I've just noticed that The Wargame Shed passed 250,000 page views yesterday and my previous post was number 700. I know my posting has been a little erratic over the last few months - largely due to "real life" - so many thanks for your continued interest. I am currently basing up some more additions to my Indian Mutiny collection and have a couple of other posts lined up.
In addition the basing I am currently putting together an Indian Mutiny game for the Maidstone Wargames Society open day at the end of June and then it will be back to sorting out my next 15mm project - Wars of the Roses. In the meanwhile I have decided to bulk up some of my existing WW2 collection (largely for Chain of Command) and have also started to pick up some figures for Ronin. I am also thinking of putting together some new units for my American Civil War collection and use that as an impetus to refurbishing it (it was my first major project started over 20 years ago). So plenty to do and lots of potential diversions on the way I'm sure!
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Saturday, 30 May 2015
Market Gardening
I have a little remiss in my updates of late - so a little later than planned...
Lenin popped over again recently and we played a couple of tabletop games including a slightly impromptu game of Chain of Command. We played Scenario Six: Attack on an Objective from the rulebook and set it around Operation Market Garden.
A British Airborne platoon supported by a section and Sherman from XXX Corps are trying to capture a crossroads held by the Germans. Lenin took the British and I prepped my defensive position (and a little surprise for them).
The Paras advanced rapidly across the whole width of the table and, whilst my troops were in hard cover, they were also lower quality and unable to concentrate their fire.
I moved more men up into the upper storeys of the buildings to gain a greater arc of fire and so be able to concentrate it better. Unfortunately Lenin then deployed his Sherman and took out the upper storey of one of the buildings entirely!
Whilst my Tiger came as an unpleasant surprise the Paras kept the initiative long enough to inflict a large quantity of casualties before I could get the Tiger into position. When I did it shook of a couple of hits from the Sherman and a PIAT and then took out the Sherman. But it was really too little too late as more casualties broke my force's morale and we withdrew.
Another enjoyable game of Chain of Command which presented to really interesting challenges.
Lenin popped over again recently and we played a couple of tabletop games including a slightly impromptu game of Chain of Command. We played Scenario Six: Attack on an Objective from the rulebook and set it around Operation Market Garden.
A British Airborne platoon supported by a section and Sherman from XXX Corps are trying to capture a crossroads held by the Germans. Lenin took the British and I prepped my defensive position (and a little surprise for them).
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| The Paras advance on the left... |
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| ... and the right of the road |
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| Moving through the crops |
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| Rushing across the open field |
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| An overview showing the crossroads |
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| My surprise - a Tiger! |
Another enjoyable game of Chain of Command which presented to really interesting challenges.
Sunday, 17 May 2015
The Mutiny: 15th Bengal Native Infantry
I finished basing the latest addition to my Indian Mutiny collection a couple of weeks ago but didn't get around to taking any pictures. But now here they are:
The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures, they were painted by Roger, based by me and the flag is from Grimsby Wargames Society.
The figures are from Mutineer Miniatures, they were painted by Roger, based by me and the flag is from Grimsby Wargames Society.
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