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Wider Wargaming => Batreps => Topic started by: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 09:23:16 AM

Title: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 09:23:16 AM
Played a solo game of a night attack at the start of Barbarossa last night and took a few pics.
See BatRep below.

https://sites.google.com/site/colinswargaming/battle-reports/night-raid (https://sites.google.com/site/colinswargaming/battle-reports/night-raid)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: OldenBUA on 01 April 2013, 10:05:28 AM
Really nice and very evocative, feels like a proper night attack!

All models were Pendraken, I think?  8)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 10:14:05 AM
Yes, all Pendraken, but I had to do a bit of modifying for the Tauchpanzers.
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Fenton on 01 April 2013, 10:30:17 AM
What did you use for the basing?
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: ronan on 01 April 2013, 10:46:46 AM
Quote from: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 09:23:16 AM
Played a solo game of a night attack at the start of Barbarossa last night and took a few pics.
See BatRep below.

https://sites.google.com/site/colinswargaming/battle-reports/night-raid (https://sites.google.com/site/colinswargaming/battle-reports/night-raid)


err.. who won ?   :-\
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 11:02:43 AM
Quote from: Fenton on 01 April 2013, 10:30:17 AM
What did you use for the basing?
I used frozen spinach for the river weed. The rest was my normal Jarvis scatter.

Quote from: ronan on 01 April 2013, 10:46:46 AM
err.. who won ?   :-\
My opponent. :(
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Steve J on 01 April 2013, 11:03:27 AM
Very good Albie ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D. I thought there must be something wrong with my cumputer until I got to the last caption!
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: jchaos79 on 01 April 2013, 01:02:00 PM
Is it a night battle? I cannot see anything :)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 03:44:15 PM
Quote from: jchaos79 on 01 April 2013, 01:02:00 PM
Is it a night battle? I cannot see anything :)
Yeah ... I couldn't resist the April Fool thing. I did try to mention it was night-time as much as possible in the report.  :P

Anyway, I have played a couple of games of Blitzkrieg Commander 2 this weekend and taken loads of piccies. The first didn't work out because the French were too slow in the counter-attack, so I'm just finishing a 1944 NWE game. I'll do a proper report of that later.
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: ronan on 01 April 2013, 05:52:11 PM
Quote from: Albie Bach on 01 April 2013, 03:44:15 PM
(...)the French were too slow in the counter-attack(...)

hey, I've just finished a game, where the French counterattacked succesfully !  :)
This is not an april fool thing !  ;)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 07:25:27 PM
Quote from: ronan on 01 April 2013, 05:52:11 PM
hey, I've just finished a game, where the French counterattacked succesfully !  :)
This is not an april fool thing !  ;)

They were vichy french, weren't they?  ;D
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: ronan on 01 April 2013, 07:39:52 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 07:25:27 PM
They were vichy french, weren't they?  ;D

oh !   =)
They were French 1940 Regular Army   :P

( by the way, we're also working on an other  campaign : Hannut, the 1st real tank battle (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hannut (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hannut)).  I don't know when we'll be ready, but we shall play several linked scenarios.)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 08:29:56 PM
Interesting, what ruleset are you using?

Always nice to hear about someone scrapping over my homeland  ;)
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: ronan on 01 April 2013, 08:50:19 PM
Quote from: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 08:29:56 PM
Interesting, what ruleset are you using?

Always nice to hear about someone scrapping over my homeland  ;)

One of my friend is in charge of this new campaign "Hannut". He'll write specific and linked small scenarios, we will play them with Force on Force. For now we're playing  unlinked scenarios, to get used to the rules.. and the armies !  http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?tag=1940 (http://smolensk.homelinux.org/?tag=1940)

The 1940 campaign (  not only France, it's a bad habit  ;) ) is very interesting and underestimated.
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 09:16:58 PM
OOOOH Shiny!!

Bookmarked that one, thanks!!

Shame Pendraken doesn't make a 1940 Belgian line. i know pithead does them, but i rather stay with one supplier.
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: ronan on 02 April 2013, 08:28:28 AM
Quote from: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 09:16:58 PM
OOOOH Shiny!!

Bookmarked that one, thanks!!
You're welcome ! thank you.

Quote from: petercooman on 01 April 2013, 09:16:58 PM
Shame Pendraken doesn't make a 1940 Belgian line. (...)

yes. some figs are still missing...  :'(
Title: Re: Attack across the Bug (Op. Barbarossa)
Post by: Hertsblue on 02 April 2013, 08:54:28 AM
Nice one, Colin. I was waiting for the picture of the tank perched on the large fantasy insectoid.  :D