Flames of War Newsletter May 7, 2009

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Hi Everybody,

As you may have noticed the site is undergoing some changes at the moment. We are widening the site and putting the article list up the side where it is easier to see. We are also changing the Online Store and this has had the first of its changes applied. This new pop-up menu gives you all the main Online Store categories at a glance. More changes are on-going and these will appear over the next few weeks (such as how the products are displayed inside the Online Store).

This week we prepare for next week’s new releases with Product Spotlights on three releases and Design Notes on River Of Heroes, the last book in our series on Operation Bagration.

We also look at the first three books of the May batch of Osprey’s new releases.

As promised when Scott Elaurant’s article on Major Robert Kästner first went up we now have Warrior rules and an Intelligence Briefing for Kampfgruppe Kästner.   

Two Intelligence Briefing also move to the Official section of the Briefings. These are the Panzerpionierkompanies and the Sicherung & Walküre Intelligence Briefings.

Finally we have two new Events.
News

The new Feldgendarmerie miniatures for the Sicherungskompanie will be available soon. This week we take a look at what you will get.

Feldgendarmerie Miniatures… 

UK Customer Service & Warehouse Opportunities
The UK office needs you!  –  Opportunities to join the Battlefront family…

UK Customer Service & Warehouse Opportunities… 

Website Assistant New Zealand Opportunity
The NZ office needs you!  –  Opportunities to join the Battlefront family…

Website Assistant Opportunity…

Wargames Illustrated Subscriptions
Subscribe to Wargames Illustrated for 12 months and receive FREE miniatures.

Wargames Illustrated Subscriptions…

Flames Of War in other languages…

River Of Heroes River of Heroes Design Notes
Ken takes a look at what is inside River Of Heroes. Find out about new rules, companies, warriors and weapons.   

River of Heroes Design Notes… 

Kampfgruppe Kästner, Korsun Pocket
Scott Elaurant takes a look at Major Robert Kästner an important German field commander during the Korsun Pocket breakout. We also introduce a Intelligence Briefing for field Kästner and his Kampfgruppe.   

Kampfgruppe Kästner, Korsun Pocket… 

Kampfgruppe Kästner
Panzerpionierkompanies
Panzerpionierkompanies go Official
Thanks for all your feedback. The combat engineers of the Panzerpionierkompanie are heavily-armed assault specialists.    

Panzerpionierkompanies…

Sicherung and Walküre go Official
Thnaks for all the feedback. The German Sicherungs and Walküre troops played an important part in the blocking forces and kampfgruppes formed to stop the Red Army’s advance during Operation Bagration. Learn how to field them in Flames Of War.   

Sicherung and Walküre… 

Sicherung and Walküre
SBX13 Engineer-Sapper Battalion (SBX13)
The Soviet Assault Engineer-Sapper battalions were formed to capture or destroy enemy strongpoints and fortifications.   

Engineer-Sapper Battalion (SBX13)… 

Flame-thrower Company (SU804)
Flames-throwers are ideal for pinning down the enemy before your assault sappers go in for the assault.   

Flame-thrower Company (SU804)… 

SU804
Von Saucken (GE888)
Von Saucken (GE888)
General Der Panzertruppen Dietrich Von Saucken, one of the German Warriors from Hammer and Sickle.   

Von Saucken (GE888)… 

Osprey New Releases May 09
The team from Osprey have been kind enough to send us a copy of their latest releases to have a look at. We review the first three.   

Osprey New Releases May 09… 

Chindit 1942-45…

Kriegsmarine Auxiliary Cruisers…

British Battleships 1939–45 (1)… 

British Battleships 1939–45 (1)
Destroyed Crusader Take That Ground
For the month of May our US team have retailers in the US and Canada offering an objective modelling competition for their customers.   

Take That Ground… 


Tournament News   

Panzerschreck 09
Manawatu Duellists Society is once again holding the worlds longest run Flames Of War tournament. This year is is over the weekend of 11-12 July at the Massey University Events Centre in Palmerston North New Zealand.

Panzerschreck 09…

Heat of Battle III
21-23 August at the The National WWii Museum, New Orleans, USA.   

Heat of Battle III…

Fall Recruits 09
Market Garden 65 is the Fall Recruits 09 Flames Of War tournament. It is themed to the Market Garden battle in celebration of the 65th anniversary of the event.

Fall Recruits 09…

2nd European Championship IWF
The 2nd European Championship IWF – Rome 2009 (9-12 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…

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…  

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…

For More Events…

 


US Nationals event noticesBattlefront USA Events…   

 

 


Recent Articles:    
The Fourth Strategic Offensive…    

16. Luftwaffe Felddivision…

German Pionierkompanie… 

Conquest 2009 Report… 

Tournament Report, Szczecin, Poland…

33rd New Zealand NatCon Report… 

Schwere Panzerregiment Bäke… 

Objective: Festung Crimea…   

Guards Cossacks… 

1st Polish Armoured Division… 

Soviet Guards Heavy Tank Regiments…

Kampgruppe von Saucken Scenario…

51st Highland Division… 

15th Scottish Division…

Osprey New Releases…    

Road to the Mid War GT (4)…

Finding Your Way! Scenario…

Sicherungs and Walküre Kompanies… 

Road to the Mid War GT (3)… 

Point Of The Spear Scenario…

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)

 

 

May’s New Releases    

In Shops 16 May
FW210 River Of Heroes 
SBX13 Engineer-Sapper Battalion 
SU804 Engineer-Sapper Flamethrower Platoon 
GE888 General von Sauken  

In Shops 30 May
GBX30 Konigstiger Platoon 
SU883 Komissar M A Dedov 
SU884 Kapitan V I Nevsky

 

 

Wayne & Mike

Editor@battlefront.co.nz 

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