Storm of Steel Wargaming - IABSM Videos

The people from the Storm of Steel YouTube channel have produced these rather good videos introducing I Ain't Been Shot Mum.

More videos follow

IABSM Review on Millers Tale podcast

Host Mike Whitaker provides an  in-depth  review of I Ain't Been Shot Mum which is an extremely useful resource for anyone thinking about starting to play the game.    And it could also provide some useful reminders for people who are already playing.

Blitzkreig in the West - Germany

Blitzkrieg in the West: Germany is the fourth in the series of early war handbooks for I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum. The handbook is a massive 185 pages long (over double the size of either the French, BEF or Low Countries books) and covers the whole of the German army that invaded France and the Low Countries on 10th May 1940.

This PDF begins with the humble infantry: not one, homogenous, grey-clad mass, but actually eleven different types of infantry division, each with their own set of core and support troops. Next, after a quick look at the infantry that doesn’t fit into the above (e.g. the Gebirgsjaeger), the book moves on to the ten panzer divisions: with each panzer division given its own section and set of lists. There are, for example, five different lists that relate to 9th Panzer Division alone.

After the Panzertruppen, the book covers the cavalry, the SS and the army level support troops (that’s where you’ll find the StuGs!) before finishing off with the Fallschirmjaegers and Air Landing troops that dropped into Belgium and the Netherlands. Finally, we have the usual ratings and armoury sections, and a note on air support.

Although designed for IABSM, Blitzkrieg in the West: Germany contains a vast amount of information useful to gamers of other systems, and is really a must-buy for anyone interested in the early war period.

Blitzkrieg in the West - the Low Countries

Blitzkrieg in the West: The Low Countries is the third in the series of early war handbooks for I Ain’t Been Shot, Mum. The handbook is 88 pages long (bigger than either the French or BEF books) and contains two separate sections: one on the Belgian army of 1940, and one on the Dutch army of 1940.

The Belgian section contains sixteen separate lists covering everything from the Active divisions through to the Cavalry and then on to the Chasseurs Ardennais and Border Guards. There’s also a section on the forts and bunkers positioned along the Belgian border.

The Dutch section contains seventeen separate lists covering everything from the First Line divisions through to the Light and Peel divisions through to the three independent brigades, the cavalry and the various territorial commands. There’s also a short section on the defence of the main airfields and another on the defence of Rotterdam.

Both the Belgian and Dutch sections contain a lot of background information, so the handbook should be very useful for players of other game systems as well.

Blitzkrieg in the West - the BEF

Blitzkrieg in the West – The BEF is the fourth Handbook for version 3 of IABSM and the second of several covering the early war in the West.  It covers the British Expeditionary Force from 1939 to the fall of France in 1940

This incredibly detailed guide to British forces from the pen of Robert Avery is 75 pages in size and is packed with data, including the following British forces:

• The Infantry Company
• The Infantry Battalion Carrier Platoon
• The Motor Infantry Company
• The Motor Infantry Scout Car Platoon
• The Motor Infantry Motorcycle Company
• The Line of Communication Infantry Company
• The Pioneer Infantry Company
• The Searchlight Infantry Troop
• The Divisional Cavalry Squadron
• The Armoured Car Squadron
• An Infantry Company from Saar Force
• A Tank Squadron from 4RTR
• A Tank Squadron from 7RTR
• Parkes Force
• A Paper-Strength Armoured Squadron from 1st Armoured Division
• A Tank Squadron from the Queen's Bays
• A Tank Squadron from 10th Royal Hussars
• A Tank Squadron from 2RTR
• A Tank Squadron from 5RTR
• A Best Guess Tank Squadron from 3RTR
• A Motor Infantry Company at Calais
• A QVR Motorcycle Company at Calais
• The Guards at Boulogne
• An Infantry Company from A Brigade
• An Infantry Company from B Brigade
• An Infantry Company from C Brigade

With additional sections on the Second British Expeditionary Force, other British independent formations, fielding British forces, rating your forces and a comprehensive armoury.

Available from the TooFatLardies webstore.   PDF format only.

Blitzkrieg in the West – The Armies of France

Blitzkrieg in the West – The Armies of France is the third Handbook for version 3 of IABSM and the first of several covering the early war in the West.  It covers the French Army from 1939 to the fall of France in 1940

This incredibly detailed guide to French forces from the pen of Robert Avery is 73 pages in size, this is packed with data, including the following French forces:

Infantry Divisions

• Infantry Company
• GRDI Cavalry Squadron
• GRDI Motorcycle Squardon

Motorised Infantry Divisions

• Motorised Infantry Company
• DIM Motorcycle Company
• GRDIM Motorcycle Squadron
• GRDIM AMD Squadron
• GRDIM AMR Squadron

Independent Tank Formations

• Independent Tank Company (R-35, H-35, D-2 or fCM-36)
• Independent Tank Company (FT-17)

Colonial Infantry

• North African and Foreign Legion formations 

Light Cavalry Divisions

• Cavalry Squadron
• Mechanised Dragoon Fusiliers
• Dragoon Mixed Reconnaissance Squadron
• RAM AMD Squadron
• RAM AMC Squadron
• RAM Motorcycle Squadron

Cavalry & Spahis

• The Cavalry Squadron

Corps Reconnaissance Groups

• GRCA Cavalry Squadron
• GRCA Motorcycle Squadron
• GRCAm Motorcycle Squadron

Light Mechanised Divisions

• Tank Squadron
• RDP Mechanised Dragoon AMR Squadron
• RDP Mechanised Dragoon Fusilier Squadron
• RDP Mechanised Dragoon Motorcycle
• RD AMD Squadron
• RD Motorcycle Squadron

Reserve Armoured Division

• DCR Heavy Tank Company
• DCR Light Tank Company
• BCP Fusilier Company

With additional sections on fielding French forces and rating your forces.  PDF format only.

Available in the TooFatLardies web store.