Stug IV, Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad) and Panzer IV L/70 (V)

Hello,
 i take some photos of my new tankhunters, some 8 wheels recon cars and assault guns. I need some time apart from USA tanks.
 Kind a nice models. Panzer IV L/70 (V) are this one. Stugs, one is plastic from Open fire box and other 3 are from some old Sturm division box.
 Just for fun, i put some Begleit Tank Riders Stugs. I looks much better. Models are original Begleit Tank Riders from Battlefront .
Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad) are also from Battlefront. Nice cars, not really tanks :-) But they are cheap a effective recon.

 

Usa tanks versus Stug battery

Just few photos taken during battle.
I have HQ Jumbo, two units of shermans (Jumbo, 2 Easy8, 2 late Shermans), 5 Stuarts, 2 mortars Halftrack, small recon unit and M10 tankhunters.
My friend has german Stug abt from Bridge by Bridge. HQ Stug, 3 Stugs, 3 Stuhs, Konig Tiger, full platoon of Fallschirmjagers with panzerfausts, small SS recon,  2 RT Luftwaffe 88 guns. And ! Sporadic Luftwaffe ! (gamebreaker)

 Just few pictures and hints, report will be later. Working theory so far, is that this battle take place in conquest of Chicago in late 1945. German army consisted from genemodified Kampfgorrilen, Nazi zombie and Luftwunderwaffen Haunebu (evil copy of UFO found by SS troops in 1936 in Schwartzwald forrest driven by Vrill energy). Or probably (realistic sollution) i was very historically bombed to oblivion by USAAF as usual.
I do not belive in Luftwaffe in 1945 on western front :-) So this is Haunebu UFO Wunderwaffe.

 Now, seriously, in first turn LW bombers kills 4 from 5 Shermans in one unit, last run away ( i cant blame him). On turn 3, they come again and bail out 4 from 5 Shermans in second unit. They run away :-))
 On turn 3, Stuarts come from reserve and take 10 shots on RT LW 88 guns. 8 hits with 5+ save (they were shooting on something turn before this happend). Non single of them die. Next turn. 25 shots from mg. 12 hits.One, one! 88 was destroyed. One.
So, Nazi zombies and genemodified Kampfgorrilen. They probably wasnt shooting on heads to kill zombie.
 Next turn german take objective and i drop the game. I have 3 Stuarts and command Jumbo and no chance to do something. But the game was really funny :)

Germany flugzeuge commited to battle of Chicago

Nazi foot troops commited to battle of Chicago

And some intel photos taken during the battle

M4A3E8 Easy Eight

Hello,
 next part of my USA tank army is surprise surprise M4A3E8 Easy Eight. One really nice Sherman tank ever build. 

Three books now have now option for them. Bridge At Remagen, Road To Rome and Blood, Guts, &Glory.
 Models are Battlefront product, this guys . Models are clean and nice. Only problem are metal tracks and metal gun barrels. Tracks were relatively ok, but metal gun barrels .....  corkscrews, nothing more. Mayby i have bad karma or just a bad luck, but most metal parts from Battlefront ... not good.
 Well, i give them some time and work and only think that left to complete satisfaction, are just new american tank riders. I have oder some two packs Easy Riders , but i take some time to finish them. 
Here are results.

M4A3E2 Jumbo Tanks

Hello again.
 As a part of "i need some alies army" project, i made little progress on Jumbo tanks.

Battlefront makes quite nice models, this one . One tank will be company HQ, other two will be leading tanks in compulsory tank units. Last Jumbo i sold to one other player.
 One tiny comment. BF makes quite nice resin hulls and turrets for Jumbo. But tracks are ugly, bad and wrong. And they are made from metal. If you can, use new nice plastic one.

 Some pictures, sorry for quality, i am really not photographer :-)
 Feel free to leave a comment.

Double tournament Prague - Fallschirmjagers

Hello again.
 In few weeks will be in Prague double tournament in FOW. The new "allaboutfallschirmjagers" book Fortress Italy has some nice and new options for FJG.
 So, me and fiend of my Ondřej, we have decided to replay some Cassino battle. I will have Fallschirmjagers from 1. Fallschirmjagers division . Ondřej will field his 5th Gebirgs Division. Both infantry, both veterans, both tough nuts to crack.
 My parts is relatively "easy". HQ, 2 full infantry platoon, 2 paks unit and 10.5 cm artillery. Well, it is a lot of models in cammo. 127 exactly.
They are some pictures from progress. It is really still wip and i can blur event static wall on photo.