Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Hungary and Warlord Games 00:43
Yesterday evening, on Thurdsay 23 we played last battle in our Budapest campaign – we used scenario supply drop where Germany tried to supply they and they ally soldiers with equipment and food by air.
We played in Wrocław, Poland in Bolter.
Summary:
– it was much better than last time, unfortunately our side losed, so Budapest stand free for some more time.
– thanks for everyone for this event.
Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Warlord Games 01:38
Yesterday we played another game representing siege of Budapest – after initial fail with getting into the city in previous scenario, Red Army finally reached outskirts of the city and prepared assault on the city itself.
Summary:
– one more game and we will learn more, thank you guys Rafał from Bolter.pl, our enemies from Germans&Hungarians side: Daniel, Karol, Kuba, Maciej and our side: Franek, Krzysiu and Łukasz. Thank you all for game!
– it was German and Hungarians victory(*).
– at least we destroyed Panther and Puma from vehicles.
Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Warlord Games 23:48
Today we started Budapest campaign where Red Army attempted to take capital of Hungary from march. On they way stood German panzers from feline family, famous Tigers I, Konigtigers and the best of them – Panthers. We played in Bolter in company of good comrades – thank you Ostrów for coming to us.
Summary:
– thank you guys for great game!
– especially people responsible for Order Dices – I always forget at some moment about them 😉 .
– as better is always enemy of good, I will think what we can improve during such epic games.
Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia 05:14
Today we played last game of our campaing during Winter War. We played in Bolter.pl, under sponsorship of IPN. Official post about this event is on IPN profile here.
Summary:
– forces weren’t balanced, one KV-1 did most work on flanking Finns near village,
– the most powerful gun used by Finns was great 37 mm Bofors, unhapilly doesn’t destroyed anything,
– game was good, still we should find balance – for me most of Soviets should be inexperienced and Finns should be regular or veterans,
– IPN was again sponsor, so I’m glad, that they are there and hope to see them again.
Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Bolter.pl and Finlandia and IPN and Warlord Games 23:14
Today we played second game in our Winter War campaing of 1939′ – Soviet troops were advancing into Finnland, but brave Finns were preparing ambush – Soviet troops were separated in several pockets called in Finish „motti”. Yes, you can see there one big beast – KV-1 tank – along prototypes single tank was used for tests.
Main target for Red Army was to free they units from pockets and go from one side of the table to the other along heavily forested road. Soviet tanks in pockets have fuel issues, the trucks are objectives to be destroyed by Finns.
Our sponsor is Institute of National Remembrance called shortly IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej).
We played in Bolter, Wrocław, Poland – we are open to play with ppl who speak English – Germans, Russians, Czechs and everyone generally 😉 . I invited my Russian friend, but he was invited by his colleagues to a bowl.
Summary:
– after all it was great to find common sense in playing again Bolt Action, as it’s really great game from Warlord Games, especially playing such events.
– for me we should remember soldiers of both sides, all the time I think that most of them could be a friends in normal times, of course we should remember who was invader and why.
– link to KV-1 I will add tomorrow.
Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia and Warlord Games 23:35
Today in Bolter, Wrocław, PL we played first scenario covering Winter War, when Soviet Union invaded small but brave land of Finns. IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej in eng. Institute of National Remembrance) took patronage over this event – here is they Wrocław page.
After taking before half of Poland IInd Republic along with Nazi Germany and Slovakia, Soviet Union turn they eyes onto Finland – sparsely populated and heavily forested country which border was 30 kilometers from Leningrad (all the time Sankt Petersburg), too close for Soviet officials – more about it here: Winter War 1939-1940.
Summary:
– it was interesting battle and as part of campaing will be continued.
– Finns held Soviet advance destroying most of the vehicles.
– first game in Bolt Action for a long time of absence.
– Hope that next time will remember all names of co-players.
Some great links about Finns:
– http://www.andreaslarka.net/
– https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MAIN.html
Some photos:
– https://www.businessinsider.com/ussr-russia-finald-wwii-winter-war-photos-2017-3
– https://www.rferl.org/a/finlands-winter-war-with-the-soviet-union/30280490.html
Something about use experimental tanks by Red Army:
– http://armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2//battles/winterwar/KV_finn.htm
6th and 9th Age and Bolt Action and Bretonnia and Warhammer and WROhammer 17:35
🇵🇱 Minęło już wiele lat od chwili, gdy po raz pierwszy zagrałem w 6. edycję, zaczynając wcześniej od 5. edycji około 1997 roku. Z czasem grałem coraz mniej, aż w końcu przestałem mniej więcej około 2005 roku. Moja jedyna armia przez długi czas stała na półce nad biurkiem, a ja sięgałem po nią bardzo rzadko – raz w roku, a czasem nawet i nie – aż mniej więcej do 2015 roku.
W 2015 roku, kiedy zacząłem nową pracę, poznałem znajomego (dzięki, Krzysztofie), który grał Orkami i Goblinami w 9th Age, i to wciągnęło mnie z powrotem. Mniej więcej w tym samym czasie usłyszałem też, że GW ma jakieś plany związane z WFB, więc kupiłem Zielonego Rycerza, dwa trebusze i trzy pudełka Zbrojnych. Ostatecznie okazało się to dobrą decyzją, ponieważ niedługo potem GW porzuciło mój ukochany system.
Wtedy wszystko zaczęło się od nowa. Wkręciłem się w Bolt Action, a dzięki temu poznałem wielu świetnych ludzi, których wcześniej nie znałem. Było to w 2016 roku, kiedy zacząłem kolejną nową pracę – najlepszą, jaką miałem. Wtedy też zorientowałem się, że wiele spośród poznanych przeze mnie osób zbiera albo gra w WFB. Na szczęście odnowiłem też kontakt z ludźmi, z którymi straciłem go 15 lat wcześniej (dzięki, Maniexite, Pokrzyw., Rafale i wielu innym).
Zaczynaliśmy od mniejszych gier – na 1000, 1200 czy 1500 punktów na stronę – ale teraz doszliśmy do dość historycznego momentu: 2250 punktów. Moja armia wygląda dziś niemal tak samo jak podczas ostatniego turnieju, w którym grałem w Sfanie, dawnym sklepie we Wrocławiu, z jedną istotną różnicą – teraz mam Zbrojnych, których wtedy jeszcze nie posiadałem, a także kilku dodatkowych łuczników. Inne są też niektóre magiczne przedmioty i cnoty moich bohaterów, choć nadal nie pamiętam już wszystkich rzeczy, które kiedyś nosił mój książę Tancred de Beauville.
Wiele się zmieniło. Obecnie najczęściej gram w 7. edycję, ale nadal lubię od czasu do czasu wracać do 5. i 6. edycji.
🇬🇧 Many years have passed since I first played 6th edition, having started with 5th edition around 1997. Over time, I played less and less, and eventually stopped somewhere around 2005. My only army stood on the shelf above my desk for a long time, and I played with it only rarely – once a year, or sometimes not even that – until around 2015.
In 2015, when I started a new job, I met a friend (thank you, Krzysztof) who played Orcs & Goblins in 9th Age, and that drew me back in. Around that time, I also heard that GW had some plans connected with WFB, so I bought the Green Knight, two trebuchets, and three boxes of Men-at-Arms. In the end, that turned out to be a good decision, because GW soon discontinued my beloved system.
Then everything began again. I got into Bolt Action, and through it I met many great people I had not known before. That was in 2016, when I started another new job – the best one I have had. It was then that I realised many of the people I met were collecting or playing WFB. Happily, I also renewed contact with people I had lost touch with 15 years earlier (thank you, Maniexite., Pokrzyw, Rafał and many others).
We started with smaller games – 1000, 1200, or 1500 points per side – but now we have reached a rather historic moment: 2250 points. My army now looks almost the same as it did at the last tournament I played at SFAN, the old shop in Wrocław, with one important difference – now I have Men-at-Arms, which I did not own back then, as well as some additional archers. Some of the magic items and virtues on my characters are different too, though I still do not remember every item my Duke Tancred de Beauville used to carry in the past.
A lot has changed. These days I spend most of my time playing 7th edition, but I still enjoy returning to 5th and 6th from time to time.
Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Russians and Warlord Games 17:02
🇵🇱 W końcu przybyło kolejne działo dla Rosjan od Warlord Games. Mimo to w najbliższej przyszłości czeka mnie jeszcze malowanie 12 ułanów, 3 oficerów oraz dwóch kolejnych batalionów piechoty z Moskwy.
🇬🇧 At last, there is another gun for the Russians from Warlord Games. Even so, in the near future I still have 12 uhlans, 3 officers, and two more infantry battalions from Moscow waiting to be painted.
Bolt Action and Poland and Polska and Semptember 1939 and Warlord Games and Wojsko Polskie 13:33
🇵🇱 Wczoraj w nocy pomalowałem polski TKS uzbrojony w 20 mm NKM (najcięższy karabin maszynowy). We wrześniu 1939 roku Wojsko Polskie używało około 570 tankietek TK-3 i TKS, z czego około 20 było uzbrojonych w NKM. Na takim pojeździe walczył polski as broni pancernej Edmund Roman Orlik, który podczas jednej z walk w rejonie Pociechy, jako dowódca plutonu, zdołał zniszczyć dwa niemieckie Pz.35(t) oraz Panzer IV dowodzony przez Wiktora IV Albrechta von Ratibor. Jego ojciec był przeciwnikiem nazizmu, a sama służba Wiktora miała być prawdopodobnie formą odwetu.
Polskie tankietki były najliczniejszymi pojazdami pancernymi Wojska Polskiego w 1939 roku. Obok nich znajdowały się także lekkie czołgi 7TP – około 132–134 egzemplarze, samochody pancerne wz. 34 – około 90, czołgi FT-17 – około 50 zmobilizowanych, oraz Vickersy E – około 32. Było też około 50 francuskich czołgów R-35, lecz tylko trzy z nich użyto bojowo.
Jeśli chodzi o polskie pojazdy pancerne, wozy wsparcia, ciężarówki i pociągi pancerne, warto zajrzeć na tę świetną stronę: http://derela.pl/armcarpl.htm
Wszystkie pojazdy ze zdjęcia są w skali 1:56 i zostały wyprodukowane przez Warlord Games.
🇬🇧 Yesterday night I painted Polish TKS with 20 mm NKM (najcięższy karabin maszynowy – heaviest machine gun). Around 570 tankettes TK-3 and TKS were used by Polish Army in September 1939′ – of whom around 20 were armed with NKM. Polish tank ace Edmund Roman Orlik fought on this vehicle and during one fight near Pociecha village he as leader of platoon managed to destroyed two German Pz.35 and Panzer IV commanded by Wiktor IV Albrecht of Racibor – who father was antinazist and his service was probably just revenge.
Polish tankettes were most numerous vehicles of Polish Army in 1939′. Next to them were 7-TP light tank – 132-134, wz. 34 – around 90, FT-17 – around 50 mobilized, Vickers E – around 32. There were also around 50 R-35 French tanks, but only three were used in combat.
In case of Polish armour, support vehicles, trucks and armoured trains – look on this great page: http://derela.pl/armcarpl.htm
All the vehicles in the photo are in 1:56 scale and were produced by Warlord Games.
Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Russians and Warlord Games and Warlord Games 14:23
🇵🇱 Wczoraj udało mi się ukończyć ten bardzo fajny model działa od Warlord Games. Rosyjska armata jest właśnie przygotowywana do oddania strzału.
🇬🇧 Yesterday I managed to finish this very nice artillery model from Warlord Games. The Russian gun is just being prepared to fire.
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