"Yet more action in Northern France 1940" Topic
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| rsutton | 05 Oct 2018 5:20 p.m. PST |
Northern France, and yet again the BEF is on the back foot link Kind regards
Robin |
Old Contemptibles  | 05 Oct 2018 6:46 p.m. PST |
Very nice game and campaign. |
| Legion 4 | 06 Oct 2018 8:09 a.m. PST |
Great looking models & table ! The France '40 battles are some of my favorite to study and game. |
| rsutton | 06 Oct 2018 9:09 p.m. PST |
Thanks guys. The BEF are quite challenging to use as the OOBs lack that meaty support that develops as the war progresses. The armoured division is definitely light weight. I usually prefer the infantry division or with an independent tank brigade in support. Offers more options. Kind regards
Robin |
| monk2002uk | 07 Oct 2018 2:48 a.m. PST |
Alternatively, you can choose to be the German commander ;-) Robert |
| mgk4167 | 07 Oct 2018 2:02 p.m. PST |
Hmmm. If you want to model the UK 1st Armoured Division in France 1940 with some accuracy then: don't include any artillery. Its artillery units had sailed with the main part of the BEF and fought separately from the division. don't include any infantry. Its infantry fought separately at Calais most of the tanks won't have their machine guns. the close support tanks won't have ammunition for their 3" guns It was a debacle. But no harm in playing what-if games…. Cheers Michael |
| rsutton | 07 Oct 2018 3:45 p.m. PST |
Michael Yes .. an amazing sequence of events. We are more correctly 'playing games' using cool 1940 models rather than recreating the actual 1940 campaign. It's what my old army unit commander would have called a 'right  's muddle'. LOL
Kind regards
Robin |
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