Pendraken acquires Blitzkrieg Commander family of rulesets!

[Fenton]

I reckon you could pick them up cheap on ebay

[getagrip]

I reckon you could pick them up cheap on ebay

Had a look already but not sure what I'm looking for 

[Fenton]

Could try here as well
http://freewargamesrules.wikia.com/wiki/Category:American_Civil_War

Acwmaster looks ok

[getagrip]

Could try here as well
http://freewargamesrules.wikia.com/wiki/Category:American_Civil_War

Acwmaster looks ok

Cheers mate 

[Fenton]

Or here but I think the acw set here as the same as the other one I posted the link to
http://www.ricks-warmaster.com/ricks_updates-variants03.htm

[getagrip]

Or here but I think the acw set here as the same as the other one I posted the link to
http://www.ricks-warmaster.com/ricks_updates-variants03.htm

Free, is always good 

[cbr3d.com]

Just received my copy of Blitzkrieg Commader rules (bought through Lulu).  Thought I had better start to get to know some of the basics of the core rules before PD's revamp in the autumn.   

[Leon]

Just received my copy of Blitzkrieg Commader rules (bought through Lulu).  Thought I had better start to get to know some of the basics of the core rules before PD's revamp in the autumn.   

[Zbigniew]

I would like to start buying Eastern Front WW2 Pendraken figures. But I wait for these rules first so that I know how to build forces.
Is the a release date for the ruleset confirmed? Rather September or December? Maybe faster ?

[toxicpixie]

You can't really go wrong by starting with something historical on the TOE side - get cracking!

BKC uses one vehicle or 4-5 infantry on a single base as a platoon sized unit, with a HQ stand per battalion or company-ish depending on what you're modelling.

So half a dozen tanks, three packs infantry with a mix of rifles, SMGs, LMGs and a pack of mortars and HMGs, and three HQ bases of a tank plus jeep/kubelwagon or lots of officers pointing and shouting and you're about set for a good game

[Ithoriel]

If you want to get started without waiting for the reprint, as a basic force I'd go with:

1 x CO stand - Big boss with staff/ command vehicle/ AA gun or similar. So it could be a few figures or it could be a little diorama.

1 or 2 HQ stands - like the CO but fewer staff/ lesser vehicles or the like

9 stands of infantry with historical-ish mix of light weapons - as toxicpixie said rifles (mainly those for most troop types), SMGs and LMGs.

1 stand of mortars and 1 or 2 of MMGs/HMGs

6 - 9 medium tanks of the appropriate type (probably PzIII/PzIVs and T34s but depends on the period) and/ or assault guns.

You can add light and heavy armour, recce, FAO, FOO, aircraft and all the other complications as you get a feel for the rules but that should serve as a force that would give you a good game.

Base sizes don't matter too much as long as both sides are the same, or nearly so.

I use 40mm wide by 20mm deep for the infantry and heavy weapons and 20mm wide by 40mm deep for most vehicles  - some of the big vehicles need slightly bigger bases.

I put HQs on 40mm square bases and COs on 40mm or even 60mm square bases.

My base sizes are pretty much down to having come to BKC from Warmaster.

[Leon]

Is the a release date for the ruleset confirmed? Rather September or December? Maybe faster ?

There is no release date arranged yet, it will really depend on how much work needs to go into the rules.  We'll start looking at them in August probably, and then we're aiming for a reprint towards the end of the year, so Nov/Dec time I'd expect.

[Zbigniew]

Thanks for information and ideas.

[petercooman]

Example of one of my small battlegroups:

http://www.pendrakenforum.co.uk/index.php/topic,7834.0.html

[Zbigniew]

Nice stuff, thanks for the link. I think I got the idea now. I am going to make armies for winter 1942/43 (being inspired by Victory Lost exellent board game).