John McLennan and I had long conversations about how to do trench warfare in Crossfire, and came up with the following system .
Crossfire Terrain
Measuring Ranges in Crossfire using Terrain Features
“The action [in Crossfire] takes place within the effective range of small arms” (p.1). Having said that there are some weapons that had very short ranges, e.g. Infantry Anti-tank weapons) so people have speculated on how to specify ranges in Crossfire. Some people have suggested introducing rulers, but this seems at odds with Crossfire’s intent, so I explored an alternative way of measuring ranges.
Commercial Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
A variety of 15mm (1/100th) scale commercial Wooden Buildings I’ve picked up over the years. The painting approach is described in Painting Wooden Buildings.
How to make and paint Wooden Buildings for 15mm Wargaming
In WW2 Russian architecture in villages and towns was characterized by log or plank construction with thatched or plank roofs. They were usually unpainted, but often had elaborately carved window and door frames. The churches were usually of a similar construction, but with the distinctive gilded onion dome. Some houses, particularly in the Ukraine, were plastered and whitewashed but still had the thatch roof.
Crossing Rivers in Crossfire
Some musing on Crossing Rivers in Crossfire. See also my musing on waterborne troops.
Types of Terrain Features in Crossfire
I wanted a list of all the Crossfire Terrain types in one place. The list is compiled from Crossfire and Hit the Dirt. House Rules are in italics.