WW1 Bolt Action

Last Wednesday night's game was a WW1 action using the Bolt Action rules.

The British were in defence with the Germans attacking.

There were several objectives for the Germans including capturing a British gun battery, capturing the British command post and getting troops of the British side of the table. All of these were worth points to both the British and the Germans.

The British gun battery

 The British set up first and the Germans could enter anywhere along their base line or along either flank of the table.

The British command was marked by the tents.

 A short line of trenches had already been damaged and would only provide soft cover for the British.

 German artillery moving up using the hill as cover along with a couple of German infantry units equipped with flame throwers.

 Some of the Germans attacked from their right flank and quickly removed one British units stationed in the woods.

 More Germans advanced through the woods in the centre of the battlefield.

 Off table artillery did not help the British. They ended up shelling their own men and in fact , I think, they were more successful than the Germans were with their off table artillery at killing Brit's.( No Germans were harmed with off board artillery)

 With the help of the British artillery the Germans overran the advanced British units in the centre

 and were soon ready for an assault on the trench line. The Brit tank came under fire from the German mortar making the crew somewhat reluctant to do any firing.

On the British left flank, the Germans dispatched the defenders and quickly took the points for the guns and raced one unit of the edge of the table.

For the British the game was all but over. Unable to stem the tide any longer the British began to bug out.

A fun game even though the British were generally unable to roll the dice they needed.

Thanks to David for running the game and providing most of the troops.

More WW1.

Our next game was another WW1 game. Again the rules were "1916". This time the Germans were in defence with the British and Kiwis doing the attacking.
This game started really well for the Germans. On the very first turn the only target for our field gun was a Mk IV tank. This tank was making it's debut and it started the battle in full view of our gun.
We fired and scored a hit and then rolled for damage. As you may have guessed, it was the end of the tank! This was however the only bright point of the game for the Germans. From here on we got slammed and finally rolled over.  Brit's 2, Germans 0.

WW1

It's been a long time since I posted some photos of our games. So long that I can't really remember what exactly happened. Anyway here are a few photos of one of our game since June.

We played a couple of WW1 games using a free set of rules called "1916". They can be found here

http://www.wtj.com/games/1916/

The first game saw the Germans attacking a British held line through a wood and a somewhat damaged town. The end result saw the Germans battering away to no avail.

Dave's big guns lurking at back.

British command

From behind Dave's big guns.

As if the guns weren't enough.

The Germans start to advance.

Not what you want to see when you come around the corner!

 

 

No way through here!

The Great War

Fought a couple of months ago at” The Redoubt” was this WW1 game using "The Great War" rules. The British force was charged with holding a village and the land to the west, including a dominant hill. The Germans were under orders to take the hill at any cost. Out numbering the British by about 2 to 1 the Germans struggled to gain ground going forward under very heavy fire from the HMG the British had in position on the hill. When the German artillery finally arrived, several hours into the battle, it was immediately ordered to open fire on the HMG position. Eventually the HMG was taken out and finally the German troops were able to advance. Several platoons of Germans made diversionary attacks toward the town but were cut down by heavy fire from the British sheltering in the houses on the outskirts of the town. After a long fought advance the Germans took the hill, but at great cost.

British troops shelter on the edge of a village.

Germans platoons advance toward their objective.

View of the British defensive area.

The hill with the HMG hiding behind shrubs.

German High Command observing the advance.

A British platoon hiding amongst the trees.

German platoon advances through a near by farm.

The HMG that did a lot of damage.

Germans going forward.

A German platoon tries to cross a road under heavy fire.

British 18pdr behind a barricade on the outskirts of the town.

A German platoon gets cut down trying to get through the barbed wire.

Germans advancing on the hill.

 

All in all an enjoyable game.