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We had another successful and fun “Tanksgiving” event this past Saturday at Legions Hobbies. Seventeen players attended. Tim’s write-up for the event rules says it all: If you have never played in the Legion’s

After consolidating their forces after D-Day, the beleaguered British airborne troops at Breville face a swift counterattack from the Germans Mission: Pincer Attacker: Germans Terrain: City or plains/farmland or river Allied Firestorm Troops: 6 Airborne Division- FV Rifle platoon with … Continue reading →

Continuing in the Firestorm: Caen game run by

The Pittsburgh Legions group is enrolled in the web Firestorm: Caen campaign game

The Pittsburgh group is involved in playing the Market-Garden campaign using Battlefront’s campaign system with basic forces of 1750 points. Stephen was defending in the North near Arnhem with Brit Paras and I was tasked to attack with troops from … Continue reading →

I bought a few vehicles from Gaming Models a couple of months ago and finally got around to painting them. All the tank models from Gaming Models cost $5.00 each…nice compared to Battlefront’s costs…three for the price of one! The … Continue reading →

On Friday at Legions Hobbies we got together for Kurskgiving…huh? The battle of Kursk was about the biggest armored battle on the East Front. In FoW terms it occurred during the Mid War period, so in our game you assemble … Continue reading →

I met up with Stephen at Legions Hobbies for a “Market-Garden” game. Our group will start gaming this campaign soon, so we wanted to “fine-tune” our armies. Stephen had to write up his list as he only had 1500 pts … Continue reading →

Last Friday I met up with long-time friend Larry Chaban to have an Early War practice session. Somehow my 8th Army British Rifle Company ended up defending against the Finns in Counterattack. Who knew the Finnish Navy had the transports!! … Continue reading →