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The Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German border, September 1944 – February 1945
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The Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German border, September 1944 – February 1945

The Battle of the Bulge: Allied Forces on the German border, September 1944 – February 1945

In December 1944 the German forces were supposed to be on the back foot, so their desperate push in the Ardennes took the Allies by surprise. Desperate defence by the American and British Commonwealth forces gradually turned to counterattack as they fought to erase the 'Bulge'.

This hardcover 215-page compilation combines all the existing US lists from Blood, Guts & Glory, Devil's Charge and Nuts, along with plenty of all-new content, including briefings for British and Commonwealth forces who also played a vital role in the campaign.

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WWPD: Commonwealth Forces  in The Battle Of The Bulge WWPD: Commonwealth Forces
in The Battle Of The Bulge

Although popular history remembers the Battle of the Bulge as a struggle between the Germans and Americans, British and Commonwealth units also played a very important role in the campaign, and are one of the key additions to the new compilation. Mitch Reed, a keen player of Commonwealth armies, looks at the details of the new lists.

WWPD: Commonwealth Forces in The Battle Of The Bulge...

Breakthrough Assault: Old Blood and Guts
American Lists in The Battle of the Bulge

Of the Allied lists in The Battle of the Bulge, the Americans will be the most familiar, as they appeared in the Briefings which comprise the compilation. However, important work has been done to address gameplay and balance, which Gary Martin describes in this preview.

Breakthrough Assault: Old Blood and Guts...

Breakthrough Assault: Old Blood and Guts

The Battle of the Bulge Product Spotlights
Start building your Allied army for the Battle Of The Bulge with these Flames Of War miniatures
M4A3 (late) Platoon (UBX44) M4A3E2 Jumbo Tanks (UBX25)
M4A3 (late) Platoon (UBX44) M4A3E2 Jumbo Tanks (UBX25)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight (UBX26) M24 Chaffee Platoon (UBX33) Calliope Tank Platoon (UBX34)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight (UBX26) M24 Chaffee Platoon (UBX33) Calliope Tank Platoon (UBX34)
General George S. Patton (US885) General George S. Patton (US885)
General George S. Patton (US885)
Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams (UBX32) Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams (UBX32)
Lt. Col. Creighton Abrams (UBX32)
2nd Lieutenant Audie Murphy (US886) Cavalry Recon Platoon (US304) T27 Xylophone (UBX39)
2nd Lieutenant Audie Murphy (US886) Cavalry Recon Platoon (US304) T27 Xylophone (UBX39)
Rifle Company (Winter) (UBX35) Engineer Combat Company (Winter) (UBX36) Engineer Support Platoon (UBX37)
Rifle Company (Winter) (UBX35) Engineer Combat Company (Winter) (UBX36) Engineer Support Platoon (UBX37)
Armored Rifle Platoon (Winter) (UBX38) Weapons Platoon (Winter) (US760) Bazooka Teams (Winter) (US757)
Armored Rifle Platoon (Winter) (UBX38) Weapons Platoon (Winter) (US760) Bazooka Teams (Winter) (US757)
Parachute Rifle Platoon (Winter) (US727) Mortar Platoon (Winter) (US754) HMG Platoon (Winter) (US755)
Parachute Rifle Platoon (Winter) (US727) Mortar Platoon (Winter) (US754) HMG Platoon (Winter) (US755)
Easy Company (US887) Airborne Engineer Platoon (Winter) (US728) Intelligence & Recon Platoon (US405) Jeeps (Winter) (US408)
Easy Company (US887) Airborne Engineer Platoon (Winter) (US728) Intelligence & Recon Platoon (US405) HMG Platoon (Winter) (US755)
M1 57mm gun (Winter) (US503) M5 3in gun (Winter) (US511) M1A1 Long Tom Field Artillery Battery (UBX40)
M1 57mm gun (Winter)
(US503)
M5 3in gun (Winter)
(US511)
M1A1 Long Tom Field Artillery Battery (UBX40)

Campaigns and Scenarios
Firestorm Lorraine: Mini Campaign

Jökull Gíslason created this campaign covering the first battles of Lorraine using the Firestorm system. This campaign allows you to re-fight the battles of Lorraine on a grand scale. While the course and outcome of the real battles can’t be changed, the outcome of your campaign is up to you. Either side can win although the odds are in favour of the Allies then the Axis stand a chance if they can manage a breakthrough.

No matter who wins, the campaign is a great opportunity to play plenty of games, win glory for your army, and perhaps to meet new friends and rewrite history along the way! 

Firestorm Lorraine: Mini Campaign...

Playing the Firestorm Lorraine Campaign...

Firestorm Lorraine
Peiper’s Charge – Running the Gauntlet in the Ardennes Peiper's Charge
Running the Gauntlet in the Ardennes

To recreate Peiper’s daring march to the Meuse, we’ve put together a scenario. The format is a gauntlet scenario where the German player starts the game with a seriously huge task force and tries to make it to the end of a long table through roadblocks and demolished bridges. The American player has a series of small forces to spring on the Germans.

Peiper’s Charge – Running the Gauntlet in the Ardennes...

I'm Here To Take Over
Easy Company's Attack on Foy, 13 January 1945

With the siege of Bastogne broken the men of the 101st Airborne Division are on the attack, clearing the Germans from the villages around Bastogne, such as Foy, to make way for the armored divisions to press on to Germany. At Foy Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment led the attack with support from I Company

I'm Here To Take Over: Easy Company's Attack on Foy, 13 January 1945...

Foy Scenario
History
Black Panthers
The 761st Tank Battalion in The Battle of the Bulge

The 761st Tank Battalion was the first African-American armored unit to see combat in the US Army. The men of this unit demonstrated phenomenal courage, facing not only the German war machine but also prejudice and bigotry from many in their own Army's higher command. Michael McSwiney, a long-time Flames Of War contributor, meticulously researched the history of this ground-breaking unit for The Battle of the Bulge compilation.

Black Panthers – The 761st Tank Battalion in The Battle of the Bulge...

Black Panthers – the 761st Tank Battalion in The Battle of the Bulge
Sherman Spotting Sherman Spotting

To help players differentiate the M4 from the M4A3 of Sherman we created this handy guide which identifies the key things to look for.

Sherman Spotting...

The Ardennes Battlefield Revisited

Back when the three original soft-cover Bulge Intelligence Briefings were new, a keen Dutch Flames Of War player, Hans van Ginkel, was kind enough to send us some photos from his family’s visit to the locations of some of the battlefields of the Ardennes campaign.

The Ardennes Battlefield Revisited: Part One...

The Ardennes Battlefield Revisited: Part Two...

The Ardennes Battlefield Revisited
Tactics
Red Devils
Fielding British Paras from The Battle of the Bulge

When the German Ardennes offensive began, the 6th Airborne Division was in England, resting and refitting after their success in Normandy. The elite division was at once ordered back to the front to defend the crossings of the River Meuse. By the time the 3rd and 5th Parachute Brigades were in position, the German advance had been stopped, and from New Year’s Day 1945, the paras joined the counteroffensive against the German 'bulge'.

The Battle of the Bulge lets you field a Parachute Company and an Airlanding Company from the 6th Airborne Division, and Mitchell Kemmis tells us about the design of these lists and the best ways to use them in your games.

Red Devils: Fielding British Paras from The Battle of the Bulge...

Black Panthers – the 761st Tank Battalion in The Battle of the Bulge
Angry Birds: Fielding Easy Company in Flames Of War Angry Birds:
Fielding Easy Company in Flames Of War

Bede Bailey gives some hints and tips for getting using the heroes from Easy Company of Band of Brothers fame, and also some ideas about list building with Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment during the Battle of the Bulge.

Angry Birds:Fielding Easy Company in Flames Of War...

Hard and Fast!
Making Use of the Light Tank Company

Equipped with M5 Stuarts and M24 Chaffees, the Light Tank Company is fast and manoeuvrable, giving an aggressive commander the opportunity to quickly close with the enemy and find weaknesses in their defence. This article examines using these light tanks in Flames Of War, and suggests some tactics that will help you achieve victory.

Hard and Fast! Making Use of the Light Tank Company...

Hard and Fast!: Making Use of the Light Tank Company
Building a Perimeter Outpost Building a Perimeter Outpost

Chris Towley looks at building one of his favourite army lists from the Bulge series of Intelligence Briefings, the Perimeter Outpost Company.

Building a Perimeter Outpost...

Perimeter Play
Fielding the Perimeter Outpost

Gavin van Rossum also has some ideas to share on fielding this unique fortified company, representing some of the forces arrayed on the eastern edge of the Allied advance in wintery Europe during the end of 1944 and the beginning of 1945. The US 28th Division had taken up their Winter Quarters to recover from their advance to the German border and fierce fighting in the Hürtgen forest.

Perimeter Play: Fielding the Perimeter Outpost...

Perimeter Play

Modelling
Epic Loot: A Guide to Using and Painting the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage Epic Loot
A Guide to Using and Painting the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage

Blake and James show you how to add great-looking stowage detail to your US armored vehicles.

Epic Loot Part 1: Using the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage...

Epic Loot Part 2: Painting the Sherman and Tank Destroyer Stowage...

Winter Table:
Battle of the Bulge

Jason Buyaki of Gale Force Nine constructed a custom winter battlefield for the Bulge campaign, including heavy, fresh snowfall, vast thick forests, a bombarded town, foxholes, and some water elements - all of which were a challenge in some way or another for the combatants.     

Winter Table: Battle of the Bulge...

Winter Table: Battle of the Bulge


Last Updated On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 by James at Battlefront