All,
I've embarked on a new project, "The Hakuna-Matata Wars," and established a blog just for it (like I did with my Cuba Libre project). The concept is a former British colony wins independence in 1946, but then tribal affiliations lead to strife and ultimately the former colony splits into two separate countries, Hakuna and Matata. The former is Western backed, the latter supported by the Warsaw Pact.
The two countries will fight about a dozen wars between 1952 and the present, upgrading their armies and air forces each time. I anticipate each war will consist of about ten tabletop battles, played on a 2' x 2' or maybe a 3' x 2' table using Ivan's 5Core Company Command. Each ground fight will be preceded by an aerial dogfight, with the winner having air support in the subsequent ground fight.
The forces for the first Hakuna-Matata war are prepared, and I plan on starting the fights this weekend. Here's a look at our antagonists:
The whole shabang: each side has four fighters, two bombers, fifteen tanks, fifteen transports, fifteen infantry stands, three anti-tank vehicles, three recon vehicles, three heavy guns/launchers, and an anti-aircraft gun.
A Firefly and Halftrack from Hakuna.
And a T-34 and truck from Matata.
To see a bunch of closeups of all the gear, please check the blog at:
link
Also, please check the preceding blogposts, where I introduce the concept, the tables of organization and orders of battle, the overarching timeline and equipment upgrades, and I walk you through receiving my order to getting these little guys ready for the table.
Stand by for the beginning of yet another war.
V/R,
Jack
worries about not losing his rules stuff.
