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Miniatures Adventure => The Second World War => Topic started by: Chris Abbey on 11 February 2016, 12:51:43 PM

Title: WW2 Normandy Action
Post by: Chris Abbey on 11 February 2016, 12:51:43 PM

On Monday Nick and I decided to fight out a WW2 Platoon level action using 28mm miniatures and the Combat Patrol rules.

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/MediaGallery/Categories/Combat_Patrol/WW2_28mm_Normandy_2.jpg)

We played a meeting engagment, that saw the Germans making their way through the churchyard towards the town centre and the Americans moving through back yards to take up position on the first floors of houses and shops to put down fire on the enemy.

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/MediaGallery/Categories/Combat_Patrol/WW2_28mm_Normandy_4.jpg)

The Germans took up an excellent position in a church tower that gave them a good field of fire across the town

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/MediaGallery/Categories/Combat_Patrol/WW2_28mm_Normandy_7.jpg)

Check out more photographs and details of the game at: http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/WW2-Normandy-Action-with-Combat-Patrol (http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/WW2-Normandy-Action-with-Combat-Patrol)

Title: Re: WW2 Normandy Action
Post by: Chris Abbey on 25 February 2016, 09:43:42 AM

Tuesday night we finished of our exciting Normandy firefight,

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/MediaGallery/Categories/Combat_Patrol/WW2_28mm_Normandy_10.jpg)

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/MediaGallery/Categories/Combat_Patrol/WW2_28mm_Normandy_11.jpg)

After action photo report posted on my hobby blog at:


http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/Combat-Patrol-Street-Fight-Normandy (http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/Combat-Patrol-Street-Fight-Normandy)

Title: Re: WW2 Normandy Action
Post by: Gothic Line on 29 February 2016, 10:58:11 PM

 That is one fantastic looking game!!!!!!!

Title: Re: WW2 Normandy Action
Post by: Chris Abbey on 03 March 2016, 10:15:24 AM

If any one is going to Hammerhead on Saturday 5th March, Sally 4th will be there with lots of Combat Patrol Decks, Rulebooks and a diplay of our Normandy buildings from our Kickstarter which should go on sale for retail on 1st April.
Do come across and say hello, and ask my wife Ann for a talkthrough of how Combat Patrol works.

(http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/WebRoot/Namesco/Shops/950003459/56AD/BEBA/E43C/C070/C6E2/C0A8/190E/76E4/Combat_Patrol_Card_Set_4_m.jpg)

Title: Re: WW2 Normandy Action
Post by: Chris Abbey on 10 March 2016, 09:55:04 AM

Just getting ready for our next game of WW2 Combat Patrol which is going to be the attack of US PIR against defensive positions dug in around the crossroads that came to be known as 'Dead Mans Corner'.

This should be an interesting game and I think that Combat Patrol will really bring out the differences in the two sides. The German defenders have some dug in positions, which give them a big bonus for cover saves but I have rated them as Regulars and armed them with bolt action rifles (although they also have 4 x MG42). The US PIR are rated as Elite so they will be fast and deadly and they are equiped with M1 Rifle & BAR which gives them a good rate of fire.

(https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtl1/v/t1.0-0/s526x395/12814485_1119230044788886_8236176988085247546_n.jpg?oh=d76131a7a406e81b38dc6197731ff15a&oe=5751A339)

Detailed after action report to follow, next week!