Get Started In Flames Of War With Four New Starter Sets
June 8, 2019 by brennon
Battlefront Miniatures has been showing off four new Flames Of War Starter Sets which you can snag right now. If you've been inspired by the Boot Camp this weekend this will give you a good start with World War II in 15mm.
Each of the sets gives you a whole bunch of armoured options for you to use on the tabletop, some big guns and a smattering of infantry which will be key for holding objectives.
As well as the British we also have the Germans as you can see here.
One of the things that I still can't really get my head around for Flames Of War is how much focus goes on the vehicles from World War II. Yes, I know there were a lot of armoured offensives but I still think it would be pretty cool to have more of an infantry focus, changing up a force to involved a lot more soldiers.
You would have thought the Soviet force, in particular, would have been packed with infantry. That's not to say that I'm not won over by twenty-two vehicles!
Last but not least we have the American force too. With such a big focus on D-Day and the invasion of Europe by the Allies, it might be neat to bring the British and Americans together into one massive fighting force.
Whichever faction you want to play as in Flames Of War you've got a lot of neat options here. I think because I think it would be nice to include more infantry in the mix I'd go for the Americans.
Maybe some of you Flames Of War veterans can tell me why we don't see much of the infantry in the game and whether or not an infantry heavy force would work!
"Whichever faction you want to play as in Flames Of War you've got a lot of neat options here..."
My thoughts are….. “SHHIIIINY!”
I know, right ?
Must resist buying them all …
These are some great Starter Set!
Anyone wanting to start a new army can’t go wrong with one of these kits.
Well done Battlefront!
Infantry in a starter set. There is hope yet.
Indeed, alas FoW players for some reason arn’t that interested in infantry and support elements normally (they just want MOAR tanks). Not sure why this “culture” shift happened over the years, but it has. When you think about the normal number of tanks vs infantry in the field historically you’d more likely see a troop of tanks and a battalion worth of infantry (and battalion assets like AT guns) for an “historical” starter set (which nobody would probably buy). Sad to see that yet again they’ve put 88s in as the “default” AT gun for the German forces (they actually… Read more »
I agree with you @phaidknott . Maybe the reason for all the tanks is theres yet another special rule that gives a bonus if all your tanks are touching as they go across the table
I think it’s because infantry are ‘difficult’ and not quite as satisfying to play.
You need trucks (or some kind of transport) to get them anywhere and you run the risk of them getting shot before they even had a chance to do anything.
And there’s no denying that tanks are sexy.
I want a french one !
I’m tempted by the americans too, purely for the infantry. But saying that I doubt it would be that hard to expand infantry wise. So… i’d probably go german. I can’t see many of my club going down the Axis route so I’d do it to get more games.
american or russian thats my choice
Definitely the german box for me.
Loving the 15mm stugs
nice units the British army got over 1,500 M10 tank killers during the war.
The Russian box without infantry seems of compared to the other boxes. But they all still look great!
Oh Battlefront why you must tempt me so.
These all look great to me. Be perfect for letting me get into the game.
I bought the American Starter Force at the bootcamp and combined with the On The Beach Set we got for attending said bootcamp I now have loads of options when building an army and can easily put together 100-150 points.
Loverly startersets, I could not resist the german starter box at the boot camp… ;D but the british where tempting too.
hmm, looking to get the German or American box … oh can’t wait for end of the month 😀
I can hear the distant cry of my Bank Manager,
Completely new to FOW
I need them all or my life won’t be complete!