Thanks to Colin, Janice and James for putting on another great show.
My troops died at the guns in true German style.
Pics from the game.
Calm before the inevitable storm
Lautnant Colin lost half of these to the preliminary bombardment
The allies landings are fast and furious, on their right flank troops and engineers storm the beach with my ostruppen showing willing for a while. On the allied left flank the landing craft disgorge tanks and troops, the tide was flowing from right to left so it is fair to say that Von Boyce had the hardest fight.
Some of the allies in classic gaming pose, beautiful
Allied air observers swarmed overhead.
Boycie bottled up the enemy funneling them into a killing field ranged in by multiple batteries of all sizes.
The axis overall commander seemed well satisfied as his troops were slaughtered at the front he was in his chateaux finishing off the champagne, the allies weren't going to get any. He even survived a 4+ assassination attempt.
Or was this the commander, I forget. Great salute for D Day.
Allies start to get off the beach as the Panzer reserves rush to the rescue.
We really should try something different next year as it pretty much ends up with allies stuck just off the beach with massed artillery and Panzer forces bottling them up but scared to come too far forward.
One of the best though as obstacles were cleared and heroic ostruppen bunkers survived multiple AVRE hits and managed to take out two shermans despite having more smoke than dot cottons front room.
Man of the match apart from my gun bunker must go to the mustachioed hero holding the beach with his 88's and MG teams.
Colin, Fallschirmjäger
James, Commandos
Dale, Assault Company
