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The Fighting French! The Fighting French!
In this week's update we bring you nine spotlights, briefings and links for you to enjoy.
Kampfgruppen Von Koenen:
Under Review
In December 1942, British, American and Free French forces were closing in on the Axis forces in Tunisia from the west, while Montgomery’s Eighth Army pushed from the east. The German command needed to inflict decisive defeats on these forces before they could join up and permanently push them out of North Africa.

Kampfgruppen Von Koenen...

Kampfgruppen Von Koenen
Tirailleurs 75mm Artillery Battery (FRX07) Tirailleurs 75mm Artillery Battery (FRX07)
The quick firing 75mm mle 1897 is considered to be one of the most rapidfiring artillery pieces in existence and despite seeing service in two World Wars its bombardments can be devastating to infantry caught in the open.

Tirailleurs 75mm Artillery Battery (FRX07)...
Tirailleurs Heavy Artillery Battery (FRX08)
French divisions usually mixed a light artillery regiment with the 75mm mle 1897 with a smaller regiment of heavier 105mm or 155mm howitzers. Their central fire control enabled them to combine the fire of both elements to produce devastating combined bombardments.

Tirailleurs Heavy Artillery Battery (FRX08)...
Tirailleurs Heavy Artillery Battery (FRX08)
Legionnaire Sapper Platoon (FR746) Legionnaire Sapper Platoon (FR746)
While the French army of the Napoleonic wars were well supported by Sapper units, during the 19th century these specialists gradually disappeared except in the Legion.

Legionnaire Sapper Platoon (FR746)...
Laffly S15TOE (FR320)
In 1934, Laffly developed an armoured car in for use in the French Colonies or TOE (Théâtre d'Opération pour Exterior). The design was based on the Laffly S15 artillery tractor; armour plate up to 7mm thick was mounted on the body, covering the engine and driver compartment. The rear of the vehicle was made up of a truck bed which could be used to transport either men or equipment.

Laffly S15TOE (FR320)...
Laffly S15TOE (FR320)
Libyan Fucilieri Platoon (IT752) Libyan Fucilieri Platoon (IT752)
In 1940 the bulk of the Italian infantry in Libya and on the Egyptian frontier was made up of colonial troops recruited from the native population of Libya. These native Libyans hadn’t experienced truly modern war before, were hindered by logistics problems, and were commanded by officers whose ideas hadn’t changed since World War One.

Libyan Fucilieri Platoon (IT752)...
Oberstleutnant Dr. Franz Bäke (GE894)
By 1944 Oberstleutnant Dr. Franz Bäke was one of the most capable and experienced front-line panzer commanders in the German Army.

Oberstleutnant Dr. Franz Bäke (GE894)...
Oberstleutnant Dr. Franz Bäke (GE894)
Huszár Platoon (HU708)
Huszár Platoon (HU708)
The Huszárs have always been Hungary’s elite and have the traditions of hundred’s of years of warfare behind them. However, they are a thoroughly modern fighting force. They are equally at home fighting on horseback or on foot and are supported by machine-guns, mortars, anti-tank guns and their own pioneers. Mounted they are equals to any cavalry or infantry force in the field, and on foot they defend with stubborn determination.

Huszár Platoon (HU708)...

From The War Files....
Hungarian Border Fighting in 1944
Wayne takes a look at the fighting along the Hungarian border during 1944.

Hungarian Border Fighting in 1944...

Hungarian Border Fighting in 1944

News From The Front
Stepping Up To Version Three Stepping Up To Version Three
With the arrival of Version 3, lots of existing players are asking the obvious question: ‘What’s changed?’. To answer this question, I’ve written this document as a quick summary of the changes between the old and new versions. It is aimed squarely at existing gamers, so it doesn’t make any attempt to explain how the existing rules work. Rather it focuses on what has changed.

Stepping Up To Version Three...
Third Edition Quick Reference Sheets
With the release of version three of Flames Of War imminent, we provide PDF versions of the Third Edition Quick Reference sheets for you to download.

Third Edition Quick Reference Sheets...
Third Edition Quick Reference Sheets
Come Fight For Uncle Sam Come Fight For Uncle Sam:
The 2012 Flames Of War European Team Championships
Battlefront Miniatures is proud to announce that the community who 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...
Raiding Aces:
A Raiding Escalation Campaign in the Sahara, 1941-43.
Download your FREE copy of the COMPLETE set of Raiding Aces rules now!
In Raiding Aces, you will dive straight into this war. Not only will you have to confront the enemy, but face the Sahara itself as you fight from watering hole to watering hole in order to launch your campaign of havoc upon the supply lines.

Raiding Aces: A Raiding Escalation Campaign in the Sahara, 1941-43...

Read the Raiding Aces Design Notes here...
Raiding Aces: A Raiding Escalation Campaign in the Sahara, 1941-43

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...

Upcoming Flames Of War Events in North America...

Flames Of War in other languages...

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Polish Forces, Italy 1944...


January's New Releases

In Shops 7 January 2012
GBX55 SS Light Artillery Battery
GBX56 SS Heavy Artillery Battery
GE793 SS Infanterie Platoon
GE556 SS 7.5cm leIG18 gun
GE796 SS Pioneer Platoon

In Shops 14 January 2012
BBX25 Honey Armoured Platoon
BR006 Honey Stuart
BR152 Bofors 37mm Portee
GE004 Panzer I (Flamm)
GSO197 Destruction Charges (x5)
BSO191 British Dismounted Tank Crew
USO189 American Dismounted Tank Crew
ISO183 Italian Dismounted Tank Crew


In Shops 21 January 2012
GBX60 Tank Hunter Cars
BB135 Train Tracks
FI123 Stu 40 G Sturmi
GSO198 Feldwebel Dietrich Uthoff
GSO516 10.5cm leFH18/40 gun
GSO517 7.5cm GebK15 gun
GSO518 15cm sFH18 howitzer

SSO192 Soviet Dismounted Tank Crew
GSO196 German Dismounted Tank Crew


In Shops 28 January 2012
BB133 Desert Buildings
BB134 Large Desert Building
BR746 Company HQ

GBX57 Assault Gliders
GE761 Company HQ (FJ)
GE767 Luftlandesturm Platoon

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February's Releases

In Shops 4 February
GE513 5cm PaK38 gun (Gebirgsjäger)
GE554 7.5cm leIG18 gun (Gebirgsjäger)
GE555 15cm sIG33 gun (Gebirgsjäger)
GE836 Gebirgsjäger Pioneer Platoon
GE553 7.5cm GebK15 gun (Gebirgsjäger)
GE834 Gebirgsjäger HMG Platoon

In Shops 11 February
GBX61 12.8cm K81 gun Battery
GE682 T-34 Turret Bunker
SBX16 45mm obr 1942 Nests
HU711 Heavy Mortar Platoon
HSO501 40mm Bofors AA Nest
FRO110 French Artillery Group
FRO181 French Kepi Head Sprue

In Shops 18 February
FRX07 Tirailleurs 75mm Artillery Battery
FRX08 Tirailleurs Heavy Artillery Battery
FR746 Legionnaire Sapper Platoon
FR320 Laffly S15TOE (x2)
IT752 Libyan Infantry Platoon (with Company HQ)
GE894 Oberstleutnant Dr. Franz Bäke (with Panther A)
HU708 Huszár Platoon (Cavalry)

In Shops 25 February
BB137 Rural Farm Buildings
BB138 Rural Fields and Fences
BB132 Barbedwire x4 8x10cm
BB131 Trenchlines
BB130 Minefields & Tank Traps

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