Category Archives: WW II

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 →

I played in a 3-round FoW MidWar tournament at Legions last weekend and had a great time! The games were all fought to the end with fortunes up and down on each turn. The last game was very dramatic…. I … Continue reading →

Friday, April 25…somewhere in Italy. Fitzi arrived with his Germans to challenge the British Guards. The Bletchley Park wizards discovered that the German force was gathered under the direct supervision of the notorious commander known only to the allies as … Continue reading →

I met up with Mark Magnuson last week for a MidWar match at Legions Hobbies. I used a Rifle Company (Indian-Tunisia) from the North Africa book: Mark’s “Panther Parade” featured SEVEN Panthers!! We rolled up No Retreat for the scenario … Continue reading →