Panzer Grenadier Deluxe - Operation Greenline multiplayer game

Game of PzGr today at Mr Ps with his excellent 20mm kit (loads of newly painted British Inf being blooded) and first outing for the gang, Mr P, John, Le Duc, Stephen and I in of course ages.

Stephen had set up a scenario based on Operation Greenline around Hill 112 Normandy on 15th July 1944, with Mr P and John as defending SS and Le Duc and I as British with Stephen taking command of our reserves.

Germans being hidden meant Brits had to advance knowing they would be ambushed and take hits but we did have weight of numbers.

Germans had two Pak40s in Ambush Camouflage positions (which means they remain unseen even after firing) and these proved to be major nuisances.

I eventually managed to charge the one facing me on right with Infantry but took ages and a lot of effort to identify its likely position and deal with it ! 

Whilst the PAKs firing at long range killed very little they did inflict several Suppression and Disengages (fall backs) and once the Tigers appeared the British Tanks suffered knock outs.

The highwater mark on my flank was taking of Bon Repos objective with support of some reserve Infantry but I lost 2 of my 3 AFVs with a Churchill Crocodile a lonely damaged survivor.

On left flank Le Duc had same problem with an unseen Pak 40 and then was faced with four PzIVHs, but Stephens Shermans (including 2 Fireflies) gave him good support. 

At games end British Infantry were pressing on Esquay the second objective but with some fresh and still hidden Hun Inf units hard to say if assault would have been successful ?

So we called it a draw as one objective held each.

With bulk of 6 Infantry Companies plus support Platoons, 5 Anti -Tank units, around 20 Tanks and several Artillery/Smoke Missions this was a fairly big game but thankfully Stephen and I have decent grasp of them between us so able to keep game flowing reasonably well.

Great game with a set of rules I always enjoy for WW2 tactical games which flowed pretty well considering not having used them for ages and so much kit onboard, 

Overview of table from Brit right with objectives of Bon Repos in foreground and Esquay in distance. 

British have deployed starting forces. Huns all out of sight 

My initial advance on right (Le Duc took extreme left and reserves under Stephen would appear in centre on turn 3+)

Le Duc's Churchills supporting Infantry

Nasty Pak43 appears in central dug-in position

Brits taking Suppression hits 

Reserve Sherman Troops arrive in center (and 1 brewed by 88) 

More reserve Shermans arrive in support of Le Ducs Churchills (and a 17pdr) as Infantry advance through cornfields

Tiger appears in center

My Infantry approach Bon Repos

Bon Repos has now fallen to British but slopes of 112 beyond still well defended

Stephen advances in strength in center

Close Support Churchill (95mm) and an M10 have been brewed by a second Tiger

Shermans taking losses

Bon Repos now in British possession

Brit Artillery caused several hits on concentration of Grenadiers 

Tigers dominate center (although ended up Damaged both to lucky double 6 rolls)