Showing posts with label British Airborne. Show all posts
Showing posts with label British Airborne. Show all posts

Wednesday, 25 November 2020

Winter 1944-45 Allied offensive: 11th Armoured Division and 1st Airborne vs 2nd SS

 

the church tower has been a favorite spot for MG 42 and Panzercrecht teams

 the Comets and Firefly all go up and shortly after the Stuart also brews up


 the Airborne 75mm gun battery is  doing its best to give fire support 

the Cromwells are punching above their weight by taking out several Jagpanthers

a Panther Squadron takes cover to snipe at the British tanks

 the Brummbar is providing critical fire support 

while the King Tigers are smashing the British armor

a line of German mg 42 teams are holding back the Airborne 

and the Airborne are engaged in a firefight with the Mg 42 teams
Eventually after about 2 months, the British were able to push forward to take the church and the Ridge. As such, the Germans withdrew to their next line of defense. An allied victory 

Sunday, 24 February 2019

Normandy June 5/6 1944 Capture the causeway

British Airborne are to capture a bridge to link up with the other two airborne operations to assist the main landings at the beaches.
A slight variation, I had the Paras capture 2 crossroads.






Normandy June 5/6 1944 Glider Assault

The British Airborne are coming in on gliders. They are to knock the stuffing out of the Germans as much as they can.
British Airborne left flank

airborne hold the hill

crossroad 

21st Panzergrenadier arrive

the Panzergrenadiers spread out 

more Germans advance to secure the power line.
At first, the Airborne were aggressive pushing back the Germans, however, the Germans were able to counterattack with half tracks and assaults on the hill. The mortars were able to keep back the Paras from retaking the hill. Eventually, the Paras fell back by dawn. 

Normandy June 5/6 1944 Airborne Night Fight

The British Airborne are to attack and capture 3 objectives from the Germans prior to the landings on the beaches.
A section of Airborne are to capture a small village and crossroad and a church.
The Germans are to try and hold onto the village.
A slight change to the battle was the Germans holding a hill, a farm and a power line.
hill position to be used for mortars, artillery or flak 

electric and telephone line, an objective 

farm 

the British Airborne begin to deploy 

speedy advance

naval and air coordinators call in support 







the British take the hill and begin to repulse attacks

1st Canadian Parachute Battalion advanced to attack the power line

the Germans advance to halt the Canadians 

the Germans keep hitting the hill
By the end of turn 6, the British still held the hill, but the power line and the farm were still in German hands. A draw.

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Jeeps anyone?

My collection of Jeeps, stands at about 15 at the moment.
These have come from several different company. Most are armed while a few I have as either tows or transports

Saturday, 29 September 2018

Airborne and Commando raid on a German 88 battery

Having suffered a defeat by loosing a battery of artillery, the British high command have devised a counter attack by a Commando force comprised of a fast motorised force made up of jeeps, armoured cars, potentially half-tracks.
This is a way to take stock of the amount of jeeps, armoured cars and half tracks.

The German defenders are made up of an ad hoc unit of the Luftwaffen Field Division remenents of the 16th Feld Division. The area is an 88mm battery which is being used in the anti-aircraft role with some supporting anti-tank guns as additional defense.

The Commonwealth force is comprised of an Airborne Brigade, a Commando Brigade, with jeeps, trucks and half tracks from various units.
the early morning light shows the anti-aircraft guns which are the objectives of the British raiding force

the Royal Marines begin their attack but a confusion of orders kept the from rushing forward

as the morning mist lifted, the 88mm guns were taken out by the airborne, but the commandos lost their momentum when halted by a quad 20mm gun firing in the ground support.

the Airborne were able to take out two guns and their ammunition. But with the Luftwaffen regrouping and knocking out the transports and fire support Jeeps, the raid fails as half of the Anti-aircraft guns were saved by the trucks of the Luftwaffen. And one good Whebelwind.

Friday, 2 March 2018

Tuesday, 21 November 2017

1st Airborne Division UK 1944

This is my Airborne Division painted up. I first started collecting the figures in 1983.
 1st Air Landing Regiment Royal Artillery. 2 75mm guns with jeeps to tow

1st Airborne Brigade: 1,2,3 Para

2 Airborne Brigade 3, 4, 5 Para

3rd Airborne Brigade 7,8,9 Para

 4th Airborne Brigade, 10,11,156 Para

Elements of 6th Airborne

Airborne Recce Squadron with MG Jeeps
Additional support now includes Vickers MG and 81mm MTRS pictures to follow. 


Sunday, 29 October 2017

Market Garden, Netherlands Fall, 1944


A German force probes towards the British Airborne positions

a scratch force of Panzergrenadiers and an augmented Panzer regiment

The Germans advance

The Paras hold a small foot bridge

Paras take position in town

a battalion hold a bridge

Royal Ulster Rifles hold the farm

1st Airlanding Regt RA lines up its guns

Jeeps holding this bridge

the local office building becomes the Para HQ

Paras hiding in the woods
A new Armored Jeep Recce unit debuts on the tables, it only took me 18 months to get them finished

1st Air-landing Battery, Royal Artillery.