Vulture's Wargaming Blog

Having finished a campaign based on the one in the WaT rule book at my club I've suggested to my gaming crowd at the Harrogate Wargames ...

A came across this site called ' The Sherman Tank Site '.  For the tank-heads out there, there is a lot to enjoy in the articles on ...

These last 5 weeks we've been playing What A Tanker! (WaT) at the club.  Thus far I've had a PIIIM destroyed along with its crew.  I...

At my local club ( HWC ) we've been playing numerous WW2 games using the excellent 'What a Tanker!' rules written and published ...

For the tankies out there here is an interesting read and watch of moving the Bovington Jagdtiger for the first time in 50 years.   Link - ...

For those who are interested, here is a link to the public Facebook page of the Harrogate Wargames Club.  Link -

Well, my activity on the Blog has almost been non-existent this last 12 months.  The main reason for this, is my disillusionment with the ph...

This a a shout-out about the Harrogate Roleplayers which is a section of the club I go to, the Harrogate Wargames Club.  They have their ...

Check out this new Dragon Rampant scenario on 'The Man Cave' blog, it's called 'The Mother Of All Dragons' and looks qui...

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Shifting sands have revealed a forgotten world of Nazi tunnels underneath The Hague. Link to the BBC website. -

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Played a game of 15mm sci-fi using the Stargrunt II rules at the club on Thursday night, our fourth SG2 game in a row.  This was a follow-o...

- Comment :  So excited by this film, can't wait to see it ! -  Post viewing comment : Went to see it with my son, we both enjoyed i...

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10mm Flames of War Cold War is being played on a regular basis at our club at the moment, even joined in a game myself recently.  Here's...

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Came across this interesting page today about a system for converting Warhammer 40,000 army lists into a format that will work well w...

The Soviet navy during World War II is perhaps best remembered for its vigorous role in the doomed defense of the ports of Odessa and Seva...

An apparently ordinary rabbit's hole in a farmer's field leads to an underground sanctuary once said to be used by the Knights Temp...

My son Alex has joined in the Star Citizen MMO game.  It is in the Alpha state at the moment (i.e. still being developed) but looks fantast...

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Comment :  Took this picture back in 2011 at the Duxford Vehicle Day.  The vehicle in question in a Soviet SA-8 Gecko Anti-aircraft mis...

I'm a big fan of Lion and Dragon Rampant and find myself quite impressed with this article written by David Sulivan on his blog about a...

- Comment : Came across this article on a site called ' Defence Watch ; where there are a load of pictures of Turkish owned Leo...

I've found this web site called ' The Perfect Captain '.  Their own description of the site is as follows: " We are a small...

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- Comment :  Taken on Thursday night at my club, here we have a couple of A10s making a pass over the table in a 10mm scale Flames of Wa...

Fans of the PC game Company of Heroes should check out this new mod that is available on Steam:  Link . Description : "EaW is a hist...

This is a very inspiring thread on the Lead Adventure Forum .  People simply posting a picture(s) of the last game they played.  Worth check...

2017 will see the centenary of the Battle of Passchendaele with events taking place in Belgium in July. The battle which was also known ...

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- Comment :  Nice quality video of one of the Lightnings that used to operate at 'Thunder City' in South Africa.  Years ago I used...

A very sad day here in the Garbutt household.  Our fabulous black Labrador Jed is no longer with us :( Lovely with kids, adults and other...

Early on Christmas Day in 1916, a group of soldiers knelt on a rough floor in a candlelit barn in France to receive Holy Communion from thei...

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The historic Elefant tank has arrived safely at The Tank Museum for new Tiger Exhibition, opening Spring 2017. Seventy-two years after it ...

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Last month, Russian authorities conducted large-scale civil defence drills and announced they were upgrading underground nuclear bunkers to ...

Seen this on the BBC web site.  Worth a visit. - After seven years as a Soviet satellite state, many in Hungary were chafing at the rest...

I ran a game at the club on Thursday using an adapted version of the FUBAR rules with a 40K themed army and weapon listing. I do like the ac...

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'With 4,000 torpedo heads, 9,000 depth charges and more than 91,000 shells – all in all some 6,700 tons of explosives – set aflame, a 40...

Found this interesting article on the history of the USS William D. Porter.  It is worth a read :)   Link   -

For anyone who is interested in learning about the British Royal Artillery and its role in WW2, you need look no further than this web site...