| Weapons of War |
WWII was a transitional war
in the area of small arms, at the start of the war the infantry of the major
combatant nations was almost uniformly equipped with bolt action magazine fed
rifles. This was a tried and true if venerable design that had been in
widespread use since before the turn of the century. However, the war was to see the introduction
of self-loading rifles and ultimately assault rifles which caused the basic
infantryman‘s role to change also. He began the war ...
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| Editorial |
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I have been gaming for a long time. I met my wife when I was fourteen and and I was involved in playing with Toy Soldiers before her, so that's a substantial part of my life dedicated to this hobby. If you remember Airfix boxes at $0.50 and Roco Tanks as the state of the art, then you are from my generation!
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| Artwork Preview |
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Although not necessarily falling under the category of *Miniature* Previews, Andy Cooper has graciously provided us with some previews of the SOTR1949 artwork.
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| Behind the Scenes |
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An audio interview with Jim and John Bailey, authours of the rules set SOTR1949, published by Westwind games.
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| SNIPER! |
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One of the things provided by the designers of SOTR1949 is a set of Quick Start Rules to let you get a feel for the game before you start playing. You can find them in the DOWNLOADS section at the SOTR1949 forum (you will have to register to get access to the downloads.)
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| Painting Zombies |
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Initially published in Harbinger, this article is reproduced here with permission of Westwind Productions.
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| Building the RAT |
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In the SOTR1949 world, combat power comes in many forms. One of the newest and most impressive additions are the Mecha.
The Recon Airborne Transport. (RAT) was developed using technology from captured German Panzer Mecha. Developed and built by the de Havilland Aircraft Company, the RAT enters service in late 1944. Although only lightly armoured, the RAT is a tough little beast that is easily serviced in the field. Conceived to be flexible and capable of many tasks the RAT family of Mecha grow...
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| Book Review - First Men In |
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Ed Ruggero's book on the soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division who took part in the D-Day landings is a well done work relying heavily on first person accounts.
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| Book Review - Midnight Plague |
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Gregg Keizer's book Midnight Plague is a good source book for those who'd like to write a few scenarios around the D-Day invasions using the existence of biological weapons as a hook.
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| Papering Your House |
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The Bottom Line —
Model railroaders a have a lot to teach gamers about terrain things. Although a great deal of the terrain items railroaders produce is delicate and designed for static demos or dioramas and not for the heavy handed use wargaming terrain sees, there are techniques that railroaders use that can be adopted. A number of companies produce paper terrain templates that come in specific sets which can be used to produce buildings (Paper Terrain)or sets which can be combined in...
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| Painting |
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A guest article from Rob Bastow of Armageddon Models. This is based on his 2nd place model entered in the SOTR1949 painting contest which can be viewed here . He states:
"I picked this model to paint for the pose of him throwing his head back
to howl at the moon, as it really tells a story of him just tearing
apart his victim, having a quick snack, and then telling the world he
is number one predator in the area."
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| Pinup Decals |
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I doubt that WW2 was the first war that had pinups, but I bet that the uses of the pinup were broader during WW2.
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| Weapons of War - Rifles |
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WWII was a transitional war
in the area of small arms, at the start of the war the infantry of the major
combatant nations was almost uniformly equipped with bolt action magazine fed
rifles. This was a tried and true if venerable design that had been in
widespread use since before the turn of the century. However, the war was to see the introduction
of self-loading rifles and ultimately assault rifles which caused the basic
infantryman‘s role to change also. He began the war ...
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| Barbed Wire Obstacles |
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In West Texas where I grew up, there was a large section of the university museum that was devoted to the history of barbed wire. Now there's a museum in MacLean, TX devoted to it. (Look for The Devil's Rope Museum ). Doing a Google search to find the Lubbock information I came across another museum dedicated to barbed wire located in Kansas! The Kansas Barbed Wire Museum can also be found on the internet.
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| The Fight for La Fiere |
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[La Fiere was] the bloodiest small struggle in the experience of American arms.
In June of 1944, units of the Western Allied armies landed in the Normandy peninsula in a long awaited invasion of Europe. The two American Airborne divisions in England, the veteran 82nd and the untried 101st, were deployed in support of the landings at Utah beach. Among the objectives of the 82nd was a causeway along the route through the Merderet at La ...
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