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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Lardy Rich on September 02, 2018, 05:58:36 PM
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Rather jolly news for lovers of Chain of Command as we have just sent the 1940 handbook to the printer and are gearing up for a release on Monday the 17th of September.
At 124 pages in length, the book is packed with Army lists for the Germans, French, British, Belgians, Dutch and Italians; nearly sixty core army lists to select from and then a further fifty support to go with them. The handbook has a bit of background history and a wealth of rules specific to the campaign of 1940, from Brandenburg Commandoes to glider and parachute assaults as well as five new scenarios which are ideal for 1940 but can be used throughout the war.
The 124 page Handbook is now available for advanced order with the benefit of a free PDF. The book is currently at the printer and due to be released on the 17th of September, so if you want to take advantage of this great deal then now is the time.
You can read the full list of contents on Lard Island News, it's worth a look as I can't possibly list them all here:
http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/wp-admin/post.php?post=7333&action=edit
You can place an advanced order here: https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-blitzkrieg-1940-advanced-order/
That gets you the hard copy book and a free PDF.
Oh, and here's a snap of the pretty cover.
(http://toofatlardies.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Handbook-Cover.png)
Cheers
Rich
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Ordered and really looking forward to this. Thanks Rich. 👍
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Great stuff! Every ruleset that supports 1940 Dutch forces has my immediate attention.
I think I will pick this up at Crisis this year; I take it the book will be available by then? :)
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I assume it will be useful even if you don't play Chain of Command.
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Lovely work Rich on the book.
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Thanks Helen, it's been a huge task. In the end we ignored all of the stuff on line and went back to the original period manuals and first hand accounts to get the structures right. I'm really pleased with how it has come out. I've ended up buying eight new armies and had some great fun with them.
Rich
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It's a shame there is nothing for Norway 1940 though, I am disappointed. Hitler's audacious combined arms Norwegian adventure was every bit as much a Blitzkreig as was the low countries.
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Joyous day! lol
I will be putting a order in.
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Vodka fan
The reason that Norway and Denmark aren't covered is because they are getting their own handbook. I agree that they were every much a blitzkrieg, but there were also very specific circumstances and features which apply to those campaigns which are different to those of May and June. Rather than try to shoe-horn the two quite distinct campaigns in together, we felt it important to give wesserubung it's own handbook. Indeed it will be the next one we produce.
Rich
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Thanks Helen, it's been a huge task. In the end we ignored all of the stuff on line and went back to the original period manuals and first hand accounts to get the structures right. I'm really pleased with how it has come out. I've ended up buying eight new armies and had some great fun with them.
Rich
This should be a real winner for folks who like the early period of WW2.
Thanks again for your efforts in this book.
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Good news, look forward to seeing this as my current interest is early WW2.
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On order you can't beat a touch of Lardy goodness and these handbooks promises colhesterol aplenty :)
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Looks interesting, 1940 my favourite period to game!
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Vodka fan
The reason that Norway and Denmark aren't covered is because they are getting their own handbook. I agree that they were every much a blitzkrieg, but there were also very specific circumstances and features which apply to those campaigns which are different to those of May and June. Rather than try to shoe-horn the two quite distinct campaigns in together, we felt it important to give wesserubung it's own handbook. Indeed it will be the next one we produce.
Rich
Oh that's made my day thanks Richard. Just for once I will be ahead of the game in my plans, I have been collecting figures and bits for Norway in 28mm for some time! I also think the Chain of Command rules will be ideal for some of the small actions.
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That is great news Rich so another copy
Pre sold ! 😁
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Ordered.
And another reason to look forward to my birthday to get hold of the pdf v :D
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Oh yes :)
Looking forward to getting back into this period.
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And order sent.
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Received my hard copy today.
Now planning how to build the British Support Option of a drinks cabinet :) lol
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Went to the post office yesterday morning to collect mine.
It's great, come on TFL, do more like this!!
GB
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Received mine and it’s very useful. 👍
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Just received my pdf file. Very nice!
I want to model my BEF drinks cabinet now!
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General Ballroom
More are on the way. The next one will be Wesseruberung with Denmark and Norway covered. After that we head East; possibly Russia/Poland or maybe Far East. We plan to cover the whole war in the same format.
Aldo, we plan to roll out a number of Pint Sized campaigns to work with each handbook, so we have about half a dozen of them planned for Holland, France and Belgium.
Rich
PS I bought dolls house furniture for my drinks cabinet.
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Cheers Rich
I'm planning on doing the whole war so that's cool :-)
GB
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Just ordered my copy. Look forward in receiving the book.
All the best,
Helen
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Looks like a long time until the North Africa book. Of course, I could always write one myself if I took the time to thoroughly immerse myself in the period, visit el Alamein, memorise the CoC rules, learn how to write non-fiction etc. etc.
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The new handbook is brilliant but a warning to others, before long you will find yourself looking through the sites of the various miniatures manufacturers and asking yourself are you sure you want to start collecting 1940 Dutch, or do you really need some early war German Fallschirmjager (or even worse, the glider to go with them....). You have been warned.
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Just received the book and it is brilliant. Worth buying for all the new scenarios and rules tweaks, and then there are all those great lists.
I'm looking forward to playing some bits from the excellent Calais campaign book for IABSM as Chain of Command games.
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It should perhaps serve to increase interest in the early War period. It has helped me to feel more confident about gaming that aspect. Really useful book.
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Oh that's made my day thanks Richard. Just for once I will be ahead of the game in my plans, I have been collecting figures and bits for Norway in 28mm for some time! I also think the Chain of Command rules will be ideal for some of the small actions.
That’s two of us then. No good can come of this, mark my words!
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That’s two of us then. No good can come of this, mark my words!
I can't wait to game Hauptman Spiller's Raid! I am sure they will have to include that famous action...I am still looking for suitable in-scale buses.
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I can't wait to game Hauptman Spiller's Raid! I am sure they will have to include that famous action...I am still looking for suitable in-scale buses.
That does appeal. The Kings Choice actually fired my imagination. The Days Gone By diecast range has a couple of useful candidates including a Scania bus and IIRC, someone else maybe Corgi did a suitably 1940s looking Bedford OB. Almost finished scratch building the first house for a small Norwegian village.
The trick would be to find suitably uniformed King's Guard figures. I was thinking that there maybe something in mixing Perry ACW figures with Warlord Japanese for the rifles and helmets. Maybe we should petition Gorgon Studios. I've already asked Hank, the owner, for a Colt M29 machine gun.
Looking forward to the CoC handbook.
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That does appeal. The Kings Choice actually fired my imagination. The Days Gone By diecast range has a couple of useful candidates including a Scania bus and IIRC, someone else maybe Corgi did a suitably 1940s looking Bedford OB. Almost finished scratch building the first house for a small Norwegian village.
The trick would be to find suitably uniformed King's Guard figures. I was thinking that there maybe something in mixing Perry ACW figures with Warlord Japanese for the rifles and helmets. Maybe we should petition Gorgon Studios. I've already asked Hank, the owner, for a Colt M29 machine gun.
Looking forward to the CoC handbook.
I have bought several of the Pulp Figures version of the water cooled colt M1917 to stand in for my M29s. (both the Empress and the Tiger Miniatures ones look way too small to me)
Did the King's Guard wear a different uniform to the standard Norwegian army? I wasn't aware of that. I was going to use some civilian figures in the road block mixed in for militia volunteers from rifle clubs etc. Tiger miniatures do some trappers and hunters in winter gear that can be adapted.
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Yes, they were wearing their undress blue uniforms with the ‘Baltic’ (Swedish) helmets or just the ‘tent’ sidecaps apparently. They were rushed off when the Royal Family evacuated Oslo. If the Kings Choice is to be believed, many were wearing a snow smock or windbreaker over the tunics. Would make for a nice splash of colour, well dark blue with white trouser stripes and some green piping anyway. There’s a plate in the relevant Osprey, Hitler’s Blitzkreig Enemies. Downloadable as a PDF if you want it quickly.
I was considering the Pulp M 1917s. The police version in his Gangland Justice range seemed the most useful. I’m fortunate in that I have a few spare spade grips to convert it.
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Yes, they were wearing their undress blue uniforms with the ‘Baltic’ (Swedish) helmets or just the ‘tent’ sidecaps apparently. They were rushed off when the Royal Family evacuated Oslo. If the Kings Choice is to be believed, many were wearing a snow smock or windbreaker over the tunics. Would make for a nice splash of colour, well dark blue with white trouser stripes and some green piping anyway. There’s a plate in the relevant Osprey, Hitler’s Blitzkreig Enemies. Downloadable as a PDF if you want it quickly.
I was considering the Pulp M 1917s. The police version in his Gangland Justice range seemed the most useful. I’m fortunate in that I have a few spare spade grips to convert it.
Carlos I have PMd you so as not to derail the topic any further!
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Our group here out west played two games already, and I must say, we really enjoy the EW taste. All the new stuff is really enjoyable as well very playable. I especially enjoy the newly added "red dice" and the Force Morale Track. This added mechanics is genius!
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Looking forward to my next game, might go for a 'Stuka Bombardment' or some 'Shabby Nazi Tricks', should add a bit of fun to the game.
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I had the BEF and bought the Drinks Cabinet, but I didn't have to use it. We played the Airborne drop scenario w/FJs and that was pretty fun! I'm with you, I think next time we have to try the Stuka Bombardment and/or the Shabby Nazi Tricks. I bought the Germans in nuns outfit from Warlord a few months back. Looked cool, and didn't know how to integrate them in a game. Now with the EW Booklet, they will fit just well.
Good gaming.
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Note to oneself must buy a few Nuns lol
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Note to oneself must buy a few Nuns lol
You must paint them with big hairy arms like the ones in the French film "A Weekend at Dunkirk"