{"id":12675,"date":"2020-03-23T21:26:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T21:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/?p=12675"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:06:30","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T02:06:30","slug":"wargaming-week-23-03-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hntdaab.co.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/23\/wargaming-week-23-03-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Wargaming Week 23\/03\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Well things have gotten a little strange, haven’t they? Let\u2019s start!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, the main news this week is that everything is cancelled due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. Pretty much all the wargames shows for the spring (such as Salute and Adepticon) are definitely cancelled or postponed, while even those in Summer and Autumn seem to be considering carefully if they are planning to go ahead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Empress are still keeping the releases going with their Vietnam vehicles range. As well the PT-76 shown above, they also announced an Otter amphib, both of which are perfect for crashing through the waterlogged battlefields of Vietnam. Additionally, the PT-76 could pop up in any number of battlefields around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Similarly, Empress is plowing ahead adding another nation to the battlefield. Last week saw a pile of ANAZC previews, once again showing off the wonderful sculpting work on them. There are lots of great little touches to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spectre also had a few extra updates. The first is a pretty simple one – the starter pack is changing from Task Force Operator vs Russians to DEVGRU vs Insurgent Kill Team. This is a little easier for Spectre to produce (as these items were already being sold together in packs) and still provide some pretty reasonable forces to assemble. The only downside is that the DEVGRU (despite having one operator replaced with a dog) might just have the edge in terms of raw firepower.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Their second release is might potentially help them out – planned as an Adepticon exclusive, this Insurgent with a bullpup PKM looks perfect to match the Insurgent Killteam, while the great big bushy beard is pretty impressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updates<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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My Deep Cut Studios order arrived! The mat and road strip are both lovely, really nice weight to them. The mat colour is perfect colour if you intend to cover it in buildings and your own foliage (otherwise it might be a little too dry and dead). Additionally, I think the road will get a little bit of work done to it, such as some texture and dust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Of course, one of the advantages of having this means I can actually start planning layouts and putting figures down and getting to leave them in place. Of course, it will be even better once<\/p>\n\n\n\n