Feldwebel Verwirrung Puts Up A Fight.

As a change from Battlegroup, Bolt Action hits the table for our World War Two outing this week. It took us at least two moves to get to grips with the rules again with Battlegroup mechanics popping into both our heads at times as well👴🏻

Petit Rawslie, the crates etc. mark one of the British objectives.

The British M5 scouts forward.

In the centre the British infantry advance using the knocked out Sherman from a previous engagement as cover.

Over on the left a British section advanced to draw German fire.

The dug in Germans on the rising ground oblige, the drums etc. denote another British objective.

The Germans in Petit Rawslie await the British advance.

British reserves advance up the road to support the main attack on Petit Rawslie.

The M5 thunders down the road in a bold move to clear the German Platoon HQ from its position and secure a British objective.

The Germans in the opposite building prepare to give it a hot reception.

A panzerfaust roars and the M5 pays the price. The boxes denote the other British objective.

Meanwhile a British assault section armed with Sten SMGs prepare to assault the first house in Petit Rawslie.

The Sherman softens up the Germans deployed there. The assault goes in, the fight is short and brisk the Germans are wiped out to the man no quarter asked or given.

The Germans bring up a Stug III from reserve, the British deploy their 6pdr to take care of business.

KABOOM!

Meanwhile another British section works around the second house, the occupiers being kept under fire from the opposite side.

With the Germans in the second house being taken care of by combined mortar and tank fire the British assault the German HQ taking Feldwebel Verwirrung prisoner and gain an objective into the bargain.

This enables the British in the other side to claim another objective in turn seven, had the game ended on turn six the Germans could have claimed a draw but it was not to be.

The remaining objective on the other flank is still contested but is of little consolation they will soon be surrounded and for them the war will be over.

We will be fighting over the pond in the colonies next week over at GHQ.

That's all for now..........

TTFN & KBO

Building Bikkelheim

Another building for the fictional town of Bikkelheim leaves the work station.

A Volmer model purchased via EBay, the gate was missing so I added a brass etched piece, part of the Ainsty cemetery entrance,  the wall is a resin piece from Anyscale Models, cobbles from Wills and a bespoke base from Warbases.

We have a Bolt Action WWII game scheduled here tomorrow using my 28mm collection, a shot of the table appears below.

A report will follow, until then.......

KBO