A “HUMAN WAVE” TRENCH ASSAULT SCENARIO WWI ON THE EASTERN FRONT

The Great War has always been fascinating with its many dimensions, including theatres in Western Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Far East, naval actions around the world, and also the often-overlooked Eastern Front. In recent years, it has been exciting to see the growth of Great War miniature wargaming figures, rules, and resources available for all fronts.

By Adam J. Sharp

These various resources inspired me to build a large 5-foot by 4.5-foot highly detailed Great War trench board (see information about the board in sidebar below). Before I began the project, I decided I wanted to design the board so that it could be used for both the European Western and Eastern Front. Given this plan, it is built with a cold, muddy, wet, wintery mix theme, perfect for either front. I also allowed for a key feature, a destroyed church, to be swapped out to give an Eastern or Western front impression. Russian infantry miniatures by several companies, many books, articles, and the recently released Firelock Games' Blood & Valor End of Empires Great War rules and army list expansion contributed to this venture. The expansion features stats for…

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