tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60400445352472704812024-03-16T07:33:46.947+00:00Bleaseworlda wargames blog (for the most part...)Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.comBlogger1728125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-30333073139107417372024-03-06T18:57:00.006+00:002024-03-06T18:57:00.246+00:00Indian Rebellion: 1st Regiment of Infantry, Punjab Irregular Force<p>Following on from <a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2024/03/sharp-practice-mission-house-at.html" target="_blank">last week's <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> Mutiny</a> game, we re-visited Peshwarinan again last night, Phil having come up with a scenario for which I "won't be able to use cavalry" - so the weekend saw me splash some paint and dip on some Sikhs to give me two units of "Piffers", men of the Punjab Irregular Force.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxsKM6yeRYLopAkWaFiT1kOO9pM7RIYgPD9rhKWWVamBoYm1M2nIogWHS-mzzXkwJJokT6Sx2BqlfGrD3LWp5sTPWduDcNHg8xkkNAa0HIuKQy7FW0LmtRhRCY8pEAL2r2XubVFwXKFR5eoB08228qE9L_PZ252DIgVNCPddp16oif-eYrdU5xTDldzo/s1629/417497185_10163632694909768_6576897527559668542_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="1629" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJxsKM6yeRYLopAkWaFiT1kOO9pM7RIYgPD9rhKWWVamBoYm1M2nIogWHS-mzzXkwJJokT6Sx2BqlfGrD3LWp5sTPWduDcNHg8xkkNAa0HIuKQy7FW0LmtRhRCY8pEAL2r2XubVFwXKFR5eoB08228qE9L_PZ252DIgVNCPddp16oif-eYrdU5xTDldzo/w640-h252/417497185_10163632694909768_6576897527559668542_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The figures are mostly <b><a href="https://www.wargamesfoundry.com/collections/indian-mutiny-1857/products/ind114-loyal-sikhs" target="_blank">Foundry</a></b> but I had to include some <b><a href="https://www.empressminiatures.com/imbc5-sikh-punjabi-troops-1558-p.asp" target="_blank">Empress</a></b> Sikhs to bring them up to strength. Whilst they look a bit different, after painting they seem to blend together ok.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wVy2PEyMuBxDG6mKH-jKSDlj2M0NYkhmxDkrW6twaZl8LcN69CqmgaU4M2MPzWHpIKg4ttHFNxHfwj9uN0CTgDu1z0elahkAXVuceMA4k-f66o96oCbsJVlJuj3A2uvzSaKosW0aWSWLZf4O5R1pxQ4eWUtJhSBzE9I_LGHJA69xiMiNDv4kUeGDt_U/s960/417475030_10163632694904768_2844236514624654030_n.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="960" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2wVy2PEyMuBxDG6mKH-jKSDlj2M0NYkhmxDkrW6twaZl8LcN69CqmgaU4M2MPzWHpIKg4ttHFNxHfwj9uN0CTgDu1z0elahkAXVuceMA4k-f66o96oCbsJVlJuj3A2uvzSaKosW0aWSWLZf4O5R1pxQ4eWUtJhSBzE9I_LGHJA69xiMiNDv4kUeGDt_U/w640-h492/417475030_10163632694904768_2844236514624654030_n.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-37328474544453580742024-03-05T17:08:00.003+00:002024-03-05T23:15:46.647+00:00Sharp Practice: The Mission House at Peshwarinan<p>So after nearly four decades since I bought my first Indian Mutiny figures I eventually managed to get some of them on the table and play a game with them last week. Phil came up with a <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> scenario for our 110 point forces, he talking command of his newly painted Mutineers (Anyone who knows Phil will be aware of his sense of humour and his Indian characters would not be out of place in a sequel to <i>Carry On Up The Khyber </i>politically correct they are not!) and Andy and I splitting the British force between us, Andy taking control of the forces in the Mission House at Peshwarinan, me the hoped for relief force.</p><p>As the sun beat down on the Mission House, Lieutenant Flynt-Ston of the Gurkhas drills his men whilst Sergeant Nocker of the Bengal Horse Artillery made sure his barrel was well polished to impressive the local natives.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Is4z79V3-E8HcFM5fT-Q4PKxQS-vh6QNIt9JzLH_9uMQ2v827JyHzf0XN-D4yGvsNFE5nSq_BbHfqYncmAaR0W_Cz601HBGixIkzyJd1bvvP0P2H3HtOPpv-07TsXvzIgHktWtH6u-MklHrFUE-fW42FXk7e0m3uG5EYMfgS_09vuNAriDcd-wtN0ls/s4032/IMG_0181.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Is4z79V3-E8HcFM5fT-Q4PKxQS-vh6QNIt9JzLH_9uMQ2v827JyHzf0XN-D4yGvsNFE5nSq_BbHfqYncmAaR0W_Cz601HBGixIkzyJd1bvvP0P2H3HtOPpv-07TsXvzIgHktWtH6u-MklHrFUE-fW42FXk7e0m3uG5EYMfgS_09vuNAriDcd-wtN0ls/w640-h480/IMG_0181.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then from the nearby village of Pesharwinan a clamour was heard - Pandies! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Subedar Poosh Dittin leds three groups of rebellious Sepoys towards the Mission House.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-GqO7i3aSPsdnMRV309TXd9bs-1FawkANmqhi35mzw6-25Ug2NAqgBJKrZRcNRzd1hQFRG7GCtcBeR6LMRJ61IZgQqKFWRA4Db8-uhcJT_W87EqMUMjMolPn73_yylVVJw2Kdqe4C4KPlXpqi1XSiAou87sbxqAju_W_-E_VbThTTP2_zIk5aN26__k/s4032/IMG_0184.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2071" data-original-width="4032" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-GqO7i3aSPsdnMRV309TXd9bs-1FawkANmqhi35mzw6-25Ug2NAqgBJKrZRcNRzd1hQFRG7GCtcBeR6LMRJ61IZgQqKFWRA4Db8-uhcJT_W87EqMUMjMolPn73_yylVVJw2Kdqe4C4KPlXpqi1XSiAou87sbxqAju_W_-E_VbThTTP2_zIk5aN26__k/w640-h328/IMG_0184.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Phil's wonderful Mutineer deployment point...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMJmzTlN_885de_scYDM7z-CwT0SoU6ER-k4xZ83ZNyVoy1SV6kk9J0LvJH1TxuR5Oc8XjcdElbV4-A3qx5zAe1XgHUg15nVN90-DmETmFXmEJQ3Hj0IFPWd7VIgfsZwrgnhbvv7ZqT4yxHstlIFol_rsNxieQ-tTNwTAyOL7bbvJzPjyj_j6hyl0kGQ/s2657/IMG_0182.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2657" data-original-width="2277" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMJmzTlN_885de_scYDM7z-CwT0SoU6ER-k4xZ83ZNyVoy1SV6kk9J0LvJH1TxuR5Oc8XjcdElbV4-A3qx5zAe1XgHUg15nVN90-DmETmFXmEJQ3Hj0IFPWd7VIgfsZwrgnhbvv7ZqT4yxHstlIFol_rsNxieQ-tTNwTAyOL7bbvJzPjyj_j6hyl0kGQ/w548-h640/IMG_0182.jpeg" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Through the streets of the village, more rebellious natives appear, Sag Aloo and a group of irregular Badmash skirmishers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM7Q8_hymeFPhXEolDuyJuZcobDt4H8VxiRfnPBLQ0rEa6Vxe8im78O_M-8OVqhDQJpFbG_IxsF9vXsfKvpscjrl4Bb7pSD_28merQ-hxCvdKZeQvKjES1ZTmXCjFv8vQpMiBsHnGkZoCzgtjFGJZebfWOLLlP5_ncrPYp3X_M_6hY7sXiaPP2u1F3Bg/s3267/IMG_0185.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2309" data-original-width="3267" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzM7Q8_hymeFPhXEolDuyJuZcobDt4H8VxiRfnPBLQ0rEa6Vxe8im78O_M-8OVqhDQJpFbG_IxsF9vXsfKvpscjrl4Bb7pSD_28merQ-hxCvdKZeQvKjES1ZTmXCjFv8vQpMiBsHnGkZoCzgtjFGJZebfWOLLlP5_ncrPYp3X_M_6hY7sXiaPP2u1F3Bg/w640-h452/IMG_0185.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Phil's secondary deployment point for the mutineers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj1w-UuLsFgdwSwNY_a4rbfifO5ATPL6Jc3IoPLV_99T3QmZtVf5yDf5Ujh_cMkv0HcICRAALZG1A4k9oB-F_Mp-nE4shQGF2t5y7cd5jBjZlGwAGZ7Jus20gysSVxlt2ocSB8e7SL4bwCsGERxxxlvSSzI2k-PboTsRT30_lVx2yudtYRM0s5e4S30E/s2208/IMG_0183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="2208" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlj1w-UuLsFgdwSwNY_a4rbfifO5ATPL6Jc3IoPLV_99T3QmZtVf5yDf5Ujh_cMkv0HcICRAALZG1A4k9oB-F_Mp-nE4shQGF2t5y7cd5jBjZlGwAGZ7Jus20gysSVxlt2ocSB8e7SL4bwCsGERxxxlvSSzI2k-PboTsRT30_lVx2yudtYRM0s5e4S30E/w640-h502/IMG_0183.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gad! The natives are revolting and there are Memsahibs on the road! Lord Knowes and Colonel Ruff-Diamond are approaching the Mission House with a party of women and irregular skirmishers having been "collecting" native artefacts from a local temple. Hopefully they can reach safety before the Pandies get them!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FOWD0iNMbwsdS_uGRRxW40uaEQ4cdXMx17BLnCdBaHX7aUO7P5bn1KsvgFduLt86yrNognde4f16pbrPDA0AijVQfV9i8JlGmDbsyWT-XppZnSU-97vROcZEhEaA4a0v-jueXWv2OYe1tsmvdNga4AI0DzXj429DrcRAqDTWkQQBpIiP1Qkf33urVxo/s3929/IMG_0186.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2017" data-original-width="3929" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FOWD0iNMbwsdS_uGRRxW40uaEQ4cdXMx17BLnCdBaHX7aUO7P5bn1KsvgFduLt86yrNognde4f16pbrPDA0AijVQfV9i8JlGmDbsyWT-XppZnSU-97vROcZEhEaA4a0v-jueXWv2OYe1tsmvdNga4AI0DzXj429DrcRAqDTWkQQBpIiP1Qkf33urVxo/w640-h328/IMG_0186.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blimey, more Pandies! As Poosh Dittin orders his Sepoys into a column and advances on the Mission House, Jemadar Ram Dittin leads two more groups of Sepoys forward.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaeKtiuQOrPbZgtW4AOie5NUuEvrwvwsAUWoCLeasTl_GwFNg6qVlQ035jpzpHvlxpPJldsxZThssYIcHHvbNWbrY-eILPTta4x3HhQTqiE0bU1qHrlKQLSdwxAvfjnAjJw06uIKfvB7bt5n6auY0cPOE1TDUJxgSCzcwYLDVdPFMVwGmSnkC3HeZT9o/s4032/IMG_0187.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeaeKtiuQOrPbZgtW4AOie5NUuEvrwvwsAUWoCLeasTl_GwFNg6qVlQ035jpzpHvlxpPJldsxZThssYIcHHvbNWbrY-eILPTta4x3HhQTqiE0bU1qHrlKQLSdwxAvfjnAjJw06uIKfvB7bt5n6auY0cPOE1TDUJxgSCzcwYLDVdPFMVwGmSnkC3HeZT9o/w640-h480/IMG_0187.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Holy man Mahatma Kote encourages (from the rear of the column) the Sepoys to kill the sahibs as the advance quickly down the road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmJBfnzfLOBPIdIhNT3K2CC4w0iJdyJg1z8GiRn5l43NXMsdje1n_ZSGnT5PhyTghWIXaAyIVqHjBQyuqoP5R2DuodSmsnEiwTmRTOy5R2raHkDGdoiajIYQig30GCqw7ngvnbnxTOU5x4k9rw2myFcjGqVAny1DU4yP6DfGeuPf8DDcYGm64EuJ4Cmw/s2839/IMG_0188.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2839" data-original-width="2839" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmJBfnzfLOBPIdIhNT3K2CC4w0iJdyJg1z8GiRn5l43NXMsdje1n_ZSGnT5PhyTghWIXaAyIVqHjBQyuqoP5R2DuodSmsnEiwTmRTOy5R2raHkDGdoiajIYQig30GCqw7ngvnbnxTOU5x4k9rw2myFcjGqVAny1DU4yP6DfGeuPf8DDcYGm64EuJ4Cmw/w640-h640/IMG_0188.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Egad! More revolting natives! Two groups of Badmashes with big choppers burst out the village, led by Argi Bargi and his sister Min Jeeta.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2nUWDNWWs6O0GEzuavAA-orIgl10Z6qocRpsP7NhYe4RMzyqdrc4ZAwOmJeiGEySLDbHasFtqyp4iAWsGhyphenhyphenmvUh3aV2XWrmliFKqSuwLdl-aGsLdfe9L4h0R5QHuZATqAFMr2Ee6hd6-8SU6xiHL2eX9s8oRA4LASnOTsGfTlEr24tzOewzGjTVvpsE/s3717/IMG_0190.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3717" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO2nUWDNWWs6O0GEzuavAA-orIgl10Z6qocRpsP7NhYe4RMzyqdrc4ZAwOmJeiGEySLDbHasFtqyp4iAWsGhyphenhyphenmvUh3aV2XWrmliFKqSuwLdl-aGsLdfe9L4h0R5QHuZATqAFMr2Ee6hd6-8SU6xiHL2eX9s8oRA4LASnOTsGfTlEr24tzOewzGjTVvpsE/w640-h474/IMG_0190.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Forward! Kill the sahibs! Poosh Dittin encorages his men!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd92JjWXV8qNx77C3HzONQUsuQYhq2vFVognXOjdYZnZUokHMnFmjcbrF-gXkz_XZINtqhQWEjVg400XlCGlBm7c5n64czoFkH2VoYten2iCtPxyZQTOYx1thamcDYN9O075UVSnWyWDbpJHKXAomJTCG8GyN_RcL6bL_BCul4rjDgdoXR8E09eSwK8A/s3636/IMG_0192.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1747" data-original-width="3636" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTd92JjWXV8qNx77C3HzONQUsuQYhq2vFVognXOjdYZnZUokHMnFmjcbrF-gXkz_XZINtqhQWEjVg400XlCGlBm7c5n64czoFkH2VoYten2iCtPxyZQTOYx1thamcDYN9O075UVSnWyWDbpJHKXAomJTCG8GyN_RcL6bL_BCul4rjDgdoXR8E09eSwK8A/w640-h308/IMG_0192.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sergeant Nocker having had his polishing disturbed by the native clamour, fires a nine pound round shot into the advancing Pandies.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YYaqKYTiHO6cotLcq4YLTp1qgicNJJAMtxsDQ9w4q5Xhz7SooYVZ5nb80LNgdszyUsijBcjvPzHE-LUg8oxygfGiiY6rEdmmGW8aiS02XlStzyPo3G6z9MftjXp7atm4gFl_u3Y_F2R45cSeIGAvy2SZ1NL04c0kOzrNzELk8vmjTe8ConsdmztNn0I/s4032/IMG_0193.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5YYaqKYTiHO6cotLcq4YLTp1qgicNJJAMtxsDQ9w4q5Xhz7SooYVZ5nb80LNgdszyUsijBcjvPzHE-LUg8oxygfGiiY6rEdmmGW8aiS02XlStzyPo3G6z9MftjXp7atm4gFl_u3Y_F2R45cSeIGAvy2SZ1NL04c0kOzrNzELk8vmjTe8ConsdmztNn0I/w640-h480/IMG_0193.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three are killed, Poosh Dittin is wounded and the Sepoy column takes Shock!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvLYcb8fW-WYuhQAJXNNPL9oD0DUcJupyl_fW1OakOHg_ODcgaf3lQ4vBs0COlABiRNXtDLyLZeK2fkUj3u6F0eoVXd7aDx___jV8f_duLbJm37U8LWw2Dp08DW7Q0AMnqXPBtebsiEV2Yr0Xd4pGsVSnLbFw9xWvICGLTLGPtZaWsBcCNBYOVOcbCSc/s2816/IMG_0195.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1990" data-original-width="2816" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrvLYcb8fW-WYuhQAJXNNPL9oD0DUcJupyl_fW1OakOHg_ODcgaf3lQ4vBs0COlABiRNXtDLyLZeK2fkUj3u6F0eoVXd7aDx___jV8f_duLbJm37U8LWw2Dp08DW7Q0AMnqXPBtebsiEV2Yr0Xd4pGsVSnLbFw9xWvICGLTLGPtZaWsBcCNBYOVOcbCSc/w640-h452/IMG_0195.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spotting the Memsahibs and party on the road, Sag Aloo encourages his men forward followed by more Badmash skirmishers led by Allo Gobi and some Ghazis led by Lashme Hardu...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99MEiAL8de7ENPubU3fN8FXx0HwR2ifbYM5fNIr5FnXAOuvknNu8J_Sk_nEyf1IAIKsSuEtblPX-1ATSjivNjaCa7eXoDmmstUxvJ44rXa1UsMbbWWWWuS2K3tTkXXtI5ndJR4bCqsuv6htQD-YWot8heArhaqQs7b9c0krGgStHiWGsGgN-2K4yHOPE/s3522/IMG_0194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2472" data-original-width="3522" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh99MEiAL8de7ENPubU3fN8FXx0HwR2ifbYM5fNIr5FnXAOuvknNu8J_Sk_nEyf1IAIKsSuEtblPX-1ATSjivNjaCa7eXoDmmstUxvJ44rXa1UsMbbWWWWuS2K3tTkXXtI5ndJR4bCqsuv6htQD-YWot8heArhaqQs7b9c0krGgStHiWGsGgN-2K4yHOPE/w640-h450/IMG_0194.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To Delhi! Ram Dittin follows the Badmashes to the Peshwarinan-Delhi road...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO9EqshJrfvu-MX-b83uGrIhQTYkayr13lGuEIDIB4RFH5IvvzhPXITFnYcBbnj4-Z__cJ5Xq10y7gFDH5WT2riny8esIkLJ-mZuuQtYX24onpC_6BcbrghEx8zFgCGnqX3nhj53cU649u8tSH8F3aN9geDui0ds5JOePcqkhv_RtQbAJIC5x_-lTv2Q/s4032/IMG_0196.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2408" data-original-width="4032" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGO9EqshJrfvu-MX-b83uGrIhQTYkayr13lGuEIDIB4RFH5IvvzhPXITFnYcBbnj4-Z__cJ5Xq10y7gFDH5WT2riny8esIkLJ-mZuuQtYX24onpC_6BcbrghEx8zFgCGnqX3nhj53cU649u8tSH8F3aN9geDui0ds5JOePcqkhv_RtQbAJIC5x_-lTv2Q/w640-h382/IMG_0196.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whist Poosh Dittin orders his bloodied Sepoys into line to fire at the Ferenghi...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl0JY7SgnQV-KL2TZjLigA-vvE_2teYJN13teG0QbMx79GPo-OKTrbPp9UeZcPp0W8wIBWX6yzXXpAv2WOdqDMJqyeinmMW8BBRKQR7GtOrYrI1y1630t_T7JrEV3iutwFARPi0D5Oc2kIceorl2tAGJlo19AINDijpbSohmSoZoMTXh_gqZWxwujFdo/s4032/IMG_0197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="4032" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicl0JY7SgnQV-KL2TZjLigA-vvE_2teYJN13teG0QbMx79GPo-OKTrbPp9UeZcPp0W8wIBWX6yzXXpAv2WOdqDMJqyeinmMW8BBRKQR7GtOrYrI1y1630t_T7JrEV3iutwFARPi0D5Oc2kIceorl2tAGJlo19AINDijpbSohmSoZoMTXh_gqZWxwujFdo/w640-h346/IMG_0197.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Mahatma Kote moving (as holy men apparently do) in mysterious ways to remove Shock off the Sepoys.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VHM_QuK6QbD1EGxFvE3169dJsRbVx9KjRVbrrX6cJHAr-83wOnpPDj-p2ywQHRk0b4kd_uCBE2JftYDrk2dKQ74xV6JsyltysEG-jQY6AISnvkfGhJONm-kEaUF6rfApNisIgnBwRAuJSC5X2n9U5k1VXcexm28xNx5Y4rtNak_ugROoHBz6doA-d9s/s2797/IMG_0198.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2077" data-original-width="2797" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0VHM_QuK6QbD1EGxFvE3169dJsRbVx9KjRVbrrX6cJHAr-83wOnpPDj-p2ywQHRk0b4kd_uCBE2JftYDrk2dKQ74xV6JsyltysEG-jQY6AISnvkfGhJONm-kEaUF6rfApNisIgnBwRAuJSC5X2n9U5k1VXcexm28xNx5Y4rtNak_ugROoHBz6doA-d9s/w640-h476/IMG_0198.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bang! The Pandies loose a volley at the Mission House defenders...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2896WWvNlSJs2KQdJBUf6UQMdX5AJ_-5HgjvorzClXKnY2uqBgJBsbBGHuCtaSHmdCSlcSKV6GkMVrhg936F1A2oOVJLDNnr-mvbTtlYq5lL0V4Kzm_TteaMpq2M3C_8oLg92FH8qYidDfXxU5FVIhPSoMN9AaKh63wrJAZuaHk94-dhZrLD55BObe3c/s3201/IMG_0199.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="3201" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2896WWvNlSJs2KQdJBUf6UQMdX5AJ_-5HgjvorzClXKnY2uqBgJBsbBGHuCtaSHmdCSlcSKV6GkMVrhg936F1A2oOVJLDNnr-mvbTtlYq5lL0V4Kzm_TteaMpq2M3C_8oLg92FH8qYidDfXxU5FVIhPSoMN9AaKh63wrJAZuaHk94-dhZrLD55BObe3c/w640-h370/IMG_0199.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One brave Gurkha falling dead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjzV9zG95PUOYyn11ZuaAyG6U4p7qjxdFiLJzj4m33ne4Gnmlc00DrAeASIS7Nf_JBssyCrsv6-OkpLwqEKVgaZuxCrYCtdAirOiSehr9af2a_BF2mCxoqjWxe9Nu8UlzvzEebBbVFDZPBWDaRd0p1iGE0s-GFqNoZF791lipYOsAe2WBZAxA8om70yQ/s3231/IMG_0200.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2179" data-original-width="3231" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWjzV9zG95PUOYyn11ZuaAyG6U4p7qjxdFiLJzj4m33ne4Gnmlc00DrAeASIS7Nf_JBssyCrsv6-OkpLwqEKVgaZuxCrYCtdAirOiSehr9af2a_BF2mCxoqjWxe9Nu8UlzvzEebBbVFDZPBWDaRd0p1iGE0s-GFqNoZF791lipYOsAe2WBZAxA8om70yQ/w640-h432/IMG_0200.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">'Ave some back! Knocker fires grapeshot into the mutineer line killing a couple and adding double Shock on the Pandies!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsA9iuQP-BP3VC7V8jEgYqPCD1Wn7dgXo2Yk8x-9Ngc8HkiWcf-wiX8VwMbMLiUyTq4EyrPDQk63yC77ofEMIgA4qxtRGDO2RWol8rD5GoIW7U6-lpaEw73k57fOUaBVBviDPumtXYdnrAG7mRfE00y87d6MA9dbN8zmB-uOLQgfCzBK-PuKK7XCv1eo/s4032/IMG_0201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsA9iuQP-BP3VC7V8jEgYqPCD1Wn7dgXo2Yk8x-9Ngc8HkiWcf-wiX8VwMbMLiUyTq4EyrPDQk63yC77ofEMIgA4qxtRGDO2RWol8rD5GoIW7U6-lpaEw73k57fOUaBVBviDPumtXYdnrAG7mRfE00y87d6MA9dbN8zmB-uOLQgfCzBK-PuKK7XCv1eo/w640-h480/IMG_0201.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having spotted Sag Aloo, Ruff-Diamond swiftly tries to lead the Memsahibs to safety. However Lord Knowes, loathe to leave the loot, sorry, artefacts behind struggles to get the camels to move as quickly. Bloody stupid animals!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK9hYDIerDsHZrXa_QWDHkSddhyK7klBOOUmqTf8vPcGNXsHOOIZq1Ir8_ml30QIR2-VJM1YgTsJLp2k9uKX3iuq-bOqadeFG-oNRvYtHFCDtH56lgyjwxjLwuowuo6145jGAKFjMHcrVavve1zQ28PRqU1keQNur5UPaLrNtp34g1rLETiLB65ulKPM/s3801/IMG_0203.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2513" data-original-width="3801" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKK9hYDIerDsHZrXa_QWDHkSddhyK7klBOOUmqTf8vPcGNXsHOOIZq1Ir8_ml30QIR2-VJM1YgTsJLp2k9uKX3iuq-bOqadeFG-oNRvYtHFCDtH56lgyjwxjLwuowuo6145jGAKFjMHcrVavve1zQ28PRqU1keQNur5UPaLrNtp34g1rLETiLB65ulKPM/w640-h424/IMG_0203.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not much further ladies! Colonel Ruff-Diamond spies the Mission House and safety not far ahead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsyFvj_jGk1dzsEfzuqb4vdkCp_UpBEZz2ZxgL0mrfr8Pbj7rPRrR4Ag_WDfykW2nJU14D8xThtHbqAyuAp4XRn2i3QV0v-6fakUmnowYFn6qVN2AhKqneD-N1-npgCQLu-P1-BLPXFCcwHC6YW8KW0YJrWTY7l5yrI4MHGpETZLq2DNevd8X6dJifig/s3005/IMG_0204.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2583" data-original-width="3005" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQsyFvj_jGk1dzsEfzuqb4vdkCp_UpBEZz2ZxgL0mrfr8Pbj7rPRrR4Ag_WDfykW2nJU14D8xThtHbqAyuAp4XRn2i3QV0v-6fakUmnowYFn6qVN2AhKqneD-N1-npgCQLu-P1-BLPXFCcwHC6YW8KW0YJrWTY7l5yrI4MHGpETZLq2DNevd8X6dJifig/w640-h550/IMG_0204.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lashme Hardu urges her Ghazis forward to cut the Memsahibs off...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYGiZcStlLshV4aUH50r6pXzkx-M5LVgyDVVU7pJFWGBU3AKxjwAhMOlFSMFQ74bhizKNvzydXESb_Av0e1WdjObhdpnZJiMnXgpHzioSQ9ghwxPeEgVyuk9HODWlVdiq0FtuyMvivMh9ClH5A0AD5i66fxv94ZNRzV3Uv0wSW8wxn9YJCJs_Odkc05s/s3157/IMG_0205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2256" data-original-width="3157" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnYGiZcStlLshV4aUH50r6pXzkx-M5LVgyDVVU7pJFWGBU3AKxjwAhMOlFSMFQ74bhizKNvzydXESb_Av0e1WdjObhdpnZJiMnXgpHzioSQ9ghwxPeEgVyuk9HODWlVdiq0FtuyMvivMh9ClH5A0AD5i66fxv94ZNRzV3Uv0wSW8wxn9YJCJs_Odkc05s/w640-h458/IMG_0205.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But Ruff-Diamond gets the ladies to the safety of the Mission House. Safe that is if the garrison can hold out until relieved...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL91jaU_H7dasFQOOg_6uA6x3oucXhLbcTiIOBrduqg7xqtn1P-4jfU9YErYTw4qGKLOFls1IRkSN3rMFmlyK_Ywxnejdnv9L8VN7kVURM2j8d0rpf94iEY4XcdDh23aLFiFcCJ07OcHLChZ0PgQsuGSce_kjJqXHcb9uiRc499fYwFsLifn2Yc4A8j8/s3201/IMG_0206.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2469" data-original-width="3201" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeL91jaU_H7dasFQOOg_6uA6x3oucXhLbcTiIOBrduqg7xqtn1P-4jfU9YErYTw4qGKLOFls1IRkSN3rMFmlyK_Ywxnejdnv9L8VN7kVURM2j8d0rpf94iEY4XcdDh23aLFiFcCJ07OcHLChZ0PgQsuGSce_kjJqXHcb9uiRc499fYwFsLifn2Yc4A8j8/w640-h494/IMG_0206.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the Memsahibs having reached the Mission House, Lashme Hardu decides to go after the camels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoaMOKq0_u0yhNXe0SSGm_w9dTLA9f4pt11U4vnDEMXBseIhuAK6RL-OmMpGAYTj59JhuSoVunX24duzWNzsVEpvZ2-DnKYpUmI9jPnFWejLgBhVBf6FVmEzIlSseqyN6cUUTR3kkkNeKv3c_KeNGaZrruv9GW51KUEfxTlx9SA7s7HXNFlDr_hSaWtM/s3482/IMG_0207.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2580" data-original-width="3482" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoaMOKq0_u0yhNXe0SSGm_w9dTLA9f4pt11U4vnDEMXBseIhuAK6RL-OmMpGAYTj59JhuSoVunX24duzWNzsVEpvZ2-DnKYpUmI9jPnFWejLgBhVBf6FVmEzIlSseqyN6cUUTR3kkkNeKv3c_KeNGaZrruv9GW51KUEfxTlx9SA7s7HXNFlDr_hSaWtM/w640-h474/IMG_0207.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ayo Gorkhali! Flynt-Ston orders his men to give the natives a volley of musket fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cM4eQ93y66FZoDSIeREFf-FfX6QLCkaj8B71eNDhgK-gJ-9r7wi3K35yNYFqEaxOvgAWdf4Ek5ThAZ5YzIX3BB3jJ_9sR4lxPa0TJQbG88oGwPxHDIFqQ51cD_1ELjXpwCEJHkTz7tpZGrkdrQnM39z75aV-0lPj30swbPo5AQPxDO2W-uh6pxdSMaQ/s4032/IMG_0209.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0cM4eQ93y66FZoDSIeREFf-FfX6QLCkaj8B71eNDhgK-gJ-9r7wi3K35yNYFqEaxOvgAWdf4Ek5ThAZ5YzIX3BB3jJ_9sR4lxPa0TJQbG88oGwPxHDIFqQ51cD_1ELjXpwCEJHkTz7tpZGrkdrQnM39z75aV-0lPj30swbPo5AQPxDO2W-uh6pxdSMaQ/w640-h480/IMG_0209.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Argi Bargi leads his Badmashes across the main road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTliHW59hnzQBp0uuM5tL4It1Yz7Kon-IQDZGmyYNTNu5R-zd34_gaNsGoDv8SUuCCJyeMY_W3Zb4DcLizStb0XXjvyycEm0pIzAuDjTy7O7M2lED9C-Sb-lssrXF3A7MWYbJUwMBY0xiRWJR5pMcVz-hJCNQHbc1b2JyQ8-wD8KP-M9jAOEIH3YnkQo/s4032/IMG_0210.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcTliHW59hnzQBp0uuM5tL4It1Yz7Kon-IQDZGmyYNTNu5R-zd34_gaNsGoDv8SUuCCJyeMY_W3Zb4DcLizStb0XXjvyycEm0pIzAuDjTy7O7M2lED9C-Sb-lssrXF3A7MWYbJUwMBY0xiRWJR5pMcVz-hJCNQHbc1b2JyQ8-wD8KP-M9jAOEIH3YnkQo/w640-h480/IMG_0210.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Having discreetly advanced towards the Mission House Havildar Priti Patel orders his mutinous Sepoy Rifles to fire at the Gurkhas and another brave son of Nepal falls to those who broke their oath.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIDN3KJZVZCU3atisxZKc3dNJ8h38KacpKXLJk1uHDTpWNPsaDg8sKUVr5tEWC_PTnSDuqDbT3yJP7zluyOMCFrcYZosMNTN6-Y24GVourTNCv2LOWoYmF_Ebbr1C-IS1x_6GsYiz2cOrkEomVSLaFGHtx3aLU8gFuY-6pAZ843rOiY3GZwQ_f9lQrc0/s2871/IMG_0211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2014" data-original-width="2871" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIDN3KJZVZCU3atisxZKc3dNJ8h38KacpKXLJk1uHDTpWNPsaDg8sKUVr5tEWC_PTnSDuqDbT3yJP7zluyOMCFrcYZosMNTN6-Y24GVourTNCv2LOWoYmF_Ebbr1C-IS1x_6GsYiz2cOrkEomVSLaFGHtx3aLU8gFuY-6pAZ843rOiY3GZwQ_f9lQrc0/w640-h448/IMG_0211.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What ho, reinforcements! Lieutenant Moore-Bacon and two groups of skirmishers from the North Somersetshire Regiment appear and loose a volley at Ram Dittin's men. One Pandy falls dead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8p5B47LQMXVEV6AxUVuEeJtsCt3WcL4AJ_-G0NGNqO3wcwe4CSJiEct1QgsvhjLtcqgrDh_sq54Ai-PVu8uCFRIcBOLoNmX_GHSUGtJTgzOPKRX9KRBK1tJf5cGbUPeyEczeqnCQkByKkqitF9vg-vegMtk_b5gUWc40_u7ooMcBdn1F2Ao2rq-7xwU/s3904/IMG_0212.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2512" data-original-width="3904" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx8p5B47LQMXVEV6AxUVuEeJtsCt3WcL4AJ_-G0NGNqO3wcwe4CSJiEct1QgsvhjLtcqgrDh_sq54Ai-PVu8uCFRIcBOLoNmX_GHSUGtJTgzOPKRX9KRBK1tJf5cGbUPeyEczeqnCQkByKkqitF9vg-vegMtk_b5gUWc40_u7ooMcBdn1F2Ao2rq-7xwU/w640-h412/IMG_0212.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rebellious Jemadar orders his men to return fire and the Sepoys loose a volley at the British.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNWs6B1DI64-l849Hnu3_1337_kQc_2HEzmqESYbQ-okUSwrOwRDvPWnXsxzsuuWqSb2yxm-9NMih67gKmSVT9KbsOUwgj6x5NABevaNK2dbZ27nd6rpVatFSDi_ubfOe6ZbszYhXEKJbrsgO9kVTBTcuc1ZRCaUU3WjEDTL5sfcpmumaEqGnU5HvSVs/s4032/IMG_0214.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTNWs6B1DI64-l849Hnu3_1337_kQc_2HEzmqESYbQ-okUSwrOwRDvPWnXsxzsuuWqSb2yxm-9NMih67gKmSVT9KbsOUwgj6x5NABevaNK2dbZ27nd6rpVatFSDi_ubfOe6ZbszYhXEKJbrsgO9kVTBTcuc1ZRCaUU3WjEDTL5sfcpmumaEqGnU5HvSVs/w640-h480/IMG_0214.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three of the North Somersetshires falling dead to well aimed mutineer musket fire! That was not in the script muses Moore-Bacon...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD-rT29iN-C_PsLclD_S4ezygkfy1-J9VoWc7YPzLqzhS7Ygdnk5hFk8V6jZkNmadwiFw8oIF8mb7vcnEZ8eDqajVwmM-CL_cmcad-e2qTfXp96d4k73eCWoyNNDQsWCmjTyNhn2Rs87J5Wi6ahru0fSmntRERNVPNbKuogMlsp70JG0IYJrpkg1twQY/s3139/IMG_0215.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="3139" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyD-rT29iN-C_PsLclD_S4ezygkfy1-J9VoWc7YPzLqzhS7Ygdnk5hFk8V6jZkNmadwiFw8oIF8mb7vcnEZ8eDqajVwmM-CL_cmcad-e2qTfXp96d4k73eCWoyNNDQsWCmjTyNhn2Rs87J5Wi6ahru0fSmntRERNVPNbKuogMlsp70JG0IYJrpkg1twQY/w640-h444/IMG_0215.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Take that rebel scum! The Gurkhas fire down on the revolting Badmashes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmFPQS_oUFmljFjAeDNlbJtEslb_-MZA22aIoEg1b0xXqloYzSYN298l1hMqypvQugSNtWGm64xj1cwUMUrUtuUQ923Xlld5eHEtA017wsnZNqWQ4oQQHOWjGvZ6TQf8NFaovYAHw6wwcJNcjp84hKslKbisQKi2LYpg4j27Erx9u76LgdpFeE-GAW7M/s4032/IMG_0213.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSmFPQS_oUFmljFjAeDNlbJtEslb_-MZA22aIoEg1b0xXqloYzSYN298l1hMqypvQugSNtWGm64xj1cwUMUrUtuUQ923Xlld5eHEtA017wsnZNqWQ4oQQHOWjGvZ6TQf8NFaovYAHw6wwcJNcjp84hKslKbisQKi2LYpg4j27Erx9u76LgdpFeE-GAW7M/w640-h480/IMG_0213.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Ruff-Diamond, having escorted the Memsahibs to a roof top to watch the action, orders the irregulars to man the barricades and prepare to defend the Mission House.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimv4AJxJaUAXhAaUI4kuXYct6FCIjAfmEFbVpugIeP5YKaAEpCksgarYyoTqwcjOLQxKriRZGwnZr2qCVIaVHOtEoG-XayXZhAfWU5HVFpiANSyddRUbcdM-JxHMIu1_Lw1SfT899KkAxL6B3b-XN0vtSw0ITdZsunJNQNd-yZEfi3uVozlI_9x1OTb8/s2615/IMG_0216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="2615" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhimv4AJxJaUAXhAaUI4kuXYct6FCIjAfmEFbVpugIeP5YKaAEpCksgarYyoTqwcjOLQxKriRZGwnZr2qCVIaVHOtEoG-XayXZhAfWU5HVFpiANSyddRUbcdM-JxHMIu1_Lw1SfT899KkAxL6B3b-XN0vtSw0ITdZsunJNQNd-yZEfi3uVozlI_9x1OTb8/w640-h558/IMG_0216.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spiffing with lashings of custard! It's Captain Turner-Round and the men of the North Somersets! The relief force will soon see off the Pandies...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkzK4bDc2cV5NV-DTOAd3QIavidhTcP982b7hoBUlrWNFPdugJZ1_PWHcipCDh4KoEb-nDNJjAfjoWzz29Pa-2FzK9mhBKddrGD1Vpxg5FEDJccCU_XE-I1EshDjJDDoYjSKkcVej4srcrKKjqqFp7y4SUcTAd-J24U-V2U_9dfxQUEaj4TBC1r2hJ7Y/s3826/IMG_0217.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1727" data-original-width="3826" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCkzK4bDc2cV5NV-DTOAd3QIavidhTcP982b7hoBUlrWNFPdugJZ1_PWHcipCDh4KoEb-nDNJjAfjoWzz29Pa-2FzK9mhBKddrGD1Vpxg5FEDJccCU_XE-I1EshDjJDDoYjSKkcVej4srcrKKjqqFp7y4SUcTAd-J24U-V2U_9dfxQUEaj4TBC1r2hJ7Y/w640-h288/IMG_0217.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fire! Turner-Round orders sixteen rounds rapid fire to be ploughed into the bally Badmashes!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYC5Rh7ulFPsZdNuokAhX55AZu6cTtWr2PAOgF7kIlvdOZQLKG4A-uPH1jgGu-vZ81YKv8ZS-SNiHXpzl9DcWp29rp2x-qNM3QYXgQBG0oRemYJWIEAB6f44qYFBhO0bX0jahKX6dTU7Rkkl-UIpWZFJGGgAZF17suLVbIS1zAxaUFD1Fnysm8r3mr1A/s3687/IMG_0218.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3687" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdYC5Rh7ulFPsZdNuokAhX55AZu6cTtWr2PAOgF7kIlvdOZQLKG4A-uPH1jgGu-vZ81YKv8ZS-SNiHXpzl9DcWp29rp2x-qNM3QYXgQBG0oRemYJWIEAB6f44qYFBhO0bX0jahKX6dTU7Rkkl-UIpWZFJGGgAZF17suLVbIS1zAxaUFD1Fnysm8r3mr1A/w640-h524/IMG_0218.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aiee! Cry Argi Bargi's men as they take a load of Shock!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpise8Oq1laKxkxD5_JYY4GLMZploTP-gf4h3I_Iy65yyEDW3rrYfiIgGWRz3zLB_8zTT2ojYn7cdI3vil_3e2lMOlYdhM1kpqn175-D_lVqRlNRgLVGu4X_Xejn97jmYkyZ2REWZRv8H_6tzDVnA5YL-jkbO8eYTT1DY2Xu0EcpkFg9rMx8NJVQJe6I/s4032/IMG_0219.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXpise8Oq1laKxkxD5_JYY4GLMZploTP-gf4h3I_Iy65yyEDW3rrYfiIgGWRz3zLB_8zTT2ojYn7cdI3vil_3e2lMOlYdhM1kpqn175-D_lVqRlNRgLVGu4X_Xejn97jmYkyZ2REWZRv8H_6tzDVnA5YL-jkbO8eYTT1DY2Xu0EcpkFg9rMx8NJVQJe6I/w640-h480/IMG_0219.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Have some more! Yell the Gurkhas who fire down on the Badmashes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZe4OGgqEkTIQXx2vRgadWMtZJSTzlIpmCT5eA5qYEESDzZ3gFgZ7IpXjThG6tF1huIJxVAMJE9yq0mTrJ3go02XP7CZEgdTB6sUdgHC4AWU37ttOwHiV_E-cTnO07Kjq1k-pkHaJVg66DFlCAAf9RMVInaDbDi6RSMoaBM7XZWxyLZt3BU76MYvuzE0/s4032/IMG_0220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZe4OGgqEkTIQXx2vRgadWMtZJSTzlIpmCT5eA5qYEESDzZ3gFgZ7IpXjThG6tF1huIJxVAMJE9yq0mTrJ3go02XP7CZEgdTB6sUdgHC4AWU37ttOwHiV_E-cTnO07Kjq1k-pkHaJVg66DFlCAAf9RMVInaDbDi6RSMoaBM7XZWxyLZt3BU76MYvuzE0/w640-h480/IMG_0220.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More Shock being inflicted on the swarthy rebels.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYARdo0LRn3L2SsNl4md2QQpXLplEahtqBstLw3ZiFYUzyF17SVjaZnMoltDSAvS8xaiBJt_rlresRk2DdF5lqvgYKk-BQsZ3IMqGuLfgY2kVYA6kcGpLQHPCf2b3uNmLq8poxffmWATGnAQGuQ6397xGL-g73alBkTXgOS5rZKGGvWv68LmE5yjIqMk/s4032/IMG_0221.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAYARdo0LRn3L2SsNl4md2QQpXLplEahtqBstLw3ZiFYUzyF17SVjaZnMoltDSAvS8xaiBJt_rlresRk2DdF5lqvgYKk-BQsZ3IMqGuLfgY2kVYA6kcGpLQHPCf2b3uNmLq8poxffmWATGnAQGuQ6397xGL-g73alBkTXgOS5rZKGGvWv68LmE5yjIqMk/w640-h480/IMG_0221.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the battle continues, the vultures begin to circle the battlefield...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3FnOUCt-k7ydXHnCDmHWSQr-S-VGNdXenhzNbnFh6-EhGJjEvf-K2ouwkVadnTHgysnBXN4WpExlPotOgJtnMSQhAizodZ4RdI8oF4u6uJzaNcthXei5FTq5C0XPBwqFbGr2QhC6mQarWrAhCG6woFkrnZtjuYKhj55qlmlcTq4CB0e_-r2yLBEPfPM/s4032/IMG_0222.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2856" data-original-width="4032" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw3FnOUCt-k7ydXHnCDmHWSQr-S-VGNdXenhzNbnFh6-EhGJjEvf-K2ouwkVadnTHgysnBXN4WpExlPotOgJtnMSQhAizodZ4RdI8oF4u6uJzaNcthXei5FTq5C0XPBwqFbGr2QhC6mQarWrAhCG6woFkrnZtjuYKhj55qlmlcTq4CB0e_-r2yLBEPfPM/w640-h454/IMG_0222.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the arrival of the North Somersets, has the battle turned in favour of the British?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7twt6R0-3hEjVR4hOjWJR7Gpn67hlzTRJJ6Ta7M6I6naTVTvzjMxdQEPRcS-5E4VkRlsYXzlW3hTtVpKYcLQ-d7VoLIqYAxwQyvrAOrRBLxgY15Xw7DxhESjA12M28NCO54GjnL6kGGgL2sc88OlmKNrySaIpk93-DCrjUNOAUG5xoLJs3qJJVUhhDc/s4032/IMG_0223.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ7twt6R0-3hEjVR4hOjWJR7Gpn67hlzTRJJ6Ta7M6I6naTVTvzjMxdQEPRcS-5E4VkRlsYXzlW3hTtVpKYcLQ-d7VoLIqYAxwQyvrAOrRBLxgY15Xw7DxhESjA12M28NCO54GjnL6kGGgL2sc88OlmKNrySaIpk93-DCrjUNOAUG5xoLJs3qJJVUhhDc/w640-h480/IMG_0223.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not on your Nelly yells Ram Dittin and he orders his men to charge Moore-Bacon's depleted skirmishers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeXdQDf93K6ADJb2vig1BGFPKYHytG2qegCv329MnHZW4RzKjSxaEKMJDtxLhmPwixt7Yd_LbiwcVE46zUR3p6WW1U2B6nUnylY93fyCUmJ0FDqoujYWQMXzu-zguiVzqz_8EpM41BZkrk8Wig84q-c4cH0dzZtChANWqoma_1caDDevz_Mi34BissIc/s4032/IMG_0224.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYeXdQDf93K6ADJb2vig1BGFPKYHytG2qegCv329MnHZW4RzKjSxaEKMJDtxLhmPwixt7Yd_LbiwcVE46zUR3p6WW1U2B6nUnylY93fyCUmJ0FDqoujYWQMXzu-zguiVzqz_8EpM41BZkrk8Wig84q-c4cH0dzZtChANWqoma_1caDDevz_Mi34BissIc/w640-h480/IMG_0224.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But British pluck and a stiff upper lip sees the Pandy charge off, though sadly five more lads from Somerset will never get to ride the donkeys on Weston beach ever again...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKDP3QmuGh47VCl2-l19oJlWdBJcFyoOXJGOwGiEmzKzY46EWNvEKUIzdEKjQxf9xKmDMuJC1LUhduQRzmQCrL9oYFVQWrFWrMkr_FCYIfSy7i4VCL-fIhBRvu8iNZkQwju1yUDr-zD3z7Arl2FEhRoT_OAdR6jkO6F8fS0W0KF0jlThYjCbspKK2n6o/s4032/IMG_0225.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEKDP3QmuGh47VCl2-l19oJlWdBJcFyoOXJGOwGiEmzKzY46EWNvEKUIzdEKjQxf9xKmDMuJC1LUhduQRzmQCrL9oYFVQWrFWrMkr_FCYIfSy7i4VCL-fIhBRvu8iNZkQwju1yUDr-zD3z7Arl2FEhRoT_OAdR6jkO6F8fS0W0KF0jlThYjCbspKK2n6o/w640-h480/IMG_0225.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tally Ho! The South Gloucestershire Light Horse arrive under the command of Lieutenant de Poncenay-Bout!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmIWwjUm7K2FT-NhKNO4PMOzqu_UbHBLKa5_TVOAL7y3GLLB1FPQ8iie50ysg8UKg3BBG9p6rODHNteLsgiPvA9HzDrxxgEV8lwM7ImhgV2tFoFq5-JigoqVZRVIDRs2l7Y2d-wem-bqdaEiqj0lxyGcU4B7SNYlMJFUmGPvqP_7QZFGpyImlLnSthIk/s3372/IMG_0226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2166" data-original-width="3372" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmIWwjUm7K2FT-NhKNO4PMOzqu_UbHBLKa5_TVOAL7y3GLLB1FPQ8iie50ysg8UKg3BBG9p6rODHNteLsgiPvA9HzDrxxgEV8lwM7ImhgV2tFoFq5-JigoqVZRVIDRs2l7Y2d-wem-bqdaEiqj0lxyGcU4B7SNYlMJFUmGPvqP_7QZFGpyImlLnSthIk/w640-h412/IMG_0226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There's your enemy! yells Flynt-Ston at the newly arrived cavalry, who were too far away to hear him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMK194J_MIukosyNIjA9TC9JxzIgITyjklUaYr75tdFOt-c1oY6zNIoeKzdidnKzU0YUc6iB0Vtm8XqI9oXWFCVW7fEPyzU1NIYt0_72UgVMluih6R6XbeV7TsHzqw90dcWd4-q28z8vZRSQd_-D6GSR0tkPEVMw6c-BcYfR1CkukOR3XpOu4peWcxyk/s4032/IMG_0227.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFMK194J_MIukosyNIjA9TC9JxzIgITyjklUaYr75tdFOt-c1oY6zNIoeKzdidnKzU0YUc6iB0Vtm8XqI9oXWFCVW7fEPyzU1NIYt0_72UgVMluih6R6XbeV7TsHzqw90dcWd4-q28z8vZRSQd_-D6GSR0tkPEVMw6c-BcYfR1CkukOR3XpOu4peWcxyk/w640-h480/IMG_0227.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boom! Sergeant Knocker fires enough round of grape into Argi Bargi's Badmashes who fall back...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYLtFHuMYrXjsHvsN34RZUBueqNnbVb4Nw5bHUSJySEPjJjkldRlTYoANGH7_v5aW9HgaTt4m4wzrkW_kmAwRlbNGwjRZeBLj5nnhYlj_FrZiAQXPIOJMZ6ae5pAF4BAnDjNXqVFA4_CGKatXvzllMmodIMLBOTzYHQNpghbPUDYkHS7PNghnT007klM/s4032/IMG_0229.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtYLtFHuMYrXjsHvsN34RZUBueqNnbVb4Nw5bHUSJySEPjJjkldRlTYoANGH7_v5aW9HgaTt4m4wzrkW_kmAwRlbNGwjRZeBLj5nnhYlj_FrZiAQXPIOJMZ6ae5pAF4BAnDjNXqVFA4_CGKatXvzllMmodIMLBOTzYHQNpghbPUDYkHS7PNghnT007klM/w480-h640/IMG_0229.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Min Jeeta orders her Badmashes forward to support her retreating brother.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAFbmDFtHBZaj7VVKToFevBQZ1FF17F2jS09x9ymdC54OdQc0VIeWDpY7qn686W_5qCyJCLATSdXi51stQmo1ThPrxQ7Jcowk7KIOuMf2bSKMzAyTwvyq0bJK8gTh8jCRrZVIBBJC7kgwH7NXQVUXZYY181xUjTy3RXnxLoeQiaWR5LaIn46Oxs1SaOc/s3900/IMG_0230.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2368" data-original-width="3900" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJAFbmDFtHBZaj7VVKToFevBQZ1FF17F2jS09x9ymdC54OdQc0VIeWDpY7qn686W_5qCyJCLATSdXi51stQmo1ThPrxQ7Jcowk7KIOuMf2bSKMzAyTwvyq0bJK8gTh8jCRrZVIBBJC7kgwH7NXQVUXZYY181xUjTy3RXnxLoeQiaWR5LaIn46Oxs1SaOc/w640-h388/IMG_0230.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Moore-Bacon orders his surviving men to fire at the Sepoys they beat back...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX0vcGNogiKdQLzIP3rITEJi0FbYc0C9cIqEFHTep9GcuOlH2eHPqkj70PabzFwHCd4jyg0wkqsIV4NZTSa4bQNHbctRpjXWG1NYpbTOwzR04JsblwfsnWP-_OT__jShrlcUorOsy5oHI7coMzAOCFFa2mMA-CS89ijiYq5f3C8S69EkPi1BhncdDFlo/s4032/IMG_0231.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX0vcGNogiKdQLzIP3rITEJi0FbYc0C9cIqEFHTep9GcuOlH2eHPqkj70PabzFwHCd4jyg0wkqsIV4NZTSa4bQNHbctRpjXWG1NYpbTOwzR04JsblwfsnWP-_OT__jShrlcUorOsy5oHI7coMzAOCFFa2mMA-CS89ijiYq5f3C8S69EkPi1BhncdDFlo/w640-h480/IMG_0231.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Ram Dittin's men return the compliment.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghybCDaqOqDW3OXenKI6zc5KrOgisOir_b9levfkah4-QfNDsxTkMHULPbYZ0ibM64K0Ua8vS1-7rnpZaaD5V74cj6pnRWCpzdQaYWk1UKVUcWwWAu95MS72xC1KlPmN-pmW2rFmoEltrWFBYf25zoXuYsG-V6lVDTxBSMUNgY-CDcdrf-w-r_l4iQtSw/s4032/IMG_0232.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghybCDaqOqDW3OXenKI6zc5KrOgisOir_b9levfkah4-QfNDsxTkMHULPbYZ0ibM64K0Ua8vS1-7rnpZaaD5V74cj6pnRWCpzdQaYWk1UKVUcWwWAu95MS72xC1KlPmN-pmW2rFmoEltrWFBYf25zoXuYsG-V6lVDTxBSMUNgY-CDcdrf-w-r_l4iQtSw/w640-h480/IMG_0232.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Across the field of battle Sag Aloo is on a camel hunt..</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlf6TltJoRevr9Wfj8XUMyceN0iORa_i0BsrIGgD0SWBXUNa_jh0P4vQaLdUVYg2CYFtBBKhugO9BPmMf74tCk2MuuksKFeScwIoK_r_G0SoTWzG1XzDB0yHpbs1xq5_kB1BEWe-lo-uzGls-K0BibxfU72SGV6wn3xlVV1kCVRJVVyzJjFTs5Kn4-3U/s4032/IMG_0233.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvlf6TltJoRevr9Wfj8XUMyceN0iORa_i0BsrIGgD0SWBXUNa_jh0P4vQaLdUVYg2CYFtBBKhugO9BPmMf74tCk2MuuksKFeScwIoK_r_G0SoTWzG1XzDB0yHpbs1xq5_kB1BEWe-lo-uzGls-K0BibxfU72SGV6wn3xlVV1kCVRJVVyzJjFTs5Kn4-3U/w640-h480/IMG_0233.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aha! There they are. Lord Knowes was finding the camels to be bloody minded and not willing to move (clearly they liked the shade of the palms).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh40B3ikHl3dpsdjx5qp2Cyjq_NS7pWMjtkyMvQQt1UHqnQzJbQsPDcHTxldeYyHWZ-0fsY-mxGB6CcmNEqrvzesfGUi0JzuwrHEUaORqdKiGxmNPD-G5EDwVVpEj5wfHlTTi5Jv6j6fuakPWxNCC9hpGeqx2U0yYTLOzhvqrAyaNMy5GsFKaek92OKYI/s4032/IMG_0234.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh40B3ikHl3dpsdjx5qp2Cyjq_NS7pWMjtkyMvQQt1UHqnQzJbQsPDcHTxldeYyHWZ-0fsY-mxGB6CcmNEqrvzesfGUi0JzuwrHEUaORqdKiGxmNPD-G5EDwVVpEj5wfHlTTi5Jv6j6fuakPWxNCC9hpGeqx2U0yYTLOzhvqrAyaNMy5GsFKaek92OKYI/w640-h480/IMG_0234.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charge! De Poncenay-Bout orders the Hussars in on Min Jettas's Badmashes!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OsZAwfIRBSsiC9OUOb8TiDLJ006ClCqTfRm4SHoA5aTPiXHbtDZefzB9MXkIyujH1NDjXVYZgN-c5d2szTkSSphEopZOelmkzwKVSNvv50tpEcV8MiIpOBKUUu9PTJJ74yfcM-8EHmkHrY5il7KLc4c1cDvih8xb3kcxE76YJXKH4M2c5MiKqCiReWo/s4032/IMG_0235.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1OsZAwfIRBSsiC9OUOb8TiDLJ006ClCqTfRm4SHoA5aTPiXHbtDZefzB9MXkIyujH1NDjXVYZgN-c5d2szTkSSphEopZOelmkzwKVSNvv50tpEcV8MiIpOBKUUu9PTJJ74yfcM-8EHmkHrY5il7KLc4c1cDvih8xb3kcxE76YJXKH4M2c5MiKqCiReWo/w640-h480/IMG_0235.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The big choppers take down two of the Hussars, but the South Gloucestershires break the enemy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KvWnu18Cx3ejD-yblvNLKPjbLyH-f1IQ0t32Xce02VCWFr8cpwW_SWu8Z8jaHPpqhu0o6uuxcZ_Im-wWZIEtJme1lEjrSpIP0nsaE86wJMsJfx1bWL05K83OsUyB9QnT7WJSE6Xt_KVRyHdyvRN6Jt9X-qeZTTbbwFK6TULZ3ipJnc40QhQh0W2K9zA/s4032/IMG_0237.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-KvWnu18Cx3ejD-yblvNLKPjbLyH-f1IQ0t32Xce02VCWFr8cpwW_SWu8Z8jaHPpqhu0o6uuxcZ_Im-wWZIEtJme1lEjrSpIP0nsaE86wJMsJfx1bWL05K83OsUyB9QnT7WJSE6Xt_KVRyHdyvRN6Jt9X-qeZTTbbwFK6TULZ3ipJnc40QhQh0W2K9zA/w640-h480/IMG_0237.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Captain Turner-Round orders Sergeant Grimshaw to take a group and support Lieutenant Moore-Bacon and they shoot at Ram Dittin's men...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriJmPccU3jyC2qzbrHyzsQRABzppBwloVRBAFe4pcRNOHZgEab7Uzg760FdDs3_CecOLmiqJm0M63CX2pEjwzkcExuxU7OG0yz1hbnRspwUB5x5NR2AMvL3cIYZMh3D_26Cm57xMFhKDCrZfeF8uhPZYdDOvi0OK5p9yKlPc36Qlle3jBo14agGx6FEY/s4032/IMG_0238.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriJmPccU3jyC2qzbrHyzsQRABzppBwloVRBAFe4pcRNOHZgEab7Uzg760FdDs3_CecOLmiqJm0M63CX2pEjwzkcExuxU7OG0yz1hbnRspwUB5x5NR2AMvL3cIYZMh3D_26Cm57xMFhKDCrZfeF8uhPZYdDOvi0OK5p9yKlPc36Qlle3jBo14agGx6FEY/w640-h480/IMG_0238.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aie! One group breaks and the other falls back under withering British fire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnl2TbSY6icHDeoOvTzp7u3mV1RmJp0QSNQLZPu1svgBnQuGqpm8OHjU9Mwkb_ur0ftVAGAXRUl5RY0ts_owlPOGWw2uekx2Y_HgTBj8bGAYFCv2VvNVgxv6SVLtIxxTGEtQbwRIQzidKt4Q-AX_wCzt-kDRAjl5LE9Aukbd1f1fXxtcfzZ9Y0EXrrbE/s4032/IMG_0239.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqnl2TbSY6icHDeoOvTzp7u3mV1RmJp0QSNQLZPu1svgBnQuGqpm8OHjU9Mwkb_ur0ftVAGAXRUl5RY0ts_owlPOGWw2uekx2Y_HgTBj8bGAYFCv2VvNVgxv6SVLtIxxTGEtQbwRIQzidKt4Q-AX_wCzt-kDRAjl5LE9Aukbd1f1fXxtcfzZ9Y0EXrrbE/w640-h480/IMG_0239.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back at the Mission the Irregulars open fire on Sal Aloo's skirmishers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibebdNFces1Jrj0OVjhhcvMOukHgDRIQ7Wq3db2v5WjPP5NAexBqKOE9a-QEYN3QRnBEJ6DrNLdUJe0NTUYHHYA-ZltRp7Bc6iVIzZK1yqtEE1oGv7_7ewI6Ta_0LpwpN7iZdoHlltiGglHujCdDS1DF8kmrm4D5D5JZVevp0SWeQ34U6s2himABobSjs/s4032/IMG_0240.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibebdNFces1Jrj0OVjhhcvMOukHgDRIQ7Wq3db2v5WjPP5NAexBqKOE9a-QEYN3QRnBEJ6DrNLdUJe0NTUYHHYA-ZltRp7Bc6iVIzZK1yqtEE1oGv7_7ewI6Ta_0LpwpN7iZdoHlltiGglHujCdDS1DF8kmrm4D5D5JZVevp0SWeQ34U6s2himABobSjs/w640-h480/IMG_0240.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wounding the Badmash leader as he eyed up what he regarded as a rather attractive camel.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMlVrrzZl04Pwp0K6Cvj3A_6F7KkgScgLVA6Qd_0tWB_ZM-99hXgW6gTNO0vxDF4wnIPY_VVmLGBoGuOApTi7bdztYfK3_ZbSy4prdW-zhC6pl2m7ENhQ-2ogy-D6dsW8sjgYw4QlArQ-xSPaLzhqt2GwZGGtHMi6mP2fs_Y34hMYdkr5P7Mos0HcIUM/s2006/IMG_0241.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1367" data-original-width="2006" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMlVrrzZl04Pwp0K6Cvj3A_6F7KkgScgLVA6Qd_0tWB_ZM-99hXgW6gTNO0vxDF4wnIPY_VVmLGBoGuOApTi7bdztYfK3_ZbSy4prdW-zhC6pl2m7ENhQ-2ogy-D6dsW8sjgYw4QlArQ-xSPaLzhqt2GwZGGtHMi6mP2fs_Y34hMYdkr5P7Mos0HcIUM/w640-h436/IMG_0241.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fix Bayonets! With the mutineers clearly wobbling, Sergeant Grismshaw orders his men in on Ram Dittin's Sepoys...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZC3Bfv5wAmlJbADjsZNPilmnyZmJKgeYWbhcEw7s9EivKBBQXmRQk8NQ9d4Ch4loGgnyPjYYbh8HiN9EqTDEFCh-6N_W-p9OFDG4hAMCmUVpx32cv74elB5Zuo1ZxsIclhmD464UonLcU-6YK7GcoqBtv61OzELEAjmMbVGEVb4oyyq52AWaCcCXs0/s3032/IMG_0243.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2715" data-original-width="3032" height="574" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8YZC3Bfv5wAmlJbADjsZNPilmnyZmJKgeYWbhcEw7s9EivKBBQXmRQk8NQ9d4Ch4loGgnyPjYYbh8HiN9EqTDEFCh-6N_W-p9OFDG4hAMCmUVpx32cv74elB5Zuo1ZxsIclhmD464UonLcU-6YK7GcoqBtv61OzELEAjmMbVGEVb4oyyq52AWaCcCXs0/w640-h574/IMG_0243.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Remember Meerut! British steel prevails and the Pandies are wiped out, Grimshaw taking a slight wound. The Mutineer Force Morale crashes to zero and they flee the battlefield!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHsxQISwnTV2caX2A6-QjByISm4Nrno8maIEoQI-n5TWlcTUVqzkBMGhJxB_9pUXtgPv7iky8CsB7nwGCSx4dCF_32jSVr9A-5fCa0fDVkKlDrYqzviszK9aKzSP5tPtTyylgJcpGSiZNlArDQZzOOGbHonQV9_yHfo-dLSohPvFzGaS9ukba6hQDiTQ/s4032/IMG_0244.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBHsxQISwnTV2caX2A6-QjByISm4Nrno8maIEoQI-n5TWlcTUVqzkBMGhJxB_9pUXtgPv7iky8CsB7nwGCSx4dCF_32jSVr9A-5fCa0fDVkKlDrYqzviszK9aKzSP5tPtTyylgJcpGSiZNlArDQZzOOGbHonQV9_yHfo-dLSohPvFzGaS9ukba6hQDiTQ/w640-h480/IMG_0244.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Well that was a hell of a lot of fun and thanks to Phil and Andy for a great game. It really did seem that the Mutineers would overwhelm the British before the relief force arrived, and even then they seemed heavily outnumbered. However British pluck won the day and this tale of derring-do will no doubt be appreciated over the breakfast tables of England,</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-60182076008115421982024-03-04T16:39:00.000+00:002024-03-04T16:39:03.390+00:00Through The Mud And The Blood: The Warehouse at Wellow<p>Following on from the <i><a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2024/02/through-mud-and-blood-fracas-at.html" target="_blank">Fracas at Farrington Gurney</a></i> a couple of weeks back, Andy took Phil and myself back to the <b><i><a href="https://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/product-category/1938_a_very_british_civil_war/rules-sourcebooks-for-1938-a-very-british-civil-war/" target="_blank">Very British Civil War</a></i></b>, though this time Phil swapped his Fascist blackshirt for a dog collar of the Anglican League. The scenario saw the forgetful God-botherers remember that they had left a significant weapons cache in a warehouse in the outskirts of Wellow in Somerset, the village having recently been liberated by brave Communist forces. Under orders from GHQ (God's Headquarters), and equipped with some cast off French kit and uniforms from the Great War, the Anglicans despatched a force of fifty men to recover the weapons...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-pCQyxAIyvjdJZG5xS7U2Lji46rrpeA84zofgku9UxuAT50biw46Eor-_V7O79ppKPHpPJAekAN2CdsvnWT2Nhp7J8CBZPWfoMTowet9UbLtWVD-iI_4xEaO6moVCv_CKxrbckPI2PzoHoGbJlumzADGMn0h7DjMsa6fMjPhoH8bVB0pdpCwafnBVJs/s3822/IMG_0110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3822" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv-pCQyxAIyvjdJZG5xS7U2Lji46rrpeA84zofgku9UxuAT50biw46Eor-_V7O79ppKPHpPJAekAN2CdsvnWT2Nhp7J8CBZPWfoMTowet9UbLtWVD-iI_4xEaO6moVCv_CKxrbckPI2PzoHoGbJlumzADGMn0h7DjMsa6fMjPhoH8bVB0pdpCwafnBVJs/w640-h344/IMG_0110.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What the League force did not realise was that the Communists had left a small twenty strong garrison in the village whilst the main force went off to liberate Trowbridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqF0Lgn_tR6dlGOaRcO655mqjaioJBtiJe_0hBCTB062-eO-vdtwyllRxLTV1ilgETDSIYDRb2Jv2quVpR606G4ipkT-bsYx_npOssKKvfx7THFdpTFbUHvN1x7H2lGjR7SDYxNRZ-xQmQwp_3rKrzwz9M7_7iIyQzFmOhoeJ7SRhRVxSWlgIyycaGDc/s3258/IMG_0111.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2130" data-original-width="3258" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqF0Lgn_tR6dlGOaRcO655mqjaioJBtiJe_0hBCTB062-eO-vdtwyllRxLTV1ilgETDSIYDRb2Jv2quVpR606G4ipkT-bsYx_npOssKKvfx7THFdpTFbUHvN1x7H2lGjR7SDYxNRZ-xQmQwp_3rKrzwz9M7_7iIyQzFmOhoeJ7SRhRVxSWlgIyycaGDc/w640-h418/IMG_0111.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well, not until a burst of Lewis gun fire erupted from the warehouse, killing two men of Corporal Scott's section and inflicting Shock!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi835qRUhG7y8WqQhjQa8Y_zrbV3izo7Ajjv7ncJVNypb0KLqCrq4GUodamywkfmuuv-PtoBmXkRd0W1IUhM5r-Sa5Xc6WetwglB4YduhgqyhDCNDurKPj1Mf9Hhxa3h9RziQoCc6zw_d4nIfmBobkJEQm-Jgmsx160ZbMzOZ98SNYP-Rm2o8V2XpnEE0g/s3995/IMG_0113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1838" data-original-width="3995" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi835qRUhG7y8WqQhjQa8Y_zrbV3izo7Ajjv7ncJVNypb0KLqCrq4GUodamywkfmuuv-PtoBmXkRd0W1IUhM5r-Sa5Xc6WetwglB4YduhgqyhDCNDurKPj1Mf9Hhxa3h9RziQoCc6zw_d4nIfmBobkJEQm-Jgmsx160ZbMzOZ98SNYP-Rm2o8V2XpnEE0g/w640-h294/IMG_0113.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Corporal Wilkinson deployed his men and started to return fire (the purple rectangles in the rear of the photo are 'Blinds' which are either hidden units or dummies).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Pv_7WpqOUPPDQ8cEwGcH0RVJm0gXnHsHqUP5bhddHapZn10PUNbLFIOy0GpCPqId82RIXzib5Mmb5I3YjhkL-YnLtHKyhsGKkLyGgbp2utHT6IyipAzvLFjY7GPEx4LM1e6KWqHkTIyG-fp4VJIxPamkqF7t8S_-yUT_FVjlAIDAAnWc9b2GOUVrrg/s3664/IMG_0114.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2449" data-original-width="3664" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw8Pv_7WpqOUPPDQ8cEwGcH0RVJm0gXnHsHqUP5bhddHapZn10PUNbLFIOy0GpCPqId82RIXzib5Mmb5I3YjhkL-YnLtHKyhsGKkLyGgbp2utHT6IyipAzvLFjY7GPEx4LM1e6KWqHkTIyG-fp4VJIxPamkqF7t8S_-yUT_FVjlAIDAAnWc9b2GOUVrrg/w640-h428/IMG_0114.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However they soon came under fire from Comrade Murdoch's section hidden in the woods on the left flank.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeJdFPxeeAx44HpwS8iF30jvHPdymdMLT0SWYAE82zCcfxxFN7bnmjWReS03B31tLs5NQcKerYhhc3yBKMgW4UyfrL8ZhPVQiLaCdRw4Tr6ckXjr_CgMyjoYZqQka9WQRMGR2RMOk80rCS25rYj94znEA5uH2Bo5f12J6NhxtUg4Zk67u1PlDeL4EGjY/s3349/IMG_0116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2295" data-original-width="3349" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibeJdFPxeeAx44HpwS8iF30jvHPdymdMLT0SWYAE82zCcfxxFN7bnmjWReS03B31tLs5NQcKerYhhc3yBKMgW4UyfrL8ZhPVQiLaCdRw4Tr6ckXjr_CgMyjoYZqQka9WQRMGR2RMOk80rCS25rYj94znEA5uH2Bo5f12J6NhxtUg4Zk67u1PlDeL4EGjY/w640-h438/IMG_0116.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Anglicans then brought up their big gun - a Hotchkiss M1914 medium machine-gun transported by a commandeered lorry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhUmFUja9qRYeQ5I513FbEhOOG5PYvhGf2X1E4fK0u27_bSC-T-h8eRiH_1YBDdblV3GC1z1utMPesO1ZIIKvMW31ooKQfp_CcFIJYSRl6CiLcEWB3xRrnyijyAJr7VZ_0DfHdpOPJ2vjJBgST56Wo863Bz9XRrSfcjQnXyiwhZfGtp7kpW8pIxYFdG8/s2905/IMG_0115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2212" data-original-width="2905" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhUmFUja9qRYeQ5I513FbEhOOG5PYvhGf2X1E4fK0u27_bSC-T-h8eRiH_1YBDdblV3GC1z1utMPesO1ZIIKvMW31ooKQfp_CcFIJYSRl6CiLcEWB3xRrnyijyAJr7VZ_0DfHdpOPJ2vjJBgST56Wo863Bz9XRrSfcjQnXyiwhZfGtp7kpW8pIxYFdG8/w640-h488/IMG_0115.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Lieutenant Mattingley ordered two sections of League troops to rapidly advance across the muddy fields on the right and try and overwhelm the warehouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxkObpfqO_tgWP9p3GEBGbbc-gtHbuN87QfGzOf5pwasH0hyphenhyphen7OgYjfSo2nin0vhLnRNxVM3fux7HW147lJmTjiO5FubqY_QoncysdjBVbni9Pa9OB0OJGZTxzBVjJlqlhuxubqVDoVLf_j3FZ96674NmR_Xf0AsGw-g-B-UmpAqtpAtqcSn0ApRle600/s3997/IMG_0118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2506" data-original-width="3997" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXxkObpfqO_tgWP9p3GEBGbbc-gtHbuN87QfGzOf5pwasH0hyphenhyphen7OgYjfSo2nin0vhLnRNxVM3fux7HW147lJmTjiO5FubqY_QoncysdjBVbni9Pa9OB0OJGZTxzBVjJlqlhuxubqVDoVLf_j3FZ96674NmR_Xf0AsGw-g-B-UmpAqtpAtqcSn0ApRle600/w640-h402/IMG_0118.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wilkinson's men kept up a steady fire on the warehouse...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy080TDr7VGEQIPDz7RL1Oxgc95nAK6YglsQSu26Cp0Vtpenu-p9uukOp-8F76X26qpp9dBRwr9h9Pw8ADYkLzMfzY86lTNmsCsoMk-m0ynJiPsf5hk-fTKoJUCCWz01ae_dQ2J6pN3MtgCEKAE3GcP50smESKfrej12XUzmgnVc_KIKuWhSjJmhE-JJE/s3909/IMG_0119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2084" data-original-width="3909" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy080TDr7VGEQIPDz7RL1Oxgc95nAK6YglsQSu26Cp0Vtpenu-p9uukOp-8F76X26qpp9dBRwr9h9Pw8ADYkLzMfzY86lTNmsCsoMk-m0ynJiPsf5hk-fTKoJUCCWz01ae_dQ2J6pN3MtgCEKAE3GcP50smESKfrej12XUzmgnVc_KIKuWhSjJmhE-JJE/w640-h342/IMG_0119.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Murdoch and his comrades focused their fire on Corporal Scott and his men.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMOqFlpfOwEy1AABll4Wl1aqD2uJvV5JNESU4xaNdptd3VEuTZXzl01ha3_noPVRwEFdTxRTO7w8cdQjMOjzMnAapGQOUdjzc3MWUKUmZcvpCPiTYjwFUkOoKKolojI26Q-oJpNF6NAEyRpAY0UZwXTUJvnXOM34gZ12g9k8SzhRwJoZ8RmMhu-8xwjY/s4008/IMG_0120.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2456" data-original-width="4008" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMOqFlpfOwEy1AABll4Wl1aqD2uJvV5JNESU4xaNdptd3VEuTZXzl01ha3_noPVRwEFdTxRTO7w8cdQjMOjzMnAapGQOUdjzc3MWUKUmZcvpCPiTYjwFUkOoKKolojI26Q-oJpNF6NAEyRpAY0UZwXTUJvnXOM34gZ12g9k8SzhRwJoZ8RmMhu-8xwjY/w640-h392/IMG_0120.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The accurate Communist fire bowling down the enemy troops and wounding the Anglican corporal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP5RokgaWcl9EmPZodoW5YaM8R89q1kRa2YohtcGO5rvKUi_BjnlQvy5cHCfAwY-kYumfiQVedhq5QyCD1Ou_6EiRIXdWlZWI97gncFiof6ydYkmV0hlPwXffMbEoN2N5lIoyqtRLvCnYMrDYZTE5QTczNkavRyEO5SrWe_ok79tIwUBraUoBJkasicI/s2484/IMG_0121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="2484" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnP5RokgaWcl9EmPZodoW5YaM8R89q1kRa2YohtcGO5rvKUi_BjnlQvy5cHCfAwY-kYumfiQVedhq5QyCD1Ou_6EiRIXdWlZWI97gncFiof6ydYkmV0hlPwXffMbEoN2N5lIoyqtRLvCnYMrDYZTE5QTczNkavRyEO5SrWe_ok79tIwUBraUoBJkasicI/w640-h412/IMG_0121.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the warehouse, the troops led by Comrade Knocker returned fire to Wilkinson's unit to their front...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYopEHu3FbvaKZ5fMyW94upl_zTMXn7hm5AL4lv9u8fbR9tOSyIczOOvIxgGGFoPFD_9gXI513y-jwIU7xkWqXgycCDezpN8EaWM9_smwUnM_Ec5J3y813MM3qY217C9_88XhrmlnXz8Wnta-3dZECp_HbbB_TCYfbVk6eMSknQwwXAghDe_spNicqZ4/s4032/IMG_0122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwYopEHu3FbvaKZ5fMyW94upl_zTMXn7hm5AL4lv9u8fbR9tOSyIczOOvIxgGGFoPFD_9gXI513y-jwIU7xkWqXgycCDezpN8EaWM9_smwUnM_Ec5J3y813MM3qY217C9_88XhrmlnXz8Wnta-3dZECp_HbbB_TCYfbVk6eMSknQwwXAghDe_spNicqZ4/w640-h480/IMG_0122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing several League soldiers and wounding Corporal Wilkinson.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqJLAWsqtbXYHRB66tXCuIv_WVF18VJRKuSoKKjGaYh0sXj5ZtB1krx2W1_sXkPUq_vkBKVFqojdCAarWkq5Rek5PlGUelmET5vZv4N_tNLACFfTKxcgWk7MmMKIl7BmcgYDLz8PvVWmS3x7VmVhhfMyDfNyo7KRWWyKEimVdMJwbRTOD59YxmqrnT6I/s3629/IMG_0123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2289" data-original-width="3629" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGqJLAWsqtbXYHRB66tXCuIv_WVF18VJRKuSoKKjGaYh0sXj5ZtB1krx2W1_sXkPUq_vkBKVFqojdCAarWkq5Rek5PlGUelmET5vZv4N_tNLACFfTKxcgWk7MmMKIl7BmcgYDLz8PvVWmS3x7VmVhhfMyDfNyo7KRWWyKEimVdMJwbRTOD59YxmqrnT6I/w640-h404/IMG_0123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Scott's men falling back carrying their wounded leaders and Wilkinson's men coming under sustained fire from the warehouse, the left and centre looked pretty secure for the Communists.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_l2Zm8BD3i5Z0_LD1LzfesDdmbt982WSwuJJiuBhGNrT6tlM-HoX7iZGftGsFf3GIl5Tvu5CBGNqW-rsUmlhaol1U-Dj-8cbfYJy4tPGKWhFoc37WJOc8dw21gtAZIBDB62jLTg43eMgMi3NvB_-HCQN9Huhps-tjc4QPlUKTw9mgLf5UEAsrNNt8v4/s3652/IMG_0124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2949" data-original-width="3652" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_l2Zm8BD3i5Z0_LD1LzfesDdmbt982WSwuJJiuBhGNrT6tlM-HoX7iZGftGsFf3GIl5Tvu5CBGNqW-rsUmlhaol1U-Dj-8cbfYJy4tPGKWhFoc37WJOc8dw21gtAZIBDB62jLTg43eMgMi3NvB_-HCQN9Huhps-tjc4QPlUKTw9mgLf5UEAsrNNt8v4/w640-h516/IMG_0124.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The action then switched to the right flank as Mattingley pushed his men forward...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgb6RPry3BDifLnsdvBF2n7_UwNq6d_BVfbS6Zya3ljQ1weFQbeIUGIRUpXNlPi2KyCppbWtlGpHc1blpQR14E5Kll91DdItbHQZQ-hjTUz1Zl_ZzCKhsO1jyYhebgjXXrETqK9F_mTE5qZ6MysopH-iUutwofdzqRM680oHDjIBP_Mnh2_ygzBxC2JM/s3097/IMG_0126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2214" data-original-width="3097" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWgb6RPry3BDifLnsdvBF2n7_UwNq6d_BVfbS6Zya3ljQ1weFQbeIUGIRUpXNlPi2KyCppbWtlGpHc1blpQR14E5Kll91DdItbHQZQ-hjTUz1Zl_ZzCKhsO1jyYhebgjXXrETqK9F_mTE5qZ6MysopH-iUutwofdzqRM680oHDjIBP_Mnh2_ygzBxC2JM/w640-h458/IMG_0126.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Towards the side of the warehouse which was guarded by a small force under Comrade Patterson (with a Party Commissar providing moral and philosophical support).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj42zdjroMhCWAS7YC7b6jB80ze3cgxc8RfxZodkCjudFodULqZmuMjdQ75R6DrmRwD1P9b7F6lh4-Uu3tAUM50DdEWBMedSEF0PG4WYZxES7BW8M7DYlHOzt6GAnqZTuWVvVelEM6n2GR_c6qecnNz7jpncRHfFXRm4De4CHJnWhbcQChrkgVqCW6H4/s4032/IMG_0125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJj42zdjroMhCWAS7YC7b6jB80ze3cgxc8RfxZodkCjudFodULqZmuMjdQ75R6DrmRwD1P9b7F6lh4-Uu3tAUM50DdEWBMedSEF0PG4WYZxES7BW8M7DYlHOzt6GAnqZTuWVvVelEM6n2GR_c6qecnNz7jpncRHfFXRm4De4CHJnWhbcQChrkgVqCW6H4/w640-h480/IMG_0125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Anglicans then deployed their final section commanded by Sergeant Shelvey, which had been joined by a clergyman who could provide spiritual support for the faithful (rather like a holy man in <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b>).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD8lyUR4m1O2ovcvqQvkQ08xQ-2uGKjwLiU8h7QNmkdOeLUYN-LpqXqe3a7Ue0vuM4v6lRchFMu3PGO8bgc1vy4I8m-2BOfhaftWHIwDFzaY-74Bjmrx1GFsPhj2R57yoP8sh_hxDmy-ZsEmO3yK9DWrMCOIIUnVToO9MmCfINfagJ04lKNoXpcWl7c4/s4032/IMG_0128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuD8lyUR4m1O2ovcvqQvkQ08xQ-2uGKjwLiU8h7QNmkdOeLUYN-LpqXqe3a7Ue0vuM4v6lRchFMu3PGO8bgc1vy4I8m-2BOfhaftWHIwDFzaY-74Bjmrx1GFsPhj2R57yoP8sh_hxDmy-ZsEmO3yK9DWrMCOIIUnVToO9MmCfINfagJ04lKNoXpcWl7c4/w640-h480/IMG_0128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So the Clergyman moved amongst the shaken troops, dispensing words from the good book (not <i>Das Kapital</i> which is, of course, the best book), removing Shock from the Anglicans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL4qH7SXlbnqV8aLHVkQuBZj03LRuqn5ztTS0svCk-1zuiTrX1Iun3C8AjWcieM9oOtJGj5WAVbjUzlkSscq5FymQIfZhi2InTNbpUC1huz6UTHsueprBEihyY_cC9g7AwE03Lob2SaGooCgJpUj6w9SYkRwJPcjtm-BXfbTR9VjAnRIJ0S5_1M0xcF8/s4032/IMG_0130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2009" data-original-width="4032" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkL4qH7SXlbnqV8aLHVkQuBZj03LRuqn5ztTS0svCk-1zuiTrX1Iun3C8AjWcieM9oOtJGj5WAVbjUzlkSscq5FymQIfZhi2InTNbpUC1huz6UTHsueprBEihyY_cC9g7AwE03Lob2SaGooCgJpUj6w9SYkRwJPcjtm-BXfbTR9VjAnRIJ0S5_1M0xcF8/w640-h318/IMG_0130.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Murdoch's men continued to hold the left flank but had started to suffer casualties themselves...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="3473" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RKRU3txOhCimRmMihIOTANpkI-HHoQ2q5MppItGOWqPM8sZZMLm0I9XPYTac6-U2ZljnWUIdVdCaLh7y3MDprZcstXzRJQJb9iGsukAK4YRJvrYSFJvEW4WEAt68P5GHVxsxvL_C5FXACFgRO-hQm_Rjo1VXgwNOksKqdbzGfzr-Hf5B30DpbF5ABes/w640-h392/IMG_0132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some more uplifting words (and fire direction)...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWKzQaStJeDUSb2Bd4P4XLIFG3tHVgAOF0DWAC-6wN3-w79-298jAv4dsIOXB8nq082pl9xeHZSqxWe-PkatYztk8SmX2yRN_U_apP3p2dGMCwK1u9d5QzFw0XLnTp-UW1EENqiFvqp1wb-pUA90LIgtPkgdHtnrj4uk4M7nYgwwiCaikfLZnFpmXhGs/s3193/IMG_0133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1806" data-original-width="3193" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIWKzQaStJeDUSb2Bd4P4XLIFG3tHVgAOF0DWAC-6wN3-w79-298jAv4dsIOXB8nq082pl9xeHZSqxWe-PkatYztk8SmX2yRN_U_apP3p2dGMCwK1u9d5QzFw0XLnTp-UW1EENqiFvqp1wb-pUA90LIgtPkgdHtnrj4uk4M7nYgwwiCaikfLZnFpmXhGs/w640-h362/IMG_0133.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Saw Comrade Knocker in the warehouse wounded!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGa2agiWtQ7yewL1LDiJ_1PdpIKkaFuLVuCp_i3GtlDUJAm01uvUUO9pGik4tTF-prsOJV2beTOT1AXZZiA6hJQrMt18AuqnbLyJBzj57pSAj_ygEuJfRu3I82VSGEibbySJrwfoGm3a2jXi2-t7fZPXrzRYfCCevyI9ghmX3nqYkvQDDYq93e-gI5hoI/s4015/IMG_0134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2561" data-original-width="4015" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGa2agiWtQ7yewL1LDiJ_1PdpIKkaFuLVuCp_i3GtlDUJAm01uvUUO9pGik4tTF-prsOJV2beTOT1AXZZiA6hJQrMt18AuqnbLyJBzj57pSAj_ygEuJfRu3I82VSGEibbySJrwfoGm3a2jXi2-t7fZPXrzRYfCCevyI9ghmX3nqYkvQDDYq93e-gI5hoI/w640-h408/IMG_0134.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The League then deployed their medium machine-gun and began a steady stream of fire on the defenders in the warehouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19AKwHmfDvPNzaKBQPZuTsYodOtCFrZVyI5sPScg1I6TGLTLzopg7NyKn2wVdCYbyIGJJXnY4r6dM5MAseuEX4JHOb74a8UAGzvGo3a9cCZY8asC9QZl1oVknswKMyO-IEGSIo8HO2wIAukA1xRl5UjvPwEeWBzcd0o5TFQVhdYP3738gV3ilIK-p_kg/s4032/IMG_0135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh19AKwHmfDvPNzaKBQPZuTsYodOtCFrZVyI5sPScg1I6TGLTLzopg7NyKn2wVdCYbyIGJJXnY4r6dM5MAseuEX4JHOb74a8UAGzvGo3a9cCZY8asC9QZl1oVknswKMyO-IEGSIo8HO2wIAukA1xRl5UjvPwEeWBzcd0o5TFQVhdYP3738gV3ilIK-p_kg/w640-h480/IMG_0135.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Lieutenant Mattingley ordered Sergeant Shelvey and his men forward...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCxyCER1RZJ7HM2Ls9ZLq2jls1zl9ZfIMYgU1cqapW9hTxSZ0JV6LSmjIawgoEzKbw89FYNOk0_D4jxKT63Je6PAxMPNLpqTJeJ6JSgMGw7KPY2SdAS_qeJyy6AVuL8FgrdUtHqc-M1JrBI5yekRHtbVuh4jjWQ181QA22Hb_kdS4zMfNU8gD-tc64to/s3777/IMG_0136.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2701" data-original-width="3777" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOCxyCER1RZJ7HM2Ls9ZLq2jls1zl9ZfIMYgU1cqapW9hTxSZ0JV6LSmjIawgoEzKbw89FYNOk0_D4jxKT63Je6PAxMPNLpqTJeJ6JSgMGw7KPY2SdAS_qeJyy6AVuL8FgrdUtHqc-M1JrBI5yekRHtbVuh4jjWQ181QA22Hb_kdS4zMfNU8gD-tc64to/w640-h458/IMG_0136.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst providing covering fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqx5L3_l3qU7qYlmtCvCAXt-bkqzuPx1Rg7r_pMW-9YjegP5F_FSl-24m-pJIbCxVoJNhwlUlAKNp2YNmien7JaQrLAleIeiRjWBUKB_ld0EuCs9cchR7JYzDljbyzft47RYG2EdZ5-TtEfP6fk4Hp8ZNs7n8BA-Gex-P-L_t8oiTAACznlbJVGtkhNI/s4032/IMG_0137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyqx5L3_l3qU7qYlmtCvCAXt-bkqzuPx1Rg7r_pMW-9YjegP5F_FSl-24m-pJIbCxVoJNhwlUlAKNp2YNmien7JaQrLAleIeiRjWBUKB_ld0EuCs9cchR7JYzDljbyzft47RYG2EdZ5-TtEfP6fk4Hp8ZNs7n8BA-Gex-P-L_t8oiTAACznlbJVGtkhNI/w640-h480/IMG_0137.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Which killed two of Patterson's small force!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UH6usHdMJvA7rZUYgKtHo_sPf8tTVMhZ9O2Y-kzwokwrePfsTgzxRLcMu2SVqufIS7siSxSmAzKhacK6gj_7mIQPjHZiNWcBDeaZr2km1n_rRjaqmRDqkUEvoriC9b3nhiNJail_dfH4v4iuqpNWNWb9ZR60CX8-bk8KvBQb4mYGP12-TFCGWDt_wfU/s2754/IMG_0138.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2051" data-original-width="2754" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-UH6usHdMJvA7rZUYgKtHo_sPf8tTVMhZ9O2Y-kzwokwrePfsTgzxRLcMu2SVqufIS7siSxSmAzKhacK6gj_7mIQPjHZiNWcBDeaZr2km1n_rRjaqmRDqkUEvoriC9b3nhiNJail_dfH4v4iuqpNWNWb9ZR60CX8-bk8KvBQb4mYGP12-TFCGWDt_wfU/w640-h476/IMG_0138.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wilkinson charged his men in on the outnumbered Communists defenders!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vhnrf0m6aHLWxhzF_l2AJRwsk_S2fFsoDUizBEBQuC1CQ8WryB9j2MLKIEWbpzODGewSEJLIGyX1uDEm4veeYCpVdKCwplOaGY7E3ImhgDB1xhZ-5fsJpkl-_T0TK7UQc_B4S4ZFRK-3DYIJ009NGCJCgODl5ESEOtZcGDVa5aR1Z0XNiWRjCa9s0OQ/s3815/IMG_0139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="2766" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6eAdhVJWkISGc9XxjthEOZ7yzwlmS15XhyphenhyphenGOIV2_1gZFbQJKK1D46_XwCYKv6hR6lJgohjEHLhAMTeSegMGMNVbV8kuyyvZ9JxYjyG8DLHcTFM6Lws8j2kGQlf9cztJK3yefB7-GB-ea84aPdYEJl-BQ9LO5WJ274rYkkMtMOck9KSCG7CIhyphenhyphenUIKelo/w640-h462/IMG_0142.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However the brave fight was not without cost and Comrade Patterson now only had one man left, plus the Commissar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkcK7Pl3ix4887KQdZRr89XOrJrfarV5jFlkhx6rS7UrhzXeSWXWP_fWD4GbZIE5Ly15HP2WikefW_osYZ-NKL2fvPHQFcLLr93lRd7VMT03O8kGqQOc8-Bfi6h1TTu6d9wmXpDQT24kZWQdk3kSjYCAt8qfd_jLKhinWRa2RQiHJukVjrUg_di_0hJ5Q/s2461/IMG_0143.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And keep up fire on the warehouse from a Chauchat automatic rifle...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSI6AhGkPVBZd1n6fY1kzQP9JhihcUwJr9zqUShK-w9gQCPL-mbwCjJpyyKbhXECWeks2HZgFUmmzkPdKAxYbU7jnyT3ejO33c85RR6mGL5_FS9971eDEMCO-4fNjJFjpZ5INm4yAqtbL59NL-OE8Nvoutn1Pwzggl7NRHLmAy8rZTd-JMYYjScg94hk/s3427/IMG_0145.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2570" data-original-width="3427" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSI6AhGkPVBZd1n6fY1kzQP9JhihcUwJr9zqUShK-w9gQCPL-mbwCjJpyyKbhXECWeks2HZgFUmmzkPdKAxYbU7jnyT3ejO33c85RR6mGL5_FS9971eDEMCO-4fNjJFjpZ5INm4yAqtbL59NL-OE8Nvoutn1Pwzggl7NRHLmAy8rZTd-JMYYjScg94hk/w640-h480/IMG_0145.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And their Hotchkiss M1914 MMG.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh73UENRCyHkPPEfW8P-3RsnsnibghF_mq1MXceBBfyXLbGbPFlyrH67As3tEjXYgDnfFR6IzaSE79Uo2eptRHg6BBME9ZqgCPnIfbF5UNT5alakKYESfEDwJ7FAmq202_E5lYlTNk3PQt6ItBe061-UXtA9soIdBjwHPpx4dDMfYeh7XOyHyDW4U-7w/s4032/IMG_0146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDh73UENRCyHkPPEfW8P-3RsnsnibghF_mq1MXceBBfyXLbGbPFlyrH67As3tEjXYgDnfFR6IzaSE79Uo2eptRHg6BBME9ZqgCPnIfbF5UNT5alakKYESfEDwJ7FAmq202_E5lYlTNk3PQt6ItBe061-UXtA9soIdBjwHPpx4dDMfYeh7XOyHyDW4U-7w/w640-h480/IMG_0146.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But although now depleted, Knocker's comrades kept up a decent rate of return fire, inflicting casualties and Shock on the MMG team.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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However the Anglican's knew one more push would see victory...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI0ugccP41eIEnX1Zl5jV84Z7jRZjXSCBtYf1mliJ8A-HoqKjCesiUA81WGime7B9vaVrRB5_7jye3O21A0nMR5tRNrKE6xah-IYxax5qhZtuvkOa2xNUm_aQ8LlZDWxKnL9iPDBv2THmsK9XAXkAY41hY8QniDGEBGdTtJvlguE-9a-lUaMzOxnF_98/s3095/IMG_0152.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2283" data-original-width="3095" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbI0ugccP41eIEnX1Zl5jV84Z7jRZjXSCBtYf1mliJ8A-HoqKjCesiUA81WGime7B9vaVrRB5_7jye3O21A0nMR5tRNrKE6xah-IYxax5qhZtuvkOa2xNUm_aQ8LlZDWxKnL9iPDBv2THmsK9XAXkAY41hY8QniDGEBGdTtJvlguE-9a-lUaMzOxnF_98/w640-h472/IMG_0152.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until a flurry of shots burst from a building across the road - Comrade Murdoch had redeployed his unit into one of the houses covering the warehouse courtyard and caught Mattingley's men in the flank!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUYdb7hZ9j1X49J-QlBS-6Wu4yuPbiI4FU0XcloMZCAQ4jpGVMM70v0SOCIPVjgCKQWEI5WjP7BKsEP9OCnUnhK5h70BTQPthIc-1eWyE0392bCro0-637DM2kLHQaEfYGSvBSOtlosyVxmqw3dTZc35gn9KlXC1YSEiJdN-xfWd90XdCIvXUfhRKoOo/s3865/IMG_0153.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="3865" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUYdb7hZ9j1X49J-QlBS-6Wu4yuPbiI4FU0XcloMZCAQ4jpGVMM70v0SOCIPVjgCKQWEI5WjP7BKsEP9OCnUnhK5h70BTQPthIc-1eWyE0392bCro0-637DM2kLHQaEfYGSvBSOtlosyVxmqw3dTZc35gn9KlXC1YSEiJdN-xfWd90XdCIvXUfhRKoOo/w640-h306/IMG_0153.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking more Shock, the Anglicans realised the game was up and that they could not take the warehouse, so conceded the field of battle to the brave Communist garrison. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU54UGyuejAHnCaDgwduVPTw8mWKVdWhM-E9_N9cOE_RJ01aNdA8M7CZ8rUlbovACzPil6p7lM7vB5OLRlZ_kC_1ZzItRyxOBYxg9GsuoqZci_HuaSn09_eQ8KRMaP8LRHzcGCmaa82b3PxIxNCGaz4XsGsgcykZ273TkivHz9w7ZoW9MIBMTTlaoRqhY/s3438/IMG_0154.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2428" data-original-width="3438" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU54UGyuejAHnCaDgwduVPTw8mWKVdWhM-E9_N9cOE_RJ01aNdA8M7CZ8rUlbovACzPil6p7lM7vB5OLRlZ_kC_1ZzItRyxOBYxg9GsuoqZci_HuaSn09_eQ8KRMaP8LRHzcGCmaa82b3PxIxNCGaz4XsGsgcykZ273TkivHz9w7ZoW9MIBMTTlaoRqhY/w640-h452/IMG_0154.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I must say that was a hugely entertaining and cinematic game of <b><i>Through The Mud and Blood</i></b> and I thought, despite suffering many casualties crossing the fields to the south of the village, that Phil's Anglicans had managed to win the day as they stormed into the warehouse, and even then when initially beaten back by the first floor defenders, if not for the redeployed unit under Comrade Murdoch, the writing was on the wall for the wounded Comrade Knocker and the one surviving Red in the warehouse. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Big thanks to Andy for putting on the game and umpiring and to Phil for serving up his troops as cannon-fodder for the Reds! ;-)</p><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Then raise the scarlet standard high</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Beneath its folds we'll live and die</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Though cowards flinch and traitors sneer</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>We'll keep the red flag flying here</i></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-20863393431887702392024-02-23T18:57:00.001+00:002024-02-23T18:57:00.129+00:00Indian Rebellion: Bengal Artillery<p>The final piece of the jigsaw of this part of the British Army for next week's <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> game is this 9-pounder with Bengal Artillery crew...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzWsYyeogAJ5fd1iiSD2wlCDde87Nb7jHn7fIu2YrNVv3qF79uxSdtaZRQ2lQ4n7pz_THfzhxZ8t6kVkGkUbhJssNAphrr7mYJiernjogdezPyVcuCCVCLGrxQ-MWfB7Y-wHb9jvbD8HfVEiBfC06Ocg6nkPzZx7O6StX1LgPiBbWhjrnyapUO1sRM10/s1898/392872768_10163613352034768_6229667407662319368_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1254" data-original-width="1898" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKzWsYyeogAJ5fd1iiSD2wlCDde87Nb7jHn7fIu2YrNVv3qF79uxSdtaZRQ2lQ4n7pz_THfzhxZ8t6kVkGkUbhJssNAphrr7mYJiernjogdezPyVcuCCVCLGrxQ-MWfB7Y-wHb9jvbD8HfVEiBfC06Ocg6nkPzZx7O6StX1LgPiBbWhjrnyapUO1sRM10/w640-h422/392872768_10163613352034768_6229667407662319368_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The model is part of a job lot I picked up off eBay but have identified as <b><a href="https://mutineer-miniatures.org.uk/index.php?route=product/category&path=25" target="_blank">Mutineer Miniatures</a></b>, they are a bit chunkier than Foundry but look ok on the tabletop.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU2DFVSBW6dFRj546ZLSTPxyRiW69HTze-j6GsyEi1dYb28-0o4Zy0ghNIkeSlIkjPC__xkEbmVapHGcBJmi2YCgLV0NYDdpgWpTL8qkLPIZ4nOWipmkP0KhkqLQcooBZ1_3PUpouHipOfbYSCJEpcOcH9254ePqcfEJlPspp2SlBIPg0WvPRJ81tez4/s2048/428637245_10163613352049768_2828047025962460004_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimU2DFVSBW6dFRj546ZLSTPxyRiW69HTze-j6GsyEi1dYb28-0o4Zy0ghNIkeSlIkjPC__xkEbmVapHGcBJmi2YCgLV0NYDdpgWpTL8qkLPIZ4nOWipmkP0KhkqLQcooBZ1_3PUpouHipOfbYSCJEpcOcH9254ePqcfEJlPspp2SlBIPg0WvPRJ81tez4/w640-h466/428637245_10163613352049768_2828047025962460004_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Next on the Indian Rebellion plan is to do up some troops for the state of Jhansi to fight against the Central Field Force and protect the legendary Rani!</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-69743053438851970382024-02-21T18:57:00.001+00:002024-02-21T18:57:00.166+00:00Indian Rebellion: 8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars<p>To support the infantry in next week's <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> Indian Rebellion game, I painted up a group of Hussars from the <b>Foundry</b> Indian Mutiny range.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0gSkHLTJ5dH6yqRbrQDFBF2S-sRRxlZyzCU2mKby_lkuJSn4G7dq_dyZ2L3Dfihei7klq-PmQLRJcqyHNIYoHL2YBZrV-dhyz4tePCdLWfP0FsPAjKtp2UU4UQ7DSfCnT4y0dcpmsD7KjBYYWZ3xwL7n6aS4KDrTfX8WxweXWImZpPcQVtL8BDdYwMc/s2205/IMG_0107%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1688" data-original-width="2205" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc0gSkHLTJ5dH6yqRbrQDFBF2S-sRRxlZyzCU2mKby_lkuJSn4G7dq_dyZ2L3Dfihei7klq-PmQLRJcqyHNIYoHL2YBZrV-dhyz4tePCdLWfP0FsPAjKtp2UU4UQ7DSfCnT4y0dcpmsD7KjBYYWZ3xwL7n6aS4KDrTfX8WxweXWImZpPcQVtL8BDdYwMc/w640-h490/IMG_0107%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The cavalry poses in the <b>Foundry</b> range are very limited - one trooper and one officer - which is a shame, but painting their smocks in different shades of khaki has hopefully helped alleviate the uniform look. Being short a couple of figures for a <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> unit I converted one officer by removing his helmet and adding a towel wrapped cap to make an extra trooper and used a different mounted figure to act as the unit's commander. British officers often wore different uniforms to their men so no worries he looks different.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-15973321406204423912024-02-20T15:01:00.001+00:002024-02-20T15:01:35.785+00:00Through The Mud And The Blood: Fracas at Farrington Gurney<p>By way of a change Andy suggested he dust off his Very British Civil War collection and <b>Too Far Lardies </b>WWI ruleset <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/through-the-mud-and-the-blood/" target="_blank">Through The Mud And The Blood</a></i></b>, which was released back in 2009. Adapting a scenario from the <b><i>Triumphant Standards</i></b> supplement, Phil was cast in the role of the evil Fascist commander, oppressor of the working man, whilst I took command of the brave Communists, looking to bring the workers paradise to England.</p><p>The Fascist force comprised of troops loyal to the Crown in the form of the 8th Bn. Somerset Light Infantry and a local British Union of Fascists (BUF) Militia unit who were guiding their convoy through the sleepy Somerset town of Farrington Gurney to surprise the Communist forces in Radstock.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV41g4vbgYKiCEBo9EBUNbsQjO024isDIoJUvwyIrfCUV84MEhL1ZBcQNdWXr37t1oBZOiOxRe9VlNecsUsOdxQWF7GZsrtMTfZKW8URSjHjuriUZG0lqjJkYcu_1w0tGsT5hhZV_iP2oNh7cbnlqMi5uDZTaaCIR_6igYCnv0_hANNwbDfZlUD8gX4c/s4032/IMG_0064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPV41g4vbgYKiCEBo9EBUNbsQjO024isDIoJUvwyIrfCUV84MEhL1ZBcQNdWXr37t1oBZOiOxRe9VlNecsUsOdxQWF7GZsrtMTfZKW8URSjHjuriUZG0lqjJkYcu_1w0tGsT5hhZV_iP2oNh7cbnlqMi5uDZTaaCIR_6igYCnv0_hANNwbDfZlUD8gX4c/w640-h480/IMG_0064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately for the Communists news of the Fascist convoy had reached HQ and a small force was put together to stop them. John Dunnet and some comrades grabbed some mining explosives to try and fell a tree across the road which the convoy was due to travel along...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcjCpI3J9K-gaUeiZCIbzuZcwv38-QKp9a9q8yMf05EKAQjHxLeuoflAdQaC8Qjhznxnpd1uKYlv5KvUzbIfLRzn4xGKZ2AUn_NoAPYXyCvAAv4OIwkLQfzrA0T8gRNCnZiJNqGa1pWrDfwNHqaw_h76E_11ACVkqhzhVjNFrwZ-uY_gy4r875JjXhJs/s4032/IMG_0065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCcjCpI3J9K-gaUeiZCIbzuZcwv38-QKp9a9q8yMf05EKAQjHxLeuoflAdQaC8Qjhznxnpd1uKYlv5KvUzbIfLRzn4xGKZ2AUn_NoAPYXyCvAAv4OIwkLQfzrA0T8gRNCnZiJNqGa1pWrDfwNHqaw_h76E_11ACVkqhzhVjNFrwZ-uY_gy4r875JjXhJs/w640-h480/IMG_0065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst men under the leadership of Comrade Aldermann took position in the local shop with a good line of fire down the road the convoy must advance up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7IdLfrDopP-fF8BFuPyEEMEwVm89eOyUMYH5YhtMrpF3e7sZX_XbtbgOSL0tTjZwYQ8sJnVliGcNVDO56T4DPK1cDLCYDD2wOSlLdglZ_UhQNb1DwFK8iHnBf8Sa5_n5bxMTuHGizY49M0m3Y1I_qqqgA5I4LisngwVbGXkZciszd1CR97qRqzHN0-c/s3308/IMG_0067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="3308" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik7IdLfrDopP-fF8BFuPyEEMEwVm89eOyUMYH5YhtMrpF3e7sZX_XbtbgOSL0tTjZwYQ8sJnVliGcNVDO56T4DPK1cDLCYDD2wOSlLdglZ_UhQNb1DwFK8iHnBf8Sa5_n5bxMTuHGizY49M0m3Y1I_qqqgA5I4LisngwVbGXkZciszd1CR97qRqzHN0-c/w640-h302/IMG_0067.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The convoy was spotted! Not just a couple of lorries as believed but a major convoy of several trucks escorted by an armoured car!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn92KUo8vJL_G8ZQGoDTIz5Dua-CWrH0Mxy9ZYjNGudlvuVaxCiYlUjnBfBbckeNM2o08opjOHBZcQ_VZwxn7EouBfFQjc6U7K0b889DeZqcNmDX9zcDRK7nX4tknl7sayNwrUl3EU4N_kRjBUpBjsuzetnhOUCtU7iIJF17Xn6y3Eu3v7RH0Th8HO7Aw/s4032/IMG_0068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn92KUo8vJL_G8ZQGoDTIz5Dua-CWrH0Mxy9ZYjNGudlvuVaxCiYlUjnBfBbckeNM2o08opjOHBZcQ_VZwxn7EouBfFQjc6U7K0b889DeZqcNmDX9zcDRK7nX4tknl7sayNwrUl3EU4N_kRjBUpBjsuzetnhOUCtU7iIJF17Xn6y3Eu3v7RH0Th8HO7Aw/w640-h480/IMG_0068.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boom! Dunnet blew the charge and the tree fell into the road stopping the convoy dead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXhV7j-WZVLGFLsG6N0f-z8XjqiQ7XTaZXxKkt_uSmTLalPB-f8m3b5ry6cVQYrvSB74tmIVrCgta7HwCoOc26mm3ZHxzp8JouhhS0QRsOTzqOGQX4LIQTuis6Nm9uz_vghFsBZneaRNWNbvjZh1Uw_tiI0LQVsH3nmd4PYtn1qXqyLeaOLPsRt8E1ZA/s4032/IMG_0069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXhV7j-WZVLGFLsG6N0f-z8XjqiQ7XTaZXxKkt_uSmTLalPB-f8m3b5ry6cVQYrvSB74tmIVrCgta7HwCoOc26mm3ZHxzp8JouhhS0QRsOTzqOGQX4LIQTuis6Nm9uz_vghFsBZneaRNWNbvjZh1Uw_tiI0LQVsH3nmd4PYtn1qXqyLeaOLPsRt8E1ZA/w640-h480/IMG_0069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Somerset's debused, Lieutenant Parker, Corporal Stickers and a section of assault troops from the first lorry...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Sergeant Dimchurch and a final section debusing from the last vehicle...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wcm42Hn3tMEHoH8H3l-aphhcKfD14ALEPW5TV2vD_uzoWr6VYXQkQcJqYgTkSQCMW_-gVU3qGyybRGBIIhiEwi3iXv5ehLK0LMqE-A7LFWgIZVhIzI5CQg_BiNmR1-TTkiaeh62MDIqtycf7-ftJi0E5Twi4oNMczCNPKIbA78CEkqWUpMlqt_Lc6f8/s4032/IMG_0075.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Wcm42Hn3tMEHoH8H3l-aphhcKfD14ALEPW5TV2vD_uzoWr6VYXQkQcJqYgTkSQCMW_-gVU3qGyybRGBIIhiEwi3iXv5ehLK0LMqE-A7LFWgIZVhIzI5CQg_BiNmR1-TTkiaeh62MDIqtycf7-ftJi0E5Twi4oNMczCNPKIbA78CEkqWUpMlqt_Lc6f8/w640-h480/IMG_0075.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Along with Patrol Leader MacMillan and a group of BUF Militia who promptly occupied the local pub!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPczYC6iIrJh_do8tSnp_PVnXNDY4RRmbCne1b4UDMxjZwtuIW7NBJ83LklxeKNBf8qUpLMuhAqokAKpMcB1PE_bw_WLbibJLpBWheuAIOgSXsfOrUAhzlbd5KHPudIUUsMy201Cx_KYEmYXQ76QZE5BDpipTtd09e9U68SBOSyviADJCioLbBjKpf8bA/s4032/IMG_0077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPczYC6iIrJh_do8tSnp_PVnXNDY4RRmbCne1b4UDMxjZwtuIW7NBJ83LklxeKNBf8qUpLMuhAqokAKpMcB1PE_bw_WLbibJLpBWheuAIOgSXsfOrUAhzlbd5KHPudIUUsMy201Cx_KYEmYXQ76QZE5BDpipTtd09e9U68SBOSyviADJCioLbBjKpf8bA/w640-h480/IMG_0077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Under fire from the armoured car Comrade Dunnet and his men attempted to reach cover but are shot in the back by the Fascist machine-gunner, leaving Dunnet wounded and his comrades dead. Their sacrifice will not be forgotten.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXANwAycirwNDawleto5p7DI4BwCoNS0h3-PSKiacILxyPb90jZISK05w5xvBZdMJL8vUaZ19NDv8w511RsTPyuONqS5QO0vWWrLIxLyoLsuCXpyMiKfZAR1KZHnAJvwTyWubVGqXdXBnpZApb-2eWGTkiha1oJoUjALmSocYd1iFrd7wnXEHJSp96wk/s3525/IMG_0078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="3525" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXANwAycirwNDawleto5p7DI4BwCoNS0h3-PSKiacILxyPb90jZISK05w5xvBZdMJL8vUaZ19NDv8w511RsTPyuONqS5QO0vWWrLIxLyoLsuCXpyMiKfZAR1KZHnAJvwTyWubVGqXdXBnpZApb-2eWGTkiha1oJoUjALmSocYd1iFrd7wnXEHJSp96wk/w640-h482/IMG_0078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Romney-Hythe's men spotted movement on their left...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznNSAehUGag-7JUEb78A5jYF5iBIBu7SgAS2lwEHdJG-x0GWtrqiA8MeW3aPstlvQ4KinT4oBYTe8qXnK_ICbLYRzFtFckXilsV8zDLUI47Vuz-z42rUTXvnQmlZtc4nCPYoPct54OEVMMhZh-KfP-pt5VgEod8xGa48H11Pq5nmG6vhCKe7JSDI2R9E/s4032/IMG_0081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgznNSAehUGag-7JUEb78A5jYF5iBIBu7SgAS2lwEHdJG-x0GWtrqiA8MeW3aPstlvQ4KinT4oBYTe8qXnK_ICbLYRzFtFckXilsV8zDLUI47Vuz-z42rUTXvnQmlZtc4nCPYoPct54OEVMMhZh-KfP-pt5VgEod8xGa48H11Pq5nmG6vhCKe7JSDI2R9E/w640-h480/IMG_0081.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aldermann's men spotted movement outside and opened fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC0O8OadGQPvSwfKiDkThM5CgOriDkC9qohylThRVMksSo4XfWTY_XIveD8-6OnLsWsJlhF3WmCmfTGbrd7jlU9sik3mQEFqJ1xSHvZkKnTUjILOYbcZFA8VDo4-uq6cTK19MY1j6_AY0n0GgpTMjoFpROJcZO3N2cke94tXtL_LtH9f9BFnljKhu_Ok/s3784/IMG_0082.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2632" data-original-width="3784" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBC0O8OadGQPvSwfKiDkThM5CgOriDkC9qohylThRVMksSo4XfWTY_XIveD8-6OnLsWsJlhF3WmCmfTGbrd7jlU9sik3mQEFqJ1xSHvZkKnTUjILOYbcZFA8VDo4-uq6cTK19MY1j6_AY0n0GgpTMjoFpROJcZO3N2cke94tXtL_LtH9f9BFnljKhu_Ok/w640-h446/IMG_0082.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting some Shock on Lieutenant Parker and his assault troops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjQVEoOzjcRZakPKHZcth7hQHVRCGoh5Dlb2CD0xZcaHsOz0P7qUoZMVj5ywbAYjNEqxMob_66TLXK-fvbz-3wb_q5N_fRMQ0Z3ZYw8VwfQMFgbEDJ_M23gdXubbjef6NQ7w6ZsyBtgdXHT56ww48DU46yLqwe4LKaIcqylYKFgcILIC6mHJ2Os4xCRM/s4032/IMG_0083.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjQVEoOzjcRZakPKHZcth7hQHVRCGoh5Dlb2CD0xZcaHsOz0P7qUoZMVj5ywbAYjNEqxMob_66TLXK-fvbz-3wb_q5N_fRMQ0Z3ZYw8VwfQMFgbEDJ_M23gdXubbjef6NQ7w6ZsyBtgdXHT56ww48DU46yLqwe4LKaIcqylYKFgcILIC6mHJ2Os4xCRM/w640-h480/IMG_0083.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">From first floor of the Black Pig pub the BUF opened fire killing two Communists and inflicting Shock on their comrades.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ47ZEs-vzJz1eO6D39jAlHXV0srDGNHYQFN6S_cEUij5ozPDDtDa_YI-8I75mZ23OvWRog6S9kowQcjQAd34DRRm7LUD0W9Iq_8E3QMSF3M3Gttn6eLVlau3f67QCgnYgUrQ52l_IGrFYa6AYPLqZxznDQDruhCZhDv4RxHZF5KPupOkZyzTlfHF-_pQ/s4032/IMG_0084.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ47ZEs-vzJz1eO6D39jAlHXV0srDGNHYQFN6S_cEUij5ozPDDtDa_YI-8I75mZ23OvWRog6S9kowQcjQAd34DRRm7LUD0W9Iq_8E3QMSF3M3Gttn6eLVlau3f67QCgnYgUrQ52l_IGrFYa6AYPLqZxznDQDruhCZhDv4RxHZF5KPupOkZyzTlfHF-_pQ/w640-h480/IMG_0084.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The armoured car also opened fire inflicting Shock on the Lewis gun in the shop.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgF2mXnvuB-_cC4aXmzWFSZv-TZ4xF0hUi3Mm2h933QhnfBj2ISyiTQxliJCTvb0ZMB0-YjFtgsn9GlwDl3i_-2l82ssAPctrr0p4qIn-2V49RgeFEBbrWFVUUu8vkwJZ9l-OoaijPPQba3vce2AEiE6EPqUUjzKvA-AVlB1luA3pDeTqHFbYZwsj0C4/s4032/IMG_0085.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbgF2mXnvuB-_cC4aXmzWFSZv-TZ4xF0hUi3Mm2h933QhnfBj2ISyiTQxliJCTvb0ZMB0-YjFtgsn9GlwDl3i_-2l82ssAPctrr0p4qIn-2V49RgeFEBbrWFVUUu8vkwJZ9l-OoaijPPQba3vce2AEiE6EPqUUjzKvA-AVlB1luA3pDeTqHFbYZwsj0C4/w640-h480/IMG_0085.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hiding in the Black Pig the BUF fired their Lewis Gun out of the window at the Martyrs Brigade...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaiMd5gHBXRCxKb7S29j8agKcii2ZIcPL-1KVCbq2yhMSvSp-Ze8QOXadf1U2rRy7SoUCeM84PO_rDljQu63uewsTMRjv3DS2YBIExGgiZYcXlY5JZP7zyHJvWTKvvJHGImFQtT9dKqYnhxaE1jIEuD2CE-bDVtc_9_m22XWfdScTCq3HslxYL0FrNxs/s3568/IMG_0086.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2601" data-original-width="3568" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaiMd5gHBXRCxKb7S29j8agKcii2ZIcPL-1KVCbq2yhMSvSp-Ze8QOXadf1U2rRy7SoUCeM84PO_rDljQu63uewsTMRjv3DS2YBIExGgiZYcXlY5JZP7zyHJvWTKvvJHGImFQtT9dKqYnhxaE1jIEuD2CE-bDVtc_9_m22XWfdScTCq3HslxYL0FrNxs/w640-h466/IMG_0086.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing another brave Communist and wounding Comrade Ruskin!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9cxDLKKVCjpTpgFL4FhoJB4thWlNB9uk0HbFe6UT09cZodPRvMc9WEuqjsI596u7ZTTX0pajUsWDURKi459gNc8UvxSxrf6mvMSbSyLQ_uGC4y287S7x_LF7vCEwrcEpNuR8kTfaD_o23f7geZqSJc0rFXof0LVy4DLyokRV9prfj0IqVHAgcwkvLBM/s4032/IMG_0087.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR9cxDLKKVCjpTpgFL4FhoJB4thWlNB9uk0HbFe6UT09cZodPRvMc9WEuqjsI596u7ZTTX0pajUsWDURKi459gNc8UvxSxrf6mvMSbSyLQ_uGC4y287S7x_LF7vCEwrcEpNuR8kTfaD_o23f7geZqSJc0rFXof0LVy4DLyokRV9prfj0IqVHAgcwkvLBM/w640-h480/IMG_0087.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile back at the shop the Communists keep up their fire on the enemy...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-L34h-nJaOtZVxjBxvs7U82xW27J9MPyAkcQJUwgPTZoC92JJHQmXRel3pshp6Rxtg9xjDamM_gmQ-MtTkoGnkacazc1Le5bbJJlrmrMTLs_IbxFVHltav-h3Cm_Cq9hBbOhNAtfeDM4lAg_qaJPDgfIQTmHRByd0KTqv4lujxQQttj2RVEJRHGMols/s4002/IMG_0088.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2864" data-original-width="4002" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI-L34h-nJaOtZVxjBxvs7U82xW27J9MPyAkcQJUwgPTZoC92JJHQmXRel3pshp6Rxtg9xjDamM_gmQ-MtTkoGnkacazc1Le5bbJJlrmrMTLs_IbxFVHltav-h3Cm_Cq9hBbOhNAtfeDM4lAg_qaJPDgfIQTmHRByd0KTqv4lujxQQttj2RVEJRHGMols/w640-h458/IMG_0088.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though with little effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWBcNp6B1hGJdmM9vIo8uDyA5nhcGYEu1eH29nOg_3Adc5njpl-mxKHopegZonyXBFP7CsHpXZZPxvDTuqCpfuhyERDRWFO47sltE1-CUW-HRYBwJrBoOt1-TTe7FcHBnRCPbmmQwaSjoDC8bU0pdKk8fhCRzP7AE0elPGqvEy2FooTU0GGSts_NGRYk/s4032/IMG_0089.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcWBcNp6B1hGJdmM9vIo8uDyA5nhcGYEu1eH29nOg_3Adc5njpl-mxKHopegZonyXBFP7CsHpXZZPxvDTuqCpfuhyERDRWFO47sltE1-CUW-HRYBwJrBoOt1-TTe7FcHBnRCPbmmQwaSjoDC8bU0pdKk8fhCRzP7AE0elPGqvEy2FooTU0GGSts_NGRYk/w640-h480/IMG_0089.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately for the Communists their Lewis gun jammed at this key point and needed unjamming...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtD08YrHiiHN2RbDbqJDMgjz09Kh1nENAdbBETOvuYQQvhpu1H07xocj_SosHPhttczIucwfY51409xE50O9Og7dH4CquxENW0XgLN9PA9ULZ0L2bu-qibCgu9AN9EFkVax6X3LjGa7JuWj2ZKdckH0Lf1R0Us6Zfx2b6eVg47RN107NY91FDfxulpM8/s3300/IMG_0090.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2694" data-original-width="3300" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtD08YrHiiHN2RbDbqJDMgjz09Kh1nENAdbBETOvuYQQvhpu1H07xocj_SosHPhttczIucwfY51409xE50O9Og7dH4CquxENW0XgLN9PA9ULZ0L2bu-qibCgu9AN9EFkVax6X3LjGa7JuWj2ZKdckH0Lf1R0Us6Zfx2b6eVg47RN107NY91FDfxulpM8/w640-h522/IMG_0090.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Though the riflemen kept up regular fire from the ground floor on the assault troops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgMbXWTDZ2MGKtBtSodAguOuLiWKdKSJl8s57eJ40ChrZNVa4EJkFBfYTRpndWCeXXLb6SK7DHlaUdh0wvk5afR2jhgPlP9CYJn2A6AsoDhwsHrzsUT9kXDw-dvC77ryqugLOTGPctg6dTxloarpwFZVSwNWfKe1J93FMWgN7l53NZG0S6xrh5FcJWoM/s3768/IMG_0092.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2470" data-original-width="3768" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQgMbXWTDZ2MGKtBtSodAguOuLiWKdKSJl8s57eJ40ChrZNVa4EJkFBfYTRpndWCeXXLb6SK7DHlaUdh0wvk5afR2jhgPlP9CYJn2A6AsoDhwsHrzsUT9kXDw-dvC77ryqugLOTGPctg6dTxloarpwFZVSwNWfKe1J93FMWgN7l53NZG0S6xrh5FcJWoM/w640-h420/IMG_0092.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite bearing the red badge of courage, Comrade Ruskin ordered his men to engage the Somersets to their front...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuZe7lKOxZqMZSWXlpvUgSnxFbm3KgB0XHlflaIXCPmJ3tXp1Wrmpj1zzjyPJXn0zEIjS4VEMnrEmBgUaGL7Be77aknJ06HOImvjpIlmDELTudK3XMHFVr-XkiN39VO3Kdoena8q42sBdgN4jmzxFVKSBRgcOdYJcPE3VOmkY7mPYworNrTwG_H558Og/s4032/IMG_0093.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuZe7lKOxZqMZSWXlpvUgSnxFbm3KgB0XHlflaIXCPmJ3tXp1Wrmpj1zzjyPJXn0zEIjS4VEMnrEmBgUaGL7Be77aknJ06HOImvjpIlmDELTudK3XMHFVr-XkiN39VO3Kdoena8q42sBdgN4jmzxFVKSBRgcOdYJcPE3VOmkY7mPYworNrTwG_H558Og/w640-h480/IMG_0093.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shock and casualties being inflicted on Romney-Hythe's men.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5940zqwFFlxHu1ZFRdbTGSyuJ52lNlfFcGOIXK0jM1w63zxeQfCVymznKOu__NRK77NYGlQxFofMIDUrdRXqO1fQS9lsL-cp3PRAUwy7gudzx6iM1xmehxtLvz5CMECiRlJX4U0jL7Z5BRUI-QOSQbj-4oTHXRSzGhgNNU0bBYAgUXpEWML-z_dIKaAc/s4032/IMG_0094.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5940zqwFFlxHu1ZFRdbTGSyuJ52lNlfFcGOIXK0jM1w63zxeQfCVymznKOu__NRK77NYGlQxFofMIDUrdRXqO1fQS9lsL-cp3PRAUwy7gudzx6iM1xmehxtLvz5CMECiRlJX4U0jL7Z5BRUI-QOSQbj-4oTHXRSzGhgNNU0bBYAgUXpEWML-z_dIKaAc/w640-h480/IMG_0094.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the right flank Corporal Dagenham ordered his men to advance towards the church.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jJhFXcNlR8KsKHJIfWdNngX3KgDqDmyXm0PjwQAXNtulQ7OmPKJm9LyhhnCfzLd09RqivhIQocBOEQgU2-pOlxrHLebm_BI_e27D2qwTO-kvfNRtgdD_6uiGy62FjYjOK2u5Ebs-adpN_fpb757sHOZP093r4HTk7-qA0GAB9TJ6A-xrbsZox_vU9ZA/s3231/IMG_0095.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2049" data-original-width="3231" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jJhFXcNlR8KsKHJIfWdNngX3KgDqDmyXm0PjwQAXNtulQ7OmPKJm9LyhhnCfzLd09RqivhIQocBOEQgU2-pOlxrHLebm_BI_e27D2qwTO-kvfNRtgdD_6uiGy62FjYjOK2u5Ebs-adpN_fpb757sHOZP093r4HTk7-qA0GAB9TJ6A-xrbsZox_vU9ZA/w640-h406/IMG_0095.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As reinforcements for the Communists arrived in the form of Corporal (ex-Major) Barry and men from the Radstock militia.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkBLln8QGPdefEVYshpxzlTuwZ86oUfb7GiUtYZQEMGGXa7241kFNugpAHyo0q54FdbHm9JB6Lr70J_VFr5CoKKm13JSW5ccGKw2LJ1MuGmz2-ijFziEtrsSH_UsPGNSkcVv4xxzrTOvpsfG-3KPlojEidb94BLCMp2sl6ZyS2WJwkxEb8YpDWkg7ksXY/s4032/IMG_0096.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing Lieutenant Parker, Corporal Stickers and the last of the assault troops.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0SwdmjPQg0sSnDxbfw3zS3QVUUsFfIzrGYk4oQs6Ru4U_uRLS-k6aAA_dEbMzSVr8R_Lq3zNuc22gFZG7v17ewtW-VbQPUnTq4037f7x9ino3Hvwm79R_JbcUatoq9ZX4ZV35fojYxAmQ980MQekIAGMM-ByvhooQz1IKfnoNxKL2iSkjtVsPGkKzZA/s4032/IMG_0100.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT0SwdmjPQg0sSnDxbfw3zS3QVUUsFfIzrGYk4oQs6Ru4U_uRLS-k6aAA_dEbMzSVr8R_Lq3zNuc22gFZG7v17ewtW-VbQPUnTq4037f7x9ino3Hvwm79R_JbcUatoq9ZX4ZV35fojYxAmQ980MQekIAGMM-ByvhooQz1IKfnoNxKL2iSkjtVsPGkKzZA/w640-h480/IMG_0100.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The armoured car though was a continuing problem and its near continuous fire into the shop saw Comrade Aldermann badly wounded and needing to be escorted to the rear by the remaining men of his unit.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3gKk5ruh7hnXZQRSG-ryqDnGjAxJIpyLELiothVRJ5PUbdG8GD1QBn7ncpfbKnpXrplL9XSw1njH2kRuKXJrwXGGLhh7VM3gcsN4oeSSUEt_QauWrxKM-iBd7bQ6eyMkWoPW7hkXkTLerQQPrRR9p_nsuxmvyl1yj3_dfysVKc6YmpzTKBAmqoQ4RtU/s4032/IMG_0098.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr3gKk5ruh7hnXZQRSG-ryqDnGjAxJIpyLELiothVRJ5PUbdG8GD1QBn7ncpfbKnpXrplL9XSw1njH2kRuKXJrwXGGLhh7VM3gcsN4oeSSUEt_QauWrxKM-iBd7bQ6eyMkWoPW7hkXkTLerQQPrRR9p_nsuxmvyl1yj3_dfysVKc6YmpzTKBAmqoQ4RtU/w640-h480/IMG_0098.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite the success in wiping out the Somerset's assault troops and blocking the road, Corporal (ex-Major) Barry realised the local Communist forces were heavily outnumbered (and out gunned) so ordered his men and Ruskins to slip away into the oncoming night to fight another day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the Fascists might be able to claim a (Pyrrhic) tactical victory following the Communist tactical withdrawal, having lost more men than their opponents, with two of their Big Men lying dead and having failed to achieve their mission to get through to Radstock it is clear to anyone not reading the Daily Mail at breakfast that this was a moral, political and strategic victory for the British Communists! </div><p style="text-align: center;"><i>
Stand up! Ye wretched ones who labor, </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> Stand up! Ye galley-slaves of want. </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Man’s reason thunders from its crater, </i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> ‘Tis th’ eruption naught can daunt.</i></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-76247386181594387762024-02-19T11:01:00.000+00:002024-02-19T11:01:01.189+00:00Indian Rebellion: Nusseree Battalion<p>Well it has taken a few months longer than anticipated to get to the point of playing an Indian Mutiny/Rebellion game but one has been penned in for next week so I'm putting the final touches to a 110 point <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> force to deal with Phil's Pandies. Joining the <a href="https://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/indian-rebellion-95th-derbyshire.html" target="_blank">95th (Derbyshire)</a> painted last year we now have two groups of Gurkhas of the Nusseree Battalion (later to be called the 1st Gurkha Rifles).</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfs7dLXFUZlJiNMFsBzHWBh4dxLIGVvMA4H9vbzQUCloMpRYJBo9de48_k4E7Mwp3DZgM15qV30Zt8jxwf-avpM8BM8MO66g6AxUK0Z3aGRTItRQlRfP3jijyI9cFtUy_nxvMR6WfBXONmNK80upeoN5F5B-bbxj2yQp3536Nxv4XHvKfv9Rjb-COSbY/s3141/IMG_0106%20(1).jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="3141" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgfs7dLXFUZlJiNMFsBzHWBh4dxLIGVvMA4H9vbzQUCloMpRYJBo9de48_k4E7Mwp3DZgM15qV30Zt8jxwf-avpM8BM8MO66g6AxUK0Z3aGRTItRQlRfP3jijyI9cFtUy_nxvMR6WfBXONmNK80upeoN5F5B-bbxj2yQp3536Nxv4XHvKfv9Rjb-COSbY/w640-h308/IMG_0106%20(1).jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>The figures are from <b>Foundry</b>'s old range and although they have been sat unpainted in 'Lead Mountain' for a almost four decades now they are nicely characterful figures, even if the poses are somewhat limited. The black-green uniform is iconic put makes the figures very dark so I gave their caps an off-white linen summer cover for a bit of variety (the only photo of Gurkhas from the Rebellion I've found on-line shows them in white covered caps which was good as it meant I did not have to painted the chequered black/red hat band!)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nHjl6rgE5TYJlfOwEqO61Xgu4eyx7KqhTUcjt0Xg8Fadtw9UaCuf5hDnZSQ0FmFubZiD6AcwZ3ECy3ZrojBWa8kGTMxGa9lmUCfnpe-3S1KqIF4OZIqUVYu0T67clonH-abyLRrdExCJ05zBiZdHzlgGTmzsbl4OpbTZAyxCFxFFmvv8waajiGOsv8Y/s1182/The_Nusseree_Battalion.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1182" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nHjl6rgE5TYJlfOwEqO61Xgu4eyx7KqhTUcjt0Xg8Fadtw9UaCuf5hDnZSQ0FmFubZiD6AcwZ3ECy3ZrojBWa8kGTMxGa9lmUCfnpe-3S1KqIF4OZIqUVYu0T67clonH-abyLRrdExCJ05zBiZdHzlgGTmzsbl4OpbTZAyxCFxFFmvv8waajiGOsv8Y/w640-h504/The_Nusseree_Battalion.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-67783740150059366492024-02-14T15:41:00.000+00:002024-02-14T15:41:09.351+00:00Sharp Practice: The Rescue of Captain the Right Honourable Lord Marmaduke Leroy, or a tale of bull, with several illustrations...After the dust had settled on <i>Winter Wonderlard IV</i>, Andy put on a 110 point a side <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> game Revolutionary War game set in 1778 Pennsylvania for Phil and myself. Unsurprisingly Phil wanted to lead the the forces of suppression and unrepresentative taxation so he took command of the Lobsterbacks, whilst I hoisted the flag of liberty with my Americans. <div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrlaU7euCAs5hyphenhyphenDjLyhsw8LUcDQTyHrsAU_M-1NnzM2i8zNBZ3pQpzIwgVsNZgz2HmJgiWYXiFJUNgs17Us3cFRJXAuANSpN4WXeykQlCNQWWkr65sbVyEXBaFX6Mj1snM_06VtIiFUTbrcbjIDxI618f6FkO8hKNUBVdpMYSkiVIrXcMIVo5ld74AWc/s2929/IMG_0015.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2001" data-original-width="2929" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyrlaU7euCAs5hyphenhyphenDjLyhsw8LUcDQTyHrsAU_M-1NnzM2i8zNBZ3pQpzIwgVsNZgz2HmJgiWYXiFJUNgs17Us3cFRJXAuANSpN4WXeykQlCNQWWkr65sbVyEXBaFX6Mj1snM_06VtIiFUTbrcbjIDxI618f6FkO8hKNUBVdpMYSkiVIrXcMIVo5ld74AWc/w640-h438/IMG_0015.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Our mission was to recover a captured British officer, Captain Leroy (who might have been a spy for the boys in blue), the brave Continentals under the command of Captain Blackmore and a contingent of Lee's Legion by Lieutenant Gillan, stealing a march on the redcoats at the start.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeMyzCpFJ7jN7lt2kuk3HTHCYbSHqHL2U_SCCd8MRNwk-ugO0YlhixlGiT6RXyRh9J0_Yxd8HXebJr28NAUGlLJqkvgwS0EXBvXL7uleFV_r0ovylg3uuA2Rrvu3vqWxv8Sh5HSPeyssnhBtc1YPZAiDCVFKXeZvfwf3GQde8DFeWC9tVKXL1FlFDZFE/s4032/IMG_0011.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKeMyzCpFJ7jN7lt2kuk3HTHCYbSHqHL2U_SCCd8MRNwk-ugO0YlhixlGiT6RXyRh9J0_Yxd8HXebJr28NAUGlLJqkvgwS0EXBvXL7uleFV_r0ovylg3uuA2Rrvu3vqWxv8Sh5HSPeyssnhBtc1YPZAiDCVFKXeZvfwf3GQde8DFeWC9tVKXL1FlFDZFE/w640-h480/IMG_0011.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The British were not long arriving though, Sergeant Dagenham leading two groups of Regulars towards the advancing Americans...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1xzhSTs8niXypKKaegLyA2AJrN_tChNDr87Ko2Rv08VWUYE_nZzOXMxAJPuHzpguki-WPNPMdaa4s97AnbBkZmx95eLK7OEuZg8_BvKsPOkWrfPUiEEVZ9du_yx0nqmAUEcREOT4UeWPYJ5wMHkRopRGzL30Ofal_Nh3jWu3yqPNOPaBhjK6DPaJ8f4/s4032/IMG_0012.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ1xzhSTs8niXypKKaegLyA2AJrN_tChNDr87Ko2Rv08VWUYE_nZzOXMxAJPuHzpguki-WPNPMdaa4s97AnbBkZmx95eLK7OEuZg8_BvKsPOkWrfPUiEEVZ9du_yx0nqmAUEcREOT4UeWPYJ5wMHkRopRGzL30Ofal_Nh3jWu3yqPNOPaBhjK6DPaJ8f4/w640-h480/IMG_0012.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Followed by Captain Sambridge who also brought two groups of Redcoat Regulars to the fray.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMCqrXFyzhFWkk9jt9nxmQLZ4G3zPS3BWZaDB64oIkI-XRpYVh2_1RAbHGSxqbTemPx_-hY1mlfZovsB8LDFt4Hbnk7f38L7fUWUVPQk3V45qSebJMsIuc5sXQiscVB4_Iva9gRk7awCE4m7kHEYBteFa5Brs0O3qLWEFu-LYBHL82bDXDB6KK644DF4/s4032/IMG_0013.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFMCqrXFyzhFWkk9jt9nxmQLZ4G3zPS3BWZaDB64oIkI-XRpYVh2_1RAbHGSxqbTemPx_-hY1mlfZovsB8LDFt4Hbnk7f38L7fUWUVPQk3V45qSebJMsIuc5sXQiscVB4_Iva9gRk7awCE4m7kHEYBteFa5Brs0O3qLWEFu-LYBHL82bDXDB6KK644DF4/w640-h480/IMG_0013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gadzooks! More Lobsterbacks! Lieutenant Wakefield moved through the woodland towards the farm the spy was being held in with two groups of Light Infantry in Line, with Ensign Belmont leading the way with a group of Light Infantry Skirmishers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH40xC2E6OWha9ywZsjpv5bccMir8wDzNXpoI8Rwj9bRYFtnzhShJHBLDYPkCx0mwV6mAFKJxu2avvUbOJMS-CavMxU7q3c10c-5wfqtC4hyph4I_IpKuGo7GBOWejO9Vnuh0vvgMCDIof0LFkdlI4Km7VreLEm4L0Bx8St5LGGnrq_xMYon07Y2g1nA/s2486/IMG_0014.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2466" data-original-width="2486" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguH40xC2E6OWha9ywZsjpv5bccMir8wDzNXpoI8Rwj9bRYFtnzhShJHBLDYPkCx0mwV6mAFKJxu2avvUbOJMS-CavMxU7q3c10c-5wfqtC4hyph4I_IpKuGo7GBOWejO9Vnuh0vvgMCDIof0LFkdlI4Km7VreLEm4L0Bx8St5LGGnrq_xMYon07Y2g1nA/w640-h634/IMG_0014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The British were very aggressive pushing a group of Loyalist Ranger Skirmishers under the command of Corporal Danger forward to try and capture the Americans mobile deployment point. Unfortunately for them this brought them into range of a group of Continental Skirmishers with rifles led by Sergeant Lord.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmQdT07uB4RVzMnKuGXWAsNKtQTqIHHh4mewdXpyLI8LGaZ_9UEbkVpcL2-sW7u8ABQRDiZg1ZxPlzUr1zphxe812RRiADiTwXwvwygpeh_d_EioZ2oW279yYaJQD-oDTk1ALHAghUiJ8mURgLC5nira7zCr-pTx0oYQBaLCaAltqwFPBaK8m7lsv13Q/s3495/IMG_0016.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2600" data-original-width="3495" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxmQdT07uB4RVzMnKuGXWAsNKtQTqIHHh4mewdXpyLI8LGaZ_9UEbkVpcL2-sW7u8ABQRDiZg1ZxPlzUr1zphxe812RRiADiTwXwvwygpeh_d_EioZ2oW279yYaJQD-oDTk1ALHAghUiJ8mURgLC5nira7zCr-pTx0oYQBaLCaAltqwFPBaK8m7lsv13Q/w640-h476/IMG_0016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Crack! Rifle fire echoed across the field as one Ranger fell dead and Corporal Danger was wounded, dropping a level to zero.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDLexwYEnpVb_c78wtUwT-gPhmaADfjqFw5p5FBt60PHW4F0S4Las7UlVbILhFMhjGV_AU4IYBcSeQ3mt8e4nFpXJ3qo6r_L3NokP2zWeeCtJzcFW9Qr7wrRHpDzNSBi3oskipk0S48oC_Go5BZzjORPgbbkydAaJVPUqmqlk-jU3eO9TDW6FMOiWizg/s4032/IMG_0017.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDLexwYEnpVb_c78wtUwT-gPhmaADfjqFw5p5FBt60PHW4F0S4Las7UlVbILhFMhjGV_AU4IYBcSeQ3mt8e4nFpXJ3qo6r_L3NokP2zWeeCtJzcFW9Qr7wrRHpDzNSBi3oskipk0S48oC_Go5BZzjORPgbbkydAaJVPUqmqlk-jU3eO9TDW6FMOiWizg/w640-h480/IMG_0017.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The main body of Continental troops however found its way forward blocked by the Lobsterbacks who had deployed into line and waited for the Americans to advance into their crossfire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB9Y-xMhY39xOlUzmPjTuwg_3uFDaXel584qHfK-W3rcdoEBDpdF9pTVVRUVg48_x5UrpmMEXbnL1pPsfi5ceCA4i9_pd8ZZlOKhguXqJLcM1gBUuT-fd6mwjPPqC1LlTcJFVQn-v8KXwU6tq1hviuLHzlroIq2z78rpJtfUtkExyBa4NupQL0A_nZJY/s4032/IMG_0018.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwB9Y-xMhY39xOlUzmPjTuwg_3uFDaXel584qHfK-W3rcdoEBDpdF9pTVVRUVg48_x5UrpmMEXbnL1pPsfi5ceCA4i9_pd8ZZlOKhguXqJLcM1gBUuT-fd6mwjPPqC1LlTcJFVQn-v8KXwU6tq1hviuLHzlroIq2z78rpJtfUtkExyBa4NupQL0A_nZJY/w640-h480/IMG_0018.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the route to the farm where Leroy was being held apparently blocked, Sergeant Paice ordered one of his groups of Rebel Militia to remain at the behind whilst he, and the second group, decided to escort Captain Leroy to the American Deployment Point and safety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDChGDuyiNhhO5h1FixKuKL3xr4rMZPsKR5Zh-OuXOITyZz45TV_6UwfqwiEH6rXSdSUqQ3CEFY1khh_vkmBppwHPO0xaKuppk0Er0ORRpL9dLt0Whv1MFgQsURaDVlo6sldsgfUy6TXobjBqzVJqLqNV5Rggrq8p2Q8wcYUDzaI_Mx5SyqQSITPvTx6o/s3608/IMG_0019.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2480" data-original-width="3608" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDChGDuyiNhhO5h1FixKuKL3xr4rMZPsKR5Zh-OuXOITyZz45TV_6UwfqwiEH6rXSdSUqQ3CEFY1khh_vkmBppwHPO0xaKuppk0Er0ORRpL9dLt0Whv1MFgQsURaDVlo6sldsgfUy6TXobjBqzVJqLqNV5Rggrq8p2Q8wcYUDzaI_Mx5SyqQSITPvTx6o/w640-h440/IMG_0019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Paice and his men headed towards safety, Lieutenant Coverdale brought up two groups of Rebel Militia to protect Paice's rear as the British Light infantry moved up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dG6g3D3ZzthsXln4sfw6iJLvd4lp5ErRlk4qOWphu5jNo1IyWrWGtVMttWizA7-1UgRcKLtXBLJfJAjZrspJoMD66F0_xkVB8myCiL0HHsxp5sID2ed1lZM3xHf7jXVmWa1zblZuI6WCCh-F26RQa-YFZUTHxxND2pba0TAPtFPCuKjPDz106sqLjaQ/s4032/IMG_0020.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-dG6g3D3ZzthsXln4sfw6iJLvd4lp5ErRlk4qOWphu5jNo1IyWrWGtVMttWizA7-1UgRcKLtXBLJfJAjZrspJoMD66F0_xkVB8myCiL0HHsxp5sID2ed1lZM3xHf7jXVmWa1zblZuI6WCCh-F26RQa-YFZUTHxxND2pba0TAPtFPCuKjPDz106sqLjaQ/w640-h480/IMG_0020.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Across the battlefield two more of the Loyalist Rangers fell to Continental Skirmisher rifle fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj46SEGJQFchULHDxLh9LPxCYBxjmngMDp5z4AiiHmipZudSvjGl6EM-_R39Gc-Rv7FajG9cSuz-DXJrCfEFkQdg_E7DVSEC4EauNWSsQHL_-mWVk74Yr79Dk4YlT6g3LaeJrKycd0grwz0qIHLfTi-NGXNQE0J6okXtM8W-v_-se3zHqjBlQjNvXogB4/s4032/IMG_0021.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj46SEGJQFchULHDxLh9LPxCYBxjmngMDp5z4AiiHmipZudSvjGl6EM-_R39Gc-Rv7FajG9cSuz-DXJrCfEFkQdg_E7DVSEC4EauNWSsQHL_-mWVk74Yr79Dk4YlT6g3LaeJrKycd0grwz0qIHLfTi-NGXNQE0J6okXtM8W-v_-se3zHqjBlQjNvXogB4/w640-h480/IMG_0021.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst a detached group of Coverdale's Militia engaged Ensign Belmont's Skirmishers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpchl1UVOCN3rJGZGOtPvv5q7BoivEAKAFnIniOpnpXMDAQC9q2Nj_WhkptnL13qUZJm7ZTLGR9olMvUyXYEpUp33FoWiT7OXardcUfph5T4Yct43wDimaYG2XQ7KH4eiE0UtpNQfJPKfC2_LC4WGoDvQOyjRznYhHPYNmh_lNUFfKnNij4AHZno9K0Q/s4032/IMG_0022.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzpchl1UVOCN3rJGZGOtPvv5q7BoivEAKAFnIniOpnpXMDAQC9q2Nj_WhkptnL13qUZJm7ZTLGR9olMvUyXYEpUp33FoWiT7OXardcUfph5T4Yct43wDimaYG2XQ7KH4eiE0UtpNQfJPKfC2_LC4WGoDvQOyjRznYhHPYNmh_lNUFfKnNij4AHZno9K0Q/w640-h480/IMG_0022.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The other two groups of Militia being pushed forward to form a firing line.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeYFdchonm-6yZ9eKj_lcER4UX_5KgVLFkyXVXlvF7wqkT6r4d6T_gIea9XmGO7wUsi30YQ7lC_uyoKyeI5q1h3LbB_Uch671ZT_FIpk14WME2vKeHsw9O2R1muE3l4WC4KPs30nm7383Fr6FrgmlaGd2gnidbx2EdZr2zWg-xMBvFD0rRE1BPCKIb7c/s4032/IMG_0023.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOeYFdchonm-6yZ9eKj_lcER4UX_5KgVLFkyXVXlvF7wqkT6r4d6T_gIea9XmGO7wUsi30YQ7lC_uyoKyeI5q1h3LbB_Uch671ZT_FIpk14WME2vKeHsw9O2R1muE3l4WC4KPs30nm7383Fr6FrgmlaGd2gnidbx2EdZr2zWg-xMBvFD0rRE1BPCKIb7c/w640-h480/IMG_0023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gillan's Legion Light Infantry however were struggling to get across a muddy field...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbqABkwEGK5hni2yH04z5gX_0KoROct98aV-0rtIEaGcjBCPvRgYHjBLVfIBN_fgBTa5Y8njCoW8Gwdu2JKgJPNV6y2DmrLqSr1UFQHXY-hpeu3hxPrpat2J-UauaYVR3p7rdLJ_LbXsoiub-CZlKH0-HakiT3Ba1TVSYYL1Ysorb8F0jsH483yIlr0/s4032/IMG_0024.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xbqABkwEGK5hni2yH04z5gX_0KoROct98aV-0rtIEaGcjBCPvRgYHjBLVfIBN_fgBTa5Y8njCoW8Gwdu2JKgJPNV6y2DmrLqSr1UFQHXY-hpeu3hxPrpat2J-UauaYVR3p7rdLJ_LbXsoiub-CZlKH0-HakiT3Ba1TVSYYL1Ysorb8F0jsH483yIlr0/w640-h480/IMG_0024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As Sergeant Dagenham's Lobsterbacks opened fire on Captain Blackmore's Continentals who had snapped into line, detaching one group who had moved behind the main building to try and flank the British.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtGQ4izd4hEg75PNr3zGlfrEfF2zAEMUe0FqmtHk7CETQDLb8Vm07JqfR-UN8tFJm_6uFncry8ruJNjMS6qmDHY9R-4xAu-0e0Ydnk7HAjxROxsxKdAf-h-m2hptZsCB1_d10rbk6CLslBgQoJGysRZX4CKDCDrj-8D9o4uPjckCguZ309JjIOfTtyxI/s4032/IMG_0025.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtGQ4izd4hEg75PNr3zGlfrEfF2zAEMUe0FqmtHk7CETQDLb8Vm07JqfR-UN8tFJm_6uFncry8ruJNjMS6qmDHY9R-4xAu-0e0Ydnk7HAjxROxsxKdAf-h-m2hptZsCB1_d10rbk6CLslBgQoJGysRZX4CKDCDrj-8D9o4uPjckCguZ309JjIOfTtyxI/w640-h480/IMG_0025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The British fire was quite devastating and two braves sons of liberty made the ultimate sacrifice.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOthBkToxKXJb5bT6HV414xlnVsqtxR3s4btr3YPYLBkw2L1gqfVD7zzPMvXZ0f8Oz9GsOwSJx3x0m1j6ccbkUiGZCxIwHVtYEkZjyRnkopOCsozhvUutifWQuSp4gEQdNJAO4-b23YrvOOAw7Mj6zhkEZOFAk0YdutegANb61g6foIubT7HS-5mJO08/s4032/IMG_0026.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOthBkToxKXJb5bT6HV414xlnVsqtxR3s4btr3YPYLBkw2L1gqfVD7zzPMvXZ0f8Oz9GsOwSJx3x0m1j6ccbkUiGZCxIwHVtYEkZjyRnkopOCsozhvUutifWQuSp4gEQdNJAO4-b23YrvOOAw7Mj6zhkEZOFAk0YdutegANb61g6foIubT7HS-5mJO08/w640-h480/IMG_0026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rebel problems were exacerbated as a bull spotted Leroy's red jacket as the Rebel Militia ran him across the field and gave chase!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEiOAIcsARGdGh-cefIhRMmOk8Uf6elyRWn-W_F1taApccmg__NzzNUf78DSypIEHEruyXEwnOaYwHEq9LlUL_7umTMocSYdGQKM3uQtiEHaFLxK9vEJk9oiBsLvvthWJEaoBPTrdAE0LGfCWrezbiBUT_xvk1gBV6TfCyM4QnlNV4LHsaAqpXM0tue0/s4032/IMG_0027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEiOAIcsARGdGh-cefIhRMmOk8Uf6elyRWn-W_F1taApccmg__NzzNUf78DSypIEHEruyXEwnOaYwHEq9LlUL_7umTMocSYdGQKM3uQtiEHaFLxK9vEJk9oiBsLvvthWJEaoBPTrdAE0LGfCWrezbiBUT_xvk1gBV6TfCyM4QnlNV4LHsaAqpXM0tue0/w640-h480/IMG_0027.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite moving 3D6, the rescue party saw the bull starting to gain ground on them as Umpire Andy decided the bull could move 4D6! (Andy also deciding that shooting the bull, owned by a rebellion supporting local farmer, would result in an automatic British victory!).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmS9ZTIMiJMfDKHsoE2vlO-txWKB2bTw16g849KnnYT_rdDx3nDPMDmhP0aa_kCYiTqjt9RvBZxMsQQ2Ihp7epCQHV6bBIcp43rHZUHhAzeV5APbLeeivK6pADy4XRvb5lApUmA0riI4xSMlXgdUJwdZ62RcRK4aTrSLyFp_qnA3wU06IukXOinkGqNgo/s4032/IMG_0028.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmS9ZTIMiJMfDKHsoE2vlO-txWKB2bTw16g849KnnYT_rdDx3nDPMDmhP0aa_kCYiTqjt9RvBZxMsQQ2Ihp7epCQHV6bBIcp43rHZUHhAzeV5APbLeeivK6pADy4XRvb5lApUmA0riI4xSMlXgdUJwdZ62RcRK4aTrSLyFp_qnA3wU06IukXOinkGqNgo/w640-h480/IMG_0028.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately the Militia were able to get Leroy and themselves over the rail fence before the bull caught them! Phew...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR1rE1xFruGz7Ga4O0W5GDiitYsC8BJosB87jH34rgayZ4jGRmeyKOGJfPpKo1tCmyCfPuehtq0Qv9e-vXgcFk_1MF57PVmviqJc_xOo2ciwq1KXlZMfYcjl9H5c4urw92BHxW5_WcAKtA7rOZ6d3pC2g6T3xYlyfU-XSr017GLsG0UXkF3alj2ejp1c/s4032/IMG_0029.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOR1rE1xFruGz7Ga4O0W5GDiitYsC8BJosB87jH34rgayZ4jGRmeyKOGJfPpKo1tCmyCfPuehtq0Qv9e-vXgcFk_1MF57PVmviqJc_xOo2ciwq1KXlZMfYcjl9H5c4urw92BHxW5_WcAKtA7rOZ6d3pC2g6T3xYlyfU-XSr017GLsG0UXkF3alj2ejp1c/w640-h480/IMG_0029.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blackmore and his outnumbered Continental Regulars began to exchange volleys with the British...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvuDFmZNAVIiAqw7HuDBqzsRzAbRAYzdaRtgCz7sytJ0wUisrcu5oehYDOO8MGgGpT6ivi5mCmkmzTgaRvBcoMkOQFNZIRnylk9dSH5uZZhK_0JCl-TLiwdSWs5nWeOvO3-2-mTKzJhqpAksDyHplEseKUZhzMZncE6VbdRkPDGISuFgDS6-6pvcL1-M/s4032/IMG_0030.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOvuDFmZNAVIiAqw7HuDBqzsRzAbRAYzdaRtgCz7sytJ0wUisrcu5oehYDOO8MGgGpT6ivi5mCmkmzTgaRvBcoMkOQFNZIRnylk9dSH5uZZhK_0JCl-TLiwdSWs5nWeOvO3-2-mTKzJhqpAksDyHplEseKUZhzMZncE6VbdRkPDGISuFgDS6-6pvcL1-M/w640-h480/IMG_0030.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Sergeant Bolin moved his group around the flank to fire at the Loyalist Rangers...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2zgmnxfS46GwIosPlpWtZP0v8zL0Wx1jJUqoss9PIe77nvM1lD7c3MrW9HefR65EK_pIjQnjCGsVYJcqvOXupPbAC4gq2ujTaWm3Y0cno6Ds7fKhrEP0qum8qvlv8EgduETrA7pVrAsBTnGCJsbyqjGYxLh7AC452yAlKqh24hvERaTUZuPa4AHDZkA/s4032/IMG_0031.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs2zgmnxfS46GwIosPlpWtZP0v8zL0Wx1jJUqoss9PIe77nvM1lD7c3MrW9HefR65EK_pIjQnjCGsVYJcqvOXupPbAC4gq2ujTaWm3Y0cno6Ds7fKhrEP0qum8qvlv8EgduETrA7pVrAsBTnGCJsbyqjGYxLh7AC452yAlKqh24hvERaTUZuPa4AHDZkA/w640-h480/IMG_0031.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing two more. Whilst they did not break as they only had two Shock, Phil decided to pull them back away from the deadly Continental rifle and musket fire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUQ45xxhjvys_vu1Ohv2Q4JJzcsf6bMpZEZFLFMKS0vM7qNIRDg-6L_FrFUEWhmZOIXsxKRb5c3p7l6aSUr1UUMVCFQ9GmO9XyLW1iF73BJt2fnsD8fsSseXHbwQ-tmauhi9nrktTSeh0DNeSKM94YJjtqO0OtjWa2McU87g8BC_07aUjrUfxeabA9cI/s4032/IMG_0032.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheUQ45xxhjvys_vu1Ohv2Q4JJzcsf6bMpZEZFLFMKS0vM7qNIRDg-6L_FrFUEWhmZOIXsxKRb5c3p7l6aSUr1UUMVCFQ9GmO9XyLW1iF73BJt2fnsD8fsSseXHbwQ-tmauhi9nrktTSeh0DNeSKM94YJjtqO0OtjWa2McU87g8BC_07aUjrUfxeabA9cI/w640-h480/IMG_0032.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Coverdale's Militia started to exchange fire with the British Light Infantry...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oFGIjmtzcskugL9DxQCMpUy2VYCZ63cpToed_tmXYrMbIj3yiRDy28X9hR3mdxjuWiZGj68Ix9grK4TNazWRv1YzCYuQFvVvY6ENcIlN9K9Po0Yt848rnQpEiVs_2AOe1rxdfw1ujwrmKzQm6Iu_gN2W4omYmKG06BxDwMhrznYpKegnSNxowYkbJBc/s4032/IMG_0033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6oFGIjmtzcskugL9DxQCMpUy2VYCZ63cpToed_tmXYrMbIj3yiRDy28X9hR3mdxjuWiZGj68Ix9grK4TNazWRv1YzCYuQFvVvY6ENcIlN9K9Po0Yt848rnQpEiVs_2AOe1rxdfw1ujwrmKzQm6Iu_gN2W4omYmKG06BxDwMhrznYpKegnSNxowYkbJBc/w640-h480/IMG_0033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing two of the Redcoats whilst taking some Shock in return...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2oWeHP-ii5bpBKbvi3fTu8KscD4CYH97_StlxIx0r4Z9ShiTQBnIdHg10tT2DCPyo5-prIDFqVQiS6xWetdA00okRYneP4P1EbnXhI_62kwBodhukGYvc-EJ-YLXldg9GLG_kwJ6Sxxb2ZsL92FsCEqI4kynI_pnoxb6H6gpybF4nWij8sUia9tchVw/s4032/IMG_0035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2oWeHP-ii5bpBKbvi3fTu8KscD4CYH97_StlxIx0r4Z9ShiTQBnIdHg10tT2DCPyo5-prIDFqVQiS6xWetdA00okRYneP4P1EbnXhI_62kwBodhukGYvc-EJ-YLXldg9GLG_kwJ6Sxxb2ZsL92FsCEqI4kynI_pnoxb6H6gpybF4nWij8sUia9tchVw/w640-h480/IMG_0035.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">While Blackmore's Continentals were taking a battering at the hands of the four groups of British Regulars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL_IqZaz7OuicZDK-xbhJtdojcbmpeDDmYk4DfXgSvfW9q9P1lLe__fNARUa6t23De3ADYwCdFHmBqPkjA7pbfL0ezQ1sw2Gh4GdwdXtqBczOy6u7mxOwGXN9-NHEjH1hAUbsYdEPjNVBAvjcJ8IZgVy4Pln73Vu9RtkkoQmboUDEnXOY3d-rIX2d3z0/s4032/IMG_0034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpL_IqZaz7OuicZDK-xbhJtdojcbmpeDDmYk4DfXgSvfW9q9P1lLe__fNARUa6t23De3ADYwCdFHmBqPkjA7pbfL0ezQ1sw2Gh4GdwdXtqBczOy6u7mxOwGXN9-NHEjH1hAUbsYdEPjNVBAvjcJ8IZgVy4Pln73Vu9RtkkoQmboUDEnXOY3d-rIX2d3z0/w640-h480/IMG_0034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another devastating volley from Sergeant Dagenham's men...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZAO5fh_dbb-3d-KYE5zUEKZ7F6rLr3Rr7BMExNXlSrm6qDfS7Fcjn06ChaxRO1ZHuU-NuXZaUpx0D8V67N9Mbf1xC0FFrJTrasaUrGIuUf32tpDDy-BgPEaAgcuz0PoXL5wqyl2aAVbV0uuSf6oBcpdvyAWt2ujP4Fszu0M6geqV_nvuhz7X4IhVQe2M/w640-h480/IMG_0037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Back across the battlefield the Militia were standing firm against the Lobsterback Lights, and although the Shock was starting to add up, an increasing number of dead Brits littered the battlefield.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuuzDwUEeBoyMUKffblKiO0eFnUxyG8F9LRKXfD8Bqiww7bmkIMFJXxuM5-HhqW9DAhKvAsOECVQDoSHASJhlbiXrXLn4q30BdBst5_mql15znIaZ1xhmcbb6qGnCy19JWC5ltKsupSproTTTdHeBQsjlPJMPk9FNV1bNF5xt7nyLEm0CKXztM3RKN0I/s4032/IMG_0038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxuuzDwUEeBoyMUKffblKiO0eFnUxyG8F9LRKXfD8Bqiww7bmkIMFJXxuM5-HhqW9DAhKvAsOECVQDoSHASJhlbiXrXLn4q30BdBst5_mql15znIaZ1xhmcbb6qGnCy19JWC5ltKsupSproTTTdHeBQsjlPJMPk9FNV1bNF5xt7nyLEm0CKXztM3RKN0I/w640-h480/IMG_0038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">An Eagle's eye view of the battlefield, which has effectively split into two separate battles.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-M6IHPXawX3VBg8V5NpiKNk_qSc5VDUwQNdA6EdB2uhZ6vXvUaz5rD47HEvBjS4u9RWjL19JFmC8GBytAJzBsM9oQNGYsEaclUCoznZG8pls97EEc649sy-n2wYxnLrV153Cb4e2TsTaXts4mERGGEX0ihWAkOvMfU_deg7jLNj8gP-B1Y1NtGBVWDNU/s3744/IMG_0041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">When Sergeant Lord ordered his Riflemen to open fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yd4wCJHJ-00o90p3hekmHrfSXCvquPu3wg801ienzFmFewOXR0YDysy3HTthj_ViFpYTi0MGgMd_a4qBarGuIkIn3xQz2dFhgRLkAGxmVvDEMBPO-bV2djdhCReoazEV4lAXwRzXwpFoMfTZa1HagRZVLeHfYpL6hW08aofVuNuyQWkBQ6i4f0Ve-RI/s4032/IMG_0043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6yd4wCJHJ-00o90p3hekmHrfSXCvquPu3wg801ienzFmFewOXR0YDysy3HTthj_ViFpYTi0MGgMd_a4qBarGuIkIn3xQz2dFhgRLkAGxmVvDEMBPO-bV2djdhCReoazEV4lAXwRzXwpFoMfTZa1HagRZVLeHfYpL6hW08aofVuNuyQWkBQ6i4f0Ve-RI/w640-h480/IMG_0043.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking down two of the detached Redcoats!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ7eGgJdlK5XI867njjsELLRaTHzK51IAqT4ejaFVqi4VVd556t5pvvMr5p0IF5LSZ7nyNoascLKLFkWoaXw7QklHaB4HixyTOiVgv4SVPH9mFccHUrHF_oDKsixBiENZXmb9dCjylgU9KIFKH0Tck571PRZ3s6mu0j5ixe0SMQTUkte5UbHHctBFIsk/s3521/IMG_0044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2359" data-original-width="3521" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZJ7eGgJdlK5XI867njjsELLRaTHzK51IAqT4ejaFVqi4VVd556t5pvvMr5p0IF5LSZ7nyNoascLKLFkWoaXw7QklHaB4HixyTOiVgv4SVPH9mFccHUrHF_oDKsixBiENZXmb9dCjylgU9KIFKH0Tck571PRZ3s6mu0j5ixe0SMQTUkte5UbHHctBFIsk/w640-h428/IMG_0044.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A final push saw Sergeant Paice and his men reached safety, but not without a final twist! Captain Leroy made a bid for freedom (clearly he was a captured enemy not a brave spy) and a duel was fought between the redcoat Captain and buck-skin clad Militia Corporal. The first round was a draw but the second saw Paice smack Leroy in the face with the butt of his musket and the unconscious British officer was carried off the board for interrogation!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WAKJnOzEo3_0fgJFKFWto03leisQO3nsFs1bb51inOvSt2hR84hGp-kXRNl6ITSO2KAm3rRJG-kwgYa8QjI29UqEh0UVw4wwN7mwccVuVTs-83Hul1qXeMz2lfFGoHp0ra_NVHdOzQsXjYvp4YaQ9-MFpSm6xQgF9wScbhhyphenhyphentMUpFsLMokE3s1hHfYg/s3960/IMG_0045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2620" data-original-width="3960" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WAKJnOzEo3_0fgJFKFWto03leisQO3nsFs1bb51inOvSt2hR84hGp-kXRNl6ITSO2KAm3rRJG-kwgYa8QjI29UqEh0UVw4wwN7mwccVuVTs-83Hul1qXeMz2lfFGoHp0ra_NVHdOzQsXjYvp4YaQ9-MFpSm6xQgF9wScbhhyphenhyphentMUpFsLMokE3s1hHfYg/w640-h424/IMG_0045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">A fun battle and unusual as for once we settled the game by scenario objects and not Force Morale. It swung back and forth especially as Phil stole an early march as the red tokens kept coming out the bag at a 3 to 1 rate at the start, but eventually American valour and tactics proved too much for the forces of oppression...</div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-54072422436679068072024-01-28T22:07:00.001+00:002024-01-28T22:10:09.430+00:00'O' Group: The Road To Jerusalem...<i>"Whatever happens I will try and be more diligent on the blogging front!"</i> Famous last words eh? <div><br /></div><div></div>In my defence January has been very busy, especially with preparations for last weekend's <i>Winter WonderLard IV</i>, the Bristol Lardy Day were I was putting on <i>'The Road To Jerusalem'</i>, an <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/o-group/" target="_blank"><i><b>'O' Group</b></i> </a>participation game set in the Six Day/June War of 1967. This wasn't what I initially had planned (a Vietnam Easter Offensive tank battle using <b style="font-style: italic;">Charlie Don't Surf) </b>but a lack of time to get everything ready for 'Nam scenery wise, and a change of scenario to one with infantry having an important role once I'd decided to head to the West Bank, meant a change of rules and the painting up of a pile of tanks and scenic items. <div><br /></div><div>I'll make an effort to post up some of the painting efforts over the next week but having had a snooze on the settee I thought a quick blog report on the day would not be amiss. The scenario was taken from the old <b><i>Battlezones</i></b> scenario booklet written by the late Bruce Rea-Taylor (of <b><i>Challenger</i></b> rules fame) and published in 1984. It is the first one in the booklet and is set in the West Bank with Israeli and Jordanian forces attempting to seize an important village on the Ramallah-Jerusalem road. Having both sides attacking makes for an interesting game for both sides.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Game One:</b> Peregrine, Ben and Kev played the first game, Peregrine and Ben taking the Israelis, Kev the Jordanians.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXudVzcxAhyphenhyphenLjZohzg9wEJlpdBOm2Fizmj_5gmXMcxWoosPzPg9GEVI-JDOD-nfms7ri4hMp-N_yIFOUPqhPU2eKyb2DFbdkxOrYjDAsrCLWjxRfaGAcm09r936ZuHQEAM3reo-L7glV2ngHFiWauJmXrCFYQhcbhK1iS-tatyCkjOAXv2-Q_ZCE2yPw4/s4032/Games%20One.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXudVzcxAhyphenhyphenLjZohzg9wEJlpdBOm2Fizmj_5gmXMcxWoosPzPg9GEVI-JDOD-nfms7ri4hMp-N_yIFOUPqhPU2eKyb2DFbdkxOrYjDAsrCLWjxRfaGAcm09r936ZuHQEAM3reo-L7glV2ngHFiWauJmXrCFYQhcbhK1iS-tatyCkjOAXv2-Q_ZCE2yPw4/w640-h480/Games%20One.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Jordanians were very bold and got infantry into the key village quickly...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUmFxxKf-TrX4RsLgCyfwmjPYF1rzCoDRmtCR3ogff3fpLEy3K_KKvaiDOdJPY0QKftpsN3-9B312kgItb3xnwIlU4VvOQKlbX7a3cljsF_7eA4tPsO3EUe1KA1z-Ui3wz4s_8GCYjRq5uM3k7WsWN7DKmYYxa5DaGS6gEfK3fUsT_YrbLanxgCr8IJA/s3422/IMG_5957.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2612" data-original-width="3422" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidUmFxxKf-TrX4RsLgCyfwmjPYF1rzCoDRmtCR3ogff3fpLEy3K_KKvaiDOdJPY0QKftpsN3-9B312kgItb3xnwIlU4VvOQKlbX7a3cljsF_7eA4tPsO3EUe1KA1z-Ui3wz4s_8GCYjRq5uM3k7WsWN7DKmYYxa5DaGS6gEfK3fUsT_YrbLanxgCr8IJA/w640-h488/IMG_5957.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Supporting them with M47 Patton armoured support.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOydDl8F96QchLwZ7HZ-MyVhWdbaijPW7s5l5_OneDlVKXjjFFzN-EjjEe-AqbxVXaU_oDu7jQcMN-kB1UmdS6VuO5zACGCd69W9nMZZxHLBN0lmUx2Gw_i_uwrP7FluQc9pkNU-lqWplYu0vOqGdSoTi0J-pxJSsUumYqzDo4Y23bUEZffCgSLXoJUNI/s4032/IMG_6061.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOydDl8F96QchLwZ7HZ-MyVhWdbaijPW7s5l5_OneDlVKXjjFFzN-EjjEe-AqbxVXaU_oDu7jQcMN-kB1UmdS6VuO5zACGCd69W9nMZZxHLBN0lmUx2Gw_i_uwrP7FluQc9pkNU-lqWplYu0vOqGdSoTi0J-pxJSsUumYqzDo4Y23bUEZffCgSLXoJUNI/w640-h480/IMG_6061.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately they proved too tempting a compact target for the Israeli Air Force who were successfully called up and two Dassault MD.450 Ouragans screamed down on the Jordanian tanks and infantry...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiqNgXkjDe7TLGel7MXWlfFbcOME8yVVPv0ru4btVMlcS-Wb4dGzU9OgeuqYur1iLV8YH_jVqDOFvrBx8s6TVPF2qOs1Pc1Z-kCrd7zDRLpuFzv2EHK3oG92OZvaPeffbiPqpPwsjSjk-6Z5lKz4Eno4S9Gsr1T-EMNTm77o8A4W6jhBAEw1ykmZ48tA/s4032/IMG_6064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAiqNgXkjDe7TLGel7MXWlfFbcOME8yVVPv0ru4btVMlcS-Wb4dGzU9OgeuqYur1iLV8YH_jVqDOFvrBx8s6TVPF2qOs1Pc1Z-kCrd7zDRLpuFzv2EHK3oG92OZvaPeffbiPqpPwsjSjk-6Z5lKz4Eno4S9Gsr1T-EMNTm77o8A4W6jhBAEw1ykmZ48tA/w640-h480/IMG_6064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With devastating results!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUji9EaIjE0Cqgspzfr91rC7oD5tfcrULGQGyX2M6EJRlAvsXa31jEjNchkr8evABL-Y7GMakL84cXRRak63fj5i8tud7sIbiN4m5qndbTtHLkUrcmCv0FPPORBuqlRGRhWnDVHE_GV5K-jVFqBfNnkTH2J5bvu-pMZu0vgQdy0hYal0M_AR9JQgQNUJ4/s4032/IMG_6065.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUji9EaIjE0Cqgspzfr91rC7oD5tfcrULGQGyX2M6EJRlAvsXa31jEjNchkr8evABL-Y7GMakL84cXRRak63fj5i8tud7sIbiN4m5qndbTtHLkUrcmCv0FPPORBuqlRGRhWnDVHE_GV5K-jVFqBfNnkTH2J5bvu-pMZu0vgQdy0hYal0M_AR9JQgQNUJ4/w640-h480/IMG_6065.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The losses inflicting two FUBARs on the Jordanians.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sJZI_OybOKtBmY5-p33Hps8v5BcGOc_5iXF19Mds1SmdmWeML1HQSHM1geX-REAFXqjqHQZ9DSGL4Fk9fxIlgthkSgk3BT4OBqhEgXvQPijNnNyLb5moKxFmauP5ijTUtPiidOQs0q4BWWq-3SIiSBV08Grf9Xk9YKxxm1K66oZC4yhFL1rDNayQNMA/s4032/IMG_6066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6sJZI_OybOKtBmY5-p33Hps8v5BcGOc_5iXF19Mds1SmdmWeML1HQSHM1geX-REAFXqjqHQZ9DSGL4Fk9fxIlgthkSgk3BT4OBqhEgXvQPijNnNyLb5moKxFmauP5ijTUtPiidOQs0q4BWWq-3SIiSBV08Grf9Xk9YKxxm1K66oZC4yhFL1rDNayQNMA/w640-h480/IMG_6066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite this the battle went to the wire with the Israeli paras managing to evict the Jordanian infantry from of the village in a fierce hand to hand battle, winning the game for the IDF in the last turn!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OalaVAj3qLtfrIOC6_80FCpZIfXHNpUd6ansBlLMKuqCEPN8DKVF_pK8sNtSTCtWFm3Ro7p_XhN5ud0An_lT8wlTz2GH4MAVJL7MyrviBjwiOkrqpP1je7Bc2VIJd5QVJW3SHrHhyphenhyphenBjUzimAafyy9BsdW4jfQaHuCGi4nkesmv3HHpXOoYpXw5lgUQk/s4032/Games%20Two.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0OalaVAj3qLtfrIOC6_80FCpZIfXHNpUd6ansBlLMKuqCEPN8DKVF_pK8sNtSTCtWFm3Ro7p_XhN5ud0An_lT8wlTz2GH4MAVJL7MyrviBjwiOkrqpP1je7Bc2VIJd5QVJW3SHrHhyphenhyphenBjUzimAafyy9BsdW4jfQaHuCGi4nkesmv3HHpXOoYpXw5lgUQk/w640-h480/Games%20Two.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And quickly grasping the rules, which he had not played before, and employing some astute tactics!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLa4BMzMFXQV8y_3IJxCNJ7z9NYV8NcMmEa2qDjIzH4rok80n7ovNjFxk9WkSV4bilhCbNMd8OzFlWF2luRTIAKxpNoa5_lhnkjN6iO-2h5YfzYNbPglsLenHL36xQexFZqiBsMeBAp5i5omvtgX4HdMZg3XtypPIZ3AN8iEhms6b-jMr2YkVzQO1zB4/s4032/IMG_6072.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLa4BMzMFXQV8y_3IJxCNJ7z9NYV8NcMmEa2qDjIzH4rok80n7ovNjFxk9WkSV4bilhCbNMd8OzFlWF2luRTIAKxpNoa5_lhnkjN6iO-2h5YfzYNbPglsLenHL36xQexFZqiBsMeBAp5i5omvtgX4HdMZg3XtypPIZ3AN8iEhms6b-jMr2YkVzQO1zB4/w640-h480/IMG_6072.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Jordanians swiftly occupied the village, helped by one Company of the IDF going hesitant at the wrong time!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Shermans got moving...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zJ0O8oZ5GFsXcjBcGNnHXSfC7yTkPgapa3fPa5eGL-U9tCHGwyxhEMZUwFdKSRpBxys6dKNi5azw8CqLwW9Ah8nkREC-FsmniBL1Q6RUvjaq1vURhyphenhyphen9qRhxrB5xhEledbCzLQXexu5digksyifrJirUu8DF6OI7w0LjB1htmdaE0ibTsigg3VsY_jTo/s3071/IMG_5948.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1998" data-original-width="3071" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zJ0O8oZ5GFsXcjBcGNnHXSfC7yTkPgapa3fPa5eGL-U9tCHGwyxhEMZUwFdKSRpBxys6dKNi5azw8CqLwW9Ah8nkREC-FsmniBL1Q6RUvjaq1vURhyphenhyphen9qRhxrB5xhEledbCzLQXexu5digksyifrJirUu8DF6OI7w0LjB1htmdaE0ibTsigg3VsY_jTo/w640-h416/IMG_5948.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They found themselves outgunned by the Jordanians Pattons...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnIS_4-9Nc_zYz9kwJu4Dnhqmmy8atkIK0FcD7zzAHX3mCwlJl2zC2FztKVb-5LS9PMW1xfj8fQWUAhuRngRiu8-kNGBlS9lJwcQp-jrCvD2TaCL9crgD9NcWGsibKlupLLsJ8FrHXDOtWNEfvBGvNBWxXFB3IxBV9p1X7T8kP8QrHkqUK5-ufPN9TA8/s4032/IMG_6077.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHnIS_4-9Nc_zYz9kwJu4Dnhqmmy8atkIK0FcD7zzAHX3mCwlJl2zC2FztKVb-5LS9PMW1xfj8fQWUAhuRngRiu8-kNGBlS9lJwcQp-jrCvD2TaCL9crgD9NcWGsibKlupLLsJ8FrHXDOtWNEfvBGvNBWxXFB3IxBV9p1X7T8kP8QrHkqUK5-ufPN9TA8/w640-h480/IMG_6077.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Right across the battlefield.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQj4hY0HWHVzdwoBU4Wikmno-sOM5iAnsEnOOFPlvMDyV2NuaCW09dBQZTk4LijMKqCPun-mveXsMjQSw-736eS35bZCaJFHSSjaNihy58VctnCkaCOlw2m43oTmN-it24XZdLCZbvN3J5gDBVtmQm1mBUlHnZn3UceLSc9AIrF2vlqaaI3xLtVydGCHw/s3760/IMG_6078.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2862" data-original-width="3760" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQj4hY0HWHVzdwoBU4Wikmno-sOM5iAnsEnOOFPlvMDyV2NuaCW09dBQZTk4LijMKqCPun-mveXsMjQSw-736eS35bZCaJFHSSjaNihy58VctnCkaCOlw2m43oTmN-it24XZdLCZbvN3J5gDBVtmQm1mBUlHnZn3UceLSc9AIrF2vlqaaI3xLtVydGCHw/w640-h488/IMG_6078.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Air power almost won the day for the Israelis. After one failed attempt to call up an airstrike, a second attempt saw the IAF wipe out the two platoons of Jordanian infantry in the village!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDLXiMwfwkkHGP1IqNLH_URaySCAnUGaCYgUkrYTAHbPCIvwr6QJhOxvYxq-j8Jh-OLNnb0-9KDVOigohD1z5lMDw74ZrcnJqQve34mD9WU8NW44_QA-Rxe_ujxOuin-LACybo3tZJ8vSygJa8WEq2mf5PK-Ik5ddAyDEtEmrZMTU6SiItn2Ks38Di2U/s4032/IMG_6079.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbDLXiMwfwkkHGP1IqNLH_URaySCAnUGaCYgUkrYTAHbPCIvwr6QJhOxvYxq-j8Jh-OLNnb0-9KDVOigohD1z5lMDw74ZrcnJqQve34mD9WU8NW44_QA-Rxe_ujxOuin-LACybo3tZJ8vSygJa8WEq2mf5PK-Ik5ddAyDEtEmrZMTU6SiItn2Ks38Di2U/w640-h480/IMG_6079.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The IDF sent their paras in to capture the vacated buildings but found themselves under a Jordanian artillery barrage and the casualties suffered saw them incur a fourth FUBAR token, handing victory to the forces of King Hussein!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipDUhyphenhyphenf_DAbPGQMR8BnzfJEPD4jtQBRl1okNXoQ0VvTVttY-xEtNuoh2tSXyVgjIFfeImuZp3uth5kb8WPt_nNohOrH4_7F8JDg2-LrjnFlQiraOOd7aOIBA7Plar6qHOBAhjh73InALZOpUOivF0s_FTJV4UYeIz4te09ec9_MrzVnQ2LApaLXObXGE/s4032/IMG_6081.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiipDUhyphenhyphenf_DAbPGQMR8BnzfJEPD4jtQBRl1okNXoQ0VvTVttY-xEtNuoh2tSXyVgjIFfeImuZp3uth5kb8WPt_nNohOrH4_7F8JDg2-LrjnFlQiraOOd7aOIBA7Plar6qHOBAhjh73InALZOpUOivF0s_FTJV4UYeIz4te09ec9_MrzVnQ2LApaLXObXGE/w640-h480/IMG_6081.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After worrying most of the week before (as I hadn't played that many games of<b><i> 'O' Group</i></b>), both games went well and the players enjoyed them which was the aim. Whilst <b><i>'O' Group</i></b> was written as an infantry game it does work well with tank battalions as the core force and also ports to post-WW2 conflicts quite nicely.</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-593294658210155972023-12-31T19:37:00.002+00:002023-12-31T19:37:42.912+00:00A Cunning Plan (or two...) for 2024!<p>Another year down and first off apologies for the lack of Blogging - life, work and a surprising amount of wargaming (would have had a third game yesterday in five days if the bally leg hadn't given out!) have got in the way. </p><p>Unfortunately George has been transferred to pastures new out of the area so a decided lack of <b><i>Rampant </i></b>games were played this year, but Andy has been a good chap trying out various 6mm rules with me (as well as accompanying me to <i>Joy of Six</i>), Phil and Jenny given me a regular Lard injection (along with Andy) and Jim provided me with a regular supply of prints for my 6mm AFV fix!</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz_9dzF-mRbQDO9wPi8F5KB839V4BCnAenrZsgnAFvpinBXM6VwLjaPBCiWhcHZhsyyraeDInvm15Pl-0M0jJtTMLIqRcfnaIEM6X664_ypXCuBhv8mZPYSKoAa2vTUj_pOQjDq4xr2U8_gx5byI-luN6YpFYugRf-wHR8FA158DHpFt3C9bP4cks3p4c" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz_9dzF-mRbQDO9wPi8F5KB839V4BCnAenrZsgnAFvpinBXM6VwLjaPBCiWhcHZhsyyraeDInvm15Pl-0M0jJtTMLIqRcfnaIEM6X664_ypXCuBhv8mZPYSKoAa2vTUj_pOQjDq4xr2U8_gx5byI-luN6YpFYugRf-wHR8FA158DHpFt3C9bP4cks3p4c=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Looking back at <i><a href="https://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2022/12/a-cunning-plan-or-two-for-2023.html" target="_blank">A Cunning Plan (or two...) for 2023!</a></i> I managed to hit a number of targets including successfully running my <i>Valley of Tears</i> game at <i>Winter Wonder Lard III</i> and painting up a Burgundian army used at two <b><i>Never Mind The Billhooks</i></b> events. I also painted up a 28mm WW2 Dutch platoon and supports for a <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> weekend, started on my 28mm Indian Mutiny forces and painted some Jordanians for a Six Day War game I plan to run at <i>Winter Wonder Lard IV.</i> I also managed to get some <b><i>'O' Group</i></b> in with Andy using the 6mm US and German battalions I painted last year and have really enjoyed the games played.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw28b9l6sBBjYynImYQy9GIuOgOmqe_KhYDnsvZxDsqfS5oMD-r1ag7sFHNVipZs_ne_d6QyFV1PzGz13DLLOasxc3cdJgOdPiSbrwyXQVXVbLKnqHORvjBnSXKwpbjkFCiflM5diAAJpah9LkwqN39qtAAVDD3SyDpvCoIuFwdhAEjkp5oxZAgHMeWfk" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3863" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjw28b9l6sBBjYynImYQy9GIuOgOmqe_KhYDnsvZxDsqfS5oMD-r1ag7sFHNVipZs_ne_d6QyFV1PzGz13DLLOasxc3cdJgOdPiSbrwyXQVXVbLKnqHORvjBnSXKwpbjkFCiflM5diAAJpah9LkwqN39qtAAVDD3SyDpvCoIuFwdhAEjkp5oxZAgHMeWfk=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So what are the plans for 2024? Well first off with the pending release of the Lardy <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> supplement for the Far East. Phil and I have agreed on Burma in 20mm and initially I'm starting with Japanese and Phil the early war Brits, but I plan to follow that up with later war British (well probably Indians).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMIMSdlFmUw_56LPMHigSn3dBd784ZUZRaELUZzn1TZD-S3S0T51Ep5qvRFdJgkuFaGTsd_FB2nvo-48YUgkip7BTEItS6E_SsMXoIrclmIQ7QA1PgDjVQhnDEqdKgdGvthHf-X9akAUUNmvCMZCsQ3RseP01yggbP70fwB1tQW5RChcLEtSGsXE0PUYY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="1414" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMIMSdlFmUw_56LPMHigSn3dBd784ZUZRaELUZzn1TZD-S3S0T51Ep5qvRFdJgkuFaGTsd_FB2nvo-48YUgkip7BTEItS6E_SsMXoIrclmIQ7QA1PgDjVQhnDEqdKgdGvthHf-X9akAUUNmvCMZCsQ3RseP01yggbP70fwB1tQW5RChcLEtSGsXE0PUYY=w640-h476" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also Phil related (as he got some 28mm Afghans for his birthday and Xmas) the First Afghan War using <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> is most certainly on the cards. I already have a stalled British army almost fully painted so that should be interesting...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOspe6qZoeTX6dAjEc4oIF2QIZLEDEnQVnY8DhERH8dRcmzkcilzuLsfvpEy1adMHEV37WIuChUOE9y-WNU8sOwwPGexffalWiurn2vxhv_OB5Z0yKv3Jmw1nWqR5WH2K13P-yNSiE08kK0c4P4-sX9U5TkYJPyc0UaXokbFvqzoiorHJDBRcdTqBR4Js" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2922" data-original-width="4044" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiOspe6qZoeTX6dAjEc4oIF2QIZLEDEnQVnY8DhERH8dRcmzkcilzuLsfvpEy1adMHEV37WIuChUOE9y-WNU8sOwwPGexffalWiurn2vxhv_OB5Z0yKv3Jmw1nWqR5WH2K13P-yNSiE08kK0c4P4-sX9U5TkYJPyc0UaXokbFvqzoiorHJDBRcdTqBR4Js=w640-h462" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There are a number of 6mm projects in development hell, but I think Crete 1941 using <i><b>'O' Group</b></i> is most likely next as the Fallschirmjäger battalion is already based up and some of the scenery being used in my Six Day War game next month will work as well for Crete. I would also like to return to ColdWar '58 and look at various air options beyond the land based games I'm playing.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsxMoBkcPG82iZCAjOaTGJAyebCXKzhfbn9Y_tUElizs52pPRfGDSvp4DaGO6uYvjy5VQ0PbYcItiELPCq63_S5QWk-Gl5BPriWfsEwpk3cazoT-C1nomp_aT-5UplSFqEFhGCmP3oF2ZddJEcGQJuGGuMo_eMJMWgvsgJnq4Pug1849HlM-Gw64sVXKE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="741" data-original-width="944" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsxMoBkcPG82iZCAjOaTGJAyebCXKzhfbn9Y_tUElizs52pPRfGDSvp4DaGO6uYvjy5VQ0PbYcItiELPCq63_S5QWk-Gl5BPriWfsEwpk3cazoT-C1nomp_aT-5UplSFqEFhGCmP3oF2ZddJEcGQJuGGuMo_eMJMWgvsgJnq4Pug1849HlM-Gw64sVXKE=w640-h502" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">How well these plans survive... well we'll see but there are reasons to be optimistic. Of course no doubt something will come out of the blue (I had no thought of anything Dutch, let alone WW2 28mm Dutch this time last year, but now proudly have a fully painted army!). Whatever happens I will try and be more diligent on the blogging front!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hope you all have a great 2024!</div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-8879395665599021612023-10-29T15:33:00.002+00:002023-10-29T15:59:17.533+00:00Never Mind The Billhooks: Mister 2 Billhooks 2023<p>Following on from May's <i><a href="https://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/05/never-mind-billhooks-mr-big-billhook.html" target="_blank">Mr BIG Billhook 2023</a></i> event down <b><a href="https://www.bristolindependentgaming.co.uk" target="_blank">Bristol Independent Gaming</a></b>, yesterday saw a second <a href="https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/product/never-mind-the-billhooks-deluxe/" target="_blank"><b><i>Never Mind The Billhook</i></b>s</a> day at <b>BIG</b> - <i>Mister 2 Billhooks 2023</i>! Despite only having managed to get one <b><i>Billhooks</i></b> game in since the last event I took my Burgundians along for a day out... </p><p><b>Game One:</b> as in May my first game was against Lloyd and his Lancastrians, though this time he said he'd learnt his lesson and equipped his archers with stakes to protect them against my cavalry...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczI0vmx5TmtgXWS4oL9uoFUsCrGFbkpMy3A8Fd7Pb7nDSeGvQN_ceAPfGLb1P3_u1ql0A32sdduy4kh9FRBS5guuDXG4jSac_Zry558E6L_NTMtZGboG7TeI_gDlnE_pZ26INKZX6yQs7gxSgC_Te5kjyBHL_g4cUT2A5sW5GdloPHmQu9JVqdO3hudw/s4016/IMG_5276.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2419" data-original-width="4016" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhczI0vmx5TmtgXWS4oL9uoFUsCrGFbkpMy3A8Fd7Pb7nDSeGvQN_ceAPfGLb1P3_u1ql0A32sdduy4kh9FRBS5guuDXG4jSac_Zry558E6L_NTMtZGboG7TeI_gDlnE_pZ26INKZX6yQs7gxSgC_Te5kjyBHL_g4cUT2A5sW5GdloPHmQu9JVqdO3hudw/w640-h386/IMG_5276.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To counter the stakes I decided to load my right hand flank with all my cavalry to try and get behind.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwo4aGCTMpMHE58SCQI4RO3W9qtRHAPXJvg5ghNoQ-i9CF-kJDvhciw2845qljjaDfP3gK7FR9t3a2aJXRTvWtwuZsbRCb04Zh_RAxD_OeKsYaeW42ry6lTaffhwJjFURtwASOecsdVVxjrwUkzOqHrF1rH9boErG2lyGUR0B-oNCT7S30bM3Z2UAjrQ/s2929/IMG_5277.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2929" data-original-width="2426" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPwo4aGCTMpMHE58SCQI4RO3W9qtRHAPXJvg5ghNoQ-i9CF-kJDvhciw2845qljjaDfP3gK7FR9t3a2aJXRTvWtwuZsbRCb04Zh_RAxD_OeKsYaeW42ry6lTaffhwJjFURtwASOecsdVVxjrwUkzOqHrF1rH9boErG2lyGUR0B-oNCT7S30bM3Z2UAjrQ/w530-h640/IMG_5277.jpeg" width="530" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Which Simon Le Bon and his new painted Coustilliers managed to - charging into the flank of one of the Lancastrian veteran bow and breaking it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJD4kgmyqMRRx2ZGoaOsuLrvZYRS639yhuWWUT35MjL6VwD0EqNudV31pk-_X9gVPOIO5-3SSV9WrM3-T529cy5Damqf11zGyo-VVAuXaF0MjA4lmUr00MwRMbg6IWtnIXsCV5qYE6psca_BenDbUL9J7YHXKJfU1l0bTlKQoK-8Mxb3tkgKfnsIkY6c/s4032/IMG_5278.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJD4kgmyqMRRx2ZGoaOsuLrvZYRS639yhuWWUT35MjL6VwD0EqNudV31pk-_X9gVPOIO5-3SSV9WrM3-T529cy5Damqf11zGyo-VVAuXaF0MjA4lmUr00MwRMbg6IWtnIXsCV5qYE6psca_BenDbUL9J7YHXKJfU1l0bTlKQoK-8Mxb3tkgKfnsIkY6c/w640-h480/IMG_5278.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then straight into a second breaking that one too! So much for the 'curse of the newly painted unit'!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHVZeL7wTBUUj8oIoHfrd9mzlIUg41f-94P2TQctW5hJ_GknijsOcAYSsQmiKUXFL_2-kWWGmpsTBPT57cHw5oSw3_-zVgNvSXIM3vfkmNPRsQXEH-cbfxvys7igVZkvYsDrvf96cYr55O3Up8gXoTaBywJfpxm5nnRC1ek7jvLe1i-Vi_pA2Nr-NlCs/s4032/IMG_5279.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglHVZeL7wTBUUj8oIoHfrd9mzlIUg41f-94P2TQctW5hJ_GknijsOcAYSsQmiKUXFL_2-kWWGmpsTBPT57cHw5oSw3_-zVgNvSXIM3vfkmNPRsQXEH-cbfxvys7igVZkvYsDrvf96cYr55O3Up8gXoTaBywJfpxm5nnRC1ek7jvLe1i-Vi_pA2Nr-NlCs/w640-h480/IMG_5279.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lloyd's luck was such that firing his cannon for the first time it inflicted three casualties on the Burgundians but blew up as it did so!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ej6wReyOnGO58nsKpTqQP9SqAVkZgvgq7EOj8c_rH3pVUF9eMQ1jw8jxTYOXOTjylCdemFK-0GI9r9oM-gCujzt6iraB6-FeUlvvDjNIWRC0i23dAlOJKWklzfkg__icbsUirmvBKXgVFkIouJDLSgwnoaqsSYF513cuX965y9L3fcJIVXMiirRNVLk/s2430/IMG_5280.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2430" data-original-width="2416" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ej6wReyOnGO58nsKpTqQP9SqAVkZgvgq7EOj8c_rH3pVUF9eMQ1jw8jxTYOXOTjylCdemFK-0GI9r9oM-gCujzt6iraB6-FeUlvvDjNIWRC0i23dAlOJKWklzfkg__icbsUirmvBKXgVFkIouJDLSgwnoaqsSYF513cuX965y9L3fcJIVXMiirRNVLk/w636-h640/IMG_5280.jpeg" width="636" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">By overloading my right flank with cavalry it did leave my left somewhat exposed and Lloyd took advantage of this. His Hobilars bounced off my crossbow in their first attack, but subsequently polished them off.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeERug_ZJnFZOmcwPbwykIMJF1h8gqjcP4jesOc9u5rlVgfox3uKvgrDA-6CYzuOgh-OwBhAnEzC1VVMcwFzDMWKlbHMw0QdJGA7iOg57kRtvDrX0zJ1KFp2PyyUnpD_61j_oL3xe-mIE1RZxXUCA87t4icCxpTFBSxnwAs_HoAuO57xK9n8llUxDmkls/s4032/IMG_5281.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeERug_ZJnFZOmcwPbwykIMJF1h8gqjcP4jesOc9u5rlVgfox3uKvgrDA-6CYzuOgh-OwBhAnEzC1VVMcwFzDMWKlbHMw0QdJGA7iOg57kRtvDrX0zJ1KFp2PyyUnpD_61j_oL3xe-mIE1RZxXUCA87t4icCxpTFBSxnwAs_HoAuO57xK9n8llUxDmkls/w640-h480/IMG_5281.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then my cannon exploded! It had though already inflicted a large number of casualties on the Lancastrians.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k_1C3JA-hY5A0LXTke7DjRWJ44vSqeZskmG0Kv_om5EGcVVPp3eabvgL1ylDeTR41PDbcGv6WZpHfTP-S9QX6JBbyXWy-58z43T853BILKHd9y-mvXD6Fv2Z4SdU2VbWZm32BtBVr07K-4qjCbeYkArO0I8LM59FEAow1GDc6FucUA06kw2_G21wBiU/s3438/IMG_5282.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2538" data-original-width="3438" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8k_1C3JA-hY5A0LXTke7DjRWJ44vSqeZskmG0Kv_om5EGcVVPp3eabvgL1ylDeTR41PDbcGv6WZpHfTP-S9QX6JBbyXWy-58z43T853BILKHd9y-mvXD6Fv2Z4SdU2VbWZm32BtBVr07K-4qjCbeYkArO0I8LM59FEAow1GDc6FucUA06kw2_G21wBiU/w640-h472/IMG_5282.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Simon Le Bon and his men finished off the second unit of Lancastrian bow...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJAE4JxcHlxCQU2dLEVQ3JAEKPQCyaYAVdhDSY4djsWrnFlwjr8Gdxydr23E9ZVCE5Eo_2Y0Vmcb27HhGyi1ZIhSQEKhSrYUtxc8uTHve0c2Q6oIt_GxUW3LEp5gexYA73NGOG-TIStbHC59T38j0jYeGyFKzXJeGImT1Z0ecF7XbpCKkg5O4MtnyW3o/s3385/IMG_5283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2520" data-original-width="3385" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhJAE4JxcHlxCQU2dLEVQ3JAEKPQCyaYAVdhDSY4djsWrnFlwjr8Gdxydr23E9ZVCE5Eo_2Y0Vmcb27HhGyi1ZIhSQEKhSrYUtxc8uTHve0c2Q6oIt_GxUW3LEp5gexYA73NGOG-TIStbHC59T38j0jYeGyFKzXJeGImT1Z0ecF7XbpCKkg5O4MtnyW3o/w640-h476/IMG_5283.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charles the Bold, utilising a special event card that allowed for a flank attack to which the Lancastrian Men-at-Arms and bill could not turn to face, charged in. Despite inflicting 15 hits, Lloyd managed to save all the hits on his Men-at-Arms and only lost two Billmen. The Gendarmes bounced off!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAZ0Lsv97ilQl5WHIuhpHmWTZ8BLONwXiD4lgfVTVxynsh5i11nzdK6SbTaDK2buaD_hyDzoGNqwXqJPJ24_jsgws3TVYpOWNVxFosx1F6UFt_V4BJlf_hYt5Wbll_UpSo7CXSHQGWw1C6W_Zkme0GWeNQfl6ORJRuxyKOtwAYl1c0EQFX-WWJLm2654/s3458/IMG_5285.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="3458" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAZ0Lsv97ilQl5WHIuhpHmWTZ8BLONwXiD4lgfVTVxynsh5i11nzdK6SbTaDK2buaD_hyDzoGNqwXqJPJ24_jsgws3TVYpOWNVxFosx1F6UFt_V4BJlf_hYt5Wbll_UpSo7CXSHQGWw1C6W_Zkme0GWeNQfl6ORJRuxyKOtwAYl1c0EQFX-WWJLm2654/w640-h508/IMG_5285.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To add salt to the wound, the Lancastrian Men-at-Arms then charged in on the stunned Gendarmes, breaking them and almost routing them off the table (which would have secured Lloyd a victory as Charles the Bold, my army commander, was attached to them).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsIoRFQE_ngicwIsxvfSNeDMUztc1DW2UaQ4A0xZGtKI6_oB_a5jgzGqeUrI71TwpH_o_RMtVYdlyRvihgu9AHM_6QA5irhdKz14swE5whvzyET2xIWp3o-Sw7Ob1JzT4yTWXYRVEp9773njAFJ5kv03QUiCMsbqE1nU1kms5nOmTxz6-BbX3voxi04I/s3610/IMG_5287.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2772" data-original-width="3610" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsIoRFQE_ngicwIsxvfSNeDMUztc1DW2UaQ4A0xZGtKI6_oB_a5jgzGqeUrI71TwpH_o_RMtVYdlyRvihgu9AHM_6QA5irhdKz14swE5whvzyET2xIWp3o-Sw7Ob1JzT4yTWXYRVEp9773njAFJ5kv03QUiCMsbqE1nU1kms5nOmTxz6-BbX3voxi04I/w640-h492/IMG_5287.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately Antoine de Bourgogne, the Bastard of Burgundy, came to the rescue charging his Gendarmes across the field of battle to break the bow and bill who were causing problems on the Burgundian left.</div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeGLTid-cprhyphenhyphenQeQlknlCu0aBu8zfkruIztdiKgR6eNojQK378RbQkBn57D0JLWztt4a5FFoqYU03wsLF46WCilFUtRW27wd5jL8rce8uCjSFIgYD-iOzR3suT4B01boSe9PnSBVOYNYvrUhun5rYg7CpuEQ7ioiPfsEr2uIjqEvIo-PZUMLuZsAjmvM/s3260/IMG_5286.jpeg"><img border="0" data-original-height="2416" data-original-width="3260" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAeGLTid-cprhyphenhyphenQeQlknlCu0aBu8zfkruIztdiKgR6eNojQK378RbQkBn57D0JLWztt4a5FFoqYU03wsLF46WCilFUtRW27wd5jL8rce8uCjSFIgYD-iOzR3suT4B01boSe9PnSBVOYNYvrUhun5rYg7CpuEQ7ioiPfsEr2uIjqEvIo-PZUMLuZsAjmvM/w640-h474/IMG_5286.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then the true hero of the battle, Simon Le Bon, and his Coustilliers, finished off the remnants of the Lancastrian bow, winning the battle for Burgundy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoorQju3004s7OLObpK984JzNw8nWEfSUO8GFtuJigpHcRNf7EKrVYp5ebSZlJvAHPFTrKyrXEb-iZa0R_YuAeDyjmjEPPFy2F16la8QS5N17IZtkEeOS7UZ53B2t9qU-lQ9j63DJRpxY6BiAO6WmJyQ7tKXRAs77Afr7JhlROHLSrubSTkQD677opos/s4032/IMG_5288.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoorQju3004s7OLObpK984JzNw8nWEfSUO8GFtuJigpHcRNf7EKrVYp5ebSZlJvAHPFTrKyrXEb-iZa0R_YuAeDyjmjEPPFy2F16la8QS5N17IZtkEeOS7UZ53B2t9qU-lQ9j63DJRpxY6BiAO6WmJyQ7tKXRAs77Afr7JhlROHLSrubSTkQD677opos/w640-h480/IMG_5288.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Game Two: </b>my second game was against Nathan who had brought the most interesting army of the entire event - a Teutonic Crusader army comprising entirely of five squadrons of Knights! Faced with such a mobile army I decided to anchor of corner of the battlefield with the bulk of my army, use longbow, crossbow and cannon to whittle the Knights down, then unleash the Gendarmes - well that was the plan!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZBBsERIWkrI8alg0i5cSLEqI4iNS5GERKcwKgH0dX2caYA31F-IB6UBqFhG8MxkPbAQz-z-Lv5Wv3cbt7FNTTpIvhvfcumAtWcFiDFPIFxEK_-st5qlITsn8peA89eElXSEafJ2MsTHcry39XCfX7TPjFUCWKEQbX4DC-AZWZ_im_GTRyLz-dWHolWE/s3863/IMG_5289.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2872" data-original-width="3863" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZBBsERIWkrI8alg0i5cSLEqI4iNS5GERKcwKgH0dX2caYA31F-IB6UBqFhG8MxkPbAQz-z-Lv5Wv3cbt7FNTTpIvhvfcumAtWcFiDFPIFxEK_-st5qlITsn8peA89eElXSEafJ2MsTHcry39XCfX7TPjFUCWKEQbX4DC-AZWZ_im_GTRyLz-dWHolWE/w640-h476/IMG_5289.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Blimey, those Knights were quick! My Handgunners picked off one but quickly go out of the way.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscYQxGeSILvh_89wQ1StFw-mcRq3U6eYNp7pOzxqU-vg9YVGBuxSNiQYTNhKg0UIKOswgihVONdxUoFvRzoj4NVya2sjUZF3GqRUY2BJEUUy63o-kyS4qicgUBrH44ykE_5ZEk9E_f9GWp3uZjkzp_m0oHMPHTPZjbgN_4SIRh97BuGYQ0jdB0o8s-0/s4006/IMG_5290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="4006" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqscYQxGeSILvh_89wQ1StFw-mcRq3U6eYNp7pOzxqU-vg9YVGBuxSNiQYTNhKg0UIKOswgihVONdxUoFvRzoj4NVya2sjUZF3GqRUY2BJEUUy63o-kyS4qicgUBrH44ykE_5ZEk9E_f9GWp3uZjkzp_m0oHMPHTPZjbgN_4SIRh97BuGYQ0jdB0o8s-0/w640-h456/IMG_5290.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a clash of heavy metal the Bastard of Burgundy, Antoine de Bourgogne, charged his Gendarmes in on a unit of Teutonic Knights besting them in the melee.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHNveofApqqOfhjEQZ6B2aipeVMLUYdCe7k3ytGw-2Vk41uv3c3NLC9Yn-JO1276-K8G80VKbMe3pjp3d0V2ZmHPN6grU4wtyzivei7lyBF5PH5n34nl7Wc2fPaz_wMF6VP3j2FMa4YhKTZTotba_xfElYavcVxBLVllbSNP7qa6NKcV9bqINtBE3I48/s4032/IMG_5291.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWHNveofApqqOfhjEQZ6B2aipeVMLUYdCe7k3ytGw-2Vk41uv3c3NLC9Yn-JO1276-K8G80VKbMe3pjp3d0V2ZmHPN6grU4wtyzivei7lyBF5PH5n34nl7Wc2fPaz_wMF6VP3j2FMa4YhKTZTotba_xfElYavcVxBLVllbSNP7qa6NKcV9bqINtBE3I48/w640-h480/IMG_5291.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cheeky Simon Le Bon, having fled a Teutonic charge, did a swift about turn and charged his Coustilliers in on the flank of a unit of Knights!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoMeIOpZ-Od68IKKqrigYtn_4M69bAEsn-LyWTGFb3IeleNgDP9_DbXKAZrP3l_MWokRpUubzI_fcC1bX7-9q-ffF30pLOSmt5utAA7FkhGlQNgi2HvEEH8jJbJH1OFV_DBHUF-Sq1PL6f6ZH3at0LLoDpj7sGJWKKcH4TkHEbquVFqe-2IoQqKtXzl8/s3991/IMG_5292.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="3991" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoMeIOpZ-Od68IKKqrigYtn_4M69bAEsn-LyWTGFb3IeleNgDP9_DbXKAZrP3l_MWokRpUubzI_fcC1bX7-9q-ffF30pLOSmt5utAA7FkhGlQNgi2HvEEH8jJbJH1OFV_DBHUF-Sq1PL6f6ZH3at0LLoDpj7sGJWKKcH4TkHEbquVFqe-2IoQqKtXzl8/w640-h434/IMG_5292.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Massacring them! (apologies for the blurry photo, I was a bit shocked by this success).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaE975AXpOzVJJZtw3ukBn4h59xdkZRk050gopPdkz9Tk11Z0SerpvMbulw_zodWWojstKjjfQsVCFS4pWPLHh_uKX19px4VxeBH2ZOshfcRAvIDBiIjjVl41E8PsJiIH01MqJzq2ZtBJ8d2f0WX0PqmqdIFQYJWGgIR5NBXBhjwsCbmsaTK6juEMh4Y/s3656/IMG_5293.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2409" data-original-width="3656" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaE975AXpOzVJJZtw3ukBn4h59xdkZRk050gopPdkz9Tk11Z0SerpvMbulw_zodWWojstKjjfQsVCFS4pWPLHh_uKX19px4VxeBH2ZOshfcRAvIDBiIjjVl41E8PsJiIH01MqJzq2ZtBJ8d2f0WX0PqmqdIFQYJWGgIR5NBXBhjwsCbmsaTK6juEMh4Y/w640-h422/IMG_5293.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Nathan tried to charge down the Burgundian light horse but Le Bon and his men managed to evade the Teutons - just!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1tyIAz1EP-zuzc5yL4PvWLIAD1h6hAFlFA5zhFGKbe3kgv4_pR6Iht2M_IciNCP4jASYd_XAbJEzKvVI8B2Lp8aSu7Gjogs0CNBw8jxdeLN97flrb6gkgzsV5qpA64-dCVCV69k40UnGvCzdHntYYVkzLWVCg-hQunVv9QoqJF8CILxFsn2sfiR53zE/s4032/IMG_5294.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL1tyIAz1EP-zuzc5yL4PvWLIAD1h6hAFlFA5zhFGKbe3kgv4_pR6Iht2M_IciNCP4jASYd_XAbJEzKvVI8B2Lp8aSu7Gjogs0CNBw8jxdeLN97flrb6gkgzsV5qpA64-dCVCV69k40UnGvCzdHntYYVkzLWVCg-hQunVv9QoqJF8CILxFsn2sfiR53zE/w640-h480/IMG_5294.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the Burgundian right Charles The Bold and his Gendarmes were charged by another group of enemy Knights and were forced back right to the table edge - another half inch and they would have been routed!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzTYiWv3M2FBpjEMPO8in4m0UbQiBa7zexj9JsD1HFzyFFN-lec3XmuI17jSAVpUgajvteqPu_mwdZO3JmzBN4V9gGnh7_pKLtnMtRzqHNnnduTGRbLzZWwaPVQRkzdn1idUr3ATnjqZKi4B0AMbpyDgBd2QnA1UVNNcS6oZp4GJ7Ryb2FE-AQJhL_RM/s4032/IMG_5295.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzzTYiWv3M2FBpjEMPO8in4m0UbQiBa7zexj9JsD1HFzyFFN-lec3XmuI17jSAVpUgajvteqPu_mwdZO3JmzBN4V9gGnh7_pKLtnMtRzqHNnnduTGRbLzZWwaPVQRkzdn1idUr3ATnjqZKi4B0AMbpyDgBd2QnA1UVNNcS6oZp4GJ7Ryb2FE-AQJhL_RM/w640-h480/IMG_5295.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Philippe de Clèves though ordered the longbow in has ward to fire into the victorious Crusader Knights, the arrow storm breaking them and winning the battle for the Duchy of Burgundy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHwtwIllToyXkZYLMjcrBbULx4xKGNKmLanmY5PF7nUIvV6A1UG5fKxccV3FDnlRZ7ZIIDEuB8LU_cOn1xj1C5nhCjKu1GDkDgQiGGLgsTbVmS_r0HWjvMlXY_A0pndGCKOkdu6T4PGwYTbDwUklau8Qy7GH6IYTrxB3KdFkZzK5f7zxrKw-rLS84zlg/s4032/IMG_5296.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHwtwIllToyXkZYLMjcrBbULx4xKGNKmLanmY5PF7nUIvV6A1UG5fKxccV3FDnlRZ7ZIIDEuB8LU_cOn1xj1C5nhCjKu1GDkDgQiGGLgsTbVmS_r0HWjvMlXY_A0pndGCKOkdu6T4PGwYTbDwUklau8Qy7GH6IYTrxB3KdFkZzK5f7zxrKw-rLS84zlg/w640-h480/IMG_5296.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p><b>Game Three:</b> my final battle of the day was against Colin who brought along an Italian army which had some interesting technological advantages compared to armies from a slightly earlier period like my Burgundians - like a non-exploding cannon! Unfortunately I did not have such technology and my cannon exploded in the first turn!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uU-p5noGTNVmHR2CJKC2vvCT301c_ydc6Z5LxaxQM2yGwIgZrvkF4FvDcxKecunocZOAMY4Mx6XUucoP54Wf3olVr3n0cSuh7USb0unmn5MyfQbYkW1RNdhq9FhHd_cNfDpnqM1qb6hPn3Qy8H9CG6xflYqwbGWc0ts7axxrXIsjBl1VZkJQnUe05_w/s4032/IMG_5297.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uU-p5noGTNVmHR2CJKC2vvCT301c_ydc6Z5LxaxQM2yGwIgZrvkF4FvDcxKecunocZOAMY4Mx6XUucoP54Wf3olVr3n0cSuh7USb0unmn5MyfQbYkW1RNdhq9FhHd_cNfDpnqM1qb6hPn3Qy8H9CG6xflYqwbGWc0ts7axxrXIsjBl1VZkJQnUe05_w/w640-h480/IMG_5297.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We had erroneously used too many terrain items and the three areas of marsh in front of my army extremely limited its manoeuvrability. However my Handgunners managed to inflict notable casualties on the Italian Stradoits!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCci2j6Nulddo0yAAjQ9xbVGC2BzjVGs2ivCJcVPRkpM6tVc9J5dXpU4KYzzohejKowmYNa0lummfSgaO_17Ya0Fp-aoZD1YCg8aKg6kdcTFKQ8_JF7J53JOJ3ZuxIVnnM7Jyc0S9onMSp1WkvnK7W2HZxdYXBN_oWa0NVvUEDMQMFemsf65ldohuyFCQ/s4032/IMG_5298.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCci2j6Nulddo0yAAjQ9xbVGC2BzjVGs2ivCJcVPRkpM6tVc9J5dXpU4KYzzohejKowmYNa0lummfSgaO_17Ya0Fp-aoZD1YCg8aKg6kdcTFKQ8_JF7J53JOJ3ZuxIVnnM7Jyc0S9onMSp1WkvnK7W2HZxdYXBN_oWa0NVvUEDMQMFemsf65ldohuyFCQ/w640-h480/IMG_5298.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The surviving Italian Light Horse attempted to charge down the Burgundian skirmishers, but they managed to evade the Stardoits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlySOkCNAXE8Cf9WM6aedHFK_el3RVljv-tfMlQPUxW_COATwStN6GYyamEdcdqOP17OluVVQn_YBy8q64DaueSupV8Oph5J4DChNsNbwreQ1Y4UlUwWYVeZKBViyr4UiHpeF3cT3e9QHhTzoik_-X5JU_EjsHv1HFMsYEuKuPBHG_bO96DeR9cYMYU6Y/s4032/IMG_5299.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlySOkCNAXE8Cf9WM6aedHFK_el3RVljv-tfMlQPUxW_COATwStN6GYyamEdcdqOP17OluVVQn_YBy8q64DaueSupV8Oph5J4DChNsNbwreQ1Y4UlUwWYVeZKBViyr4UiHpeF3cT3e9QHhTzoik_-X5JU_EjsHv1HFMsYEuKuPBHG_bO96DeR9cYMYU6Y/w640-h480/IMG_5299.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite his heroics in the previous two games, Simon Le Bon and his Cosutilliers had a mare. Having managed to get behind the Italians, they charged a unit of Arquebusiers in the rear and failed to inflict a single casualty, bouncing off!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8vJSJqqronV3_5hVuSzCJybhY31qv9lkq6M4s_9LhO1sUN2xMyFxfxwfwr8wkPyx0fmhQ_odJ5dqtERrYN9VD02QY5l_IugqsObnu95MgDQp484Is2nQIsHVyOv1lMgp130ztA7ZNQI7knsGFqSWfeCnXdIRuEb2Yl0SSSBinwuVubC70GV7ihWVq58/s4032/IMG_5300.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs8vJSJqqronV3_5hVuSzCJybhY31qv9lkq6M4s_9LhO1sUN2xMyFxfxwfwr8wkPyx0fmhQ_odJ5dqtERrYN9VD02QY5l_IugqsObnu95MgDQp484Is2nQIsHVyOv1lMgp130ztA7ZNQI7knsGFqSWfeCnXdIRuEb2Yl0SSSBinwuVubC70GV7ihWVq58/w640-h480/IMG_5300.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">The Burgundian Light Horse swiftly retreated back to their lines and with time having run out we called the battle as a no score draw (neither Colin or myself had lost a coin).</p><p style="text-align: left;">Overall, a great day of <b><i>Billhooks</i></b> gaming, against three different and challenging opponents. Thanks to Mike Peters for organising the event and Jim and Ellen at <b>BIG</b> for hosting it. If you have been intrigued by late medieval warfare but not dipped your toe in, I would heartily recommend <b><i><a href="https://www.wargamesillustrated.net/product/never-mind-the-billhooks-deluxe/" target="_blank">Never Mind The Billhooks</a></i></b>, especially with a couple of boxes of <b>Perry</b> Wars of the Roses or Hundred Years War plastics giving you the basis of a viable army.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-34924708194695074112023-10-26T16:21:00.003+01:002023-10-26T16:21:58.147+01:00Sharp Practice: Attacco ad un Obiettivo!Following on from our recent <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/" target="_blank">Sharp Practice</a></i></b> AWI game, Andy and I returned to the Napoleonic period with a game set in 1813 Germany using the <i>Attack on an Objective</i> scenario from the rulebook. I dusted off my Kingdom of Italy troops whilst Andy brought his new<i> Königlich Preußisches Freikorps von Lützow</i> to the table. The scenario was simple, the Italians had to capture the Freikorps HQ building, the Prussians had to stop them!<div><br /></div><div>The Italians stole a march on the sleepy Prussians with Captaino Rossi leading an attack column of Fucilieri straight towards the enemy building!<br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH0RWDO9uEJDA8d9v4BxvoeRDZwBbSaAyrZaXmK5hm5KgxX1d4pVwLk9EWg2xZk6MuYX-GD_mETetaMTzLBG_UvwhyphenhyphenCz9Ed9MUWL9Urd7bEUbzwchV-2tBRkUvsT3NOAONcWSd5IH49nupE1Zj2Mhe28ZXoHaA66eQ0uJY-C0QWJWwHusT89de0Nc8fU/s4032/IMG_5102.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYH0RWDO9uEJDA8d9v4BxvoeRDZwBbSaAyrZaXmK5hm5KgxX1d4pVwLk9EWg2xZk6MuYX-GD_mETetaMTzLBG_UvwhyphenhyphenCz9Ed9MUWL9Urd7bEUbzwchV-2tBRkUvsT3NOAONcWSd5IH49nupE1Zj2Mhe28ZXoHaA66eQ0uJY-C0QWJWwHusT89de0Nc8fU/w640-h480/IMG_5102.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Sergente Altobelli and his Cacciatori a Cavallo scouting the Fucilieri's flank...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw_2JVJuJIsQ2QsywLJw9MVc_CWLoGAOx_1OVUlxc2rGpbNfsCQo9wlBO3ZYYcg56808yWPA8a3Pjm0fUNh2V94kemLDa_fbuPhJ8gXBQER5uywWzUXtW0OU1_wwWAo8ueigYbHoTciHDzZSaEf49HUpfkPdzCOHmEIAIIztwIf8qZ29k8IHY40uZ-2k/s4032/IMG_5103.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiw_2JVJuJIsQ2QsywLJw9MVc_CWLoGAOx_1OVUlxc2rGpbNfsCQo9wlBO3ZYYcg56808yWPA8a3Pjm0fUNh2V94kemLDa_fbuPhJ8gXBQER5uywWzUXtW0OU1_wwWAo8ueigYbHoTciHDzZSaEf49HUpfkPdzCOHmEIAIIztwIf8qZ29k8IHY40uZ-2k/w640-h480/IMG_5103.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And discovering enemy forces - Sekondeleutnant Carsten Horst with his Freikorps Hussars!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NsZ8o1RBf45LFRqD2L3cD3I_3ijUxL6HL-UgDsGaem00ge3TofQFzPwp-fKkd4veNJEXfsVViA0fG8YVJBpUltTWT3Mtfu3rVDak2GzCtLMhNRfhrbVUzeiM4A9WSctdEXird-RLRNqNWsL8zL4y-J7GFOKKfAL2GO7FshIfOI6Lt0aotSSNoZyLgW8/s4032/IMG_5104.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4NsZ8o1RBf45LFRqD2L3cD3I_3ijUxL6HL-UgDsGaem00ge3TofQFzPwp-fKkd4veNJEXfsVViA0fG8YVJBpUltTWT3Mtfu3rVDak2GzCtLMhNRfhrbVUzeiM4A9WSctdEXird-RLRNqNWsL8zL4y-J7GFOKKfAL2GO7FshIfOI6Lt0aotSSNoZyLgW8/w640-h480/IMG_5104.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This did not stop the arrival for more Italians, Tenente Baresi commanding the green-uniformed Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera and Primo Corporale Zoff leading the white-coated Volteggiatori Fanteria di Linea...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m_AR0hOZtN-f0s4_USclCFhKsY5240YmkQnT_8elpf8AN5lpgh7uWj2k8X2WP2QXaiYhGgwOWOGa3VZqwfy0LSxVkHQzO7XYj_49tHzND0HbsLJermby3ninCSCiA8n23qco82jcXnuz5N4SlGMSP3N58mAe3JNlPGujxPx2fbGc6KSP4zOUR1WhvtA/s4032/IMG_5107.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9m_AR0hOZtN-f0s4_USclCFhKsY5240YmkQnT_8elpf8AN5lpgh7uWj2k8X2WP2QXaiYhGgwOWOGa3VZqwfy0LSxVkHQzO7XYj_49tHzND0HbsLJermby3ninCSCiA8n23qco82jcXnuz5N4SlGMSP3N58mAe3JNlPGujxPx2fbGc6KSP4zOUR1WhvtA/w640-h480/IMG_5107.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Tenente Baresi then deploying with a cannon of the Artiglieria a piedi.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ScH9yXIf9JvjZ3EBs94jEU3ZU9GEaPzTzytMvP4B_IRWz0AeQahy8IIYxGb8LlUBxm0zr3kST9tRfpsuP4Vxg3qSyDppYgUHmOYmDHTRx0t8dakc52sC0Lljzt2H7jeC-ctolNetvEK30rQcEpTyGuTBsoBBBM_j9CMKb1SDGgdWWIEfx3Q5cVdXcGQ/s2741/IMG_5105.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2182" data-original-width="2741" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8ScH9yXIf9JvjZ3EBs94jEU3ZU9GEaPzTzytMvP4B_IRWz0AeQahy8IIYxGb8LlUBxm0zr3kST9tRfpsuP4Vxg3qSyDppYgUHmOYmDHTRx0t8dakc52sC0Lljzt2H7jeC-ctolNetvEK30rQcEpTyGuTBsoBBBM_j9CMKb1SDGgdWWIEfx3Q5cVdXcGQ/w640-h510/IMG_5105.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However he soon found himself under fire from a group of Freikorps Volunteer Riflemen on a neighbouring hill commanded by Oberjäger Manfreid Mann!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBNQEYBN59Zw2wqohoUUgX4eo1kuoGT2rkJN2nMjwBXYh5b1mzrSJJGyK2b9rYT2ZH9iU-FmP71WgyC7pokgFDPc1YlZ8QpUJ6Nb49ZKZggDtDKVckQEfwUaTYDClG-CHSKuOdLhJgNkSH9sHF3IaSU_TNwYYMYeDOh-9naedDJACbcWV2w44raMrxuQ/s4032/IMG_5109.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtBNQEYBN59Zw2wqohoUUgX4eo1kuoGT2rkJN2nMjwBXYh5b1mzrSJJGyK2b9rYT2ZH9iU-FmP71WgyC7pokgFDPc1YlZ8QpUJ6Nb49ZKZggDtDKVckQEfwUaTYDClG-CHSKuOdLhJgNkSH9sHF3IaSU_TNwYYMYeDOh-9naedDJACbcWV2w44raMrxuQ/w640-h480/IMG_5109.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three Italian gunners fell dead to the accurate Freikorps fire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0bMedkGl7xgcZKWMgzo3jntdWai3knb6I4LlDQgkh4n0HBAC0CxZRyFQVffdFOOgJ-1g6DufrDa8_xrDkxltTSl0l1cBOFrYQPcsZbtf3xpPidvKZ8UQv2jKxE6BfSIwRmxYH5qAeczsZH3GERYt2d4WPcpuGbpNOBhVboGf_5r0IBgWN5rmpWGqSTQ/s4032/IMG_5110.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0bMedkGl7xgcZKWMgzo3jntdWai3knb6I4LlDQgkh4n0HBAC0CxZRyFQVffdFOOgJ-1g6DufrDa8_xrDkxltTSl0l1cBOFrYQPcsZbtf3xpPidvKZ8UQv2jKxE6BfSIwRmxYH5qAeczsZH3GERYt2d4WPcpuGbpNOBhVboGf_5r0IBgWN5rmpWGqSTQ/w640-h480/IMG_5110.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The crack of rifle fire alerted the Prussians and Leutnant Hans Undnees swiftly deployed his Freikorps Musketeers in line to await the Italian attackers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Sekondeleutnant Horst charged his Freikorps Hussars in on the Cacciatori a Cavallo...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuCG9-apgxXIsSJT-bDSUpvKuhfj3ZxLXB4Uk-GYese4esm2yxBLK1y07WbX1NLl-sC9L3kqI2-CWjHLLpXEfY9zWyxZmpM7tHdLcDP0suVuTGc0ssmhJG7vVtV43VZeyblE20br2uBvzHVIAfVjXfCa9Yo6rbwjsqrDsQzQ20bR8l7ZNEHMtD19cLnA/s4032/IMG_5112.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcuCG9-apgxXIsSJT-bDSUpvKuhfj3ZxLXB4Uk-GYese4esm2yxBLK1y07WbX1NLl-sC9L3kqI2-CWjHLLpXEfY9zWyxZmpM7tHdLcDP0suVuTGc0ssmhJG7vVtV43VZeyblE20br2uBvzHVIAfVjXfCa9Yo6rbwjsqrDsQzQ20bR8l7ZNEHMtD19cLnA/w640-h480/IMG_5112.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sergente Altobelli fell to a flashing Prussian blade and with two men lost on each side a second round of combat was fought...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Sm-qqV1xa5HLnUdGGU-854UuvH0L0LfRkiDIQU17Y85yz0fb4LzRtSFApZUz65H5o9nSi0d5O8_icoLmETedLoSZ8PaRCUPuXcd79p6KJze-YjPz2O70vlz-kv410lK-SbNtx2OBIKh_Zc0r3e5_CtKQIA2DOp9exSHYvvpUR9xqSJx_HabK4NMG3rA/s4032/IMG_5113.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Sm-qqV1xa5HLnUdGGU-854UuvH0L0LfRkiDIQU17Y85yz0fb4LzRtSFApZUz65H5o9nSi0d5O8_icoLmETedLoSZ8PaRCUPuXcd79p6KJze-YjPz2O70vlz-kv410lK-SbNtx2OBIKh_Zc0r3e5_CtKQIA2DOp9exSHYvvpUR9xqSJx_HabK4NMG3rA/w640-h480/IMG_5113.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Three more Cacciatori a Cavallo fell to the Prussian Hussars and the Italians broke, heading back to safety behind their infantry colleagues.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNE_QuH52ZqNs2dSogEgZLqKGfBOhYR-VXmJWzGGbxIDZ8RhfGBqahyphenhyphenNYPhfDN4uGX4p2DIKxZbj6JKkDmB9xR1bE2IWeUNyH6rws-st3R9sECPZaP_gIBOSNXLfvFdtMr0whUKtNE3GKgE-VYTj1zQtTwvaWhMeYpJTQPrI8z11F5EVbtCRCZ9q3Psc/s4032/IMG_5115.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrNE_QuH52ZqNs2dSogEgZLqKGfBOhYR-VXmJWzGGbxIDZ8RhfGBqahyphenhyphenNYPhfDN4uGX4p2DIKxZbj6JKkDmB9xR1bE2IWeUNyH6rws-st3R9sECPZaP_gIBOSNXLfvFdtMr0whUKtNE3GKgE-VYTj1zQtTwvaWhMeYpJTQPrI8z11F5EVbtCRCZ9q3Psc/w640-h480/IMG_5115.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The battle had not started too well for the Italians, but it was far from lost! Tenente Baresi ordered his Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera to shoot at the Freikorps Volunteer Riflemen on the hill...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqo1tj4gEVKcy9jM372kvJqEKMymQnt560xwAONfOzcKQHBjyFoQsd3YLuFdJWecoK79-UGTwT59HU88ODQYYm8qdRVPdlcz6DKjb2gdQuhigvg1Cx08lofz5K06wQ-MiakehdfixtBzQYXE8W0ZNPC2iX18GVUF6H9Mv42Ij5bJPfrhlNWsxqmzH7TI/s4032/IMG_5116.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqqo1tj4gEVKcy9jM372kvJqEKMymQnt560xwAONfOzcKQHBjyFoQsd3YLuFdJWecoK79-UGTwT59HU88ODQYYm8qdRVPdlcz6DKjb2gdQuhigvg1Cx08lofz5K06wQ-MiakehdfixtBzQYXE8W0ZNPC2iX18GVUF6H9Mv42Ij5bJPfrhlNWsxqmzH7TI/w640-h480/IMG_5116.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Italian musket fire inflicting shock on Oberjäger Mann's men.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBE__s3S09SNv8oKZJ48Ui9UgAISzCbt4FhDNt0rQSoT6Z_CIM7g70CX0bZNcUpiGfNGBof-E-cStMXejZ1EIR03oUFz4l2Zwz90XsOReU7aiol7UnF6COIQnrRXJMgEb9F-EHSaGVCyxLWx1T0qXUCX-gyO3tSZlyYj2a-Lht49eVtUJu_f5xseLci8/s4032/IMG_5117.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvBE__s3S09SNv8oKZJ48Ui9UgAISzCbt4FhDNt0rQSoT6Z_CIM7g70CX0bZNcUpiGfNGBof-E-cStMXejZ1EIR03oUFz4l2Zwz90XsOReU7aiol7UnF6COIQnrRXJMgEb9F-EHSaGVCyxLWx1T0qXUCX-gyO3tSZlyYj2a-Lht49eVtUJu_f5xseLci8/w640-h480/IMG_5117.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Elsewhere Primo Corporale Zoff instructed his Volteggiatori to see off Carsten Horst and his Hussars...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFN53GU2ta9W3LwX3hviauHRPIrUjccwVS0vxxt6RkkeY3Q9avS5gEU2TqtJ6LYS6vk2IxWbZiRPe3y3bn3rtbIzJPv2O_wfXp0x0DYDPbUYPxX7mg5wYSUyiFL2bOEv6BprTSbrR7i68CkihzLJlTXUE50cLuh8M-WKrPAqfFyxReTn7hBq_KyRH-Ew/s4032/IMG_5118.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZFN53GU2ta9W3LwX3hviauHRPIrUjccwVS0vxxt6RkkeY3Q9avS5gEU2TqtJ6LYS6vk2IxWbZiRPe3y3bn3rtbIzJPv2O_wfXp0x0DYDPbUYPxX7mg5wYSUyiFL2bOEv6BprTSbrR7i68CkihzLJlTXUE50cLuh8M-WKrPAqfFyxReTn7hBq_KyRH-Ew/w640-h480/IMG_5118.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their first volley only inflicted some Shock...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1NmwYlEDbomnm2pF1YjtyVMtXpjyD9ZD6Qx6VALLRBCcua45krJC2jEXYm4_yX9F6ocmxVb0SFBE715FvZo5LNQ-jVcvlzDX8cdtWbJHUGluPu8Eky3SqLomgOc63jYJvEaAp1jiffJ6AmJ8QfBOq7nH6pah1DVDCMjORlMjFnW1_8yY8sNbd610H14/s4032/IMG_5119.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY1NmwYlEDbomnm2pF1YjtyVMtXpjyD9ZD6Qx6VALLRBCcua45krJC2jEXYm4_yX9F6ocmxVb0SFBE715FvZo5LNQ-jVcvlzDX8cdtWbJHUGluPu8Eky3SqLomgOc63jYJvEaAp1jiffJ6AmJ8QfBOq7nH6pah1DVDCMjORlMjFnW1_8yY8sNbd610H14/w640-h480/IMG_5119.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But a second round of fire from the Volteggiatori...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvOi8OZGfF3sqc98J77oR89v-h6AR3ln9Lq4sb3xtyBWpJRbRoJ-fhwqNJrwmEMgPUzzsw_ktyy6ZKr7PY9fs9XbJbIDFYWwxnDIfFvkUfXKf4yht6ONPffsGtIKrmR5clNrDM-6crrxRuK_PUuCaMqOSXQqAp1Q-viPgxrALVUhhXSlBbN9Gkr9XX54/s4032/IMG_5121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvOi8OZGfF3sqc98J77oR89v-h6AR3ln9Lq4sb3xtyBWpJRbRoJ-fhwqNJrwmEMgPUzzsw_ktyy6ZKr7PY9fs9XbJbIDFYWwxnDIfFvkUfXKf4yht6ONPffsGtIKrmR5clNrDM-6crrxRuK_PUuCaMqOSXQqAp1Q-viPgxrALVUhhXSlBbN9Gkr9XX54/w640-h480/IMG_5121.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killed three Hussars...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0QGYLCI7ApS9ofncUWZrIe8SaMcFlxVSXFdRFHCGljXwXJ-bh79LcrgI9Hrrw3bqf1H6AugIwDaKmodolA8wcmC31frQvVJCPgNWcirE70YSKswMUI_7N6aRO9pFuKx8rwbiFhVupba-Q_eNHYiNewJcNJ1buvobxGJovfZhJG_vcOp1PyISmiAyA2w/s4032/IMG_5122.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ0QGYLCI7ApS9ofncUWZrIe8SaMcFlxVSXFdRFHCGljXwXJ-bh79LcrgI9Hrrw3bqf1H6AugIwDaKmodolA8wcmC31frQvVJCPgNWcirE70YSKswMUI_7N6aRO9pFuKx8rwbiFhVupba-Q_eNHYiNewJcNJ1buvobxGJovfZhJG_vcOp1PyISmiAyA2w/w640-h480/IMG_5122.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Resulting in Sekondeleutnant Horst and the sole surviving man of his unit breaking and fleeing for safety.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdjxsGwZFsJrZjnmYim1UkS0BuBN1is-4d_uKDQ316o6PSQ8WwBva-XbkycigJhCRQAKjvAMJJWNusiB6kwU3pkL0xi-2r6TffmJFpJyoNIcLHQzVPUcL8dgaRBBfS0PPiwPnvLeiptfB_J27jUTFBzwscDwQ0Zp3j8EVCSQ8c-CBVUfBvWN0CgvjLUg/s4032/IMG_5123.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPdjxsGwZFsJrZjnmYim1UkS0BuBN1is-4d_uKDQ316o6PSQ8WwBva-XbkycigJhCRQAKjvAMJJWNusiB6kwU3pkL0xi-2r6TffmJFpJyoNIcLHQzVPUcL8dgaRBBfS0PPiwPnvLeiptfB_J27jUTFBzwscDwQ0Zp3j8EVCSQ8c-CBVUfBvWN0CgvjLUg/w640-h480/IMG_5123.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the Italian right Tenente Conte arrived on the battlefield with his Granatieri...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SYddlcgU2EUtxO19tTvUfyLmSi38IgbGY_ZMz2u9P1cf1fPKFGn2BQxHEAbGl6zDminmqNB9vDgzyVo83xb0NBFKdHRpqD-Q8tLs_vCbrTn2xzNjTmID6riJtvmUXnP447d6INk_OYrQWwtmpL19j9ng9S99PRtstFzdWudJ689HNeEd_nLNrLHFAWA/s2817/IMG_5120.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2143" data-original-width="2817" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-SYddlcgU2EUtxO19tTvUfyLmSi38IgbGY_ZMz2u9P1cf1fPKFGn2BQxHEAbGl6zDminmqNB9vDgzyVo83xb0NBFKdHRpqD-Q8tLs_vCbrTn2xzNjTmID6riJtvmUXnP447d6INk_OYrQWwtmpL19j9ng9S99PRtstFzdWudJ689HNeEd_nLNrLHFAWA/w640-h486/IMG_5120.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Tenente Tardelli fired his artillery piece!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdq4sLkFpL2gtxGCtAOacof_diuvOyG_3feGPehkXn4KtNboDOH8tAcgqYq6mnT5_cvhnCzXJVNoDAJLkGQG8swUDhCaheG7lE6VJAvGTcShcjn-wnI_F5gJa92H_SzXCCh7lKxJsmnzT-0gXz_sgbQkYp6j9cedu445w8UWejKRQ71QO-_1fcBD_Qyo/s3316/IMG_5124.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2288" data-original-width="3316" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzdq4sLkFpL2gtxGCtAOacof_diuvOyG_3feGPehkXn4KtNboDOH8tAcgqYq6mnT5_cvhnCzXJVNoDAJLkGQG8swUDhCaheG7lE6VJAvGTcShcjn-wnI_F5gJa92H_SzXCCh7lKxJsmnzT-0gXz_sgbQkYp6j9cedu445w8UWejKRQ71QO-_1fcBD_Qyo/w640-h442/IMG_5124.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting some Shock on the Freikorps musketeers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp9KxN2GgoPgWSAcpr3LCCSSIRfSaS0OGDHjzZqNgUqe4DHXqMezQha8HPE1CXKAwHagOv1dxOJQJqB-IJVGlpZEZAivmTORIe0HIueXyfxGmV6aUU2J0LzAEoGAIuP1FyYiGRVU_whbrZLUN9P0xzupAdzWM8twwKv_WShcTdCnwrBbb_EBYwFv3dvw/s4032/IMG_5125.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfp9KxN2GgoPgWSAcpr3LCCSSIRfSaS0OGDHjzZqNgUqe4DHXqMezQha8HPE1CXKAwHagOv1dxOJQJqB-IJVGlpZEZAivmTORIe0HIueXyfxGmV6aUU2J0LzAEoGAIuP1FyYiGRVU_whbrZLUN9P0xzupAdzWM8twwKv_WShcTdCnwrBbb_EBYwFv3dvw/w640-h480/IMG_5125.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Screened by the Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera, Captaino Rossi ordered the Fucilieri attack column forward!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyNJ6kQlmZ6gtLtPAN0SFEPAY8PIGYsa2tMlPuSY3DEASy_GEllYESRW2KeFC8CZNJpXpMJZhAAk076hPajuOnkQzo9iIae5xsOAkG1wnmwlsP4exceBrbQiUXcU74Y5Xf8A138prM-a4UJLAQMpNUTCk1U_4QUZwtB5_HqcUhWBcZzQ_2KRaiKvAPQ4/s4032/IMG_5126.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyNJ6kQlmZ6gtLtPAN0SFEPAY8PIGYsa2tMlPuSY3DEASy_GEllYESRW2KeFC8CZNJpXpMJZhAAk076hPajuOnkQzo9iIae5xsOAkG1wnmwlsP4exceBrbQiUXcU74Y5Xf8A138prM-a4UJLAQMpNUTCk1U_4QUZwtB5_HqcUhWBcZzQ_2KRaiKvAPQ4/w640-h480/IMG_5126.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But what is this?! Fahnrich Rolf Undtumble commanding two groups of Tyrolean Jäger deployed into the woods on the Fucilieri's left!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMz-9pJrG10Eu5vhCq8KMhFmsbhJeCuCQS3YSsrKQBPNwKGjo5aAEFX0-vkT9IpG2Ls-r03WZY_IiGe4nE2EGkY36mTHjlG9i4qMSzBi7Lcp9cWXAgVrjpT0sUneyPhTduQaMUt2jV0PPjTckpXZBSuJnt1-VZeN66afIkrb2oprKkwtthdzCzVRfCNc/s3618/IMG_5128.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="3618" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMz-9pJrG10Eu5vhCq8KMhFmsbhJeCuCQS3YSsrKQBPNwKGjo5aAEFX0-vkT9IpG2Ls-r03WZY_IiGe4nE2EGkY36mTHjlG9i4qMSzBi7Lcp9cWXAgVrjpT0sUneyPhTduQaMUt2jV0PPjTckpXZBSuJnt1-VZeN66afIkrb2oprKkwtthdzCzVRfCNc/w640-h448/IMG_5128.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tenente Conte snapped his Granatieri into line and fired a volley at Manfreid Mann's Volunteer Riflemen...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBb1xhmP2Bbr2NMoNYLZRHv1mx4mKngTA7otRJbR-JqQUS4gWkaWxXAVS2LALVYPcgjDOKblHM0Mg9gVKfRV0B27Gr_ylWVfu9lAWMDS-TuyGtBD1vL7YjqsIITQAAXKiHYo8HKIWwUKAWzteMx327MvT9hYvE4jNuP_z6YRuphSwreMI0ZQzauDEtQ/s4032/IMG_5129.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnBb1xhmP2Bbr2NMoNYLZRHv1mx4mKngTA7otRJbR-JqQUS4gWkaWxXAVS2LALVYPcgjDOKblHM0Mg9gVKfRV0B27Gr_ylWVfu9lAWMDS-TuyGtBD1vL7YjqsIITQAAXKiHYo8HKIWwUKAWzteMx327MvT9hYvE4jNuP_z6YRuphSwreMI0ZQzauDEtQ/w640-h480/IMG_5129.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Killing three and inflicting Shock on the survivors!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ5EqZe3tfKZLg6c-nfVbaqhRYCKRlwbq7cjmu4WjQEpeVtFNb8aH84eiqf1RBCzG5zKOgxbfv84yyZNpVfJMpm33yNIJMv__jnGeE9Mrl1eXMYYqS52J-J4vmZsAL1pnZQ6QIpCx9ZpqhRwmf9pNjEfY5FMV4wtIOS_NXcz6UAzC8cPozp8GiP0-5Q0/s4032/IMG_5130.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKJ5EqZe3tfKZLg6c-nfVbaqhRYCKRlwbq7cjmu4WjQEpeVtFNb8aH84eiqf1RBCzG5zKOgxbfv84yyZNpVfJMpm33yNIJMv__jnGeE9Mrl1eXMYYqS52J-J4vmZsAL1pnZQ6QIpCx9ZpqhRwmf9pNjEfY5FMV4wtIOS_NXcz6UAzC8cPozp8GiP0-5Q0/w640-h480/IMG_5130.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera and Volteggiatori Fanteria di Linea covering the attack column, Capitano Rossi and the Fucilieri bore down on the Freikorps.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWPsLFau1pYY5rfH9N_r7T4r3sFZ3la763ODIqWbcuKwUsWuIUUvBSFyou1RtA2O1yyM8o6Yt_J34qp6F8HzdwskTuZsnqcvI-Mtw9-P8dwHmRi1Aj9UEqD9B5QN1PAnVghwBSA7vaTgW0AKAg3_5pMNTOCF4gKyK7twacnYHyb47R0Snti6FwlkUb8/s4032/IMG_5131.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHJWPsLFau1pYY5rfH9N_r7T4r3sFZ3la763ODIqWbcuKwUsWuIUUvBSFyou1RtA2O1yyM8o6Yt_J34qp6F8HzdwskTuZsnqcvI-Mtw9-P8dwHmRi1Aj9UEqD9B5QN1PAnVghwBSA7vaTgW0AKAg3_5pMNTOCF4gKyK7twacnYHyb47R0Snti6FwlkUb8/w640-h480/IMG_5131.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In an attempt to stem the relentless Italian advance, Fahnrich Undtumble charged his Tyrolean Jäger in on the Volteggiatori Fanteria di Linea!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlKkyuJ791k2-o9DmvHkp6qfSbRYs1UKIapyLS6iZ4PGYnOSBM1Q9lHLEykwN6spu7o9A-41CWSN5CRTsIJh2-mmhDgBNICSBagznl-ObtSw9VkgGYHWcTGkaGWfB_lysJIO6ZApXAAJjCTHX67aW4yIhVxcj3LR3F0yRjrZFOEJOwAYI2qljjo6J7v8/s4032/IMG_5132.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlKkyuJ791k2-o9DmvHkp6qfSbRYs1UKIapyLS6iZ4PGYnOSBM1Q9lHLEykwN6spu7o9A-41CWSN5CRTsIJh2-mmhDgBNICSBagznl-ObtSw9VkgGYHWcTGkaGWfB_lysJIO6ZApXAAJjCTHX67aW4yIhVxcj3LR3F0yRjrZFOEJOwAYI2qljjo6J7v8/w640-h480/IMG_5132.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Although the Italians are forced back with Primo Corporale Zoff knocked to the ground...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05zwPbq5Jj2N8lGqxGM_VmSyfL4dzJ65Lmcbpr12e8cUnb1JjoSZhxVl72wXEUYyi7J49reqNxoGAx9PY-BKX6IgV-2kVP-CSAaxHWX21zZ5trtx2q0vbGa_roskQEyaUvLIF4g5T7JYj75G2-2MuQU_OuxYpRNWOfiaQsucREZwUMSjH6hsQdkpTjkI/s4032/IMG_5134.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh05zwPbq5Jj2N8lGqxGM_VmSyfL4dzJ65Lmcbpr12e8cUnb1JjoSZhxVl72wXEUYyi7J49reqNxoGAx9PY-BKX6IgV-2kVP-CSAaxHWX21zZ5trtx2q0vbGa_roskQEyaUvLIF4g5T7JYj75G2-2MuQU_OuxYpRNWOfiaQsucREZwUMSjH6hsQdkpTjkI/w640-h480/IMG_5134.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Tyrolean Jäger paid a heavy price as both Fahnrich Rolf Undtumble and his subordinate Stefan Kuntz now lay dead on the field of battle!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSgEo8T5NGo5Gp30LIR90ykx-Tr9YnmDIKlrwdXiGcqKZvOs_6eaxUNmvT6n1feglsD7e5kpcBEpsp-1MNeWaSJisYUyX_ehhhCc5X82bqyTjHdZWvuDQRnAzRWs1NxlQqCu3SqUFDYTuqhDCNh6k7giuz5NzJDZxg_XVPIliuAdGpea8sabzhjsF79E/s4032/IMG_5135.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbSgEo8T5NGo5Gp30LIR90ykx-Tr9YnmDIKlrwdXiGcqKZvOs_6eaxUNmvT6n1feglsD7e5kpcBEpsp-1MNeWaSJisYUyX_ehhhCc5X82bqyTjHdZWvuDQRnAzRWs1NxlQqCu3SqUFDYTuqhDCNh6k7giuz5NzJDZxg_XVPIliuAdGpea8sabzhjsF79E/w640-h480/IMG_5135.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Believing the Gods of War(gaming) to be favouring him, Capitano Rossi charged the Fucilieri in and although the attack column broke up (and a medic killed), two groups of Freikorps musketeers were beaten back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX76d-f3jiw6ZR1whwJk17dnTBV6KRf21cvJEgSGLJLZqrfp0dAAugDJxZvtrtUyExoqiLn3ph5sl5xtz_EZLrjFezW0hlSup73vmzPMkjtBpPZNzJoLQ2wo98gSH48DXagSonAh6KvbX3AjFAl1X-tHnsJ-LRzYlPYjR2l1S6C0CM1kTq1HeK2m9kyD8/s4032/IMG_5137.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Breaking the Freikorps formation, one group running almost back as far as Berlin!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkqSvjw_jv8idJAM5caBu-IhR50mlAoGVgQKPrek05nsX8OVxcuiXrJ9jdp4UVjuI8jXpah5Z1Kz3sndIqI09U07YuKsW41ql3NjDm-Hear6h13kBX1UvBqEsu1tWUvkebYeqB684FqYqRV_N0YOCQbApSv_g0bT7uoLCE8c2ETsNvu-cDo5UweppF2o/s2815/IMG_5139.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="2815" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkqSvjw_jv8idJAM5caBu-IhR50mlAoGVgQKPrek05nsX8OVxcuiXrJ9jdp4UVjuI8jXpah5Z1Kz3sndIqI09U07YuKsW41ql3NjDm-Hear6h13kBX1UvBqEsu1tWUvkebYeqB684FqYqRV_N0YOCQbApSv_g0bT7uoLCE8c2ETsNvu-cDo5UweppF2o/w640-h482/IMG_5139.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst Leutnant Undnees hid behind a stone wall with the other group.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CQ8MtwYu5L_IMgZtQgxqTlWnmdLbSexp_z-R4UwnCXrskVmYeQF_KRu_X5Btgq8UPfzadK7tux1qS1M15vzDThLk_U6kUNEeFDd5w_Qi4k_YPy57VodBQ446ZCIPWRzVbMlnziBRGibByxkmcwOPfb04q51ZiVF83b_76yba2APTuG-OFqNDDpCjTQk/s3548/IMG_5140.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3548" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8CQ8MtwYu5L_IMgZtQgxqTlWnmdLbSexp_z-R4UwnCXrskVmYeQF_KRu_X5Btgq8UPfzadK7tux1qS1M15vzDThLk_U6kUNEeFDd5w_Qi4k_YPy57VodBQ446ZCIPWRzVbMlnziBRGibByxkmcwOPfb04q51ZiVF83b_76yba2APTuG-OFqNDDpCjTQk/w640-h442/IMG_5140.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tenente Baresi ordered the Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera to charge the surviving Tyrolean Jäger, but came up short after the Jäger evaded.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDYMg5mv-EtEShEoc04pWTxzPj9bvN437xHW6v4cZLbNp4gVZh6JbsAtnVIyzvw6c_3dcbXHT6yc1s5zcbW3ZvSJKZKZS9mv_O8MGqA0CnnUg9ahTMl3iSuikC7_ysjHQf6EpzTxq5ErnUo1aODu7-nVz4f5ZErII5sTtIJ91uXvZ78CD_dBvNeiFdlU/s4032/IMG_5141.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDYMg5mv-EtEShEoc04pWTxzPj9bvN437xHW6v4cZLbNp4gVZh6JbsAtnVIyzvw6c_3dcbXHT6yc1s5zcbW3ZvSJKZKZS9mv_O8MGqA0CnnUg9ahTMl3iSuikC7_ysjHQf6EpzTxq5ErnUo1aODu7-nVz4f5ZErII5sTtIJ91uXvZ78CD_dBvNeiFdlU/w640-h480/IMG_5141.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Suddenly a pounding of hooves was heard as Sekondeleutnant Carsten Horst having taken charge of a group of Freikorps Mounted Jäger from Estandartenjunker Franz Fürzenmemories appeared out of the trees and charged the Italian Light Infantry!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnaCQ1uC02q0TIePpSxQQySFZseX_YJpTG7qCAYRGAGJW7NVHSJ6BczPJF4JfCmQulEInUeUShE6qJXwVC7RwjyMEPdCnZV9t4GzmMvOoj_hrblOCRK6Fbn2E-JCFc2hxx0AQ10JT3aDBLDm6KbxY-g0M9QRWUYGJs9oUk_YXjG2d5c6Oq31OBrtel3w/s4032/IMG_5144.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvnaCQ1uC02q0TIePpSxQQySFZseX_YJpTG7qCAYRGAGJW7NVHSJ6BczPJF4JfCmQulEInUeUShE6qJXwVC7RwjyMEPdCnZV9t4GzmMvOoj_hrblOCRK6Fbn2E-JCFc2hxx0AQ10JT3aDBLDm6KbxY-g0M9QRWUYGJs9oUk_YXjG2d5c6Oq31OBrtel3w/w640-h480/IMG_5144.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But the Volteggiatori Fanteria Leggera were fleet of foot and managed to evade the German cavalry charge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMSMNDpHoxtREePMur8Cc9UvqhMsH1SWSTVjOsf5p_QQlj1FiLrNlnMSD368fyUyiijYCgxbYVxPBZIVKUnqh7EjiUTArEjn3ZmImJg11-stuvIdCGkJF94TdYSGszY7wwK9SrxALCYgvulBKrMOdRZFd1Db5s6_zdklxcmJrBpA9zPow82Ie4CohKfw/s4032/IMG_5146.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMSMNDpHoxtREePMur8Cc9UvqhMsH1SWSTVjOsf5p_QQlj1FiLrNlnMSD368fyUyiijYCgxbYVxPBZIVKUnqh7EjiUTArEjn3ZmImJg11-stuvIdCGkJF94TdYSGszY7wwK9SrxALCYgvulBKrMOdRZFd1Db5s6_zdklxcmJrBpA9zPow82Ie4CohKfw/w640-h480/IMG_5146.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In the centre Feldwebel Willi Vinkle with the remaining two groups Freikorps Musketeers attempted to engage the Fucilieri in fisticuffs, but the German charge came up short...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUL71KWelgM-xC6qUlbtKU5BvwGanZ6uc6fSw39STXEgntl9AhBepKNkucoDhMWa44BOwlDvCW8JnJa-KQY9COKdna8bc_3H1QBFhviRvWyMKA9LWu8EdOmvvRFE9oOSiOPNH0SNHC_LId0eop1v8pHOjDqVsNAwDHPhJTXa3A52AbB2bvuCErivwd1k/s4032/IMG_5147.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgUL71KWelgM-xC6qUlbtKU5BvwGanZ6uc6fSw39STXEgntl9AhBepKNkucoDhMWa44BOwlDvCW8JnJa-KQY9COKdna8bc_3H1QBFhviRvWyMKA9LWu8EdOmvvRFE9oOSiOPNH0SNHC_LId0eop1v8pHOjDqVsNAwDHPhJTXa3A52AbB2bvuCErivwd1k/w640-h480/IMG_5147.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Fucilieri poured fire into the Freikorps and one group broke, breaking the formation. Tests on the Bad Things Happen table saw the German Force Morale plummet to zero handing victory to the brave troops of the Kingdom of Italy!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s32qPirzfH6sDJ9FSbZZ82j3V7q-QkLbj-p3aKVUYEMPqhiTfqE8DFnGAiWFlxrFxD7TM3ikJLlDA_oWns0_UmoF_WxEFmDl_5Gteg8XEW8En__O0m0tFazDhtz9RNvEVCUPxl9E4fXj4dGMutIZmtPXIURiTMpxaVNGw41vrOh6Ic8t8FxQskKDKEQ/s4032/IMG_5148.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9s32qPirzfH6sDJ9FSbZZ82j3V7q-QkLbj-p3aKVUYEMPqhiTfqE8DFnGAiWFlxrFxD7TM3ikJLlDA_oWns0_UmoF_WxEFmDl_5Gteg8XEW8En__O0m0tFazDhtz9RNvEVCUPxl9E4fXj4dGMutIZmtPXIURiTMpxaVNGw41vrOh6Ic8t8FxQskKDKEQ/w640-h480/IMG_5148.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">Another great game of <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b>, it was good to get the Italians back on the table and inflict a defeat on andy's new Freikorps army!</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-72537955394972322092023-10-14T16:37:00.003+01:002023-10-14T16:38:33.934+01:00Blitzkrieg: Dutch Infantry Platoon<p>As you will have seen from earlier posts this month, I have recently painted up a Dutch Infantry Platoon for <i><b>Chain of Command</b></i>. This is not my first stab at the <i>Koninklijke Nederlandse Landmacht</i> (Royal Netherlands Army) of 1940, but this time, with the <b><i>CoC</i></b> weekend event to get ready for, I managed to paint up a usable force!</p><p>The majority of models are from <b><a href="https://www.may40miniatures.com" target="_blank">May '40 Miniatures</a></b> which I picked from <b><a href="https://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/online-store/28mm-miniatures/miniatures-rules-of-engagement/dutch-infantry-wwii-28mm" target="_blank">Great Escape Games</a></b>. I used <b>May '40</b>'s painting guide for the infantry uniforms and AFV's.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxdX1JanqntR-6KG_zhQ36ryvfFvEFZjZYm7uYPCEYGIWSdXCEu2yblSbPVGnMjaNvmEzEiJCM9fWJp5_fbHyPScqTggZXCROFv0GDWmTZxPWpmdD421by19Kf27KzrObEjTlSqfLkbsw0bfnJLmyg8b5ZbgvItusJOYpFEuG-slsUYEn11erXzumgOk/s2329/DSCF0406.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1037" data-original-width="2329" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpxdX1JanqntR-6KG_zhQ36ryvfFvEFZjZYm7uYPCEYGIWSdXCEu2yblSbPVGnMjaNvmEzEiJCM9fWJp5_fbHyPScqTggZXCROFv0GDWmTZxPWpmdD421by19Kf27KzrObEjTlSqfLkbsw0bfnJLmyg8b5ZbgvItusJOYpFEuG-slsUYEn11erXzumgOk/w640-h284/DSCF0406.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Infantry Platoon for Chain of Command with supports</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD6-SOTlE3JwZfFkC2HjgsB0NeNguJoY0iveNP6uyTAG6RjZefwVya7LHUWHGvcCEBRIq7GVCgeaIA5zIw3FIz-SslvLTczmuH_H3Rdk3IHddpqR9yvXxwKnqVqJBgz-B2cPa3-MUphoGHdIKOFcJB3__APrZ-TJgvJ_xICE_GM3FE-86wMrTqWMd3kY/s2451/DSCF0393.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="729" data-original-width="2451" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDD6-SOTlE3JwZfFkC2HjgsB0NeNguJoY0iveNP6uyTAG6RjZefwVya7LHUWHGvcCEBRIq7GVCgeaIA5zIw3FIz-SslvLTczmuH_H3Rdk3IHddpqR9yvXxwKnqVqJBgz-B2cPa3-MUphoGHdIKOFcJB3__APrZ-TJgvJ_xICE_GM3FE-86wMrTqWMd3kY/w640-h190/DSCF0393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Mitrailleurgroepen (infantry section)</i></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCiE0fL_TuqEds0xggoPPB51VL_rSwaFVPeB3Lf9tbuCuD77364CXJkGyItWcrcBVULyeH4lAN8tYlZfVRY2vCQVaKGjjqX4COoX9mGwbkgxtGxnoT-g_pnNUDNr85VPKRqgpz-Xp2m6szGi4pX1-hZr1kWU1JCWgb5q_w9kHYMQIeT2HjVcFlZcxySo/s1394/DSCF0396.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1394" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyCiE0fL_TuqEds0xggoPPB51VL_rSwaFVPeB3Lf9tbuCuD77364CXJkGyItWcrcBVULyeH4lAN8tYlZfVRY2vCQVaKGjjqX4COoX9mGwbkgxtGxnoT-g_pnNUDNr85VPKRqgpz-Xp2m6szGi4pX1-hZr1kWU1JCWgb5q_w9kHYMQIeT2HjVcFlZcxySo/w640-h352/DSCF0396.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Schwarzlose M.08 MMG and crew</i></td></tr></tbody></table><b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> requires five crew for the MMG so I enlisted a couple of <b>Great Escape</b> Romanians, which are, with some minimal conversion to their kit, are pretty much identical to the Dutch, to make up the numbers.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wWFX4IjSTjxlsV-28tqp6td4MhbQWGRQ_xq6fYvFVe0vRy-5IrIV9Jbr81KGMV5_rYA9_viZD8mhcUOIIROlr8Q9zMbiopMFln3BJi5foNsAupAXDjJ-EZaZa1XUtAAAsCwg7DljnRWlXPDlpbNL3MiJp-xGugM_B7Ymumn69UFbPjVOhWWjPAcqYUo/s1848/DSCF0397.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1848" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wWFX4IjSTjxlsV-28tqp6td4MhbQWGRQ_xq6fYvFVe0vRy-5IrIV9Jbr81KGMV5_rYA9_viZD8mhcUOIIROlr8Q9zMbiopMFln3BJi5foNsAupAXDjJ-EZaZa1XUtAAAsCwg7DljnRWlXPDlpbNL3MiJp-xGugM_B7Ymumn69UFbPjVOhWWjPAcqYUo/w640-h338/DSCF0397.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch 47mm Bohler PAG AT gun with crew and Junior Leader</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I needed to do the same with the AT gun. Fortunately <b>Great Escape</b> sell Romanian gun crew in separate packs.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_merp6Qi9ZYl8eAJN3GqSE-9nfdywwjxCPAKcAsQjvZGXmQ6c0C1Df6lTKhbPo3XwV_31lDiShl7B7MSa9SbZyvJ9VCyv1NP6Wx9A1yw2i7vA3iey8Qb2RngtBn3fQ4Tw1Abhl6xbbtxhkEtNu9Y45SXY6l0nAtRkVH2obA-pxyh4WMhTD8IRcBvyXE/s1258/DSCF0399.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="782" data-original-width="1258" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN_merp6Qi9ZYl8eAJN3GqSE-9nfdywwjxCPAKcAsQjvZGXmQ6c0C1Df6lTKhbPo3XwV_31lDiShl7B7MSa9SbZyvJ9VCyv1NP6Wx9A1yw2i7vA3iey8Qb2RngtBn3fQ4Tw1Abhl6xbbtxhkEtNu9Y45SXY6l0nAtRkVH2obA-pxyh4WMhTD8IRcBvyXE/w640-h398/DSCF0399.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Forward Observer with 80mm mortar</i></td></tr></tbody></table>Although medium mortars are off table in <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> and I only needed the FO, <b>May '40</b> sell them as one set. It is a nice model to paint and I'll probably put it on the rear table edge when employed in games.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbTy8cAddPK5lb37qGQu33kC0GsNR06l350PndQidx-O6MYlRNl6tp_wa313nGiOXjJluAnesW-51Yiravjv-X3mqyjuQNgrDDsfFeI7Wd0du36xiznaJ1fhcXawyI8yZon1ALpST-QbDGGa3RwCdOwtdNdf-jrZtz7Ciwj-aht0xGR6AIHIAglLs06w/s1024/DSCF0400.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="1024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcbTy8cAddPK5lb37qGQu33kC0GsNR06l350PndQidx-O6MYlRNl6tp_wa313nGiOXjJluAnesW-51Yiravjv-X3mqyjuQNgrDDsfFeI7Wd0du36xiznaJ1fhcXawyI8yZon1ALpST-QbDGGa3RwCdOwtdNdf-jrZtz7Ciwj-aht0xGR6AIHIAglLs06w/w640-h376/DSCF0400.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch "sniper"</i></td></tr></tbody></table>I'm sure I read that a sniper was a support option in one of the Dutch<b><i> Chain of Command</i></b> lists - it wasn't! :-)<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UFoEoPsP3E-7Ozb1K1fdYcp4VBgwcVo9v6jM7Yk1WWdbwgFAflvK_6J7l6DEk3bZXrjTUKx47hi5ZwKINu-hKMExSQQe5vS5rFO0ztuQfviVrKz4aDFxTy72iKP0ue9nqPNvKrYSYh7_U4oU8CXRNNuXgjsUPrRdJ-GADQfbQMxJWpcTFxzKKf-BRic/s1279/DSCF0401.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="715" data-original-width="1279" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UFoEoPsP3E-7Ozb1K1fdYcp4VBgwcVo9v6jM7Yk1WWdbwgFAflvK_6J7l6DEk3bZXrjTUKx47hi5ZwKINu-hKMExSQQe5vS5rFO0ztuQfviVrKz4aDFxTy72iKP0ue9nqPNvKrYSYh7_U4oU8CXRNNuXgjsUPrRdJ-GADQfbQMxJWpcTFxzKKf-BRic/w640-h358/DSCF0401.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Engineer Team</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Engineer Teams are a useful List One support in <b><i>CoC</i></b> if you have a support point over. Given some of the Blitzkrieg handbook scenarios utilise them I thought it would be a good idea to paint up three figures to represent engineers. Unfortunately I had run out of <b>May '40 Miniatures (</b>and Romanians!) but I did have some old <b>Gothic Line </b>Dutch I had bought a decade earlier, so three got repainted. They are not as nice as the <b>May '40</b> models but they were what I had to hand.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvO2SecmaNENLdvPz_8fWo08IPcTeF2Y016YvZYGeoJ_kwY3EPobSvZGcGJ7D3d0eHwgh8FYzVrwuC2RALVZmWBvfPoriiInOgi5l7pJT6iZEpFZO9Qsp-huSFFNdenItrjfe9KGqEXHRm8ekJ2FhvhdKNPE63_BMbGPkHNInIK3TGByi8y8mDp6yeM-o/s1647/DSCF0402.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1647" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvO2SecmaNENLdvPz_8fWo08IPcTeF2Y016YvZYGeoJ_kwY3EPobSvZGcGJ7D3d0eHwgh8FYzVrwuC2RALVZmWBvfPoriiInOgi5l7pJT6iZEpFZO9Qsp-huSFFNdenItrjfe9KGqEXHRm8ekJ2FhvhdKNPE63_BMbGPkHNInIK3TGByi8y8mDp6yeM-o/w640-h416/DSCF0402.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch S Type Kazemat</i></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It seems the Dutch like their bunkers so I had to have at least one. My attempt to make an <i>S Type Kazemat</i> out of foam was a messy disaster so I converted an MDF <b>Sarissa Precision</b> <a href="https://sarissa-precision.com/products/britishpillboxset" target="_blank">British Pill Box</a> which provided a reasonable facsimile if not 100% perfect one.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAH_aSfWjP3ZA26WpLoS2vWaYd8g9nUOotk50c5jRmLmrllMjRsKAA6kwKQL-zOH_rlvOGYs03NeJ0uAJ2u8VhkFGb2eDWfFKMjZjG2eFwdkGI_o8QC97rXahe0MPOQvePOZm8wD5rvQ2rAppF8cBWpXTx_dHNiUavkmW0GX9Zb1w-wauRAbxOD5QcgQ/s1267/DSCF0404.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1267" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAH_aSfWjP3ZA26WpLoS2vWaYd8g9nUOotk50c5jRmLmrllMjRsKAA6kwKQL-zOH_rlvOGYs03NeJ0uAJ2u8VhkFGb2eDWfFKMjZjG2eFwdkGI_o8QC97rXahe0MPOQvePOZm8wD5rvQ2rAppF8cBWpXTx_dHNiUavkmW0GX9Zb1w-wauRAbxOD5QcgQ/w640-h378/DSCF0404.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch Carden-Loyd Mk VI tankette</i></td></tr></tbody></table>The Dutch had five Carden-Loyd carriers, Mk VI versions with closed roof, which made it a bit harder to source but I found a <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/763299393/156-scale-british-carden-loyd-mk-vi?transaction_id=3614126898&ref=proteus_transaction_link&campaign_label=epp_buyer_order_confirmation_v3_treatment&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=epp_buyer_order_confirmation_v3_treatment_010170_1100102541293_0_0&utm_medium=email&utm_content=&email_sent=1687881858&euid=AOwSSaiGuGyMmuPJbrn1Y0I-G7l1&eaid=1176884934023&x_eaid=61d823a7c3&verification_code=2bc8e88d6b7535e919037519873314b4" target="_blank">3D printed one</a> on <b>Etsy</b> from <b>MiniGeneral</b>. It should have a shield on the MG but I haven't got around to making one for it yet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFBApJgRfILpsEOv34gmKMtAD1TWnT3azOVROZbtepsxUrVK2IUngsc16yvZYniBni8MiuqrutahiYb0rlpzBLgCuPCrUxePa9eyE-Bduh1eY6QzE1s6hw5lyHXb5yaw_Ob3VDly9J9_bngIJK7nyhtY1KMLITBz9ban-v6Sbeu7QQu0LJ9Y5-zC1RzM/s1719/DSCF0403.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="991" data-original-width="1719" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYFBApJgRfILpsEOv34gmKMtAD1TWnT3azOVROZbtepsxUrVK2IUngsc16yvZYniBni8MiuqrutahiYb0rlpzBLgCuPCrUxePa9eyE-Bduh1eY6QzE1s6hw5lyHXb5yaw_Ob3VDly9J9_bngIJK7nyhtY1KMLITBz9ban-v6Sbeu7QQu0LJ9Y5-zC1RzM/w640-h368/DSCF0403.jpeg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Dutch M.36 Pantserwagen (Landsverk L-181)</i></td></tr></tbody></table>The M.36 Pantserwagen was used by the Dutch cavalry so my infantry platoon had to pay an extra point to have one as a support option, but I really, really wanted one! The <b>May '40</b> resin model is lovely but the decals that came with it fell to pieces in the water. Fortunately I had some<b> I-94 Enterprises</b> 1/144th aircraft ones which I was able to use on both AFV's.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This turned up to be quite a useful force at the event, even with restrictions such as the <span style="text-align: center;">Mitrailleurgroepen Lewis gun not being able to move and fire, or the section itself operate as teams like other armies. There are a few things I'd like to do to expand it, some entrenched troops for one - and <b>May '40</b> have just released a Ford DAF 01Y PAG-trekker artillery tractor which would be really useful for the Bohler AT gun but I'm going to have to hope <b>Great Escape Games</b> get a stock in as I can't justify the shipping and potential Brexit fees sting just for one truck...</span></div></div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-65401057150342358902023-10-13T23:00:00.003+01:002023-10-13T23:00:43.978+01:00Sharp Practice: Skirmish at Halfway Swamp<p>Having spent recent gaming time in the Second World War (whether that be 6mm <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/o-group/" target="_blank">'O' Group</a></i></b> or 28mm <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/chain-of-command/" target="_blank">Chain of Command</a></i></b>), Andy suggested a long over due return to the American War of Independence with <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/sharp-practice/" target="_blank">Sharp Practice</a></i></b> and as he dug out his lobsterbacks and a scenario from the <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/the-swamp-fox/" target="_blank">Swamp Fox</a></i></b> supplement, I dusted off my rebels.</p><p>The scenario, based on a skirmish between Colonel Francis Marion ("The Swamp Fox" himself) and Major Robert McLeroth of the 64th Foot in December 1781 required a lot of rebel militia forces so I had to make use of some of my Continental regulars who I slotted into the Veteran Rebel Militia, obviously back home in South Carolina after time served up north still proudly wearing their blue coats!</p><p>Having received intelligence that Major McLeroth would be leading a column of recruits for the 7th Fusiliers to Camden to join their regiment there, the Swamp Fox decided to ambush the lobersbacks at the farm at Halfway Swamp, leading Veteran Rebel Militia towards the road the British will be travelling along.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_z2gVKNo4iCAy576ocxOM3Ey0tt9wCt-lpEuB0VsAUMR-QNdMvc4pSNOg-_c2Y4YSlrLWxpBPOYRsLXvTotNZQyUkwH7o2A2cCVJZ2F9jxNYmosyu57iF8sQX1f32HmI0zFfTl5Qbn6hTOWwq0mhy1ucZ7CWEt3R4xXqdRsvX8p7pNHfqIMKrUJhTA/s4032/IMG_5033.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO7_z2gVKNo4iCAy576ocxOM3Ey0tt9wCt-lpEuB0VsAUMR-QNdMvc4pSNOg-_c2Y4YSlrLWxpBPOYRsLXvTotNZQyUkwH7o2A2cCVJZ2F9jxNYmosyu57iF8sQX1f32HmI0zFfTl5Qbn6hTOWwq0mhy1ucZ7CWEt3R4xXqdRsvX8p7pNHfqIMKrUJhTA/w640-h480/IMG_5033.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Aware of the presence of the legendary rebel leader in the region, McLeroth ordered Sergeant Dowling to scout ahead with a group of Light Infantry skirmishers from the 64th Foot.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkG1F8hJPX832cMru_opMhPhYLjwEQtmTzdvk9gJxEKS6OfnZ9Szlei3ABKjHJ90eZ4b64IScIkaspQACD0Y5na9DFlpMY6ZERwEaw4swzP8HekQbz8uxIGUAH0uHZ5n6TktKwDEMqwm1lXYRHO9hqAbjyOT0ygTPC3nn3W9Yf0mI4jwbzOCjEnaxHoE/s2820/IMG_5034.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2339" data-original-width="2820" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHkG1F8hJPX832cMru_opMhPhYLjwEQtmTzdvk9gJxEKS6OfnZ9Szlei3ABKjHJ90eZ4b64IScIkaspQACD0Y5na9DFlpMY6ZERwEaw4swzP8HekQbz8uxIGUAH0uHZ5n6TktKwDEMqwm1lXYRHO9hqAbjyOT0ygTPC3nn3W9Yf0mI4jwbzOCjEnaxHoE/w640-h530/IMG_5034.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the volunteers for for the 7th Fusiliers (Tory Loyalist Militia types) "marched" towards Camden led by Captain George Kelly and Lieutenant Anthony Chalmers-Brown - it'll take some serious effort by a Sergeant Major to whip these boys into shape!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QtmzIQ_cpMdkXhVF971jB5FUB9cjM2uomGm6z4sXKM0BirIVEBpqyY3xzEDexse5rO53ckUqzWYr5zrielqWLz0CmAavHb7kzPnzGZLPcXzvrE_qS6tajz7VEjQbjMb8RpHkGrXMSVRf-zPDhGOeDo8KgTZKW3l6Gf1cvG1Quq9YKMSdCk6U2aQ2HVw/s4032/IMG_5035.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8QtmzIQ_cpMdkXhVF971jB5FUB9cjM2uomGm6z4sXKM0BirIVEBpqyY3xzEDexse5rO53ckUqzWYr5zrielqWLz0CmAavHb7kzPnzGZLPcXzvrE_qS6tajz7VEjQbjMb8RpHkGrXMSVRf-zPDhGOeDo8KgTZKW3l6Gf1cvG1Quq9YKMSdCk6U2aQ2HVw/w640-h480/IMG_5035.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Behind them Major McLeroth led the escort from the 64th Foot (bayonets fixed no doubt to encourage the Militia "volunteers" on their way to Camden).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTX8mCN23eIFVpI_S_MblI8NP6hlQmrCOiocc63spAt1luDpxqJYuusSgbisXyvf4Mo8hafOQ4WhKNcHjBq7I-1XtlshD9ZtSgI_kQC-nf_vH9SzLmUEikFSywMc7Or0vXWG6su0MkN8ja5yzODzKnZAjmnwmSlOOqRk5Re2i9IKTwt1Jbht8gOJVq-w/s4032/IMG_5036.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKTX8mCN23eIFVpI_S_MblI8NP6hlQmrCOiocc63spAt1luDpxqJYuusSgbisXyvf4Mo8hafOQ4WhKNcHjBq7I-1XtlshD9ZtSgI_kQC-nf_vH9SzLmUEikFSywMc7Or0vXWG6su0MkN8ja5yzODzKnZAjmnwmSlOOqRk5Re2i9IKTwt1Jbht8gOJVq-w/w640-h480/IMG_5036.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spotting the Tory Militia marching down the Camden-Charleston road, Marion snapped his men into a firing line, whilst Lieutenant Colonel Hugh Horry brought the Kingstree Regiment Militia up behind in support...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3JcMWK0qb5MfIhWfgd2TkPGM5Rl7gofGboVC45f6F1ePifKuMgYOJjXQhF8smsIPudJx7edvsF-OYwYBJm514e3NmDOKBwbhH8qRpHIfJ7BwHnBg175UIScjHDfaKjsu01dWWwo2xnHLuFLn00dtHeij2bG5yQHqUvLfsaEr6b9jFEYoL-ILrijqiMg/s4032/IMG_5037.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3JcMWK0qb5MfIhWfgd2TkPGM5Rl7gofGboVC45f6F1ePifKuMgYOJjXQhF8smsIPudJx7edvsF-OYwYBJm514e3NmDOKBwbhH8qRpHIfJ7BwHnBg175UIScjHDfaKjsu01dWWwo2xnHLuFLn00dtHeij2bG5yQHqUvLfsaEr6b9jFEYoL-ILrijqiMg/w640-h480/IMG_5037.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Surprised by the appearance of so many rebels, McLeroth split the 64th into two formations, the second under the command of the inexperienced Captain Willian Stanford.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVIlVEMILpCcg_EH_Xmq-oAy5hJUTn70-Mg6fwbxaIYanC_5FzhSNafmxBP97BN4-zS0qpRT0wNdIiPsndZFTQ0S_RMj04WuSM5Oo0FbqykROe75w3juiSqrfZKlNMMtEJgWB1bFuxkti2daCDBG-vH0jfPCYEobCZCdb619owFLMKcJIZ5HIGau95nA/s4032/IMG_5038.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtVIlVEMILpCcg_EH_Xmq-oAy5hJUTn70-Mg6fwbxaIYanC_5FzhSNafmxBP97BN4-zS0qpRT0wNdIiPsndZFTQ0S_RMj04WuSM5Oo0FbqykROe75w3juiSqrfZKlNMMtEJgWB1bFuxkti2daCDBG-vH0jfPCYEobCZCdb619owFLMKcJIZ5HIGau95nA/w640-h480/IMG_5038.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the British prepared to face down the American rebels flanking the main road they suddenly spied more enemy to their front - Lieutenant Colonel Lemuel Benton commanding three groups of Newly Recruited Militia and two groups of Militia skirmishers commanded by Major John Vanderhorst and Captain Robert McCottry respectively. Whilst the Newly Recruited Militia would not be able to stand against the bayonets of the redcoats, Benton was hopeful that his men might get a couple of good volleys in, even if they were Poor Shots.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7niuFvxHR239TMgUH6P9-STd8tA9awdU41kq_18M-uwA1op-9pOy7QgexoIvLzYqbT38jSTDM1mZ_Bq65vrKkoHsmqYQoKJH8Z3EjdwOxBhKkJe0e1qS1Gfb9ydR29mphu0ElfZZ1Di0wO69ZhcnUa8LueuWkJVnsnKpyKdpgaJz3eRI2m_jU4DSXLE/s4032/IMG_5039.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7niuFvxHR239TMgUH6P9-STd8tA9awdU41kq_18M-uwA1op-9pOy7QgexoIvLzYqbT38jSTDM1mZ_Bq65vrKkoHsmqYQoKJH8Z3EjdwOxBhKkJe0e1qS1Gfb9ydR29mphu0ElfZZ1Di0wO69ZhcnUa8LueuWkJVnsnKpyKdpgaJz3eRI2m_jU4DSXLE/w640-h480/IMG_5039.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Major McLeroth ordered Chalmers-Brown to get his Loyalist Militia to face off against the Swamp Fox whilst he led his 64th Foot further down the main road and Kelly led the other Militia around the rear of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSTw9LLIlnY89A60CaW-gZLpp5sxD9dzUL6UWvmAxiPdya7xhXRUHEZ4BLL6K7aBOSxQy6HDLLu-Xbz0mmhzVVu8ZZVaf4yHxrxGm6oxS4X6roEFOpK8wy5jeK3mQCW-pcTN9SmJFXlo5v2Y3v8AYCFqPdg7WooVKEUYZaVvMg3Da4InLCobLMSRxQ5Y/s3789/IMG_5040.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2440" data-original-width="3789" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYSTw9LLIlnY89A60CaW-gZLpp5sxD9dzUL6UWvmAxiPdya7xhXRUHEZ4BLL6K7aBOSxQy6HDLLu-Xbz0mmhzVVu8ZZVaf4yHxrxGm6oxS4X6roEFOpK8wy5jeK3mQCW-pcTN9SmJFXlo5v2Y3v8AYCFqPdg7WooVKEUYZaVvMg3Da4InLCobLMSRxQ5Y/w640-h412/IMG_5040.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sergeant Dowling ordered his men to the edge of the swampy woodland and opened fire on the enemy Militia to their front...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwByLV69sgaJDYIVKSYHVphK02-66K7wt6N4sWyCOHR70yPlM9cSX69DeEFI1SrjV7Jdx6ixX3PJf6T5R75Wh71XaQj7ERt-fulTZsJ50uzsjguKI50aoAL3nkGZ0GkKGSsNXoXegYa-lud5djInJKxvaqetggRompUXYk2dZtSMU9feIDXCSYQCZZVG0/s2321/IMG_5041.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2321" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwByLV69sgaJDYIVKSYHVphK02-66K7wt6N4sWyCOHR70yPlM9cSX69DeEFI1SrjV7Jdx6ixX3PJf6T5R75Wh71XaQj7ERt-fulTZsJ50uzsjguKI50aoAL3nkGZ0GkKGSsNXoXegYa-lud5djInJKxvaqetggRompUXYk2dZtSMU9feIDXCSYQCZZVG0/w640-h472/IMG_5041.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Gad! A British musket ball creased the brow of the Swamp Fox and knocked him from his horse! Dazed Marion lay prone on the dusty road...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9leZRYuM4Xm65ZrVDBWIQwhSjMU2w8cbyczzeO4sVfJIuytnqxMIgY1gTJbG1j6Z2CEIVInbhmZ4ofUP_yY-x87hVqji3F4sbs10-BMW-Rb-Vl0eQgECQa7tE7uKbx7T8CIUZL01rJmZ216OJI0sKrBRLT3ps2_c01BRIQqsLXkbG9SL9gci5UFDsOw/s4032/IMG_5042.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9leZRYuM4Xm65ZrVDBWIQwhSjMU2w8cbyczzeO4sVfJIuytnqxMIgY1gTJbG1j6Z2CEIVInbhmZ4ofUP_yY-x87hVqji3F4sbs10-BMW-Rb-Vl0eQgECQa7tE7uKbx7T8CIUZL01rJmZ216OJI0sKrBRLT3ps2_c01BRIQqsLXkbG9SL9gci5UFDsOw/w640-h480/IMG_5042.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">His Veterans opened fire, a volley tearing into the Tory Militia, killing two.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcT8mj0BxZp77sIdVgxKyKWGx-L4ZacBAwzSQ7EbMSXqyKGbTdCwtZZyIrWb-zZphdxMhd4gEzed6i9zLLWrGs0735b7Tgu4BuEb1kb5JgO6fAI-JobDpsvy1lLxzg1op5HEh34RkEda1WiGUVpoHZOJBJgFA9_-o9gIJsBHb1ZqPdQtUQfR2TJNTeq8/s4032/IMG_5043.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcT8mj0BxZp77sIdVgxKyKWGx-L4ZacBAwzSQ7EbMSXqyKGbTdCwtZZyIrWb-zZphdxMhd4gEzed6i9zLLWrGs0735b7Tgu4BuEb1kb5JgO6fAI-JobDpsvy1lLxzg1op5HEh34RkEda1WiGUVpoHZOJBJgFA9_-o9gIJsBHb1ZqPdQtUQfR2TJNTeq8/w640-h480/IMG_5043.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Major McLeroth ordered his redcoats to boldly push forward and engage the enemy militia, killing two and inflicting more Shock on them, whilst Stanford ordered the remainder of the 64th down the main road.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfaHftvzXAHrKgJYqX3iITdgnNiMLmBUsmDBUxs3m2JryKvGBi9E1fMNA1n2028ut68YKvj55DARSz-zUZZkLQFLWweGLaXyXHrQbPuQag_4AzOOJoIRLpK9ZEJ4ttusOiQUXav7h3MA4AuGaXkI-wiYGTYNDVvaC6mD6I5yMPJ2baLvEOHdgylFWJa4/s4032/IMG_5044.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfaHftvzXAHrKgJYqX3iITdgnNiMLmBUsmDBUxs3m2JryKvGBi9E1fMNA1n2028ut68YKvj55DARSz-zUZZkLQFLWweGLaXyXHrQbPuQag_4AzOOJoIRLpK9ZEJ4ttusOiQUXav7h3MA4AuGaXkI-wiYGTYNDVvaC6mD6I5yMPJ2baLvEOHdgylFWJa4/w640-h480/IMG_5044.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Volleys were traded and redcoats, bluecoats and Tory Militia fell dead.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfoL2PrMtPyEJHfLabCqcmCENOCD9lhKE-2HffW6QHla8ukhfgUCHvfwIyS_G2oj8NoQlBHCjmAZ6VBXZzQP1MXTFAGAerdCMFyhjOiGpRNdLhUVo2DgZ8zZDOXX4oPvms4JbnjgAoXQiPO17gYqtpl-5rgyYAy9IUwZzJtmQWiRaz6cN53kkhokyOoM/s4032/IMG_5045.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipfoL2PrMtPyEJHfLabCqcmCENOCD9lhKE-2HffW6QHla8ukhfgUCHvfwIyS_G2oj8NoQlBHCjmAZ6VBXZzQP1MXTFAGAerdCMFyhjOiGpRNdLhUVo2DgZ8zZDOXX4oPvms4JbnjgAoXQiPO17gYqtpl-5rgyYAy9IUwZzJtmQWiRaz6cN53kkhokyOoM/w640-h480/IMG_5045.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst at the very edge of the range of his men, Lieutenant Colonel Benton ordered his to fire, fire and keep firing down the main road at the redcoats!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-FW80Xx4OdWXQ88MwQtN-kCR3TwDgErfVqtPSJ7aV9utklHYXCTMJU785twFdwZBKV7s0C2mIXjJ3Nkv4C4LNMR1mnm1kq5mPrzEFry7U7fAZDWyYvhGzFQ82Al4Sy8zWjbwwUTwfQaJr0DJ1LQeF-0adwka-lOAe4oiSthf4wHGqQ8DNt_rh24RLGo/s4032/IMG_5046.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh-FW80Xx4OdWXQ88MwQtN-kCR3TwDgErfVqtPSJ7aV9utklHYXCTMJU785twFdwZBKV7s0C2mIXjJ3Nkv4C4LNMR1mnm1kq5mPrzEFry7U7fAZDWyYvhGzFQ82Al4Sy8zWjbwwUTwfQaJr0DJ1LQeF-0adwka-lOAe4oiSthf4wHGqQ8DNt_rh24RLGo/w640-h480/IMG_5046.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst they were Poor Shots Benton's Newly Recruited Militia managed to inflict enough Shock on McLeroth's men that one group of them were forced to fall back!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDol_KFoc3SQsQyhhTgZ9wVgjb5QsEmRI7OPQRv3I0WUV0Wf-FciQvQjCrI7ME1MbylciqKU4BgfbOFrqwGNsHQpTWrbYNr6V_RJeBt53HSOrKEdNlPSTrzAjUt9RkVhXSyAhCdS0XGdFh7HXvMkVMDyKV_OJnjcIhHKmkAiulnc2oZn27jO7Ly9LbV3U/s3400/IMG_5047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2377" data-original-width="3400" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDol_KFoc3SQsQyhhTgZ9wVgjb5QsEmRI7OPQRv3I0WUV0Wf-FciQvQjCrI7ME1MbylciqKU4BgfbOFrqwGNsHQpTWrbYNr6V_RJeBt53HSOrKEdNlPSTrzAjUt9RkVhXSyAhCdS0XGdFh7HXvMkVMDyKV_OJnjcIhHKmkAiulnc2oZn27jO7Ly9LbV3U/w640-h448/IMG_5047.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As his command wavered, Major McLeroth ordered Captain Stanford to go in with the bayonet on Marion's leaderless Militia!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGz9JwT0whI15jgZD0l8WXYi3ugfQsmfk83n_-NEH8ytUGA962shTDtkzSb0ZTCJOdHdZVYx0cpLWVgMTXnNpF1kJCrqFoIX8ljqqFdehovtU21ECJ51yY6Mbu1gUYB2JrjBZ_sZfHMujZRkA90En_GaLMYSsK1h3WnUvCVHU6k4Sdky6SEH50MomIBQ/s4032/IMG_5048.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGz9JwT0whI15jgZD0l8WXYi3ugfQsmfk83n_-NEH8ytUGA962shTDtkzSb0ZTCJOdHdZVYx0cpLWVgMTXnNpF1kJCrqFoIX8ljqqFdehovtU21ECJ51yY6Mbu1gUYB2JrjBZ_sZfHMujZRkA90En_GaLMYSsK1h3WnUvCVHU6k4Sdky6SEH50MomIBQ/w640-h480/IMG_5048.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The British attack forcing the Veteran Militia to fall back into the swamp!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RHVUpnOt4WIWlZV5TOJeGyccVpPyevoy4HJFRB-2IAlCUMP9tdzMmkcJhzlcMfqbxbnw9KSEoY89aurISf9TCx0171V0bj7Pf0g0vSQaoMmC8ra9kb8XEUN_ku2-pwCjdHJCAYNTajzwyqIVmH3e4KEHh8trjK4iKy7e8Hm7BcH2JNMxIC1PvagVbQ8/s4032/IMG_5049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RHVUpnOt4WIWlZV5TOJeGyccVpPyevoy4HJFRB-2IAlCUMP9tdzMmkcJhzlcMfqbxbnw9KSEoY89aurISf9TCx0171V0bj7Pf0g0vSQaoMmC8ra9kb8XEUN_ku2-pwCjdHJCAYNTajzwyqIVmH3e4KEHh8trjK4iKy7e8Hm7BcH2JNMxIC1PvagVbQ8/w640-h480/IMG_5049.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Vanderhorst and McCottry's skirmishers took position behind the rail fencing and opened fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjs9A5XNiUtC8zW6UGTlNkhSfgYafwmPg-ZuKAB3pHf-F1dGLv2WDXnWLdN5QXN9_qvR44bP16eUs-rAkvwn1AiVj7v_mOTtkTI8OCeYVm4OXOKiSKMP-TsFocrqK4o8Azpd6X6wYE8wI2gcOo9NyKGfgAzp-BoiIwYe3gOxU56q0eaCuO6pcGcUJaRDo/s4032/IMG_5051.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A firefight erupted between the rebel skirmishers and Tory militia, caught up in their own private battle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaT_i_Y5meTE0P51tcbn-hIY2ce2A2vg3tIka_GE8dP5I4AWV8E4wbWxCtnTVDgungLl9nZtrVBN1hkIMrnJlZTS66gQ1ABjzyTBoGHgFqeLl1pPewh3nDREp5swHqhjHcMK3wNCRj1lPDU6EJTOls0WM0qnEI2weSqSD0fBw7OhKoqnO37Z8Nycuuwk/s4032/IMG_5052.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHaT_i_Y5meTE0P51tcbn-hIY2ce2A2vg3tIka_GE8dP5I4AWV8E4wbWxCtnTVDgungLl9nZtrVBN1hkIMrnJlZTS66gQ1ABjzyTBoGHgFqeLl1pPewh3nDREp5swHqhjHcMK3wNCRj1lPDU6EJTOls0WM0qnEI2weSqSD0fBw7OhKoqnO37Z8Nycuuwk/w640-h480/IMG_5052.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile Lieutenant Colonel Horry ordered a group of the Kingstree Militia, who were slowly advancing through the swamp alongside the road, to open fire at the 64th who had pushed Marion's men back...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdWiGQkRlze_cfBxEDa3aclqFjM8GtgENdnxyP0qCSKca1QTgkxQx1bJvtlH8pTvctOTYSLfGi8Mfi9f6SJXEyp_g9SP4iLgKNsBaoRvFIkRfseHAZKyVuDrdFCWPNxDbsqXKj9PN_CBbavXMXG2_Xb90uVc4jOnWMisBWU0NI2ONXTmZpEV-Cp51zRk/s4032/IMG_5053.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPdWiGQkRlze_cfBxEDa3aclqFjM8GtgENdnxyP0qCSKca1QTgkxQx1bJvtlH8pTvctOTYSLfGi8Mfi9f6SJXEyp_g9SP4iLgKNsBaoRvFIkRfseHAZKyVuDrdFCWPNxDbsqXKj9PN_CBbavXMXG2_Xb90uVc4jOnWMisBWU0NI2ONXTmZpEV-Cp51zRk/w640-h480/IMG_5053.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Several lobsterbacks falling to the well aimed shots of the Kingstree men!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPeNS6NnSBX4Is539KsYXLeDFrk9ztgDHCKO9t-Apux_uGb3Ck52Ig_dSsT3iQHLe0uEIf4IGiKfuatJaV7BtA3yQ9BgTlru2v66pxSxXKhHEtq74SIGvK7Ep3nvImJctFqU59gsZpKwFP6XI_p5TF-iAxR6_EIqtWmJ9tciTj-dzsa2FCP1wJ5ruDqg/s4032/IMG_5054.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFPeNS6NnSBX4Is539KsYXLeDFrk9ztgDHCKO9t-Apux_uGb3Ck52Ig_dSsT3iQHLe0uEIf4IGiKfuatJaV7BtA3yQ9BgTlru2v66pxSxXKhHEtq74SIGvK7Ep3nvImJctFqU59gsZpKwFP6XI_p5TF-iAxR6_EIqtWmJ9tciTj-dzsa2FCP1wJ5ruDqg/w640-h480/IMG_5054.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Major Vanderhorst's men concentrating on the enemy Militia across the field, Captain McCottry ordered his men to concentrate on the redcoats by the farm building...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdYGoOYBzSp4HQ1ySRlkuChOrh7bmmTkTTrcVhJkz9WTpiiu-Em8sDHzbtOsq7p9EPKLl1DBr6USv5cH_GWswSOpRgpay2kAoflLskz82QsdqbR5bYDmHsPS-WhignYfGa0EhWVqyLZz14czo2Lpus-aiByr_gkcEw-FU6IBnC6aD-TLqDbCuFO4mp1c/s4032/IMG_5058.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrdYGoOYBzSp4HQ1ySRlkuChOrh7bmmTkTTrcVhJkz9WTpiiu-Em8sDHzbtOsq7p9EPKLl1DBr6USv5cH_GWswSOpRgpay2kAoflLskz82QsdqbR5bYDmHsPS-WhignYfGa0EhWVqyLZz14czo2Lpus-aiByr_gkcEw-FU6IBnC6aD-TLqDbCuFO4mp1c/w640-h480/IMG_5058.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Shocked by the fire coming in from their flank, the decimated redcoats wavered...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DPJVcXGaRm8VWnI3br3KSCrXqQSNditpxdfI7LKrvdjFkosA6rOoj6CfanzljP3KpHdMv4Op4UKiNs_STRGNN9zGz_Idk7kSt2I2yaibYYTHvWEqyU9R77Vjckrj137x8dfcy8rOJz9X1scycIF_cElPS6ZGJH6DaV7Q4i0Eyzu9K6PPAkMM9i11rgw/s4032/IMG_5056.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2DPJVcXGaRm8VWnI3br3KSCrXqQSNditpxdfI7LKrvdjFkosA6rOoj6CfanzljP3KpHdMv4Op4UKiNs_STRGNN9zGz_Idk7kSt2I2yaibYYTHvWEqyU9R77Vjckrj137x8dfcy8rOJz9X1scycIF_cElPS6ZGJH6DaV7Q4i0Eyzu9K6PPAkMM9i11rgw/w640-h480/IMG_5056.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: left;">Dowling's Light Infantry skirmishers traded fire with the Kingstree Militia to limited effect...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVnPHfeL9HWXxuaXFUZtQ2TgcRqPySo8fmqTv38OpDoIJy10boVoW6NQ7ag9Pw5NdnHYRhx_f3h7uY_cKMqI8DcYd7KOrN4CqxtGs_LtpMUvrXiCnNe9xm0nFJPSS8LY19wWSBqm4qmL2fQvDU0Tg8rRz1LINHjETs2PxrL5fi-uBBskwuvu1nW1jWqM/s4032/IMG_5060.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpVnPHfeL9HWXxuaXFUZtQ2TgcRqPySo8fmqTv38OpDoIJy10boVoW6NQ7ag9Pw5NdnHYRhx_f3h7uY_cKMqI8DcYd7KOrN4CqxtGs_LtpMUvrXiCnNe9xm0nFJPSS8LY19wWSBqm4qmL2fQvDU0Tg8rRz1LINHjETs2PxrL5fi-uBBskwuvu1nW1jWqM/w640-h480/IMG_5060.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An eagle's-eye view of the battlefield revealing the finely balanced situation, the British wobbling under American fire, but still capable to carrying the road to Camden if they could just close with Benton's men and put them to the bayonet!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i_GAh-S7DZB1g0cw86r1GB_42rZaoGLM4kbdk0kpLTdjQCyVtvKbeY1s5QP_1yj3lO-BTwLnTr_AU0_HznM5QIx6-3Miqd3C800JL-SVzmHifhJccJQx7hFBiHOX0Pox0Z5_Hwi18b09AxpWmXL5blVAVh82xkHLt_AHTZcPHAPYn8x7IZM6VOB23FE/s4032/IMG_5062.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4i_GAh-S7DZB1g0cw86r1GB_42rZaoGLM4kbdk0kpLTdjQCyVtvKbeY1s5QP_1yj3lO-BTwLnTr_AU0_HznM5QIx6-3Miqd3C800JL-SVzmHifhJccJQx7hFBiHOX0Pox0Z5_Hwi18b09AxpWmXL5blVAVh82xkHLt_AHTZcPHAPYn8x7IZM6VOB23FE/w640-h480/IMG_5062.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Major Vanderhorst's private battle with Captain Kelly came to a sudden conclusion...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgaJYiBHnYHePUdVRHNBpEPanWuI8J-O0hRM-JF7EktVm9D50f9bKoUR-TIfczteuF0urOhJ5vmnc95Lp-RgeQp4_gaIUop_sHW5zvFqUQH7qUi4qhnwnNbncUIl90QuSGLMtcCE5hBCn-H_CQHjc3uZog8SfefWPH9B0sf2juo_06YnvjhfG7ddRIgM/s3589/IMG_5063.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2569" data-original-width="3589" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsgaJYiBHnYHePUdVRHNBpEPanWuI8J-O0hRM-JF7EktVm9D50f9bKoUR-TIfczteuF0urOhJ5vmnc95Lp-RgeQp4_gaIUop_sHW5zvFqUQH7qUi4qhnwnNbncUIl90QuSGLMtcCE5hBCn-H_CQHjc3uZog8SfefWPH9B0sf2juo_06YnvjhfG7ddRIgM/w640-h458/IMG_5063.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rebel musket ball lodging itself in the Tory Militia Captain's skull!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLcG-MThDhe9ZanZPaArljl8vx6WpnwIW7GT_Otk-cH8-3XSt21xLnrWn6BQsl3mjQGMo9uYEg-FRcokoZX1pGIJl92RLpcE6dnI7MVS4PsXEJMachgxFnuWB25eKV7o4KIlxKr4xIGuhUkGqqIa-XDVNdjbBejTGroOZQTxzdwp0xOaeMfGoRiaSzEk/s3205/IMG_5064.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2753" data-original-width="3205" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLcG-MThDhe9ZanZPaArljl8vx6WpnwIW7GT_Otk-cH8-3XSt21xLnrWn6BQsl3mjQGMo9uYEg-FRcokoZX1pGIJl92RLpcE6dnI7MVS4PsXEJMachgxFnuWB25eKV7o4KIlxKr4xIGuhUkGqqIa-XDVNdjbBejTGroOZQTxzdwp0xOaeMfGoRiaSzEk/w640-h550/IMG_5064.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then in a shocking example of cultural misappropriation Sergeant Dowling ordered his Light Infantry skirmishers to throw tomahawks at the Kingstree Militia and charge in on the Americans...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0gQV3OS3KIGgnWQ-UKg6mlz2vkJSR7waK7_9hPY8XtIRSp7ld0BTydGHQsBDSmMoWvCpuVzfqYJPf81YRa1L1n215i5XFQJ6LvzdSwUSwq_4ewnN2nkTysChMPhUbyjHdr01o5Kn2DIDarV25OUnLLQRaPHiLDqdk3E9RdUwshTZbxfvKJvGQxAN8bY/s4032/IMG_5066.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0gQV3OS3KIGgnWQ-UKg6mlz2vkJSR7waK7_9hPY8XtIRSp7ld0BTydGHQsBDSmMoWvCpuVzfqYJPf81YRa1L1n215i5XFQJ6LvzdSwUSwq_4ewnN2nkTysChMPhUbyjHdr01o5Kn2DIDarV25OUnLLQRaPHiLDqdk3E9RdUwshTZbxfvKJvGQxAN8bY/w640-h480/IMG_5066.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The noble Lieutenant Colonel Horry took a slight wound from the British but he remained upright as his men saw off the redcoat attack (that'll teach them to use weapons stolen from America!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg3o0iqXJEtUgXFjanTyKzzwrZwxYXjJllcM7rItKUwmk5Hg_sBXLrQItg_yF3Lr9sgYwRXYhP3rYgyr7yWpDtZLVOSpDgaY5KnZAY15fqJtFzYEMf1tqsv-crotQ7TA0Z9d7AvaEUIwivMkAjA1XEvIRxEYWoFl35aHzyzRF6EGBV3_ahTVyaZEA74Y/s4032/IMG_5067.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHg3o0iqXJEtUgXFjanTyKzzwrZwxYXjJllcM7rItKUwmk5Hg_sBXLrQItg_yF3Lr9sgYwRXYhP3rYgyr7yWpDtZLVOSpDgaY5KnZAY15fqJtFzYEMf1tqsv-crotQ7TA0Z9d7AvaEUIwivMkAjA1XEvIRxEYWoFl35aHzyzRF6EGBV3_ahTVyaZEA74Y/w640-h480/IMG_5067.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Kingstree men decided to see the 64th's skirmishers off with a final volley...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPA0toVz9n0qNLNQUoJ1Te8v-cQ5e31TyHsbJ88VoGYuCTt2mU4H7_djk3ed1hn0_D8iokhupP2eMJqUeBsKRnsnhFDERKDWfpLCP6vwvm0W_G9dlWDcF8vGbItPZd6d_I2Wz7UMeedMPZCuqMxJPA0tRwktL-l7pULYaFvBj4pxl6n3ria9XAMfxciw/s4032/IMG_5068.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZPA0toVz9n0qNLNQUoJ1Te8v-cQ5e31TyHsbJ88VoGYuCTt2mU4H7_djk3ed1hn0_D8iokhupP2eMJqUeBsKRnsnhFDERKDWfpLCP6vwvm0W_G9dlWDcF8vGbItPZd6d_I2Wz7UMeedMPZCuqMxJPA0tRwktL-l7pULYaFvBj4pxl6n3ria9XAMfxciw/w640-h480/IMG_5068.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Resulting in the surviving redcoat skirmishers fleeing into the woodland swamp! (probably to be eaten by alligators).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuGeOjF_Zs8g4MbhpnB53PWYk6F-R5XPcDyIu945Hot3jzndoq6uo8b99BsiHDINpwl2Pi_glFynkc-IHC_lozyJkw-CEzM4pvrHV00uCFRTYoG8wsP7vFi9we3QboeI2_JPq0F77gjp0m0Z2rYoxx-M-2xMkr4nuPDV8Rxwve-_kqZ_0fp71srzY3o4/s3061/IMG_5069.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2485" data-original-width="3061" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghuGeOjF_Zs8g4MbhpnB53PWYk6F-R5XPcDyIu945Hot3jzndoq6uo8b99BsiHDINpwl2Pi_glFynkc-IHC_lozyJkw-CEzM4pvrHV00uCFRTYoG8wsP7vFi9we3QboeI2_JPq0F77gjp0m0Z2rYoxx-M-2xMkr4nuPDV8Rxwve-_kqZ_0fp71srzY3o4/w640-h520/IMG_5069.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The <i>coup de grace</i> was administered by a detached group of Lieutenant Colonel Benton's Newly Raised Militia who levelled their muskets and fired at Major McLeroth's men...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyI2gGYWhcnjMNVariek-SL5y5JGBSTmVz1GB9GdTHf2lRgmC_1HTdQtYZ9QHpVpoH0UUxcPu7QUaiImghQgzqPWRS0xug8JQGr8JYmSWYnVnHEFuqa76aG9lMV-vf6akKTpmqsjzANOCZsfftiPPNg-NjZsLUUppnq9CnUS7w6HWmxoXVhuESIv1ZSQ/s3725/IMG_5070.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2348" data-original-width="3725" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioyI2gGYWhcnjMNVariek-SL5y5JGBSTmVz1GB9GdTHf2lRgmC_1HTdQtYZ9QHpVpoH0UUxcPu7QUaiImghQgzqPWRS0xug8JQGr8JYmSWYnVnHEFuqa76aG9lMV-vf6akKTpmqsjzANOCZsfftiPPNg-NjZsLUUppnq9CnUS7w6HWmxoXVhuESIv1ZSQ/w640-h404/IMG_5070.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 64th broke, the surviving lobsterbacks running as fast as their legs could carry them back to Charleston! The British Force Morale crashed to zero and victory was handed to the supine Swamp Fox!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqES3KnBVTA6JtsaHGxoVsY8_4LO94UbLx2ybarfvUqg9IMw63Vzd6zPfVtpyISnxGG9vyyPWYFDJKEREz-RUqVOPwHD6bhSV8WUQLs1pxRpinqiUf8P7MtqKbS9jOClCHuDkgSUY7x3XKOAsLvFvYO8v4hyfYF-HR0mGt5lGep1ouh3S9-v9HlGNvkxw/s2171/IMG_5071.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="1595" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqES3KnBVTA6JtsaHGxoVsY8_4LO94UbLx2ybarfvUqg9IMw63Vzd6zPfVtpyISnxGG9vyyPWYFDJKEREz-RUqVOPwHD6bhSV8WUQLs1pxRpinqiUf8P7MtqKbS9jOClCHuDkgSUY7x3XKOAsLvFvYO8v4hyfYF-HR0mGt5lGep1ouh3S9-v9HlGNvkxw/w470-h640/IMG_5071.jpeg" width="470" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">A lot of fun was had here, a somewhat challenging scenario for the British that went the way of history. Nice to play some AWI <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> again, we should do this again soon.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-70442200845571428082023-10-08T22:19:00.001+01:002023-10-08T22:19:54.876+01:00Chain of Command: Case Orange...<p>Last weekend I took part in a Blitzkrieg 1940 themed <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> weekend down <b>Bristol Independent Gaming</b> organised by Andy, giving my new Dutch army a run out. The event gave each player four games and had a campaign element to encourage players not to try pointless death or glory <b><i>Commando</i></b> comic charges at the enemy!</p><p>My first game was against Troy, a local uni student who had never played the game before, indeed his only wargaming experience was having played <b><i>Stargrave</i></b> with fellow student Elliot using pizza boxes as terrain! Despite this, he handled his German force very well deploying one section on one flank utilising the railway station for cover.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqWjao9eknpFXYsjtHj0576VLd-MOKdKBAeZkFV5_mH0SkbxsJSQY4xSMkpQQkpq4jGRgKPYqwTJZ8PYX65d7ekBhJJZ3ou-p6JrhvWIyiihfhX79KNPQKyM4L41BvUatwsECaZeWIjyFruw7sbx-DyKFirfmIAIhGj-zU6qMi_wv5kP3Xujs5-LuqO8/s2977/IMG_4985.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="2977" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOqWjao9eknpFXYsjtHj0576VLd-MOKdKBAeZkFV5_mH0SkbxsJSQY4xSMkpQQkpq4jGRgKPYqwTJZ8PYX65d7ekBhJJZ3ou-p6JrhvWIyiihfhX79KNPQKyM4L41BvUatwsECaZeWIjyFruw7sbx-DyKFirfmIAIhGj-zU6qMi_wv5kP3Xujs5-LuqO8/w640-h422/IMG_4985.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the Dutch infantry deployment was delayed by Stukas, fortunately my Pantzerwagen M.36 arrived...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3IFfbOmtyVa7vQPqi7eAehDGg2OwCHg-qKKWr2oM19ByYRs_jfvWHX-Nf0_UmxxUKZJJKFLmc_QGYHQJ1b6gUp09BuA8utcOGfcFSsWKX4baEqwckXfjcuZ3jv_jFAuXIHr-9NPR52NGem6MysgT_xik7I6YRUfcHw3uSCARklp-9GExPMGwMo-bxKY/s4032/IMG_4982.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA3IFfbOmtyVa7vQPqi7eAehDGg2OwCHg-qKKWr2oM19ByYRs_jfvWHX-Nf0_UmxxUKZJJKFLmc_QGYHQJ1b6gUp09BuA8utcOGfcFSsWKX4baEqwckXfjcuZ3jv_jFAuXIHr-9NPR52NGem6MysgT_xik7I6YRUfcHw3uSCARklp-9GExPMGwMo-bxKY/w640-h480/IMG_4982.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And turning a corner managed to surprise a section of advancing Germans!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7heykflgoLhBbKVzHiTnEuTQ_tqYbkF7_EdsBwkBftGxIURDj_Rw8QddR4eUc0CNGCvrqULcVXGHjGhzs7O3rajT5nvGwpln589zeBStMaX9CQuoZkuruMD9SB3TiAUb8dIg0Hc8tmVikky63jT2Km58isEZJGYXUBl_Crpn7TCGFFZSRVsdzQLnGtA/s3439/IMG_4989.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2540" data-original-width="3439" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM7heykflgoLhBbKVzHiTnEuTQ_tqYbkF7_EdsBwkBftGxIURDj_Rw8QddR4eUc0CNGCvrqULcVXGHjGhzs7O3rajT5nvGwpln589zeBStMaX9CQuoZkuruMD9SB3TiAUb8dIg0Hc8tmVikky63jT2Km58isEZJGYXUBl_Crpn7TCGFFZSRVsdzQLnGtA/w640-h472/IMG_4989.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bravely they decided to try and charge the Dutch armoured car and toss a grenade in the hatch - which they failed at and saw their NCO wounded!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHh2UQv3FsuW9-fjKln_KB-UOyK2ZKI5ev7JRNRR5ypQx2FGM74G-Tl5a74GP5FGfCC8XYzF29z9-So2GEpjIjDQpBp2FwbCILgwYaSoM25-2E4UDmQUQpk7iS56-kUi6TrT-x_dqTyIP2FdnVMhcKDPZtnLIS-v6iX8VPaFu0yGJG_vzHSX2lQDd9ECg/s4032/IMG_4990.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHh2UQv3FsuW9-fjKln_KB-UOyK2ZKI5ev7JRNRR5ypQx2FGM74G-Tl5a74GP5FGfCC8XYzF29z9-So2GEpjIjDQpBp2FwbCILgwYaSoM25-2E4UDmQUQpk7iS56-kUi6TrT-x_dqTyIP2FdnVMhcKDPZtnLIS-v6iX8VPaFu0yGJG_vzHSX2lQDd9ECg/w640-h480/IMG_4990.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However that was the high water mark for my Dutch, the Carden-Loyd carrier was driven off my German MG34 fire!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iWQn62nuoaFsw6u6z10vwb9dAmQP9FrWjSC7Y0xByorkkH7SvYU-C4Rt3SlKpsslayEWJfOaDdJJy4a0fvEGQlJMF_xQuwM_TVPz0SopVpn_AFjJ_00nC3F4WcHygziJag_yiM1FeI1XbGQyypmPyydfBcj1-Zo6a3Lr6tLO3r3mkwgIQywGe0WVUNA/s3548/IMG_4994.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="3548" height="508" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8iWQn62nuoaFsw6u6z10vwb9dAmQP9FrWjSC7Y0xByorkkH7SvYU-C4Rt3SlKpsslayEWJfOaDdJJy4a0fvEGQlJMF_xQuwM_TVPz0SopVpn_AFjJ_00nC3F4WcHygziJag_yiM1FeI1XbGQyypmPyydfBcj1-Zo6a3Lr6tLO3r3mkwgIQywGe0WVUNA/w640-h508/IMG_4994.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And Troy concentrated his remaining force in the gardens of the houses, bringing overwhelming MG34 fire - and a flamethrower - to bear, forcing the only Dutch section which got past the Stukas into headlong flight!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0DYhT-PHebZD2-HXxzb75QYPHe2LVDtB5QmUMzDvd4yBZBrauuxzG2KHFPtk1qrlYwBqOwCI_IPbanGJmjc37vnnkFaZSVNHBcsoBf7B1Sz2RqkdiLnKUYxjARh216-fbdS9NwkakyJLKlBd6cGRh42gKStBrxs0BRSN8fyfYtck7NsjeKBmKNku-X4/s4032/IMG_4987.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy0DYhT-PHebZD2-HXxzb75QYPHe2LVDtB5QmUMzDvd4yBZBrauuxzG2KHFPtk1qrlYwBqOwCI_IPbanGJmjc37vnnkFaZSVNHBcsoBf7B1Sz2RqkdiLnKUYxjARh216-fbdS9NwkakyJLKlBd6cGRh42gKStBrxs0BRSN8fyfYtck7NsjeKBmKNku-X4/w640-h480/IMG_4987.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My second game was against David with a 2nd Wave German platoon, complete with Panzer!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjzQWf9HAI7pd8AXoA0RqSCQDoQ8bIIizFusaFxMmi6B_1wA6bstCEgbTEadj7sp025UMA7nrsD8QwUcnIZEnRKedK-F59KrH-P9HHqbPYmUYevXKSNB74xtjqjbR8hTmM4UeuyzhAk7xGXCPqY8xvDc-HLo1fTRQIiBlCXPoXPwC0ycLHj-2Sp39HcM/s3163/IMG_4995.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2301" data-original-width="3163" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitjzQWf9HAI7pd8AXoA0RqSCQDoQ8bIIizFusaFxMmi6B_1wA6bstCEgbTEadj7sp025UMA7nrsD8QwUcnIZEnRKedK-F59KrH-P9HHqbPYmUYevXKSNB74xtjqjbR8hTmM4UeuyzhAk7xGXCPqY8xvDc-HLo1fTRQIiBlCXPoXPwC0ycLHj-2Sp39HcM/w640-h466/IMG_4995.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">David had to clear the Dutch from the table, so I hid two sections in the orchard...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCCjKSebOnwwkPUCPC3IP__xrafYR6G3o4V0um-Zmr3d8nnPZGTfAlRaOOUMxKDmimSUVUUVEwtmUaCaM0bbS_V8sVe5hXJOfwjITTySs2zihRUDtb5WI557k9z9nqjEznxf3fAyeVdGbb2cTyIrvj1M0Zvb0OfsobVVDPaDTJQUfGtPBUbPQ1znZyic/s4032/IMG_4996.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNCCjKSebOnwwkPUCPC3IP__xrafYR6G3o4V0um-Zmr3d8nnPZGTfAlRaOOUMxKDmimSUVUUVEwtmUaCaM0bbS_V8sVe5hXJOfwjITTySs2zihRUDtb5WI557k9z9nqjEznxf3fAyeVdGbb2cTyIrvj1M0Zvb0OfsobVVDPaDTJQUfGtPBUbPQ1znZyic/w640-h480/IMG_4996.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst David hid one of his in the garage across the road!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ThRp83Lbmv_bGW-g4msnVqruguMgJfOWshzVeHld3LYIzJRCnahBesfNfDbb5B2UA-lH87UrCZQY7koAnCkDDZ4d-eFGuFKF1suDsNQjweagr40WGjgjuYJiBKZbHSPsGglOJl_-qW-b6tNKMeXt1hqtJeR_gl55-sdbN7S9wLD5ZnoUQZ10Twnm19c/s4032/IMG_4997.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ThRp83Lbmv_bGW-g4msnVqruguMgJfOWshzVeHld3LYIzJRCnahBesfNfDbb5B2UA-lH87UrCZQY7koAnCkDDZ4d-eFGuFKF1suDsNQjweagr40WGjgjuYJiBKZbHSPsGglOJl_-qW-b6tNKMeXt1hqtJeR_gl55-sdbN7S9wLD5ZnoUQZ10Twnm19c/w640-h480/IMG_4997.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My third section advanced on the Germans who had swiftly captured one of my deployment points...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp6YlBY7qGKZakjVW8dBND8R4jFeDEYzpuHe7NHy9O5Flm6rOj9Fapd-jeNw6g3dPyREb7i-JZY3_nec5uh7wzXLqCHrcICFzleXQ0loBky1_LD7C3XxOo8syeDjRVrZMfpf8I6q0W-4bfgQF0gTVGhVHefqtARtVk64WV8wQGk7c6-ffuCkFNJ6GsAQ/s4032/IMG_4998.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqp6YlBY7qGKZakjVW8dBND8R4jFeDEYzpuHe7NHy9O5Flm6rOj9Fapd-jeNw6g3dPyREb7i-JZY3_nec5uh7wzXLqCHrcICFzleXQ0loBky1_LD7C3XxOo8syeDjRVrZMfpf8I6q0W-4bfgQF0gTVGhVHefqtARtVk64WV8wQGk7c6-ffuCkFNJ6GsAQ/w640-h480/IMG_4998.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And with the help of the second section's Lewis gunner and a MMG in the Kazemat (bunker), managed to wipe out the enemy unit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYCsourZfDe0qI6f-sYhZca8BSQFAka15A3v2gJOqbwzggEmZ9lggGJj46XEIgjZj2avIMtrSF34_DVZooJuGmPKP1RGDMHKKegoXfdu5p9AXycc22Z3dhdoPe3Mr-NToiqItZujeVcoEmWFLW7gc3dDcrpIeI33RGlv2seIxeeJ7dqx8W1UK75wnI24/s4032/IMG_4999.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYCsourZfDe0qI6f-sYhZca8BSQFAka15A3v2gJOqbwzggEmZ9lggGJj46XEIgjZj2avIMtrSF34_DVZooJuGmPKP1RGDMHKKegoXfdu5p9AXycc22Z3dhdoPe3Mr-NToiqItZujeVcoEmWFLW7gc3dDcrpIeI33RGlv2seIxeeJ7dqx8W1UK75wnI24/w640-h480/IMG_4999.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However with the main gun on my Pansterwagen being disabled by a lucky Panzer shot, the game soon turned into one with the German tank just chasing my troops around the board firing HE and MG's at them, whilst they tried to be anywhere but near the Panzer!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhWihW75ujGLUBfpIu7HikY1l4pTn9CQB5GDNxcfMa1IM-1ZZhGldbzxiEnpr1SvzLHffVm3xlMPJU2aTOiV3LVuEfPW5HRxvhkEtfrTKWodglHO_nd9Nq6EpPRGRtKdco1h5x2Kc7B1Hz_NVXAYsBHvP79Cd3BsE5QuQKmIBk_k8l7N8POTXqmAK0I4/s4032/IMG_5002.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNhWihW75ujGLUBfpIu7HikY1l4pTn9CQB5GDNxcfMa1IM-1ZZhGldbzxiEnpr1SvzLHffVm3xlMPJU2aTOiV3LVuEfPW5HRxvhkEtfrTKWodglHO_nd9Nq6EpPRGRtKdco1h5x2Kc7B1Hz_NVXAYsBHvP79Cd3BsE5QuQKmIBk_k8l7N8POTXqmAK0I4/w640-h480/IMG_5002.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However by the time the game ended the Dutch still had a lot of troops on the table so Andy declared it a winning draw for them as the Germans hadn't cleared the defenders from the battlefield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The next day saw my lads up against Troy once again, this time both of us tasked with searching a village for reported hidden intelligence...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmebWZECAnZmoeHst9VyxsbllbN2yYW3sznPs3oRztpdP-1wBeR7fv8BrbQvegb_SAO_TDHxdyXVdvkkR9kzMRVWcq3UNUeDhEeBubT1LlBpJOwDl62PhN3aYv6luDAlZ8HhfoWwOB7TQIlMlvkiNwh2qMlbcwWUNLXTPL9psYFR43ESsFcFkuK_m7si8/s4032/IMG_5006.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmebWZECAnZmoeHst9VyxsbllbN2yYW3sznPs3oRztpdP-1wBeR7fv8BrbQvegb_SAO_TDHxdyXVdvkkR9kzMRVWcq3UNUeDhEeBubT1LlBpJOwDl62PhN3aYv6luDAlZ8HhfoWwOB7TQIlMlvkiNwh2qMlbcwWUNLXTPL9psYFR43ESsFcFkuK_m7si8/w640-h480/IMG_5006.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Dutch section here finding a nice sofa and some cutlery in the building next door!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjpsf-dnK1SoWTVJJBD6rNOT5GlkYfRs4BGgSb-8N64eg0KfSRkTtsHQasNpgMKkF1z1r0C4bgDalyIfkGOLBEjsU4ue0EDGrjCPI-DjTo88tvQ4nuUIuxElYuz7qD58V5UeGX5kWciLXcJJ17aSxHLgrmtJUKZ7qiGeQyMKcGlVJk_CqyoYaMEXErC0/s4032/IMG_5007.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjpsf-dnK1SoWTVJJBD6rNOT5GlkYfRs4BGgSb-8N64eg0KfSRkTtsHQasNpgMKkF1z1r0C4bgDalyIfkGOLBEjsU4ue0EDGrjCPI-DjTo88tvQ4nuUIuxElYuz7qD58V5UeGX5kWciLXcJJ17aSxHLgrmtJUKZ7qiGeQyMKcGlVJk_CqyoYaMEXErC0/w640-h480/IMG_5007.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Troy clearly hadn't read the no <b><i>Commando</i></b> comics tactics and one of his sections managed to lob a hand grenade into the hatch of the M.36 Pantserwagen! (10+ on 2D6 on his first roll!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdJh0JN-RNATxA1BBqGZPrYaQWj7WRCBUAzzYtkYJAXf9L6JqG-U9lINkp5zmUfWqETndhI8ivFMLyLXx-X_rXnslqQekVG05-JN7cYDSvR-qeu7oJMZNuFqcpiw4cJrcQIJ25IeGvYhULSBDtxyf1Rl1MtscG7VQF6gSjYe_u8OOQRmiGrhaGTw7cMA/s4032/IMG_5008.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdJh0JN-RNATxA1BBqGZPrYaQWj7WRCBUAzzYtkYJAXf9L6JqG-U9lINkp5zmUfWqETndhI8ivFMLyLXx-X_rXnslqQekVG05-JN7cYDSvR-qeu7oJMZNuFqcpiw4cJrcQIJ25IeGvYhULSBDtxyf1Rl1MtscG7VQF6gSjYe_u8OOQRmiGrhaGTw7cMA/w640-h480/IMG_5008.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Despite this set back things generally went favourably for the Dutch...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXPdbPVhU6vdsbOeBoKqi85aCtVqvxHvHF0HiQVcR8lpunQKERqGRQw2CD85EyHGG68AFi-FPhEY8b6uThDWcPcYcjMfK_poPlNbKwvcIy61k8EqBbFjZcBKlaTum38-qCnHG5uZJTaU1AdzPdvr5WCIbn780U1DPdfGd1Ok9cE6nUM8ik8n2YAOsBwDo/w640-h480/IMG_5010.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Walking into the fire of a Dutch infantry section and routing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizncrO6xnHKuJEUfJ-TRhWao9kzykcaZL1c4kX7xUHkuY5hmfN_hk5HPwo-AuDJCDDD7wtGLfbRi-p0RnaIQxtWXafq4xYV-42VE5l45rjwSSeHT-1CWunGpmETFezRYfOCed2YnAda5tsJo7smNm2b70NmHFjJTpfVpduIf57G4ajyQxW5bXoBU_Pbqs/s4032/IMG_5011.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizncrO6xnHKuJEUfJ-TRhWao9kzykcaZL1c4kX7xUHkuY5hmfN_hk5HPwo-AuDJCDDD7wtGLfbRi-p0RnaIQxtWXafq4xYV-42VE5l45rjwSSeHT-1CWunGpmETFezRYfOCed2YnAda5tsJo7smNm2b70NmHFjJTpfVpduIf57G4ajyQxW5bXoBU_Pbqs/w480-h640/IMG_5011.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Another section uncovered the intelligence - a German who had been hiding in a cupboard!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQJ1dcFHPS9QnuVwC_q3T0Ph3o0yx0WZ8PqCHU4iws7nvQsupqdux2Qec4T6VXL3BMNwZBaGc47djmyWmOvCAtUiJZNOnClmvNfowAWnNxl_RnOHiEYI3J82965KWJGXCFilYVw9qIVcYfHJPkno9-Yr4SS6XDkW77f4oh_Q3lLvaF5m7cEsbmyv0mTg/s4032/IMG_5012.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcQJ1dcFHPS9QnuVwC_q3T0Ph3o0yx0WZ8PqCHU4iws7nvQsupqdux2Qec4T6VXL3BMNwZBaGc47djmyWmOvCAtUiJZNOnClmvNfowAWnNxl_RnOHiEYI3J82965KWJGXCFilYVw9qIVcYfHJPkno9-Yr4SS6XDkW77f4oh_Q3lLvaF5m7cEsbmyv0mTg/w640-h480/IMG_5012.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Needing to stop the Dutch getting the prisoner to the safety of their table edge, the Germans rushed forward relying on overwhelming firepower...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Tor2wMzDFvjMrKcXLa9dzc3s5UByXuu4qkFXsEzHbqCuJFCHjFFzBiOWcOlOC9h-Ig5HByrFoO-5HdYd9Xx5T3pEYgv7WSQ8mns76-Gre_W5vEL_iPoa2vXbzxBtSJg2A0D-SBYsUGVrKk5YdfGfVNuYZD4tLN3K3Fqc6BxtgDAanxcVVaMUMsfC1pQ/s3569/IMG_5013.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2391" data-original-width="3569" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1Tor2wMzDFvjMrKcXLa9dzc3s5UByXuu4qkFXsEzHbqCuJFCHjFFzBiOWcOlOC9h-Ig5HByrFoO-5HdYd9Xx5T3pEYgv7WSQ8mns76-Gre_W5vEL_iPoa2vXbzxBtSJg2A0D-SBYsUGVrKk5YdfGfVNuYZD4tLN3K3Fqc6BxtgDAanxcVVaMUMsfC1pQ/w640-h428/IMG_5013.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst this did not work against the Carden-Loyd carrier...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0-dICaCE7sryqQIx7adPafBcODYW-TcSa9680TvUWbsJwBAvCxdqTffv_RJoMMzV4q-kpUeed4ojD4RtrzwNfJX0lA9_BouyScCOiH2vSeoLzMgt8OqMbg1rAN7yFBpQwFMOZpk1Vpqmph_mVgHrxi9mpR_cPD-5dS-6sKf8cpbamEAFWj01-_lYUnk/s4032/IMG_5014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE0-dICaCE7sryqQIx7adPafBcODYW-TcSa9680TvUWbsJwBAvCxdqTffv_RJoMMzV4q-kpUeed4ojD4RtrzwNfJX0lA9_BouyScCOiH2vSeoLzMgt8OqMbg1rAN7yFBpQwFMOZpk1Vpqmph_mVgHrxi9mpR_cPD-5dS-6sKf8cpbamEAFWj01-_lYUnk/w640-h480/IMG_5014.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A different section overwhelmed their Dutch opponents in a vicious melee!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAgoz-BUNWV3TiS0FZitlY3ST0PEuuKYMxMn2eemHJ85WEnv4FFAJo9EEAErBoHiq8Nz9HhM3npTPaOOb26v49ROHh-EvgbEpSDdFjzXWiccrP-T7D4kA3D-pJMtSV2uZtL18wcaL_YXxk3dI-piE1iRgRZwgDs2kEfCYnuAnGkXRySPIDtg7UjN3uwAw/s4032/IMG_5015.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My final game was against Frazer with his somewhat reduced Schutzen platoon (they had taken a lot of casualties in the previous games) on a very flat and empty looking table...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw8fXzsg0vyz0l14KlEWX9oxPksUI7-EpnM-TY141znv8TG3eLxEyx9U_txtAqPuSwHiDUDY4PXN7e5EtVtAf6ynl22WCu5AFHfNDE3jss6ynA_UVQ0M50Zi_5qP6QOoreSM4BRx5zFB8aJ_J6XLcF0-zDzQ7xiweN0p85ck6LUFvE1lv4EQ6GGsC8I8/s4032/IMG_5018.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGw8fXzsg0vyz0l14KlEWX9oxPksUI7-EpnM-TY141znv8TG3eLxEyx9U_txtAqPuSwHiDUDY4PXN7e5EtVtAf6ynl22WCu5AFHfNDE3jss6ynA_UVQ0M50Zi_5qP6QOoreSM4BRx5zFB8aJ_J6XLcF0-zDzQ7xiweN0p85ck6LUFvE1lv4EQ6GGsC8I8/w640-h480/IMG_5018.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Tasked with holding the two sectors I deployed into, I went with a mix of forces including the Carden-Loyd carrier with its useful machine-gun and a Kazemat with a 47mm AT gun in case the Germans had any panzers (lesson learnt from game two!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vLfX583kMNNNBwy7S9f1-Xq9Pqokng3I7ceEW-x3RkQGKABsR0TY7b7lqNaw3f6pw2yYO933uFczi7q-FAs48Bxx9Xzc8C2uw_YcEDnkyxTL958M35EN9I5WjiqXYvvVDS744kJ7hMQKzyO1_xjKvLCQVshoWXjo8JDPhE7CwhsfLsAn3Hrk3dQHb7o/s3797/IMG_5019.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2371" data-original-width="3797" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0vLfX583kMNNNBwy7S9f1-Xq9Pqokng3I7ceEW-x3RkQGKABsR0TY7b7lqNaw3f6pw2yYO933uFczi7q-FAs48Bxx9Xzc8C2uw_YcEDnkyxTL958M35EN9I5WjiqXYvvVDS744kJ7hMQKzyO1_xjKvLCQVshoWXjo8JDPhE7CwhsfLsAn3Hrk3dQHb7o/w640-h400/IMG_5019.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Frazer consolidated his surviving troops into two large sections...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7r1HSmz69k4XLxuNjeAmn-jGUa7RZrDB3L-zlPMjOv5ntp4uyKfhojMPVEfdhWJqguFw2o4mShN75l44PYOVI8lUa2j4THtZrxk_sc7EGg8Q1gwOLxXel4A_CMLOYP5qUCJZF5DxlHIGiBUm2e69qGJRRdK1m-I73_RA5uAX2pM1S1VKpxp8yEYl8bp4/s4032/IMG_5020.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7r1HSmz69k4XLxuNjeAmn-jGUa7RZrDB3L-zlPMjOv5ntp4uyKfhojMPVEfdhWJqguFw2o4mShN75l44PYOVI8lUa2j4THtZrxk_sc7EGg8Q1gwOLxXel4A_CMLOYP5qUCJZF5DxlHIGiBUm2e69qGJRRdK1m-I73_RA5uAX2pM1S1VKpxp8yEYl8bp4/w640-h480/IMG_5020.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And advanced rapidly across the board luckily managing to claim several successive phases on his dice rolls!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUbxlrL2Ir2TSq1xg5Yop7Nsmi_tdyo4gckZTGLxU9XRfQ2Y1rPfMbSguiDj3hszTEBRimAgdEyfKdnJkvPKTCoyBuhKO1J44z8298SU99PBk538XqhoCfDHYftvIC7lf76PrAaYcljzZ1i8utRsfSJwlCOzgHPMinYwS8p9nd0BqugRfcWWOPQC-R0M/s4032/IMG_5021.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixUbxlrL2Ir2TSq1xg5Yop7Nsmi_tdyo4gckZTGLxU9XRfQ2Y1rPfMbSguiDj3hszTEBRimAgdEyfKdnJkvPKTCoyBuhKO1J44z8298SU99PBk538XqhoCfDHYftvIC7lf76PrAaYcljzZ1i8utRsfSJwlCOzgHPMinYwS8p9nd0BqugRfcWWOPQC-R0M/w640-h480/IMG_5021.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I employed entrenchments for one section this time in an effort to help slow down the German advance...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPM7nIzTT_OmXEuP2evH4_DfsLf-ANAa4S_9vnPhg6oByvARnpi-fgcBFBN18ufza2sh1ueaYQUWVhTRFvpL4yKglE64OtxkRUmdiiDEnpSZs31-1OgW9tBlmLjQdC5FqYS0xHL83mjuaC1uL6wDZuBE41-62_uHg0XOMfX291GGcBwBnmVNqtvgzaK4/s3414/IMG_5023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3414" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixPM7nIzTT_OmXEuP2evH4_DfsLf-ANAa4S_9vnPhg6oByvARnpi-fgcBFBN18ufza2sh1ueaYQUWVhTRFvpL4yKglE64OtxkRUmdiiDEnpSZs31-1OgW9tBlmLjQdC5FqYS0xHL83mjuaC1uL6wDZuBE41-62_uHg0XOMfX291GGcBwBnmVNqtvgzaK4/w640-h452/IMG_5023.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However despite wounding one of their NCOs, the Germans charged across the flat fields of the Netherlands.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFe-aL-oKqBIPw3fBHzMV0yD41UGRDHS9ANzhhGwsx_zBA6MZQy1QyYXDXO0_Syb5_CB7Mg9fmwjPbr917_pG38offm1b16aX-iu-5lM7rEoDA0Rf1xlUNlAVsvV4mxT6d2LmC_XEFguVX1LHmtMsPBhrfH3gwVYCR93yFPfIuDCqKXbZmPa73l-tVPk/s4032/IMG_5024.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMFe-aL-oKqBIPw3fBHzMV0yD41UGRDHS9ANzhhGwsx_zBA6MZQy1QyYXDXO0_Syb5_CB7Mg9fmwjPbr917_pG38offm1b16aX-iu-5lM7rEoDA0Rf1xlUNlAVsvV4mxT6d2LmC_XEFguVX1LHmtMsPBhrfH3gwVYCR93yFPfIuDCqKXbZmPa73l-tVPk/w640-h480/IMG_5024.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Desperate times called for desperate measures and I ordered an artillery barrage on the Germans, even though it would catch some of my troops in the fire zone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFalZC5WkMHd5Kcw7EQ-wKpy69uZLB-bzSgUG9G4wPlOKt7cuaLJrRSRG6m1nosRS0upiki91xrF9Yiv1Zf08-oaOErAgURIbxg2wzPd2Ea567BW2wPn-HCnZVe9HTwUz8MQhwpJtBYFYMfzwRIEla14iX2dPvkFI2iGvjNP6rOa9hTZgcYIY7a1r0vac/s3993/IMG_5025.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2173" data-original-width="3993" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFalZC5WkMHd5Kcw7EQ-wKpy69uZLB-bzSgUG9G4wPlOKt7cuaLJrRSRG6m1nosRS0upiki91xrF9Yiv1Zf08-oaOErAgURIbxg2wzPd2Ea567BW2wPn-HCnZVe9HTwUz8MQhwpJtBYFYMfzwRIEla14iX2dPvkFI2iGvjNP6rOa9hTZgcYIY7a1r0vac/w640-h348/IMG_5025.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However despite this, and casualties caused by an off-table machine-gun, Frazer managed to get two teams off the table in double quick time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNa9mABUazORuWIbzElTx41fsq0SUxhcvqkutJkfC1LljM5WpQ0nqNi1cFFR5m9NVMo8kR3d8AmNL9Zl3pjen7hPB-KPQMa-F1zDN3JfvDVIFyFc9HiIQsQ9CjMe4D5u4VSkqEvQ-7ldej1m7GGZaNe1ebSPUx-iA4sBIP_NDBDgf-YnDV801UpuHFgY/s4032/IMG_5026.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyNa9mABUazORuWIbzElTx41fsq0SUxhcvqkutJkfC1LljM5WpQ0nqNi1cFFR5m9NVMo8kR3d8AmNL9Zl3pjen7hPB-KPQMa-F1zDN3JfvDVIFyFc9HiIQsQ9CjMe4D5u4VSkqEvQ-7ldej1m7GGZaNe1ebSPUx-iA4sBIP_NDBDgf-YnDV801UpuHFgY/w640-h480/IMG_5026.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">However he left the Dutch still in charge of the battlefield so Andy awarded victory to the doughty tulip lovers!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Overall the weekend was very enjoyable, especially as I hadn't played that much <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b> and was using a new army with some peculiar characteristics - looking forward to Case Orange Twee!</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-8649556113427639022023-09-23T22:07:00.001+01:002023-09-23T22:07:48.546+01:00Chain of Command: Strike From Above!<p>Next weekend I'm participating in a Blitzkrieg themed <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-rules/" target="_blank">Chain of Command</a></i></b> weekend down <b><a href="https://www.bristolindependentgaming.co.uk" target="_blank">BIG</a></b>, which is a tad daunting as I haven't played a lot of <b><i>CoC</i></b>. Not having a suitable platoon for the event, for reasons unbeknownst (though I suspect it is my love of stroopwafels) I decided to raise a Dutch platoon, comprising mainly <b><a href="https://www.may40miniatures.com" target="_blank">May 40 Miniatures</a></b> The core of which is now painted with the support current sat in the conservatory drying before the next painting stage... Posts about all this to follow when everything is done, but those models that had been finished were rolled out earlier this week to face Phil's (also brand new) Fallschirmjäger, both of us keen to see how our armies (both with their unique 'issues') would fare.</p><p>We played the <i>Strike From Above</i> scenario from the <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/chain-of-command-blitzkrieg-1940-advanced-order/" target="_blank">Blitzkrieg 1940</a></i></b> handbook, the rather bare table representing the local Dutch terrain. Phil had to roll for the arrival of his Fallschirmjäger forces and luckily saw his first...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAseIYKbAc0Ox1bthHuS0kKSm8zgpFaouC0_ue0YFXqD_-wCkKbX9joSFN4BTp64DFSW_UPZhfP2oYLrNipGUqcncH-W0S_Gn_bVn13ZKHL6zmeufclfIoe_LOV-yjQf-VAcH5VtrGvUtsZnZP282iDDpv6k9wgWNtJmYFOrtbwT6GGlBKrPDuuq-sAkk/s4032/IMG_4920.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAseIYKbAc0Ox1bthHuS0kKSm8zgpFaouC0_ue0YFXqD_-wCkKbX9joSFN4BTp64DFSW_UPZhfP2oYLrNipGUqcncH-W0S_Gn_bVn13ZKHL6zmeufclfIoe_LOV-yjQf-VAcH5VtrGvUtsZnZP282iDDpv6k9wgWNtJmYFOrtbwT6GGlBKrPDuuq-sAkk/w640-h480/IMG_4920.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And second sections arrive having equipped themselves with weapons from the supply canisters.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOIGzYEd8Tm5UPGZO0nUyZBPTc1YqaAEosYGxkW6Oz1dliZNCgpFSrqZEy5bEkRakM0xZd_PK7OOG5XQzTxoZApaMwsR5WYsVXo0geKktZVld6flFWG5OMmsYTM5I8df43TWWfzXuxWfVYKVaRPytjFJ1AbZrp2YgKwJtCBM-LOR98lzFWyd2wDRSji8/s3538/IMG_4921.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1936" data-original-width="3538" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOIGzYEd8Tm5UPGZO0nUyZBPTc1YqaAEosYGxkW6Oz1dliZNCgpFSrqZEy5bEkRakM0xZd_PK7OOG5XQzTxoZApaMwsR5WYsVXo0geKktZVld6flFWG5OMmsYTM5I8df43TWWfzXuxWfVYKVaRPytjFJ1AbZrp2YgKwJtCBM-LOR98lzFWyd2wDRSji8/w640-h350/IMG_4921.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The news of German paratroops having landed nearby saw the Dutch deploy a Carden-Loyd carrier...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBhI--PIJbsTN6D646VedBX9TyFJ6JMKpMDZYm2FWETD8_NjO4NYC1wSoScgOF88rgVifkGXlSzy0sHDlGReDqhYSnSDGiROYSi1x3JPZXmhMHq3my3hASBOYU4Tl2O7YXRxO4t821AM7PWess7EkUnywGvLSPpwzEzS_gLxAbudkkWnv6gl1TTVwAdg/s4032/IMG_4923.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixBhI--PIJbsTN6D646VedBX9TyFJ6JMKpMDZYm2FWETD8_NjO4NYC1wSoScgOF88rgVifkGXlSzy0sHDlGReDqhYSnSDGiROYSi1x3JPZXmhMHq3my3hASBOYU4Tl2O7YXRxO4t821AM7PWess7EkUnywGvLSPpwzEzS_gLxAbudkkWnv6gl1TTVwAdg/w640-h480/IMG_4923.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And an M36 Pantserwagen (Swedish Landsverk 181). I was hoping these support choices would run riot against the Fallschirmjäger and that they had no anti-tank rifles or similar.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wMrmsO8A1Z4ulHWWxHOh5tUfm5l80bxZqN3rGPSaMNsJDRaG5vMTG3IZSdKwcLSMTMK4zHGDmom2rovFRTnMwfrY0sy816rGe1wctoipYr-K4fEyTtiDj6HJ6HRep0oO_mdVPqT7t56KXAFywj0r5_UBRZGb4z95Dk12rvw13b1n85kp2ESVZd4h1wA/s3769/IMG_4924.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="3769" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4wMrmsO8A1Z4ulHWWxHOh5tUfm5l80bxZqN3rGPSaMNsJDRaG5vMTG3IZSdKwcLSMTMK4zHGDmom2rovFRTnMwfrY0sy816rGe1wctoipYr-K4fEyTtiDj6HJ6HRep0oO_mdVPqT7t56KXAFywj0r5_UBRZGb4z95Dk12rvw13b1n85kp2ESVZd4h1wA/w640-h460/IMG_4924.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two Dutch Mitrailleurgroepen (sections) the arrived one inside the farm courtyard, one to the rear. Without a lot of cover I was wary that each Fallschirmjäger section had two MG34's! The second (below) was short of three men as they had been detached to man a Kazemat (bunker) with the section's Lewis gun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqVMW_WZLY9kF1QzbuuDoVCYn3EzFIhREVj5fVmW-NgO3VxJLomI2Fq7Fm82RLnn8xaVR6dQjg1BWtnZbeb5OrCXTuDlYFyR8ScciiDs22DEjf6YCMu_wZL88HoJQBkxRsZr02nqhGcceAWRbAcqkq1XkzpIKdvTVFopAmaQ_eo3IFazw-PnuDl_2Lwc/s3976/IMG_4926.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2652" data-original-width="3976" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqVMW_WZLY9kF1QzbuuDoVCYn3EzFIhREVj5fVmW-NgO3VxJLomI2Fq7Fm82RLnn8xaVR6dQjg1BWtnZbeb5OrCXTuDlYFyR8ScciiDs22DEjf6YCMu_wZL88HoJQBkxRsZr02nqhGcceAWRbAcqkq1XkzpIKdvTVFopAmaQ_eo3IFazw-PnuDl_2Lwc/w640-h426/IMG_4926.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The M36 moved up and started firing at the first Fallschirmjäger section...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtWqAB981N2A5B1fiBMQIVNxIBLJ2PAiQxx9I3V96QdbPyYqu7rWAsFw6cscsRZ7FzmFA5Hpycg-y2EkmJfCLARfJQiC9ALegmPUTdN-V3YOBUKNvMBlimPa2tmKDfOAg8xPoc-ALvZ2t9AgZ9gUXbDog2cI8wTEOHfrqNPYf1iqBvCKbuJj9yzCeeqw/s4032/IMG_4925.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqtWqAB981N2A5B1fiBMQIVNxIBLJ2PAiQxx9I3V96QdbPyYqu7rWAsFw6cscsRZ7FzmFA5Hpycg-y2EkmJfCLARfJQiC9ALegmPUTdN-V3YOBUKNvMBlimPa2tmKDfOAg8xPoc-ALvZ2t9AgZ9gUXbDog2cI8wTEOHfrqNPYf1iqBvCKbuJj9yzCeeqw/w640-h480/IMG_4925.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To the rear Phil deployed a 'Shabby Nazi Trick' in the form of a Fifth Columnist who started (ineffectually) sniping at the Dutch Mitrailleurgroepen behind the farm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigimwaduC7-_XT_s5eOlkDamkfMSym7KsbHKr43p9b09kg2fyK_Ldia7Hp4_boAzr1q85qz38VoP4KCiNYXi7Im16QhzqNs_HoCgMJD-HrnAXQPbWganM02Nv7Nhn6hORpepQohtLhT-46VnkC0ok7-e6cHu55tVdbncbgMdsJedIOAEITPFQoBUSw-Io/s4032/IMG_4927.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigimwaduC7-_XT_s5eOlkDamkfMSym7KsbHKr43p9b09kg2fyK_Ldia7Hp4_boAzr1q85qz38VoP4KCiNYXi7Im16QhzqNs_HoCgMJD-HrnAXQPbWganM02Nv7Nhn6hORpepQohtLhT-46VnkC0ok7-e6cHu55tVdbncbgMdsJedIOAEITPFQoBUSw-Io/w640-h480/IMG_4927.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside the courtyard the first Mitrailleurgroepen moved into the main building (the NCO politely ringing the doorbell!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j26i2a8UsHrOHTejZCgl7cH1LVoTMxWsn1g-C9Y0w6m3-N87toON_UGQJ5W03dJLXRpIrVhBVklUKCCA0xBFF_FxyuKz93J33lDm3uhvr0otIViOgYZ3r1Kk4AoC3OyZJDAfZ6p47drzAdbqLZQTWlp9jhn5fGZS6iETlnKi1vzoC1dAonsmOgLkt9s/s4032/IMG_4928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2j26i2a8UsHrOHTejZCgl7cH1LVoTMxWsn1g-C9Y0w6m3-N87toON_UGQJ5W03dJLXRpIrVhBVklUKCCA0xBFF_FxyuKz93J33lDm3uhvr0otIViOgYZ3r1Kk4AoC3OyZJDAfZ6p47drzAdbqLZQTWlp9jhn5fGZS6iETlnKi1vzoC1dAonsmOgLkt9s/w640-h480/IMG_4928.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile the first Fallschirmjäger section inched forward towards the Pantserwagen...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuUv5RdbpiriUkZCH4CwtfrkF2_HNbVDAGdwNUnPywo53yP9VyvLMdFjd09d5jRDnDzbeyIrabuHqGSceOf3sHxEsqu2PcduGzSq8t5xeu4EhUP_wJgKz3TJ_5apdnqI9gcylXAOL9Ez5dq7AvQUpDIMG0xP5mILi-Lf3XNl3Tq8K2n7jrJsm6viZt1I/s4032/IMG_4929.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBuUv5RdbpiriUkZCH4CwtfrkF2_HNbVDAGdwNUnPywo53yP9VyvLMdFjd09d5jRDnDzbeyIrabuHqGSceOf3sHxEsqu2PcduGzSq8t5xeu4EhUP_wJgKz3TJ_5apdnqI9gcylXAOL9Ez5dq7AvQUpDIMG0xP5mILi-Lf3XNl3Tq8K2n7jrJsm6viZt1I/w640-h480/IMG_4929.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In a "should have gone to Specsavers" moment I hadn't realised this section had a flamethrower team attached (a cursory glance had left me thinking it had an additional MG34). Getting within range it opened fire on the M36...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYf8rssFTdR7k7r9QunJQfHrjqaocYVttEYyRHI6d56FtDIG6teYAOH3H1aebuSSWc4itRNSYT5GYCKw_qtOfLxSmkonJgi5en7yW0opgJQqmhsngPbs_Me-kHVy8_rFPMNkG3S8iA_MXBkN4yhtINjZj-FNUq6ym7HeiPJgLNib6i9iBH58ZCZXW8c/s3967/IMG_4935.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2127" data-original-width="3967" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFpYf8rssFTdR7k7r9QunJQfHrjqaocYVttEYyRHI6d56FtDIG6teYAOH3H1aebuSSWc4itRNSYT5GYCKw_qtOfLxSmkonJgi5en7yW0opgJQqmhsngPbs_Me-kHVy8_rFPMNkG3S8iA_MXBkN4yhtINjZj-FNUq6ym7HeiPJgLNib6i9iBH58ZCZXW8c/w640-h344/IMG_4935.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The crew of the Pantserwagen abandoning their vehicle and running for safety (hopefully I won't make this mistake again!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEbjzhKCM-eAH5uYPEzxGo-GoA3EWoblVcxU2UMwHvTHJ51BcY28G5M8nRddufKxQunY78lxh8G2io9H4cCf8psGSPGY4FRfkIUedPgMGEnSPcyUf2Yd5O7WBMOs1aXC2S66GzElL4XQK6N90LwK2XAJ83OHd__Zkz3nHacv4MDNNHtLByZg3CwboLvI/s3536/IMG_4930.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2527" data-original-width="3536" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqEbjzhKCM-eAH5uYPEzxGo-GoA3EWoblVcxU2UMwHvTHJ51BcY28G5M8nRddufKxQunY78lxh8G2io9H4cCf8psGSPGY4FRfkIUedPgMGEnSPcyUf2Yd5O7WBMOs1aXC2S66GzElL4XQK6N90LwK2XAJ83OHd__Zkz3nHacv4MDNNHtLByZg3CwboLvI/w640-h458/IMG_4930.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Meanwhile the Carden-Loyd carrier was popping away against the second Para section causing the odd casualty and Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q94a0xxPXIqAFrZTwZcMe5b-AIvR5jXe7rEdq_jZLXEm3xNgVzrU8PSU_kEmkb3Ul2c7cFkHFi4TGA2s8xXvFIoWbRVnDoHOm96PMJEubItJ5Umycvcrx6g6Zz6gb2461sHx2Ng9PeUXmxNzr_U8rIMGvIanWMyqnnetjHi6bkiOT_TEIhRKuIjQ9lE/s4032/IMG_4931.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0q94a0xxPXIqAFrZTwZcMe5b-AIvR5jXe7rEdq_jZLXEm3xNgVzrU8PSU_kEmkb3Ul2c7cFkHFi4TGA2s8xXvFIoWbRVnDoHOm96PMJEubItJ5Umycvcrx6g6Zz6gb2461sHx2Ng9PeUXmxNzr_U8rIMGvIanWMyqnnetjHi6bkiOT_TEIhRKuIjQ9lE/w640-h480/IMG_4931.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Getting within close range of the MG34's the carrier was driven back as the German machine-gun fire hammered the AFV!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIzu1vX2K4Vaj4HSvjDbQMKYBoeGyzSNmsAvqAsgTam2IyR5naMYFS9kQstPNdt949qxMKckjQzCuCmHqJ3hgnWk0cKUuxEp7kXqtC44Ktu3OA-wiVH_dvbubFO1m4OXdLkaeD8HNOJC8bsSjskIaskJB_wxu0s5sjDz-2fw1gHDof6F2guee4c4e-U0/s4032/IMG_4932.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIzu1vX2K4Vaj4HSvjDbQMKYBoeGyzSNmsAvqAsgTam2IyR5naMYFS9kQstPNdt949qxMKckjQzCuCmHqJ3hgnWk0cKUuxEp7kXqtC44Ktu3OA-wiVH_dvbubFO1m4OXdLkaeD8HNOJC8bsSjskIaskJB_wxu0s5sjDz-2fw1gHDof6F2guee4c4e-U0/w640-h480/IMG_4932.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Fifth Columnist kept up sniping at the Dutch Infantry...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDHa5Pvy2K8R7RmyXUPZ0C0XKL_wc38bViuSCGSmzc5OEpkFws_YTw__SVhSpj5gsXoRZz747RgKuhHM-cXA2VqtikB-MHUkSmERyazkDf21mwCaw-26FKNKzq2IlaU1gs_Yz7fftJDvEedgA0ubYLkMhQK15RPX90-_o3tPInCfvFlmmIGYU6e5iFe0/s4032/IMG_4933.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDHa5Pvy2K8R7RmyXUPZ0C0XKL_wc38bViuSCGSmzc5OEpkFws_YTw__SVhSpj5gsXoRZz747RgKuhHM-cXA2VqtikB-MHUkSmERyazkDf21mwCaw-26FKNKzq2IlaU1gs_Yz7fftJDvEedgA0ubYLkMhQK15RPX90-_o3tPInCfvFlmmIGYU6e5iFe0/w640-h480/IMG_4933.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Eventually managing to inflict a point of Shock (which was Doubled) on the Mitrailleurgroepen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYWyvOdRDC2xYYFKTevsZ95Besyv4JDiuQ7KPcitnejKHLq_4ZTaBS2p4k_yN3DYPF7Yu7kJKsSuU2w8SIyI0fPEoaCs5o7AsEvmPT8o7pZJYWWnTp9egZzshK_sMoXB8hxJR7c2LAMNuYa6WWNDbCW2HPMiuZWFpEXed3iXr2JEQn_UUmGkPO2Y-_A0/s4032/IMG_4936.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYWyvOdRDC2xYYFKTevsZ95Besyv4JDiuQ7KPcitnejKHLq_4ZTaBS2p4k_yN3DYPF7Yu7kJKsSuU2w8SIyI0fPEoaCs5o7AsEvmPT8o7pZJYWWnTp9egZzshK_sMoXB8hxJR7c2LAMNuYa6WWNDbCW2HPMiuZWFpEXed3iXr2JEQn_UUmGkPO2Y-_A0/w640-h480/IMG_4936.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However they were not to be needed as the Forward Observer (who had been hidden in a forward position since early in the game) called down an off-table 80mm Mortar barrage! It deviated slightly, but caught the third Fallschirmjäger section in its fire zone, inflicting Shock but most importantly Pinning them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qiNiaCJOC-VR18DRVXmdjPx1CX875U-GPJOXYPEmLHzjeNbr5Dk9z5zgeuRMqRWk-Pa2IP4Dz-oEyZjm-O7oQfUsXYH6IWSnraH9AwDeDRe9Ogmpc0aixAn9WKivPeOEKTcbD_CRsgQe4YHE9bYQqjcZbEs5qH7JgvA_-1-hpArw80ZSaO3NN31DZLg/s3443/IMG_4939.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2597" data-original-width="3443" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-qiNiaCJOC-VR18DRVXmdjPx1CX875U-GPJOXYPEmLHzjeNbr5Dk9z5zgeuRMqRWk-Pa2IP4Dz-oEyZjm-O7oQfUsXYH6IWSnraH9AwDeDRe9Ogmpc0aixAn9WKivPeOEKTcbD_CRsgQe4YHE9bYQqjcZbEs5qH7JgvA_-1-hpArw80ZSaO3NN31DZLg/w640-h482/IMG_4939.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keeping out of close range the Carden-Loyd Carrier continued its firing at the second Fallschirmjäger section...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5R9XZgjaoDpS7zTSAvLhyuo_f-rFtqYCqbFvqhFyMBVq_H-5r9TFEMVCN4gxWHiCYfeSZqkYS8Mpjp67wthGrf-K7vBzjcBS8LW46ua8YvX_Ebve7B192nbIMPjj1Y3WBSZnKBc8MhSU0Ozvsg_CQsyB3B5LL4QSG0b0Gh1v0XalEv0baJmb4GhbiqU/s4032/IMG_4937.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn5R9XZgjaoDpS7zTSAvLhyuo_f-rFtqYCqbFvqhFyMBVq_H-5r9TFEMVCN4gxWHiCYfeSZqkYS8Mpjp67wthGrf-K7vBzjcBS8LW46ua8YvX_Ebve7B192nbIMPjj1Y3WBSZnKBc8MhSU0Ozvsg_CQsyB3B5LL4QSG0b0Gh1v0XalEv0baJmb4GhbiqU/w640-h480/IMG_4937.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Slowly but surely attriting them.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksWdFnmphW82G_LZuyhMDenjDM4eTt8faiKUY91OMAdoI-o0BxB9h-LODqjoeH54OdeTDHLMb5sXgAGMDgB7MC6VL5fCoPFCzk13vdS7l5I0HYBPEajzfNEazLpnmoMF8fhdiBQqyn9HrXJY6M5MzGLLAlg6uD-YtZklk54Chi5Lssyulij7AWPcGnSM/s4032/IMG_4940.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhksWdFnmphW82G_LZuyhMDenjDM4eTt8faiKUY91OMAdoI-o0BxB9h-LODqjoeH54OdeTDHLMb5sXgAGMDgB7MC6VL5fCoPFCzk13vdS7l5I0HYBPEajzfNEazLpnmoMF8fhdiBQqyn9HrXJY6M5MzGLLAlg6uD-YtZklk54Chi5Lssyulij7AWPcGnSM/w640-h480/IMG_4940.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Similarly the first Fallschirmjäger section was being slowly reduced by the first Mitrailleurgroepen Lewis gun firing out the top window of the farmhouse. Return fire had proven ineffective.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OeDEOkbCSyFgX-wzCNOX2OyWCDDFGdryyaT6KJm4YiqlbBwjl_9_wkMPbv8kMpK63od7TZ08Vd0p3PDEtSH9pbUfmEB2GMCKTMUG2a_KmhspzVWexN-dog-_F8TuhxJkLuiqXGhX-APHnPOExW-vJQ0ypNaBijIx8HfS05zeLM8JvP4iNRDpLXmeDLU/s2765/IMG_4938.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1972" data-original-width="2765" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_OeDEOkbCSyFgX-wzCNOX2OyWCDDFGdryyaT6KJm4YiqlbBwjl_9_wkMPbv8kMpK63od7TZ08Vd0p3PDEtSH9pbUfmEB2GMCKTMUG2a_KmhspzVWexN-dog-_F8TuhxJkLuiqXGhX-APHnPOExW-vJQ0ypNaBijIx8HfS05zeLM8JvP4iNRDpLXmeDLU/w640-h456/IMG_4938.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Phil tried to move the flamethrower team forward but they came under fire from the Lewis team in the Kazemat who inflicted excess Shock on the team, pinning them. At this point Phil concluded the day was not going to be his and conceded the field of battle to the Dutch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHQvWfdGk2jquPHD-_LcK3boo7MB89BAF3Ca8OZvi8mx5ZIPzzaOGmNdpSegXX8SfwBemK4OBkntKe5hBzam0sqc66pFAV1l_EHNWSQMSwwTvU6Fw1OjUX4eDLa0YJ6-s36mdtVPQ3Dz6xFtePIsiU0b5-zcv1AswJCsfZjDeqYrS7e4_HJzUMd9hFKo/s4032/IMG_4941.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKHQvWfdGk2jquPHD-_LcK3boo7MB89BAF3Ca8OZvi8mx5ZIPzzaOGmNdpSegXX8SfwBemK4OBkntKe5hBzam0sqc66pFAV1l_EHNWSQMSwwTvU6Fw1OjUX4eDLa0YJ6-s36mdtVPQ3Dz6xFtePIsiU0b5-zcv1AswJCsfZjDeqYrS7e4_HJzUMd9hFKo/w640-h480/IMG_4941.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Something of an unusual game of <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b>, the lack of terrain hampered the infantry only Fallschirmjäger but as Phil said, it is the type of place you'd parachute into, not a wood! From a Dutch point of view I didn't really use the core platoon (apart from two of its three Lewis guns), again the lack of cover meant I was very wary deploying the infantry in the open to get mown down by the six MG34's the Germans had.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We're going to give it another go next week, possibly with a couple of terrain tweaks, be interesting to see if the Fallschirmjäger adopt different tactics and succeed in their nefarious scheme to seize all the Dutch bicycles!</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-71818638451795991232023-08-30T09:05:00.000+01:002023-08-30T09:05:36.225+01:00Vietnam War: NVA T-54 and PT-76 Companies<p>Earlier this year I put on a <a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/02/charlie-dont-surf-valley-of-tears.html" target="_blank">6mm participation game on at <i>Winter Wonderlard III</i>,</a> using <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/charlie-dont-surf/" target="_blank">Charlie Don't Surf</a></i></b> for an 1973 Yom Kippur scenario set on the Golan Heights, which seemed to go down well with those that played it. Of late I have been thinking about what I could volunteer for <i>Winter Wonderlard IV </i>and whilst I am increasing interested in the 1965 Indo-Pakistan War (Centurions vs Pattons anyone?), the tanks battles of the latter parts of the Vietnam War (1972-5) are also intriguing (and the war better known to potential players).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu-eu-MQ9h6ShrVzd61OfoTvmqRMgljuP0WDt7zkVNA6GMZMdudiT8738S-U_x47c75rvo0TM56_fMU7gPvoOfgUwcpq6w9jspbg9Tf0eS6fO0bROHt-eawvQHv_LFb_yYSRNY5yoUuEM2ru3mFNNKCqV9z8JfJcgtoT4DWqF748caOCuej7lEgKLCBw/s1045/274984684_10160174599174612_7213694108157212307_n-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1045" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqu-eu-MQ9h6ShrVzd61OfoTvmqRMgljuP0WDt7zkVNA6GMZMdudiT8738S-U_x47c75rvo0TM56_fMU7gPvoOfgUwcpq6w9jspbg9Tf0eS6fO0bROHt-eawvQHv_LFb_yYSRNY5yoUuEM2ru3mFNNKCqV9z8JfJcgtoT4DWqF748caOCuej7lEgKLCBw/w640-h478/274984684_10160174599174612_7213694108157212307_n-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p>The picture of the ARVN 20th Tank Squadron in <b>Osprey</b>'s <i>Tanks in the Easter Offensive 1972</i> engaging NVA armour as they attempt to seize the bridge at Đông Hà has piqued my interest and I've been doing more research into it to see whether it would make for a good game, and this led me over the bank holiday weekend to painting up some spare 3D prints as North Vietnamese units...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZZLL3dBiAut-dZQiV84M7UDBL34WxeD3Sk9Qfm5fT3H8tOW5SbUjEnuzfR9_4i96zjtPNIQDY0OZyJ4hz5OvUhriig0oE-rjaCYDKxW1ycaBSX0VY3DjP_tk6L5TnPYvVy9J0pAR9Gj493Xzr9-upnRTxW1nMOnQWlmfTLub5hlw7Mkl86kaTMBtGpU/s1588/DSCF0379.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="1588" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuZZLL3dBiAut-dZQiV84M7UDBL34WxeD3Sk9Qfm5fT3H8tOW5SbUjEnuzfR9_4i96zjtPNIQDY0OZyJ4hz5OvUhriig0oE-rjaCYDKxW1ycaBSX0VY3DjP_tk6L5TnPYvVy9J0pAR9Gj493Xzr9-upnRTxW1nMOnQWlmfTLub5hlw7Mkl86kaTMBtGpU/w640-h310/DSCF0379.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>First up was a company of T-54 tanks. A lot of illustrations of NVA (and ARVN) armour shows widespread use of foliage on tanks, so I experimented with some <b>Woodland Scenics</b> bushes which I tore up and glued to the models...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5jPAnqnfQLThQSmQxY-hZ61zp3gXzic9wphuUFXwgVy1TL1u72T_TVweLXSopuEFY2zat6-nj6MRDtpj9GfDsgvlsDVQVetfNUrHHe9OeAuibsy9tVeB6PRN1wIlpIQSq7e6CKwMVafig0xcb03FP2-XtKSPZrLGKq_DXKA2W8UOLiwLKYtCqRNRRtg/s1312/DSCF0380.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="454" data-original-width="1312" height="222" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz5jPAnqnfQLThQSmQxY-hZ61zp3gXzic9wphuUFXwgVy1TL1u72T_TVweLXSopuEFY2zat6-nj6MRDtpj9GfDsgvlsDVQVetfNUrHHe9OeAuibsy9tVeB6PRN1wIlpIQSq7e6CKwMVafig0xcb03FP2-XtKSPZrLGKq_DXKA2W8UOLiwLKYtCqRNRRtg/w640-h222/DSCF0380.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Along with the MBT's I also painted up a company of amphibious PT-76's which, whilst lightly armed and armoured, are surprisingly large.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQVyMPAhAUndBU3wyaba4jNQnENw_TAEQZr45WY9-7LKBOebeu_ezzh6pYEEWF1IElVpYmr6mOmhRho5Cq3RuH3LX7JnADtQSIK1eeTkcRlsu4IL2QOPtPd2m5SrCJ26TtJwrfnLeV7Qwq-MrINlquZrI9wndrlGY5fmRrkRkG98PDVT3Ss-eBRW6zZg/s1529/DSCF0382.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1529" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpQVyMPAhAUndBU3wyaba4jNQnENw_TAEQZr45WY9-7LKBOebeu_ezzh6pYEEWF1IElVpYmr6mOmhRho5Cq3RuH3LX7JnADtQSIK1eeTkcRlsu4IL2QOPtPd2m5SrCJ26TtJwrfnLeV7Qwq-MrINlquZrI9wndrlGY5fmRrkRkG98PDVT3Ss-eBRW6zZg/w640-h310/DSCF0382.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>The gun barrels on these prints are quite fragile and I've already replaced a few with wire. Fortunately a bit of foliage on them, disguises this to the casual viewer!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lt-BDK16PufLAES5sK9nili8nJGuA9RiZQlBY5jMV1ObImqBjvj0l5_c8Pzvqtp0JRU1aXuHnx4HUlTF5r-b561qHWoov1KtwFzDwtAVNiEkYaHRArHEFFqR68sUYv15IIkvDfWfDa0cAPdIP4twP04ugEQGG9le9NVbVsT3XDZWdajpmV9p7Hbr8XY/s1060/DSCF0383.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="1060" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lt-BDK16PufLAES5sK9nili8nJGuA9RiZQlBY5jMV1ObImqBjvj0l5_c8Pzvqtp0JRU1aXuHnx4HUlTF5r-b561qHWoov1KtwFzDwtAVNiEkYaHRArHEFFqR68sUYv15IIkvDfWfDa0cAPdIP4twP04ugEQGG9le9NVbVsT3XDZWdajpmV9p7Hbr8XY/w640-h306/DSCF0383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Overall I'm quite happy with the end result here, I've some spare M41's and M48's from my Cold War 1958 project sat in a Really Useful Box so I some ARVN armour could well be on the painting table soon.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-64370015551375191312023-08-29T08:19:00.001+01:002023-08-29T08:19:00.137+01:00June War: Egyptian SU-100 Mechanised Anti-Tank Company<p>Following on form the <a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/sinai-war-egyptian-archer-mechanised.html" target="_blank">Egyptian Archers</a> I painted up for the Tripartite Aggression/Suez Crisis/Sinai War of 1956, I've returned to the June/Six-Day War of 1967 painting up a company of SU-100's for the 1 Mechanised Antitank Battalion at the 1967 Battle of Abu-Ageila (aka Battle of Umm-Qatef).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI7l697Au1-vwFwVLLeJ2zkZBrjamRPbCWQgzC3hejvXldeux9mkSiKGdn_mnUEma_OyB1-yRwcssLfbvLRt4VU0TKQ0ZqawgEIZlrEqIfenKlWQj27qqTXzd-AeW-LDpcqDnddHY4evWjYC_UCS7sKBM-uIqB65yzJRAPglHYienS8551xfhQ5r8o2I/s1739/DSCF0385.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="685" data-original-width="1739" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihI7l697Au1-vwFwVLLeJ2zkZBrjamRPbCWQgzC3hejvXldeux9mkSiKGdn_mnUEma_OyB1-yRwcssLfbvLRt4VU0TKQ0ZqawgEIZlrEqIfenKlWQj27qqTXzd-AeW-LDpcqDnddHY4evWjYC_UCS7sKBM-uIqB65yzJRAPglHYienS8551xfhQ5r8o2I/w640-h252/DSCF0385.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>Like the Archers the models are rescaled 6mm prints of the <b>Bergman</b> 3D STLs. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ovLIKUhCz9ggneOlAHOSkuT90OxzhcBFVj2iaG0ycIC97hBEoRg7YVyxo0qkrhqM553Wp48zv9XECFcq80D5PrsE1ruhJQvX_kEmsU4G38oOBUVy6OMXvQbO8M5gqtYzWb0Rs0Xr2Y7dKFP9Jczy7DKyxUboVHh883NuFcOJMTsVoUqHKsBwdgJzaJI/s1029/DSCF0386.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="1029" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-ovLIKUhCz9ggneOlAHOSkuT90OxzhcBFVj2iaG0ycIC97hBEoRg7YVyxo0qkrhqM553Wp48zv9XECFcq80D5PrsE1ruhJQvX_kEmsU4G38oOBUVy6OMXvQbO8M5gqtYzWb0Rs0Xr2Y7dKFP9Jczy7DKyxUboVHh883NuFcOJMTsVoUqHKsBwdgJzaJI/w640-h282/DSCF0386.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>Painted up in a basic overall sand pattern the models can be used for both 1956 and 1967, and also 1973 where they were utilised at Chinese Farm if I ignore the fact that by 1973 Egyptian AFV's had two or three colour came schemes.</p><p>ps, I have realised I painted the Egyptian crescents wrong the models (clearly looking at too many 2nd Indo-Pakistan War pictures and not double checking before painting!) - I will correct them at some point soon.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-89937322285852365772023-08-28T11:15:00.000+01:002023-08-28T11:15:00.581+01:00Western Desert: 7th Armoured Division<p>Following on from the tanks of <i>Panzerarmee Afrika</i> I <a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/08/western-desert-15th-panzer-division.html" target="_blank">painted up at the beginning of the month</a> to use for Dan Mersey's <b><i><a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/product/391723/Armoured-Storm-The-Desert-War-19411942&affiliate_id=229495" target="_blank">Armoured Storm: The Desert War 1941-1942</a></i></b>, I'be now completed most of their OpFor - a Crusader squadron of the legendary 7th Armoured Division!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDaQ1EPTxIwG4NNEYrarU3TgunrutGYVeKeaDUtrdhmWdrzWHnLILFtJ7ae15-WbkRIGbv7w5cY83CQA_m3e4c63_qk_HO-QLcbWdoqL_ovb4OxYovkutIJszOj8PhDyK1U49fw26wnWxJS-S0Apt80HF_agiKwKRLC6CFl41yhAnZ2obz89etC4r-Uw/s1828/DSCF0388.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="762" data-original-width="1828" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilDaQ1EPTxIwG4NNEYrarU3TgunrutGYVeKeaDUtrdhmWdrzWHnLILFtJ7ae15-WbkRIGbv7w5cY83CQA_m3e4c63_qk_HO-QLcbWdoqL_ovb4OxYovkutIJszOj8PhDyK1U49fw26wnWxJS-S0Apt80HF_agiKwKRLC6CFl41yhAnZ2obz89etC4r-Uw/w640-h266/DSCF0388.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Like the Panzer III's the models are <b>Bergman</b> 3D STL's scaled down and printed in 6mm. The first four troops (and command) are Crusader II's, the rear troop are Crusader CS tanks (though you need a sharp eye to notice!)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKfcvRtex0y6EX8nZwzv3ifvNW0vAsnuDIrVFyTzxgu77-wpS4bOHZoscE_NVPy8POJL2UxjyzQ2NnSu5M86DDYX3nKdzbaxXA1FEkRerESCpGeVoRdz6YV4MgEBnDlrjEtammOaUYsVeX5Ns5lbRyLPAgVv3Zk0qYu8q2eKDzDrHXKAcGRYveiMWF-w/s1144/DSCF0392.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="554" data-original-width="1144" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrKfcvRtex0y6EX8nZwzv3ifvNW0vAsnuDIrVFyTzxgu77-wpS4bOHZoscE_NVPy8POJL2UxjyzQ2NnSu5M86DDYX3nKdzbaxXA1FEkRerESCpGeVoRdz6YV4MgEBnDlrjEtammOaUYsVeX5Ns5lbRyLPAgVv3Zk0qYu8q2eKDzDrHXKAcGRYveiMWF-w/w640-h310/DSCF0392.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">I've a few more things I want to paint up before I get a game in, such as some Strongholds (infantry, AT positions) to add some additional challenges, but almost ready to go.</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-5791462160512295682023-08-24T16:39:00.002+01:002023-08-24T16:39:36.907+01:00'O' Group: Achtung Abrelard!<p>Having really enjoyed my <a href="http://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/08/o-group-recon-in-force.html" target="_blank">first game</a> of <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/o-group/" target="_blank">'O' Group</a></i></b> I was keen to organise a second game with Andy a few days later and we choose to play the second of Pete Curran's introductory scenarios that he had posted to the <b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/2829696957316103" target="_blank"><i>'O' Group</i> Facebook Group</a></b>. In this scenario the Germans launch a counter-attack to recapture the farm the Americans had taken (presumably in a gap following the first game when my lads had been evicted at the death by Andy's Germans - maybe they withdrew after an Umpire review!). This scenario introduced armour and a number of other elements of the rules that had been stripped out the first introductory one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkefRAGvauCJdgy8QPxGcBq7VcsIVjpVl3iUdynj9BlHQJ1IQMNqP8EJGcs_h8W_74w7HbokV2UzrPKKdK9K1OiHb7IX_dZshK-gJNsG9CFk2W-qBwS2QJ4wkNHDQr8dNBtTKhouKjOCXGpu-UlfULllfRx74q0MaKlctHsMhe7YuUWfBaV62eX0jWo0/s4032/IMG_4594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIkefRAGvauCJdgy8QPxGcBq7VcsIVjpVl3iUdynj9BlHQJ1IQMNqP8EJGcs_h8W_74w7HbokV2UzrPKKdK9K1OiHb7IX_dZshK-gJNsG9CFk2W-qBwS2QJ4wkNHDQr8dNBtTKhouKjOCXGpu-UlfULllfRx74q0MaKlctHsMhe7YuUWfBaV62eX0jWo0/w640-h480/IMG_4594.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The start of the game saw the American 81mm mortars launch a barrage...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebhIwJMb8KLZ2XmliitqYsscTM6h7ZaRfbTOFeozYdtZ1vK5mdrT9qGAAeYiKO2BcqSbsG_93dQvgLjbc6cbfV-wfgC9yeOkNh1Tfs6dFUZeI0kVOTdCqLCMpIho1c8kr3MPF7gaaBjDNDm43RtySXB0a6ZcWLZdcUWhAH7kGRRPy_9iN5LQ-SbeiAes/s3173/IMG_4595.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2255" data-original-width="3173" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgebhIwJMb8KLZ2XmliitqYsscTM6h7ZaRfbTOFeozYdtZ1vK5mdrT9qGAAeYiKO2BcqSbsG_93dQvgLjbc6cbfV-wfgC9yeOkNh1Tfs6dFUZeI0kVOTdCqLCMpIho1c8kr3MPF7gaaBjDNDm43RtySXB0a6ZcWLZdcUWhAH7kGRRPy_9iN5LQ-SbeiAes/w640-h454/IMG_4595.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hitting an advancing enemy infantry Zug (platoon) from I Kompanie on the German right flank and inflicting two Shock on them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyfZP9iO8eOnPMSmQA0e7VUNHZwO5mHFun2R6QeikbCKrz1mPEitBXM13siVVrl11_EbswyEDeID3G-K4drO1dH8OPsUw2AcNHKBvRb_Bd8YgBhdA8wqtpXbrjGK8nu4mSRaFcNYIhr4UWrPvNyidOGx5WiQoMFDtqWaqypp1HyWX3nILGGNNKXUTHeM/s2557/IMG_4596.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2557" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyfZP9iO8eOnPMSmQA0e7VUNHZwO5mHFun2R6QeikbCKrz1mPEitBXM13siVVrl11_EbswyEDeID3G-K4drO1dH8OPsUw2AcNHKBvRb_Bd8YgBhdA8wqtpXbrjGK8nu4mSRaFcNYIhr4UWrPvNyidOGx5WiQoMFDtqWaqypp1HyWX3nILGGNNKXUTHeM/w640-h470/IMG_4596.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The main German thrust however was on the left, Andy deploying a couple of Zugs of infantry from II Kompanie, a PzIH H Panzerzug and two Combat Patrols.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzATkLECwMOyWGZF1JEHNDS25lm-baDW6TvMDYuf-en1jvfbg-8UHVCoyxsTR3HqtK2xl-lOGR9kTf-SWdYU41M9hO4FQ6ukruYpHqLndwMv2jxJacHv3YrsDuTx06HF08j6s8daoMZ3PGiMKB7v07tgITsLHmaQDTz1ejoCXxeyE47HtdcdZ9AiSE_y8/s4032/IMG_4598.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzATkLECwMOyWGZF1JEHNDS25lm-baDW6TvMDYuf-en1jvfbg-8UHVCoyxsTR3HqtK2xl-lOGR9kTf-SWdYU41M9hO4FQ6ukruYpHqLndwMv2jxJacHv3YrsDuTx06HF08j6s8daoMZ3PGiMKB7v07tgITsLHmaQDTz1ejoCXxeyE47HtdcdZ9AiSE_y8/w640-h480/IMG_4598.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the left he pushed two Combat Patrols forward checking the wood for American ambush positions...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEsoRAhpHgHDPWFesoZqUSPmQ8EWGsDOZCeoYjVyPIGMLe_nQJpa4SlrQj1rmCF24ySl_dL3Wx34Qq8pfd9Ou3NpmAzIVNmFcMwOtOSnR3jQDeJPCVeIWQ1TyVHt5jaAnds3eo7BU13BYN_RMy6eqP4rPj-H0u3vi3EFjLVn2Fc-GiYIq-uwOPAVsXGo/s4032/IMG_4599.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKEsoRAhpHgHDPWFesoZqUSPmQ8EWGsDOZCeoYjVyPIGMLe_nQJpa4SlrQj1rmCF24ySl_dL3Wx34Qq8pfd9Ou3NpmAzIVNmFcMwOtOSnR3jQDeJPCVeIWQ1TyVHt5jaAnds3eo7BU13BYN_RMy6eqP4rPj-H0u3vi3EFjLVn2Fc-GiYIq-uwOPAVsXGo/w640-h480/IMG_4599.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And successfully spotting a hidden 57mm AT gun in the wood.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh4rbz7YhuoU-9fLUymBMGtzeUt-FODDjFOFUm9HFzlEf6UkfAww3Da3YFcBo8aizS8Vdge5i0221OR1kLuo4XCNCPvnhSfrBrIhAkAN-NT6ciu_dKvnpmZiKzo4oBlSwR5_OAVX9N0ESHYrVVXLkxh8WEZ6SB2wpyh0THsx2VUv5ojafDKcPio1PHJ4/s2795/IMG_4601.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2795" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh4rbz7YhuoU-9fLUymBMGtzeUt-FODDjFOFUm9HFzlEf6UkfAww3Da3YFcBo8aizS8Vdge5i0221OR1kLuo4XCNCPvnhSfrBrIhAkAN-NT6ciu_dKvnpmZiKzo4oBlSwR5_OAVX9N0ESHYrVVXLkxh8WEZ6SB2wpyh0THsx2VUv5ojafDKcPio1PHJ4/w640-h416/IMG_4601.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The American mortar fire switched target and stonked the German MG Zug, FOO and II Kompanie's commander, inflicting Shock on all elements.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX8MRREF5-2qIezjiHJeJtPDhi5Ocs_62m-mMUv5Osj5BxjuH-ltNDCHdNQx14I5EpK8whPlEAnaaVxRdaU6AjljizJiyQRHj3GLzeUdZxcOpcr9tm8-j84VJLF2NM2TeIK1T25F2HGHQz92CbO6loppoNmFCPong3fki9qk7KGv7fCx2Q1gYoh0J-90/s2750/IMG_4602.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1857" data-original-width="2750" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRX8MRREF5-2qIezjiHJeJtPDhi5Ocs_62m-mMUv5Osj5BxjuH-ltNDCHdNQx14I5EpK8whPlEAnaaVxRdaU6AjljizJiyQRHj3GLzeUdZxcOpcr9tm8-j84VJLF2NM2TeIK1T25F2HGHQz92CbO6loppoNmFCPong3fki9qk7KGv7fCx2Q1gYoh0J-90/w640-h432/IMG_4602.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 1st Platoon of Able Company engaged the infantry of I Kompanie...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWN7ddLXsLWJaUWBO4HpzivUxz29pzC-9ob67lhwkNtR4HyAttswRZLd6fNKHZLY8hf4hBGxmjSe7G48bEVbgEG4rVRPHV7stkBTuIwivZay_dSMONpenuW7k0wDZUVV8-TNWeIwJiRIDOECc3mqBZaKv5p_zNAIEbTjTYjBoNaBIP3JRFW_mkoWI-3c/s2773/IMG_4603.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1961" data-original-width="2773" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYWN7ddLXsLWJaUWBO4HpzivUxz29pzC-9ob67lhwkNtR4HyAttswRZLd6fNKHZLY8hf4hBGxmjSe7G48bEVbgEG4rVRPHV7stkBTuIwivZay_dSMONpenuW7k0wDZUVV8-TNWeIwJiRIDOECc3mqBZaKv5p_zNAIEbTjTYjBoNaBIP3JRFW_mkoWI-3c/w640-h452/IMG_4603.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting some Shock on the advancing Germans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8etrJrXnYCEQqLj60dnt-pzJiwxCvNC087i9BIjIcqGNRSdEWjYy9DQPJtOAS6ii2p4wbx-eaOVMBF_KiZshqT2_RowPTy60VWmpa-PUGQPS4hJ_A5lwBS2cXNE8hj6eJ8XJZTIRV3MjgtfLDoFu37rIgFL46AbAM2ulDuX2baXRzQCUAN4flH7OM_E/s3339/IMG_4604.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3339" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx8etrJrXnYCEQqLj60dnt-pzJiwxCvNC087i9BIjIcqGNRSdEWjYy9DQPJtOAS6ii2p4wbx-eaOVMBF_KiZshqT2_RowPTy60VWmpa-PUGQPS4hJ_A5lwBS2cXNE8hj6eJ8XJZTIRV3MjgtfLDoFu37rIgFL46AbAM2ulDuX2baXRzQCUAN4flH7OM_E/w640-h464/IMG_4604.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Able Company's 2nd Platoon joined in the firefight but to no effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v9Cg7cMSUM8RRqslHREQhR9JFqc_FLNA19PM2bF8I6R708wvaAezxKGB0KnBgkW9YvVXQ0mG6pORl2W8fw5phhG3Fdn6YLhNTp-tP1-Qu3mUo6BJbzPkowZ58lJcsRs9RjKC-sJgrjzujdfQGmZig9y3Bf7DKNFTLVWMkA3y0iCcCS7Etomj0SmMxls/s3684/IMG_4605.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2699" data-original-width="3684" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_v9Cg7cMSUM8RRqslHREQhR9JFqc_FLNA19PM2bF8I6R708wvaAezxKGB0KnBgkW9YvVXQ0mG6pORl2W8fw5phhG3Fdn6YLhNTp-tP1-Qu3mUo6BJbzPkowZ58lJcsRs9RjKC-sJgrjzujdfQGmZig9y3Bf7DKNFTLVWMkA3y0iCcCS7Etomj0SmMxls/w640-h468/IMG_4605.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Germans fired a barrage from their 80mm mortars...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigPOhSvPBejg4r2byVho5AHP4fD2Qr5sGMQb6qXyoVMaVCI1qbAjuhksuuxGK5dwML5M-GJeI_Yji2EV_kRlaeBanS8gEzX2TABKBGO-m97ZZSLqg7Aflvs0WNXMgtfyl6j9svnS42Y2W5pDHBstIpUGhQb-QdikEvtT6Xh2qBpJgEke66tF14O3crGg/s3607/IMG_4606.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2406" data-original-width="3607" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigPOhSvPBejg4r2byVho5AHP4fD2Qr5sGMQb6qXyoVMaVCI1qbAjuhksuuxGK5dwML5M-GJeI_Yji2EV_kRlaeBanS8gEzX2TABKBGO-m97ZZSLqg7Aflvs0WNXMgtfyl6j9svnS42Y2W5pDHBstIpUGhQb-QdikEvtT6Xh2qBpJgEke66tF14O3crGg/w640-h426/IMG_4606.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Into the woods where Baker Company had deployed a 57mm AT Gun and Combat Patrol (as we were short of star tokens Baker Company used some French ones Andy had - an order has gone in to Heroics & Row to replace them all with figure bases).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBKzA9024zYFqTKWQmGudvdglcWbPCTR4CRM9JwEG3C6e3gJy8JFDb0zb2U7eUyE333Bcm7rUdUcsNGIwq6QyGOhC5GqQMs2Hfyhl8I-upPcL7FuhWgkUa--6lcEdU8Rer5BMrnUeuDf_25izs4p2G3t1W_OZASVPyReUPWeetpFMY_yWFucML9pkeA4/s4032/IMG_4609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpBKzA9024zYFqTKWQmGudvdglcWbPCTR4CRM9JwEG3C6e3gJy8JFDb0zb2U7eUyE333Bcm7rUdUcsNGIwq6QyGOhC5GqQMs2Hfyhl8I-upPcL7FuhWgkUa--6lcEdU8Rer5BMrnUeuDf_25izs4p2G3t1W_OZASVPyReUPWeetpFMY_yWFucML9pkeA4/w640-h480/IMG_4609.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On their left II Kompanie pushed forward and captured the Old Cottage.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYm_9MDorIThtPKoVwRC66ZdxNj_mip4q-MK_5mtYDGaaXDBStFs3ec4GNrKCoHmxyys58P6UsaFDmrcYjaFc5mtLfZgsDxIs9-co4eIx39_1VAUOTaBgB-Es1K1N7PpUz8kBBaTaPjZb9AaUawaQdxupg16lcS-nDGOqzSKRO79x5Co4sFXV6-M82X0/s3389/IMG_4608.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="3389" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiYm_9MDorIThtPKoVwRC66ZdxNj_mip4q-MK_5mtYDGaaXDBStFs3ec4GNrKCoHmxyys58P6UsaFDmrcYjaFc5mtLfZgsDxIs9-co4eIx39_1VAUOTaBgB-Es1K1N7PpUz8kBBaTaPjZb9AaUawaQdxupg16lcS-nDGOqzSKRO79x5Co4sFXV6-M82X0/w640-h370/IMG_4608.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The rest of the Kompanie moving over Cochon Hill. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N0jmiFhK6QWCuAsbwX6rKzq7Zx2DhqHYBJdG2EQ35Z6dT-KZG0-awa8r7DLAooSKayVR2TzyfWU95izfH1JjNee-NuVh6manPsWv9CiDmQkwxjapnK2Pf0XX2LjNcDHUHlQtSICX65n2CXnOJJbSC3_FoTjC0kcMS48bAQNcUZxqzZ5r78GVIcEnViA/s4032/IMG_4610.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2259" data-original-width="4032" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0N0jmiFhK6QWCuAsbwX6rKzq7Zx2DhqHYBJdG2EQ35Z6dT-KZG0-awa8r7DLAooSKayVR2TzyfWU95izfH1JjNee-NuVh6manPsWv9CiDmQkwxjapnK2Pf0XX2LjNcDHUHlQtSICX65n2CXnOJJbSC3_FoTjC0kcMS48bAQNcUZxqzZ5r78GVIcEnViA/w640-h358/IMG_4610.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the German right I Kompanie's 1st Zug was engaged in a firefight with Able Company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqbvon8DCazUH4qV_XSQbexP5_oDpqSyUrRvIjZ9QdKz2xxF7bkCxtvGbYqV9gESM-oynPP8byFrpKKheIwltcwP8YzAqvmQY5UnVBsWlilb5JtlmPyJ6c7x64K8e15q6SzKoqSJa85ckpk3f551XSbLhxvICEH2WNVXQlz6a0q6Fg8HRm4uPC7Thy0U/s4032/IMG_4607.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqbvon8DCazUH4qV_XSQbexP5_oDpqSyUrRvIjZ9QdKz2xxF7bkCxtvGbYqV9gESM-oynPP8byFrpKKheIwltcwP8YzAqvmQY5UnVBsWlilb5JtlmPyJ6c7x64K8e15q6SzKoqSJa85ckpk3f551XSbLhxvICEH2WNVXQlz6a0q6Fg8HRm4uPC7Thy0U/w640-h480/IMG_4607.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With American Combat Patrols pushing forward to counter the German ones.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiujJ5vrcCz7qtT4dfmNLs-q9OKNI4WVn-W55t8Bl_Uvre1kyDNtVLgsGaZE-pFlkVfiss_qkAcwwcMARecgTw0Ato49wqedm_xyR8lWkt1a-aCoe5_48CDpWN1589QZcBI_YKRAHgPxyuKHONCanuhxtNIwDlxAEcN1gIfA3gf9C2xA2K_W3A21jnKE/s3105/IMG_4611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2418" data-original-width="3105" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsiujJ5vrcCz7qtT4dfmNLs-q9OKNI4WVn-W55t8Bl_Uvre1kyDNtVLgsGaZE-pFlkVfiss_qkAcwwcMARecgTw0Ato49wqedm_xyR8lWkt1a-aCoe5_48CDpWN1589QZcBI_YKRAHgPxyuKHONCanuhxtNIwDlxAEcN1gIfA3gf9C2xA2K_W3A21jnKE/w640-h498/IMG_4611.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Having fired high, wide and handsome last time around, 2nd Platoon Able Company loosed another round of small arms fire at the advancing Germans...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2623" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjToWrvGvvcCy9d8vLySQQmW85O2ugkXtZDcFv_etLVN7YRSAwtB3POcv-mBZL1CXyavjabSA1RqoU5egRMt-lI9_SlmykrgYYiPruPkuEeMWDHJYCZGUpy6-mS_4AAUd_4qn8oY47fvBdiZqkiJABXUe6lYDDcd4JY-sWPRdlZZDp_EPCKteMQjaIMB0g/w640-h404/IMG_4613.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Baker Company then engaged the Germans in the Old Cottage...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJH3cy6wGajwMSHIqk4oHfd-lB_cpzL7oUimcU1t6V0MuwOfuWgC03e25NVKYevCVnkRZ1nQleiApy2O6Qm7tO7d9a3ej3dl0EV70ZCjDCgX8rRw1IU6nJTLLjI_hlvkUP_dEvV686kEaFsyzzGfFIGXex69H4va6vXScbIg3iHKsMLJ4IycpOf-L_bY/s3633/IMG_4615.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2588" data-original-width="3633" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzJH3cy6wGajwMSHIqk4oHfd-lB_cpzL7oUimcU1t6V0MuwOfuWgC03e25NVKYevCVnkRZ1nQleiApy2O6Qm7tO7d9a3ej3dl0EV70ZCjDCgX8rRw1IU6nJTLLjI_hlvkUP_dEvV686kEaFsyzzGfFIGXex69H4va6vXScbIg3iHKsMLJ4IycpOf-L_bY/w640-h456/IMG_4615.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting a point of Shock on the Zug there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMxMd487DPQS8dtuKmlP1cJUywQ4dRLoX-1VT8x--vd0hacRv7Dgh0aNgMZCPLm0xmBPr05LCtQkjfTeTtuO7eJsMdRvrXqtCgf5IT95iw80VHBgvlggq0zvZej-GBXmzDPDeyqbKtvREhu1jjQmNYDkyc6MMXdUMl0engR8yKxUAvMpzFAy-5KVJPu0/s3556/IMG_4616.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2490" data-original-width="3556" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLMxMd487DPQS8dtuKmlP1cJUywQ4dRLoX-1VT8x--vd0hacRv7Dgh0aNgMZCPLm0xmBPr05LCtQkjfTeTtuO7eJsMdRvrXqtCgf5IT95iw80VHBgvlggq0zvZej-GBXmzDPDeyqbKtvREhu1jjQmNYDkyc6MMXdUMl0engR8yKxUAvMpzFAy-5KVJPu0/w640-h448/IMG_4616.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 57mm alongside them then fired some HE at the Germans...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQNK3vAJDui9QVTC6bF4vueEkT5kydkn2LhOXS2d4OC8gSNngbIfmesqvqzT1en4VZlWJTlSjro793T8f8rNYIfFNSl5Zhhdosi6-YpYjEIIILgBiOlHwa6GNJXn9RLZB0N85FhrTw80A_ErwOC1pBbtfe7VpcGHhFz28lxsblaz1sMRpSQSPiN-Ilp4/s3024/IMG_4617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2209" data-original-width="3024" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEQNK3vAJDui9QVTC6bF4vueEkT5kydkn2LhOXS2d4OC8gSNngbIfmesqvqzT1en4VZlWJTlSjro793T8f8rNYIfFNSl5Zhhdosi6-YpYjEIIILgBiOlHwa6GNJXn9RLZB0N85FhrTw80A_ErwOC1pBbtfe7VpcGHhFz28lxsblaz1sMRpSQSPiN-Ilp4/w640-h468/IMG_4617.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting another point of Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjt_PHMhdhZuHTyfukqtpn1CDPkb_N69SEw0Ck5VA9yMSlw1goKdcUutEPf-Hlrc3DmeMR5L5XNk9EBeC-iBBePIoamPJZB9yQ03xJvv1mI4-tPZj2tyBs3zAQ-2ppabuI8BkZiDYLDFLF1mvVLasZU4KEG9fJZWTIbM5-otiT84UXqjsQvz1ONZROoE/s4028/IMG_4620.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2575" data-original-width="4028" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjt_PHMhdhZuHTyfukqtpn1CDPkb_N69SEw0Ck5VA9yMSlw1goKdcUutEPf-Hlrc3DmeMR5L5XNk9EBeC-iBBePIoamPJZB9yQ03xJvv1mI4-tPZj2tyBs3zAQ-2ppabuI8BkZiDYLDFLF1mvVLasZU4KEG9fJZWTIbM5-otiT84UXqjsQvz1ONZROoE/w640-h410/IMG_4620.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the German right, a Hetzer Panzerzug advanced towards Able Companies position...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHkl5aP0WWEUTt9C-K59oA4k2Ennyt12iORHEWptAbjCdnFrKAT8O3KtQ5gcDTmLENhEh087aI8HOvLGXY1X7PbQ-Nq1wp040x8BKqHg2-2C45dA-YO9trbAqsqdU-0WyK3cZQzWyp0XRRbeL26gdQOCnVFqH6HEyAah9KWuJdW65OPW3fK5us-7e3j4/s2804/IMG_4623.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2804" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLHkl5aP0WWEUTt9C-K59oA4k2Ennyt12iORHEWptAbjCdnFrKAT8O3KtQ5gcDTmLENhEh087aI8HOvLGXY1X7PbQ-Nq1wp040x8BKqHg2-2C45dA-YO9trbAqsqdU-0WyK3cZQzWyp0XRRbeL26gdQOCnVFqH6HEyAah9KWuJdW65OPW3fK5us-7e3j4/w640-h378/IMG_4623.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the PzIVH Panzerzug tried, and failed, to take out US 57mm AT Gun to their front, but did manage to inflict two Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnjlF7ZOJF2EXXVq5vmijriftuicSIWj5uovGvgCRV4aPub5t1C0Gih08RtNC7T9T3e3qXX4K_UI42FCT8rq6kRjrtZx05a9vsvFXO-gqnkKU7V7Mbugd2wK33aiHOLSVBxgpXcbLlRCobqUPTnqSwJ5ZmNQ20lQrJ95F8BjgZLfbJVs6VbuOBelmPAs/s4032/IMG_4622.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivnjlF7ZOJF2EXXVq5vmijriftuicSIWj5uovGvgCRV4aPub5t1C0Gih08RtNC7T9T3e3qXX4K_UI42FCT8rq6kRjrtZx05a9vsvFXO-gqnkKU7V7Mbugd2wK33aiHOLSVBxgpXcbLlRCobqUPTnqSwJ5ZmNQ20lQrJ95F8BjgZLfbJVs6VbuOBelmPAs/w640-h480/IMG_4622.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Despite now being Hesitant the 57mm with Baker Company opened fire on the oncoming German armour...<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihCi-OzQxm20rQKBd7aViNXHudqkNJZEkvBuura_jzC8x00hDdq7u0ad5fOpRdNBt3o356dO2-0YTT8c6Ec03vfvZOQ6E7O2ZQb1jw44IQryYa2rs_x-LHKf3pJTua_GGYJqMebW9F_v3F2I1SjMmnzAurIpTcqH4DR6Ju6K-7MYsEtWgUmp1pNY2jrwg/s3338/IMG_4624.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mP4jUlqalNfGyYrSTEkb7pnfcI6ZTE0s3daf_T11VzO76zyigEPPJgev4HVQAbI_Ik35PR6laU9K-42zY7Db64P5Re6MFaZoN6pOxAhIETe6rzp9M_iq64BO3BDNrSlu_osVEF6n4Ruv4ydxQ8n0EjFRr-QGVQ4zw29XHxvghJtWemOzpbrc4QswsCg/w640-h480/IMG_4625.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Keen to press the advantage Baker Company's CO issued the 57mm with a Command Order (effectively an extra order the cost of which in order tokens can vary dependent on the dice from 1 to 3). The 57mm AT gun fired for a second time...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXCs5QP-PnN6n9C3r5SCxCcmGr5co-NGGx34e00v9C6mOifKuQ_YK36zISPe-wgXZmNBi8aRnly1AxxUUGdA0n5VUOCRX2N1n34-zxl_auDiryx6b18m_DtZlCcaT1tc3-llegq_W5mVkJE7m3XrqU-sfDhipiiKqf9ApVe50iGCZ32XkXh9fALL8lt8/s2712/IMG_4626.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1793" data-original-width="2712" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXCs5QP-PnN6n9C3r5SCxCcmGr5co-NGGx34e00v9C6mOifKuQ_YK36zISPe-wgXZmNBi8aRnly1AxxUUGdA0n5VUOCRX2N1n34-zxl_auDiryx6b18m_DtZlCcaT1tc3-llegq_W5mVkJE7m3XrqU-sfDhipiiKqf9ApVe50iGCZ32XkXh9fALL8lt8/w640-h424/IMG_4626.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Polishing off the whole tank section!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then a second!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA1q2RIfQscrbilmMbdJWWUXSgeGv9GHQhW6c-k1vGIehm1Q0dQuWW2TLDgvWB5yi_aqgfDmpUnVEj0hnoaSUq8LkF6sVZSqx1QRZnMg0oHgn9esmde02GicCiRGnzkEvjU940NbbkRj3n0k_9_ZLHqqNKI1rJe4m5ZiN1o8uYDiY2X-PKUWQ_2SHiY4/s1844/IMG_4631.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1193" data-original-width="1844" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYA1q2RIfQscrbilmMbdJWWUXSgeGv9GHQhW6c-k1vGIehm1Q0dQuWW2TLDgvWB5yi_aqgfDmpUnVEj0hnoaSUq8LkF6sVZSqx1QRZnMg0oHgn9esmde02GicCiRGnzkEvjU940NbbkRj3n0k_9_ZLHqqNKI1rJe4m5ZiN1o8uYDiY2X-PKUWQ_2SHiY4/w640-h414/IMG_4631.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Matters were not entirely negative for the Germans, as 3rd Zug II Kompanie took control of Cochon Hill, the German phase line, which would allow Andy the opportunity to call up his reserves.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYNf3QbIFX9Urst3PnKdzq7burRlfyZJqLeVEnpKyxik6zMcDbIPFhAD8akZYv2A4sCdCJmaBAvgZv70_kaHjscZd2-2b_TkaM7-9lZ9XJIVpv9J5Qi0h2XQEY7FmONqj6yusv8Eb7Jzk3eU8M4QUnHYWteVoee6ht8Ie6WwAW4SRwnTuyAyNM3NQ9rE/s3788/IMG_4633.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2321" data-original-width="3788" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYNf3QbIFX9Urst3PnKdzq7burRlfyZJqLeVEnpKyxik6zMcDbIPFhAD8akZYv2A4sCdCJmaBAvgZv70_kaHjscZd2-2b_TkaM7-9lZ9XJIVpv9J5Qi0h2XQEY7FmONqj6yusv8Eb7Jzk3eU8M4QUnHYWteVoee6ht8Ie6WwAW4SRwnTuyAyNM3NQ9rE/w640-h392/IMG_4633.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The German change of fortune was further demonstrated as they managed to take out the 57mm AT Gun with Baker Company.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRMY9ksfsLSosbmXdpKOV14lrP3Z2Mrb6UWLgYpGy6CjUNeyHrRmrK3kid1HX_dnjjD-y3925WmsyqoiLqNXXFBCIwGwjL6lj1ts6XmbVbrFMyNnfHy38gW-OtSjiZ_6zMyAg4zDm2QXzWEbbEjCQqrakL-d1Ws-N-XHpDiT1x8nLrcTv1anSYQJjNwM/s3094/IMG_4634.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="3094" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeRMY9ksfsLSosbmXdpKOV14lrP3Z2Mrb6UWLgYpGy6CjUNeyHrRmrK3kid1HX_dnjjD-y3925WmsyqoiLqNXXFBCIwGwjL6lj1ts6XmbVbrFMyNnfHy38gW-OtSjiZ_6zMyAg4zDm2QXzWEbbEjCQqrakL-d1Ws-N-XHpDiT1x8nLrcTv1anSYQJjNwM/w640-h394/IMG_4634.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The Hetzer Panzer Zug fire HE at Able Company in the woods on the German right flank...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57TusH0PJyz09DxOa757Kx4rg2fHqKoH7oa-zegCl92YWfwtw0ZMA1gRDAp6C1M4Q41hcdSGaL5P9H-ZUgxAU6JbNq3jGYwhfD_M5o6SCpgr-ChzILwlWJjYLLHfKpExG2VuyIoIU3tbj3OfO85xRj0Ni7scUgbUu1b_HM_aRqmhFULJeOJWHpQnem80/s2994/IMG_4635.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2543" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57TusH0PJyz09DxOa757Kx4rg2fHqKoH7oa-zegCl92YWfwtw0ZMA1gRDAp6C1M4Q41hcdSGaL5P9H-ZUgxAU6JbNq3jGYwhfD_M5o6SCpgr-ChzILwlWJjYLLHfKpExG2VuyIoIU3tbj3OfO85xRj0Ni7scUgbUu1b_HM_aRqmhFULJeOJWHpQnem80/w544-h640/IMG_4635.jpeg" width="544" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Suppressing the 2nd Platoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW-gf-kaGSWLx0UWJ_Pel_3Y-RXnWWTSPpMaEviTXa50CtZwaqfUvl0rj-RKGPxWhumGFqEt5NT5jg8PtwwpegldiOol8jkGbyg0ee_vua4zyzAkQGBQzKAFBuUMEU5TQy3AZIyWFmbRM09yGW15NA7kuBNNQ3TeVh-IPz93A7tCLwZmz1zi8s5OPy-A/s3291/IMG_4636.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2081" data-original-width="3291" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBW-gf-kaGSWLx0UWJ_Pel_3Y-RXnWWTSPpMaEviTXa50CtZwaqfUvl0rj-RKGPxWhumGFqEt5NT5jg8PtwwpegldiOol8jkGbyg0ee_vua4zyzAkQGBQzKAFBuUMEU5TQy3AZIyWFmbRM09yGW15NA7kuBNNQ3TeVh-IPz93A7tCLwZmz1zi8s5OPy-A/w640-h404/IMG_4636.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Andy pulled back the survivors of I Kompanie's 1st Zug to prevent them being wiped out and causing another FUBAR.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQO1TN5ajo3UaEkQGRkmVbUBBAD2ZNw32AhY0a592OkiWxg9r5aHyMX2yF7Ec71ektNSydWOcy-rXr1iUc6IUz7vFlA6Dhg8kETgxvOLsYr-ZwBF0PwbC3-sWTYHDukTll1J6t8X9dgofM8fLCOA8hxJrTM1YdP2_HSSFZczBz1s5zFii8hrsfjVuEHMk/s2927/IMG_4637.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2496" data-original-width="3539" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53dbu43O8cy9oaiHyUhHDpgvNjVM9JJWcP5uqJW3HcTnbwHiuWnUWPzGjDVIC6P5UVo9VL4bha-tS1IuOKdJVhLvmhwNSAhqivc06mpqX8-8DtLljGqoX0v4ZOiQdS4a0YinTQJN8tey_cqPC780yecsksiZo_gnNmMWAvrhPwgNZTFQKESdLIo3F6dI/w640-h452/IMG_4638.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To take out the Suppressed 1st Platoon of Baker Company in the woods to their front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQTLTlAXOeMZsG7eyGoWtd2cpfPtpDzeQbJpQY4wHbG0LsPvZCQHLhypnH43qYjvSAGWiB0952qEVYSPyRTGIU7gJsoQL49jH0p_sslrilb61WKBEqXyVw9eovd_nBJVBuRfv7srXlpGKX44joPZu-ZSA0eSZh2x7xsTFLLBHqrQMzf89bbeKtcpQaBmc/s2984/IMG_4639.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The remnant of the PzIV Zug move forward and fired HE at the 2nd Platoon...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKv9eTODa5JlPbfziZmawTmvUgT9Y3LwTueXToEydq0BQLfzUnDxhyn7J7zeIUOctdwt9OrmRdSFeUpvO2fNARc-ddbnKBXZp6C7TGLgAtAVdC_Ib719hTniYZl-mUNv7v0ZR5FwADdRuscXtgzU03j0a-W1c89GK4ZaWTcGWazCC0hnjQMpOWEehk6p4/s2458/IMG_4642.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2458" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKv9eTODa5JlPbfziZmawTmvUgT9Y3LwTueXToEydq0BQLfzUnDxhyn7J7zeIUOctdwt9OrmRdSFeUpvO2fNARc-ddbnKBXZp6C7TGLgAtAVdC_Ib719hTniYZl-mUNv7v0ZR5FwADdRuscXtgzU03j0a-W1c89GK4ZaWTcGWazCC0hnjQMpOWEehk6p4/w640-h420/IMG_4642.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But only managed to inflict one Shock on the doughty American GIs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE0YNRXKwy7brcGoqaSPom0P7tjGKvLMYHyGrgrx4aE4tspJXq5BiO6d_wg4uqajPT2X4Q1plUOo44bzBcPp8HJg0wH3z09DAsTUQWzQ22SMc0bFUNIZebeJr4MBtlT-K9YKnj0JJ8IG3AOXBaKUoMfkZP5KKgoSyMZRoPH9dO-ZiZ4Vms7raXIpPwr8/s3005/IMG_4643.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3005" data-original-width="2773" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtE0YNRXKwy7brcGoqaSPom0P7tjGKvLMYHyGrgrx4aE4tspJXq5BiO6d_wg4uqajPT2X4Q1plUOo44bzBcPp8HJg0wH3z09DAsTUQWzQ22SMc0bFUNIZebeJr4MBtlT-K9YKnj0JJ8IG3AOXBaKUoMfkZP5KKgoSyMZRoPH9dO-ZiZ4Vms7raXIpPwr8/w590-h640/IMG_4643.jpeg" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Hetzer's continued their fire at Able Company...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDY7eymjsjr9CVsw_BiecWI-YhJueane2dB8qJcpcerKdlIUbrbl5AXYFEnpnuOYrBOQLWmt7tiSeS0QorRwJGxIDXebWknMo9bJNzqSrFK4hbSkWZgZR5hrjj_8mGerMG8mGleMIoR-gOxvBqZGK7-2kDuIHec_mqbO5U6oyD1UXHOBYN3lR11CTGTTg/s3129/IMG_4644.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2058" data-original-width="3129" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDY7eymjsjr9CVsw_BiecWI-YhJueane2dB8qJcpcerKdlIUbrbl5AXYFEnpnuOYrBOQLWmt7tiSeS0QorRwJGxIDXebWknMo9bJNzqSrFK4hbSkWZgZR5hrjj_8mGerMG8mGleMIoR-gOxvBqZGK7-2kDuIHec_mqbO5U6oyD1UXHOBYN3lR11CTGTTg/w640-h420/IMG_4644.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 2nd Platoon taking Shock from the HE exploding around them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45iAtJqctknUjyjlxqMIjAVuFGckLvatd7N2Y_-HCZt8o2qBEtJrrc7inLuYBGGw9weRSSuk_Fz-EXFTop2kmUKhi-cyxVJ9IaETpfnhpKo3KHvMX2Eo_6I-ssdtKT1Xk6sjR0xHUqHWRstuPCuzH1eOLO_1XeCNFXN1a41vTX4CsZleumNvA8FvhlPs/s2462/IMG_4645.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2413" data-original-width="2462" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45iAtJqctknUjyjlxqMIjAVuFGckLvatd7N2Y_-HCZt8o2qBEtJrrc7inLuYBGGw9weRSSuk_Fz-EXFTop2kmUKhi-cyxVJ9IaETpfnhpKo3KHvMX2Eo_6I-ssdtKT1Xk6sjR0xHUqHWRstuPCuzH1eOLO_1XeCNFXN1a41vTX4CsZleumNvA8FvhlPs/w640-h628/IMG_4645.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Advancing over the flank of Cochon Hill the 2nd Zug II Kompanie opened fire on the 2nd Platoon of Baker Company in the effort to roll up the American right flank.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZtCNZfQPMr7wTNVUJs-iF3aGoTIuuWbxs_dMZA151vfufuGtzADPxs9qHAwNZ-0aC4guFFjsM8RQCmiE4XJf5ok7Q3Tm_8gnDv4Dlxd0tcVurAzw_ZDHgeMXmzj5jX0Ds1h3hlkITUawtsFN1_eijyNFqjZMg6AREUzAhwSz_YIS7CEktsLuvI_dm30/s1850/IMG_4646.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="1850" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZtCNZfQPMr7wTNVUJs-iF3aGoTIuuWbxs_dMZA151vfufuGtzADPxs9qHAwNZ-0aC4guFFjsM8RQCmiE4XJf5ok7Q3Tm_8gnDv4Dlxd0tcVurAzw_ZDHgeMXmzj5jX0Ds1h3hlkITUawtsFN1_eijyNFqjZMg6AREUzAhwSz_YIS7CEktsLuvI_dm30/w640-h430/IMG_4646.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">They managed to add another point of Shock to the Americans, who, despite now being Hesitant, returned fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_AOmNBDYyNGeTEKROb3ywCZdWKPwou8jZ3p4o94SylqGCxwtKB5LuT5GkbqY2t_yfKTQN3ZTTaESg10ideUOY76MjidjU_SSyOt_0NGlARp5kC1DvAF-cibWRRNQzp_QAIN6It2iKfdPPE_Np9kyr7W9O2A6y8JcEMdtO8zvIsdTIws2LMVzdhO5Pdw/s2999/IMG_4647.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2494" data-original-width="2999" height="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw_AOmNBDYyNGeTEKROb3ywCZdWKPwou8jZ3p4o94SylqGCxwtKB5LuT5GkbqY2t_yfKTQN3ZTTaESg10ideUOY76MjidjU_SSyOt_0NGlARp5kC1DvAF-cibWRRNQzp_QAIN6It2iKfdPPE_Np9kyr7W9O2A6y8JcEMdtO8zvIsdTIws2LMVzdhO5Pdw/w640-h532/IMG_4647.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Taking out one of the enemy sections (the fourth in total) and resulting in the Germans receiving their first FUBAR token (three would see them automatically lose the game).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIFTYMY50n6RKoOLlXg0R3Sy1bYbR_xfdI05ao0_5k51MNlGoq6A2mvqo5ruyMx5A6_WQetAF-_eInpmd2a4RsEIoBNUQUPFeSDUlkAS6n78YIPjRei7Im68SQ8CBdymV93pr9njvz9wmX8SlgdbPUVv2vewVFKuDkP9ZFDxlvo0U9NJgBoOAZZyVn7w/s2622/IMG_4648.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2622" data-original-width="2064" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIFTYMY50n6RKoOLlXg0R3Sy1bYbR_xfdI05ao0_5k51MNlGoq6A2mvqo5ruyMx5A6_WQetAF-_eInpmd2a4RsEIoBNUQUPFeSDUlkAS6n78YIPjRei7Im68SQ8CBdymV93pr9njvz9wmX8SlgdbPUVv2vewVFKuDkP9ZFDxlvo0U9NJgBoOAZZyVn7w/w504-h640/IMG_4648.jpeg" width="504" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The 3rd Zug II Kompanie engaged Baker Company's 2nd Platoon Suppressing it...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnAbBFrYDouhL9g7M67hXP3vP4fHEGvT2f6h7-ub60zkhjIczF6hXBcRpDTn_InGEzGenm6pqHgRE-3gNVSwy6iSiKunJ6094FAAuwjQoSMIa1D1y24UTat74oiQXrHoNHPjzp0DAo5-3VY5MAyxe-ozpyycJc9wbJzAlzlz_sxVbmfRv0Gq0j6m1qQ0/s3316/IMG_4649.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1761" data-original-width="3316" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnAbBFrYDouhL9g7M67hXP3vP4fHEGvT2f6h7-ub60zkhjIczF6hXBcRpDTn_InGEzGenm6pqHgRE-3gNVSwy6iSiKunJ6094FAAuwjQoSMIa1D1y24UTat74oiQXrHoNHPjzp0DAo5-3VY5MAyxe-ozpyycJc9wbJzAlzlz_sxVbmfRv0Gq0j6m1qQ0/w640-h340/IMG_4649.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But came under fire from Baker Company's 3rd Platoon...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XKTseCQwPOSma6OFF6Gt7--ZiRwMmyAQLFo9fLxaxxA4Jq6re8Ko6vQehhXONqqpTu1iTMMq9ZuJO-dElaYKD2uWNaCKoSfBixHExxBcoqH-VqPSSt3-QKFpZ2zTTqWqL4AoZNk1Ji6mXL_N1qaiotkqr6QcU8qTZVwHG1Ch1DT3RBSn5cO4R6wa8LI/s2706/IMG_4650.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At long last American reinforcements arrived in the form of an M4 Sherman Platoon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpoGWDn7XkuAOMkdAKb8s2t0Gx3KCJgLVBSQUrEYZFRqPQAGYEGALgBhB-pYYl1hIVlg0dV_So7CspOOK0Gyud6gHiad67gmOmuL8k7HfFhNDlLJG66x2VufAwv2cVfuTIREnw9AEr75NObCljwA1xCjgvXcg8nB70f7rVTZcgPkIKFelKg3shxTS8tY/s3050/IMG_4652.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1996" data-original-width="3050" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxpoGWDn7XkuAOMkdAKb8s2t0Gx3KCJgLVBSQUrEYZFRqPQAGYEGALgBhB-pYYl1hIVlg0dV_So7CspOOK0Gyud6gHiad67gmOmuL8k7HfFhNDlLJG66x2VufAwv2cVfuTIREnw9AEr75NObCljwA1xCjgvXcg8nB70f7rVTZcgPkIKFelKg3shxTS8tY/w640-h418/IMG_4652.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But would they be needed? Baker's 2nd Company rallied off a point of Shock and opened fire on the enemy Zug to their front...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBt9fTkklVOI0zvuOCqiEz4rd2ZfbMrXE1UA9cPZUXgAIZ6Kw8rWPewE7yzWjn5RDxtNQN2Cz0HiEzbhVM5PY_dALLRgJQXJBXRKpm9MwBohol8dIhzbh1TFrc_bqI4ajYsDBqIExbGp1G00UGuPtm7c-n3FMFbouGqoEV6e_FFwstSYK-_OIer45zmk/s2266/IMG_4653.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2266" data-original-width="1642" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBt9fTkklVOI0zvuOCqiEz4rd2ZfbMrXE1UA9cPZUXgAIZ6Kw8rWPewE7yzWjn5RDxtNQN2Cz0HiEzbhVM5PY_dALLRgJQXJBXRKpm9MwBohol8dIhzbh1TFrc_bqI4ajYsDBqIExbGp1G00UGuPtm7c-n3FMFbouGqoEV6e_FFwstSYK-_OIer45zmk/w464-h640/IMG_4653.jpeg" width="464" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wiping out a second section of 2nd Zug Kompanie II.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthehUToN2Hsgrm6d6GZe0T_j1KlctG_poZZhoxASTjnTadgVKWZ_y6t3JA7yUAuvH_V-Ra-sL6VpM3Upu7vNzIxIKg0aoPpQtgWFZAdNkcgdug09AOOBDPo0BUlJjzmo6o3gC53XljJR8NY069PyxZxtz_fYBt233kSc5K1Yt3ER5Iy5UvQ6WDFN5x4w/s1648/IMG_4654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1130" data-original-width="1648" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjthehUToN2Hsgrm6d6GZe0T_j1KlctG_poZZhoxASTjnTadgVKWZ_y6t3JA7yUAuvH_V-Ra-sL6VpM3Upu7vNzIxIKg0aoPpQtgWFZAdNkcgdug09AOOBDPo0BUlJjzmo6o3gC53XljJR8NY069PyxZxtz_fYBt233kSc5K1Yt3ER5Iy5UvQ6WDFN5x4w/w640-h438/IMG_4654.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the German advance in imminent danger of coming to a halt, Andy deployed two Zugs from the reinforcements of III Komapnie on Cochon Hill...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CcBOHeBG-WksgCVqos6CWGtFXasmZ_DfskRKCk4pK8dQwE_W0vop16T3AVImtKm88D5EOuXRtaQhBrAgtecxQzMlOO8M74Vug6sqRSoqI26tSQRy9q5bQL8ic59-7LrvLrUVR3KQQ1WXBNLv15OIZ6MbpsPAlnaP2XTWNAJSScgfueyvSAg28Q7aMwM/s3183/IMG_4655.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1916" data-original-width="3183" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4CcBOHeBG-WksgCVqos6CWGtFXasmZ_DfskRKCk4pK8dQwE_W0vop16T3AVImtKm88D5EOuXRtaQhBrAgtecxQzMlOO8M74Vug6sqRSoqI26tSQRy9q5bQL8ic59-7LrvLrUVR3KQQ1WXBNLv15OIZ6MbpsPAlnaP2XTWNAJSScgfueyvSAg28Q7aMwM/w640-h386/IMG_4655.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately through straight into a artillery barrage called by a circling L-4 Grasshopper spotter plane! The results were not as bad as they could have been but problematic in that the Kompanie CO and FOO were Suppressed and the MG Zug Hesitant and unable to advance towards the enemy.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXcwska3Wloaj9nIlg_qMXGkDzZuQ6PmUwTso0Wov-zwCSCRizr9dDyoAqmZo_3avF8bDVBDk8Cfd65c_zeMep1OI_aWSUJU2tFr6GjeGp16rQhlnY7lZsf9BXahIJ_pKuf6CgxEv1YGgZSsVoDfYtt2KkpjPn8X2jXjvOJe0Vziqx5QEJ1ePS-wU1yY/s3633/IMG_4656.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2446" data-original-width="3633" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXcwska3Wloaj9nIlg_qMXGkDzZuQ6PmUwTso0Wov-zwCSCRizr9dDyoAqmZo_3avF8bDVBDk8Cfd65c_zeMep1OI_aWSUJU2tFr6GjeGp16rQhlnY7lZsf9BXahIJ_pKuf6CgxEv1YGgZSsVoDfYtt2KkpjPn8X2jXjvOJe0Vziqx5QEJ1ePS-wU1yY/w640-h430/IMG_4656.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using a Spotting order Andy was able to uncover the 3rd Platoon of Able Company and a support Bazooka squad hidden in Abrelard farm.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76sq5KcVlEl5lKOCArgs0C-fA7ZPPgymCvZdLXgZ2bB_rvZuCa5SKR4D3BeVopkComi74Rn3SuiiXAlT_cDG1CCVQ7XBz6v0FsxVkYxxsa4bQRyQMWSSleghGmqT2mhfCLk3ZiWuhcfz5JtPFLyaNm6RQkINmZmLZgYUp80DggOn2PL972-NsfiBqcR8/s4032/IMG_4658.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh76sq5KcVlEl5lKOCArgs0C-fA7ZPPgymCvZdLXgZ2bB_rvZuCa5SKR4D3BeVopkComi74Rn3SuiiXAlT_cDG1CCVQ7XBz6v0FsxVkYxxsa4bQRyQMWSSleghGmqT2mhfCLk3ZiWuhcfz5JtPFLyaNm6RQkINmZmLZgYUp80DggOn2PL972-NsfiBqcR8/w640-h480/IMG_4658.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And talking of Bazookas... the team attached to Baker Company's 1st Platoon snuck forward...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l6_9fWtCnk_WtIRprEy-4KT_hX9mql22FEMmHIuueNjq4FsX1pmEdfrR5W335_V4mx5_EGNKv6JH9ZH2ryCjhNEpAs2ltbgezg8dIYNbstPERjKBFbX0MFnxZw7pexYPudBXCTy24NdfEAc5baEtYsSgk_vhNb4JrmeZdbOe6rb8PrbIN0OOJFq_UUg/s3556/IMG_4659.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2488" data-original-width="3556" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3l6_9fWtCnk_WtIRprEy-4KT_hX9mql22FEMmHIuueNjq4FsX1pmEdfrR5W335_V4mx5_EGNKv6JH9ZH2ryCjhNEpAs2ltbgezg8dIYNbstPERjKBFbX0MFnxZw7pexYPudBXCTy24NdfEAc5baEtYsSgk_vhNb4JrmeZdbOe6rb8PrbIN0OOJFq_UUg/w640-h448/IMG_4659.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Scoring a Critical Hit on the remnants of the PzIV Zug!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl5SLn1fVVi7CZc-SHGF5SyqI_VgAOsNcDRCYUOBIdtFWYBZhK9CY-h2pPqAnsYIjgerzOxE-rnQN7h231bCefkPiHfX8GfahLUFbT8K_K3E-LQVIfGfVMEG9nYbxdoDht75AKQFgNl1swhbev_YSlQyDoB8QbTmvLe17K9p36LCZ1xfAM9wJ6eWiyu0/s3231/IMG_4660.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2190" data-original-width="3231" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl5SLn1fVVi7CZc-SHGF5SyqI_VgAOsNcDRCYUOBIdtFWYBZhK9CY-h2pPqAnsYIjgerzOxE-rnQN7h231bCefkPiHfX8GfahLUFbT8K_K3E-LQVIfGfVMEG9nYbxdoDht75AKQFgNl1swhbev_YSlQyDoB8QbTmvLe17K9p36LCZ1xfAM9wJ6eWiyu0/w640-h434/IMG_4660.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Resulting in the Germans taking another FUBAR! Their mortars were also low on ammo and in need of resupply.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFJjehiB-61ZPap7ExdYWzbOilrTS3f6OKIR0iaKpSQWdwZua4H3sIdgVThOwj9pejL08ttFnD3DLu71QuOxH-m6trgCZ2g0zpfYOXMTb96ji885XnoUJDAEiDWCYAcP78oJfnLS1ORGDqutHkujld1YLEJBzF6NpfTUK7iseHve95mtz3IqOR-e_1M8/s3188/IMG_4661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2795" data-original-width="3188" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwFJjehiB-61ZPap7ExdYWzbOilrTS3f6OKIR0iaKpSQWdwZua4H3sIdgVThOwj9pejL08ttFnD3DLu71QuOxH-m6trgCZ2g0zpfYOXMTb96ji885XnoUJDAEiDWCYAcP78oJfnLS1ORGDqutHkujld1YLEJBzF6NpfTUK7iseHve95mtz3IqOR-e_1M8/w640-h562/IMG_4661.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A fly-by from a Spitfire PR plane shows, with time running out, the German advance was stalling on Cochon Hill...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLyHFPKGvThymYOWPnje2Ey-FBoNWOlT_rC3pjlSbm5efezO0MGCF9j06KI0m3iGRMj5t3G9mw3Q7CrHE8NmPZxzzyzPyhkci3T3EOZl9DH8JYjpva49cf5n5u1aobFciC44ucR3vx0LilXdbogz1kiIVOwFlRDMuZX-IoWSIbt-xBhdvCG4ov-g9x88/s3656/IMG_4665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2153" data-original-width="3656" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRLyHFPKGvThymYOWPnje2Ey-FBoNWOlT_rC3pjlSbm5efezO0MGCF9j06KI0m3iGRMj5t3G9mw3Q7CrHE8NmPZxzzyzPyhkci3T3EOZl9DH8JYjpva49cf5n5u1aobFciC44ucR3vx0LilXdbogz1kiIVOwFlRDMuZX-IoWSIbt-xBhdvCG4ov-g9x88/w640-h376/IMG_4665.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Resulting in them fleeing back up Cochon Hill.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQBiEKLYq8WQq2r8DJLvEj5T4WTCpmgM7iBsJGlDP7-6LfyBiUqLlIvetXcJUsTdiRVN8fTvJzypoPl3BoDxKtvcg5dv-aBCte-IF0bmoC4PBEGSk_wOjDhn5ZcWRRe5zqUVGhl1xkvLeSGjus5lGfmD-6e0eyo27cgUp5G6v9GyBDgwRY4zen0ytXY/s2840/IMG_4667.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1946" data-original-width="2840" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1vQBiEKLYq8WQq2r8DJLvEj5T4WTCpmgM7iBsJGlDP7-6LfyBiUqLlIvetXcJUsTdiRVN8fTvJzypoPl3BoDxKtvcg5dv-aBCte-IF0bmoC4PBEGSk_wOjDhn5ZcWRRe5zqUVGhl1xkvLeSGjus5lGfmD-6e0eyo27cgUp5G6v9GyBDgwRY4zen0ytXY/w640-h438/IMG_4667.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">This was the end of turn 8 and unfortunately we had to call it a day there (the scenario is limited to 10 turns) with the Americans still in control of Abrelard Farm and with their armour moving up to take on the Heaters. Technically I had to destroy all the German tanks and hold the Farm to win but we agreed we could both see which way the cookie was crumbling here.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Another enjoyable game of <b><i>'O' Group</i></b>, I really like the simplicity of the mechanisms and the emphasis on utilising orders and the combat patrols, expanding it to include some newer elements had proven successful. A quick post match discussion did lead to an agreement that it probably would be better in attack-defence scenarios to play across the shorter width of the table not down the length to allow more flanking and maybe we should beef up the attacking forces (give the old 3 to 1 rule of attacking a defended position). Of course I completely forgot all this when coming up for the scenario for our next game!</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-90630001399493549202023-08-10T17:00:00.003+01:002023-08-10T17:00:55.673+01:00Chain of Command: Palm-off at Perbais<p>Phil and Jenny came up to <b><a href="https://www.bristolindependentgaming.co.uk" target="_blank">Bristol Independent Gaming</a></b> last night to get a game of <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/chain-of-command/" target="_blank">Chain of Command</a></i></b> in. Umpire Phil picked one of the scenarios from the Pint Sized Campaign, <i><b><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product/taking-the-gembloux-gap/" target="_blank">Taking the Gembloux Gap</a></b></i>, swapping out the French and replacing them with BEF. The scenario objective was the same for both sides, destroy the enemy morale and force them from the (rather beautiful) table (courtesy of Jenny).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDVbb0MXpDSL4l1cI0Ddrb4A6bePjRvMCawh9hmk12ab5M30nD9FH0cQO9U4ZWpOVyGa7OUiIOEalBKnDtUpI4UAo5vgoyuBa_YK4eIV-RtvSY20FYO058vUCFA160NFlvcwjCgdzHHaYqvCA8yRcSyrVu2y--ANyFF362jds4aNXnH4wqI9NnPE4gm4/s4032/IMG_4571.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDVbb0MXpDSL4l1cI0Ddrb4A6bePjRvMCawh9hmk12ab5M30nD9FH0cQO9U4ZWpOVyGa7OUiIOEalBKnDtUpI4UAo5vgoyuBa_YK4eIV-RtvSY20FYO058vUCFA160NFlvcwjCgdzHHaYqvCA8yRcSyrVu2y--ANyFF362jds4aNXnH4wqI9NnPE4gm4/w480-h640/IMG_4571.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Leading the forces of the Fatherland, I first deployed one section of infantry on the left flank behind the cornfield, and a second on the right flank beyond the railway line...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11Kol0U9_vHXPSsSR8Oq5erGmdUIqYVHXChKa0u0l7bmb-DrlC0eyewPXvlmYthhvSWlbc_UvORe-NdQMxIOJzwRUpJ-BVR0aedVeV_NFYWTnatU9NBqti8BWfNiI1Fgx7Cv1EUKi-VNCVp5WBhpfppKN_Hz6F74mFBnEHxpmnlsi_ktE9JJC8nfpxM/s3910/IMG_4572.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2811" data-original-width="3910" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu11Kol0U9_vHXPSsSR8Oq5erGmdUIqYVHXChKa0u0l7bmb-DrlC0eyewPXvlmYthhvSWlbc_UvORe-NdQMxIOJzwRUpJ-BVR0aedVeV_NFYWTnatU9NBqti8BWfNiI1Fgx7Cv1EUKi-VNCVp5WBhpfppKN_Hz6F74mFBnEHxpmnlsi_ktE9JJC8nfpxM/w640-h460/IMG_4572.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">An ominous clanking was heard as a British light tank clattered up the road. Would I regret not taking that anti-tank rifle as a support option?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2kz_g5Fdzixom4cPLxJ6jlbX6q2HYXhA9tptwcwohnUL_XBKUSc2tk-KgBrln5ZQfn8biiqJcs1vuEkpDw-NUYrsx89-XQU-BZmTYYWgVGD9zruJFhBpSa9c5-506cbWt5O3rLjSSrqig4fpZ37VNv7v1mjy4D06T3imb7q9ojHCEbHDnvXVN_gszKs/s4032/IMG_4573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD2kz_g5Fdzixom4cPLxJ6jlbX6q2HYXhA9tptwcwohnUL_XBKUSc2tk-KgBrln5ZQfn8biiqJcs1vuEkpDw-NUYrsx89-XQU-BZmTYYWgVGD9zruJFhBpSa9c5-506cbWt5O3rLjSSrqig4fpZ37VNv7v1mjy4D06T3imb7q9ojHCEbHDnvXVN_gszKs/w640-h480/IMG_4573.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first section moved forward through the cornfield as I deployed a 50mm mortar on their right...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWipphng96fd6ExYVDmH4yMmR3V3iLve04wRkhBhr12oLk9_PFHUXkGLUMInb3JjLISIkKEZ-4j4Bh2Q6bT0p_sDm9tLJ9b7FwzBMx7fosL5f36Hz28yWzjSo9Z-pc5WDle-ZM57JBdj74AlGZ2nh45Y6Gvtw8AikOisSwzuM3LU8Fu9tz7Rdqwxhv3iY/s4032/IMG_4574.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWipphng96fd6ExYVDmH4yMmR3V3iLve04wRkhBhr12oLk9_PFHUXkGLUMInb3JjLISIkKEZ-4j4Bh2Q6bT0p_sDm9tLJ9b7FwzBMx7fosL5f36Hz28yWzjSo9Z-pc5WDle-ZM57JBdj74AlGZ2nh45Y6Gvtw8AikOisSwzuM3LU8Fu9tz7Rdqwxhv3iY/w640-h480/IMG_4574.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Followed by a 7.5 cm le.IG 18 more centrally which began firing HE into the central building where movement had been spotted at the windows.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2HikihdOKqXiKx_Sl1QV4UNlq7LeAdi4I7nNlGOkbC-xtym69AwdjbEL8xIJg_NshpBItaP89vMsuyFOfXE2D0RF87NWsRqz_icbhVPrqHzaItukohOP4BITRE-62IBgze5UCP2CvoKTkGMfcTeDZeLz2oyKYwvldFg1W5QxybUBUuHJ7HNUWc9AlbSc/w640-h480/IMG_4577.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">British troops appeared further back in the village...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLtRxteQUTShzcsgDP3dr10gLhcpNSnUuSWrEa63e9Gkn4DuN12MDhEkNKJidqcfjk94J0gErDat8GxcFnx8PoSs8S06Hvm98xtw_0M_E9td1gjDuSwZ3SYg2MoctpoH9bvN0DiTyCemrn716CiqZ6ljQCj9hnxoe9Wd8iImXBxYmYPvFVmcdwG-d2eXY/s4032/IMG_4579.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Killing two of my first section and inflicting some Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhI6bPXl4nMFIN3hasLalhFfsatL7Bpbqs8xoj7OmcCfLO9sN8zxGdeZKb6CsEI2DFX3rPcFA0pxrhS-QCnGnfZpBJpUB2H8oLk3gN57UTrTi1M1lJzS6bvj_JL0008mRdDtn-suIytFjQugVGXgHBS_f-nf0w0ayTby19-mRfCWKxDJGwSj3-yfLEks/s4032/IMG_4580.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNhI6bPXl4nMFIN3hasLalhFfsatL7Bpbqs8xoj7OmcCfLO9sN8zxGdeZKb6CsEI2DFX3rPcFA0pxrhS-QCnGnfZpBJpUB2H8oLk3gN57UTrTi1M1lJzS6bvj_JL0008mRdDtn-suIytFjQugVGXgHBS_f-nf0w0ayTby19-mRfCWKxDJGwSj3-yfLEks/w640-h480/IMG_4580.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately the British then dropped some smoke from their 2 inch mortar shielding them from the Vickers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQR86hWqvBNggxtI-tyHBuW2M0O-cF18P_4Dl8fgsGAPzPaGO_fKRvc9QMSI9Xpt7ooWPblJk_IeymGCVNX-kuLXHh3HNZPFd74zb5icfAjxDe1xAbedzKOUzrTx4sLoiDEGRbia2fRSy8Ek6PiLW2DPHMfHrUb2mWP93y89VhfzNpUXXP1SglajCqxk/s4032/IMG_4582.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQR86hWqvBNggxtI-tyHBuW2M0O-cF18P_4Dl8fgsGAPzPaGO_fKRvc9QMSI9Xpt7ooWPblJk_IeymGCVNX-kuLXHh3HNZPFd74zb5icfAjxDe1xAbedzKOUzrTx4sLoiDEGRbia2fRSy8Ek6PiLW2DPHMfHrUb2mWP93y89VhfzNpUXXP1SglajCqxk/w640-h480/IMG_4582.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That didn't stop Jenny then springing an ambush on them, fortunately the BEF proved terrible shots and only inflicted a couple of points of Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2-4EFyw3F4r9zBVbPEVOAJwWPL9_CULqK9G1xjp4AqBUwNhxbJzSX4vQsGPQNxfGaKH_-uzU6buynRVNJp80EIT0pQ_4qlUtwczAFUeTjanM6Ac-bKWzCZmJ3ClMi7ZCvGiFGdzZetvx7IEtdezgSv0eCrob6l8YQ2KPRTCyd-nrIJpGc8Hg5TYAasE/s4032/IMG_4583.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP2-4EFyw3F4r9zBVbPEVOAJwWPL9_CULqK9G1xjp4AqBUwNhxbJzSX4vQsGPQNxfGaKH_-uzU6buynRVNJp80EIT0pQ_4qlUtwczAFUeTjanM6Ac-bKWzCZmJ3ClMi7ZCvGiFGdzZetvx7IEtdezgSv0eCrob6l8YQ2KPRTCyd-nrIJpGc8Hg5TYAasE/w640-h480/IMG_4583.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Suddenly another section of BEF then popped up in front of them...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETfcFD7tGnQVsKDE_vgniskk8yE_4WLjX2RkG-EO8Uv4eieTrKoA9fk-wcOnq9JEK6ydHuKK_4LuGMP2hZql3RxuQqun8tE4n9D0arB6feVQ7vMpDUQdC328-cUED7lGXQuhbIpEFn3_i5RgPRcC6IlEd4-hzavq6aeUH8caAvbpewY730jhr0UkrZvc/s4032/IMG_4585.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgETfcFD7tGnQVsKDE_vgniskk8yE_4WLjX2RkG-EO8Uv4eieTrKoA9fk-wcOnq9JEK6ydHuKK_4LuGMP2hZql3RxuQqun8tE4n9D0arB6feVQ7vMpDUQdC328-cUED7lGXQuhbIpEFn3_i5RgPRcC6IlEd4-hzavq6aeUH8caAvbpewY730jhr0UkrZvc/w640-h480/IMG_4585.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Peppering the first section with Bren and Lee Enfield fire - killing one German...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_DtkBIAoiYHzBtTXfsUDK-W-8X-uzTs3qyUZBcXr_vUx6lgXsI1WDWvUOjl6VdYDJ8jmC-3FutEkMmBaXS2NBfLjpQbheiEaYSKmDS-PGjhwaGYVmS-mWOZrV2FjYJXGiYr1qXJ_fOW3OdUKZE-HsSRfk1OgVPfgL2ImrQH2wDeMkAEFKLJTo8p7_mY/s4032/IMG_4584.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT_DtkBIAoiYHzBtTXfsUDK-W-8X-uzTs3qyUZBcXr_vUx6lgXsI1WDWvUOjl6VdYDJ8jmC-3FutEkMmBaXS2NBfLjpQbheiEaYSKmDS-PGjhwaGYVmS-mWOZrV2FjYJXGiYr1qXJ_fOW3OdUKZE-HsSRfk1OgVPfgL2ImrQH2wDeMkAEFKLJTo8p7_mY/w640-h480/IMG_4584.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">German return fire was devastating seeing the British section decimated and falling back behind the building...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRifHYfIB9iqsODEfN84-Xmh3e9KTuml4xRlkz-5ECpbrDuTLLAsarIOu0Epd2PbNugllJP7I1KWxOjBj2LTAUgVwC_F_Xryxyh2mUXPmlRqaG0nbzETAntW4ulQ9EGeeaYW6KLkMi4RiFGW-B5c4HIQFIoCsWVLP5tpU_EcwJlbPBI8T1iLYtcOEQZc8/s4032/IMG_4587.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRifHYfIB9iqsODEfN84-Xmh3e9KTuml4xRlkz-5ECpbrDuTLLAsarIOu0Epd2PbNugllJP7I1KWxOjBj2LTAUgVwC_F_Xryxyh2mUXPmlRqaG0nbzETAntW4ulQ9EGeeaYW6KLkMi4RiFGW-B5c4HIQFIoCsWVLP5tpU_EcwJlbPBI8T1iLYtcOEQZc8/w640-h480/IMG_4587.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst my sniper picked off one of the mortar crew and wounded a British senior leader.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNjPSwBaPU88zv5F5Sf1JM6jcGCeA5HsqYECGwNJsIiNhboLJ4pCuyTLJrObFndzcznd0hPEEzBoiwuv9onXp73qOcU_oXAookv1nd_Ymr68P2ED-6ZgySSqvdlCvRCXoDGZyxcuV95FoZ70t7MvWHi6g3lHARf7E-DdX8rVpvCiwe7oCoE1S2n01fOc/s4032/IMG_4586.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisNjPSwBaPU88zv5F5Sf1JM6jcGCeA5HsqYECGwNJsIiNhboLJ4pCuyTLJrObFndzcznd0hPEEzBoiwuv9onXp73qOcU_oXAookv1nd_Ymr68P2ED-6ZgySSqvdlCvRCXoDGZyxcuV95FoZ70t7MvWHi6g3lHARf7E-DdX8rVpvCiwe7oCoE1S2n01fOc/w640-h480/IMG_4586.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the right flank the second German section had finally succumbed to several turns of Vickers, tank and infantry fire, but this allowed the third section to push forward towards the British in the centre...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w6YQLArv-rLKjLN4pCQW8CobtOcFqdF526Xud3nAMin8mOrgyHOZ6_X_WZgHW04Jsk1EJ1imb-e1TNtvoL1eqQEjQTJ4e3A9b73fiNIhX8Hh4GSrASZq4-2PaiWQ9MayLeXDise4vMbI0ppZx8FNvH02dQLQCKYoMLAW7b9AfVZWenlkt5LYMGgXoc8/s3232/IMG_4588.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2054" data-original-width="3232" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8w6YQLArv-rLKjLN4pCQW8CobtOcFqdF526Xud3nAMin8mOrgyHOZ6_X_WZgHW04Jsk1EJ1imb-e1TNtvoL1eqQEjQTJ4e3A9b73fiNIhX8Hh4GSrASZq4-2PaiWQ9MayLeXDise4vMbI0ppZx8FNvH02dQLQCKYoMLAW7b9AfVZWenlkt5LYMGgXoc8/w640-h406/IMG_4588.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As the fourth section, throwing hand grenades as they went, charged the surviving Tommies of the pinned section in the central building...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMNLRnVtAlKhm2Y0OT0kzj89alt60t5Wh50M1sNPtLg_bIfppNTrh6bNt3Lr0j_sXKic6oyFpbyO9kHCJwguokMoAoETVJlZNkh9Ld7Xkor8DaC7eoMxdYe6dyDyOoq2AyVPEG5GR9dXQqq-pM8jof2v9rCe4t8vd02GPThe80vjNjcNH9HUaluw600A/s4032/IMG_4590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUMNLRnVtAlKhm2Y0OT0kzj89alt60t5Wh50M1sNPtLg_bIfppNTrh6bNt3Lr0j_sXKic6oyFpbyO9kHCJwguokMoAoETVJlZNkh9Ld7Xkor8DaC7eoMxdYe6dyDyOoq2AyVPEG5GR9dXQqq-pM8jof2v9rCe4t8vd02GPThe80vjNjcNH9HUaluw600A/w640-h480/IMG_4590.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wiping them out and taking possession of the building.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eLn2SOv8V6M8LFtdqjAjrlUxR0qZknag-yrCKh1mN-dGtfZ2kFomDYYGE6JBb5JdIMuKodF6uVCYlZjUlH9m9zWKCHL_U9Y2lbBIcwLCHnqTjhpKNtBj4QQAl-KiHkDFqHO2LZg009ZBRi2Q3MQYcS1TKXDXqTfEPFkxpSN4zXYC8HQqkLl1i__oHN8/s4032/IMG_4591.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-eLn2SOv8V6M8LFtdqjAjrlUxR0qZknag-yrCKh1mN-dGtfZ2kFomDYYGE6JBb5JdIMuKodF6uVCYlZjUlH9m9zWKCHL_U9Y2lbBIcwLCHnqTjhpKNtBj4QQAl-KiHkDFqHO2LZg009ZBRi2Q3MQYcS1TKXDXqTfEPFkxpSN4zXYC8HQqkLl1i__oHN8/w480-h640/IMG_4591.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first section then charged the British, hand grenades and rifle fire catching them in the rear...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYJaDCQ72wVSg1VWENoStqumQ5wVWCVTUJpHJao_VQgldTxszOC9-1VsP2rZLmIfezrKb5gyrXur4oij8MjMIXtIE9xIdka4aJcbkkqId7KuJ2yaV33EYJMbA4som5TWVZqrepjoHDBRK68uBcs-b-h9P31qY-cOwViqHxbnXL4DVMlyLQhVAwwJ4I2Q/s4032/IMG_4592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOYJaDCQ72wVSg1VWENoStqumQ5wVWCVTUJpHJao_VQgldTxszOC9-1VsP2rZLmIfezrKb5gyrXur4oij8MjMIXtIE9xIdka4aJcbkkqId7KuJ2yaV33EYJMbA4som5TWVZqrepjoHDBRK68uBcs-b-h9P31qY-cOwViqHxbnXL4DVMlyLQhVAwwJ4I2Q/w640-h480/IMG_4592.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Seeing the handful of survivors break and with the British force morale almost exhausted, Jenny conceded the battlefield to the Germans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU8JlVcrNA7RfhnNvIL489mB9V0BGUAwKqbzYpb88dP9rVsTI0-KyA3xlIwYZ9dk95vpjjdo1h__P-XYkRX5V5uRUZAPvf0xMp2TFWaKH3rXSC2lfEXv8uzui6p5BM-ccHUWqqBOAYXk4HthuBwMvzu6QP1R02De-XVzzGH_CI2K6luhdrYDez61NvSw/s2575/IMG_4593.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2027" data-original-width="2575" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifU8JlVcrNA7RfhnNvIL489mB9V0BGUAwKqbzYpb88dP9rVsTI0-KyA3xlIwYZ9dk95vpjjdo1h__P-XYkRX5V5uRUZAPvf0xMp2TFWaKH3rXSC2lfEXv8uzui6p5BM-ccHUWqqBOAYXk4HthuBwMvzu6QP1R02De-XVzzGH_CI2K6luhdrYDez61NvSw/w640-h504/IMG_4593.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A good game, the Gods of War(gaming) favoured me on a couple of occasions with some poor dice rolls by Jenny (that will teach her to use Phil's dice!), notably the ambush - the first section has now been renamed the 'Lucky First'. Next up some more <b><i>'O' Group</i></b>.Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-62009947811116363672023-08-08T12:33:00.000+01:002023-08-08T12:33:19.532+01:00Charlie Don't Surf: Chariots of Fire...<div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>and when he looked up, </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>he saw that the hillside around Elisha </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>was filled with horses and chariots of fire."</i></div></div><div style="text-align: right;"><b>Kings 6:17</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">A couple of weeks back Phil and I got together to push some 6mm tanks around the table using <b><i><a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/charlie-dont-surf/" target="_blank">Charlie Don't Surf</a></i></b>. He expressed a desire to play with some Israeli "Super Shermans" so I <a href="https://bleaseworld.blogspot.com/2023/07/june-war-jordanian-m47-armoured-squadron.html" target="_blank">painted up some Jordanians</a> and devised a basic scenario loosely based around the Battle of Dothan Valley on the West Bank at the start of the June/Six Day War of 1967...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Historically the Israelis launched a pre-emptive strike on Egypt and then, following some artillery exchanges, Jordan. The IDF's 45th Armoured Brigade formed the vanguard of the Israeli attack pushing into northern Samaria. tasked with eliminating the Jordanian 155mm ‘Long Tom’ howitzers threatening Ramat David airbase across the border in Israel.
On the night of the 5/6th June the 45th took the town of Jenin after fierce fighting against the Jordanian 47th Tank Battalion, however the next day saw the Jordanians commit their armour reserves of the 40th Armoured Brigade to the battle, with its 2nd Battalion threatening to envelope the reconnaissance company of the IDF 45th Armoured Brigade. The scenario was inspired by the Jordanian 40th's counter-attack and the IDF trying to stop them cutting off the recce unit.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The IDF AMX-13 recon platoon was positioned on the ridgeline overlooking the Dothan Valley...</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WJAtb5_AZDh5vBl8wSv43Xxqrgscfz7BFyHRc0DBc5sJAB1ObRUVrbZnrZ71J__tpG-06J3j6njmVE8S30E7QSOHZxby9ohlPDEXR7x8p7yWFhY9ursZ_9sZX6gqwm1wiatfZn8i4-l6d2_iEUkrLMMstrk7dHXf5xFZLg1FSQMB65wX8rGmBUXn8YQ/s4032/IMG_4360.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4WJAtb5_AZDh5vBl8wSv43Xxqrgscfz7BFyHRc0DBc5sJAB1ObRUVrbZnrZ71J__tpG-06J3j6njmVE8S30E7QSOHZxby9ohlPDEXR7x8p7yWFhY9ursZ_9sZX6gqwm1wiatfZn8i4-l6d2_iEUkrLMMstrk7dHXf5xFZLg1FSQMB65wX8rGmBUXn8YQ/w640-h480/IMG_4360.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Across the valley dust clouds were spotted moving forward (a mix of Jordanian and Dummy blinds).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6RU53qcCteG0vMmYjfNqAg0GKo2AylPv2FRAa_T7gsvJAUVXF__PQRTZ4FQLcUebhw9d3T9qWBMjMXO3p9206dS10hbeap7S7vJoSWunyPm8yuNfafZ9KJrbyUK6NqnAZ_SrD4jhdolJX5yUQvhSsgOuYO-cSw2sL99qaW3xT8VLn7jiK3ivB81ANMM/s4032/IMG_4361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6RU53qcCteG0vMmYjfNqAg0GKo2AylPv2FRAa_T7gsvJAUVXF__PQRTZ4FQLcUebhw9d3T9qWBMjMXO3p9206dS10hbeap7S7vJoSWunyPm8yuNfafZ9KJrbyUK6NqnAZ_SrD4jhdolJX5yUQvhSsgOuYO-cSw2sL99qaW3xT8VLn7jiK3ivB81ANMM/w640-h480/IMG_4361.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These swiftly moved across the valley floor towards the Israeli position. Where they enemy tanks or just dust whipped up by the wind?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju_W9s1V3i4IqH68hrJZ8Pxm_nPMSlHV3PsDlz3aIHHsyc3o4wrPc6PpRPtwOL1FmHbBwt8XXtb-jF59HuDX3_absItu_ZZSGwK1g0N-0DtLGNzYV5EdszFqBei7IgH8rZ2nRb3V0jwyK3lq0zShOt_dG6bWPxOT5wp_xpk8273LXspWdjwqxwQL3aY0/s4032/IMG_4362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhju_W9s1V3i4IqH68hrJZ8Pxm_nPMSlHV3PsDlz3aIHHsyc3o4wrPc6PpRPtwOL1FmHbBwt8XXtb-jF59HuDX3_absItu_ZZSGwK1g0N-0DtLGNzYV5EdszFqBei7IgH8rZ2nRb3V0jwyK3lq0zShOt_dG6bWPxOT5wp_xpk8273LXspWdjwqxwQL3aY0/w640-h480/IMG_4362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sergeant Yossi Benayoun's AMX-13 attempted a spotting roll to try and identify the cloud nearest to him...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pPvLlaL2ABao4pboX6mGnFnjGJKnghD2tZtMp8vvFFEuH2r0-eO4q1NYFAbRB-iNFtjLagdX947MJ_lKdZxzlfL8XFwnux47pRPpJEy2tq4JuFylV6RqybXOMiWsjGfUR8wOf57PCCjKXyG9-yMgadn2-jUoNs7GxH2t1LHpr9ifwl7FPBIgwF1-fMk/s4032/IMG_4364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0pPvLlaL2ABao4pboX6mGnFnjGJKnghD2tZtMp8vvFFEuH2r0-eO4q1NYFAbRB-iNFtjLagdX947MJ_lKdZxzlfL8XFwnux47pRPpJEy2tq4JuFylV6RqybXOMiWsjGfUR8wOf57PCCjKXyG9-yMgadn2-jUoNs7GxH2t1LHpr9ifwl7FPBIgwF1-fMk/w640-h480/IMG_4364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Phil rolled successfully revealing one of the clouds to be a platoon of Jordanian M-47's commanded by Sergeant Anas Bani Yaseen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2628" data-original-width="3791" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx7BKspXN45L29hfKRIqFnQp97cCyh6_D1YsqxsJyuopTfTZ4kOTHZ4cw8WvonRY4hO2qGdbOIoXUUSY1wdzGkzVvLIg4GT1cb5Q-0CArn53BFyuuJwAtpq8V6lEgvqmwWlLdpK8JFIf3eSQQ5RR7lFuQFSDeFxiZLSa2gST24SRJDZ_aHFnoszcDkgxU/w640-h444/IMG_4366.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inflicting two points of Shock on one of the M-47's and damaging its engine.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspFW5iltG0l32KQrqletsbwFagLWmfWtGnkByBsL8CvC920sBr2u3jyaIccH3HtctPPxIMmOVfccR1gJyCFZi0OaZDUvMl0JQEWBw-NbT3Iqi_FOuArgGILflLA1e4Tek9MpsVxAIZEReG1Z7vSjL2fwTA6I1a_XjNEc8GhkYzD6WJrp3-JJYsonFhnw/s4032/IMG_4367.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspFW5iltG0l32KQrqletsbwFagLWmfWtGnkByBsL8CvC920sBr2u3jyaIccH3HtctPPxIMmOVfccR1gJyCFZi0OaZDUvMl0JQEWBw-NbT3Iqi_FOuArgGILflLA1e4Tek9MpsVxAIZEReG1Z7vSjL2fwTA6I1a_XjNEc8GhkYzD6WJrp3-JJYsonFhnw/w640-h480/IMG_4367.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One the opposite flank another AMX-13 uncovered another enemy tank platoon but its shot missed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTig7MmOYZWKVpdHFjYTzeNZlSoqJprUdeACSNo9hiSrQK-M0LTuLYJtcV7ZP2_saIL04_uu98wQFAKm2L-iNkEBEhnoMyFEKiiR8l2qJGClB5X_oHZ8NFWe82ZjrgtRCyI9TkK9PO-DONIxXUmoGl5468Bh8LIvOGqLIECBxkINbDthKgTOevHfhOQoA/s3367/IMG_4368.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2192" data-original-width="3367" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTig7MmOYZWKVpdHFjYTzeNZlSoqJprUdeACSNo9hiSrQK-M0LTuLYJtcV7ZP2_saIL04_uu98wQFAKm2L-iNkEBEhnoMyFEKiiR8l2qJGClB5X_oHZ8NFWe82ZjrgtRCyI9TkK9PO-DONIxXUmoGl5468Bh8LIvOGqLIECBxkINbDthKgTOevHfhOQoA/w640-h416/IMG_4368.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately for the AMX's reinforcements arrived in the form of an M-51 platoon commanded by Lieutenant Avi Cohen.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0IGqCzlv_1QHH1FCEI_dpjuKaJbQ4pymqO9A_EmAYH_wOSacxHJqO8kUb5M-lKJHVoctvNkWzS3lh2cgHpXe1UyqhjFG0VjbEZhVmRifFduqszVLFzjqzOJcj1z-_7Kr80EUQI2ao4Mv9e019WLAOggc5dMLcPYvSfNmaA1iISOcOtyCqnwrcYOqVAo/s4032/IMG_4369.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Israeli Shermans taking out one M-47...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVbv5z6JwVoFFXtObAC8DTuJxC_zv21E5K9_CCQ8A4SHxVM0NwgwnpESUpzidf1fDDkKloS_09ZjUa3moOeI1houGPYB1YXwRpH2GAxhZNPLdHa__tVM1i9wcoC-7hiTy8R-g7_zfuhZlBQpTPnZv69eJ75GWbw2REw--30IhnupAuMWVicM_T0oz6no/s3851/IMG_4371.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3851" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWVbv5z6JwVoFFXtObAC8DTuJxC_zv21E5K9_CCQ8A4SHxVM0NwgwnpESUpzidf1fDDkKloS_09ZjUa3moOeI1houGPYB1YXwRpH2GAxhZNPLdHa__tVM1i9wcoC-7hiTy8R-g7_zfuhZlBQpTPnZv69eJ75GWbw2REw--30IhnupAuMWVicM_T0oz6no/w640-h502/IMG_4371.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then a second!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHhPB9g2rcL-bTCE9CRStj6lS-XliRbbhRaWufQjb1g-awk1Yl3vVFI1CsXPOLERLDGFbi39YznTrDWBZ2ixNIPu-SAJeHKrhwbCDXvH9XFUVc-y-6zvhfqmu7o0A2ALoBKWJyqc89y6ub5_0Suz6r23cfy6aetgyajYCEPRK-LMlH52RrQKixpaCcLs/s3450/IMG_4372.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2602" data-original-width="3450" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitHhPB9g2rcL-bTCE9CRStj6lS-XliRbbhRaWufQjb1g-awk1Yl3vVFI1CsXPOLERLDGFbi39YznTrDWBZ2ixNIPu-SAJeHKrhwbCDXvH9XFUVc-y-6zvhfqmu7o0A2ALoBKWJyqc89y6ub5_0Suz6r23cfy6aetgyajYCEPRK-LMlH52RrQKixpaCcLs/w640-h482/IMG_4372.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the opposite flank, the Israeli right, two blinds moved down the road towards the Israelis...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfoDLcAujSIResb-9un15wkjFAaiPJR9sjrYrUPLibQFc_PAIpuFx5qIVopV7G2NSqyFbisHigr-NYbZDAAiy4jwbj4UR13c9hRYggBkuW_7_mY5B5C98rc6lMKIPG3bwdGla3Ueo6ZmOMrCXciomcqD57fL1xODchD_fF8j16cfsboSoK3uSP-U7OSQ/s4032/IMG_4374.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRfoDLcAujSIResb-9un15wkjFAaiPJR9sjrYrUPLibQFc_PAIpuFx5qIVopV7G2NSqyFbisHigr-NYbZDAAiy4jwbj4UR13c9hRYggBkuW_7_mY5B5C98rc6lMKIPG3bwdGla3Ueo6ZmOMrCXciomcqD57fL1xODchD_fF8j16cfsboSoK3uSP-U7OSQ/w640-h480/IMG_4374.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the M-47 platoon led by Lieutenant Hamza Al-Dardour took out the AMX-13 that had spotted them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistNK3JJNl0Vf9VvinfDYHrI2R2MGSc1mASuc3q7XengAdttWB-Sf13UYRf68ohKsYmtb_EfuE_y9fUaxw_GxawneUfJWtyQUWqU8IKCcU8HEUT978w9N2ZGL2_Gdb23_LJKoyWlni5YChIlarXg_gFZJsCX_6cC6eum4LeVyBurVd_rclBngAjv8fKtw/s3806/IMG_4373.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="3806" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEistNK3JJNl0Vf9VvinfDYHrI2R2MGSc1mASuc3q7XengAdttWB-Sf13UYRf68ohKsYmtb_EfuE_y9fUaxw_GxawneUfJWtyQUWqU8IKCcU8HEUT978w9N2ZGL2_Gdb23_LJKoyWlni5YChIlarXg_gFZJsCX_6cC6eum4LeVyBurVd_rclBngAjv8fKtw/w640-h446/IMG_4373.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Lieutenant Al-Dardour ordered his platoon forward cresting the hill to reveal a second IDF M-51 platoon led by Sergeant Ronny Rosenthal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dk0RmTbu_McUK7UQgZl5sYurCCWtmzPFiQe0a-7wrPny4_sflhA-OXbsrNwGSiZ_7Q9G86EQDdjHUDu_ae9VvGBPe6g6zljVhUYqWD5rC4_LzGXpkvydXFfXvgk-mqefAHnSeomkCDMyTYRnicGSUW1dNFXIKcwU-5amCah621rLNi57PWVFLKUbEhk/s3713/IMG_4375.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2438" data-original-width="3713" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-dk0RmTbu_McUK7UQgZl5sYurCCWtmzPFiQe0a-7wrPny4_sflhA-OXbsrNwGSiZ_7Q9G86EQDdjHUDu_ae9VvGBPe6g6zljVhUYqWD5rC4_LzGXpkvydXFfXvgk-mqefAHnSeomkCDMyTYRnicGSUW1dNFXIKcwU-5amCah621rLNi57PWVFLKUbEhk/w640-h420/IMG_4375.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Al-Dardour order his tanks to open fire on the Israelis but their shots were generally ineffective and only inflicted some Shock on the M-51's, damaging the engine of one of the IDF tanks.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo19DTVS_iEiZhEVEVDpLZ9CFHtyEaDzAbyFWbEsL-BOVb5Dxx5adcyHYmos_bRGuzBHln7l-aPKg65_7l4Hv8ief2edQvATm9ILM2d6xBibP6APu_mHC1md9-rEqUfuOfxUlzqpD9db6V4-Yv-ZLxVcnfjrEZVOfXBjvRvVsh9psesAxPzCNh_jnTxKc/s3876/IMG_4376.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqxYGBKARquhyjDRwba1hKhVRwd9Q83nAOSzyc8CariSCmw67JAareY4uoOYafFc6UrmKEewgiw63bNIdzjXcIMXMI48-_6dg2sA0PBeVvf1rg_Ilr4nT04KSN-lLNBezr3bzu252WyKtLKECFEyuCpjPdKKmvTREbirxct4_Y6wvlOh0mf0QM6gbngeU/w640-h480/IMG_4379.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Rather predictably Sergeant Bani Yaseen's battle ended in a big explosion!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FyuC1itKk-uqrHsAEv35Xjt7FmEAP0vD8j_s2rSYHpvs45dYeBR90LR6d9hriOrFQRvhG54szBuL8-d_nxQ5CHvrC9UURYAFkt4AX68JsCylI551Np-SWQcbgq8si7ijknI1pMdb52QGj6poko1LDGingfv_gR_BD95yXTQqoT3H6Kd5JW_mKwWp0hA/s4032/IMG_4380.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4FyuC1itKk-uqrHsAEv35Xjt7FmEAP0vD8j_s2rSYHpvs45dYeBR90LR6d9hriOrFQRvhG54szBuL8-d_nxQ5CHvrC9UURYAFkt4AX68JsCylI551Np-SWQcbgq8si7ijknI1pMdb52QGj6poko1LDGingfv_gR_BD95yXTQqoT3H6Kd5JW_mKwWp0hA/w640-h480/IMG_4380.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the Israeli right flank a third platoon of M-51's was revealed and moved to support Sergeant Rosenthal's platoon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv5OyHcvqUchT1kt6Bq3_6z37GM_ptdHDk_GySFtCATVSU79vWfdOVZ_RL9zi0TKACjyOIfq_TFE_6PnI2rpGWqnCVY3TqnqsOsUfj_an-qNaZpyV3OE8afmeqZeFCdc_eJEHfh1y-ZHfdDUX13Ds8sEidjltuEPA0bV_G8P3-sRtepglVNWvGnTIdw0/s3836/IMG_4383.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="3836" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEv5OyHcvqUchT1kt6Bq3_6z37GM_ptdHDk_GySFtCATVSU79vWfdOVZ_RL9zi0TKACjyOIfq_TFE_6PnI2rpGWqnCVY3TqnqsOsUfj_an-qNaZpyV3OE8afmeqZeFCdc_eJEHfh1y-ZHfdDUX13Ds8sEidjltuEPA0bV_G8P3-sRtepglVNWvGnTIdw0/w640-h462/IMG_4383.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their fire saw another point of Shock inflicted on Lieutenant Al-Dardour's tank and the crew bailed out. This meant the Jordanians had lost both their Big Men in one turn!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVVwTnJYwAxxopnNVvVV54WO21wxae2Tbib1UD8HDhyZbady_L2ADB2-8F_B44Y9WU4ptzQVa7krt9TmPSFxTok_H9SWStlgMlBsvHprUpt6ZwGDDHh0rB6U5dXzN9xsRWI95mBcDhmtXCdQsByoMAah8OFGaQQjcAQCp0VLkZmncVjRgR8oKfgDjWWg/s4032/IMG_4384.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjVVwTnJYwAxxopnNVvVV54WO21wxae2Tbib1UD8HDhyZbady_L2ADB2-8F_B44Y9WU4ptzQVa7krt9TmPSFxTok_H9SWStlgMlBsvHprUpt6ZwGDDHh0rB6U5dXzN9xsRWI95mBcDhmtXCdQsByoMAah8OFGaQQjcAQCp0VLkZmncVjRgR8oKfgDjWWg/w640-h480/IMG_4384.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">More Sherman fire saw the tank crew of a second M-47 bail out...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQih9QFo9tiCXn4Qt6g-nVvEToNyJcF0-w48kUGwyVdV1YXn2VidVtskGkNlmMsCTH5Q6HAkTNa4fLAQt9xr2npy2b6Vh5tno6ZBqdxrBfX-a0ULRv7sg_0JE7ps_7yBYa0KesqWlVPxKGpntJzBW6Fb5CnNIddQcS3YWJEOwVRbE2Uj58z3i2567qztU/s4032/IMG_4385.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQih9QFo9tiCXn4Qt6g-nVvEToNyJcF0-w48kUGwyVdV1YXn2VidVtskGkNlmMsCTH5Q6HAkTNa4fLAQt9xr2npy2b6Vh5tno6ZBqdxrBfX-a0ULRv7sg_0JE7ps_7yBYa0KesqWlVPxKGpntJzBW6Fb5CnNIddQcS3YWJEOwVRbE2Uj58z3i2567qztU/w640-h480/IMG_4385.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And a third explode as several 105mm shells slammed into it!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kPtMM7KYkCiNMu3hTsTJ4NPGqzK-Obnt9SOTbMd9CQTkiL9p619x24i2adjmCoemHkwJ17oG_c6ShrQScOror9jQPBJb9ZcGoKHA3y2Tuxl4qOiwwgzAkp9F86rmbxCoTAv8QymoIfwzl4d5xJosw7VFiJypGJA7lzU9mGzRILsgSIakdLNjJaEjITI/s4032/IMG_4387.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9kPtMM7KYkCiNMu3hTsTJ4NPGqzK-Obnt9SOTbMd9CQTkiL9p619x24i2adjmCoemHkwJ17oG_c6ShrQScOror9jQPBJb9ZcGoKHA3y2Tuxl4qOiwwgzAkp9F86rmbxCoTAv8QymoIfwzl4d5xJosw7VFiJypGJA7lzU9mGzRILsgSIakdLNjJaEjITI/w640-h480/IMG_4387.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However things were not exclusively going the way of the IDF as a fourth platoon of M-47's was revealed...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlmx1DbmeVUnyPBG9wcekOpFwMI5clVr18De6Yio2iGvkPyYE9UOwTVrGdGGyazlSw9krk4yu0cd6_aHDk6Fs77Y8qfdE1Ap5uQqSZY72sGbv2_BMvgGrq1zWax0r0-w-tGYcR69v5NztQOzf9HrXhAyj8rJDWBgKyDG3asAmg1lVLKGDudCwH7frd58/s4032/IMG_4388.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOlmx1DbmeVUnyPBG9wcekOpFwMI5clVr18De6Yio2iGvkPyYE9UOwTVrGdGGyazlSw9krk4yu0cd6_aHDk6Fs77Y8qfdE1Ap5uQqSZY72sGbv2_BMvgGrq1zWax0r0-w-tGYcR69v5NztQOzf9HrXhAyj8rJDWBgKyDG3asAmg1lVLKGDudCwH7frd58/w640-h480/IMG_4388.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their 90mm cannon taking out three Israeli M-51's in one withering volley of fire!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYbaiJTDfucwawP1-MAAzSkMfocA-4yswjskShPtCkrYp2F6qv-yx9cfkmMGDpLnLshNeefGYLm5EFN68LXlaJuRJt0pSiq-n0ty0YNIOcsXh5ICcC1S5S5aGvWKpg-juzllvbAv-e6GdpNdjMWrp97PDh6nZ-STWljL-1vyCxdGUwaEugyr0orCZYaw/s2434/IMG_4389.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2276" data-original-width="2434" height="598" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicYbaiJTDfucwawP1-MAAzSkMfocA-4yswjskShPtCkrYp2F6qv-yx9cfkmMGDpLnLshNeefGYLm5EFN68LXlaJuRJt0pSiq-n0ty0YNIOcsXh5ICcC1S5S5aGvWKpg-juzllvbAv-e6GdpNdjMWrp97PDh6nZ-STWljL-1vyCxdGUwaEugyr0orCZYaw/w640-h598/IMG_4389.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then a fourth from Rosenthal's platoon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhp2YLd6sGgFdg_IMG0GLZvCelkEQ0-kReLkzOTuIs6RanFS8yftyXTI3kUvWIX6F0F7_rAzIdWYRUpxYbJBJk-jsWLhTOsyPnYsDCRRBEzZl6tAb5uxafS04Glw-U2r3c4bO6OnmY8Uo-jHnKpNyARQx4ViENIm9uDd43PfIzrDxFnzV6vWhEv2Ohe0/s4032/IMG_4390.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhp2YLd6sGgFdg_IMG0GLZvCelkEQ0-kReLkzOTuIs6RanFS8yftyXTI3kUvWIX6F0F7_rAzIdWYRUpxYbJBJk-jsWLhTOsyPnYsDCRRBEzZl6tAb5uxafS04Glw-U2r3c4bO6OnmY8Uo-jHnKpNyARQx4ViENIm9uDd43PfIzrDxFnzV6vWhEv2Ohe0/w640-h480/IMG_4390.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The battle then swung back in favour of the Israelis as the AMX-13 recon tanks opened fire at the Jordanians...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgOYOhgMDUPo2Wb9Q_ox7pPUw40S0cj1Gj0ycICACQ2NuqTM7WwsbLTWLOWRPEuARx-T9HzIe4u6xwRGeosqXArgLMfT72lZBMxboDndgDsggvfPlgnPnD0DbR4W-PoNznYH33q6SEtX3yxtjJ7rw8acGE8e4QrDGa-jCTABKMAXoLLGEKjPQ0Sp6KL4/s4032/IMG_4391.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgOYOhgMDUPo2Wb9Q_ox7pPUw40S0cj1Gj0ycICACQ2NuqTM7WwsbLTWLOWRPEuARx-T9HzIe4u6xwRGeosqXArgLMfT72lZBMxboDndgDsggvfPlgnPnD0DbR4W-PoNznYH33q6SEtX3yxtjJ7rw8acGE8e4QrDGa-jCTABKMAXoLLGEKjPQ0Sp6KL4/w640-h480/IMG_4391.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Their 75mm cannon taking out two of the fourth platoon's M-47's...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNmq3gYJE4HlsjfDbbVJWBY02znTGRrie5LXf33rW3DD-j6flchgUgB7xQoOHpPmGSV3pbU_C9K7mrQNqfOBDpoOYuTqGMqAmIy4GVmqJx_Ck-wp1CKdIaT-6rnoAVukTPbhDS8IimkiBvhSqv7VkTobZfE8hEAGA6zVC7X9N3xjp-Vrm3OZzNeye8vM/s4032/IMG_4392.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizNmq3gYJE4HlsjfDbbVJWBY02znTGRrie5LXf33rW3DD-j6flchgUgB7xQoOHpPmGSV3pbU_C9K7mrQNqfOBDpoOYuTqGMqAmIy4GVmqJx_Ck-wp1CKdIaT-6rnoAVukTPbhDS8IimkiBvhSqv7VkTobZfE8hEAGA6zVC7X9N3xjp-Vrm3OZzNeye8vM/w640-h480/IMG_4392.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sergeant Rosenthal lining up a shot against the survivor...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv5L5fWtxTwHWSMrzAVTq8hXEfTtaQZe7BNScLRr6ocmAbhEBnTxQvniJMdkE7jWnEx_oXEyfJHSkDsmhtHUtgvA1wbLg9UV-21HFHgF0lX80v0gVMBzuVi7hX_yh4HnKAzGTmJxDIaNr37ZioqmVyy3WUFQlZODV_HDyJiOzRoVMF3AFaCADrJ_jwX0/s4032/IMG_4393.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguv5L5fWtxTwHWSMrzAVTq8hXEfTtaQZe7BNScLRr6ocmAbhEBnTxQvniJMdkE7jWnEx_oXEyfJHSkDsmhtHUtgvA1wbLg9UV-21HFHgF0lX80v0gVMBzuVi7hX_yh4HnKAzGTmJxDIaNr37ZioqmVyy3WUFQlZODV_HDyJiOzRoVMF3AFaCADrJ_jwX0/w640-h480/IMG_4393.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And brewing it up with a well aimed 105mm round!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGALxQrzotg8fcDGLymCxf2aBWI2_xX1JPK7dM1WCqxoG09DQoUUt1eb3HY7wO3TnlxdfjYI-zm_d9nfm_Wq762zvfwdrt3yfga8rqKkkqGjrQuJ5V5V2TQvKqle8jHL_1JviUz1DIlXUM4HCA-WRNfw_qIsnaMaKz9Y38sKBv4JWIR6e432x0j7MNKLM/s3439/IMG_4394.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2443" data-original-width="3439" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGALxQrzotg8fcDGLymCxf2aBWI2_xX1JPK7dM1WCqxoG09DQoUUt1eb3HY7wO3TnlxdfjYI-zm_d9nfm_Wq762zvfwdrt3yfga8rqKkkqGjrQuJ5V5V2TQvKqle8jHL_1JviUz1DIlXUM4HCA-WRNfw_qIsnaMaKz9Y38sKBv4JWIR6e432x0j7MNKLM/w640-h454/IMG_4394.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At this point, down to just four M-47's, I realised it was not going to be the Jordanians day and conceded the plains of the Dothan Valley to the Israelis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCghxT1ZcWSV56LOj11ZAXInH7ChKigO-ju59V3bHdDPUAHmUVfUyQIGiztesSGJ8MaasTh7WFCMHOVb6Ffhon8mLjbzcs7NTcmkOA7Me-ZNmK5085N6ig3TSo6qxuneQPhXTdIgUq9XncRVlMLkqVaYRURCTW3r4Mn4QW_gtUT7jzHszMq_Flk8OD30/s3816/IMG_4395.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2939" data-original-width="3816" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdCghxT1ZcWSV56LOj11ZAXInH7ChKigO-ju59V3bHdDPUAHmUVfUyQIGiztesSGJ8MaasTh7WFCMHOVb6Ffhon8mLjbzcs7NTcmkOA7Me-ZNmK5085N6ig3TSo6qxuneQPhXTdIgUq9XncRVlMLkqVaYRURCTW3r4Mn4QW_gtUT7jzHszMq_Flk8OD30/w640-h492/IMG_4395.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Well that was a (very) bloody battle - and reflecting the historical result (at a couple of points the Jordanians ran low on ammo and fuel as happened in 1967). As the Jordanian commander I was probably a little too rash in closing with the Israelis and maybe a more conservative approach engaging the poorly armoured IDF tanks at long range would have served me better.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At some stage I need to get some infantry and support weapons on the table for my Arab-Israeli <b><i>Charlie Don't Surf</i></b> games, but as a set of rules for pure tank battles (not uncommon in 1967 and '73) it provides a fun and engaging game with lots of tanks going boom!</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-36581374726847155542023-08-07T14:12:00.001+01:002023-08-07T14:12:42.974+01:00'O' Group: Recon in Force<p>This weekend Andy and I tried out the <b>TooFat Lardies/Reisswitz Press</b> WW2 Battalion level game <a href="https://toofatlardies.co.uk/product-category/reisswitz-press/o-group/" target="_blank"><b><i>'O' Group</i></b>.</a> We''d both bought copies when it was released but had not got around to giving it a spin so I dug out the 6mm German and US battalions I'd painted up and we popped down <b>Bristol Independent Gaming</b> to give it a go..</p><p>Whilst there are some broad(ish) similarities with the likes of <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b>, the game plays in a very different way with more emphasis on ordering platoons to do things. Like <b><i>CoC</i></b> you roll several dice at the start of each turn (here called Battalion dice); 1's being discarded (though roll too many and you can be in trouble - see later, 2 through 5 giving you a Company Order open and 6's a HQ Order. HQ Orders (from your Battalion HQ) can be used to supplement your Company Orders in a turn or held back in a pool - the amount you have in store is added as a modifier to the start of turn initiative roll so the question you need to ask is whether best to save them or use them...</p><p>At the start of this scenario my Americans had two units (each of two sections) of Recon troops who can attempt to reconnoitre any terrain feature or a spot a Combat Patrol (more on these later) forcing it to withdraw.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-p_MREhbC99AQhkkNE-Dmmzeww0yKFbd-naG5Wtra_HZbwWJMdah7xb8_gOV0YuNZDqpLJi9FdaksdFkTECqBtnvQxU4EFnSeExHSLtaQhYWgsoCaDo-QZGX_IEeuLrjg33sZQY_2472e0-Kbgczjp9H5rvAHtt0JOK88oh7950LkgS1owJxqlBTDtc/s2330/IMG_4488.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1711" data-original-width="2330" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj-p_MREhbC99AQhkkNE-Dmmzeww0yKFbd-naG5Wtra_HZbwWJMdah7xb8_gOV0YuNZDqpLJi9FdaksdFkTECqBtnvQxU4EFnSeExHSLtaQhYWgsoCaDo-QZGX_IEeuLrjg33sZQY_2472e0-Kbgczjp9H5rvAHtt0JOK88oh7950LkgS1owJxqlBTDtc/w640-h470/IMG_4488.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My Recon troops with Baker Company successfully spotted a platoon of German infantry hidden in the woods.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDthS-LUD_2Z1-8tjBmi4f4EuSzgXM9TGdrM99VMrJaSzScuQQIUg1RgZUVflekazUFWn8nXrOJ23my-l1RK85fMoPcTETW1T76JBN-FeeS3hCPdNbdqIApwDLhLU0lmFlICwY_95xJltkIC5WRoiqN7uvdABeMWIAdB7RWAYsIunE9qynU3GJTc2DOU8/s4032/IMG_4489.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDthS-LUD_2Z1-8tjBmi4f4EuSzgXM9TGdrM99VMrJaSzScuQQIUg1RgZUVflekazUFWn8nXrOJ23my-l1RK85fMoPcTETW1T76JBN-FeeS3hCPdNbdqIApwDLhLU0lmFlICwY_95xJltkIC5WRoiqN7uvdABeMWIAdB7RWAYsIunE9qynU3GJTc2DOU8/w640-h480/IMG_4489.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst most actions only require one Order, it takes the FOO two first time around to initiate a mortar stonk (though only one Order is needed for subsequent stonks on the same target point). You don't need to deploy mortar models on the table (or the Battalion HQ) but I think it looks good to have something back near your baseline.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2T_gFAfhhYozK2IWYvRlnQJOYMbBza40Awbb9M0KCaOVYXYEbm7dt6hj21jW5RpXGMDMyO-wqDfSivMQNQRGMH8XN9hOG6oVblvqNx93f18jQGXgmFJLOUKruNiFtd3lK4eT-EMc582Vat6ZMcmy2_2jW5ByCek2RX9MI3DH_auG1kwuDbTvpaFKRxU/s3003/IMG_4491.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1683" data-original-width="3003" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz2T_gFAfhhYozK2IWYvRlnQJOYMbBza40Awbb9M0KCaOVYXYEbm7dt6hj21jW5RpXGMDMyO-wqDfSivMQNQRGMH8XN9hOG6oVblvqNx93f18jQGXgmFJLOUKruNiFtd3lK4eT-EMc582Vat6ZMcmy2_2jW5ByCek2RX9MI3DH_auG1kwuDbTvpaFKRxU/w640-h358/IMG_4491.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My FOO successfully zeroed in the mortar battery on the German position...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjWkkGmf5szKvWltTXQ2dGbnAXkOh50ALTDSJDF1xKikx_n4JrjuANalmlzUO--oxC4MlhpkoHZdp_m2qQ9fKoArV9azVpH4G4n7YYGVtD_UnG7itrn7So3YDx4LraGQkTODCf0Eh9I9uzzhojd7Hz61HGjmRxtzTsm2-6I5I7bTigQmoeCzNXeclI0o/s4032/IMG_4492.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqjWkkGmf5szKvWltTXQ2dGbnAXkOh50ALTDSJDF1xKikx_n4JrjuANalmlzUO--oxC4MlhpkoHZdp_m2qQ9fKoArV9azVpH4G4n7YYGVtD_UnG7itrn7So3YDx4LraGQkTODCf0Eh9I9uzzhojd7Hz61HGjmRxtzTsm2-6I5I7bTigQmoeCzNXeclI0o/w640-h480/IMG_4492.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The barrage inflicting two points of Shock on the Germans. This made them Hesitant so they were now restricted to only firing at close range or fall back until Andy could spend an Order in an attempt to rally Shock off in his half of the turn.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JsjzkEga0WCjcbqUHDPS0KrzTivyIiSrIM85L6k7Djg8R1bDyFlB7mAN855-DxiuOFiFnVcQRnyMZoygJiJzTbwk-7cPPWI9k_dQx5J53EU8UTrnq3Iaang8LU2s-5UBNMvaMAEkyCzPxcjMu3OuiBdlVzo19rOEuxAi9iYYgNUG2PUmcCPZicsW1NM/s4032/IMG_4493.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0JsjzkEga0WCjcbqUHDPS0KrzTivyIiSrIM85L6k7Djg8R1bDyFlB7mAN855-DxiuOFiFnVcQRnyMZoygJiJzTbwk-7cPPWI9k_dQx5J53EU8UTrnq3Iaang8LU2s-5UBNMvaMAEkyCzPxcjMu3OuiBdlVzo19rOEuxAi9iYYgNUG2PUmcCPZicsW1NM/w640-h480/IMG_4493.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of the key features of the game are Combat Patrols which operate totally differently to the Patrol Phase in <b><i>Chain of Command</i></b>. Each Company has a maximum of three Combat Patrols at any one time (they can recycle) and you can move them around the board to provide a deployment point for a platoon or other unit. Recon units - above - who spot a Combat Patrol cause its removal and this restricts your opponent as they have lost a potential deployment point until they can move a new Combat Patrol up.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Andy's German platoon Hesitant I pushed a Combat Patrol forward and deployed a platoon of infantry from Baker Company who opened fire on the Germans, unfortunately not managing to inflict any more Shock which would have caused them to be Suppressed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilr7v7495EBIaptuv9HID2JOfi5E5J1r3eZtBTYqj10B_j99Ec5YBQxsHGrW82rH9gT64NtiTVUivIdkRGLQsyd0xETcaEAwka8AkI9tEAA6Hr_VaHjs_LLHWX_XTNr5wOJ3ZA-ZnVJ18K7fX8CLgQWHdH9UP_qgtt7HocKhrxI_-nWuXObBMEBTY9rw/s3777/IMG_4495.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="3777" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhilr7v7495EBIaptuv9HID2JOfi5E5J1r3eZtBTYqj10B_j99Ec5YBQxsHGrW82rH9gT64NtiTVUivIdkRGLQsyd0xETcaEAwka8AkI9tEAA6Hr_VaHjs_LLHWX_XTNr5wOJ3ZA-ZnVJ18K7fX8CLgQWHdH9UP_qgtt7HocKhrxI_-nWuXObBMEBTY9rw/w640-h466/IMG_4495.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One the other side of the table Andy spent a Company Order moving one of his Combat Patrols into a wooded area (we used his <b><i>CoC </i></b>Deployment Points for CP's in this game but I plan to make some up using spare Jeeps and Kubelwagens as that will look better on the table).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGSLh_Lxgi3EmnFKTq5xc_fDWupqWsXObqjXuQf_fCV9TMRsShcUGWsjzfva8mAnX0Ur149f5YR2F99_B96X7zyEflGdYX7NPaA-6xWzq4ULdbUhL9SfQoflfyvN1FllgE1fOTGfjWTDgviy8RRmrALKuWAIju2aArFK5dXGIZg_tXFuSN5vWNDKJQGY/s4032/IMG_4496.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIGSLh_Lxgi3EmnFKTq5xc_fDWupqWsXObqjXuQf_fCV9TMRsShcUGWsjzfva8mAnX0Ur149f5YR2F99_B96X7zyEflGdYX7NPaA-6xWzq4ULdbUhL9SfQoflfyvN1FllgE1fOTGfjWTDgviy8RRmrALKuWAIju2aArFK5dXGIZg_tXFuSN5vWNDKJQGY/w640-h480/IMG_4496.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Issuing a second Company Order he deployed a platoon off the Combat Patrol...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TWT-RG_hE62pweyyYPBXDeU0srAR0wPSAAbvXosNkQg3CB7j8yoQtDriFgAmmky-ejcfAUMdIdqOluqu6CtF5cWDwMxMz7RGyf74jcWB8UA7Q3K-1ibPLdBLzKJYPfD5T99tqJgHvq1DnJ2ZsjsR6frNK8zRSTTquCEl9KWG4aq3sz8lpc0HxaYrPho/s2936/IMG_4497.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2936" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4TWT-RG_hE62pweyyYPBXDeU0srAR0wPSAAbvXosNkQg3CB7j8yoQtDriFgAmmky-ejcfAUMdIdqOluqu6CtF5cWDwMxMz7RGyf74jcWB8UA7Q3K-1ibPLdBLzKJYPfD5T99tqJgHvq1DnJ2ZsjsR6frNK8zRSTTquCEl9KWG4aq3sz8lpc0HxaYrPho/w640-h440/IMG_4497.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Opening fire on Able Company's American Recon unit to their front.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMPw0fWK08AyGMXMI1Q96EGU8DwQbFIlI71AVAzIW0whCghf_SzXgrWetBI03-HY6kDqUm9LVPtKbgCS3_iAyYSzPyDS2wN4XFBGOX1RDV4UeoCO4tacDeoe5LmVXeUc_4vUNEiDSYbVj4YyoWwr2zOXGFuERnZKK8nfnIPjJ0DxTtKWiywSKLkRFDJk/s4032/IMG_4498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUMPw0fWK08AyGMXMI1Q96EGU8DwQbFIlI71AVAzIW0whCghf_SzXgrWetBI03-HY6kDqUm9LVPtKbgCS3_iAyYSzPyDS2wN4XFBGOX1RDV4UeoCO4tacDeoe5LmVXeUc_4vUNEiDSYbVj4YyoWwr2zOXGFuERnZKK8nfnIPjJ0DxTtKWiywSKLkRFDJk/w640-h480/IMG_4498.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And inflicting two points of Shock.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ99Q9eHav81rUB_SxGXLWgJ0Necf4GIV8m6VLmWdpG0-S4dSN9WqPVj361WzJmYeT4A0yblq06SqT0VwgHjFCDmbafsqYxcb5vCBgW0zW_8RxpQx5FneMwCSfudpZ1zb3votc2mQIUsAp3fTAARRvpk5FZzMIGVL4H74kcB3CyVIPvl-sAfk26PNdB8/s3029/IMG_4504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="3029" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJ99Q9eHav81rUB_SxGXLWgJ0Necf4GIV8m6VLmWdpG0-S4dSN9WqPVj361WzJmYeT4A0yblq06SqT0VwgHjFCDmbafsqYxcb5vCBgW0zW_8RxpQx5FneMwCSfudpZ1zb3votc2mQIUsAp3fTAARRvpk5FZzMIGVL4H74kcB3CyVIPvl-sAfk26PNdB8/w640-h410/IMG_4504.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Andy then brought his mortar into action...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeYrnVxN8TKiQgzr0-C0Q7TGND2fXREZJnBp3lFwIRqyqRydbWu02zX58hJiSBMOaqJLueb8WGLDlZXF8iSu0TEeNlXmC_cwze3bbuQDhNXSXH-YG9RUUXjvUXMiU-ok10YFDw_MW3peXyLkd0N3-8ov3IVF76cjl_uMaQ0n8k4O-ssrvIbGVT7FmirQ/s4032/IMG_4501.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOeYrnVxN8TKiQgzr0-C0Q7TGND2fXREZJnBp3lFwIRqyqRydbWu02zX58hJiSBMOaqJLueb8WGLDlZXF8iSu0TEeNlXmC_cwze3bbuQDhNXSXH-YG9RUUXjvUXMiU-ok10YFDw_MW3peXyLkd0N3-8ov3IVF76cjl_uMaQ0n8k4O-ssrvIbGVT7FmirQ/w640-h480/IMG_4501.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Dropping shells on Able Company's recently deployed platoon, inflicting two Shock.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxX1zghPa-RMIOa_8zLQSv5BYP45iNx-e29xoRQH-sI8oJAeAaWD88vo0TZMCu6nC_wgLc5t4f1cX42UUW8atiz7FNOQ1f642K-2g3edtEOhZK6IG9FbfH-snc-XfGoeJmYffNNqI8fCoa0xVbHiIySpi-8au0V_jsu-WxZaWkgDH9Ea77a1HO1Q0hL0/s4032/IMG_4502.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPxX1zghPa-RMIOa_8zLQSv5BYP45iNx-e29xoRQH-sI8oJAeAaWD88vo0TZMCu6nC_wgLc5t4f1cX42UUW8atiz7FNOQ1f642K-2g3edtEOhZK6IG9FbfH-snc-XfGoeJmYffNNqI8fCoa0xVbHiIySpi-8au0V_jsu-WxZaWkgDH9Ea77a1HO1Q0hL0/w640-h480/IMG_4502.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Turn two saw me retain the initiative and push forward a Combat Patrol from Baker Company on the US right flank. Deploying a second platoon from the company there...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe88-eBMbz2okeAkwYMWPNOo6tZxJYS7egoJf9GigkGkUIhhJPvABG7oGGe5EgaUONLzSPz1GARLmJthc3jyoV0sQokMlkt6tpw3HXbZswZltcqIEb1FiUoAy55uDKNuXm_zZyNiAkeeDS44kipz3vEO2UiEUmNJeUoOmCm81oEcJHffuHvdeLZH6A7Ec/s4032/IMG_4506.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe88-eBMbz2okeAkwYMWPNOo6tZxJYS7egoJf9GigkGkUIhhJPvABG7oGGe5EgaUONLzSPz1GARLmJthc3jyoV0sQokMlkt6tpw3HXbZswZltcqIEb1FiUoAy55uDKNuXm_zZyNiAkeeDS44kipz3vEO2UiEUmNJeUoOmCm81oEcJHffuHvdeLZH6A7Ec/w640-h480/IMG_4506.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And then assaulting the Suppressed German platoon in the wood, hitting them in the flank.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGrupJcfYcLbot77MCexcwmlAV0IE1X72vHDUQ9FQ6_yq3RJJauKShzuDVQxLBBXEpVW5LINzJW4dSdaUy5a7K-KMuKDvnrcUIIZyMMPd4wTWstupqoBTv66Slf5Td6J_wHYluNUwBM_f7K0-JRb0otCGmis-57lb8AycXCkEMXT_t-WO7om-_8p5iEw/s3304/IMG_4507.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2280" data-original-width="3304" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXGrupJcfYcLbot77MCexcwmlAV0IE1X72vHDUQ9FQ6_yq3RJJauKShzuDVQxLBBXEpVW5LINzJW4dSdaUy5a7K-KMuKDvnrcUIIZyMMPd4wTWstupqoBTv66Slf5Td6J_wHYluNUwBM_f7K0-JRb0otCGmis-57lb8AycXCkEMXT_t-WO7om-_8p5iEw/w640-h442/IMG_4507.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This saw two German sections wiped out and the third fall back towards their company commander.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxzZGA-zX1E7qS-w7eyhgouSYb-87mHyl3Pz2qQbX--ChIRbQ2WaNOa2Qno2xvQpZI_W1LAzpRfc6_IJFdhtVbWv8NvIZYDmstskjFcUWRnn8nK1WKw1Y4NL78fTsFITQ8CGyKOPVOu46GcMNcVgTW2bCb57ZfeM6gKG_9nUl6hTygc1tKe_OvUN_fnw/s4032/IMG_4509.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxzZGA-zX1E7qS-w7eyhgouSYb-87mHyl3Pz2qQbX--ChIRbQ2WaNOa2Qno2xvQpZI_W1LAzpRfc6_IJFdhtVbWv8NvIZYDmstskjFcUWRnn8nK1WKw1Y4NL78fTsFITQ8CGyKOPVOu46GcMNcVgTW2bCb57ZfeM6gKG_9nUl6hTygc1tKe_OvUN_fnw/w640-h480/IMG_4509.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">B Company's recon troops 'spotted' a German Combat Patrol on the flank, removing that as a potential threat. Also as B Company had reached its previously declared Phase Line I was now able to consolidate my position and bring on the US reserve of Charlie Company.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdD3vkTA8vdsHM35JnhznuO4ZckMKAC2oh4ocfh8lY_6uvSefnE1P6ogmqYFzZmYI4_1WV9PoA_L_ug8wnd4NuoS5iuMP56fnY3qXXWI8hL1YiOJaVg8fQS8sb206tRm_BU22iXiTxk6efhJO1QJJ8_EImseeVfGoLEzBaGVZgoW5LktCUX0N27h9thI/s4032/IMG_4510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCdD3vkTA8vdsHM35JnhznuO4ZckMKAC2oh4ocfh8lY_6uvSefnE1P6ogmqYFzZmYI4_1WV9PoA_L_ug8wnd4NuoS5iuMP56fnY3qXXWI8hL1YiOJaVg8fQS8sb206tRm_BU22iXiTxk6efhJO1QJJ8_EImseeVfGoLEzBaGVZgoW5LktCUX0N27h9thI/w640-h480/IMG_4510.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">On the US left Able Company was struggling to make headway against the German defenders in the wood, accumulating Shock which saw the 1st platoon become Hesitant and the recon troops Suppressed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9pAsrP9vRBu234pSFotsg3zVGuVsCyMcTRi8FEvQeHDQYcfrp6S7RH9EcM0UZJWmpZFxHTwzYVsgIMgWe1oyaiQB8cJ5_dtaICKlvzhmHs2rShzsskDY2d6A06KLbF92wEtyRFZZUPSkGL-1Jk2jNY2ivVMn13Hwb-8P6zilk0--rtnN_zp_fVyfFu8/s3900/IMG_4511.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2211" data-original-width="3900" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf9pAsrP9vRBu234pSFotsg3zVGuVsCyMcTRi8FEvQeHDQYcfrp6S7RH9EcM0UZJWmpZFxHTwzYVsgIMgWe1oyaiQB8cJ5_dtaICKlvzhmHs2rShzsskDY2d6A06KLbF92wEtyRFZZUPSkGL-1Jk2jNY2ivVMn13Hwb-8P6zilk0--rtnN_zp_fVyfFu8/w640-h362/IMG_4511.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However whilst Hesitant the 1st Platoon could still fire, although losing a dice in the process...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIWVp-z0z0YjUEGQ1HjaGf_Vz2K-tT7beldkiLDuEI3z8bpvbPaD-quYdQlZ5q4qmfTP3RJf0poizeVSrZpcHnER4VNGF_5cUiAbqyIDr3MT9wxx7BNMNts8vpYkWRoLhc9fWQFOpkZRitLqYau2caEhV55Klj4dzJwpyxpx4RR_hcq-zQqxKw6UtfRU/s3579/IMG_4512.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2670" data-original-width="3579" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIWVp-z0z0YjUEGQ1HjaGf_Vz2K-tT7beldkiLDuEI3z8bpvbPaD-quYdQlZ5q4qmfTP3RJf0poizeVSrZpcHnER4VNGF_5cUiAbqyIDr3MT9wxx7BNMNts8vpYkWRoLhc9fWQFOpkZRitLqYau2caEhV55Klj4dzJwpyxpx4RR_hcq-zQqxKw6UtfRU/w640-h478/IMG_4512.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was still enough to increase the Shock on the Germans and make them Hesitant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkvXcX2swgNWP75FGDZVFn42AFq1zEDwBzef0IQaxr9Fsvaxb6sc0IKxJfczSDf3Ndk8_-03CPyKjHDekqZ3Eja74lQ3cnfPfznvOg-0vEsZRhQEHciDhoMc0yKwzgC4QYDI8WlXcP9CEIr1EhjKva6FMYYTyWMjgBtb9CBYxC2ovSI5hQhllozrx5kU/s3021/IMG_4513.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="3021" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinkvXcX2swgNWP75FGDZVFn42AFq1zEDwBzef0IQaxr9Fsvaxb6sc0IKxJfczSDf3Ndk8_-03CPyKjHDekqZ3Eja74lQ3cnfPfznvOg-0vEsZRhQEHciDhoMc0yKwzgC4QYDI8WlXcP9CEIr1EhjKva6FMYYTyWMjgBtb9CBYxC2ovSI5hQhllozrx5kU/w640-h422/IMG_4513.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Unfortunately not everything was going the US way with an attempt to rally off Shock on the 1st platoon Baker Company seeing them turn tail and start falling back towards their table edge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GduNHmQaQYt1JHCBl05C6_EoCsXrvhDn1F9JM8lSuRhUwYAeh50w4-hV8YwLScBBB_BBQua1ZJMp8lCtA2KFKrZW2mTJdPk4o-7ArFK1Ox6D63nw57eCkl87GwsMvithNCZ_OgwqdbIOdco3wYK1bxdHnwGr8ozj3v8KQGHUKMxxDjyT1u-VTdOGdUs/s4032/IMG_4514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-GduNHmQaQYt1JHCBl05C6_EoCsXrvhDn1F9JM8lSuRhUwYAeh50w4-hV8YwLScBBB_BBQua1ZJMp8lCtA2KFKrZW2mTJdPk4o-7ArFK1Ox6D63nw57eCkl87GwsMvithNCZ_OgwqdbIOdco3wYK1bxdHnwGr8ozj3v8KQGHUKMxxDjyT1u-VTdOGdUs/w640-h480/IMG_4514.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The first two turns had gone really well for the Americans so the Gods of War(gaming) decided it was time for a laugh and my Battalion dice roll saw me roll three 1's, which not only meant I only had four Company and Battalion Orders available in Turn 3 but also that one of my Companies would be Hesitant - rolling a D6 it turned out to be Baker Company.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hesitant Companies are different to Hesitant Platoons/Units (those with 2 Shock) and when the Company is Hesitant none of its units can only fire at close range targets or rally off Shock. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwIZPRz6FpLeZq0j0Aekeb9f3OM-aF390-eq213ot1-O2qFC5_m-au2Kpz10qwFnRKdgrCo5azRwAn_pMvv_lfN-XbfeP8gxhsWnaVHAjgGmuARmqoMZ7X1Exyln8f2yOBiZQdHCk8tmDYiNVVuD0_MoTNpi8liszc9zaC5trXYweF34WtxiNypo30dA/s2805/IMG_4515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2805" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNwIZPRz6FpLeZq0j0Aekeb9f3OM-aF390-eq213ot1-O2qFC5_m-au2Kpz10qwFnRKdgrCo5azRwAn_pMvv_lfN-XbfeP8gxhsWnaVHAjgGmuARmqoMZ7X1Exyln8f2yOBiZQdHCk8tmDYiNVVuD0_MoTNpi8liszc9zaC5trXYweF34WtxiNypo30dA/w640-h386/IMG_4515.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Fortunately having Charlie Company command on the table now I was able to deploy two Combat Patrols of theirs from my limited Order pool, whilst Andy pushed two of his own forward into the centre of the battlefield.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhboq1HdK9MR7ls5pzHp3qCbNPXJ-BpjSGqpfAQK4G5m9QYHy__4zD5lfiytEaN2e4SiTj7kOgLME4LhWBnZ8A-Cd6ZAFFwRk20LlTH1_R_Zdw7grjT6gah4CDnt7w1jFJgCHiRpGwyn0vLkMMmRV1Dd1mNidFCB0QJiTJOb03z2Cl-E8HwsG3kXrHeY/s3251/IMG_4516.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2688" data-original-width="3251" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhboq1HdK9MR7ls5pzHp3qCbNPXJ-BpjSGqpfAQK4G5m9QYHy__4zD5lfiytEaN2e4SiTj7kOgLME4LhWBnZ8A-Cd6ZAFFwRk20LlTH1_R_Zdw7grjT6gah4CDnt7w1jFJgCHiRpGwyn0vLkMMmRV1Dd1mNidFCB0QJiTJOb03z2Cl-E8HwsG3kXrHeY/w640-h530/IMG_4516.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One of these I used to deploy 1st platoon C Company....</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CjBIvaqUXoRuB-VPZPHpRG8IMbhci_atASqTxzaqTa-c4PWyu4tErqOAMh8oMH2T9v2-6abl3L4FFGJVtmaj2WshJOnQAzfZvuJxRlaBdxuwTNLQ6cNSnCZdY1TW5EHi7DVvcgv1Kh_Yz9AP7GqQfMsVdvF2zImcVmPvwG6GLPV8Uj-cu-jePa8znzU/s2730/IMG_4517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2730" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9CjBIvaqUXoRuB-VPZPHpRG8IMbhci_atASqTxzaqTa-c4PWyu4tErqOAMh8oMH2T9v2-6abl3L4FFGJVtmaj2WshJOnQAzfZvuJxRlaBdxuwTNLQ6cNSnCZdY1TW5EHi7DVvcgv1Kh_Yz9AP7GqQfMsVdvF2zImcVmPvwG6GLPV8Uj-cu-jePa8znzU/w640-h394/IMG_4517.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Andy using one of his Orders to react to this deployed an MMG section and raked them with fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbcR0kLOD6fQcQESh_zNizRhuAAPHMYMbVn4xw8YNExtahRsLJ6yAJMTYZ_Hx6oAnPqrLCAPRWGEBwWF7uaAeyCAxcDEz7KTOqB_FpSYqv2MVuOoM93wChZkaaIzZ9NsjGGBsB5Onyu5FJYj_NOQyUfL72JC9w83G_NGkbEz_I0v8Y9U-sHLXSnUyxaA/s4032/IMG_4518.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTbcR0kLOD6fQcQESh_zNizRhuAAPHMYMbVn4xw8YNExtahRsLJ6yAJMTYZ_Hx6oAnPqrLCAPRWGEBwWF7uaAeyCAxcDEz7KTOqB_FpSYqv2MVuOoM93wChZkaaIzZ9NsjGGBsB5Onyu5FJYj_NOQyUfL72JC9w83G_NGkbEz_I0v8Y9U-sHLXSnUyxaA/w640-h480/IMG_4518.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A decisive roll of dice saw the Americans Suppressed and one section wiped out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_OFG8K9i3QBoLiWCQvFRtMyDJuBjNGQxHwvU8qdKA9ECT9l9VMmH9Xuqhc8GOWpuxeK3qrFKRzjmzrLeOQkE6qioJmOQWuvJyNC_FxoGT_UPr5tf1CjNqNYP4Ex4-ZG8jTJhe6sacTEI4WYSaWUlNU2fti2v8UcxR2HCz_7exH3z3IYJPfQr5S7rCbQ/s4032/IMG_4519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC_OFG8K9i3QBoLiWCQvFRtMyDJuBjNGQxHwvU8qdKA9ECT9l9VMmH9Xuqhc8GOWpuxeK3qrFKRzjmzrLeOQkE6qioJmOQWuvJyNC_FxoGT_UPr5tf1CjNqNYP4Ex4-ZG8jTJhe6sacTEI4WYSaWUlNU2fti2v8UcxR2HCz_7exH3z3IYJPfQr5S7rCbQ/w640-h480/IMG_4519.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Baker Company Hesitant and effectively <i>hors de combat</i> for this turn I decided to get boots on the table and deployed Charlie Company's 2nd platoon...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN31lyQXfNdmt3TrPzfU3_S-UMQC_xnm6uz96V103zDr9UWPU6-2yo4e3sqD6HoddahZ4YKW16MTVUbb3i_TLCQKttFTAt8PcQnGaFTM35Bj-EWQTYAllp5YyUWqMI-HMTovBiu4OFCa8GhDEHLK3nr9K4acoHfXOkn1bopZF3Ojl4TRgz7RvNgxquKD4/s2974/IMG_4520.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2974" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN31lyQXfNdmt3TrPzfU3_S-UMQC_xnm6uz96V103zDr9UWPU6-2yo4e3sqD6HoddahZ4YKW16MTVUbb3i_TLCQKttFTAt8PcQnGaFTM35Bj-EWQTYAllp5YyUWqMI-HMTovBiu4OFCa8GhDEHLK3nr9K4acoHfXOkn1bopZF3Ojl4TRgz7RvNgxquKD4/w640-h424/IMG_4520.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...and used my two remaining Orders to try and stonk the German MMG section.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR61D1b0AXzX72aAeHPu13G5_yUgfOpSmcUp4nQ71NQ0m73vw1o54r2EobfbIvQQOfVYCYKKiXZwSAu3rUYX84PCr1UCFRU3rYz8FPiTlZaMkjIHsy-gtPqQxr0gtAJfkeRj2Jvog7WfAAZJLtV3COdutuUyof2IGdvhtZeUsmTxMdfKWZkHF4ACWlzJA/s4032/IMG_4521.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR61D1b0AXzX72aAeHPu13G5_yUgfOpSmcUp4nQ71NQ0m73vw1o54r2EobfbIvQQOfVYCYKKiXZwSAu3rUYX84PCr1UCFRU3rYz8FPiTlZaMkjIHsy-gtPqQxr0gtAJfkeRj2Jvog7WfAAZJLtV3COdutuUyof2IGdvhtZeUsmTxMdfKWZkHF4ACWlzJA/w640-h480/IMG_4521.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The US mortar fire was unerringly accurate and inflicted two Shock on the Germans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIubAE0avb48_sdMZD9tCj3XAlbt-hzjx4pKL0XlBNxUStCEVYJXYfGEn_tbd6zv4lmfkr2E09Itx1q5BcTTRBm08PuwLKdy3KE-fd-xEdkXFQ8VkisCraNeWviKAQYq0t-fXIi7ORsE45vV-aNsCmvqdjdAC4lW9G-mzMyl2pxKRWrwdDbNqZfKkwAlQ/s4032/IMG_4522.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIubAE0avb48_sdMZD9tCj3XAlbt-hzjx4pKL0XlBNxUStCEVYJXYfGEn_tbd6zv4lmfkr2E09Itx1q5BcTTRBm08PuwLKdy3KE-fd-xEdkXFQ8VkisCraNeWviKAQYq0t-fXIi7ORsE45vV-aNsCmvqdjdAC4lW9G-mzMyl2pxKRWrwdDbNqZfKkwAlQ/w640-h480/IMG_4522.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I managed to seize the initiative for turn four, although again I managed to roll three 1's (well actually four) so another Hesitant Company for this turn - Baker Company again! However with the mortars ranged in I slammed another stonk on the German MMG killing one and Suppressing the survivor who fell back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdgdqoo-1Br45Sj0PtVa6F-s-k43juHAXzhioDEN07VFqD99DJsv4-2DcGnBy9G57k7FeqR5R-KioNOpyPYFvswpK2b3vs0GIQfKqtWi1Iu8WsTX_jc4vKam5nS8iz5c09j9c7UHtM29vHpWB6AAFlKUFdsdX_m-bhVZY-HyT8QF4YKEkvK6R6Wxjzbs/s4032/IMG_4523.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdgdqoo-1Br45Sj0PtVa6F-s-k43juHAXzhioDEN07VFqD99DJsv4-2DcGnBy9G57k7FeqR5R-KioNOpyPYFvswpK2b3vs0GIQfKqtWi1Iu8WsTX_jc4vKam5nS8iz5c09j9c7UHtM29vHpWB6AAFlKUFdsdX_m-bhVZY-HyT8QF4YKEkvK6R6Wxjzbs/w640-h480/IMG_4523.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Using my remaining orders I deployed two Combat Patrols for Able Company on the left flank.</div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX42htmCOFtyja-8xIYAb0ouaNtvTsR6E39xnynTSRnPjpb08HWnvKM0blvchCBgJBdtpa47z2ZtpDRqyLomjWlscGZTtnvKN858RXmasaKWyIUoU89TXj2SRctN5BoFVDqBNrkdsIHvtaI9FnP_13FS-DsqW2L7p5l4HshTmbgivsI_J8QrNSi4lNXA/s4032/IMG_4524.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikX42htmCOFtyja-8xIYAb0ouaNtvTsR6E39xnynTSRnPjpb08HWnvKM0blvchCBgJBdtpa47z2ZtpDRqyLomjWlscGZTtnvKN858RXmasaKWyIUoU89TXj2SRctN5BoFVDqBNrkdsIHvtaI9FnP_13FS-DsqW2L7p5l4HshTmbgivsI_J8QrNSi4lNXA/w640-h480/IMG_4524.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Andy moved one of his Combat Patrol's into the left most wood opposite Able Company giving him the opportunity to deploy more infantry on that flank if needed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-KjcJ10YfCJHm3XnNjblA0sNUT_yQMYu_zCt_AveldfqD-LKZYSgwvZHZH0qG2V8YrUXNoY5yEArN9_6dnMffZF9quACLyjIVjRLvQsvbqjAjB-1pOfOlC4YkQFuc2Bi7MVsuR6ODA-JpnrJaf4W_YwlNWYiGQqncN_I1GZ9cRPMddzISkHY8xMidgY/s4032/IMG_4525.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2712" data-original-width="4032" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6-KjcJ10YfCJHm3XnNjblA0sNUT_yQMYu_zCt_AveldfqD-LKZYSgwvZHZH0qG2V8YrUXNoY5yEArN9_6dnMffZF9quACLyjIVjRLvQsvbqjAjB-1pOfOlC4YkQFuc2Bi7MVsuR6ODA-JpnrJaf4W_YwlNWYiGQqncN_I1GZ9cRPMddzISkHY8xMidgY/w640-h430/IMG_4525.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not that he really needed any more. Despite being Hesitant with two Shock his infantry platoon opened fire on the advancing Able Company.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eERNqz9pXVxWjExg18Vkj_jfHNyyOaJC1BBm0-XcPeuOaJ_xYxTzCcSgSAIPh97qhCsJqDR7zwWcqf_ON-xjUd1A_-Ko7lmoZ0NXqbB4uErtBjYtAxfRiJH1cEx94HejIlEo54xsIZcoSmqeIXMduj0ErFKR_JdcgK_ye4dw1iVjpuisPBPawMSdDs4/s3433/IMG_4526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2736" data-original-width="3433" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eERNqz9pXVxWjExg18Vkj_jfHNyyOaJC1BBm0-XcPeuOaJ_xYxTzCcSgSAIPh97qhCsJqDR7zwWcqf_ON-xjUd1A_-Ko7lmoZ0NXqbB4uErtBjYtAxfRiJH1cEx94HejIlEo54xsIZcoSmqeIXMduj0ErFKR_JdcgK_ye4dw1iVjpuisPBPawMSdDs4/w640-h510/IMG_4526.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And with some inspired dice rolling managed to wipe out the American 1st platoon!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvjjjRokTHamFV2Z-QRDkHl3_HRx5NzIghQDlPm3NJhxjoKVkRQwG4A_3tXrGAqcxzsoXsD4yVwSPvTzlgYuMy-i6jG5Sv3L182wzznSI39PTNVjDa-xbq1Yd5idWW2crvtBBZMrmfsflEGtT9Hds44EQ57OKds4BhdVdH1L5oztRbkhl6Ds6EDw56hw/s4032/IMG_4528.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBvjjjRokTHamFV2Z-QRDkHl3_HRx5NzIghQDlPm3NJhxjoKVkRQwG4A_3tXrGAqcxzsoXsD4yVwSPvTzlgYuMy-i6jG5Sv3L182wzznSI39PTNVjDa-xbq1Yd5idWW2crvtBBZMrmfsflEGtT9Hds44EQ57OKds4BhdVdH1L5oztRbkhl6Ds6EDw56hw/w640-h480/IMG_4528.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This meant I had lost four sections in total now, resulting in me receiving a FUBAR token, resulting in me losing one Battalion dice to roll at the start of each turn going forward, and the Americans suffering a Command Crisis which could potentially lose them HQ Orders. I had to place a D6 on the table hidden from Andy and he had two opportunities to guess what side was face up. Fortunately he did not guess I'd picked 3 and so the Americans survived the Command Crisis!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZBj475BfSsI5eZRDfLWlwEZObc252gz8Qm8Ug30UKqk31RSN1stwZMFz-yRxXWXSrbd7X6Wb3dbztGOpKGMOoUxB0zJIvUiYm6d-BD2RoI6kNP4522hB_mgJTCq9R9c4_ApinxCB7yFh6L9aT4VFimvdw8zriVBdnPX79TKt9tC2aP1c4J64ImrgkQo/s2444/IMG_4530.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2444" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZBj475BfSsI5eZRDfLWlwEZObc252gz8Qm8Ug30UKqk31RSN1stwZMFz-yRxXWXSrbd7X6Wb3dbztGOpKGMOoUxB0zJIvUiYm6d-BD2RoI6kNP4522hB_mgJTCq9R9c4_ApinxCB7yFh6L9aT4VFimvdw8zriVBdnPX79TKt9tC2aP1c4J64ImrgkQo/w640-h492/IMG_4530.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However with less dice to generate orders I'd have to be more thoughtful in what orders I employed, the situation not helped when I rolled three 1's again - this time Charlie Company becoming Hesitant!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With the American right flank on a go slow, I decided to concentrate on the left and deployed the 2nd platoon, but they soon came under fire from the Germans in the wood...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJxMx0HsM8hHooMvMVSwwq5CPbSrjkPI-MwoUAn9rd4zmDdc2qfW-eXAIEJRvdGfLltUHk1siaGvtz68V5vZUiLjh_xFxMKnIyt1erPLOafYnCkEsxQWW5lK6XsfDY-EDeKNHl5Ks6W372YdyBUyJhfIAB-ak6Ts4ARCwRG1XbebopplKJytqAt6jlQ/s4032/IMG_4531.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOJxMx0HsM8hHooMvMVSwwq5CPbSrjkPI-MwoUAn9rd4zmDdc2qfW-eXAIEJRvdGfLltUHk1siaGvtz68V5vZUiLjh_xFxMKnIyt1erPLOafYnCkEsxQWW5lK6XsfDY-EDeKNHl5Ks6W372YdyBUyJhfIAB-ak6Ts4ARCwRG1XbebopplKJytqAt6jlQ/w640-h480/IMG_4531.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And German mortar fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6T8Yw4JO2iJzCXcJW_c5R0QxNIzQjCBfuwJZTOU8bVdbEpTsbQHJFAcK457ehVGuT2bzSvsGsZKAc0diXJU4KwUvAdyHG-3amQXlrnyLSWUDrHwDCXIlgMZnWrP07OEiQ4RHm4lkJIzAnf3nxQqqsd3TQKz0CEn13g6Xyz-OEL-iVyOA3Gqo2yaP3us/s4032/IMG_4532.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx6T8Yw4JO2iJzCXcJW_c5R0QxNIzQjCBfuwJZTOU8bVdbEpTsbQHJFAcK457ehVGuT2bzSvsGsZKAc0diXJU4KwUvAdyHG-3amQXlrnyLSWUDrHwDCXIlgMZnWrP07OEiQ4RHm4lkJIzAnf3nxQqqsd3TQKz0CEn13g6Xyz-OEL-iVyOA3Gqo2yaP3us/w640-h480/IMG_4532.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Suppressing the Recon troops and making the platoon and MMG section Hesitant.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyrzGIaIq81AyvNuxKwyNeOZT37VkbVP7bFBN8J6GyvQy3qNl2Nc_4dJXEwugIvJXIsp0NT_aTMETgRa6Mhz4BasNVO5VwSTpySH_yZNcCOXl0qncWUKGgHeYiIUIasiWI_95v8lUcvLHwDYku71cKxZu4jn__3bf1-pckXUYSqYpanyn8Mc230Wgj9c/s4032/IMG_4533.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnyrzGIaIq81AyvNuxKwyNeOZT37VkbVP7bFBN8J6GyvQy3qNl2Nc_4dJXEwugIvJXIsp0NT_aTMETgRa6Mhz4BasNVO5VwSTpySH_yZNcCOXl0qncWUKGgHeYiIUIasiWI_95v8lUcvLHwDYku71cKxZu4jn__3bf1-pckXUYSqYpanyn8Mc230Wgj9c/w480-h640/IMG_4533.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next turn Andy deployed another Platoon in the central woods - risking getting stonked by the American mortars who were ranged in on the wood.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRGfk5PZEdU0ZLYXAuLgGeYPF0aMb2FW3jfxWK2aYOrC-3yJwIlyf8ZfwGi0cSPUii_nsREiLCmCkCIXz7jdAA-6bJOVUWa511KBKFYHA2y0cFdVC-3p76f3Jq6dDjNyfHj64Pcp_lUD24o1vhNMZT_z0Zrpc_Zy4NCCvw4wL22Xhrx08jOn-ahJYnPg/s4032/IMG_4527.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijRGfk5PZEdU0ZLYXAuLgGeYPF0aMb2FW3jfxWK2aYOrC-3yJwIlyf8ZfwGi0cSPUii_nsREiLCmCkCIXz7jdAA-6bJOVUWa511KBKFYHA2y0cFdVC-3p76f3Jq6dDjNyfHj64Pcp_lUD24o1vhNMZT_z0Zrpc_Zy4NCCvw4wL22Xhrx08jOn-ahJYnPg/w640-h480/IMG_4527.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst the now un-Hestitant Charlie Company deployed its 3rd platoon who along with the mortars managed to Suppress the newly arrived Germans.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippkOeEQzm2lEynFWrrkBaPrZnOX_Qt43zN-F9OYEKXAScdv-3-IXy15wpq9r5AX9KpPnsK1kti2OaEWTSuYotYar7LLiOZeXkPOBp2xhWOPqx3iZ9TdpwZAdzkreQFS6jDb7BwzPxhI1ROX-z6U7DUwDHnU70hSThvSfYeWPCqBtcs4rZQeXN5g8Bg90/s4032/IMG_4534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEippkOeEQzm2lEynFWrrkBaPrZnOX_Qt43zN-F9OYEKXAScdv-3-IXy15wpq9r5AX9KpPnsK1kti2OaEWTSuYotYar7LLiOZeXkPOBp2xhWOPqx3iZ9TdpwZAdzkreQFS6jDb7BwzPxhI1ROX-z6U7DUwDHnU70hSThvSfYeWPCqBtcs4rZQeXN5g8Bg90/w640-h480/IMG_4534.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Things for Able Company continued to deteriorate as the 2nd platoon was Suppressed and then fell back...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RygX-STVdRMR0BZsv0io-YRddukzYedfZTfXjzZe7VsjdRweZ2DW_pmuL_6RmjWY5tgZU9MLFhUAxmeFzEMZQ0-FAh2dyW-DZ6r-GUEizk6bzU506VgyveE8UnFJKECj-RXoguzs3ny6muAt-UATQUXB24QGE2Wsd1mL2LhLu-ZvlB6IytJ1DMPpVtQ/s4032/IMG_4535.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5RygX-STVdRMR0BZsv0io-YRddukzYedfZTfXjzZe7VsjdRweZ2DW_pmuL_6RmjWY5tgZU9MLFhUAxmeFzEMZQ0-FAh2dyW-DZ6r-GUEizk6bzU506VgyveE8UnFJKECj-RXoguzs3ny6muAt-UATQUXB24QGE2Wsd1mL2LhLu-ZvlB6IytJ1DMPpVtQ/w640-h480/IMG_4535.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However the Recon unit did some reconnoitring...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7eArNgdUeplbldm_J-VaJFBU8--LRjGJUP6dmFGA-1fJsBBEZpIbFnI70MYvVqHgZlPMMUscRTRBn5IdYgWxu-ZbbSiM8N3dHeQCf5B3z4eNg1P9OJ_YQ3AnXUQwW3w7VQYhkkowg9WTXWnRbqR8sEMQkvv88tOOpuveA0w1yedfdLdiL48gWKHLM0Y/s4032/IMG_4537.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW7eArNgdUeplbldm_J-VaJFBU8--LRjGJUP6dmFGA-1fJsBBEZpIbFnI70MYvVqHgZlPMMUscRTRBn5IdYgWxu-ZbbSiM8N3dHeQCf5B3z4eNg1P9OJ_YQ3AnXUQwW3w7VQYhkkowg9WTXWnRbqR8sEMQkvv88tOOpuveA0w1yedfdLdiL48gWKHLM0Y/w640-h480/IMG_4537.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Spotting another German platoon in the left most woods. This meant that in the game the Recon units had revealed all the hidden German units on the battlefield so now the US could not lose the game. If the Americans could take the farmhouse, victory would be theirs!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJCb4CszAJ2hBuqE90kl--Bahyl68FYOUGO-7xM44bSq9xvdrGTvCeXaWbV-auXCH1AosTT1RsRbJBuToZJyMxGL5fF42UWJDmH6dg-qcxQkrDUSW2DpjcWOQPqJ1_UbXlmRte-30EC_vCv2Xcm41UAsdDs580JBxnqbBvLbW1-qQ72eEMUD3vPYRZtg/s4032/IMG_4538.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJCb4CszAJ2hBuqE90kl--Bahyl68FYOUGO-7xM44bSq9xvdrGTvCeXaWbV-auXCH1AosTT1RsRbJBuToZJyMxGL5fF42UWJDmH6dg-qcxQkrDUSW2DpjcWOQPqJ1_UbXlmRte-30EC_vCv2Xcm41UAsdDs580JBxnqbBvLbW1-qQ72eEMUD3vPYRZtg/w640-h480/IMG_4538.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">With Able Company's 3rd platoon now deployed on the road and engaging the dogged Germans on the wood...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvKS3uPg3MXYIMnCnuG743RTs1djPKs1myyPHmXsI97uHmiCEOtV32OYHIYi6FYAqha8NpnKiHDY9n1IC8cRTvdY_RFqOMhYcA1I_ehZniB8d_sK2w1SEwwlNgS2TpqS5amePqIzrcM1LWnDGW-T4G6S-z79P-f9dBUlPC6Kt7RiqkjU_h4aZfxGKZ8U/s3527/IMG_4539.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2473" data-original-width="3527" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicvKS3uPg3MXYIMnCnuG743RTs1djPKs1myyPHmXsI97uHmiCEOtV32OYHIYi6FYAqha8NpnKiHDY9n1IC8cRTvdY_RFqOMhYcA1I_ehZniB8d_sK2w1SEwwlNgS2TpqS5amePqIzrcM1LWnDGW-T4G6S-z79P-f9dBUlPC6Kt7RiqkjU_h4aZfxGKZ8U/w640-h448/IMG_4539.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Charlie Company's 3rd platoon engaged the Suppressed Germans to their front...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaeJ_jkb7YaqEu4XVpSOHil4IimpGHiPjjajAAFdwy8ljACKztDhB6Cqzh7wBHh9EDVAStxFzcnBIQQ5YxPznQXbUElJn07BE04mIotEgvldkK-jkHq4038YgIKo-2laRuwsJB2APp1cgpOauqy6Makf3F0Pq-IdU25DYHgbKES1TLJtqI37CTQ-0meU/s3118/IMG_4540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2304" data-original-width="3118" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaeJ_jkb7YaqEu4XVpSOHil4IimpGHiPjjajAAFdwy8ljACKztDhB6Cqzh7wBHh9EDVAStxFzcnBIQQ5YxPznQXbUElJn07BE04mIotEgvldkK-jkHq4038YgIKo-2laRuwsJB2APp1cgpOauqy6Makf3F0Pq-IdU25DYHgbKES1TLJtqI37CTQ-0meU/w640-h472/IMG_4540.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Wiping out one of the enemy sections...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ds8SQLUts0w_GUlMX8dI36towiQkDIYGowNz1rr9O5buKf0huEKxUUKOQTb-eL8cZYOUsOy01mbWc6lERmv1gG4vb60CGA66cSndQ0Fd3PVSClIq9uwpVmdHZwJ3lLc0hIphHpURxfXg2FNbwQ3fbZWIlOAqZLx48LnktAt0aKUG4X5ERd1Z1qTeHvU/s4032/IMG_4541.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5Ds8SQLUts0w_GUlMX8dI36towiQkDIYGowNz1rr9O5buKf0huEKxUUKOQTb-eL8cZYOUsOy01mbWc6lERmv1gG4vb60CGA66cSndQ0Fd3PVSClIq9uwpVmdHZwJ3lLc0hIphHpURxfXg2FNbwQ3fbZWIlOAqZLx48LnktAt0aKUG4X5ERd1Z1qTeHvU/w640-h480/IMG_4541.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before in the penultimate turn charging the Abelard farm...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0at1Y4HEe7Vh-7_RSnepc-2ib_mlzsESDIp70ANj0LYLzxmNsKgPNtDm3Z4LWc71M2wZ2P-0UCrZKH0Xqqw5Ag1IdlMtTYCASzh0K6fXqbE7a4mICqkRKcgAw52H4w_zrfZjtQP6QEfO6XZcwB4hkO8ZLw9EaIkJEgl0pSfrK6ypvHwxlGo8pUetFU_o/s3250/IMG_4542.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2216" data-original-width="3250" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0at1Y4HEe7Vh-7_RSnepc-2ib_mlzsESDIp70ANj0LYLzxmNsKgPNtDm3Z4LWc71M2wZ2P-0UCrZKH0Xqqw5Ag1IdlMtTYCASzh0K6fXqbE7a4mICqkRKcgAw52H4w_zrfZjtQP6QEfO6XZcwB4hkO8ZLw9EaIkJEgl0pSfrK6ypvHwxlGo8pUetFU_o/w640-h436/IMG_4542.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The German Company commander who had been deployed there deciding to fall back.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt4VIiWQCZT_QeIKf94UYm6mOMMr2SK8tj1meHJn35Yy7rFPU88ddAnUMCQnwkb2k5GAZPYTTJltvSqybgPIV3cGUEHXKf819R7_XqYILzHTwztc3SgfaGF1Gj8m-4m0D2AJyNTA6A0h_NI8_Xj4JdGutysCZl55allzz38NMle7oJi6UdE_hNVjJIBw/s4032/IMG_4543.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEt4VIiWQCZT_QeIKf94UYm6mOMMr2SK8tj1meHJn35Yy7rFPU88ddAnUMCQnwkb2k5GAZPYTTJltvSqybgPIV3cGUEHXKf819R7_XqYILzHTwztc3SgfaGF1Gj8m-4m0D2AJyNTA6A0h_NI8_Xj4JdGutysCZl55allzz38NMle7oJi6UdE_hNVjJIBw/w640-h480/IMG_4543.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Did the Americans have victory in their grasp?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTacFrgm8sDmVc2vDRJkeqpAoRERC31lojHTXswcNbhU-DSzUmR-2ahWprFB_mzz3A42qoFkzgXcDsIH91n6JL-OQA5aX2VS8xiEUnz6gFxFSGwuwTyTnwvRSJW2Ca6U7N_P3hBq28R9HC-tlHhhQGrXsgYBEBmh5TDfwQWU7Fdv_mMIQuDWRtayO832I/s4032/IMG_4544.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTacFrgm8sDmVc2vDRJkeqpAoRERC31lojHTXswcNbhU-DSzUmR-2ahWprFB_mzz3A42qoFkzgXcDsIH91n6JL-OQA5aX2VS8xiEUnz6gFxFSGwuwTyTnwvRSJW2Ca6U7N_P3hBq28R9HC-tlHhhQGrXsgYBEBmh5TDfwQWU7Fdv_mMIQuDWRtayO832I/w640-h480/IMG_4544.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Germans focussed their efforts on trying to recover the farmhouse. The platoon in the woods engaging the US troops...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ux6kDVN-Ba9X-R-DP7H-tIntFrzvz8ZeHs8DhyVt25eZTGWa6lNTRAuW5_OX1BXXUUxf50cIDW9mSM13NFaOBp6el9HIKxQJAXxKbMFXkuY0QpkCpjmYyrlgq8xU7bwA34SNQ3gsUyc1DdFZne5QcXRpBmInZRymsdlKSRWTYuC8Q2jcxkKG149QwNs/s4032/IMG_4546.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Ux6kDVN-Ba9X-R-DP7H-tIntFrzvz8ZeHs8DhyVt25eZTGWa6lNTRAuW5_OX1BXXUUxf50cIDW9mSM13NFaOBp6el9HIKxQJAXxKbMFXkuY0QpkCpjmYyrlgq8xU7bwA34SNQ3gsUyc1DdFZne5QcXRpBmInZRymsdlKSRWTYuC8Q2jcxkKG149QwNs/w640-h480/IMG_4546.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But ailing to hit the Americans and then receiving two points of Shock from the US return fire.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The MMG survivor also firing but to no effect.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe923nHOop8U3zb11vIv66MY_WSQ9Hg2C5GbJdk5Qfi0J4H_A_J0b5IfhN7mBIPbsfbpiDaOebPAkv-7CVFY6BihJSTAM-XWoiF-mEhmKXTlQNfKz6VoigjJkqLpq_dKrWtW4A25Oi7dvq2D1hodEVjHX7Qcecf8jQCwY2ZU9-AOCZKmYGcshmuFPE5w/s4032/IMG_4550.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQe923nHOop8U3zb11vIv66MY_WSQ9Hg2C5GbJdk5Qfi0J4H_A_J0b5IfhN7mBIPbsfbpiDaOebPAkv-7CVFY6BihJSTAM-XWoiF-mEhmKXTlQNfKz6VoigjJkqLpq_dKrWtW4A25Oi7dvq2D1hodEVjHX7Qcecf8jQCwY2ZU9-AOCZKmYGcshmuFPE5w/w640-h480/IMG_4550.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As we entered the final turn, disaster for the Germans as the Company in position to attack the farmhouse became Hesitant and could now not advance and only fire if in close range (which one platoon wasn't).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5iNRTt2upbrXuK3m0G2sYxXD6XVjco_ZZkpPybV00QxIj4zmd0khBv_8ZoiXgOc3Mk9bTYLFTe8KEO_L1Gb4w8bxbvYXLU_cxg_5Tfnnu2ZgHqjn6Pfs9n8p5Ai1UCDyy-BZ_zOhn8yS6TefMVme3Sxk4RkXf94Si57ec_u72wRABw0Qd6XDBcB8IdQ/s4032/IMG_4551.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN5iNRTt2upbrXuK3m0G2sYxXD6XVjco_ZZkpPybV00QxIj4zmd0khBv_8ZoiXgOc3Mk9bTYLFTe8KEO_L1Gb4w8bxbvYXLU_cxg_5Tfnnu2ZgHqjn6Pfs9n8p5Ai1UCDyy-BZ_zOhn8yS6TefMVme3Sxk4RkXf94Si57ec_u72wRABw0Qd6XDBcB8IdQ/w640-h480/IMG_4551.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">However the German mortars were still able to fire...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v_jJE3UtzA6hzwbrgdgmsEdz5-t-qo3afOkfPRGH-TYN34y-MzM9DYThSX6mAixYPb732kdNo6pz-Z_OkNRiEbuIiIhKhNgMJrwwV7oYngiVJ4qxqZ9yf685f8U2GI0fzgnuIbJiUsn_F56C6rmeTh6GEVeJRrd4CKV1tfso4S3-vy4nayaMxIpMDjo/s2553/IMG_4552.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2553" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7v_jJE3UtzA6hzwbrgdgmsEdz5-t-qo3afOkfPRGH-TYN34y-MzM9DYThSX6mAixYPb732kdNo6pz-Z_OkNRiEbuIiIhKhNgMJrwwV7oYngiVJ4qxqZ9yf685f8U2GI0fzgnuIbJiUsn_F56C6rmeTh6GEVeJRrd4CKV1tfso4S3-vy4nayaMxIpMDjo/w640-h408/IMG_4552.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As was the MMG section...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1ZujOACYtxlysC4ybL1Vy_mAumrlSEKifhGiAYOj5ZJMcjWEyb1YZvwRpjBLg8rLBnV8pQHRevjZkI4ul1jKozgLIUov9QxzZWREygNc55FuEkVM6sPm-qNO-kTbPAljrUYqpLzMSCERapketFmv067oQg65du70gZYkgzw32Nav5OVaoSu-VqXSVYE/s4032/IMG_4553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg1ZujOACYtxlysC4ybL1Vy_mAumrlSEKifhGiAYOj5ZJMcjWEyb1YZvwRpjBLg8rLBnV8pQHRevjZkI4ul1jKozgLIUov9QxzZWREygNc55FuEkVM6sPm-qNO-kTbPAljrUYqpLzMSCERapketFmv067oQg65du70gZYkgzw32Nav5OVaoSu-VqXSVYE/w640-h480/IMG_4553.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And between them they managed to Suppress the Americans in the farmhouse.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXV2wYwKN4LNkhgviPHo-sK8dfbWDxPQDPlEkB8jYZKcnub3s32P_BRMltBuK7GnEQsjf_MssNJXw2HU-wPV4krctH6PSnY0RESaK1FYevqfzKWfIeT7oRy93mT5Va9Tk5tpXpZJzZeTtD63qFdeYoTOMHZdyX2gT29WSsKemUux1WVbADE0S-T9S75M/s4032/IMG_4554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXV2wYwKN4LNkhgviPHo-sK8dfbWDxPQDPlEkB8jYZKcnub3s32P_BRMltBuK7GnEQsjf_MssNJXw2HU-wPV4krctH6PSnY0RESaK1FYevqfzKWfIeT7oRy93mT5Va9Tk5tpXpZJzZeTtD63qFdeYoTOMHZdyX2gT29WSsKemUux1WVbADE0S-T9S75M/w640-h480/IMG_4554.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And with a 'Hail Mary' move (or should that be a 'Heil Marlene' move?) the surviving two sections from the 2nd German Platoon in the central woods (not part of the Hesitant Company) stormed the farmhouse...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLV3qwyX22-gwxBi1uf7rAMpGt6NeBTCuYsx_xaKAcKvS8FiTWWODMujSN1UJEj5Vx0rPm-P6XMFw9DZg3YTblZso95elnu_TxuJpImu18byL6u_BXXsHq7KnkaSVfsCoddGWjW1ipPGHHG4OEjW0TGfRRcPCNFtSb8g3XyHIeMvAph-m-fSTk7l8R_k/s4032/IMG_4556.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLV3qwyX22-gwxBi1uf7rAMpGt6NeBTCuYsx_xaKAcKvS8FiTWWODMujSN1UJEj5Vx0rPm-P6XMFw9DZg3YTblZso95elnu_TxuJpImu18byL6u_BXXsHq7KnkaSVfsCoddGWjW1ipPGHHG4OEjW0TGfRRcPCNFtSb8g3XyHIeMvAph-m-fSTk7l8R_k/w640-h480/IMG_4556.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Forcing the defenders out and securing Andy a draw.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJdqs13S76iO_nsAAgN71Jvhl4vALcXaqp2veN2GUheP1H4NrP0Qas5tpEkkZZZVOyaA5Hf7ek5fEmyYD24iwBTkjClU401SMZ2cikVx0ImjSQXdfQAQnKnhWsb9WTi1k-BW6YoQaAXAtZKDSpiAs2lUZ7Nfs8SlZPz9UNu1RzFHyGeFfCeIo2otKn8/s4032/IMG_4558.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVJdqs13S76iO_nsAAgN71Jvhl4vALcXaqp2veN2GUheP1H4NrP0Qas5tpEkkZZZVOyaA5Hf7ek5fEmyYD24iwBTkjClU401SMZ2cikVx0ImjSQXdfQAQnKnhWsb9WTi1k-BW6YoQaAXAtZKDSpiAs2lUZ7Nfs8SlZPz9UNu1RzFHyGeFfCeIo2otKn8/w640-h480/IMG_4558.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">We weren't 100% certain that Andy should have been able to do that. Companies have quite strict sectors to operate in and the platoon that charged the farmhouse moved out of its sector into the other Company's to do so. However boundaries can be altered if the battle situation changes; maybe the player should have to stipulate this before rolling their dice at the start of the turn? Whatever it was a dramatic and exciting end to the battle!</p><p style="text-align: left;">Overall I must say I found our first <b><i>'O' Group</i></b> battle an enjoyable experience. Andy is a great opponent and the rules relatively simply putting the emphasis on players command decisions. I'm already looking forward to our next battle when we get to push a few tanks around on the table!</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-56093126350192400612023-08-04T12:10:00.002+01:002023-08-04T12:10:20.604+01:00Western Desert: 15th Panzer Division<p>Since Dan Mersey released his quick play WW2 tank rules <b><i><a href="https://www.wargamevault.com/product/391723/Armoured-Storm-The-Desert-War-19411942&affiliate_id=229495" target="_blank">Armoured Storm: The Desert War 1941-1942 </a></i></b>I've been keen to give them a go but have been slightly hampered by the fact I have no 6mm Western Desert miniatures - something I have now rectified!</p><p>Loosely set around the mid 1942 period (Battle of Gazala and all that) I had a pile of British and German armour printed off and have quickly painted up the Germans.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL3vppr9Dbc_BptFafPPRoiwd-pAH4nbC3xpI7pyEK_KKMWIU1baJgdPtzhsfOUIx9HtDmC_xRRy01WeZiLXSpt3LeAFrga2FVEqEd8cytLQsfGEX32mMnu_M3o3s7lEHop8fCX50KFslWovXvNpJ5nyJv0dK6UwUMxGyANmyIFPmlwaRYea2k3U6GqA/s1826/DSCF0366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1008" data-original-width="1826" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghL3vppr9Dbc_BptFafPPRoiwd-pAH4nbC3xpI7pyEK_KKMWIU1baJgdPtzhsfOUIx9HtDmC_xRRy01WeZiLXSpt3LeAFrga2FVEqEd8cytLQsfGEX32mMnu_M3o3s7lEHop8fCX50KFslWovXvNpJ5nyJv0dK6UwUMxGyANmyIFPmlwaRYea2k3U6GqA/w640-h354/DSCF0366.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">The bulk of the German force are Panzer III Ausf J with a <i>Panzerkompanie</i> of them painted up. They have two HQ tanks which unfortunately had damaged barrels, normally I would drill them out and replace with some wire but decided to tidy the barrels up and have them as Ausf N's with the short 75mm guns.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCHbOvAk7WC3Ed4JRcRUCpigqiZrJrJ2padGOkQcXATR97cq-p_Jjv58iJ-_6gfXWHe3uyFHYeHjz1_5H3sJle6MvqFyTxCHf0dMJkYjWIYqya8RJiFzFthqYWDLdr49qMWpLCQC5R3nLVxZABGfWFuDmxoxj6IT4BB5sXVsl8UaqXaGiTgUBAdYjZP8/s1986/DSCF0364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="752" data-original-width="1986" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCHbOvAk7WC3Ed4JRcRUCpigqiZrJrJ2padGOkQcXATR97cq-p_Jjv58iJ-_6gfXWHe3uyFHYeHjz1_5H3sJle6MvqFyTxCHf0dMJkYjWIYqya8RJiFzFthqYWDLdr49qMWpLCQC5R3nLVxZABGfWFuDmxoxj6IT4BB5sXVsl8UaqXaGiTgUBAdYjZP8/w640-h242/DSCF0364.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Whilst STL files for the Panzer III's (and IV's below) where easy to source (<b>Bergman</b>) the section of Panzer II's I wanted proved more troublesome but the printer said he'd hunt some down so I left it with him... Unfortunately the Panzer II's he found and printed were Ausf D's with their rather distinctive wheels which only fought in Poland :-) For trying out the game I've painted them up as <i>Deutsches Afrikakorps</i> but will look to replace them as some point (possibly).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNWnPEcMmRvg-msxBNyVeU-9S9bbP1u99QEny_Cjdv8lvFcLq8GImzQ2dvM_qR7j5NAQHmE_VIJWqiaCJClWoDP0LZwsG0hWBKmxmL7LCcvMjwT4OahR1xysx5ER-WukBntityB_E-KzbtZVGQTzoKRvbpqSa9GZ8WDz0JnCVyC_62ECoxWUXTtFTbng/s2575/DSCF0362.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="2575" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvNWnPEcMmRvg-msxBNyVeU-9S9bbP1u99QEny_Cjdv8lvFcLq8GImzQ2dvM_qR7j5NAQHmE_VIJWqiaCJClWoDP0LZwsG0hWBKmxmL7LCcvMjwT4OahR1xysx5ER-WukBntityB_E-KzbtZVGQTzoKRvbpqSa9GZ8WDz0JnCVyC_62ECoxWUXTtFTbng/w640-h174/DSCF0362.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally there is a <i>Panzerzug</i> of Panzer IV Ausf D's which are nice models but a couple suffered from from printing problems on the back of the tracks, but they'll do for now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Next up a big pile of Crusaders!</div>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6040044535247270481.post-72045585066932904372023-07-26T11:50:00.002+01:002023-07-26T11:50:19.892+01:00Indian Rebellion: 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment<p>Regular followers of the blog may recall that pretty much every years 'Cunning Plans...' post for the following year makes reference to the Indian Mutiny/Rebellion and that "this year" will see me crack on with a project I've wanted to do for three(?) decades having amassed a lot of unpainted white metal for... Well "this year" has seen some progress (largely inspired by Phil wanting to play some Mutiny <b><i>Sharp Practice</i></b> games and him buying a load of <b>Empress</b> mutineers).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpbEAiWY0IqBlfffiE9bVrgBj01XtRNKnubPMFML642o7brN3ugvZCLGPn-aAn7JKV27Il_5fkT-4t_kez16GDV_M2haBVX1-hlHQTrqyZ-OWs7SBx-H1ro0oD7KO_tm55W8bq0MT0dxFj3p2EQ2Z0snb7MuBa9iCnVqtsrgOc1vNL4BodWlZ0mJ_b9k/s2204/DSCF0357.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="870" data-original-width="2204" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDpbEAiWY0IqBlfffiE9bVrgBj01XtRNKnubPMFML642o7brN3ugvZCLGPn-aAn7JKV27Il_5fkT-4t_kez16GDV_M2haBVX1-hlHQTrqyZ-OWs7SBx-H1ro0oD7KO_tm55W8bq0MT0dxFj3p2EQ2Z0snb7MuBa9iCnVqtsrgOc1vNL4BodWlZ0mJ_b9k/w640-h252/DSCF0357.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p>I've now completed three groups of British line infantry and two groups of skirmishers. The line are mainly <b>Old Glory</b> figures, with a smattering of <b>Foundry</b> and some <b>Empress </b>command, whilst the skirmishers are mainly <b>Foundry</b>, with a handful of <b>Old Glory </b>and a couple of <b>Dixon</b>.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljAK6fuJFKU9kCbZX0un1YbLj2QDijYEi8CkroC6pfXDwZxPG-QpnCh7YVs_Sc-AIohW7JspOGp3T_ZiEKnwYcIAfk-SARlWxFJOeRUy6vfhbqHQWBS7GeFav72KMApnguPSzk4IDw2G_hY99wRJFvEtufCxuS5yN5FFdktSbxBd3e4cc9TKNryhWAS0/s2260/DSCF0359.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="2260" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljAK6fuJFKU9kCbZX0un1YbLj2QDijYEi8CkroC6pfXDwZxPG-QpnCh7YVs_Sc-AIohW7JspOGp3T_ZiEKnwYcIAfk-SARlWxFJOeRUy6vfhbqHQWBS7GeFav72KMApnguPSzk4IDw2G_hY99wRJFvEtufCxuS5yN5FFdktSbxBd3e4cc9TKNryhWAS0/w640-h316/DSCF0359.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p>I've gone with a very mixed scruffy campaign look for the troops, based on some of the illustrations I've seen of the 95th (Derbyshire) Regiment in the Central Indian Campaign (though clearly they can be used for many of the British troops engaged in the conflict).</p><p>Not sure what will be next, probably be a good idea to paint up some British cavalry...</p>Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15785517757211882618noreply@blogger.com2