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WW II

US Glider Rifle vs 512. German Heavy Tank 1775pts

Allentown friend Dan W. (RT on the FoW forum) came to town for our tournament at Legions Hobbies this past weekend. We got a quick practice preview game in Friday night. Dan used his fave “big kitties” and I had … Continue reading

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US Glider Infantry vs Ersatz Pioniers 1790 pts

  I met with Mark M. (sorry for the blurry picture, Mark!) a few weeks ago at Legions Hobbies for a battle to test my list for an upcoming tournament. We rolled Dust-Up for the mission- a fair fight. Mark … Continue reading

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Bulge Attack: US 99th Infantry attacks Volksgrenadierkompanie (12.)

Early last Friday Tim McClelland brought out his Amis for a practice game before our tournament at Legions on Dec 17. We rolled No Retreat and I won the defender die. Tim’s list was 99th US Infantry: My list was … Continue reading

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Polish Infantry 1939

I finished the majority of my Poles for a recent FoW tournament in Pittsburgh: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dicemanrick/albums/72157669326471884

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Fitzi’s “Pile o’ Commies” fight Polish Infantry

Getting ready for our upcoming Early War Tournament, Aaron Fitzgerald (Fitzi) faced off with my newly-painted Polish forces. My list: The mission was “Hold the Line“, and I deployed on the left half of the board with one infantry company(platoon) … Continue reading

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Brit Paras assault German Security Infantry (1420pts LW)

Long-time friend John Loy came in to play in our tournament the following day at Legions Hobbies and needed some practice so we “threw down” Friday afternoon with our tournament lists. We rolled up “Counterattack” and I chose a night … Continue reading

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Battle of the Bulge Tournament

Battle of the Bulge Tournament held at Legions Hobbies, Pittsburgh, PA 1,850 point Late War Tournament Saturday, December 26th, 2015 Lists are accepted from the following sources only: -Devils Charge -Nuts -Panzers to the Meuse -No fortified companies will be … Continue reading

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Firestorm: Caen British Airlanding attacks German grenadiers

From Rust and the City: Epron Allied forces at Sword Beach have been battered by attacks by the 21st Panzer Division. The airborne troops that held Breville have been pushed back to the beachhead. Desperate to protect their shallow beachhead, … Continue reading

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Tanksgiving 2015

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

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Last Stand at Breville

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

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