Yesteryear: I seem to be spending more time there than in the real world these days. Saturday night's swirling mist of Tetley's Best Bitter fumes revealed a vision, that takes me back again, maybe never to return!
Neil Thomas is a ruleriter who I believe was cloned from the DNA of Donald Featherstone and Charles Grant so his 'One Hour Wargames' rules are nailed on, for mi' next braynwave.
Using the book's unit stats, two units will be created, one British the other German. The units will all be Airfix models from the dawn of time, painted as we did in the sixties...
BritishOne Infantry Company (British Infantry Combat Group)
Two anti-tank guns (6pdr. and carrier)
One Artillery Battery of two guns (25pdr. and Quad)
Tank Troop (Churchill and Sherman)
GermanOne Infantry Company (*)
Two anti-tank guns (Stug 111 and SDKFz.234)
One Artillery Battery of two guns (88mm Gun and Tractor)
Tank Troop (Tiger and Panther)
(*) Them vintage Airfix Germans with the drainpipe bazooka thingy and that little anti-tank cannon?
That should make a nice collection of the crappest looking figures and vehicles still in existence. When they're done we'll fight all 30 OHW scenarios in order and find out who really did win WW2 in yesteryear!
D+1
British3 Infantry Platoons
2 25pdr guns
1 Churchill tank
Germans3 Infantry Platoons
1 88mm gun
2 Anti/tank guns
The opening moves saw the British Infantry probing forward to locate the Germans' positions, supported by both their FOO and armour. The gunners ready themselves...
The advancing British are engaged by dug in German Infantry, these too are supported by a forward observer for their 88mm gun. Two anti-tank teams begin to stalk the British armour...
A devastating barrage from the 88 drives the right flanking British Infantry to ground, killing their Company Commander. Equally accurate fire from the Panzerschreck teams put paid to the Churchill!
Heavy return fire from the quick firing 25pdrs kills one German anti-tank crew and force the other one to fall back, quickly switching fire the gunners target the supporting German Infantry with equally potent effect.
Driven to ground by accurate artillery fire, both sides lay low, digging in and exchanging sporadic small arms fire as dusk falls on D+1.