Friday 9 August 2013

France 1940, 10th June - Post Dunkirk: The French Hold the Line (BattleFront) Part 3

The Germans are coming in 222's, 221's and 232's. The Panzer Recon Battalion snarl at the first French strong point (see below):


The threat is very, very real as in amongst the Recon is the Divisional and Corp FOO who brings down a smashing artillery barrage (two battalion of 105mm and one battalion of 150mm howitzers) on the hapless clerks defending Tagnon (see below):


The Luftwaffe also makes a shown in a pre-planned run in with medium level bombers on the nearest river-line village next to Tagnon (see below):


With the French defenders still reeling from the onslaught, the German Recon Battalion spreads out as per the Blitzkrig plan (by-passing resistance and exploiting space) on 'Turn One' of the game proper (see below):


The French commander is content enough to hunker down behind his defences to try and steady the nerve of his troops (with a few important morale rolls to make in the process).

2 comments:

Al said...

Nice mate. Could you please post some close up pictures of your kit at some stage?

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

The kit is very nice 10mm
Sorry I cannot remember the manufacturer

Not mine although I have the same kit in smaller 1/200

Most of the photos are aerial
With a couple closer "sweeps" to look forward to in later posts

"Clanky tanks" are always good fun