Frank's Forces!

Just one shot from Frank Ansell's  photo albums that you can see bellow:

https://plus.google.com/photos/101355592622518886915/albums?partnerid=gplp0

Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II, Episode 2 of 2

Tankies: Tank Heroes of World War II, Episode 1 of 2

Tanker's Tuesday:Type 61 Main Battle Tank

The Type 61's design is conventional. The hull is of welded
construction and is divided into three compartments, driving
in the front, fighting in the center, and engine in the rear. The
commander and gunner sit in the turret on the right, the loader
in the turret on the left. The driver sits in the front of the hull
on the right-hand side.
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The turret is cast in one piece and resembles the American
M-47 with its large overhanging bustle. Armor is rather light
for a Main Battle Tank: only 2.5 inches maximum on the
turret face, 1.8 inches on the glacis down to a minimum of
.6 inch on the hull rear.
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The 90mm gun is fitted with a T-style muzzle brake and a
fume extractor to keep breech gases out of the tank. The gun
fires armor-piercing capped and high-explosive ammunition.
Secondary armament is based on the American pattern: A
7.62mm NATO machine gun mounted co-axially with the
main gun and a .50 caliber machine gun mounted on the turret
top for antiaircraft use. No nuclear-biological-chemical (NBC)
protection is fitted, although there is provision for storing
NBC protective clothing and respirators.
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An armored bridge-laying vehicle (Type 67), armored engineer
vehicle (Type 67), armored recovery vehicle (Type 70), and a
Type 61 training tank have also been designed and built. The
Type 61 tank was never exported.

Type 61 Main Battle Tank Specifications

The Type 61 Main Battle Tank was the first Japanese tank built
after World War II. It replaced models imported from the
United States, and was used solely by Japanese forces, having
never been exported. Find specifications of the Type 61
Main Battle Tank here:
Date of service: 1961
Country: Japan
Type: Main Battle Tank
Dimensions: Length, 6.3 m (20.6 ft); width, 2.95 m (9.7 ft);
height, 2.95 m (9.7 ft)
Combat weight: 35,000 kg (38.6 tons)
Engine: Mitsubishi Type 12, 12 cylinder air-cooled diesel
Armament: One 90mm Type 61 main gun; one 7.62mm
NATO Browning M1919A4 machine gun; one 12.5mm
.50 caliber Browning M2 HB machine gun
Crew: 4
Speed: 45 km/h (28 mph)
Range: 200 km (124 mi)
Obstacle/grade performance: 0.7 m (2.3 ft)

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Sadly their service record against their
main adversary during this period was
not stellar!

Tanker's Tuesday: M4 Sherman

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M4_Sherman

http://glidereng.bravepages.com/sherman.htm

D-DAY: BATTLEFIELD NORMANDY

'OPERATION OVERLORD'

The next pages are a tribute to the men and women
from all countries that gave their life for a fragile peace http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/normandie1/home.htm

War! Age of Imperialism

War! Age of Imperialism is a game of empire building,
exploration, economic expansion, technological
advancement, diplomacy, and tactical battles in the age
of Imperialism (1830 - 1900). Players rule one of the
great powers of the era as they attempt to carve out an
empire. Should they build up their army or economy?
Negotiate or attack? Spend on research or a new fort to
protect the frontier?
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The game comes with 3 levels of rules (basic, standard, advanced),
a huge game board and 816 molded plastic figures.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2718/war-age-of-imperialism

I need to thank Bob for pointing this one out to me!

http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/2013/05/war-age-of-imperialism.html

Fortress Moon Blog 3: Anatomy of the Board

3rd Guada Coma Con

 

The third South Texas mini-con. The date is set for Saturday August 17 at
the  New Braunfels convention center.
More to follow.......

Fortress Moon ...part II

The Story So Far...

FORTRESS MOON takes place in a alternate retro-future where WWII lasted longer than anyone expected. Due to the strain of war, resources on Earth were heavily depleted. However, after successfully reaching the Moon scientists found a priceless ore that when refined created Element Z, which is highly sought for nuclear fusion and is used as a supreme source of energy.

By 1976 the three superpowers had set up mines and refineries on the moon; digging up and shipping back the energy source to Earth. It was hard work with long hours and the workers and families felt they weren't being properly treated. So the Great Revolt on the Moon began.

The Miners and their families seized the refineries and drove back anyone that didn't support their cause. They began calling themselves Lunar Colonists and through the whole lot of the them were from different back and nationalities they stood as one, separating themselves from Earth.

This event didn't boded well with the superpowers one Earth and they declared War on the Moon. The United States, Soviet Union, and Republic of China, gathered their spaceships and launched an assault on the Moon.
As they did the Lunar Colonists prepped themselves for war, coverting mining equipment, robots, and vehicles into weapons.
http://plus1hammer.wix.com/fortressmoon

Fortress Moon!

 

 

 

 

A few weeks back I made a ebay purchase and had the great good
fortune to meet Alan Thompson who with his son Thorin own
+1 Hammer  gaming company that specializes in eveything from
boardgames to card games.This is their latest idea Fortress Moon
which is basically a retro 1950s to 60s
classic cold war science fiction game

Alan sent me a few shots of the game map, cards, and games
miniatures, so far looking good!

You can follow along here and on their Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/plus1hammer?notif_t=page_name_change

Or their web page:

http://plus1hammer.wix.com/fortressmoon

 

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I plan to use this game as a campaign generator for 15mm
miniature battles, my old club did something very similar
with King Maker many years ago and it worked out great.I
think this will work out just as well. I will be putting up
more information as it becomes available....stay tuned!

Check out their Video!

First Cavalry Division Ceremonial Troop

When you retire from First Cavalry Division these guys put on a charge for you

across the divisional parade field.

http://www.first-team.us/tableaux/chapt_09/

Tanker's Tuesday: T28 heavy tank

http://www.wwiivehicles.com/usa/self-propelled-guns/t28.asp