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Author Topic: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach (links to two more albums added)  (Read 3595 times)

Offline Jabba

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D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach (links to two more albums added)
« on: 29 August 2018, 08:58:02 PM »
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


Tony.

Updated with links to two more photo albums
« Last Edit: 11 September 2018, 02:47:10 PM by Jabba »
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Offline BillK

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2018, 09:34:49 PM »
Great stuff!
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Online OSHIROmodels

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2018, 09:36:23 PM »
Fantastic set up  8)
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Offline fred

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #3 on: 29 August 2018, 11:02:00 PM »
That is a big game!
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Offline SABOT

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #4 on: 29 August 2018, 11:16:29 PM »
Top notch
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Offline TacticalPainter

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #5 on: 30 August 2018, 12:01:54 AM »
Now that is very impressive!
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Offline grant

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #6 on: 30 August 2018, 01:55:16 AM »
Very seriously impressive!
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Offline lethallee61

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #7 on: 30 August 2018, 02:34:06 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.
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Offline gamer Mac

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #8 on: 30 August 2018, 08:54:15 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?
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Offline Treebeard

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #9 on: 30 August 2018, 08:55:07 AM »
Damn, this is magnificent
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Offline Ultravanillasmurf

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #10 on: 30 August 2018, 09:12:36 AM »
That is amazing.
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Offline Von Trinkenessen

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #11 on: 30 August 2018, 09:47:39 PM »
Totally awesome, total madness, the business.
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Offline FramFramson

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #12 on: 30 August 2018, 10:16:05 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: 30 August 2018, 10:23:45 PM »
Wow! What a lovely gaming board. Well done guys!
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Offline Plutarch64

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Re: D-Day. Orne Bridges and Sword Beach
« Reply #14 on: 03 September 2018, 08:17:18 AM »
Brilliant stuff. That all looks great.
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