INTRO: Last Saturday we gathered at Powermongia for a final try at a home-made scenario of Battlegroup Blitzkrieg. We have played it several times before with the French as adversaries. This time we thought was an opportunity for the BEF, to show his quality, and field the full might of its 1st Army Tank Brigade. …
Read More WALTZING PANZERS, ACHTUNG MATILDAS. A BATTLEGROUP BLITZKRIEG AAR
Part 1 of the Hondeghem mini-campaign. Can the 5/RHA stop the panzers of 6th panzer?
Major Hoare will do his best with his beleaguered 18pdr guns
Intro: This is a battle we played on January 06th, 2019, for playtesting my own BEF Campaign centered on the actions of “K” battery, 5th Royal Horse Artillery. It is a 3-scenario campaign which I will publish somewhere soon. This game is scenario 2. This is 04:15 PM, may 27th, 1940. A big convoy of …
Read More ESCAPE FROM HONDEGHEM. A BATTLEGROUP BLITZKRIEG AAR
May 27th, 1940. Informal dispatch from Captain Lewis-Stokes from 4th Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. Look Sean look! Jerry is retreating, the Germans are retreating! We have gave them a bloody nose!. All started this morning…. First an aerial view from our recce plane to better follow the account: This is another river line to defend. …
Read More One river more to defend (British view)
May 27th, 1940. Ze report for herr Kommandant Rommel: Yesterday we were repulsed from our attempt to cross the canal line. Despite being able to capture the railway bridge, hold it for several turns, AND break the British BR, the german left flank was unable to make progress and defeat ensued. A photo of the …
Read More One river more to cross. (German View)
Finally, summer has come to these latitudes, and we all have more time time to wargame with my new BEF & French toys. It is may 23th, 1940. The BEF is retreating and rapidly running out of places to fall back to. Another river line must be defended in order to buy time to organise a …
Read More Backs to the sea. The BEF (tries to) stand fast.
It is may 14th 1940. The BEF has arrived at the Dyle River to man their pre-planned defensive positions. Several Recce units from both sides are having sharp skirmishes both west and east of the river. This is an encounter between some recce units. Parent units are from BEF I corps (2nd infantry Division) and …
Read More Clash of reconnaissance near the Dyle
May 21st, 1940. 1st army tank brigade plus some Durham light Infantry try to blunt the german advance across northern France. First victory for the BEF! After two defeats, the third attempt to break the german defences near Berneville was successful. A defence line scenario. 683 points per side. Company level game. 683 points is …
Read More BEF Counter-attack at Berneville. A BG Blitzkrieg AAR.
Outskirts of Calais, France, May 24th, 1940. Late afternoon. German forces of the 10th Panzer Division try to close in with the belaguered defenders of Calais. Mixed forces from 3rd RTR and the 2nd Battalion King’s Royal Rifle Corps (The 60th) try to stop them. This a Blitzkrieg small platoon-level game (420 points each). I …
Read More How to lose a Kampfgruppe in 3 turns. A Battlegroup Blitzkrieg AAR
This is my first attempt at a painting guide. I´m no expert painter nor had ever a great skill at it. I took ages to paint these BEF vehicles. Also keep in mind that my objective is to get 1/72 BEF vehicles for wargaming purposes, not modelling ones. As most of you already know, the …
Read More Powermonger´s BEF G3/G4 scheme painting guide