Rules for WWII Micro-Armour

[Henry Hyde]

I have a soft spot for Western Desert and have built up a small collection of British/Commonwealth and Italian/Afrika Korps using GHQ 1/285 (largely because I adore the exquisite little things). I also like micro-scale stuff because it gives a much more realistic impression of the distances involved with modern weapons, and the minimal storage space requirement!

So far, I have got myself stomped several times as the British commander using Blitzkrieg Commander! I was wondering whether any others of you here could recommend alternative rules that work well with micro-armour, or have any other recommendations for manufacturers/terrain etc for this scale?

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[Andy hutchinson]

WW2 micro is one of those would “like to start periods” but modern is in the queue before that. So can’t recommend rules. But if you haven’t already found it…

 

http://www.levenminiatures.co.uk

 

6mm terrain including selection for the middle east. And Mick is one of those over achievers when it comes to getting the stuff out to you.

 

The St Mere Eglise church is one of my fave terrain items from any scale.

 

http://s1180.photobucket.com/user/andyh1909/media/Buildings/20131007_175730_zps2a8595df.jpg.html

 

And I am grabbing a byzantine church at some point after a google search turned up one in West Yorkshire 🙂

 

Hope this one offering has been of some help.

Andy

[Henry Hyde]

Yes, thank you – especially since I posted it on the wrong board! 😀

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[Andy hutchinson]

I did wonder about that :-)but the place is new and we’re all getting used to it.

[Striker]

I like Mein Panzer for games with a company up to battalion per side (modern and WWII).  I like the nuts & bolts but understand it can drag down once more than 2 platoons are on the table and I feel MP gives enough speed without making everything generic (light tank,med tank, large tank; same for all nations just different name).

[Graham Knight]

Hi Henry, well you do play early Desert so getting stomped on as the Brit is historically up to the mark, tactically. I would get worried if it were consistently against an Italian Army.

I like the early war British tanks even if they are a little clunky and have all the armour of a baked bean tin. They have an elegance all their own, even in 1/285th.

BKC are good for Desert games, they can easily be made armour and artillery centric, and allow battalion and brigade attacks to play nicely, even on a relatively small table. My other recommendation would be Dave Brown’s PanzerGrenadier Deluxe.  At 6 or 7 tanks to the squadron a large engagement can be fielded, and with some easily assimilated mechanisms play can be quite fast and brutal.  I use the 1st and 2nd editions at 15 and 28mm. Bt 1/285th should be no problem, in fact I may go and try  the new edition out for myself this evening.

Best

Graham

Delhi.

[Gaz045]

Panzer 8 two page rules are a bit of a laugh……simple yet elegant -they always give a good game.

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[Pete Jones]

I use pz8 rules too and for the larger games have used KISS. Both simple sets.

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[Not Connard Sage]

I still have a soft spot for the old WRG 1925-1950 rules. The first edition, not the version that emerged in the late 1980s.

 

I assume they are now PD as Sue Barker has posted the PDF here http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/History/OLDWRG/WWII.pdf

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[Henry Hyde]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

I still have a soft spot for the old WRG 1925-1950 rules. The first edition, not the version that emerged in the late 1980s. I assume they are now PD as Sue Barker has posted the PDF here http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/History/OLDWRG/WWII.pdf

Ooh, thanks for the link. 🙂 Gosh, 2nd Edition prototype! WRG have posted quite a few of their old rulesets online, leading to a tidal wave of nostalgia…

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[Mick Sayce]

Not Connard Sage wrote:

I still have a soft spot for the old WRG 1925-1950 rules. The first edition, not the version that emerged in the late 1980s. I assume they are now PD as Sue Barker has posted the PDF here http://www.wrg.me.uk/WRG.net/History/OLDWRG/WWII.pdf

 

That particular set gave us hours of fun back in the day. Still got them and if I ever got my 1944 post D-Day German invasion solo campaign going, they will be my rules of choice. In fact, if I get any WWII game going I will use them.

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[Barks]

I always wanted to do Western Desert in 1:300. I’d look at Spearhead, it has a desert war supplement as well.

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