Friday Poll

Giles · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:24 pm Post subject: Friday Poll

What do you think is the most interesting land theatre (or "theater" if you're an Osprey author) of WW2? The choice can be either for general historical interest or wargaming.

Regrettably, "Eccles" is not a voting option this time.
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Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 2:48 pm Post subject:

"Theatre" is considered somewhat pretentious for use on this continent.

What was the 1930 Blitzkrieg?
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KGO · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:12 pm Post subject:

I wish I could vote for two, Burma (as many may realise from recent posts) I find amazing, such complete reversals of fortune on the opposing forces, first use of air power as means of entry into a campaign area and as main means of resupply, and so on.

BUT, the D-Day dodgers in Italy and Sicily also have a draw, possibly including SBS/SAS/LRDG/OSS/SOE ops in the Eastern Med and Yugoslavia...

Ponder

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Belisarius · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

I am a eastern front person. That is my I have a Soviet forces in 1/285 and 15mm
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Gungnir · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:33 pm Post subject:

Yes, there ought to be a "pick five" option!

I chose Eastern Front, but I'm also very interested in most other aspects of WWII ground/amphibious, with Western Europe, both '40 and '44-'45 as well as Africa as runners up.
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Bluecelticpagan · Sarge Joined: 02 Nov 2006 Posts: 91 Location: chesterfield

Only being able to chose one isn't very helpful.

I have several theatres of interest including :
Norway 1940.
The Russian Finish war 1940 and 1944.
North Africa.
1939 Blitzkrieg.
D-Day & Normandy 1944.
Crete.
Pacific war.

These are the ones i find most interesting to read about. However if a book is well written i'll probably enjoy reading it even if it's not of my chosen period.

angelbarracks · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:54 pm Post subject:

I have no idea.

Desert rat things look good to game as does european mechanised stuff.

Something that suits 6mm with long ranges and supressing fire and the like.

Giles · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

I've always thought that the desert campaigns would be perfect for 6mm. Or something like Kursk.
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Belisarius · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:06 pm Post subject:

The east front plays well In 1/285. Friend and I set up on a 4x6 table and go at it. You have lots of terrain, room to manuever, off map artillery. It is about brigade stregth on each side.
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Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:09 pm Post subject:

Giles · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject:

It was a typo - I had meant to say "1939/40".
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Giles answered.

Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:33 pm Post subject:

Thanks. Now, I will be able to sleep tonight.

Personally, I prefer the European Theater, Western Front after the US became involved. It is interesting before that, but once one has a dog in the race it becomes much more so.
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Count Belisarius · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:46 pm Post subject:

I've gone for Burma. Most of my WW2 gaming has been via Advanced Squad Leader so a lot of that has been East Front however I've been helping playtest an ASL module on Kohima and have done a fair bit of reading around it and it has really grabbed me.

I'm not so sure it's a good one for figure gaming but then haven't tried so what do I know.

Anyway, Burma for me...
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Greystreak · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 4:59 pm Post subject:

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Early desert for me as its got the ramshackle/lashed together aspect i like once the germans get involved and it gets all organised i lose much interest Smile

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Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:20 pm Post subject:

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1939-40 here. All sorts of historical actions, plus what ifs of Sea Lion too...

Though Winter War is also up there (even if subsumed into the massive Eastern Front option).
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Ronan the Librarian · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:00 pm Post subject:

Surprised no Crete/Greece option (especially given PoD's liking for Greek Napoleonics), which would have been my first choice. Nice combo of air, naval and land ops; plus all the mini-Dunkirks.

Alternatively, Finland '39/Norway '40 (Finland still go through on away goals), and the early, early North Africa campaign (O'Connor v Graziani).
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Tardis · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:03 pm Post subject:

Whilst I would say I have a penchant for early war

Abyssinia
Arab uprising
SCW
Winter War
Poland
Blitzkreig, low countries, France, Denmark etc

I have read mostly about the North African campaign...from Italy's adventures to the fall of Tripoli

So I picked Early desert

I can still like the Italian campaign and the slog across Northern Europe to defeat Germany
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Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:17 pm Post subject:

Giles · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:22 pm Post subject:

Tardis has a point - I forgot the Aleutians.
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Cornet · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

Perhaps, but Italy wasn't invited. And Tripoli is a bit of a hike.
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Ronan the Librarian · Posted: Fri Jun 19, 2009 6:32 pm Post subject:

I thought it was a reference to the Sopranos episode where they bomb Gadaffi.
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