FOGH Club Games – 29th October

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15mm World War 2 with Blitzkrieg Commander

A game set in 1940 during the retreat to Dunkirk. The 8th Worcesters are trying to hold off elements of 3rd and 4th Panzer Divisions. It was a tough game for the plucky Brits with the Germans fielding plenty of panzers, even if they were early-war variants. Despite doing well against the German infantry the Worcesters finally succumbed to the German armour.

Correction! The original version of this post incorrectly claimed this was a 10mm game. It was in fact 15mm – doh! My humble apologies; the editor’s only excuse is that anything smaller than 28mm looks the same 😝.

German panzers ‘ready to roll’.
The plucky defenders.
Roads blocked with refugees – including Nuns!
British prepare a counter attack with their Carriers.
The might of the Wehrmacht advance .

28mm World War 2 with Bolt Action

Somewhere in North Africa, elements of the 8th army have to hold a desert village against an attack by veteran German infantry. A game in which both sides sought to out do the other in their appalling dice throwing, in which the Germans ‘won’ the contest but lost the game! Three ‘Foo Bars’ with Friendly Fire meant that the Germans almost did more damage to the Germans than the British did. A highly entertaining game with plenty of thrills and spills.

German infantry swarming towards the well defended buildings
Another squad of Germans trying to find some cover behind an abandoned truck.
A well timed counter attack by the British.
Despite German sniper fire, the British continue the counter attack.
The Germans only captured one building, from where the Leutnant had an excellent view of the destruction of his force!

28mm Punic Wars with Ancient and Medieval Wargaming by Neil Thomas

A classic match up of Republican Romans versus Carthaginians, with their elephants! A hard fought game with the Romans eventually victorious, in part due to the Carthaginian nellies rampaging through the Carthage’s best infantry.

A classical match up.
Libyan and Numidian javelin infantry keep a respectful distance behind their elephant advance guard.
Roman maniples prepare for the assault.
The Carthaginians advance.
The Romans tackling the Pachyderm problem.
An enraged elephant trampling friend and foe alike.

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  1. Some info on the figures used in the 15mm WW2 game from FoGH Phil, who ran the game, and owns the collection.

    The Brits are 15mm flames of war for the armoured car and Bren/Universal carriers etc. The trucks and cars are 3D printed as no one makes the right ones (they make 1941+ and the battles are 1940). The Infantry are Skytrex 15mm with a few Peter Pig to give a better mix and the Nuns and wagons are Peter Pig.

    The Germans are Skytrex and Peter Pig infantry and most tanks are Skytrex with Zvezda plastics. The field cars are Skytrex as are the KFZ17’s (no one else makes light field cars when I bought them and Kubelwagons dont exiist in 1940 except in the SS).

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