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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
GIANT
TABLES
across
the globE
touring
the
alma
Issue 303 - january 2013
£4.50 • €6.50
US $8.50 • Aus $12.00
alma, 1854
Great War Miniatures showpiece table
Führerbegleit & Führergrenadier Brigades
grossdeutschland
savage wars of peace
Continued colonial campaigning
p l u s : m a t t pa r k e s - h o w t o d o s i m p l e c o n v e r s i o n s a n d m u c h m o r e !
FEATURED
THIS MONTH
wargames illustrated issue wi303, DECEMBER 2012
From the editor
How to break the stalemate? That was the question facing the High Command of both the
Central and Allied powers in World War One, and it’s a similar question facing anyone
contemplating wargaming the conflict. The Great War quickly became bogged down on
the Western Front, victory became ever more elusive in the East and the actions in the
South seemed to veer unconsciously towards more trench warfare. However if we dig a
little deeper into the conflict we can unearth some rich gaming potential. That is what we
intend to do in this issue of
Wargames Illustrated.
The Great War wasn’t the first conflict to be fought on a global scale; both the Seven Years
War and the Napoleonic Wars contained global elements, but neither were as far reaching
or all consuming as the First World War. Thanks mainly to the late 19th Century colonial
ambitions of the main powers involved, World War One was fought not only on the well
establish battlefields of Europe but also in the jungles of the Pacific, the deserts of North
Africa and snow capped mountains of the Alps. In an effort to ‘break the stalemate’, we
take you to some of those locations in this issue of
WI,
along with exploring the Western
Front during the early days of the war - before things became too boggy.
Outside of our theme content we provide background and
Flames Of War
army lists
for Grossdeutschland - Hitler’s special escort battalion; we take a tour of Great War
Miniatures Alma table; get some tricks and tips from our in-house painter Matt Parkes on
conversions; and follow up on last month’s French and Indian Wars theme with the Battle
of Kittanning, plus lots more besides!
Dan Faulconbridge
U.K. Editor
This month’s cover artwork;
1st Battalion, The Cheshire Regiment at Audregnies,
is by David
Rowlands. See more of David’s work in his advert on page 94
wargaming world
war one ............................. 10
mons, 1914 ........................ 42
touring the alma ....... 52
The australians in
the pacific ....................... 62
Produced in the United Kingdom,
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Daniel Faulconbridge, Dave Taylor,
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Davies, Sean Goodison, Mark Hazell,
Michael Haught, Victor Pesch, Chris
Townley, Wayne Turner and Phil Yates.
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contents
Theme content is shown in blue.
wargaming world
war one ............................................ 10
We introduce this month’s theme with an
article that looks beyond the stalemate of
World War One on the Western Front and
sells the concept of gaming the conflict on a
global scale.
grossdeutschland .................... 20
Battlefront studio writers Wayne Turner
and Phil Yates provide us with background
and
Flames Of War
army lists for Hitler’s
Führerbegleit and Führergrenadier
Brigades during WWII.
MONS 1914. Part One ................... 42
Looking for a World War One gaming
project that avoided the attrition of trench
warfare, Tim Whitworth and the guys from
the ‘Like a Stonewall’ Wargames Group
decided to tackle Mons for their 2012 show
circuit demo game. In this article Tim
describes the project for concept to reality.
Touring the Alma ....................... 52
Dave Andrews and Aly Morrison have
been slowly building their Crimean War
range in a chronological fashion. Once
they had all the troops required for a slice
of the Battle of the Alma they put together
this wonderful table to travel around to
wargames shows with. Dave gives us a
closer look at this great gaming display.
“brimming with action
and big with fate” ...................... 62
The first Great War action of a young
Australia saw their troops in a raid against
German possessions in the South Pacific.
This article follows the Australian Naval
and Military Expeditionary Force as it
attempts to wrest the island of New Britain
from German control.
The Kittanning Raid ................. 72
Brad Pflugh and Bill Starmer bring us
another exciting article from the French
and Indian Wars. This time the tables are
turned as the Pennsylvania Provincials
launch a raid on the native village of
Kittanning, all set to rescue captives and
extract a measure of revenge.
the battle of solstice 1918 .... 80
We open up the Italian Front to some
wargaming action in this article, as we
introduce gaming ideas for Austro-
Hungary’s final assault against the Italians.
Matt Parkes Paints:
CONVERSIONS .................................. 88
As we rapidly approach the conclusion
of our Matt Parkes Paints series we find
Matt and a few of his colleagues providing
some great information on converting your
miniatures. From head swaps to sculpting
luggage, you really should take a look.
Savage Wars of Peace -
Part three ........................................ 96
Andy Hoare provides us with some new
ideas on developing your heroes (or
heroines) and villains in the Savage Wars
campaign, as well as taking a look at the
First Sikh War and providing us with a
Black Powder
scenario for the War.
Presenting Wargaming
To The Public! .............................. 106
Steve Dake and Don Nelson give us a few
things to think about when they recount the
story of running a demonstration wargame
at their local library.
A VERY CIVIL CIVIL WAR .............. 108
Hot on the heels of his latest book;
Three
Weeks in November,
author and wargamer
Ralph Weaver gives us the wargaming
angle on a often overlooked conflict right
in the heart of Europe.
the kittanning raid ... 72
matt parkEs converts 88
savage wars of peace:
part three .......................... 96
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the battle of gislikon,
1847 ....................................... 108
PRODUCT CODE
FLAMES OF WAR NEWS
WHAT’S NEW ON
www.FlamesOfWar.com
• With so many new lists in the Market
Garden Compilations we take a closer
look at a few of our favourites.
• We are also excited about playing
games of Total War where you get to put
massive forces on the table - Total War:
Ardennes is coming!
• And last but not least, both
Radio Free
Battlefront
and our You Tube channel
have plenty of new content.
NEW RELEASES
• 12 January
FW112
BR157
BR312
BR530
GE363
GE516
GE136
Market Garden
Compilation Pack (2 Books)
Archer
Sawn-off Daimler
20mm Polsten AA Gun
SdKfz 234/3
7.5cm PaK50 Gun
Brummbar (Late)
Hedgerows
There is nothing like a Christmas holiday
to help invigorate you for a new year of
painting, especially if Santa brought you
some new toys!
• We ask the Studio what New Year
painting resolutions they have made.
FOR JANUARY?
• 19 January
• Mike is off to the US to play at Shifting
Sands 13 and is going to send us back an
event report.
BB164
• 26 January
BB155
GE595
BRAB07 Hell’s Highway: Guards
Armoured Recce Company
European House - Dieppe
30cm NW42 Rocket Battery
START
2013
OFF
RIGHT!
We start 2013 off with new toys dropping
from the Sky - it is the
Operation Market
Garden
Compilations!
•
Operation Market Garden
lands on the
shelves - this contains both the Allied
and German Hardback Market Garden
Compilations in a handy wrap and
features 26 new lists!
• We release the Guards Armoured Recce
Company army deal - a great way to get
your army started.
• We get back on track with our European
houses releases, with the fifth house
(Dieppe) on sale.
• And finally we have such a wide variety
of blisters out this month, there has to be
something there for everyone!
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What’s Online for Wargames IllustrateD?
• COLOURS 2012 SHOW REPORT
Sometimes we run out of room in the magazine, and simply
can’t fit in reports from some of our favorite shows around the
world. Fortunately we can always squeeze them in online.
• SAVAGE WARS OF PEACE
In addition to the massed battle scenario for the First Sikh
War, Andy Hoare has also provided us with a great skirmish
scenario we just couldn’t fit into the magazine.
• REVIEWS
Our regular round up of what’s new in wargaming.
• ARCHIVE ARTICLES
This month our Archive Articles are all relatively recent and
very closely linked to this month’s content:
WW1 Rules Round-up
- A comparison of a variety of
rulesets for gaming World War One actions. (WI264).
The Problem With Trenches
- Chris Peers talks about the
ways that trenches can impact your gaming. (WI264).
Caporetto
- John Bianchi presents this fiercely fought action
on the Italian Front in WWI. (WI275).
Terror & Sorrow
- A compilation of Steve Dake’s original
articles connected to the game he references in this month’s
Hobby Talk. (WI273-4).
Battle of Sideling Hill
- More F&IW gaming. (WI271).
www.wargamesillustrated.net
Osprey Publishing
POLISH ARMIES OF THE
PARTITIONS 1770–94
Author: Vincent W. Rospond
The tragic epic of Polish history began
in these late 18th-Century wars. Under
a Saxon monarchy, Russia and Prussia
constantly meddled in the affairs of the
Kingdom. In 1768 a civil war broke out
between pro-Russian ‘Commonwealth’
Poles and ‘Confederate’ patriots who
opposed foreign intervention; Russia
intervened, and the First Partition
followed in 1772. Guerrilla resistance
continued, and anti-Russian moves
were snuffed out by a second Russian
invasion in 1792. Following a Second
Partition between Russia and Prussia in
1793, Poland’s hero Kosciusko led an
uprising against the invaders in April
1794. After remarkable victories against
the odds at Raclawice and Warsaw, the
patriots were finally defeated by the
combined armies of Prussia and Russia
at Maciejowice. This led to the Third
Partition of 1795, between Prussia,
Russia, and Austria, and Poland ceased
to exist as a political nation.
AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN
ALBATROS ACES OF WW1
Author: Paolo Varriale
Austro-Hungarian industry produced a
series of poor fighter types such as the
Phönix D I and Hansa-Brandenburg
D I during the early stages of the
war, and it was not until licence-built
examples of the battle-proven Albatros
and D II and D III began to reach
Fliegerkompagnien,
or
Fliks,
in May
1917 that the fortunes of pilots began
to look up. Unlike the German-built
Albatrosen, the Oeffag aircraft were far
more robust than German D IIs and D
IIIs. They also displayed superior speed,
climb, manoeuvrability and infinitely
safer flight characteristics. Careful
cross-checking of Allied sources with
Austrian and German records form the
basis for a detailed reconstruction of the
dogfights fought by the leading aces.
The book also charts the careers of the
Austro-Hungarian aces that flew the D
II and D III, their successes and their
defeats, with additional information
about their personal backgrounds and
their post-war lives.
MARK IV VS A7V -
VILLERS-BRETONNEUX 1918
Author: David R. Higgins
The German A7V and the British Mark
IV were similar in weight, size, and
speed, but differed significantly in
armour, armament and maneuverability.
The A7V had thicker armour, and had
nearly double the horsepower per ton.
The Mark IV’s pair of side-mounted
6pdr cannons forced the vehicle to
present its side arc to an enemy in
order to fire one of its main guns.
Possessing twice as many machine
guns as the Mark IV, the A7V had
a frontally mounted 57mm gun that
proved capable of defeating the Mark
IV’s armour. The Mark IV’s rhomboid
design proved superior in crossing
trenches, climbing obstacles and
moving over rough terrain. The fighting
around Villers-Bretonneux showcased
the British Mark IV and German A7V
designs. Although not purpose-built to
combat enemy armour, both vehicles
proved the viability of such operations,
which during the postwar period led to
key advances in suspension, armour,
gunsights, ammunition, and command
and control.
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