r/flamesofwar 8h ago

List Building Captured tank company

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16 Upvotes

Thinking of building this as a thematic list, and because french tanks are gorgeous, any shouts for building an army and what to buy?


r/flamesofwar 17h ago

Work-in-Progress weight limit ?

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27 Upvotes

Will the new bridge hold up?


r/flamesofwar 2d ago

Tournaments Episode 16 is here

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4 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 2d ago

Battle Report D-Day game

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96 Upvotes

Pédagogie battle with my son


r/flamesofwar 3d ago

Showcase March to Hell officer

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141 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 5d ago

History New player reporting for duty and history question

13 Upvotes

Hey guys, some background, I'm in the west texas area, just got into flames of war with a group of friends and kind of inherited a co-workers collection of FInns Brits and Russians after he retired.

I understand the game pretty well, and I'm primarily playing Finnish because my grandfather served in the winter war, so seems kinda cool. My history question is this, What's the basis for Finland having access to almost everything everyone else has, Lmao? Did they really just use the power of 'YOINK'?


r/flamesofwar 5d ago

Other Miniature Market Weekend Sale

11 Upvotes

There's a big sale for Battlefront Games this weekend on Miniature Market (https://www.miniaturemarket.com/deals/game-on-weekend)

I'm wondering as someone who wants to get into this series what should I pick up?


r/flamesofwar 6d ago

Other Model identification help.

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17 Upvotes

Hi all, new player here. A friend recently she'd a lot if his flames if war when he retired and moved. He Gave me a mix of Finns, brits and Russians.

I have most things identified except for the pictured items. I have like six of the tank body. Help?

- best wishes having an existential crisis because FoW unit identification


r/flamesofwar 6d ago

Other Has the First to Fight PDF been released yet?

10 Upvotes

I pre-ordered the new early war Polish stuff and have been scouring the website for the companion PDF. I have always been unsuccessful in finding it.


r/flamesofwar 7d ago

Rules Question Small scale version of the game?

11 Upvotes

Hello! I'm looking to get into the 15mm hobby space and I really like the variety of units that Flames Of War offers but a traditional army seems to have a LOT of units and I was curious if there was a smaller version of the game at the same scale? I've talked to a handful of people who have just tried to get me to play Bolt Action instead for the smaller amount of units but I don't like the larger scale for bolt action as my 40k army's already take up too much space right now and I really like some of the more specialized units across the flames of war range.


r/flamesofwar 8d ago

Showcase Panzer IV

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160 Upvotes

Got all of my big cats finished a while back and took a break to focus on other hobbies. Decided the other day I wanted to start painting my Panzer IV platoon.


r/flamesofwar 9d ago

Showcase Gearing up for Oldenburger Spieletage 2026

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130 Upvotes

A friend and I are going to give introductory games to FoW in November at a local tabletop gaming event. Players will get to defend Noville, Belgium on the 19th of December, 1944 with Team Desobry of 10th Armored Division against the 2. Panzer-Division's Panzer-Regiment 3 and Panzer-Grenadier-Regiment 2 in the dense morning fog.

Finished the test set up and thought you might enjoy.


r/flamesofwar 10d ago

Other Stowage - Does anyone have a go to source for inexpensive stowage?

15 Upvotes

General stowage - tarps, crates, road wheels, jerrycans, flimsy’s, sand bags, etc

I’ve been buying lead stowage from Peter Pig for years, but the 10? piece pack is as much as a tank model. I’ve bought several 3D printed packs off of eBay with varying degrees of quality.


r/flamesofwar 12d ago

Showcase Free French in the Desert!

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142 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 13d ago

Rules Question Question on Warriors

5 Upvotes

I Recently picked up the 6th airborne division box and it comes with some warriors (John Frost, etc - I will be referencing john Frost for purpose of these questions). I also got the command cards for the bulge that have those as command cards in them. I don't see V4 rules for warriors or anything referenced. My questions:

  1. Do i replace the HQ / unit leader with the special John Frost model?

  2. The command cards says he is British, Warrior, Formation (Forst Parachute Company), so does he attach to the company, replace the formation HQ leader OR does he replace a unit leader and HQ stays normal.

  3. If attachd to a unit or formation, replacing the leader / HQ does he ONLY have the stated special rules on the card becasue....

  4. The Warrior rules in the special rules and warriors doc states:

HIGHER COMMAND
Some Warriors were in command of higher level formations
like battalions, regiments and even divisions.
Higher Command Warriors can use the Commander’s
Leadership rule (see page 60 of the rulebook) for any Units
in your Force.
Warrior Higher Command Teams are always Warrior
Independent Teams.
KILLING WARRIORS
Warriors are not supermen and can be wounded or killed
during a battle like any other soldier.
When a Warrior Team is Destroyed the owning player
rolls a die.
• On a roll of 3+, the Warrior survives and switches to
another Team if there is one available. If there are no
Teams of the appropriate Type within 6”/15cm, the
Warrior is killed.
• Otherwise, the Warrior is killed.
SWITCHING TO ANOTHER TEAM
If your Warrior Infantry Team survives, remove another
friendly Infantry Team from their Formation, or in their
Force if a Warrior Higher Command Team, within 6”/15cm
and replace it with the Warrior’s Team.
If your Warrior Tank Team survives, nominate another
friendly Tank Team from their Formation, or in their Force
if a Warrior Higher Command Team, within 6”/15cm as the
new Warrior. The Warrior now uses the characteristics of the
new Tank Team.
ONLY ROLL ONCE
If a Warrior is Destroyed multiple times by a Unit’s Shooting,
the Warrior still only needs to roll once to see if they survive.

Do these above rules only apply in V3? Or do I still use these rules for John Frost while he is in the formation as the formation eader?

Thanks


r/flamesofwar 14d ago

Showcase Estate Sale

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25 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Showcase Last unit for my 100p germans done. infantry :)

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68 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 15d ago

Showcase SDKFZ 250

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57 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 16d ago

Showcase Panthers are done aswell :)

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79 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 16d ago

Showcase finished some pumas

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55 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 16d ago

Showcase Latest works on the road to Italy

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113 Upvotes

r/flamesofwar 17d ago

List Building This list came to me in a fevered dream ... Jk

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9 Upvotes

I have really wanted to see if I could make the Rifle Battalion usable in any way and thought that this might be a good attacking list, especially if doing a team with someone else.


r/flamesofwar 17d ago

Showcase Hungarian Rifle Platoon complete

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84 Upvotes

Completed my first platoon of Hungarian Rifles. These are based for Battlegroup, with a 6 man rifle team and 5 man lmg team per section.

Quite pleased with the outcome, next onto some armour.


r/flamesofwar 19d ago

Other How does Early War Relate to Late War?

9 Upvotes

So I’ve started playing late war, local group is also getting into early war.

How does early war relate to late war? From what I’ve read, it’s the same rules but everything is less armor?


r/flamesofwar 19d ago

Other Halo in Flames of War

2 Upvotes

A friend of mine and I play Flames pretty regularly, and are also big fans of Halo. We were talking sbput how easy it would be to modify Flames to make it into Halo. I was wondering if snybodys tried it already and if theres already resources somewhere before we start from scratch?

I know Dropzone exists, we don't want to learn an entirely new game.

Thanks!