Enbicon 2015 FoW tournament

Action around the Church

This weekend was the Enbicon FoW early war tournament.  It was 1390 points and we had 12 guys show up to play.  Here are some pictures of the tables and armies. Special thanks to the guys from New Minas for making the drive.  There is a ton of pictures of the tables, armies and action. I hope you enjoy.

Panzer Pioneers vs Russian Heavy Tanks in Pincer

Panthers engage in a duel at short range

This weekend we made the long drive to Gametronics in New Minas NS to play in their 1710 MW tournament that I'm calling the Blizzard Bash due to the weather on the way home.  My first game was against Joe who was playing a Russian heavy tank list. With me playing mechanized infantry against his tanks I would be defending.  I combat attached by mortars to the truck platoon and put them the armour pioneers on the table with the Marders in ambush.

Big Willie's Pioneers
OC and 2IC with knackers
Full armoured Pioneer platoon
half trucked Pioneers with supply vehicle
2 x 8" mortar platoon
2 x 8-Rads
2 x Panthers
4 x Marder III Ms
2 x 2cm SP AA (1x armoured)

Joe's Heavy Russian Tanks
OC in KV-85
3 x KV-85
3 x KV-85
Infantry platoon
2 x Rocket mortar launchers

Set Up

Objectives are beside the hill front left and on the road middle left. 

Panzer Pioneers vs US Armored Rifles in Encounter

The river becomes a killing field for all attempting to cross

Game 2 of the Gametronics 1710 MW tournament was against Colin and his Armored Rifles. The mission was Encounter and he won the roll to be the attacker. Once again I would be defending but wouldn't have the defences that come from the supply vehicle.  I would be able to use it to help digging in. Again I had a water feature to hinge my defence.

Big Willie's Pioneers
OC and 2IC with knackers
Full Armored Pioneers platoon
Half trucked Pioneers platoon with supply vehicle
2 x mortars
2 x 8-Rads
2 x Panthers
4 x Marder III Ms
2 x 2 cm SP AA guns (1 x armoured)

Colin's Armoured Rifle Company
OC and 2IC
Full ARP with bazookas
Full ARP with bazookas
Recce platoon
HMG platoon
5 x Shermans
4 x 105mm platoon
Priority Air Support

Set Up

American objectives are bottom center and middle left, Germans objectives were centre right behind the houses and top right behind the small wood

New Brunswick Military Museum

The North Shore Regiment was raised in New Brunswick and landed on D-day as part of the 3rd Canadian Division on Juno beach

I recently had the opportunity to check out the New Brunswick war museum.  I didn't get pictures outside where all the vehicles were parked (I will there was a lot) but here are some of the inside WWII pictures. I was really impressed with the knowledge level of the staff and how great everything look.  The museum isn't fully finished but what they do have done is top quality.  There are items and displays dating back to 1640 all the way to Canadas latest war in Afghanistan.

Canadian Uniforms (Italy on left and Europe on right) and a BAR in the middle

Panzer Pioneers vs DAK Infantry in Hasty Attack

Panther on the prowl

This week at the gaming club (name coming soon) I had the chance to get a practice game in with my 1710 MW army for the upcoming New Minas tournament. Stormtrooper Nick and I decided to roll up a random mission and we rolled Hasty Attack.

Big Willie's German Pioneers
OC and 2IC with knackers
Full Armored Pioneers
Half trucked Pioneers
2 x 8-Rads
2 x Panthers
4 x Marder III Ms
2 x 2cm SP AA
3 x Nebs

Stormtrooper Nick's DAK Infantry
OC and 2IC with knackers
Full Infantry platoon with 2 x PaK 38s, MG 42 and 8cm mortar
Full Infantry platoon with 2 x PaK 38s
Schurtzen platoon
3 x Nebs with PaK 38
4 x Panzer III Ns
2 x 8-Rads
Priority Stuka support

Set Up

Objectives are centre right behind the little wood, bottom right beside the larger wood and center left in the open

How to build a 15mm scale Chinook

Chinooks for use with 15mm moderns or Stopping the Red Tide

Recently I converted a couple of roughly 1:100 scale Chinook helicopters to create an airmobile platoon for my USMC that I use for Cold War gone hot or variations of the Fate of a Nation.  I couldn't find a cheap and good looking model.  This one cost me about $20 each but only because I used the Battlefront rotors and helicopter stand.

Here are the parts your going to need:

2 x Battlefront helicopter rotors ($10)

1 x Helicopter flying stand ($10)

1 x Syma S026-01 Helicopter body ($5)
1 x Syma S026 landing gear and engines ($3)

All the bits I used

German Grenadier Pioneers vs US Light Tanks in Hasty Attack

Panthers sink their teeth into the Stuarts

This week I had the chance to get a 1710 MW game in against the Technoviking.  I was playing Eastern Front Grenadier Pioneers and he was playing a US light tank company from North Africa.  We rolled up the mission and it was Hasty Attack where I was going to be on the defensive against the attacks of Technoviking. I continued the new trend of taking black and white photos, hope you guys like it.

Big Willie's Germans
OC and 2IC
Full Armored Pioneer platoon with supply truck
Under strength trucked Pioneer platoon
4 x Marder III
2 x 8-Rads
2 x 2cm SP AA guns
2 x Panthers
3 x Nebs

Technovikings Americans
OC and 2IC in Stuarts
3 x Stuarts
3 x Stuarts
Armored Rifle platoon
Armored Rifle platoon
Armored Mortar platoon
4 x M10s
Recce platoon
4 x 105mm platoon

Set Up

The attacking objectives on both hills and by the church, the defender objective is at the base of the hill far right

Czech Panzerkompanie vs New Zealand Infantry in Hold the Line

Panzers ready to assault!

So now that the holidays are over, it's back to our weekly game night here in Gagetown.  Tonight, I played an early war match, 1390 points.  For my list, I took the following for my Czech Panzerkompanie from Barbarossa, Confident Veteran (except as listed):
HQ: 1 x Pz 38 (t) B, 1 x Pz 39 (t) E
Pl: 3 x Pz 38 (t) B
Pl: 3 x Pz 38 (t)
Pl: 3 x Kradschützen MG squads, with AT Rifle
Pl: 2 x NbW 35 (with spotter)
Pl: 2 x Flammpanzer II
Pl: 1 x FlaK 36 with extra crew (Confident Trained)

We rolled off for mission, and we got Hold the Line.  As a tank company, I had the honour of attacking. My opponent had an early war infantry company of New Zealanders.  He started with the following on the table, the remainder in delayed reserves:
HQ
Infantry Platoon
2 pounder platoon
Arty Platoon
The layout was as you see here

This is looking from my end as attacker.  He placed his objective in the back area surrounded by the hedges.  I put one there on the right, the German Cross.
I had three options.  I could go left, and strike deep at his arty platoon and AT platoon, I could go in the middle, turning near the rubbled church and then split the defences, or I could go right, and use the woods and the house there to mask my approach.  I went with the latter option.

Mid War US tanks vs Canadian Tanks in Hasty Attack

Shermans ready to advance!

Today at Gamezilla, I played a second game, this time against Mark.  The armies were mid war.  For the US, I had a tank company (Confident Trained):
OC and 2IC in Stuarts

Stuart Platoon (4 tanks)
Sherman Platoon (4 tanks)

Armored Rifle Platoon (2 bazookas)
Recon Platoon (2 sections in jeeps, HQ and bazooka in halftrack)
M10 TD Platoon

105mm Howitzer Platoon

The Canadians had a tank company (Confident Trained):
OC and 2IC in Sherman IIIs

2 x Sherman III platoons (3 x Shermans each)

2 x Recon Platoons (in Bren carriers, British, and confident vets)

2 x Infantry Platoons (Brits, confident vets)

Limited Air (Hurricane)

And I think that was it....

Set Up

The Canadians rolled off, and won the ability to attack.  The defender (me) has to hold two objectives, both on the left.  One near, one mid.  The objective I placed is on the far, left, on top of that hill.

Mid War US tanks vs German Aufklärungs in Counter Attack

Bacon Tree (no wait that's an 'am-bush)

Today at Gamezilla, I played a game against Quentin.  The armies were mid war.  For the US, I had a tank company (Confident Trained):
OC and 2IC in Stuarts

Stuart Platoon (4 tanks)
Sherman Platoon (4 tanks)

Armored Rifle Platoon (2 bazookas)
Recon Platoon (2 sections in jeeps, HQ and bazooka in halftrack)
M10 TD Platoon

105mm Howitzer Platoon

The Germans had:
Aufklärungsschwadron (mechanised list, Confident Veteran)
HQ
2 x Pl (SdKfz 205/1)

10.5 cm howitzer platoon

8 rad platoon

Pz IV Pl

Heavy AT Pl (2 x FlaK 36)

Limited Air (Stuka)

Set Up

The US is attacking.  Their deployment zone is near, right.  The Germans defending near, left.  The German Objectives are in their zone, and in the zone far, left.  The German reserves will appear far, right corner.  US force is confident trained, and the Germans are confident veteran.

German Panzer IVs vs German 38(t)s in Pincer

Panzers IVs advance

Technoviking and I got together for a practice game of EW at 1390.  We are both playing Germans so it was a bit of a wargame.  I was playing Germans from Barbrossa and he was playing Germans from Blitzkrieg.  We rolled up Pincer and I tried to do something a little different with a lot of the pictures being black and white.  I hope you like them as much as I do.

Big Willie's German Panzers
OC and 2IC in Panzer IV Cs
2 x Panzer IV C
2 x Panzer IV C
Armored Pioneer platoon
2 x NbW 35 mortars
2 x 8-Rads
2 x SP AA

Technoviking's Germans Panzers
OC and 2IC in 38(t)s
4 x 38(t)s
3 x Panzer IIs
Armor Infantry
3 x Kfz 221
1 x 88 with extra crew
Priority Air with Stuka 87s with bombs

Set Up

Objectives are on the road back centre and behind the hill top right.