Bolt Action: Convoy on the way Piątek, Mar 4 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Australia and Bolt Action and Finlandia and Germany and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:30

Today we played a game where were two sides – attackers and defenders and convoy of truck which was main objective – for one side to defend it and to the other to destroy. Each truck was worth four order dices in case of counting victory – for attacking side for destroying each, for defenders side for moving them from one side of board to another,

On attacker side were my Finns and Franek’s Soviet Union, on defenders side were Kriss Australians and Karol’s Germans. Each player had 750 points platoon.

Some wrecks of scouting party.
First truck arrived – visibility on the right side of the road was limited.
First truck crossed the bridge and heads to the town.
Artillery started shooting.

Summary:
– the Australians and Germans won this battle, all trucks survived but non left the road.
– I losed my Sturmi antitank gun when it started duel with German Panther.
– the bravest man was from Kriss scouts, fighting bravely in bulding in the middle.

 

Bolt Action: Air bridge to besieged Budapest Czwartek, Lu 24 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Hungary and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 00:43

Yesterday evening, on Thurdsay 23 we played last battle in our Budapest campaign – we used scenario supply drop where Germany tried to supply they and they ally soldiers with equipment and food by air.

We played in Wrocław, Poland in Bolter.

Park – ideal for dropping supplies or gliders.
Vehicles at workshops.
German Heer advances.
Wrecks from previous battle.
Hungarians advance to take drop pods.
Red Army soldiers tries to prevent enemies from taking drop pods.
Both sides advances.
Red Army find cover behind hedge.
Forward comrades!
Both sides came close to each other.
Hungarian Hetzer arrived from reserves.
T-34-85 arrived on turn five from reserves.
Panzer IV arrived to safe a day.
The end.

Summary:
– it was much better than last time, unfortunately our side losed, so Budapest stand free for some more time.
– thanks for everyone for this event.

I love this Russian song.

 

Bolt Action: Into the city, siege of Budapest Czwartek, Lu 17 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 01:38

Yesterday we played another game representing siege of Budapest – after initial fail with getting into the city in previous scenario, Red Army finally reached outskirts of the city and prepared assault on the city itself.

Part of the table was recreated to be similar, to table from our first game.
That plane wasn’t lucky.
Hungarians and Germans prepare to defend Budapest at all costs.
There are several places, where Germans stored they equipment – like goliats or workshop with Tiger tank.
Red Army advances into the city.
Katyusha called by my Kasia (Polish short version of Catherina/Jekaterina).
With support of some Panther tanks Germans and Hungarians advanced.
Hungarians took position in the ruins of some wealthy palace before.
Leading T-34-85 tank „Moscow” was destroyed by Panther tank.
Huraaa! Red Army soldiers run to take terrain.
Brave Wehrmacht soldiers advanced under fire from Katyusha.
Su-76, M3-White Scout Car and many nameless soldiers advanced.
Another tank losed – still we had T-34-85 number 532 „To victory” which was my first tank I painted, when I came back to hobby after years of stagnation – many thanks for this to Planszowka.pl – Rafał, Patryk and Gargamel.
Order is order, infantry advances.
Brave Hungarians took cover behind barricade.
Another squad of German heer move passed some damaged SDKFZ.
German PAK left by it crew.
Katyusha hat Hungarian anti air defense.
T-34-85 destroyed Puma.
Victory!(*)

Summary:
– one more game and we will learn more, thank you guys Rafał from Bolter.pl, our enemies from Germans&Hungarians side: Daniel, Karol, Kuba, Maciej and our side: Franek, Krzysiu and Łukasz. Thank you all for game!
– it was German and Hungarians victory(*).
– at least we destroyed Panther and Puma from vehicles.

Pola Raksa – polish actress.

 

Bolt Action: A road to Budapest Środa, Lu 9 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Germany and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:48

Today we started Budapest campaign where Red Army attempted to take capital of Hungary from march. On they way stood German panzers from feline family, famous Tigers I, Konigtigers and the best of them – Panthers. We played in Bolter in company of good comrades – thank you Ostrów for coming to us.

Outskirts of the Budapest.
Red Army arrived with several Katyushas.
Road to the city.
Red Army advance.
Panther and Konigtiger took positions behind wall, lone Panzer IV hide in the forest.
First loses on German side.
Loses on both sides.
Katyusha took heavy toll on German infantry behind forest.
No one dare to get into city, defended by Germans.
Soviets moving close to the crossroad.
Last hope of Red Army officers – infantry, jet in smoke they open fire on a friends.
This is perfect for Mordheim too 🙂 .
More Soviet Russia tanks burns.
On turn 6th Soviet side weren’t able to take crossroad.

Summary:
– thank you guys for great game!
– especially people responsible for Order Dices – I always forget at some moment about them 😉 .
– as better is always enemy of good, I will think what we can improve during such epic games.

 

Bolt Action: Winter War #3 Czwartek, Sty 6 2022 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia tancreddebeauville 05:14

Today we played last game of our campaing during Winter War. We played in Bolter.pl, under sponsorship of IPN. Official post about this event is on IPN profile here.

Snow was everywhere. Soviets do a breakthrough from village.
Some brave Finns on the flank.
KV-1 destroyed they dreams.
KV-1 destroyed dreams of many ppl.
Finns tried to destroy tank.
Bofors also tried, without success,
Soviets broke several Finnish units.
Less and less Finns.
Red Army won, as they connected. Stalin smiles and ordered his officers!

Summary:
– forces weren’t balanced, one KV-1 did most work on flanking Finns near village,
– the most powerful gun used by Finns was great 37 mm Bofors, unhapilly doesn’t destroyed anything,
– game was good, still we should find balance – for me most of Soviets should be inexperienced and Finns should be regular or veterans,
– IPN was again sponsor, so I’m glad, that they are there and hope to see them again.

 

Bolt Action: Talvisota #2 – fighting pockets Środa, Gru 15 2021 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Bolter.pl and Finlandia and IPN and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:14

Today we played second game in our Winter War campaing of 1939′ – Soviet troops were advancing into Finnland, but brave Finns were preparing ambush – Soviet troops were separated in several pockets called in Finish „motti”. Yes, you can see there one big beast – KV-1 tank – along prototypes single tank was used for tests.

Main target for Red Army was to free they units from pockets and go from one side of the table to the other along heavily forested road. Soviet tanks in pockets have fuel issues, the trucks are objectives to be destroyed by Finns.

Our sponsor is Institute of National Remembrance called shortly IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej).

We played in Bolter, Wrocław, Poland – we are open to play with ppl who speak English – Germans, Russians, Czechs and everyone generally 😉 . I invited my Russian friend, but he was invited by his colleagues to a bowl.

  • Moment before forest started moving. Below are Soviet reinforcements.
  • Thank you Daniel for organising event.
  • Thanks for IPN for being a sponsor and for Michał!
  • A tree on the road, what is going on?
  • Soviet reinforcements – they have fuel.
  • Ivan, I hear something, did you?
  • Forest started moving.
  • Last Soviet pocket.
  • That wood is moving Sasha, look!
  • Finnish skii troops as well as infantry advanced on unprepared Soviets.
  • Comrades – our brothers in arms wait for us!
  • Soviet politruk ordered his squads to clear forest from capitalistic elements.
  • Finns soldiers ready to die in the name of they small patria.
  • Shooting beetwen both sides.
  • First pocket was almost freed.
  • Boom, Finns managed to destroy one supply ZiS-6 truck, other squads tried to throw Molotov coctail on the flame tank, without success jet.
  • Soviets arrived and then encircled Finns.
  • More Finns with molotov coctails arrived.
  • Bravely last stand gave some time for the other Finns units.
  • Knock, knock – we have moonshine!
  • That board saw many cruel things, as „war, war never change” (Fallout).
  • For Mannerheim, for our nation advance!
  • Strong in number Soviet column broke Finns resistance.
  • Going forward but with many buring tanks along they route.
  • Finally one brave soldier put appropriate bottle on the T-28. The Finns retreat back into the forest, when more and more Soviets arrived on the hill.
  • After all, Red Army released two of three pockets.
  • In historical contest for me both flags should be there, as we should remember past to build better future.

Summary:
– after all it was great to find common sense in playing again Bolt Action, as it’s really great game from Warlord Games, especially playing such events.
– for me we should remember soldiers of both sides, all the time I think that most of them could be a friends in normal times, of course we should remember who was invader and why.
– link to KV-1 I will add tomorrow.

 

Bolt Action: Talvisota – Winter War #1 Środa, Gru 8 2021 

Armia Czerwona and Bolt Action and Finlandia and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 23:35

Today in Bolter, Wrocław, PL we played first scenario covering Winter War, when Soviet Union invaded small but brave land of Finns. IPN (Instytut Pamięci Narodowej in eng. Institute of National Remembrance) took patronage over this event – here is they Wrocław page.

After taking before half of Poland IInd Republic along with Nazi Germany and Slovakia, Soviet Union turn they eyes onto Finland – sparsely populated and heavily forested country which border was 30 kilometers from Leningrad (all the time Sankt Petersburg), too close for Soviet officials – more about it here: Winter War 1939-1940.

  • Finnish troops preparing for incomming tank assault of Red Army.
  • 37 mm Bofors antitank gun hidden on the hill.
  • Soviet column advanced toward Finns positions.
  • Mortar started shooting at our medium machine gun.
  • BA-6 and T-26 with flame thrower bravely moved forward.
  • We lost one bunker from T-28 howitzer shell, then enemy losed they armoured car from some well thrown bottle.
  • Brave Finns assaulted first tank on right flank.
  • Bofors managed to pin down T-28.
  • On our left flank Soviet advanced.
  • More Finns come from the forest to assault Soviet tanks with molotov coctails.
  • On left flank Soviet advanced forward with loses of men and equipment.
  • First tank burn on right flank.
  • Burning tanks on left flank.
  • T-28 staying on crossroads for most of the game.
  • Another thank losed on right flank.
  • Succesful hit from mortar finally eliminated our Bofors.
  • Ski troops arrived on flank.
  • All tank burns on right flank.
  • Beautiful scenery.

Summary:
– it was interesting battle and as part of campaing will be continued.
– Finns held Soviet advance destroying most of the vehicles.
– first game in Bolt Action for a long time of absence.
– Hope that next time will remember all names of co-players.

Some great links about Finns:
– http://www.andreaslarka.net/
– https://www.jaegerplatoon.net/MAIN.html
Some photos:
– https://www.businessinsider.com/ussr-russia-finald-wwii-winter-war-photos-2017-3
– https://www.rferl.org/a/finlands-winter-war-with-the-soviet-union/30280490.html
Something about use experimental tanks by Red Army:
– http://armchairgeneral.com/rkkaww2//battles/winterwar/KV_finn.htm

 

WFB: Just playing Bretonnia Piątek, Lu 12 2021 

6th and 9th Age and Bolt Action and Bretonnia and Warhammer and WROhammer tancreddebeauville 17:35

Many years passed since I first time played 6th edition (started in 5th around 1997). I played less and less and stopped somewhere around 2005. My only army stand on shelf above my desk for a long time, and I played her rarely – once a year or not, up to the 2015. In 2015 when I started new job, I meet friend (thank you Krzysztof Sz.) who played Orcs and Goblins in 9th Age, I got it. I heard that GW has some plans for WFB, so I bought Green Knight, two trebuchets, three boxes of Men at Arms. It was good choice, as GW discontinued my beloved system. Then everything started – I got Bolt Action and due that meet great ppl I never know before – it was 2016, I started new work, greatest one. Then I realized, that among ppl I meet are many ppl collecting or playing WFB, happilly I refreshed contacts with ppl I losed 15 years ago (thank you Marian P, Marcin S, Piotr K, Rafał W. and many more). We started playing smaller games, like for 1000, 1200, 1500 points per side, but now is historical moment – 2250 points, my army looks almost the same as on last tournament I played in Sfan (shop in Wrocław) with exception – now I have Men at Arms I hadn’t had in past, plus I have some more archers. Some magic items and virtues on characters are different, still I don’t remember all stuff my Duc Tancred de Beauville had in past. Many things changed, like most of time I’m playing 7th edition, but I like to return to 5th and 6th.

 

Black Powder: 2nd Russian 6 pdr gun Poniedziałek, List 16 2020 

Black Powder - Napoleonic Wars and Russians and Warlord Games tancreddebeauville 17:02

Finally I there is another gun for Russians, still in near future before me are 12 uhlans, 3 officers and two more infantry batallions from Moscow.

W końcu jest kolejne działo dla Rosjan, mimo to w najbliższej przyszłości czeka mnie malowanie 12 ułanów, 3 oficerów i dwa bataliony piechoty z Moskwy.

Everything I painted up to this day. Wszystko co pomalowałem do dnia dzisiejszego.

 

Bolt Action: Polish September 1939 Czwartek, List 12 2020 

Bolt Action and Polska and Semptember 1939 and Warlord Games and Wojsko Polskie tancreddebeauville 13:33

Yesterday night I painted Polish TKS with 20 mm NKM (najcięższy karabin maszynowy – heaviest machine gun). Around 570 tankettes TK-3 and TKS were used by Polish Army in September 1939′ – of whom around 20 were armed with NKM. Polish tank ace Edmund Roman Orlik fought on this vehicle and during one fight near Pociecha village he as leader of platoon managed to destroyed two German Pz.35 and Panzer IV commanded by Wiktor IV Albrecht of Racibor – who father was antinazist and his service was probably just revenge.

Polish tankettes were most numerous vehicles of Polish Army in 1939′. Next to them were 7-TP light tank – 132-134, wz. 34 – around 90, FT-17 – around 50 mobilized, Vickers E – around 32. There were also around 50 R-35 French tanks, but only three were used in combat.

In case of Polish armour, support vehicles, trucks and armoured trains – look on this great page: http://derela.pl/armcarpl.htm

TKS with NKM, 7-TP light tank and heavy armoured car wz.29 Ursus.

 

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