Wednesday, 24 July 2024

Abbeville: The Somme 1940 - Blitzkrieg at Zoteux

I ran a small scenario for Chain of Command from the Abbeville: The Somme 1940 Pint Sized Campaign book using 28mm figures.

The scenario was set on 5th June 1940 and saw a platoon from the 51st Highland Division defending against a platoon from the 5th Motorised Infantry Regiment of the 2nd German Infantry Division attacking.  The British took a roadblock and a 2 pounder anti-tank gun as their support whilst the Germans chose two additional squads (one of Pioneers and one regular infantry) and a Panzer IV.

This particular scenario was based on the Blitzkrieg scenario from the Blitzkrieg 1940 Handbook for Chain of Command with some adjustments.

Here are some photos from the game:









The game ended with the Germans victorious and the blitzkrieg continuing!

I was going to provide some links to the Lardies' website but it is being reconstructed at the moment as a result of a catastrophic server outage.