Flames of War Bagration Battle Report! - Soviet Heavy SP Artillery vs. German SS! 

You guys do some of the absolutely best FoW Battlereports and I am sure we are many that really likes them. A note to the rules. In V4 you do not get concealment for being half behind a wood or other terrain except buildings and hills. To get concealment from a wood you have to be in it. So no sneaking around the edges. If you want concealment from a wood you have to risk a cross check.

Love to see these FoW battle reports still going!

"The commissar will have a talk with these dice" When he's done could he have another frank discussion with a few of mine?

Another great battle and battle report. Very tough for the Russians to launch an attack where they have to move with ROF 1 units and 50% chances of a failed Blitz. If the Germans had Pz IVs and/or StuGs instead of the Tigers, it would have been a much different game. Also, something that has only recently come to my attention is that if any units of an artillery battery performs a successful Blitz or a Shoot & Scoot, their ranged in marker is immediately removed. This also applies to the single US mortar in an Armor Rifle Platoon. Even if that mortar doesn't move, if ANYONE else within that platoon moves, it will force the mortar to remove their ranged in marker. Up until this point was made, our group didn't pick-up a ranged in marker for a moving AR with the mortar staying behind. Just something to note for the future when Jon's US forces return to the battlefield.

Congrats to Jake, he well-deserved this win. Thanks for sharing.

Great battle report and the new format is awesome :)

Ive been waiting for this for a Long time

You did a really great job!! It will be hard to wait until end of next month for the next battle report!!!

Did the Pumas have to dash to get to 4” of the objective? If so they could not contest, and the Soviets won when the IS-2 passed its last stand roll. Fun game.

Great battle, awesome table, and beautifully painted armies. Keep up the great work guys :)

Congrats Jake so well played so glad for you!

Great to see another BR guys! The format and presentation is coming along nicely. I often find SE grens need 3inft PLs and or 2 smoke templates to survive an advance. But both were nice lists.

Hey Jon, did you forget about the Hasty in Hasty Assault? :) Can't wait to get some FOW in. Need to pick up the SS and Bagration books.

I realized he kinda sounds like a more energized Cr1tikal and I can't get it out of my head now

Yes, finally! Outstanding!

Fantastic initial camera work, guys. Great explanations of thought process as well. One thing that could help the viewer follow what´s going on with initial deployment and reserve arrivals and would be a still image of the table with a semi-transparent overlay of the Hasty attack mission, if that makes sense.

Awesome battelreport!

Seems like a case where maybe those free PTRDs on BA-64 options would be useful. Quite a threat to halftracks.

Is it just me that thinks the Russian won in turn 6? There was just 1 Puma contesting the objective, that’s what Jake said, and that Puma got distroyed by that crazzy IS-2... so by V4 rules, if you start your turn contesting and if you end it with no other emeny forces in 4, then you win the game. Is it?!

Great stuff!

Love the battle reports

Great game, thanks ! 🙂👍🏻

Great video once again, with only one suggestion. When you tell us what your army lists are, can you show it, too? "Use your American dice for your Soviet army" - Basically landlease dice, so why not? :-)

In German shooting turn 3, when the 88s fired on the IS-2, wasn't there a potential 50% chance of a side shot because the turret was turned? I think splitting shots for the Germans hurt them. If they focused on a unit you might have killed them sooner.

I enjoy your battle reports a great deal. Didn't know that ISU-122 could shoot indirect fire. I don't play the latest rules, still doing V5, but your reports are great.

Nice BR! I like that Jake seams to be more active in the chanel as of lately!

Well I would eat my hat due to the loss of my vaulted Russians, however, I am going to blame new army rules and dare that army to lose again. Impossible I say! Katyushas, heavy armor combined with a more methodical pace and long distance, no movement sniping will make this army a winner. Still, an amazing battle report! Keep it up guys! Oh, I totally think some blue on blue or red on red would be awesome to see. Send Jake's Comets against the t34-85 horde or your 76s and jumbos against the heavy armor Russians!

Great paint jobs on both sides.

Great battle raport. Thanks for entertaitment. These new soviet army is painted very nice!

Fantastic

Hey guys. Great video. I hope you'll release some more FOW content soon! Quick question - the forest terrain of yours looks like it's based on some flyscreen? Is there a source of guide to do similar for my own terrain?

Love the BRs guys. Would you guys mind putting the army lists in the video description?

Nice report. Those Soviet heavy units are scary... Might have been a much different battle if you were not SS. 3+ feels kinda naked.

A couple questions regarding your forest terrain. What did you use as the base? Re: the German 88's what did you use for their camo netting??

my only change for Germans are reduce the half track gun platoons to 4 and add a 2nd puma platoon...although you need to find 1 more point( or use SS Recon company )... also HEAT has no modifier Enemy armor +1 over 16 inches.

Great video! What did you use for the forest areas? Is it just mesh with flocking or did you buy the material.

How did you paint these sovies

Thanks for sharing this report ,chaps. It has rekindled my interest in the game which has waned of late. Also, what do you use for the woodland "bases", please?

Where can i get the mission cards?

First time watching the Soviets. I'm not used to seeing you get saves against Tigers

Is it possible to shoot with Katyusha behind woods? We don’t need 4” from terrains to be able to shoot with artillery?

Does FOW have Solo play rules? I would love to start playing again, but I live nowhere close to a city.

What is the best color for soviet tank commanders. I’m use the vallejo model paint.

I want to become a patreon but i cannot find the link. dont telll me it is at end of alist, please reply here.

How do you paint your Russian tanks. I'm painting some T34/85s and I'd like to copy it.

wow

I looked in the Soviet Bagration book and you can't have IS2s, In a Heavy Artillery SP Regiment

Should have started with the Russian Infantry on Board. Then you could have used them to threaten one of the objectives.

Great batrep. I really like that Russian army list. But the Russian attack was a bit piece meal and the Russian armour saves were most unfortunate.

So weird seeing 88’s bounce

I only have one word for you" KER-TWO-CHERS" please remember the name next time you play with Russian rocket launchers!!!

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So where is the army presentation? I only see reading the list from phone, not very convinsing, why dont you present your armies like you did before, whole army in the table before gaming? For that reason thumbs down.

Guys, the operation was named after one of the Russian generals that expelled Napoleon in 1812, Prince Bagration. So that's pronounced ba-GRAHT-see-OHN. Please get the history correct when playing historical wargames. I mean, if you don't care about historical accuracy, you might as well be playing Warhammer 40K!