Battle Of Maldon

We played a scenario using over 1000 Saxons and Vikings in 15mm, The Vikinga had to get their cattle and slaves to the island fortress established on a river island. For me this was an historical outcome with Bryhtnoth killed very early in the battle all of his hearth guard dying around him and the Saxons untimately smashed

Battle of the Bulge

The Last Picture is Private McGonigal who won the Medal of Honour and survivied, using a bazooka he took out two german vehicles, while under snipre fire!

Bloody Plains of Death

A very enjoyable day of Dragon Rampant good to see the old armies out.

Battlegroup Spring Awakening

We held a four player Soviet v German Attack/Counter Attack Scenario. The Soviets had a Battalion of T-34s with tank riders the Germand three companies of tanks. Over 100BR in five turns saw 24 burning T-34s and a German victory

South Essex in the Rear Area 1940

Thinking they have a cushy number guarding the back lines the South Essex are in for a rude awakening suffering a glider landing on the bridges and a para drop right on their airfield. they struggle to deal with the elite of the German Fallschrimjager. There are two bridges and Sargeant Hakeswell watches while the bridge guard are wiped out them makes a run for it.  Lt McCoy leads a charge by the carrier section off board in reserve making it a close run game

Hakeswill spits the dummy

This bridge is taken!

McCoy's carriers brew up

Decanting Paras

The bridge guard

Meanwhile the valiant French hold German Motorcyclists at the Cross roads

While a French Dragoon Platoon try to break through

At the airfield they chalk up all this noise to jump Frenchies. Until the silent Parachutists are amonst them, the busted gliders were there simply to represent busted French aircraft left to block the runway.

Carrier section in the Forecourt of the billet

Carriers sweep up some paras

A firefight

HQ Team hard at work

Bolt action South Essex v Panzer Grenadiers

France  1944

Major Sharpe and the Light Company of the South Essex have detailed to guard a french village which has suffered the attentions of strategic bombing some time ago. Disappointed by the poor prospect of loot the bored Tommies are awakened by the noise of approaching engines.    A Unit Of Panzer Grenadier, bypassed in the night, is determined to punch their way through the Village and escape from Northern France.  As the fog of dawn rises the South Essex must hold the line from an unexpected direction the rear.

The Major in his jeep

AT Section strikes

German HQ

The German HQ takes to a copse of trees above the town,the HQ Section gets pinned down by sniper fire, this also attracts a patrol led by Sargeant Harper, the Big Irishman gives the Captain a taste of steel and recovers a rather nice luger.

Sniper Hagman

Even more of the Boche!

The South Essex are forced off from the table with resulting deaths anomgs prisoners on both sides.

2nd Day Gettysburg

We were using the familiar Johnny Reb rules and maxed out on everything in the boxes

Peach Orchard

Union tenaciously holds

Rebs advance on Little Round Top

Serious fighting