The Opposing Forces-
My theme is ex British army regulars.
HQ with Captain, Standard bearer and medic in staff car
7 sections of infantry- all rifles and one lmg
Boys anti tank rifle and crew
2 medium mortars and crew
Vickers Med Mk II tank as used on Friday
Vickers Light tank MkVI B as used on Friday
Carden Lloyd carrier with mmg
ALL points paid for as REGULARS
Comes in at just under 1500 pts.
The Free State Recruitment Committee have opted for a much more inexperienced/green force, coming in at 1493 and comprising:
HQ section,, with Captain Standard, NCO, and Medic
All five sections of Liverpool Irish Militia
Two sections of Communist Party Militia
One section of Labour Party Assault Column
One section of Veteran International Brigaders
Two T26 Light Tanks
One armoured car, with turret MMG
One M/C Combo, MMG
Two armoured trucks
Victory Conditions- points for holding two important road junctions and the hill with the church at the end of the game.
The photos-
The Liverpudlian troops gathering and awaiting deployment. Also notice one of the important road junctions.
My chaps gathered prior to deploying. Deployment was facilitated by the umpire drawing dice from the bag and each side deployed accordingly, one unit after another.
My tank deployed waiting to enter the fray, infantry in front moving towards start postion.
The aforementioned tank firing at infantry as they move through the village. They had better watch out as a T26 is deployed in the field at the top of the picture…
The Gurkhas sheltering in the lee of a building. It is the first time this section has fought in a VBCW game . They are normally deployed in North West Frontier gaming duties abroad.
Out of focus Scottish infantry take cover behind a hedge fearful of incurring the attention of the T26 across the table from them.
The Assualt column advances armed with smgs or shotguns. They advance needing to get closer to optimise firing as they are armed with shorter range weapons.
One my sections advances cautiously into the village. The Orleikon anti tank crew have taken casualties and are pinned. In the bottom right hand corner a mortar waits patiently for a target. In the middle of the picture notice a spotter looking for potential targets. It is his first VBCW encounter too as he is just back from deployment in the North West Frontier.
My tank has succumbed to enemy fire and will play no more part in the game.
Coffee preceded the game and lunch part of the way through. It was fun to play yesterday as I have been umpire quite often of late. Nice to see the Dinky tanks on the table as well as my men and equipment from the NWF . We will conclude the game next week sometime. A grand day out in terms of gaming, company and hospitality.
Looks like you had a fun day! I really like the Inter-War period vehicles.
ReplyDeleteGreat fun, even better as we are beginning to remember the rules better.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Very nice, and that Dinky tank is great! How did you get on with Bolt Action 2?
ReplyDeletesorry did not mean to be anonymous!
DeleteNo worries re anonymously commenting, do it myself mistakenly sometimes. I am pleased with the Dinky’s aesthetic and historical contributions. As for Bolt Action becoming quite fond of them. Work well for a big game like this. It can be frustrating finding rules amidst the illustrations and background information in the books. I am pleased l continued with second edition as third came out. It has allowed me to pick up the army/ campaign booklets very reasonably on eBay. As one whose gaming was Ancients for many years the complexity of WW2 can be bewildering with HE , anti tank rounds etc. However this has led to me reading around the subject more and watching some splendid tank videos done by the chap from the Tank Museum at Bovington. Alan Tradgardland
DeleteI have shown my ignorance here, as I assumed wrongly that 2nd edition was the new one! Stick with the older version if you enjoy them, after all 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it' ( I have happily accepted a 'freebie' 1st Edition 'Black Powder' and will use them..)
DeleteLovely looking game. Love the Dinky Tanks!
ReplyDeleteMy chum does put out a lovely table in his dedicated Wargames room. The big advantage is we can leave games up thus allowing a more leisurely pace of game.
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Great blogpost. I really like your battle report and photos! It looks like you had a good time.
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. It is great to be retired and having a game each week except when one of us is caught up in family stuff or holidays. The order dice are a great idea and I have been wondering if they might be used in other periods…
DeleteAlan Tradgardland
Fantastic. Lovely to see some VBCW action!
ReplyDeleteThanks. You can go wrong with VBCW , terrific fun what!
ReplyDeleteAlan Tradgardland