Friday 2 May 2014
Bolt Action: Armoured Trains
Spent the afternoon writing the armoured train rules for my next Warlord book. Next up: an historical scenario.
I love my work.
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Welcome to my strange alternative world of wargaming with toy soldiers: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books (HG Wells, Little wars)
I didn't know you were writing for Warlord. I must pay more attention in class.
ReplyDeleteYah, I've written a few things for them. Nice bunch of guys.
DeleteI too was unaware of this....very cool be cool to see some train rules!
ReplyDeleteI'm working on them.
DeleteHomestly... I am not sure if armoured trains can be realisticly displayed in 28mm and I am the maniac who did Point Du Hoc in 28mm!
ReplyDeleteDepends on what you are trying to achieve and how much space you have. Armoured trains aren't necessarily huge.
DeleteIn 15mm they take up an awful lot of table, in 28mm, you may need an extension on your house! They are fun to field but in the Polish campaign were knocked out all too easily by the Luftwaffe:(.
ReplyDeleteTrains are very vulnerable to airstrikes. That is why they were largely disappear after WWII. Of course in the east, airpower had less impact than in the west.
DeleteI say John this sounds jolly interesting
ReplyDeleteThe rules will work for VBCW and similar.
DeleteTrains on the battlefield sounds like a fabulous mix to me.
ReplyDeleteIt adds a whole new element to Bolt Action.
DeleteWe've used them for our AVBCW and Polish games with BKCII rules and they are great to have on the table. The just look the dogs danglies IMHO.
DeleteI'm enjoying creating the army list etc.
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