJNgXRe2F8X3kJaMIDD32U0DHeENNFZ5RpJ2JIZ5IdG5MhR8vwqjXOTe_eoHpsTnYVrLYs3dCDWG-Ojj_bm3IzZq2BHvC7JV2jFQ/s4032/IMG_3869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOaGJVnXtQ_qQ9dkdDFzSIj1D-iAWnID16qBXrkPxr3730gWoXZt1L2ucPr9E1ZrQwmmebO1fycehGNpNzsGRS55EJNgXRe2F8X3kJaMIDD32U0DHeENNFZ5RpJ2JIZ5IdG5MhR8vwqjXOTe_eoHpsTnYVrLYs3dCDWG-Ojj_bm3IzZq2BHvC7JV2jFQ/w435-h326/IMG_3869.jpeg" width="435" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">End of turn 5, the follow-on T-72 Tank Regiment finally makes its appearance.</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan commander had 2 batteries of Rockets and 2 batteries of 122mm Howitzers at his disposal and he targeted the dug in infantry and the AT guns in the woods. The results were 6 suppressed Wilhelmsland Infantry platoons, 1 platoon failing a quality check and being removed, 2 suppressed 88mm AT platoons and 2 suppressed Scorpion self-propelled AT platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All of the dismounted infantry advance. The now empty BTR’s of the 1<sup>st</sup> battalion advance to fire on the dug in infantry, 2 platoons making into contact/close combat with the 88mm AT gun on the Gardenstan left flank. When all of the dust cleared one Infantry stand had failed it’s quality check and the 88mm AT gun had been destroyed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The rest of the BTR’s (still carrying infantry) advance trying to turn the flank of Munnerstadt.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The remaining T-72 platoon of MRR maneuvers onto the flank of Munnerstadt and engages the M113 platoon of the recently arrived Gardenstan reinforcements, destroying it. They also now spot the Wilhelmsland Tank battalion hiding behind the hill. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The T-72 Tank Regiment advances up the middle.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland infantry take overwatch shots at the advancing BTRS, destroying 3 platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The BTR’s fired at the dug in infantry, causing 1 infantry platoon to fail its quality check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The T-55’s on the hill shoot at the Wilhelmsland infantry getting 3 hits but failing to cause any damage. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The BMP’s fire at the AT guns in the woods, destroying 1 platoon of 88mm AT guns.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Schultz was starting to get nervous, the Gardenstan forces were starting to flank the hill Munnerstadt was located on, and the Tank Heavy Combat team that had just arrived had been wipped out. “Time to launch the tank battalion counter attack”, he said turning to his Operations Officer.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schultz request for air support was answered with a flight of Harriers and a flight of Tornado’s arriving <i>(I had been rolling, poorly, for both sides to get some air support for several turns).</i> They both were directed towards the advancing T-72 Tank Regiment, The Harrier’s bombing run suppressed 6 platoons of T-72’s. And the Tornado’s cluster bomb attack caused 4 platoons to fail the quality check and suppressed another 2 platoons. Fire from the Regiments ZSU-23-4 was horribly ineffective, and the attacks went in without any problem. <i>It may have taken forever to get some aircraft on the table, but this time they were decisive. Basically, breaking the back of the attack. <o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><i><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_LUUmRGoIWydXP5EvJvIvkOnZpNdTZrxtPjjW9A6RCfnoFu-Vr8vY-GDjq706jpd6aI2VniIk-inhPkclrau-8EGOcQuYJ1aeKvWBKfxZJvt1IcvM4wtrS31u81ANaHvLsossLXX0ZoRDKtkCcNvckuNMvu8pa8ydvkW0gBhFcFU_OV9Fo_Zj3ZJVA/s4032/IMG_3871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG_LUUmRGoIWydXP5EvJvIvkOnZpNdTZrxtPjjW9A6RCfnoFu-Vr8vY-GDjq706jpd6aI2VniIk-inhPkclrau-8EGOcQuYJ1aeKvWBKfxZJvt1IcvM4wtrS31u81ANaHvLsossLXX0ZoRDKtkCcNvckuNMvu8pa8ydvkW0gBhFcFU_OV9Fo_Zj3ZJVA/w503-h377/IMG_3871.jpeg" width="503" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Wilhelmsland air strikes goes in</span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i> </i>In the artillery phase only 2 Mortar platoons were available, causing just one suppressed dismounted Gardenstan Infantry platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The M60A1’s of the Wilhelmsland Tank Battalion began their slow move to the Eastern edge of Munnerstadt hill with one company firing on the sole remaining T-72 platoon of the MRR, destroying it. No other tank units were in range of any targets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Huey behind the woods fired it’s 20mm gun at the a BTR platoon, causing a BTR platoon to fail a quality check. The other Huey fires a TOW <i>(Hey, the American’s are providing the ammo, who cares if it isn’t cost effective)</i> and destroys 1 BTR platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Anti-tank guns in the woods fire, causing 1 Gardenstan infantry platoon to fail a quality check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj4GwDfrhpN3e0ijoUhPMvN7RLEzEq86T7BZDPpLy0jnMcfl6CziGew2Gb02U8JicbGs-ioLY-DlzsZR5npzEXUmlAwcDOyeXGcKTcFEngRglyW2-kmHFXKPGAslPhR9IQtUYkDdOufqM8pHgfMVxZaY93gXBMKxnjujYX2NKmpUMFDvtD2IAFCc5Zw/s3973/IMG_3872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2828" data-original-width="3973" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmj4GwDfrhpN3e0ijoUhPMvN7RLEzEq86T7BZDPpLy0jnMcfl6CziGew2Gb02U8JicbGs-ioLY-DlzsZR5npzEXUmlAwcDOyeXGcKTcFEngRglyW2-kmHFXKPGAslPhR9IQtUYkDdOufqM8pHgfMVxZaY93gXBMKxnjujYX2NKmpUMFDvtD2IAFCc5Zw/w494-h352/IMG_3872.jpeg" width="494" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">End of turn 6. The T-72 Tank Regiment at the bottom center doesn't look all that healthy right now.</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Only 1 rocket battery was available for the Gardenstan commander (apparently the others were moving rather slowly after firing the last mission) which managed to suppress 1 platoon of Wilhelmsland infantry.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The infantry continued their advance closing to close combat range. The BTR’s moved forward, with the 2<sup>nd</sup>battalion dismounting their infantry. The MRR anti-aircraft platoon maneuvered their ZSU-23-4 to obtain line of sight on one of the Huey’s. And all other Gardenstan units advanced. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The results of the close combat between the opposing infantry forces was, 2 lost Wilhelmsland Infantry Platoons and 3 lost Gardenstan Platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland Heuy’s behind the woods fired their guns the ZSU-23-4, and missed <i>(that stand of Hueys’s had limited TOWS, and had expended all of them)</i>. The sole remaining 88mm AT gun took overwatch fire at an advancing BMP, destroying the BMP platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland remaining infantry on the Wilhelmsland left flank took overwatch fire on the T-55’s of the Tank Regiment who had finally come out from the cover of the hill, resulting in 1 destroyed T-55 platoon and one being removed for a failed quality check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 1<sup>st</sup> battalion Gardenstan BTR’s fired their Machine Guns at the dug in infantry , without any effect.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion of Gardenstan BTR’s fired their Machine Guns at the Huey behind the woods, destroying it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The BMP’s fired at the anit-tank guns, destroying the last remaining 88mm AT gun.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schultz’s calls for fire support went unanswered as did his air support request.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The M-60A1 battalion continued forward and engaged the BTR’s trying to flank the village, destroying 6 platoons of empty BTR’s. <i>Fortunately for the Gardenstan forces they had dismounted the infantry on their last move.<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAANthsAxrtF-zwajouXlihM_tn2m4kwnQGs_Uc8tEO5r5jY2kTNjy9zcAwbNUbot6BdE5W0GRQOP81krr-aQT7oJquTO9PNln5CDKG7W9uMWk4l7TjZao17bdveAVaBwtlDvG2ZorqjK1SAC0tXSlteGQPwxgVGcjudETvI63Xbp75KyDqwGxtJJc9w/s4032/IMG_3874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAANthsAxrtF-zwajouXlihM_tn2m4kwnQGs_Uc8tEO5r5jY2kTNjy9zcAwbNUbot6BdE5W0GRQOP81krr-aQT7oJquTO9PNln5CDKG7W9uMWk4l7TjZao17bdveAVaBwtlDvG2ZorqjK1SAC0tXSlteGQPwxgVGcjudETvI63Xbp75KyDqwGxtJJc9w/w472-h354/IMG_3874.jpeg" width="472" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: courier;">Close up of the BTR battalion after the tank fire. Note the destroyed UH-1 Helicopter.</span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><br /></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The remaining unit of Huey’s does a pop-up attack and destroys the last BTR of battalion that was starting to flank Munnerstadt hill.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2 platoons of TOW’s dug in on each flank of Munnerstadt fired on the 2 remaining T-55 platoons, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The remaining Wilhelmsland infantry split their fire between the last platoon of T-55 resulting in the T-55 platoon failing a quality check and being removed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 88mm AT gun hidden in the Village fires, destroying a platoon of BTRs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Reservist infantry dug in within the Village of Munnerstadt fire their dragons at the BTRs, destroying 3 platoons and causing 1 to fail a quality check.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbQ3HbQ47e8vSsZlcSx3liMrLuUHf5J3_tmx7UcBYTqTMqBTG3_3_HJiifZQs0OscXEan46BXpwYdu_XFk3Hoydbpj-w0SRFhLer-vf9jP1wmhRsBw3Z_IG9jGyuADmaxMSUC2s1BPFl1aHgtDGnjPPLJwirx9u4lUiwmcKYbhAKihtkNouzupwB7TA/s3949/IMG_3875.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2233" data-original-width="3949" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbQ3HbQ47e8vSsZlcSx3liMrLuUHf5J3_tmx7UcBYTqTMqBTG3_3_HJiifZQs0OscXEan46BXpwYdu_XFk3Hoydbpj-w0SRFhLer-vf9jP1wmhRsBw3Z_IG9jGyuADmaxMSUC2s1BPFl1aHgtDGnjPPLJwirx9u4lUiwmcKYbhAKihtkNouzupwB7TA/w504-h285/IMG_3875.jpeg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;">End of turn 7, from the Gardenstan side</span></div><o:p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></o:p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><o:p style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy88ualWxKo_6KAutgRySin4hrnsYemUHAxQ97HJj-SIv3uYBuLAR5kOhRvk_1zGAvmElDeFxzDXFPM8ojSbCAhOHbc_x_Hdd9imqkmgTDfyNun_rPAFpzpEWwl5Ct1YxP_weMyLp9eHCVgWv2UfQtcMl5_nw8IETbTTq2p0zX_Rd4Baxv744zhTMQw/s3707/IMG_3876.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2248" data-original-width="3707" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJy88ualWxKo_6KAutgRySin4hrnsYemUHAxQ97HJj-SIv3uYBuLAR5kOhRvk_1zGAvmElDeFxzDXFPM8ojSbCAhOHbc_x_Hdd9imqkmgTDfyNun_rPAFpzpEWwl5Ct1YxP_weMyLp9eHCVgWv2UfQtcMl5_nw8IETbTTq2p0zX_Rd4Baxv744zhTMQw/w529-h320/IMG_3876.jpeg" width="529" /></a></div><span style="font-family: courier;"><div style="text-align: center;">End of turn 7, from Wilhelmsland side. I have the M-551 Sheridan company so well hidden behind the industrial building I keep forgetting to move them - LOL.</div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan commander had 1 battery of 122mm gun available and finally had his pleas for air support answered. The artillery targeted the Wilhelmsland infantry dug in to the front of Munnerstadt, A flight of MiG-19’s targeted the Wilhelmsland tanks emerging from behind Munnerstadt Hill, suppressing 1 platoon and causing another to fail their quality check and be removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The BMP’s of the T-72 tank regiment maneuver to be able to fire on the Wilhelmsland tank and TOW’s. The remaining BTR’s move to the base of Munnerstadt hill. The dismounted infantry continue to move against their opposite number resulting in both sides losing 2 infantry platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1 Company of Wilhelmsland tanks takes overwatch fire at the Gardenstan BTR’s, destroying 4 platoons and causing 1 to fail a quality check and be removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan BMP Battalion of the T-72 tank Regiment fired through the burning wreckage of the just destroyed BTRs at the Wilhelmsland tanks, destroying 1 platoon of M-60A1’s. <i>(I rolled 5 1’s in a row, followed by 2 2’s; in a row for the BMP battalion to hit. My dice skill sucks)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2 platoons of BMP’s from the T-55 Tank Regiment fired at the anti-tank guns in the woods and missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Schultz looked at the carnage before him in amazement. The Gardenstan forces had lost nearly every vehicle in their MRR and T-55 Tank Regiment, and still they continued to attack with just a T-72 Tank Regiment left. Granted they still had a majority of their infantry which was slowly eliminating his infantry, but even if by some miracle the Gardenstan troops could take Munnerstadt they’d never be able to hold it. He still had a fresh company of M-551 Sheridan’s hidden in town that hadn’t been committed yet. And his Brigade still had one tank and one infantry battalion that were still enroute to the battle. Plus, there were more Reservist infantry units expected to arrive at his location within the hour. Such a pointless loss of life. The Gardenstan must really fear the results of displeasing Big Daddy Fish.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Schultz call for an air strike was unsuccessful, as was his request for artillery.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The remaining helicopter unit attempted a pop-up attack targeting the BMP’s , but missed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The M-60A1 battalion advances, with 2 companies engaging the Gardenstan Infantry, remove 4 platoons from play, and 1 company engaging the BMP;s of the T-72 Tank Regiment, destroying 2 platoons and causing 1 to fail a quality check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland infantry fired at the BMP’s destroying 2 platoons. The AT gun and Reservist infantry in the Village fired at the remaining BTR’s, destroying the last 3 platoons of BTR’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2 TOW platoons fired at the BMP’s, with each missing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And at that I called the game. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Gardenstan commander ordered what forces he had remaining to pull back to the bridgehead at the Border Crossing bridge. He hoped Big Daddy Fish was in a benevolent mood when he heard the news. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKu4AqOi6nzX4rd-_PAA6Sb3wdmXRVM18Pig6CSvsWM-V-xFa6TLt4f-8dzbhwjlgpZB9qYvYr3sJ8xflG3IPc-Iayy9G-COWhftwrB_fmyWx9HR4EaWQjZD8M1Ns7E891_TaLLvpGghoeEeGjbtmahDnwCjzPV1Ktzr_3XZtLUZWXYUgEVxWSm829w/s3933/IMG_3877.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1955" data-original-width="3933" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnKu4AqOi6nzX4rd-_PAA6Sb3wdmXRVM18Pig6CSvsWM-V-xFa6TLt4f-8dzbhwjlgpZB9qYvYr3sJ8xflG3IPc-Iayy9G-COWhftwrB_fmyWx9HR4EaWQjZD8M1Ns7E891_TaLLvpGghoeEeGjbtmahDnwCjzPV1Ktzr_3XZtLUZWXYUgEVxWSm829w/w530-h263/IMG_3877.jpeg" width="530" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">End of the game from the Gardenstan side. President Big Daddy Fish is not going to be happy. And the </span><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Kremlin won't exactly be pleased at having all of their 'foreign aid' destroyed.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15qe-D0JcaUfzhsXWsKg23hzxTx8sBnM581xaemE6A1kHV9tJHDx93wMLXYxMTD1x9ij-rCDs0vpQoyQRpM7ZZaSzA0a2vvKEtOLtAlHO3YeUF_8V0pJyIgcK8m6Jtzg7EUEPXNJDFgRX1RPXgA9h0N4UXi7ZliM6XxVkLbLQMq7BYbqyP8U0DoHu0Q/s4032/IMG_3878.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi15qe-D0JcaUfzhsXWsKg23hzxTx8sBnM581xaemE6A1kHV9tJHDx93wMLXYxMTD1x9ij-rCDs0vpQoyQRpM7ZZaSzA0a2vvKEtOLtAlHO3YeUF_8V0pJyIgcK8m6Jtzg7EUEPXNJDFgRX1RPXgA9h0N4UXi7ZliM6XxVkLbLQMq7BYbqyP8U0DoHu0Q/w497-h373/IMG_3878.jpeg" width="497" /></a></div>A slightly different view of the battle field, looking East.<br /><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: courier;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">__________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Once again, I ran out of destroyed vehicle markers, who knew that 50 of them wouldn’t be enough. I hope Litko has a sale on them sometime soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So, the Communist invaders were defeated. What will Wilhelmsland do now? Invade Gardenstan? Invade Rubishland? Do nothing and just wait for the next round of attacks? What will the United States let them do? What will the Soviet Union do now that both of their proxies have been defeated? What will the people of Gardenstan do without access to Wilhelmsland’s Betamax VCR’s and reruns of Gilligan’s Island and other decadent capitalist luxuries? Will Rubishland be able to maintain control of their oppressed population with the loses they suffered in their assault on Wilhelmsland? I have some ideas, but only the dice know for sure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All in all, I think it played well, even though I’m sure I botched the rules several times. I probably should have allowed Gardenstan one more smoke barrage, or not started firing them as soon as I did. I spent most of the game standing on the Gardenstan side of the table, so I kept forgetting about some of the Wilhelmsland units hidden in the village, that could have played a bigger part in the battle, like the TOWS and the Company of Sheridan’s. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really thought the Gardenstan infantry was going to make it into the Village. A couple of platoons did make it onto the hill and the outskirts of the Village.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Thank you to anyone who bothered to read through to the end of this.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Spring is almost here (although the 10”+ of snow the other night doesn’t feel like it), get out and enjoy the warming weather if you can.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-14664481253618281122023-02-17T08:14:00.000-05:002023-02-17T08:14:33.713-05:00Feeling Spacey<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Project Z continues on the back burner.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I’m still trying to find some ship figures that fit the feel I’m looking for.</span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Of course, it would help if I could articulate what that feel is, but I can’t – I’ll know it when I see it.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I wasn’t having much luck on the traditional lead sculpted ships so I decided to do what the kewl kids due and went to Shapeways. I found a couple from TV shows I watched back in the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First up, an Earth Alliance Omega Class Destroyer. Bonus points if you recognize the TV Series – there continues to be a youtube rumor that there is a new version of the series supposedly in the works with actors already signed up. We’ll see.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><br /></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWFVG8llxIfgEujf0SJD_S9p4_gJQEUHQ-6-6wh4XyDBcq0v5TR5zJRfzDXMGBLmYbLfZCAZluPLTc_XM3p_6IrVybpDm6DfdVgB4WgjcGucL9Dy88-OCqScdWbhz7qTsRRSW_BibApLJwv_bDmAKpjqnDqNfzbEJd35YM8TGDYQlMPsyJ28cib1IoQ/s3082/IMG_3847.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2489" data-original-width="3082" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpWFVG8llxIfgEujf0SJD_S9p4_gJQEUHQ-6-6wh4XyDBcq0v5TR5zJRfzDXMGBLmYbLfZCAZluPLTc_XM3p_6IrVybpDm6DfdVgB4WgjcGucL9Dy88-OCqScdWbhz7qTsRRSW_BibApLJwv_bDmAKpjqnDqNfzbEJd35YM8TGDYQlMPsyJ28cib1IoQ/w438-h353/IMG_3847.jpeg" width="438" /></a></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The photo doesn’t do this justice but it has very nice detail, with crisp clean lines. I ordered this before Christmas and just got around to painting it up. I ordered a couple more, but… the price seems to have gone up several dollars per sculpt. Not cheap, but in small numbers doable.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully this view shows off some of the detail of the sculpt better.</span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn5ziVGpMIek68EKvzG7SwJIQnjOPq9RJg7OYGn-Ba6NIcepq4zJY8H49HHdAxkmLpszYkzYME7dsprIqlFdKVntYkE3MZuWG0bIqLsnQcdYSXmLi5fduOoaq_36Vh_Z72a4uqGkUvI5PqdYb64N1auvwR0KVUccljrryr0QZqYDUrRYgARbwXogrgg/s3622/IMG_3848.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2680" data-original-width="3622" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMn5ziVGpMIek68EKvzG7SwJIQnjOPq9RJg7OYGn-Ba6NIcepq4zJY8H49HHdAxkmLpszYkzYME7dsprIqlFdKVntYkE3MZuWG0bIqLsnQcdYSXmLi5fduOoaq_36Vh_Z72a4uqGkUvI5PqdYb64N1auvwR0KVUccljrryr0QZqYDUrRYgARbwXogrgg/w439-h325/IMG_3848.jpeg" width="439" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;">It has a certain gritty feel, especially with the habitation section that rotates to create gravity due to a lack of artificial gravity technology.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And I also gave this one a try. The figure was about half the price as the one above, and the detail, or lack thereof, is evidently the reason for the price difference. I won’t be buying any more of these. Again, bonus points if you recognize the series. In hind sight, most of the stories were pretty lame, which was a pity because it had an interesting background they could have done a lot more with. Lexa Doig still makes it worth watching though, in my opinion.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZEFh3MYCqAvcKNq3Vrhvlu_SVFFMOJFRmGdyrQMApOTkM06eT6cKgOBt-QLEzUXeeUQlomMP7FAPUBPTmiU7nO3QVtq2nLwBYovAtv8M-0bTf9Vn-Z208spwQj0AVO0OAPtkqeChbcav_sBMR-RjdtWZZr_gjxHDfaTDUQq1Emch3DFRfCmvzFOlyQ/s3050/IMG_3846.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3050" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxZEFh3MYCqAvcKNq3Vrhvlu_SVFFMOJFRmGdyrQMApOTkM06eT6cKgOBt-QLEzUXeeUQlomMP7FAPUBPTmiU7nO3QVtq2nLwBYovAtv8M-0bTf9Vn-Z208spwQj0AVO0OAPtkqeChbcav_sBMR-RjdtWZZr_gjxHDfaTDUQq1Emch3DFRfCmvzFOlyQ/w424-h376/IMG_3846.jpeg" width="424" /></a></div><br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That’s it for now,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time</span><o:p></o:p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-24834259381232488942023-02-16T13:16:00.000-05:002023-02-16T13:16:09.165-05:00Rubishland Front, Day 1 – House Keeping<p> <span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Well, that was a lot bloodier battle than I anticipated.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">The ramifications of President for Life Idi Sanford and his military having two failed invasions of Wilhelmsland within a month and a half time frame can’t be underestimated.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Will Premier Gorbachev and the Politburo opt to replace him?</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">He’s making Communist look bad.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">And with the Soviets currently (1985) in an arms race with America, can they afford to keep replacing the staggering losses that Rubishland keeps incurring?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And what will our friends in Wilhelmsland do now? Their strategy of positioning 3 of their 4 active Brigade’s on the Rubishland border seems to have worked… at least on that front. There’s still the issue of the Gardenstan invasion which has a bridgehead into Wilhelmsland now. Do they shift forces to remove that pesky gnat? Or do they trust to the one active Brigade (equipped with M-60A1’s) and a horde of reservist to oust the invaders? Or will they launch an invasion of their own into Rubishland to finally remove that annoyance?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Will this recent success by Big Daddy Fish and the Gardenstan military finally remove the taint of their failed invasion attempt of 1954 in the eyes of the Soviets? Our next installment, the Battle of Munnerstadt will decide. Watch this space, same bat channel, who knows what bat time it will finally play out.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And now the results of the Rubishland invasion. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really thought the Rubishland forces would push the defenders back, I guess that’s why we play the game. The dice rolling for Wilhelmsland was so uncharacteristic of my typically dice rolling, it almost felt like someone else was rolling. And sadly, for Rubishland, their dice rolls all looked like my normal dice rolls. Also a big difference in the battle was the relative (and I would say more realistic for the time frame) ineffectiveness of the Sagger missiles. Also, the tank fire was much more effective – it almost played out like a few training exercises I remember.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rubishland crossed the border with 2 Motorized Rifle Regiments (MRR) in the lead and follow-on Tank Regiment. The Tank Regiment was not engaged, so they’re still at 100%. Between the 2 MRR’s started with a combined strength of 18 platoons of Tanks, and 54 Platoons of BMP’s, plus 10 platoons of Recon elements. When I called the battle Rubishland had 1 active tank platoon, 16 active BMP platoons and 1 recon platoon. <i>(The Reserve forces of Wilhelmsland may be fielding a battalion or two of BMP’s to replace their M3 ½ tracks since Rubishland keeps donating vehicles. And maybe a battalion of T-55’s to replace some of their M-4 Sherman’s as well)<o:p></o:p></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wilhelmsland started with 2 tank battalions, half a company of dug in infantry with Marder’s in support, and 2 TOW’s mounted on M113’s, and an advance Recon detachment, resulting in 24 tank platoons, 6 platoons of Marder’s, 6 platoons of dismounted/dug in infantry, 2 platoons of M113 TOW’s, 2 platoons of Scimitars and 2 platoons of Scorpions. When the battle ended Wilhelmsland had 15 active tank platoons, 3 active Marder platoons, 6 active Infantry platoons, 1 active M113 TOW platoon, and platoon each of Scimitar’s and Scorpions that had left the table in good order. With another M-60A3 battalion scheduled to arrive next turn.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Or for those of you who are more visual:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Gardentstan<o:p></o:p></span></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting #<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Destroyed<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Failed quality check<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">active<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">T-55<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 8.95pt;"><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; height: 8.95pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">T-72<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 8.95pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">9<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 8.95pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">7<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 8.95pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; height: 8.95pt; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BMP<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">54<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">36<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">16<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BRDM-2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">BRDM-2 AT<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">PT-76<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 81pt;" valign="top" width="108"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 71.7pt;" valign="top" width="96"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wilhelmsland<o:p></o:p></span></p><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; color: black;"><tbody><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Starting #<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Destroyed<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Failed quality check<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">active<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">M-60A3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">24<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">5<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">4<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">15<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Marder<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">3<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Infantry<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">6<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">M113 TOW<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scorpion<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-left-color: windowtext; border-left-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 67.5pt;" valign="top" width="90"><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Scimitar<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 88.3pt;" valign="top" width="118"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.9pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom-color: windowtext; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-right-color: windowtext; border-right-width: 1pt; border-style: none solid solid none; padding: 0in 5.4pt; width: 77.95pt;" valign="top" width="104"><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully the Battle of Munnerstadt won’t take too long to set up and play.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Take care, Spring is almost here. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186990875881837541.post-25760885073577003212023-02-09T16:51:00.004-05:002023-02-09T16:57:54.768-05:00Eurica in Flames - Rubishland Front<p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Well, this took a lot longer than expected.</span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">Apologies for the delay, but real world life, and death, unexpectedly interfered with my schedule. So without any further delays, let's get started with the activities on the Wilhelmsland/Rubishland border. As a reminder given how long it's been since the the last battle, this battle takes place simultaneously with the action on the Wilhelmsland/Gardenstan border, which can be found <a href="https://barrysredoubt.blogspot.com/2022/12/eurica-in-flames.html" target="_blank">here</a> if you want to refresh you memory.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">View of the Wilhelmsland deployment from the attackers (Rubishland) perspective. The Border road is just </span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">visible at the bottom of the photo.</span></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BraW_UvbT9KvaoZo8ZZGAMvrIhudOX6ueMb_z4cSZ98SWSWlrZm07AEthaJ1h2GBf0_zCaHi1K6XLU-_xDeFLaD1J5hKU68UUxu_WULc1kP_V5Ohi0vKaQXFqDt-3AuQN3-YiUzMuHfe1QqGBuW9pnno3R1iS3UBqA-k0iIt-hL01kLi87ghG1C4Dg/s2937/IMG_3806.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2697" data-original-width="2937" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-BraW_UvbT9KvaoZo8ZZGAMvrIhudOX6ueMb_z4cSZ98SWSWlrZm07AEthaJ1h2GBf0_zCaHi1K6XLU-_xDeFLaD1J5hKU68UUxu_WULc1kP_V5Ohi0vKaQXFqDt-3AuQN3-YiUzMuHfe1QqGBuW9pnno3R1iS3UBqA-k0iIt-hL01kLi87ghG1C4Dg/w463-h426/IMG_3806.jpeg" width="463" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As always, click on the image for a bigger view. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>3:44 a.m., June 9<sup>th</sup>, 1985. Wilhelmsland (Eastern) Border with Rubishland.</b> Lt. Koch was currently in command of a mixed Recon platoon of Scimitars and Scorpions. His unit was currently spread out between two small woods approximately 2 kilometers from the Rubishland border. His vehicles were well camouflaged and hadn’t moved in over week. The men were restless, but the handful of troops other than Koch who had seen battle the previous month with Rubishland were keeping them in line. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koch briefly reflected on the first action of the one-day war that he and Lt. Weber had fought against the Rubishland invaders a mere 46 days ago. The Wilhelmsland high command was still reeling from that action, and had adopted a defense in depth approach as they desperately tried to find enough resources to prevent another incursion. Everyone knew that President for Life Idi Sanford would not let his defeat in that action go unchallenged, it was just a matter of time until he attacked again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In addition to his Recon detachment, there was half a company of Infantry another 4 kilometers to his rear, dug in along the most likely avenues with the Marder’s concealed in the woods for fire support.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">2<sup>nd</sup> Brigade, which had been mauled during the one-day war was to the Northwest rear of his position. While 3<sup>rd</sup> Brigade was spread out to the Southwest rear of his position as a rapid reaction force. To his immediate North and South were dug in Reserve Infantry units and more Recon platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koch’s thoughts were interrupted as he suddenly heard the unmistakable scream of incoming artillery, he dropped down into the turret and slammed the hatch at the same time as the landscape was illuminated by the flash of rounds impacting on the terrain features to his front as well as the woods he was occupying. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koch switched his radio to the Brigade frequency began to call in the attack as a second barrage of artillery fire impacted on his position again as well as the terrain feature to his immediate rear, as the Rubishland gunners continued with a rolling barrage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">__________________________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt. Koch looked to his left and saw the carnage the prolonged missile and artillery barrage had inflicted. The Scorpion platoon to his left was in tatters, Tracks blown off, one tank had 2 feet missing from its gun tube. He didn’t need to be a mechanic to know that platoon was out of the fight. <i>(The Platoon rolled poorly on its Quality Check, and was removed from play). </i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Koch could see the flashes from the artillery impacts to his rear as the Rubishland gunners slowly walked the fire to his rear, giving special attention to all of the terrain features. ‘At least they can’t keep up this volume of fire for long… I hope,’ he muttered to himself. It was at that point that his gunner called out a contact report, the blurry Infra-red enhanced image of a BRDM2 had just appeared on his sights. ‘Now the real fun starts,’ Koch said to his gunner as he reported the contact up the chain of command.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland Recon units continued the advance as the Scimitar detachment commander called in a spot report, having sighted 2 BRDM-2’s and a PT-76 tank advancing towards their position. ‘You are free to engage when they are in range’, ordered Koch as he passed this latest report up the change of command, He then began plotting targets for an artillery barrage, realizing that the short range of his Scorpion’s 76mm gun may not allow him to engage the recon unit to his front. Not for the first time he wished he was in a Scimitar Platoon.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3AfaiB31fX00_ipjp0rfAqgI0LHv6Py_K-qKeGUqBXzjfU2pxvBe1uRNFIaQdQCm5eQysbSC2UtUmoKMTp-j5C5A2E3BY3X4-0Y0Xz53GehOAvkOYCk0y7ow_ntwDjrmXoRdsJTzjv8C8bZRM-lbVPzsdTnidg-FCQHLsSElHd0PiiH33AZyGejhXw/s3699/IMG_3820.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="3699" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb3AfaiB31fX00_ipjp0rfAqgI0LHv6Py_K-qKeGUqBXzjfU2pxvBe1uRNFIaQdQCm5eQysbSC2UtUmoKMTp-j5C5A2E3BY3X4-0Y0Xz53GehOAvkOYCk0y7ow_ntwDjrmXoRdsJTzjv8C8bZRM-lbVPzsdTnidg-FCQHLsSElHd0PiiH33AZyGejhXw/w540-h223/IMG_3820.jpeg" width="540" /></a></div>End of turn. It's still dark out, so spotting a moving vehicle in the open is limited to a distance of 20", all units having 1st generation IR capabilities. <br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland Recon units continued to advance. The Recon detachment for the Rubishland 1<sup>st</sup> MRR remained out of range of Lt Koch’s Scorpion platoon. However, the Recon detachment from the Rubishland 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR were mostly in range of the Scimitar detachment, who opted to wait until the BRDM2, AT units were in range to open fire.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt Koch had 10 digit grid coordinates worked out and called in an artillery fire mission on the furthest BRDM2-AT platoon. 2 batteries of 155mm Howitzers responded to his call, the results were less than hoped for, resulting in only suppressing the platoon of Sagger equipped BRDM-2’s.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: red; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXpXkb7RPZAWsxjUYUdwriKpJV6XmyAhEGCzj2sB-0E0qgvfrUHqGfY3jGUxv5301Kt0tksxW4lInP2JmyLKXulrQQQyNDG1LqMZzPA11OwXGwBcNuBxXZMKSPs9BE48nigNRnOaR7k5n96Ne-fkzO8pjVRRi8zchh9tWlnZppNNhfmSPUkOrDmRinQ/s3256/IMG_3821.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="3256" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheXpXkb7RPZAWsxjUYUdwriKpJV6XmyAhEGCzj2sB-0E0qgvfrUHqGfY3jGUxv5301Kt0tksxW4lInP2JmyLKXulrQQQyNDG1LqMZzPA11OwXGwBcNuBxXZMKSPs9BE48nigNRnOaR7k5n96Ne-fkzO8pjVRRi8zchh9tWlnZppNNhfmSPUkOrDmRinQ/w546-h174/IMG_3821.jpeg" width="546" /></a></div>View from the Wilhlemsland side of the battle. <br /><br /><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland unit continues to advance through the darkness, the BRDM-2 AT platoons anxious to get into their overwatch positions in the terrain features to their front. The Rubishland BRDM’s units spot both the Wilhelmsland Scimitar and Scorpion units, unfortunately having made more than ½ a move, they are unable to fire. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Wilhelmsland units take overwatch fire ignoring the machine gun armed BRDM-2s. The Scimitar platoons fire and destroy the 2MRR PT-76 platoon and one of the BRDM-2AT platoons, (the other platoon had taken up it’s designated overwatch position on the hill). Lt. Koch’s platoon fired at one of the BRDM-2AT platoons from the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR that was trying to occupy the woods he was located in and destroys the AT platoon. However, Lt. Koch is now in the position of having the remaining Rubishland units behind him and unable to see them due the woods he occupies blocking his line of sight. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="color: red;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstsbVWFAW_9un7s1BCYDu0kdzgvHFC1-K4E59hrukgJHMZihlPad78kRBI9QGZA2ZAIDEm4-wo-aNLx8tIev-F1jnd8aM7aUiwSDOKFTqXb-OKIYwbgChr2Ndzq0k8GbrIRZ_sSEYmOMQ2hytYQtWCvoR04bXNnFbfv2TqEh1_eFBNy0ZNmuAW6KsCA/s4030/IMG_3822.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="4030" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjstsbVWFAW_9un7s1BCYDu0kdzgvHFC1-K4E59hrukgJHMZihlPad78kRBI9QGZA2ZAIDEm4-wo-aNLx8tIev-F1jnd8aM7aUiwSDOKFTqXb-OKIYwbgChr2Ndzq0k8GbrIRZ_sSEYmOMQ2hytYQtWCvoR04bXNnFbfv2TqEh1_eFBNy0ZNmuAW6KsCA/w540-h208/IMG_3822.jpeg" width="540" /></a></div>View from the Rubishland side. On the mid right side the remaining BRDM2-AT of the Rubishland 2nd MRR has taken up a hull down position on the hill opposite the pesky Scimitar detachment. I know it's hard to see, click on the picture enlarge.<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt. Koch felt his heart racing as his gunner quietly said, “hey boss, I think you better check out your night vision, I see a whole shit load of tanks to our front”. The 1<sup>st</sup> and 2<sup>nd</sup> Rubishland MRR appear out of the inky darkness on the night vision scopes of the Wilhelmsland forces. A few moments later the woods exploded around both Wilhelmsland locations as artillery and rockets rained down around them, causing 1 Scimitar to fail it’s quality check and be removed. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland Recon units continue to move as the follow MRR’s come on the table. The BRDM-2 AT opposite the Scimitar fires at the lone remaining Scimitar platoon but misses.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Wilhelmsland side, Lt Koch calls in artillery fire on the advancing tanks of the 1<sup>st</sup> Rubishland MRR causing one platoon of T-55’s to fail their quality check and be removed. He then maneuvers his platoon to the other side of the woods and prepares to make his made dash to the rally-point. The remaining Scimitar Platoon darts out of the woods and tears off into the darkness for the rally-point, knowing they can do nothing to slow the oncoming juggernaut. Both Wilhelmsland units trusting to the darkness to allow them to make it to safety. “Where the hell are our reinforcements,” Koch wonders.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF34ea6IEAuN0WOP29v7cB8MnPx4Rn7-SKcQXiVcZ8Fb096_a0bnfG6FIHv3NsmSqbly7E1KsCbJRvngZZMH9T7_U9FWSHGIEv1VA97DuUjiBQewHztXbUmvgVK1wsJe6IuhQsJDcoI6fnPE2_KQEWtQ4FsjdZZrc6fwgfUYSwd-9KsdylYYwEk2LrpQ/s3350/IMG_3824.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1424" data-original-width="3350" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF34ea6IEAuN0WOP29v7cB8MnPx4Rn7-SKcQXiVcZ8Fb096_a0bnfG6FIHv3NsmSqbly7E1KsCbJRvngZZMH9T7_U9FWSHGIEv1VA97DuUjiBQewHztXbUmvgVK1wsJe6IuhQsJDcoI6fnPE2_KQEWtQ4FsjdZZrc6fwgfUYSwd-9KsdylYYwEk2LrpQ/w500-h213/IMG_3824.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;">Battle viewed from Wilhelmsland side, end of turn 5</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Commander of the invasion force had just been threatened by President for Life Idi Sanford, for being 15 minutes behind schedule. President Sanford’s last words to him still ringing in his ears, “We hafta show that fool, Big Daddy Fish, that we have the bestest troops. Now beat them Gardenstan troops to the meeting point or your family starts to lose their heads, Comrade General!”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">All of the Rubishland forces continued to move their maximum distance. The BRDM-2 AT unit for the 1<sup>st</sup>MRR have the scare of their life as they came to the far edge of the woods to find the fleeing Wilhelmsland Scorpion platoon a mere 300 meters to their front, but having moved their full distance the Rubishland unit was not able to fire. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With the Wilhelmsland Recon troops running for their lives there was no one to spot for artillery fire. Several kilometers behind the former Wilhelmsland positions the squeak of tracks and rumble of big diesel engines could be heard as 2 battalions of M-60A3 tanks maneuvered towards suitable postilions. Each Battalion was accompanied by a platoon of TOW anti-tank missile equipped M113’s – a recent gift from President Regan and the United States to Wilhelmsland. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt. Koch received a radio call from his wingman alerting him to the BRDM2 platoon at the woods edge, Koch ordered his platoon to continue forward for 100 meters and then fire from a short halt at the BRDM platoon, destroying it as the 76mm rounds sliced through the paper-thin armor of the BRDM’s like a hot knife through butter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZfEm7Y6X3Qi5YYAwaCMvJONpUe37Pi0PIKF9jkLgNTkykE_JH5OEx_3YAeDn5n42Bm2UOwGUrQJWfUBJURBmECGPC4ed9Hyvy_Axs3nzvO2IgB0tv8RrleR4wI58foqid5qYQqpE12sbJw20ZSRTp8eRaBsLsfoJ3bYcI3TaH3AbwacNjNDVcaSvtg/s4030/IMG_3829.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="4030" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDZfEm7Y6X3Qi5YYAwaCMvJONpUe37Pi0PIKF9jkLgNTkykE_JH5OEx_3YAeDn5n42Bm2UOwGUrQJWfUBJURBmECGPC4ed9Hyvy_Axs3nzvO2IgB0tv8RrleR4wI58foqid5qYQqpE12sbJw20ZSRTp8eRaBsLsfoJ3bYcI3TaH3AbwacNjNDVcaSvtg/w471-h327/IMG_3829.jpeg" width="471" /></a></div>End of turn 6. The 2 Wilhelmsland tank battalions can be seen at the bottom of the photo. I need a bigger table.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The 2 Rubishland MRR continued their advance into the darkness. Their advance Recon detachments continued their advance, with the detachment from the Rubishland 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR just making it into spotting range of Marder’s in the woods to their front. The Recon detachment from the Rubishland 1st MRR also managed to get into spotting range of reinforcing Wilhelmsland 1st Battalion, 2<sup>nd</sup> Brigade. The 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion, 2<sup>nd</sup> Brigade is still hidden in the dark. (The 2/2 Armor was just reconstituted after being severally mauled in the opening engagement of the 1 Day war with Rubishland. <a href="https://barrysredoubt.blogspot.com/2022/07/eurica-goes-hot.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0070c0;">See Here</span> </a>)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland Recon unit from the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR calls for artillery fire, causing 1 platoon of M-60A3’s to fail their quality check and be removed, and suppressing two other platoons. The call for fire from the Rubishland Recon unit of the 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR goes unanswered (they rolled – poorly on the artillery availability chart).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Wilhelmsland side, Oberst Richter Commander of 2<sup>nd</sup> Brigade, noted that the sky was starting to lighten, checking his watch he knew he had about 10 minutes until the visibility would improve enough to allow engagements at extreme range, and more importantly air strikes to arrive. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt. Koch also noted the dark starting to recede as he willed with Scorpion to move faster. He was stuck out in the middle of the main bodies with no cover other than the fading darkness. The tanks of 2<sup>nd</sup> Battalion advance towards their assigned positions on the hill when they encounter elements of the Rubishland Recon detachment from the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR already there, having stabilized guns, they can move and fire, so they light them up – destroying 2 BRDM’s and a PT-76, eliminating the Recon detachment from the Rubishland 1st MRR. The tanks of 1<sup>st</sup> Battalion advance and engage a BRDM platoon from the Rubishland 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR, destroying it. A Marder platoon in the woods engages the sole remaining BRDM from the 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR and destroys it. The Rubishland Recon elements are now down to 1 BRDM-2 AT in overwatch. (maybe the main body should have followed a little closer behind the recon detachments?).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Battlefield at the end of turn 7</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDpcWj4u-0KptO2U8iywEsHdUKmpOg4G8on2QvLCChH4Ao4KO4NgoLQ94Pe2cv7lj-SsHl4Z5ScIPj0k89BE3hzsLUAK0B7A1sP0TJg16MOPSTT3LaTnjktXdiATnuzdzPRqXeTsvEgGDK8BmmUgS_GI9aBQ5bNJW9n5pjkpNg_ggIcQ4rSrQAr6eMg/s3836/IMG_3831.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2505" data-original-width="3836" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDpcWj4u-0KptO2U8iywEsHdUKmpOg4G8on2QvLCChH4Ao4KO4NgoLQ94Pe2cv7lj-SsHl4Z5ScIPj0k89BE3hzsLUAK0B7A1sP0TJg16MOPSTT3LaTnjktXdiATnuzdzPRqXeTsvEgGDK8BmmUgS_GI9aBQ5bNJW9n5pjkpNg_ggIcQ4rSrQAr6eMg/w496-h324/IMG_3831.jpeg" width="496" /></a></div>View from the Rubishland side. Look at all those tanks and BMP's at the bottom of the photo. So far the Whilhelmsland forces facing off against those are 2 companies of dug in Infantry with Marder's in support and 2 battalions of M-60A3 tanks. Hopefully the other 2 companies from the Infantry Battalion show up soon, although the Infantry won't be much help, the Milan missiles on the Marder's may be... maybe.<p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The commander of the Rubishland forces cringed as the first rays of daylight peaked over the horizon. He had hoped to be at the hills approximately 3 and a half kilometers to his front by this time. He could just make out a platoon of Wilhelmsland Scorpions’ racing away from him, ‘you get to live another day, perhaps, capitalist scum, I don’t’ have time to stop and engage you’, he thought as he ordered the Rubishland horde to advance at maximum speed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter received word that an airstrike would be on station within 10 minutes. Meanwhile the Wilhelmsland tanks continued to move into position. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-HslKERmy0V0FWOndlJZtPVQ7dOfKSAKQJN4v0CB7Nz5dq823sUULPC2MWHfs-e9b7-d6cltQL4deQDkMrcICDiCVpNLV7iOwuRtD9hITyvhrRd3dzhhHR8wOTJP9W0egE4rcIW6zEQs8bfQ4R3Z8g3tcipzXkRIbwTWgHRuklEG-XBAMF7UBV7sTA/s4026/IMG_3833.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="4026" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn-HslKERmy0V0FWOndlJZtPVQ7dOfKSAKQJN4v0CB7Nz5dq823sUULPC2MWHfs-e9b7-d6cltQL4deQDkMrcICDiCVpNLV7iOwuRtD9hITyvhrRd3dzhhHR8wOTJP9W0egE4rcIW6zEQs8bfQ4R3Z8g3tcipzXkRIbwTWgHRuklEG-XBAMF7UBV7sTA/w463-h276/IMG_3833.jpeg" width="463" /></a></div><span><div style="text-align: center;">End of turn 8 from the Wilhlemsland side.</div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As the sun popped up above the horizon behind the back of the Rubishland commander he urged his forces onward. He knew there were enemy forces on or near the hills and woods to his front. He ordered his BRDM2-AT platoon to be a spotter as he called in missile fire on the woods – suppressing 1 Marder platoon and 1 platoon of M113-TOW’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter squinted into the sun as it rose above the horizon to his front. He called in an artillery strike on the BMP battalion across from his right flank, and vectored the airstrike onto the T-72’s across from his left flank. A Tornado of the Wilhelmsland Air Force came streaking in, the steady stream of tracer fire from a Rubishland ZSU-23-4 coming nowhere near it as it launched missiles resulting in the destruction of 1 platoon of T-72’s, and causing another platoon to fail their quality check and be removed. The artillery fire suppressed 5 BMP platoons, but the firing battery was hit by counter battery fire.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVjRbqSOZ3BdBMSEZaWVxboh4Kbizaz6dOC8ADTiLDCg9cEu7F29paStvos5qeQn0W7sytwZ9yUv8X-pkdFGykHZcTiQ1D2WIvqCPZFgbwLGF4B-whzLdw6xRdj0yumUQUfC1s1L_cU-uopb1PuysfTV6wlNF4MFkPRPYZmiQ9DS8DEOqBGokprZyDQ/s2679/IMG_3836.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2522" data-original-width="2679" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinVjRbqSOZ3BdBMSEZaWVxboh4Kbizaz6dOC8ADTiLDCg9cEu7F29paStvos5qeQn0W7sytwZ9yUv8X-pkdFGykHZcTiQ1D2WIvqCPZFgbwLGF4B-whzLdw6xRdj0yumUQUfC1s1L_cU-uopb1PuysfTV6wlNF4MFkPRPYZmiQ9DS8DEOqBGokprZyDQ/w448-h422/IMG_3836.jpeg" width="448" /></a></div>The effects of the Tornado missile strike, one platoon burning and another missing (failed quality check) of the lead company of the 2nd MRR Tank battalion. The rules don't require that either aircraft or off board artillery be modeled, but I think it adds to the visual appeal to have the aircraft. And I also model all of the off board artillery, because I just feel you should have the unit represented, and there may be some deep rain missions coming up if the US sends 'military advisors' who wear funny green head gear to help our the beleaguered Wilhelmsland forces.<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lt. Koch’s platoon makes it off the table (back to their Rally-Point). The remaining Wilhelmsland units hold their fire, expecting to use opportunity fire in the next turn. (It’s daylight now, but since all of the Wilhelmsland units are dug in or in cover and not moving, they won’t be spotted until the Rubishland forces close to within 20”).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85WCTqJUvYYXWiPnRbMobPtGuaXfFBfoRW28wq2B45d0WmtEsv_BCidSBPo0NUyfjLwHrjVesS1hGSgKhGw9VUtDcMQRQQZkEeHAkECEDi1PI-tkb0GwJWKbo1r-3TOkARehAaUup-GB5qivjVcR0uEH_JZJSpNaJuVaEus_RMqJAhAWX46UcDItdFA/s3648/IMG_3837.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="3648" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh85WCTqJUvYYXWiPnRbMobPtGuaXfFBfoRW28wq2B45d0WmtEsv_BCidSBPo0NUyfjLwHrjVesS1hGSgKhGw9VUtDcMQRQQZkEeHAkECEDi1PI-tkb0GwJWKbo1r-3TOkARehAaUup-GB5qivjVcR0uEH_JZJSpNaJuVaEus_RMqJAhAWX46UcDItdFA/w474-h276/IMG_3837.jpeg" width="474" /></a></div>End of turn 9 from the Wilhelmsland side. The approaching Rubishland vehicles are almost in range of the M-60A3's. Rubishland won't be able to spot the tanks until they are within 10", unless the tanks shoot or move before then.<br /><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><span face="Calibri, sans-serif">The Rubishland commander wanted to fire at the woods that he suspected held enemy units, but no artillery assets were available. "How can no assets be available? We are the only attacking force," he yelled at his radio operator. "Someone must b e trying to sabotage me to win more favor with President for life Sanford" he thought. The 2 MRR continued their advance as the follow on Tank Regiment appears on the board. The lead T-72’s of the Rubishland 2</span><sup>nd</sup></span><span face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: arial;"> MRR finally move into spotting range and deploy into line formations, while the lead battalion of the trailing BMP’s do the same. </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Marder Company and M113TOW platoon in the woods fire on overwatch at the deploying T-72’s, destroying 1 platoon of T-72’s and causing another fail its quality check and be removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The T-72’s next returned fire... this could be ugly – and it was, destroying 1 Marder platoon, causing 1 to fail a quality check and destroying the M113-TOW platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter called for an airstrike, which was denied, apparently the battle for air supremacy was still going on. He ordered the 2 battalion mortar platoon’s to target the BMP’s, and was successful in getting 1 battery of 155mm howitzers to do the same, suppressing 7 platoons of BMP’s and causing 1 platoon to fail a quality check and be removed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The M-60A3 tanks of 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion opened fire on the BMP’s of the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR to their front, destroying 8 of the 9 platoons of BMP’s… (wow that’s just how it always went in training exercises too., back in the day). Next the 2<sup>nd</sup> tank battalion fired at the advancing T-55’s to their front, destroying 6 platoons of T-55’s as well as 1 BMP platoon, and causing 1 T-55 platonn to fail it’s quality check. (the Wilhelmsland dice were hot for this shooting. In Fist Full of TOWS 3, the M-60A3 has a rate of fire of 3, I was typically scoring 3 hits on every shot – definitely not my normal dice rolling).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter breathed a small sigh of relief, that certainly helped the odds. But, he was dreading the onslaught of Sagger missiles he knew would be released from those damnable BMP’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjHrmVAGxpoUBD69yUhuO-Jw8youXArZzOhvktod3HPHUyHUgtc1WdVtsxLKNtjilGEzkzQtWD6pNZ-mpAHpZT5eMOAW0BpzfisuQ7L-ITTv7m3rAorM_LJRHz5qYBk5yYxORo-Nlf6ufuaQyJq1n5PD3PifZlZFmKXHQagejtYwpjqmxeiV7WBBARQ/s3863/IMG_3839.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="3863" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVjHrmVAGxpoUBD69yUhuO-Jw8youXArZzOhvktod3HPHUyHUgtc1WdVtsxLKNtjilGEzkzQtWD6pNZ-mpAHpZT5eMOAW0BpzfisuQ7L-ITTv7m3rAorM_LJRHz5qYBk5yYxORo-Nlf6ufuaQyJq1n5PD3PifZlZFmKXHQagejtYwpjqmxeiV7WBBARQ/w500-h295/IMG_3839.jpeg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">End of turn 10, there's a lot more smoke plumes on the battle field.</div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland commander called in an airstrike and the air controllers were able to free up a SU-17 from the ongoing battle for air supremacy, he directed a bombing run on the Wilhlemsland tanks that had just decimated his BMP battalion, suppressing 2 platoons. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ5-0BhXegnSc1ty7vqiHvV5VqTpqdg8FB7iRyZERu1h_oeh_rQyL8ce9Nisfj3-5g7aS7QNYhpLXMXJS1tpG2tNoUTs-LwLl2yZEAVc0dY4k1NQRJYGoy7Xn_vTfqkai2htOd81arR5ZAceseMrn1l6wNDYNrcn6GR131R_5Yv162eFVwsbW3pNYnA/s3599/IMG_3840.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="3599" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIZ5-0BhXegnSc1ty7vqiHvV5VqTpqdg8FB7iRyZERu1h_oeh_rQyL8ce9Nisfj3-5g7aS7QNYhpLXMXJS1tpG2tNoUTs-LwLl2yZEAVc0dY4k1NQRJYGoy7Xn_vTfqkai2htOd81arR5ZAceseMrn1l6wNDYNrcn6GR131R_5Yv162eFVwsbW3pNYnA/w443-h332/IMG_3840.jpeg" width="443" /></a></div>The air strike goes in, suppressing 1 platoons of M60-A3's. (black bead indicates suppressed which reduces movement and adds a penalty on to hit rolls).<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">His calls for artillery fire were answered this time by a battery of 122mm howitzers which he targeted on the other Wilhelmsland tank battalion, suppressing 7 platoons of M-60A3’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The lone remaining BMP platoon on the extreme left of the Rubishland flank retreated into the woods, and took up an overwatch position. The single surviving T-55 platoon of the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR also fell back into the woods. The remaining 2 battalions of BMP’s from the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR deployed into line and advanced cautiously (1/2 move to be able to fire in the fire phase).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR Regiment flank, the mostly suppressed BMP battalion moved cautiously forward and prepared to fire. The T-72 battalion rushed forward trying to pass to the North of the woods to their front and launch a flank attack on the offending M-60A3’, while the remaining BMP’s advanced. The remaining Marder platoon in the woods took overwatch fire at the T-72’s, and prayed the woods would provide adequate cover to save them. The Milan missile leapt out of the launch tube, barely having time to arm itself before slamming into the side armor of a T-72, destroying it in a spectacular display of pyrotechnics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The T-72 battalion returned the favor by firing on the hapless Marder platoon, and as expected destroyed it. 2 battalions of the 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR were within range of the Wilhelmsland 1<sup>st</sup> tank battalion, and the sky was suddenly darkened by the smoke of the Sager missile engines launching – and that was uneventful. Out of 16 Sagger missiles launched, 2 hit, resulting in 1 destroyed M-60A3 platoon.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Over on the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR flank, getting 1 hit and destroying 1 platoon of M-60A3’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter let out a breath he hadn’t realized he was holding. He couldn’t believe the good luck, he had expected at least half of his tanks to be destroyed. He now felt confident they could stop the Rubishland invaders. Based on the last report he had received from the Marder Platoon before it went off the air, he knew there were T-72’s trying to flank him, he ordered the reserve tank company of the 1<sup>st</sup> battalion to advance and engage, destroying 3 platoons of T-72’s (the Wilhelmsland success here surprised me. I really thought the Rubishand troops would be able to turn the flank, at least briefly). The rest of the 1<sup>st</sup> tank battalion fired on the BMP’s to their front, destroying 5 BMP platoons.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The tanks of 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion took long range shots at the BMP battalion behind the burning remains of the T-55 battalion, resulting in 5 BMP platoons being destroyed and 1 failing a quality check.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter was almost giddy with joy at the results of the last round of fire from his troops, “Yes, there’s still a tank regiment headed our way, but the Commie bastards are down to 1 platoon of T-55’s and 1 platoon of T-72’s in the immediate area,” he thought. Turning to his Executive Officer he said, “alright, let’s see if we can mop up these annoying BMPs”. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HB_XZQnQyhir1TUqscHJtSppzA9ud80w-0wqiLJhvszBGaOekjXdeYQyjOsVnwMyAJhHTZoo4WjFjDUTX8wNNgoPiKvRXqNiiIxA-IKEYM-jpTc433y2fTsEJmIExsSEMgxChoavLonMBmf-HW0k_5Bvp5lyEtQphQTZbsnLXZgqtB46dRZ0xuHIsQ/s4008/IMG_3842.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2402" data-original-width="4008" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HB_XZQnQyhir1TUqscHJtSppzA9ud80w-0wqiLJhvszBGaOekjXdeYQyjOsVnwMyAJhHTZoo4WjFjDUTX8wNNgoPiKvRXqNiiIxA-IKEYM-jpTc433y2fTsEJmIExsSEMgxChoavLonMBmf-HW0k_5Bvp5lyEtQphQTZbsnLXZgqtB46dRZ0xuHIsQ/w508-h305/IMG_3842.jpeg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">End of turn 11 from the Wilhelmsland side. The Rubishland Sagger gunners need to step up their game next turn or this may be an even shorter offensive than the 1-day War.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Rubishland commander again called for an airstrike and was told that no aircraft were available. “What do you mean not available!” he bellowed at his radio operator. A few seconds later the radio operator responded, “Sir, they say they’ve all been shot down or are returning to our bases,” the young operator said as he waited to see if he’d be shot for relaying the bad news. The commander was able to get two batteries of BM-21 missile launchers, and directed one each to fire at the Wilhelmsland tank units, resulting in in 2 platoons of 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion failing their quality checks and being removed. There was on effect on the tanks of 1<sup>st</sup> battalion. He then ordered all units to advance and fire, as he uttered the last word he felt a catch in his throat, like a noose tightening around it. President for Life Idi Sanford does not tolerate failure.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">On the Rubishland right flank the Wilhelmsland reserve tank company of 1<sup>st</sup> battalion conduct overwatch fire on the advancing Rubishland units, destroying the remaining T-72 and 2 platoons of BMP’s. The Wilhelmsland dug in Infantry conducts overwatch fire on the BMP’s on the 2<sup>nd</sup> MRR, launching their Dragon missiles and destroying 3 platoons of BMP’s. <i>(at this point I ran out of burning vehicle markers – have gone through all 50 of them)</i>. The Wilhelmsland 1<sup>st</sup> tank battalion then conducted overwatch fire on the BMP battalion to their front, destroying 7 platoons of BMP’s. The tanks of 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion also fired in overwatch, destroying 2 battalion of BMP’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rubishland BMP’s fired Sagger missiles at the reserve tank company of 1<sup>st</sup> battalion, destroying 1 platoon of M-60A3’s and causing another to fail its quality check. The remaining BMP’s fire at the Wilhelmsland tanks, destroying 2 platoons of M-60A3’s.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Oberst Richter failed to get any artillery or air support, the aircraft were busy chasing down the Rubishland craft fleeing back to the Rubisland air space. He did however receive word that the first Battalion, 1<sup>st</sup>Brigade was arriving at his position. With word of the new reinforcemetns he released the reserve tank company from his 2<sup>nd</sup> battalion to maneuver and engage. They fire on the last 3 BMP platoons of the Rubishland MRR still offering resistance and destroy them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_QUEgUWKS8bN-MQKTvBO8-3TysdcZRY2wlL3zNOQqBtShpyh3B-KK7HRqaoA7CbWyj72GSWh1paNKaYpED_FvL-BIucKPVb33j0DgNDszZBwcd8MdeMaBTaFZsL3-3gN4u5h1ukPWTvwq3DbpTGGUHpSOcsjNswomSenXtAknTxEutPFIopz8fwgnA/s3912/IMG_3844.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="3912" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_QUEgUWKS8bN-MQKTvBO8-3TysdcZRY2wlL3zNOQqBtShpyh3B-KK7HRqaoA7CbWyj72GSWh1paNKaYpED_FvL-BIucKPVb33j0DgNDszZBwcd8MdeMaBTaFZsL3-3gN4u5h1ukPWTvwq3DbpTGGUHpSOcsjNswomSenXtAknTxEutPFIopz8fwgnA/w509-h267/IMG_3844.jpeg" width="509" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Battlefield at the end of turn 12, from the Wilhelmsland side.</div><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Seeing the last active units of the 1<sup>st</sup> MRR blow up less than 500 meters from his position the commander the Rubishland Tank Regiment ordered his troops to return to Rubishland. The Commander of the Rubishland invasion force heard the unmistakable sound of a round being chambered in a semi-automatic pistol, and then everything went dark. <i>President for Life Idi Sanford does not tolerate failure, and he has eyes (and guns) everywhere.</i><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">At that point I called the game. In turn turns the one remaining undamaged battalion of the Rubishland 2<sup>nd</sup>MRR could have exited the table edge. Wilhelmsland didn’t have enough forces on table to stop that, unless they got lucky with either artillery or air support. But, with a fresh tank battalion arriving it would just be a matter of time until the Rubishland forces would be tracked down and eliminated. The Rubishland 1<sup>st</sup> MRR pretty much ceased to exist, when I called the game they hand 1 platoon of T-55’s and one platoon of BMP’s cowering in the woods and a ZSU-23-4 anti-aircraft unit definitely standing amongst the wreckage.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And to add insult to injury, the Gardenstan forces of Big Daddy Fish were successful in their simultaneous assault. Securing their bridgehead and occupying the secondary objectives where they were to link up with the forces of President for Life Sanford. Surely, many heads will roll in Rubishland in the coming week.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Finally! Tanks were effective, (at least the M-60A3’s were). In the other games the tanks have been mostly targets and the anti-tank missiles (sadly, most of them being the Sagger variety) have ruled the table. I think the whole night fighting, spotting and firing range limitations may have played into that somewhat. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">While I don’t think the pictures really conveyed it, but with the 2 Motorized Rifle Regiments moving down the board towards the 2 tank battalions, it drives home just how lopsided an actual engagement would have been ‘back in the day’. <br />Speaking of pictures, I need to figure out a better camera option to this dinky little 6mm stuff. The crappy camera on my phone doesn’t cut it. I’m still not sure I’ve got the rules right, but it works for me and provides the narrative I’m looking for.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Anyway, if anyone suffered through reading the whole report, thanks for your time. As usual I played this out over a couple of days, so I hope the narrative wasn't too disjointed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So much lead, so little time.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; margin: 0in;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p></p>Czar Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07499205906344361544noreply@blogger.com6