Thursday, March 17, 2011

WWII 15mm Playtest of New but really Old rules

Played game today with old adversary David Herron play testing a  set of WWII rules we used 30yrs ago !! David is in process of getting back into gaming and has computerized his old rules (very loosely based on Battle/Op Warboard) and was keen to give them a run through. So I set up an ad hoc game using my 15mm Brits and Germans in a Normandy type setting. Lots of queries arose in game not so much with computerized hard data end of things but with how to class/use cover, ground scale, line of sight and morale issues. After discussion I think we ironed main things out and certainly I think David had lots of food for thought to firm up some initial ideas/concepts. We had Company of Brit infantry supported by a Troop of Shermans (3 M4 and 1 Firefly) against 2 Platoons of Germans supported by a Pak40 and a Tiger. I left out indirect fire stuff like Mortars to keep things bit simple. Despite play testing aspect of the day it was still a fun game with lots of incident. The Tiger brewed 2 Shermans before falling prey to a flank shot at close range from the Firefly.
Infantry firing was fairly deadly especially as in system a hit = a kill rather than a possible morale test (David not a big fan of morale rules in general) or similar but again this lead to us toning down small arms by reducing effective firing ranges and boosting cover effects.

All in all great fun and next game should flow faster at least until we throw Artillery/Mortars into mix !

Dave has initial program/data online at WWII Wargaming (http://wargame.djherron.com/) and has a function for leaving comments.



Lots of pics





Overview of table in midst of turn 2




















Brits advance



















Germans counter



















Bren carriers carry HMGs to vicinity of church




















Brit squad decimated and pinned (red dice denotes pinning and rings are casualties)
























Sherman advances supported by PBI





















Tiger 'Erica' on prowl




















Brits occupy the Inn (Or Schloss Adler as it was dubbed)






















Firefly 'Mable' advances having dealt with 'Erica'
























'Erica' burns but so does victim
























Contemporary photo :-)

























Pak40 gunners view of Sherman

























Soon to die Sherman view of Tiger prowling
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4 comments:

  1. Ben Gilmour11:50 pm

    Great looking game! Are your fields cut up carpet and doormats? They look very effective.

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  2. Sgt Steiner12:31 am

    Hi

    Yes a selection of bits of carpet and various mats for fields. The thick outdoor mat I found makes for decent looking standing crops/hay fields for this scsle. Simple cheap but effective. I have seen others use teddy bear fur which is also very effective visually.

    Cheers

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  3. The Haggis2:31 pm

    I really appreciate your posting this game. I am especially taken by the simplicity and look of the table. I am constantly trying to achieve a good looking table and don't have the modeling skills to build a unique board. I would be very happy if I could achieve something close to your table.

    Great looking game.

    Did you make those roads simply by cutting up cork board?

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  4. Sgt Steiner6:17 pm

    Hi

    Yes corkboards cut up. I have great intentions to paint these and maybe include grass (flock) verges but just never have time. Mate also uses cut up vinyl floor tiles (with spongey backing ) that intend to try as well :-)

    The grassmatt (iirc mine was from a Gamesworkshop) is a great visual boost to table. Most other stuff bought in last 2 visits to Wargames show and none very expensive (think £10 for largest hill is top cost)

    Cheers

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