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Thursday, 12 February 2026

Back To Blitzkrieg

Dave came over Tuesday for our bi-weekly game here at OHQ, I chose a 1940 game to get some of the recently painted toys on the table. 
The scenario is from my rules of choice, Battlegroup. The Germans have sent a small force to attack the retreating BEF flank, unknown to them the Allies have wind of this and have scraped together "Bick Force" to counter this.
A view from the German side.
New toys, two Vickers Bs and a C probe forward using the wood as cover.
Meanwhile a platoon of 38Ts advance in their direction.
The BEF deploy a 2pdr anti-tank gun to engage the 38Ts, while infantry deploy into the town buildings.
The Germans deploy their 75mm infantry gun to engage the 2pdr.
German infantry advance on their left flank but are pinned down by fire from the town.
Things are looking a tad grim for the BEF two 38Ts advance on the BEF left flank. Being 
no match for them two of the Vickers beat a hasty retreat, all but one who fails to receive the order and pays the price.
The other 38T stays to support the infantry advance and ultimately is knocked out by the 2pdr. Here with the game hotting up I neglected to take further photos.
The contest was hotly fought by both sides, it got to the stage where both sides were possibly one Battle Rating counter away from calling off the action. With the remaining Vickers tank making an heroic advance and taking out a German LMG team the Germans were forced into taking a chit. A three taking them one over their Battle Rating saw them call off the attack. A win for the BEF!
Until next time happy gaming and KBO 

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5 comments:

  1. Christopher(aka Axebreaker)12 February 2026 at 11:27

    Great looking game Phil and exciting conclusion!

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  2. David12 February 2026 at 11:53

    A splendid scenario produced a tense game which was so close until the Chits did for Phil's Germans!

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  3. Norm12 February 2026 at 15:05

    A tight game by the sounds of it. Recently on a podcast, the presenters were asked what period they thought would gain the most traction in 2026, they said ancients …. I think it will be 1940, there seem to be a lot of armies getting to the table and interest is high. As someone else said, there were less guaranteed knockouts of vehicles compared to later war, making games that bit more interesting.

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  4. Bluewillow12 February 2026 at 19:18

    Splendid Phil, good to see some early war kit on the table

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  5. George Anderson12 February 2026 at 23:23

    A good result for the BEF, hopefully my own will get an outing soon.

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