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 

M3 Scout Car

 I was able to stop at another hobby shop in Halifax and pick up this Zeveda kit

Its scale is 1/100 sit it fits well with my British force of the same scale. My plan is to get it painted and kitted up as the HQ element for the 7th Armoured Division.

Decals being added and it is now the HQ Observer for the 7th Armoured Division in North west Europe, Summer 1944

7th Armoured Division M10 Jackson 17pdr

 To add punch to its Anti-tank Regiments, the British Utilized the M10  Tank destroyer however, the British gave it a 17pdr gun just to give it some more punch.

This section of 2 vehicles will become the Anti-tank Squadron. They now have Anti-tank Squadron decals 

The 65th (Norfolk Yeomanry) Anti-tank Regiment Royal Artillery is what these have become.

Now to just get them on the table against Panzers

7th Armoured Division 25pdr Artillery battery

 I'm doing some more research on this 

but I can't remember which battery was attached either the 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery or the 5th Regiment Royal Horse Artillery 

I've talked briefly about the gun system before but this post I'm going to research about the specific battery.

The guns. I'm still trying to decide if I will have them as a 4 gun or 2 gun battery, depending on the needs of the other units

The infantry observer is the FOO which I'm going to mount in the Universal carrier 

New paint shall dress the figures 

New Soviet force Su 152

When the Soviets wanted an Assault gun, they went big. 

The weapon system can either fire as an Artillery bombardment or as Direct fire.

I'm going to use this system for both World War 2 and the Cold War. 

 

Alternative rules for ww2

I really enjoy Bolt Action. However as I have a large collection I'm going to start using Flames of War for larger games.

My collection fits both systems so I shall try out FOW this year.
I have the rule book and intelligence books but no unit cards however the stats are in the books.

Terrain bits: Manhole cover with an arm sticking out

In the WI issue for January 2020, they listed lists some Fighting in built up areas terrain ideas. Ideas that piqued my eye was the one using spare arm bits as a marker to show troops in hiding.

So, I've realized what I can do with the ton of spare kit I have. 

2020 plans less growth more facelifts

A few more tinkering and using the theatre books for some actions.
Maybe some fun with Anti-tank guns in skirmishes
And building the kits that I already have
and with Covid 19 Crisis, lots of time on my hands and of my kids. So i might just get some stuff finished. I know, promises promises.
My kits are coming along into June I have built up 4 second war kits.

Flames of War Boot Camp - The Battle Report

 A flames of war demonstration. I do not have these rules, but it's interesting to see how this period can be wargammed. Thanks to the authors of this video.