By Miguel Ferres

AI reboot!

If a week is a long time in politics why then over forty years is a geological era in wargaming. Operation Warboard was one of one of my very first purchases. A book mind you! A book from a shop no less.

Pony de la Croix from Operation Warboard

The photos may not live up to today’s technicolour AI enhanced images but I must have read the opening battle report a hundred times. Was the American commander unwise to lead with his tanks? Should the Germans have utilised the pillbox? I was hooked!

The young me had to annotate the tome!

Well now we enter the age of home printing and memories stirred when perusing the net. If ever I was to actually play the scenario, all these years later, then I needed more jeeps. More jeeps to go screaming through the centre of the ville.

Larry Hagman eat your heart out!

Which gamer worth his salt wants to be a careful player. I bought three jeeps and fully intended to sweep into the defenders in a true Eagle has Landed assault!

Our hero
The result!

Resin Warfare minis remind me of Lego figures but that’s no bad thing is it? I went for my usual cartoon style of painting and they were done in two evenings.

Hoy!

I made the school boy error of glueing the crew in before painting them. I’ll remember next time.

The commander
Two 50 cal recce heroes

So I need one more M3 half track and one more Sherman and I’m ready! I know it’s taken over forty years but I still feel that boyish enthusiasm for our hobby!

What could go wrong!?

6 responses to “Wargaming WW2: Operation Warboard 2026”

  1. I like the paint jobs, nice!
    I look forward to how the battle goes 😁

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    1. Thanks pal- I promised you some WW2!!!! I’m buying diecasts to complete the scenario though I’m afraid!

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    1. Great models! And Americans too!!

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  2. Even if you play bolt action or chain of command the lyall book is full of ideas within the rules for adding in flavour to the modern rulesets.

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    1. Roger that: so like Flames of war attack and defence values!!!

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