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[Slackaveli]

@Razor:

I always figured Klaus Barbie was the best man to that job

LOL!

[Old Dwarf]

I think Otto Skorzeny  would be a better choice. :wink:

[Imperious Leader]

yea he was still active till his latter years.

But the map is too small 20 x 30? what?

[knp7765]

A little curious about other Axis sculpts. Assuming they will be advanced weaponry with all the resources at the Axis disposal, especially Germany.
So what might we look forward too?
Advanced tanks, like an improved King Tiger that was perhaps faster than and more mechanically reliable than the historical version?
New jet fighters? Something more advanced than even the Me262?

What about the Japanese? While the Germans were very big on improved weaponry, the Japanese not so much. Most Japanese weapons saw little or no improvement during the war. Then tended to think that the training and “fighting spirit” of their soldiers, pilots and sailors was superior enough to overcome Allied troops and even their own equipment inadequecies.

[HBG]

Allies:
There will be late war items even mixed in with some British units. The Allies will not be as advanced but still have late war units, jets, late war tank such as a Centurion possibly.

Japan:
You are correct that the Japanese did not develop the weaponry near as much as Germany, but you did see the Shinden jet we have unveiled. The Shinden was developed with a flying prototype by the end of the war but with a prop, the jet engine was not finished. There will be some late war units and you will see either the G10N or Ki-97 Bomber as well as late war tanks.

Germany:
The sky is the limit here. We have already shown the Ho XVIIIB2 Bomber on our facebook page. We are assuming that the Germans want a proven tank as easy to fix during the Invasion, you could see some E Series tanks and several vehicles based on the Panther Chassis.
German jet will be more advanced than the Me-262.

All Soldiers will be like Greman Grenadier, SNLF Japanese Marine, and a Special unite Allied Unit.

All units will have SP Artillery and SP Anti-Air Units, of course…late war.

Hope this helps.

[knp7765]

Oh man, this sounds really cool. I forgot about the E series tanks. The Germans did manage to make a couple of the E-100 that were used in the final defense of Berlin. The rest were still prototypes I think. Now I’m really looking forward to seeing what all is in this game.

This kind of sounds like a WW 2 version of Fortress America. I actually tried that out once using A&A pieces on the Fortress America board. It was kind of fun. I’m sure yours will be much more thoroughly thought out in regards to rules, victory conditions, etc. Mine was pretty simple and probably had vast holes in it.

[HBG]

Here is the Panzergrenadier for Germany!

[Imperious Leader]

Great!

[HBG]

@Imperious:

Great!

I just fainted!  :wink:
Thanks IL, we are adding a Para Submachine gun to your Mummy, I will post it on the Japan set when ready.

[Pacific War]

Overall the Panzer Grenadier is EXCELLENT!!  However, you are clearly modeling a late war uniform and laced boots would be more correct.  Even though some troops did have jackboots right up to the end, the vast majority of troops were issued lace ups by this time in the war.  That’s a minor thing though.

[Imperious Leader]

Watch the thickness of the legs. They ( the Japanese Para and this German) look kinda chubby in the legs.

[xxstefanx]

@Imperious:

Watch the thickness of the legs. They ( the Japanese Para and this German) look kinda chubby in the legs.

Well observed, IL!
Thinner legs/boots and the sculpt would be perfect!

[HBG]

@Imperious:

Watch the thickness of the legs. They ( the Japanese Para and this German) look kinda chubby in the legs.

If the legs are too thin they will bend easily like some of the WOTC pieces.
We feel that it looks great, game pieces sometimes have to be exagerated for gaming purposes.

[Imperious Leader]

yes that’s true, but still.

[HBG]

@Imperious:

yes that’s true, but still.

Give me a break!!!

[toblerone77]

@coachofmany:

Here is the Panzergrenadier for Germany!

Freakin’ saaaweeet! Nice work!

[gliven]

The chubby legs are fine. You only notice it because the picture is large. You wont notice when it is scaled down to the actual piece size.

[Variable]

BIG REVEAL TIME! We have released the unit list for the Germans. Later this week look for the Japanese and Allied lists. All three will have a unique set of sculpts for their faction and these sculpts will ONLY be found in AMERIKA.

http://www.historicalboardgaming.com/HBG-Amerika-Boxed-Game_p_1353.html

[Pacific War]

All of the choices for Germany are excellent!

[toblerone77]

Is the game going to have all the sculpts already included or will it be separate purchases?