Flames of War - Arnhem 12th October

[Dropshort]

Sorted out another Brit player, going to lend mine to a mate

[Jimmy]

Should be around for this, what forces should I be looking at? I've got Germans & Americans

[madness]

I'd say bring both to cover all bases

[Bob Typhoon]

Do we just have to use the standard brit para list or can we use the airborne engineers lists etc.

[ironbelly2]

Do I bring Germans or Paras ..what time? What points? Free pass all day Sunday!

[leopard]

2k points on Sunday, aiming to kick off first turn about half ten so earlier to set up.

Any lists from Market Garden, if you have an axis one and an allied one worth bringing both as trying to sort out who has what on here is tying what passes for my thought process in knots.. To much thinking and not equipped for it..

Aiming to be there around ten myself traffic permitting will loiter within a tent until Col gets there.

If your points are a shade under 2k don't worry about it - either have a virtual unit in reserve or shuffle the points about.

Key Forces we need:
Frosts Perimeter force on the north side of the bridge (Leopard)
Another parachute or air landing list for Oosterbeek (Big Paul)
30. Corps to advance to the Rescue (Madness)
Polish Brigade air landing company, in reserve to arrive south of the bridge - or another general airborne list (Chris?)

Fallschirmjager/Grenadier company to defend Hell's Highway
Kampfgruppe Grabner/Arnhem on the south side of the Bridge
Kampfgruppe Spindler between Arnhem and Oosterbeek (Jimmy)
Kampfgruppe Humel or Knaust to advance from the side opposite Oosterbeek

Note the Poles are Optional really and are a balancing force to come in from a table side south of the river from reserve, suggest they can come in any time after 30. Corps get within 12" of the river, probably no more than two platoons per turn. This gives the Germans more forces, but advancing on dug in veterans who are ready for them.

Stick an objective on both ends of Arnhem Bridge, and one in Oosterbeek, the Germans win if they capture and hold any two by the end of the game unless the British hold both objectives on the Bridge in which case they win - anything else is a draw.

[leopard]

Quick Rollcall, who is up for this, and what forces have you got?

Leopard any one of the following:
Frost's Perimeter Force
British Parachute Company
Polish Parachute Company
Schwere Panzerjager Company
Grenadier Company
Kampfgruppe Knaust (some vehicles in grey)
Kampfgruppe Hummel
Kampfgruppe Spindler

Germans are a bit of a mixed bag of mid and late war models, and all of them have a shocking lack of proper SS uniforms.

[madness]

Can only really do 30 corps as i have standard British infantry and shermans.
I do have Germans, but it only consists of 5 tigers!

[leopard]

Can only really do 30 corps as i have standard British infantry and shermans.
I do have Germans, but it only consists of 5 tigers!

Thats 30. Corps Sorted, will update the list each evening to see what we have, priority to those who have only one force.

Note we can add more British Airborne parachute forces and more German Kampfgruppes easily enough if needed.

If we can get it nailed on Saturday who is actually doing what we can hit the ground running, so to speak..

Need a volunteer for the lunatics in the woods to laugh at everyone

[Jimmy]

I only really have King Tigers, german infantry and american motorised infantry/tank destroyers - not sure how they can fit in