Vulture's Wargaming Blog

A blog about my interest in all things military, wargaming and last but not least my military vehicle adventures.

Friday, 28 February 2014

Tiger Tank 131 "Hand Crank Engine Start Up"

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Friday, 21 February 2014

Picture Of The Week - No 25 - Stug

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- Commentary : 105mm SP Howitzer Sturmhaubitz 42 lurking in a building on the Italian front - Jan 1944. -
Monday, 17 February 2014

Humour - 'Dear Mum'

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Dear Mum Letter … A mother passing by her son's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely m...
Sunday, 9 February 2014

Picture Of The Week - No 24 - Typhoons At Falaise

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Friday, 7 February 2014

Multiplayer Like You've Never Seen Before

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This looks incredibly cool :)   Link to the full article. - -

4000 Point Flames of War Game

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Enthused with Flames of War my gaming crowd started on a FoW games two weeks back   4 players per side, I took my cleaning living god fearin...

Fancy Buying A Tiger 1 (replica) ?

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Just seen this advisement on Milweb Link " Tiger 1 Well known, UK based, Tiger 1 replica is now up for sale. Built on a T55 tank ch...
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Sunday, 2 February 2014

Stunning Ride in a RAF Typhoon

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Saturday, 1 February 2014

U.S Marines make big bang detonating IEDs Afghanistan

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Post by War Documentaries .
Wednesday, 29 January 2014

Crazy emergency braking with a Leopard 2 tank in the Netherlands

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Monday, 27 January 2014

Picture Of The Week - No 23 - Sci-Fi Art

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Sunday, 26 January 2014

Humour - PARAPROSDOKIANS

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PARAPROSDOKIANS (Winston Churchill loved them) are figures of speech in which the latter part of a  sentence or phrase is surprising or unex...
Wednesday, 22 January 2014

Schwimmwagen

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Monday, 20 January 2014

Lions and donkeys: 10 big myths about World War One debunked

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Much of what we think we know about the 1914-18 conflict is wrong, writes historian Dan Snow. No war in history attracts more controversy...
Sunday, 19 January 2014

Truck Is 70 Years Old This Month

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As best I can make out, my CCKW 352 truck is 70 years old this month.  Took it out for a short spin this afternoon, and snapped a couple of ...
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Flames Of War In 10mm - Breaking News...Victory At Last !

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Further to my posting on 20th Dec I have news !!!  Key massive drum roll !!!   After 4 straight losses in a row with my M18 Tank Destroyer ...

Picture Of The Week - No 22 - B17 Battle Damage

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Panther Tank In Action - Saumur Museum

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Wednesday, 15 January 2014

WW2 German and American vehicles in Colour Czechoslovakia May 1945

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Sunday, 5 January 2014

Picture Of The Week - No 21 - Jagdpanther

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- Came across this photo on the web just last week of this WW2 German Hunting Panth er  SdKfz 173  (Jagdpanther).  Love the umbrellas :) ...

X-47B UCAS Aviation History Under Way

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- Northrop Grumman's X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrates how to successfully take off and land from the deck of a moving air...
Saturday, 4 January 2014

Tiger I Arriving At The Muster Tank Museum

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- Comment :  From what I can gather the Munster Museum in Germany has just obtained this Tiger that was in the hands of a private collecto...
Wednesday, 1 January 2014

Happy New Year - 2014

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Happy New Year to one and all.  Hope you have great gaming year in 2014.
Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Humour - The Zoo Keeper

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The Zoo Keeper A bloke starts his new job at the zoo and is given three tasks. First is to clear the exotic fish pool of weeds. As he ...

Seasons Greetings

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Merry Christmas everyone  :)
Friday, 20 December 2013

Flames Of War Game - Crap Dice Rolling

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Having just returned from the Harrogate Wargames Club, I can share with you after playing my 4th WW2 game in 10mm scale using the Flames of ...
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Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Tank Museum’s Tiger 131

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The Tank Museum’s Tiger 131 is home once again, after stealing the show on the set of Brad Pitt’s upcoming war film 'Fury'. Link -...
Sunday, 15 December 2013

Pearl Harbor Wasn't Only Surprise Attack that Day

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The Dec. 7, 1941, surprise attack on Pearl Harbor is burned into the American consciousness. But for two North Texans, Dec. 8 is the day the...
Monday, 25 November 2013

Humour - Glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words

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These glorious insults are from an era before the English language got boiled down to 4-letter words. The exchange between Churchill &...

THE BATTLE OF GAUGAMELA

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Saturday, 23 November 2013

MY COMBAT STORY by Clarence Smoyer

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This is a fascinating read, highly recommended: Link .  The recollections of Clarence Smoyer as his time as a crewman in a M26 Perishing tan...

Guard

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Friday Humour - Husband Store

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A store that sells new husbands has opened in New York City , where a woman may go to choose a husband. Among the instructions at the entr...
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Tuesday, 19 November 2013

'Last' WW2 Tiger tank to be used in Brad Pitt film

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Chaps, just seen this on the BBC web site. Link Can't wait for the film to come out :) - A World War Two Tiger tank - thought to be t...
Sunday, 17 November 2013

GZG 8 Wheeled MLRS

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Further to my posting on 12 Nov , I've now assembled the vehicle and given it a base coat of grey primer.  I've slightly modified it...
Tuesday, 12 November 2013

Been Spending On 15mm Sci-Fi Again

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Spotted a new version of the series of 8 wheeled vehicles that Ground Zero Games (GZG) manufacture.   This one has a Multiple Rocket Launch...

The Iron Harvest

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Mustard gas blisters and a daily risk of death: Bravery of soldiers still clearing the 'iron harvest' of World War I shells from ben...
Sunday, 10 November 2013

Remembrance Sunday

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Here in the UK it's been Remembrance Sunday when all over the country people attend services and parades to remember those affected by ...

Flames of War Company Builder - Easy Army.com

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Found another Flames of War unit creation site called Easy Army.com Link   A labour of love it has been,  putting it all together.
Saturday, 9 November 2013

Spitfire 944

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- Comment:  Worth watching.   In 2005, an 83 year-old World War II pilot is surprised to see 16mm footage of his 1944 Spitfire crash for ...
Friday, 8 November 2013

Friday Humour

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A guy was sitting quiet...
Monday, 28 October 2013

'Blurred Lines'

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FIASCO - 27 Oct 2013

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On Sunday went over to the Royal Armouries in Leeds for the annual FIASCO wargames convention. Ended up spending a lot more than I first ...
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Sunday, 27 October 2013

Flames Of War - Army List Creation Site

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Whilst thinking about the type of force mix required for a 1,500 US Tank Destroyer Company in Flames Of War (FOW) I happened across this ver...

Picture Of The Week - No 20 - Wrecked Tank Park

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Comment :  Just came across this astonishing photo of a wrecked tank park.  I can spot: -  Panther -  Tiger II -  T35/85 -  Sherman - ...
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Tuesday, 22 October 2013

In pictures: Battle of Leipzig, Napoleonic re-enactment

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The battle has been described as the bloodiest engagement in Europe until the First World War. Polish Lancers - played by re-enactors here -...

The brutal world of the Nelson-era Navy

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The 18th Century was a tumultuous period for the Royal Navy. From bustling dockyards to ferocious sea battles - and from jolly Jack Tars to ...
Monday, 21 October 2013

CHALLENGER TANK - Battle Stations (full documentary)

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Monday, 14 October 2013

15mm Sci-Fi - Club Game - Objective: Take And Hold The APC

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At the club last Thursday whilst some of our gaming chums tried out a 1/300th game of the new FoW Arab Israeli supplement, John Elwen and my...
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