FLAKPANZER
04-16-2010, 10:08 AM
Hi folks,
I've been collecting a number of Flames of War forces for about a year and a half now, and haven't played in any games yet. Mainly because my gaming group is more interested in Warhammer 40k, and Warhammer. So I collect, and do a little painting, and so on.
I have the following forces:
• Gepanzerte Panzererte Panzergrenadierkompanie (partially painted) - From Fortress Europe book
• 2nd SS Boxed Set + Panzerpioneer platoon (partially painted - around 2000 points) - From Cobra book
• Stug Batterie (Small force 10 Stugs + Beglieit + Panzerwerfers) - From Stalin's Onslaught book
• Udarny Strelkovy Batalon (fully painted force thats around 2000 points) - From Stalin's Onslaught book
As you can see from the above, I've been all over the place when collecting, and the only forces that can fight one another from my collection (according to the books) are the Stug Batterie and Udarny Batalon. I kind of wish I had narrowed my focus a bit, but at this point, that's neither here nor there.
My question are as follows:
When you guys play, do you play games with forces from different books fighting each other?
I'd like to introduce some of my gaming group to Flames of War, and do it right, but the best forces to fight one another from what I have got (as in most complete, and most nearly matching points) are the 2nd SS and the Udarny.
These units never historically fought (as far as I know), but do you guys play games where you allow this kind of stuff?
Are there any pitfalls to doing so (different points costs in different books) that I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance!
I've been collecting a number of Flames of War forces for about a year and a half now, and haven't played in any games yet. Mainly because my gaming group is more interested in Warhammer 40k, and Warhammer. So I collect, and do a little painting, and so on.
I have the following forces:
• Gepanzerte Panzererte Panzergrenadierkompanie (partially painted) - From Fortress Europe book
• 2nd SS Boxed Set + Panzerpioneer platoon (partially painted - around 2000 points) - From Cobra book
• Stug Batterie (Small force 10 Stugs + Beglieit + Panzerwerfers) - From Stalin's Onslaught book
• Udarny Strelkovy Batalon (fully painted force thats around 2000 points) - From Stalin's Onslaught book
As you can see from the above, I've been all over the place when collecting, and the only forces that can fight one another from my collection (according to the books) are the Stug Batterie and Udarny Batalon. I kind of wish I had narrowed my focus a bit, but at this point, that's neither here nor there.
My question are as follows:
When you guys play, do you play games with forces from different books fighting each other?
I'd like to introduce some of my gaming group to Flames of War, and do it right, but the best forces to fight one another from what I have got (as in most complete, and most nearly matching points) are the 2nd SS and the Udarny.
These units never historically fought (as far as I know), but do you guys play games where you allow this kind of stuff?
Are there any pitfalls to doing so (different points costs in different books) that I should be aware of?
Thanks in advance!