"Special Delivery in Perplakistan " Topic

All,

Yesterday, on Col Louis-Louis' orders, Maj Lapieux's Foreign Legion Task Force entered the village of Kabalouey, secured the villagers, and safely evacuated them while dealing heavy casualties to the AoDD, or Army of DUMDUM, the local Islamists trying to overthrow the government. General Pouspous was beside himself with anger over Col Louis-Louis' decision to evacuate the villagers, believing it to show weakness to the enemy. Gen Pouspous ordered Col Louis-Louis to immediately reinstate the villagers of Kabalouey, and deal any AoDD forces a severe blow in the process. Of course, Col Louis-Louis promptly turned to Major Lapieux and, without further explanation, ordered the his task force to return the civilians to the village of Kabalouey. Such is life in the Legion…

Overview of the table. I shifted everything slightly right (east), as the enemy would have forces entering from the top right (NE hotspot), top left (NW hotspot), and bottom left (SW hotspot), black chips marking the hotspots.

The French column of mercy; these are the only forces the French will start with on the board. From left to right: V1 (carrying Ldr and Tm1), V2, S1, S2, and S3 (all carrying civilian villagers), and V3 (carrying Tm2). The plan is to drive straight up the highway, deposit the villagers, hang around for a bit until Perplakistan 'regulars' show up to garrison the village, then return to base.

There is no reporting regarding enemy disposition or intentions in the area, so with the simple mission and the fact the AoDD took heavy casualties the past two days, Major Lapieux is not really expecting much contact today.

But just in case things get sideways, there's a Quick Reaction Force (QRF): H1 (carrying Ldr, Milan, and Tm3 and 4), and H2 (carrying Ldr, MG, SAM, and Tm5 and 6). Theoretically, these guys should be enjoying what is essentially a day off. Don't count on it…

The column enters the ville and disgorges its passengers. Top left is V3 and Tm2, far right is V1 and Tm1, center is (left to right) V2, S1, S2, and S3, having just cut loose their civilians.

And here they come. Between what he can see with his own two eyes and the reports crackling over the radio, the blood drains from Major Lapieux's face… It's not so much the horde of insurgents, it's all the armor. Lapieux quickly spots two T-55s and two BTR-60s, and that's just what he can see! Merde! It's no secret the neighboring nation of Tumoria is supporting the AoDD, but now they have apparently provided more than just small arms and ammunition.

Check out the whole thing at:
blackhawkhet.blogspot.com

Thanks for checking it out.

V/R,
Jack

@ Jack, have you checked out the modern French vehicles and armour in 15mm at Irish Serb's site. His ERC 90 F4 is brilliant. Highly recommended

Jarrovian,

This is all 10mm, pretty much all my stuff is.

V/R,
Jack

I agree, his stuff looks great, but they'd look like monsters next to my tiny little 10mm men!

I can't afford to start over in 15mm, nor do I want to. Everyone has their own idea of what looks 'right.' To me, the ground scale looks good, looks real. Close combat at 4" looks like the range guys would be using grenades and SMGs, whereas, for me, larger scale figures can look a bit… crowded, out of whack. You've seen all my batreps, how do they look to you, with regards to the ground scale and engagement ranges?

Again, I don't care what other folks use, to each his own, but I love 10mm, have way too much ready to go, way too much that still needs to be finished, and way too much I still want to get!

Take care.

V/R,
Jack

Sorry Jack, I didn't realise they were 10mm (painted so well)
Paul

I always peruse the Solo board on TMP. I like your blog a lot and I have found that gamers love the pictures and enjoy the battle reports but don't often leave comments on blogs.

Good work,

"Sorry Jack, I didn't realise they were 10mm (painted so well) " Paul – You know I'm not rich, and don't hold any sway here at TMP, right? Just joking man, thanks for looking and kind words.

Lion's Den – Thanks for stopping by and posting. I know what you mean; I also tend to look at a lot of other folks' stuff, but don't tend to post on it. I'd like to get better about that, because, now that I've got a blog, I know how much it helps with regards to keeping up the morale/motivation.

V/R,
Jack