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Yeah, that's Rangers, but it seemed appropriate for the leaders.

Second Lieutenant

Medic

Forward Observer

In Bolt Action, an HQ selection may be accompanied by up to two additional models. I like the the additional protection for these important men, however, units of less than three models are -1 to be hit by shooting so it seems tactically better to stick with two.

Support Units for US Airborne

Ok, here is some heavy support for the infantry, two bazooka teams and a light mortar. Again, all Artizan Designs models...

Up next week will be the HQ units to lead the force!

More US Airborne

So here is my second squad of US Airborne...

Support troops are up next!

Bolt Action US Airborne

So as I mentioned last week, one of my goals for this year is to build a US force for Bolt Action. I have a pile of US Airborne models so I dumped 'em all out on the desk to see what I could put together. What I came up with...

HQs
Lieutenant + Guard
Forward Air Observer + Guard
Medic + Guard

Troops
Veteran Infantry Squad (12 models)
     SMG for NCO, Lt MG Team
Veteran Infantry Squad (12 models)
     SMG for NCO, Lt MG Team

Support Teams
Bazooka Team
Bazooka Team
Lt Mortar Team

Vehicles
Greyhound Armored Car
Sherman Tank

Transports
Jeep
2 1/2 Ton Truck (x2)

Not sure how the points shake out because of the options available, but I'm not really worried about it - it looks similar to the starter armies from the Warlord website so I should be good. Infantry units can be 5-12 models, but I have opted for the full squads because I can always field less or combine them into different ways to get three or four smaller units if I decide that works out better tactically. I'll adjust things to make it work. I actually have THREE Sherman Tank kits (Christmas present) which means I can also look at building a Tank War list.

Anyway, so far I have managed to finish the first Infantry Squad!

More up next week...

Republic to Empire

Just a quick note to announce that Republic to Empire is now available in PDF form. As with BLB you can order hi-res and lo-res versions. What you choose depends on your preferred method of viewing. The lo-res version is designed for fast viewing on tablets and laptops. While you CAN print this version, the resolution won't be great. The high-res version looks great on tablets and PC's, especially on HD monitors, but may be slow to load. The hi-res version is designed to allow you to print sections (or the whole book if you want, though with ink prices these days it would probably be cheaper to order a book)! You order your copy in the League of Augsburg shop today!

'The superb presentation and wonderful pictures might lead the casual observer to believe that Republic to Empire is the equivalent of a coffee table book – a visual spectacle to be admired. And so they should be but there is far more than that! The rules are very well researched, clearly explained and most importantly, eminently playable. They are admirably suited to big battles but also to smaller games. Barry has introduced mechanisms designed to reduce the all seeing and instantly reactive abilities of the wargamer while rewarding initiative and forward thinking. This development really does help reflect the realities of the tactical battlefield of the time. Suffice it to say that this is NOT just another set of Napoleonic rules – it represents a real step forward in reflecting Napoleonic warfare on the wargame table' - Charles S. Grant

... and Looking Ahead

Welcome to 2015!

As usual, I have lots of plans for the new year... I doubt they survive contact with the enemy, but here goes...

US Airborne
I have thirty or forty Artizan Designs castings I bought a few years ago to face off against my Germans (so the Germans don't always have to fight orcs). I recently got the Bolt Action rules and they seem to be perfect for the kind of game I enjoy. I painted a LMG Team to work out my color scheme a few days ago...

The Battle of the Boyne
OK, so this was one of my projects from this time last year and I didn't get around to it. I want to paint a small force of Jacobites to face the army of William III. So far I've only managed King James II and these dragoons...

Rogue Trader and Oldhammer

I have piles of 80's Warhammer 40k and I am amassing armies of 80's Warhammer Fantasy models (to replace the ones I got rid of years ago) from eBay. I'm not sure what the appeal is in the nostalgic era of these games, but I am all in! I even started another blog to focus on it...

That's probably ambitious enough for now. I'm sure something else will draw my attention like AWI British (I do already have models for a dozen or so units), a return to Middle Earth (ditto - lots of models tucked away in the cupboards), a 'modern' Warhammer Fantasy army (the new edition is rumored to be due out this spring or summer and I have lots of unpainted Empire and Night Goblins)...

Nah... it will probably be something I don't even know I'm interested in yet and need to spend flipping great wads of cash to get started...

I will also be returning to work on material for Donnybrook and several other project Barry and I have on, as well as taking a more active role in the LoA blog. I might even manage to get in some more actual games this year!

Happy New Year!