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Post by Aaron on May 19, 2005 14:21:36 GMT 12
Ok well Im quietly kicking around the idea of starting a flames of war army. Is anybody out there a FOW master who can give me some advice?
Ive got a theme sorted & roughed out an army list but I really dont know what Im doing ;D
Can anyone help?
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Post by burbsee on Jan 9, 2006 10:11:34 GMT 12
ha now its me i am thinking about it and now i could use some advice.i am completly new so anything would help??
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Post by veritas on Mar 30, 2006 12:24:55 GMT 12
So are you thinking of Falmes of War now too Burbsee???
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Post by c0d3monk33 on Mar 30, 2006 14:35:54 GMT 12
Heh, both Aaron and myself have (mostly) painted Flames of War armies now too  . Aaron with a US Rifle Company and myself with a NZ Commonwealth North African Rifle Company. I wouldn't say we're experts (ack! not by a long shot) but collectively we've probably played a double digit number of games. If you're a Games Workshop gamer Flames of War is attractive in a lot of ways: 1) Same I-go, You-go turn system. 2) Same basic turn structure (move, shoot, assault). 3) You can use inches OR cm's in the game. So most GW gamers just go with inches I reckon. 4) The game is roughly the same level of detail rules wise as 40k. In fact FOW is probably a bit more streamlined....hmmm...or perhaps the rules are a bit more sensible! 5) It's actually MUCH better balanced that any of GW's game in my experience. Sure there are some powerful single units (Tiger tank anybody) but there are ways around any opponent - even with a reasonably balanced army list...unlike bloody 40k. So fire away with the questions! What army and force type (Armored, Rifle, Mechanised, Pioneer etc) attracted your eye? |
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Post by burbsee on Mar 30, 2006 16:34:41 GMT 12
well that post was made quite a while ago and i have since bought into flames of war pianted up a tiger and i am not so sure about it.i love the game and everything but when i already am doing 40k and lotr it adds up and when i dont have a job that does not help either(though i do a lot of work for my parents).definitly will get there evntually i mean i love ww2 and am certainly not going to miss out on a wargaming version
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Post by burbsee on Mar 30, 2006 16:38:18 GMT 12
definitly the german mechanized panzergrenadiers(the one with all the half tracks).i kind of sorted out the platoon thingy it kind of did not make sense!like gw minimum of 4 max of 10 it was simple but how does it work in fow??have not really put much effort into finding out hopeing one of yous would show up!!
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kreativescenery
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Post by kreativescenery on Apr 14, 2006 22:47:43 GMT 12
Hi burbsee
FOW is pretty simple really.
1 choose the type of company you want to play. You then need 2 platoons and an HQ to start building a force.
In your case you would need Two halftrack panzergrenidier platoons (4 halftracks with a panzergrenidier platoon HQ and 6 panzergrenidier teams for each platoon) The company HQ would be two HQ stands mounted in a Halftrack. You are then allowed to add two support platoon choices for each platoon that you have. those are things like Tiger sections, panzer platoons, artillery batteries etc.
Trust me with your choice of Panzergrens' you will run out of points before you ever run out of support slots
Cheers
Kim
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Post by burbsee on Apr 15, 2006 8:13:46 GMT 12
hey cool thanks for that kim muchly appreciated.will look into it more deatil now cheers
john
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Post by burbsee on Apr 15, 2006 8:14:33 GMT 12
how many do you need on a stand?
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Post by burbsee on Apr 15, 2006 8:22:50 GMT 12
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patches
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Post by patches on Apr 15, 2006 22:44:35 GMT 12
wat scale are these mini's?
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kreativescenery
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Post by kreativescenery on Apr 17, 2006 10:07:09 GMT 12
Hi Burbsee
Yep thats one whole platoon. See the little black and white diagram, that shows you how many figures to put on each base. So you see, three men on the Platoon HQ base and five men on each of the MG team bases.
Cheers
Kim
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kreativescenery
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Post by kreativescenery on Apr 17, 2006 10:11:23 GMT 12
Hi Patches
they are 1/100th scale so they are quite a bit smaller than the 1/72 scale tanks that you can get down at the warehouse or local book store. Very detailed though and best of all made right here in New Zealand.
Cheers
Kim
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Post by burbsee on Apr 17, 2006 14:05:37 GMT 12
cool thanks a lot man...i pulled out my rule book and my "codex" and had a look through again.
what happens with the rule books-is there a new version?and is the book i use i think its called hitlers fire brigade still current?
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kreativescenery
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Post by kreativescenery on Apr 19, 2006 16:45:38 GMT 12
Yep both are still current but in a month or two BF will put out a new rule book.
NEVER FEAR....... they will give you a nice paperback version of the new rules when you take your old copy to your local supplier. You even get to keep your old one, they will just put a stamp on it to indicate that you have got your new copy.
HOW COOL IS THAT!
(PS you might want to check that you have the current version of Hitlers Fire Brigade. If you don't they have a PDF update on their web site that you can download for free.)
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. Aaron with a US Rifle Company and myself with a NZ Commonwealth North African Rifle Company.
