Chernobyl Children fund raising – update

Posted on 5th May 201518th August 2015 by Russell Phillips

Back in February, I wrote that my son and I were going to cut off our hair to raise money for Chernobyl Children’s Project (UK), who help the children that are still suffering from the after-effects... Read More

Wargame Vault Deal of the Day: Red Steel

Posted on 24th April 20159th March 2016 by Russell Phillips

Red Steel is the Wargame Vault deal of the day. It’s available at a massive 80% off for the next 24 hours. Get it now... Read More

Shilka: The ZSU-23-4

Posted on 30th March 201526th April 2019 by Russell Phillips

The ZSU-23-4 entered service in 1966, as a replacement for the much less effective ZSU-57-2. The ZSU-57-2 mounted a pair of 57mm autocannons in an open-topped turret. Lacking a radar, it was a clear-w... Read More

Help us to help Chernobyl’s children

Posted on 19th February 20159th February 2015 by Russell Phillips

Almost thirty years ago, on 26th April 1986, there was an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the USSR. Thirty-one people died during the accident. Today, the local children sti... Read More

AFV Alphabet: G is for Gvozdika

Posted on 15th December 201428th February 2022 by Russell Phillips

The 2S1 Gvozdika self-propelled 122mm howitzer was accepted for service with the Soviet army in 1970 and began volume production in 1971. The hull is made of welded steel, based on the automotive comp... Read More

AFV Alphabet: A is for Antonov A-40

Posted on 22nd September 201428th February 2022 by Russell Phillips

Inspired by Tim Gow’s A to Z of Wargaming series of posts, I’ve decided to do an A to Z series of blog posts around the theme of AFVs (Armoured Fighting Vehicles). Hopefully I’ll be ... Read More

Terminator: The BMPT-2 Tank Support Fighting Vehicle

Posted on 14th November 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips

This article has also been published in the Society of Twentieth Century Wargamers Journal. The BMPT ("Tank Support Fighting Vehicle"), sometimes known as the Terminator, is designed to prov... Read More

The Red Effect: Interview with Harvey Black

Posted on 19th August 201310th April 2018 by Russell Phillips

Harvey Black is the author of the Devils With Wings series and The Red Effect, the first of a new series of novels set during a fictional Warsaw Pact invasion of West Germany in 1984. He is a qualifie... Read More

New Book: Red Steel

Posted on 18th January 20139th March 2016 by Russell Phillips

My latest book, “Red Steel: Soviet Tanks and Combat Vehicles of the Cold War” is now available from Amazon. I’m experimenting with KDP Select. This has a couple of advantages. The bo... Read More

New Book: “The Bear Marches West: 12 Scenarios for 1980s NATO vs Warsaw Pact Wargames”

Posted on 12th June 201230th August 2021 by Russell Phillips

My new book, The Bear Marches West, is now available. A PDF sample, which includes one full scenario, can be downloaded from my website. The full description is below: The Bear Marches West contains 1... Read More