 DWilliams  | 26 Mar 2016 2:46 p.m. PST |
Most WWII wargamers have miniature armies representing the major powers (Germany, Japan, USSR, UK, and the USA, along with France and Italy). Which, if any, of the following'minor/other nations' do you have? (a) Australia
(b) Bulgaria
(c) Canada
(d) China
(e) Denmark
(f) Ethiopia
(g) Finland
(h) Greece
(i) Hungary
(j) Netherlands
(k) New Zealand
(l) Norway
(m) Poland
(n) Romania
(o) __________________ (other) |
| Sudwind | 26 Mar 2016 2:57 p.m. PST |
Netherlands
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Finland
Belgian
Cuba/SWAPO….et al
Jordan
Does Israel count as a minor?
Iran |
| John Armatys | 26 Mar 2016 2:58 p.m. PST |
k – I have 2nd NZ Division in 20mm for Megablitz. |
| abelp01 | 26 Mar 2016 3:14 p.m. PST |
Only one. The Duchy of Fenwick! :) |
| Red3584 | 26 Mar 2016 3:25 p.m. PST |
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| dBerczerk | 26 Mar 2016 3:27 p.m. PST |
(d) – Nationalist Chinese |
 Doctor X | 26 Mar 2016 3:55 p.m. PST |
Greeks
Australians
Ghurkas
Norwegians |
| AGamer | 26 Mar 2016 4:07 p.m. PST |
Hungarian, Romanian, Finnish, Ghurkas |
| vtsaogames | 26 Mar 2016 4:58 p.m. PST |
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| Grelber | 26 Mar 2016 5:18 p.m. PST |
(h) Greeks in both 15mm and 28mm Grelber |
| Mute Bystander | 26 Mar 2016 5:28 p.m. PST |
None because I have no room for another army! |
| zoneofcontrol | 26 Mar 2016 5:44 p.m. PST |
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| Pictors Studio | 26 Mar 2016 5:46 p.m. PST |
How is China a minor nation? It was battling Japan all by itself for years. In addition to having the largest population of those listed. |
| athun25 | 26 Mar 2016 5:58 p.m. PST |
N. Romanians in 15 and 28mm |
| 21eRegt | 26 Mar 2016 6:42 p.m. PST |
None. Just some of the "biggies." |
| Rich Bliss | 26 Mar 2016 7:05 p.m. PST |
Aussies, NZ and Indians for the desert. |
| Frederick | 26 Mar 2016 7:30 p.m. PST |
Hey! As of when are Australia and Canada minor nations! I have a few Poles, a bunch of Canucks, a few Aussies and a bunch of Chinese |
| kallman | 26 Mar 2016 7:58 p.m. PST |
None, trying to keep up with the main four (Britain, America, Germany, Soviet Union) is enough especially if you are doing more than one theater. At some point I will add Italians for my North Africa games and start on US Marines and Japanese for the South Pacific. There are just some many small theaters you could get mired in such as Burma which holds an interest and I have always wanted to do Crete with the Fallschirmjagers against the ANZACS. Another area I would some day like to collect and play would be The Winter War with the Fins against the Soviets. |
| SBminisguy | 26 Mar 2016 9:00 p.m. PST |
Greece
Poland
Romania
Hungary
Finland |
| Mako11 | 26 Mar 2016 11:59 p.m. PST |
Zero. I do have some Italian aircraft and vessels, and consider them to be a "minor" nation in WWII, but no troops or armor. Same goes for the French, who I also consider to have played a "minor" role in WWII, since they were rolled so quickly by the Nazis – I have a few of their vessels. |
| Martin Rapier | 27 Mar 2016 2:51 a.m. PST |
Rumanians. Otherwise I just use substitutes. |
| Mute Bystander | 27 Mar 2016 2:52 a.m. PST |
If I did WW2 I would want US Army in the PTO. Carried a lot of the burden, I come from the "Are you nuts?" part of a ex-USMC extended family (USMC had a great propaganda group in WW2 IMO, ) and my father-in-law (RIP) was US Army in the PTO. THW has a great set of rules for the WW2 PTO that I would use. Nobody sane can play the Japanese of the war but the rules make an excellent Japanese "player." Not sure if I would find adequate miniatures in 15/6/3mm though. About the only minor power that would attract me is… None? |
| hurrahbro | 27 Mar 2016 3:14 a.m. PST |
WW2 in 20mm.
Australia for Pacific,
Hungary for eastern front
Poland for 1939 Hungary was the most fun to put together. I also have German (mostly ground pounders, and NO tigers)
British.
Soviet Naval Infantry.
Italy (North Africa mostly). |
| Vigilant | 27 Mar 2016 7:29 a.m. PST |
Winter War Finns, a platoon of Middle East theatre Australians and a Hungarian T34 just for the fun of painting it! |
| Winston Smith | 27 Mar 2016 10:30 a.m. PST |
Using the exact same figures I have now, my 8th Army Brits can be Australian or New Zealand. Even Indian. Only Sikhs would have the turban. Muslim or Hindu troops would wear the tin hat.
My Late War British can be Canadian or Poles. My Americans can be Free French.
We are fighting a campaign now where Italians proxy very accurately for Greeks. I did have Finns but sold them to a friend in the group.
And another guy has Rumanians. So I guess we can cover a lot of bases here. |
| Weasel | 27 Mar 2016 12:43 p.m. PST |
Just Finn's but I've been meaning to build some Hungarians since basically forever. |
 miniMo | 27 Mar 2016 1:42 p.m. PST |
Belgium (late war! Belgian SAS, revenge of the Belgae ^,^)
Canada |
| Jacques | 27 Mar 2016 2:50 p.m. PST |
Currently, (a) Australia
(m) Poland
(o) South Africa If time and money allows, (b) Bulgaria
(h) Greece
(i) Hungary
(j) Netherlands
(k) New Zealand
(n) Romania |
| peterx | 27 Mar 2016 5:56 p.m. PST |
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| ron skirmisher | 27 Mar 2016 6:13 p.m. PST |
Nationalist Chinese in 54mm |
| Howler | 27 Mar 2016 8:34 p.m. PST |
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| DWilliams | 29 Mar 2016 8:39 a.m. PST |
@PictorsStudio … Note that the question is phrased "Minor/Other" … the "Other" part of the question covers the BIG major powers like China that are not often found on wargame tables. |
explains a simple, quick, and effective way to base troops for Flames of War.
