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Personal logo ColCampbell Supporting Member of TMP27 Mar 2015 6:50 p.m. PST

Since these are mated with Flames of War kits, one presumes they are 15mm?

Jim

Personal logo Editor in Chief Bill The Editor of TMP Fezian27 Mar 2015 7:13 p.m. PST

Curious that there's no "open fire" logo on the box front.

Personal logo Condotta Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2015 2:36 a.m. PST

Sherman Vs and Fireflies, but American infantry, not British? Only 2 AFVs in the small packs? I will have to read more to understand these curious choices.

Volleyfire28 Mar 2015 4:23 a.m. PST

2 Shermans in a small pack suits me, I have been wanting a couple of Jumbos for some time. This might just tempt.

normsmith28 Mar 2015 4:41 a.m. PST

It would interest me and I don't play flames of war, so from that point of view, it looks like their marketing might grab a new slice of audience.

sgt Dutch Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2015 6:43 a.m. PST

I wish someone would make an all plastic Easy 8 sherman tank. The only one has funky lead tanks…

vtsaogames28 Mar 2015 9:35 a.m. PST

So there's a new set of rules called "Open Fire"?

Would this be Flames of War Lite?

normsmith28 Mar 2015 11:52 a.m. PST

I spoke to a chap in a gamestore last week and he said that this is the new starter kit and it won't have the full rulebook in it.

Also just noticed in the current Wargames Illustrated magazine (issue 329), there is quite a bit there about the 'new plastic' including the sprue details (at 100%) for the British rifles and the M5 half track.

This looks like an effort to recapture some of the ground that the Plastic Soldier Company have in this area as the British inf have 144 figures and th half track box has 4 models, the Comet platoon has 5 tanks.

Lordgoober28 Mar 2015 1:59 p.m. PST

The open fire rules are a bit more simplified than the standard Flames of War rules.

PDF link

PDF link

sgt Dutch Supporting Member of TMP28 Mar 2015 6:15 p.m. PST

Lordgoober. Thanks for posting the PDF link

nazrat29 Mar 2015 10:06 a.m. PST

"Sherman Vs and Fireflies, but American infantry, not British?"

This came out originally as part of their Bridge Too Far releases, so the British tanks are supporting the US Paratroopers, as they did in the actual campaign.

Weasel29 Mar 2015 12:45 p.m. PST

Has anyone done the math on buying this set, versus buying the stuff on it's own?

Seems it might be a good set to get, even if you don't play FOW.

AWuuuu29 Mar 2015 12:48 p.m. PST

Not interested in FOW a bit but I want pair of SU 85 and Panther/Jagdpanthers!!

(I've bought 2 Open fire sets just for the miniatures last year)

I prefer PSC, but they don't do Jagdpanthers nor Su anti tank guns, and they are hard to get by one locally – so this is win win to me.

Lordgoober30 Mar 2015 6:49 p.m. PST

This box set was originally designed around Market Garden organization so there was US para support which supports the stuff in the box.

Just on the tanks themselves, you get 8 Shermans/fireflies (now you can do a different mix due to using the new plastics instead of the old garbage ones) so $60 USD for those tanks and then 3 stugs at average $7.50 USD each so you're essentially buying 10 tanks and getting 1 tank, 2 pak 40s (plastic sprue bit orderable for $6 USD) and a 2 platoon grenadier company and a US para platoon for $70 USD

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