Flames of War Newsletter April 16, 2009

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German Feldgendarmerie
This week we have spotlights of next week’s new releases. We also make another website Intelligence Briefing Official, and introduce another older revised one. We also have three more reviews of this month’s Osprey Publishingreleases and Ken has the third of his Hammer and Sickle scenarios. 

I’ve updated the events below and will be adding some more over the next week.

Feldgendarmerie
With the release of the Sicherungs and Walküre Intelligence Briefing some of you will notice the Feldgendarmerie Platoon. There has been a delay but we’ll have news on how to order these miniatures through our Special Order catalogue next week.News

The 2009 Battlefront Poll has now closed. Thank you for taking the time to fill this in for us. JP is over at GAMA at the moment so we hope to announce the prize winners in next weeks update. Good luck to all the entrants!

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Soviet Guards Heavy Tanks
Thanks everybody for the feedback. This one seemed to get quite heated at times, but in the end, other than the one erroneous contentious point, most people are very happy with it. 

Soviet Guards Heavy Tanks is now Official… 

Guards Heavy Tanks Regiment
Kampgruppe von Saucken Scenario
Kampgruppe von Saucken Scenario
The third of three Hammer and Sickle scenarios by Ken that we didn’t have room for in the Book. 

Kampgruppe von Saucken Scenario…

1st Polish Armoured Division
We have updated the 1st Polish Armoured Division Intelligence Briefing to conform to the new intelligence briefing style. 

1st Polish Armoured Division… 

1st Polish Armoured Division
Modelling the Tiger I The three Osprey titles reviewed this week are: 

Ki-43 ‘Oscar’ Aces of World War 2… 

P-36 Hawk Aces of World War 2… 

Modelling the Tiger I…

Heavy Assault Gun Company
Heavy Assault Gun Company (SBX12), 4x ISU-122 or 152 assault guns and 1x IS-2 tank. 

Heavy Assault Gun Company…

Heavy Assault Gun Company
8.8cm PaK43 Gun
8.8cm PaK43 Gun
The PaK 43 (Panzerabwehrkanone 43) was a German 8.8cm anti-tank gun.    

8.8cm PaK43 Gun…

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer
The Jagdpanzer 38(t) was intended to provide the German infantry divisions with a tank-hunter with better survivability. 

Jagdpanzer 38(t) Hetzer… 

Hetzer
Open Maultier
Open Maultier (x2 Resin)
To cope with the lack of good road in Russia the Germans built the Opel Maultier.    

Open Maultier (x2 Resin)…

Panzergrenadier Platoon (GE723)
The Panzergrenadier regiments are the assault infantry of the German armoured divisions. 

Panzergrenadier Platoon (GE723)… 

Panzergrenadier Platoon (GE723)

Tournament News 

Tournament in Szczecin, Poland
Vest in Szczecin would like to announce a Flames Of War tournament on 18 April.

Tournament in Szczecin, Poland…

2nd European Championship IWF
The 2nd European Championship IWF – Rome 2009 (8-11 of July 2009).

2nd European Championship IWF…

SouthCon 2009
Flames Of War Mid War less than 1500pts. Venue: Macandrew Intermediate School, 213 Macandrew Road, South Dunedin.   

SouthCon 2009…

HISTORINE – Tournament
2 & 3 May, Maison des associations de Floirac (Bordeaux 33), France. 1500 points Middle & Late War.

HISTORINE – Tournament…

UK Games Expo 2009
Following on from the last 3 years successful tournaments there will be another large Battlefront UK Flames Of War Tournament this year the UK Games Expo held on Sunday 7 June.

UK Games Expo 2009…  

Conquest 2009
Australian Flames of War Mid-War Championship at Conquest 2009, 12 and 13 April 2009, Melbourne.

Conquest 2009…

NZ Mid War Tournament
Battlefront Miniatures Presents New Zealand’s Mid War Grand Tournament. A two-day event on Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 June 2009.

NZ Mid War Tournament…

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Finding Your Way! Scenario…

Sicherungs and Walküre Kompanies… 

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Point Of The Spear Scenario…

1st Special Service Brigade… 

4th Special Service Brigade… 

German Pionierkompanie… 

Firestorm—Bagration Handbook… 

Schwere Panzerregiment Bäke… 

Road to the Mid War GT (2)…

Firestorm Commander… 

50th Tyne and Tees Division…

Visiting the Aberdeen Proving Ground… 

GAJO Games: Stalingrad… 

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Soviet Guards Heavy Tank Regiments… 

Assembling Your Sperrverband…

Aufklärungsschwadrons… 

March’s New Releases  

In Shops 14 March
AC006 HS 129 Aircraft Flight 
SBX11 76mm ZIS-3 Artillery Battalion 
SU160 ZSU Lend Lease M17 MGMC 
TD020 505. Schwere Panzerabtielung  

In Shops 28 March
SBX06 T-34/85 Company 
GBX26 7.5cm PaK40 auf RSO Platoon 
SU092 IS-2 obr 1943 

SU736 Sapper Company 
GE735 Mortar Platoon (Grenadiers, Late)

April’s New Releases  

In Shops 11 April
GBX29 FlaK Bunkers 
SU402 Ford JPA (Amphibious) Jeep (x3) 
SU104 M10 Lend Lease 
SU543 85mm obr 1939 gun 
SU747 Spetsnaz Platoon  

In Shops 27 April
SBX12 Heavy Assault Gun Company
GBX27 8.8cm PaK43 Platoon (Cruciform, 2 guns)
GE101 Hetzer tank-hunter
GE275 Maultier (resin, x2)
GE723 Panzergrenadier Platoon (late)

Wayne & Mike

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