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T h e W O R L D ’ S P R E M I E R TA B L E T O P G A M I N G M A G A Z I N E
The
Philadelphia
Campaign
steppe TRIBEs
new
official
battleboard
Issue 311 - september 2013
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Out tting him for the American Civil War
union infantryman
Flames Of War
mission and battle report
ROADBLOCK
a crowning glory
New English Civil War rules
p l u s : t h e c h e c h e n wa r s , b u i l d i n g wa l l s a n d f e n c e s a n d m o r e !
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THIS MONTH
wargames illustrated issue wi311, september 2013
From the Us editor
Well, it has been some time since we last took a look at the American War of
Independence. Back in
WI291
we explored the origins of the rebellion against the Crown,
and the actions around Boston. Fast forward two years (both from 2011 to 2013 for the
magazine and 1775 to 1777 for the rebellion) and we’ll find that things have developed
apace, particularly for the now fully-fledged Revolution.
ROADBLOCKs .................... 20
In the intervening years, George Washington and William Howe have hounded each
other from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania, with the Continental army growing in strength.
With the fate of a soon-to-be nation hanging in the balance, a decisive blow must be
struck. Howe believes a blow to Philadelphia is the way to cut the colonies in half and
bring them back into the British fold. But rather than dividing and conquering, the British
actions only served to strengthen the resolve of the populace, the army, and General
George Washington.
In our theme articles you can read more about the development of the Revolution, the
battles at both Brandywine and Germantown, and learn how to build iconic fencing for
your AWI battlefields. In addition to these 18th Century treats, our other articles run the
gamut from Dark Ages - a new faction for
Saga,
the Steppe Tribes - to Moderns - the
Chechen Wars of the late 20th Century. We also have articles covering two Civil Wars -
both the English AND American variety.
THE Battle of
Brandywine .................... 36
So, straighten your tricorn, shoulder your musket, and start marching. There’s
Revolution afoot!
Cheers
Dave Taylor
US Editor
P.S. Make sure you check out our new Facebook and Twitter pages.
Our thanks go to Pamela Patrick White of White Historic Art for the use of her piece
The
Guards Reform at Wylie Road, Battle of Brandywine, 1777
on the cover of this issue, and
seen again below. For more information on Pamela’s work, see her ad on page 46
welcome to hell ......... 48
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contents
Theme content is shown in blue.
Regular contributor Neil Smith takes
us on a journey from Boston in 1775 to
Philadelphia in 1777, tracing the steps of
two armies at odds with each other in many
ways. This sets the scene for our other
theme articles.
roadblocks .................................... 20
The Roadblock mission was one of those
omitted from version III of the
Flames Of
War
rulebook. It makes for an interesting
and fun game, but wasn’t always the best
choice for tournament play. This article
looks at some historical examples of the
types of battles the Roadblock mission
represents, introduces an updated Version
III
Flames Of War
mission, and takes
you through a couple of brief examples
of games.
We are guided through this important
battle by Joe Krone, who then provides
us with a
Black Powder
scenario. Our
UK Editor refought this battle with Rick
Priestley, both jotted down their thoughts
on the game.
How To Build...
Fences & Walls ............................... 78
Wargamer and blogger Pat Smith has been
making brilliant terrain for years. Here is
his first terrain-making article for us, all
about the wooden fences and dry-stacked
stone walls that were iconic of the late 18th
Century landscape around Philadelphia.
Outfitting … The Union
Infantryman ................................. 84
The first in a new series designed to give
wargamers new to the American Civil War a
solid foundation in the uniforms, equipment,
and general appearance of the soldiers that
they’ll be painting up. ACW experts Don
Effinger and Mike Evans provide great
information, based on decades of research,
on how the bulk of the Union infantrymen
would have looked as they marched to their
next battle.
mind over matter ...................... 92
With limited weapons and little training the
Finns destroyed incredible numbers of Red
Army tanks during the Winter War. This
article examines the Finns’ anti-tank tactics.
steppe tribes .................................... 96
Saga
author Alex Buchel introduces a
new faction into his rules. Look out for the
accompanying Battleboard on the
back cover!
winning hearts & minds
... 10
how to build...
fences and walls ............ 78
NOBLES
Activation
Activate a unit of
Hearthguards or a Warlord.
DEADLY PLAINS
Orders
Until the start of your next turn,
all your mounted units gain 3
Attack dice during step 2 of any shooting
but only generate half their normal
number of Attack dice during
any melee.
STEPPE PEOPLE
Orders
Roll a number of extra Saga Dice
equal to your current number
of Warriors units.
FREE MEN
Activation
Activate a unit of Warriors.
KHAN
EMPTYING
THE QUIVERS
Shooting
Your unit may re roll once any
Attack die that fails to hit.
The target unit must re roll once
any Defence die that successfully
cancels a hit. All models in your
unit are eliminated.
Activation
Activate for a shooting all
your levy units that are within
of your Warlord. Each of these
units gains three extra Attack dice
during step 2 of these shootings.
M
SLAVES
Activation
Activate a unit of Levies.
DIE BY THE BOW
THE ARROW
steppE tribes
THE WAY
...................... 96
KNOWS
Shooting
If you discard one FATIGUE from the
target unit, during step 3, all its
Defence dice with a result of 4 (after
modifiers) are considered as failures.
If a
was discarded, target
takes one FATIGUE at the end
of the shooting.
the battle of brandywine
36
Activation/Reaction
May be used only after an
enemy unit has been activated
for a movement and before
it has been moved.
Activate for a shooting all your levy
units, targeting only the activated
unit. If it suffers at least one casualty,
reduce its movement (from
to ,
to or to
).
THE STEPPES
Melee/Reaction
May be used only if your unit
does not have FATIGUE and was
engaged in melee.
M M S S VS
L
The melee immediately ends.
Your unit takes two FATIGUE
and makes a disengagement
move of . For this movement,
the table edges do not count
as impassable terrain, and
if your unit moves off-table
it counts as eliminated.
L
RED SKIES
Shooting
Choose a number between 1 and 6.
Any Attack or Defence die of the chosen
value (after modifiers) will count as
a failure for both the shooting unit
and the target.
GALLOPING
GHOSTS
Shooting
If the target unit cannot
draw a line of sight to any
table edge (ignoring all terrain
features and friendly units),
its Armour is reduced by 2.
welcome to hell ......................... 48
Using the
Force on Force
rules, the guys
from the Grimsby Wargames Society have
been playing some scenarios from the First
Chechen War. In this article they tell us all
about their
Welcome to Hell
project.
“Have At the Bloodhounds” 56
We managed to convince Essex Gamester
Ron Ringrose to host this refight of the
Battle of Germantown in his “wargames
shack”, and he certainly obliged with a
massive (and beautiful) table and
glorious armies as well. Joe Dever was
on hand to record the battle for our
photographic exposition.
a crowning glory ..................... 68
David Bickley tell us about his new
English Civil War rules, and presents
a scenario.
BLACK ARROWS
Melee/Reaction
May only be used once during each
melee and only if you are the defender.
Evolution of the Tank:
Activation
WILD CATS
M
S
THE DARKEST
HOUR
Activation
Activate all units in your warband
for a shooting that will not generate
any FATIGUE. During step 2 of these
shootings, each unit will gain
a number of Attack dice equal to
half those it generated.
When is a “Tank” Not a Tank? 100
A former tanker himself, Joe Moore
gives us a quick overview of those
vehicles developed during WWII that
might have looked, to the layman, like a
tank, but had considerably different roles
on the battlefield.
Introducing Longstreet .... 104
Author of a collection of successful
wargames, Sam Mustafa drops by to tell
us more about the latest offering from his
HONOUR series for fighting battles in the
American Civil War -
Longstreet.
Fighting Talk!: Experience .... 110
Games designer Alessio Calvatore hosts
our regular column this month.
Resolve a shooting against
one of the enemy units that
your unit is engaged with.
Designate one of your units that is more
than
from any enemy model and has
all its models within of any table edge.
Redeploy this unit anywhere on the table
(with all its models within of any table
edge but more than
from any enemy
model). This unit takes one FATIGUE.
M
S
WHEN IS A TANK NOT
A TANK ................................ 100
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DESIGNERS NOTES ........... 104
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FLAMES OF WAR NEWS
WHAT’S NEW ON
www.FlamesOfWar.com
We have
Flames Of War
gaming all
around the world on the site this month!
FOR SEPTEMBER?
NEW RELEASES
• August 31st
FW226
FIX01
FI721
FI722
FI724
FI725
FI727
Know Your Enemy
- Early War 2013
Panssari Christie Platoon
(with Tank Escorts)
Jääkari/Scout Platoon
(Winter)
Jääkari SMG Platoon
(Winter)
Jääkari Machine-gun
Platoon (Winter)
Jääkari Mortar Platoon
(Winter)
Jääkari Tank-Hunter
Platoon (Winter)
SU-12 Self-propelled
Gun Battery
T-38 Scout Tank Company
T-20 Komsomolyets
BA-20 armoured car
I-153 Chaika aircraft
Type 41 75mm inf. gun
Type 38 75mm gun
Type 96 150mm howitzer
(with Type 92 105mm
gun option)
Artillery HQ
Strelkovy Company
(Winter)
Strelkovy Machine-gun
Company (Winter)
Sappers Upgrade
Pack (Winter)
Vickers 6-ton
FT-17 turret bunker
Fokker CX (1:144)
• We wrap up our coverage of
Rising Sun
with the Finnish and Soviet ranges.
• We unveil the new Local Forces
Battalion PDF army list for
Flames Of
War: Vietnam
(for FREE!).
• We take a look at our next project as we
head to the Middle East (and 1967)!
• Our play testers share some of their
thoughts on how to get the most out of
the Local Forces (Viet Cong).
• The New Zealand team is getting ready
for
FlamesCon,
where it is not just about
the tournament games this year.
• And last, but not least we will have
some new content on our
YouTube channel.
DO YOU KNOW
YOUR ENEMY?
• To coincide with the release of
Rising
Sun
Sun,
we release
Know Your Enemy: Early
War
War,
the pocket guide to all the special
rules, warriors, and arsenals for
Early War.
• September 7th
SBX26
SBX27
SU271
SU303
SU950
JP565
JP570
JP580
JP710
SBX28
SU764
SU766
FI002
FI681
AC012
• The Finnish air force joins the fight with
the Fokker CX, and we have plenty of
infantry releases too!
• Not to be outdone, the Soviets have
a new range of infantry designed for
fighting in winter conditions, as well as
tanks and aircraft.
• We haven’t forgotten about the
Japanese either as they receive their
heavy artillery support.
• September 14th
• The Vietnam Local Forces Battalion HQ
is released, allowing you to field an entire
army of Viet Cong for the first time!
We have plenty of reinforcements for forces
around the globe, from Finland and Russia
in the West, to Japan and Vietnam in the
East. Shown here are the Fokker CX
(above left) and some Finnish troops
in winter gear (below).
• September 21st
• September 28th
VPABX11 Vietnamese Local Forces
Battalion HQ
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What’s Online for Wargames IllustrateD?
Each month we put up a handful of articles that fall into three
different categories: New articles you’ve never seen before,
Companion articles that enhance the material found in this
magazine, and Archive articles - material from our vast vault
that is connected in some way to content in our latest issue.
•
MORE PHOTOS FROM GERMANTOWN
With such a massive table, crammed with all manner of great
details, we were bound to have more photos for you to see.
We hope you enjoy this round of Germantown bonus photos.
New Articles
• REVIEWS
Our new AND improved (yes, both at the same time)
round up of what’s new in wargaming.
Archive Articles
We’ve decided to make available a couple of articles that
we’ve run in the past that act as an introduction to both the
history of the AWI and how its battles can be played out on
the tabletop. Now is the time to sample this exciting period!
• AWI Rules Roundup
Joe Moore and John Desch give us a review of four rulesets
designed for refighting the battles of the AWI:
Flint & Steel,
The British are Coming!, Patriots & Loyalists,
and
British
Grenadier!
(WI265)
• The Road To Revolution
Paul Leach gives us a primer to the American War of
Independence in this article, talking about the actions and
attitudes that clashed in the 18th Century American colonies,
leading to the “explosion” of 1775. (WI291)
Companion Articles
•
THE BATTLE OF BRANDYWINE - MAP
Joe Krone, author of our Battle of Brandywine article in this
issue, also provided us with a map for this scenario. With
all the great photos from our refight, we didn’t have room to
squeeze it in, so we’ll present it to you online, along with the
Orders of Battle.
•
MORE PHOTOS FROM BRANDYWINE
In the Brandywine article in this issue, you get to see some of
the photos from our refight. Of course, there are many more
cool shots for you to enjoy, now online.
www.wargamesillustrated.net
Osprey Publishing - Picks of the Month
M10 TANK DESTROYER
VS STUG III ASSAULT GUN
- Germany 1944
Author: Steven J. Zaloga
The Allies’ M10 Tank Destroyer
and the Germans’ Sturmgeschütz
(StuG) lll were the unsung
workhorses of the northwest
European battlefields of 1944–45.
While their mission was not
principally fighting one another, their widespread use ensured
their frequent encounters, from the Normandy Bocage, to
the rubble-strewn streets of Aachen.The StuG lll was the
quintessential assault gun, a low-slung, heavily armoured,
turret-less vehicle intended to provide direct fire support for
infantry formations, whilst the M10 3in Gun Motor Carriage
was originally developed as a tank destroyer. However, by
1944 the 3in gun proved ineffectual against the most thickly
armored German tanks, and was consequently relegated to
infantry support too.Widely deployed in roles their designers
had not envisaged, these two armoured fighting vehicles
clashed repeatedly during the 11-month campaign, which saw
the Allies advance from Normandy to the heart of the Reich.
RONIN – Skirmish Wargames
in the Age of the Samurai
Author: Craig Woodfield
Set in an age of feuding samurai,
wandering swordsmen and fearless
warrior monks,
Ronin
is a skirmish
wargame that captures the flavour
and excitement of such Akira
Kurosawa films as
Seven Samurai
and
Yojimbo.
Players choose from one of several factions
and build forces to battle for dominance and survival in
16th-Century Japan. They may also recruit swords-for-hire to
supplement their forces - masterless ronin, martial arts masters
and secretive ninja will lend their skills to any commander
who can afford them. A full points system, incorporating
a wide range of equipment and skills, allows for detailed
customisation of characters, while scenarios and a campaign
system permit them to gain experience and develop over time.
The fast-paced rules simulate the cut and thrust of hand-to-
hand combat and require players to make tactical decisions in
the middle of a fight, immersing them in an era of war.
www.ospreypublishing.com
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news@wargamesillustrated .net
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