tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23763543365428258432024-03-16T14:50:32.521-07:00Major Thomas Foolery's War RoomLittle Military Men and the Big Men Who Play With ThemMajor Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.comBlogger206125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-64703834152143187482024-03-16T14:49:00.000-07:002024-03-16T14:49:57.915-07:00Early Italian Wars: More Command, Pikemen and Artillery<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm back with more figures for my Holy Roman Empire army for the early Italian Wars.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For some reason my phone camera had issues capturing the appearance of the flags on the command stands with my normal photography setup; to give a more accurate assessment, I've also shot the figures against a white background under normal lighting. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Command Stand 1: Count of Württenberg with the Reichssturmfahne. Figures by Front Rank.</span></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/AVvXsEiyuCKIle_kQF-jABlG6fz1zp8g5ar0FF2QumAV423h8wtJvu1g5Go3wHK4Oylkbpfmz4O0tgOB3IRENO350act3ZRXxvbmYXcnbVmpMzfP_BsWdbzDqorbJj6UHaRWpIq0Fkl4dk1q1HKBHM0PzxmdGPPGiN6QBWPtlpQ37owEX_ALzHl3MeHiN9bV76Tq/s4032/IMG_5100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Count of Württenberg with the Reichssturmfahne. Figures by Front Rank." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuCKIle_kQF-jABlG6fz1zp8g5ar0FF2QumAV423h8wtJvu1g5Go3wHK4Oylkbpfmz4O0tgOB3IRENO350act3ZRXxvbmYXcnbVmpMzfP_BsWdbzDqorbJj6UHaRWpIq0Fkl4dk1q1HKBHM0PzxmdGPPGiN6QBWPtlpQ37owEX_ALzHl3MeHiN9bV76Tq/w480-h640/IMG_5100.jpeg" title="Count of Württenberg with the Reichssturmfahne. Figures by Front Rank." width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEhiZO6JcDs6LaV_QtWFxrIm58cwV3mlKjgNfnmCU4S_7bIk7vFbcEd3XPHnnbhg7yKjHpRgBbs16xEsf4Cq7QvRWkS-qYiAnlSQxmANfco_Y0S8zA2_Iy1DoEEAxLHAOZYumqe3c45MSsONnBi6XshSM3KVPaMNEdMlw_ikQ7MHQe4FBFxIK1ThUyz8N0O8/s4032/IMG_5116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Count of Württenberg with the Reichssturmfahne. Figures by Front Rank." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiZO6JcDs6LaV_QtWFxrIm58cwV3mlKjgNfnmCU4S_7bIk7vFbcEd3XPHnnbhg7yKjHpRgBbs16xEsf4Cq7QvRWkS-qYiAnlSQxmANfco_Y0S8zA2_Iy1DoEEAxLHAOZYumqe3c45MSsONnBi6XshSM3KVPaMNEdMlw_ikQ7MHQe4FBFxIK1ThUyz8N0O8/w480-h640/IMG_5116.jpeg" title="Count of Württenberg with the Reichssturmfahne. Figures by Front Rank." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Command Stand 2: Elector of Saxony with the Reichsrennfahne. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Figures by Front Rank.</span></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/AVvXsEhfB03Obt7vhtHdgf686GUKPyl0hl1WL7eEi77X1Rh0FABOnfo2JtQmEc337pAuMENA2O2VkCkuMYeWNyA8HD1ODjuqdSeclzXU5YQCeB6ys20ObhjXNZVQp1nGPL2QrqqYZJMMF7rvc7y08ERama32ZlEwdf9K5rURBGgRVxEOGjdkfRPivXpkmPvTKsVK/s4032/IMG_5103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Elector of Saxony with the Reichsrennfahne. Figures by Front Rank." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfB03Obt7vhtHdgf686GUKPyl0hl1WL7eEi77X1Rh0FABOnfo2JtQmEc337pAuMENA2O2VkCkuMYeWNyA8HD1ODjuqdSeclzXU5YQCeB6ys20ObhjXNZVQp1nGPL2QrqqYZJMMF7rvc7y08ERama32ZlEwdf9K5rURBGgRVxEOGjdkfRPivXpkmPvTKsVK/w480-h640/IMG_5103.jpeg" title="Elector of Saxony with the Reichsrennfahne. Figures by Front Rank." width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEi5SaqrHUWdeHKS_p1jjhuumbvNYo2ott1hjBvDvibTG-Ll_gqjaCuMH2sbZgdxfhb1-_p4GFsl0dqDL_PoA3jsHQYByblAplpddU442EazqVGNDUKaIokNXZmrcnuCHJqIkiTKtPRo8K0AZLZKI2vs9SlBdIoC7hN03jWr0hPNzqzBOALDSGQWNVpaxSlH/s4032/IMG_5115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Elector of Saxony with the Reichsrennfahne. Figures by Front Rank." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5SaqrHUWdeHKS_p1jjhuumbvNYo2ott1hjBvDvibTG-Ll_gqjaCuMH2sbZgdxfhb1-_p4GFsl0dqDL_PoA3jsHQYByblAplpddU442EazqVGNDUKaIokNXZmrcnuCHJqIkiTKtPRo8K0AZLZKI2vs9SlBdIoC7hN03jWr0hPNzqzBOALDSGQWNVpaxSlH/w480-h640/IMG_5115.jpeg" title="Elector of Saxony with the Reichsrennfahne. Figures by Front Rank." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pikemen from Hamburg. Figures from Perry (plastic) and Crusader Miniatures.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiHzFHDCoEvHJtBd265A7GTpX8Ia2dxibfjF5JftOgtfZp5yQSypJluUvGXWGgrApPn8BKXw5_45JpWjXXw9Nv6RN0kkX_L6iW9LAKaU2B8LXXxuCtStSntANZUM6W4zeKknpMkFB1zF5mWI-nlcUXwrrHr9dpUghY6EAOyQQDS_iCzEBRho4aEEw_TNj/s4032/IMG_5104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Pikemen from Hamburg. Figures from Perry (plastic) and Crusader Miniatures." border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBiHzFHDCoEvHJtBd265A7GTpX8Ia2dxibfjF5JftOgtfZp5yQSypJluUvGXWGgrApPn8BKXw5_45JpWjXXw9Nv6RN0kkX_L6iW9LAKaU2B8LXXxuCtStSntANZUM6W4zeKknpMkFB1zF5mWI-nlcUXwrrHr9dpUghY6EAOyQQDS_iCzEBRho4aEEw_TNj/w640-h360/IMG_5104.jpeg" title="Pikemen from Hamburg. Figures from Perry (plastic) and Crusader Miniatures." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJVfNLKMvF1pzxXZ8cSpjPD6Xu7YDkxciTGpuatfvePWyKMaWTEpRn394iPLf2oUL9LBAapmNDo-n43dJ4updyeURjVsepzBl4YNLCNyReHC1ZKPdnfTy3cFhzqvsFOflPBZ8I_Wxw58mlgTIlb-8pFH73xE2rDOeU3Zjv1sIxupQCmdR1egbj221JYiB/s4032/IMG_5105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNJVfNLKMvF1pzxXZ8cSpjPD6Xu7YDkxciTGpuatfvePWyKMaWTEpRn394iPLf2oUL9LBAapmNDo-n43dJ4updyeURjVsepzBl4YNLCNyReHC1ZKPdnfTy3cFhzqvsFOflPBZ8I_Wxw58mlgTIlb-8pFH73xE2rDOeU3Zjv1sIxupQCmdR1egbj221JYiB/w480-h640/IMG_5105.jpeg" title="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sHFg3V-6xPNGmnm-ZN5FqX3d4O1RvKGDnDvqQsA1Xu3OoU6DPBaX2dzU5JADC1hOGixuA3AB3NZheq9TPkar4N4saR59Mm_oA6Ua4cT12f28auyIh2vUqrzFrnOB-9PEKs03JZ_E2QZZo-yzM-v9ezQ1V5yD0UFvKbfidHyZDOgXRB6P77x98C4G-Xv2/s4032/IMG_5106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8sHFg3V-6xPNGmnm-ZN5FqX3d4O1RvKGDnDvqQsA1Xu3OoU6DPBaX2dzU5JADC1hOGixuA3AB3NZheq9TPkar4N4saR59Mm_oA6Ua4cT12f28auyIh2vUqrzFrnOB-9PEKs03JZ_E2QZZo-yzM-v9ezQ1V5yD0UFvKbfidHyZDOgXRB6P77x98C4G-Xv2/w480-h640/IMG_5106.jpeg" title="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQVmfh7gzeC_8QH807ZEMPCNza2LsEkAktNMUo9j1k_HvBSUBjYUeEpFd6qj0dTbT_Qh2noQ52eByfPmNcCFpHPiUVvVYJoJ8qAHiX5Dxc9vo0qzjpVd_hg69tg-NHpJ9XYyNJOllZS2sHXRce5uuth39yKx7kKZqZ2iwSPau7RIkx6yvi_B_cvBhGOV2/s4032/IMG_5111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLQVmfh7gzeC_8QH807ZEMPCNza2LsEkAktNMUo9j1k_HvBSUBjYUeEpFd6qj0dTbT_Qh2noQ52eByfPmNcCFpHPiUVvVYJoJ8qAHiX5Dxc9vo0qzjpVd_hg69tg-NHpJ9XYyNJOllZS2sHXRce5uuth39yKx7kKZqZ2iwSPau7RIkx6yvi_B_cvBhGOV2/w480-h640/IMG_5111.jpeg" title="Medieval Artillery. Figures and large cannon from Front Rank, small cannons from Old Glory." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-9206486479921445602024-02-11T14:24:00.000-08:002024-02-11T14:24:57.050-08:00Early Italian Wars: More Refurbished Holy Roman Empire Units<p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>The refurbishment of my Holy Roman Empire (HRE) late medieval army continues. As with the previous units, each one (except the knights) is themed around a particular northern German city, generally affiliated with the Hanseatic League</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Army General from Lübeck. Figures by Front Rank.</span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKo0R2EmnM2XHj2i8DvoKDQ1FXDfXaws_-YZbjMD7hst3oxV58nb3V3fI7D4fbxPF5z1QFCTgsgUdn8z6XZh65XWD0gRBoClIbo_4KOl3mbh_MsM1cRUDyWra4nrl8lcyZn4sdCGJJgsx0t3Mfee93ODo4ynigJqi19qRV48A-iFnAmocTKWsdEWCFjej/s4032/IMG_4984.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Hanseatic General" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZKo0R2EmnM2XHj2i8DvoKDQ1FXDfXaws_-YZbjMD7hst3oxV58nb3V3fI7D4fbxPF5z1QFCTgsgUdn8z6XZh65XWD0gRBoClIbo_4KOl3mbh_MsM1cRUDyWra4nrl8lcyZn4sdCGJJgsx0t3Mfee93ODo4ynigJqi19qRV48A-iFnAmocTKWsdEWCFjej/w480-h640/IMG_4984.jpeg" title="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Hanseatic General" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Knights. Figures by Front Rank.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlRz6bz8TCN7igvsIIYPctAvxVFbEpwEQWQP4cWz1oUVN03aFyq5LN6eqSGSAXzN_K4JOGiplsRltzgDJPSN_brQO_NDMsVyd_wDd44G56-Qra08veMod8XjcisJqj5LAFYArwWzrbO1WvtGQ0Ub_GAsnufeTcyu3M98oHhWbWVdM89rEcJLDqmSKEeg8/s4032/IMG_4980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Knights" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHlRz6bz8TCN7igvsIIYPctAvxVFbEpwEQWQP4cWz1oUVN03aFyq5LN6eqSGSAXzN_K4JOGiplsRltzgDJPSN_brQO_NDMsVyd_wDd44G56-Qra08veMod8XjcisJqj5LAFYArwWzrbO1WvtGQ0Ub_GAsnufeTcyu3M98oHhWbWVdM89rEcJLDqmSKEeg8/w640-h480/IMG_4980.jpeg" title="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Knights" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykrH5Vp49ATB9REzzF6DWIHZq4FiuTYpAjN8rIukpzzJFWLbwHzsHWJRB5OKn7N3Hzh58qxhLYracnc40OwmIca1BwcTUA3L35XgRwolY9oRooSDzeQcqYVZJEiG0sKZUxGuVSO-Pjcqy3djZMfbG366AUAO1heiVF3YjsHGFaJN-IkTvLo47owZsnWPy/s4032/IMG_4979.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Knights" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykrH5Vp49ATB9REzzF6DWIHZq4FiuTYpAjN8rIukpzzJFWLbwHzsHWJRB5OKn7N3Hzh58qxhLYracnc40OwmIca1BwcTUA3L35XgRwolY9oRooSDzeQcqYVZJEiG0sKZUxGuVSO-Pjcqy3djZMfbG366AUAO1heiVF3YjsHGFaJN-IkTvLo47owZsnWPy/w640-h480/IMG_4979.jpeg" title="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: Knights" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Light Cavalry from Dortmund. Figures by Front Rank.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92aho0WiguV0_LsABZjAuAAWXn3zvWvIuKn-3AV5H-Z9Cvb38BaDFnE1wwgbD5hJUhRRYu8Mr403cY1UGn58YcnX2PW8Wgvv-2mGqnzpHkLc9uthMWhyphenhyphenlE_cPOgjLkYxmyE4Oprre7vTArq5SRPSAN7qq-wWFMG8dTo3jbONSzUTEfX6UuOUliSbKSZOJ/s4032/IMG_4973.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Dortmund" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg92aho0WiguV0_LsABZjAuAAWXn3zvWvIuKn-3AV5H-Z9Cvb38BaDFnE1wwgbD5hJUhRRYu8Mr403cY1UGn58YcnX2PW8Wgvv-2mGqnzpHkLc9uthMWhyphenhyphenlE_cPOgjLkYxmyE4Oprre7vTArq5SRPSAN7qq-wWFMG8dTo3jbONSzUTEfX6UuOUliSbKSZOJ/w640-h480/IMG_4973.jpeg" title="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Dortmund" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Light Cavalry from Bremen. Figures by Front Rank.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpEHjFHjM85Fz6VX8xaMAAYzrJz0eeCAUlfqibGPTDQJoUzaRfBPIlWzc5RA291_q4Fj82WPNAv4FoL0QhOUpuQfrc0E7ySjKAsm-R9RFh2yjkhmtRDnEoTbm5pR5HYdbKCPOPvueBSSxTAF_XRJaX1TOtXX5O-ZWthO0Bi20d0IDGA7Ggwm6oRm8hf-Y/s4032/IMG_4976.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Bremen" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUpEHjFHjM85Fz6VX8xaMAAYzrJz0eeCAUlfqibGPTDQJoUzaRfBPIlWzc5RA291_q4Fj82WPNAv4FoL0QhOUpuQfrc0E7ySjKAsm-R9RFh2yjkhmtRDnEoTbm5pR5HYdbKCPOPvueBSSxTAF_XRJaX1TOtXX5O-ZWthO0Bi20d0IDGA7Ggwm6oRm8hf-Y/w640-h480/IMG_4976.jpeg" title="28mm Front Rank War of the Roses miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Bremen" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Spearmen/Billmen from Nordhorn. Figures by Old Glory with a Mirliton hero.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7ncEgeaaIf-kJBjkd_aOxNUozLlu3y94vz8y76JclLBE1skLUbiY3poT-JqK9mm87uPX4gRN2ks3xM5Kva8uJ3ukqCH8FOsUKwUasGDwJGzLtvEdVbvm9x4OD-GjZlUNqcfqe9JvnHRgslgwUpa0pRL18KxVDlhmVDnS5y75Ja8oia0_vsFYS5e5FRTF/s4032/IMG_4970.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory- and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Nordhorn" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI7ncEgeaaIf-kJBjkd_aOxNUozLlu3y94vz8y76JclLBE1skLUbiY3poT-JqK9mm87uPX4gRN2ks3xM5Kva8uJ3ukqCH8FOsUKwUasGDwJGzLtvEdVbvm9x4OD-GjZlUNqcfqe9JvnHRgslgwUpa0pRL18KxVDlhmVDnS5y75Ja8oia0_vsFYS5e5FRTF/w640-h360/IMG_4970.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory- and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Nordhorn" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Pikemen from Köln (Cologne). Figures by Old Glory.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNcS62dvaB2fP4NSS_K7FSOg-jSVhdodDOzjqr2Jg_8Lgmn2uyNwbs5vjA4yCgftOsCmkLnJAjEfrMegy1AL12VK-JDkat08u7VDnA7Z-qNV5dHfqvur2Fwu-4ios8TIBOAmQ0577BLmOiHKL_sDDUMBvnFNAgE10ZCsCUoaj0_CkPBz9rmWKGutcDL8t/s3922/IMG_4971.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Köln (Cologne)" border="0" data-original-height="2206" data-original-width="3922" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikNcS62dvaB2fP4NSS_K7FSOg-jSVhdodDOzjqr2Jg_8Lgmn2uyNwbs5vjA4yCgftOsCmkLnJAjEfrMegy1AL12VK-JDkat08u7VDnA7Z-qNV5dHfqvur2Fwu-4ios8TIBOAmQ0577BLmOiHKL_sDDUMBvnFNAgE10ZCsCUoaj0_CkPBz9rmWKGutcDL8t/w640-h360/IMG_4971.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Köln (Cologne)" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-68983262727542242052024-01-23T12:09:00.000-08:002024-01-23T12:09:38.389-08:00Early Italian Wars: Refurbished Holy Roman Empire Army <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After almost a year of working on Carthaginians, I felt it was time for a break. However, it is still another refurbishment project. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Around 20 years ago I built a Warhammer Ancients Battles (WAB) Holy Roman Empire army for the late medieval/early Italian Wars period. Having briefly lived in northwestern Germany, I opted to base the units around cities I visited, with the Hanseatic League rising as an overarching theme. Now that Hail Caesar has expanded into that era and I have a local opponent, I thought it was time to pull my figures out of storage and get them back on the table. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I first painted this army, the only paints I had access to were were Citadel, which had more vibrant colors appropriate for Fantasy and Sci Fi armies. I also made the artistic decision at the time to really have distinct color schemes for each unit's clothing based around the city flags. While I would do it differently today, I've opted not to repaint everything and instead just add some additional highlighting and washes as needed. Instead the primary focus will be on upgrading the basing and completing they unfinished figures I've had squirreled away (painted to match the old style).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the time, the only basing material I had access to was some Woodland Scenics flock and a bit of grass I could cut into tufts. While it looked fine in its day, it doesn't really pop on today's tables. </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRZjjBkTlIPCzj6poaPfDojGC2-UdugLz3A5f-5tluih9yrHew8XTmOH3m9k19_GW4ha-Y4c_NAkW6SP-ByYp8RznDvOAOnfcHidLLqeWLi2yC7XmccKFhQzh7lB5RFCHVt53ip9xKaG57ktFuPQsWpP3ofdRsoou32yr72eZOGEWv42PIgprNO-LYOfQ/s1080/IMG_4928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian War Miniatures prior to refurbishment" border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYRZjjBkTlIPCzj6poaPfDojGC2-UdugLz3A5f-5tluih9yrHew8XTmOH3m9k19_GW4ha-Y4c_NAkW6SP-ByYp8RznDvOAOnfcHidLLqeWLi2yC7XmccKFhQzh7lB5RFCHVt53ip9xKaG57ktFuPQsWpP3ofdRsoou32yr72eZOGEWv42PIgprNO-LYOfQ/w640-h480/IMG_4928.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian War Miniatures prior to refurbishment" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the refurbishment, I've scraped off the old flock, and added a layer of Vallejo Diorama FX brown earth with Woodland Scenics brown ballast and some grey rock. This then received a sprinkling of Army Painter field grass and appropriate tufts from Army Painter and Gamers Grass. As seen below, it really made a huge difference in appearances.</span></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/AVvXsEjelAa_2rLFo14jCRHnYZu11JMz7efOkg0RmaWk88fT7lnuYaO3bT26XUO82-JG-5B2e6_wWx-A-2Lyw3y1oguzKORcnvSB9Z6shyphenhyphenXejEi_1sL74F1hUOJyWvCUjQVB5XbUA-7Rc1Yg6yMdmLDnPtecFjDPvIQ2vvryyonNCVnQ5O3il-ykm6Pph0eFSJmO/s4032/IMG_4884.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian War Miniatures being refurbished" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelAa_2rLFo14jCRHnYZu11JMz7efOkg0RmaWk88fT7lnuYaO3bT26XUO82-JG-5B2e6_wWx-A-2Lyw3y1oguzKORcnvSB9Z6shyphenhyphenXejEi_1sL74F1hUOJyWvCUjQVB5XbUA-7Rc1Yg6yMdmLDnPtecFjDPvIQ2vvryyonNCVnQ5O3il-ykm6Pph0eFSJmO/w640-h480/IMG_4884.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian War Miniatures being refurbished" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The army was originally built using Old Glory Italian Wars miniatures for the infantry. This is actually one of their better lines and while not quite up to today's standards, still look reasonably good on the table. These have since been supplemented with some Mirliton fantasy miniatures, and War of the Roses miniatures from Perry, Crusader, and Foundry. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Spearmen/Billmen from Cloppenburg. Old Glory with two Mirliton fantasy heroes.</span></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/AVvXsEildAooWNhpJ83afga9vn4T0QuEt-bCGk7YcBwn9o9CGiE8z4NYmdBA6V7gVxUCUUCfJKR5AxVwWyBHhUJLzVd9sCWe9CBu1hgT8ebeGUMRkILzSigNiqsH9qxgh9b5yGWTyIJ0N89_BcsUFfW2jGfj-vEMxr0Jb_ToRcw-J2ImR3vXZrpbyXk8d2fuvcry/s3834/IMG_4933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Cloppenburg" border="0" data-original-height="2300" data-original-width="3834" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildAooWNhpJ83afga9vn4T0QuEt-bCGk7YcBwn9o9CGiE8z4NYmdBA6V7gVxUCUUCfJKR5AxVwWyBHhUJLzVd9sCWe9CBu1hgT8ebeGUMRkILzSigNiqsH9qxgh9b5yGWTyIJ0N89_BcsUFfW2jGfj-vEMxr0Jb_ToRcw-J2ImR3vXZrpbyXk8d2fuvcry/w640-h384/IMG_4933.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Cloppenburg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Halberdiers from Hanover. </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Old Glory with one Mirliton fantasy hero.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC1681ZBg1oEsEqf68b71MV9PHHzUgyb_Umf9ZCzFirwhyphenhyphenV176S7pzkS9Hk-r_MLdQJVKPHg7ZzjsSArfB-GM5hbfZJr2a-esHyGtMZzYE0bj8lwdb94ZU2xNhFBDGLeRHVnNEb3AI-4Rc2oeQPXwK61YrgnQhj1Ygq0_VqLRKSK55KX57aBbmDMpzhFJ/s3757/IMG_4936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Hanover" border="0" data-original-height="2254" data-original-width="3757" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCC1681ZBg1oEsEqf68b71MV9PHHzUgyb_Umf9ZCzFirwhyphenhyphenV176S7pzkS9Hk-r_MLdQJVKPHg7ZzjsSArfB-GM5hbfZJr2a-esHyGtMZzYE0bj8lwdb94ZU2xNhFBDGLeRHVnNEb3AI-4Rc2oeQPXwK61YrgnQhj1Ygq0_VqLRKSK55KX57aBbmDMpzhFJ/w640-h384/IMG_4936.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory and Mirliton miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Hanover" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Arquebusiers with pavises from Osnabrück. Old Glory with one plastic Perry figure.</span></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XxBcu56ccDyWriLCSQZVi7BWa37uwrOdxZ0W_HWc-ylhjah3KegbjsARJMy3gV8QIPIMhKLUy3MIkFDxxn3Siud0k_wutSFBXhTbWg1BKd5AQK3ykKmEQooY21NA-rll4cszjJLuvZQ1dytgYGCmYmD5x6ad2dllLkT3IAHQ9GU6u2wie6iplRQhxTJC/s3379/IMG_4945.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory and Perry miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Osnabrück" border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3379" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9XxBcu56ccDyWriLCSQZVi7BWa37uwrOdxZ0W_HWc-ylhjah3KegbjsARJMy3gV8QIPIMhKLUy3MIkFDxxn3Siud0k_wutSFBXhTbWg1BKd5AQK3ykKmEQooY21NA-rll4cszjJLuvZQ1dytgYGCmYmD5x6ad2dllLkT3IAHQ9GU6u2wie6iplRQhxTJC/w640-h480/IMG_4945.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory and Perry miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Osnabrück" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Crossbowmen with pavises from Oldenburg. This is a new unit made from Perry plastics, and figures from Crusader and Foundry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7plR-ij9Gy9-llPV_Puc8Coa7k_RL7D5sRmIAeUdb-SuvZwC3NnIsPlLju80AYv5HnHQvXQTJTxR21knP1A-r9-jFL4uQ_0WKa63LjlnUS__x9tfmDnOVS39KL26w0lEZ_qH9_l-xJ9X_kehKNUFpDWZNr2naPc1Tp3POhrFUCiZ2xE71bIfQOR9ISrt/s3723/IMG_4940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Perry, Crusader, and Foundry miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Oldenburg" border="0" data-original-height="2234" data-original-width="3723" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7plR-ij9Gy9-llPV_Puc8Coa7k_RL7D5sRmIAeUdb-SuvZwC3NnIsPlLju80AYv5HnHQvXQTJTxR21knP1A-r9-jFL4uQ_0WKa63LjlnUS__x9tfmDnOVS39KL26w0lEZ_qH9_l-xJ9X_kehKNUFpDWZNr2naPc1Tp3POhrFUCiZ2xE71bIfQOR9ISrt/w640-h384/IMG_4940.jpeg" title="28mm Perry, Crusader, and Foundry miniatures for the early Italian Wars: City of Oldenburg" width="640" /></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-size: large;">I still have more units to either refurbish or start as new, but I'm happy with how things are progressing and am looking forward to getting this army back on the table after so long.</span></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-52932696825567688362024-01-09T10:24:00.000-08:002024-01-09T10:32:50.238-08:00Punic Wars: Gallic and Italian Cavalry <p> <span style="font-size: large;">The refurbishment of my old Carthaginian army is starting to wind down, with just a few units remaining. I obtained some second hand cavalry years ago that has just been sitting in bags, and thought it was time to finally paint them up and get the on the table.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><span>First up are some Gallic cavalry that look to be from </span><a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/gauls" target="_blank">Foundry</a><span>. I didn't have shields for all the figures, so had to use some from the bits box. They are really well sculpted and I think they'll look great on the table.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyYoFkwEk3Tack3Xtj_n-32-nC-r24WQXFByd-IMV49Z0AGgUcZpXPoYuoHNapT8BBsjc9SXhCPN9hRKePagDSBhpkVTh-YzOZQ9qFdkr0iX8s5HK8QJxOcs7PQ4lSHaFp2SY27XPayUZ-wPiy8I9OKzLv-Swe3Z5gzqcZIZsHfX4jtc3NX8i9Ta8J42j/s4032/IMG_4863.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifyYoFkwEk3Tack3Xtj_n-32-nC-r24WQXFByd-IMV49Z0AGgUcZpXPoYuoHNapT8BBsjc9SXhCPN9hRKePagDSBhpkVTh-YzOZQ9qFdkr0iX8s5HK8QJxOcs7PQ4lSHaFp2SY27XPayUZ-wPiy8I9OKzLv-Swe3Z5gzqcZIZsHfX4jtc3NX8i9Ta8J42j/w640-h360/IMG_4863.jpeg" title="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kIfDOGaSw6FTJ5t6TA6L1v1o-sCtk3Mrlxtti9z-yKusGTHnZCVkYLd-EZEJVTWfxzvrBSgUDCnIDdYCfja4IUnFa_Ozm2sOhylxW5OODvuglHrJYw7P9VQ03LB73WeOODIRkfvrebz6avBglMvshrHJAnkaHXIiZ-8zlaEQzGTaOJOg7BZf2y18Uxri/s4032/IMG_4865.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2kIfDOGaSw6FTJ5t6TA6L1v1o-sCtk3Mrlxtti9z-yKusGTHnZCVkYLd-EZEJVTWfxzvrBSgUDCnIDdYCfja4IUnFa_Ozm2sOhylxW5OODvuglHrJYw7P9VQ03LB73WeOODIRkfvrebz6avBglMvshrHJAnkaHXIiZ-8zlaEQzGTaOJOg7BZf2y18Uxri/w640-h480/IMG_4865.jpeg" title="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNtuG0Iv5naPXwClKrlYRYScK1X_nHQ1m-XuTMDfFlVAQ-ysmVCKZU6T9jhJTkRdUrEerP3pdbfVeCnWhtm3XE4GiuBQg0AnCIpn6pL1pTvmGxQNb3yJx9YeE0mHIInk_N0moo8L4EsNQTCmV0eebHSNMYpLJQshyX55CDuBdqaq3TyhwclmdYWRyBkTr/s4032/IMG_4866.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNtuG0Iv5naPXwClKrlYRYScK1X_nHQ1m-XuTMDfFlVAQ-ysmVCKZU6T9jhJTkRdUrEerP3pdbfVeCnWhtm3XE4GiuBQg0AnCIpn6pL1pTvmGxQNb3yJx9YeE0mHIInk_N0moo8L4EsNQTCmV0eebHSNMYpLJQshyX55CDuBdqaq3TyhwclmdYWRyBkTr/w640-h480/IMG_4866.jpeg" title="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZAVvKXQHSQSjVNvrZnJQUGMSr9FIXX_YbrWEdplI4EO639Pp1OOVha2qF_yxPzUW76Aa8DUrbDhTKwFx75zuCSc7N219of7-C7_LOGoEYNx-U-PEc_CbQbprsh40n9433e8pNnj8w36udO0nR26F4eJhlwczUzMv3Ydjh-Qrmje3DtwRpkNiML2ROg6B/s4032/IMG_4868.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZAVvKXQHSQSjVNvrZnJQUGMSr9FIXX_YbrWEdplI4EO639Pp1OOVha2qF_yxPzUW76Aa8DUrbDhTKwFx75zuCSc7N219of7-C7_LOGoEYNx-U-PEc_CbQbprsh40n9433e8pNnj8w36udO0nR26F4eJhlwczUzMv3Ydjh-Qrmje3DtwRpkNiML2ROg6B/w640-h480/IMG_4868.jpeg" title="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWy6INIF00j-gEWfR26I0_6bFPjKdBm3-M1Suza4IQpz18YavMo47Gd1XtpdTWhJ9snK5KDi_Lhd8MWpWnHFAjZg830AR-JlCqkKZYdKGrFAKJzkNSh9Yk2qvLjeZxExQ1iZQ1Usz2JNCDGELfmqi-CVD3m5_Abqhfk_WzEc6u5iS4Ct0eAUTQs32BfwC/s4032/IMG_4869.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinWy6INIF00j-gEWfR26I0_6bFPjKdBm3-M1Suza4IQpz18YavMo47Gd1XtpdTWhJ9snK5KDi_Lhd8MWpWnHFAjZg830AR-JlCqkKZYdKGrFAKJzkNSh9Yk2qvLjeZxExQ1iZQ1Usz2JNCDGELfmqi-CVD3m5_Abqhfk_WzEc6u5iS4Ct0eAUTQs32BfwC/w640-h480/IMG_4869.jpeg" title="28mm Wargames Foundry Gallic Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up are some Italian cavalry from <a href="https://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=25mm+Ancient+Italy+%28Italian+Wars%29&pg=2" target="_blank">Old Glory</a>. These were mixed in with a lot of other figures, but I believe they are the Ligurian pack, with perhaps some hill tribe figures included as well (half the figures had sculpted saddle blankets while the other did not, so it makes me suspicious that they aren't a single pack). The horses supplied also seemed to be a mix of sculpting styles, so I'm not sure they are all the correct ones for these riders. But I got these for free as part of another deal, so am not going to complain and I think the end result looks good enough.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi275KUDQTbyWMmMq5MzyvU-jJPRFN6jyPRGbhYD-PsuU9B5QhF7-BWsnIPS0vmoruattrb06gfY3F710hlbpK_wKcyj5h-wwAKKYzPyKGNbrjrrQvA0LCoc9zvvo3sTKZmPgN5LzwUrPAbWzE3OuPE6jUj3lw-1ZZNNPTHgCSNnNvSb6StY0Q52MCxb2YH/s4032/IMG_4870.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi275KUDQTbyWMmMq5MzyvU-jJPRFN6jyPRGbhYD-PsuU9B5QhF7-BWsnIPS0vmoruattrb06gfY3F710hlbpK_wKcyj5h-wwAKKYzPyKGNbrjrrQvA0LCoc9zvvo3sTKZmPgN5LzwUrPAbWzE3OuPE6jUj3lw-1ZZNNPTHgCSNnNvSb6StY0Q52MCxb2YH/w640-h360/IMG_4870.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqj1mv17XYm_oLXfuV5G816RWdHBAbLsh-VW1dh74oCuWlBskmrCFxTRh5ftMJ3n2WZYKcEIB1xDsNJCSGgfs2FQmaapqUDaNzQ1-8NTpGIIgepoNgvqS57_IG98nw0Ze1h73CUAY31BtI9dqnqF8dcX9MJhtfB9rerub_7EtMTA8sb7kKSIwAffvHhfj/s4032/IMG_4871.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqj1mv17XYm_oLXfuV5G816RWdHBAbLsh-VW1dh74oCuWlBskmrCFxTRh5ftMJ3n2WZYKcEIB1xDsNJCSGgfs2FQmaapqUDaNzQ1-8NTpGIIgepoNgvqS57_IG98nw0Ze1h73CUAY31BtI9dqnqF8dcX9MJhtfB9rerub_7EtMTA8sb7kKSIwAffvHhfj/w640-h480/IMG_4871.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgxfKkNgcYr87sxZYIZ9EPzbAvaB4xhlFJ6Gh3MtjjjD_Z0o7NMdU8ftH19HYqBpouJjXIDLbvhYOH2kGBvenPBJhyRktjdQWZVALTeGfMbtGj1QPKPGEBIkwaGgH68l0QqNJEmoZqDmNxcdlImIMsvCHMpJcr-Z00fUXV2n7XssdVzsYXkQeaRI4teCV/s4032/IMG_4872.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqgxfKkNgcYr87sxZYIZ9EPzbAvaB4xhlFJ6Gh3MtjjjD_Z0o7NMdU8ftH19HYqBpouJjXIDLbvhYOH2kGBvenPBJhyRktjdQWZVALTeGfMbtGj1QPKPGEBIkwaGgH68l0QqNJEmoZqDmNxcdlImIMsvCHMpJcr-Z00fUXV2n7XssdVzsYXkQeaRI4teCV/w640-h480/IMG_4872.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOwLXPfBwc-IqBysc7iN9DFTV0gIpgaKNHLsl_zkNVA4O1d-sthiicSum9_JkN9IKSoIjErQbMxjr1ajzG082SZ-mYRUye6HdJ4c9GDV9Dgmc8GwaYjrn0RM9vh_JT0C8lbJKhF8l6lHhOQ-3DbQFz3HDTtidaFJe5lQoKvzVhu-TmkFLq9o15ugV6rjM/s4032/IMG_4873.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOwLXPfBwc-IqBysc7iN9DFTV0gIpgaKNHLsl_zkNVA4O1d-sthiicSum9_JkN9IKSoIjErQbMxjr1ajzG082SZ-mYRUye6HdJ4c9GDV9Dgmc8GwaYjrn0RM9vh_JT0C8lbJKhF8l6lHhOQ-3DbQFz3HDTtidaFJe5lQoKvzVhu-TmkFLq9o15ugV6rjM/w640-h480/IMG_4873.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu9g6J9dAIhpKLoxURdK-p1lQQIEyJnsmGdyHa_Wjwe0bUd6IfARQNqPC4KBhxtpgNKF771UC0TxndTDyn6zVIp3X-6mWrllN_3HFX8ICjOONeP2Kru4CJDSkWbW95mIb1UWAPA89OX_LYt9a4RpfeJpop2wAZryorVu7gUrl0IxIpsiY02BMz29QvJJn/s4032/IMG_4874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu9g6J9dAIhpKLoxURdK-p1lQQIEyJnsmGdyHa_Wjwe0bUd6IfARQNqPC4KBhxtpgNKF771UC0TxndTDyn6zVIp3X-6mWrllN_3HFX8ICjOONeP2Kru4CJDSkWbW95mIb1UWAPA89OX_LYt9a4RpfeJpop2wAZryorVu7gUrl0IxIpsiY02BMz29QvJJn/w640-h480/IMG_4874.jpeg" title="28mm Old Glory Italian/Ligurian Cavalry miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At this stage, I've been working almost exclusively on Punic Wars for the last year (300+ figures either refurbished or newly painted) and am feeling a bit burnt out. Since I now have more than enough done for a good size game of Hail Caesar, I've decide to pause work on this for a bit and focus on another army refurbishment project that I'll be starting this month. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-6174600791342180872023-08-29T07:46:00.000-07:002023-08-30T18:28:57.913-07:00Punic Wars: Commanders and Gallic Warbands<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The work on expanding my Carthaginian army continues. As Hail Caesar uses more command stands than WAB, I’ve created two more from some Crusader Miniatures infantry command stands. They are very well sculpted and cast, and fit nicely with the A&A figures I have in my army (which isn’t a huge surprise since it’s the same sculptor). Since the Carthaginian army was a mix of peoples, I’ve opted to go with one Carthaginian commander and one Apulian Italian commander. While I don’t have any Apulian units in my army, my hope is that they look generically Italian enough that won’t look out of placing leading a mix of Oscans, Ligurians, and Italian hill tribes. The shields were done using transfers from Little Big Man Studios.</span></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/AVvXsEg8-APqhMdCNkhZtk2sgQyAMM3L385cNetsEa8Kh-Y6lwSmNeeF_ctLjRela0QhEVbjmnG6MV5byZs54P9tIh_imwD27aG1otoY862pMd9ChW3sYSwsWmRxc1FkMSiWRRlSWOXeAvCZc-xgB8_sJDrL5d4c8sECPrL-6Yn7pHsUEAjfeozrYBt5a99QYt6z/s4032/307000A3-7F4E-4CC2-978F-878A6302BF3D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian and Apulian Italian Punic Wars command miniatures for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Crusader Miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-APqhMdCNkhZtk2sgQyAMM3L385cNetsEa8Kh-Y6lwSmNeeF_ctLjRela0QhEVbjmnG6MV5byZs54P9tIh_imwD27aG1otoY862pMd9ChW3sYSwsWmRxc1FkMSiWRRlSWOXeAvCZc-xgB8_sJDrL5d4c8sECPrL-6Yn7pHsUEAjfeozrYBt5a99QYt6z/w640-h480/307000A3-7F4E-4CC2-978F-878A6302BF3D.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian and Apulian Italian Punic Wars command miniatures for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Crusader Miniatures" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEg-w7l-r6uY8U5cvbQKBuPrJmpUFyyW46XQ7PkM8LhebFzl00aYix7aAbQ0p0kHeQoX2YArgQBoEyy47ApYzc3nIGQVU_CmRVmR5tWWCiSnT_HeT5l5Y404QfikcIDUMTO8SKMfumJ99vt8tbRmIGGb4PTgGysMrlerjJxdl9kCDbkZ8C_EdvaY2QPJvOu2/s4032/EDAFCC73-B160-46FD-BC04-85021396A760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian and Apulian Italian Punic Wars command miniatures for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Crusader Miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w7l-r6uY8U5cvbQKBuPrJmpUFyyW46XQ7PkM8LhebFzl00aYix7aAbQ0p0kHeQoX2YArgQBoEyy47ApYzc3nIGQVU_CmRVmR5tWWCiSnT_HeT5l5Y404QfikcIDUMTO8SKMfumJ99vt8tbRmIGGb4PTgGysMrlerjJxdl9kCDbkZ8C_EdvaY2QPJvOu2/w640-h480/EDAFCC73-B160-46FD-BC04-85021396A760.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian and Apulian Italian Punic Wars command miniatures for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Crusader Miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My initial Gallic warband from 20 years ago was made from Foundry figures, with Black Tree command, and a lone 1st Corps figure (known as ‘Shorty Bob” due to his stature when compared to the other lines). I bought the Foundry figures second hand and they came without shields, so I had to order replacements from Old Glory. Since then, I went on to pick up some Renegade and Gripping Beast over the years. There are some size differences between the various brands (The Renegades are big guys with swords the size of cricket bats), but I’ve done my best to mix everything together. Overall, I think the dynamic poses help hide the differences in a warband, so I don’t think it’s too glaring. For the shields, I’ve mixed everything up and replaced some with additional Old Glory shields, allowing me to use LBM transfers in additional to the original decals from Veni Vidi Vici.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Warband 1:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXaIBZ2UCalTthO8SKsRTjMrMJZDN4sCtvK-e4tp4aqTGjGdkthM4gsY4QRzjMOuRmdgXX56DhvZrl7HPs3XaNo1E7AI7jThFKdBl1fHBQha4HAZqSoNogSQS7P2-hjz0wbykp_OjkC8KDYQIdZPEAepgwJcma8lyXE5LypSCwQcNLGYkvsniaqLZlBNW/s4032/80FE83C5-C0B4-4AB6-9805-1888C75C8832.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars Gallic Warband for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Foundry, A&A, Renegade, Gripping Beast, and Black Tree Miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXaIBZ2UCalTthO8SKsRTjMrMJZDN4sCtvK-e4tp4aqTGjGdkthM4gsY4QRzjMOuRmdgXX56DhvZrl7HPs3XaNo1E7AI7jThFKdBl1fHBQha4HAZqSoNogSQS7P2-hjz0wbykp_OjkC8KDYQIdZPEAepgwJcma8lyXE5LypSCwQcNLGYkvsniaqLZlBNW/w640-h360/80FE83C5-C0B4-4AB6-9805-1888C75C8832.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars Gallic Warband for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancients from Foundry, A&A, Renegade, Gripping Beast, and Black Tree Miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-56325419557539380572023-07-30T14:00:00.001-07:002023-07-30T14:01:51.185-07:00Hail Caesar: First Game<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">We're still finishing our armies, but we had enough to try our first test game of <a href="https://us.warlordgames.com/collections/hail-caesar" target="_blank">Hail Caesar</a> (we're still using 1st Ed.): Two divisions of Punic War Carthaginians vs three divisions of Early Imperial Romans, for a total of around 330 pts per side. Overall we enjoyed the rules, though we made a lot of mistakes around disorder, stamina, and break tests. I'm not sure how much our errors impacted the final results (Roman victory), but it will be interesting to retry this battle in the future. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYcUZPYkAob4mQoIX9auPk_Z4NhH10HJ4VLDfjFnQc3YCPNfqrO-2I6dJPOQDHs80cDHfpRcFRbZBa4q5RERZDj17MczXcqhZUiJUZ3kntqIvuvA4ChvDQs2q4PkWesxWLXJref7BKHK4MwfxsjRy2-VWnRWyILzmoNjXZ9Bn7JWUYajpz9V8fyyAuZOT/s4032/A6BD9CB7-F86E-464F-829B-237113128ADD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdYcUZPYkAob4mQoIX9auPk_Z4NhH10HJ4VLDfjFnQc3YCPNfqrO-2I6dJPOQDHs80cDHfpRcFRbZBa4q5RERZDj17MczXcqhZUiJUZ3kntqIvuvA4ChvDQs2q4PkWesxWLXJref7BKHK4MwfxsjRy2-VWnRWyILzmoNjXZ9Bn7JWUYajpz9V8fyyAuZOT/w480-h640/A6BD9CB7-F86E-464F-829B-237113128ADD.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Th initial battle lines after the Carthaginians moved first. The hit and run tactics of the Numidian cavalry worked well, especially when attacking in the flank.</span></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/AVvXsEisiLtQqG5w22RwzegFzZGJ7WiJti_WGD0NvEuiNkQ8xsA-Uk_vvuIgwzcHXvorKsG5isAYCv_42F4iIXqRIPDYsF6WZglef3fiM-CTGpZ7dcuWyKaVxJQvjv-AjLAiYPKcG3KECOXrB5sqT4Jfs9SJiiOTIIBoFnAnF55Ptoz8uu4FN7VRuYJsJXJdsNIK/s4032/D5B18700-69BE-468D-A101-9474C89FCEAE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisiLtQqG5w22RwzegFzZGJ7WiJti_WGD0NvEuiNkQ8xsA-Uk_vvuIgwzcHXvorKsG5isAYCv_42F4iIXqRIPDYsF6WZglef3fiM-CTGpZ7dcuWyKaVxJQvjv-AjLAiYPKcG3KECOXrB5sqT4Jfs9SJiiOTIIBoFnAnF55Ptoz8uu4FN7VRuYJsJXJdsNIK/w640-h480/D5B18700-69BE-468D-A101-9474C89FCEAE.jpeg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEgXztp_YFZbk_rniWn_o63Re39JzW0cNSQQ8bpQETSmfdPdhZSHoM-HiDogejkSeGm5Um70ViqdF0PAS2L3kTINdeToJheXpmTXqH-ATlOu1Xo8hgBmGDzt_vLRww4vak5Vjyw5UnBWh8LEZ8sfym17X03w7dGFyMq81mNiB6doaZY0ePUSvdlIPTtVKJkw/s4032/DA4A9FE3-D259-4E38-89F9-581BADEB7C9B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXztp_YFZbk_rniWn_o63Re39JzW0cNSQQ8bpQETSmfdPdhZSHoM-HiDogejkSeGm5Um70ViqdF0PAS2L3kTINdeToJheXpmTXqH-ATlOu1Xo8hgBmGDzt_vLRww4vak5Vjyw5UnBWh8LEZ8sfym17X03w7dGFyMq81mNiB6doaZY0ePUSvdlIPTtVKJkw/w640-h480/DA4A9FE3-D259-4E38-89F9-581BADEB7C9B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the far end of the board, I made the mistake of letting my cavalry get in front of my infantry. While they hit hard the first round, their sustained attack was weak and it really impacted the back and forth of the battle. I think the smarter move would have been for them to swing into the flank after the infantry made contact.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDViJGdxaWisdWUprC8Lug1fqL6x2gKlOdlK-zXLETQRfFqJegEdzTcccaOcOy_Sp1eMRkrl1mxjPVeKdyucvIgCD_Aym8jx6i5Z6QJrOEGjiKgT29IEffESOr5E_3dfXxGY7Qg1qQwkZbkNi4AMHIXjf-lnOMN_Z0ryFXZ2N4VaygIEUSxxfhAgxfmcUZ/s4032/DFBA7C71-94AF-4D9A-8D73-FDF595A5364B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDViJGdxaWisdWUprC8Lug1fqL6x2gKlOdlK-zXLETQRfFqJegEdzTcccaOcOy_Sp1eMRkrl1mxjPVeKdyucvIgCD_Aym8jx6i5Z6QJrOEGjiKgT29IEffESOr5E_3dfXxGY7Qg1qQwkZbkNi4AMHIXjf-lnOMN_Z0ryFXZ2N4VaygIEUSxxfhAgxfmcUZ/w640-h480/DFBA7C71-94AF-4D9A-8D73-FDF595A5364B.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Though loosing the round of combat (I forgot about the Wild Fighter rerolls), the large Gallic Warband held up fairly well against the Romans.</span></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/AVvXsEhlN__XdZj5MtMGkoWE9RBOqEnzgDzeVKQNuOe3iP6vG1mrVWp32Qlurr9l5yCgp8WEm7oido_4Bjkl8DDJkjDicXdoCv9-A0WrV8jRRp3_wypw8qokcmyh3dGYOWpGuJttrwdU1jn5De91fAdaTisygZFYG8w8Gh3kcgv6e5G1McYvASKPgRjOttRQP7JE/s4032/41763546-A2DA-4381-A52A-6112CCFF4B82.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlN__XdZj5MtMGkoWE9RBOqEnzgDzeVKQNuOe3iP6vG1mrVWp32Qlurr9l5yCgp8WEm7oido_4Bjkl8DDJkjDicXdoCv9-A0WrV8jRRp3_wypw8qokcmyh3dGYOWpGuJttrwdU1jn5De91fAdaTisygZFYG8w8Gh3kcgv6e5G1McYvASKPgRjOttRQP7JE/w640-h480/41763546-A2DA-4381-A52A-6112CCFF4B82.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Very quickly we learned that supporting units and flank attacks were critical to winning the encounters, particularly when light or medium infantry were going up against heavy infantry. </span></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/AVvXsEhDEWSHQnk6sDW7tH54qNf8hughs2kjVJh4bzxgQnRJzxtihehx0c7AKVzvo984X402UUw6kTDxL4veFWyyHkp4haJByLRd0Z82zeCb-r-3zYN2IRPEMak2doiXq-BdMQc8t-Q0haJSnHMLMQgTQjNE_9S-RTHaO6Wq-fNsIkT64JKLC2OLZugc3U2gOts1/s4032/1DA6BC5E-8664-4A60-BE00-FBC4F5B5E0EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEWSHQnk6sDW7tH54qNf8hughs2kjVJh4bzxgQnRJzxtihehx0c7AKVzvo984X402UUw6kTDxL4veFWyyHkp4haJByLRd0Z82zeCb-r-3zYN2IRPEMak2doiXq-BdMQc8t-Q0haJSnHMLMQgTQjNE_9S-RTHaO6Wq-fNsIkT64JKLC2OLZugc3U2gOts1/w640-h480/1DA6BC5E-8664-4A60-BE00-FBC4F5B5E0EA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was originally concerned the variation in unit frontages (my army was based for Warhammer Ancients) was going to cause problems, but it ended up not being an issue. However, that may be to us taking the game casually; more competitive players might have had cause to raise a stink about how we lined things up.</span></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/AVvXsEhZWmj3hVoeAgteqnvol5fp2n-SgTTlWhK1yXizHsD7QD8DV2saca9Am8z46qREBMSaeHsFh29NmUkMbLm226cKYwb8qT6n0HovcAG-HqrUSasvPLcLjQHuhTzyx1bQxCGqDGG0FlheUQ_8s75cOpxYlWUUkcY-9x3hJHpeqV8YVFUBFw5emdJBCPKk6S3Y/s4032/5C7292E8-B314-4C61-A60A-57F542926D6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZWmj3hVoeAgteqnvol5fp2n-SgTTlWhK1yXizHsD7QD8DV2saca9Am8z46qREBMSaeHsFh29NmUkMbLm226cKYwb8qT6n0HovcAG-HqrUSasvPLcLjQHuhTzyx1bQxCGqDGG0FlheUQ_8s75cOpxYlWUUkcY-9x3hJHpeqV8YVFUBFw5emdJBCPKk6S3Y/w640-h480/5C7292E8-B314-4C61-A60A-57F542926D6C.jpeg" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEgsX0npMBscwQeVUyx4rhzp5IAYEOueXbbaZ5aXG7-SC8OrdvgerMPf8YnqDGMTlGiN9nQwor9npR43eTyaOXIT-22ygRyNQrCr9PnOQbTO7g7Ec_Y5QrB38skH0ITiHFpsq98-KMKD2m8_mIg5sqtJAR1sNDlX-zZGInXov1FTjOHR7Sut0RtPRWP0hnEn/s4032/8C1091B9-1DA8-41D4-B6F3-AA3DCA942C69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX0npMBscwQeVUyx4rhzp5IAYEOueXbbaZ5aXG7-SC8OrdvgerMPf8YnqDGMTlGiN9nQwor9npR43eTyaOXIT-22ygRyNQrCr9PnOQbTO7g7Ec_Y5QrB38skH0ITiHFpsq98-KMKD2m8_mIg5sqtJAR1sNDlX-zZGInXov1FTjOHR7Sut0RtPRWP0hnEn/w640-h480/8C1091B9-1DA8-41D4-B6F3-AA3DCA942C69.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I originally used my skirmishers as screens to protect my infantry formations as they moved up, but later found them more useful as flank attackers to weaken the Roman attacks on my heavy infantry.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSWyoz7-qzCWO_1uPCVo6WrB0ZwYmzk8M_yVzts_MSdxzemSqW0TmN0r1lSe6GZMoPMMNuksS-6SpJkCiNn0KDHn9DvU4FE5hTTLWW67QzGgL0AjPyuwbqHFd25UUCQlYel2u59_iDUieWRn_AP3JmZrAB3rfcrARp0y5EkY7w3RoWyjtkAHQN8exp3SE/s4032/D4802CF0-CF63-4A03-8D21-0482BCBFAAB0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNSWyoz7-qzCWO_1uPCVo6WrB0ZwYmzk8M_yVzts_MSdxzemSqW0TmN0r1lSe6GZMoPMMNuksS-6SpJkCiNn0KDHn9DvU4FE5hTTLWW67QzGgL0AjPyuwbqHFd25UUCQlYel2u59_iDUieWRn_AP3JmZrAB3rfcrARp0y5EkY7w3RoWyjtkAHQN8exp3SE/w640-h480/D4802CF0-CF63-4A03-8D21-0482BCBFAAB0.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWDwaF7IwvaC8hna2rmKrtCJMEFEZQa13uswgxJ0MMiHUvzDxEAQhcvfr7MrsiyC9jnvMdbj8Z2DXbQ1oDeDQm93SaD_E1V-93ncF8jm_3h4BnGweApMOw4EiHwKKnOlV9DGTcf_GGfOYKfwEce6-iWk8H4ulJBkFeh6_12I9hqDDhPslYK-vjdRkpqSA/s4032/4C5FE4B6-0D2B-4EF8-A809-E59A166E46EC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEWDwaF7IwvaC8hna2rmKrtCJMEFEZQa13uswgxJ0MMiHUvzDxEAQhcvfr7MrsiyC9jnvMdbj8Z2DXbQ1oDeDQm93SaD_E1V-93ncF8jm_3h4BnGweApMOw4EiHwKKnOlV9DGTcf_GGfOYKfwEce6-iWk8H4ulJBkFeh6_12I9hqDDhPslYK-vjdRkpqSA/w640-h480/4C5FE4B6-0D2B-4EF8-A809-E59A166E46EC.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The elephant wasn't as effective of a terror weapon as I had hoped for, at least how I deployed him. I'll have to toy around with new strategies moving forward.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhJjU9B_szK6kaop5-RMZYbsQujcwyJH2YnRGd61YhD9sEFzlXk9dZV7BLsPBs23715t3BYb7AT9H6FFQkmA6qJ-XVqgHmPgusM3wm8kw71hJlWEfBkR6Ky4ahTw3BcqyOzOQ2fBBk8Wx_8RnDaCMyyc69Cvj5kQKzAMKqpQv5W_UpGZqZ0RrE82P1x7z/s4032/0B6D0839-164E-4A0B-8E92-3D9463D1EB30.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbhJjU9B_szK6kaop5-RMZYbsQujcwyJH2YnRGd61YhD9sEFzlXk9dZV7BLsPBs23715t3BYb7AT9H6FFQkmA6qJ-XVqgHmPgusM3wm8kw71hJlWEfBkR6Ky4ahTw3BcqyOzOQ2fBBk8Wx_8RnDaCMyyc69Cvj5kQKzAMKqpQv5W_UpGZqZ0RrE82P1x7z/w640-h480/0B6D0839-164E-4A0B-8E92-3D9463D1EB30.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL5vYjZZjJ4Kn_KdOHZRRfSyJyxaLKXVkVqjaFRrWMcroaNtZp40QT28WFD-aY5twHy_CYzdj47WZIl5nGHEWu4i3lMF17DaqkpHWV-2Z_oRzYjCv9jT-QIE9naCQaS5wRY3sIy9JRAkyMa4f4HCSDclOddi2DOSYAAmypYLnwu9iXmxgKjMwL49oXaQF/s4032/3AE41277-D5E3-4336-B96A-5513E11CE687.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiL5vYjZZjJ4Kn_KdOHZRRfSyJyxaLKXVkVqjaFRrWMcroaNtZp40QT28WFD-aY5twHy_CYzdj47WZIl5nGHEWu4i3lMF17DaqkpHWV-2Z_oRzYjCv9jT-QIE9naCQaS5wRY3sIy9JRAkyMa4f4HCSDclOddi2DOSYAAmypYLnwu9iXmxgKjMwL49oXaQF/w640-h480/3AE41277-D5E3-4336-B96A-5513E11CE687.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lot of people have recommended moving to the 2nd Ed. rules, as the organization is supposedly clearer, but I think we'll keep muddling through the original rules before shelling out another $56 to upgrade. As we continue to finish our armies, it will also be interesting to see how many units can practically be deployed on a 4'x6' table. We should both be at approximately 3-4 divisions of 4+ units per army when done. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-29564694922832286162023-06-13T15:11:00.000-07:002023-06-13T15:11:48.716-07:00Sahel Conflicts: Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.jjgprint3d.com/page-d-articles/erc-90-sagaie" target="_blank">JJG Print 3D</a> expanded their modern French offerings with a new series of armored vehicles designed by Guaro3d. I took the opportunity to up-gun my Foreign Legion with some support vehicles. First up was the <a href="https://www.tanks-encyclopedia.com/coldwar/France/Panhard_ERC-90.php" target="_blank">Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie</a>, which was a light wheeled tank/armored reconnaissance vehicle that was used by the FFL from the 1980s through the 2010s. The model can be purchased in 1/56 or 1/50 scale for 28mm gaming, and I went with the larger version. This came out as 10.4cm (not including the gun barrel) x 5.0cm x 4.9cm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXpf8a08B_wR5sa_PzHhb2Fqs0SbRew2CPUFPrPJK6NzMEVkHK3-R3wsQW0kC06UMbwHA_boPf299kCNSXLVvao4NyACIItrrNU5LtGag8fdPoTPtefon6D_0UmkntHlDfw7CFv8cM_TZdQfb7a6b3Fje7-u0P_E7_W6hA8OFVD4KKT3N_AQok_lmKQ/s4032/9E54E4CB-E98D-4AF7-BE24-89CEED630550.jpeg"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtXpf8a08B_wR5sa_PzHhb2Fqs0SbRew2CPUFPrPJK6NzMEVkHK3-R3wsQW0kC06UMbwHA_boPf299kCNSXLVvao4NyACIItrrNU5LtGag8fdPoTPtefon6D_0UmkntHlDfw7CFv8cM_TZdQfb7a6b3Fje7-u0P_E7_W6hA8OFVD4KKT3N_AQok_lmKQ/w640-h480/9E54E4CB-E98D-4AF7-BE24-89CEED630550.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For my vehicle, I based it on the appearance of these ERC-90s seen in western Africa as part Operations Serval and Barkhane, though I didn't have any of the seen stowage to add.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5C3729oTt8-0EvKFp7GCNTy1YOKUJUE1UlC8DbogzihQga5xSYa3akhJ3f7bHCuvKliA6rR2OA5EGlgvkGIbZCriV1iik7H0NVGHFEP8HGGFEwRlbCFy3g4tE5cFa1bozLbbLZPozkAWVtX_apXVB1RGdfVtWxHEB751h18xrJGkVrBcBTBY9fPFIQ/s689/3B5080D2-3F78-417C-8B75-74CA371145D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Source: https://twitter.com/defensenigeria/status/1383642486438981637" border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="689" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5C3729oTt8-0EvKFp7GCNTy1YOKUJUE1UlC8DbogzihQga5xSYa3akhJ3f7bHCuvKliA6rR2OA5EGlgvkGIbZCriV1iik7H0NVGHFEP8HGGFEwRlbCFy3g4tE5cFa1bozLbbLZPozkAWVtX_apXVB1RGdfVtWxHEB751h18xrJGkVrBcBTBY9fPFIQ/w640-h414/3B5080D2-3F78-417C-8B75-74CA371145D8.jpeg" title="Source: https://twitter.com/defensenigeria/status/1383642486438981637" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/defensenigeria/status/1383642486438981637" target="_blank">Twitter</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZTu5x02so-l5rBrQTlzySMs-nel6Of0d78s9Mo9A_mzQeaHQ7BkY4N3W3lHWT9NeT58g2p_pY_g9-pO9GekDLfGkOdLQlZZ8MGHv9stw4q0Ei2dtH51vPwRwyHsA1K3l97j-I7_Fscm-tnMLKt_Sr_4fReqRK5teokBadP7OzRE-4tNc2CCb0ZLh4Q/s799/102E05DE-8E23-4DF1-99E1-26353513E027.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Source: https://twitter.com/ModernConflict/status/1221040844305850369" border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="799" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZTu5x02so-l5rBrQTlzySMs-nel6Of0d78s9Mo9A_mzQeaHQ7BkY4N3W3lHWT9NeT58g2p_pY_g9-pO9GekDLfGkOdLQlZZ8MGHv9stw4q0Ei2dtH51vPwRwyHsA1K3l97j-I7_Fscm-tnMLKt_Sr_4fReqRK5teokBadP7OzRE-4tNc2CCb0ZLh4Q/w640-h426/102E05DE-8E23-4DF1-99E1-26353513E027.jpeg" title="Source: https://twitter.com/ModernConflict/status/1221040844305850369" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://twitter.com/ModernConflict/status/1221040844305850369" target="_blank">Twitter</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kit didn't have all the surface detailing of an injection mold scale model, but as a wargaming model, the detail was quite respectable. The only missing item that I wish was present on the kit was the machine gun for the turret railing. I didn't have an appropriate machine gun available in the bits box, so had to go without. To create an antenna, I went with some black airplane rigging rather than wire, as I figured the latter was more prone to damage during transport.</span></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/AVvXsEiCTmckkQWFN6_17jdHgjf7fKTbwzPTuEWxrCSjoaxHB0WD27jQmXefwvOO-cPVcGyXf-wwi_OkeTXKubQfVyCMEDx82B3kAizzmL-1zYRxCNpiVm5bKAQ_yOphI89vTWyCOVu5cMaQ4QW_raOYMO1LYuM1SYZBn0clqT8l07Rpquo9oydc7Q_g-k6qTA/s4032/55B9A55C-5239-4F8A-9C3B-78B7222D0032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCTmckkQWFN6_17jdHgjf7fKTbwzPTuEWxrCSjoaxHB0WD27jQmXefwvOO-cPVcGyXf-wwi_OkeTXKubQfVyCMEDx82B3kAizzmL-1zYRxCNpiVm5bKAQ_yOphI89vTWyCOVu5cMaQ4QW_raOYMO1LYuM1SYZBn0clqT8l07Rpquo9oydc7Q_g-k6qTA/w640-h480/55B9A55C-5239-4F8A-9C3B-78B7222D0032.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For the camo netting, I couldn't find anything in 1/48 scale, so was forced to use 1/35. It looked less refined than I wanted, but for an issue I'll mention shortly, I felt I needed to still use it.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUljbIswTVIByhlLLsIBfK40dJffgtq2eq4CoIfN7ZNvwaYhgqHzaEwLopMSgfD35cSWLAtARtkqfLt2Ng9Hwa0UexdDwJ8ShJ0mhouUOPFGVrMHrEAP2Sffq_O5ZQ84IhCDE_5a2TWbY9-u-rKrNGFgQUDEyjceyIAHdCmPQ4KR9fmdZTnpQ7IqYeA/s4032/3BA49057-868E-4908-BA37-142C12478ADF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUljbIswTVIByhlLLsIBfK40dJffgtq2eq4CoIfN7ZNvwaYhgqHzaEwLopMSgfD35cSWLAtARtkqfLt2Ng9Hwa0UexdDwJ8ShJ0mhouUOPFGVrMHrEAP2Sffq_O5ZQ84IhCDE_5a2TWbY9-u-rKrNGFgQUDEyjceyIAHdCmPQ4KR9fmdZTnpQ7IqYeA/w640-h480/3BA49057-868E-4908-BA37-142C12478ADF.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D and designed by Guaro3d" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The kit came in three pieces: the turret and two halves of the body, with the wheels printed in place. There were no registration pins to help with positioning and a bit of a gap in some spots, so filling and sanding were needed to get a reasonable seam. </span></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/AVvXsEjO73nuCEfEh8UI0VdcGHiF0K9BC_8EAIs5_yX5ifEaaSZDKzYoG8Atim91FQyM8qLR0rfYByxL80HTx3apxI84mbiQAMasdyQYkN810iB-VgANv8OPgO5RWF4Vo_RyK6vxq-B83gsUPk3ohm2kEdmXgzwYiszzDDWCYbPVSOkJxKy7iYQv1uiDSUiodQ/s4032/223B3BB7-945F-4655-B8A4-DA137CF70271.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO73nuCEfEh8UI0VdcGHiF0K9BC_8EAIs5_yX5ifEaaSZDKzYoG8Atim91FQyM8qLR0rfYByxL80HTx3apxI84mbiQAMasdyQYkN810iB-VgANv8OPgO5RWF4Vo_RyK6vxq-B83gsUPk3ohm2kEdmXgzwYiszzDDWCYbPVSOkJxKy7iYQv1uiDSUiodQ/w640-h480/223B3BB7-945F-4655-B8A4-DA137CF70271.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">While the print quality was good overall, there were some issues with the turret that had to be addressed. First up was a missing set of smoke launchers; the green ones were present, but the brown ones only had the mounts and no tubes. I'm not sure if they broke off somewhere or there was an uncaught printing error, but they needed to be recreated. Luckily I was able to do that fairly easily with some plastic rod and paper strips. It wasn't a perfect match, but were close enough that I think they wouldn't be noticed on the table.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG1sgJWx57K6F21DLfMjiTdcBOa8_Ohmd9C5uZ1GDYS5LQA5w74eufWWd2WAPTkc__aSpdGCyPAIUaIi9d70hHaKSgZYjXdQ7fvB_0MNMbvcgjIiNxZOBAV1acQC4ss5fYMgeDh85Qvc-gPFfmG5WHDmkb8KLuY0AoftB8HcKnW_CiFWkJIuRB5zV-A/s4032/3F996CD2-FBE6-4701-ADE3-204CC2702D9C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVG1sgJWx57K6F21DLfMjiTdcBOa8_Ohmd9C5uZ1GDYS5LQA5w74eufWWd2WAPTkc__aSpdGCyPAIUaIi9d70hHaKSgZYjXdQ7fvB_0MNMbvcgjIiNxZOBAV1acQC4ss5fYMgeDh85Qvc-gPFfmG5WHDmkb8KLuY0AoftB8HcKnW_CiFWkJIuRB5zV-A/w640-h480/3F996CD2-FBE6-4701-ADE3-204CC2702D9C.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The major issue with the turret was a pronounced upward curve of the gun barrel. I tried reshaping it multiple times using heat and weights, and while I made improvements, I could never get it to remain straight long term. After eventually breaking it with my efforts, I gave up and opted to fill the dip with camouflage netting. While you can still spot the issue when you get down to tabletop level, I felt it was much less noticeable from the usual players' vantage. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpJcvl7GXYHzxL-avtHG4BF4ACm2qV8ybc-F9gw0kaAjeCCqRbH4Z3QGrWg4yifDpGMjB-8zMQUUG-j7aNMnwRMz6cMBCTHh0cpq1_UOKcSQi7g3DVMjPAekDbdzSnxk0RgOHkqgQmqNjNQw2sXenLm9EMrhtUn_PjazsVEPdZ7nb03StSATeN3jYQA/s4032/EE154749-14CB-4C9A-AEA8-D72C6554674F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcpJcvl7GXYHzxL-avtHG4BF4ACm2qV8ybc-F9gw0kaAjeCCqRbH4Z3QGrWg4yifDpGMjB-8zMQUUG-j7aNMnwRMz6cMBCTHh0cpq1_UOKcSQi7g3DVMjPAekDbdzSnxk0RgOHkqgQmqNjNQw2sXenLm9EMrhtUn_PjazsVEPdZ7nb03StSATeN3jYQA/w640-h480/EE154749-14CB-4C9A-AEA8-D72C6554674F.jpeg" title="28mm (1/56, 1/50) French Panhard ERC-90 Sagaie for Operations Serval and Barkhane in Mali and the Sahel from JJG Print 3D" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Overall, I'm happy with the final results and am looking forward to seeing how it performs on the table. </span><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-1530090437548003072023-06-05T13:09:00.000-07:002023-06-05T13:09:57.853-07:00Punic Wars: More Refurbished Units<p> </p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Work continues on refurbishing my old Carthaginian army.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">First up is another unit of African hoplites from <a href="https://1stcorps.co.uk/product-category/ancients/ancients-punic-later-carthaginian/" target="_blank">1st Corps Miniatures</a>. This unit has the convex shields, so I opted to replace my old decals with some from <a href="https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/product-category/28mm-transfers/1st-corps-curteys/carthaginian-1st-corps-curteys/" target="_blank">Little Big Men Studios</a>, as I thought they would apply better than on the concave shields used by the other unit. I was a few short, so supplemented them with some designed for Crusader Carthaginians; the size was very close.</span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiNO8iDGyh4EChYP5aylhm1jTnXcaEHgzhOBN5Ew0pmzJm0aPGoSpPKwl32KsYUCAD3Q77jd33tvVY7R4pkOtNZUhAYqIrnZSHYq8khwgQpcNTTGKlL-MJ_EbZMmmWW8G56y2ZgFMZhvBuyXg2BQlqh5EHn5zzDPdpW-hriMwRNFjRvj-aEqKTJkVSA/s4032/EF29D75D-AD54-4BD5-8DB2-C540469047BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Miniatures from 1st Corps with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoiNO8iDGyh4EChYP5aylhm1jTnXcaEHgzhOBN5Ew0pmzJm0aPGoSpPKwl32KsYUCAD3Q77jd33tvVY7R4pkOtNZUhAYqIrnZSHYq8khwgQpcNTTGKlL-MJ_EbZMmmWW8G56y2ZgFMZhvBuyXg2BQlqh5EHn5zzDPdpW-hriMwRNFjRvj-aEqKTJkVSA/w640-h360/EF29D75D-AD54-4BD5-8DB2-C540469047BF.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Miniatures from 1st Corps with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up are some Ligurians from <a href="https://www.oldgloryminiatures.com/products.asp?cat=25mm+Ancient+Italy+%28Italian+Wars%29" target="_blank">Old Glory Miniatures</a>. I received these as part of a mixed bag of second hand figures, so opted to combine the swordsmen with the javelinmen (converted to longer spears) as a light infantry unit. There was no standard bearer with the figures, so I converted one javelinman using a leftover standard from my plastic Numidians. Old Glory can be hit or miss in terms of sculpting quality, but I found these to be reasonably good en masse and the shield transfers helped improve the appearance (It seems they shared shield types with the OG Celtic range). </span></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/AVvXsEg67y3Vm-gtBLvf-y5P9O-GwyWZw8ADWjceCSWR_rCqeLy31zRAXygMJ2jiAeLmfn4XotojEXZY-1kHOsOGW1vKXpeZt6XXsI67hjDu0q61Ey6iDNUnYHTGgtz-TZhZ8-YLSPTwEA3b56ZVVIDnj42E1_HORNelJjMQobk-kX9Ex_jsa8C4a_Xqxme0kg/s4032/82D27F92-7D84-41A7-8251-C35FB0C05903.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Ligurian Miniatures from Old Glory with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg67y3Vm-gtBLvf-y5P9O-GwyWZw8ADWjceCSWR_rCqeLy31zRAXygMJ2jiAeLmfn4XotojEXZY-1kHOsOGW1vKXpeZt6XXsI67hjDu0q61Ey6iDNUnYHTGgtz-TZhZ8-YLSPTwEA3b56ZVVIDnj42E1_HORNelJjMQobk-kX9Ex_jsa8C4a_Xqxme0kg/w640-h360/82D27F92-7D84-41A7-8251-C35FB0C05903.jpeg" title="28mm Ligurian Miniatures from Old Glory with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I don't know much about the Ligurians, but the online drawings I found depicted something between the other Italian tribes and the Celtic peoples. I went with influences from both when painting the fabrics and also threw in one of Charlie Brown's ancestors for my own amusement.</span></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/AVvXsEjxUGhyGzlgtDaHmV42WqwlgYNlx6eOgs7N98Etw95Xz04pB6JUcuGWNfELW6rgtRgNBf87o7bNFca4JtfkSH_LSraD61iBQasKkcN_NeNqD_FuFwfHoDxHe94QkpcfEuwlMHvV292ttxqN1Eb6TGwze6r_BrtHPNYBE_QPikdxQXEQLeMplNcct763-g/s4032/CEA5CF0D-8001-40B2-B58E-5ECAE6C94BEA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Ligurian Miniatures from Old Glory with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUGhyGzlgtDaHmV42WqwlgYNlx6eOgs7N98Etw95Xz04pB6JUcuGWNfELW6rgtRgNBf87o7bNFca4JtfkSH_LSraD61iBQasKkcN_NeNqD_FuFwfHoDxHe94QkpcfEuwlMHvV292ttxqN1Eb6TGwze6r_BrtHPNYBE_QPikdxQXEQLeMplNcct763-g/w640-h360/CEA5CF0D-8001-40B2-B58E-5ECAE6C94BEA.jpeg" title="28mm Ligurian Miniatures from Old Glory with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last are two units of repainted Libyan javelinmen from <a href="https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/product-category/newline-designs-28mm-ranges/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-ancients/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-carthaginians/" target="_blank">Newline Design Miniatures</a>. They only came with 3 poses and the sculpting style is a bit old fashioned, but I think the LBMS transfers (I used leftovers from the Wargames Factory Numidians) helped elevate them somewhat. </span></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/AVvXsEgplyObr6hYHCfySM-ZdCmx5cmt3tkye4woHoWnshX-T8j3-wQ50bsLa3RiKmue1H7L4bq-I1GcVFazA9yRtQrwowLk7_KW6_f01j7wEffjS7uyitBzKgkZwd4GO95r079u8JDkXQ7Or954db_xM6zkl6hU-vwOggK9yViyCl3zEeSkyzlOtogXAfCS6A/s4032/F4BF0EA7-644C-4658-942C-26B2900B9CDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Libyan Miniatures from Newline Designs with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgplyObr6hYHCfySM-ZdCmx5cmt3tkye4woHoWnshX-T8j3-wQ50bsLa3RiKmue1H7L4bq-I1GcVFazA9yRtQrwowLk7_KW6_f01j7wEffjS7uyitBzKgkZwd4GO95r079u8JDkXQ7Or954db_xM6zkl6hU-vwOggK9yViyCl3zEeSkyzlOtogXAfCS6A/w640-h360/F4BF0EA7-644C-4658-942C-26B2900B9CDD.jpeg" title="28mm Libyan Miniatures from Newline Designs with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here they were prior to refurbishment.</span></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/AVvXsEhKAC7_ZI3f1MaY6WT6vovVwHjXKiJTydjGWuPqGamDw8UXCY3vb9fsjWJowZb454cuLjHg_fsXj2tNylrbRKwuJCoa1TZjbQRPCzOqpme0dSiAu1jkU5LFudhrGdwuRZmG6Qy-YUm71I2lSSvsM-Itd4FAXKCWsMZDjbwaNruOom6SoEPnsK3iZmcvAQ/s4032/CA3B2989-BC8F-42CA-9675-CDE26738477A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Libyan Miniatures prior to refurbishment" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKAC7_ZI3f1MaY6WT6vovVwHjXKiJTydjGWuPqGamDw8UXCY3vb9fsjWJowZb454cuLjHg_fsXj2tNylrbRKwuJCoa1TZjbQRPCzOqpme0dSiAu1jkU5LFudhrGdwuRZmG6Qy-YUm71I2lSSvsM-Itd4FAXKCWsMZDjbwaNruOom6SoEPnsK3iZmcvAQ/w640-h480/CA3B2989-BC8F-42CA-9675-CDE26738477A.jpeg" title="28mm Libyan Miniatures prior to refurbishment" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since my original painting, I've learned they favored red tunics and also were known for their tattoos, so I tried to capture that this time around. I don't know what the tattoos exactly looked like, so used some modern Berber tattoos and Carthaginian icons for inspiration.</span></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/AVvXsEh3VI1NZQOqlxyd31Ug_VvqEwm6XHGztwxCpfYoRa6QkZUZESGZAm6axvGlIrvITL8O_FWcRlJAFmdC6a8UX8UcSIhT5m3--0iN1PAWIaIKU0Crn-HtBFGRKEzBALnZCYrjlnDgo0KJdVzzZjG2sz41mQ808LK__CraJtrldm7bfKuxoGvE6uTq9qJInA/s4032/5AABF09A-FF6A-488B-8647-02327BB8F4DC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Libyan Miniatures from Newline Designs with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VI1NZQOqlxyd31Ug_VvqEwm6XHGztwxCpfYoRa6QkZUZESGZAm6axvGlIrvITL8O_FWcRlJAFmdC6a8UX8UcSIhT5m3--0iN1PAWIaIKU0Crn-HtBFGRKEzBALnZCYrjlnDgo0KJdVzzZjG2sz41mQ808LK__CraJtrldm7bfKuxoGvE6uTq9qJInA/w640-h480/5AABF09A-FF6A-488B-8647-02327BB8F4DC.jpeg" title="28mm Libyan Miniatures from Newline Designs with Little Big Men Studios transfers for Hail Caesar and Warhammer Ancient Battles" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-2918458012300716292023-04-18T16:28:00.002-07:002023-04-20T15:38:21.348-07:00Punic Wars: Command, Elephant, and Cavalry<p></p><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-size: large;">Still lots of work to go, but I'm making pretty good progress. As with the previous updates, here is the before picture. Besides the poor basing, I always disliked the shields for the cavalry; it looked like they were defending themselves with large slices of watermelon.</span></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/AVvXsEhI_s6eJ0whyRKKaM_vdJepgtCrlDnnO7pFe6HN0ZtLzJyFhV2s7hJ3BjoGz9ey5ehwDAHo1hC9wL44AJd-z5cBpcGcnbTHjfDORNAe5LpHzs1yR-FtAUDC349Jm_Bn-IStQz7xFbWccLcF5MRZ_97_qPFPmoD6-fwXOC1AEdih5fY1Cc2QRqlxCxxxqQ/s4032/D11D0B69-B0A1-4E1E-868D-23647E5A4CDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Old 28mm Carthaginian miniatures awaiting refurbishment" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI_s6eJ0whyRKKaM_vdJepgtCrlDnnO7pFe6HN0ZtLzJyFhV2s7hJ3BjoGz9ey5ehwDAHo1hC9wL44AJd-z5cBpcGcnbTHjfDORNAe5LpHzs1yR-FtAUDC349Jm_Bn-IStQz7xFbWccLcF5MRZ_97_qPFPmoD6-fwXOC1AEdih5fY1Cc2QRqlxCxxxqQ/w640-h480/D11D0B69-B0A1-4E1E-868D-23647E5A4CDB.jpeg" title="Old 28mm Carthaginian miniatures awaiting refurbishment" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up is the Carthaginian Hannibal set from <a href="https://1stcorps.co.uk/product/hannibal-standard-bearer-mtd/" target="_blank">1st Corps</a> to command the army. The figures are well sculpted for their age, though the same horse pose is used for both figures, which is a bit disappointing for a small unit. </span></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/AVvXsEhBCwMz6VzeRRpHwNGmhuiZWr04jE4Vg45GDVmTghOzILVtwTRKY5cYDQYW0Ii32xMUp5irrZC-g_m7rvLqjxMDnMAnbO3gPEzn2yjUMI8KzvNzVJCP3P2a7QszQF7gETC2LQpvhcPbGLPW-ZXuLi81O8t3qPJtnYeQcADFVlaOr2wdlaD6o0v7mSq1bQ/s4032/AA38D1BA-D8B2-4BC3-B7CB-CB1A4894CCED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Hannibal command from 1st Corps miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCwMz6VzeRRpHwNGmhuiZWr04jE4Vg45GDVmTghOzILVtwTRKY5cYDQYW0Ii32xMUp5irrZC-g_m7rvLqjxMDnMAnbO3gPEzn2yjUMI8KzvNzVJCP3P2a7QszQF7gETC2LQpvhcPbGLPW-ZXuLi81O8t3qPJtnYeQcADFVlaOr2wdlaD6o0v7mSq1bQ/w480-h640/AA38D1BA-D8B2-4BC3-B7CB-CB1A4894CCED.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Hannibal command from 1st Corps miniatures" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Hannibal does not come with a shield, but I added one made from a cut down infantry shield. I used </span><a href="https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/" target="_blank">LBMS</a><span> transfers to give the figures a more modern feel.</span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZFyn_-zHyyMZ9eyMb50PnCnLHPr8lL2KkCkvMChNeYsmiI71cZyfp4A0EzvIK4rOqCQ7fjRkT8MY8Zbc7S0wOuPTB-N_ICxfpC-wn25a8TVbYGAloUybcCSnx-6qQheevNn7vYCLRrnw9jVmnw7SzIGv18M2Tc3QmVFyI-VCP496I1nWnaR4zlA70A/s4032/98997453-EBC2-4FED-BA2B-CA608E697C96.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Hannibal command from 1st Corps miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ZFyn_-zHyyMZ9eyMb50PnCnLHPr8lL2KkCkvMChNeYsmiI71cZyfp4A0EzvIK4rOqCQ7fjRkT8MY8Zbc7S0wOuPTB-N_ICxfpC-wn25a8TVbYGAloUybcCSnx-6qQheevNn7vYCLRrnw9jVmnw7SzIGv18M2Tc3QmVFyI-VCP496I1nWnaR4zlA70A/w480-h640/98997453-EBC2-4FED-BA2B-CA608E697C96.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Hannibal command from 1st Corps miniatures" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next up is a war elephant, also from 1st Corps. This old pewter design appears to have since been replaced with a new resin sculpt, which is probably for the best, as there are now a lot better elephants on the market. Still, he'll get the job done.</span></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/AVvXsEjalXKqwTL8RFmg9PeRFFbSJIZt18NbL7U9sPROmLPdCqHNw44ddxtv4myUc-BH59gLapwckNe-84iVy3P7_JSuw5kray2xoAvNBnkJG4XNZBD3UGNsIEE_0r3VueQ9jVXELNDlaUuv_he3QNklfg9RE4B0Hu_6fAWe5Gda7TqK-Xe2dMwStuZ8A4BfJw/s4032/CF274153-46EF-463D-83D4-65C0C972F8D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian elephant from 1st Corps miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjalXKqwTL8RFmg9PeRFFbSJIZt18NbL7U9sPROmLPdCqHNw44ddxtv4myUc-BH59gLapwckNe-84iVy3P7_JSuw5kray2xoAvNBnkJG4XNZBD3UGNsIEE_0r3VueQ9jVXELNDlaUuv_he3QNklfg9RE4B0Hu_6fAWe5Gda7TqK-Xe2dMwStuZ8A4BfJw/w480-h640/CF274153-46EF-463D-83D4-65C0C972F8D0.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian elephant from 1st Corps miniatures" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I kept the old shield decals and didn't do much differently other than add some washes and highlights. </span></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/AVvXsEh5DaV2s9RI91VVfKbA52m8z61axX7i9SMRQya7OUbp_phM0qnmnpP9_hPI2NZh-MhDaGTschPWYVTlp2aA4UEsNfu8Ha1uh9HB6i7V8NxvoTFc2sSMtT_LWD6SAcVmOAKeve8Fw0fxBDORUsTgcP2Oh6mVbjd5FF87B5ySs88o2_Yav-XJd9B7BIuTSw/s4032/EC449B15-5542-4C41-905B-06A08D7A7614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian elephant from 1st Corps miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DaV2s9RI91VVfKbA52m8z61axX7i9SMRQya7OUbp_phM0qnmnpP9_hPI2NZh-MhDaGTschPWYVTlp2aA4UEsNfu8Ha1uh9HB6i7V8NxvoTFc2sSMtT_LWD6SAcVmOAKeve8Fw0fxBDORUsTgcP2Oh6mVbjd5FF87B5ySs88o2_Yav-XJd9B7BIuTSw/w480-h640/EC449B15-5542-4C41-905B-06A08D7A7614.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian elephant from 1st Corps miniatures" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last up are the <a href="https://newlinedesigns.co.uk/product-category/newline-designs-28mm-ranges/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-ancients/newline-designs-28mm-ranges-carthaginians/" target="_blank">Newline Designs</a> Carthaginian cavalry. When I received mine back in the day, no musician was included, though they seem to have one now. There are only two horse poses and two spearmen poses, so not a lot of variety when compared to more modern lines.</span></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/AVvXsEgRi5WYxgiUwIVdMsD-klFox0TSlwy16Q7eiIZ1Mc4-KBIc3WsjiyTz__xUsvQg5gu863xonQJGifJlhj8E56aLN8Srd75xfUlApLs-vHJvzzvzxPrs68d-UcphUeRpkhqsm-MBLvEHENxvB-QorhTjSNABIknzYJoEzZHKnBztZQVSpLzcmOBNnqVNIw/s4032/016007C7-4019-49A3-8F3C-9C5929DA0118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRi5WYxgiUwIVdMsD-klFox0TSlwy16Q7eiIZ1Mc4-KBIc3WsjiyTz__xUsvQg5gu863xonQJGifJlhj8E56aLN8Srd75xfUlApLs-vHJvzzvzxPrs68d-UcphUeRpkhqsm-MBLvEHENxvB-QorhTjSNABIknzYJoEzZHKnBztZQVSpLzcmOBNnqVNIw/w640-h360/016007C7-4019-49A3-8F3C-9C5929DA0118.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I've done my best to hide the lack of variety with color variations and more LBMS decals, but I'm not sure how effective it is. There are no decals made specifically for the Newline figures, so I used a mix (my Newline set had 3 shield types) of cavalry and infantry transfers designed for 1st Corps. They weren't a perfect fit, but still look better than the old watermelon shields. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQvxpw9b0RoKG6i1mZoXmMKjKfq21ckZGSsJf7ZCzVY2uGUDd-AxKDa_6HLPHnWZ5IGTdSTkCTCfneLNNWr5lzVYBfOq9uMU6aFwvg50BUM05-DWstYKmW43yWIjmNJ91M2LhXq_J9nCsSUnfmM-UNh6qnxzrA6cUhaHaTNHMh8wBX9kN9F37ZmJNMA/s4032/C161EE63-DACC-474B-B75D-D87C71706E41.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQvxpw9b0RoKG6i1mZoXmMKjKfq21ckZGSsJf7ZCzVY2uGUDd-AxKDa_6HLPHnWZ5IGTdSTkCTCfneLNNWr5lzVYBfOq9uMU6aFwvg50BUM05-DWstYKmW43yWIjmNJ91M2LhXq_J9nCsSUnfmM-UNh6qnxzrA6cUhaHaTNHMh8wBX9kN9F37ZmJNMA/w640-h480/C161EE63-DACC-474B-B75D-D87C71706E41.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhOgWaoL2vFa9jXURd8-BSXIqD9-8b1atoCoq-GVNsIZJp6u4X_AyHO3JK3oWWzrfxXGLpP7VJNZmjS2TOE6-4sjJSmIBK868ySVrH1B7CWg34QGiQfun2yQe4HduvM9mQNGk5FT4a4nsuGJE2TuSOBAAFv7exYsOIRfon9MhGviliH28pyeGvRPLQZAw/s4032/7A89C393-61A6-465D-B1C8-E5DF1366F8A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOgWaoL2vFa9jXURd8-BSXIqD9-8b1atoCoq-GVNsIZJp6u4X_AyHO3JK3oWWzrfxXGLpP7VJNZmjS2TOE6-4sjJSmIBK868ySVrH1B7CWg34QGiQfun2yQe4HduvM9mQNGk5FT4a4nsuGJE2TuSOBAAFv7exYsOIRfon9MhGviliH28pyeGvRPLQZAw/w640-h480/7A89C393-61A6-465D-B1C8-E5DF1366F8A7.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian cavalry from Newline Designs miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With that, I'm now a little over a third of the way through the refurbishment/expansion, and will soon have enough for a pilot game of Hail Caesar next month.</span></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/AVvXsEhJB05kmOUxvZEbuX3QzBLG_jfe5Ep5LEbMeuBiQzuQ6iszaZGKFqazpPJPY7UXVeHn8LcsWnIwnq4XqU9y8tMv369u3IorSmSje3EEhw7zh_Sqv7_-aBTUsD_o2n0cncuBXXMDjuEMiz6b07Evprt5gUy8qAPS7FU3PUkoChnYgbO2m4qGkwIuuPhASg/s4032/5C072061-9745-4F3C-9DD8-578BE76B7D77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian army so far" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJB05kmOUxvZEbuX3QzBLG_jfe5Ep5LEbMeuBiQzuQ6iszaZGKFqazpPJPY7UXVeHn8LcsWnIwnq4XqU9y8tMv369u3IorSmSje3EEhw7zh_Sqv7_-aBTUsD_o2n0cncuBXXMDjuEMiz6b07Evprt5gUy8qAPS7FU3PUkoChnYgbO2m4qGkwIuuPhASg/w640-h480/5C072061-9745-4F3C-9DD8-578BE76B7D77.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian army so far" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-71232203661601105772023-04-11T10:23:00.003-07:002023-04-11T10:23:23.591-07:00Punic Wars: Refurbishing Numidians and Samnites<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">My refurbishment of my old <a href="https://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2023/03/punic-wars-refurbishing-old.html">Carthaginian army</a> continues with some allied troops. First up are Numidian cavalry from <a href="https://1stcorps.co.uk/product-category/ancients/ancients-numidian/" target="_blank">1st Corps</a>. As you can see, the original paint jobs are fairly flat and the basing has a lot of room for improvement. </span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4B7GBr0sok9DBc6A_h-G3GSjmKjHorqJrP6XkKGtdjuotOVs7--L5xgMhDZx3n8WNsA5r4zDDx-CwSSuWpfOgCT08A2wkisSJS74TX9X4OnPmuLaaC7EcRJ2EHI9ZMkoKqtT1MlOJg_c2hGdwENbwXraeKH8FikGyH_B-eTPcDbQJqf8-h6t2u9J9g/s4032/EEAF7BB4-32D7-4696-B050-8D4530426542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm4B7GBr0sok9DBc6A_h-G3GSjmKjHorqJrP6XkKGtdjuotOVs7--L5xgMhDZx3n8WNsA5r4zDDx-CwSSuWpfOgCT08A2wkisSJS74TX9X4OnPmuLaaC7EcRJ2EHI9ZMkoKqtT1MlOJg_c2hGdwENbwXraeKH8FikGyH_B-eTPcDbQJqf8-h6t2u9J9g/w640-h480/EEAF7BB4-32D7-4696-B050-8D4530426542.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now with additional highlighting of the riders and horses, and the revised bases.</span></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/AVvXsEigNPK2L1fwgQQpm1XZXJPK2BK8iClpZqLYqR4MUPFKfQMEYGiAY8z5shCtaDVdgyUZ5CzrR1hLeKacbywtQtuRh7FqFQthbkKmtQEd91E46O9l0Yrsx7F06VOaCeM6YN65QvT4owGqI-UuPApaJZ7na9rEcxu9VsVd_hCbO4cjYe6MNYRewEHc9272Ug/s4032/B8EF8E7F-ADE6-4D7E-BAA6-25D9EDBA8501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNPK2L1fwgQQpm1XZXJPK2BK8iClpZqLYqR4MUPFKfQMEYGiAY8z5shCtaDVdgyUZ5CzrR1hLeKacbywtQtuRh7FqFQthbkKmtQEd91E46O9l0Yrsx7F06VOaCeM6YN65QvT4owGqI-UuPApaJZ7na9rEcxu9VsVd_hCbO4cjYe6MNYRewEHc9272Ug/w640-h360/B8EF8E7F-ADE6-4D7E-BAA6-25D9EDBA8501.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">1st Corps has two horse variants for their Numidians, but I received only one pose for my unit. I've done my best to hide it in the color schemes, and I'm hoping it's not immediately obvious since all the riders are different. </span></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/AVvXsEjmSBkY230YN1lb3Tsv3WTXT809JxowoLXiBpK7-VSUddlU01xyKs-DKvFcV7xzz9bPfIMZOEo-u5V2FNI_zHj7bXmjOGyBx1oH1GMksechBlqtv1ABnQ8sf3akmpAoCCOeGUukco1gXO55CNJB7Rv6iIZt1y32MA5Xvpxom_GW4QqvcdqsO0c6es_X5A/s4032/2C4A6A58-64F9-447E-B8B5-E2544668C00A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmSBkY230YN1lb3Tsv3WTXT809JxowoLXiBpK7-VSUddlU01xyKs-DKvFcV7xzz9bPfIMZOEo-u5V2FNI_zHj7bXmjOGyBx1oH1GMksechBlqtv1ABnQ8sf3akmpAoCCOeGUukco1gXO55CNJB7Rv6iIZt1y32MA5Xvpxom_GW4QqvcdqsO0c6es_X5A/w640-h480/2C4A6A58-64F9-447E-B8B5-E2544668C00A.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The shield bosses prevented the easy use of any LBMS decals, so I've stuck with the hand painted hides.</span></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/AVvXsEj-EuBhQBqkJOTeqczEfXCQ9PLcciNqvMjvoJ43kAldqmEzHNivvKeoQU_usXmljw9yNnXIwY8D025MqH210IjpoVyACNzf-xuoL3wCCwGjQ2rm1pXePqLaebXBWcfXinzLCnxPur-vZyjOq08ReM1-1jQLk85AxTZcsici2eIMzpXpcjxjT3D3_C-clA/s4032/F4BC3EBD-9164-430C-9322-F43266EDE2FF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EuBhQBqkJOTeqczEfXCQ9PLcciNqvMjvoJ43kAldqmEzHNivvKeoQU_usXmljw9yNnXIwY8D025MqH210IjpoVyACNzf-xuoL3wCCwGjQ2rm1pXePqLaebXBWcfXinzLCnxPur-vZyjOq08ReM1-1jQLk85AxTZcsici2eIMzpXpcjxjT3D3_C-clA/w640-h480/F4BC3EBD-9164-430C-9322-F43266EDE2FF.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: 1st Corp Numidian Cavalry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Next are Numidian javelinmen from <a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/products/cr026-numidian-javelinmen?_pos=1&_sid=d9922e42e&_ss=r" target="_blank">Foundry</a> with a few spare Wargames Factory plastics thrown in. The Foundry figures were a convention flea market purchase and had never been painted before this. I didn't have the full set of shields so mixed in some from Wargames Factory, along with javelins and some spare bags and daggers to tie the two manufacturers in better.</span></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/AVvXsEjcaht18ogO5lH8Qpc1KMDmE76-n8H10uvEpPFFaopq_dJYQOSzpAMkpRxLcvI69ggnxbpE9tV-MltmXFKCn4ga3PzO8iLx5KRW26xchTq3NR2nHaMUDV5OXVSm_9n67DlSniEBR-Y7jaDrg67LTX0lSgLW7qgb_wcmAmg8AXUuP7xc6dnT40lMSQeaQQ/s4032/E4B2245F-FFE0-43A0-8917-8B54EDB9E0D1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: Foundry and Wargames Factory Numidian javelinmen skirmishers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcaht18ogO5lH8Qpc1KMDmE76-n8H10uvEpPFFaopq_dJYQOSzpAMkpRxLcvI69ggnxbpE9tV-MltmXFKCn4ga3PzO8iLx5KRW26xchTq3NR2nHaMUDV5OXVSm_9n67DlSniEBR-Y7jaDrg67LTX0lSgLW7qgb_wcmAmg8AXUuP7xc6dnT40lMSQeaQQ/w640-h480/E4B2245F-FFE0-43A0-8917-8B54EDB9E0D1.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: Foundry and Wargames Factory Numidian javelinmen skirmishers" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The size between the two manufacturers are similar, with the most noticeable difference being the hairstyles. The LBMS decals for the Wargames Factory figures are a little small for some of the Foundry shields, so I painted in the edges to fill in the gaps.</span></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/AVvXsEiwf0v8ag3RrpWLBwSSzPywSczpYo0Hq1qpErYkzawluTr5m6o9kj3vO5UVU4LeHRVBB-zPdIA8SYyUOMaPDcypkhWPZveCoxPFgeyC22Ov3CMoHId8GUz3kC1JKkghPzRAkECO2HPyb4YNnqf-9qEOyyPCRWeXEqHWRCX0E618XmV4TbyUMLjnrMZgfg/s4032/12AD3405-5A21-438F-8D9E-FD3C647E46E9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: Foundry and Wargames Factory Numidian javelinmen skirmishers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwf0v8ag3RrpWLBwSSzPywSczpYo0Hq1qpErYkzawluTr5m6o9kj3vO5UVU4LeHRVBB-zPdIA8SYyUOMaPDcypkhWPZveCoxPFgeyC22Ov3CMoHId8GUz3kC1JKkghPzRAkECO2HPyb4YNnqf-9qEOyyPCRWeXEqHWRCX0E618XmV4TbyUMLjnrMZgfg/w640-h480/12AD3405-5A21-438F-8D9E-FD3C647E46E9.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: Foundry and Wargames Factory Numidian javelinmen skirmishers" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Last for this round are my <a href="http://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/categories/?c=7" target="_blank">A&A</a> Samnites. Again, they started with the same relatively flat paint jobs and poor basing.</span></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/AVvXsEjXJAJcmawwRz7BKwiADs8FQNIxrwtomXi7mTaTVcF3msKwVHWx56K_WZMATYDtC5ATiEFpEAtWY1LO5V4KKFpBjuVWcaCZS7dTo7CJOLxPYq6pdrCls8XbgxLRxwmUcwpqYScfC0wY-4-DL1-zpWAQFQDGQyZy0ehIY3vFKqxyxasZgv8e1qUoRvynIQ/s4032/516BF7A0-03B9-484F-A69F-EF1896F73EB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXJAJcmawwRz7BKwiADs8FQNIxrwtomXi7mTaTVcF3msKwVHWx56K_WZMATYDtC5ATiEFpEAtWY1LO5V4KKFpBjuVWcaCZS7dTo7CJOLxPYq6pdrCls8XbgxLRxwmUcwpqYScfC0wY-4-DL1-zpWAQFQDGQyZy0ehIY3vFKqxyxasZgv8e1qUoRvynIQ/w640-h360/516BF7A0-03B9-484F-A69F-EF1896F73EB4.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Refurbished Samnites</span></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/AVvXsEiQDaTD7_cx8ey8ZtHIhMJP8VISeNfOwJrig58BMJnJYbiPM5KMaeafqYRUAl4MAo59LzXnmB0xwxmJ3iBnmnRWkLStS8nA6NvgUsItRcYzgY3KX2nvxY51vnNUF7NXEhQc-GQSxbpZMjYeS_JDdk80IO7RCp4jRf4RH5hANN6Sbx7_LBpHgqo9hnVn7w/s4032/338AF278-3E57-42B8-A943-B2E64D507EA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQDaTD7_cx8ey8ZtHIhMJP8VISeNfOwJrig58BMJnJYbiPM5KMaeafqYRUAl4MAo59LzXnmB0xwxmJ3iBnmnRWkLStS8nA6NvgUsItRcYzgY3KX2nvxY51vnNUF7NXEhQc-GQSxbpZMjYeS_JDdk80IO7RCp4jRf4RH5hANN6Sbx7_LBpHgqo9hnVn7w/w640-h360/338AF278-3E57-42B8-A943-B2E64D507EA8.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used the LBMS decals this time and the amount of pop they give the figures is amazing.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuew1CAW-xUhOcXFWSbq_SlUk-mRK_c7WeCHCtlZBD6RzecUDW7eCvN-CMx8MHFQFEqt6Pm5qbu_RRIAn90Vyk8fMbnpbY5a_wn6Zi-OUEU1K1ooG-6UTJBqG5hD0s4NsdfPqv9EyBtK0WTneOzZr3LjnU_5E9w5AC2cb4tqIU8dJMhtase1Ed6mtCA/s4032/7F4220E8-88BF-4CBC-B0DE-460158360FB8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpuew1CAW-xUhOcXFWSbq_SlUk-mRK_c7WeCHCtlZBD6RzecUDW7eCvN-CMx8MHFQFEqt6Pm5qbu_RRIAn90Vyk8fMbnpbY5a_wn6Zi-OUEU1K1ooG-6UTJBqG5hD0s4NsdfPqv9EyBtK0WTneOzZr3LjnU_5E9w5AC2cb4tqIU8dJMhtase1Ed6mtCA/w640-h480/7F4220E8-88BF-4CBC-B0DE-460158360FB8.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the Samnite clothing, I passed on additional highlighting as I didn't want to damage the tunic patterns. However, with the new shields and other updates, I don't think it detracts from the figures all that much.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dTK8WUhmZ44DKuFkIRjtCATb3gwgrMhx-UZWAOE3JWvL3ZeLJrkmspnZxrDFXMqRHrPnHrDGVg1uNXlwtyfG5Ji9Sy3YguWEeUmzIpGNidqQ14mh5G4YJSmu_T4y3QMdlQOuW94WsAopOTpqfVW_jUhEA06m5Z8eeTegrQ576WRYVlefh_2XkTkU_A/s4032/BBCE49FB-8A61-4715-A553-20CAA39BE6EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6dTK8WUhmZ44DKuFkIRjtCATb3gwgrMhx-UZWAOE3JWvL3ZeLJrkmspnZxrDFXMqRHrPnHrDGVg1uNXlwtyfG5Ji9Sy3YguWEeUmzIpGNidqQ14mh5G4YJSmu_T4y3QMdlQOuW94WsAopOTpqfVW_jUhEA06m5Z8eeTegrQ576WRYVlefh_2XkTkU_A/w640-h480/BBCE49FB-8A61-4715-A553-20CAA39BE6EA.jpeg" title="28mm Carthaginian Army for WAB and Hail Caesar: A&A Samnite infantry" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">There are still quite a few units to go, but I'm happy with the progress I'm making.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /></div> </span></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-26286457743477921502023-03-28T10:56:00.000-07:002023-03-28T10:56:06.361-07:00Sahel Conflicts: More Terrorists, Troops, and Civilians<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I'm back with the last of my modern African figures; the storage box is finally full, so there will be no more expansions beyond this and the remaining vehicles on the painting table.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z3HCwjImZvXLgRfugul0JW2ue4M8uPd_-OWK01dW0E8CL_uZHIkZ4Fat0sojx1QgWmyJgsjD8_NFSuES4sA4q4aI0GGUfhsofO2pfpbUMUHDaNZzkbj-aLCD6OeQpW5-sUyTSZCDM9LomuTjgpQiQXlxn35XsbH9FrbxE9FacPeNA__qDWfqckeAOg/s4032/17856814-D2B7-47D5-9DA9-94FE3D58EBB6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African figures for Mali/the Sahel from Eureka, Miska, and Combat Octopus miniatures for Spectre, Bolt Action Modern, and Zona Alpha" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7z3HCwjImZvXLgRfugul0JW2ue4M8uPd_-OWK01dW0E8CL_uZHIkZ4Fat0sojx1QgWmyJgsjD8_NFSuES4sA4q4aI0GGUfhsofO2pfpbUMUHDaNZzkbj-aLCD6OeQpW5-sUyTSZCDM9LomuTjgpQiQXlxn35XsbH9FrbxE9FacPeNA__qDWfqckeAOg/w640-h480/17856814-D2B7-47D5-9DA9-94FE3D58EBB6.jpeg" title="28mm modern African figures for Mali/the Sahel from Eureka, Miska, and Combat Octopus miniatures for Spectre, Bolt Action Modern, and Zona Alpha" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Motorcycles seem to be a popular mode of transportation in Mali for various militias and terrorist groups, and I received a few as part of my <a href="https://www.wargaming3d.com/vendor/miska-miniatures/" target="_blank">Miksa Miniatures</a> Kickstarter pledge. They weren't enough to field a full unit, but Eureka Miniatures had a set of <a href="https://eurekaminusa.com/collections/modern/products/100mod050c" target="_blank">Australian SAS</a> soldiers in headscarves that I converted.</span></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/AVvXsEjjJglOSd-TU4UEytJrNHl8BhhVqAambGRUEB4T98PdeajBTNNO0NoSOWzFPXgyQEHHEtWg1z5BJinGbAQeFw9tBMDkhwmlTQ3YK_aFR7m9l6lMtnKHL6CPy4uoElR1TsJPadLzfXU0X3HsKmuDX0PztyNbq_09K1J08UmV_w-Xb87O4b7Z2NON9bTRGw/s4032/050D5F57-0EC2-4C2D-ADF4-745B32C79106.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African insurgents/terrorists from Eureka (Australian SAS conversions) and Miska miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJglOSd-TU4UEytJrNHl8BhhVqAambGRUEB4T98PdeajBTNNO0NoSOWzFPXgyQEHHEtWg1z5BJinGbAQeFw9tBMDkhwmlTQ3YK_aFR7m9l6lMtnKHL6CPy4uoElR1TsJPadLzfXU0X3HsKmuDX0PztyNbq_09K1J08UmV_w-Xb87O4b7Z2NON9bTRGw/w640-h360/050D5F57-0EC2-4C2D-ADF4-745B32C79106.jpeg" title="28mm modern African insurgents/terrorists from Eureka (Australian SAS conversions) and Miska miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As part of the conversion work, I ordered a <a href="https://www.miniaturebuildingauthority.com/proddetail.asp?prod=ASSC28002" target="_blank">Russian weapon sprue</a> from Miniature Building Authority. Unfortunately, they were more 32mm in size and looked huge on the figures, so I had to try and cut them down a bit to make them look more appropriate. In the end, they were still oversized when compared to the Miska AK47, but I think it looked ok overall. Straps for the weapons were made from thin strips of plasticard. </span></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/AVvXsEgk8wX3s1R6hJ4-lm456RX_9mwPiB3BqtSAciXfv5FyYLWWB2Gl3hADZLHzzy9VRA-Y2kXO8XLS0waKu5svXkRztp94BJqN2uge3K4H5z5OcLSmZHriclsuk7cpdKNUR_eyxKNimEisD2nhbkBQBPe-AZ2CsjkgoHT4VYWE9eQa_FdNOFb38p5JetUh5w/s4032/CB7141FF-70C8-4F7C-B994-4916BCFF7937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African insurgents/terrorists from Eureka (Australian SAS conversions) and Miska miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8wX3s1R6hJ4-lm456RX_9mwPiB3BqtSAciXfv5FyYLWWB2Gl3hADZLHzzy9VRA-Y2kXO8XLS0waKu5svXkRztp94BJqN2uge3K4H5z5OcLSmZHriclsuk7cpdKNUR_eyxKNimEisD2nhbkBQBPe-AZ2CsjkgoHT4VYWE9eQa_FdNOFb38p5JetUh5w/w640-h360/CB7141FF-70C8-4F7C-B994-4916BCFF7937.jpeg" title="28mm modern African insurgents/terrorists from Eureka (Australian SAS conversions) and Miska miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">One of the stretch goals from the Miska Kickstarter was an insurgent with improvised rockets. I couldn't find any real world photos to help with painting, so used some Hamas rockets as references.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzil1ios5DmiYbNt5MNOCMTV1xqZx-7HbJf6wu7ms8wPJ0RAKxAnwZT09VtXzxYn9v8zPcPF-WDzr6Q6MXP-5TpNpWZmV2Ytsr2y2BsDC4ccbf12pURvqrRtcU6ByZqvkHDxL7xAJmrHdgB8bjCCyfgKV5des2UTzn-vXVM2RH1tz4HOz-WFUvDOSWg/s3024/99EB5AB9-9BF4-4DC0-A829-9018F2CE716A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African insurgent/terrorist improvised rockets from Miska miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnzil1ios5DmiYbNt5MNOCMTV1xqZx-7HbJf6wu7ms8wPJ0RAKxAnwZT09VtXzxYn9v8zPcPF-WDzr6Q6MXP-5TpNpWZmV2Ytsr2y2BsDC4ccbf12pURvqrRtcU6ByZqvkHDxL7xAJmrHdgB8bjCCyfgKV5des2UTzn-vXVM2RH1tz4HOz-WFUvDOSWg/w400-h400/99EB5AB9-9BF4-4DC0-A829-9018F2CE716A.jpeg" title="28mm modern African insurgent/terrorist improvised rockets from Miska miniatures" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The final items from Miska in this update were a set of civilians. They were slightly taller than the Eureka civilians, but not enough to be distracting. For clothing, I used some photos of civilians from the Timbuktu as reference.</span></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/AVvXsEhi9Z3Zz_tRmMXLzZego7fV4meEMIS-ZHWYeuhcvzJeH_wJyEs0DDvsJI6n7bbfCU_akieTjWOXYBiXLTJ_g_NZ3flaO1jG3_i5cgsdgw_Of9J-LFZCTPm9noGK1jD44P_UK00NL21qhc-SJy2KMM2R8pF3km5ZEwPFNIJ0ORM05nRICDwSDWNkj0k13w/s4032/16BEEDCA-F60C-4E38-956C-D465780B1676.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African civilians from Miska miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi9Z3Zz_tRmMXLzZego7fV4meEMIS-ZHWYeuhcvzJeH_wJyEs0DDvsJI6n7bbfCU_akieTjWOXYBiXLTJ_g_NZ3flaO1jG3_i5cgsdgw_Of9J-LFZCTPm9noGK1jD44P_UK00NL21qhc-SJy2KMM2R8pF3km5ZEwPFNIJ0ORM05nRICDwSDWNkj0k13w/w640-h360/16BEEDCA-F60C-4E38-956C-D465780B1676.jpeg" title="28mm modern African civilians from Miska miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">To complete the civilians, I ordered a few herds of goats from Eureka. Depending on the scenario, they could either be static terrain pieces or join the civilians as moving variables/complications on the battlefield (perhaps with an IED tied to one of them).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVnpJQ-kmtcFInuoIc9HX8iU7m-PWRiz-kTrls5iRcp0HzDZr-orV-oS6MAWsLeARCp2v-wlVJZTdPsDZtql62OF9Gr68-YDLzGwsxWYTcPn1zl_RTW1h-CCWQIQvBfvFyizUapnSnLXJV4hGiQmSw6jSDkE_sIrZCbxAIwKi0b-YpFe2wLvfeCQ9xw/s4032/0398C77D-D086-4505-A638-3F302D7E08C5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African goats from Eureka miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeVnpJQ-kmtcFInuoIc9HX8iU7m-PWRiz-kTrls5iRcp0HzDZr-orV-oS6MAWsLeARCp2v-wlVJZTdPsDZtql62OF9Gr68-YDLzGwsxWYTcPn1zl_RTW1h-CCWQIQvBfvFyizUapnSnLXJV4hGiQmSw6jSDkE_sIrZCbxAIwKi0b-YpFe2wLvfeCQ9xw/w640-h360/0398C77D-D086-4505-A638-3F302D7E08C5.jpeg" title="28mm modern African goats from Eureka miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Finally, I ordered some African militants off of Etsy that were designed by <a href="https://combatoctopus.gumroad.com/" target="_blank">CombatOctopus</a>. The figures were comparable in size with my other 3D prints, but one odd thing about them was that the head sizes were smaller than the other manufactures. To me, they looked like 25mm heads on 28mm bodies, particularly the heads in caps. However, I think they will be fine on the table. I left them as generic soldiers, and they will either function as poorly equipped Malian soldiers (they have no body armor), mercenaries, or bandits</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw51ZSwzme9MmVbiQEL-lwtdSDeh6BAH0vyQmz-wnrzzMWMyGW9FX9yA0E-JOp63alMP2_DgAkALlEXgDPKist-FdLm574s3tDKpls9yzJsbHuY_thlH2DtM_RF7PSztvnemeI_jdwo62QwW4Oyuwa6kCbecfAhMw0sYgssWiilmy-I131gBKKQACKbg/s4032/5B15AE27-DC46-4B4F-93EF-3D8C7BA846B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern African militants from Combat Octopus 3D print miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw51ZSwzme9MmVbiQEL-lwtdSDeh6BAH0vyQmz-wnrzzMWMyGW9FX9yA0E-JOp63alMP2_DgAkALlEXgDPKist-FdLm574s3tDKpls9yzJsbHuY_thlH2DtM_RF7PSztvnemeI_jdwo62QwW4Oyuwa6kCbecfAhMw0sYgssWiilmy-I131gBKKQACKbg/w640-h360/5B15AE27-DC46-4B4F-93EF-3D8C7BA846B4.jpeg" title="28mm modern African militants from Combat Octopus 3D print miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-75497634062385621572023-03-03T15:21:00.001-08:002023-03-04T08:47:21.739-08:00Punic Wars: Refurbishing An Old Carthaginian Army<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When I got back into wargaming in the early 2000's (I had previously played Rogue Trader WH40K back in the 1980's), I was really interested in moving from Sci-Fi into historical battles, but had no idea where to start. Poking around various forums in those early interweb days, I saw references to a new Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) game that seemed to be all the rage with 28mm players. Given my previous WH40K background, this seemed a natural place to jump in and I managed to track down the rulebook and "Armies of Antiquity." </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>After talking with various people online </span><span>(including a very helpful Allen Curtis, who would go on to write the "Hannibal and the Punic Wars" supplement for WAB)</span><span>, I thought the variety of troops found in a Carthaginian army would make for a fun bit of painting. </span><span>With the advice of Allen and others, I assembled my first</span><span> army from various </span><span>manufacturers and managed to play a few tournaments at "The Shield" historical conferences in the San Francisco area. Unfortunately the conference shut down (and later Warhammer Historical itself), so without access to other players in my area, my army sat in storage for over 15 years. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But recently a gaming buddy of mine expressed an interest in playing ancients with the Hail Caesar rules, so I thought it was time to dust off my Carthaginians. I had about 200 figures painted, and another 200 or so that had never been finished. Given the age of my army and my limited access to paint and other supplies at the time, I figured a makeover was needed to bring them up to more modern standards.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is what they looked like out of the storage boxes. The painting was only a two tone affair, decal options were limited, and the steel bases were just green with some added model railroad flock and rocks. While not a complete disaster, there was definitely room for improvement, particularly with the bases.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeCT_Jv192Q1kqlmboC3ud_qE3PiF125m4BldUxT7VNceD1IQ2CIGHF2-BnL9cV4MLK4sPn0o10yiqIxngxH3nFnrfDbvov_SFfGMTIIWwpYAL52XB48pa_X29Wd1pvzdo1JiLChKNY-Rb7VKcMu-bwgUgjAo2WcoKT-BxMQWgLqAnb9WfbCPJ_myaA/s4032/878FBC23-B597-4D1E-B380-8C394273B360.jpeg"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeCT_Jv192Q1kqlmboC3ud_qE3PiF125m4BldUxT7VNceD1IQ2CIGHF2-BnL9cV4MLK4sPn0o10yiqIxngxH3nFnrfDbvov_SFfGMTIIWwpYAL52XB48pa_X29Wd1pvzdo1JiLChKNY-Rb7VKcMu-bwgUgjAo2WcoKT-BxMQWgLqAnb9WfbCPJ_myaA/w640-h360/878FBC23-B597-4D1E-B380-8C394273B360.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the large number of figures to process, I had to make a decision of how far down the refurbishment rabbit hole I wanted to go. I went with the following:</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-size: large;">I would not fully repaint the figures for the most part, but add additional highlights and washes as appropriate. The bare figures would be painted to match using the old color schemes, rather than my new recipes.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">I would still use some of the old Veni Vidi Vici monotone water slide decals, but would also add in some <a href="https://www.littlebigmenstudios.com/" target="_blank">Little Big Man Studios</a> decals as appropriate for some added pop.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than try to break the figures off their old bases and switch them to plastic or MDF, I would stick with the steel bases for the army. I was also going to leave the base sizes and unit formations as is, rather than adjust them for the Hail Caesar recommendations.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: large;">The old flock and other basing materials were to be removed. The bases would be coated with Vallejo ground texture, the rocks better integrated into the ground, and a dusting of light flock and modern grass tufts added.</span></li></ul></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The first unit through the process was a batch of <a href="http://www.aandaminiatures.co.uk/" target="_blank">A&A</a> veteran African spearmen.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL8-Yt6bTDEcPxrcy0hRz_ztjnnphE6vaWwV_QGDn3suSsMWfLweXiYwxy6a4qQNpyaN1FwBg3sRZ-ZGD0NH0QngEmnEmTFNbMKg2cyu3H4IEkRo3GBOY6M47t0nh_RCSxoYrbCs-ajWVbgTHijXIami0a75YMB8ElXulHBLDIWiJnrC-xiDZ-xvg-Q/s4032/C83DDA23-2D52-42B4-8D5B-D8AA08B00CDD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdL8-Yt6bTDEcPxrcy0hRz_ztjnnphE6vaWwV_QGDn3suSsMWfLweXiYwxy6a4qQNpyaN1FwBg3sRZ-ZGD0NH0QngEmnEmTFNbMKg2cyu3H4IEkRo3GBOY6M47t0nh_RCSxoYrbCs-ajWVbgTHijXIami0a75YMB8ElXulHBLDIWiJnrC-xiDZ-xvg-Q/w640-h360/C83DDA23-2D52-42B4-8D5B-D8AA08B00CDD.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For this unit, I kept the original VVV shield decals, though added some wash and highlights. Skin and clothing got highlights, and the edges of the linen cuirasses were lightened from black to a sand color.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUqgPmUSkfvJ1NQxtZFPmSjbOSX_Cd16jT1BwaPgRjxliBJMdzTDg2OsmdXw2LSuB-FvBIpxjRdJFKbzNecipCHNaEVdyoKLcvXQBRgOLCxATCqJxZOfWVAH0zFbIRHrNLAdjUj7ohvlGKPoT5ArmMWxDx0HD6-XrQdaC-YpQGLCbPGP7DbQld-PVIg/s4032/D6DBA9DD-8738-4576-8AD3-39C25B39939D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVUqgPmUSkfvJ1NQxtZFPmSjbOSX_Cd16jT1BwaPgRjxliBJMdzTDg2OsmdXw2LSuB-FvBIpxjRdJFKbzNecipCHNaEVdyoKLcvXQBRgOLCxATCqJxZOfWVAH0zFbIRHrNLAdjUj7ohvlGKPoT5ArmMWxDx0HD6-XrQdaC-YpQGLCbPGP7DbQld-PVIg/w640-h480/D6DBA9DD-8738-4576-8AD3-39C25B39939D.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars A&A Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://1stcorps.co.uk/" target="_blank">1st Corps</a> African/Libyan Hoplites </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DxcJOvFCjDow5zA8tVXS8o3WRMzPpbRmjCG5KkP8VuQe7wTAd6_VnAUUXKgadegF6yOxWz82QCn0hEZwEJQ4ygdzlORNvW1KPnJ2ueLPup-pLD9W9iQbicW9PY_nAaHvkTH7bHyABBVoSP95OWUoIHn41d6U4iTTFCd-hqK4AnZqjP1sh6LCJp_l4g/s4032/3EE48AC6-45E0-4EE9-97C3-938E549FCF5E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars 1st Corps Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4DxcJOvFCjDow5zA8tVXS8o3WRMzPpbRmjCG5KkP8VuQe7wTAd6_VnAUUXKgadegF6yOxWz82QCn0hEZwEJQ4ygdzlORNvW1KPnJ2ueLPup-pLD9W9iQbicW9PY_nAaHvkTH7bHyABBVoSP95OWUoIHn41d6U4iTTFCd-hqK4AnZqjP1sh6LCJp_l4g/w640-h360/3EE48AC6-45E0-4EE9-97C3-938E549FCF5E.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars 1st Corps Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">These were upgraded in the same manner as the A&A figures. I hadn't painted in the eyes originally (these figures are a bit smaller) and attempted to do so during the refurbishment, but the shield and spears got in the way of my brush. As such I gave up and left the eyes as is. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeKTm0xHkbpUQrNcEdBEPOz8ACuhuVwczvaTEa7qeRFg-8TKiAvXjlrD0eEkVS1mIlYCwF8yT5xp7Y9zO3oBkNjqQ6ov7d6E2QuFNeyLlIxAD7PvCF8GdaTOOJvSBqxBJp45x2yQ6JEMz94AV6CV7FH4d0SaxuF9hH1_FPNUx_zix5xtHQ8opZa0tMA/s4032/019E12C0-1E07-48C6-BAF1-27591131805B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars 1st Corps Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEeKTm0xHkbpUQrNcEdBEPOz8ACuhuVwczvaTEa7qeRFg-8TKiAvXjlrD0eEkVS1mIlYCwF8yT5xp7Y9zO3oBkNjqQ6ov7d6E2QuFNeyLlIxAD7PvCF8GdaTOOJvSBqxBJp45x2yQ6JEMz94AV6CV7FH4d0SaxuF9hH1_FPNUx_zix5xtHQ8opZa0tMA/w640-h480/019E12C0-1E07-48C6-BAF1-27591131805B.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars 1st Corps Carthaginian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Wargames Factory Numidian Light Infantry</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiUoAbsWRMl6M08Gz1gTI7EwTbhPWX3TOYvV-7I8xRw993auezykUA9j32adB4CsdL1iKb3EpwwYLNbF2ZfpK4-0zkKqvDIB0FWXDiFa5ou-baI7W7oqR3ZFWDc5awTWir_jhBIoNVszUDOGKeyLRm_xDLRezPNBdtzIkQUT8XtbfwKZ-IRNhJqAgJA/s4032/917AF377-2AA8-4AE2-9621-203C1881B4CC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars Wargames Factory Numidian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPiUoAbsWRMl6M08Gz1gTI7EwTbhPWX3TOYvV-7I8xRw993auezykUA9j32adB4CsdL1iKb3EpwwYLNbF2ZfpK4-0zkKqvDIB0FWXDiFa5ou-baI7W7oqR3ZFWDc5awTWir_jhBIoNVszUDOGKeyLRm_xDLRezPNBdtzIkQUT8XtbfwKZ-IRNhJqAgJA/w640-h360/917AF377-2AA8-4AE2-9621-203C1881B4CC.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars Wargames Factory Numidian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div>I never assembled these plastic figures back in the day, so they were new to my army. Considering they were one of the very early 28mm historical plastic kits for wargaming, they actually looked pretty good. The kit came with javelins instead of spears, so I replaced them here. Unfortunately, I was out of wire spears and had to use my stockpile of pewter ones. They are a bit thick as a result, but it got the job done. I trialed the Little Big Man decals on this unit and while the designs were lovely, I had some issues with the edges of the decals bunching up on the convex shields. For the next batch of convex shields, I think I'll try cutting divots out of the edges to see if that helps.</div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhFfSf1-OrLjNhHkV0X6fdwYqdR-iDnYVezh8qX6ESkPy8rOaowlLOyPyHgNU6IvLO_hcfuymTLrGqHy5sQftjd8P6M8sDJtra4gSS-paj1LoG-Hz5nOQeh95FgeM92yAdZY98sEosy6ogUbShkQbPK-wHyC_hwqQjXvDnXu_0qOmwGsOf8Mg-GwOPA/s4032/37F358A5-DB0E-41F2-9C86-AE79905A44AE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars Wargames Factory Numidian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZhFfSf1-OrLjNhHkV0X6fdwYqdR-iDnYVezh8qX6ESkPy8rOaowlLOyPyHgNU6IvLO_hcfuymTLrGqHy5sQftjd8P6M8sDJtra4gSS-paj1LoG-Hz5nOQeh95FgeM92yAdZY98sEosy6ogUbShkQbPK-wHyC_hwqQjXvDnXu_0qOmwGsOf8Mg-GwOPA/w640-h480/37F358A5-DB0E-41F2-9C86-AE79905A44AE.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars Wargames Factory Numidian miniatures for Warhammer Ancient Battles (WAB) and Warlord Games' Hail Caesar" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And here is a bit of a size comparison. This army was built during the transition from 25mm to 28mm figures, so I had some size discrepancies between the manufacturers. 1st Corps figures were only around 25mm to the eye, while the other two manufactures were 27-28mm.</span></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0zmbWafvZ3Gi1Bf-ZDvuUw4Gz1fp2MONubztzSXttSqPEePK4a4vtB9neQk_DqcaCdwWr1lFHv7pRxTYHsHtvwfRFSeN6sEaH2xvQurVCBKVLVaF59lIbQAizmVxzfzkQ1_axTPK6bugaA0fAKQm-Jui05jwxHp9ON_5FR0lXP4Lg_ei2v_E1MIrPQ/s3024/32DADB10-195D-4533-AD47-D1944173497B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Punic Wars miniatures: 1st Corps, Wargames Factory, A&A size comparison" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV0zmbWafvZ3Gi1Bf-ZDvuUw4Gz1fp2MONubztzSXttSqPEePK4a4vtB9neQk_DqcaCdwWr1lFHv7pRxTYHsHtvwfRFSeN6sEaH2xvQurVCBKVLVaF59lIbQAizmVxzfzkQ1_axTPK6bugaA0fAKQm-Jui05jwxHp9ON_5FR0lXP4Lg_ei2v_E1MIrPQ/w640-h640/32DADB10-195D-4533-AD47-D1944173497B.jpeg" title="28mm Punic Wars miniatures: 1st Corps, Wargames Factory, A&A size comparison" width="640" /></span></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-size: large;">I still have a long road ahead of me to finish the rest of the figures, but I'm happy with the initial upgrades and am optimistic that the final army will be looking much better.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisBFAM5cKA9IwqP94N4ahjxTn14AaeX3ugpI2aUcXteOkmepy6-j_ttw6hMUKTxhEDTGntiLm2pt2VF_aw7ECPl6OgITwogKYWpcYGYLcM8-xYj4n9vmVnBb9BniChwGPxDfgZUFG4aHurdJOMr51vm2n3rswQ9hGdmzJY64tw0zE85HqAcf3ojgXfA/s4032/B157EE89-C8D0-4BA1-BD3F-B0AEA9828F33.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The remaining "to do" pile" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiisBFAM5cKA9IwqP94N4ahjxTn14AaeX3ugpI2aUcXteOkmepy6-j_ttw6hMUKTxhEDTGntiLm2pt2VF_aw7ECPl6OgITwogKYWpcYGYLcM8-xYj4n9vmVnBb9BniChwGPxDfgZUFG4aHurdJOMr51vm2n3rswQ9hGdmzJY64tw0zE85HqAcf3ojgXfA/w640-h480/B157EE89-C8D0-4BA1-BD3F-B0AEA9828F33.jpeg" title="The remaining "to do" pile" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-89774900451731722592023-01-24T15:44:00.000-08:002023-01-24T15:44:01.836-08:00Star Wars Legion: Inferno Squad and IG Assassin Droids<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a small update this time: Inferno Squad with support Imperial Special Forces troops and the IG assassin droids.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">All black uniforms can look rather dull and the details can be easily lost, so I did my best to add variation between the materials. Armor was highlighted with dark sea blue and given a satin finish, while cloth was highlighted dark grey and leather dark brown, with flat finishes for both.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcGPP70TtbPzenNQSYFa4rlPL1GjSpHnJkpxluFDRsfKQYbPrAn8R2kRd1ZhYsYPgFEOR8yGhlO2czrdJBIPxnh195mxYjwSQ8oiNPJyGk1p250UsQ3wxWPR_-3Qwl-45ciFheR3yL_AqpwonoCoChkaviA_YCleEw4rE1j5yCzC73qnDsRm8oenvSg/s4032/0018F3C4-647F-4EAD-B37D-E474D757B5F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcGPP70TtbPzenNQSYFa4rlPL1GjSpHnJkpxluFDRsfKQYbPrAn8R2kRd1ZhYsYPgFEOR8yGhlO2czrdJBIPxnh195mxYjwSQ8oiNPJyGk1p250UsQ3wxWPR_-3Qwl-45ciFheR3yL_AqpwonoCoChkaviA_YCleEw4rE1j5yCzC73qnDsRm8oenvSg/w640-h480/0018F3C4-647F-4EAD-B37D-E474D757B5F3.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm no expert on Star Wars lore, but it appears that the Inferno Squad was just a select group of operatives, and that only three of the figures in Legion box represented then. As such, only those figures received the red stripe down the right of the uniform and the red helmet markers with the Inferno Squad logo. </span></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/AVvXsEgVj2urNS5QfD0SC93w0sDfKCdshfKMt36I21BJGzOPuSMSIn4hCgXTzhOArelT1soAN6MkFQNMmMyhAN-jRH1bRaYNNu7sg1S2PK1K4cIHn5U5K7OBVC9fxpIQ76s_xLHhpXMxLsVQuhpHrL0Kqosts5gxYgZKfQoD6r6Wz_4BHRlssa44HGRWD3wTyw/s4032/7672082F-89B4-48E5-ADD4-B4FCFFCF4E32.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVj2urNS5QfD0SC93w0sDfKCdshfKMt36I21BJGzOPuSMSIn4hCgXTzhOArelT1soAN6MkFQNMmMyhAN-jRH1bRaYNNu7sg1S2PK1K4cIHn5U5K7OBVC9fxpIQ76s_xLHhpXMxLsVQuhpHrL0Kqosts5gxYgZKfQoD6r6Wz_4BHRlssa44HGRWD3wTyw/w640-h480/7672082F-89B4-48E5-ADD4-B4FCFFCF4E32.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the standard Special Forces troopers, most people use white Imperial icons. I didn't want to buy another set of decals (I purchased mine from Little Metal Spaceships; great decals, but poor communication and slow shipping), so opted to use the red imperial icons I had. Unfortunately, there were none on the sheet that were shoulder patch size, so I used the Inferno Squad insignias rather than leave the spots blank. Hopefully the rest of the uniform differences will still be enough to distinguish them from the true Inferno members om the table.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSDp87oauBQn9G2UDDWR_hP6_Tz3yw7YS_ybMb29VRKo0OfGC1vfSNTrN87L-o8sanApi3ufnoH68KkW8B0DySE1pFvuR50_xERrOiV7k7_L5-V7V-EbCQfIhFFNVFzJYw4D2lI_SAL9cIq2V7I-ERgALgXaTtqJH8w6bGglYxKyScCgEJ0tMxOCm9g/s4032/7D1FCFA3-0C60-4484-8756-DC0036196ACA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSDp87oauBQn9G2UDDWR_hP6_Tz3yw7YS_ybMb29VRKo0OfGC1vfSNTrN87L-o8sanApi3ufnoH68KkW8B0DySE1pFvuR50_xERrOiV7k7_L5-V7V-EbCQfIhFFNVFzJYw4D2lI_SAL9cIq2V7I-ERgALgXaTtqJH8w6bGglYxKyScCgEJ0tMxOCm9g/w640-h480/7D1FCFA3-0C60-4484-8756-DC0036196ACA.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion Inferno Squad (Imperial Special Forces) miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For the IG Assassin Droids, I went with IG88 and IG11 for my builds rather than generic. Looking at reference photos, the major differences between them were the metal colors on them: IG88 was mostly steel and black tones, while IG11 had brass and copper tones on its limbs. I also gave them both some grime via washes for a worn look. The kit came with a few different arm and leg variations, so you could build figures a variety of ways.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEBfPN_cvb9tZ1-8rsPtOlT4rZqoJEu0-oaEbhxFSwbR5Y0UOFQrRydnRjIAtUWV1WMIX4jdjPLWX5YBfe0cQnuYZ3P7EOOhyv4LD7BVpieZb9ZByvSbsWUKmvtX4M2nI87Ey029ZFGwUiiVRqzJvG18vRX-UPFfBkkhTzbe9VO0HZ90VewGkRBu_fA/s3024/6E8F5366-C897-49EF-896B-8FF84886548F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion IG-88 and IG-11 Assassin Droid miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfEBfPN_cvb9tZ1-8rsPtOlT4rZqoJEu0-oaEbhxFSwbR5Y0UOFQrRydnRjIAtUWV1WMIX4jdjPLWX5YBfe0cQnuYZ3P7EOOhyv4LD7BVpieZb9ZByvSbsWUKmvtX4M2nI87Ey029ZFGwUiiVRqzJvG18vRX-UPFfBkkhTzbe9VO0HZ90VewGkRBu_fA/w640-h640/6E8F5366-C897-49EF-896B-8FF84886548F.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion IG-88 and IG-11 Assassin Droid miniatures" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="font-size: large;">With that, my Star Wars storage box is nearly full, so I'll likely call an end to this project for now. </span></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-81121222903411235112022-12-31T13:10:00.000-08:002022-12-31T13:10:57.048-08:00Star Wars Legion: Rebels and Partisans <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I decided to take some time off for the holidays and the rainy weather spurred me to get a lot of painting done. Over the last few weeks, I managed to complete the rest of my unpainted Star Wars Legion Rebels. Some are official figures, while others are proxies available from various 3D printers. </span></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/AVvXsEjo2rYmblcv9DVD4Iuxyq-nMq-5jNwbF0j6eGSJH31kuGxoWxgNLG8Ba4HDjthITI-ozrxbNrmIMcqexz_ua81MYHB8KnFT1iQtzSY80W0fodijhdm6GFXmpjgdWr-YG9ToGoyJHYhSixGqvaWu_-2H625nB_Sm14J5vkHkxcec0ZQz5KMPv00FYs2zPA/s4032/52E5A72F-BC7D-4CE4-B96B-7C873F574681.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel and Partisan forces, both official and 3D print proxies" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo2rYmblcv9DVD4Iuxyq-nMq-5jNwbF0j6eGSJH31kuGxoWxgNLG8Ba4HDjthITI-ozrxbNrmIMcqexz_ua81MYHB8KnFT1iQtzSY80W0fodijhdm6GFXmpjgdWr-YG9ToGoyJHYhSixGqvaWu_-2H625nB_Sm14J5vkHkxcec0ZQz5KMPv00FYs2zPA/w640-h360/52E5A72F-BC7D-4CE4-B96B-7C873F574681.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel and Partisan forces, both official and 3D print proxies" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Standard Rebel Troopers from the game box.</span></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/AVvXsEhSfai6-01HqXzjji-iVkEeuzJ_aZA61-doptgN763JMV60p4KoOdVfl_X1xyJNV4FcFac0BnxkKrIBAGxTrhN1kvnqts6SFMFrh7OLk-8V_QCx4Pg4j9ReA22oOqS1DkbEEUwvV9ApQYpHTIkj-VUP-EfJfX14lwcZ_PBCGIKzp9qvFOARC8xsZev4Yw/s4032/8FDF6991-5450-4698-9C59-6190B823323C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSfai6-01HqXzjji-iVkEeuzJ_aZA61-doptgN763JMV60p4KoOdVfl_X1xyJNV4FcFac0BnxkKrIBAGxTrhN1kvnqts6SFMFrh7OLk-8V_QCx4Pg4j9ReA22oOqS1DkbEEUwvV9ApQYpHTIkj-VUP-EfJfX14lwcZ_PBCGIKzp9qvFOARC8xsZev4Yw/w640-h480/8FDF6991-5450-4698-9C59-6190B823323C.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhxFKT_TazwI3AG-qqCLyaDFANVdNbWPCa5ieuvNN7zDFB2CqzbEqTmWpL_D1IZ9e4RyKcdVi2eLf6_hj7FhKQX1icUNcxHOcgCMK7yRJIxBwqXcq1vyiophV_y_hSu4C3EKFOa8VnlltGHJq5UhrpFinLnTYdz5C_nKBDdJ14vuOQu71g0r1ZAPxqDaw/s3024/E415D728-E061-4F2C-A422-7C4163AF819E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFKT_TazwI3AG-qqCLyaDFANVdNbWPCa5ieuvNN7zDFB2CqzbEqTmWpL_D1IZ9e4RyKcdVi2eLf6_hj7FhKQX1icUNcxHOcgCMK7yRJIxBwqXcq1vyiophV_y_hSu4C3EKFOa8VnlltGHJq5UhrpFinLnTYdz5C_nKBDdJ14vuOQu71g0r1ZAPxqDaw/w400-h400/E415D728-E061-4F2C-A422-7C4163AF819E.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEiHILRP2O3t0YVHCsj5qM0mUGWZ2yDHxt31RQEqP2NkG4U5a1560bcoPfHFtwOSzFcE9JTv_VAzuu5qLBn4m1SxYb10R-LLaexWHis98LIYZ_pGDGNO0AYflFbUc3cZwKN-a0UAnkSk1u7KgSt5LjcuOcnlJ5Ku-ULe_x3ibePQsahtbEs2ozLL7kr_lQ/s3024/F2492D82-83BD-4DC9-88D4-C1C896AEAA8E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHILRP2O3t0YVHCsj5qM0mUGWZ2yDHxt31RQEqP2NkG4U5a1560bcoPfHFtwOSzFcE9JTv_VAzuu5qLBn4m1SxYb10R-LLaexWHis98LIYZ_pGDGNO0AYflFbUc3cZwKN-a0UAnkSk1u7KgSt5LjcuOcnlJ5Ku-ULe_x3ibePQsahtbEs2ozLL7kr_lQ/w400-h400/F2492D82-83BD-4DC9-88D4-C1C896AEAA8E.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Troopers" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rebel Commandos with Orrimaarko (Prune Face).</span></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/AVvXsEiWz9b_RCezwXKl6xfTToOmv5dW1XTRDCnAG7HozIIyKsKVXFDJCR3DIhS7jm7pipzZF2tG0733Gj0Sk3i0sOv8ZUPcsa63kxoikrNfIK7CtmbIVlB831z-MP7q3sRFH8xSPfvcKxeaS3k70Q_IHGQieYNdVgqhqAp1Kv6TA6yNZ_X3HC1hQdcYMQdhQQ/s4032/B52D5091-9523-4F7B-904E-81829B200116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWz9b_RCezwXKl6xfTToOmv5dW1XTRDCnAG7HozIIyKsKVXFDJCR3DIhS7jm7pipzZF2tG0733Gj0Sk3i0sOv8ZUPcsa63kxoikrNfIK7CtmbIVlB831z-MP7q3sRFH8xSPfvcKxeaS3k70Q_IHGQieYNdVgqhqAp1Kv6TA6yNZ_X3HC1hQdcYMQdhQQ/w640-h480/B52D5091-9523-4F7B-904E-81829B200116.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhSXO6A_yWTgRSz5BEifRtkhC6o0YIj1BuqXGdke2SdH9ArMXLv0RtO8gST_K73k2szMfDePMe_YgfS5cR6u1NZacPxLmSWAVEX5BPtZEuQLRARb-ZwdIMGt8EDBhBWXAMs0KlTfnXdVieSa1-3HThj1gJyk6QplmUfcLVjIpqM1wNt6TLIVtayJg-c0A/s3024/2ECC9A26-C6F4-4AFE-8F8E-660F24636160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSXO6A_yWTgRSz5BEifRtkhC6o0YIj1BuqXGdke2SdH9ArMXLv0RtO8gST_K73k2szMfDePMe_YgfS5cR6u1NZacPxLmSWAVEX5BPtZEuQLRARb-ZwdIMGt8EDBhBWXAMs0KlTfnXdVieSa1-3HThj1gJyk6QplmUfcLVjIpqM1wNt6TLIVtayJg-c0A/w400-h400/2ECC9A26-C6F4-4AFE-8F8E-660F24636160.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEgiO186bAR1XmHwx-b4-zZn_2EQO2J9ENCqWPLmGtKTU1gFgXHwOMgxWRCuv02wPT0snN3N4LNdxwyHw3upbkQTrviEZe8AMoOdY7bE9exONgLjjgXogG7rUEmP_DBEcxIwEtDGkfTZxrvGsEv853M6ECTS8zgsg1MUqWt4YaiOlJ2iQZzRHUQMo6QRlw/s3024/6CD62CB8-E83D-412F-A497-AA320D186787.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiO186bAR1XmHwx-b4-zZn_2EQO2J9ENCqWPLmGtKTU1gFgXHwOMgxWRCuv02wPT0snN3N4LNdxwyHw3upbkQTrviEZe8AMoOdY7bE9exONgLjjgXogG7rUEmP_DBEcxIwEtDGkfTZxrvGsEv853M6ECTS8zgsg1MUqWt4YaiOlJ2iQZzRHUQMo6QRlw/w400-h400/6CD62CB8-E83D-412F-A497-AA320D186787.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Rebel Commandos" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unofficial Rebel Irregulars from a wide variety of species, including the NED-B leader droid from "Kenobi." While the official figures are great, they are limited in terms of variety and I wanted more aliens on my table.</span></span></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/AVvXsEhzYiYPLYH4GLCszCxOOzFD_8L0HyDTjarS2DDm3pU4UqM9vlatFn142xJ9MBIGAQtRWXt1HqpgVLYzqBjd-IIT7ZPyzCwLOhJY5EmGV7cVnASvYF0U6NWjp8Nuc6GkHUCEMpe_rgf_r_LPWHgSRakQTObRGFiZdnsiyYdONu5WlStNlo8aJsiUR577xw/s4032/CF088981-45A2-4A16-8B3A-C25801387372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Human, Twi'lek, Rodian Rebel Irregulars" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYiYPLYH4GLCszCxOOzFD_8L0HyDTjarS2DDm3pU4UqM9vlatFn142xJ9MBIGAQtRWXt1HqpgVLYzqBjd-IIT7ZPyzCwLOhJY5EmGV7cVnASvYF0U6NWjp8Nuc6GkHUCEMpe_rgf_r_LPWHgSRakQTObRGFiZdnsiyYdONu5WlStNlo8aJsiUR577xw/w640-h480/CF088981-45A2-4A16-8B3A-C25801387372.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Human, Twi'lek, Rodian Rebel Irregulars" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEgnGaAxJ0fH0fZDezTokDrt6qzirB9IF9d-Uh6StuO-EIOJQPaZZlSwW-JrBHk9_lPkCnHL3J2XGbliiTu3q-qxyxzSFUR4hJANv1WbmjagqoUzYuys6hfj5t_eFoZDmj_HIwj8exefnlS6YeNB2-IN7RabDX7p4zTZYQC5BI62_1w5kmbpklUgKFEdug/s4032/FEB3C9B3-4C54-46C7-BDB3-3FB4162E19F4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Bith, NED-B Loader Droid, Mon Calamari Rebel Irregulars" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGaAxJ0fH0fZDezTokDrt6qzirB9IF9d-Uh6StuO-EIOJQPaZZlSwW-JrBHk9_lPkCnHL3J2XGbliiTu3q-qxyxzSFUR4hJANv1WbmjagqoUzYuys6hfj5t_eFoZDmj_HIwj8exefnlS6YeNB2-IN7RabDX7p4zTZYQC5BI62_1w5kmbpklUgKFEdug/w640-h480/FEB3C9B3-4C54-46C7-BDB3-3FB4162E19F4.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Bith, NED-B Loader Droid, Mon Calamari Rebel Irregulars" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unofficial Jedha Partisans from "Rogue One." Since I wanted to be able to use them both before and after the events of the film, I decided not to get Saw Gerrera and other charters that I knew didn't survive the Jedha attack. </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> The reference photos I found for Kullbee did not include a coat, so I took a guess and painted it blue to match the trousers he wore. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfe5rmj0PvzSB_vS74pFsqUs5SMsy3xszVM8MjYmNw5uRPi3h93SVZizHWW6FaL9QfYrdPimWcZF2BrxSgJ61s07W60tGKivs7LLQUosq5o1ElDokNGO4zKI8ZiPqFnqLDEppp9uC1OdpmbLUkgpNaXRIwIhW1VSZvAw1k60dMs7vAG4Xzqn7HVoa3Q/s4032/1D806086-5C3E-4FD4-B080-24AE59A05220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Saw Gerrera Jedha Rebel Partisans. Gelan Yees, Benthic (Two Tubes), Kullbee Sperado" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBfe5rmj0PvzSB_vS74pFsqUs5SMsy3xszVM8MjYmNw5uRPi3h93SVZizHWW6FaL9QfYrdPimWcZF2BrxSgJ61s07W60tGKivs7LLQUosq5o1ElDokNGO4zKI8ZiPqFnqLDEppp9uC1OdpmbLUkgpNaXRIwIhW1VSZvAw1k60dMs7vAG4Xzqn7HVoa3Q/w640-h480/1D806086-5C3E-4FD4-B080-24AE59A05220.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Saw Gerrera Jedha Rebel Partisans. Gelan Yees, Benthic (Two Tubes), Kullbee Sperado" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I found a good photo of the unnamed partisan on the left, the figure on the right was harder to track down. The only photo available was a black and white concept drawing, which didn't help with painting. However, looking at screen captures from the movie, he appeared in the background (minus the turban) for a few seconds and was dressed in very dark colors with lights on his chest unit. Not wanting him to look completely like a Turkish Star Wars Darth Vader knockoff, I went with dark brown robes instead of black. </span></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/AVvXsEjuVXUfHYGEhinNOdaAxmXd4mkoFGzt_exBZbX3xYxnRj9HzsVYFvIA23GwoiRW6Ue6V332MAn7ey5QOriTonTfiD8HDBoYM63Il3iUxGUcc4nF3e5W70T3tbOKff7EE2k1B8AYJNd8JKgUkA2zli6Y3xzQteayxWwjvayv7P7BWxGHRSOTz5Qzal-tyA/s4032/03030BD9-A0EF-4C95-8683-FF0171ABED74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Saw Gerrera Jedha Rebel Partisans. Unnamed, Moroff, Unnamed" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuVXUfHYGEhinNOdaAxmXd4mkoFGzt_exBZbX3xYxnRj9HzsVYFvIA23GwoiRW6Ue6V332MAn7ey5QOriTonTfiD8HDBoYM63Il3iUxGUcc4nF3e5W70T3tbOKff7EE2k1B8AYJNd8JKgUkA2zli6Y3xzQteayxWwjvayv7P7BWxGHRSOTz5Qzal-tyA/w640-h480/03030BD9-A0EF-4C95-8683-FF0171ABED74.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion miniatures. Unofficial 3D print proxies. Saw Gerrera Jedha Rebel Partisans. Unnamed, Moroff, Unnamed" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">I was really happy with the end results. I think Benthic and Moroff were my favorites out of this batch and will look suitably imposing on the battlefield. Now I just have to convince my teenage sons that dad is still relatively cool and they should turn off the Nintendo and sit down for a game with the old man.</span><br /> <p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-56821788228992366712022-12-29T16:17:00.001-08:002022-12-29T16:17:39.155-08:00Bolt Action WW2: Chinese and Soviet Border Town Battle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was time for another game of WW2 Bolt Action. In this 1930's scenario, Art's Soviets were battling my Chinese warlord for control of Chinese border town. At the start of the game, the Soviets had a sniper and forward observer in the town, while I had a sniper and two teams of guerillas lurking about. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCsLNfBUdoodUU8NWSvR_h3IAResNFLgGHudeutAIINKjUuudh_XmEsj_1o0Uv-x6bfoSO88CLlzXG0076QyAZpB_Y4vbVP8ywyGv-SELbPhXe-1EqfT7obx3MOWOYEh_78xa3S3X_g81uyUaUgIyCTuQMjqiuE7DCQOlCnQqLJybEmXYCu-OM9_TUg/s3533/90B57D32-B56C-4BB2-A187-7FF5C9AA2922.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="2650" data-original-width="3533" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFCsLNfBUdoodUU8NWSvR_h3IAResNFLgGHudeutAIINKjUuudh_XmEsj_1o0Uv-x6bfoSO88CLlzXG0076QyAZpB_Y4vbVP8ywyGv-SELbPhXe-1EqfT7obx3MOWOYEh_78xa3S3X_g81uyUaUgIyCTuQMjqiuE7DCQOlCnQqLJybEmXYCu-OM9_TUg/w640-h480/90B57D32-B56C-4BB2-A187-7FF5C9AA2922.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 1:</span></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/AVvXsEjjP5pulV754qVQkesswehVHjsH5xQps_x4_JTwDwwltvGaunHULpOTn4nEM_tDEN0UmyrNuFOAT1ILkSkrfmCJTCB-ZBlIgySre-68ogpiwhtfQXLTi0Fdq9qcKCyVRwusZ-LeXEdsR1U-s6vavCtbpJFFedPcFYQtF8CS1mbB6O56eqxm-XvorBbejw/s4032/8DAA54A5-0F53-4566-A295-F53C0F54CA5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjP5pulV754qVQkesswehVHjsH5xQps_x4_JTwDwwltvGaunHULpOTn4nEM_tDEN0UmyrNuFOAT1ILkSkrfmCJTCB-ZBlIgySre-68ogpiwhtfQXLTi0Fdq9qcKCyVRwusZ-LeXEdsR1U-s6vavCtbpJFFedPcFYQtF8CS1mbB6O56eqxm-XvorBbejw/w480-h640/8DAA54A5-0F53-4566-A295-F53C0F54CA5A.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the southwest, the Chinese warlord's retinue arrived, along with some cavalry, a big sword squad, and a T-26 tank. </span></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/AVvXsEg6MoNwUL4Srsn1RQZSHpQnqx0qv5DhCtUsGOgVYvtkvqoCOjBJ_2WB3P93hhPjZ_Fxc-LALuv5kemHkxh4kbS5nARYzAMzLtkcw4TJLtQdGyFRfN9iXqp8s_vbvRWr2olKv4zVsjcSSYpirAmZdC4W_zEOTiU3EmfRg7nu16U-48kBrD_QRTDSSd8pcg/s4032/B1A14A33-9190-4689-9CCC-92935DA06035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6MoNwUL4Srsn1RQZSHpQnqx0qv5DhCtUsGOgVYvtkvqoCOjBJ_2WB3P93hhPjZ_Fxc-LALuv5kemHkxh4kbS5nARYzAMzLtkcw4TJLtQdGyFRfN9iXqp8s_vbvRWr2olKv4zVsjcSSYpirAmZdC4W_zEOTiU3EmfRg7nu16U-48kBrD_QRTDSSd8pcg/w640-h480/B1A14A33-9190-4689-9CCC-92935DA06035.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They were countered by a large amount of Soviet infantry, mostly inexperienced.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7efx_q5NPU35PaZOtYFbbYWhvVh0WUsb9Xv1wsw7Xtg8jygxPLqqOQnE5O2wTrO6WL_HM6P77HcvDYXwWP6-6DGqapC9tAUAmbqGxEnUowEVbBxJV_WJWdXGvOtKYemXysV3pPqNdJo81ts2-n1p4nbCAgXn6rlRsLsiE-RG9ZvV3humxy-OviZp0Q/s4032/4ABAC65A-4272-4515-A56D-4D613ADD2874.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7efx_q5NPU35PaZOtYFbbYWhvVh0WUsb9Xv1wsw7Xtg8jygxPLqqOQnE5O2wTrO6WL_HM6P77HcvDYXwWP6-6DGqapC9tAUAmbqGxEnUowEVbBxJV_WJWdXGvOtKYemXysV3pPqNdJo81ts2-n1p4nbCAgXn6rlRsLsiE-RG9ZvV3humxy-OviZp0Q/w640-h480/4ABAC65A-4272-4515-A56D-4D613ADD2874.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the north, Soviet infantry arrived by truck, with a supporting armored car and flamethrower T-26. Chinese cavalry rode to meet them, with infantry, an SDKF 222, and a junior command team not far behind. The Soviet armored car inflicted casualties on the cavalry, but did not break their resolve. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GMKcn0vqhgp6iLkeTjOf0ncUetJWPM_xIM6knOxgmwfVPzyv9LQwa0QOiDM7-kt8kuMV6Biff4z5Oi3SFhb9Eu4RVoS0FmjCbSpGjFj2TNqyZDnTFUuljDTK4YgTe1znx_jeAmhy0PajwRt7hvxkuktrCEWuuSOkG9HoCdQeosParpXhjHWbrU4wg/s4032/31A01E4A-540C-4FC5-847B-8A3D8B9BD1CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc6GMKcn0vqhgp6iLkeTjOf0ncUetJWPM_xIM6knOxgmwfVPzyv9LQwa0QOiDM7-kt8kuMV6Biff4z5Oi3SFhb9Eu4RVoS0FmjCbSpGjFj2TNqyZDnTFUuljDTK4YgTe1znx_jeAmhy0PajwRt7hvxkuktrCEWuuSOkG9HoCdQeosParpXhjHWbrU4wg/w640-h480/31A01E4A-540C-4FC5-847B-8A3D8B9BD1CD.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 2:</span></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/AVvXsEiQmV7LVNi4Z8_Pqbu2gP8TD1J8uMM6OUKjqq23dAQHh3l8cRwOJp-Yj11xFn6fXAl5VWvuhX7qX1mhLt-duQ69ezoM8oWiwAvwM9zXsDYFKrbnV544-fiKy-bjFQIn355G0xnuH9x66JGxaPhtvNUv5q7WHJgSzxHdGJYjhSCgSVcOYpUyb5fLTrNTEA/s4032/DEEAE926-D9A3-4DCB-99D6-C47846FF81A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQmV7LVNi4Z8_Pqbu2gP8TD1J8uMM6OUKjqq23dAQHh3l8cRwOJp-Yj11xFn6fXAl5VWvuhX7qX1mhLt-duQ69ezoM8oWiwAvwM9zXsDYFKrbnV544-fiKy-bjFQIn355G0xnuH9x66JGxaPhtvNUv5q7WHJgSzxHdGJYjhSCgSVcOYpUyb5fLTrNTEA/w480-h640/DEEAE926-D9A3-4DCB-99D6-C47846FF81A4.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Chinese warlord activated the majority of the troops in his sector, with the tank firing down the roadway at the Soviet tank, and the big sword squad moving through the rubble.</span></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/AVvXsEho6-I48wjU90bywvovTlG9wk0eIua2KdRBd2M2xzHBBMRWAgTilM-9nSGOKW1l2UqRTNn4oVYxO5Xre3M5ugNVArBXfZmS38cQ_w_VaTkSc2_fBRkhIiljQHakssSvQf7Z6QAJglZF0dHDwiSITDJPxbsKj_kcM9EinMSuD8XL8aHHK2L-JupTjA1uiQ/s4032/90DE10A2-98C9-4EFC-83FE-B3B711BE9DC8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6-I48wjU90bywvovTlG9wk0eIua2KdRBd2M2xzHBBMRWAgTilM-9nSGOKW1l2UqRTNn4oVYxO5Xre3M5ugNVArBXfZmS38cQ_w_VaTkSc2_fBRkhIiljQHakssSvQf7Z6QAJglZF0dHDwiSITDJPxbsKj_kcM9EinMSuD8XL8aHHK2L-JupTjA1uiQ/w640-h480/90DE10A2-98C9-4EFC-83FE-B3B711BE9DC8.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Chinese cavalry circled around the buildings and destroyed a Soviet truck carrying NKVD, with the surviving troops stumbling into the street. </span></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/AVvXsEiq69Xw027_KHdJ1uovq7_n7upGCEbb4j3dd8fXHGYVgoomsTIIxbzu2iChiT7Cf7q-T4gxp5j-jQWKNYs_FXkoLb98KFrWW1d4z7ySw_N9ha6mXH6hoDDMUOO2uq_ytntTTHr6rvAawfg8Zb4Hk1LSB2jnAgWR5eYwRrf9G-30VaCPXr1-fa25PLeS6g/s4032/32BE07BD-19C0-49E7-8BD0-C84675A2E6D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq69Xw027_KHdJ1uovq7_n7upGCEbb4j3dd8fXHGYVgoomsTIIxbzu2iChiT7Cf7q-T4gxp5j-jQWKNYs_FXkoLb98KFrWW1d4z7ySw_N9ha6mXH6hoDDMUOO2uq_ytntTTHr6rvAawfg8Zb4Hk1LSB2jnAgWR5eYwRrf9G-30VaCPXr1-fa25PLeS6g/w480-h640/32BE07BD-19C0-49E7-8BD0-C84675A2E6D8.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Additional Soviet troops headed north trying to rescue them.</span></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/AVvXsEjJgaOirPlrcHc_WLEKhaEROxUpF805OQHuZ-kXPPCVs7xlOIbVe0z0tit5L4w3wGkvQxaX9dWNLVnwmHRpiSYsOWS3aisJWo5ZV-h1BMXa1RMKgHjW-t2dC1M9sToWHQ3kwO15piMDi6RZFzZSuCk5oubljtOUZ4THoNw8si0_EvPeW7xAI7N9jrcDEg/s4032/11A9EFE5-4D90-42CF-B0C4-C7E07BDB96C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJgaOirPlrcHc_WLEKhaEROxUpF805OQHuZ-kXPPCVs7xlOIbVe0z0tit5L4w3wGkvQxaX9dWNLVnwmHRpiSYsOWS3aisJWo5ZV-h1BMXa1RMKgHjW-t2dC1M9sToWHQ3kwO15piMDi6RZFzZSuCk5oubljtOUZ4THoNw8si0_EvPeW7xAI7N9jrcDEg/w640-h480/11A9EFE5-4D90-42CF-B0C4-C7E07BDB96C1.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the southern edge of town, a Soviet flamethrower team disembarked from a transport and attempted to burn out one of the Chinese guerilla cells, but failed to hit its target. </span></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/AVvXsEgq1AJ383MRYxt7ClAcrKgh7ULdeJJ7IWPLM_6i5NMpuMTadD4YHgxmWEDd9tVG6b04l4pvUku_QLZUZZLn9dhRhs_2pGd-9ntKfLOSQgfrit7e3KtzdQzbMk2k2QsDGVnUU6mOIL5dHzk_ITFeN0dd2phyed-4nJ_qrm3xBhDdTu6Xt917fu1xaV5kpA/s4032/64D4C377-B7AE-4053-B8FC-F4EA7B5C55A9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1AJ383MRYxt7ClAcrKgh7ULdeJJ7IWPLM_6i5NMpuMTadD4YHgxmWEDd9tVG6b04l4pvUku_QLZUZZLn9dhRhs_2pGd-9ntKfLOSQgfrit7e3KtzdQzbMk2k2QsDGVnUU6mOIL5dHzk_ITFeN0dd2phyed-4nJ_qrm3xBhDdTu6Xt917fu1xaV5kpA/w640-h480/64D4C377-B7AE-4053-B8FC-F4EA7B5C55A9.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The guerillas counterattacked, killing the flamethrower team and destroying their truck.</span></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/AVvXsEidNsnsDhrPa6DxkTBzX-Z7jUfbTyei7vntAZp-3hr806P8wbb9fsbAXqGN0xk_WH5I0f-tyKMi7jDg5DzeAttsw3vJVp5sf50x9FppR2h1zOXEfNrXW05YtFvvsCgRPMty7dmEGbQINJXNSIoM-8hR1dST2nN-2s8z3vofIdjrZUEU2EtQFWh7Tch6tQ/s4032/2A548815-9B9A-454A-B2C5-64D410DB1320.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNsnsDhrPa6DxkTBzX-Z7jUfbTyei7vntAZp-3hr806P8wbb9fsbAXqGN0xk_WH5I0f-tyKMi7jDg5DzeAttsw3vJVp5sf50x9FppR2h1zOXEfNrXW05YtFvvsCgRPMty7dmEGbQINJXNSIoM-8hR1dST2nN-2s8z3vofIdjrZUEU2EtQFWh7Tch6tQ/w640-h480/2A548815-9B9A-454A-B2C5-64D410DB1320.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the center of town, another <span style="text-align: left;">guerilla cell ambushed a second NKVD transport and burned it to the ground. </span></span></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/AVvXsEgHo5Pfc0afnDWePi03Gx1Vk6N4jvx_NvO3kZ2yGgFs2HHdB6HBZ7W-DhPd4x5izfWdFBemKpalEc5uMOh9UAKbvfwehBm0fsh4mt8PieE7jaQDaZ-UHpq4XUacUaZpmFovgSrs52gQN9Lpk2PoltgbwXCvC2HhhfjYkvlp5Pk1JBWlJQsotK87nEy_7w/s4032/A63337F0-A2D6-4A70-835F-F21ACA24B03D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo5Pfc0afnDWePi03Gx1Vk6N4jvx_NvO3kZ2yGgFs2HHdB6HBZ7W-DhPd4x5izfWdFBemKpalEc5uMOh9UAKbvfwehBm0fsh4mt8PieE7jaQDaZ-UHpq4XUacUaZpmFovgSrs52gQN9Lpk2PoltgbwXCvC2HhhfjYkvlp5Pk1JBWlJQsotK87nEy_7w/w480-h640/A63337F0-A2D6-4A70-835F-F21ACA24B03D.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the home next door, a Soviet transport pulled up to the garden wall, and troops climbed over into the courtyard.</span></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/AVvXsEjlMR1108rP_zf88NRuxenPPEc8rN_ZzWmbrbinJk0GDevIR8f2MqmzuyRWcWPE5gsAFDhX7qNbi4irPda2AGucEeyeBf1W0mMSC0K9d1JpGUepZzGX1PzTWyeeZcoXSnU2UEq-OQQkqKuDFYoR2jWAti8iQeZCd3VcXyDUqvJqV_E7OMcTFQA9fefKvg/s4032/05B1F993-2369-45FF-9C13-8B250F2B7DC2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMR1108rP_zf88NRuxenPPEc8rN_ZzWmbrbinJk0GDevIR8f2MqmzuyRWcWPE5gsAFDhX7qNbi4irPda2AGucEeyeBf1W0mMSC0K9d1JpGUepZzGX1PzTWyeeZcoXSnU2UEq-OQQkqKuDFYoR2jWAti8iQeZCd3VcXyDUqvJqV_E7OMcTFQA9fefKvg/w480-h640/05B1F993-2369-45FF-9C13-8B250F2B7DC2.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Across the main street, Chinese levies took up a position in the local restaurant. </span></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/AVvXsEgmaPVS2E5ONrPJF-KrkcGJronjsY_hDGoGlcz_2j-uUmXhdB6Ve70bYCViU3u4nG_FccLFpKO-rNfeOaMyJzywsH22mgf6cZcCP33xQ5KUiMu2tXBY0O1naW4WveAMhEeke6T7c24O5Mv0bGn5YENU65d8FwTTLmlfesgukhcS_LqMCzgSZ6GcI_KbOQ/s4032/3592E3A8-8B2D-4C5F-8FE7-59E7920CBFD8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmaPVS2E5ONrPJF-KrkcGJronjsY_hDGoGlcz_2j-uUmXhdB6Ve70bYCViU3u4nG_FccLFpKO-rNfeOaMyJzywsH22mgf6cZcCP33xQ5KUiMu2tXBY0O1naW4WveAMhEeke6T7c24O5Mv0bGn5YENU65d8FwTTLmlfesgukhcS_LqMCzgSZ6GcI_KbOQ/w640-h480/3592E3A8-8B2D-4C5F-8FE7-59E7920CBFD8.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the north, Chinese infantry and the SDKF 222 tried to take pressure off the cavalry, but the Soviet's refused to switch targets. The Chinese cavalry was shot down before they could engage. </span></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/AVvXsEg8NXdHvcMyno3myfIU-nafazIR8jSj5db0PQauhiWadtxLHwwHMEKIVKnDngiIwMypezqxUZ6Nbw8gDhxLVbRaKmyTv9tDNUF-DOkyberatv0zAWbASrbqct0VJL6d2YSuv1pA3MjOtaVgGtS1mrlMA_PbxPCBHelhNYtDDJUit1gJGlCx9utspWJZtQ/s4032/15A17937-6256-411A-8AA4-3244F1C8493A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NXdHvcMyno3myfIU-nafazIR8jSj5db0PQauhiWadtxLHwwHMEKIVKnDngiIwMypezqxUZ6Nbw8gDhxLVbRaKmyTv9tDNUF-DOkyberatv0zAWbASrbqct0VJL6d2YSuv1pA3MjOtaVgGtS1mrlMA_PbxPCBHelhNYtDDJUit1gJGlCx9utspWJZtQ/w480-h640/15A17937-6256-411A-8AA4-3244F1C8493A.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 3:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQmFl3m72UHceqSxaY5m_kRkeGPR1gM2IgNWWxpwymTvt2hSzAzECy9vQTKqWhcJ7awmUPLmIPPG_Pud_0BfrO0PhS1KHZiqY5e1ZLKlCNiYCKpWvAVo418EeoKFb1e2BXmQPJhneiA_yuFaMJDuG3GMtArfzm8tgUMHoYtMtOSdEARv57Az2PKpPcA/s4032/398D4E16-6166-4104-98BB-83BFC8E62CEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqQmFl3m72UHceqSxaY5m_kRkeGPR1gM2IgNWWxpwymTvt2hSzAzECy9vQTKqWhcJ7awmUPLmIPPG_Pud_0BfrO0PhS1KHZiqY5e1ZLKlCNiYCKpWvAVo418EeoKFb1e2BXmQPJhneiA_yuFaMJDuG3GMtArfzm8tgUMHoYtMtOSdEARv57Az2PKpPcA/w480-h640/398D4E16-6166-4104-98BB-83BFC8E62CEB.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Soviet forward observer called in an artillery bombardment on the warlord and the surrounding squads. However, luck was with the Chinese and there were no deaths.</span></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/AVvXsEjldihKpViYCDQHPejCDmL_1WPUw2eQX9JLc7evfIMgWkSuzryu0InE2k9h7f-3Lx4ntRgPAwOS_n-3YuRCoJ34p1N5gk4MdUAAm_Xp4LKidjIKRJB6_TQf_iW71zBfl48N2e25V0psF94HeFcjwvqZbWmflv4qg7ZjJ042ZqEe5yrttZKHUsVYtxL1Gg/s4032/97E480AF-57C9-41A8-AE24-F763A7AFD776.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjldihKpViYCDQHPejCDmL_1WPUw2eQX9JLc7evfIMgWkSuzryu0InE2k9h7f-3Lx4ntRgPAwOS_n-3YuRCoJ34p1N5gk4MdUAAm_Xp4LKidjIKRJB6_TQf_iW71zBfl48N2e25V0psF94HeFcjwvqZbWmflv4qg7ZjJ042ZqEe5yrttZKHUsVYtxL1Gg/w640-h480/97E480AF-57C9-41A8-AE24-F763A7AFD776.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the other side of the building, the Chinese cavalry eliminated the NKVD, but at significant cost. They turned south in preparation for two squads of advancing Soviet infantry. </span></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/AVvXsEgXrZN1Rv6oSlUGHqt0tPWbN-dKa_iBhk5Q2Swhrh4BxKe1vrlbXgecO-OO4qYOTvxFHK4XxW_33EWJpHHow9l7wfLwir3I8L5Z1h3sz7CguIBuCVAqIIQSxKk7N6AgXnH5qVpOc0zRm_78uVqYBxO3pSzyQo0p7x3umazAj22TefMV1P37oiToZeuD6w/s4032/0316D0ED-7679-4443-A7FA-9C830C1F693C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrZN1Rv6oSlUGHqt0tPWbN-dKa_iBhk5Q2Swhrh4BxKe1vrlbXgecO-OO4qYOTvxFHK4XxW_33EWJpHHow9l7wfLwir3I8L5Z1h3sz7CguIBuCVAqIIQSxKk7N6AgXnH5qVpOc0zRm_78uVqYBxO3pSzyQo0p7x3umazAj22TefMV1P37oiToZeuD6w/w640-h480/0316D0ED-7679-4443-A7FA-9C830C1F693C.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Chinese big sword squad exited the rubble onto the main street and provided covering fire for the cavalry. </span></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/AVvXsEgPcFuGDnHfAO1ODmZe-Pvt-szPlZ-0sYXXnbb0FSLCSf2UPswhMs_gXnO9FUA6fo-XR0DHVI7Hju-jTg5h-rwK5aNR2LbUJNd1kAMrS5ZVVNesHZTruG2qiDJgK0f6o6F4GfhgYJbaDB3nRmKX44jpvaJ31nRPJAe-vPmt8i0na6sd7q5RqUFINsTGCA/s4032/3DEF2457-D6FB-4EA7-8814-D4CC67621E92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPcFuGDnHfAO1ODmZe-Pvt-szPlZ-0sYXXnbb0FSLCSf2UPswhMs_gXnO9FUA6fo-XR0DHVI7Hju-jTg5h-rwK5aNR2LbUJNd1kAMrS5ZVVNesHZTruG2qiDJgK0f6o6F4GfhgYJbaDB3nRmKX44jpvaJ31nRPJAe-vPmt8i0na6sd7q5RqUFINsTGCA/w640-h480/3DEF2457-D6FB-4EA7-8814-D4CC67621E92.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, a lucky shot by a Soviet mortar team managed to eliminate the squad in one strike. </span></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/AVvXsEjSECfr8FgbXEzeWVsn4SWkBPrbzzLxy0HHlJxjZ09T3S0zZ-Bd2yLue2t2gBzGslb_WFHbgbxF6R5kyPTEgGUNqKF8y803xkb725r3j8Ld0sumuv9f4NXct82TK1_48paKHfI_XFB_23Bzo8mDj104qjY4zMYHBJSXnSDs8Mz6_etulhd28MP_qE3MYg/s4032/CC585B4D-9140-4B9A-BA09-BDD17B8A828A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSECfr8FgbXEzeWVsn4SWkBPrbzzLxy0HHlJxjZ09T3S0zZ-Bd2yLue2t2gBzGslb_WFHbgbxF6R5kyPTEgGUNqKF8y803xkb725r3j8Ld0sumuv9f4NXct82TK1_48paKHfI_XFB_23Bzo8mDj104qjY4zMYHBJSXnSDs8Mz6_etulhd28MP_qE3MYg/w480-h640/CC585B4D-9140-4B9A-BA09-BDD17B8A828A.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Chinese cavalry were now on their own.</span></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/AVvXsEiJYbZfMUvd_QYBQ1vrlaACMiBmTI_ztSpGM6yX0Oba96aYgdcd9wooXWaGNIVoE73Xyyi05puMRDD413uN7fqaw4MrOKrTBw6wFN3-J83QarajuALj381l4KgqS-0HvlSjjQGamfYZgc50kTtmIjDs3NjSXGmPxTJXnpYN_2SkZIatBD8Mh_ZLaWJwiA/s4032/BBD38BB2-05DD-46A0-9454-FE016BCC1310.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYbZfMUvd_QYBQ1vrlaACMiBmTI_ztSpGM6yX0Oba96aYgdcd9wooXWaGNIVoE73Xyyi05puMRDD413uN7fqaw4MrOKrTBw6wFN3-J83QarajuALj381l4KgqS-0HvlSjjQGamfYZgc50kTtmIjDs3NjSXGmPxTJXnpYN_2SkZIatBD8Mh_ZLaWJwiA/w640-h480/BBD38BB2-05DD-46A0-9454-FE016BCC1310.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the center of town, the surviving NKVD engaged in hand to hand combat with the guerillas, killing all but two of the them. The guerillas were forced to retreat. </span></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/AVvXsEjMri7WoOwIR_7aVQNq3paAUgOYEO1GUhQNS94qX_-zBfuPCQbMxuz3u6-flqJriMwecrf4nWYpflBGVof1ZAuTHC9MCFvZFIk-BUSv2kYdd2lzIGB5dsPnwqOoNuOnmzHkhYz4DYUufo1k0QrCzJGd-iUZorszFyjmpFkk98OLcsrIrkq_4CMX1u9r1A/s4032/EB819855-81F6-4BB1-B475-28348AE908E4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMri7WoOwIR_7aVQNq3paAUgOYEO1GUhQNS94qX_-zBfuPCQbMxuz3u6-flqJriMwecrf4nWYpflBGVof1ZAuTHC9MCFvZFIk-BUSv2kYdd2lzIGB5dsPnwqOoNuOnmzHkhYz4DYUufo1k0QrCzJGd-iUZorszFyjmpFkk98OLcsrIrkq_4CMX1u9r1A/w640-h480/EB819855-81F6-4BB1-B475-28348AE908E4.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the safety of the ruined warehouse, a Soviet anti-tank team fired on the Chinese T-26, but did no damage.</span></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/AVvXsEjr20yIISS_OKNfJQq0EqAEd4xhRsrilVlvYbcUxxRULGwLz1qFkzZb5hRDUJ92n0yBLpc-Y92q-TVDTCOZ0Bjnxs8GV_kGECxeOyvggFiozvN3cpQi5TcLTgWvv5RSGOwnptolUgXTBk2dG_gMC_mHEfUjginx1I4hN_5etEXC-luNkn9smIDnV1_KUw/s4032/656B13D2-89C1-4877-B8D9-3E40AD508EF6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr20yIISS_OKNfJQq0EqAEd4xhRsrilVlvYbcUxxRULGwLz1qFkzZb5hRDUJ92n0yBLpc-Y92q-TVDTCOZ0Bjnxs8GV_kGECxeOyvggFiozvN3cpQi5TcLTgWvv5RSGOwnptolUgXTBk2dG_gMC_mHEfUjginx1I4hN_5etEXC-luNkn9smIDnV1_KUw/w480-h640/656B13D2-89C1-4877-B8D9-3E40AD508EF6.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Up north, the flamethrower tank failed in its attack on the Chinese infantry. They attempted a counter attack with anti-tank grenades, but were also unsuccessful. The SDKF was immobilized by the Soviet armored car, and its counterfire was ineffective. </span></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/AVvXsEhVIUEQagFHPGXmqU_0kWxMVv0YjODuKs_0vrQQkIt7LjyiPyPu2KAxp3zI1pLLTr9NZ4LPre6wRBFMKUvg4MihyRfHatlyk3Isxs1YftdWvwjFGRPZqEwptvHA8ZtCWzKS7t7UmtO_z8oHTHpLa9lKJ3T3NZ0vdexoWLOddJNOaL_aiwzGNxvaLgebig/s4032/6D2B816A-2F4B-45D7-89D7-14DF46238E85.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVIUEQagFHPGXmqU_0kWxMVv0YjODuKs_0vrQQkIt7LjyiPyPu2KAxp3zI1pLLTr9NZ4LPre6wRBFMKUvg4MihyRfHatlyk3Isxs1YftdWvwjFGRPZqEwptvHA8ZtCWzKS7t7UmtO_z8oHTHpLa9lKJ3T3NZ0vdexoWLOddJNOaL_aiwzGNxvaLgebig/w480-h640/6D2B816A-2F4B-45D7-89D7-14DF46238E85.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soviet infantry drove the Chinese away from the tank with a significant number of kills.</span></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/AVvXsEiCiCPwxLyHPPFdphvl4NKdwtc31b0hUD3QPj6Wr5mxe11naKIN0AIAXhqdINwBfeni1I8hycJFCvecJsiWoFSFoU9qtk5MRoD3xAqhbtFS7bhwyONdxz2qX-V91LAYZiAkQkpgiBXG8FpzXpOTCSrDkJn82nrSrdFFat3gd_M1w8aCRDRmK9tuT1sK_w/s4032/F1744A7A-9795-42F3-AE4B-F16D9D61AED2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCiCPwxLyHPPFdphvl4NKdwtc31b0hUD3QPj6Wr5mxe11naKIN0AIAXhqdINwBfeni1I8hycJFCvecJsiWoFSFoU9qtk5MRoD3xAqhbtFS7bhwyONdxz2qX-V91LAYZiAkQkpgiBXG8FpzXpOTCSrDkJn82nrSrdFFat3gd_M1w8aCRDRmK9tuT1sK_w/w480-h640/F1744A7A-9795-42F3-AE4B-F16D9D61AED2.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 4:</span></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/AVvXsEggMBhuLNpeopwWTOyMzvjJ3zkXHcu_E_eiJLHrytzYmLuuW7GrzdTsgWZt6blsvvC8c52hQcNYeTf7-xOJTiArojHjx2vGt3RTV090C0IHRebBPLhreIJcSwe88DbRHkbfAp4vh9Ktadnn5_pGzhjAhTqhfM37-kctc9UckEq1gZTq8jkH-SZl8bddig/s4032/8639A79B-F7ED-42C5-ABBF-FFB5921526E8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggMBhuLNpeopwWTOyMzvjJ3zkXHcu_E_eiJLHrytzYmLuuW7GrzdTsgWZt6blsvvC8c52hQcNYeTf7-xOJTiArojHjx2vGt3RTV090C0IHRebBPLhreIJcSwe88DbRHkbfAp4vh9Ktadnn5_pGzhjAhTqhfM37-kctc9UckEq1gZTq8jkH-SZl8bddig/w480-h640/8639A79B-F7ED-42C5-ABBF-FFB5921526E8.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The southern Chinese guerilla cell opened fire on the Soviet infantry, hoping to protect the isolated cavalry. </span></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/AVvXsEgAcKHdQF2B21THMaf4djYx6TkBwkKUhGKbYtbc3R9KDh_YeMizsMaTF-ZBfH0RIo51Zl34FAfDGFnfwn6o6yIAr4D1gQa7Dddn3EpaxzKOiEkBaJfv5QbqRR2fcdx7taGejSzGe0C-XSG4SWdaMcoDgK-cvYlCdaTU09MiKefze6soOAvbr4MfzO8oSg/s4032/75C9FB3C-F313-43C9-9C70-3FEC4D72D375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcKHdQF2B21THMaf4djYx6TkBwkKUhGKbYtbc3R9KDh_YeMizsMaTF-ZBfH0RIo51Zl34FAfDGFnfwn6o6yIAr4D1gQa7Dddn3EpaxzKOiEkBaJfv5QbqRR2fcdx7taGejSzGe0C-XSG4SWdaMcoDgK-cvYlCdaTU09MiKefze6soOAvbr4MfzO8oSg/w480-h640/75C9FB3C-F313-43C9-9C70-3FEC4D72D375.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The warlord's retinue also joined the fray, but did not perform well. All except the warlord were killed off, and he abandoned the battlefield and his troops.</span></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/AVvXsEhJNBxmNKtjrDwvprOtEilGV6PewbP8Hk4qwKvJ5dkIHKr4lzFNTnF5ThBoeHej3lIf8zAds9cUbbzZQAe5B_EAjhT_OvBz3UgSSQIcj14B-1lvhLne4AVvkfaHtfQ0hXn7K8ZtTZNpoiSLPTstFnus1rUe3SDk2urySjMWYe6Qqr1opVo_AI4HVlHURQ/s4032/D6C016A3-2176-40F3-8654-2CDB04D7111F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJNBxmNKtjrDwvprOtEilGV6PewbP8Hk4qwKvJ5dkIHKr4lzFNTnF5ThBoeHej3lIf8zAds9cUbbzZQAe5B_EAjhT_OvBz3UgSSQIcj14B-1lvhLne4AVvkfaHtfQ0hXn7K8ZtTZNpoiSLPTstFnus1rUe3SDk2urySjMWYe6Qqr1opVo_AI4HVlHURQ/w640-h480/D6C016A3-2176-40F3-8654-2CDB04D7111F.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhEhYHdzn6k5lhkJBVpaZERshBb-Br00AROUnuCGQ_d1GAorM5QcPlHirnDyWImVFCtb7hj5hRhn6TxmFXfRI9-Se75fBOe91nDn7TBhkN5p1CZMRmB_4Guc9NtRReSfFCdGR9Qt91z2Qcuq7vZLT0J1304E0_vSazySH5d7K1TKfid_jCby6ZVU5bcXA/s4032/3A2F2467-BE79-404E-8602-0CC8C980DA77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEhYHdzn6k5lhkJBVpaZERshBb-Br00AROUnuCGQ_d1GAorM5QcPlHirnDyWImVFCtb7hj5hRhn6TxmFXfRI9-Se75fBOe91nDn7TBhkN5p1CZMRmB_4Guc9NtRReSfFCdGR9Qt91z2Qcuq7vZLT0J1304E0_vSazySH5d7K1TKfid_jCby6ZVU5bcXA/w640-h480/3A2F2467-BE79-404E-8602-0CC8C980DA77.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other southern squad of Soviet infantry FUBARed their attempted attack on the cavalry and fled, but the the forward observer team hidden in the building managed to kill all but one of the Chinese.</span></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/AVvXsEjZELZGOn-Nr4t3sPDGB3E-BE1sryNB3M9Boc2Qoeck_lKUUDeLhQn_cVqsbSDSyKoijewPVBaryNZQ-axLS422zibmTSVpQmHODjQZ2ttSWoTlccRAiGLp7udO0xPvXYP5FwhQzNxFfu9qBNx-7Jn5fvS6IrXftHnpLT_Ji7OA-Uj1LZviOl-xzH2_8Q/s4032/14967833-D61D-4F3C-AD49-BF8695BD8EBF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZELZGOn-Nr4t3sPDGB3E-BE1sryNB3M9Boc2Qoeck_lKUUDeLhQn_cVqsbSDSyKoijewPVBaryNZQ-axLS422zibmTSVpQmHODjQZ2ttSWoTlccRAiGLp7udO0xPvXYP5FwhQzNxFfu9qBNx-7Jn5fvS6IrXftHnpLT_Ji7OA-Uj1LZviOl-xzH2_8Q/w480-h640/14967833-D61D-4F3C-AD49-BF8695BD8EBF.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back at the warehouse, the Soviet anti-tank team scored a successful hit and jammed the turret of the Chinese tank.</span></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/AVvXsEiMrD5ik-7g44C4FqQ7yQ5GkP6dPn_oRKM6Sj0sfNIgONAOWvK7lnpcP4cJMyeFspENyvKzlAZhRTIbt4HXh0EAiGcW_WzCFOF02pPiQbQAsbHOE3_MaaPgErl41kXBfM94kcDsBNNBZTh1gFUqqM6YqhTpJiK0eldcW2hdMfvC8mndj46sPNomuvVeTQ/s4032/DE2CF7C2-7C05-42DA-B580-096C89451E7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrD5ik-7g44C4FqQ7yQ5GkP6dPn_oRKM6Sj0sfNIgONAOWvK7lnpcP4cJMyeFspENyvKzlAZhRTIbt4HXh0EAiGcW_WzCFOF02pPiQbQAsbHOE3_MaaPgErl41kXBfM94kcDsBNNBZTh1gFUqqM6YqhTpJiK0eldcW2hdMfvC8mndj46sPNomuvVeTQ/w480-h640/DE2CF7C2-7C05-42DA-B580-096C89451E7B.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The NKVD then rushed in and finished the job with anti-tank grenades.</span></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/AVvXsEivzcvvfNsA_ZXfzTIy2Rils0SyCy2IvY5lNK68p4TkVlplYDKQxXtI9rtBwO-M99XwV9JzOBMb0PlSeB-_YG0O20POKnRm8IrBAtxOiMQAmXcC_wn6eJqCZ314HHOdf8PlO_RJju5UR2XQXpCNrsvEISFfpRa9q97eiuVAikQacOfvH3wHNQQnjlOVQg/s4032/CBEC7FB3-052C-4143-B8B7-242D825A9038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivzcvvfNsA_ZXfzTIy2Rils0SyCy2IvY5lNK68p4TkVlplYDKQxXtI9rtBwO-M99XwV9JzOBMb0PlSeB-_YG0O20POKnRm8IrBAtxOiMQAmXcC_wn6eJqCZ314HHOdf8PlO_RJju5UR2XQXpCNrsvEISFfpRa9q97eiuVAikQacOfvH3wHNQQnjlOVQg/w640-h480/CBEC7FB3-052C-4143-B8B7-242D825A9038.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Soviet sniper and the Chinese levies engaged in a gun battle, with the sniper picking off the Chinese NCO.</span></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/AVvXsEjKlWyUxZMDB28EcBwhJZqxJupCly21x2snirGq1tq9Fpmb1tB1POXh-R9ZL6JUF2fVwkhtN9wq06YZJ7QNV_6OkRFGk8tLjsRwf1tNhC5NhyZ-JHnULPIEV_vJBtB6IddBDs0-MN8EtLwR2ujeSanzj8PsWB0oywB0M_OhHI86QBC8hVWHVA3Iwtum3g/s4032/5A2F8D2C-0227-44BF-ADFD-D6D247414091.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlWyUxZMDB28EcBwhJZqxJupCly21x2snirGq1tq9Fpmb1tB1POXh-R9ZL6JUF2fVwkhtN9wq06YZJ7QNV_6OkRFGk8tLjsRwf1tNhC5NhyZ-JHnULPIEV_vJBtB6IddBDs0-MN8EtLwR2ujeSanzj8PsWB0oywB0M_OhHI86QBC8hVWHVA3Iwtum3g/w480-h640/5A2F8D2C-0227-44BF-ADFD-D6D247414091.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in the north, the Chinese infantry launched a punishing attack on the Soviets, but were eventually burned to death by the flamethrower tank.</span></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/AVvXsEimpmcLsmGW2gM7ZrHmroUxQ68WLaiJafyEprwUjYGPL0e_Umqsbawt115khc817cCCTrxYn80RDt8PAD0a-5ACYbB9xE1AuKEAbe1lUxDWe8hT-y7KluIl0nTh5yEJKZcB-dwAVwCteD9NDt53pPavhq0S_B2uz5AMzthd9rtUbAgI1kIA4vrgVeVcyQ/s4032/948949B0-5375-4632-A6C8-2839B9D43187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimpmcLsmGW2gM7ZrHmroUxQ68WLaiJafyEprwUjYGPL0e_Umqsbawt115khc817cCCTrxYn80RDt8PAD0a-5ACYbB9xE1AuKEAbe1lUxDWe8hT-y7KluIl0nTh5yEJKZcB-dwAVwCteD9NDt53pPavhq0S_B2uz5AMzthd9rtUbAgI1kIA4vrgVeVcyQ/w640-h480/948949B0-5375-4632-A6C8-2839B9D43187.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEjv1y-Hi95zg67BphZopluRkikbPFPlJ1waZXxDP8eGtOX5EZ-GBInVx4dMMq9klQh8n2Tjgnqi66otdFZuxDqmiqGu1ZYkuzBIydzLKyU0lU0G4AwZ_uI4dQRUftqZb8y0-TnxHO67rWhpZNYPPmvtOjE3Nqgs5PlpqPswpHWaSTyzd4uRnNXAuiUUwg/s4032/FD923C89-C704-46AB-88FA-57A4AAB8788D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1y-Hi95zg67BphZopluRkikbPFPlJ1waZXxDP8eGtOX5EZ-GBInVx4dMMq9klQh8n2Tjgnqi66otdFZuxDqmiqGu1ZYkuzBIydzLKyU0lU0G4AwZ_uI4dQRUftqZb8y0-TnxHO67rWhpZNYPPmvtOjE3Nqgs5PlpqPswpHWaSTyzd4uRnNXAuiUUwg/w480-h640/FD923C89-C704-46AB-88FA-57A4AAB8788D.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soviet troops also finished off the immobilized 222. </span></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/AVvXsEhowHXhkQhwNnmtrAUQzMMM8n44cU40opMHtk2xxQiofyxyQqE6gAZhr1Sgb_YT1k3LD1Sjdt2HRuPXnBgybge-oqe5IQRaV11O_Pk5oJ3Fd89sPMH8vYmDfLRV0O9ajKGDRGaedAMdv3aSJFw_HOO0UPx-3JpvcJhfABR3mhEYcMvq0ARtRNd3FOdsQw/s4032/5B563B19-4464-4942-A559-5E605AE5CD52.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhowHXhkQhwNnmtrAUQzMMM8n44cU40opMHtk2xxQiofyxyQqE6gAZhr1Sgb_YT1k3LD1Sjdt2HRuPXnBgybge-oqe5IQRaV11O_Pk5oJ3Fd89sPMH8vYmDfLRV0O9ajKGDRGaedAMdv3aSJFw_HOO0UPx-3JpvcJhfABR3mhEYcMvq0ARtRNd3FOdsQw/w480-h640/5B563B19-4464-4942-A559-5E605AE5CD52.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 5:</span></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/AVvXsEgnJmMJtkwbGZ3cGHJ88qP05zBQxdVtdms-gixiW2zKEjX6c5SxeFedmzJmEO6NvKkUVEAdLr7pdc_qAVIsvPX6x13janyreT73jNAoNn8ziVJMqqFxR4iwu8SyXsW6xkx0R994BbFN5DWF5ZtJZefOsjZa96-8IMPZV4uqpsH4aG6b0PIttEFrCt3bww/s4032/827CC5FE-62EB-40A5-BA20-B05455F3D4A7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJmMJtkwbGZ3cGHJ88qP05zBQxdVtdms-gixiW2zKEjX6c5SxeFedmzJmEO6NvKkUVEAdLr7pdc_qAVIsvPX6x13janyreT73jNAoNn8ziVJMqqFxR4iwu8SyXsW6xkx0R994BbFN5DWF5ZtJZefOsjZa96-8IMPZV4uqpsH4aG6b0PIttEFrCt3bww/w480-h640/827CC5FE-62EB-40A5-BA20-B05455F3D4A7.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soviet infantry stormed the ruins hiding the Chinese guerillas and eliminated them.</span></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/AVvXsEi3lIQweAAZ1ji9f6nrXJ2KunH0VbHlF13kzfKxmykdChI4UipeGxBPkaH6fclvOobpdPAXuw_JwAI6KDyomB63YmcFu7XCsR1DZRlEujI9jaycSJD6XBc3n9Z_ZhCx8JruLdS3b-cV7BGxbmxaHoLa6Nx-Hy_6O3ZNs-B9OMmK6hTDZ6tPGRxJqWuLwA/s4032/5E2A642B-C669-4EB6-99D0-F7FEE447902C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3lIQweAAZ1ji9f6nrXJ2KunH0VbHlF13kzfKxmykdChI4UipeGxBPkaH6fclvOobpdPAXuw_JwAI6KDyomB63YmcFu7XCsR1DZRlEujI9jaycSJD6XBc3n9Z_ZhCx8JruLdS3b-cV7BGxbmxaHoLa6Nx-Hy_6O3ZNs-B9OMmK6hTDZ6tPGRxJqWuLwA/w640-h480/5E2A642B-C669-4EB6-99D0-F7FEE447902C.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the center of town, a vicious melee broke out between the Chinese levies and a squad of inexperienced Soviets. The Chinese were victorious, but most every combatant was dead at the end.</span></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/AVvXsEhfhWF89hUMJMkfE4DjqxBW0sXTYw5MYN2WD5uXgGMuraBlUZJML6HpzFZrpb5dv2OBfdao4nn5MONmnEblBcNBTmJkO-z0gQLdkKHF4jVqdBUuDpyjiAM-046B92B87nhen1TSe62Lf_WWvKmj9RnQxbYIhpME6wNdDPvzIMuoa4HYt_mGVX3arvMgmQ/s4032/7CA1D562-BD7B-41EF-95C2-A4B5CB36D3B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhWF89hUMJMkfE4DjqxBW0sXTYw5MYN2WD5uXgGMuraBlUZJML6HpzFZrpb5dv2OBfdao4nn5MONmnEblBcNBTmJkO-z0gQLdkKHF4jVqdBUuDpyjiAM-046B92B87nhen1TSe62Lf_WWvKmj9RnQxbYIhpME6wNdDPvzIMuoa4HYt_mGVX3arvMgmQ/w640-h480/7CA1D562-BD7B-41EF-95C2-A4B5CB36D3B5.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After destroying the Chinese tank last round, the NKVD located the Chinese sniper team and finished them off.</span></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/AVvXsEhfcaJSNMAcQddi0aywNubUUxy_LHhmQUIiI9T6oPODkH-RUv8QuXtPrppHFHEFjVvPyglgZMfTXieaokwJ1Ck1K0QaGhoXSDJVwXf5_bAmJy4kcRwhrkTk4lVN_famCafItXbdagMl8Xl8OKZ1udiY0slwFwRjW9UINbiGE6B-BH2t0vHZt47sby1eGA/s4032/757C0242-2BFF-4979-8395-0416BB3898A6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfcaJSNMAcQddi0aywNubUUxy_LHhmQUIiI9T6oPODkH-RUv8QuXtPrppHFHEFjVvPyglgZMfTXieaokwJ1Ck1K0QaGhoXSDJVwXf5_bAmJy4kcRwhrkTk4lVN_famCafItXbdagMl8Xl8OKZ1udiY0slwFwRjW9UINbiGE6B-BH2t0vHZt47sby1eGA/w480-h640/757C0242-2BFF-4979-8395-0416BB3898A6.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Soviet infantry charged the building holding the remaining Chinese command team, and though initially successful, the remaining guerillas pushed them back. </span></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/AVvXsEhdmzmNpF1TgieCmIcfsZswzuFXoxmah-nVzJNvgD_bq1hdbnQyxwX9hQ_j3n2odO2xHWpfIEsq8O14W4WXcESy58sYDZVXuyZV8PvdJe6eXL-cGHZKgwGtaLaLJNd55pXRoqcCsV80lZSWNZGv-2KomUiMEa5BsMoKO9DzlN9B2ab4i_kjhVhYkfPbyA/s4032/41A27226-12D4-4F83-9AAA-CE594DFA6F95.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmzmNpF1TgieCmIcfsZswzuFXoxmah-nVzJNvgD_bq1hdbnQyxwX9hQ_j3n2odO2xHWpfIEsq8O14W4WXcESy58sYDZVXuyZV8PvdJe6eXL-cGHZKgwGtaLaLJNd55pXRoqcCsV80lZSWNZGv-2KomUiMEa5BsMoKO9DzlN9B2ab4i_kjhVhYkfPbyA/w640-h480/41A27226-12D4-4F83-9AAA-CE594DFA6F95.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Soviets then sent the flamethrower tank against the guerillas and killed one of them. </span></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/AVvXsEijMTtIHHzGUzynRWbezJZctxryjo2VUxUb-3xGF8mKngKwT7femGomrVe_U-yPRWULwTXLIkFq2nnI8jjOrB32NoN8z8c4DGdQckNJycmjygZjInbVUOFurKUrClIyxOHVwuQXAAyRoaJ-KJvApHF_BRoj5PD0F6ojx12QT7tAP-JZn7mJnmO0Ey1kaw/s4032/05506D6B-D698-48BC-A458-800DA383214C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijMTtIHHzGUzynRWbezJZctxryjo2VUxUb-3xGF8mKngKwT7femGomrVe_U-yPRWULwTXLIkFq2nnI8jjOrB32NoN8z8c4DGdQckNJycmjygZjInbVUOFurKUrClIyxOHVwuQXAAyRoaJ-KJvApHF_BRoj5PD0F6ojx12QT7tAP-JZn7mJnmO0Ey1kaw/w640-h480/05506D6B-D698-48BC-A458-800DA383214C.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Knowing the town was lost, the remaining guerilla commandeered a car and fled. The surviving levies hit the road as well, and the town was fully under Soviet control.</span></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/AVvXsEggTrIxlK_7AEdwfJEUKzEgNoqtXSsVYRzkwXUEJV_KSFNb4GOtq1WI58ygHQPvxWUdxqasrSVq9gnB2gYlVHQgBs6w1zbtQgMLru223tSb_RZvNZ8tZ3vEGKIUr2C7i8s0rW_vGUPMcEnaOcJN5qUsT2TaY4T6L8rjBaaH4qStdtAT0f24EQ2w8kFatQ/s4032/67DE07E8-2EE7-4D0D-B7CD-D290DBB45C91.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggTrIxlK_7AEdwfJEUKzEgNoqtXSsVYRzkwXUEJV_KSFNb4GOtq1WI58ygHQPvxWUdxqasrSVq9gnB2gYlVHQgBs6w1zbtQgMLru223tSb_RZvNZ8tZ3vEGKIUr2C7i8s0rW_vGUPMcEnaOcJN5qUsT2TaY4T6L8rjBaaH4qStdtAT0f24EQ2w8kFatQ/w640-h480/67DE07E8-2EE7-4D0D-B7CD-D290DBB45C91.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhNnQdMFtfzVJZv27ZOlpPxzFjNcnA_LSFHNk37IROpgfylv2QXCTH9KhYwvA8c6WE6Vyi_jdtf1lsqeo1KgGyqyTAt5YrjL8PSGmEXakWp2n3aDPrp9vzxj0qPKWahAM5WVA9aRQazf2qmSJSbg2qmQWoZeq2xVN9w-uNjzZCukeg_6AXwVkMrsTi70w/s4032/4E6B5307-8F8A-4BB7-8AEC-BD9152D7C4FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNnQdMFtfzVJZv27ZOlpPxzFjNcnA_LSFHNk37IROpgfylv2QXCTH9KhYwvA8c6WE6Vyi_jdtf1lsqeo1KgGyqyTAt5YrjL8PSGmEXakWp2n3aDPrp9vzxj0qPKWahAM5WVA9aRQazf2qmSJSbg2qmQWoZeq2xVN9w-uNjzZCukeg_6AXwVkMrsTi70w/w640-h480/4E6B5307-8F8A-4BB7-8AEC-BD9152D7C4FB.jpeg" title="A 28mm early WW2 Bolt Action game pitting a Chinese warlord against Soviet Russians for control of a border town" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite a relatively promising start, luck was not with the Chinese and the Soviets tore them apart through the second half of the game. I was really hoping that troop quality would win over quantity, but it was not the case. And though I love the visual appeal of cavalry on the table, they have proven to be be mostly ineffective during my WW2 games, which I guess is to be expected (or a sign of my poor battleplans). That said, it was still a fun game and I enjoyed the opportunity to finally use my Chinese terrain. </span></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-73393466086295531992022-12-16T11:57:00.002-08:002022-12-16T15:23:43.693-08:00Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">After over a year of painting moderns, I needed a break and decided to go back to Star Wars Legion for a bit. While there are lots of great official figures, there are plenty of interesting characters and units that aren't covered by official releases. I loved the look of the Imperial troops seen in Solo, so set about finding some proxy figures I could use.</span></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/AVvXsEj06Dw7L9yqUTRqC4zqyt59xaI1xlHwT0Sxz-fkim4DXmFjQRRpNcO5r3-BJAXg4RwdrJLyK3fMlXmNBL54uNd6gvvhRgINnGw3955hWXgtiphqS7kpde0q89G-e6X42tl0uQ3tHyGSGKcI2QtBkrerUVUMiXoCZirD7g5P1Sb60Eyvwlntmp8afk4SEQ/s4032/A8120DAD-0DE5-47BF-A9F6-B40EA4FF0E8D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06Dw7L9yqUTRqC4zqyt59xaI1xlHwT0Sxz-fkim4DXmFjQRRpNcO5r3-BJAXg4RwdrJLyK3fMlXmNBL54uNd6gvvhRgINnGw3955hWXgtiphqS7kpde0q89G-e6X42tl0uQ3tHyGSGKcI2QtBkrerUVUMiXoCZirD7g5P1Sb60Eyvwlntmp8afk4SEQ/w640-h480/A8120DAD-0DE5-47BF-A9F6-B40EA4FF0E8D.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a bit of searching online, I found some 3D prints that fit the bill of what I wanted. Not having a printer myself, I opted to have a printing service in Spain produce them for for me. While the sculpts were great, the prints themselves were covered in a sticky, white residue. Looking for an answer online, it appeared my vendor either didn't cure them long enough, or used a dirty curing solution. I was a bit frustrated, but decided I'd try to clean them myself before requesting they be reprinted. I put each figure into a bath of isopropyl alcohol and brushed them down with a swab and old toothbrush. It didn't completely fix the stickiness, but the figures took the primer without issue. As such, I moved forward with painting.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlXXu52sImjFSsLQagwgViAVOF6x2bd1NcecKH02rNItaPo387Q380MFZo8o9QXmGqmPjsu4ici_i6fzjdPwoMKZcyeD41qahDVl6B4ZooEUC_mbC6PC1CUhuEI8dlwiJ1_LBkImuwlsRSNgbZ9tQfR1J1lyGGheGzoUldSfTigH3DvtWoTew479ZhA/s4032/C7958AFD-1A8E-4331-A587-813257BDAFDB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers 3D Prints" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlXXu52sImjFSsLQagwgViAVOF6x2bd1NcecKH02rNItaPo387Q380MFZo8o9QXmGqmPjsu4ici_i6fzjdPwoMKZcyeD41qahDVl6B4ZooEUC_mbC6PC1CUhuEI8dlwiJ1_LBkImuwlsRSNgbZ9tQfR1J1lyGGheGzoUldSfTigH3DvtWoTew479ZhA/w640-h480/C7958AFD-1A8E-4331-A587-813257BDAFDB.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers 3D Prints" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Since I would likely be splitting my figures into two units for games, I ordered two officers to go along with the Mudtroopers. One looked like the officer from Solo, but I went with a generic Imperial field officer for the other. </span></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/AVvXsEgk8vQlVBqW1dgyf1sUI5GbAy3PInWVTQRRUTZcCEIhlCuGuIYAJAMntLuUKtnqJrKxrPEHEwuKkF_pAI1KmZcXtnugUlZsMD7npSUhvn6r-Ls5m3ID5lpJYlYgUhDqGEM82SpZ8aweUykkeL036Sc_CzNr4cVBCYTkmNjOc-B2Oy9wXIa7iuSY9y7aCQ/s3024/2340247E-2101-44DB-AF7A-E37050EE88D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk8vQlVBqW1dgyf1sUI5GbAy3PInWVTQRRUTZcCEIhlCuGuIYAJAMntLuUKtnqJrKxrPEHEwuKkF_pAI1KmZcXtnugUlZsMD7npSUhvn6r-Ls5m3ID5lpJYlYgUhDqGEM82SpZ8aweUykkeL036Sc_CzNr4cVBCYTkmNjOc-B2Oy9wXIa7iuSY9y7aCQ/w640-h640/2340247E-2101-44DB-AF7A-E37050EE88D8.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">The Mudtrooper pack I selected came with two specialized weapons, a small rotary gun and what appeared to be a flame thrower. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKZacSTxp0vcJJDjeE2DjTEadW4_Jz7HG5xk4lS6cMge4lMHb5amBUHjD1YLrroKIVYY90QiDNcv9qrDzb7wrBeB1ikn482hT9qZo1BbQUqdN2E5a1KQ5xgM2dqw6DBBNxVs1C5O2qJcMM9JbEFNRVEoUHjeh79MXte-SN6C06yDS0wVRO4X15METQw/s3024/158BC5FD-C14E-4DF2-B56B-3BF021D58E8C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUKZacSTxp0vcJJDjeE2DjTEadW4_Jz7HG5xk4lS6cMge4lMHb5amBUHjD1YLrroKIVYY90QiDNcv9qrDzb7wrBeB1ikn482hT9qZo1BbQUqdN2E5a1KQ5xgM2dqw6DBBNxVs1C5O2qJcMM9JbEFNRVEoUHjeh79MXte-SN6C06yDS0wVRO4X15METQw/w640-h640/158BC5FD-C14E-4DF2-B56B-3BF021D58E8C.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the pack I ordered was supposed to only be standard Mudtroopers, one figure came replaced with Solo's Rio Durant in disguise. You can see the extra hand holding the cloak closed on the lower left figure, and a fourth hand is also present in back. Luckily, this wasn't too noticeable when you mixed him in his unit, so I let it go and didn't request a replacement.</span></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/AVvXsEgV2BLo333DR_-1csvU9e14eThuekXi1faxE89G6osQTpfAfXBWiCgisF13dYj0eU0caVIe8Kt_6g1y0ZP9nmXTcBR4n_517iYneJilO1DREBXU6dDwJAULfj32ZwsZIsh5xjEY6mEy95yJbxhJuqQuFz1H0im1xghy_k7ibcexpB7yV-C_t7Ez5Yzfhw/s3024/DC75DA4F-CD94-4BF7-8515-954925E20EBA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV2BLo333DR_-1csvU9e14eThuekXi1faxE89G6osQTpfAfXBWiCgisF13dYj0eU0caVIe8Kt_6g1y0ZP9nmXTcBR4n_517iYneJilO1DREBXU6dDwJAULfj32ZwsZIsh5xjEY6mEy95yJbxhJuqQuFz1H0im1xghy_k7ibcexpB7yV-C_t7Ez5Yzfhw/w640-h640/DC75DA4F-CD94-4BF7-8515-954925E20EBA.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhrzTTZh1hkEENoop9JuoOVjbanhhGExHcxTXGG-itZqxv0aA6yFmrRTSdnI2Y73gTcqi2QL5JWBH_SEAcdN1cTOLbZnvZviPUwEhKI5J_9VxTB2IxFggJAQmxldTgDYwYvzbT7xLMyDUsexRsE9Mjc7qshgxu3b---WogU77SvSC3rGuZ0BiuT4Wrw/s3024/5EB9CAC3-9EED-4BC9-BC69-DF4618D8E160.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhrzTTZh1hkEENoop9JuoOVjbanhhGExHcxTXGG-itZqxv0aA6yFmrRTSdnI2Y73gTcqi2QL5JWBH_SEAcdN1cTOLbZnvZviPUwEhKI5J_9VxTB2IxFggJAQmxldTgDYwYvzbT7xLMyDUsexRsE9Mjc7qshgxu3b---WogU77SvSC3rGuZ0BiuT4Wrw/w640-h640/5EB9CAC3-9EED-4BC9-BC69-DF4618D8E160.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZUtf-lv4-nvOQzCDeWngrBsDCtIlVcjSb57wRPfMDxFyCwpzs-KXNtKAd21ba2kg2KO4amlqMGaeBoFcLEuy31VIhw7ZGc982HXMv-ZFh7hBjn_leRS2Qo8m28tPJLeOTrzz9_GOirkYQg3DoYQcx2TA4TUsPWqnSXF2RfPthXw7jUZ4w7Ko6wURsg/s3024/57DB66F4-E5CE-49E4-B34B-D3BD73F7B8C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZUtf-lv4-nvOQzCDeWngrBsDCtIlVcjSb57wRPfMDxFyCwpzs-KXNtKAd21ba2kg2KO4amlqMGaeBoFcLEuy31VIhw7ZGc982HXMv-ZFh7hBjn_leRS2Qo8m28tPJLeOTrzz9_GOirkYQg3DoYQcx2TA4TUsPWqnSXF2RfPthXw7jUZ4w7Ko6wURsg/w640-h640/57DB66F4-E5CE-49E4-B34B-D3BD73F7B8C0.jpeg" title="Star Wars Legion: Imperial Army Mudtroopers" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Despite the issues with my order, I was happy with the final results. The price I payed, while still expensive, was cheaper than some of the other online sources, and the vendor was willing to give me a free shipping upgrade to the US that included tracking. The figures themselves were beautifully designed and fit in perfectly with my official Legion figures.</span></div><br /><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-38385121257789659652022-12-03T15:44:00.000-08:002022-12-03T15:44:36.682-08:00Sahel Conflicts: Terrainify Outcroppings for Tigharghar Mountains <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>While I had a fair amount of urban/village terrain for my Mali wargaming, I wanted to have more options for battles out in the countryside. In 2013, French and Chadian forces fought against the Islamist insurgents in the Tigharghar (Tegharaghar) Mountains of northern Mali during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ifoghas" target="_blank">Battle of Ifoghas</a>, and I wanted to look for terrain that would be appropriate. </span><span>The major terrain feature for this area appeared to be large piles of black basalt rock. </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLC4stCExRqKQbo58t35PDhFCXhh0ckW0FG0K8VCqvE0RWnXLMaWwrAcWttoY-Y3xGAyQEdHpkZ-bMQ7YD2Yl6QQ63XuAQlZKUTiShjuqijbbdgr3o6zHsTpBKPH8X5-yrB6K0j-zUlvPmZ9Brv5xxP3ApJGRktGC5cvcKRHzj4v2U7AAD9N0TK8P3w/s464/2CFBB4A6-0105-42C5-9884-BE9502267D5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tigharghar (Tegharghar) Mountains, Mali. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21326831" border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="464" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLC4stCExRqKQbo58t35PDhFCXhh0ckW0FG0K8VCqvE0RWnXLMaWwrAcWttoY-Y3xGAyQEdHpkZ-bMQ7YD2Yl6QQ63XuAQlZKUTiShjuqijbbdgr3o6zHsTpBKPH8X5-yrB6K0j-zUlvPmZ9Brv5xxP3ApJGRktGC5cvcKRHzj4v2U7AAD9N0TK8P3w/w640-h360/2CFBB4A6-0105-42C5-9884-BE9502267D5A.jpeg" title="Tigharghar (Tegharghar), Mali. Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21326831" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-21326831" target="_blank">BBC</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFnkywYvQc3H7l3kD8hSTgTv-qiDNjEBWEG8I5Z0LOUaU017_-eEq0UAcZOqZRBnnGxs7sraFScP9FlrEVhEmyQ-Y8wFbxSQaTyzhbIb7LQ0Sw_Lz5TFdqJO2pMXO9j27U7vZCoKQAcnK3F9w7Xamc1WByRa-n_9iW3z_IF7XpmJGIQcJVSW7GB1r4A/s1300/CF907D2F-A876-4CCE-A638-28515D8CCAA8.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Tigharghar (Tegharghar) Mountains, Mali. Source: https://www.alamyimages.fr/photos-images/adrar-des-ifoghas.html?sortBy=relevant" border="0" data-original-height="954" data-original-width="1300" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIFnkywYvQc3H7l3kD8hSTgTv-qiDNjEBWEG8I5Z0LOUaU017_-eEq0UAcZOqZRBnnGxs7sraFScP9FlrEVhEmyQ-Y8wFbxSQaTyzhbIb7LQ0Sw_Lz5TFdqJO2pMXO9j27U7vZCoKQAcnK3F9w7Xamc1WByRa-n_9iW3z_IF7XpmJGIQcJVSW7GB1r4A/w640-h470/CF907D2F-A876-4CCE-A638-28515D8CCAA8.jpeg" title="Tigharghar (Tegharghar) Mountains, Mali. Source: https://www.alamyimages.fr/photos-images/adrar-des-ifoghas.html?sortBy=relevant" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Source: <a href="https://www.alamyimages.fr/photos-images/adrar-des-ifoghas.html?sortBy=relevant" target="_blank">Alamy</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I considered making terrain for this out of high density foam, but was concerned that the tall rock spires needed wouldn't hold up well during transport between home and the gaming store. Looking around for 3D prints, I found the eBay store for Terrainify and thought their <a href="https://www.terrainify.com/product-page/craggy-hills-outcropping-bundle" target="_blank">Craggy Hills Outcroppings</a> would meet my needs. I was a bit concerned with the resolution of the prints after looking at their photos, but I thought I'd give them a try and bought the unpainted large prints.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While the sculpt quality and style was just what I wanted, my concerns around the print resolution were justified, as you can see below.</span></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/AVvXsEjDmCdormvktNRqBaT1EEq5vMvqA9n01cFUPx4nCwsW-n3qu0yyjk2veNrH0tdcPsO-q1k-l5bOVTTY5prvG54r5F7wUGc4Ae02I7pEWVSCoxfImxj2txBDxjQytiD4Uo7SyrNHJCF2PNsdrbRJrvQEFH1SQlbaH4Jf_L3u_HJdtfWmrWQG3rPiC46WyA/s4032/58424EE4-3A44-4272-807A-AC43912E5A67.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Hills: Printing is low resolution printing" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDmCdormvktNRqBaT1EEq5vMvqA9n01cFUPx4nCwsW-n3qu0yyjk2veNrH0tdcPsO-q1k-l5bOVTTY5prvG54r5F7wUGc4Ae02I7pEWVSCoxfImxj2txBDxjQytiD4Uo7SyrNHJCF2PNsdrbRJrvQEFH1SQlbaH4Jf_L3u_HJdtfWmrWQG3rPiC46WyA/w640-h480/58424EE4-3A44-4272-807A-AC43912E5A67.jpeg" title="Terrainify: Craggy Hills: Printing is low resolution" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">If left as is, the prints would not have looked like the rocks in the area, and drybrushing would have been a real problem. As such, I decided to hand sand all the pieces. The plastic these were printed in was surprisingly hard (good for durability), so sanding took 30 minutes to 2 hours per piece, depending on size. But with all the nooks and crannies in the formations, it was impossible to remove all the print layers. I used some Squadron white putty to further conceal them, and in the end I was able to get them looking decent, though not completely free of lines. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1WLLUmwUcbR2EfegzsHG8YuQVloxdIr5A9_jCsA2Gm3JAybBaL56RoRzxqL2-kZIJAoYCyI_DrbokuDb3_nMkNKTjxapBsJMA2Wt6GVFswuhNEsf9iMHVBIz5lLI-KcLUy_Ei2ojNhJ2058znkhBoBhr_EyIIvN6qvICT31iLUCoMEAoxCiRxH44hw/s4032/E1D66B02-114F-41AE-8E15-F13BD29B4B1E.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Terrainify: Original texture on the left, sanded and filled on the right" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX1WLLUmwUcbR2EfegzsHG8YuQVloxdIr5A9_jCsA2Gm3JAybBaL56RoRzxqL2-kZIJAoYCyI_DrbokuDb3_nMkNKTjxapBsJMA2Wt6GVFswuhNEsf9iMHVBIz5lLI-KcLUy_Ei2ojNhJ2058znkhBoBhr_EyIIvN6qvICT31iLUCoMEAoxCiRxH44hw/w640-h480/E1D66B02-114F-41AE-8E15-F13BD29B4B1E.jpeg" title="Terrainify: Original texture on the left, sanded and filled on the right" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Left: Original texture Right: Sanded and filled</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It took a lot more work than I expected (and I had some pretty sore hands after the sanding), but I was able to get them to a place that satisfied me. With the large scale prints, I had enough rocks to cover about a quarter or so of a 4'x6' table at a reasonable </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">density for play.</span></span></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/AVvXsEjV5avYsoOROF8NkOPaIBlmh1SuyO8wTE8y2nvjXlO85jzusXl8aiL3oGXg0PBnJBIqcr4yFY7z3k7Hhj-Zz-nEnuZfZuuWCzLWBI9FYr5pbdUlGXNMmUxDWkksxXczyFqV-Jm4GiXQYV9lWfrGqrIDl2pHA_rjdcTCF0BYrWsYPLjexecMqFAiwBPFRA/s4032/2A2774A9-6CA2-4E74-874B-60E8B6212D23.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Hills Outcropping Bundle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5avYsoOROF8NkOPaIBlmh1SuyO8wTE8y2nvjXlO85jzusXl8aiL3oGXg0PBnJBIqcr4yFY7z3k7Hhj-Zz-nEnuZfZuuWCzLWBI9FYr5pbdUlGXNMmUxDWkksxXczyFqV-Jm4GiXQYV9lWfrGqrIDl2pHA_rjdcTCF0BYrWsYPLjexecMqFAiwBPFRA/w640-h480/2A2774A9-6CA2-4E74-874B-60E8B6212D23.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Hills Outcropping Bundle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To give a better idea of how big the formations are with a large size print order, here they are with some 28mm miniatures.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outcropping A</span></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/AVvXsEhHwPBplFYW8SZ6VqmFxc7JkmTDy2OYh4bV5ZDzUH9sg6Tr2gdCSB_iShf_JNgW39BsWS6go9_T1Ao-BgSOu_bltZ01FFBSr5eeAUrtmbBcogwjefh7o-Z6cLuPRPMkGPBGSVd-kvX5w_TgDmW7-P2Jbhh3-C4CW9DK73VknVJSW1j9iVvlCQVsVikttg/s4032/9F0B927E-7DF6-4804-87E5-B5D74688C1C3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping A" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHwPBplFYW8SZ6VqmFxc7JkmTDy2OYh4bV5ZDzUH9sg6Tr2gdCSB_iShf_JNgW39BsWS6go9_T1Ao-BgSOu_bltZ01FFBSr5eeAUrtmbBcogwjefh7o-Z6cLuPRPMkGPBGSVd-kvX5w_TgDmW7-P2Jbhh3-C4CW9DK73VknVJSW1j9iVvlCQVsVikttg/w640-h480/9F0B927E-7DF6-4804-87E5-B5D74688C1C3.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping A" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outcropping B</span></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/AVvXsEjQRL632u20e-zpmrb5_Nq4OkZESh794BZ0r4oqbwKRaWVi6dVwzizjlOIzhR07osDmiNL5Zb-0Emt-1eljZBtq0T8dnAmhMptoB3rPSFfSMXBi9XC8rKLuo2of7Wf5kjZdCHEmW-IS8lCcZZQwS0WWvGJKj26a03xEJc3VGlS49fSGiHXZDJPn_Pc6mQ/s4032/3D76BE5D-8DEB-4EF1-8C38-89B7EE0ECB66.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping B" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQRL632u20e-zpmrb5_Nq4OkZESh794BZ0r4oqbwKRaWVi6dVwzizjlOIzhR07osDmiNL5Zb-0Emt-1eljZBtq0T8dnAmhMptoB3rPSFfSMXBi9XC8rKLuo2of7Wf5kjZdCHEmW-IS8lCcZZQwS0WWvGJKj26a03xEJc3VGlS49fSGiHXZDJPn_Pc6mQ/w640-h480/3D76BE5D-8DEB-4EF1-8C38-89B7EE0ECB66.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping B" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outcropping C</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6dPQ8I7uRAzoik_4Fw0woccLD4zcpL41llLi0g795pmCk0yyhErbpZhtZ2a5zRmBilHoW339Jqb3J2wTR7qN548jbtsaWoGmezZuIQXkPC3gzc1-8L1zGNY57eTpTbaB0BDB2j6FbxzgOL82fXgVOoeXzkTdT1-Y2E3mWR9FFpaHZcSYcPKe5jCqGg/s4032/5A2918BD-06C0-44A8-BD67-72C3B604E3DD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping C" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6dPQ8I7uRAzoik_4Fw0woccLD4zcpL41llLi0g795pmCk0yyhErbpZhtZ2a5zRmBilHoW339Jqb3J2wTR7qN548jbtsaWoGmezZuIQXkPC3gzc1-8L1zGNY57eTpTbaB0BDB2j6FbxzgOL82fXgVOoeXzkTdT1-Y2E3mWR9FFpaHZcSYcPKe5jCqGg/w640-h480/5A2918BD-06C0-44A8-BD67-72C3B604E3DD.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping C" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outcroppings D and E</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sQrEPrPwCx3BC4iHvezXuSZvjCLbOa3o1O-7tQwXcqNWseE2Kv3_fSm0JTFv-KvVGd3AluIn2daCb15RKNT3BK_wP3esl-z9r0HcByNnIt7vmGykZye5WEKMn57h4W46uVGsPtxEJzAlcXP03RBvRLAzfGGoAyUxiH2BZhF58QyFbEcRs-in6PY06A/s4032/91F91E36-31EB-497A-85DD-E0F29894C400.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping D and E" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1sQrEPrPwCx3BC4iHvezXuSZvjCLbOa3o1O-7tQwXcqNWseE2Kv3_fSm0JTFv-KvVGd3AluIn2daCb15RKNT3BK_wP3esl-z9r0HcByNnIt7vmGykZye5WEKMn57h4W46uVGsPtxEJzAlcXP03RBvRLAzfGGoAyUxiH2BZhF58QyFbEcRs-in6PY06A/w640-h480/91F91E36-31EB-497A-85DD-E0F29894C400.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping D and E" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Outcropping F</span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaoN_x8-TEUBPXBp7V1ottuzLRggs7NkTsOjrXNfCWscgPRtkLOs47B3_Dc67TMlKmaRbMx8yTwSD5EbCnRU8UIIDFLJQBdUh8ym8-kO3G-8QnmvSI43p55fLSjySkPi2arOUOhHYbtC35Nlz7oceCF6ysjgxPASOkR-Jxtr23yuJuII3jF4dxhQuXA/s4032/32429ED0-95D1-4CEB-9FA7-825C67E7A882.jpeg"><img alt="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping F" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaaoN_x8-TEUBPXBp7V1ottuzLRggs7NkTsOjrXNfCWscgPRtkLOs47B3_Dc67TMlKmaRbMx8yTwSD5EbCnRU8UIIDFLJQBdUh8ym8-kO3G-8QnmvSI43p55fLSjySkPi2arOUOhHYbtC35Nlz7oceCF6ysjgxPASOkR-Jxtr23yuJuII3jF4dxhQuXA/w640-h480/32429ED0-95D1-4CEB-9FA7-825C67E7A882.jpeg" title="Terrainify Craggy Outcropping F" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So I'm a bit torn with the product. I think the final rock formations will look great on the table and give the environmental feel I was trying to accomplish. However, for what I had to pay for these (approximately $190 USD with taxes), I think the amount of physical labor they required to look good was a bit unreasonable. </span></div></div></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-10824661296859391372022-11-27T12:53:00.001-08:002022-11-30T21:31:40.015-08:00Bolt Action Burma: HQ Raid<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">After a focus on modern gaming this past year, it was time to get back to a bit of WW2. My tropical British force had never been used in a game, so Art and I decided to unleash them against my Japanese at the <a href="https://gamekastle.com/stores/redwoodcity/?m=contact_us" target="_blank">local game shop</a>. </span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">For this game, we played scenario 6, HQ raid, from the Empire in Flames book. In this scenario, British infantry (no vehicles or heavy artillery allowed) trekked over the mountains and through the jungle to raid a Japanese camp behind the front lines. Their goal was to kill the two command squads in the large HQ buildings, and also gather useful documents from each of these building. The Japanese garrison was mostly made up of less experienced troops, with reinforcements arriving from random directions over the course of the battle.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Figures were mostly Warlord, with some Assault Group, Artizan, and Trenchworx mixed in as well. Building were by Warbases, Sarissa, and 4Ground.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Round 1:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">A lieutenant and his team manned the stucco HQ building, with a sniper watching from the tower. To his north, a MMG watched the center of the outpost, and an infantry squad was stationed in the northwest hut. A captain and a medical team were based in the thatched HQ building, with a grenadier squad out front.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVIXgxyzHLDAOxHEmHf2_SV6XIpu3wc3hIERFeZsShS1d0kg4iVNZJmqPhkLXXHAxfol-e9Bz8OmO6N4zuj8BgIsUVOMX5-KOWIbTx-wTBBIr6QEAUkdweyMaQQpCryHxS92jP7nDywiJVYG46FC51WWTUmxER9phMUzmDsQ34-kV6_LQBZLOwYtmvw/s4032/1099C1FE-CC95-45E7-AA03-A9C237EC48B7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVIXgxyzHLDAOxHEmHf2_SV6XIpu3wc3hIERFeZsShS1d0kg4iVNZJmqPhkLXXHAxfol-e9Bz8OmO6N4zuj8BgIsUVOMX5-KOWIbTx-wTBBIr6QEAUkdweyMaQQpCryHxS92jP7nDywiJVYG46FC51WWTUmxER9phMUzmDsQ34-kV6_LQBZLOwYtmvw/w480-h640/1099C1FE-CC95-45E7-AA03-A9C237EC48B7.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEi-ekuaIoBtKDS5IHOXfpVQlQ1FgSJPzwRjeVly8s1h3e87GIK4um7ZFoTchG5fg8BcvKZPFUiI4961KHFTRKqaK1_7BKm7BmvDfipXnEP743d_5xuB9AmxfZ7i0tjKZkSnyEMfWTwu1j4pRA5t9GUBLWPBJzlYtW6YQh3ogGARKiaUev11YEsHVm9lJQ/s4032/7B8062CD-E4EC-4141-9FFE-9722A136A4FC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ekuaIoBtKDS5IHOXfpVQlQ1FgSJPzwRjeVly8s1h3e87GIK4um7ZFoTchG5fg8BcvKZPFUiI4961KHFTRKqaK1_7BKm7BmvDfipXnEP743d_5xuB9AmxfZ7i0tjKZkSnyEMfWTwu1j4pRA5t9GUBLWPBJzlYtW6YQh3ogGARKiaUev11YEsHVm9lJQ/w640-h480/7B8062CD-E4EC-4141-9FFE-9722A136A4FC.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">British forces silently slipped out of the jungle from the east and southeast. </span></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/AVvXsEhWLh6HZ5TWvQqhAhihGHyeihOUR9xQ-HR7CiSIwgJSoJ7q2LhA3iKqz7qg60EAtD0N1VW3mKeF826PCRm_oNCbQ-IVmEIGXSymZ3uM-SNowSjOYN8l6oOFEg1SxDEVE2J0eqc_HM8flh_47xk_p6p5kKFPci1MIjFm1LMZb2eyuUyNEABvFWRpVXh4oQ/s4032/EC934DF8-B0B8-4E4B-95C3-D712CDEFD744.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWLh6HZ5TWvQqhAhihGHyeihOUR9xQ-HR7CiSIwgJSoJ7q2LhA3iKqz7qg60EAtD0N1VW3mKeF826PCRm_oNCbQ-IVmEIGXSymZ3uM-SNowSjOYN8l6oOFEg1SxDEVE2J0eqc_HM8flh_47xk_p6p5kKFPci1MIjFm1LMZb2eyuUyNEABvFWRpVXh4oQ/w640-h480/EC934DF8-B0B8-4E4B-95C3-D712CDEFD744.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Suddenly, Bhanbhagta Gurung of the Gurkhas sprung from the underbrush and killed one of the machine gunners. </span></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/AVvXsEjBV_nIJD9aoUPjxMLAW7tlMIrrYo4dQLqgX1s5ObX9KbNMdYM9Md9DaQYmjnWPU7nYX1AvzjyCpm8LUPTa0koy4jONouYP3VoDnpTgxv-fYmygCaz1IjPelpcic-wYFlD9hTiEZMXA_N25d4xv8UUpUMm1zD0s77_kiNC1NFRoFFynmLsEiwHArwraTw/s4032/C477657C-B6B1-4696-BB1B-68D65DEA1487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBV_nIJD9aoUPjxMLAW7tlMIrrYo4dQLqgX1s5ObX9KbNMdYM9Md9DaQYmjnWPU7nYX1AvzjyCpm8LUPTa0koy4jONouYP3VoDnpTgxv-fYmygCaz1IjPelpcic-wYFlD9hTiEZMXA_N25d4xv8UUpUMm1zD0s77_kiNC1NFRoFFynmLsEiwHArwraTw/w640-h480/C477657C-B6B1-4696-BB1B-68D65DEA1487.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Just a quickly, Gurung disappeared, but the Japanese sniper managed to target a British observer in the same area. The observer was pinned, but not killed.</span></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/AVvXsEgrVQsREshcNMmoX_pWHhxJewj5ZGKSzHox5or3dk_7PxH8m4_TbRJglCLufGpq9f-PWsyIJQwdvU4FtHiLwvzeue0KynHk-If4Y4slhXqOqP8smne6YdYzjgVgwx7t-8Jt08pdRDdo3t3O-71-MHhkoxQRu_QOzETzzGZotV8DDaWYCia7nKkdXfj_3w/s4032/9AEF401D-68A2-4433-9AE9-8FED46FD4664.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrVQsREshcNMmoX_pWHhxJewj5ZGKSzHox5or3dk_7PxH8m4_TbRJglCLufGpq9f-PWsyIJQwdvU4FtHiLwvzeue0KynHk-If4Y4slhXqOqP8smne6YdYzjgVgwx7t-8Jt08pdRDdo3t3O-71-MHhkoxQRu_QOzETzzGZotV8DDaWYCia7nKkdXfj_3w/w640-h480/9AEF401D-68A2-4433-9AE9-8FED46FD4664.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Japanese grenadier squad retreated to better cover, and were unsuccessful in targeting the Sikhs with their knee mortars. </span></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/AVvXsEg20K6hv_cn2QADUf3ffmFVwle4jdB9comYzsQQ09Y7Q5xO5WsRcd8pZVQxPXm1sTYGyMxBaV48Txf1EjJCyF7nLQKbYydVpWLD31V30YspON-zIWroLYXndrElXrW-wogqZX59tdAkvbxgbJZRwA_P7a7iHbjTZBaH0-0L_5yy7jPfnUTTKVjrRxMfmQ/s4032/F94958C1-CC44-41E9-8163-B46D3443D017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20K6hv_cn2QADUf3ffmFVwle4jdB9comYzsQQ09Y7Q5xO5WsRcd8pZVQxPXm1sTYGyMxBaV48Txf1EjJCyF7nLQKbYydVpWLD31V30YspON-zIWroLYXndrElXrW-wogqZX59tdAkvbxgbJZRwA_P7a7iHbjTZBaH0-0L_5yy7jPfnUTTKVjrRxMfmQ/w640-h480/F94958C1-CC44-41E9-8163-B46D3443D017.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A squad of Chindits in the south ran for the cover of one of the outlying huts.</span></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/AVvXsEguFiAoeHuwWBdYxfBhhppBHThLWO3Jc81qe9YB69LeLWoG4yqT-D5P6uzUWkpvQSg7X1hYTb0b7-e_Ksfa9rspf7y9N_B6WmLOSJVElpz7JaZW5C5s01wlzfCBAnaS1m88NVMgeg7wYcFp-QA5uk-VRskfmPnW3y2xtQIowXFs4fSWpIe5_tVnrdILbg/s4032/C378B8D0-102D-4BCC-A6E0-64A01BCF98A0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguFiAoeHuwWBdYxfBhhppBHThLWO3Jc81qe9YB69LeLWoG4yqT-D5P6uzUWkpvQSg7X1hYTb0b7-e_Ksfa9rspf7y9N_B6WmLOSJVElpz7JaZW5C5s01wlzfCBAnaS1m88NVMgeg7wYcFp-QA5uk-VRskfmPnW3y2xtQIowXFs4fSWpIe5_tVnrdILbg/w640-h480/C378B8D0-102D-4BCC-A6E0-64A01BCF98A0.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 2:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rxMIoX_oUhWWqd2DzpKtzUa9A5R1KP5weed-4UxYA4oHPODvcYwdqhi1M0y2MBQqoIu4vKI1mZxSXsMdS_uqpasHMvEoMncX69gsk26EsKJmfu6mhzuK953cddN0m2vKpH-Fle8s0qm3eKzfERh1_TLhbn9I8HqfGYzOp9M6mQwsmujKBGU9D0mg-Q/s4032/F50BD7B6-AB61-4278-8650-40AC0B235CB7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7rxMIoX_oUhWWqd2DzpKtzUa9A5R1KP5weed-4UxYA4oHPODvcYwdqhi1M0y2MBQqoIu4vKI1mZxSXsMdS_uqpasHMvEoMncX69gsk26EsKJmfu6mhzuK953cddN0m2vKpH-Fle8s0qm3eKzfERh1_TLhbn9I8HqfGYzOp9M6mQwsmujKBGU9D0mg-Q/w480-h640/F50BD7B6-AB61-4278-8650-40AC0B235CB7.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The forward observer called in a successful strike on the thatched HQ hut. Given the scenario, Art and I used the stats for light mountain howitzers rather than the heavy artillery. The teams inside were pinned, but nobody was killed.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dtXNvjIDrqWcxS5QOi3cinZLRqlHEG3m4XPzz5q-sMvKorNAJJEa6dLAsc8Iar4JQKCUIbBgACX8R9lEalTgmoVW4uPf36iwXbOZ2j7jSWNpB1pnh-3DT88L9lAEFWPP8zUXHsFgZ1nmmvN6mbIxmKQKnkRtsQ6He7L7ugMjRkGN2jsg4_nVgx521Q/s4032/6AC68FC9-3D62-4AD9-9278-6222635E2B9F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0dtXNvjIDrqWcxS5QOi3cinZLRqlHEG3m4XPzz5q-sMvKorNAJJEa6dLAsc8Iar4JQKCUIbBgACX8R9lEalTgmoVW4uPf36iwXbOZ2j7jSWNpB1pnh-3DT88L9lAEFWPP8zUXHsFgZ1nmmvN6mbIxmKQKnkRtsQ6He7L7ugMjRkGN2jsg4_nVgx521Q/w640-h480/6AC68FC9-3D62-4AD9-9278-6222635E2B9F.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A squad of West Africans moved into the southeastern hut.</span></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/AVvXsEgSZBi9ePkknTz7bxSzZFJ4By_JBvvKMbEkZzSlKp8wujuvyIgSEmovuqDSgRvQc-eFDaRGVaShICyx6HU836tB_79A7-p8Nn3mcHhK-WsUAhfbG4tPtXPt4R4hEA7Zwk8gLwCPdUYuDXEoeyndCX9DA2BqMivPqGtdygYxVx7aWnnW42KGvBGcdMT0UQ/s4032/4A2AC48E-C12A-4E6D-95E9-16B1B1D64C26.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSZBi9ePkknTz7bxSzZFJ4By_JBvvKMbEkZzSlKp8wujuvyIgSEmovuqDSgRvQc-eFDaRGVaShICyx6HU836tB_79A7-p8Nn3mcHhK-WsUAhfbG4tPtXPt4R4hEA7Zwk8gLwCPdUYuDXEoeyndCX9DA2BqMivPqGtdygYxVx7aWnnW42KGvBGcdMT0UQ/w480-h640/4A2AC48E-C12A-4E6D-95E9-16B1B1D64C26.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The British lieutenant positioned the Sikhs and another unit of West Africans for an assault on the stucco HQ building.</span></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/AVvXsEjFTjZgazAepXh5pmK8GAL5GHMQnKZ7uTDi-FYJMcgGnH3_RpayqMkwB23qZu7caTZ9DJEsbhP_q8N7a9ZjPhelbKpDhF5RcDtFjwptEbX3lMTl40yOVveAEV3iWItRnLqyfpF3pFLiuIXuB3HxPc4uhe3gPUFsq5U9tqMl0xmYDg82kF0AoozvQmpPuA/s4032/97827862-FA67-44F3-ADB4-04EC48FDF026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTjZgazAepXh5pmK8GAL5GHMQnKZ7uTDi-FYJMcgGnH3_RpayqMkwB23qZu7caTZ9DJEsbhP_q8N7a9ZjPhelbKpDhF5RcDtFjwptEbX3lMTl40yOVveAEV3iWItRnLqyfpF3pFLiuIXuB3HxPc4uhe3gPUFsq5U9tqMl0xmYDg82kF0AoozvQmpPuA/w640-h480/97827862-FA67-44F3-ADB4-04EC48FDF026.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the south, the Chindits were surprised by an arriving flamethrower team. They were pinned, but the flames failed to injury anyone, and the Japanese soldier was out of fuel after the attack.</span></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/AVvXsEgtNMwPqqzq270KCm9hifjlIa87TR9oyzhPbZFsB0bd4zpXmqKrXaHFpOwqkCOkn5mQ-lr-cLKGEmksyvoiFgdzP5v5U6ussw1g970b_MM5ZxgKTahcjY7GP9b9Cbqe4_dC7gKQxGNtxOO9m_VmWY8uBbbHiXVlQRbOuipC8aljOa9gWRZYg7odzfHQ6Q/s4032/00467712-020C-4655-82F4-85103B1E5D13.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtNMwPqqzq270KCm9hifjlIa87TR9oyzhPbZFsB0bd4zpXmqKrXaHFpOwqkCOkn5mQ-lr-cLKGEmksyvoiFgdzP5v5U6ussw1g970b_MM5ZxgKTahcjY7GP9b9Cbqe4_dC7gKQxGNtxOO9m_VmWY8uBbbHiXVlQRbOuipC8aljOa9gWRZYg7odzfHQ6Q/w640-h480/00467712-020C-4655-82F4-85103B1E5D13.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">They quickly eliminated the flamethrower team.</span></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/AVvXsEhie8kdq9s6-JWxt0RckiSPYIw2eTl9Itt60y1Comse1kQazOmkvpeBGUhlB9ax91ipXfctxMUvb6a9Kuc6BB61erBz5jeS9KgcKXguEo4tFiqpHjuVggIA82n0oPZe87pVHFFsdtEfsn108c6G2h6M-_Bj0adUEbWX_5V1C3XLXwZJqChcrXzebFh7PQ/s4032/8EFF2DEF-8F9D-42F3-9514-4CE2622C0388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhie8kdq9s6-JWxt0RckiSPYIw2eTl9Itt60y1Comse1kQazOmkvpeBGUhlB9ax91ipXfctxMUvb6a9Kuc6BB61erBz5jeS9KgcKXguEo4tFiqpHjuVggIA82n0oPZe87pVHFFsdtEfsn108c6G2h6M-_Bj0adUEbWX_5V1C3XLXwZJqChcrXzebFh7PQ/w640-h480/8EFF2DEF-8F9D-42F3-9514-4CE2622C0388.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Japanese tankette arrived from the west, and pinned the Africans in the hut.</span></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/AVvXsEjTs5FyGgm_UFEfOMmPTi8UAhs1wAyk9CH0N_4YX1bD9Wb2PhRrUEzhPNVjpgLsmCBNDxklF1uAOKqJ5WDA2OoDTeumOGVnnqcZaMn9GXpA3iFIDxPdPEKxyeqIy3e1G3XhHC4Z4o6kk-ypwQjTIUMsRMbUV2j7EEpIIL4G1ZTBpLx93lNlJHTdsEo0mw/s4032/561717D2-505B-4F19-996A-DBE176C8C357.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTs5FyGgm_UFEfOMmPTi8UAhs1wAyk9CH0N_4YX1bD9Wb2PhRrUEzhPNVjpgLsmCBNDxklF1uAOKqJ5WDA2OoDTeumOGVnnqcZaMn9GXpA3iFIDxPdPEKxyeqIy3e1G3XhHC4Z4o6kk-ypwQjTIUMsRMbUV2j7EEpIIL4G1ZTBpLx93lNlJHTdsEo0mw/w640-h480/561717D2-505B-4F19-996A-DBE176C8C357.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 3 (we forgot to flip the die):</span></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/AVvXsEj61Z80LeqSRSzoL9OXmJPZcB8JVUszb9T0dzZXq1UlRqCMjTUSP7cvRv0hj9cbzP9LByamlcZKhPq6Y4KkAoHOx70M_ABsofXELuQIwbghwYiLWbfGKJsZ1s5BzhxERI-rguZfbDs1uFnh28Tc_kx5nKBdSU50xyFZu5TyyAz9PEeSTtbELJdzWYoxEQ/s4032/AFE33A42-FC29-47D3-8A6C-680937AD9FF3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj61Z80LeqSRSzoL9OXmJPZcB8JVUszb9T0dzZXq1UlRqCMjTUSP7cvRv0hj9cbzP9LByamlcZKhPq6Y4KkAoHOx70M_ABsofXELuQIwbghwYiLWbfGKJsZ1s5BzhxERI-rguZfbDs1uFnh28Tc_kx5nKBdSU50xyFZu5TyyAz9PEeSTtbELJdzWYoxEQ/w480-h640/AFE33A42-FC29-47D3-8A6C-680937AD9FF3.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Japanese tankette began an attack on the Chindits.</span></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/AVvXsEiKSxKeh7mzrPfpFAZtScseMR6BbCUtUWQl1DNwPAytLxDi47_XzTD5Us1u2MXRbpjhNGmL7WpVZE6HQnbZIoamo3fuKXZODocrxMJnnjxcxlpiMRqIOMR4AvfzsSqI81DL-3eN4942hE2MFPLWUxPjml8Iwk3a0D3SnBxrjXtqixE8EUFrs8Y41t3G7Q/s4032/4832B09F-5F2F-4ABF-9ACB-8E2FDB3044F9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKSxKeh7mzrPfpFAZtScseMR6BbCUtUWQl1DNwPAytLxDi47_XzTD5Us1u2MXRbpjhNGmL7WpVZE6HQnbZIoamo3fuKXZODocrxMJnnjxcxlpiMRqIOMR4AvfzsSqI81DL-3eN4942hE2MFPLWUxPjml8Iwk3a0D3SnBxrjXtqixE8EUFrs8Y41t3G7Q/w480-h640/4832B09F-5F2F-4ABF-9ACB-8E2FDB3044F9.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">To the north, the Japanese MMG team rolled a FUBAR and retreated away from the Gurkhas. </span></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/AVvXsEjq4b8GdHDG_LpVdMOYWPnlQlpc8cXt3UEEHH-Iyqhv4fVe0FL3xkyebNmBJwyjk02LjUkBMY3scLZOjHiTvu4dkKDOXHz6CZYUn1AQRM6vC2bWKNGBT68wGof4wWXxGq5lbsGWOqspoCElZqVJIDaC2jNf-YhXVERC16lMzd5-A4vPvvRRyGo28z7wGg/s4032/32F925E8-8098-40EF-A1D3-674E78784606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4b8GdHDG_LpVdMOYWPnlQlpc8cXt3UEEHH-Iyqhv4fVe0FL3xkyebNmBJwyjk02LjUkBMY3scLZOjHiTvu4dkKDOXHz6CZYUn1AQRM6vC2bWKNGBT68wGof4wWXxGq5lbsGWOqspoCElZqVJIDaC2jNf-YhXVERC16lMzd5-A4vPvvRRyGo28z7wGg/w480-h640/32F925E8-8098-40EF-A1D3-674E78784606.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Orde Wingate arrived from the east just in time to oversee the building assault.</span></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/AVvXsEiw4iL8M8o2MkrWcVn7NzvKXgB34HZvUiDaPTrSLE-zbLjUosZZ0mfVfBHVSndLy17eF6ZEHw5qzpIFb3xwgfC1GMQbfMmGvkZHVpVb5XzebU9TGpq0uueYo6OX3vwAM0VDwuNC2WqVp3YNMgmQ7ZVpOAzt_HMR2vRiK-UeUmwkXwDIZH9HeP1F0wENhw/s4032/295D06D0-F800-4318-8247-74472AD87EC5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw4iL8M8o2MkrWcVn7NzvKXgB34HZvUiDaPTrSLE-zbLjUosZZ0mfVfBHVSndLy17eF6ZEHw5qzpIFb3xwgfC1GMQbfMmGvkZHVpVb5XzebU9TGpq0uueYo6OX3vwAM0VDwuNC2WqVp3YNMgmQ7ZVpOAzt_HMR2vRiK-UeUmwkXwDIZH9HeP1F0wENhw/w640-h480/295D06D0-F800-4318-8247-74472AD87EC5.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Sikhs stormed the building, killing the Japanese lieutenant and his team, and capturing critical documents. They then retreated and the West Africans and Gurkhas took up positions inside.</span></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/AVvXsEiuOkJQbvG57hBUmWnFdecfFeNW2xOPb55XppFLL_WuJPEE51tRzcwMVVOhy8nbP_55zDVs0krcCF9lOzLwEmGjbKcVKXAYzsDA_Zp1Wso5aWprpqitUk5dpzDI2ueQWv_tCqkKG9VgkrOT6ghN8zoCChHLQX1FL8SJAuoLDYtfGyW-6-mTQ3Rn5s58sg/s4032/32E5E2EB-9407-444F-A903-AA588AC86101.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOkJQbvG57hBUmWnFdecfFeNW2xOPb55XppFLL_WuJPEE51tRzcwMVVOhy8nbP_55zDVs0krcCF9lOzLwEmGjbKcVKXAYzsDA_Zp1Wso5aWprpqitUk5dpzDI2ueQWv_tCqkKG9VgkrOT6ghN8zoCChHLQX1FL8SJAuoLDYtfGyW-6-mTQ3Rn5s58sg/w480-h640/32E5E2EB-9407-444F-A903-AA588AC86101.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEg5jctAqdX-c4uH1SWbzXoh9Ap3XFUwicj0qeylmIdpGRwDGJN4Tw3335gbwUpZEK-kMTP-D611aLO5ObE2BidcGCaMKC8PWdIcfwnGt7FKPBcP9ql6dEEEP7C-1R9LyKr6Ag9rZStpI-QhMLMoWhM54ATtvHz8JRTLSl1569PyfzYXY6V5E3JXFoCW3g/s4032/8D894DFA-E13E-474F-BF10-C7117FFBC5B4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5jctAqdX-c4uH1SWbzXoh9Ap3XFUwicj0qeylmIdpGRwDGJN4Tw3335gbwUpZEK-kMTP-D611aLO5ObE2BidcGCaMKC8PWdIcfwnGt7FKPBcP9ql6dEEEP7C-1R9LyKr6Ag9rZStpI-QhMLMoWhM54ATtvHz8JRTLSl1569PyfzYXY6V5E3JXFoCW3g/w480-h640/8D894DFA-E13E-474F-BF10-C7117FFBC5B4.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Form the north, a Japanese tank arrived and eliminated a British sniper that had been harassing the garrison. Unfortunately, they were surprised by a British Boys anti-tank team who made a critical hit through the rear armor.</span></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/AVvXsEiKUbvBZt6UZNZ5x5zkUzBc9d7d0hqiw_ZLCqUkeojZm1nuN-v5OR9JDlJuaHKNdOr2bQYnJvcaABnlyo0f9QbSCH9I7dJZD93dUSVI2HGaSHQd7TDBrp-49T1W1khnpG2Fz_UaeNYbKWFuRJ-r7VzhXnxRVKul5HDdXTGgjCXWm2n4N7lZBgxWdOrsSw/s4032/49CB9037-8E61-4EE6-98E8-775F58984403.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKUbvBZt6UZNZ5x5zkUzBc9d7d0hqiw_ZLCqUkeojZm1nuN-v5OR9JDlJuaHKNdOr2bQYnJvcaABnlyo0f9QbSCH9I7dJZD93dUSVI2HGaSHQd7TDBrp-49T1W1khnpG2Fz_UaeNYbKWFuRJ-r7VzhXnxRVKul5HDdXTGgjCXWm2n4N7lZBgxWdOrsSw/w640-h480/49CB9037-8E61-4EE6-98E8-775F58984403.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. 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British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6NcIJ2o35CY8t9pjMcWkisiywLEySxpdXpkZAGcbYvkdgaiYsSbHHT2hfGyqoh0ZOQJfOIg1uJXS3SoVLsLs0_cquLcg6gxnBIyiqCpHyTq9rKxt4w2ntPPqWR0BYOH0JAIPrj8amku9pFF3Sh8K8zCcDKMNvK3oY7hA5Yz51XMurNQF3bWcZOW9hkA/w640-h480/DE1CD976-1DFF-4180-BBF0-6AD53E3D14DF.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Japanese infantry squad left their hut and charged the HQ building, but were eliminated by the West Africans.</span></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/AVvXsEjzvZSkhrGCNJSXug4zRyj4GI7o9GI9Yh8mD9YlBcvgYCWeZNbD9V1xswEK5zlHTfqa025B4hRM0SQU6vJjuD1oUwg6jWOTk94o7qRSLEmysBYWo5feHyaMGA9gdKTmkPBfe363onkCWwYpdFuznoG0NsyN0LAkhYY8PLi-2OKEfwmAL6eNlL7fJXC_KA/s4032/9B4813CC-B786-442C-90C7-D815F0B870C0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzvZSkhrGCNJSXug4zRyj4GI7o9GI9Yh8mD9YlBcvgYCWeZNbD9V1xswEK5zlHTfqa025B4hRM0SQU6vJjuD1oUwg6jWOTk94o7qRSLEmysBYWo5feHyaMGA9gdKTmkPBfe363onkCWwYpdFuznoG0NsyN0LAkhYY8PLi-2OKEfwmAL6eNlL7fJXC_KA/w640-h480/9B4813CC-B786-442C-90C7-D815F0B870C0.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 4:</span></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/AVvXsEg5iw0RZixTDGjppqbMoObQ0Scdu7fbDOMgNoaH_8G47xdUUkfoe-EVut9lE4oFrOzl68FMfQ26Vk-G_2ol_HzHAnVG9p8PDGIPsXGsMOiMQS9VlfNm9MLEFGeGRJEQQnIeviX3bCRGsbdZPoIsSJl6CpVwJbK9VIJl6S6yVdHJXs-4BlGTHrAfTWtdnQ/s4032/D31757BA-7822-464F-B96D-7650080BD5D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5iw0RZixTDGjppqbMoObQ0Scdu7fbDOMgNoaH_8G47xdUUkfoe-EVut9lE4oFrOzl68FMfQ26Vk-G_2ol_HzHAnVG9p8PDGIPsXGsMOiMQS9VlfNm9MLEFGeGRJEQQnIeviX3bCRGsbdZPoIsSJl6CpVwJbK9VIJl6S6yVdHJXs-4BlGTHrAfTWtdnQ/w480-h640/D31757BA-7822-464F-B96D-7650080BD5D8.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The grenadier squad successfully targeted the West Africans in the hut, and the few survivors of the attack fled the battlefield. </span></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/AVvXsEiz3S4bUe1dyxudjZ5Grd9SV88b2xT_noYbPSOVFNlx6a4GNzxfDXOS0J83_UEIMXLPGaIGhlARyIDGD5-wUR5-5I5nd2_wC8R5Ux8t2DyxNnyPO6ZqktCQ2CknobRnM4g2qiogJrNgSmE6IAPrHCFevlFHdoI42pEGnK9PifBcP3hCATVKEV8KjK8HOg/s4032/E578F4F6-8B92-4621-9D6A-B8ED6486B558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. 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British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Gurung and the rest of Gurkhas avenged their comrades, hacking apart the Japanese grenadiers. </span></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/AVvXsEjahXVID73idyEvyUMePDTwGvw4n9ueZU4GEpKVm6etHv5EDVvRfFNrxQbS9468qNPA00wk4LO7d6_m3C-SsQ1tX58rpKKxVt4irACdS6EGcHFvUH59J716EaOv6tDn_iLqdCxt3MVvRX0r7l2qCggLqCdaRfbXdkZhbdq9at1rtLvJE9dJP7ICbDL05g/s4032/E3913D97-C878-43E3-8FC2-48B3A2AD951B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. 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This was a bad omen for the British.</span></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/AVvXsEiH1EoTHb2VfOvWrFSqz7nRsVQGeieh5F9kEAMvGq9Lzxt5wTvJVbEyejigSdoFTN63-q3DMJP1a4cc6xCANdtltMYFlyOGbN3I-xB-_Ni7S7RO5K78cGE1BxjQhiOkocnA68fc1TtOpXoR9v0Nm0aPThIc2CBb_3pLQEd-4xJlX7jx2vCYSKL9m8e-Ig/s4032/1FE979D5-E347-4439-A4CB-92BFB5BAA79E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. 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British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDjuoLzD_T9fGcycHt4SRuwmR5iiZz8nsZD4iOQzROPkjlbqPSUVMTHAfkebauge1Vfw7Rjf9Qc87imdbAMqWvs48CP4mQXa3_EqkrHaG_1BMSSPJ5-uPhrCSONYjx5nnO-DzZTta7l66_CQpxu6rcc1e6ChzGR92BUpuin-92LpjCK-TnmDgxXrc7Rg/w640-h480/298C116C-09F6-4CFB-A2DD-C2E4F321B245.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The veterans and another arriving squad of regular Japanese then moved into the camp. </span></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/AVvXsEiU4khR6Q8dMX_7RMjNrJLcRboBmYBDA2HKk47zcpPqpWwijPA222BEzpcgzw0JIT8e1YRqQ_WYS7ynYCWjciSAfx-yAw6huCEuKZkb98F5jOb9-a3OuPFnLPE7AICOmnmFHvKh6OVG1U59ijeNczFVszZFgb31qkE8kdkgxC7_ZaPizAs8jcb1vkZZuw/s4032/C324F0CB-692E-4EC9-8FE6-05D88BC64A8A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4khR6Q8dMX_7RMjNrJLcRboBmYBDA2HKk47zcpPqpWwijPA222BEzpcgzw0JIT8e1YRqQ_WYS7ynYCWjciSAfx-yAw6huCEuKZkb98F5jOb9-a3OuPFnLPE7AICOmnmFHvKh6OVG1U59ijeNczFVszZFgb31qkE8kdkgxC7_ZaPizAs8jcb1vkZZuw/w640-h480/C324F0CB-692E-4EC9-8FE6-05D88BC64A8A.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 5:</span></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/AVvXsEjqUMOotx7wUOwNR2-d_Qh8msEovr_VEjqIjzXhzMrfmlsgfDSLmvnPsxTSxjdjsW_J0fwtvY6_qc63X7G0MaQ_LOqQBWqLd-fnAwBI4XU0XyOZfhR2_fHKNtcx7TwAn_rp4cJg6ntASz071U7oDe28L854Dw9diWDnZmVx0m5AXnniujA1CEym-r8p9Q/s4032/3163F5B4-527D-475B-A8C6-C2509B4031C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqUMOotx7wUOwNR2-d_Qh8msEovr_VEjqIjzXhzMrfmlsgfDSLmvnPsxTSxjdjsW_J0fwtvY6_qc63X7G0MaQ_LOqQBWqLd-fnAwBI4XU0XyOZfhR2_fHKNtcx7TwAn_rp4cJg6ntASz071U7oDe28L854Dw9diWDnZmVx0m5AXnniujA1CEym-r8p9Q/w480-h640/3163F5B4-527D-475B-A8C6-C2509B4031C1.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Japanese tankette fired on the Sikhs, killing two members of the squad. The survivors took cover in the hut previously occupied by the West Africans, but were soon killed by an assault from the Japanese veterans.</span></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/AVvXsEigyIkfne1AnlJnhID4na9eIDSvj6J0a69MgKuSNWTKiccBaKY2d3iBFtvW7e9a340D52Sgyx22cisW3ZKQ10_4t_NwqA-Zo9ukTJU3sJmkrJJH-_ScipcNuBe5lovCxQ2-3kmR8XkX1LYs91CXXZfHBzd_krdw_9QbnmtVVN46asOLFhpob5ULAId5jA/s4032/4C74826A-0E50-4169-969D-424529D0041D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigyIkfne1AnlJnhID4na9eIDSvj6J0a69MgKuSNWTKiccBaKY2d3iBFtvW7e9a340D52Sgyx22cisW3ZKQ10_4t_NwqA-Zo9ukTJU3sJmkrJJH-_ScipcNuBe5lovCxQ2-3kmR8XkX1LYs91CXXZfHBzd_krdw_9QbnmtVVN46asOLFhpob5ULAId5jA/w480-h640/4C74826A-0E50-4169-969D-424529D0041D.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></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/AVvXsEjfCbOuhw729z5mhRTczWenArcZoDUg2WlhFGV5s0EKaidlFe9q-bUaJDhd4Xt-uyqteCQ30nc_4cJRJvoG4NsTTlgMIcTHu8QZitX0uW9hkd13tBBDPfgc4fnIVZ88v2PQYm7g3d_Kn1wB-G3snLI0c8S-eGy8d1qayQywFRQcdZvS1jplKY48CqiQSg/s4032/03A53B2A-7E34-4EC4-84FC-30915F2F35C1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCbOuhw729z5mhRTczWenArcZoDUg2WlhFGV5s0EKaidlFe9q-bUaJDhd4Xt-uyqteCQ30nc_4cJRJvoG4NsTTlgMIcTHu8QZitX0uW9hkd13tBBDPfgc4fnIVZ88v2PQYm7g3d_Kn1wB-G3snLI0c8S-eGy8d1qayQywFRQcdZvS1jplKY48CqiQSg/w640-h480/03A53B2A-7E34-4EC4-84FC-30915F2F35C1.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other West African squad in the stucco building provided covering fire, wounding the sniper team in the tower. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvG_hRmAW3WLAzIVxO-ZYlMlNITNtQlZtO-SyLaY81xTwcqK33Sz8Ljg5SQnVt9Y-8EftXXSeu8kXSghy1fAqJtOdBQ2yrPji-elWcpNQ0U5Ke0BP2gv-F4XrtoYqPliNv5EdaAJHHY29bxqjVLpQDakLontJc3y0MQBDaPHBUCKxcm3GDnOUHDBO2Q/s4032/C057043D-8D10-48EA-BC77-7FBF62EAC7BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLvG_hRmAW3WLAzIVxO-ZYlMlNITNtQlZtO-SyLaY81xTwcqK33Sz8Ljg5SQnVt9Y-8EftXXSeu8kXSghy1fAqJtOdBQ2yrPji-elWcpNQ0U5Ke0BP2gv-F4XrtoYqPliNv5EdaAJHHY29bxqjVLpQDakLontJc3y0MQBDaPHBUCKxcm3GDnOUHDBO2Q/w480-h640/C057043D-8D10-48EA-BC77-7FBF62EAC7BA.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the sniper team occupied, the Gurkhas charged out and assaulted the thatched HQ building, killing the medical team and gathering additional documents.</span></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/AVvXsEg8YEOjYgg3ZY-PiRTlizMdwDwLSZloJzlHuFZqV0ipzWyJZ3CjE_bvh6_scdvUvIbaOn1YkRi9JWZzBY9oiD8E7yPP8VBAQa0PpmN_arqUM_sgFW0AkE-vy2C5R4Gr5OAqGy1oMrrJcrlpaEb8zyGjH9WoJ7hYFXSDqTVpZs9xUThGFYCTWorECvbGIA/s4032/AFB89140-56C3-4B08-BCAC-89F360476BBE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8YEOjYgg3ZY-PiRTlizMdwDwLSZloJzlHuFZqV0ipzWyJZ3CjE_bvh6_scdvUvIbaOn1YkRi9JWZzBY9oiD8E7yPP8VBAQa0PpmN_arqUM_sgFW0AkE-vy2C5R4Gr5OAqGy1oMrrJcrlpaEb8zyGjH9WoJ7hYFXSDqTVpZs9xUThGFYCTWorECvbGIA/w640-h480/AFB89140-56C3-4B08-BCAC-89F360476BBE.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Japanese infantry squad joined the survivors of the command team and launched a successful counterattack against the Gurkhas.</span></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/AVvXsEgcCufsXTBQOhdXpn2vo-euPl6Md3DnMqeCwOGSFR1WnWPNtQYoC5Ly0TmzvUwDb51wsA1rFGX-Cmz87z-rV5FRvMUAJ9fN-0J1h-PhAFPlgJuACKosPeQqL1asOC0bh4cyjVz8aokS2_sL3noijDanO5v-TQv0c1cMrp_t0fjkdPv_29laOMx3u79V1g/s4032/B9CBB772-60F3-4821-81EC-80993E2444CD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcCufsXTBQOhdXpn2vo-euPl6Md3DnMqeCwOGSFR1WnWPNtQYoC5Ly0TmzvUwDb51wsA1rFGX-Cmz87z-rV5FRvMUAJ9fN-0J1h-PhAFPlgJuACKosPeQqL1asOC0bh4cyjVz8aokS2_sL3noijDanO5v-TQv0c1cMrp_t0fjkdPv_29laOMx3u79V1g/w640-h480/B9CBB772-60F3-4821-81EC-80993E2444CD.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another Japanese infantry squad arrived from the east, ambushing Wingate's team and also killing the forward observer. </span></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/AVvXsEhi43wQagVtCkP5slePGgjMbwdGR1Eqko29w0yyH-1qcRY020pCi5hkKDUUgHrRIGvSIXnPfUfUYw0KcDUfQCnAIFJY4D7M_00lGapO_TKJ20HTArszHJ9DweTCZcQv5Ha3SRSXb_d10ejbT9-NUSzZjvTwE6JCD2DvFkgwNNIdDFcj8k3gqCVdJEIinQ/s4032/A0BA7651-B553-482A-A51B-E5B42F4F2943.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi43wQagVtCkP5slePGgjMbwdGR1Eqko29w0yyH-1qcRY020pCi5hkKDUUgHrRIGvSIXnPfUfUYw0KcDUfQCnAIFJY4D7M_00lGapO_TKJ20HTArszHJ9DweTCZcQv5Ha3SRSXb_d10ejbT9-NUSzZjvTwE6JCD2DvFkgwNNIdDFcj8k3gqCVdJEIinQ/w640-h480/A0BA7651-B553-482A-A51B-E5B42F4F2943.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 6:</span></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/AVvXsEjAWYffK6PJhCmnKLw_HUuq53bmNUItf_uaQBZp4-kNK688vXMoNeF3AQJXkXr7sDY0D6SjMfRNS7Ijy582KVN7f1EoirGq3_cZCYd1Lp8YYLNIyCRP0aEKJkWrmx-ORJ0p2bObU62OqR8wiJD5yQy6lxEZ36-S5SCTmGqgQH8LYiRdLl_jD6qXswAdow/s4032/B622046D-CE71-4877-9A35-AD0C4BCC7E6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAWYffK6PJhCmnKLw_HUuq53bmNUItf_uaQBZp4-kNK688vXMoNeF3AQJXkXr7sDY0D6SjMfRNS7Ijy582KVN7f1EoirGq3_cZCYd1Lp8YYLNIyCRP0aEKJkWrmx-ORJ0p2bObU62OqR8wiJD5yQy6lxEZ36-S5SCTmGqgQH8LYiRdLl_jD6qXswAdow/w480-h640/B622046D-CE71-4877-9A35-AD0C4BCC7E6C.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Japanese veterans continued their rampage, eliminating another arriving team of Chindits (reduced in strength by heat exhaustion) and also the surviving British command team.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFnJ2gc6htG0GZbFU60j6TZK-pbmnSPNiQo59NR9yF1f5cNRxpDxaPkYnGqwmKudKkPAmpIP93f9iTCyOszXFWTmMhaJn10RR455malBXhA2jeQ-JjXfst5wv2rA4alFrCIwycICBbcyDCeg0H5oyfkxydoBaH8jrZun7Mh4ddFgizvPpfFU0b0tjkQ/s4032/9D80A489-19E6-4FE4-9E7C-753518161555.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFnJ2gc6htG0GZbFU60j6TZK-pbmnSPNiQo59NR9yF1f5cNRxpDxaPkYnGqwmKudKkPAmpIP93f9iTCyOszXFWTmMhaJn10RR455malBXhA2jeQ-JjXfst5wv2rA4alFrCIwycICBbcyDCeg0H5oyfkxydoBaH8jrZun7Mh4ddFgizvPpfFU0b0tjkQ/w480-h640/9D80A489-19E6-4FE4-9E7C-753518161555.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The West Africans launched an unsuccessful assault against the tankette. </span></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/AVvXsEjRnEWPcXeD-4iO-OJUfLlYkffs35ggPuuc_QFHmS1ZakE9VipBXboSMFBKUOSyR7xNGKfFM9bkULm2sDkQrOLcbFC6rg3mBriS_6UvxlI2GqKdmvFNLjmKc0U5QLzvddYncef0ZdyPjoItw_rvMtYk0xfDP42fnQ92HHQC3JKdx5y7bpVVv4RQAfRBRg/s4032/6DA055C4-941B-43B5-B7DB-2370FFD7172D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRnEWPcXeD-4iO-OJUfLlYkffs35ggPuuc_QFHmS1ZakE9VipBXboSMFBKUOSyR7xNGKfFM9bkULm2sDkQrOLcbFC6rg3mBriS_6UvxlI2GqKdmvFNLjmKc0U5QLzvddYncef0ZdyPjoItw_rvMtYk0xfDP42fnQ92HHQC3JKdx5y7bpVVv4RQAfRBRg/w640-h480/6DA055C4-941B-43B5-B7DB-2370FFD7172D.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Japanese infantry overran the building, killing the remaining West Africans and a supporting medical team.</span></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/AVvXsEjqc6sb39l432yWv3A5f-YeeL-GHoqS7bLpjz17w17ge6x4c59fdcRLkWzqnL4HHY3m0TQHv73pr6QuJGU-WyFTc3wrhVRAVnhEPSdI_bm5ss0cg1bW7UiVwVKPR_OI5aHMuS1obObGr4Phcu8l5Btowut4x30Y2hQPv8RXfCyUyZk-wAjLvVDIoTVgYA/s4032/12719925-E309-4FAC-BA3F-35689E2F9F31.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqc6sb39l432yWv3A5f-YeeL-GHoqS7bLpjz17w17ge6x4c59fdcRLkWzqnL4HHY3m0TQHv73pr6QuJGU-WyFTc3wrhVRAVnhEPSdI_bm5ss0cg1bW7UiVwVKPR_OI5aHMuS1obObGr4Phcu8l5Btowut4x30Y2hQPv8RXfCyUyZk-wAjLvVDIoTVgYA/w480-h640/12719925-E309-4FAC-BA3F-35689E2F9F31.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 7:</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7xBZN4QIKTOjelSIRqwgr0zr7n59bAzaGOycgofkvgeRF61lM7Fopdm1voiV2YCRepFhdBfWKFqCDUKQKCkeZp2in8Fyx9oHzfbGVb74uXf4aPF09FpVb2VgTBuL--feNGvEuxV3DAMR8rIfLfZgyC4gfksEp0CyA8g3xTn6FzMa-0j464Dusob65g/s4032/AED9F9A8-AE26-4105-9E1F-3096185418C7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe7xBZN4QIKTOjelSIRqwgr0zr7n59bAzaGOycgofkvgeRF61lM7Fopdm1voiV2YCRepFhdBfWKFqCDUKQKCkeZp2in8Fyx9oHzfbGVb74uXf4aPF09FpVb2VgTBuL--feNGvEuxV3DAMR8rIfLfZgyC4gfksEp0CyA8g3xTn6FzMa-0j464Dusob65g/w480-h640/AED9F9A8-AE26-4105-9E1F-3096185418C7.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The tankette eliminated the British anti-tank team and with that, the Japanese were back in control of the camp.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ6fY_C8SMfx1BTYduzj-TBU5mBDGXVzcGvA6bdoFPPVfusz9WV3oLUeLCddvshCInXsxGOyZ7MD9yCpGVP2VMN_i0hZb9P36wBYpzQPIJcmfTEXCPWUK9PsLh1by0AjyNlrtZ8R_mUawkvgIqGyV37sdKgGOazzYn66d3iW3odzVYeM6gLuBdA1A1g/s4032/A12B9052-3B85-4108-A305-29E0EDD9A722.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfQ6fY_C8SMfx1BTYduzj-TBU5mBDGXVzcGvA6bdoFPPVfusz9WV3oLUeLCddvshCInXsxGOyZ7MD9yCpGVP2VMN_i0hZb9P36wBYpzQPIJcmfTEXCPWUK9PsLh1by0AjyNlrtZ8R_mUawkvgIqGyV37sdKgGOazzYn66d3iW3odzVYeM6gLuBdA1A1g/w480-h640/A12B9052-3B85-4108-A305-29E0EDD9A722.jpeg" title="28mm Bolt Action WW2 Wargaming, Empire in Flames book, Scenario 6. British Commonwealth forces attack a Japanese HQ in Burma." width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the first half of the game, it looked like Art's British were going to roll through the Japanese camp and make quick work of things. My regulars were no match for his veterans and specialist troops. But the new army curse struck again, and after Wingate's FUBAR roll, it was downhill for the British. My Japanese had a lot of luck with the random spawn points for reinforcements in the second half, and I was able to effectively throw bodies against his depleted squads and vulnerable command teams on the edge of the table. Though he completed three of the four objectives, his troop loss was enough to secure me enough victory points for a win.</span></div><p></p></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-17273735437050378102022-11-20T13:01:00.003-08:002022-11-20T13:15:47.472-08:00Predator (1987) Special Forces Team in 28mm<p><span style="font-size: large;"> While looking for additional Western forces for my modern games, I found an Etsy seller who had these figures from Predator (1987) and I t<span>hought these would work great as a special forces/ mercenary team, and would also make a fun stalker crew for Zona Alfa. They normally are printed in 32mm size, but I managed to find a vendor who would scale them down to 28mm to match the rest of my figures. Some of the figures have multiple variants, with alterations to make them more compatible with the Colonial marines from Alien or WK40K. I did my best to grab the movie versions, with one error mentioned below.</span></span></p><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/AVvXsEgv5NVH-8v3urlvKTGCoIe4_976uZh9qTaLGzPsPVtLr0ytcVeU7Vr3P01WSBEEC2pDfOmSlZufSpswOy7aVruQ5cr7BeBG0VOhh4cwQpjKxmesWXZGfk8oKjFglYSuu6saa0c4aTp1CLR1mjKQN9E2vxIZul3AFP4XgFy83I3A2LUJGPFa6XOk1zeRZg/s4032/7491A036-1CEF-4803-8849-7007D620B09F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Dutch, Dillon, Mac, Poncho, Cooper, Billy, Hawkins" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5NVH-8v3urlvKTGCoIe4_976uZh9qTaLGzPsPVtLr0ytcVeU7Vr3P01WSBEEC2pDfOmSlZufSpswOy7aVruQ5cr7BeBG0VOhh4cwQpjKxmesWXZGfk8oKjFglYSuu6saa0c4aTp1CLR1mjKQN9E2vxIZul3AFP4XgFy83I3A2LUJGPFa6XOk1zeRZg/w640-h360/7491A036-1CEF-4803-8849-7007D620B09F.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Dutch, Dillon, Mac, Poncho, Cooper, Billy, Hawkins" width="640" /></a></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/AVvXsEhBLONUgbC_ezgbmzQm0rRCITWTB-UPP8omG2qJcVRPrXPanOqc4E4hJJQ19dk-6Y1iq0yA3Ts95PTZp92-yS3IvBMyNp5ZDq1FKWF_JKdCxJP8xXlGoD6Kcu8vr_roYva8jlBQgmihyexIZdX4_NJaEwsWHbGUAR2cJjc9om6JWnXnnIYk4X3_wBI13w/s612/6D1DBBFA-034F-49BF-BF6D-C23E5338FB1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="393" data-original-width="612" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLONUgbC_ezgbmzQm0rRCITWTB-UPP8omG2qJcVRPrXPanOqc4E4hJJQ19dk-6Y1iq0yA3Ts95PTZp92-yS3IvBMyNp5ZDq1FKWF_JKdCxJP8xXlGoD6Kcu8vr_roYva8jlBQgmihyexIZdX4_NJaEwsWHbGUAR2cJjc9om6JWnXnnIYk4X3_wBI13w/s320/6D1DBBFA-034F-49BF-BF6D-C23E5338FB1C.jpeg" width="320" /></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;"><span style="font-size: large;">Major Alan 'Dutch" Schaefer. I think the barrel of his M16 looks a little too long, but wasn't able to do much with it due to the under-barrel grenade launcher.</span></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/AVvXsEgwu-JMDApyByroFsdcRkmC9SAhLFXvAWkU9WAnw86D5wBmEk3K7-POoq1occB7B1jcpvKzoY24vxYAF-qnFWTlMzmpHzxyTPn07vGJJEv3YTUWppfNgbsX7iCOhL45pg9mIJvqg0RjWAUvf1i71sZuvA8ay--rexPp3-n1i5fX4IsfOMyjlkrKFQkotA/s3024/987D1AD1-5357-4AF4-8342-E740D485EB11.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Alan "Dutch" Schaefer, Arnold Schwarzenegger" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwu-JMDApyByroFsdcRkmC9SAhLFXvAWkU9WAnw86D5wBmEk3K7-POoq1occB7B1jcpvKzoY24vxYAF-qnFWTlMzmpHzxyTPn07vGJJEv3YTUWppfNgbsX7iCOhL45pg9mIJvqg0RjWAUvf1i71sZuvA8ay--rexPp3-n1i5fX4IsfOMyjlkrKFQkotA/w640-h640/987D1AD1-5357-4AF4-8342-E740D485EB11.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Alan "Dutch" Schaefer, Arnold Schwarzenegger" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Blain Cooper and "Ol' Painless." I had selected the movie version of him, but didn't notice the seller had accidentally used the Colonial Marines version when he sent me the resize proofs. To make him look a bit more accurate, I removed the backpack camera mount and tried to make the armored shoulder pads looks like the sleeves of a shirt. The under-barrel grip is totally wrong, but there wasn't really anything I could do with it. Despite this I think it doesn't look too bad and people will know who it is.</span></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/AVvXsEgYJnAZuQ8nmYPVR-1B5kZPk1nrU7wyQmJf-uOBE8WFW7v1vjJtFyNsHh3Jdc3tmRs8QcxS-HXrx8tlb6qLtcGo4pzfq68CJib_LAKKsj_Xb8YepPM_eBeactH1XxsfKkZ-_jbwhPZEmJLW_63Ubn2YdKZY1SqMYcGeZ8m8hjkjLfgBMv9CHHPr1fJzgw/s3024/5B368A82-286D-45F8-B2DE-A56E3D93C7FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Blain Cooper, Jesse Ventura" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYJnAZuQ8nmYPVR-1B5kZPk1nrU7wyQmJf-uOBE8WFW7v1vjJtFyNsHh3Jdc3tmRs8QcxS-HXrx8tlb6qLtcGo4pzfq68CJib_LAKKsj_Xb8YepPM_eBeactH1XxsfKkZ-_jbwhPZEmJLW_63Ubn2YdKZY1SqMYcGeZ8m8hjkjLfgBMv9CHHPr1fJzgw/w640-h640/5B368A82-286D-45F8-B2DE-A56E3D93C7FB.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Blain Cooper, Jesse Ventura" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">CIA Operative Al Dillon. I think his face doesn't look exactly like Carl Weathers, but still a great sculpt.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GPBP_R9G-mzcYFgVHwu8jDbn8iS26x6gpGFgBRjiojU_vmuqT2O9YWlZ9UPUxLy-Um7Xqb5kahogpMhf9KeOXb1L9nLepVmmDEMMEwaF1bPw_s4l23284OQsjuNBX_HH95yEt0-ur1nc0o-NLaKbNz-3EmwUKY2SMR4XMO9diqqnmAWFhSJGFKLk5Q/s3024/11F1E0E8-F5AC-4C85-924F-F0306F3BC7A3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Al Dillion, Carl Weathers" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0GPBP_R9G-mzcYFgVHwu8jDbn8iS26x6gpGFgBRjiojU_vmuqT2O9YWlZ9UPUxLy-Um7Xqb5kahogpMhf9KeOXb1L9nLepVmmDEMMEwaF1bPw_s4l23284OQsjuNBX_HH95yEt0-ur1nc0o-NLaKbNz-3EmwUKY2SMR4XMO9diqqnmAWFhSJGFKLk5Q/w640-h640/11F1E0E8-F5AC-4C85-924F-F0306F3BC7A3.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Al Dillion, Carl Weathers" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Sergeant Mac Elliot. I think the best sculpt out of the lot.</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIrFIvoAQ7ZeKv_dX99peywDOAisD0afV7Qwyz0Fl9Gm1OYngxQntLzKn_Wx8Kk9urg14OPsyVm4Em5WUMaa3c70I2D3fABImTWa1bD6qBW8wNM-KvlIvReByNYKge1WEhVSklXj5mL72UgO6L7CY3p-e0O-wsqTw5X7b45jCI3kPVb1m-IAsEBCzqA/s3024/21D1D492-7182-44DA-9B37-A404131F48F6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Mac Elliot, Bill Duke" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWIrFIvoAQ7ZeKv_dX99peywDOAisD0afV7Qwyz0Fl9Gm1OYngxQntLzKn_Wx8Kk9urg14OPsyVm4Em5WUMaa3c70I2D3fABImTWa1bD6qBW8wNM-KvlIvReByNYKge1WEhVSklXj5mL72UgO6L7CY3p-e0O-wsqTw5X7b45jCI3kPVb1m-IAsEBCzqA/w640-h640/21D1D492-7182-44DA-9B37-A404131F48F6.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Mac Elliot, Bill Duke" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Rick Hawkins</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7A2AbtmN1BeKcIbA_iytMjuooZlI_K8NCqprOzYg8Z9RNbojr1haxW5LPPdbEus8Dxyli_-m2MALT0BTyl--aQ8vZ1oSK1SycpFCJLsTdfcbsBRcJc2uDMDPjej-6ZFw0X0jFyaS89DqJyf9NWZdFb2lHb7sIi77kto12SbsqQx1_zmqryXPkzFruA/s3024/78A1D372-B6E5-41B7-BF1B-48173FC7FA97.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Rick Hawkins, Shane Black" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA7A2AbtmN1BeKcIbA_iytMjuooZlI_K8NCqprOzYg8Z9RNbojr1haxW5LPPdbEus8Dxyli_-m2MALT0BTyl--aQ8vZ1oSK1SycpFCJLsTdfcbsBRcJc2uDMDPjej-6ZFw0X0jFyaS89DqJyf9NWZdFb2lHb7sIi77kto12SbsqQx1_zmqryXPkzFruA/w640-h640/78A1D372-B6E5-41B7-BF1B-48173FC7FA97.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Rick Hawkins, Shane Black" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Billy Sole. Another figure with an overly long looking M16 barrel, particularly with the under barrel shotgun mount. In this case, I was able to remove some of the length without it being obvious.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqds8JOFhZ-PhflU8uvjQojYPB-4E_V30E5nje2bT7KhNvZ1p0JlromgYtbeTe86824ZaTB4DYPrncd38jnc8LqWrJCQDK0ML0j7QSvaQ8iwSdobSRCS5eWp0W5kCOaiNl0jh-bAFfRoPuBUnhMzsx3-qjYzv4gYyhaD6OyeE1LtqENWi229HTkJdkwg/s3024/C34ABB1D-5F68-43FA-80FF-B1C6339E4852.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Billy Sole, Sonny Landham" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqds8JOFhZ-PhflU8uvjQojYPB-4E_V30E5nje2bT7KhNvZ1p0JlromgYtbeTe86824ZaTB4DYPrncd38jnc8LqWrJCQDK0ML0j7QSvaQ8iwSdobSRCS5eWp0W5kCOaiNl0jh-bAFfRoPuBUnhMzsx3-qjYzv4gYyhaD6OyeE1LtqENWi229HTkJdkwg/w640-h640/C34ABB1D-5F68-43FA-80FF-B1C6339E4852.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Billy Sole, Sonny Landham" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Jorge "Pancho" Ramirez. Another really good sculpt. Unfortunately, I got the stripes of his face makeup a bit too wide, but I thought I'd do more damage trying to clean them up rather than leaving them as is.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0u3uFqKYVYhV45AwVo8q426FyLdPLgFK4IzxB9sQa3Ofj_5E44gKyhL1PdI-7PAa9FQ7H2BezDAF3KGHAo_bRy0Y2MdafBsZZYXbuZ98SP4-RFd8EjARwgSPAo0UeJoOf4tRaEEwhqlqX0Xkz2qUrAmrOLDY9RGnTRodu0cFfkdThzSm5JKqmIzLlQ/s3024/F71EB884-1136-4649-8D76-70D4B7AC1151.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Jorge 'Poncho" Ramirez, Richard Chaves" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN0u3uFqKYVYhV45AwVo8q426FyLdPLgFK4IzxB9sQa3Ofj_5E44gKyhL1PdI-7PAa9FQ7H2BezDAF3KGHAo_bRy0Y2MdafBsZZYXbuZ98SP4-RFd8EjARwgSPAo0UeJoOf4tRaEEwhqlqX0Xkz2qUrAmrOLDY9RGnTRodu0cFfkdThzSm5JKqmIzLlQ/w640-h640/F71EB884-1136-4649-8D76-70D4B7AC1151.jpeg" title="28mm Special Forces miniatures for Predator (1987): Jorge 'Poncho" Ramirez, Richard Chaves" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did also order one of the many Predator variants as well, trying to pick the one that seemed most accurate for this movie. Unfortunately, even scaled down, I think it looked way oversized (probably one of the extra large Predators from the new movies), so I'll look for other options in the future.</span></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-46500622683217027462022-10-09T12:44:00.004-07:002022-10-11T19:07:57.830-07:00Sahel Conflicts: Miska Miniatures African Militiamen and Size Comparisons <p> <span style="font-size: large;">Earlier this year I bought into the <a href="https://miskaminiatures.gumroad.com/" target="_blank">Miska Miniatures</a>' Kickstarter to produce African militiamen and assorted vehicles. It was my first time joining a Kickstarter (I've always been a bit hesitant after hearing about some of their fiascos), but I felt sponsoring designs for 3D printing was fairly low risk. I don't have a 3D printer myself, so purchased the physical copies. They arrived this summer in some of the most robust packaging I have ever seen used; not a single item broke coming over the Atlantic. The sculpting quality was quite good, and the printing quality was overall acceptable. I had two infantry figures with some printing defects (I think they shifted slightly during the print) and the two technicals had some warping and cracking (they are still to be painted), but nothing that couldn't be fixed with some sanding and filling.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So first off the table were the militiamen. I was really excited to get these, as there were so few figures actually designed specifically for the Sahel region.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV2r8nrYy35mE1_Sj_CH9HkIukZ7_MajlHcedk1YYdbN9Rt6dhthKe9kBzgPEICndwxBEW1YFGYq4uMONHk6dR4fwniMr1j3y2VlAO_-QygtW1jFRN1GxB_CQzcflcYLIrI0lmA8NFdlD6inTxVo79bNDGi07cUHFbjBgmisMs5-RRvAsReQbSnIYoA/s4032/IMG_2297.jpg"><img alt="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRV2r8nrYy35mE1_Sj_CH9HkIukZ7_MajlHcedk1YYdbN9Rt6dhthKe9kBzgPEICndwxBEW1YFGYq4uMONHk6dR4fwniMr1j3y2VlAO_-QygtW1jFRN1GxB_CQzcflcYLIrI0lmA8NFdlD6inTxVo79bNDGi07cUHFbjBgmisMs5-RRvAsReQbSnIYoA/w640-h480/IMG_2297.jpg" title="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The commander with a Dragunov SVD sniper, AK-47 gunman, and RPK light machinegun operator. For the commander, I felt some flashy Elvis-style sunglasses were in order. The Miska gun barrels were rather thin, and I managed to break off the end of the RPK during painting. It was rebuilt using brass rod, so hopefully will last a little longer.</span></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/AVvXsEgpJsAJ4WCcyFAsltwelg39T8qxBdPr1lKCT745GrRcSFbItMX_l23_fELex7KgZIddeDsHlqTL2nvDuT8KFUN_k5P7oUTXv064RVU1fG9SSQDZGvT3A7kjNLiyjqp8kbTokTW5Qj5vv9B9JyalJmjgpA-emEJ8pQNOBAYErK_-BR8HAOIX6cv5Q8iCoQ/s4032/IMG_2300.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpJsAJ4WCcyFAsltwelg39T8qxBdPr1lKCT745GrRcSFbItMX_l23_fELex7KgZIddeDsHlqTL2nvDuT8KFUN_k5P7oUTXv064RVU1fG9SSQDZGvT3A7kjNLiyjqp8kbTokTW5Qj5vv9B9JyalJmjgpA-emEJ8pQNOBAYErK_-BR8HAOIX6cv5Q8iCoQ/w640-h480/IMG_2300.jpg" title="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">RPG, AK-47s, and PKM. Again I had issues with the thin gun parts, and managed to break the ammo belt hanging from the LMG. It took a bit of effort to glue back into place, and sadly some of the detailing was lost during the process. The clothing on some of these figures were a bit more garish than my previous figures, but were all based on actual fighters in Mali.</span></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/AVvXsEiZw5njPNLoszWNbsymZs_KsAR2V5ZuD2GRQC7Wt7pLDSFtnP_C9KqxtGyoW_n21jPhTO3jjCAvKYvZyEqZfOiBlM6d_UYSGxKDUuCDbwv4AqXczXV7AhfAnxs2bbeFBvP9GQF6j0t4v_spYDksFXVMfT-JFu0lxMG-UJMBOnEanq_uLDYXenpwgS-q8A/s4032/IMG_2299.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZw5njPNLoszWNbsymZs_KsAR2V5ZuD2GRQC7Wt7pLDSFtnP_C9KqxtGyoW_n21jPhTO3jjCAvKYvZyEqZfOiBlM6d_UYSGxKDUuCDbwv4AqXczXV7AhfAnxs2bbeFBvP9GQF6j0t4v_spYDksFXVMfT-JFu0lxMG-UJMBOnEanq_uLDYXenpwgS-q8A/w640-h480/IMG_2299.jpg" title="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">RPG, PKM, RPK with drum magazine, and AK-47. These were painted to match my Quartermaster 3D martyr squad and bring some heavier weapons to that team.</span></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/AVvXsEjMSSgA3haBk9XFUpBzNGF7p9vbRMfC7rCthOTpboXjfRq8_dCQ-_tD3LqMrQgV_R5x_l-qvjORaBQKJH-IQURVXDJNvcv2jRv0FUz3g7LYbrtfTf8FcyKeKG29KpbQY1AucaJbU-D8hkY358-_xI47pymBUB_twK8G7ccdU__weufu0K4HP8doU8I6-A/s4032/IMG_2298.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMSSgA3haBk9XFUpBzNGF7p9vbRMfC7rCthOTpboXjfRq8_dCQ-_tD3LqMrQgV_R5x_l-qvjORaBQKJH-IQURVXDJNvcv2jRv0FUz3g7LYbrtfTf8FcyKeKG29KpbQY1AucaJbU-D8hkY358-_xI47pymBUB_twK8G7ccdU__weufu0K4HP8doU8I6-A/w640-h480/IMG_2298.jpg" title="28mm Miska Miniatures Modern African Militiamen/Islamic Insurgents/Terrorists for Sahel Wargaming" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I was happy with these figures and they will bring some more regional character to my insurgent force. The only thing that concerned me was the rather thin gun barrels and how they were going to hold up during transport and gameplay. I think they tried to go with realistic proportions, but only time will tell if that was a good call.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I now have figures from six different manufactures in my insurgent collection, so I thought it was worthwhile to generate a new set of comparison pics so people could see how the figures and their weapons compare to one another. Grids were 1 inch, or 25mm.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">AK-47 Fighters:</span></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/AVvXsEhRHUGpQcqFnlihAlwoxWmw9MS-7MN70u-y7lPHPIq1dyFks381XzLiICUSJi4KwKi8wHCKnGSrfzSaQe21vDObwPVxZre1DrMoQFc3eMLrGsRaeweohsSVxO9voPj1Lq4jCWK4u5qqjDVLK1ct80r7ps5HU-hGmssoyMcn4ktRHRichlphLN4aRRIvHA/s3949/IMG_2304.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, The Assault Group, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with AK-47" border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="3949" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRHUGpQcqFnlihAlwoxWmw9MS-7MN70u-y7lPHPIq1dyFks381XzLiICUSJi4KwKi8wHCKnGSrfzSaQe21vDObwPVxZre1DrMoQFc3eMLrGsRaeweohsSVxO9voPj1Lq4jCWK4u5qqjDVLK1ct80r7ps5HU-hGmssoyMcn4ktRHRichlphLN4aRRIvHA/w640-h218/IMG_2304.jpg" title="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, The Assault Group, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with AK-47" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">PKM (and one RP-46) Fighters:</span></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/AVvXsEjVGvxsgAUq_nt4eJ-Rm3xAh_-Gl44Wk-cYiXsXcykErDEvTP48fakEcf1ef1XavoJvtrYuQeK0dXHxinUDYFyywZethY2tz-aK2tVIxHVRMGABGNdKINNosjzIkXakBERmEGaqFSzxidH1qgLwP0UMFaBl-5k1Q2sB4zqnvRYVbVxEkgsWGsNTyxVEGQ/s3980/IMG_2303.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, The Assault Group, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with PKM light machinegun" border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="3980" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVGvxsgAUq_nt4eJ-Rm3xAh_-Gl44Wk-cYiXsXcykErDEvTP48fakEcf1ef1XavoJvtrYuQeK0dXHxinUDYFyywZethY2tz-aK2tVIxHVRMGABGNdKINNosjzIkXakBERmEGaqFSzxidH1qgLwP0UMFaBl-5k1Q2sB4zqnvRYVbVxEkgsWGsNTyxVEGQ/w640-h224/IMG_2303.jpg" title="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, The Assault Group, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with PKM light machinegun" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">RPG Fighters:</span></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/AVvXsEjS4c_c6uWt-D0pzFRYEmpVaGrXWuAL9I0Z8Wz_ZFug54LWkf0FnTPjM2Il31pLvsxjZw-ULoWCx-oQ6LS4_WKjjAqHeY0zslDwuEsFxN6doFwuZCVRwYf499MqVWERILdwqqmkB1d2Dbl9zjbbNxa_57UZaZlbnDroD022PwUAxIE8q4r3dMuQStH7lw/s3972/IMG_2305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with RPG" border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="3972" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS4c_c6uWt-D0pzFRYEmpVaGrXWuAL9I0Z8Wz_ZFug54LWkf0FnTPjM2Il31pLvsxjZw-ULoWCx-oQ6LS4_WKjjAqHeY0zslDwuEsFxN6doFwuZCVRwYf499MqVWERILdwqqmkB1d2Dbl9zjbbNxa_57UZaZlbnDroD022PwUAxIE8q4r3dMuQStH7lw/w640-h258/IMG_2305.jpg" title="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of Empress, Eureka, Miska, Footsore, Quartermaster 3D with RPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Dragunov SVD Snipers:</span></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/AVvXsEiMD0multYH9D6-PX62_YWOiKswtr3gdbCKqVdCU_9Z8SSqt4lUxANDH0l3dvH1YZWLRMtxLDpThqIkia7nQuhB7NM5c6E4Uf8XqTnMkKG218t4RKGPp38wFT4oOWouWgOXVuZDaha4w_kE5nCyDp1ilhnMYfHhrIz02vxE54sKOvbSFhv8y4EvJM4vAw/s3930/IMG_2301.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of The Assault Group, Miska, Quartermaster 3D with Dragunov SVD sniper rifle" border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="3930" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMD0multYH9D6-PX62_YWOiKswtr3gdbCKqVdCU_9Z8SSqt4lUxANDH0l3dvH1YZWLRMtxLDpThqIkia7nQuhB7NM5c6E4Uf8XqTnMkKG218t4RKGPp38wFT4oOWouWgOXVuZDaha4w_kE5nCyDp1ilhnMYfHhrIz02vxE54sKOvbSFhv8y4EvJM4vAw/w640-h246/IMG_2301.jpg" title="28mm Modern Insurgent/Terrorist Miniatures for Wargaming in Africa: Size Comparison of The Assault Group, Miska, Quartermaster 3D with Dragunov SVD sniper rifle" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Across the lines, the figures scaled up reasonably well with one another (though the Empress ones needed modifications to bring their height down). The most notable difference were with the weapons. The Miska miniatures really stood out for their thinner weapons, particularly the RPG and SVD. The Quartermaster 3D RPGs were also a fair amount thicker than the other lines. While I wouldn't have a problem putting them all out on the table together, I think I'll be a bit selective in how I combine the lines for the squads.<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-70041342974087784952022-09-12T18:14:00.000-07:002022-09-12T18:14:28.724-07:00Sahel Conflicts: Quartermaster 3D Insurgents<p> <span style="font-size: large;">It seems like you can never have enough insurgents, so I've purchased and painted more. These figures were designed by <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Quartermaster3D?show=objects&sortBy=date&price=all&page=1&query=" target="_blank">Quartermaster 3D</a> and printed in 28mm by <a href="https://www.jjgprint3d.com/page-vierge-20?page=6" target="_blank">JJG Print 3D</a>. The shipment I received was well packed, but some gun barrels still broken crossing the Atlantic. Luckily, I was able to glue most of the bits back on, and I could recreate the other bits from brass wire and green stuff.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9ArKpHAsml6SgZgALhKHZmQIvJUOFk9itHSu3XP99SlSk-76aBRWlttWuQ4j5cA8Ey1RPVmbURkcN41B_IkwDGDZS16NZuGl2fhe5fVOwQQ2dFOMBfAHpxwxx5IKvbU-SFDQ22nwo8N9PcuxKZBaEHlfVPt1N3ZQWSVKNd84PHQUawqtvIdowbbKhw/s4032/847693F0-32FA-4139-9BEE-8C60F0569275.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP9ArKpHAsml6SgZgALhKHZmQIvJUOFk9itHSu3XP99SlSk-76aBRWlttWuQ4j5cA8Ey1RPVmbURkcN41B_IkwDGDZS16NZuGl2fhe5fVOwQQ2dFOMBfAHpxwxx5IKvbU-SFDQ22nwo8N9PcuxKZBaEHlfVPt1N3ZQWSVKNd84PHQUawqtvIdowbbKhw/w640-h480/847693F0-32FA-4139-9BEE-8C60F0569275.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">Martyr Squad. While I normally like to paint my insurgents in a mix of clothing and camouflage patterns, I decided to go for a more uniform appearance for elite fanatics. These were inspired by an Islamic State unit from Somalia. </span><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUbTORrQI0PSieJEc6oUCCKcUS2zlsdGDBXVW8Ko_fOuWv6zK_T2AQtDSYjMhejPS-No7-vSIC_RrFW4gtCGERzJwxbS-XE71IAAIiU4W7gVzoEQ9d6tId9Niqfmzdfy9ZW7ttnikW_uxNflLxJm8A-RxdXzPMW-yb7nGchGw0rDc953wgCd4e27Rzw/s4032/03EB1AEB-6C5A-4342-9784-3F19CEFA1142.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUbTORrQI0PSieJEc6oUCCKcUS2zlsdGDBXVW8Ko_fOuWv6zK_T2AQtDSYjMhejPS-No7-vSIC_RrFW4gtCGERzJwxbS-XE71IAAIiU4W7gVzoEQ9d6tId9Niqfmzdfy9ZW7ttnikW_uxNflLxJm8A-RxdXzPMW-yb7nGchGw0rDc953wgCd4e27Rzw/w640-h480/03EB1AEB-6C5A-4342-9784-3F19CEFA1142.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Snipers and AK47. I ended up with two duplicates, but did my best to vary their appearances. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8FWaV-tQikCGyhQO032ODg9izkE1HWhrRhpD3hcg3cYb-ypnIHRyhYyuCS74Wcm296IqvkXI6AmoiT8NmeTH_d2snosNKQCWyPqS_h7rj_DxOYu_fqar82HttT4A-rmmbYVanNjrmpuMTePUL-GkZu6GRIggRBAZFOaBrnQI7kbjJXWJdLUGOJK9fA/s4032/593B4DD6-3D0B-4B92-ACE3-8D83A8F2DE7D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF8FWaV-tQikCGyhQO032ODg9izkE1HWhrRhpD3hcg3cYb-ypnIHRyhYyuCS74Wcm296IqvkXI6AmoiT8NmeTH_d2snosNKQCWyPqS_h7rj_DxOYu_fqar82HttT4A-rmmbYVanNjrmpuMTePUL-GkZu6GRIggRBAZFOaBrnQI7kbjJXWJdLUGOJK9fA/w640-h480/593B4DD6-3D0B-4B92-ACE3-8D83A8F2DE7D.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Bomber and RPGs. I wanted a figure to mark suicide bomber attacks, and I thought this guy carrying an IED fit the bill nicely. The RPGs being carried by the other fighters are quite thick when compared to other manufacturers, so they will look better in their own units rather than mixed. I'll take some comparison pictures in the future, but I'm waiting until I fishing my <a href="https://miskaminiatures.gumroad.com/">Miska Miniatures</a> fighters so I can compare all the lines at once (yes, I bought more insurgents LOL).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpGMjppaIl1KPfjxXOiGYfpZXGQAVxxV2UaVKmwgs1hl1JoPkDKxsVGvrnDgMZIWRnI6_8PmP9vDfIXIhtHwMGNkYfxV2UUveWl-_htEMDBWh8GKHY2NdwA4j4LtAWfuZETIpDWJBIF7kSVHeCoc6lmM_R_dQiLVZ4fulGV6JtifChR37ojcahyz_SQ/s4032/994A294C-4A9B-4070-BAB7-069B3DCBC861.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWpGMjppaIl1KPfjxXOiGYfpZXGQAVxxV2UaVKmwgs1hl1JoPkDKxsVGvrnDgMZIWRnI6_8PmP9vDfIXIhtHwMGNkYfxV2UUveWl-_htEMDBWh8GKHY2NdwA4j4LtAWfuZETIpDWJBIF7kSVHeCoc6lmM_R_dQiLVZ4fulGV6JtifChR37ojcahyz_SQ/w640-h480/994A294C-4A9B-4070-BAB7-069B3DCBC861.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Machine gunners and AK47s. The LMGs are close in size to the other manufacturers I have, so won't stand out when mixed.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8BtCm3WuTqrrXUjP207ysrpGIzpOdXOxMZa6chpmKU_smvuLvvTCZUjdlTj_EpZq-CFb73bKTs4kaxSDFJJ2b6VpmIBN-aRPPra0QzXqsXGsCqn2oAUQzP4yc11AfMWrI8vEs463XugfGR0fesJ2ec5MNoc9vKqql_32inE99kZxQ61Lqfs0ntI4VA/s4032/4304DE57-1756-458B-91FA-F2872B79F14B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8BtCm3WuTqrrXUjP207ysrpGIzpOdXOxMZa6chpmKU_smvuLvvTCZUjdlTj_EpZq-CFb73bKTs4kaxSDFJJ2b6VpmIBN-aRPPra0QzXqsXGsCqn2oAUQzP4yc11AfMWrI8vEs463XugfGR0fesJ2ec5MNoc9vKqql_32inE99kZxQ61Lqfs0ntI4VA/w640-h480/4304DE57-1756-458B-91FA-F2872B79F14B.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">AK47s. Since my forces include Tuareg elements, I had to throw in some blue fabric. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxJ0ZPjH1bRMe21I9OLKGIax6zYx_iCkgJB5NZHlWNi4Ns5xiGDUP8SIt-_PBQujVHxTZKJSmeUxGGTgANeUzOpc5tR145u1oLOjdrxjWutEoXjJ5ZZQRTMVXja26Tr5Ii4YtCVmd7_8bTHgX1UT3BXe0m2Prsz6kkfpruuU04YrlGiG4tO-n6-yxVg/s4032/B5E5D637-5EBF-48B8-8215-A51145454AB5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDxJ0ZPjH1bRMe21I9OLKGIax6zYx_iCkgJB5NZHlWNi4Ns5xiGDUP8SIt-_PBQujVHxTZKJSmeUxGGTgANeUzOpc5tR145u1oLOjdrxjWutEoXjJ5ZZQRTMVXja26Tr5Ii4YtCVmd7_8bTHgX1UT3BXe0m2Prsz6kkfpruuU04YrlGiG4tO-n6-yxVg/w640-h480/B5E5D637-5EBF-48B8-8215-A51145454AB5.jpeg" title="28mm modern terrorist insurgent miniatures from Quartermaster 3D for wargaming western Africa/Mali/the Sahel" width="640" /></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">Overall, I am very happy with these figures. They are on the thicker side, so depending on how picky you are, you might not want to mix them into units with some of the thinner sculpts out there (Again I'll take comparison pics in the future). But the sculpting is good and I found them fun to paint. Definitely recommend!</span></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-87272250621268147772022-09-05T12:04:00.003-07:002022-09-05T20:49:31.280-07:00Spectre Operations: African Warlord Capture and Extraction<p> <span style="font-size: large;">My friend Steve was passing through town, so we met up to try another game of <a href="https://www.spectreminiatures.com/products/spectre-operations" target="_blank">Spectre Operations</a>. In this scenario, French special forces were tasked with capturing the notorious warlord, General Assimi. Informants had alerted the French that the general would be making a propaganda appearance at the local market, and that he would only have a few bodyguards with him at the time. The French hid a small capture team in one of the shops and waited for their informant's call.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">At the start of the game, the location of my French and their informant were hidden from Steve, and Steve could then place the general at any starting location in the market that he wanted. We then rolled a scatter die to determine the entry points for the reserve militia and the exit point for the French.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL55gLuZ-9VWDGn6PnAb0XV6R-Y66D570obHiRulDPuW7-DEKBy-ihjaulE4I4XeRDusS1GLoW5gl-7Yl1r6dTc4t_Jotti912IcSQ5mB5E88tUJvMPFzKu2aqWs1xznqP_uMCb90dAfv8zqhXSW1jkhjfrbX3KT-jP3prrE5VNtiwY23AuqX12gdlQ/s4032/IMG_2109.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrL55gLuZ-9VWDGn6PnAb0XV6R-Y66D570obHiRulDPuW7-DEKBy-ihjaulE4I4XeRDusS1GLoW5gl-7Yl1r6dTc4t_Jotti912IcSQ5mB5E88tUJvMPFzKu2aqWs1xznqP_uMCb90dAfv8zqhXSW1jkhjfrbX3KT-jP3prrE5VNtiwY23AuqX12gdlQ/w480-h640/IMG_2109.jpg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">With a propaganda cameraman in tow, the general came out to meet his people and accept their generous "donations" for his army.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONjgnXdOQxEwEHq_N9oQZOMi6Snk8klLseUSb_ufKeDf7ms1rwjyxVPcKC8Ip_v4F697iR12MGUa4Xj-xpMIxVNg2Rsxx3CVu1YgFqVqJg2NxP4gERXe8_-eXlr5PUbNrO_lIeHR6G8Nkb4-oN3S_8AUyXPsVoBSeLVX-Ds26uejmraLHb0fCxNyD4w/s4032/B1A55704-92E5-4A2B-A7CC-0F0C68808194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONjgnXdOQxEwEHq_N9oQZOMi6Snk8klLseUSb_ufKeDf7ms1rwjyxVPcKC8Ip_v4F697iR12MGUa4Xj-xpMIxVNg2Rsxx3CVu1YgFqVqJg2NxP4gERXe8_-eXlr5PUbNrO_lIeHR6G8Nkb4-oN3S_8AUyXPsVoBSeLVX-Ds26uejmraLHb0fCxNyD4w/w640-h480/B1A55704-92E5-4A2B-A7CC-0F0C68808194.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The townsfolk rushed to see the general in person. However, one of his bodyguards noticed a man in blue making a suspicious phone call and demanded to know what he was doing.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJfsWGOu1o-KJj8NRcMw0dXoC6czUw7sCrZDMiai-vGhIehwa2BCOXttCDWU7ge2SfE44UrTWaG2vT38-rIBzRlDFo4bFXqCbWtD2YLjpwnsrPkvv3rfyXwocPtBA2O08HYIkENKi78cSTnxKWV868TvY38420jEUYd1tNdL-XEvwgCWj9NQvjg5Nxg/s4032/52256F78-9666-460D-AEAC-0EBE121AC602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdJfsWGOu1o-KJj8NRcMw0dXoC6czUw7sCrZDMiai-vGhIehwa2BCOXttCDWU7ge2SfE44UrTWaG2vT38-rIBzRlDFo4bFXqCbWtD2YLjpwnsrPkvv3rfyXwocPtBA2O08HYIkENKi78cSTnxKWV868TvY38420jEUYd1tNdL-XEvwgCWj9NQvjg5Nxg/w640-h480/52256F78-9666-460D-AEAC-0EBE121AC602.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With a positive ID of the general, and knowing the life of their informant was now in danger, the French team burst from their hiding spot and swarmed through the market.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFosg6UHDw1SBW4GTTl6FH-mZVELSmM5v3RpmycH4qLVwMV8JjfN7t5wzwJ5rzwFqMUu6rAxqnDl-rrCPp6YCX5Rsb--zshYLXzA1YHle6ngu4G8l4_QVEDM4PLBUcUxqMQRXwzw8HOruRIb1VnhHmmNWgOnLGf270xYr1krDdsRIVsesW-3cPNKEIw/s4032/AEFD4C1C-A91C-429D-9E60-7639CF3A1F4F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNFosg6UHDw1SBW4GTTl6FH-mZVELSmM5v3RpmycH4qLVwMV8JjfN7t5wzwJ5rzwFqMUu6rAxqnDl-rrCPp6YCX5Rsb--zshYLXzA1YHle6ngu4G8l4_QVEDM4PLBUcUxqMQRXwzw8HOruRIb1VnhHmmNWgOnLGf270xYr1krDdsRIVsesW-3cPNKEIw/w640-h480/AEFD4C1C-A91C-429D-9E60-7639CF3A1F4F.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ZMOeJUftGVLip52uzH5bYD_hEk2XYO3tCc4K9O1qRe-LuFXMXTCHlyi2DYJb5EK4CD3EMBtYWKy2t4fAXdPi9_l6ucZqQOguP0MvbIj6FNJgmBmTdpvC74D1ofW9FQd-nvvYvuqrvRxlhbtfzrz6VnltGFU16QM6G3Le_NhtbwJCc0BIrPuov6vPA/s4032/6C3277AC-B359-4BDA-A53F-439B390A1109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH1ZMOeJUftGVLip52uzH5bYD_hEk2XYO3tCc4K9O1qRe-LuFXMXTCHlyi2DYJb5EK4CD3EMBtYWKy2t4fAXdPi9_l6ucZqQOguP0MvbIj6FNJgmBmTdpvC74D1ofW9FQd-nvvYvuqrvRxlhbtfzrz6VnltGFU16QM6G3Le_NhtbwJCc0BIrPuov6vPA/w640-h480/6C3277AC-B359-4BDA-A53F-439B390A1109.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As the civilians began fleeing, the bodyguard in pursuit of the informant saw the French and realized he now had much bigger problems.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm6cXLZGV6WjbswbPBgQWBislWQ8MsozSxblLvigYRp1GF6nI2KdHfUmwXsvBcvXhv6IUeyWdAz8IHz4XM0dzcy_nsjuTSGNwwYCPuZey3bfh58QZNX1O-GGlWOlZ59uFZFbZkVsfIa671f0RKCrZMa3DHRDJDS82R3xXNibt1DNJxrbtLnAtqpMR3A/s4032/C4371D52-B737-4C70-B5D6-BD95E9CFB0FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKm6cXLZGV6WjbswbPBgQWBislWQ8MsozSxblLvigYRp1GF6nI2KdHfUmwXsvBcvXhv6IUeyWdAz8IHz4XM0dzcy_nsjuTSGNwwYCPuZey3bfh58QZNX1O-GGlWOlZ59uFZFbZkVsfIa671f0RKCrZMa3DHRDJDS82R3xXNibt1DNJxrbtLnAtqpMR3A/w640-h480/C4371D52-B737-4C70-B5D6-BD95E9CFB0FB.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Leaving one bodyguard in the market to cover his retreat, the general made a run for a money transfer store and barricaded himself inside as he called for reinforcements. Another bodyguard too far way to reach him took up a position in a neighboring butcher shop. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidagLXqw7UtZGhd7sHWo4aPRTrftjHJEGm7afDI7rfCn366OEPvXcBW5CLlR2G_VNWRm66Wk6aR92WBmAMii56SDMgD8IJOYH4Bi6u1JaiTOKGO8bud02Zxwkwtu13gArKMeJuEMO0Eyh-fXt2Dt7y06CMTj6XlPqFEnaM9oSzwmxrzg0VTzDpTG3NgQ/s4032/10800BFF-DC2C-421D-9C40-935E52FF8986.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidagLXqw7UtZGhd7sHWo4aPRTrftjHJEGm7afDI7rfCn366OEPvXcBW5CLlR2G_VNWRm66Wk6aR92WBmAMii56SDMgD8IJOYH4Bi6u1JaiTOKGO8bud02Zxwkwtu13gArKMeJuEMO0Eyh-fXt2Dt7y06CMTj6XlPqFEnaM9oSzwmxrzg0VTzDpTG3NgQ/w640-h480/10800BFF-DC2C-421D-9C40-935E52FF8986.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French were able to save their informant with a well placed shot, but could not risk further fire with all the civilians still in the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lfSvVFt8HbQWzsiZkqI00CaTuthLt55pqVpvg1qOqG2ZVwsCpi3F4O6bR_svD5lPnF1UaOCA2y221TKZYMyrtRvnwtYgHijRlrEzJf73p1Z5lQ_qIhxy3Z8FnXJQgev_QWWtLlFQlI10drcIpOcQb1cDTBCyk1XeXTvA5Ltgysyf3-Ayeg1LkO3W3A/s4032/1FB08925-A47C-4E57-B6AB-E4B04B39FF6C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4lfSvVFt8HbQWzsiZkqI00CaTuthLt55pqVpvg1qOqG2ZVwsCpi3F4O6bR_svD5lPnF1UaOCA2y221TKZYMyrtRvnwtYgHijRlrEzJf73p1Z5lQ_qIhxy3Z8FnXJQgev_QWWtLlFQlI10drcIpOcQb1cDTBCyk1XeXTvA5Ltgysyf3-Ayeg1LkO3W3A/w640-h480/1FB08925-A47C-4E57-B6AB-E4B04B39FF6C.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the general's bodyguards did not have similar concerns and opened fire in the market, severely wounding one of the French riflemen. With the medic attending to his wounded comrade, the rest of the French pushed through the market and screamed at the civilians to flee. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgefUCYF2C-JQmXzdRO58Ojawtv2Mrh8vX44YCs-b0PM9_FHaGEoPcjuX1Q3i--gTFvO_V7MN2hPRhASL4plP9W5J0NoKCGuOnHapPZvtpo_0_PEekhMcQQYz4qTceFo-TgADd_dzI8rzx_RQqALvxs33mgoxSenehNdB-VGSvRb8mVkYfRcoA51l02w/s4032/F1C972F8-420E-4CF2-A5CF-1C72874BFEA1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgefUCYF2C-JQmXzdRO58Ojawtv2Mrh8vX44YCs-b0PM9_FHaGEoPcjuX1Q3i--gTFvO_V7MN2hPRhASL4plP9W5J0NoKCGuOnHapPZvtpo_0_PEekhMcQQYz4qTceFo-TgADd_dzI8rzx_RQqALvxs33mgoxSenehNdB-VGSvRb8mVkYfRcoA51l02w/w640-h480/F1C972F8-420E-4CF2-A5CF-1C72874BFEA1.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The bodyguard in the market joined his general in the money transfer shop, but was quickly eliminated by the French machine gunner. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc5KqP14z2Q4m-fdvBI3QduP3arIoEchKnwXrQJ6st414h129T9BVBQnXfH5H3WO1Q5hdWgM0v5Ou5-6dd-MZyB2RUkfT-L-yI0fgSinHRpC3-FeYRT7uh5zIS22C5aKN9XcCyZGrtDP9c8rZUngr5E0kKBDto-1yfLIre8IVZCxI5VfYZk3eqXPhkA/s4032/1C05B528-960F-4507-A5CD-6FCBFC6BF575.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDc5KqP14z2Q4m-fdvBI3QduP3arIoEchKnwXrQJ6st414h129T9BVBQnXfH5H3WO1Q5hdWgM0v5Ou5-6dd-MZyB2RUkfT-L-yI0fgSinHRpC3-FeYRT7uh5zIS22C5aKN9XcCyZGrtDP9c8rZUngr5E0kKBDto-1yfLIre8IVZCxI5VfYZk3eqXPhkA/w480-h640/1C05B528-960F-4507-A5CD-6FCBFC6BF575.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French sergeant also eliminated the bodyguard in the butcher shop.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HA6NiVt6fc-tQCNi8ZAhj6tLfOLdvIbdVmuGmMVVd2IccENzuDBVqcPCF_qRNULreZp3e3tjOD0BP1vHgr1j-c8JCLYdJ1gNA6GGu1JzPgx0arFaVB4c6Mevvm8sGRti9dHkfPXj64JuY12YK2eAGZVQQH9I65L-p-2ZsVZwmuq7Lffi9wzwLcfN3w/s4032/EBB3FA31-5121-4EC5-9A19-61D3F09CF368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9HA6NiVt6fc-tQCNi8ZAhj6tLfOLdvIbdVmuGmMVVd2IccENzuDBVqcPCF_qRNULreZp3e3tjOD0BP1vHgr1j-c8JCLYdJ1gNA6GGu1JzPgx0arFaVB4c6Mevvm8sGRti9dHkfPXj64JuY12YK2eAGZVQQH9I65L-p-2ZsVZwmuq7Lffi9wzwLcfN3w/w480-h640/EBB3FA31-5121-4EC5-9A19-61D3F09CF368.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The medic managed to get his wounded comrade to his feet (though with reduced stats for the rest of the game) while another rifleman eliminated the wounded bodyguard. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDtF3cmUZYYNGMuNlYjDaj6NSE2S0aW59OLzq89ktanaa9WbZ7xNfIz5EcZPToWQph2mlmW6Ew1Bm2nGg4jkpA42De6kfUFqTSpT-uQPughhl9YhdZ4-PX9jBJJJAhEXMsg9ZzVHVK89QS8FIL3G4FtrVLgKYaSYIc2nUAE9zhu6i8Kn8lI1fbhDqrQ/s4032/28307D9E-2A10-49EE-A27B-CFFBB65D623C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDtF3cmUZYYNGMuNlYjDaj6NSE2S0aW59OLzq89ktanaa9WbZ7xNfIz5EcZPToWQph2mlmW6Ew1Bm2nGg4jkpA42De6kfUFqTSpT-uQPughhl9YhdZ4-PX9jBJJJAhEXMsg9ZzVHVK89QS8FIL3G4FtrVLgKYaSYIc2nUAE9zhu6i8Kn8lI1fbhDqrQ/w640-h480/28307D9E-2A10-49EE-A27B-CFFBB65D623C.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">General Assimi proved to be a good shot and critically wounded the French machine gunner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsb6PyPaHDI-bSsAnUPHQhicJCsQsfsg19st__GbkwBdvDf7t2gwl4hSO7_a3o2XTnCSeIgDew9759OJ6e9G3RQsh_YH9uSIVHA4GrkoBULUMHa7zY82-rjodqCpBjyLmU_uXaslBenQx-4rI9QjN5ND4JdJE_kxpe_PjREKLDgUIibJPrnLCJo8WRGQ/s4032/04A3C5B7-AF4C-45DD-A84A-EC1D972502BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsb6PyPaHDI-bSsAnUPHQhicJCsQsfsg19st__GbkwBdvDf7t2gwl4hSO7_a3o2XTnCSeIgDew9759OJ6e9G3RQsh_YH9uSIVHA4GrkoBULUMHa7zY82-rjodqCpBjyLmU_uXaslBenQx-4rI9QjN5ND4JdJE_kxpe_PjREKLDgUIibJPrnLCJo8WRGQ/w640-h480/04A3C5B7-AF4C-45DD-A84A-EC1D972502BF.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sound of an approaching vehicle could be heard, so the French deployed smoke grenades to cover their movement out of the market towards the general's hiding place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1I1Oe1DDzjLFf6ZoTnIOx4RmlR0EO9hAYrTuz0tlgOPgDO5L0g-f38B23mFxJ9iQo5gxAMNXUWVElMZfPUG-HnuCqbNgvAlrOan4TQee1onpspXs29vPF8JjD8_or8ElSFFW3Wj8hBQjouLqR1SIhi1co_6LRXF-7kHCYVuxoC00AzM862WtOdGzig/s4032/20F1CCF2-0E05-489E-88C0-44E063659217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh1I1Oe1DDzjLFf6ZoTnIOx4RmlR0EO9hAYrTuz0tlgOPgDO5L0g-f38B23mFxJ9iQo5gxAMNXUWVElMZfPUG-HnuCqbNgvAlrOan4TQee1onpspXs29vPF8JjD8_or8ElSFFW3Wj8hBQjouLqR1SIhi1co_6LRXF-7kHCYVuxoC00AzM862WtOdGzig/w640-h480/20F1CCF2-0E05-489E-88C0-44E063659217.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">When the heavily armed technical arrived, it's view of the combat zone was fully obscured.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGJ3opvRsI0o4tSUrE9CBdZ6_LcZ-08TRoyI524LsCcvb5El1sRyJOVfzF9edSk4j4LobnmLAhdfxe99lLEgZYANqNPF23e81sCaVo7EfscL2nGWRzMuPnYOwO8jyZUUpip-bHeFSAumT1Kgme3Tx2bf55YlKzj6QrVQsr9v-zwjhMdJBG1pfCZBDFQ/s4032/AA4AEC88-1815-4268-A8DA-25BD926B9EFC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsGJ3opvRsI0o4tSUrE9CBdZ6_LcZ-08TRoyI524LsCcvb5El1sRyJOVfzF9edSk4j4LobnmLAhdfxe99lLEgZYANqNPF23e81sCaVo7EfscL2nGWRzMuPnYOwO8jyZUUpip-bHeFSAumT1Kgme3Tx2bf55YlKzj6QrVQsr9v-zwjhMdJBG1pfCZBDFQ/w640-h480/AA4AEC88-1815-4268-A8DA-25BD926B9EFC.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From a command perspective, the French had held the initiative so far in the game, but the tide finally turned in the general's favor. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hxLLIqs_QaOlWDfPfhdSrjzOHWFVp7W322CloMLvEtbS5tSytlYv0nexzkAM68DG7X_OrP2dIgAy4jaEP_UH3aJPBEsOBPJHkx57-YyIl36E9c3AruKOpkDuTN8IfDVJ8-95HnazvztsqYVL6Foi3P1JWggTIzgYcJYwjxE839Sn0rVxfSpLy2jntA/s4032/D4412F6A-8FAB-4F4D-9B8D-B8AEA684C0BD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hxLLIqs_QaOlWDfPfhdSrjzOHWFVp7W322CloMLvEtbS5tSytlYv0nexzkAM68DG7X_OrP2dIgAy4jaEP_UH3aJPBEsOBPJHkx57-YyIl36E9c3AruKOpkDuTN8IfDVJ8-95HnazvztsqYVL6Foi3P1JWggTIzgYcJYwjxE839Sn0rVxfSpLy2jntA/w480-h640/D4412F6A-8FAB-4F4D-9B8D-B8AEA684C0BD.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two groups of militia on foot arrived from opposite sides of town.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHX2QTORWEJvTZpkcFYBNrsCyHk04buvZCPCOozuwax8QD-SfdjoHvlby5b-0gYY0Lk7b0gdWO1f8K2J9Hq7Tw2td6Wv6Vi0b0r2ofDTqiyeVrbX9Mw5_H6YmYQsUIDyvBDnPGus-HkwPgQOfMRgliq2Ti1InSUGSXI8mWSlizJ_JUNNJ0Qjg4osl4g/s4032/2F016C33-0AD3-4E8D-B611-53905FF3C760.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. 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French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="2973" data-original-width="3907" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ynt_gjiz0qWtbezw86kY_UdKjSHp3qBSEsG59j5MVBoHmTBYpQjnYJ3gaUn3xZ0P0-g5eA9z2LQBmfIBYyy5srCn4o65WedXThToDX3ZrHXq__r5z8VuFOTuOggOHWIVgOWyAiV4g86vwuLxG2GLV7_7TJcTv3txNY7dRN0QkoIGyfw5nn2vv3Otcg/w640-h488/D72D8E8F-9AF5-40D5-AEBF-4678AC00D726.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Hiding in the smoke, the French decided to assault the money transfer shop through the roof rather than attempt to break through the gated door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQLw3w08A5M4KX4R59IX_Yl2Tlv6o-VZCA2XMNWUKRAM3kL5vAVPTlWHK5A_UmJDrm2ByoFQVoFZaU45XmhVHTsSXoRpQSJ7P5VWVkLwN9GVhuhXMjBQ6tNddYCkwzL9Ih2rDCb0wj8DVVB8w8eOWtFileTI8Mh9pnhQYAuqfyOfc6PbY-TqpTXL5lQ/s4032/99D2B301-85B9-4453-AA52-F40A87F77527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpQLw3w08A5M4KX4R59IX_Yl2Tlv6o-VZCA2XMNWUKRAM3kL5vAVPTlWHK5A_UmJDrm2ByoFQVoFZaU45XmhVHTsSXoRpQSJ7P5VWVkLwN9GVhuhXMjBQ6tNddYCkwzL9Ih2rDCb0wj8DVVB8w8eOWtFileTI8Mh9pnhQYAuqfyOfc6PbY-TqpTXL5lQ/w640-h480/99D2B301-85B9-4453-AA52-F40A87F77527.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the other end of the table, the smoke dissipated faster than expected, and the technical laid down suppressing fire on the French. The French grenadier countered with an under-barrel grenade, but did not hit the technical.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiQz9e7xxdQaXzVyCMqd2uNhvP9MMw_FpfPwZVfTGXSaqHAxYZuUJYiZDhK0fm9LL8alsWyy9qPKvfBwr04v8TrlDF06znLHZOqP911aVRwJG9kkvQV5xn2rEFwNXS9bixvSj33JB6E53rstB1aEJ1wncfb6uwTZ75Bm39XHh-K66EgbACd3N3VLIfg/s4032/60EF035F-7C3D-4FA6-95FD-7886902AEEA7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXiQz9e7xxdQaXzVyCMqd2uNhvP9MMw_FpfPwZVfTGXSaqHAxYZuUJYiZDhK0fm9LL8alsWyy9qPKvfBwr04v8TrlDF06znLHZOqP911aVRwJG9kkvQV5xn2rEFwNXS9bixvSj33JB6E53rstB1aEJ1wncfb6uwTZ75Bm39XHh-K66EgbACd3N3VLIfg/w480-h640/60EF035F-7C3D-4FA6-95FD-7886902AEEA7.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the wounded French rifleman was still hiding in the market stalls, and successfully lobbed a frag grenade into the truck bed. He managed to kill not only the gunner, but incapacitated the truck's driver.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPO99ViMoBSbex9P3ab1Fnv4cvZGQIEscSPpSHl7au9_DlN5CRAcY6gnrH4Qk8L9lkVpzjN1Ro7holUv0LXj_In_ZTSOsvCwxKwhoGasp_NWHeNr4G0VumHCi6H5FMOlAqYyAq-2pdygdYiJOlJ9nCNmgZvgkGlc6EZ1NE6bF47c1eW1u8OzqUQl05A/s4032/CFC8189C-263F-41C3-B020-F17036F840EE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPO99ViMoBSbex9P3ab1Fnv4cvZGQIEscSPpSHl7au9_DlN5CRAcY6gnrH4Qk8L9lkVpzjN1Ro7holUv0LXj_In_ZTSOsvCwxKwhoGasp_NWHeNr4G0VumHCi6H5FMOlAqYyAq-2pdygdYiJOlJ9nCNmgZvgkGlc6EZ1NE6bF47c1eW1u8OzqUQl05A/w480-h640/CFC8189C-263F-41C3-B020-F17036F840EE.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With the remaining smoke dissipating, the French sergeant ran for the roof hatch, with his close assault specialist just behind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOS1Fb7ympnLpvYDmatDF-pOWe5uI7rfUFK8J_SPR85sAT2FHRNpdiEQOs-WQ1SRA5_rOQPqtAUEF53Lypt924AdXmy1Sh9XFvUruZLdq8im4ZB35fqFzVK9oXdQ2-8F81-eTPP-6O00M2LBKqNbVnst3jYnnMiG5isQS_Axb5Vuoku_V6HMn34f6LA/s4032/84F12573-65DA-40B9-9804-4DA0B2FE28F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOS1Fb7ympnLpvYDmatDF-pOWe5uI7rfUFK8J_SPR85sAT2FHRNpdiEQOs-WQ1SRA5_rOQPqtAUEF53Lypt924AdXmy1Sh9XFvUruZLdq8im4ZB35fqFzVK9oXdQ2-8F81-eTPP-6O00M2LBKqNbVnst3jYnnMiG5isQS_Axb5Vuoku_V6HMn34f6LA/w640-h480/84F12573-65DA-40B9-9804-4DA0B2FE28F0.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, he was not able to get the drop on General Assimi, who fled the building and ran towards his militiamen.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bn-4OFDSzpMtfztwAPLNzNYm3pgGVS06S-aLXtBVJoGgqqUGc6QDVgLXV-kIcnvFX8G_bLerJ3LVogEepZu_sHYntREcv3DvbOyAogRRc3fQ0EQBH-u8Z0XhPybjS2NTaevOfdGjHGnSB4nCu46hG0SucLqdrgHR-PWk0hAYkOqVitwOa6c-LvS53A/s4032/15FB8325-1306-4A46-9E1A-4A2507356CA2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Bn-4OFDSzpMtfztwAPLNzNYm3pgGVS06S-aLXtBVJoGgqqUGc6QDVgLXV-kIcnvFX8G_bLerJ3LVogEepZu_sHYntREcv3DvbOyAogRRc3fQ0EQBH-u8Z0XhPybjS2NTaevOfdGjHGnSB4nCu46hG0SucLqdrgHR-PWk0hAYkOqVitwOa6c-LvS53A/w640-h480/15FB8325-1306-4A46-9E1A-4A2507356CA2.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French deployed more smoke as the medic reached the injured machine gunner.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqlw7c2TK4n7V4XYSo1Oe0axIVOBZL6XgI0W-m_-SmM5lISHtaUp6GsMpXO64HpRohV1tjN-WWn5vhiH-AFFcxP2JgWYNsS-LqlPNjDbSNef9qj5DF_Xc3xD4VjQPtfhPG6RdnajxCc8eIyH0BDzhGvl-J-tNWSGb-Y-dg6l72gSArAz0HGOI8IvixA/s4032/DD0CEAD7-3CEC-4B0D-84FB-66D6E5F9BF64.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbqlw7c2TK4n7V4XYSo1Oe0axIVOBZL6XgI0W-m_-SmM5lISHtaUp6GsMpXO64HpRohV1tjN-WWn5vhiH-AFFcxP2JgWYNsS-LqlPNjDbSNef9qj5DF_Xc3xD4VjQPtfhPG6RdnajxCc8eIyH0BDzhGvl-J-tNWSGb-Y-dg6l72gSArAz0HGOI8IvixA/w480-h640/DD0CEAD7-3CEC-4B0D-84FB-66D6E5F9BF64.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Two of the rescuing militiamen, including one armed with an RPG, were picked off by by the French before they could reach the general.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva0BXDehfTDvr0RdJlTgKpI-wvVAvFnpxqxV9jPmTWYWIYOUCqJhjOLtN4ng9EZtaNdwYCl7Sl9BUUToZ5ryN_RCRctjPCLx6QLbKskWhCWoCW7VnJ6fJ_KwcTM5xTu3mc3_DoopQVXpnwA5pye_ScswgiDiq3ZAJCKd3qfoNYZ65JeImc_5s31wriQ/s4032/9CB0F2F5-CE69-4CCE-9E38-CE1DF0E19EE3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiva0BXDehfTDvr0RdJlTgKpI-wvVAvFnpxqxV9jPmTWYWIYOUCqJhjOLtN4ng9EZtaNdwYCl7Sl9BUUToZ5ryN_RCRctjPCLx6QLbKskWhCWoCW7VnJ6fJ_KwcTM5xTu3mc3_DoopQVXpnwA5pye_ScswgiDiq3ZAJCKd3qfoNYZ65JeImc_5s31wriQ/w480-h640/9CB0F2F5-CE69-4CCE-9E38-CE1DF0E19EE3.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The sergeant managed to taser the general, while one of the French riflemen provided cover from the roof. The medic succeeded in getting the critically injured machine gunner stable (again with reduced stats), but had to watch as the grenadier was severely injured in a new round of attacks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXE_u959tyoXj_UzjgzV47QV8nW_2o4uehLlkQXCuK1lKDqF2C0NFkKfhLwmaSdVmV83jqwemxQlOeV2zspCy26Ift7jF1_YMrqm6AGdFo05UWsv_3CrldLc2zhfZNHe7GFeMYyZdiS6EeHD1Mbnmy-My2T5PNifKgbq2Cpis4d-NyAmTW6c3Z8s7eg/s4032/181DBF25-27D9-4EC7-ADF8-AF70BF357B3E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXE_u959tyoXj_UzjgzV47QV8nW_2o4uehLlkQXCuK1lKDqF2C0NFkKfhLwmaSdVmV83jqwemxQlOeV2zspCy26Ift7jF1_YMrqm6AGdFo05UWsv_3CrldLc2zhfZNHe7GFeMYyZdiS6EeHD1Mbnmy-My2T5PNifKgbq2Cpis4d-NyAmTW6c3Z8s7eg/w480-h640/181DBF25-27D9-4EC7-ADF8-AF70BF357B3E.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Militiamen continued their advance across the market square and succeed in wounding another French soldier.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTCokgs64sVWBg0Rkl9h9LZbb8ESQ0yzWMpl2bV7XOxf_8L2aKgcL4YWlH9t8MPnm6J2yDRT3kgacZb0HMcayeICWcMcZJFzHv6e4QwjYPiPM-U6tEnRAXnvmNrDflaWS0B0eWmYJSdt9vbMpbdiahj1zI2YQ8OyMpTsrX-Oz3deZBkXJhYX0CMGGFdQ/s4032/56C9DDA8-22E2-4C79-9236-8CCED95D1267.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. 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French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTe_TYHgZwBCo87USe5k9KoqrSQHBgti2NoXVc9aWsQiBeSx8Yi6GSldaF9JVYd3oo5JoBC92qMcKZKrWomezJW1Xx5e2AuTiRiRcyQ98uqmYfaJEcRfxGeiXQ60d9-tjIZzmzjFVeLRL8_n4E9XeIsZXB6yKM7nrGzo6qBXiEOcuvXW9Mp3DzfZvtJw/w480-h640/62D7BAB0-82C7-4FC9-BED5-9B48BE59AED1.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The medic and wounded machine gunner moved to their newly shot comrades and dragged them towards the exit point. Meanwhile, the rooftop riflemen dropped down to assist the sergeant in extracting the general.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXojbMnZZRITZlAKmMJmJqXJI4j_uVrxCKayaunsdt1-ytbLN6AAWRoOwqd5N0SEe9kBhTe9JsdQwJdCNP1WBSIPplFQeFlpel0g-JraP5cYuelcvTxHnqKVAv4Tkp7PuxKpC-GTotwZ0tPckPAZTVTIIqDVEhUgLU8Nzh_FoRBlx6rXtiKiOdDkR8zw/s4032/C8C537D0-D8AC-4930-975B-8FD4BC459B09.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. 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Unfortunately, a militia machine gunner spotted and wounded him.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNSYQFTcVFZMw2-CWtpyPeQkx870CFI4NXftctTjinm1pt10PHzWXaEk-O8DrcFhdSaH28GjtSyPt0x0fuijIp5AlmLswZHCzd6emYowUoZABngw6FvavAgggZGYkwUgDtXdpOm041jtKyBWlVIgdBRU5JugQ5dkpaMlOyrEwuYYTWOmuNeD9cZ05DA/s4032/317755AA-F0BB-45F3-B68D-857A546B9BCE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. 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French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkv8SuLi8-uFMmI3VPK9GU5eZY1SgxTwUAsq2NerHLT0HsRFUn5gzJziztv5eYPr-7TAJdGLXIR_xMMCeQZaGkcqV2AvKnLEvPyVquhxVdaaBaRfnTCf0-9ticSs7JJYH3SCXf5vSQtk98-oeqBu2oaQFR9v95sKmZQtrMeVsta1EMP0RgCPIK09n8g/w640-h480/FF67F041-F197-48B7-A6CB-BC72E68B908E.jpeg" title="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Collecting their wounded, the French successfully got General Assisi to their exit point. Though they were successful in their mission, four of the six French soldiers would wounded on the mission, two of them severely. Thanks to the heroism of their medic, all managed to survive their encounter.</span></div><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKj1Qw0KUU0_FyWHEnYk_O_t1bwNwMtfPG_vIq-BEPIjS6ruraOlHdOV_FOlKD9EyRMB13DLmg_Of7HV6uMbIdWarfFCc7piiJTTe2wYexZDYvLopPJ_flVw9HZwTHbxws-CY5xhWr6jeUd0g6o5DvOy1LIdiruXyR60hAGAEBsyWACIFwD--VDFpbKw/s4032/FB7BBD9A-A9A9-4A95-B4E3-DB9DACB1433C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Spectre Operations 28mm modern wargaming. 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French special forces capture and extract a warlord in Mali, western Africa" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It had been a year since Steve and I <a href="http://majorthomasfoolery.blogspot.com/2021/10/sahel-conflicts-test-game-with-spectre.html">last played Spectre</a>, but for this second game, I felt more comfortable with the play style of the rules and found them to be quite fun for small scale actions. So I think I'll add them to my Christmas wish list and see what other scenarios they can support.</span></div><p></p>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-79974315738790290572022-07-23T22:02:00.006-07:002022-07-24T11:14:21.934-07:00Zone d'Exclusion Africaine: A Zona Alfa Variant <p> </p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkarYSguhS64CTR9gxShlTcdE1EgoeGgcjlF2XaDjiSZlamrvtUahUkvJatzokimKx1Aba4ZgA7e6-wXYqb6t04zbOr-VT6j3RXH3o6QKfbzKorepdSCSwz9xMJFkZo_fR_mi57U38NXlG0TbN98Qo2rSkY6NYB_8HPgyp8KnV_FF7-YtuO2FFStkpQ/s1063/Warning%20Sign.jpg"><img alt="Warning sign in French, Bambara, English, Tamashek and Arabic" border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="1063" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkarYSguhS64CTR9gxShlTcdE1EgoeGgcjlF2XaDjiSZlamrvtUahUkvJatzokimKx1Aba4ZgA7e6-wXYqb6t04zbOr-VT6j3RXH3o6QKfbzKorepdSCSwz9xMJFkZo_fR_mi57U38NXlG0TbN98Qo2rSkY6NYB_8HPgyp8KnV_FF7-YtuO2FFStkpQ/w640-h426/Warning%20Sign.jpg" title="Warning sign in French, Bambara, English, Tamashek and Arabic" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">I've been gaming historicals pretty exclusively for a while, and I felt I needed to break up my usual focus with something novel. I'd recently watched Annihilation and The Mist, and the idea of people up against dimensional horrors sounded like fun. As such I picked up a copy of Zona Alfa. Already owning a bunch of modern African miniatures, I opted to save on costs and move the setting from Eastern Europe to Mali.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Though you can play one-off games, the system seemed to steer you more towards a campaign of connected missions. Since this has a bit of an RPG vibe, my inner DM kicked in and I thought I should do some world building to make it more immersive (the rules themselves were fairly agnostic in terms of background details). My setting of choice was Operation Serval in Mali, and I decided to further regionalize the events by tying the story into local and Islamic mythology. Below is the dossier I created for my players.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKkxWReS0cBQ-mY8A8oHqk82w11eLrdmMko_x-mfo6pFLcM4oS_dpZ5zjn4nJTFXkca2K4SQnOg8-WC3upgkdkuwY6c9GoAkZjYAxYR5C6dIK5P1oi7cD-Gi7XBoc2-f_MdqmaFuvhCwHeKHlXiyjkuovM7S_HRI0FonsxChxWY8odNN5Fsqg4t-yYQ/s3300/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="DOSSIER ZONE D’EXCLUSION AFRICAINE (Zona Alfa Africa)" border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieKkxWReS0cBQ-mY8A8oHqk82w11eLrdmMko_x-mfo6pFLcM4oS_dpZ5zjn4nJTFXkca2K4SQnOg8-WC3upgkdkuwY6c9GoAkZjYAxYR5C6dIK5P1oi7cD-Gi7XBoc2-f_MdqmaFuvhCwHeKHlXiyjkuovM7S_HRI0FonsxChxWY8odNN5Fsqg4t-yYQ/w495-h640/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%201.jpg" title="DOSSIER ZONE D’EXCLUSION AFRICAINE (Zona Alfa Africa)" width="495" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">While I had a bunch of Jihadis that I could press into the rule's bandit role, I needed to find a bunch of figures that would fit fairly easily into the other Zone Hostile categories. I again wanted a regional flair, so I picked the following options:</span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2Za0ZiBvziT6XMbUHqOsv_yqT5_WD07oqvFqFJKz5YaFXwT2QrJJTy3Is1BOiz-Suon8LZHbg42mBvhtF6aL0Qr7mpltJwlO9rfDXvRQyRuj2MS-OXQwNgAOT7--znnFQ_QZjLCMo4MJZ2wpE5FSlByIelx5r6Wo4wl0ZCFxb9GKJHJ2WjUCKXmJ7w/s4032/Giant%20Scorpion%20Swarms.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Giant scorpion swarms made from Reaper Miniatures dust scorpions 03528" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo2Za0ZiBvziT6XMbUHqOsv_yqT5_WD07oqvFqFJKz5YaFXwT2QrJJTy3Is1BOiz-Suon8LZHbg42mBvhtF6aL0Qr7mpltJwlO9rfDXvRQyRuj2MS-OXQwNgAOT7--znnFQ_QZjLCMo4MJZ2wpE5FSlByIelx5r6Wo4wl0ZCFxb9GKJHJ2WjUCKXmJ7w/w640-h360/Giant%20Scorpion%20Swarms.jpg" title="28mm Giant scorpion swarms made from Reaper Miniatures dust scorpions 03528" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Having loved Damnation Alley as a kid, I couldn't resist making my swarms out of giant <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathstalker" target="_blank">deathstalker scorpions</a>. These were created from several packs of Reaper <a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/scorpion/latest/03528" target="_blank">dust scorpions</a>. The figures were smaller than I expected and mono-pose, but en masse and with some tail bending, I think they look alright.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTFuGD31oUiMXq_VxGZd5e-RrHxOnG7EVcZXDLOt_LyXj-TmhnEwt1byHbzeNYy5hxPfsFRXQ9_1kEik2UNCiIP8EDq0ZGe4kTxlXXrQ37jk7WZ2NoMEFwgj_8E0TPeGJqKkuudtPDw02DViGc9a64xj8fZV09NVm8tfLvmmybOHkGkYfV3NsM6RS7Q/s4032/Spotted%20Hyeans.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm spotted hyena miniatures from North Star Military Figures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivTFuGD31oUiMXq_VxGZd5e-RrHxOnG7EVcZXDLOt_LyXj-TmhnEwt1byHbzeNYy5hxPfsFRXQ9_1kEik2UNCiIP8EDq0ZGe4kTxlXXrQ37jk7WZ2NoMEFwgj_8E0TPeGJqKkuudtPDw02DViGc9a64xj8fZV09NVm8tfLvmmybOHkGkYfV3NsM6RS7Q/w640-h360/Spotted%20Hyeans.jpg" title="28mm spotted hyena miniatures from North Star Military Figures" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Nobody made miniatures of African wild dogs, so I did the next best thing and went with spotted hyenas. These were part of North Star's <a href="https://www.northstarfigures.com/list.php?man=87&cat=154&page=1" target="_blank">African animal range</a> and I obtained them from <a href="https://shop.badgergames.com/category.sc?categoryId=568" target="_blank">Badger Games</a> in the US. The animals were quite big and had to be placed on 40mm bases. The integrated metal bases were also fairly thick, so it took a bit of work with texture putty and plants to hide the edges.</span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO0P_mMWVTQhqzaoH-V03nh_MIqzjlAxsRl4SzoVFsGYro3JxPrrm7XAweKQ3dXt_Qk_vULo2ZClA_SxNy0cnBn-1fCHJt6hTTnQF0zcPjLEu6E6X2VAw_GAemEJF-O1yfzCdN7A_FtCbp4RTquZgnG4E3E7sd-mTgevvtG48t9tfF4XtldGp_od2Ig/s4032/Cavaliers%20Bleus.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Arab/Berber/Tuareg camel raider zombies from Obelisk Miniatures" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPO0P_mMWVTQhqzaoH-V03nh_MIqzjlAxsRl4SzoVFsGYro3JxPrrm7XAweKQ3dXt_Qk_vULo2ZClA_SxNy0cnBn-1fCHJt6hTTnQF0zcPjLEu6E6X2VAw_GAemEJF-O1yfzCdN7A_FtCbp4RTquZgnG4E3E7sd-mTgevvtG48t9tfF4XtldGp_od2Ig/w640-h360/Cavaliers%20Bleus.jpg" title="28mm Arab/Berber/Tuareg camel raider zombies from Obelisk Miniatures" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">For the zombies, I wanted something with an African flavor rather than a generic modern zombie feel. The only option I found was Obelisk's Darkest Africa Undead line, also obtained from <a href="https://shop.badgergames.com/category.sc?categoryId=84" target="_blank">Badger Games</a>. They were designed for an earlier time period, so I just used the command packs to eliminate the spears and shields. While nice figures, one thing they really lacked was variety in the figure poses. All six of my figures were built using the same dolly for the camel and rider, with only slight variations in camel limbs/heads, equipment, rider head covers, and rider right arms. As such, every rider sat on the same blankets, in the same position, and staring off in the same direction. For being zombies, the camels were also a little too skeletal for my taste. But that said, they were unique in terms of zombie miniatures, and I'd still pick them over something generic. </span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4SJYavHL6qIqwcLR5t8L24yt2r4Uzl0LqGLlWdqQ2aj7A7h0GSlUcAdNH5aO5Zmts2mSqRBYnK_43E2mVo1q4FfV4oG66YXnKAK_Z2LYF5qltbnOu43-nakCsxXbQvY72nrH7yt41eNlZMnN6LKSIJnnKj3ddHX95aE4Wxty4RC4OhxJ9krXhp2Ppw/s4032/Nommo%20Fishmen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm 3D prints of Nommo Fishmen (Deepones) designed by Duncan Shadow Louca" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs4SJYavHL6qIqwcLR5t8L24yt2r4Uzl0LqGLlWdqQ2aj7A7h0GSlUcAdNH5aO5Zmts2mSqRBYnK_43E2mVo1q4FfV4oG66YXnKAK_Z2LYF5qltbnOu43-nakCsxXbQvY72nrH7yt41eNlZMnN6LKSIJnnKj3ddHX95aE4Wxty4RC4OhxJ9krXhp2Ppw/w640-h360/Nommo%20Fishmen.jpg" title="28mm 3D prints of Nommo Fishmen (Deepones) designed by Duncan Shadow Louca" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Instead of ghouls, I wanted a creature from Malian mythology. Options were limited, so I went with Nommo, from Dogon religious beliefs. The Nommo were water-based, ancestral spirits. I looked at various merpeople figures, but ended up with 3D printed deepones designed by Duncan Shadow Louca</span><span> and purchased on </span><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/941348704/deepones-duncan-shadow-louca-dungeons?click_key=5c226dbe1b15b90ac36a0f98124c98c2d8de72eb%3A941348704&click_sum=ff875e8b&ga_search_query=deepones&ref=shop_items_search_1&frs=1&sca=1" target="_blank">Etsy</a><span>. For the paint scheme, I used a catfish from the Niger River as inspiration. </span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXkpqFY3rD4kld37Bc1Sq1odjtsd09dfmo8p-KZOB6aLLqnDDawF3QEgEmx881Er95R6Q5KyeHB6k_lXmifCA9yXWlTdOGgfJqiFaLNWZOWEWPaC9BwUI3kB2jvqgsEco7DTpDvoG3m6V5hW8EOgb1I22Fi_MP_ILDq0wnPuyKDfnUvlmrZY92XEMiQ/s3024/Giant%20Cobra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm giant cobra from Reaper Miniatures 77321" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXkpqFY3rD4kld37Bc1Sq1odjtsd09dfmo8p-KZOB6aLLqnDDawF3QEgEmx881Er95R6Q5KyeHB6k_lXmifCA9yXWlTdOGgfJqiFaLNWZOWEWPaC9BwUI3kB2jvqgsEco7DTpDvoG3m6V5hW8EOgb1I22Fi_MP_ILDq0wnPuyKDfnUvlmrZY92XEMiQ/w640-h640/Giant%20Cobra.jpg" title="mm giant cobra from Reaper Miniatures 77321" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Jumping into the mutant category, I went with another oversized animal, a </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_cobra" target="_blank">Mali Spitting Cobra</a><span>. This was another </span><a href="https://www.reapermini.com/miniatures/cobra/latest/77321" target="_blank">Reaper</a><span> purchase. Looking at various photos online, the cobra's coloration seemed to vary from tan, to reddish brown, to almost black. I went with the reddish brown, as I thought it would have the most pop on the table.</span></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWhcly1c98c8Oezt1nqa59NrNJroXdpwmLmePub1aoOY0AtL3jNA7ZBqG2vGNH50TMExEmtlqkvWQwrcaskxT7bRaPwJWHhvZuMjRcCWIWLzkv07tVC_xn_6pRtInOS4lZa6wtzlOvv_tKY0ZkNv6fvdK4so-2Emp5oIYeIy-C0bsNxEdLIpqTv78EQ/s3024/Ifrit%20Shaitan.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSWhcly1c98c8Oezt1nqa59NrNJroXdpwmLmePub1aoOY0AtL3jNA7ZBqG2vGNH50TMExEmtlqkvWQwrcaskxT7bRaPwJWHhvZuMjRcCWIWLzkv07tVC_xn_6pRtInOS4lZa6wtzlOvv_tKY0ZkNv6fvdK4so-2Emp5oIYeIy-C0bsNxEdLIpqTv78EQ/w640-h640/Ifrit%20Shaitan.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-size: large;">My second mutant was inspired by the Islamic legends of the Ifrit, a type of Shaitan demon. They are supposed to be made of fire, so I've tried to make mine look aflame. I didn't find any fire elementals or demons that fit the look I wanted, so I converted one of <a href="https://www.manticgames.com/games/deadzone/plague/" target="_blank">Mantic's Plague figures</a> from Deadzone (the version I purchased on Amazon seems to be from a previous edition).</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E_p7sdC1vsmDkWjwymfUsRzo92YvStgYZzjGjkSpAuIlLe7ngRG4LvxfXuw5w1KlF_txeZux20CiCwcc7aBXN11f6dN7PFqnd-fKTd5i2Hlrj3A9st-TrUQZb3Dx5c8sVJ01pXWZScsvAQ9zspR_DwuWIIqAfdN19ul8GPc3eEPV97rk4c8yP8OMZQ/s3024/Celestial%20Angel.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="28mm Célestes 3D Print created from White Werewolf Tavern's Archon angel" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6E_p7sdC1vsmDkWjwymfUsRzo92YvStgYZzjGjkSpAuIlLe7ngRG4LvxfXuw5w1KlF_txeZux20CiCwcc7aBXN11f6dN7PFqnd-fKTd5i2Hlrj3A9st-TrUQZb3Dx5c8sVJ01pXWZScsvAQ9zspR_DwuWIIqAfdN19ul8GPc3eEPV97rk4c8yP8OMZQ/w640-h640/Celestial%20Angel.jpg" title="28mm Célestes 3D Print created from White Werewolf Tavern's Archon angel" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span>Lastly, I painted a member of the Célestes, the masterminds behind this incursion. I wanted something angelic to mimic the Islamic Malāʾik, but not the modern interpretation of a person in a white robe with wings. Looking for old testament style angels, I found a 3D print of an Archon designed by White Werewolf Tavern and again purchased on <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/1218425227/archon-by-white-werewolf-tavern?click_key=e8f1aa82c5cfe29cca24c2b61a5c1c08eedb13dd%3A1218425227&click_sum=24b12a95&ga_search_query=archon&ref=shop_items_search_1" target="_blank">Etsy</a>. One warning about this figure: It was designed to connect to the base with two thin plastic pins and they broke off just trying to paint the miniature. It definitely needed metal pinning to stay together. </span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Since I was deviating a bit from the standard creature list, and also needed some new attacks not included in the main rules (such as venom), I whipped up some home brew charts and rules for my setting. These haven't been tested yet, so may be modified in the future.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3Qub6avRk3zx_S6xQhmTtIuI0jYmKRia8SE_wwLVjklfuJfFiNjTM_QZ_Nqec5nMZ4pNgeKhLJ2Cq-s0A0vbMhYPF3ArVEqgzZYlCOffNasY2nRJXM4F-3JEP78q_yCgz_p4vjWlUuIt1eT_MlV5B6vDkkqLKAAPkcec3MHFD1-_rXquO2qW3wCWKg/s3300/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Zone d'Exclusion Africaine new stats and rules" border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3Qub6avRk3zx_S6xQhmTtIuI0jYmKRia8SE_wwLVjklfuJfFiNjTM_QZ_Nqec5nMZ4pNgeKhLJ2Cq-s0A0vbMhYPF3ArVEqgzZYlCOffNasY2nRJXM4F-3JEP78q_yCgz_p4vjWlUuIt1eT_MlV5B6vDkkqLKAAPkcec3MHFD1-_rXquO2qW3wCWKg/w494-h640/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%207.jpg" title="Zone d'Exclusion Africaine new stats and rules" width="494" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEXKKLEOGFMse0vHXeAA94UPG9kRNXlawLm6iU6bXDY40hyWRCjLxtQdXtSEh82L79WTIzX3ytRAsQIOGXM_hWJcQKGJtK-Om0E_aS3MZC0mjGYF4TipNK0YutL0jbvJLHd-eaQjU5HWcrjI_PPSexv3t0ULIZJijHyIJbJ0NOU1sAJUHh_zm3Uxxcg/s3300/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%208.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Zone d'Exclusion Africaine new stats and rules" border="0" data-original-height="3300" data-original-width="2550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEXKKLEOGFMse0vHXeAA94UPG9kRNXlawLm6iU6bXDY40hyWRCjLxtQdXtSEh82L79WTIzX3ytRAsQIOGXM_hWJcQKGJtK-Om0E_aS3MZC0mjGYF4TipNK0YutL0jbvJLHd-eaQjU5HWcrjI_PPSexv3t0ULIZJijHyIJbJ0NOU1sAJUHh_zm3Uxxcg/w494-h640/DOSSIER%20ZONE%20D%E2%80%99EXCLUSION%20AFRICAINE%208.jpg" title="Zone d'Exclusion Africaine new stats and rules" width="494" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span>I'm still waiting on the delivery of some anomaly markers, but otherwise I should be good to start some test games soon. Fingers crossed it ends up being a fun game after all this work.</span></span>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-37201631281932406082022-06-24T14:25:00.002-07:002022-07-28T16:35:25.855-07:00Bolt Action Modern: African Market Patrol<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">For the latest modern battle, it was time to try out a larger game with all the painted figures I currently have in my modern collection. This would overwhelm the Spectre rules, so we tried the modern Bolt Action </span><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">variant created by <a href="http://jayswargamingmadness.blogspot.com/2017/03/bolt-action-modern-v31.html" target="_blank">Jay's Wargaming Madness</a>. For this scenario, the Malians started in the center of the table, with the French forces rolling for arrival. The African insurgents had to deploy at least 50% of their forces, with the rest also rolling for arrival. Reinforcements could come in from any direction, as long as no opposing forces had already entered from that side during the round. I played the Western forces, while Art played the Islamic insurgents.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 1:</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRMnP1xPQOuNLKp5-IX0uIzdh0RaHTmf29o7dVyZ8OTm5mtHXGL_Mps64fYcv6VYBH-ttvv0Xjids4oMC_ontOA2W61J8EiZ76wEipJbGENGGmmogy-vpAdxAJi-vpy0ggB0qW7VXn0oEGpZGlTCEsn3oPSgctZpArhrCjeUWmzBGkU6-85gEktwOig/s3143/2CDC52DD-646B-4FF5-B569-AC95489F550A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 1" border="0" data-original-height="3143" data-original-width="2357" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRMnP1xPQOuNLKp5-IX0uIzdh0RaHTmf29o7dVyZ8OTm5mtHXGL_Mps64fYcv6VYBH-ttvv0Xjids4oMC_ontOA2W61J8EiZ76wEipJbGENGGmmogy-vpAdxAJi-vpy0ggB0qW7VXn0oEGpZGlTCEsn3oPSgctZpArhrCjeUWmzBGkU6-85gEktwOig/w480-h640/2CDC52DD-646B-4FF5-B569-AC95489F550A.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 1" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was market day in our Malian village, and the Forces Armées Maliennes were on patrol in the shopping district.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB_1NMaGrrqeBUAfgnAlh7w9auBvv1eHS_a1Jl5oPZ9mEFpT4cLefs5aKuwJO6WzDe-0qkXqRZ2lXuRnNkUf_kUbtAPhQ-PNd-NfRVvXBwwK8s24lShUthcINdxm16-mV0eBu9i7u_zUiQZvb9HQcC7wyzBoKRrQ5dEcVnqFjyACJfGtKKhxpRA7kSQ/s4032/100E6C38-F63D-48E9-9038-B232CE041332.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Malian Armed Forces patrol the shopping district" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixB_1NMaGrrqeBUAfgnAlh7w9auBvv1eHS_a1Jl5oPZ9mEFpT4cLefs5aKuwJO6WzDe-0qkXqRZ2lXuRnNkUf_kUbtAPhQ-PNd-NfRVvXBwwK8s24lShUthcINdxm16-mV0eBu9i7u_zUiQZvb9HQcC7wyzBoKRrQ5dEcVnqFjyACJfGtKKhxpRA7kSQ/w480-h640/100E6C38-F63D-48E9-9038-B232CE041332.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Malian Armed Forces patrol the shopping district" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately for them, Islamic insurgents were waiting, and ambushed the Malians from the apartment building and neighboring shop rooftops. It was a bloodbath, with the group leader and 10 of the 12 fireteam members killed. Surprisingly, the two survivors passed their morale test and returned fire at the apartment building, but the RPG caused no injuries. They immediately radioed for evacuation assistance.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xZq67boib4P-p-IMiJm-_e_xbzclp4TPdpNV2mVDVlL2a-1mvqY6f6FF3GJxQeQdNVn4N0JJQfJQP6otSdSYeU8rqbD8cK4ybdGAiMoAPsBE7W2ocUl68I60KPanxxbChKRH7wt_8Xejt47R4bqSa0ipmHSjW55YGxyn2Ojl-wMbsZZUpbHEilJPnA/s4032/2CC6BBA8-6C2A-4DB5-9DF1-06AC5D626388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents ambush a Malian patrol" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_xZq67boib4P-p-IMiJm-_e_xbzclp4TPdpNV2mVDVlL2a-1mvqY6f6FF3GJxQeQdNVn4N0JJQfJQP6otSdSYeU8rqbD8cK4ybdGAiMoAPsBE7W2ocUl68I60KPanxxbChKRH7wt_8Xejt47R4bqSa0ipmHSjW55YGxyn2Ojl-wMbsZZUpbHEilJPnA/w640-h480/2CC6BBA8-6C2A-4DB5-9DF1-06AC5D626388.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents ambush a Malian patrol" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A French Foreign Legion Peugeot P4 arrived from the east, and fired their MMG and HMG at the insurgents on top of the shopping complex. The insurgents were pinned, but the walls protected them from any losses.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Yhtf_qQd6fE3VeTlToRgNfbqPQNMitw4NZdIClil-KIx09IpCyO0jvX_bfF2wKtoRqy6zAMJbkGu-Nk_HEB73KWeqwBFKcII6FcxNKXj0cSq_s3Cx35mWheYS7LEEamoYqStgktJggCnwYQd6yw9jSLU2Sd_IJYKlet3t7LU6u-uYj4ORj9-biY3g/s4032/8F6C0F50-55D0-4797-9BBB-23E97ABFB487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion Peugeot P4 arrives" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_6Yhtf_qQd6fE3VeTlToRgNfbqPQNMitw4NZdIClil-KIx09IpCyO0jvX_bfF2wKtoRqy6zAMJbkGu-Nk_HEB73KWeqwBFKcII6FcxNKXj0cSq_s3Cx35mWheYS7LEEamoYqStgktJggCnwYQd6yw9jSLU2Sd_IJYKlet3t7LU6u-uYj4ORj9-biY3g/w480-h640/8F6C0F50-55D0-4797-9BBB-23E97ABFB487.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion Peugeot P4 arrives" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Foreign Legion operative hidden in the rocks launched a small drone and started feeding data to the French command.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kFjyC6cgJTezpsyOWh-Y19qKEI4P2cdpeuYbKz0oMhC3PZl2aUONycToMy9TW0MzMCZZcu9WhWig1pvzPJTg7HNc3jF5p7duNsA3X6uiMN-3mp7423iYw3QXrMfopXuAdamKAPsPSwVl39zMymyVyrLmocRkRG7ncSCU3nRoiaqUQVGnPs28xlo7YQ/s4032/ADA8D9DC-7632-4EE6-8E7B-C05DD6726E0B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion launch a drone" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kFjyC6cgJTezpsyOWh-Y19qKEI4P2cdpeuYbKz0oMhC3PZl2aUONycToMy9TW0MzMCZZcu9WhWig1pvzPJTg7HNc3jF5p7duNsA3X6uiMN-3mp7423iYw3QXrMfopXuAdamKAPsPSwVl39zMymyVyrLmocRkRG7ncSCU3nRoiaqUQVGnPs28xlo7YQ/w480-h640/ADA8D9DC-7632-4EE6-8E7B-C05DD6726E0B.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion launch a drone" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the south, a Foreign Legion HMG team set up and fired upon insurgents guarding an ammo dump in a residential courtyard. They were unsuccessful in their attack.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK01HgXzVxL7LluhtNCKTYu7LWkBvvLkPzsqnavJNPW9_Yyba1bdErEw4hhr_VbzmbRrl_gAvj5FRI4esncqxcPqmP623CnHrpGX2RxGx0bdSsUED3BBk9x2W0j_UO9iqab26obNUirlIuVRFA_e917XRO-tAUbh94yPJmF54T5xxcSEwwulAkBVTYA/s4032/F47F43A4-710A-48DD-8F33-391F48FADCF8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion heavy machine gun attacks African Islamic insurgents" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIK01HgXzVxL7LluhtNCKTYu7LWkBvvLkPzsqnavJNPW9_Yyba1bdErEw4hhr_VbzmbRrl_gAvj5FRI4esncqxcPqmP623CnHrpGX2RxGx0bdSsUED3BBk9x2W0j_UO9iqab26obNUirlIuVRFA_e917XRO-tAUbh94yPJmF54T5xxcSEwwulAkBVTYA/w480-h640/F47F43A4-710A-48DD-8F33-391F48FADCF8.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion heavy machine gun attacks African Islamic insurgents" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Legion Combat Group A arrived from the southwest and attacked the same courtyard, eliminating the insurgent cell guarding the ammo dump. An accompanying medic also managed to shoot a member of the mortar team. In the background, the French HMG team suffered a casualty at the hands of a hidden insurgent sniper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumQ9L6C2hS48MjNiyl7QZKgNeq_YgeBnG5ZH32cswnL_sHIhZyw6OY2qKIg7yro98OEjoqqjWez0RQ1Kjt5xQpoirnfHesbtxY1cIXRVObFQZXrEP9sMWxFjZbVtlOPuJwV4_Zuq_8C7ydcHBV2X-Di4h7qBdbtdY5IhHtf2RecdTO_k8hRMJQsKQww/s4032/65F2BFE9-5DE7-4B4B-A078-6E5121E7A14B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry destroy African Islamic insurgents" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumQ9L6C2hS48MjNiyl7QZKgNeq_YgeBnG5ZH32cswnL_sHIhZyw6OY2qKIg7yro98OEjoqqjWez0RQ1Kjt5xQpoirnfHesbtxY1cIXRVObFQZXrEP9sMWxFjZbVtlOPuJwV4_Zuq_8C7ydcHBV2X-Di4h7qBdbtdY5IhHtf2RecdTO_k8hRMJQsKQww/w640-h480/65F2BFE9-5DE7-4B4B-A078-6E5121E7A14B.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry destroy African Islamic insurgents" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the north, Legion Combat Group B arrived to rescue the surviving Malians. The 600m team took up position in the cornfield and pinned the insurgents on the apartment rooftop, while the group leader and 300m team advanced to the back of the building.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiwurkCE5Q2R0IYpFSo2M_oijG5uq2dJrudV75aR2bq46TJp5GcMcxZlqgq21_Hhl9K_4HjN9LRZsRrhOEcOmk2ajaq34oGi_X3hrPcynug7UY2W7_fV9bPzlvvYbsR8Q0yOeDR2UifCnafjTtCd96L4SLtdon_d3XncMhgEtigZAOpGJuDQ6ShLWlQ/s4032/DF92B32F-6E10-435A-998F-19339159BB92.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry attack from the cornfield" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGiwurkCE5Q2R0IYpFSo2M_oijG5uq2dJrudV75aR2bq46TJp5GcMcxZlqgq21_Hhl9K_4HjN9LRZsRrhOEcOmk2ajaq34oGi_X3hrPcynug7UY2W7_fV9bPzlvvYbsR8Q0yOeDR2UifCnafjTtCd96L4SLtdon_d3XncMhgEtigZAOpGJuDQ6ShLWlQ/w640-h480/DF92B32F-6E10-435A-998F-19339159BB92.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry attack from the cornfield" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Unfortunately, an Islamic martyr team was hidden in the building. They fired from the windows and killed the group leader, resulting in a permanent morale penalty for Combat Group B.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNg856g-eGS5OQ5Y5RLKpTurf58QlvtMfs7lNwqHeU73aON9BQ40_KK6xjrj5snQHB4dQ43R7fkU4TBe8waJ-9ReC2Sug_jJlReXdAVEtYt24kFbzD3AwNDvcsWYyotjR3DYfmgKbzqSwxpF6UV7RIBg6EKUqUFsLNmxeN_KGBg_dKwDhJwF9bYMqpMg/s4032/E01A9E4C-1DF9-4705-B3B9-B064C2766E69.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry under attack by African Islamic martyrs" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNg856g-eGS5OQ5Y5RLKpTurf58QlvtMfs7lNwqHeU73aON9BQ40_KK6xjrj5snQHB4dQ43R7fkU4TBe8waJ-9ReC2Sug_jJlReXdAVEtYt24kFbzD3AwNDvcsWYyotjR3DYfmgKbzqSwxpF6UV7RIBg6EKUqUFsLNmxeN_KGBg_dKwDhJwF9bYMqpMg/w480-h640/E01A9E4C-1DF9-4705-B3B9-B064C2766E69.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion infantry under attack by African Islamic martyrs" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 2:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QPqII9TiAFDeWLt2SGONhkvU-33lfTFzC_fTlwZv74ySA1YUoEmLZmlp1R-s_06MMSZzoV5Mk0J1AQIZokgFrtKILDPuqcUBTcbX2Ghj0VttHbRoxSr2vw5j05vCik5oa7pr-RjNLaLmgzElCfEPCG1Oe0J09LOVP7DcpaiW602HqJEAn6LVa1CIMw/s2899/D3D4BB86-7A84-452D-BEC6-7AB6B3E69A81.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 2" border="0" data-original-height="2899" data-original-width="2174" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QPqII9TiAFDeWLt2SGONhkvU-33lfTFzC_fTlwZv74ySA1YUoEmLZmlp1R-s_06MMSZzoV5Mk0J1AQIZokgFrtKILDPuqcUBTcbX2Ghj0VttHbRoxSr2vw5j05vCik5oa7pr-RjNLaLmgzElCfEPCG1Oe0J09LOVP7DcpaiW602HqJEAn6LVa1CIMw/w480-h640/D3D4BB86-7A84-452D-BEC6-7AB6B3E69A81.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 2" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">African civilians began fleeing the market. But was everyone really a civilian, or were suicide bombers lurking among them? At the time, they seemed to be avoiding the French.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9Ei15tjau7fJifCEgfSNheevuf9qqzaplQDP2Dx8g3ry52Ls2meWchw2eOm1usS94xz9dekUznIU4hAOp_WcFclz1namM_GXe2658-9o5EX7KLiCbjKSq9vFbI5gUHIpIidtIoZXJxDM3GdbqN-BSYpLQNzEmsGA5ygV0Hv7RX21f5sOGJNT4_b4BA/s4032/64DC6843-40C2-4B36-AA3B-3B02C13C9A40.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African civilians flee the market firefight" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia9Ei15tjau7fJifCEgfSNheevuf9qqzaplQDP2Dx8g3ry52Ls2meWchw2eOm1usS94xz9dekUznIU4hAOp_WcFclz1namM_GXe2658-9o5EX7KLiCbjKSq9vFbI5gUHIpIidtIoZXJxDM3GdbqN-BSYpLQNzEmsGA5ygV0Hv7RX21f5sOGJNT4_b4BA/w640-h480/64DC6843-40C2-4B36-AA3B-3B02C13C9A40.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African civilians flee the market firefight" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">From the west, a new insurgent cell arrived and attacked Combat Group A, killing one member.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNNpoUWuPm5UyTpbT68f07jOVzXJ9e1KBDzuVN686WRnfRfMdG2DWXKlp8CP9TD9xiypFekaHMsPFo6L_FzJQPvi0ulhFQxCShtOk2srbOgl-SQj4yXn8NL0_FrcRGMXS3QMoMH09JaGXk4NWrLjw_fP1BIPVxfnDiYFtOiu4K7rcV0Wy_8f3PHdgMQ/s4032/D3389C81-C61E-46A5-83D5-07191C9C31EF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents kill a French Foreign Legion trooper" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidNNpoUWuPm5UyTpbT68f07jOVzXJ9e1KBDzuVN686WRnfRfMdG2DWXKlp8CP9TD9xiypFekaHMsPFo6L_FzJQPvi0ulhFQxCShtOk2srbOgl-SQj4yXn8NL0_FrcRGMXS3QMoMH09JaGXk4NWrLjw_fP1BIPVxfnDiYFtOiu4K7rcV0Wy_8f3PHdgMQ/w640-h480/D3389C81-C61E-46A5-83D5-07191C9C31EF.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents kill a French Foreign Legion trooper" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Combat Group A returned fire and destroyed the insurgent cell completely.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82Yvrye3W4rdS-74wdDGOvIb0D1fpTl2OlgWs1BZNOYeniWBzZcYgM2pd9IFFgYuwefTQW0Pk4E_MTcrZ3SdcPihi_rEgA8m6qpTYHDc_Zl1kNTD5zPcQV7AeHtm9X-UADRr0T5KJ_MSHs8DaxWysQCWy6UTJfemWslxFuH-cE6a4Tq5-C4WL0t_8A/s4032/9F8E8A1C-0E11-4EE2-A997-DA70A1D8A147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion troopers eliminate the African Islamic insurgents" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij82Yvrye3W4rdS-74wdDGOvIb0D1fpTl2OlgWs1BZNOYeniWBzZcYgM2pd9IFFgYuwefTQW0Pk4E_MTcrZ3SdcPihi_rEgA8m6qpTYHDc_Zl1kNTD5zPcQV7AeHtm9X-UADRr0T5KJ_MSHs8DaxWysQCWy6UTJfemWslxFuH-cE6a4Tq5-C4WL0t_8A/w640-h480/9F8E8A1C-0E11-4EE2-A997-DA70A1D8A147.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion troopers eliminate the African Islamic insurgents" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Meanwhile, a hidden French Commandos Marine (special forces) sniper team picked off another member of the mortar team in the courtyard.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFsMbXCcqtS4XwRsA4qw47Tq6ESWwy_mPqkhBPmaVUJL65L2eH_08H1lWobXFITmGw1HygNcOUayfnEeQOfwHIsiUI_SYDEpXKjpGGAARJgiWtbDJ4OBHKZjIz17C7M_hLjFPfFu6mc9zUBaPrQl7kjTFfdA_6vMdRod9RSOhu8f-yaNU7SIvxY7r7g/s4032/39AB7E09-372D-4D6A-A269-443F2A420F25.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Another member of the insurgent mortar team is picked off" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCFsMbXCcqtS4XwRsA4qw47Tq6ESWwy_mPqkhBPmaVUJL65L2eH_08H1lWobXFITmGw1HygNcOUayfnEeQOfwHIsiUI_SYDEpXKjpGGAARJgiWtbDJ4OBHKZjIz17C7M_hLjFPfFu6mc9zUBaPrQl7kjTFfdA_6vMdRod9RSOhu8f-yaNU7SIvxY7r7g/w640-h480/39AB7E09-372D-4D6A-A269-443F2A420F25.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Another member of the insurgent mortar team is picked off" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An insurgent team arrived from the south and began assembling a DShK HMG, with the aim of destroying Legion Combat Group A.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8S94XhR9pVKYQGthKGwynfqBVdmYPe-kSMSUy_fOwdOleVRUVnot2u7KWIwnwPye0_yuGgKaE2Nbg-9qsEvhqy-6pDkTZ-8iEt_3xA2RpdTe1uiaLz2sW7AWFu6sLBxzi44zVPhX5IfPNJS4FgbygaF9CZ-0Atcta7a4RMgZ5TQhLWiqH9OFFNepkA/s4032/6D1AEB90-BEE5-4194-B743-F5B1803FDA20.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents assemble a DShK heavy machine gun" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy8S94XhR9pVKYQGthKGwynfqBVdmYPe-kSMSUy_fOwdOleVRUVnot2u7KWIwnwPye0_yuGgKaE2Nbg-9qsEvhqy-6pDkTZ-8iEt_3xA2RpdTe1uiaLz2sW7AWFu6sLBxzi44zVPhX5IfPNJS4FgbygaF9CZ-0Atcta7a4RMgZ5TQhLWiqH9OFFNepkA/w480-h640/6D1AEB90-BEE5-4194-B743-F5B1803FDA20.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents assemble a DShK heavy machine gun" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An insurgent technical also arrived from the south, but the driving was so erratic, the gunner could not hit the Legion HMG. The Legionnaires pivoted and returned fire, destroying the technical. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP_ZaSz1hA9S1HcNPugHwD0glxDO_xIi9LbQQtvXuzmC5gGMS7m8cXGSi05WcmkIPvE24zRMe9b_jfWIhuXNDpH3wY38G0Zp4Ry1tfwAUuxABPzkyssYFiyzfQKbJXF18691O1cY1KLhftlmCkZcZeMX8MLA-HZuYYx4zgp1F1wi77cLz4xnWL1o0hQ/s4032/327989ED-CFD8-4FDB-8C50-B14A952EE5B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion destroy and African insurgent technical" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcP_ZaSz1hA9S1HcNPugHwD0glxDO_xIi9LbQQtvXuzmC5gGMS7m8cXGSi05WcmkIPvE24zRMe9b_jfWIhuXNDpH3wY38G0Zp4Ry1tfwAUuxABPzkyssYFiyzfQKbJXF18691O1cY1KLhftlmCkZcZeMX8MLA-HZuYYx4zgp1F1wi77cLz4xnWL1o0hQ/w480-h640/327989ED-CFD8-4FDB-8C50-B14A952EE5B3.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion destroy and African insurgent technical" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in the shopping district, a hidden insurgent sniper team scored a critical hit on the P4, knocking it out of the game.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzofctAO9J8nU6-PRAwgIhnQGsyBIIeC4xAIF2G4OzYkbaDjdOVXEeTsdvdRSDBphku1Qn_W5ccUuoRfJGDyzUG4VJJfcCVf1-qZ2CnLtBg6gV7qBf2DpUEnaoxw8bja1WG3v8MKoLQjyJvIfQ6L71eloSqLdBL7HS4oH6hGVahGqvMC0OgkNskgt9Fg/s2848/7940C391-E6DE-4BDB-983D-A4973AC5BD7F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion Peugeot P4 knocked out by African insurgent sniper" border="0" data-original-height="2848" data-original-width="2137" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzofctAO9J8nU6-PRAwgIhnQGsyBIIeC4xAIF2G4OzYkbaDjdOVXEeTsdvdRSDBphku1Qn_W5ccUuoRfJGDyzUG4VJJfcCVf1-qZ2CnLtBg6gV7qBf2DpUEnaoxw8bja1WG3v8MKoLQjyJvIfQ6L71eloSqLdBL7HS4oH6hGVahGqvMC0OgkNskgt9Fg/w480-h640/7940C391-E6DE-4BDB-983D-A4973AC5BD7F.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion Peugeot P4 knocked out by African insurgent sniper" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the sniper team was sloppy, and the French drone pinpointed their location as the upper floor of the Buffalo Grill restaurant.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VjRK2L69nfKWOcf3hVh-5ItfAoNSpWlBM30UrkI3QMSM2x_gjMagugUclQzBKeJYOjSYej1bJuNpmk3r4gKHzhTYHNqq3zSD0Cj9rLL-lwnp1I-PV4HExI3_318Yy2q8lJpkyFqAsyymzgiT0mHLOMpy6FFqBTxz3Fply35JFSASP6GgoVfa_ZL1hw/s4032/A3D92402-40A6-4BC8-B3CA-8AB267872A43.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French drone locates African insurgent sniper team" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3VjRK2L69nfKWOcf3hVh-5ItfAoNSpWlBM30UrkI3QMSM2x_gjMagugUclQzBKeJYOjSYej1bJuNpmk3r4gKHzhTYHNqq3zSD0Cj9rLL-lwnp1I-PV4HExI3_318Yy2q8lJpkyFqAsyymzgiT0mHLOMpy6FFqBTxz3Fply35JFSASP6GgoVfa_ZL1hw/w480-h640/A3D92402-40A6-4BC8-B3CA-8AB267872A43.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French drone locates African insurgent sniper team" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">As luck would have it, the drone operator was also careless, and an insurgent cell arriving from the east eliminated him. As a result, the drone came crashing down and was removed from play.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRW1Yn1lOY6Wwy-V0QO-aUoK_XmSSbjHE8kjrps_4moDNL3GqOfyM8lqX6mBnZ9vq2-glNxBoHZmBhHsK68P_hk2MLvU5bO3QeRCQTDNpswB4ndW5IQJjNk0NpZi0bndXNiGkvCR6QPeF7FH-6mOp0rtdUVpF3tu60DjyyIAe6qbvOvHGrjvtEsfmHQ/s4032/5B4C8E07-EBB0-4D43-BC11-36386B847D1D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents find and kill the Foreign Legion drone operator" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIRW1Yn1lOY6Wwy-V0QO-aUoK_XmSSbjHE8kjrps_4moDNL3GqOfyM8lqX6mBnZ9vq2-glNxBoHZmBhHsK68P_hk2MLvU5bO3QeRCQTDNpswB4ndW5IQJjNk0NpZi0bndXNiGkvCR6QPeF7FH-6mOp0rtdUVpF3tu60DjyyIAe6qbvOvHGrjvtEsfmHQ/w640-h480/5B4C8E07-EBB0-4D43-BC11-36386B847D1D.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African Islamic insurgents find and kill the Foreign Legion drone operator" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the northern part of the village, the French commanding officer and his adjutant arrived to assist Legion Combat Group B. However, additional danger soon arrived in the form of another technical, this time equipped with a ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun. The technical blew Group B's 300m team to pieces, and the surviving 600m team hid in the cornfield.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1bySBlIP8SANA6G8nUtn1VmXRFgJ0Py3hZQzy8uPtauFIaMjj3ChGKFzXJ3jPiEb9mMmdtDNBa9xYkVmeUFAocxf_weaHEod8UHC-L-CHh5dsSmTDZn1PJPwqTvTnrrWFhH-GhdRbZwLssIKqFfCxkYBgtnpSpSy-orCbnTP0HYvQWU9q4GoJGFXMQ/s4032/4951FE33-B426-4C2B-9A3D-700DCA01BB77.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents technical kills French Foreign Legion troops" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu1bySBlIP8SANA6G8nUtn1VmXRFgJ0Py3hZQzy8uPtauFIaMjj3ChGKFzXJ3jPiEb9mMmdtDNBa9xYkVmeUFAocxf_weaHEod8UHC-L-CHh5dsSmTDZn1PJPwqTvTnrrWFhH-GhdRbZwLssIKqFfCxkYBgtnpSpSy-orCbnTP0HYvQWU9q4GoJGFXMQ/w480-h640/4951FE33-B426-4C2B-9A3D-700DCA01BB77.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents technical kills French Foreign Legion troops" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French command team ran for cover in a rock formation, and the adjutant disabled the technical with his under-barrel grenade launcher.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2bwG5Y23FlhuhZgRogjl0iXIkSW_jThud6vOlaI6anVaVXvmDbDuEmxcgdUNge9yLE3ps3C7IlkFC0wA4tvnuUPY2OT21csHUgbYIrJWpdhPgjotb12vTF1f841hFAUMFmwtoDWz3Z0ssULxzTxMe3gIjFMIOjbBFOaaIc7oMGpA9Uq48t-mEDlOhg/s4032/AE4CB69F-2731-4437-97E5-F5578983E444.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion command team destroys insurgent technical" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd2bwG5Y23FlhuhZgRogjl0iXIkSW_jThud6vOlaI6anVaVXvmDbDuEmxcgdUNge9yLE3ps3C7IlkFC0wA4tvnuUPY2OT21csHUgbYIrJWpdhPgjotb12vTF1f841hFAUMFmwtoDWz3Z0ssULxzTxMe3gIjFMIOjbBFOaaIc7oMGpA9Uq48t-mEDlOhg/w480-h640/AE4CB69F-2731-4437-97E5-F5578983E444.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion command team destroys insurgent technica" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The technical's destruction brought a lot of unwanted attention to the French command team, with them being attacked by a newly arriving insurgent cell, and the insurgents on the roof of the apartment building. Luck was with the French, and the rocks provided them with the cover they needed to stay safe.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCf4jqWQ6sKz_7yGhPqjU5235GmCTxT-EznlEBb91EJLAoga55eRFJcVVe51fNz6wRpcSRNPOlmwvXTdi7ZWV_HPi0JUr6mQ8Yrb71T2_TkSRjUteT0OPl7vJOYH5GtJXCyPRaoc9SCqypP-dsv1WQmFayaE78aY11c72UhJcoW-H6tV5EDGKGfVy2Q/s4032/F9B3E980-F437-4226-A649-0AAD2E392051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African islmaic insurgents attack the French command team" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidCf4jqWQ6sKz_7yGhPqjU5235GmCTxT-EznlEBb91EJLAoga55eRFJcVVe51fNz6wRpcSRNPOlmwvXTdi7ZWV_HPi0JUr6mQ8Yrb71T2_TkSRjUteT0OPl7vJOYH5GtJXCyPRaoc9SCqypP-dsv1WQmFayaE78aY11c72UhJcoW-H6tV5EDGKGfVy2Q/w480-h640/F9B3E980-F437-4226-A649-0AAD2E392051.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African islmaic insurgents attack the French command team" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Another member of Combat Group B was killed, and the two survivors were forced to go down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXpLt7GnIFL0z9Ib4a7A2uVoNRI4rJu7zwgvxFITaf9ZpbERE-hE6uo4AM4cqFS-iSXY0bNSxN1HqRy67VH8tcOVBfe2cCAYl0Z8OSOjaJ5enz_t_rrLhCscA2XYz-ISNItbg3i0y-eHl2G-50SihcGEmtNkFUEvSj1r5WPdSHh1T8lqSrqgCd-jX2g/s4032/97A316AC-AAE7-47F9-BF1C-F44756F580F0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French forces hide in the cornfield" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFXpLt7GnIFL0z9Ib4a7A2uVoNRI4rJu7zwgvxFITaf9ZpbERE-hE6uo4AM4cqFS-iSXY0bNSxN1HqRy67VH8tcOVBfe2cCAYl0Z8OSOjaJ5enz_t_rrLhCscA2XYz-ISNItbg3i0y-eHl2G-50SihcGEmtNkFUEvSj1r5WPdSHh1T8lqSrqgCd-jX2g/w480-h640/97A316AC-AAE7-47F9-BF1C-F44756F580F0.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French forces hide in the cornfield" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Additional insurgents arrived from the west and hid in the scrub. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMU4dB7XJ0EXkgvs7W_HjL-Hi832eMgPes5pDQUPcqtHlFQEafs2z94Q-0vd7vq2h8xPbEk_2K0dw-6L0P_Qe-IwR98p0pRpyQPQnLha6EQRValoOv1gi1Bb-UH3rGNHHxy-AbMCsrmkc3cZRRmAGjp-BVGe_z2arJGeSs09lRti34bzp3NLsDK2YzA/s3378/58BD6585-EFF8-4A07-8D6A-543BD4F382D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: More African Islamic insurgents arrive for battle" border="0" data-original-height="2534" data-original-width="3378" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihMU4dB7XJ0EXkgvs7W_HjL-Hi832eMgPes5pDQUPcqtHlFQEafs2z94Q-0vd7vq2h8xPbEk_2K0dw-6L0P_Qe-IwR98p0pRpyQPQnLha6EQRValoOv1gi1Bb-UH3rGNHHxy-AbMCsrmkc3cZRRmAGjp-BVGe_z2arJGeSs09lRti34bzp3NLsDK2YzA/w640-h480/58BD6585-EFF8-4A07-8D6A-543BD4F382D3.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: More African Islamic insurgents arrive for battle" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 3:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdT-fveB5mKLa2UX9Fh4X-DpQADUKFnxpuMMcTte_mRx4TzQP7YnN01MY1BJ9-AatLm9D2avxWnSF0Glb0P0tYP2bdMzUR3-FYM701QOnf5Xg2q0aImmYfDRL4nNwA7vq_ngrr54IAiuVhcGiA7paj53XZ0krbAFj2M2InaW-048mz8QTEaS923ICOw/s3475/9519E73A-A8D1-4276-8D75-F29EF28E56D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 3" border="0" data-original-height="3475" data-original-width="2606" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAdT-fveB5mKLa2UX9Fh4X-DpQADUKFnxpuMMcTte_mRx4TzQP7YnN01MY1BJ9-AatLm9D2avxWnSF0Glb0P0tYP2bdMzUR3-FYM701QOnf5Xg2q0aImmYfDRL4nNwA7vq_ngrr54IAiuVhcGiA7paj53XZ0krbAFj2M2InaW-048mz8QTEaS923ICOw/w480-h640/9519E73A-A8D1-4276-8D75-F29EF28E56D0.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 3" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French radio operator called an airstrike down on the shopping district. It was a big bomb, killing all the insurgents on the apartment building rooftop, and setting the northern end of the building afire. The damage from the bomb was almost enough to collapse the building, but it remained standing.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAneIHhVeiRe74-wycM0-af3poBv2UUdMbtQGgzO3rGUrx8NZ60WWTXww2Q9o5zgKsxaAZRfXV9YuVK7FnI0TmdUgItt_DF2AZ4K0dzCergV1ZEp8rCL1P_qeAuO1XAUys4wuV5ZoZSaj7sKAFJz6x40ktivYwd9eiEWv9amwAjRVHKjg36FeObcztCg/s4032/13CCE123-AFD7-4FB1-981C-AB905661E3F1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French airstrike on the apartment building" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAneIHhVeiRe74-wycM0-af3poBv2UUdMbtQGgzO3rGUrx8NZ60WWTXww2Q9o5zgKsxaAZRfXV9YuVK7FnI0TmdUgItt_DF2AZ4K0dzCergV1ZEp8rCL1P_qeAuO1XAUys4wuV5ZoZSaj7sKAFJz6x40ktivYwd9eiEWv9amwAjRVHKjg36FeObcztCg/w480-h640/13CCE123-AFD7-4FB1-981C-AB905661E3F1.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French airstrike on the apartment building" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The insurgent sniper team hiding in the apartments survived, and moved to pick off the radio operator in revenge.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHK3BELEI34saKW4lMFWxhkCFwMaJiE5PfhBn-MGXf4yEWW9_c7ng4gDEwqVUEPpNYifGdGXlwOKmwJKmE5uWqS2WbugA722HYj88xsuMw6GZUXcbgxT7x7u4wGRrHsD1IFWcrLUYF-5Q3BkIyyrdm6kZzQUWqbwn7DlB7-4o1ns_BRN2lw_zF2WJ3g/s4032/FCF8797C-5163-4716-A30E-52C66A4AE2E2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgent sniper kills the French radio operator" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzHK3BELEI34saKW4lMFWxhkCFwMaJiE5PfhBn-MGXf4yEWW9_c7ng4gDEwqVUEPpNYifGdGXlwOKmwJKmE5uWqS2WbugA722HYj88xsuMw6GZUXcbgxT7x7u4wGRrHsD1IFWcrLUYF-5Q3BkIyyrdm6kZzQUWqbwn7DlB7-4o1ns_BRN2lw_zF2WJ3g/w480-h640/FCF8797C-5163-4716-A30E-52C66A4AE2E2.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgent sniper kills the French radio operato" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also surviving the bombing was the martyr team, who rained down fire on the two surviving Malians, killing them. The rescue mission was now a failure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUNpYgWrUdT6Zv85x-bYN7DEtIYLJF8C5pqZGc1TKFN5T5XNtDz-BgXKwqTyLd62BhXSK01fiW-edO_i6tb-PXE9DFWVAU1bQKkeTJym_0c3pK3R7mZW7G1PqCkpKXXZcZD_kU5ATvJay5Qq82yDkEZNQAg56dXlVkaZGbAadpj1ZZbRxLfzDOvErZQ/s4032/513CE542-21A6-4BC0-8452-69944FA93BD0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Islamic martyrs kill the remaining Malians" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisUNpYgWrUdT6Zv85x-bYN7DEtIYLJF8C5pqZGc1TKFN5T5XNtDz-BgXKwqTyLd62BhXSK01fiW-edO_i6tb-PXE9DFWVAU1bQKkeTJym_0c3pK3R7mZW7G1PqCkpKXXZcZD_kU5ATvJay5Qq82yDkEZNQAg56dXlVkaZGbAadpj1ZZbRxLfzDOvErZQ/w640-h480/513CE542-21A6-4BC0-8452-69944FA93BD0.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Islamic martyrs kill the remaining Malians" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">An insurgent recoilless rifle that had been aimlessly looking for targets in the game lost a member to the Commandos Marine sniper.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQm7v90I1Xz9gb3P6W1A4mKnoSjjQCTtWHLgr4glBq4VOtH-WWZ9YGRXbOQciHuwQSB3pYf9F0I1KEO_5orwUPpBwHudYDr-Pd_yC2sRGtx3cFDDmF00qSNX7DEF8YEYlCDMt-3iwmjHy4i7DzDRj41ir-twmyTvowjSL83hIqeXcHIk4lQP1_jqOpwQ/s4032/300A6124-C79C-4076-A7A4-C4E2C933D3ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents with a recoilless rifle" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQm7v90I1Xz9gb3P6W1A4mKnoSjjQCTtWHLgr4glBq4VOtH-WWZ9YGRXbOQciHuwQSB3pYf9F0I1KEO_5orwUPpBwHudYDr-Pd_yC2sRGtx3cFDDmF00qSNX7DEF8YEYlCDMt-3iwmjHy4i7DzDRj41ir-twmyTvowjSL83hIqeXcHIk4lQP1_jqOpwQ/w640-h480/300A6124-C79C-4076-A7A4-C4E2C933D3ED.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: African insurgents with a recoilless rifle" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Legion Combat Group A caught the insurgents before they could finish assembling their HMG, and gunned them all down.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8fdRQY53athRE49rPX8EhDzIu9zgQFqze046KqJnT3jP-EyTN1W5oFY-wjw9vI8m9fTnlC19VwrHJhHCFwJvuN7k-xq9bbymwBZcNLrUV0AikeMSTyP3Th47Toxbs6lvEiG8q9P34UKVlx7MwLGNpWcsnQJJdBfy5PAZMOTU2Posg5VEdXbJdbjlZQ/s4032/899B3418-65BC-4A53-8338-3AE8F8D9061A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion troops destroy and insurgent heavy machine gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ8fdRQY53athRE49rPX8EhDzIu9zgQFqze046KqJnT3jP-EyTN1W5oFY-wjw9vI8m9fTnlC19VwrHJhHCFwJvuN7k-xq9bbymwBZcNLrUV0AikeMSTyP3Th47Toxbs6lvEiG8q9P34UKVlx7MwLGNpWcsnQJJdBfy5PAZMOTU2Posg5VEdXbJdbjlZQ/w640-h480/899B3418-65BC-4A53-8338-3AE8F8D9061A.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Foreign Legion troops destroy and insurgent heavy machine gun" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French command team received reinforcements from the north in the form of a Commandos Marine VLRA. The VLRA's grenade launcher missed its mark, but the MMG eliminated two insurgents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk5Gbdtbikf3zrxBnfwyK2qm6hQzMDbUwHHGJph7RXBe-8C0AAnZbplrx45h7ZAZEGBJpOS15TBIpUJB_E6aQH7AUa__J5Y5wqiWQiSsd3LUq4mgvl0nY7h7Fn_JGy2eFk0rLFABNMCoIAMRXjAk5yhe-owiRXuqgsEjGcbMaVfFzgDPvIade8btE5g/s4032/7E021463-1B81-4A6B-B9A3-6D0A8B2027BF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commandos Marine VLRA on the attack" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilk5Gbdtbikf3zrxBnfwyK2qm6hQzMDbUwHHGJph7RXBe-8C0AAnZbplrx45h7ZAZEGBJpOS15TBIpUJB_E6aQH7AUa__J5Y5wqiWQiSsd3LUq4mgvl0nY7h7Fn_JGy2eFk0rLFABNMCoIAMRXjAk5yhe-owiRXuqgsEjGcbMaVfFzgDPvIade8btE5g/w640-h480/7E021463-1B81-4A6B-B9A3-6D0A8B2027BF.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commandos Marine VLRA on the attack" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The insurgents counter-attacked the VLRA, but were repelled and ran for the cover of the rocks. The French command was waiting, and killed two more insurgents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsF2buouVs2eobvjTABAvhgSMOW6JC5zH9SLPjTjZ6okwszlldMJL6q8b7l0-5JtoaY0XW61tJ0RRhzXNRsqgNAlEnFEXXIcpbXhiI2zv-uQuf9TRZW_SXmOuKBcAU9-Kv5oPtvwHTc33NsfMdgVY18kxot-Qjk_7pMUJwx3uXyCFTdW8hNO8Cch-FA/s4032/725B511B-25A9-42D4-AF3F-99D0E9EF16E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Commandos Marine VLRA repel the African insurgents" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsF2buouVs2eobvjTABAvhgSMOW6JC5zH9SLPjTjZ6okwszlldMJL6q8b7l0-5JtoaY0XW61tJ0RRhzXNRsqgNAlEnFEXXIcpbXhiI2zv-uQuf9TRZW_SXmOuKBcAU9-Kv5oPtvwHTc33NsfMdgVY18kxot-Qjk_7pMUJwx3uXyCFTdW8hNO8Cch-FA/w640-h480/725B511B-25A9-42D4-AF3F-99D0E9EF16E7.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Commandos Marine VLRA repel the African insurgent" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nl86Y3VQqrvl4yXMZBwRYWqK7qnL2zSkS8HIcqGWlNFT1zQhrlw6Jh6cmWgK2cPiyxizK9niFCJ8QtkZINydLpt60ryyuF8cASmf477ZWmuCyVopWiOQJ1qJezbdECNfeGRaoMvAugEnFuSsgaKGXbmotKZET_AY1w-y_10cYfKI-Wr_3Mzzgi9Qqg/s4032/452776C8-9BCD-44ED-A850-374F7BDD25E6.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French command on the attack" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5nl86Y3VQqrvl4yXMZBwRYWqK7qnL2zSkS8HIcqGWlNFT1zQhrlw6Jh6cmWgK2cPiyxizK9niFCJ8QtkZINydLpt60ryyuF8cASmf477ZWmuCyVopWiOQJ1qJezbdECNfeGRaoMvAugEnFuSsgaKGXbmotKZET_AY1w-y_10cYfKI-Wr_3Mzzgi9Qqg/w640-h480/452776C8-9BCD-44ED-A850-374F7BDD25E6.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French command on the attack" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other insurgent cell hiding in the scrub fired their RPG at the VLRA and took it out of commission. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6e7cSLfLB_SRdL8_cFT3pbXjTjZpExiX0fGT-2MOeeLs47TnYF9WuneGhwGEvFPdYUvFPM1KIAHMKpiM1BEYSvmGzsDmN7CMBhk1qWjAWC6cI6P1fMhfL-VHUWNTXyfsJu-FJhWOdJXiGHCT2vZO354-myFqUHZxGLRwjlVYt0ay5FiaYM0qIOaH_g/s4032/CAC1E00F-047F-4490-9C72-5907D5863C0C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgents destroy the VLRA" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY6e7cSLfLB_SRdL8_cFT3pbXjTjZpExiX0fGT-2MOeeLs47TnYF9WuneGhwGEvFPdYUvFPM1KIAHMKpiM1BEYSvmGzsDmN7CMBhk1qWjAWC6cI6P1fMhfL-VHUWNTXyfsJu-FJhWOdJXiGHCT2vZO354-myFqUHZxGLRwjlVYt0ay5FiaYM0qIOaH_g/w640-h480/CAC1E00F-047F-4490-9C72-5907D5863C0C.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgents destroy the VLRA" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Also arriving was the fanatical insurgent leader and his bodyguard. They quickly took notice of the infidels hiding in the cornfield. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtusRPTnxIfUkRriI_RvMEjsFqhKG_cD9TC-o6BXAixYY7XDviaLmm9mpjLe9TJqeKeI-bp8iBHxghSO251tlesVeUxe0ckiUMc5US-zg9lGQJrJoc7qiuKOL5RWnw0tBF9HC-uL0sHCzrpFxtvvMSfYiyTiciC2yQEUPDMwu2dWEXjaDEPNZ-JGUYyQ/s4032/48B8A897-8530-4F45-99DF-BF15F3491980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: the Islamic insurgent leadership arrives" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtusRPTnxIfUkRriI_RvMEjsFqhKG_cD9TC-o6BXAixYY7XDviaLmm9mpjLe9TJqeKeI-bp8iBHxghSO251tlesVeUxe0ckiUMc5US-zg9lGQJrJoc7qiuKOL5RWnw0tBF9HC-uL0sHCzrpFxtvvMSfYiyTiciC2yQEUPDMwu2dWEXjaDEPNZ-JGUYyQ/w480-h640/48B8A897-8530-4F45-99DF-BF15F3491980.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: the Islamic insurgent leadership arrives" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 4:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWBwoqDKtGJyhD_fiPV8mrErjdxoXZgrgHHC6ZKpI6F3yrQOs1stWX8kH2rqzTeDdlNr8sYXHce6o08hi--ktzsJxN2S3cSCkhJCXCQLUMesD47sUthSYXrjCg69N6nvm8v6JZXYsWgXu2cOsC3FRgOYnaJtyR_z_F1z56ptfBJSFSoCJmSXRd9Gi0Q/s3318/15F6D2CA-9532-4688-91AE-F46A93298628.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 4" border="0" data-original-height="3318" data-original-width="2489" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxWBwoqDKtGJyhD_fiPV8mrErjdxoXZgrgHHC6ZKpI6F3yrQOs1stWX8kH2rqzTeDdlNr8sYXHce6o08hi--ktzsJxN2S3cSCkhJCXCQLUMesD47sUthSYXrjCg69N6nvm8v6JZXYsWgXu2cOsC3FRgOYnaJtyR_z_F1z56ptfBJSFSoCJmSXRd9Gi0Q/w480-h640/15F6D2CA-9532-4688-91AE-F46A93298628.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 4" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Islamic command team charged into the cornfield and killed the last Legionnaires of Combat Group B.</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAGmjtLJ8fxF1Uz4xhR0rohq0n_CCUGLYzHj3oK1qZocWtaZyXyin05-jyJSR0xV2Tr9J0Ujrk8NW94rs0DQ5sEYTQxyaZyN-6n91VHbtJoI9kGNVOx-sOQccNFSNuV6KdqN3YvrAUfaw9mSDEsMS6dzPgVq_OlNwFANGCTmwUyk5FFhMLT2FVQefXw/s4032/D34D4B02-D7D6-4DBF-BF09-00A1A147476D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Combat Group B eliminated" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAGmjtLJ8fxF1Uz4xhR0rohq0n_CCUGLYzHj3oK1qZocWtaZyXyin05-jyJSR0xV2Tr9J0Ujrk8NW94rs0DQ5sEYTQxyaZyN-6n91VHbtJoI9kGNVOx-sOQccNFSNuV6KdqN3YvrAUfaw9mSDEsMS6dzPgVq_OlNwFANGCTmwUyk5FFhMLT2FVQefXw/w640-h480/D34D4B02-D7D6-4DBF-BF09-00A1A147476D.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Combat Group B eliminated" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The two remaining insurgents in the rocks charged the French command, but were killed. Unfortunately, the adjutant was also mortally wounded.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9IESgdtBAf5zRJz5rjNKPaT_DhVWOYd-iTjrrWxb733fLU3vRPnYU21KSnVbaqvs6CfIJhn-YITUT6rHQq6JphYcMDA7efD55CrBblkStZT7MKNFtakn4qcgJuwjKM3lcegGu2KjBnGlV-KsqMfwalPWbCgFbAzcMijDaAh4R_2VoPhh_QETu3qZSQ/s4032/ECB23278-449A-415F-A65F-0F4E4B395A5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgents and French in bloody hand to hand combat" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9IESgdtBAf5zRJz5rjNKPaT_DhVWOYd-iTjrrWxb733fLU3vRPnYU21KSnVbaqvs6CfIJhn-YITUT6rHQq6JphYcMDA7efD55CrBblkStZT7MKNFtakn4qcgJuwjKM3lcegGu2KjBnGlV-KsqMfwalPWbCgFbAzcMijDaAh4R_2VoPhh_QETu3qZSQ/w640-h480/ECB23278-449A-415F-A65F-0F4E4B395A5A.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Insurgents and French in bloody hand to hand combat" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The other insurgent cell unsuccessfully tried to shoot down the French commander, but they were quickly gunned down by the newly arrived Combat Group C. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiDsapQ2H3gD88fwAtQUGGZHDCvYCC36U9Mr1OUpPkBJ5GVoFKZPe1fp_J4v8zRU0QbiU0ax5Zf03w0DfnzekOwrBpBbP2IW-yzrtVbcJxLx0YHFlhCAc9Kt-s02G2dKf98uU2z7QeuItaPQ-3ecCFRq-j4_aLZ9cveFW4a0FMArfgHC0O8BDWEv2AA/s4032/B087BD0F-6A94-4038-9B86-A2EF024F1740.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Combat Group C arrives and eliminates the insurgents" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWiDsapQ2H3gD88fwAtQUGGZHDCvYCC36U9Mr1OUpPkBJ5GVoFKZPe1fp_J4v8zRU0QbiU0ax5Zf03w0DfnzekOwrBpBbP2IW-yzrtVbcJxLx0YHFlhCAc9Kt-s02G2dKf98uU2z7QeuItaPQ-3ecCFRq-j4_aLZ9cveFW4a0FMArfgHC0O8BDWEv2AA/w640-h480/B087BD0F-6A94-4038-9B86-A2EF024F1740.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Combat Group C arrives and eliminates the insurgents" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Islamic martyr cell exited the burning apartment building and attempted to drive off Combat Group C, but failed.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ocqErFWyD7NMrPIwG8snUisHMwgF0pd776Xcg8DUa7peCUAEypzlCIKTGe9BOoEIaZIKtUTeHLj59Cd7HmfxfJgeOJNuVSaebLf5fpLCf-j09Q2mroWRLu_1JXzYW1-wiZyPMsiAGeefXAFpUwAPZ3spO9QK32DqZFw0zxI3oX0VO25IOd65ltOavg/s4032/69ABCC8A-8247-4335-8269-0ED420C16D79.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Islamic martyrs unsuccessfully attack" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ocqErFWyD7NMrPIwG8snUisHMwgF0pd776Xcg8DUa7peCUAEypzlCIKTGe9BOoEIaZIKtUTeHLj59Cd7HmfxfJgeOJNuVSaebLf5fpLCf-j09Q2mroWRLu_1JXzYW1-wiZyPMsiAGeefXAFpUwAPZ3spO9QK32DqZFw0zxI3oX0VO25IOd65ltOavg/w640-h480/69ABCC8A-8247-4335-8269-0ED420C16D79.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Islamic martyrs unsuccessfully attack" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the east, a squad of Commandos Marine infantry destroyed another cell of insurgents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_eVr9AoGxZ5dzFlYt-zAw88p6ubqyCnjJJBV-g8CdtKFbHFJx1AERRKPGluKvty4nvpln-0E5ryAyWKPblNVtb5OG2dj2OFyUNMkgU8I72KxFJfJtAqfLOATkt8jEphnlqgP5QzzjARnFwthITDRdw-DKnDf4-JCjHpuEg0aGyxGKmcQF_tCpm7vGw/s4032/332CB1D0-F732-4D64-A6D4-17483247EE68.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commandos Marine special forces finally arrive and get to work" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW_eVr9AoGxZ5dzFlYt-zAw88p6ubqyCnjJJBV-g8CdtKFbHFJx1AERRKPGluKvty4nvpln-0E5ryAyWKPblNVtb5OG2dj2OFyUNMkgU8I72KxFJfJtAqfLOATkt8jEphnlqgP5QzzjARnFwthITDRdw-DKnDf4-JCjHpuEg0aGyxGKmcQF_tCpm7vGw/w480-h640/332CB1D0-F732-4D64-A6D4-17483247EE68.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commandos Marine special forces finally arrive and get to work" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">At the southern end of the village, a huge firefight broke out between several units of French and insurgents.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiwM-B0IsoRpK-n6fsggea_Ml4FEegREVSExFqyY-eS35oxuOxZYqz90vokxpalNuuJvS7cOL5W6cDd-ZGxIXmulrAvpkCWiyRxnE61SdcfSDUoyYb8-uQXkLzFoFLVwcRvuyC-Hx1oI837Axo_iGgZf4WRHyplHf6K42ZVMjj5zeJFsw6t20Y5QSwA/s4032/1816C8C2-A078-4C00-B652-1030F5D6447E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Southern firefight" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoiwM-B0IsoRpK-n6fsggea_Ml4FEegREVSExFqyY-eS35oxuOxZYqz90vokxpalNuuJvS7cOL5W6cDd-ZGxIXmulrAvpkCWiyRxnE61SdcfSDUoyYb8-uQXkLzFoFLVwcRvuyC-Hx1oI837Axo_iGgZf4WRHyplHf6K42ZVMjj5zeJFsw6t20Y5QSwA/w480-h640/1816C8C2-A078-4C00-B652-1030F5D6447E.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Southern firefight" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Legionnaire sniper team that had been hiding atop the grocery dialed in on the restaurant snipers and finished them off.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nX7yUywS1zIj4114D2N2XdJIx43mfU8Z7RUJMLeugxe6DXkt9Eh55kMH_PyM2YBAtWApH1zXat4tNXvRpi5AaR6zf0FSrCpY2LLk9DZcSKfJfTREGy_EjH54TDseW5hXnvdhyoChlPEQuTddNfSU-JPeWa2fql_fko7rEeugxhOkYjDAAKEGWcElUA/s4032/4E3D0113-E2A9-4DB5-8422-66CEC08B9B1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Legionnaire sniper team" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3nX7yUywS1zIj4114D2N2XdJIx43mfU8Z7RUJMLeugxe6DXkt9Eh55kMH_PyM2YBAtWApH1zXat4tNXvRpi5AaR6zf0FSrCpY2LLk9DZcSKfJfTREGy_EjH54TDseW5hXnvdhyoChlPEQuTddNfSU-JPeWa2fql_fko7rEeugxhOkYjDAAKEGWcElUA/w480-h640/4E3D0113-E2A9-4DB5-8422-66CEC08B9B1C.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Legionnaire sniper team" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">But they were spotted themselves, and came under attack by the apartment snipers. </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTfD8UytBP9kPtolxrZW079S3N5x0MKXj4Bi6Kl-SUK8e7fi-YRGhfm3X7RYUgzhCILYQ-rS_t41BypBjM5keQsSAqgJ3CLevTwaEc5o-ct4W51Ty-BcpTdJ9TJ6m_iPj2El1bOdOq3XAhx4NEkmTTmlPauJfbUvd6LTuUCm0KDbfjIH8AX2MC44y-A/s4032/B9240B70-3C53-4403-9829-C75E087A2422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French snipers under fire" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaTfD8UytBP9kPtolxrZW079S3N5x0MKXj4Bi6Kl-SUK8e7fi-YRGhfm3X7RYUgzhCILYQ-rS_t41BypBjM5keQsSAqgJ3CLevTwaEc5o-ct4W51Ty-BcpTdJ9TJ6m_iPj2El1bOdOq3XAhx4NEkmTTmlPauJfbUvd6LTuUCm0KDbfjIH8AX2MC44y-A/w480-h640/B9240B70-3C53-4403-9829-C75E087A2422.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French snipers under fire" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Round 5:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvsuSmk8swwJUixXT5mNcZjx8f_igz0iAdav6P7htgcWu56zbLW6izYfCc7PwyOElUzBs8waKvoSlp8w2NPk_Ma67t7rcB-1rs-ywaN7gNn9uNBNfsGxszpdG1L7LcV3kKT25DG1LxCJMI8UmXTKP5D60D8-AOzl5ZILuNocQkNiHZUAz4RIj_3gHjQ/s3421/5810F7C5-1522-4C31-804E-C86E2E879E1B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 5" border="0" data-original-height="3421" data-original-width="2567" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQvsuSmk8swwJUixXT5mNcZjx8f_igz0iAdav6P7htgcWu56zbLW6izYfCc7PwyOElUzBs8waKvoSlp8w2NPk_Ma67t7rcB-1rs-ywaN7gNn9uNBNfsGxszpdG1L7LcV3kKT25DG1LxCJMI8UmXTKP5D60D8-AOzl5ZILuNocQkNiHZUAz4RIj_3gHjQ/w480-h640/5810F7C5-1522-4C31-804E-C86E2E879E1B.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: Round 5" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Civilian children ran towards the Commandos Marines, not as suicide bombers, but looking for safety. The troopers correctly assessed they were not a threat, and spent the turn getting them out of the area.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NFXx5zbHq3gVxjI-ELtMUdKgfh6JChdWkupn_Stl1Uib83HnqQ5Juajo1mWtSRJHxF56fCdh4ThTCkXy33tmPmX69nPOAT5isCrX1eVkbELy-t289Okf0zyfAinIL66cQlngVB2XUsK6hXIciv0ikVZWScycaYdk3ilTE4x0vlwkQpKWH3ezblSpaA/s4032/718EDDBF-C646-4F73-A661-0C53941BDC85.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Commandos Marine rescue the children" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0NFXx5zbHq3gVxjI-ELtMUdKgfh6JChdWkupn_Stl1Uib83HnqQ5Juajo1mWtSRJHxF56fCdh4ThTCkXy33tmPmX69nPOAT5isCrX1eVkbELy-t289Okf0zyfAinIL66cQlngVB2XUsK6hXIciv0ikVZWScycaYdk3ilTE4x0vlwkQpKWH3ezblSpaA/w640-h480/718EDDBF-C646-4F73-A661-0C53941BDC85.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: French Commandos Marine rescue the children" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Back in the shopping district, the Legionnaire sniper team was driven off by the apartment snipers.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtDZA0tKDSwKiGZ6IzoDshpN95pD6Htr33hwCqd8qrW7rtGMB284tbVVULBKIHeLT_LeUUwFhfTs2dfUfz8El6A0fWt0ijEirsOqZy8uPmMN14M0TQtCbq1wfBFf0Ro03bzDJMSfLJ-q5ssIGcGSmWlyN7m4q1iOZR00Co-JQDxaf8GkZcmtYuEbQgA/s4032/BE4E2D6F-29CB-40C6-97AA-A5D012B7AD53.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Snipers versus snipers" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAtDZA0tKDSwKiGZ6IzoDshpN95pD6Htr33hwCqd8qrW7rtGMB284tbVVULBKIHeLT_LeUUwFhfTs2dfUfz8El6A0fWt0ijEirsOqZy8uPmMN14M0TQtCbq1wfBFf0Ro03bzDJMSfLJ-q5ssIGcGSmWlyN7m4q1iOZR00Co-JQDxaf8GkZcmtYuEbQgA/w480-h640/BE4E2D6F-29CB-40C6-97AA-A5D012B7AD53.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Snipers versus snipers" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The French commander managed to kill the insurgent leader's bodyguard, but was gunned down from behind by the martyr cell.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXmCI_feMUNRd4cGJV9f48Y9eV0w6L98HZjB-PRicMb7M6KqXawxX1CEvBP4lVj_p53nTvlO2DJ3w5b0wrKOHKN-uQmP9bLwELKZVLTWNgCVJ0qc8SDtQwOiDugef-w7QZbXMV5pwViYyfGvbd7J3_e2uvbjPu9zbxp9gSqbBRFhUaNWZS2UASEpryQ/s4032/D8EF2DC8-B4B3-4CAE-8747-2C81718E858D.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commander versus commander" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyXmCI_feMUNRd4cGJV9f48Y9eV0w6L98HZjB-PRicMb7M6KqXawxX1CEvBP4lVj_p53nTvlO2DJ3w5b0wrKOHKN-uQmP9bLwELKZVLTWNgCVJ0qc8SDtQwOiDugef-w7QZbXMV5pwViYyfGvbd7J3_e2uvbjPu9zbxp9gSqbBRFhUaNWZS2UASEpryQ/w640-h480/D8EF2DC8-B4B3-4CAE-8747-2C81718E858D.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern 28mm Wargaming: Commander versus commander" width="640" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">End:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUQeUMM-5UElscapSr1PvPgAJVgiDJQWhXk6AX2wC_PSIWuB9Dk1GQkDamLnOxkLM4dSDIntNVl5SWc4C1AytzJYYpljXW-YTpBX34gRnEI60TBgDT3X8GlKa48LkupUghsBWhGK-yeSBvlMZ37oUJlXuuPK_rgYAk9DSKxAGq0X8Wt2FWOFYgSepEg/s3060/2589E79A-43DE-4294-888A-607CE26805EA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img alt="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: End" border="0" data-original-height="3060" data-original-width="2295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRUQeUMM-5UElscapSr1PvPgAJVgiDJQWhXk6AX2wC_PSIWuB9Dk1GQkDamLnOxkLM4dSDIntNVl5SWc4C1AytzJYYpljXW-YTpBX34gRnEI60TBgDT3X8GlKa48LkupUghsBWhGK-yeSBvlMZ37oUJlXuuPK_rgYAk9DSKxAGq0X8Wt2FWOFYgSepEg/w480-h640/2589E79A-43DE-4294-888A-607CE26805EA.jpeg" title="Bolt Action Modern Wargaming: French versus Islamic Insurgents: End" width="480" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">With that, we decided to call an end to the game. Though the French killed a larger number of insurgents, per the victory point system (1pt per Western <u>soldier</u> eliminated versus 1pt per Insurgent <u>unit</u> eliminated), they were still the losers in this battle. That said, it was a good learning experience and we had a lot of fun. With all the RPGs and other high firepower weapons on the table, the game was a lot deadlier than we expected; the unarmored vehicles had a particularly short lifespan. There were a few rules that weren't completely clear, so we had to come up with some gentlemen agreements on the fly. The modern variant also didn't have point values available for the different units, so trying to create a balanced game was a bit of guess work. But overall, a good addition (though unofficial) to the Bolt Action gaming system. </span></div><br />Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2376354336542825843.post-22516935799239773082022-05-14T15:37:00.003-07:002022-05-14T15:38:33.478-07:00Sahel Conflicts: Insurgent Heavy Weapons<p> <span style="font-size: large;">My terrorist force for Mali continues to expand with the addition of some more heavy weapons.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecT1S38JMv1QBJDBTs1VXX3T2Tuf3jIgkMcW-0njH4lLYf9dE1rr9t8aeBMepUqasIDpEp7q_f1eI5t_-cQOlWicGEzEQed-p3IS1bLpNKtDmtj6Xk69cfTrJMR9bYkDgIn0M9c6YKflpmtGWIfsqM-_kcRpf2kb_pygjAax6bIemllRjWauGoLChcQ/s4032/Terrortist%20Heavy%20Weapons.jpg"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical, Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK and mortar" border="0" data-original-height="2268" data-original-width="4032" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecT1S38JMv1QBJDBTs1VXX3T2Tuf3jIgkMcW-0njH4lLYf9dE1rr9t8aeBMepUqasIDpEp7q_f1eI5t_-cQOlWicGEzEQed-p3IS1bLpNKtDmtj6Xk69cfTrJMR9bYkDgIn0M9c6YKflpmtGWIfsqM-_kcRpf2kb_pygjAax6bIemllRjWauGoLChcQ/w640-h360/Terrortist%20Heavy%20Weapons.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical, Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK and mortar" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">First up is a mortar team, designed by <a href="https://www.myminifactory.com/users/Quartermaster3D" target="_blank">Quartermaster 3D</a> for their Iraqi line, and printed by <a href="https://www.jjgprint3d.com/page-vierge-20" target="_blank">JJG Print 3D</a>. The set comes with two figures, but I've added a third crew member sine that's the standard for Bolt Action. I've also included a sperate spotter to call in strikes from his cell phone. </span></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/AVvXsEiP1f3OyjBY3LcyAKu5NnjQaX2FZG2SSjV1JdqT0frV8A-oHzfPaBUv_cFrAkATM9fCZnXET_dsS3Z-RYYNOYcuOg_qjcqI4N2xIoFIq5elGCDMpcIUSNTl96IekzdjGo21QqqASBzwXb1_2qe5Oj_GeFkvoEkenHTANLhPGnAHWovz6Pbk9Ry0S_42-A/s3024/Mortar%20Team.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/JJG Print 3D mortar" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1f3OyjBY3LcyAKu5NnjQaX2FZG2SSjV1JdqT0frV8A-oHzfPaBUv_cFrAkATM9fCZnXET_dsS3Z-RYYNOYcuOg_qjcqI4N2xIoFIq5elGCDMpcIUSNTl96IekzdjGo21QqqASBzwXb1_2qe5Oj_GeFkvoEkenHTANLhPGnAHWovz6Pbk9Ry0S_42-A/w400-h400/Mortar%20Team.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D mortar" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEjoTXz62Zuojwj7YB7Ycjwcfvwi0Da5Gzs-uKL1eSQSglum0sE7iT6V_VgZQogGXZiB8zjRZHRbu8WT0eTqBbgFriUYuqRk5iT3PEwIZUDVuAzpEKogIGBAvYV9xV-GsMm15WBxamiNco_b5dO-IIX27N8MJS5BBZzMw1w24ShhjJGL4qgVc5J_clpZwQ/s3024/Mortar%20Spotter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D mortar spotter" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoTXz62Zuojwj7YB7Ycjwcfvwi0Da5Gzs-uKL1eSQSglum0sE7iT6V_VgZQogGXZiB8zjRZHRbu8WT0eTqBbgFriUYuqRk5iT3PEwIZUDVuAzpEKogIGBAvYV9xV-GsMm15WBxamiNco_b5dO-IIX27N8MJS5BBZzMw1w24ShhjJGL4qgVc5J_clpZwQ/w400-h400/Mortar%20Spotter.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D mortar spotter" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The DShK heavy machine gun was also procured from the same source as above. The kit only includes one crewman, so I have again bumped it up to three members, and also added a resin ammo crate I had.</span></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/AVvXsEj0QzOr7G7go2jmoDPB_nYG9ZVEwCgaDryh673Q9wiKN-BgA3PCnfr_4BFFpDgglS9zLPwqPkA4ODgNQUkXQbzaQ8xmim8x6DnQFWcQRV_4Y9BfxVgrya8FoXLL2ttbHqg4vQNMl7CPlXQ8Ka9lK5UoynP4QLfKKWIhMSNvCbCJT11DI4622dPR5ADwsA/s3024/DShK%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK machine gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0QzOr7G7go2jmoDPB_nYG9ZVEwCgaDryh673Q9wiKN-BgA3PCnfr_4BFFpDgglS9zLPwqPkA4ODgNQUkXQbzaQ8xmim8x6DnQFWcQRV_4Y9BfxVgrya8FoXLL2ttbHqg4vQNMl7CPlXQ8Ka9lK5UoynP4QLfKKWIhMSNvCbCJT11DI4622dPR5ADwsA/w400-h400/DShK%201.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK machine gun" width="400" /></a></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/AVvXsEhH_1QFulpVPP2uVYHtpjlP1fkF5KMvTss1gg1JEa1igv-6pZLiyeM1hLZOL93A0LvOlswP_-SL3OaYCcENdbqTjN3GtKSZmIkUdNga20qBnPPCk_qS5SJCCB9Bh6P29MpRxd04DCmmg3jK4d3zOthyoPjdmEatgIaF8z-SJxVpkQASp9jRb5uaRludKQ/s3024/DShK%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK machine gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_1QFulpVPP2uVYHtpjlP1fkF5KMvTss1gg1JEa1igv-6pZLiyeM1hLZOL93A0LvOlswP_-SL3OaYCcENdbqTjN3GtKSZmIkUdNga20qBnPPCk_qS5SJCCB9Bh6P29MpRxd04DCmmg3jK4d3zOthyoPjdmEatgIaF8z-SJxVpkQASp9jRb5uaRludKQ/w400-h400/DShK%202.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Quartermaster 3D/ JJG Print 3D DShK machine gun" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Lastly is a second technical, this time from <a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/ultra-moderns-31-c.asp" target="_blank">Empress Miniatures</a>. Rather that get another heavy machine gun, I opted for the ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun. You have a few head options available for the crew, but I didn't think any looked right for my force. Using a photo of Malian militia on motorbikes as inspiration, I opted to use plastic heads from Warlord's 8th Army and Natal Natives sprues. I didn't glue the ZU-23 into the truck, so it can be shifted around in the bed to indicate the correct firing arc, and also deployed independently.</span></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/AVvXsEidOOgk51iKZJJYWZkBeFyoo37mHYMMRyqvohwbJq1KEYP11RvhGtk1MCS-FTxcHc-dlRWdROhsJoErPcuL4Nctg6R26L0zVMbi7rqwesq3b2SqhC5oTwZKksaTdUggvkcNN3v2STd5rCIB1K6hin2iE1K2vXGX45Ap1YNW_nV0oJbiHW_CoAoTml-s7g/s4032/Empress%20Technical%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical with ZSU-23 AA gun" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidOOgk51iKZJJYWZkBeFyoo37mHYMMRyqvohwbJq1KEYP11RvhGtk1MCS-FTxcHc-dlRWdROhsJoErPcuL4Nctg6R26L0zVMbi7rqwesq3b2SqhC5oTwZKksaTdUggvkcNN3v2STd5rCIB1K6hin2iE1K2vXGX45Ap1YNW_nV0oJbiHW_CoAoTml-s7g/w640-h480/Empress%20Technical%201.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical with ZSU-23 AA gun" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">While I like the ZU-23 model, I have to admit I was underwhelmed with the truck and found it lacking in detail when compared to my Footsore technical. The Empress truck includes no side mirrors (mine came from the bits box), there is no detailing in the truck bed (added in some plasticard), and the rear bumper needed a step (plasticard again). In my opinion, that's poor showing from Empress. </span></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/AVvXsEj47zQhovdWiShH7v_FMna3VOUFuCvKAXAG3bO5YH3r7ZX-wDQMaGAiS1wBbSgTaPsWO4IOl0p2A02mDUVJFcHdxbej4aK21YRBB5q_kR5lcZpiyrBncOqLJ6Rxk-zqNwnef8J7npMaQiu7ujGzHaOdNm8RDIZFz81ZBLsVhWv15r8JW9Gr9o7wraOhPA/s4032/Empress%20Technical%202.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical with extra detailing" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj47zQhovdWiShH7v_FMna3VOUFuCvKAXAG3bO5YH3r7ZX-wDQMaGAiS1wBbSgTaPsWO4IOl0p2A02mDUVJFcHdxbej4aK21YRBB5q_kR5lcZpiyrBncOqLJ6Rxk-zqNwnef8J7npMaQiu7ujGzHaOdNm8RDIZFz81ZBLsVhWv15r8JW9Gr9o7wraOhPA/w640-h480/Empress%20Technical%202.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical with extra detailing" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Rather than being based on the common Toyota Land Cruiser 70 series like the Footsore counterpart, this technical is built on a smaller truck frame (maybe a 90's era SR5?). Compared to the Footsore truck, the width and length aren't too significantly different.</span></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/AVvXsEhlXvkxplXq1H4zasym3g2SQfHTBNSM-FFT9uen3GK0TXbbHd3lk1Z3BWQxcARK2zgyivAiFGU2Xb5xpScN4skALCDEFjVhMk80x8m4SeVEe6kCZlQrqPrOjIx8ciHe_CHU1YCJ8qou-AHX1seY8v_uvgF3zKrPx-TNGwn9_svTKNMH-Sa3dbL8bUxDUQ/s4032/Empress%20Technical%203.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size vs Footsore technical" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlXvkxplXq1H4zasym3g2SQfHTBNSM-FFT9uen3GK0TXbbHd3lk1Z3BWQxcARK2zgyivAiFGU2Xb5xpScN4skALCDEFjVhMk80x8m4SeVEe6kCZlQrqPrOjIx8ciHe_CHU1YCJ8qou-AHX1seY8v_uvgF3zKrPx-TNGwn9_svTKNMH-Sa3dbL8bUxDUQ/w480-h640/Empress%20Technical%203.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size vs Footsore technical" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, what is significantly different is the height of the cab. While the Empress technical does sit closer to the ground with smaller wheels, it feels like a 28mm figure would never fit inside the cab.</span></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/AVvXsEjnoRljHkjL6G4K_zWsnRrydRqFELtVIUBt0H8WU-jav2kzg91wpOmgiUYlx2lw4IbG83cXLyUJHnSORpDkkZPZYpHsLk4OuIZIQS0HzLpKBcTrnNSOBy3VoVeBlS1xbC-Rjobt-XR6HuRcCgx2pUcmzT3UnNXidmJ_WyI44DJPYG6mbwbe1T852JK1OA/s4032/Empress%20Technical%204.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size vs Footsore technical" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnoRljHkjL6G4K_zWsnRrydRqFELtVIUBt0H8WU-jav2kzg91wpOmgiUYlx2lw4IbG83cXLyUJHnSORpDkkZPZYpHsLk4OuIZIQS0HzLpKBcTrnNSOBy3VoVeBlS1xbC-Rjobt-XR6HuRcCgx2pUcmzT3UnNXidmJ_WyI44DJPYG6mbwbe1T852JK1OA/w640-h480/Empress%20Technical%204.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size vs Footsore technical" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a kneeling heroic 28mm figure (same size range as Empress' own miniatures) and as you can see, the figure would be bumping his head against the ceiling even without accounting for a seat. In my opinion, this is a really irksome design error that makes the technical look undersized on the table when placed next to other vehicles.</span></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/AVvXsEjxs479hws3BFmi6y2sRQuPVxIDk5smAW18EFsaqx3zEv8Fs2ffDmOmksUp3QjhLzkbTp2og9x6F6JupD8chxq2PASnJGENz9SuepMPyJpceyTkdgvL_Ccl1KQLzI6SZcLlS0IOxEDoUmE4UVOBPyVdIzEPZ2M8XKsVJ_lAbfdmqyR8hTNNQZ9WGS3jHQ/s3024/Empress%20Technical%205.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size" border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxs479hws3BFmi6y2sRQuPVxIDk5smAW18EFsaqx3zEv8Fs2ffDmOmksUp3QjhLzkbTp2og9x6F6JupD8chxq2PASnJGENz9SuepMPyJpceyTkdgvL_Ccl1KQLzI6SZcLlS0IOxEDoUmE4UVOBPyVdIzEPZ2M8XKsVJ_lAbfdmqyR8hTNNQZ9WGS3jHQ/w400-h400/Empress%20Technical%205.jpg" title="28mm Modern African terrorist miniatures for Mali and the Sahel : Empress technical size" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;">In conclusion, I give a big thumbs up to the Quartermaster 3D figures, but find myself once again disappointed with the Empress moderns. It's a real shame, as I have figures from their other ranges and absolutely love them. </span>Major Thomas Fooleryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335227042939045233noreply@blogger.com0