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Offline acctingman

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Scenarios for WW2
« on: 15 August 2025, 11:22:48 PM »
Can anyone recommend any good source for WW2 scenarios? Preferably in the company to battalion level.

Thanks

Offline Will Bailie

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #1 on: 15 August 2025, 11:32:26 PM »
WWII is a pretty big canvas.  Do you have a particular campaign of interest?  That will help with getting more specific responses.

That said, the 'Skirmish Campaigns' series is pretty good, and is not tied to any particular set of rules, although more focussed at platoon level rather than company or battalion.  https://skirmishcampaigns.com/books/

You can also check out Too Fat Lardies' campaign sets for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum for scenarios based on company-level games:  https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/i-aint-been-shot-mum/

Offline Rick

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #2 on: 15 August 2025, 11:39:55 PM »
"Forgotten Battles"?
Any of the WW2 Spearhead, Rapid Fire or Crossfire scenario books? (Although these may need 'translating' from one game system to another).
If you can find some of the older Flames of War books, at a reasonable price, many of them were themed around linked scenario's.
Charles Grant wrote some good books with scenarios - some generic, for any period, some specifically in his ww2 books - if you can find some of them they might be useful.

Offline acctingman

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #3 on: 15 August 2025, 11:40:15 PM »
WWII is a pretty big canvas.  Do you have a particular campaign of interest?  That will help with getting more specific responses.

That said, the 'Skirmish Campaigns' series is pretty good, and is not tied to any particular set of rules, although more focussed at platoon level rather than company or battalion.  https://skirmishcampaigns.com/books/

You can also check out Too Fat Lardies' campaign sets for I Ain't Been Shot, Mum for scenarios based on company-level games:  https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/i-aint-been-shot-mum/

Honestly, anything but Pacific and early war western Europe:)

But, to start anything western Europe D-day and beyond

Offline Hang Tuah

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #4 on: 16 August 2025, 08:18:25 AM »
The Rapid Fire books are excellent. There are also free pdfs on the website. The IABSM campaign books from Vis Lardica and Chris Stoesen are also very good if not as inspiring.

Offline jon_1066

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #5 on: 16 August 2025, 08:26:54 AM »
Take a look at this report into Operation Blackcock

https://www.tracesofwar.com/docs/doc.asp?documentid=107&pagenumber=5

Gives loads of great info OOBs etc for scenario ideas

Offline SJWi

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #6 on: 16 August 2025, 09:18:50 AM »
Anschluss Wargames produce an extensive range of scenario books in their "Forgotten Battles" series. Most seem to be later war. Not cheap at £21.50 each but they do each seem to contain 18-20 scenarios. Personally I don't mind paying £1 a scenario if it saves me hours of research and working up maps and ORBATs.  I don't own any but have seem them at shows and the production quality seems good. Also, I don't know if they are "rules agnostic" or written for their "War on the Ground" ruleset.   

Offline sultanbev

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #7 on: 16 August 2025, 09:51:06 AM »
If you can find a copy, my old book WW2 Battlezones published by TTG has 33 assorted scenarios for battalion level games.

I see one went for $55 on ebay recently, wow, it cost £4 when it came out!

I have some of the Anschluss Wargames scenario books, they are very nicely presented, mainly because they pick less well known actions. They seem to be based on one base is a squad, one vehicle is a vehicle type rules, from single company upwards, and can be reconfigured for other rules sets no problem.

Offline SteveBurt

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #8 on: 16 August 2025, 09:00:13 PM »
There are loads of good scenarios for Battlefront:WW2 at fireandfury.com.
A company up to a couple of battalions a side. All theatres and eras of the war

Offline Dubar

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #9 on: 16 August 2025, 10:21:08 PM »
The crow flies at midnight

Offline Dubar

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #10 on: 16 August 2025, 10:22:48 PM »
Another bunch from Fire and Fury:
https://www.fireandfury.com/scenarios.shtml

Offline Dubar

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Re: Scenarios for WW2
« Reply #11 on: 16 August 2025, 10:26:42 PM »
One more bunch from Skirmish Campaigns:
https://skirmishcampaigns.com/

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