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  • TAKING THE OFFENSIVE

    Jun 13, 2019 03 comment(s) Categories: Articles

    In WI378, April 2019 we included an article in Wargames Illustrated in which regular contributor Pete Brown mused on the thorny issue of ‘taking offensive’ in our hobby. Incase you didn’t buy the magazine and see it (at which we take offence!) you will find the said article here. In WI379, May 2019 we have published several responses to the article, and Pete’s replies. We are continuing to receive responses and will keep publishing them here for you to read, nod in agreement with, shake you head in disagreement with, and generally (essentially!) be informed of other peoples opinions. You can also post your comments below, but please keep it civil, and always avoid Godwins Law.

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  • Blood Red Skies

    Jun 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Warlord Games continue to add to their product line for their Blood Red Skies WW2 aerial combat game. There latest release cover the fictional war on the frozen Eastern Front to the reality of combat in the tropical Pacific. First of all, we have the ace pilot Johnny Red and the Falcon Squadron. First seen in the British comic Battle, Johnny Red was a disgraced RAF pilot who made his way with his Hurricane to Russia, joining up and eventually commanding Flacon Squadron, a ragtag group of heroic Soviet pilots who fought in a number of major battles both in the air and on the ground. This was a gritty story of war, with great artwork and attention to detail in the use of real events

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  • 28mm World War Two German Paratroopers

    May 31, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Heer46 have added to their excellent range of German Fallschirmjäger with a  three man special weapon team. The first figure is an NCO or officer waving his men forward, armed with a STG44 equipped with a ZG 1229 Vampir 1229 (ZG 1229), also known by its code name Vampir, the infrared night scope and sighting mechanism first produced in 1944 and offered to more troops from 1945. The second figure is posed firing his own STG44 equipped with a ZG 1229 Vampir 1229 (ZG 1229), sighting along his weapon. Both the first and second figure are carrying ammunition boxes on their backs, ammunition no doubt intended for use by the final figure who is wielding a Fliegerfaust / Luftfaust, a German prototype of an unguided, man-portable, and multi-barreled ground to air rocket launcher,  designed to destroy

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  • WI 380, June 2019

    May 25, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Vault

    Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR The dust has now settled on Salute 2019, certainly the biggest wargames show of the year for the WI team. All of our staff attend, hundreds of Salute goers subscribe to the magazine and we run the world’s largest participation game at any show (see page 58). The coverage of Salute in this month’s magazine reflects its ‘big deal’ status, with six pages dedicated to our favourite games from the convention and eight pages of Observation Post given over to ‘Spotted at Salute’ - all the new releases showcased at the event. Not to be outdone, our roving reporter Teras from Geek Nations Tours, provides us with a view of another massive event on the convention circuit - Adepticon in Chicago

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  • 28mm World War Two Soviet Scouts

    May 24, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Artizan Designs and North Star have added to their World War Two range with three new packs of Soviet Scouts. Each pack contains four metal miniatures. The first pack is SWW415, a Soviet Scout Command team. There is an officer in peaked cap holding a map, a figure kneeling holding a PPsH 41 SMG, a figure standing with binoculars and a kneeling radio operator. The second pack contains four standing figures in various poses, all armed with PPsH 41 SMGs. They wear the camouflage combat overalls issued to this troop type during the course of the war. The final pack consists of four figures in a range of poses, one with raincape and one with a scoped sniper rifle and hooded camouflage suit. These are well sculpted miniatures, as

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  • 28mm Aden Emergency

    May 17, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    The 1967 Aden Emergency was one of those ‘End of Empire’ wars in which many British troops served but is now largely overlooked. However, Eureka Miniatures have a range of figures for both sides in the conflict, and very nice they are too. The two packs we have for review represent standard British Infantry in tropical gear and the Yemeni tribesmen that opposed them. The British figures are all in shirtsleeves with bush hats. They carry belt equipment and have either Sterling sub-machine guns or SLR rifles. The range includes a squad support weapon in the form of a GPMG machine gun, and a command pack with officer, NCO and radioman. Most of the poses shown are depicted as ‘on patrol’. In contrast, the Yemeni tribesmen wear civilian

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  • 20mm World War Two Russian Vehicles

    May 17, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Battlezone Miniatures have once again teamed up with Early War Miniatures to produce more additions to their excellent 20mm Soviet range. We’ve picked out two of those releases to look at this time around. The first tank is the T-26 Twin Turret Tank which was produced from 1931-33, although some were still in service during the German invasion of 1941. This is the twin machine gun version and would have had two DT light tank machine guns. The model is made from a plastic polymer and comes ready built, all you need to do is add the gun and decide upon whether you use open or closed hatches and whether to add crew and stowage. The crew figure has a separate head for posing options. The hull and

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  • Armies of the Late Roman Empire – AD 284-476

    May 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Book Reviews

      Armies of the Late Roman Empire – AD 284-476 Gabriele Esposito Pen and Sword Military 2018 Reviewed by Bernd Biege                 Every once in a while a book comes along where I go “Wow!” – this is one of them. Mainly because of the splendid illustrations, scores of high quality colour photos of reenactors in authentic Late Roman gear (“uniforms” does not quite sound right). Plus pages upon pages of shield designs, in full colour. This book packs a lot of bang for the buck. And it will be a great help for wargamers wishing to recruit new units, trying to keep the crumbling Roman Empire a going concern on a tabletop. Not only as a visual guide, but also as a comprehensive overview of the organization of the army, and

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  • North Korean Onslaught: UN stand at the Pusan Perimeter

    May 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Book Reviews

      North Korean Onslaught: UN stand at the Pusan Perimeter August - September 1950 Gerry van Tonder Pen & Sword Reviewed by Jim Graham                 North Korean Onslaught is the latest book in the Pen & Sword “Cold War 1945 - 1991” series, and is the second in their “Korean War” sub-series.  Gerry van Tonder is a prolific writer in the former and the only writer in the latter.  He has had a prodigious output over recent years writing on topics as diverse as the Berlin Airlift, the SS and Malaya. This book has 126 pages including index, numerous black and white photos and a series of maps and illustrations.  There is also a glossary of military terms and a comprehensive timeline of the action.  Throughout the book the modern transliteration

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  • Eyewitness Korea; the experience of British & American soldiers in the Korean War 1950 – 1953

    May 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Book Reviews

      Eyewitness Korea; the experience of British & American soldiers in the Korean War 1950 - 1953 James Goulty Pen & Sword Reviewed by Jim Graham                 Eyewitness Korea is a hardback of some 259 pages, the last 48 of which are the notes, bibliography and index which tells you straightaway the research which has gone into this book.  There are sixteen pages of black and white photos, some well known others less so and a few appear sourced especially for the book.  Goulty has a Masters and PhD in history and it shows, this book is well researched and impeccably attributed. Books based on recollections of combatants are usually opened more in hope than expectation as all too often they are simply reworking of similar generic anecdotes about blood and slaughter. 

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  • Cold War 1945 – 1991, Angolan War of Liberation (Colonial – Communist Clash, 1961 – 1974)

    May 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Book Reviews

      Cold War 1945 – 1991, Angolan War of Liberation (Colonial – Communist Clash, 1961 – 1974) Al J Venter Pen & Sword Reviewed by Phillip Herbert                 “Cold War 1945 – 1991 Angolan War of Liberation (Colonial – Communist Clash, 1961 – 1974)” is the fourteenth book in the excellent Cold War series of books from the Pen & Sword stable covering various subjects and conflicts that were fought from the aftermath of World War Two to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of the Warsaw Pact in 1991. The book is split into ten chapters each covering a different aspect of the conflict in Angola beginning with a background of the war and a brief history of Portugal’s colonial past in Africa with its early beginnings in

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  • Useless Mouths – The British Army´s Battles in France after Dunkirk, May-June 1940

    May 07, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Book Reviews

      Useless Mouths – The British Army´s Battles in France after Dunkirk, May-June 1940 Peter Whelan Helion and Company Reviewed by Kevin Rolko                 The Battle of France and the Blitzkrieg in the west have been subjects of new hobby supplements for Bolt Action and Chain of Command in the recent past. Thus many a hobbyist´s focus now lies on this campaign. Peter Whelan´s book Useless Mouths describes the battles and engagements of the British Army in May and June 1940 after Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of large proportions of the BEF and other forces from France. As such, the book is a valuable contribution on a largely overlooked historical subject and a well-researched source for any wargamer interested in the subject. As a primer, Whelan describes the development of the British Army´s

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  • Freebie Friday – 3 May

    May 03, 2019 03 comment(s) Categories: News, Prime

    Warlord Games have recently released a whole bunch of Bolt Action gear for the Hungarian army in World War Two and they have kindly given us everything you see above to give away. All active Prime member during 3 - 17 May will have a chance of winning this prize. Don’t forget - Freebie Friday is a twice monthly giveaway - if you’re WIPrime, you’re in! To find out more about the additional benefits of WIPrime membership click here.

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  • 1/56th 3D Printed World War Two Vehicles

    May 03, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Paint and Glue Miniatures offer a number of 3D printed vehicles for most of the nations who fought during World War Two. The models are made to order, and can be re-sized from 1/56th to any other scales. Unlike many similar products, these are created using polylactic acid or PLA, which is made from corn starch and sugar cane. Consequently, they can be considered biodegradable, and manage to be ready for the painting table from the moment you unpack them. The vehicles sent for review provide a nice cross-section of those currently available. We have armour in the form of a 1/56th Japanese Chi-Ha tank: Next we have a Kurogane Type 95 Staff car, in the same 1/56th: Moving to infantry transport and support, we have a 1/56th German Sd.

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  • WI 379, May 2019

    Apr 25, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Vault

    Buy this in Print FROM THE EDITOR I stand corrected, after chiding Richard Clarke of Too Fat Ladies for giving the characters in his games “silly names”, Rich rebuked with a well reasoned and constructed article on why it’s never a bad idea to give the heroes in your games monikers like Private Parts or General Annoy Ance. If you too are in need of convincing then turn to page 32. We Can be Heroes is just one of the articles that form this month’s theme of ‘Heroes in wargames’. Barry Hilton introduces us to a forgotten hero of the 17th Century ‘Salamander’ Cutts. Neil Smith provides some ideas for getting historical heavyweights into the cut and thrust of battle in Bring on the Action Men, and we

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  • 28mm World War Two Greek Mountain Infantry

    Apr 18, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Great Escape Games have added another string to their bow, focusing once more on the theatres of World War Two that other companies often ignore. This time, they have added the first 24 figures in a 28mm range of Greek Ezones, or Mountain Infantry. Focusing upon the Greco-Italian War from October 1940 to April 1941, the figures in this range may also be used in other theatres during all parts of the war in the Mediterranean and some areas beyond. Each of the figures is depicted in their characteristic, long doulama jacket, the distinctive M1934/39 helmet or their farion cap. The Evzones were amongst the elite forces of the early war Greek army. They operated as mountain infantry and fought in a number of key battles of

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  • 28mm Plastic US Infantry 1942 – 45

    Apr 12, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Perry Miniatures have finally released their multi-part plastic US Infantry 1942 - 45. This provides you with enough parts to create 42 figures which can be used to represent troops for the majority of World War Two. This is a great set of miniatures, with enough parts to create a full strength platoon of three sections with a HQ. The box contains three full size frames and two half frames. The full size frames have 12 bodies in various poses, all wearing the ‘Parsons’ jacket. There are various options, including assault packs, M1 Garand rifles, BARs, Thompson SMGs, additional pouches and scabbarded bayonets. The half frame offers even more options, with parts to create an officer, more pouches, sidearm holsters, M1 Carbines, M3 ‘Grease’ Guns, parts for

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  • Modelling British / German WWII Armoured Vehicles

    Mar 15, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Flipthrough, Prime

    Modelling British World War II Armoured Vehicles and Modelling German World War II Armoured Vehicles are two guides published by Crowood Press. Both address largely the same approaches to their respective subjects, albeit with a few differences in the exact focus. https://youtu.be/5ruKBYUjk-U The British book begins with a thorough exploration of the smaller scale models available, whether plastic or resin kits. The German book takes a different approach, exploring the growth of model kits, and the historical background of the German Army’s Panzer arm. In Chapter 3, however, they do both focus upon the tools, materials and basic skills needed to make the most of the model kits available, and the German book adds advice on choosing your models in Chapter 4. The British book details the construction

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  • WI 377, March 2019

    Feb 25, 2019 02 comment(s) Categories: Vault

    When is Modern not Modern - when it’s Ultra Modern. At least that’s what we’ve decided here at Wargames Illustrated. For this month’s magazine theme we wanted to go beyond World War Two, but stop before the Millennium, so we’ve decided that the Modern ‘period’ covers 1946 to 1999 and in this issue we have seven articles that shelter comfortably beneath our “Modern” umbrella. Away from the latter part of the 20th Century, we take a look at the new fantasy warband rules from Warlord Games - Warlords of Erehwon. Why I Love… returns, with the virtues of Of Gods and Mortals being extolled by James Morris. We continue to look at convention super-project Three Days at Gettysburg, teach you how to make Cruel Seas Wreck

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  • 1/48th World War Two Vehicles

    Feb 22, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    1st Corps have an interesting and ever expanding 1/48th World War Two vehicles range. Received for review are two British vehicles, the Morris CS9 Armoured Car and the MKII Universal Carrier. The Morris CS9/Light Armoured Car was a British armoured car used by the British Army in the Second World War. The vehicle was based on a Morris Commercial C9 4x2 15-cwt truck chassis. On this chassis, a riveted hull was mounted with an open-topped two-man turret. The armament consisted of either a Boys anti-tank rifle Boys anti-tank rifle and Bren light machine gun or a Vickers medium machine gun. The vehicle carried a No. 19 radio set. First delivered for active service in 1938, the vehicle saw service during the Battle of France, and then went

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  • 15mm World War Two Soviet Infantry

    Feb 22, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime, Unboxing

    Battlefront have released more plastic figures for their Flames of War range. Based upon their recent releases for the Stalingrad period on the Eastern Front of World War Two, we have a Storm Group and SMG Company. https://youtu.be/J72DOrjjf50 The Storm Group contains 68 plastic figures, moulded in a vinyl style plastic on 8 different sprues.. Also included in the box are relevant bases and unit datacards to put together various teams based around SMG, PTRD, 50mm mortars, flamethrowers, HMG and Unit Leader and Komissar. In all, that’s an entire unit in one box, which packs a punch that can engage a variety of different targets and take and hold ground. The SMG Company contains 120 figures in the same plastic, with 12 sprues in total. This is a

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  • 28mm Female British SOE Agents and German Secret Police

    Feb 08, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Elite Wargames and Models have had a somewhat ‘niche’ appeal with their ranges of female figures for the Dark Age, Napoleonics and World War Two. However, the figures produced are increasingly based upon historical reality, and the new British SOE Agents and German Secret Police are no exception. The SOE or Strategic Operations Executive consisted of secret agents recruited from a host of backgrounds who were sent into the German occupied territories to aid the members of the national Resistance movements or to carry out missions of sabotage and intelligence gathering. Many of these agents were women, sometimes returning to their homelands or plucked from the military. This pack of figures contains two figures designed to represent these brave heroes who often ended up captured, tortured and

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  • Modelling and Painting WWII German Military Figures

    Feb 08, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Flipthrough, Prime

    Modelling and Painting World War II German Military Figures is a 176 page softback book, authored by Michael Farnworth, and is published under the Crowood Press series of Wargaming Guides. It comprehensively and constructively outlines the processes and techniques needed to get the best from your miniatures, whilst also serving as a guide to the uniforms and weapons used by Germany from around 1935 up until 1945. https://youtu.be/dyMm8fo0FK0 Section 1 is a really useful guide to getting started with your German figures, including a flowchart of choices, a potted history of World War Two, ideas on rules and figure sizes / scales, and types of gaming. This is one of the best ‘gamer’s introduction’ sections we’ve seen in any book, simple and informative without over-doing it. The next

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  • 1:144 / 12mm World War One Tanks

    Feb 01, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Kallistra have added a number of tanks to their Raging Empires 1914-1918 range. These are all Late War tanks, primarily for use by the British, German and French forces. The single German tank is the slab-sided A7V, even more of a mobile pillbox than the British but slightly slower. Introduced too late in the war to really make a difference, they were easily out-flanked and subject to artillery fire. The French tank releases include the huge Saint-Chamond, with its boat-like shape, heavy 75mm gun in the bow and supporting port and starboard machine guns. Front heavy with tracks that were too short, the tank struggled to cross trenches and cratered land. The next French tank is the Schneider, originally designed to make its way across No Man’s Land

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  • WI 376, February 2019

    Jan 25, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Vault

    It’s interesting how much wargaming potential there is ‘between the wars’. This month’s theme looks at conflicts that took place after World War One ended and before World War Two began and without even straying into the fertile ‘what if’ territory of A Very British Civil War or Pulp, we found there were plenty of tabletop opportunities between 1918 and 1939. We cover the Russian Civil War, Polish-Soviet War, the Chaco War, US Gangsters and the Winter War in our theme and we have only scratched the surface of what’s on offer. Our Inter-War miniatures guide (page 64) provides a guide for these wars and others, in scales 6mm - 28m00 OBSERVATION POST A look at new and forthcoming goodies in our hobby. THE WARGAMES ILLUSTRATED 2018 AWARDS: THE RESULTS Ladies

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  • Freebie Friday – 25 January

    Jan 25, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: News, Prime

    This week we have new German Squadrons sets for Warlord Games Blood Red Skies up for grabs! You can watch our unboxing of this product here Don’t forget - Freebie Friday is a twice monthly giveaway - if you’re WIPrime, you’re in! To find out more about the additional benefits of WIPrime membership click here.

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  • Freebie Friday – 11 January

    Jan 11, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: News, Prime

    It's the first Freebie Friday of 2019 and were kicking off with these two sets from our friends over at Valiant Miniatures. Up  for grabs is a box of German Infantry and a team of Mortar and Tripod MG-42 from their Fighting 20's range. You can watch our unboxing of this product here Don’t forget - Freebie Friday is a twice monthly giveaway - if you’re WIPrime, you’re in! To find out more about the additional benefits of WIPrime membership click here.

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  • 20mm ‘Fighting 20’s’ Plastic Germans

    Jan 11, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Prime, Unboxing

    Valiant Miniatures have re-launched their range of 20mm hard plastic figures with two new boxes of German World War Two figures. https://youtu.be/tWtEVkpXsxM These are re-designed miniatures, with a box of 21 German Infantry 1942 – 44, plus a support weapons box of 13 figures, German 81mm Mortar and Tripod MG42, complete with two tripod based MG42s and two 91mm mortars. In the Infantry box are three sprues in total, two of which are duplicates with nine figures on each, the third, smaller sprue, contains command figures and additional heads. On the duplicate sprues are five complete figures, four with moulded rifles and one with an MP40 sub machine gun. The other 4 include an MG42 gunner with a belt of ammunition around his neck, two standing figures and one

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  • 28mm Early World War Two Polish

    Jan 11, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Kromlech.eu, the well-known Polish purveyors of grim dark science fiction miniatures, has added a new aspect to their company with Kromlech Historical. The first products to be released are 28mm Early World War Two Polish Infantry, cavalry, support weapons and armoured vehicles. The infantry packs received for review all consist of five miniatures, all wearing the wz. 1936 uniform and equipment. Every aspect of the miniatures appears accurately depicted and the poses are fairly varied. They appear slighter than those made by certain companies, perhaps most closely matching the ‘real 28’ style of Perry Miniatures. These figures are a worthy addition to the Early World War Two miniatures available to gamers looking for accuracy and a more completest approach. Rather than ‘dipping their toes in the water’, Kromlech

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  • Butlers’ Printed Models

    Jan 11, 2019 0 comment(s) Categories: Observation Post, Prime

    Butlers’ Printed Models supplies 3D printed wargames models for wargames from ancient to WW2 to modern and beyond into the stars. Sent in for review were two different vehicles in two different scales. We have an M3 Stuart Light Tank from World War Two and an M2 Bradley IFV. The two scales we have are 1:100 or 15mm and 1:56 or 28mm. Each item is available in the following scales: 6 mm = 1:285 scale, 12 mm = 1:144 scale, 15 mm = 1:100 scale, 20 mm = 1:76 scale or 1:72 scale (there is an option to increase the size from 1:76 to 1:72), 28 mm = 1:56 scale and lastly 1/48 scale = 1:48 scale. Compared to other services, which usually work in resin, everything is

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