Partizan 2016 Combat Patrol WW2 Normandy Participation Game

[Chris Abbey]

This year we are extremely lucky that 'Buck' Surdu, author of Combat Patrol and many, many more great wargames will be joining us to run a participation game at Partizan in Newark on Sunday 22nd May.



If you have not come across Combat Patrol yet, it is a truly innovative set of rules that deliver all of the detail of WW2 combat, up close and personal without any of the chart look ups and quick reference sheets to slow the action down. This is achieved through streamlined design and the unique use of ‘action cards’ for combat resolution. Combat Patrol delivers a great game for two players, but due to it’s unit activation system can easily accommodate larger numbers of players at club and convention games.



Click here for further details, including free download of rules.http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Combat-Patrol

The game will be played on Sally 4ths recently released Normandy Terrain and will feature US and German Paras, Germany Infantry, and a relief force of US Armoured Infantry linking up from the beach.



Click here for further details of Normandy Terrain:http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Normandy

The game will kick off around 10:30. You will be able to join in during the day. We have already had some keen Combat Patrollers advance booking places, so if you know you’re going to Partizan and you’d like to book a place, please PM me.

[Chris Abbey]

A couple of days ago, in true wargamer fashion, I realised that I did not really have enought figures for what Buck and I are planning for Partizan so have just embarked on a 10 day challenge to assemble and paint a US Armoured Infantry Platoon (5 Vehicles, 50 figures) in the next 10 days.



This is the start of the project.
Hopefully in 10 days time I will have a completed photo to post.

I am going to be posting daily blog updates on hobby site as project progresses.
Todays has the Orbat and the plan...
http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/A-10-Day-Army-Part-1

[Marine0846]

Good luck Chris.
Do you have any elves to help?

[gary42]

Ant Elves are the biscuits!  I love watching my minis get escorted away on their backs in single file, unpainted and come back painted!  I wonder where they take em'?!

Good luck man!

[Chris Abbey]

Thanks for your kind words... no Ant Elves I'm afraid, but hopefully we will have a few tricks to get these troops into action at Partizan on 22nd May.

I have posted 2nd update on our 10 Day Army Blog: http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/A-10-Day-Army-Part-2

Last nights work was assembly of 1st halftrack and 10+ infantry figures.



We curruntly have free downloads of the basic Combat Patrol rules on our web site at: http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Combat-Patrol, so if you are interested, do have a look, or better still come and have a chat to myself, or 'Buck' at Partizan.

[Chris Abbey]

I am now well into the swing of painting US Infantry for our Combat Patrol participation game this weekend at Partizan.
I have got my timings down to six minutes per figure, so I think I'm in with a chance to be finished in time for the game.

I have updated my gaming blog with a step by step painting guide for 6 minute US Infantry.
This is the link for any who are interested: http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/A-10-Day-Army-Part-3-Painting-28mm-WW2-US-Infantry

[Chris Abbey]

The new army got painted in time. Only gluing to bases was needed the night before.
We had a great bunch of gamers join us for an epic game of Combat Patrol, that saw our Normandy Town change hands on several occasions.



I took a stack of photos, the first half are loaded up on my hobby blog site :

http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Hobby-Pages/Hobby-Blog/Combat-Patrol-Participation-Partizan-2016

... more to follow, hopefully tommorow.

[Marine0846]

The game looks great Chris.
It looks like you like Combat Patrol.

[Chris Abbey]

Randy, it is a top game. I've been playing WW2 Miniatures games for around 35 years and I have never come across a game like it. The streamlined way that cards are used to resolve combat includes all of the detail you could think of without all the clunky charts, factors and looks ups. If you get a chance to try it out, I don't think you'd be disapointed.

[Cecil Gaybody]

Dear Boy ,
A magnificent set up . Well done , it's looks so good .
I see that No 8 has spent a little time enjoying the odd
sausage roll , life is for enjoyment I suppose .
Keep it up
Cecil

[Chris Abbey]

I have just got back from holiday, and have posted the second set of photographs from Partizan 2016.



http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Combat-Patrol-Partizan2

A great time was had by all, and after a couple of turns players were pretty much running the game by themselves, which is a testimony to how easy it is to learn to play Combat Patrol.

Our next participation game is at Phalanx, St Helens on 18th June, so please let me know if you would like to reserve a place.