So, you can do combined arms with the Tiger II formation. The company also have the option to take a Wirbelwind or Ostwind AA platoon too. Your third combat unit can then either be a Tiger II/ Panther platoon, Fallschirmjager platoon, armoured SS Panzergrenadier platoon or SS Panzergrenadier platoon on foot. The company requires a Tiger II HQ, one platoon of Tiger IIs then a second company of either Tiger IIs or Panthers. It’s also not too slow, with a 10” tactical speed going up to 18” on road dash. Whilst return fire from the Tiger II’s AT 17, fire power 3+, 48” range main gun is going to be an issue for the big yank.īut it’s not all good news, the Tiger II is hit on 3+, has a cross check of 3+ and 3+ skill. Front armour 16 means that even the AT 18 gun of the American Super Pershing is going to have issues with this beast from the front. With all of that to run through, we’re going to pick out our favourite formations, AKA the formations we KNOW you want to see… These also contain specific formations covering Arracourt and the Ardennes offensive (yes, Peiper’s Charge is here in list and scenarios too). There’s also a fantastic new army box, the heavy tank-hunter kampfgruppe, plus an Ace Campaign narrative book in here.ĭiving into the book, you’ll find fourteen core formations, covering Lehr, SS, Volksgrenadier and heavy tank battalions. Sd Kfz 251 with triple 15mm flak – plastic Hetzer flammpanzer – plastic, existing kit So, here’s the new additions for Bulge German AND if their kit is coming in plastic. With any new book, the new additions are what we’re here for. Really.īefore we dive into the meat, let’s answer the burning question EVERYONE has… If you play Germany in Flames of War, should you buy this book? Yes. ((Even though the US Bulge book was pretty tasty, check our review here if you missed it here.Īre we getting new plastic kits? Yes, yes, we are. There’s a lot of unique, interesting formations and units in here, even if you’ve got the other books already.īut is this a good book? Not if you’re an allied player (it’s awesome if you’re a German player though). Clocking in at nearly 130-pages, it’s bigger than Bagration by 25 pages, and each one is awesome.

Let’s start with the things you want to know… First, the only thing bigger than this book is the armour it contains. Review FoW Bulge: German – you like it heavy?ġ5mm, Flames of War, FoW, Germany, Review, WW2

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