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Mega Wargaming with Napoleon
QUATRE BRAS
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US Tanks in Vietnam
Horse and Musket skirmish rules
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wargames illustrated issue wi315, JANUARY 2014
From the GUEST editor
Germany: 1945. Hitler’s once mighty Third Reich is under siege from all sides. In the
west, the Allies are approaching the river Rhine. In the south, the Allies have reached
the Po River valley, the last line of defence in northern Italy. Then, there’s the problem
of the Eastern Front, where the nigh-unstoppable Soviet Red Army have conquered their
lands lost in 1939 and have crossed the Vistula. Their victorious armies are now spent, but
Comrade Stalin senses victory and orders one last offensive into Germany.
DIVIDE AND CONQUER .... 10
In spite of all of this, the German soldier now had something greater than the Führer to
fight for: The Fatherland, his home, and his family. The fighting on the Eastern Front in
1945 is some of the most desperate and intense in the course of the war. The stakes are
clear to both sides, and there can be no option but to vanquish the enemy to claim victory.
Desperate Measures
is the first in a series of
Flames Of War
books covering the battles for
Germany. In this issue of
Wargames Illustrated,
we introduce you to
Desperate Measures
and offer some new scenarios and missions that will drop players into the middle of the
tough battles for Germany. The fate of the Reich hangs in the balance!
Cheers
Mike Haught
Guest Editor
“YOU CAN’T
BE SERIOUS” .......................... 16
BREAKOUT! .......................... 24
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OUTFITTING:
ACW CAVALRYMEN ................ 38
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contents
Theme content is shown in
blue.
divide and conquer .................. 10
In this, the first of two theme articles for
this month, Mike Haught discusses the
theory behind ‘divide and conquer’, then
brings the theory to the wargames table
in the form of battles set in the “pockets”
resulting from the practice, with a focus on
pocket battles in
Flames Of War.
“you can’t be serious?” ............ 16
Clarence Harrison and Barry Hilton present
the thinking behind the latest offering from
Warfare Miniatures,
Donnybrook,
a game
focused on skirmish battles in the late 17th/
early 18th Centuries.
breakout! ........................................ 24
1945: It is a time of desperate attacks and
defenses. The seemingly unstoppable Red
Army is grinding its way to the borders of
the Reich. In this battle report a German
battlegroup, made up of Panzer students,
has been cut off from the front lines and is
fighting its way back to its lines through
hardened Soviet troops.
outfitting american civil war
cavalrymen ..................................... 38
We move on to the fifth installment of this
popular series with Don Effinger and Mike
Evans looking at the Cavalry branch of
both armies during the Civil War.
the el cid extravaganza ........ 48
Uncle Duke Seifried has been quiet for the
last few years, but he hasn’t been inactive.
Here we present his latest “extravaganza”,
created for one of his European patrons;
thousands of miniatures and a hefty slice of
medieval Valencia.
quatre bras .................................... 54
We present an extract from the
Wargames
Illustrated
special publication;
Mega
Wargames,
in the form of this article on the
Battle of Quatre Bras.
the stranger ................................. 66
Great Escape Games have provided this
scenario and special rules for using pistol-
packin’ civilians in
Dead Man’s Hand.
Savage wars of peace -
part 6 .................................................. 72
We have reached the penultimate article
in this ongoing series, in which Mr Hoare
describes the potentially heroic demise of
our characters, and presents a suggestion
for campaigning in the Sudan.
the battle of tarawa ............... 82
Mike Majors, of Warlord Games, shows
off the fantastic gaming table he built and
toured around the US show circuit in 2013,
showcasing this desperate battle in the
Pacific theater.
CRISIS 2013 ......................................... 88
A short hop across the English Channel
took our UK Editor to one of the largest
shows in continental Europe - Crisis. Here
we bring you a look at some of the best
games from the event.
Surviving Pickett’s Charge .. 92
If you were at HISTORICON 2013 you
may have seen a massive slice of the
Gettysburg battlefield on display. Pete
Panzeri guides us through the enthusiasm
required to re-fight such an iconic moment
in US military history on such a scale.
hard going .................................. 100
In another article from our
Evolution of
the Tank
series, Joe Trevithick describes
the US armored forces during the Vietnam
War. With details of their uses, tactics, and
even identification markings, this is a great
jumping off point for further study.
africa day ...................................... 106
We transformed the
Wargames Illustrated
gaming room into Darkest Africa for one
weekend in October and invited devotees
of
Death in the Dark Continent
over for a
day of gaming and Guinean curry. Here’s
what happened...
Fighting Talk!:
a designer’s journey. part 2 114
Regular columnist Alessio Cavatore
discusses how he dealt with wargamers
sensitivities whilst writing Warlord Games
Bolt Action
rules.
QUATRE BRAS
........................ 54
THE BATTLE OF TARAWA .. 82
CRISIS 2013 ............................ 88
AFRICA DAY ........................ 106
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On our website this month, we take to the skies in the Arab-Israeli War as we
take a look at the MiG-17 and the Mystere Ouragan. We also return to the
last, desperate days of the Third Reich in
Flames Of War
with more battle
reports, articles, and product spotlights for
Desperate Measures
- including our excellent, new, plastic, five-tank T-34 boxed set
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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.
• REVIEWS
• The Engagement at Kelly’s Ford, 1863
Neil Smith provided us with this look at the first significant
cavalry clash of the American Civil War. In early 1863, Union
cavalry was reorganized and ordered to take the fight to their
Confederate counterparts (WI249)
• The Battle of Brandy Station, 1863
Neil Smith takes a look at the actions of the cavalry arms of
both sides during the first half of 1863, culminating in the
major clash at Brandy Station. (WI261)
• The Invasion of Tarawa, 1943
Ian Butcher talks about the gaming table he and his club
created for their game at Partizan in 1996, included is a brief
report of the action. (WI110)
• “We Come For your Cattle”
Rick Priestley talks us through his first encounter with Chris
Peers’ rules,
Death in The Dark Continent,
in this battle report
between the Ila and the Matabele. (WI292)
• Dead Man’s Hand
Interested in learning more about
Dead Man’s Hand,
the
ruleset featured in
The Stranger?
Then check out this design
notes/battle report article. (WI307)
New Articles
Our monthly round up of what’s new in wargaming.
• PICKETT’S CHARGE
Companion Articles
We have an Order of Battle for “The Charge”, more photos
from the masive game at HISTORICON 2013, and a scenario
for
Regimental Fire and Fury
from author Rich Hasenauer.
• The Pine Wood of Tevar
Archive Articles
James Morris presents us with the massive spectacle of El
Cid’s ‘forgotten battle’ where the much-lauded Christian hero
fought against another Christian army. (WI283)
www.wargamesillustrated.net
Osprey Publishing - Picks of the Month
42CM “BIG BERTHA” AND
GERMAN SIEGE ARTILLERY
OF WORLD WAR I
Authors: Marc Romanych
& Martin Rupp
In the early days of WWI,
Germany unveiled a new weapon
– the mobile 42cm (16.5 inch)
M-Gerät howitzer. At the time, it
was the largest artillery piece of its kind in the world and
a closely guarded secret. When war broke out, two of the
howitzers were rushed directly from the factory to Liege
where they quickly destroyed two forts and compelled the
fortress to surrender. After repeat performances at Namur,
Maubeuge and Antwerp, German soldiers christened the
howitzers ‘Grosse’ or ‘Dicke Berta’ (Fat or Big Bertha) after
Bertha von Krupp, owner of the Krupp armament works
that built the howitzers. The nickname was soon picked up
by German press which triumphed the 42cm howitzers as
wunderwaffe
(wonder weapons), and the legend of Big Bertha
was born. This book details the design and development of
German siege guns before and during WWI.
NAPOLEONIC LIGHT
CAVALRY TACTICS
Author: Philip Haythornthwaite
During the Napoleonic Wars all
the major combatants fielded large
numbers of light cavalry. These
nimble, fast-moving regiments
performed a variety of vital roles, from reconnaissance and
keeping contact with the enemy during the movement of
armies, to raiding, skirmishing, and the pursuit to destruction
of beaten enemies. In practice, light cavalry were often also
employed for battlefield charges alongside the heavy cavalry.
Featuring period illustrations and specially commissioned
colour artwork, this is the second volume of a two-part study
of the cavalry tactics of the armies of Napoleon and those of
his allies and opponents. Written by a leading authority on the
period, it draws upon drill manuals and later writings to offer
a vivid assessment of how light cavalry actually fought on the
Napoleonic battlefield.
www.ospreypublishing.com
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