🇵🇱 Dzisiaj rozegraliśmy większą bitwę, w której Niemcy podjęli ostatnią próbę powstrzymania połączonych sił alianckich przed zdobyciem Tunezji i uzyskaniem dobrej pozycji do dalszego ataku na Sycylię.
W tej grze wszystkie niemieckie pojazdy oraz jednostki transportowane ciężarówkami stanowiły pierwszą falę i rozpoczynały grę na stole, natomiast reszta tworzyła drugą falę. Następnie alianci zaczęli wchodzić na planszę spoza stołu – jednostki bez transportów również pojawiały się jako część drugiej fali.
🇬🇧 Today we played a larger battle in which the Germans made a final attempt to stop the combined Allied forces from capturing Tunisia and securing a strong position for a further assault on Sicily.
In this game, all German vehicles and units transported by trucks formed the first wave and started on the table, while the rest made up the second wave. The Allies then began entering from off the board – units without transports also arrived as part of the second wave.
🇵🇱 Podsumowanie: – Dziękuję wszystkim za świetny czas! – Tym razem siły alianckie wygrały!
🇬🇧Summary: – Thank you all for great time! – This time Allied troops won!
As you maybe know in Wrocław, Poland we play many different games – among them WFB, Middle Earth, 40k, Black Powder, many skirmishes – among those games is great Bolt Action from Warlord Games. While last time I had some serious things on my head, which was moving IT stuff from one office to the other, so I wasn’t playing games for last two weeks, but I’ve been on „last” game of African campaign supported by Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (IPN).
On last Wendesday 6.04.2022 we participated in event connected to history, model making, education and reconstruction.
Event was open by no one than director of Wrocław IPN dr. Paweł Rozdżestwieński and head of the branch (in PL called Naczelnik Oddziału) of the Office of National Education in Wrocław dr. Katarzyna Pawlak-Weiss. Then all fluff about Tunisian campaing were told, especially about battle of Kasserine Pass and fights for Mareth Line. In first part one of us – Maciej Molczyk said words about Polish Independent Carpatian Brigade up to the moment were it was changed to 3rd Division of Carpatians rifles, being part of 2nd Polish Corps. In addition there were ppl in uniforms of this unit.
In meantime IPN got great diorama, painted by Bonapartist Paint Studio.
After prelection Bolt Action games on two tables started, I said that I will be there for minutes, finally I left at the end of event.
Below photos are mix of photos done by Wrocław IPN with logo of IPN and some photos done by me. Text was translated from IPN post.
Today on the Bolt Action evening we played 1,000 games on tournament conditions – there were four of us – me, Jędrzej, Karol and Marek – we played two different games, me on Jędrzej and Karol on Marek – so it was Red Army on Heer and Great Britain on Heer.
Jędrzej and Marek if I’m correct goes to tournament in UK on May and they wanted to play with someone they want play, I agreed and asked Karol if he can too – with Karol we are not tournament players (I was in past in WFB 5-7th editions).
Table for me and Jędrzej.First models I painted after I returned to hobby – thanks for Planszóweczka.pl and Rafał and Patryk!Russian conscripts took position behind solid stone wall.Panzer IV and inexperienced mortar. Karol and Marek table.
Summary: – it was nice to play 1 vs 1 on Jędrzej, we usually play bigger battles in Black Powder, jet we played some WFB game too. – with Karol we manage to build two nice tables from terrain avaible in Bolter. – we played scenario from Fortress Budapest – it was to take control over some important things placed on table, in case of my battle with Jędrzej I lost 10 to 5. – thank you all for game and shop for place to play!
Yesterday we played in Bolter.pl, Wrocław, PL game on 2000 points per side – I with Franek played on Red Army side and Karol played Germans, we were supported by Krisu at some point of the game to the end of it.
On table were four objectives and bridge – each objective was worth one dice – main objective – river crossing was our target – side with most soldiers up to 10″ could take bridge.
Before it started.River crossing in some sleepy village in Lower Silesia.German Heer moving on the Karols left flank.Big cat move forward, securing left flank.To Victory moves behind cover with infantry on it (forgot to take models of tankodesantiki on tank).Zis-6 truck delivered Zis-3 universal gun.German heer took position in the cover. Unfortunately there ceased to exist after meeting lucky mortar shell.Red Army advances on they left flank.Victory took position behind cover.Red Army advances toward bridges, duel of snipers took place on this small area.For Generalissimus, take that bridge comrades!Panzerschreck took position in the cover.Looking for what can I see.Victory eliminated German Panther.Germans took bridgehead.
Summary: – another interesting scenario we played last time and I think it’s the best way to play games, – during game KV-1 and Panther tanks were destroyed, there were many lost soldiers on Soviet side, Germans loses were much smaller. – Franek – next time do your rosteer sheet – it’s easy with Easy Army. – my mortar was really good with hitting Karols infantry – I guess did biggest casultaties. – thank you all for game, wish more – unfortunately next Friday or two of them I will be off as I have some work related duties.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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