Tuesday 24 March 2015

Icebreaker

YET MORE REINFORCEMENTS ARRIVE FOR THE RUSSIAN COALITION... AND A LITTLE BREAK FROM THE GREY 

Friday 20 March 2015

Aerial Bombardment

THE NEW BOMBARDMENT GROUPS ARE UP FOR PRE-ORDER AND LOOKING GOOD!

AAR - The Russian Coalition versus The Prussian Empire

"The Prussian 46th Interdiction Group had been battered aside at Kvitsøy, but their speed and experience negotiating the treacherous rocks of the Byfjorden allowed the surviving vessels to quickly encircle and entrap the Russian fleet, moving to block their advance in the narrowest region of the rock-strewn passage. 

The White Banner Northern Fleet were aware of their pursuers, but their timetable allowed no fruitless pursuit or the seeking of alternative routes. Instead, they slowed to effect repairs and await reinforcement from Bombardment Group Slava, a naval formation dedicated to levelling cities and breaking curtain walls - walls like those found at the port of Stavanger. 

Confident that they could smash through the Prussian ships as they had done before, the fleet made for Stavanger at a bold pace. The protection of the Bombardment Group was paramount if they were to crack the walls of Stavanger and find the Markgraf, and a few losses against a rag-tag formation of Prussian ships amid the rocks of Byfjorden were to be considered acceptable losses. 

Whether the Russian commanders were aware of the flanking force of Prussian vessels moving from the south is a question that cannot be answered here, but can only lead to a debate on short-sightedness, ignorance or outright overconfidence...
- The Hunt for the Markgraf (cont.)
Naval Battles of 1873

Tuesday 17 March 2015

Hordes - Gatormen Warbeasts

THE THIRD AND FINAL INSTALMENT OF THE GATORMEN SHOWCASE LOOKS AT THE HEAVY HITTERS AND CENTREPIECES OF THE COLLECTION - THE WARBEASTS 

Thursday 12 March 2015

AAR - The Prussian Empire versus The Russian Coalition

"In the aftermath of the raid on Utsira, the Russian fleet had the opportunity to refit and refuel before their grand attack upon Stavanger. In the days that followed, they were joined by reinforcements from the Barents Sea - a carrier group and gunships that would bring powerful gunnery to the depleted White Banner Northern Fleet. 

The Prussian Navy and their allies in Prussian-Scandinavia and Denmark were scattered and overstretched, unprepared for such a deep incursion into their territories. The defeat of the Wolf Pack and two Metzger Battle Robots at Utsira was a loss they could not risk again, yet equally they could not allow the Russian Navy to come into range of Stavanger - the Russian mortars would level the port in hours and cripple Prussian naval operations in the North Sea for months. 

Prussian Naval Command ordered the 46th Interdiction Group out of Bremerhaven to intercept the Russian advance at Kvitsøy, a small archipelago some miles north of the Stavanger peninsula. Made-up of some of the most advanced vessels in the fleet, the Battle Group were fresh from refits at Stavanger itself, and would be well-prepared to meet the implacable foe. 

...of the Markgraf, however, there was still no sign..."
- The Hunt for the Markgraf (cont.)
Naval Battles of 1873