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November 2025 – WW3 Team Yankee Game # 1

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For something total different, I asked Goldie for a game of Team Yankee. I have gradually been painting a West German force and Goldie has Russkies.

We played the 1st Scenario from the West German book which has the Germans defending a Russian attack.

Only tried 1 or 2 games before so an absolute novice as don’t play FOW either.

So I was defending a wood line in the middle of the table. The Russkies need to capture 1 of the 2 objectives and hold it at end of Turn 2 or 3. They can fail that and take 1 of 2 alternates toward edge of table instead on turn 4 onwards. The Russkies were 80 points of evil and I was 62 points of the righteous!

The Russkies get first move. I can have 1 command ‘Ambush’ which means hidden set up and are placed in my turn. I chose the 3 Leopard 2’s.

Russkies move up and unleash. My grunts were in foxholes and survived, however as a beginner I left my Marder’s in the woods rather than behind., and they got whacked. I had kept my 3 Leopard 2’s as my ambush unit which can be seen now in the woods below. A Gepard is providing AA cover behind the wood. The Russkie marker is an objective.

My first turn was basically fire everything I could! There were 12 T-72’s, 9 BMP-2s and 2 BMP-s to target!! The Mi-24s were out of Gepard range.

Woohoo…..some great shooting was made!!

The wee BMP-s quickly were blown away.

Next turn the Hind’s move up to assault the woods but the Gepard’s quickly destroyed them.

The Motor Rifle Company moved up the flank heading for one of the objectives. I managed to inflict some more damage.

WOOOHHHOOOO….. some more great shooting!

So one side of table now has no Russkies left.

End of game……the Russkies made it to the objective……so I had to destroy them in my turn to not lose the game. So the troops in the woods were shot at by the Jaguar 2s and the Gepards. The troops standing in the open were machine gunned by the Leopards…..and the Russkies failed and were destroyed!

Objective marker, its turn 3 and the Russkies are broken!

That was great fun. basically had no idea what I was doing…so game slower than should have been…but getting a feel for it.

The next game is part of 3 linked so this time I get 99 points as does Goldie. I get to add 4 Leopards, 2 Luchs but lose the Jaguar 2s and some Panzer Grenadiers. Goldie adds 5 T-72’sand 4 Shilka’s!

Should be fun.

Until next time, Terry out.

July 2024 – Hobby Update

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Its been a while since a Hobbying update….so here is a short one.

The past year has been the addition of a new period and some much needed love to some others.

First up is following the long awaited release of the Perry Miniatures Franco Prussian 1870 range which I recall begging them for over a beer and curry while they were in NZ in the early 2000’s……the range has come out. So far there are not many options in the range, but I have started with 2 regiments of 3 battalions each and 4 La Hitte artillery pieces. Sitting on the paint table at the moment is a Mitraillause and unit of Hussars(which will be 8 horse/riders due to cost and postage!)

Way back in 2008 I started a C10th Byzantine army using Gripping Beast figures and LBM Decals. Until the past year it did not get much love but have now added more infantry, skirmishers and a unit of Kataphracts. More cavalry to follow and with Victrix having them in the list for new plastics in the new range they are releasing, I can afford to build the army up. Buying Gripping Beast figures from NZ is just $$ prohibitive. The Gripping Beast plastic Rus unit is made up from several of the plastic GB boxes..the poses don’t rank up very well at all.

Warlord’s ‘Victory at Sea’ and in particular the IJN Fleet received some more love…rules for carrier aircraft combat are still a struggle…but these received some more love…with more still required.

And finally… trees…yes trees…..considering the number of ACW games we game…I decided to invest in and base up some nice looking trees!

So that is some of the painting effort for past year….most of my periods received love from time to time…the Pyrrhic Army has had some rebasing, touching up and some additions. Both the ACW Union and Confederate armies have had more command stands and regiments added….. thanks to Keith the kitsets for my Bolt Action 1944 Germans are now assembled as is the ordinance battery for my Pike n Shotte army painted(nothing else is…but..I am classing that as a start!).

And…somehow…friend Weakley persuaded me collecting Epic Waterloo was a good idea…I really need to stop listening to him….so I am working on French. Thankfully Alan is well ahead of me(as ever) and has finished Prussians, is printing and painting Austrians and has loaned me his French to copy paint scheme…so will have an opponent while Weakley is away!

Til Next time… Terry Out.