Last Updated
Mon Nov 15 19:48:44 PST 1999
Voters = 9

WWII PLATOON VOTING RESULTS:
Favorite Rules - Spearhead


Rules Regularly Played
rules played regularlypercentage
Spearhead100%
Command Decision13%

Number of Rules Regularly Played
number of rules played regularlypercentage
1 rules played88%
2 rules played13%

Rules Tried
rules played at least oncepercentage
Command Decision89%
Spearhead89%
Clash of Armor33%
TAC:WWII11%

Number of Rules Tried
number of rules playedpercentage
3 rules played44%
2 rules played33%
1 rules played22%

Voters, By Experience
level of experiencepercentage
Up To Twenty Years44%
Twenty Years or More22%
Up To Ten Years22%
Two to Three Years11%

Voters, By Region
regionpercentage
Europe56%
North America33%
Western Pacific11%

Voters, By Setting
usual game settingpercentage
At the local club56%
With a friend or two44%

Number of Armies
number of armies owned or usedpercentage
3 army/armies25%
4 army/armies25%
5 army/armies25%
15 army/armies13%
2 army/armies13%

Armies Owned/Used
armies owned or usedpercentage
Germany88%
Britain50%
British Commonwealth50%
Soviet Union50%
Italy38%
Britain - Paratroops25%
Canada25%
Germany - S.S.25%
Soviet Union - Guards25%
United States of America - Paratroops25%
Axis - Other13%
Finland13%
France13%
Germany - Paratroops13%
Insurgents13%
Japan13%
Rumania13%
United States of America13%
United States of America - Marines13%

Periods Played
periodpercentage
1942 North Africa67%
1941 North Africa56%
1942 Russia56%
1940 Blitzkrieg44%
1941 Russia44%
1943 Mediterranean44%
1943 Russia44%
1944 Eastern Front44%
1944 France44%
1940 Africa33%
1944 Sigfried Line33%
1945 Eastern Front33%
1939-40 Winter War22%
1943-45 Italy22%
1941-44 Continuation War11%
1942 South-West Pacific11%
1945 Manchuria11%
1945 Western Front11%
What-If/Fantasy11%

Number of Periods Played
number of genres/periods playedpercentage
5 periods22%
1 periods11%
11 periods11%
16 periods11%
3 periods11%
4 periods11%
6 periods11%
7 periods11%

Scales Used
figure scalepercentage
6mm (including 1:285 and 1:300 scales)78%
20mm22%
10mm11%
15mm11%
1:20011%
2mm11%

Number of Scales
number of figure scale(s) used
(per person)
percentage
1 figure scale(s) used67%
2 figure scale(s) used22%
3 figure scale(s) used11%

RECENT BATTLE REPORTS
Michael Bornstein

Defended with two US Glider Regiments against a reinforced German SS Panzer Grenadier Division. Lost two battalions but repulsed the Germans who lost half the division before withdrawing. [22 Sep 1999]

Lawrence Lee

Operation Battleaxe - A modified version of the central thrust by the 22 Guards Brigade and the 4th and 7th RTR vs Point 206 and Fort Capuzzo. The British objective was to capture both geographic features while fighting off a counter attack by 15th Panzer. The British players never captured the Fort but did manage to fight off counter-attack (never attack Matildas head on!). The end result was a draw. [6 Apr 99]

Michael Blom

Actually I´m in middle of an game (Spearhead) where I´m functioning as an umpire. The scenario is from "Where the Ironcrosses grow" (eastern front supplements and scenarios for Spearhead rule. The 11 German pz div. is attacking russian infantery suported by two hvy tank reg. I´m playing the tactical situations (all the moves and cobats e.t.c.) while the players give their units orders by contact me by phone or e-mail. [6 Apr 99]

Ingolfur Bjorgvinsson

Spearhead set in Russia '41. Non historical-non competition game A Motorized Inf Reg (two Battalions) and a Motorcycle Battalion with Stuka support force a river crossing against a Russian Infantry Reg (three Battalions with support) who have to defend three different possible crossing sites. The Russans bring up a Tank Brigade to reduce the bridgehead before the Germans can bring over their Recon and Panzer Battalion. They manage to prevent this but the Germans held the bridgehead. [29 Mar 99]

Euan Caldwell

1944 1:200 British Armoured Division against German Kampfgruppe [29 Mar 99]

Robert Young

In my last Battle with Spearhead I played on the German side trying to stop the Indians of the 4th Indian Division from breaking out of Benghazi. [29 Mar 99]

lee garnett

Two German tank battalions, two infantry batalions and a motorcycle battalion attacked a Soviet force of two infantry battalions, one cav regiment and a tank regiment. Important lessons learned - Pz111 can't afford to trade blows with T34 and KV1s. [28 Mar 99]

Bill Baker DiGiulio

Played a scenario from the Spearhead scenario book (Blaze across the Sands). It was a german and italian attack against a British defensive position in 1941. The germans took the worst of it, but cost the Brits enough causialties that the Italians were able to carry the day. I did not have the exact type of minis the scenario called for so i doctored it a bit. The Brits had an extra tank brigade, and I gave the Germans 2 Stuka sorties. [26 Mar 99]

Alex Macris

I have been adapting Spearhead for modern play. My last play game was a recreation of the fighting at the Valley of Tears. [19 Feb 99]