D-Day landing 7th and 8th June Event

[leopard]

Think tanks in the air landing section could be pushing it a bit (Tetrachs excluded as they dropped by glider)

[ironbelly2]

It's in the book ...Cromwell or Sherman support... All that can be parachuted in or by glider then ..

[leopard]

I'm now more scared of the gliders

Running for the hills.

[ironbelly2]

Sorry fella... I'll be picking troops that can only come in by glider or parachute ... ....no tanks!

[leopard]

Sorry fella... I'll be picking troops that can only come in by glider or parachute ... ....no tanks!

You'll be the problem of whoever is in the reserves, planning to have a few machine gun nests facing backwards to keep it that way as well

Have to get my parachute forces finished at some point they are beautiful models, even if the camo drives you mad painting it.

Suggested last time I was up there to assume the airbone forces dropped overnight and captured the bridges from whichever halfwit was defending them and as such are all in place, dug in etc so we don't have to worry about an actual air drop, otherwise approaching german armour will hardly notice the bump and its got to be worth the challenge, amazing what you can get in a glider have had a few good games with my Grenadiers against 6th Airborne that made me glad I'd left the armour at home.

[ironbelly2]

Air landing list...2005pts

HQ 2ic 2 piats 3 snipers 250pts

Air landing para platoons 660pts

P1 220
P2 220
P3 220

HMG platoon

2 sections 150pts

3" Mortar platoon 3 sections 200pts

6 pounder platoon 2 gun sections 150pts

6 pounder platoon 1 gun section 75pts

17 pounder anti tank section 130pts

4 tetrarchs 170pts (proxy Stuarts unless some nice person has some)

Typhoon superior air support 220pts

That's the lot ....

[leopard]

2,005 is fine by me, only thing you need to check is the air support, unless we use the "total war" rules only one company on a side may have air support, and under total war having more than one such level of support means picking that as the force specialisation.

Otherwise thats a nice little list, lacking engineers but given the job is hold a bridge not capture one that may not be a huge issue. 6pdr and 17pdr will be suitably irritating, glad I'm not brining armour...

The Tetrach is an odd beastie, and tends to have the luck of devil (with four pak40 over multiple turns I've never killed one yet, got one with machine guns up close though). You will need some sort of cover to use them properly though they can then be an utter pig to hit, if anything a Stuart is far too large and far too hard to hide, will work as a proxy though.

You got tows for the guns? thinking with a long game on a big board the ability to move them about could be good as not a lot will want to get near them 17pdr until they is as dead as a tesco value sausage.

Snipers are a mixed back, beautiful models though, can be gold or utterly worthless with little way to tell ahead of time.

Not a bad way to run 2k points, especially if you're not the only air landing company, should be able to hold one bridge each with little difficulty for a good while and make life crossing the third difficult between the two of you.

[ironbelly2]

Cheers fella ... Could drop a sniper an have tow for guns...air power hit or miss...but did play a roll all over Normandy different squadrons supporting elements from beach landing to para support...picked these as escorts that made sure gliders din get too mauled by German fighters on the way in .. ...sniper dropped gets me transports for guns and bang on 2k ....whoop .... who is yank paras in meat grinder...

[davec]

I've just had a newsletter from 4Ground and they are about to release a 15mm painted Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondre (which was next to it). Looks pretty impressive. They are also doing 20mm and 28mm versions.

[ironbelly2]

I've just had a newsletter from 4Ground and they are about to release a 15mm painted Pegasus Bridge and Café Gondre (which was next to it). Looks pretty impressive. They are also doing 20mm and 28mm versions.

Wants it...needs...precious .....hammering my flames terrain at mo ...can't post em as attachments tho on ere...can on vbcw an gimps an barnsley wargames... No flic account ...

http://www.4ground.co.uk/Default.aspx?page=268&pid=784

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