FOW @ PI Fusionopolis 12 February 2012 (2nd AD vs 1st FJD)

After a short hiatus, I decided to bring my FJ army for a spin at my local gaming store PI.
Since I'm such a lazy git, I decided to use a similar list as my last FOW tournament albeit with some subtle changes. Here's the list played at 1750 points.

Fallschirmjager kicks off 2012

It's been a short hiatus with many year end stuff and work... :(

So decided to go off for my first 2012 FOW session!

So to kickstart my FOW season, here's a Fallschirmjager training video from YouTube.

Will update you on the game later!

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German Mortars in WW2 (81mm)

I'm quite happy to say, that mortars in FOW are very useful to any infantry list.
It's ability to smoke or pinned infantry outweigh its capability to kill.

Unlike the worthless mortar of my Warhammer 40K days (it sucks in Imperial Guards, can't kill for nuts...)
FOW mortars plays an integral part of an infantry list in either supporting for an assault or blinding long range guns.

In my tournament list, I am playing a Fallschirmjager mortar platoon (2 x 81mm mortar sections) and attached HQ mortars ( 2 x 81mm mortars) to support my infantry marching across No Man's land.
It will be useful as well to blind any arty observers if needed be.

Note that the Fallschirmjagers used an airborne version of the standard 81mm mortar which they nicknamed it as "stumpy".

For those serious wargamers who are into the nitty gritty details of mortars used by the Germans, I have found an interesting link to read up about the use of 8cm Granatwerfer 34

8cm Granatwerfer 34
http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-infantry-weapons/german-8-cm-heavy-mortar.html

8cm Granatwerfer42 Stummelwerfer
http://www.flamesofwar.com/hobby.aspx?art_id=663

Fallschirmjager Painted (Non-panzerfaust)

I tried to accelrate my painting process by spray painting the bases and using colored acrylic resin from Vallejo.

The Fallschirmjagers were painted a mixture of basic colors to give the impression that their command and NCOs are Africa veterans who insist to wear the same uniforms and helmets as a mark of respect.

I decided the miniatures using smg and FG42 are the veterans and some are actually Luftwaffe troops. So their trousers were painted Luftwaffe blue.

I will using this platoon for my upcoming tournament. :)

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Flames of War Tournament Singapore Countdown **Bring In the Green Devils**

After trolling about, I have decided to choose a Fallschirmjager (FJ) army list for my upcoming tournament.

One of the main reason for my choice is simply their staying power under enemy fire. At 10 stands and being Fearless Veterans (or Trained in some army list) the FJ can absorb a lot of fire and survive.

Secondly, FJ has a colorful history during WW2 which adds flavor to my army list. From their days as elite airborne units to the days they were forced to become light infantry against great odds.

Now to mull over on which FJ army list to choose from but for those who are interested to read up on them.Click here Fallschirmjager (WW2) Wiki