Pics posted as the game developed.
Gold beach, King sector
Gold beach, King sector
Gold beach, marshy area between King and Jig sector
Gold, King, La Riviere wall, WN 33
Gold beach, Jig sector, Le Hamel, WN 37
Gold, Jig
King sector
Landing, 69th Brigade
Landing, 231st Brigade
Jig sector
Germans defending La Riviere
German defending Jig sector, Le Hamel (MG taken out)
Taken out
69th Brigade hit the beach
How Germans waited for the Tommies
King, WN 33 taken out
Next wave rolling in
Next wave of 231st Brigade hitting the beach
Squaddies going into action. Find the Cadbury Flake !!!
German mines, Arty, Mg's and rifle-fire harrassing the Tommies
I'd say it's this way to Berlin
231st crowding the beach
Le Hamel getting crushed
Le Hamel and WN 37 just about to fall
Forget Le Hamel, on to Asnelles and Bayeux
It's also a long way to Bayeux, a long way to go
La Riviere takes its toll on 69th Brigade. 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards suffering
Le Hamel, sole German survivor about to become the first POW of the day. The war is over for you, you lucky bas****
69th Sherman DD's pressing forward towards the ridge and Mont Fleury battery (taken out early in the game)
Dragoon Guards pushing to take the Mont Fleury ridge
Germans getting into position on and behind the ridge. 441 Ost Battalion
Wait until you can see the white of their eyes!
231st passing taken-out le Hamel
Der Tommy kommt! German StuG III squaring in on the advancing Brits (heading for Asnelles)
Kampfgruppe Meyer preparing to defend Asnelles
Holy smoke! Both German StuG's get taken out! Looking bleak for the Germans
This way to Bayeux chaps!
Tankies pressing forward
Next wave (Sextons of 147th Field Regiment RA) hitting Jig beach
Not a traffic-jam ... but a beach-jam
102nd AT Regiment RD heading through the swampy area towards Bayeux
Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry heading for Bayeux
The outskirts of Bayeux
Germans preparing to defend Bayeux
The rest of 231st off to Bayeux too
German ambush is set on Mont Fleury ridge
Achtung! Feuer frei! German 441 Ost Battalion open up on the 69th coming over the top of the ridge
151st Brigade hits the beach
Complete 151st on the beach ready to head for Bayeux (following 231st) and support 69th on the ridge
151st ready to leave the beach
9th Durham Light Infantry decide to ride on the Shermans of 24th Lancers
Royal Dragoon Guards surround the taken out Mount Fleury battery in order to take the ridge from the flank
Brit observer has seen the German arty at Bayeux
231st close in on Bayeux
AT-Troop and Churchill Crocodile outflank Bayeux
As 231st closes in only a few Germans are to be seen. Are they in ambush or have they taken off?
First DD dares to enter Bayeux with infantry support
Schnell Fritz! Ich kann die Tommy Panzer hören ...
Riding a tank (part of 151st to Bayeux) can be fun ... if you don't come under fire!
151st (Durham's LI) on its way to take the ridge with 69th
24th Lancers turn in on the flank of Mont Fleury ridge in order to take the last defenders of the ridge under fire, But Jerry is still holding on!
Mont Fleury ridge being swamped by the remains of 69th and 151st Brigade. The Germans are about to call it a day
The last of the brave (sorry for the quality of the pic). 4th coy of 441 Ost Btl. holding the last trench on Mont Fleury ridge. Next round will finally finish them off ... as the umpire ends the game! So they survive!
Result of the game on the Gold Beach/Bayeux table(s): Brits 1 3/4 points, Germans 1/4 point. Victory for the Brits. (Jig sector Bayeux cleared = 1 point, King sector 1/2 point and Mount Fleury ridge a draw (juuuuuust) = 1/4 point (=3/4 points)
But ... all in all the Allies lost the total game (incl. all other beaches and areas).
As you can tell ... this was great fun with a great bunch of gamers!
Cheers
Jimo
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