Wow! What a compliment. Thanks for watching. I always thought the recipe was simple: play games i want to play, make videos i would watch. Stay tuned we have some cool stuff planned!

Agreed

This is so cool, I love the details you add to all of your videos, and I like the way you add sounds to your battles.

Wow! What a compliment. Thanks for the view and comment. We are currently working on a Spectre Operations project and than its back to Battlegroup!

@@LongShotWargaming Military historian David Glantz exposed how the Soviets covered up their losses at Kursk. He has a video on this site called The Soviet-German War, 1941-1945: Myths and Realities.

Thanks David, this was a fun game. Thanks for the view/comment!

Piers thanks for the view and comment! You guys hit the nail on the head with the BG rules. It is a perfect balance of tactical realism and playablilty. I hope we do it justice, it is with out a doubt the favorite in our club. Stay tuned we have exciting projects planned for battlegroup and Force on Force!

@Little Wars TV, thanks for the view and comment! Its high time you guys give Battlegroup a try!

@@LongShotWargaming I know, and we've been vowing to do so for awhile. Tony picked up a copy and circulated it around the club a bit. Looks interesting for sure.

I just started wargaming and bought some German soldiers I’m a bit overwhelmed as where to start

Battlegroup is a good start! there are a couple basic mechanics you can start with and grow into the more advanced stuff. What period of Germans are you collecting?

28mm is definitely the best for squad/platoon levels action, but 15mm lends itself nicely to slightly larger combined arms engagements. Give Battlegroup a try! It is scale agnostic to some degree. Thanks for the view!

Thanks for the view and nice comment. Stay tuned we have a cool project we are working on right now!

Thanks so much!

Thanks for the view and comment. Yes, something about the Kursk terrain was kind of difficult to replicate. I think it was the color. most hobby materials are bright green, that of a lush grass. Appropriate for Normandy maybe. But there is an arid quality to the farm fields around Kursk. Woodland Scenics had some stuff that helped achieve the look.

Thanks, we're glad to hear you like the format.

Thanks for the view/comment! We have some projects coming up we are very excited about, stay tuned!

Thanks for the view and kind words Brett! Everyone should have a Bren lying around.

More to come!

Thanks, we were excited to include the interviews. I think it adds a lot of context.

Thanks Neil!

Thanks @OldFrontLine that's a great compliment. We are hoping to drop an AAR about Vietnam 1969 soon. Stay tuned!

What a compliment. Thanks for the view and comment.

Thanks for the feedback and view!

Glad you enjoyed it

Thanks Wendy for the compliment and view!

Much appreciated Chip! Thanks for the view!

Thanks Michael! WWII is a great gaming period, the soldiers, vehicles, aircraft, artillery, engineers etc. make for very deep and layered games. Definitely give Battlegroup a try. We find it to be a fantastic representation without over complication. Any particular theater or period of the war you are interested in?

@Ratel Mike, thanks for the view and comment. I am glad to hear you are interested in Battlegroup! We find it is the best rule set for this scale and time period. We use almost exclusively Battlefront miniatures, but most of the truck are Zvezda. Good luck with your army building. Any idea what campaign of the war you are interested in gaming?

@@LongShotWargaming for me some of the best battles were those where German Generals were allowed to exercise their tactical ability. They were masters at Mechanised mobile warfare. After Stalingrad Von Manstein gave the Russians a real lesson in tactics. They over extended. He withdrew tactically to conserve his manpower and equipment, reinforce, reorganise, closer to resupply where the ivans over extended. This culminated in an incredible counterattack that formed the basis for the big battle of Kursk. Speaking of Kursk battles the incredible tenacity of Das Reich in the southern pincer which would have broken the Soviets had Hitler not lost his nerve. Even after the battle Prokorovka 2nd SS Das Reich had the ability and the will to smash through. Rommels battles in the desert as well.

Thanks Marshall! I will keep them coming as fast as a full-time job and two kids will allow!

Thanks for the view and comment Nick! Good luck setting up your own game room. Its nice to have a dedicated space.

Thanks for the view/comment!

We appreciate the compliment, thanks for the view!

Welcome aboard!

Thanks! Any idea what theater or period you are interested in playing?

@@LongShotWargaming I have a Cigarbox Europe fields that I use for 1/144 scale. I want to do 15mm Eastern front in the future. Could you make a vid on how you build your game tables? Very nice look.

Yes BG for life! What a rule set! Thanks for watching!

Tanks for the view and kind words, we will keep them coming as fast as possible.

Thanks for the view and comment! I'm glad to hear you purchased Battlegroup. Any idea what period or army you will be playing?

@@LongShotWargaming I am well set up for NW Europe 44-45 with Germans and Americans, several full companies each of Heer and GIs. Lots of Armor. I also have a huge Red Army force. My table is usually 8ft but can go 10 or 12, 5 ft 6 in width. Am a retired Cavalryman residing near Tacoma. I also play a lot of Chain of Command in 28mm and 15mm

Thank you Francesco, that is quite a compliment!

Thank you very much!

Thanks for the view and comment.

Paul, that is quite a compliment. We appreciate your viewership. We do not have a very high output rate but we do put a lot of care and thought into our videos. I am glad to hear you enjoyed it.

Welcome, we are glad to hear you liked it. We have some cool stuff planned, stay tuned.

@@LongShotWargaming really looking forward to it

Glad you enjoyed it!

Yeah miniature wargaming is a great hobby, i hope your group comes together. Thanks for the view!

Thanks for the view and comment, T-34s are great! particularly in BG.

Thanks for the view!

Thanks Ralf! Stay tuned we have some cool projects coming up, age of sail, modern Afghanistan, ancients, and more!

Wow, that's quite the compliment. Thanks for the view Filip.

@Blitz9H yes, our games are sometimes lacking in air support. We are working on some projects soon that will feature it prominently. Thanks for the view and comment.

@@LongShotWargaming Difficult to have all facets. I understand completely. I thoroughly enjoy this! No criticism, just enthusiasm for more!

Thanks for the view Steven! Kursk in 6mm would be epic. What miniatures are you using? GHQ Micro Armor?

@@LongShotWargaming Yep, GHQ! I've got all the Soviet AFVs and about 1/4th the infantry completed (tedious in 6mm... but worth it). Starting on the German AFVs in between finishing them up.

Out of curiosity how and on what are you basing your infantry? Ive recently purchased a bunch of modern GHQ minis and i'm not sure what to use.

@@LongShotWargaming I've used a few free .stls from Project Wargaming. He's got a base system with small/medium/large that you can print along with a dial that fits each that you can glue magnets in for casualty tracking for infantry (large = squads, medium = big guns, small = 2-3 man weapon teams). I just found other free .stls that were solid (no dial or counter necessary for the vehicles) and edited the size to match Project Wargaming's. They've turned out really great and you don't have 10+ extra dice rolling around the table.

Thanks for the tip, ill check it out!

In our opinion Battlegroup is the best rule set for that scale and period. Great mechanics and fantastic supplements. Which period and scale do you play Michael?

@@LongShotWargaming I have DAK, German 2nd Panzer and Canadian 4th Armored. I was recently given a US force. I'm currently configuring it for BG. I haven't played in a while as I moved last year. Still looking for local opponents, If you know anyone in the Tehachapi CA area. Let me know. :-) I also like Blitzkrieg Commander for larger scale battles.

That is a nice collection. The Canadians would make a great Falaise Pocket game. All will be well suited for battlegroup! Unfortunately Cincinnati Ohio is a long way from California so i wont be much help in the opponent department.

@@LongShotWargaming Alas, I'll keep looking. Cincinnati is a bit of a drive. Until I find a group, I'll have to game vicariously through your videos. Keep it up.

D E, thanks for the view. I would like to claim that painstaking terrain work is why our videos are spaced the way they are but two kids and a job are the more likely culprits. Stay tuned we have an age of sail video we hope to have out soon!

@@LongShotWargaming Ah yes, that does make sense as I too have two kids, so I totally understand :D Age of Sail? Looking forward to it!

Thanks, it was fun to build and play!

@Maciejze thanks for the view and comment! Battlegroup has its complexities but is the best representation in most cases. People have said they don't care for the complex indirect fire rules but i find them to be a pretty realistic representation of the feat that successfully calling and landing effective artillery, particularly in the 1940's. What other rule sets do you play?

@@LongShotWargaming I'm also playing Chain of command which is awesome for platoon vs platoon plus tank or two per side.

@@LongShotWargaming i also really like indirect fire rules. They are good representatiom and also have this ww2 vibe. I play 1939 invasion of Poland BG and Poles are sending runners for mortar/artillery support and always have to call fire for effect. Last game I destroyed my own ft 17 tank with mortar barrage :)

@@kamikaziu Chain of Command is in our queue but we haven't played it yet. I am excited for the opportunity to drill down to the squad tactics level.

@@LongShotWargaming You should definetly try it. It is fast paced and very unique how it plays.

Thanks!

Thanks for the view Joe!

buddy, come over to the dark side of historical miniature wargaming!

Thanks, we are Kentucky adjacent, the bourbon motherland.

Thanks for the view/comment!

Rob thanks for the view and comment. We are in Cincinnati! do you play at a shop?

@@LongShotWargaming , this us. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/iZp7esmLz9nFonU.html We posted a bunch of our games on Allen’s KZfaq.

Thanks Craig! Battlegroup stands above, particularly against more popular rules at this scale and period. Give it a try! There are a ton of campaign supplements.

Thanks for the view/comment/share!

@@LongShotWargaming always a pleasure gentlemen

Scott, thanks for the view and comment! Believe it or not i'm relatively new to the hobby and have never attended a gaming convention. But, i plan on attending many. Next year i would like to hit the big ones, Historicon, Adepticon etc. But its interesting to hear about a "local" convention. Sorry to hear you've left the Queen City, we're always looking for players!

Thanks for the view and comment!

Thanks for watching Danny!