Sinews of War

The sinews of war are infinite gold – Marcus Tulius Cicero, circa 40 B.C.

Infantry and Vehicles, imperfect harmony….

First, mechanised is spelt correctly, no damn z. Secondly,  what are they?, well, Infantry trained to get out a series of small door/hatches in a logical order from an unsuitably small vehicle that may still be moving and is probably not well maintained whilst encumbered with Weapons, Armour, Webbing, Bergen and Officers Instructions. And being able Read more about Infantry and Vehicles, imperfect harmony….[…]

Where does he get those wonderful toys?

Vehicles. Treads. Sleds. Rollers. Blowers and Gravs. The method of propulsion is not really that relevant, it’s a platform for transporting troops or ordnance on the battlefield in as safe a manner as possible, and delivering their cargo to the correct destination as quickly as possible. It’s a vehicle, be it a Tank, APC, IFV, Read more about Where does he get those wonderful toys?[…]

You’ve got your boots on, you can walk into combat

Infantry, the poor bloody infantry. Those daft bastards who venture onto the battlefield to put themselves in harms way to defend the values of their political masters, or enforce to the will of the peace loving peoples of their home nations. I intend to cover the absolute basics of infantry operations here, platoon coherency, visibility, Read more about You’ve got your boots on, you can walk into combat[…]

Untitled 6mm Sci-Fi Wargames Rules

Whats this all about?, well it is intended as a simple 6mm, relatively hard, science fiction war-game at the company level, where you are playing the commander of the aforesaid company and any attached assets, typically a Major or a Captain (with relevant equivalencies in various non-english speaking armies). Maybe 8-20 Vehicles and 8-20 Infantry Read more about Untitled 6mm Sci-Fi Wargames Rules[…]

House Mochrums Desteria Lance

Here we are, House Mochrums Desteria Lance, from theIonAge range. I like these guys, they have more of a ‘Knightly’ feel about them than the regular Prydian Knights. They are essentially the shock troops of the Prydian Army, with powerful short ranged weapons, a power fist and powered armour.   Painting and Modelling Well it Read more about House Mochrums Desteria Lance[…]

Retained Knight Post Charlie & Retained Knight Lance Command Beta

This is Retained Post Charlie and Retained Lance Command Beta. All helmeted, which as far as I am concerned is the absolute minimum!! I tried painting these guys without a wash, that was a mistake, they are far too bright, but I am too lazy to repaint, so they are going to have to deal Read more about Retained Knight Post Charlie & Retained Knight Lance Command Beta[…]