![Fog of War](/img/default-banner.jpg)
- 316
- 895 200
Fog of War
Australia
Registrace 28. 01. 2016
Fog of War discusses the tabletop miniatures war-games Flames of War, World War III:Team Yankee and other titles in that game family from Battlefront. Our mission is to explore rules and tactics, discuss and review new products and look at painting, terrain and lists.
Unbox | Mystery Unboxing (Box 2 of 4) | World of Tanks & Flames of War
A recent viewer poll said you love mystery unboxings - so here we go again! This is number 2 of 4 unboxings coming in this series. I can tell you the tanks in here are for World of Tanks, but I suspect these will appear in Late War Leviathans in Flames of War - or even Checkpoint Charlie for Team Yankee.
Stay with me to find out exactly what's in the box!
If you are enjoying Fog of War videos, please subscribe to the youtube channel and like my videos so I know people are watching them. Our Facebook page is fogofwaryoutube/. Any comments and episode suggestions are welcome.
Sponsors & Kit Source Disclaimer
Disclaimer: The review copy for this video was purchased by the reviewer from a local/online retailer.
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro & Viewer Poll
0:01:08 - First Unboxing - British FV4101 Charioteer
0:02:40 - Second Unboxing - US M103 Heavy Tank
0:04:07 - NOT the IS-7 Soviet Heavy Tank!
0:06:41 - Wrap up
Tags:
Flames of War, world war 2, world war II, world war 2, world war II, game, gaming, wargaming, tabletop wargame, historical gaming, tabletop miniatures, miniature wargame, 15mm, 1/100, 1:100, 1/100 scale, plastic kit, plastic model kit, plastic wargame miniature, scale model, tank, model tank, armour, armor, Battlefront, Battlefront plastic, Clash of Steel, WWIII: Team Yankee, Checkpoint Charlie, Charioteer, Fv4101, 20-pdr gun, US Marines, M103, 120mm gun,Late War Leviathans,
Resource Links:
World of Tanks Charioteer
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3453/charioteer/
World of Tanks M103
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3448/m103/
World of Tanks IS-7
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3451/is-7/
World of Tanks Wave XIV Expansions
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/wave-xiv-expansions/
Stay with me to find out exactly what's in the box!
If you are enjoying Fog of War videos, please subscribe to the youtube channel and like my videos so I know people are watching them. Our Facebook page is fogofwaryoutube/. Any comments and episode suggestions are welcome.
Sponsors & Kit Source Disclaimer
Disclaimer: The review copy for this video was purchased by the reviewer from a local/online retailer.
Chapters:
0:00:00 - Intro & Viewer Poll
0:01:08 - First Unboxing - British FV4101 Charioteer
0:02:40 - Second Unboxing - US M103 Heavy Tank
0:04:07 - NOT the IS-7 Soviet Heavy Tank!
0:06:41 - Wrap up
Tags:
Flames of War, world war 2, world war II, world war 2, world war II, game, gaming, wargaming, tabletop wargame, historical gaming, tabletop miniatures, miniature wargame, 15mm, 1/100, 1:100, 1/100 scale, plastic kit, plastic model kit, plastic wargame miniature, scale model, tank, model tank, armour, armor, Battlefront, Battlefront plastic, Clash of Steel, WWIII: Team Yankee, Checkpoint Charlie, Charioteer, Fv4101, 20-pdr gun, US Marines, M103, 120mm gun,Late War Leviathans,
Resource Links:
World of Tanks Charioteer
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3453/charioteer/
World of Tanks M103
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3448/m103/
World of Tanks IS-7
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/3451/is-7/
World of Tanks Wave XIV Expansions
www.gf9games.com/worldoftanks/wave-xiv-expansions/
zhlédnutí: 387
Video
Review | BF T28 Assault Tank (15mm) - CSU01 | Clash of Steel - Flames of War
zhlédnutí 610Před 16 hodinami
America dabbled with a few Super Heavy tank designs. T28 was a monster - designed to carry a bunker-busting 105mm gun into battle on four sets of tracks! My review example came from the Clash of Steel US vs Sovietstarter box, but T28 can also be used in Flames of War. Join me as we look at the plastic, the stats, and of course, a little history of the behemoth that was T28. If you are enjoying ...
Unbox | Mystery Unboxing (Box 1 of 4) | Clash of Steel & Flames of War
zhlédnutí 569Před 21 dnem
A recent viewer poll said you love mystery unboxings - so here we go again! This is number 1 of 4 unboxings coming in this series. I can tell you the tanks in here are for Clash of Steel, but will work for Late War Leviathans in Flames of War as well. Stay with me to find out what's in the box! If you are enjoying Fog of War videos, please subscribe to the youtube channel and like my videos so ...
Review | Jagdtiger Tank-Hunter Platoon 1/100 (15mm) - GBX179 | Flames of War: Bulge: German
zhlédnutí 849Před měsícem
Jagdtiger continues the German late-war armoured concept of ever more powerful guns and heavy armour, fitting a 12.8cm gun on the chassis of the Tiger II tank. This makes it one of the most powerful serial-production SP Tank destroyers of WWII. Join me as I build the BF Jagdtiger and take a look at the plastic. As always, we look at some history too, as well as whether or not you can play this ...
3D Print | Aussie M1A1 3D Conversion (15mm) | Modern
zhlédnutí 888Před 2 měsíci
NATO Forces gave Australian forces access to M1A1s - some welcome anti-tank firepower! Battlefront's M1 Abrams kit is great, but can we add a few cosmetic touches to really get that authentic Vegemite and Kangaroo flavour to our build? Thanks to a generous viewer - I'm going to give it a red-hot crack! I'll be 3D-printing some accessories for my Team Yankee M1A1s. Join me as I use Chitubox and ...
Review | E-100 German Tank Expansion 1/100 (15mm) - WOT78 | World of Tanks: MG
zhlédnutí 1,7KPřed 2 měsíci
E-100 is a prototype German Super Heavy Tank design now available as an expansion for World of Tanks: Miniatures Game. This release continues the trend for rare, prototype and unusual tanks in the game. Join me as I crack it open, see what you get, and look at the plastic. As always, we look at some history too, as well as whether or not you can play this tank in Flames of War or Clash of Steel...
Review | BF Soviet T-44 & T-54-1 (15mm) | Clash of Steel - Flames of War
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 3 měsíci
Flames of War has pushed out past the end of the war with both Late War Leviathans, and the new Clash of Steel Game. Today we're looking at the new T-44M and T-54-1 plastic kits from Battlefront. As always, we look at some history of these post-war Soviet vehicles as well as how they'll go on the table, and what the plastic looks like. If you are enjoying Fog of War videos, please subscribe to ...
Unbox | Clash of Steel US/Soviet Starter Unboxing | Clash of Steel
zhlédnutí 947Před 3 měsíci
What's in the box? Lots of lovely plastic. Join me for a look at the Clash of Steel US/Soviet Operation Unthinkable Starter Box to see what you get. We look at what Clash of Steel is and where it sits in Battlefront and GF9's product lineup as well as the possibilities for using these tanks for Late War Leviathans. Post-war Flames of War is not going to be to everyone's taste, and I'll share my...
Unbox | Japanese Mystery Unboxing | Flames of War V3
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 4 měsíci
In anticipation of the new Pacific book for Flames of War, I bought some V3 Japanese units. These were just what was available - I couldn't build a force out of them. Join me as I do a mystery unboxing of what I managed to get my hands on. If you are enjoying Fog of War videos, please subscribe to the youtube channel and like my videos so I know people are watching them. Our Facebook page is fa...
Review | Centurion Tank Platoon Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TSWBX02 | Nordic Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 1,7KPřed 6 měsíci
I've been waiting for a plastic Centurion kit in 15mm for ages, then I took ages to review it when it arrived. Sorry! Join me to look at this kit - which is packed with options to build different variants. There's some great engineering - and some astonishing shortcomings. We'll explore them all, plus some truly amazing historical footage of Centurion in action. If you are enjoying Fog of War v...
3D Print | Combat ID Panels for AFVs (15mm) | Modern
zhlédnutí 675Před 7 měsíci
Combat ID panels are designed to stop friendly-fire incidents. I want to print some up for my Team Yankee vehicles in 15mm. However that's going to involve resizing a model I got from Thingiverse. Join me as I use Chitubox and Anycubic Photon Workshop to prepare the STL for printing. We'll look at the successes (and failures) as well as look at how Combat ID Panels work. If you are enjoying Fog...
BF Xmas musings, unboxing and New Year's Resolutions | Fog of War
zhlédnutí 980Před 7 měsíci
BF Xmas musings, unboxing and New Year's Resolutions | Fog of War
Review | BF Archer Anti-Tank Troop 1/100 (15mm) - BBX78 | Bulge British
zhlédnutí 918Před 7 měsíci
Review | BF Archer Anti-Tank Troop 1/100 (15mm) - BBX78 | Bulge British
Review | BF Challenger Armoured Troop 1/100 (15mm) - BBX72 | Bulge British - Flames of War
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 8 měsíci
Review | BF Challenger Armoured Troop 1/100 (15mm) - BBX72 | Bulge British - Flames of War
Review | Aussie M113 Upgrade Pack 1/100 (15mm) - TAU241 | ANZAC - NATO Forces
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 8 měsíci
Review | Aussie M113 Upgrade Pack 1/100 (15mm) - TAU241 | ANZAC - NATO Forces
Review | BF PT-76 (K-3) 1/100 (15mm) - VPA031 | Nam & Fate of a Nation
zhlédnutí 914Před 8 měsíci
Review | BF PT-76 (K-3) 1/100 (15mm) - VPA031 | Nam & Fate of a Nation
Review | 4D Model ZTZ-99A Chinese Main Battle Tank (1/72) | Modern
zhlédnutí 1,5KPřed 8 měsíci
Review | 4D Model ZTZ-99A Chinese Main Battle Tank (1/72) | Modern
Review | World of Tanks Secrets for Flames of War & Team Yankee | World of Tanks
zhlédnutí 1,9KPřed 8 měsíci
Review | World of Tanks Secrets for Flames of War & Team Yankee | World of Tanks
Unbox | Battlefront Nam Mystery Unboxing | 'Nam
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 9 měsíci
Unbox | Battlefront Nam Mystery Unboxing | 'Nam
Unboxing | Leclerc Tank Company Starter Box - TFRAB02 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2,3KPřed 9 měsíci
Unboxing | Leclerc Tank Company Starter Box - TFRAB02 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | Leclerc Tank Platoon Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TFBX10 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2KPřed 10 měsíci
Review | Leclerc Tank Platoon Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TFBX10 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | NATO Forces Wave 3 Releases plus French Overview | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2KPřed 10 měsíci
Review | NATO Forces Wave 3 Releases plus French Overview | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | Grizzly & Cougar Box Sets 1/100 (15mm) - TCBX04/TCBX03 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 1,2KPřed 10 měsíci
Review | Grizzly & Cougar Box Sets 1/100 (15mm) - TCBX04/TCBX03 | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Snippet | ANZAC List Experiments on TY Force Builder | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 1,1KPřed 10 měsíci
Snippet | ANZAC List Experiments on TY Force Builder | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Snippet | Exploding Ulanzi VL49 LED Light & Fire | Fog of War
zhlédnutí 514Před 10 měsíci
Snippet | Exploding Ulanzi VL49 LED Light & Fire | Fog of War
Review | NATO Forces Wave 2 Releases plus Canadian Overview | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2,6KPřed 11 měsíci
Review | NATO Forces Wave 2 Releases plus Canadian Overview | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | NATO Forces Wave 1 Releases plus Belgian, Dutch and ANZAC Overview | WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2,5KPřed 11 měsíci
Review | NATO Forces Wave 1 Releases plus Belgian, Dutch and ANZAC Overview | WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | Omissions, Corrections & Surprises: NATO Forces | WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 2,1KPřed 11 měsíci
Review | Omissions, Corrections & Surprises: NATO Forces | WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | NATO Forces Book Overview & New Releases | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 3,8KPřed 11 měsíci
Review | NATO Forces Book Overview & New Releases | NATO Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Review | Feltvogn Recon Troop Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TNOBX03 | Nordic Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
zhlédnutí 932Před rokem
Review | Feltvogn Recon Troop Box Set 1/100 (15mm) - TNOBX03 | Nordic Forces - WWIII: Team Yankee
Harry how hard is it to break down one of these tanks to allow easy painting?
You can take the turret off. That’s about it.
Loved the video @FogofWar! Can't wait for the next video man! I think the Post-War and Experimental Designs are Nice to see, as it gives you a Bit More Variety for your Forces. The FV4101 Charioteer would be a Great Addition to Either Clash of Steel or Late War Leviathans as well as the M103 Super Heavy Tank, The Latter having only about 100 or 200 Vehicles built. You don't see much of Anything for Korea, which is Understandable since most everyone was using leftovers from World War Two, but it would be nice to See some More Historic Designs like the M46, M46A1 and M47 Patton Tanks. As for the IS-7, I know The Mighty Jingles probably isn't watching anything with the Battlefront Miniatures Tabletop War Game Community but if you had gotten the IS-7, It would probably be just as well because he Hates them and that "Pike Nose" on the Hull of Tank Designs from those Onwards. It acts as More Armor for the Lower Glasis making Ambushes from Below their Gun Depression an Exercise in Futility. I think I mentioned this in the Last Unboxing video, but I have worked out some Ammunition Limits for the Soviet Tanks and BMP's as well as a Few Other Vehicles in Team Yankee. Below will be the Missiles, The Vehicle Teams that use them, as well as How many Missiles Available to each Team. • AT-3 Sagger ATGM (BMP-1) (4 Shots). • AT-5 Spandrel ATGM (BMP-2) (8 Shots). • AT-6 Spiral ATGM (9M149 Shturm) (12 Shots). • AT-8 Songster ATGM (T-64) (8 Shots). • AT-10 Stabber ATGM (T-55AM) (3 Shots). • AT-11 Sniper ATGM (T-72B) (Likely 8 Shots). • 9M33 Osa (Wasp) (SA-8 Gecko) (1 Shot with 2 More Reloads Carried in a Separate Vehicle). • 9M35 Strela-10 (Arrow) (SA-13 Gopher) (8 Shots). • RPG-7/RPG-7V Anti-Tank Teams (6 Shots, 1 Loaded with 2 More Carried by the Grenadier and another 3 Carried by the Accompanying Rifleman). Further Additions that I hope to do are the SA-9 Spandrel, SA-14 Gremlin MANPADS, The AT-4 Spigot ATGM's, The AGS-17 "Plamya" (Flame) Automatic Grenade Launcher and the BMP-3 and T-80. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man! The Ammunition Limits are just for that Tiny Bit of Extra Detailing to your Forces and I hope to do something similar for the Americans, The British and their NATO Allies as well.
Thanks for your lengthy comment. Glad you enjoyed the video. About 300 M103s were built, although many were remanufactured and rebuilt into A1 and A2 variants. Plus the hull was the basis for the M51 recovery vehicle. I think The Chieftain had a video about one of those recently. Ammunition is an interesting idea. It would be difficult to track in a tabletop game, which is why I think it is abstracted in Battlefront’s games.
Also: BTR-70, BTR-80, BTR-82, MTLB, M59 and M75 APCs, M39 utility vehicle, all would be very nice to have in plastic (particularly the Soviet APCs)
It's funny that he has the fifth skill, you've been studying at the academy for many years, you've been doing combat missions in Afghanistan for several years, then the invasion of Europe, congratulations rookie, you have the fifth skill, you're green))))
Although the tank was well established inn WW2 what happend after the war was the same as after WW1. Experiments to find out which way to go. These two are examples.
Yeah. Plus Charioteer was obviously an expedient design. They knew it wasn’t great, but it was available “now”, and anything available “now” is better than something great “later” if you need it “right now”!
@FogofWar And on the other hand it is understandable that just a few of them were made. The world had suffered a world war which was also very expensive (not talking about the deads and the destruction, the grief and the sorrow). You don't build 50,000 tanks of a type if you don't have to as in war time. So at least these tanks historical and only a few were produced for reasons.
Rule wise what's the armour like on the Charioteer , as the real one only had 20mm - 30mm on the turret ? The Finnish Army got 38 Charioteers , they were used until 1972 front line unit/s , then they were used for training until 1980 .
It will be interesting to see what the armour is like in-game. The main criticism of the design was thin turret armour. It was really more a tank destroyer rather than a tank. Charioteer was a good way to get 20-pdr guns into service quickly, but it was an expedient design rather than a good one. Like the Finns, Charioteer ended us serving with British Territorial Army units for most of their career.
British FV4101 Charioteer Also go L7 105 mm Gun in as well OMG what kick Back
I hadn’t realised they’d done that, but apparently there was a single L7 prototype produced. That would have been a monster. There were some Charioteer VIIBs with the visually similar Type B 20-pdr guns. And apparently Finland wanted to do L7 upgrades too.
The Charioteer chassis was wider than a normal Cromwell so it wasn't as simple as just plonking a bigger turret on a Cromwell. Obviously still quicker though!
That’s interesting. My sources all talk about reworking existing Cromwell hulls to built Charioteer. Conversion hulls were all upgraded to the Cromwell VII standard and had Comet-style fish-tail exhausts. The turret rings were reworked and widened, but there is mention that the limited width of the existing hulls is part of the reason Charioteer’s slab-sided turret is so tall. Upwards, not outwards! I’ll have to do some more reading.
@@FogofWar I am doubting myself too now. It's something I remembered from the information board next to the Charioteer on display at the tank museum in Bovington but I don't have a photo of it.
@@FogofWarunless I was looking at the Challenger 🤔 It was a while ago but it was definitely painted in a sandy colour though
I have some clash of steel easy eights to unbox, now that I am back home, so annoying that they came just after I left leaving md waiting all weeeeek.
Shermans? You? I’m shocked…
@@FogofWar You would insinuate, infront of *MY* shermans, that I have too many? I haven't even got the clash of steel Jumbos, yet!
Can't wait to see the E-100 in Clash of Steel and Scorpion G
I have a video on the E-100 prebuild for WoT, but it will be fun to see a sprue when they become available.
Loved the video @FogofWar! Can't wait for the next video man! I always remembered that the T28 had one set of Tracks while the T95 "Doom Turtle" had the two sets. Either way, Playing this in any Game can basically be Summed up in the Words of The Mighty Jingles Himself for the Intro to his video on the T95 Doom Turtle for World of Tanks about 10 to 11 Years ago..... "This thing is so incredibly Slow that one of Three Things will happen when you get this into a Match. Either you're so Incredibly Slow that by the time you get Halfway across the Map, The Match is over and the Entire Enemy Teams been killed, Or you're so Incredibly Slow that by the Time you get into a Decent Firing Position, The Enemy Team's killed your entire team and You're next, Or you're going to kill the Entire Enemy Team yourself because your Team is just Dogsh1t." - The Mighty Jingles, World of Tanks T95 "The Doom Turtle", Oct. 2nd 2013. Nonetheless, It would be nice to see how badly they'd Steamroll the Germans or even the Soviets had Winston Churchill gotten Re-elected as Prime Minister and gave the Go Ahead for Operation Unthinkable. A Tech Tree might need to be Developed where the Amount of Successful Research Rolls are Equal to the Points for a Single Type of a Particular Tank Design so that way Players can Gauge their Progress almost like They're grinding in War Thunder. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man! P.S. If Team Yankee were to get any New Miniatures with the Timeline going into the 1990's (With the French Leclerc of 1992 arrival now being in the game), Which Vehicles and Aircraft or Helicopters would you like to see in a Later Release?
Loved the video @FogofWar! Can't wait for the next video man! I remembered Watching your videos on the Team Yankee BTR-60's and Creating a 32 Point Motor Rifle Battalion with them and I found a video on Battle Order's Channel (@BattleOrder on CZcams) about the Russian Motor Rifle Battalions titled "Motorstrelky '22: The New Look Doctrine" which Details how the Motor Rifle Battalions Act regardless of Transports on the Attack and the Defense. Really great video to watch especially if you're looking to try and Play them in Team Yankee, Just try to Scale it down as I had even mentioned in my Comment on the video to 1 Inch being 10 Meters or Something like that. Can't wait to see how the A39 Tortoise fairs against the Maus, maybe a 1 Platoon to 1 Platoon game to get a Decent look into their Performance might do the trick. Let me know what you think about this and I'll catch you in your next video man! Hello from Prince George's County, Maryland, United States of America!
Great thanks for this! I have 2 of these sitting primed waiting for a paint tutorial. I can hardly wait. It is an impressive (and imposing) kit.
Good luck painting those Joe! It is a huge kit. I really want to put the Battlefront Panzer I kit next to it when the Early War stuff comes out.
Im thinking about designing a flames of war scinerio where you have to escort a pair of T28's in an assault against german bunkers. Thoughts? Ideas? Im all ears!
That would be a fun scenario!
Great review. Agree with what you said in the end. Unfortunately (or luckily) BF is not GW. BUT... When I look at the T28 I am quite sure there was an influential german spy in the US war office! 😅
Yeah. There were a lot of dead-ends after the war. Heavier armour and greater weight can be seductive.
i would love to see the Australian Cruiser series brought out for the WoT so i can make a "Theoretical" Squadron for Flames.
It would be marvellous to see a Sentinel in plastic. Maybe we need to look for a good 3D printed one.
Clash of Steel has cool models! Thanks for the review. Got the IS-3 and Panther 8.8cm in the mail yesterday. I highly recommend these.
Cool! I have the IS-3 kit, so I’m looking forward to that. I’d love to review the 8.8cm Panther but not sure I can justify buying one!
Does anyone know any good conventional vs leviathan battle reports?
I haven’t seen any, but if anyone posts a link I’ll be sure to check it out too. Very interested.
@@FogofWar i am very much hoping to see how T-44s and IS-3s would fare, especially, verses german heavies
Those trus structures on the front of the T28 have confused me since first seeing the kit. The instructions give kinda rough ideas for where to put them but arent specific and dont show the final look, while IRL pictures have them in a different spot in every picture
The track mounting/dismounting arms were little winches to help get the outer tracks on and off. There are several different mounting points for them on the hull. That’s why you see them in different places in reference pictures. These were unbolted and move around on the hull wherever you needed them to lift the tracks on and off.
@@FogofWar Ok sweet I physically cannot screw them up then lol
Well... there are mounting points for the gantry. You can see them as little groups of 4 mounting bases. There are three sets on the front track horns, and one on each side of the engine deck at the rear. So on any of those is OK.
I love the variety that we're getting to see with these CoS kits!
There's certainly some very different kits coming. I'm really keen for Conqueror and Charioteer!
Wave 2 starter boxes look fantastic 🎉
I thought they’d have observer artillery
Not sure what you’re actually referring to here.
@@FogofWar sorry I thought they’d be Abel to observe for artillery.
I have lots of these in metal and resin but it’s the first time I have seen both armies in army box sets
The box sets do look great. And huge!
Siocast..Oh well, hard pass.
I thought they looked OK, but I haven’t seen one n person, and the feedback from people has been mixed.
Shame they aren’t releasing an m60 w ERA box on its own. Feel the same way in that I’d only be buying the box for the m60’s
I’m guessing that will come later.
😅😅😅😅😅
🎉🎉🎉🎉
?
ha walakoka sabot😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕😕
What don’t you understand?
Porsche wheels as an option on the sprue would be nice to see as-well
That’s a pretty big ask to have both suspension patterns as an option. They did choose the most common.
I know this is from a year ago, but I have a question about Bridge Class: you said that Cromwells are rated at 27, and that's what appears on some BF decal sheets and in some art pieces. But I've seen a number of photos (mostly of the 4CLY in Villers-Bocage) of Cromwells marked with a "30". In fact, I haven't seen any photos of them marked with a "27" and I'm not entirely sure where that comes from. Any clarification / advice for a confused American?
Yep. British markings can give you a headache! Confusion is common, so don’t feel bad about it. Bridge Class Numbers were subject to change. The Cromwell prototypes were actually marked “26”. There are pictures of Winston Churchill inspecting one marked this was. Production examples had become a little heavier, so for the D-Day landing and beyond in 1944 they were generally marked “27”. However during service they gained more weight and many in service in 1945 had been re-marked as “30”. I tend to use “27” as my army list tend to be 1944 lists, but “30” is correct too, for later Cromwells.
@@FogofWar Thank you very much for your reply! It's very informative. There seems to be some inconsistency out there, which is understandable given the complexity of military operations... I was confused because there's a photo dated to June 17th, 1944 (less than a week after Villers-Bocage!) of a 4CLY Cromwell marked with a "30". I guess ultimately the takeaway for a modeler is that if I'm not doing a specific squadron on a specific day, there are a lot of choices that could be justified. I just really don't want to get it so wrong as to be blatantly inaccurate, because I feel like that doesn't do the men who served their proper honor.
Scottish pronunciation test passed with flying colours!
Thanks Frank. My family's from Aberdeen, so getting it wrong was not an option...
I build (and painted) the MAUS. You will find out that the construction is a bit different from what you used to from Battlefront. A bit of pressure is needed but the result is a strong made kit.
Look forward to giving it a go.
The gun seems so overkill, nevermind the armour
That is a lot of gun.
Why is it a mystery box, didn't you buy them?
You've never engaged in drunken online shopping? 😂
I did buy them. I’m just not telling you guys what they are until they come out of the box. However the origin of the series was a bunch of boxes I hadn’t opened and had actually forgotten what I’d bought…
Funny running into this. This was originally a 1:200 cmp truck from m_berman that I rescaled and made a few simple modifications to make a 2pdr portee (the one seen at the beginning of the video). That was then remixed by tinypanzerstudio to make the 6pdr version. I made that so long ago, I really should go back and clean up some things now that resin printers are so common. Things have really come a long way!
I've got 7 of them. They aren't competitive but there is a way of fielding 6 or 7 in your 100 pt force, using the formation in the Bulge book. There is a command card which lowers the points, you take the in formation AA tanks and if I remember right armoured infantry and the Drilling halftracks. Not a list for tournaments but if you wanted a friendly game with sub par forces, it could be fun
Remind me never to play my Cromwells against you...
@@FogofWar I'd be worried a bit if you had some Challengers with them
@@michaelwain3198 I'll keep that in mind...
Like most german armoured vehicles of the era, the AA fitting used the hull MG34 and was intended for use on road marches only, which is why it can't be used as a self defence AA.
Ah. Cool. Thanks for the information!
These are definitely a step up in details over my existing zvezda jagdtiger fleet, which I purchased to replace and retire my older command decision metal jagdtigers (which were not very good models). Rather than replace though, perhaps supplement as the zvezda models are honestly pretty good if lacking in stowage and hatch options. I started a whole German army back in V3 just for jagdtigers; they were extreme and just a trio of them could fill out points in an army list to make a low-model count fun extra army. Now in V4 Bulging Germans, you can make a much bigger, better force including them without it feeling like a gimmick. Particularly, with a command card you can take the 512 company and get a 2 point discount per jagtiger which makes them quite attractive, as you can now afford things like some mortars or volksgrenadiers, or best of all: MORE JAGDTIGERS.
If these are your third set of Jagdtigers, you are *very* dedicated! I quite liked the Zvezda Jagdtiger kit - but it does have the limitations of a snap-fit kit.
Jagdtiger talking to Maus tank: "Haha, I am not the most ridiculous tank of WW2!" 😉 Nice video. Build and painted one. Great kit. And if even 3 Jagdtigers too much for your force you can purchase a two vehicle box in the Clash of Steel range by BF.
The pricing on the Battlefront website is very odd. You can buy 1 sprue for £8, the clash of steel box with 2 for £16 or the flames of war box with 3 (and a decal sheet) for £32. The decal sheet is therefore worth £8.
@@rorythomas9469 Yeah. The prizing is a bit odd. But I guess most wargamers have decals at home. And the decal sheet that comes with the three vehicle box has just division markings, not markings for a tank hunter bataillon at all.
Thanks Trekan. Good point about the 2-kit box for Clash of Steel. That's a good option.
I know that anyone who considers themselves a "historical" FOW player is deluding themselves. 🤣😂🤣😂
That’s an interesting viewpoint. I consider myself a “historical” player because I try and use lists that align with real units and TO&E. Even tactics where the game system allows it. I suspect you are making a cynical comment about the ruleset. There are certainly abstraction in the game, and mechanics that simplify or abstract real-world tactical considerations. It’s a game, not a simulation. Any game has to decide on a balance it is comfortable with between realism and playability. Clash of Steel and World of Tanks draw this line in different places than Flames of War. You need to find the game system that strikes the right balance for you.
@@FogofWar There are no official Battlefront products that depict historical scenarios/OOBs with any attempt at accuracy and completeness, their products typically ship with/provide as options only tanks and a few support units, many starter sets not even including infantry - not a complete line of products that would allow a true historical OOB at anything except perhaps a very small unit level. If you look at the multitude of pictures of FOW games, and the competition games you can see if you have the opportunity to attend events with FOW players, they look like tank parking lots. I see no attempt at historic realism from Battlefront. I get that it is a game - a non-historical game that uses a subset of actual historical weaponry. I have played FOW more than once and the experience established my opinion. By all means have fun playing FOW if it is your cup of tea, but don't kid yourself about it being historically accurate. Not trying to hate on you, I just thought it highly ironic to hear you say "historical".
(6:52) Timestamp that is a Panther A (early variant) You can tell by the cupola being from an (A) turret but the body is still the same as the (D) shown by no ball turret, the later variant had the ball turret. Then replaced by the (G). Just something I learned from some time ago.
Thanksfor that.
Is the maus coming to flames of war?
The Maus is already available in Flames of War through the Late War Leviathan’s PDF released recently. It’s on Battlefront’s website if you want to download it.
i wonder if it could be used in a u.s. army build
The M113 Fire Support Vehicle was uniquely Australian. The US never fielded it. So unless you can take this as a support choice, I think the answer would be no.
Awesome video very nice touch with the bit of history as well. Please more of these videos about team yankee kits and maybe painting tutorials. You have my sub!
Welcome aboard!
Excellent overview of the changes and thankfully most of the video dedicated to just that, rather then 90 minutes of "games we've been playing" before getting to the 10 minutes on DP that one channel did!! Well presented, interesting discussion and the spread sheets were excellent for for aiding understanding. Be interesting to see how this all plays out once they publish the final version but at the moment, for me at least, no WTF! moments 🤣
We do like to waffle, but we try and keep it within reason!
@@FogofWar Seriously, yours is minimal plus it’s interesting and relevant. I’ve listened to some other channels and thought “we’re 90 minutes in and talked about everything BUT the subject matter”.
I build and painted SIX british 40mm Bofors on trucks for my friend's british... the old resin/metal ones. Metal guns. What can I say? -) One got a tooth pick barrel -) I am so happy that six all you can get. 😉
My metal pair are unassembled, and will likely stay that way.
Revell does a F-18 Hornet in 1/144 scale.
Thanks for that!
Finland used Comets until 1970 .
Thanks Les. I knew someone did!
Great Slides!! Great Conversation!
Thanks you. Glad you enjoyed it.
love it!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching.
I wish they had just split TY into 'early' and 'late' war lists. I don't think dynamic points is fixing he underlying problem. Time will tell where the new meta ends up.
Yeah. We discussed that in the Team Yankee Dynamic Points livestream. Early/Mid/Late would help, but it might be too late to make that work with all the published books that would change. I guess the DP is another way to address this.
Isn't that what checkpoint Charlie is going to be?
@@el-cee CC is pre-TY era.
@@Subcomandante73 This depends on how you look at things. If we go stricly by years, Team Yankee is 1984 - around 1995 or lets be generous and say 1990 with a war ongoing tech would have developed faster. So yes, by this Checkpoint Charlie is NOT Team Yankee. But if people say "We want early Team Yankee", most mean, they want a Cold War gone hot with "1. gen" MBTs. The 1. gen/early time line would be Checkpoint Charlie (1961) - Nam (1963-72) and Fate of a Nation 1967. Using that logic 1961 is very early, lets expand shis a bit and say ~1960-75, when Leo 1, M60, T-55 and Chieftains were the new stuff and M48 or Centurions were already getting older (and got upgraded to keep up). With a "mid war" being 1975(+)-1985, when the next generation of tanks entered service, basically what we had for Team Yankee V1. So by the logic of "Team Yankee" early war can not exist, but this is what people want more. In game terms, there is not a staggering difference between a Leopard 2 A4 and A5, but between a Leopard 1 and a Leopard 2 this is the case, so this would be, where a split would be interesting.