Post by golan2072 on Jan 28, 2012 14:36:02 GMT -5
Reading this thread on TMP got me thinking; after all, the Eastern Front is, IMHO, the most interesting part of WWII, and both the Soviets and the Nazis work well in sci-fi/PA versions. So I brought up the idea of a literal "Stalingrad 2072" campaign (i.e. Reds vs. Fascists clashing in 2072 in the ruins of Volgograd) in a conversation with my spouse - and wargaming partner/rival - Hannah, and she was intrigued!
So this will be my main PA project from now on. There would be three factions: Reds (low-tech, but with gas masks), Partisans (very low tech, no gas masks for most of them, some disfigured by bioweapons) and Fascists (heavy armour and good guns for each trooper. Tech would be a bit more advanced than today, with powered armour, light mechas, lasers and VTOLs, but no gravitics or sentient robots.
The setting is Stalingrad AKA Volgograd AKA Stalingrad again in 2072, 35 years after a major nuclear war and in the midst of a severe nuclear winter. The Red Army of the Stalingrad Kommune, emerging from the Volgograd University's cellars, fights the invading White Legion over the access to the Volga and to the nearby Baku's oil reserves. In order to bolster the defences against the fascist White Legion, the Kommune organizes various surviving groups outside of its main territory into Partisan detachments to harass the fascists' rear.
The ruleset I'm thinking about is GRUNTZ.
The minis I'm thinking about:
Reds:
15mm.co.uk Post-Apocalyptic Survivors as ordinary Gruntz
Rebel Minis Sahadeen Heavy Weapons packs as Attachments
Kremlin Miniatures MANITOUs as powered armour
Kremlin Miniatures command pack as Company Commanders
Khurasan Red Lightning tanks as armour
15mm.co.uk "Light Tanks" as armoured cars
(hopefully if I'll get the money) a Peter Pig Armoured Train
Partisans:
Mainly 15mm.co.uk Rim Mercs as Gruntz
Khurasan Heroes and Villans of the End Times (with green stuff coats) for colour
Khurasan Mutants of the End Times (Forsaken) for colour
15mm.co.uk "Light Tanks" as banged-up armoured cars
Fascists:
Eureka Miniatures Sci-Fi Germans for all infantry
Rebel Minis gunships for air support
Critical Mass Games ARC Fleet Walkers as armour
Thoughts and Imput will be welcome!
So this will be my main PA project from now on. There would be three factions: Reds (low-tech, but with gas masks), Partisans (very low tech, no gas masks for most of them, some disfigured by bioweapons) and Fascists (heavy armour and good guns for each trooper. Tech would be a bit more advanced than today, with powered armour, light mechas, lasers and VTOLs, but no gravitics or sentient robots.
The setting is Stalingrad AKA Volgograd AKA Stalingrad again in 2072, 35 years after a major nuclear war and in the midst of a severe nuclear winter. The Red Army of the Stalingrad Kommune, emerging from the Volgograd University's cellars, fights the invading White Legion over the access to the Volga and to the nearby Baku's oil reserves. In order to bolster the defences against the fascist White Legion, the Kommune organizes various surviving groups outside of its main territory into Partisan detachments to harass the fascists' rear.
The ruleset I'm thinking about is GRUNTZ.
The minis I'm thinking about:
Reds:
15mm.co.uk Post-Apocalyptic Survivors as ordinary Gruntz
Rebel Minis Sahadeen Heavy Weapons packs as Attachments
Kremlin Miniatures MANITOUs as powered armour
Kremlin Miniatures command pack as Company Commanders
Khurasan Red Lightning tanks as armour
15mm.co.uk "Light Tanks" as armoured cars
(hopefully if I'll get the money) a Peter Pig Armoured Train
Partisans:
Mainly 15mm.co.uk Rim Mercs as Gruntz
Khurasan Heroes and Villans of the End Times (with green stuff coats) for colour
Khurasan Mutants of the End Times (Forsaken) for colour
15mm.co.uk "Light Tanks" as banged-up armoured cars
Fascists:
Eureka Miniatures Sci-Fi Germans for all infantry
Rebel Minis gunships for air support
Critical Mass Games ARC Fleet Walkers as armour
Thoughts and Imput will be welcome!