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Quote from: martin goddard on December 06, 2024, 08:22:34 AMHey ,where have you been?

martin

I moved to another house, quite far away from my previous home... I should be back soon...   

Super painting job...

I like them very much.

I like your painting...
Really beautiful.

Cheers,

Xavier

Beautiful painting (and models too !!). 

Wow !!

Really beautiful !!
Superb painting and colour scheme...

Cheers,

Xavier

We use the rules writen by Pierre : "Groupe Franc". Unfortunately, they are in french language...

But I guess it should work with any kind of rules using squares (PBI, ...).

I will prepare an english translation of the scenario, with a "generic" order of battle (eg, xx US inf. platoons, xx german inf. platoons, xx artillery, xx tanks...).


Cheers,

Xavier

Thank you for your very kind comments, gentlemen... 

The scenario was a challenge for both sides.

German had week troops in "Les Forges" village, and they had to decide wether they retreat or defend this village. They know that if they stayed, they would have been surrounded by american troops. They chose to stay and fight !

Two StuG IIIG and a few old french captured tanks were sent from "Fauville" to "Les Forges" to support them. The purpose of this decision was to delay american advance in order to reorganize a strong german defense position in "Fauville", the main objective for american troops.

The nature of the terrain, full of "bocage", was a nightmare as it was nearly impossible to get proper line of sight for tanks, guns... Some american troops were involved in small ambushes as german troops later on.

The big fight in "Les Forges" ended when american troops cleared the village. But they suffered heavy losses and as it took time to capture the village, german troops reinforced and prepared a strong defense in "Fauville".

This is the scenario map :





1 - 2 - 3 - 4 = 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment (82nd Airborne Division) deployement.
B = 70th Tank Battalion deployement.
Zone de déploiement US = deployement of 8th Infantry Regiment (4th Infantry Division) troops.
Red squares = german Grenadier Regiment 1058 (91. Infanterie Division) deployement.
Ferme = farm.


Victory conditions :

German player Complete victory: to hold "Les Forges" and "Fauville" under the following conditions:
• Fauville: own at least 3 squares out of the 6 in the village, including the 2 located furthest to the south.
• Les Forges: have at least 1 square in the village of Les Forges with artillery (mortars, or PaK40, or tanks)
Marginal victory: to hold "Fauville" (owning at least 4 squares out of the 6 in the village, including at least the 2 located furthest to the south).
Defeat: loss of "Fauville".

American player Complete victory: capture of "Les Forges" and "Fauville" under the following conditions:
• Fauville: capture at least 3 squares in the village, including the 2 located furthest south.
• Les Forges: eradicate any German troops (in particular prevent the German player from maintaining artillery - PaK40, mortars, tanks - inside). If the German player still has artillery in the village, "Les Forges" will not be considered captured. If the German player only has infantry left in the village, the latter is considered secure by the Americans (the Germans will no longer be able to threaten the gliders coming later).
Defeat: failure to capture "Fauville".


Note : presence of french captured tanks (german side) was not historical in this sector... They were located 4 km north west of Fauville... But these Peter Pig tanks are so beautifull... :-)


Cheers,

Xavier

Hi... 

As I try to tidy pictures on my computer (!!)    , I found some few more pictures of the same scenario we played a few weeks after the Saumur event...

We were 6 players around this table at our local club.

It was a fierce battle, as the main action took place in the village of "Les Forges" : this time, german HQ sent reinforcement in Les Forges to delay the american advance. They were really agressive in their way to defend the village... There were some "heroïc" actions ...

As a result, the village was captured after a frontal and a flank combined attack ; but due to heavy casualties in the combats, american troops had to reorganize before moving to the next objective : village of "Fauville".

Here are the pictures...


































































































Cheers,

Xavier

They are... Superb !

Really brillant paint job...


Cheers,

Xavier

Really beautiful table !! Full of immersive details... (crashed planes, ...).

Brillant !

Hi,

Two "Fighting for Mexico" tables were set this afternoon in Lécousse' local club (Brittany) thanks to Leslie and Pierre.
We were six players around these two tables.
Two players tried the "FfM" game for the first time and enjoyed it...

Here are some few pictures of these tables... 


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First table - Leslie, Xavier & Xavier (!)

Government 1st half vs government 2nd half - (Both average)































































Second table - Pierre, Ralph & Estéban

US Army vs Rebels






























































We had a really great time... 


Miniatures (100% Peter Pig) and scenery painted by Leslie, Pierre and I.

Cheers,

Xavier 

Wow !

I am really impressed with your last 2 pictures... I like the way you based the palms; it helps a lot in the creation of an immersive jungle scenery.

Super work !! I like it very much.

      

What I like in this video is... everything !! 

Stunning pictures, great composition and painting...

Just brilliant !!