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RFCM discussion => Piggy Days and Competitions => Topic started by: Smiley Miley 66 on April 05, 2024, 02:03:38 PM

Title: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Smiley Miley 66 on April 05, 2024, 02:03:38 PM
Entoyment April 13th and June 8th.
So on April 13th, Stewart has set up a battleday for those that can't go to `salute at the Excel.
This will be his chance to get his toys out for his Omaha Beach assault in June,
And  check it's all there etc.
We then will have 8th June to do Omaha and Gold Beach assaults!
As Norte Fort fell through ? But I think we are better off at Entoyment to pay our respects to 80th Anniversary of DDay.
So obviously we will need as many people that can make both or either games day, especially the June 8th one.
Mike has set up the June 8th games day.

Miles
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 11, 2024, 09:52:07 PM
I think we have

Stewart - Omaha beach set up
Miles - complete game set up
Richard - PBI Army
Big Mike
Eric

Any body else who would like to join us?

Stewart
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Smiley Miley 66 on April 12, 2024, 02:37:04 AM
Hello all, Stewart are you bringing battle sheets and all the other bits of paper with you for tomorrow? Please ?
Miles
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 13, 2024, 06:17:06 PM
Good day at Entoyment
Pictures on the Peter Pig players FB page

Stewart
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Colonel Kilgore on April 13, 2024, 06:35:20 PM
Quote from: Stewart 46A on April 13, 2024, 06:17:06 PMGood day at Entoyment
Pictures on the Peter Pig players FB page

Stewart

Thank Stewart - glad the day went well.

Sadly we Facebookphobes are unable to see the photos  :(

Simon
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 13, 2024, 07:07:15 PM
I can't seem to be able to post pics on here

Stewart
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Colonel Kilgore on April 13, 2024, 07:27:50 PM
Quote from: Stewart 46A on April 13, 2024, 07:07:15 PMI can't seem to be able to post pics on here

Stewart

Do you not have the blue "Add image to post" at the bottom of your post text box, or is it a training issue, Stewart?

Simon
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 13, 2024, 09:51:40 PM
Thanks Simon
I think it's a sight issue
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Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Sean Clark on April 13, 2024, 10:35:50 PM
This table really looks the business. Well done to all concerned.
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Colonel Kilgore on April 14, 2024, 08:06:43 AM
Well done on posting the pictures Stewart, thank you.

That does look a nice game.

Simon
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Smiley Miley 66 on April 14, 2024, 08:36:56 AM
Very good day. Thank you Stewart for organising this and June 8th.
Apparently we don't have to pay for the tables on June 8th ? If you're doing DDay. But we have suggested that the money we would usually pay for this should go to the British legion or another good cause for Forces Veterans ?
I think Mike and Stewart also worked on some ideas about Beach obstacles and demolition?

Myself, Richard, Eric and Colin played Italy 1944.
Unfortunately the German die rolls were not up to the Wehrmacht standards? They might be banished to the Eastern Front ?
I think one thing we proved the Monte Cassino game table could be a hard nut to crack for the attackers, unless the Dice Gods and looking nicely on you ?
I won the piggy chase and forced the Germans to attack. I also got my guns on as a 3rd unit, leaving my tanks and a 3rd infantry platoon to come on as reserves.( which weren't really needed in this game today !)
I like to re rolls in the assaults, but it can make them very bloody?
Myself and Colin managed to get some of the templates into good positions, which made the table a very interesting from a defensive point of view and slightly harder from an attackers point of view.
Hopefully we got Colin and Eric up to scratch with the newer changes ?
Defenders won with a Majority win, but it was as much to do with good and bad die rolls as much as anything else ? It was one of those you win some you lose some !
We also went with extra Rocky bits and Gullies as it was Italy. With the odd bit of village and Orchards.
Miles

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Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Colonel Kilgore on April 14, 2024, 10:07:10 AM
More nice photos, and another fine-looking table, Miles!

Simon
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 14, 2024, 03:21:22 PM
Mike has booked 8 tables for Jun 8th

3 for Gold beach game
2 for Omaha game
2 for Jun/Jul 1944 PBI games
1 spare bags, junk etc

Who plans to come along and join in?

Stewart
Big Mike
Miles
?
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Wardy64 on April 14, 2024, 04:00:23 PM
I think Ben is up for it, but it depends whether or not he is working? He will check.

D&B

Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Colonel Kilgore on April 14, 2024, 04:49:17 PM
I'd love to, but have domestic responsibilities - sorry  :(

Simon
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Smiley Miley 66 on April 15, 2024, 03:13:26 AM
Dave hopefully you and Ben can come, we need to borrow you big LCT s as much as anything else ?
Miles
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Wardy64 on April 15, 2024, 09:00:32 AM
Ben has checked his shifts and is available to play.

D&B
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Wardy64 on April 19, 2024, 02:10:58 PM
Ben will not be able to play in the game on the 8th, sorry. Pete from Entoyment has contacted us and asked if we can put our Dieppe game on as a D Day game on the day, so he and some friends will be playing that.

D&B
Title: Re: Beach assaults and battle days.
Post by: Stewart 46A on April 30, 2024, 09:37:30 PM
Martin has asked me to clarify players/games/tables for June 8th

Omaha beach 2 tables Stewart, Weymouth Mike

Gold Beach 3 tables Miles, Big Mike

Coastal battery Assult  1 table Martin,Eric

Juno beach 2 tables Ben, Dave

Any one else who would like to join us?

Stewart