First games of 2025  this week:
Monday a 15mm ACW scenario in 1862, not sure which battle, the one where the Iron Brigade won it's fame. This one at my house, where we play long games over several weeks.

last night at Burnley Wargames Club, late 1943 in Italy, 10mm 129th Panzer Bttn of 29th Panzer Grenadier Division versus 44th RTR of 23rd Armoured Brigade.
Draw on paper, Brits leaning towards winning if you count half platoon losses. We met our quota of double-6 blunders, 6 per side is the expected norm 

I did however have the pleasure of knocking out a Daimler II with a PzB39 at 220m 
But, lesson I keep forgetting to learn, you can't use StuG IIIs as tanks 

But, a lesson I keep forgetting to learn, you can't use StuG IIIs as tanks....

Tell me? WWII is very much a side suit for me, but I've got a few of them; what's the issue?

QuoteWe met our quota of double-6 blunders, 6 per side is the expected norm

This rather depends on where on the graph of 2d6 rolled the evening lies - 216 is average, 6 is not a good look...

Sudan in 15mm using Black Powder rules

Quote from: FierceKitty on 15 January 2025, 03:25:14 PMBut, a lesson I keep forgetting to learn, you can't use StuG IIIs as tanks....

Tell me? WWII is very much a side suit for me, but I've got a few of them; what's the issue?

{this is our own rules, which uses a BKC style activation system}

Lack of turret mostly. So you can only opportunity fire if your vehicle happens to be pointing in the right direction; we allow turreted vehicles to move a 1/4 move and fire as if halted (up to 1/2 if fully stabilised for Cold War games), whereas SPGs if they do anything other turn on the spot or creep to the edge of a wood/BUA count as moving if they fire.

So it makes offensive combat a tad more difficult. The other issue is that due to shortages of tanks, some Panzer Battalions were issued StuGs instead of Panzer III/IVs, which is the case for the 129th Panzer Battalion of 29th Panzer Grenadier Division in late 1943-early 1944 time frame we play. Doctrinaly I have to use them as tanks rather than tank destroyers, they have slightly different fire priorities.

Europe 1848 using Rebels & Patriots. Loads of fun !

Warhammer Old World, Gobbos Vs Dwarves (I was slaughtered, it was hilarious).

TY.

2 games of Xenos Rampant last night, both fun

'Midgard' with Sunjester - he's posted elsewhere in this vibrant organ, but here for completion.

Quote from: Steve J on 15 January 2025, 07:40:43 PMEurope 1848 using Rebels & Patriots. Loads of fun !

Nice! Will you blog it? (I'm reading Christopher Clark's Revolutionary Spring about 1848 right now.)

I've put a post up last night Chris and I too am reading the same book !

For Chris:

https://wargameswithtoysoldier1685-1985.blogspot.com/2025/01/1848-rebels-patriots-trial-game.html

This week:
Sellswords and Spellslingers
2 x Midgard with fantasy armies

Quote from: Steve J on 17 January 2025, 12:15:43 PMFor Chris:

https://wargameswithtoysoldier1685-1985.blogspot.com/2025/01/1848-rebels-patriots-trial-game.html

Lovely, thanks, Steve!