Author Archives: Jim Bambra

Operation Compass – Commonwealth Armoured Cars

Here’s Armour Battles statistics for Commonwealth armoured car units in December 1940. These units formed the backbone of reconnaissance forces during Operation Compass, General O’Connor’s five day raid against the Italians in Egypt. Note: Vehicle Reliability will be explained in … Continue reading

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Armour Battles – Collated German Statistics

All the German statistics collated for Armour Battles. Tiger I The Tiger I is a formidable heavy tank. Armed with an 88L56 gun, the Tiger can pick off enemy armour from long range and its heavy armour provides excellent protection … Continue reading

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Armour Battles – Collated US Statistics

As part of preparing the Armour Battles document, I’ve collated the US statistics into one post. M4 75mm Mass produced and mechanically reliable, the M4 is under-gunned compared to the German armour. Often the best tactic is to close with … Continue reading

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Wargames Design In Miniature Wargames #391

Henry Hyde, editor of Miniature Wargames and author of The Wargaming Compendium, has featured Wargames Design in this month’s edition. Thanks, Henry. Also of interest to World War Two gamers is an excellent 8-page article by wargame designer, Daniel Mersey, … Continue reading

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Starting Soon – The CHQ Playtest

Are you interested in World War Two wargaming? Would you like to help shape a new set of rules? Best of all – no experience necessary! I’m looking for gamers to make Combat HQ the greatest ever set of large-scale … Continue reading

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