Category Archives: Periods – World War II

The ‘Pulemet Maksima’ 1910 Machine Gun

Posted on December 9, 2018 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan My favourite machine gun! It had the longest production run of any of the numerous Maxim versions made, and was made in vast numbers. I’ve not encountered an estimate for the numbers manufactured but someone else may … Continue reading →

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‘Battle on the Russian Front’ rules

Posted on November 25, 2018 by George Arnold

Regular Lone Warrior contributor Mike Crane provides a set of rules for combat on the Russian Front in World War II, using a hex map and 1/72 figures and models. It’s on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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Near Pegasus Bridge

Posted on November 11, 2018 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan I took this snapshot at Pegasus Bridge in Normandy. The original bridge has been replaced with a wider replica, and the original sits in the middle of one of the glider landing fields close to the River … Continue reading →

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A sample article for September

Posted on September 2, 2018 by George Arnold

As usual for a new month, here’s a vintage article from past issues of Lone Warrior. In this one, George Arnold takes a classic Avalon Hill board game, “Victory in the Pacific,” and revamps the rules to make the game … Continue reading →

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Battle of Britain rules added

Posted on August 29, 2018 by George Arnold

Mike Crane provides his original set of air combat rules for the Battle of Britain, including 3D paper airplane models. It’s on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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‘Kokoda Trail’ rules added

Posted on August 22, 2018 by George Arnold

Kevin White authored this set of skirmish rules for World War II jungle combat that originally appeared in Lone Warrior. The rules are on the Complete Rule Sets page.

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Warships and accessories

Posted on August 12, 2018 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan In the local model shop, I found two packs of 1/700th Hasegawa ‘Water-Line’ series accessories. I’ve often mentioned the Hasegawa ‘Tugger’ set of small vessels suitable for conversion as armed auxiliaries in many periods of modern naval … Continue reading →

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Ships in ‘The Works’ store

Posted on July 19, 2018 by George Arnold

By Rob Morgan I was looking for a birthday present, when I found a pile of little red boxes on the ‘games’ table of the shop. There were four of them, World War II battleships labelled as ‘Hood,’ Tirpitz,’ ‘New … Continue reading →

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Sample article for July

Posted on July 1, 2018 by George Arnold

In this month’s offering from past issues of Lone Warrior, Paul Le Long shares ways to use bits from one game to make another game work. He combines a Zombie game with World War II, sort of. Take a look … Continue reading →

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Bombers and Fighters Over Europe: A sample game

Posted on June 10, 2018 by mike crane

By Mike Crane The appearance of this article as the sample game for June was a delightful surprise. However, it appeared in a 2015  issue of Lone Warrior magazine and although that doesn’t seem so long ago, I had forgotten … Continue reading →

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