To get ready for my Chain of Command comeback I decided to choose a balanced force of both British and German troops. The idea is to be able to practice common basic tactics like fire & maneuver leaps.
When we have more confidence in the rules I want to delve into one of the Too Fat Lardies pint sized campaigns. The option that better suits the forces and setting seems to be Operation Martlet. That one simulates the historical fight between the British 49th Division and the 12th Waffen-SS division "Hitlerjugend" around the Rauray Spur.
Depending on how successful this campaign is, I may mull adventuring into its sequel the Scottish Corridor.
Figures
At this moment I'm working to finish a line infantry platoon both for the British and the German (Wehrmacht Heer).
As mentioned, the campaign is designed for a Waffen-SS Panzergrenadier platoon -the infantry that followed the panzer units be it on trucks, half-tracks or even riding on the tanks-, but it can really be played with Heer Panzergrenadiers as they are pretty much organized and equipped in the same way (with the added bonus of being less controversial* to certain people). Said that, immersion and realism is always a plus, so time permitting I may work on some of my Warlord Waffen-SS figures.
*For those unaware, the Waffen-SS was the "private" military branch of the NS-DAP party. Initially composed of nazi fanatics and careerists from Germanic nations, it later became an international multi-cultural but politically-driven volunteer force. At the very end it even included conscripts. Some of its units were infamously involved in numerous war-crimes.
Vehicles
In my collection I have already a ubiquitous Panzer IV, a Panzer VIA Tiger and a British Sherman Firefly but I would like to acquire a nice British tank like a Warlord Sherman V, Churchill or a Cromwell.
In addition I also have in my "to do" list to build a Bren carrier.
Terrain
My main goal terrain-wise is to be able to gather enough buildings to be able to recreate a countryside farm or a tiny village. If possible with buildings that could be at the same time representative of western Europe - especially France's Atlantic Coast and Benelux- and America in the last 2-3 centuries.
A key building for every town in Western Europe is the local church. So far I have been looking for a nice small church / chapel without much success.
As the campaign also involves countryside terrains, I'd like to acquire a farm building with at least one of its typical side buildings: barn and stables. I have found different possibilities:
- Charlie Foxtrot Dormer House
As a side buildings:
- Charlie Foxtrot Workshop / store to represent a barn.
Although those don't represent properly the most common buildings in Northern France that were made of stone walls (no plaster).
Finally some modern industrial buildings to represent the outskirts of a Western European town. And that could also be used to represent Eastern factories.
On support terrain I would like to find a solution for minefields as well as finish some of my resin fortifications.
Last but not least, some scatter terrain:
Charlie foxtrot memorial needle and graveyard set.
Markers
Marker-wise I have been pondering how to create a nice marker to display the injured status.
In addition I'm also thinking on how to build nice unique jump-off markers for the British forces, as at this moment I use parachuted containers that suit airborne troops better.
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