WWII INFANTRY SKIRMISH VOTING RESULTS:
Voters, By Period - 1944 Sigfried Line

We play Battleground WW2 at least three times a month. A great game, which is easy and quick to play while at the same time detailed. Has my vote as the best wargame, period! [15 Nov 1999]

Ran a rather good game of the Dutch in '40,using BG:WWII, homebrewed stats for the Dutch Small Arms. Was a close, fun game with lots happening, and fun was had by all. Only a few questions? 1. How does BG handle Large Caliber ATRs as opposed to Small Caliber? By large caliber, I mean 20mm. 2. Does anybody use the card system of inititative?

Great New site for BG WWII: www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Cauldron/2636/index.html It's specifically set up to handle the Blitzkrieg era for BG and there's other goodies there too. [31 Mar 99]

The last game we played was from Battleground's Panther's East packet. It involved many russian armor units (t-34 41's, su-76's and t-70's) breaking through a german force of pz4's, tigers, and panthers. The game played very well!!!! We were able to play all very detailed 10 turns in under 3 hours. Highlights include the t-70's knocking out one tiger at point-blank range, the su-76's firing their little hearts out, and the panthers melting everything in their way! Every game we have played from the various scenerio packs has been very successful and fun. Next, we are off to the Bloody Bocage! [30 Mar 99]

Streets of Stalingrad urban infantry fight. [28 Mar 99]

Our most recent game involved a Soviet counterattack against a German-held village on the approaches to Moscow during Operation Typhoon, October 1941. Despite an enormous numerical advantage (2+ companies vs. a reinforced platoon), the Soviet attack was stopped by German artillery, 88's and mud. We used Grey Storm/Red Steel (after BAPS, my personal favorite) with 15mm figures by Old Glory & vehicles/ordnance by Quality Castings and Military Miniatures. [26 Mar 99]

The last time I played I actually modified slightly the ruleset Crossfire. I set it up so that instead of one stand = one platoon, one stand = on man. We fielded 4 squads of Japanese troops defending against 3 American Marines. [26 Mar 99]

The Last game I played was Men of Frost about 2 months ago by myself. That I still remember the battle (somewhat) is one indication it is a good set of rules!

Anyhow, I had 3 British Paratroopers armed with 2 rifles and a Sten Gun against 5 Germans armed with a MG, 3 Rifles, and 2 SMGs. They were fighting in a VERY built-up section of Arnhem and the British had the luck to be in a position where they could snipe at the Germans from the housetops while the Germans had to search for them. The British lost one casualty wounded (He'll be back for the next battle) and the Germans lost 4 killed and the last one fled the field. The Germans will have to bring up some heavier armor if they want to beat these guys! [26 Mar 99]