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Month 2 OPS Arrives at Battlefront

Month 2 OPS kits have arrived  in New Zealand and Andrew gets a chance to play around with the kit for the first time. 


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Normandy Month 2 OPS

Month two is coming, the Allies forces have landed and are making their way inland! The Axis forces are regrouping for a Counter Attack in the French countryside hoping to push the Allies back into the ocean. 


This week we talk about what you can expect from the 2nd Normandy OPS kit and how the new terrain rules will work. 


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Counter Attack! OPS Month 2

 
 
The Allies forces have landed and are making their way inland! The Axis forces are regrouping for a Counter Attack in the French countryside hoping to push the Allies back into the ocean. 
 
    
Counter Attack
This month’s mission is Counter Attack. In this mission, the attacker will set up two objectives and have six turns to secure 2 VPs. 
In this mission, the attacker has an ace up their sleeve. They can place one of their tanks into a Flanking Reserve. This tank will show up on turn three touching any table edge the attacker chooses, so the defender must be ever vigilant waiting for that reserve tank to arrive. 
During this month the Germans are always the attackers when facing British or American forces.   
   
Bocage Rules
Bocage works similarly to a forest. It blocks line of sight through the Bocage and can be entered by tanks, but the Bocage is more difficult to see into than forests. Tanks completely inside Bocage can only be seen by other tanks that are at least partly inside the Bocage.  Tanks with a bit of the hull sticking out of the terrain will be able shot out and be shoot at as long as you do not draw your line of sight through the Bocage. 

Barns
These are just alternative buildings to add to your set, we had room on the card so we thought we would add some bonus terrain to the set. These can be used instead of any building when setting up terrain at the start of the game.
 
This Month’s Prizes
This month we see our first British oversized card! The Cromwell is a fantastic tank and it looks amazing on its oversized art card.
The other participation prize this month is a set of acrylic objectives in the red colour scheme. With felt bottoms, these Objective markers will stay put easier than their cardboard variants. 
 
Move Out!
You now know your mission and the rewards! The cost of failure is too high, you must rally your platoon and fight with whatever you have to secure Normandy and win the day.   

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Soviets in TANKS

Comrade soldiers! Today we fight for the very survival of International Communism and for the soul of the Motherland. The long struggle for the freedom of the workers and peasants continues as our glorious Workers’ and Peasants’ Red Army, smashes the fascist hordes, annihilating them where they stand and pursuing them to the viper’s nest from whence they came! This week Andrew talks about how the Soviets work in tanks and shares with us one of his TANKS army lists. 

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Organizer Guide to the OPS Kit

This is a quick guide for organizers on how to run OPS events in thier stores, and what they should expect in the first month's OPS kit. Players may also want to check this out to get a better feel on whats in the OPS kits and how the OPS are going to run.


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Beast of War Unboxing

Beast of War have created another great video featuring TANKS! John and Justin do an awesome un-boxing video of the TANKS starter set. They show off what is in the box along with some interesting history on these two tanks. 


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British in TANKS

From across the world you sons of England have come to fight for King and Country, your bravery will echo across the ages as did that of your ancestors at Agincourt and Waterloo. The weapons may be different but, by Jove, the determination and bravery of this generation will prove the equal of any other in the history of the Empire. This week Andrew talk's British in TANKS and shares with us one of his British lists! Rule Britannia!


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TANKS Organised Play Seasons

In this article, Andrew talks about the TANKS Organised Play Seasons, or 'OPS'. He goes in depth on what is inside the OPS kits and shows us the contents of the first OPS kit and what we can expect in the following months.  



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TANKS Boot Camp Missions

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Germans in Tanks

German doctrine requires tanks to be used as a concentrated strike force at the decisive point. Massed tanks attacking across good

ground are almost impossible to stop. As a tank commander, you must be decisive. Choose your objective, then overwhelm it with everything you have. Do not take unnecessary risks, but by the same token, do not give the enemy time to counter your plans. This week Andrew talks about how the Germans work in tanks and shares with us one of his TANKS army lists.


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