| PiersBrand | 02 Aug 2014 6:35 p.m. PST |
Our second game of the weekend was a late war affair using Battlegroup Fall of the Reich. Germans forces near Golzow had to stall a major Soviet attack against the city.
The German deployment had all the chrome and good troops arriving in the city outskirts, while facing the entire Soviet hoard was a single platoon of Volkssturm supported by two dug in Pak43 AT guns. They were destined to be little more than a speed bump.
As it happened, they turned out to be the toughest bunch of Volkssturm any Soviets ever had the misfortune to face! While the rest of the German forces dug them selves into the ruined town, not thinking it worth trying to support the doomed Volkssturm, the German Dads Army went about tearing the guts out of the advancing Soviets. By an amazing run of luck they held the Soviet advance for over 10 turns, destroying nine tanks in the process and killing nearly half of the attacking Red Army infantry. They refused to give in, and the last five men left alive went down in a blaze of glory causing 14 casualties in their last throw of the dice.
With the Volkssturm gone and the cathedral hill now in Soviet hands the battered Russians hit the German gun line of Panthers and Tiger IIs waiting in ambush. A massive tank duel erupted as both sides tried and failed to break through each others line and the lack of Soviet infantry further hindered their attempts. With losses mounting and a lack of troops to push forward, especially infantry to support the tanks in the urban confines of the ruined city, the Soviets conceded defeat, which when the Battle Ratings were revealed showed the Germans to actually only be slightly ahead.
Was a great weekend of two really mega games, played in great spirits with great friends. As always… More pics on Facebook! link
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| myxemail | 02 Aug 2014 7:03 p.m. PST |
Gorgeous models and terrain. Sounds like it was a fun and tense game. Mike |
| Scoman | 02 Aug 2014 9:16 p.m. PST |
That was like music to my eyes. Imagine actually being there in person. Cannot thank you enough for the continued posting of your stuff. |
| deephorse | 03 Aug 2014 3:23 a.m. PST |
Inspirational as ever. And thanks for not leaving as you seemed to suggest you might. |
pzivh43  | 03 Aug 2014 4:44 a.m. PST |
Inspirational indeed. Great stuff!! |
| idontbelieveit | 03 Aug 2014 7:12 a.m. PST |
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| normsmith | 03 Aug 2014 7:54 a.m. PST |
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| Simo Hayha | 13 Aug 2014 9:51 p.m. PST |
who manufactures the panther with zimmerit? |
| PiersBrand | 14 Aug 2014 2:01 a.m. PST |
I believe its a hybrid of various kits – Dragon, Revell and Esci – and the zimmerit is homemade. |
| Weasel | 15 Aug 2014 8:48 p.m. PST |
Wonderful tables and amusing that the Russian players seem to have felt more beaten than they really were. The real morale check happens with the player, not the guys on the table. :) |
| Your Kidding | 16 Aug 2014 7:53 p.m. PST |
Great paint jobs. Thanks for sharing. |
| donlowry | 17 Aug 2014 8:45 a.m. PST |
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| PiersBrand | 18 Aug 2014 4:47 a.m. PST |
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| donlowry | 18 Aug 2014 9:02 a.m. PST |
Thought it had to be bigger than my 5x8. |
| GGouveia | 18 Aug 2014 6:13 p.m. PST |
Stunning pictures, I love the Tiger 1 going through the rubbled street. |
| Rod I Robertson | 18 Aug 2014 7:08 p.m. PST |
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's first experience with 1:4800 scale naval models.
