Grenades picked up around Stalingrad

Wow talk about a few grenades lying around the battle field.

New figures from Hinterland

Earlier this year I did a review of  Hinterland Miniatures.  These figures fit well with the colonial period  or VSF.   This link will take you to the March review:Hinterland Victorian figures.  Today I received an email from Jason Moses on his latest new releases.  The fighting ladies are based on Albert Rodia Victorian futuristic  illustrations.  Check out the photos.  Could be a great addition to your Victorian era army

Albert Rodia's art work

Happy Thanksgiving to all

I wish everyone a Great Thanksgiving.  Travel safe and enjoy the food.

Easy Eight U.S. .50 Cal Team Stat Sheet

Ma duce is one hell of a weapon.  Still serving Armies all over the world too.  I have read an account where the German Prisoners complain that 50 cal had an unfair advantage in battle.  As they say "War is Hell"

2017 Lancaster Gatling Gun shoot

Sit back and watch.

Easy Eight KV-2 hit/damage chart

The KV series tanks give the German's headaches.   The tanks thick armor plate drove the German's nut.  Because of this tank the German build the cats to defeat this tank... (Tiger and Panther).

Easy Eight Turan II Hit/Damage Chart

Interesting Tank for the Hungarian Army

Easy Eight Recon Squad Stat Sheet

Always like the jeep recon squad.  They seem to have bit of defiance in their make up.  Nothing like speeding around the country side to stir up the hornets nest.

Easy Eight Finnish Army Stats

Now there is another nation to fight against the Russians.   The Army of Finland.  The toughest troops in the winter. 

3D print your own terrain

This is an great idea for a gamer with a 3d printer (me).  The interlock piece make the terrain solid. Until like the Styrofoam one that really do not fit well together. 

HexT 3d Printable RPG/Battlefield Modular Terrain Tiles By Adam Fletcher Kickstarter Link: https://goo.gl/cfzvky

Easy Eight US Platoon Command Stat Sheet

Easy Eight US Recon Comand Stat sheet

You Tube video of ASL gameplay

Note from the player

got a very short game of ASL in with Sam Belcher at a local con called ChitCon. And as with most of my ASL games I lost in my setup and it just took 3 turns for me to realize it.

Random name generator

Found this via the 509th B-17 group.  This group uses the B-17 Queen of the Skies or Target for today solo bomber games.  Part of the requirement is a crew with names.   They suggest the one uses this one: Random name generator

This is a great tool for any game master.   If you have a copy of the B-17 or Target for today. You may want to join the 509th campaign.  Check them out here: 509th Air Campaign

Easy Eight German Tank hunters (Panzerjagers)

Also let this slip by for the German forces.   The feared Panzerjagers.  Talk about a tough lot of soldiers. It took a good set of balls to do this work.    I hope that this series of post on Battlefront easy eight rules has inspired a few people to pick up the rules.   These rules can be found at Syr Hobbs website.  Back to digging in the archives for more goodies.

PSC 15mm Leopard coming soon.

PSC is taking pre orders for Leopard 1.   Here is what it looks like.

Easy Eight Sdkfz 250/9 Hit/Damage chart

Video on painting Waffen SS camo

Video is a very good short one of painting the uniform.

Easy Eight 234/3 Hit/Damage Chart

The 234/3 provide good supporting fire for recon units.  The German had a knack to reuse old artillery pieces by making a mobile gun 

Easy Eight SDKFZ 231 (6-RAD) Hit/Damage Chart

The vehicle was used during the early years of the war. It was replaced 234 series.

D4 damage while playing pathfinder

 This picture shows how D4 damage can do.  The photo is off the pathfinder face book page.  Looks like die rolls can be dangerous.

Easy Eight Char B1-BIS Hit/damage chart

Found this sheet surfing in the web. 

Firing an RPG from a building

Well this is interesting.

Check out the training command link  RPG US army training manual.

What happens if an RPG is fired from a closed room or with a person/something behind?

2 Answers

Carl Hamilton, I study the history of weapons in technical detail

Updated Oct 13 2016

If you mean RPG-7 which i assume you do since you just say generic RPG, then you’ll probably feel some ringing in your ears and maybe not be feeling great. But it’s perfectly fine to fire an RPG-7 from indoors. If you by closed room mean a closset, I guess that would be bad, but where would you ever find a closser to fire an RPG out of anyway?

And RPG-7 isn’t like the american rockets. The american rockets are hard launched, and has serious backblast. An RPG-7 is a 2 stage rocket where the first is softer than an american rocket. The RPG-7 is launched out of the tube, but the main rocket engine doesn’t ignite until 10–15 meters after launch.

If you look at this image you’ll see the right bit is the booster, then followed by the main rocket engine, and finally to the left the warhead.

During the US analysis of the RPG, it spesifically states you can fire the RPG-7 from indoors, bunkers and closed spaces.

Completely contrary to popular belief and people who don’t understand that not all rockets work the same way and like to answer questions without even attempting to look this up, you do not die from firing an RPG indoors, or in closed space with something behind it, though it may no feel very nice.

Here is a video of an RPG being fired indoors in very confined space, the guy is absolutely fine.

LiveLeak.com - Again....Another RPG IN THE HOUSE (comments)

I highly recommend reading the US analysis of the RPG as everything i have said is explained by US engineers in better detail.

From the US Army Training doctrine  

BTR-70 construction video

The video goes into great detail on the construction and paining of the BTR-70

Training film on firing a M1/1A Bazooka

Talk about a blast from the past.  This answers a lot of wargaming questions.

Easy Eight Ostwind Hit/damage chart

German Anti aircraft vehicle had became a very dangerous nice the end of the war.  The Whirlwind and Ostwind where those weapons.  Used again aircraft, vehicles or troops it was pure hell.

Easy Eight Russian Tally sheet

Easy Eight Russian Sniper team data

This is the last stat sheet I have for the Russians.   Sniper team are a deadly combination on the field of combat.   I will some surprises coming here for Battleground in the coming months.  During surfing the web I found some Battlegroup treasures.  The only problem is the Charts need some repairs as they are in a old version of powerpoint.