Today (25.05.2022) we played in Bolter first struggle of campaing on Sicyly – when Allies forces raced up to take Messina. This campaing is supported by Institute of Remembrance (IPN). One table were British against Germans and on the other USA against Germans and Italians. Who would be first in Messina general Bernard Montgomery or general George Patton?
Table of USA and Germans&Italians:
Germans and Italian hidden in the town.Italians with Sahariana.Semovente hidden under roof.Shermans on they way.Ready to start fire on incoming Sherman.Shermans crossed a hills and advance forward.One tank immobilised by German Pak 7,5 cm, other stressed and Fubar was rolled by me.
Table of British and Germans:
Summary: – thank you for great game to Karol (and for borrowed to me models), to everyone who participated, to sponsor Institute of Remembrance (IPN) and to place we played – Bolter! – Victory belonged to British, as they were faster than USA – historically general Patton was much better than his British counterpart.
I wish everyone Happy Easter, healthy, with family or/and friends and hope that everything will be good as it’s most important Christian holiday – especially for Catholics, Orthodox – I know it’s most important, still I prefer Christmas, were God was born. Wish sanity, health, normality and peace for our neighbours in the east – for ordinary ppl who don’t want this war in the Ukraine.
Życzę wszystkim Radosnych Świąt Zmartwychwstania Pańskiego, z rodziną lub/i przyjaciółmi i mam nadzieję, że wszystko będzie dobrze, jako że jest to najważniejsze święto chrześcijan – zwłaszcza dla Katolików, Prawosławnych – wiem, że jest to najważniejsze święto, mimo wszystko o wiele bardziej lubię Boże Narodzenie, kiedy Bóg się narodził. Życzę zdrowego rozsądku, zdrowia, normalności i pokoju dla naszych sąsiadów na wschodzie – dla zwykłych ludzi, którzy nie chcieli tej wojny na Ukrainie.
Today we played in Bolter our first one on one game with Franek. Scenario was invented at place by me – there were two farm building with supplies – holding each of them at the end was counted as three victory points, plus every destroyed enemy unit was worth one dice each. Each of us has reinforced platoon of 1500 points.
It happend somewhere in Finland, during continuation war with Soviet Union.
I was a little bit late, so Franek started with setting up terrains.
Ruins and farm in the middle were objectives.Sisi run forward.Sturmi took position to keep crossroad safe.Another Sisi squad advance from Opel.Artillery ready to start fire.Soviet troops advance.IS-2 emerged from the forest.Last three of Soviet submachine gun squad.Advance toward the ruins of farm.Brave BA-6 in Finnish service.Finnish troops try to take better position.Assault Engineers advance in the center.BA-6 destroyed by heavy mortar.Artillery and mortar destroyed engineers.
Summary: – thank you Franek for a game! – artillery and mortars did many casultaties on both sides. – I charged with sniper team and then panzerschreck and was defeated in close combat, – at the end, when we counted points Franek was winner – his 7 against my 5.
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.
Models assemlbed on 2n July 2021 and painted some months ago. Few more buildings for American Civil War are waiting to be finished. I have to find where I put blister with cats, so I will add one on the roof.
This building fits perfect not only for American Civil War (Black Powder/ Sharp Practice) but also for Fallout Wasteland Warfare postapocaliptic game. Model is produced by Renedra.
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.
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