Pola Chwaly 2010, report from Rapid Fire game, Ukraine 1944

Hi all,

I would like present our game which our club played on Polish wargaming show Pola Chwaly 2010

Eastern Front, June 1944, Russia, Western Ukraine, near to Lvov.
During soviet strategic offensive Operation Bagration german army is on retreat, but still is heavy fighting with Soviet forces.

Rules: Rapid Fire
Scale: 1:72 (20 mm)
Models from Rapier Collections (Dragon: Sdkfz 252/2, Sdkfz 251/7, Altaya T-34/76, Italeri ZIS-3, Italeri German Special Forces figures, Sdkz 251/10 repainted from amercom) and from Benny collections (Hasegawa: Jeep, US truck, Italeri M-3 Scout, Italeri Russian Infantry figures,


German Forces

Wehrmacht German Panzer Grenadier Battalion (Regular)
HQ: CO 4 figures, Panzerschrecke, Sdkfz 251/10 (37mm AT gun)
1st Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust, Sdkfz 251/7 (LMG)
2nd Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust
Heavy Company: 9 figures, MMG, 75mm (Pak 40) AT gun, 81mm mortar, Sdkfz 252/2
Total: 30 figures

Regiment Support
Heavy Anti-Tank Battalion (Regular)/1st Company: 2x Elefant (88mm)


Russian Forces

Soviet Guard Motorised Battalion (Elite)
HQ: CO + 4 figures, AT rifle, Jeep
SMG Company: 6 figures (tank riders)
SMG Company: 6 figures (tank riders)
Heavy Company: 9 figures, MMG Maxim, truck
Mortar Company: 5 figures 82mm mortar, 50mm mortar, truck
Anti-Tank Company: 3 figures, 75mm (ZIS 3) AT gun, M3 Scout

Scout SMG Company: 6 figures, 2x Jeep

Total: 40 figures

Regiment Support
Soviet Tank Battalion (Regular)
HQ: T-34/76 (43)
Tank Company: 2x T-34/76 (43)
Tank Company: 2x T-34/76 (43)

Look on battlefield. River can be crossed on full length. Russian in battle formation. German defenders on position.

German Deployment: second company (8 figures, Panzerfaust) is in stone house. Part HQ (CO 2 figures) is in longest wood building. Pak-40 with crews, Panzerschrecke team and MMG with crews are dug-in. In the wood are: 1st Company, mounted on Sdkfz 251/7 and PanzerJager Heavy Company. Both formation are near to edge wood.

Russian attack

Fight in progress

One jeep from Russian Scout Company is destroyed by MMG.

Russian T-34/76 with tank riders is trying cross over river.

Unfortunately for russian player, german player was very lucky, one shot one destroyed T-34/76.

Seems that russian attack will be not successfully.

One T-34/76 is destroyed by Sdkfz 251/10 (hollow charge rocket fire), russian tank company must take morale test, they must retreat to cover. Truck with russian heavy company is destroyed too.

Russian attack is stopped. German losses are: 2 figures, Russian losses are: one SMG Company Tank Riders (6 figures), 1 crew AT gun, 4x T-34/76, and 1 figure from heavy company. In this time russian player is thinking that he can not be winner and game is over.

AT company with ZIS-3 and crews, HQ company with CO + AT rifle

People on Pola Chwaly. First polish player from another polish wargaming club.

Daddy? Pak-40 is dug-in, seems that all will be fine.

Our club, BENNY show polish player what can, EMIL see to near table.

Daddy? When game will be start? Of course game is in progress, russian forces is moving to enemy.

Daddy see! Russian horde is move to our position.

Another two polish players. Thomas has smile, because what hit this result is destroyed T-34.

War consultation.

Karvina 2010, report from Rapid Fire game, Normandy 1944

Lingevres, battalion level scenario
US attack a German-held village in Normandy, 14th June 1944

I would like present our last game. We played basic scenario, but instead British we used US forces.
I improved our terrains.

GER commanders: EMIL, BENNY
US commanders: OZDRAKE, RAPIER

German Forces: all troops are elite, all tanks are elite

Panzer Grenadier Regt 902
(commander Oberstleutnant Welcsh)

2nd Battaion HQ: CO + 4 figures, Panzerschrecke, Sdkz 250/10 (37mm AT gun)
Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust, Sdkfz 251/7 half-track
Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust
Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust
Heavy Company: 9 figures, MMG, 75mm (Pak 40) AT gun, 81mm mortar, Sdkfz 251/2 half-track

2nd Company, Panzer Regiment 130
Panter (75mm) (Lt Steindamm)
Panter (75mm)


US Forces: all troops are elite, all tanks are elite

American Armored Combat Command - June 1944

Armoured Infantry Battalion
HQ: CO + 6 figures, 60mm mortar, Bazooka, M3 half-track

Rifle Company: 10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Rifle Company: 10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Rifle Company: 10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Heavy Company 12 figures, 50cal HMG, 30cal MMG, Bazooka, M3 half-track, 81mm mortar, M4 half-track, 57mm AT gun, M3 half-track

Tank Destroyer Company: M-10 tank destroyer (76mm)

Medium Tank Company: 2x Sherman tank (75mm), 1x Sherman tank (76mm)

Armored Field Artillery Battalion
2x M-7 SP gun (105mm), Sherman OP tank

German deployment. German HQ (include Sdkfz 250/10 and Panzerschrecke team) occupied farm Berolles.
Village Lingevres defend only MMG team (located behind the wall in Hotel De La Plaze and 75mm AT gun PAK-40 which is dug-in near to crossroad at village (behind hedgerow).
1st Panzer Grenadier Company (armoured, include Sdkfz 251/7) is dug-in behind hedgerow.
2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in in wood.
3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in behind hedgerow near to road to village.
Sdkfz 251/2 81mm medium mortar is behind barracks in the village.

US Forces attacking German Panzer Grenadier company in the wood. Company is destroyed. Crews panzerfaust hit one M-3 Halftrack Rifle Company (light damage).

1st Panzer Grenadier Company, dug-in behind hedgerow

Crew AT gun is ready to fight.

3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in behind hedgerow near to road to village.

Us battalion attacking german position in the farm. German HQ must leave position, Panzerschrecke team is destroyed. One of M-3 Halftrack is destroyed from Sdkfz 250/10. Bazooka hit Sdfkz 250/10 (light damage). US rifle companies, heavy company, HQ company occupied farm. German HQ and Sdfkz 250/10 under US fire (some lost on the crews). German HQ retreat to village.

Final US attack to village. US Tanks are attacking german positions. US tanks attack is supporting by US IDF fire from M-7 and US mortars and all Rifle Companies and Heavy companies located in the farm. Sherman OP find german MMG and call IDF fire to him.

US tank company is attacking german Panters. From reverse fire near Panter hit one of 75mm Sherman (light damage). Second Panter fire from Hotel and missed! Sherman 76mm hit near Panter and destroyed him to first shoot!!

US forces in the Farm Berolles. In the front is US HQ company (60 mm light mortar).

M-7 SP gun (105)mm

Mortar US half-track M-4 (81mm medium mortar)

US rifles companies behind farm's walls.

German MMG is destroyed. Under IDF fire.

1st Panzer Grenadier Company (armoured, include Sdkfz 251/7) was dug-in behind hedgerow. Now, on the way to new position (occupied Hotel in the village).

US tank attack.

Second Panter platoon hit one of 75mm Sherman and destroyed him to first shoot. In this time is destroyed German HQ (include commander), crews AT gun (include gun), one Panzer Grenadier Company (all) and German player must test morale. Him test was unsuccessfully (1 on the D6). German Panzer Grenadier Battalion must leave from battlefield!!

Last Panter platoon want to attack US, but wait M-10 tank destroyer attack him and destroyed last Panters tanks!

US on the way to centre of village. German are rounting.

Battle of village is over. US are winners.

Yes, US victory, because German commanders deployed units far from self. Village did defend only AT gun with MMG and farm did defend only HQ. This can not stop all US forces which were concentrate to farm (on the close front). I do not know why, but German commander was not send Panters and armoured Panzer Grenadier Company to counter attack to farm. 3rd Grenadier Company can mount to tanks and go to attack!

Best Regards
Pavel "Rapier" Ondruch

Wargaming Karviná 2010

Jak již proběhlo diskusními fóry, v sobotu 12. června 2010 se bude konat první wargamingové setkání v Karviné. Setkání bude probíhat formou "workshopu", tzn. budou k dispozici prostory a stoly a každý účastník může prezentovat svoji hru nebo se účastnit her, které budou prezentovány.

Zatím jen stručně k organizaci:

Termín: 12. června 2010 od 9.00
Místo: Karviná, koleje Slezské univerzity, budova "Vyhlídka".

Ubytování: na kolejích, orientační cena za lůžko 190 - 220 Kč.

Podrobné informace ohledně rezervace pokojů budou postupně doplňovány.

Zatím je na programu prezentace Ostravského wargamingového klubu - Rapid Fire "Normandie" a "Rusko". Zájemci o další prezentace neváhejte a mailujte na emilhorky@horcata.eu.

Zváni jsou všichni aktivní i pasivní příznivci wargaming. Svět je zatím daleko před námi, ale nezoufejme, za chvíli mu budeme dýchat na záda.

Emil

Panzer Grenadier Regiment 902

Figures Italeri Special Forces, 1:72, The Splinter pattern camouflage, collors Vallejlo, mat varnish Tamia.
Organization Level by Rapid Fire rules.

Lingevers - a Battalion Level Scenario
D-Day +8. Panzer Lehr's Panzer Grenadier Regiment 902 is responsible for defending the village.
Support provided tanks from Panzer Regiment 130.

Panzer Grenadier Regiment 902

2nd Battalion HQ: CO + 4 figures, Panzerschrecke, Sdfkz 251/7 half-track

Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust

Company: 8 figures, Panzerfaust

Heavy Company: 6 figures, MMG, 81 mm mortar, Sdkfz 252/2

2nd Company, Panzer Regiment 130: Panter (75mm)