SOTCW Journal

Better late than never

In this issues packed 56 pages you will find -

SS Kampfgruppe Deak the wartime history of this Hungarian SS formation and three tabletop scenarios.
Aegean Breakpoint - Turks Vs Greeks in this modern ¡§what if¡¨ naval clash.
Clearing Ashar - Iraq, May 1941
West of Polanow - a scenario set in Poland 1939
Spearhead organisations for Poland during Fall Weiss
Battle of Ap Bac - Vietnam scenario for Force on Force rules
Recon Escort - Check you 6! Jet Age scenario
The Ben Cam Sweep - another Vietnam scenario for Force on Force
Merekula - a Soviet naval landing in February 1944
Plus - a 1970s Cold war what if game, history of the Womans Battalion of Death in the RCW, AAR and overview of the SOTCW participation game "Seige of the Peking Legations 1900¡¨ staged at Gauntlet back in July 2011, how to create a 1/600th scale Italian Vedette Boat (conversion notes) plus all the usual review columns.

I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this issue.
-Richard Baber

In this issue we feature a pretty comprehensive guide to wargaming the campaigns against the Mad Mahdi during the first part of the 20th Century written by Alan Hamilton; including nine (9) tabletop scenarios plus wargames organisations and modelling notes. You will also find – airwar over Pakistan 1971, Korean strife in 1991, scenarios set during the SCW, France 1940, Eastern Front 1941, Cold War Germany and on the Meditterranian today. Peter Antill gives some hint'n tips for painting 28mm figures, Rob Morgan tells us about German auxiliary warships and also takes a look at the new Chinese aircraft carrier – the Sun-Yat-Sen. Of course there are all the usual review columns including – 1:600th aircraft, 28mm WW2 Greeks and Timecast's 6mm bunkers and buildings. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this issue.

In this issue we feature a pretty comprehensive guide to wargaming the campaigns against the Mad Mahdi during the first part of the 20th Century written by Alan Hamilton; including nine (9) tabletop scenarios plus wargames organisations and modelling notes. You will also find – airwar over Pakistan 1971, Korean strife in 1991, scenarios set during the SCW, France 1940, Eastern Front 1941, Cold War Germany and on the Meditterranian today. Peter Antill gives some hint'n tips for painting 28mm figures, Rob Morgan tells us about German auxiliary warships and also takes a look at the new Chinese aircraft carrier – the Sun-Yat-Sen. Of course there are all the usual review columns including – 1:600th aircraft, 28mm WW2 Greeks and Timecast's 6mm bunkers and buildings. I'd like to thank everyone who contributed to this issue.