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Tank Aces is the new and exciting way of playing Flames Of War. Learn more here...

In this week's update we bring you eleven different articles, videos, downloads, spotlights and links for you to enjoy. 2012 New Zealand Flames Of War Mid-war Grand Tournament If you are in the greater Auckland area during this weekend (19-20 May), be sure to check out the action at the Flames Of War Mid-war Grand Tournament. This exciting event is being held at the Mt. Eden War Memorial Hall, 487 Dominion Road, Balmoral, Auckland. Click here to learn more... Editor's Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, part two of Epic Loot: A Guide to Painting the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage will feature as part of the next website update.

Battlefront TV Blood, Guts, & Glory Painting Challenge: Part Two In late 2011 a few brave members of the Battlefront Studio banded together to complete an Iron Painter event - 24 hours of straight painting. This year they found a few more volunteers and gave it another go, this time to celebrate the launch of Blood, Guts & Glory. Visit the Battlefront TV channel on YouTube here...

North American Office: Tank Aces League The Introduction The North American Battlefront Miniatures office was very excited about getting their hands on the Blood, Guts, and Glory book for two reasons. The first reason was we were very anxious to see the new American lists and how the late war tanks were going to be improved. The second reason was we wanted to use the Tank Aces campaign as a great excuse to build and collect some new forces. North American Office: Tank Aces League...

Tank Aces Record Sheets To help make things run smoothly with your Tank Aces campaign, we've provided the Tank Aces Record Sheets found in Blood, Guts, & Glory as a PDF download. Tank Aces Record Sheets...

Clash of Steel: Four Armies from Blood, Guts, & Glory We asked four exceptional Flames Of War players to write up their favourite list from Blood, Guts, & Glory as if they were preparing to take it to a tournament. Let’s see what the boys have drummed up! Clash of Steel: Four Armies from Blood, Guts, & Glory...

The Question Of The Week This week's Question of the Week (QOTW) is a multiple choice question aimed at helping you learn the rules better. The week's question is in regards to AA guns during defensive fire. The Question Of The Week...

Panther G Platoon (GBX66) The Panther G is the latest model of the famed Panther tank. When the Germans revamped the old Panther A, they gave it a thicker, but more vertical, one-piece hull side to mate up with the superstructure of the Jagdpanther, and eliminated the driver’s direct vision slot. Panther G Platoon (GBX66)...

Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams (UBX32) with "Thunderbolt VI" and "Thunderbolt VII" Creighton Williams “Abe” Abrams Jr. graduated from West Point in 1936 and joined the 1st Cavalry Division. In 1940 he gained the rank of Captain and took command of a tank company in the newly-formed 1st Armored Division. Leading up to the war, he was given command of the 37th Tank Battalion of the 4th Armored Division. Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams (UBX32)...

M4A3 Sherman Platoon (UBX29) The M4A3 was developed as a replacement model for the M4 and M4A1. There are two major features that you can use to identify an M4A3 Sherman tank. The first is the single-piece transmission housing on the front of the tank, rather than the bolted multi-part housing on older models. M4A3 Sherman Platoon (UBX29)...

Armoured Gaming Set (TD031) Gaming aids such as the Armoured Gaming Set help you keep track of the status of your units while on the battlefield. Whether its remounting a bailed out tank, ranging in artillery or digging in your infantry; these tokens cover every situation you’ll come across in Flames Of War. Armoured Gaming Set (TD031)...

Rural Church (BB139) Scenery plays a vital part in any miniature wargame whether you are playing Historical, Science Fiction or Fantasy battles. The Battlefield in a Box range of tabletop ready scenery is a quick and easy way to create a wargaming table straight out of the box, suitable for any scale miniature troops to fight over. Rural Church (BB139)...

Preview of Wargames Illustrated Issue 296 We take a sneak peek at the contents of the upcoming issue of Wargames Illustrated, issue 296. Preview of Wargames Illustrated Issue 296...

Mentioned in Despatches

WWPD Launches Operation Sealion After several weeks of intense shelling and night raids by the Luftwaffe, Hitler’s army has made its move. Key locations across the south English coast now lay in German hands. HRM George VI is expected to make an official statement to the nation later on this evening, but officals from parliament have been quoted as saying “Keep calm and carry on.” WWPD's Operation Sealion...

ACHTUNG! (FWBX02) Achtung! has been carefully designed for someone who has never heard of Flames Of War before, or has seen the 296 page rulebook and not known where to start. Achtung! is not a simplified set of the Flames Of War rules, but rather a complete introductory box for a new player! Achtung!...

Positive Waves James has been busy working on a secret project, the 2012 National Tournament Objective. With AdeptiCon just around the corner we thought he might like to show off his latest creation.

2012 New Zealand Flames Of War Mid-war Grand Tournament We officially announce the details of the 2012 New Zealand Flames Of War Mid-war Grand Tournament, including a downloadable player's pack with all the tournament information. 2012 New Zealand Flames Of War Mid-war Grand Tournament...

Welcome To The War All of us here at Battlefront are proud to bring you this, the third installment of the world’s most popular World War II miniatures game. This edition retains all the features that have already given us so many hours of enjoyable historical tactical challenges, while improving the speed of play and how the rules are presented. In the next few pages we'll give you an insight into some of the changes and why we made them. Flames Of War Third Edition: Welcome To The War...

Third Edition Quick Reference Sheets and Missions With the release of version three of Flames Of War imminent, we provide PDF versions of the Third Edition Quick Reference sheets and missions for you to download. Third Edition Quick Reference Sheets... Third Edition: The Missions...

Come Fight For Uncle Sam: The 2012 Flames Of War European Team Championships Battlefront Miniatures is proud to announce that the community which brings you the European Team Championships has added Flames Of War to their team tournament format for 2012. The event will be held August 18-19, 2012 in Gorzow Wielkopolski, Poland. Since the middle of December when the tournament was officially announced 13 of the 20 team slots available have been filled but a team from the United States of America has yet to enter. Uncle Sam needs some eager volunteers to defend America's honour across the Flames Of War tabletop. So what are you waiting for? The 2012 Flames Of War European Team Championships...

The Beasts of War Go Flames Of War! The team over at Beasts of War have been going crazy over the 3rd Edition of Flames Of War. They have recently created an entire portal dedicated to Flames of War and have added new videos focusing on Third Edition as well as our latest release, Blood, Guts and Glory. We are even sending Matt Sully from our UK sales office to go and have a chat with the lads about what you can expect to see over the next couple of months. He is as nuts as the BoW guys so take what he says with a grain of salt. The Beasts of War Go Flames Of War!...

2011-2012 US Tournament Season The 2010-2011 National Tournament is over and after taking a few days to catch our breath we realized we are already knee deep into the 2011-2012 season. To find out more about the upcoming season (including preliminary Tournament packs for the 2012 Early, Mid and Late War events) check out the US Events page. North American Events... Tournament News Upcoming Flames Of War Events in Europe... Upcoming Flames Of War Events in the United Kingdom... Upcoming Flames Of War Events in New Zealand, Australia and the Rest of the World... Flames Of War in other languages... If you have any upcoming Flames Of War events you'd like to promote please e-mail the Events team. Learn how to promote your Flames Of War event here...

Recent Articles:
The Lost Oasis: Pimping Your Desert Battlefield in a Box Sets... Epic Loot: Part One A Guide to Using the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage... Blood, Guts, & Glory Painting Challenge: The Remaining Forces... Gary Martin's Guards Heavy Tank Regiment... NatCon 2012 Report: Results and Winners...	Tank Aces Design Notes... Blood, Guts, & Glory Painting Challenge: The German Forces... Equinox 2012 Report: Results and Winners... Adepticon 2012 Late War Nationals... Battlefront at Salute 2012... Few Men, Many Weapons!... Blood, Guts, & Glory Painting Challenge: The American Forces..	Sherman Spotting... Tigers in the Mud... WWPD Blood, Guts, & Glory Battle Report... The Great Train Robbery: Former Polish Armoured Trains in German Service... Blood, Guts, & Glory: US Tank Destroyer Company... Hungarian 1st Cavalry Division: Now Official...

April's Releases In Shops 7 April FR545 25mm mle 1938 (x3) FR540 20mm mle 1939 (x4) FR030 Renault R-35 (with 45mm gun option) FR420 S20TL Truck FR160 25mm SA-34 Portee FR310 Panhard-Schneider P-16 FR410 Laffly W15T Truck (x2) In Shops 14 April FW220 Blood, Guts, & Glory (100 pages) UBX25 M4A3E2 Jumbo Tanks UBX26 M4A3E8 Easy Eight In Shops 28 April FWBX02 Achtung! UBX10 M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer Platoon US303 Tank Destroyer Security Section US941 American Decals BB542 Small Summer Wood BB543 Large Summer Wood WI295 Wargames Illustrated Issue 295

May's Releases In Shops 12 May FW220A Tank Aces Campaign Pack FW220B Tactical Edge Tokens UBX30 M36 Jackson Tank Destroyer Platoon GE262 Sd Kfz 251/21 (Triple 15mm) In Shops 26 May GBX66 Panther G Platoon UBX29 M4A3 Sherman Platoon UBX32 Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams with Thunderbolt VI & VII BB139 Rural Church TD031 Armoured Gaming Set WI296 Wargames Illustrated Issue 296

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