The Easter game at the bunker became a Western Front ww2 action with Test of Battle (the artist formerly known as 'Command Decision').
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| The town at table centre - which probably should have seen the main attack vector centred upon it, buuut we're far too smart for that right? We probe the flanks instead...hmmm |
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| The US drive on their right flank |
These rules are very well known, and very well respected, and some of the guys are very familiar with them. There are complexities and as Steve says : 'lots of moving parts'. All good, and probably quite representative of ww2 (albeit for tank MGs :O ), but we did find a few things a little clunky.
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| 'Not' an inflatable Sherman |
Having said that, a great game, and one which would benefit from us repeating with different battles via multiple games. The scenario was fairly generic, with multiple US Armor / Armored Inf battalions assaulting German held positions on the 'Westwall'; anti-tank ditches, the odd spot of German armour, and attempted US flanking moves would be the order of the day.
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| The US right, where an attack would build, despite many of the German positions actually being held by 'Phantom' units |
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| The centre - axis of potential advance would be along the road spine...although the US opted not to use this axis |
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| German defenders in the town |
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| German defenders at the rail-head |
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| American advances in the centre with attached armour elements |
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| ...aaand on the right flank, where the bulk of the armour would congregate...since German ATGs were in the centre...right? wrong. |
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| The supposed German PAK front was actually held by 'phantom' units |
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| Major drive on the US right was halted |
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| On the left, and infantry assault on the hill is tymied, in the centre - the US are held off by fear of what are essentially 'phantom' units - later recognised by Recon jeeps, and on the right - the advance is slowed then halted by German fire |
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| A few wee markers |
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| Some IVs made an appearance and did some damage |
All in all, a great game, though with lots of 'moving parts'. There is also talk of
Modern Spearhead making a re-appearance soon...
