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2019 LV Open Team Yankee Tournment 2019

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On February 8th to 10th we had one of the larger US tournament for Team Yankee and Mid War Flames of War. What was interesting is that how I thought the games were going to go, was very different than the actual armies that I had to face. My army, was a combination of West German ( Marauder Mech Infantry Kompanie ) and a  Panzeraufklärungs  Kompanie    and a Allied Australian Mech Infantry Company/ Marder Panzergrenadier Kompanie Marder Panzergrenadier Kompanie HQ > Marder Panzergrenadier Zug > Marder Panzergrenadier Zug > 3x M113 Panzermörser  > 2x Luchs > 2x Luchs > 3x Jaguar 1 Panzeraufklärungs  Kompanie   1x Leopard 1 > 2x Luchs > 2x Luchs > 3x Leopard 1  > 2x Luchs > 2x Luchs  > 4x Gepard Australian Mech Infantry Company 1x SLR rifle team 1x M113 (T50 turret) (TAU105) > 4x M60 team with LAW anti-tank team 3x Carl Gustav anti-tank team 4x M113 (T50 turret) (TAU105) > 4x M60 team with LAW an

Flames of War 4th Edition: M3 75mm GMC in Action

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Hello everyone! So I have to admit that I always had a love affair with the US M3 Half Track. I just think it looks cool and so in Flames of War ( 4th ) I tend to take many of them on the battlefield. When I saw the Player Card for the M3 75mm GMC, I thought to myself, you just have to try this out. So when Battlefront had there Big Sale in January, I bought enough to take a Full M3 75mm GMC Formation. You get 2 for 5pts or 4 for 10pts. At first I thought that was great deal for the points, but then I looked at the German version (Sd Kfz 251 ( 7.5cm )) and its points value being the same, you realized that its pretty over priced. The German version has better Last Stand, Skill, Assault, Cross Check, Side & Rear Armour, Hit on a 4+ and has a MG. But will I let this get me down, No! ( because I like Half Tracks! ). So for the LV Open FOW Tournament I decided to through caution to the breeze and take a Full Company! For 24pts you get 8 M3 75mm GMC and 2 Command M3