FRANCE 1940 - 28mm BOLT ACTION

This weeks game at the SESWC was a 28mm Bolt Action game of a fictional French counterattack along the River Somme in May 1940.  Bart Zynda and Mr Ray Neal  commanded the Germans and Colin Jack and I commanded the French.  We fought the game over a 8ft by 6 ft table using the clubs terrain.  All the figures came from the collection of Campbell Hardie who wrote the scenario and acted as umpire..

SOMUA S35s on the bridge

 It proved to be a French victory with my cavalry tanks and supporting infantry pinning the German infantry and light armour around the vital bridge.  The reinforcing French infantry tanks under Colin crossed the ford on the far flank and supported by my artillery and AT gun overran the German armour holding the high ground.    The Luftwaffe and Armee de L’Air both made successful ground attacks and a random bombing raid near the end of the game disrupted the Germans.



BF109 shoots up my 75mm gun

There are more of my photos with descriptions on flickr at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bill26048/sets/72157633343935671/


Here are the OBs

GERMAN
3 inf. sections - 2 SMG, 1xLMG, 9xK98
Command
3 SdKfz 251/1
MMG team
Light Mortar team
ATR team
PzKpfw 38(t)
PzKpfw III
PzKpfw IV
FAO - air support

Reinforcements
Section of infantry as above
Panzerjager I
FAO - artillery



French infantry tanks roll past the burning panzers

FRENCH
3 Sections of inf. - 10 MAS36 and LMG
2 Somua S35
Command
MMG
Med Mortar
25mm ATG
75mm Field Gun
FAO - air support 

Reinforcements
2 x Renault R35
1 Char B1
6 Sections 8xMAS36 1xLMG

Bart has added an article with a fuller description of the game on his blog
http://asienieboje.blogspot.co.uk/