IWF FoW World Champs

I've been invited to attend the IWF FoW World Champs in Wellington next February- which has led to an interesting dilemma, what the hell to take! It is Midwar and so far narrowed things down to five different lists, two British, three German.

Here are my ideas for the British. I am leaning towards the commandos but think the 8th Amy version is also pretty solid and would make for a resonably competitive force.

1.	Commandos
	HQ + PIAT	60
2x	Commando Sections	390
1x	Commando Section	195
1x	Commando Section	195
4x	6pdrs	185
4x	Bishops + Op carriers	250
3x	ACs (1x humber IV)	115
	Sporadic Hurricane IIBs	105
		1495

2.	8th Army
	HQ	30
1x	Rifle Platoon-ATR, sticky Bombs	175
1x	Rifle Platoon- ATR	165
1x	Rifle Platoon	145
1x	Carrier Patrol (1 MG, 1 50Cal)	110
3x	Crusader (2x 6 pdr) (CT)	165
4x	6 pdrs	185
8x	Bishops	430
	Sporadic Hurricane IIBs	95
		1500

My German lists are as follows:

3.	Armoured PGs-
2x	HQ - P/Ks	80
7x	Armoured PGs + P/K	235
7x	Armoured PGs + P/K	235
3x	Pak 38s + HTs	160
3x	Panzer IIIIL	345
3x	Panzerwerfers	175
3x	Marder II	270
		1500

A fairly generic list based on my experiences at Southcon earlier this year. Armoured PGs are still fairly rare around here at comps but with the lower price totals in the latest mid war books are finally an almost viable option. Probably not the toughest force out there but it would be fun, and challenging, to play.

4.	DAK Pioneers
	HQ	45
1x	HMG	30
1x	Pioneers + 2 pak 38s	295
	supply truck	25
1x	Pioneers + pak 38	255
	supply truck	25
2x	Bison	180
5x	Carri	300
2x	88s	255
2x	231 8 Rads	85
		1495

I came up with this one this morning-0 it lacks artilerly and smoke but the idea was based on trying to fit a lsit round the two bisons I have but have never fielded. Again I think it would be fun to run and probably a challenge. The Bison points would probably be better spent trying to get an artilelry option but bisons look fantastic!

5. "Old Faithful" East Front FJ

	HQ + 2iC P/K	60
1x	2.8cm AT Rifle	20
1x	FJ Platoon (PK)	270
1x	FJ Platoon (PK)	270
3x	Pak 38s (FJ)	135
1x	Ferdinand	390
3x	Panzerwerfers	175
	1x pak 36	25
	Limited HS 129B	155
		1500

Over the years my FJ force has preformed well in a number of competitions- big platoons of fearless infantry makes for a solid base on attack or defence. A couple of twists to my usual FJ list- swapping my tiger for a ferdinand (mainly as I've never fielded one) my my recon for some air support, and the ubiquitous panzerwerfers rather than FJ 105 recoiless artillery (panzerwerfers being a bit of a nobrainer and the panzerwerfer + HS 129 being a very nasty combination when it works!). I've also added a couple of light AT guns at the expense of my HQ stummelwerfers which didn't really do much last time I ran them at a comp).

This force, or a varation of it, is probably the force I'm most comfortable using but is the least likely one to be taken, simply as I've done so at a number of comps in the past. Apart from the armoured PGs (which are a different version to the lists at Southcon) I've taken none of the other forces to a comp.

I'm leanign towards the commandos or armoured PGs at present but haven't totally discounted the DAK pioneers or even the 8th Army. Of those 4 the 8th Army proably fits my combined arms style best but I can see the commandos beng a soid force on attack or defence.

So anyone out there got any thoughts or suggestions on which I should take?

Cheers

Craig