Autor: becko

Battlefront kündigt „Blitzkrieg: Invasion of France, 1940“ an. Damit kommt der Early-War-Zeitraum ab Frühjahr 2026 in die 4. Edition bringt.

Damit wird diese Epoche erstmals seit der Veröffentlichung der V4 vor achteinhalb Jahren wieder aktiv unterstützt. Der Launch ist für Februar 2026 geplant. Battlefront hat zum Start mehrere Inhalte angekündigt – Details folgen, sobald die vollständige Übersicht veröffentlicht ist.

“Blitzkrieg: Invasion of France, 1940” German vs French “Maginot Line” Starter Set

Beinhaltet zwei Armeen und alles was für den Start von Flames of War benötigt wird:

• German Force (4x Panzer III Tanks, 3x Panzer II Tanks, 2x 3.7cm Gun Teams)
• French Force (5x Somua S-35 Tanks, 3x Hotchkiss H-39 Tanks, 1x Motor Fusiliers Platoon)
• 1x Complete A5 Rulebook & Quickstart Guide
• 11x Unit Cards
• 10x Dice

“Blitzkrieg: Invasion of France, 1940” German vs British “Dunkirk” Starter Set

Beinhaltet zwei Armeen und alles was für den Start von Flames of War benötigt wird:

• German Force (1x Motorised Rifle Company HQ, 2x Motorised Rifle Platoons, 2x StuG Assault-guns)
• British Force (5x A13 Tanks, 3x Light Mk VIC Tanks, 2x 2pdr Gun Teams, 1x Rifle Platoon)
• 1x Complete A5 Rulebook & Quickstart Guide
• 11x Unit Cards
• 10x Dice

Zudem sind folgende Armeeboxen angekündigt:

• British Rifle Company (Army Deal)
• French Combat Company (Army Deal)
• German Light Tank Company (Army Deal)

ch habe Battlefront freundlich, aber deutlich geschrieben, weil die alte Flames-of-War-Webseite abgeschaltet wurde. Dort lagen über Jahre hinweg historische Hintergrundartikel, Szenario-PDFs und Referenzen – auch zu nicht mehr erhältlichen Produkten. Für viele Spieler (uns eingeschlossen), die weiterhin V3 spielen und trotzdem regelmäßig neue Artikel kaufen, sind diese Inhalte wichtig. Ich habe Battlefront gebeten, die Legacy-Inhalte als Archiv wieder zugänglich zu machen (z. B. read-only oder als Download-Sammlung), damit dieses wertvolle Wissen nicht verloren geht.

Subject: Please keep the legacy website content available for the community

Dear Battlefront Support Team,

I’m writing as a long-time Flames of War player—over 20 years now—to share a serious concern about the legacy website being taken offline.

That site was more than marketing; it was a living archive that inspired our games and served as a reliable reference. The historical background alone—hundreds of well-researched articles—was invaluable. On top of that, there were countless PDFs for special scenarios and events, plus documentation for out-of-production items that still helped players understand and use their collections. With the site gone, all of this has vanished, and it’s a real loss for hobbyists worldwide.

I understand the focus on V4, and that not everything on the old site reflected the current edition. However, there is still a large and active player base for V3. Our local group, for example, has remained fully on V3—and we still purchase new items regularly (monthly) from German retailers. Removing the legacy material makes it significantly harder for us to continue engaging with Flames of War the way we always have.

Could you please consider one of the following options?

• Restore the legacy site as a read-only archive.
• Publish a consolidated download archive (PDFs, articles, and reference pages).
• Provide an official mirror or repository (even if unsupported) so existing links and community resources remain usable.
• Share a timeline or plan for how historical/background content will be preserved and accessed going forward.

I want to stress that this is sent in a friendly spirit, but with clear frustration at losing such a valuable resource. Flames of War has been a big part of our hobby lives, and the legacy content helped make that possible. Preserving access—even in an “as-is, unsupported” form—would mean a lot to us.

Thank you for taking this seriously, and for everything you do for the community. I’m happy to provide specific examples of pages and PDFs our group relied on, if that would help.

Kind regards,