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Author Topic: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach (links to two more albums added)  (Read 2963 times)

Offline Jabba

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Over the bank holiday weekend our club played its big D-Day game. The rules used were Rapid Fire and the miniatures 20mm (1/72, 1/76). Apart from the plain flat terrain boards everything else is one member’s collection.
The game resulted in a German win this time, very poor morale dice by the British airborne troops.

Here are a few pictures of the areas I was involved with and links at the end to loads more, plus a few videos.


The Tables


Gliders land at the Orne river bridge


Orne canal bridge


Storm the bridge


Get ashore


Keep going!

Club Facebook Album Ham & Jam the Orne bridges

Club Facebook Album D-Day first photos

Club Facebook Album British Airborne Para-lysed

Club Facebook Album SWORD - 6th June 1944

Club Facebook Video Sword Beach, Battlefield tour

Other Videos including the live streams Here

Tony.

Updated with links to two more photo albums
« Last Edit: September 11, 2018, 01:47:10 PM by Jabba »

Offline BillK

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2018, 08:34:49 PM »
Great stuff!

Offline OSHIROmodels

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2018, 08:36:23 PM »
Fantastic set up  8)
cheers

James

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Offline fred

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2018, 10:02:00 PM »
That is a big game!

Offline SABOT

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2018, 10:16:29 PM »
Top notch

Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2018, 11:01:54 PM »
Now that is very impressive!

Offline grant

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2018, 12:55:16 AM »
Very seriously impressive!
It’s a beautiful thing, the destruction of words - Orwell, 1984

Offline lethallee61

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2018, 01:34:06 AM »
This day has particular relevance to my family.

My father was serving as a Radar Operator on HMS Kempenfelt off Juno Beach while, completely unknown to him, his brother was part of the Airborne forces landing in support of the captured Orne bridges.

Sadly, they would never meet again. My father's brother was killed in August 1944. He was only 22.
Enjoying the game is ALWAYS more important than winning the game.

Offline gamer Mac

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2018, 07:54:15 AM »
Stunning :-* :-* :-* :-* :-* :-*
I don't think I have ever seen a better table that covers so many of the important battles on one(two) tables
I would love to know how many figures, vehicles ships etc were used in this stunning game?

Offline Treebeard

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2018, 07:55:07 AM »
Damn, this is magnificent

Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2018, 08:12:36 AM »
That is amazing.

Offline Von Trinkenessen

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2018, 08:47:39 PM »
Totally awesome, total madness, the business.



Offline FramFramson

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2018, 09:16:05 PM »
Of course they had low morale... you forgot to provide any tea!


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Offline Helen

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2018, 09:23:45 PM »
Wow! What a lovely gaming board. Well done guys!
Best wishes,
Helen
Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well (V van Gogh)

Offline Plutarch64

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #14 on: September 03, 2018, 07:17:18 AM »
Brilliant stuff. That all looks great.