Dystopian Wars - Enemy Frequency - The Russian Coalition

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'The roaring crowds, their cheers filled with pride and hope, they were never why she served, but it was impossible to deny that the men were in better spirits since the parade at St. Petersberg. It may not have been the largest ship in the fleet but there's little doubt Katyana's icebreaker had sailed proudly beside the Admiral's aging Moskva class. Though both had had the limelight stolen by Captain Alexeev's floating church, one of Markov's more fanciful creations. 

The jubilation of parade seemed distant now as Commodore Volkov strode the decks of her vessel. As she hauled open a heavy steel door, a blast of warm air rushed out to meet her and she headed towards the bridge. She took her seat in the command chair, her crew standing at attention, their faces still filled with the optimism of a tour's first month.

"At ease, we're not on parade now, eyes on your stations.

It's going to be a long winter" she sighed under her breath.'

Russian capital ships lead by Volkov's flagship

Introduction
Hello readers, this is the first of a number of guest posts I will be making on this blog. Its author is a very good friend of mine and our mutual enthusiasm for wargaming is, at this point, the reason I'm still involved in the hobby.

My contributions here will primarily be my Russian Coalition fleet for 'A Tale of Two Admirals' featuring painting updates, my half of our battle reports and potentially some musings on strategy, as much to codify my thoughts as anything, I'm not claiming to be a master player of the game.

The Russian Coalition
The Russians in dystopian wars represent Tzarist White Russia and are exemplified by their battleships, enormous, resilient and capable of obliterating everything in their path. The bulky, brutal style of the fleet has been a joy to paint and some neat tricks such as iceberg mines and a giant drill attached to my flagship's prow keep them engaging on the tabletop. There's a lot still for me to do with this fleet but I've been very happy with how the ships look so far.

Most of my painted Russian Coalition ships

I will soon be posting a lengthy list of outstanding ships to paint as part of the 'Tale of Two Admirals'.

Until then, thanks for reading and may you sail on friendly seas!