"Battlegroup Blitzkrieg up for pre-order!" Topic

Battlegroup Blitzkrieg is available for pre-order!

We are delighted to launch the pre-order campaign for the next supplement for the ‘Battlegroup' World War II gaming rules covering the invasion of Poland in 1939 and France in 1940.Designed to be played in 20mm and 15mm, this latest book contains army lists, vehicle data and special rules for the first two years of the war, including France's command chaos, the Luftwaffe's aerial superiority and the swift German Panzermarsch!

Nine new army lists for the early war fighting. The Polish and German armies for 1939 and German Panzer and Infantry Divisions to fight French Light Mechanized Divisions, Armoured Divisions and Infantry Divisions, the British Expeditionary Forceand Belgian army in 1940.

Nine historical scenarios from Poland to Belgium and France. All in a lavish 184 page, hardback book. Heavily illustrated with inspiring miniature photographs, historical photographs and artwork. Plus five painting guides! Available in April 2015.

We are very proud of our new Blitzkrieg supplement and are really pulling out the stops on the pre-order deal:-The first 500 pre-orders will be entered into a prize draw to win:

1st Place: £150.00 GBP of PSC products of your choice
2nd Place: £100.00 GBP of PSC products of your choice
2 x 3rd Place: £50.00 GBP of PSC products of your choice

AND, all 500 will each receive a free15mm or 20mm SdKfz 251C halftrack sprue.
AND each will get a free PDF version of the Battlegroup mini-rulebook (state language: English, French, German, Spanish or Polish)
AND a prize draw for 3 tanks (winner's choice of PSC model)to be painted by Piers Brand.

Available to preorder in the webstore for £25.00 GBP or as a "Grey Panzers" deal with Battlegroup Barbarossa for £40.00 GBP

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A few sneek peek page views for you below.

Question to you sir;
If I order the "Grey Panzers" deal, does Barbarossa ship immediately or in april with blitzkrieg?
Great rules, btw. Currently my favorite.

Many thanks.
~Joe

Think Barbie goes immediately. Thats what will mentioned on Facebook. But I can check tomorrow when I speak to him.

Ordered on mine. Fingers crossed on the prize draw!

Preordered mine as well. I love the ruleset, and I think that the books have gotten even better with each release.

When does the PDF mini-rulebook become available?

Looks good, wonder if we will see some plastic French and early war British vehicles and tanks from PSC?

PDF books are ready to go, just working on the means of download.

Might be a PSC Cruiser in the works as I did the design team a load of pics at Bovvy last year.

Over a 100 pre-orders already… Cheers chaps!

Last edits done, a weekend to check over it again, and then off to the printers next week!

I game in 28mm. What size of table will I need to play the scenarios in the book at that scale? Thanks.

For the smaller ones, you could probably get away with a 6 x 4 as I know most of players who use 28mm dont change the measurements.

Personally, though I would likely go with a 7 x 5 if you have one, especially for the larger games with more than a platoon in use.

Can you buy this book and game with it…. our do I need another rule book as well?

Von-Ted you will need the entire encyclopedia set to play the game.

Seriously now. This is a supplement. You will need the book BattleGroup Kursk, or the mini-rulebook for the main rule set. Then you can add as many supplement books as you'd like. Such as the one in this thread BattleGroup Blitzkrieg.

Yes…

You need the mini rulebook with the core rules and whatever supplement you want.

If you pre-order Blitzkrieg you get the rules free…

Thanks for the info!

Sorry for the off topic but I'm interested in Battlegroup Kursk in pdf. Do you know when it will be available?
TIA

As soon as PSC sorts its webshop out to sell PDFs…

PDFs are already to go from us… just waiting on PSC and its logistics!

Once I know more, I will post it up, but thats all I have for now. :(

It seems to me it's going to take time :(
Thank you for the info PiersBrand.

Even after looking at the website, I'm stupidly confused. Is Kursk the original and the others add-ons? If not, which ones are stand-alone?

None. Kursk is the original and had the rules in it. You can buy the rules on their own but all other books need the rules to play.

Ok….slightly off-topic….

Got any plans for battlegroup desert?

Desert is underway…

Mwindsorfw,

You buy the mini rulebook and then which ever period of the war interests you. Kursk did also have the main rules but it's sold out at the moment.

With Blitzkrieg you get a free PDF rulebook.

Got my preorder last week for Barbarossa and Blitzkrieg!

Now I actually have to paint more tanks. (It's not like I actually needed a bloody reason….) I got Polish, French, Early War British, Early War Germans, and Russians infantry ready to go!

I look forward to more books, to cover the whole war.

Desert would be good. How about the Pacific, China, Burma, etc.? I have lots of painted terrain, and figures waiting for that too.

Desert next, and yes, far east will be done.

Has the mini PDF rulebook been sent out yet ?

Fantastic to have such a good focus on the much overlooked Early war Period. Thanks to Warick and co for doing these rules, well photographed and focusing so well on the Early WW2 period. Business and demand at Early war miniatures has been great so big thumbs up.
Looking forward to the early war Desert and Far East books when they come out as well. I hope you will give those periods the same crisp treatment.

Good work chaps,

paul T@ EWM

Got my copy of Battlegroup Blitzkrieg from On Military matters on Saturday. It is a Fantastic Book and a great job. Many thanks for doing it.

Cheers Viking, glad you like it… I had fun writing it!