May Games 2011 - Game 1: Cold War

[Gunbird]

Hello gents, here is a first batch of pics taking during my gaming weekend in Ireland. still need to process 825 more pics  ::

First set of pics.

The table:









The British reinforcements arriving in the town:






And taking up positions:




Bundeswehr armor guarding the crossroads:



The enemy drops rounds and smoke:




A MiG-21 dives down to bomb and strafe a German position:


German fire proves ineffective, and in return the enemy brews the Leopard 2!


A German Bolkow goes infor a ineffectual pass before driven off by the Shilka:


While on the left flank, more armour pours across Germany:


Daringly, the Russian VDV deploys right under the high power lines!:

[Belgian]

  So you actually travel to wargame! The table and units looked splendid!

[Centaur_Seducer]

 

[answer_is_42]

Oh, beautiful. It's been an awful long one, but I think the wait to see your stuff in a game was worth it...
 

[Gunbird]

And the attack continues....

British troops scramble into their positions




Russian Mechanised Infantry pushing up through the middle of the board, ready to support either thrust.


The helicopters leave.


And another airstrike decimates the German defences.



While the Bolkow takes a fatal hit and explodes above the city (either the SA-8 or the Shilka took it out, can't remember)


And the Russians push on.






And on.




Infantry dismounts and floods the city:


The defence is valiant but largly ineffectual, being slowly pushed back.






When another airstrike hits.



And the recce unit captures a abaondoned medical Fuchs (well, more like looting it actually)


On the left flank, the Bundeswehr units that remain surrender, battered into submission.


NATO command is worried, they are unable to hold the city and the British defenders start to withdraw.


A Russian victory!
Will this be their starting off point for another offensive? Will the British hold next time? Or is this just a temporary setback?

Frankly, the Russians don't care right now, and start hauling back whatever isn't tied or bolted down.





All in all, a very nice game, I finally got to use my support vehicles, getting rid of damage really helped out in the offensive. I was helped by Piers apalling dicerolling, the defenders did their best but had trouble hitting and killing. Like the AVRE tank missing the house 50 meters in front of it.  :blush:

My favourite unit of the game? A tie up between the recce (driving between 2 Leopard 1's at top speed while being fired at by every Bundeswehr unit in sight required a set of brass ones the size of bowling balls I reckon, and then capturing the NATO medical vehicle on top of that) and the ground attack MiG-21 drivers who consistently hit with guns, rocket pods and bombs. So our allies were actually good for something  :ugeek:

[commissarmoody]

Nato needs to get its tac-air and Arty up and running.

[Gunbird]

Technically, NATO had better tac air with the Bolkow as the AT asset, my MiG can only strafe, make a rocket attack or drop 2 small bombs and the chances of a decent hit are small. I just rolled high a lot. And I didn't even have artillery, which was propably the reason Piers (NATO) kept forgetting his. 

Gosh, I feel like gaming again.

[Nimrod]

Really impressive table.  
What rules you used to play this visually perfect game?  

[commissarmoody]

LOL, well if Piers wants to barrow my A-10 and 82nd ABN for next time just let me know  .

What years are you guys playing for your cold war gone hot?

[Gunbird]

Rapid Fire with custom Modern rules.

Oh, there was a A-10 in the box and I'm not sure if there was a box of US at the club too, but this was enough. No ned to overload the table.
We roughly aim at 1985, my focus is at 1980-1985 for my Dutch. I think Piers wants to so a 50's-60's force as well, but he's doing a Belgian 80's force first ( I hope )

[Plynkes]

Smashin'.

Those shots of the jet in mid-flight are just fantastic, especially the one where it is flying over some sort of chemical works or refinery.

[commissarmoody]

seeing all of this makes me wish I was back in germany  

[Count Winsky]

Great looking figures and game!!!  Very impressive.

[Doomsdave]

Just amazing.  I wish I could play in games like that.   

[Nighthawk]

  Wow. What can I say but wow very nice looking game. Now if only we had this much talent in Canada to put on games of this magnitude. It would restore my interest in gaming.