Rangers Leads the way!

in some previous article i wrote about building 41st Armoured, while playing few games i realised i want to something different, as i always liked US Rangers durning WW2 and their famous actions but question was how - having both kits - Rangers and USMC kit i started thinkout how to paint those heads with helmet covers and then i run into this photo

Decorating of US Rangers after battle of Pointe du hoc (take not of helmet covers)

And so i started repainting a bulding new force. To keep to the theme which envisioned Rangers as light Infantry  i dont add any vehicles but whole force is infantry based on 1000 points i am playing usually this

• 1st Lt. Taylor with an orderly
• 3x Infantry Squads with BAR and two SMGs
• Light Mortar
• 2 Bazooka Teams
• 2 MMG Teams
• Sniper Team
• Air Observer
• Medic

After some playing i realised that mobility can be sometimes issue but i won Top Secret scenario againts mechanised Panzergrenadiers. As i played demo-game againts my own Rangers using my friend Germans i realised the only way how to play Rangers is Aggresive - if you let enemy bog you down you lose (and don´t call both Airstrikes on your own force )

The 1000pts army is almost painted (only MMG a mortar teams left to paint) and then i need build opposing force the 500pts Fallschirmjager box is on the way , to put into the action againts my other friend UK Paras
here are some pics of Rangers

Bolt action - Late war 2nd Rangers start

We´ve played few demo games of bolt action with Perry miniatures on CSE Event, but since we started with this game we knew we would eventually move onto Late war.  Well we decided on Western Europe Campaing, and i was deciding between British Commandos,US "Big red one" and 2nd Rangers.

one of the demo games

Well, God damn it then, Rangers, lead the way!

First steps was choosing minis, firstly i only looked at Warlord US infantry, Wargames factory and few other distributors but i didnt found something they i like, i want gritty soldiers hardened by taking Pointe du hoc and defending Hill 400, so i was looking until i take look on new USMC plastic box from Warlord games, the gear is little off since but they have that gritty veteran look i want on my Rangers.

The basic box have option to build 30 miniatures, including sniper,bazooka,bar,garant rifles and so on. here is basic list i devised for my Rangers using this boxed set i came up with this list

• First Lieutenant
• Medic
• 3x 8-man Ranger Squad (Bar,2xSMG rest rifles)
• Bazooka Team 
• Sniper team

this list gives me army for 650pts games and adding thing or two like LMGs to squads, adding mortar, reinforcing squads will give me full 1000pts all infantry army or adding tank or Armoured car  and i am set.

so watch this space to see and knew more about my Rangers and their stories in games of Bolt Action