Author Archives: chimera1715

The Hermann Göring Fallschirmpanzerdivision from the Dogs & Devils book provides several unique lists for a German player in Late War.  A full Panzer III M companie can be fielded, the only one of its kind in Late War.  While … Continue reading →

Reconnaissance serves an important fuction on the Flames of War battlefield.  Be it the extra recce move before the game begins or using “eyes and ears” to rid an enemy platoon of its “gone to ground” statues, recce platoons can … Continue reading →

The Germans in FoW are not alloted many oportunities to modify their morale.  They do not get special rules to reroll motivation tests or units like commisars.  The solution to this problem for German players is the ability to field … Continue reading →

The German Panther was the best medium tank of the war.  It combined good speed, an excellent main gun, and sloped armour.  Built to counter the Soviet T-34, the Panther’s design held up against every Allied tank until the end … Continue reading →

Rockets are the most useful and unique artillery the Germans possess in Late War.  They get by far the most types of rocket batteries and these groups tend to be reasonably priced.  Nearly every German company has access to these … Continue reading →

In an earlier post I had said that the Germans have the weakest artillery in the game.  While I still stick to that statement, it should not be interpreted as the Germans have bad artillery.  On the contrary, German forces in … Continue reading →

  In this article I will analyze the German special rules and how they affect a German company and its platoons on the FoW battlefield.  At first glance the Germans have some of the weaker overall special rules.  They dont … Continue reading →

The Germans are probally the most played nation in FoW of the combantant nations.  Due to the historical popularity of their armed forces (the Wehrmacht) and their many famous fighting vehicals it is no suprise that many a new wargamer flock first … Continue reading →