| Sparker | 09 Jul 2014 4:18 a.m. PST |
Dear All,
On Sunday the NSW BattleGroup Kursk Demo team laid on a game at the Hall of Heroes, base around Ponyri Station in the Northern sector.
More photos here:
link |
| FreemanL | 09 Jul 2014 4:37 a.m. PST |
Looks fantastic! Love the Stukas!
Larry |
| Sparker | 09 Jul 2014 4:42 a.m. PST |
Thanks Larry – it was great to wheel them out for a game! |
| Abwehrschlacht | 09 Jul 2014 4:48 a.m. PST |
Amazing work! What a brilliant looking game! |
Ben Lacy  | 09 Jul 2014 5:14 a.m. PST |
Bravo…nice pics and report. Sounds like fun. Thanks for posting. |
| Hornswoggler | 09 Jul 2014 6:06 a.m. PST |
Very nice work there. The most Ferdinands I ever saw in one place ! |
pzivh43  | 09 Jul 2014 9:46 a.m. PST |
Very nice! I am putting the final touches on my planned Kursk game (like you, I have a long-time fascination with the battle). My scenario is on the initial attacks in the south by GD. Don't have a blog, but will post results following Historicon. |
| Sparker | 09 Jul 2014 2:41 p.m. PST |
Thanks gents! Look forward to seeing the HCon pics… |
| kallman | 09 Jul 2014 4:50 p.m. PST |
Sweet looking game! Love the BattleGroup rules. |
| Sparker | 09 Jul 2014 6:11 p.m. PST |
Thank mate! Yes they are seriously good rules – the ability to select either area fire, to brass up an area or indistinct target to suppress, or direct fire to kill, much harder, seems to me to be very authentic. Similalry, although the indirect artillery fire procedures, though a long process, seem to give historical results. But the ace is the ability to put units in overwatch – very tactical! |
| Jabo 1944 | 10 Jul 2014 6:19 a.m. PST |
Brilliant Ralph, great images & AAR. Look forward to the next installment ! |
| Sparker | 10 Jul 2014 11:58 p.m. PST |
Thanks Steve – Ham and Jam at Pegasus Bridge I think… |
| Jabo 1944 | 11 Jul 2014 3:55 a.m. PST |
What, no more Kursk episodes ? |
| donlowry | 11 Jul 2014 9:40 a.m. PST |
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| Sparker | 11 Jul 2014 3:42 p.m. PST |
Oh yes much more Kursk Steven, Heaven Forfend! – but over a weekend I think! Table was 12' x 6'. Hence, after the Soviet pre game bombardment we actually started with a German move. Counterintuitive I know, as the Russians are defending, at least initially, but makes up for the fact they start off staring down Russian muzzles with this layout… |
