Battlefront’s Cold War Gone Hot wargame system
By Paolo Paglianti
Photos by the author
1985, West Germany. The British Army is there to defend all Europe from the Red Tide. With good tanks and excellent infantry, the BAOR can stand any Russian formation and counterattack at the right moment.
In September 2017, I decided to paint a new “modern” army for . This is a report about my experience and my “ideas” after a full year of tournaments in North Italy and a campaign at my club.
No Dice No Glory Iron Man Series: Fall-In 2018
held 9 -10 November, Lancaster Host Resort Hotel, 2300 Lincoln Highway East (Route 30) Lancaster, PA 17602
They say war is hell, and sometimes gaming can be tough too. We all know the feeling of exhaustion after a full day of playing in a tournament; what would you feel like after two days of competitive play? Those willing to play in back to back events and test their skills in both Team Yankee and Flames of War deserve recognition, and that is the title of “Iron Man”.
On Friday, July 13th, players from around the country (and Canada) assembled in Lancaster, PA for the National Tournament. We began expecting 36 players and wound up with 40 total players. The lure of the Stripes objective and the sweet siren song of Sgt. Hulka no doubt played a part. Mitch Reed served as the TO and master of ceremonies, and Dave Griffin and the folks at helped with a generous set of prizes, objectives, and of course their signature tables.
By Robert Kelly
follow up to this article:
The Canadian M113s had a unique and distinctive camouflage pattern. I might not be the best painter out there, but I always have the correct paint colours, cam patterns, and markings. I will now share my recipe so that you can make your Canadian M113s as accurate as possible using my simple air-brushing method (whether you have a quality airbrush or not and I don’t).
If you don’t have an airbrush, you can do the hand painted version using Vallejo paints (887 Brown Violet – also for uniforms, 830 Field Grey, and Matt Black with a bit of grey mixed in). These colours are a close match and we only started to airbrush our vehicles in the mid-80s anyway.
Battlefront and NoDiceNoGlory will host the 2018 Team Yankee Nationals at Historicon, Lancaster PA
July 13 2018; 10am – 8pm
Arrive at 9:30 am to register. Four 2-hour rounds.
64 Points.
All official lists from Team Yankee (incl Afghansty), Leopard (incl Panzertruppen), Iron Maiden, Volks-Armee, Red Thunder, Stripes and Free Nations will be allowed.
All forces will be fully painted. No proxies allowed.
We have spots for 48 players and we will make a stand-by list if the tournament sills up. Each participant will get the EM-50 objective for free for playing in the tournament.
Players will register by sending their force lists to ndngtournaments@gmail.com by 30 June. Information and questions should be posted on a on NoDiceNoGlory.com or at NDNG_Mitch_R@nodicenoglory.com.
Prizes will also be handed out for the best-painted army and each faction will get “Best Player” Award.
By NDNG_Dane
The 1973 Arab-Israeli War, also known as the Yom Kippur War in Israel, and the Ramadan War in Arab countries, is the fourth war between the Arabs and the Israelis. The first being the 1948–49 Arab-Israeli War, second being the 1956 Suez War, and third being the 1967 six-day war. On October 6, 1973, Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
By NDNG_Dane
Feature photo from Wikicommons, by
The Montagnards are a tribal population dwelling in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. The name “Montagna rd” was first used by the French Colonial Forces in Indochina, referring to the indigenous population of the Central Highland region of Vietnam.
The French Experience
During the Indochina War, which began on 19 December 1946, and lasted until 1 August 1954. Fighting between French forces and their Viet Minh opponents in the south, led by Ho Chi Minh and the People’s Army of Vietnam (PAVN) led by Vo Nguyen Giap. On V-J Day, 2 Sep 1945, Ho Chi Minh had proclaimed the establishment of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam (DRV).
By NDNG_Dane and Glenn Goddard
Everyone loves the Dutch! So says Austin Powers anyway. Anyone who has been to the Netherlands knows that the Dutch language seems to be half German and half English. Apparently, so is their military. Want to have the power and armor of the Leo 2? You get ’em. Want the staying Gone to Ground while shooting TOW missiles that the American M-901 gets with the Hammerhead rule? You get that too.
By Aussie Scott (Obsidian23)
A focus on the Australain Army as part of the ANZAC Brigade
(To all my Kiwi cousins, sorry you’ll have to do your own!)
Since my move from Australia to Canada, I have avoided doing Australians for Flames of War or any other of Battlefront’s game systems, NAM and Team Yankee. However, with the new release of NAM and now the Free Nations to include an ANZAC brigade, not to mention the continued hounding of Rob Kelly to do ‘Aussies” I have finally succumbed to peer pressure.
When I first looked at the Free Nations’ ANZAC Brigade, I was pleasantly surprised at the way it was introduced into the NATO construct under a British Division. Which in reality would make practical sense. Although, historically over the past 20 or so years, Australia has been more closely connected with the USMC in the Pacific (Hawaii) than any other nation. That notwithstanding, our ties to mother England and the Commonwealth remain strong. So with the well-written introduction of an ANZAC formation into the world of Team Yankee I will relent and finally do Australians. Two key factors have helped me make this decision, firstly the thought of an ANZAC Brigade bounding around the European Countryside and the fact that I started serving in the Australian Defence Force in the mid 80s.
So Mates, let’s see what we have!
By NDNG_Dane and Robert Kelly
photos courtesy National Archives Canada & Bob McBride
by NDNG_Dane
In 1951, Canada contributed to NATO by forward stationing a brigade in West Germany. The brigade was originally stationed in Soest, and was composed of over 6,000 soldiers. Additionally, there were two brigades in Canada identified as rapid deployment brigades to bring Canadian Forces in Germany to Division strength. The 4th Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG), and it remained forward deployed in Germany until it was disbanded in 1993.
