mluther wrote:I decided to follow up th Russian Winter game with a France 40 scenario. The game was based on action around the Pommery Farm north of Juniville June 10, 1940. The Charge of the Chars
That was a fun game to play. Lots of infantry with nothing really capable of knocking out the big slow French tanks. That is until the Stugs showed up. Unfortunately 2 of them were taken out too quickly by the arrogant French tank commander. Luckily for the Germans, they were able to wear down the French, leading to the unexpected capturing of two tanks (at least from my pov), though I wonder if one of my platoons would've been so brave to assault a tank if they hadn't spent more than half the game in the farmers wine cellar...
Lorraine 44 meeting engagement to be played this weekend.
A Geman Kampfgruppe consisting of a Panzer Grenadier company reinforced by some remnants from the Panther Battalion of a Panzer Brigade run into an American Task Force with a company of medium tanks, a company of armored infantry and a platoon of tank destroyers.
This town sits at the western end of the battlefield. It is one possible German objective
Stabs Truppe making plans
Panthers on the LD
Panthers
I like Panthers!
Heavy platoon in position to jump off
This town is in the enter of the map and is an intermediate objective for both sides. The German LD runs along the hills at the top of the picture
Shermans nosing aound the German objective. They need to form up and start rolling; they have objectives on the other end of the table.
Tank destroyers waiting to be deployed.
Tactics are the opinion of the senior officer present.
I ran an early Russian Front game a couple of weeks agao and just had a chance to edit the pictures. Takes place the 2nd day of Barbarossa and is a mostly tank affair.
I used the Toofatlardies I Ain't Been Shot Mum rules again with good results. The Soviets really didn't have a chance but did manage to KO a couple of panzers.
I ran an early Russian Front game a couple of weeks agao and just had a chance to edit the pictures. Takes place the 2nd day of Barbarossa and is a mostly tank affair.
I used the Toofatlardies I Ain't Been Shot Mum rules again with good results. The Soviets really didn't have a chance but did manage to KO a couple of panzers.
Mark
Mark, I really enjoy the early war stuff and I love the old Leva castings. I think I have every one of the Leva pieces on your AAR too. Well done.
B
"I was worse scared than I was at Shiloh" - Sam Watkins
Perryville, KY - October 8, 1862
Thanks, Bill.
Rumor has it that he was going to revive his business. I think I'll be cautious with any ordering since I lost some money on my last order to him.
I am such a neophyte on your terrain techniques, but an enthusiastic student as well.
Can you tell me how you get so much texture in your open fields? You have said that
there are a few layers of spray paint built up, but are you also flocking the sheet to
match the scenario's terrain needs? How do you get this texturing on the fields, and yet
avoid getting it all over the roads?
As to Leva -- I too very much like the models. But as I understand it the rumors that
Alain is returning to the business are over-stated. However there is now a licensed
producer in Canada of at least some of his models -- they are now made by DB
Miniatures (a hobby shop), and sold by LegionsIVHire. PM me if you would like contact
information.
-Mark 1 Difficile est, saturam non scribere. "It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
Lorraine 44 meeting engagement to be played this weekend.
Cav Dog:
Boy, you are QUITE the tease, aren't you?
Great looking set-up. I am quite interested in the Lorraine battles (aka: the "von Manteufel Offensive"). I'd love to see an AAR -- how did the battle turn out?!?!
(BTW - those who are too much of a tease should be relegated to the Before Action Reports thread ... the "BAR"! )
-Mark 1 Difficile est, saturam non scribere. "It is hard NOT to write satire." - Decimus Iunius Juvenalis, 1st Century AD
Mk 1 wrote:
As to Leva -- I too very much like the models. But as I understand it the rumors that
Alain is returning to the business are over-stated. However there is now a licensed
producer in Canada of at least some of his models -- they are now made by DB
Miniatures (a hobby shop), and sold by LegionsIVHire. PM me if you would like contact
information.
I have recently received a few emails from Alain. One was selling off some of the old stock that he had already moulded. It was obvious from correspondence that he no longer had the rights to the moulds that he has sold on - and so was only selling existing stock.
However, about a month ago he sent me another email with a range of WIP masters of new bunkers being prepared. He had also just moved location and so was going to take soem time to get setup again.
I finally got around to editing the first of the 2 Operation Epsom games pictures. It was a staright forward attack against well positioned defenders. the pregame stonks did nothing so this wasn't much fun for the attacking Brits.
the second game should be much more interesting.
Once again Toofatlardies ' I Ain't Been Shot Mum rules used.
mluther wrote:I finally got around to editing the first of the 2 Operation Epsom games pictures. It was a staright forward attack against well positioned defenders. the pregame stonks did nothing so this wasn't much fun for the attacking Brits.
the second game should be much more interesting.
Once again Toofatlardies ' I Ain't Been Shot Mum rules used.
The RR track is from Vacucast. The damaged building is Gallia. The other buildings are now in the JR Miniature line. GHQ makes some really nice Normandy buildings though-just not using them for this game.
The second of the Operation Epsom games. The counteattack by Kampfgruppe Frey along the RR cut. The Brits only had a platoon of infantry and a troop of Stuarts to defend with. A bad situation made worde with some really crappy hit rolls.
indeed. Good layout- terrain is awesome, and whole idea of battle was very well done too. I'm impressed 