By Tom Gall
In the last article we took a deep dive into the many options for Soviet armor from the new Barbarossa book soon to be released by Battlefront. Today we’re going to dive into the infantry, and support options that are critical to victory on the tabletop.
By Tom Gall
With the release of the book Barbarossa by Battlefront for Flames of War, Early War is about to substantially expand. While the German invasion in 1941 stepped foot into the expansive territory of the Soviet Union, Barbarossa brings a wide range of new units, new armies lists and new scenarios to early war (EW). No matter if you play entirely casual, join in on game night at a store/club or play the tournament scene, Barbarossa packs lots of fun between its covers.
By Paolo Paglianti
The Eastern Front opens up in Flames of War: the Early War period is becoming increasingly complete.
Battlefront is going all-in on Early War. Following the Blitzkrieg book, which we covered in this article, comes Barbarossa, the volume dedicated to the Eastern Front and the armies of Eastern Europe.
Barbarossa is another comprehensive army book, featuring several different nations. We have the Polish Army, which tried to defend its homeland against the combined invasion by Berlin and Moscow; the German Army, covering not only the invasion of Poland but also – as the book’s title suggests – Operation Barbarossa and the invasion of the Soviet Union. Then there are the Russian army and Finland defending their borders. Four nations, with a wealth of formations and support options, offering very different playstyles. In this article, we’ll take a first look at the book. Over the next few days, we’ll take a closer look on NDNG at each individual faction.
By Paolo Paglianti
If there’s one thing I didn’t like about ETC 2026, the World Team Championship our club organised in Milan last August, it was that many teams brought almost identical lists. That’s understandable: after years of playing and with the meta now well established, it was predictable that we would see plenty of similar lists, from American armies with hordes of Sherman Spearhead Companies to Polish armies with masses of infantry.
A breath of fresh air comes with the Early War lists. Battlefront has finally started publishing the Early War army books, allowing us to explore an entirely new world of list-building, with an unknown meta that is still waiting to be discovered. In addition, with this year’s ETC competitive cycle now over, we can finally move on to the new More Missions published by Battlefront in April, which haven’t been used at major tournaments so far because they weren’t available in time for ETC 2026. Major national tournaments generally adopt the same period and points limits as the following ETC, allowing players to test their armies in preparation for the World Championship.
By Richard Steer
Once upon a time, back in the days of Flames of War 3rd Edition, I started the process of collecting a Late-War Italian campaign German force. My starting point was Battlefront’s range of ‘HG’ metal figures, and eventually I had built and painted up couple of infantry platoons and a few support weapons. I am, however, terrible at completing projects, and before I had finished the collection, the FOW world had left Italy behind and moved on to V4.
My units did end up seeing some action over the years, playing as “Generic German” infantry, but I have always wanted to eventually finish the project. The re-release of Battlefront’s Italian Campaign range with Liberation of Italy has made the miniatures available again for me to finally do this.
So, given all of the options in the new book, what am I going to build as a list? Let’s work through the process.
By Paolo Paglianti
Twenty-six teams made up of 156 players converged on Milan for four days of Flames of War. Wargaming friends from every corner of the globe came together for dice rolling and good times. For me, it was a dream that finally came true.
By Richard Steer
Before the liberation of Italy, there was the liberation of Sicily – Operation Husky. Sneaking in just ahead of the new Late-War Italian Campaign book for Flames of War, Battlefront has published a set of army lists that cover this campaign in Flames of War.
The release is a set of free PDFs published on their website, so this article won’t tell you anything you can’t already see for yourself. But I’m super excited about it, so I want to talk about it anyway.
By Richard Steer
The Italian Campaign has finally arrived in the 4th Edition of Flames of War with Battlefront’s announcement of Liberation of Italy. Paolo has given us an overview of the book and its historical context, and in this article, I will dive a bit deeper into the book’s British lists.
By Paolo Paglianti
It’s time to liberate the peninsula from the Germans! We have been waiting for it for a very long time, but it has finally arrived. The virtual bridge between Mid and Late War in Flames of War, Liberation of Italy is set roughly between Fortress Europe and the D-Day operations, although the war in Italy continued well beyond the liberation of France.
By Richard Steer
I’ve jumped into the Early-War period of Flames of War, and am in the middle of building the British half of the Dunkirk two-player starter set. I recently took a look at what is in the box, and now I’m painting the infantry.
The purpose of this article is to step through my process for painting FOW infantry, in the hope that this may be of use to players who are just getting into FOW and looking to paint their first figures.
