Crete Games

[Smoking gun]

Hi,
A bit more inspiration for you. Stolen from Simon R on the Society of Gentlemen Gamers forum http://societyofgentlemengamers.com/posting.php?mode=quote&f=23&p=416:

Airfix gun, AB figures. Captured Bofors, Crete 1941.





Taking inspiration from this image.



Best wishes,
Martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

That's nice, Martin!

"Antioch" Bob would like us to have a Bofors on the big hill - probably best without a crew so that it doesn't get confusing in the fighting - any offers from those of you who have signed up?

Simon

[Antioch (Bob)]

Nice model.... 

Simon....yes a bofors, manned by new zealanders with real shells too....😇😇.  I mean you really can't let those luftwaffe boys have it all there own way.

[Colonel Kilgore]

Embarrassing having a Kiwi crew if the hill gets captured - one really can't have them firing on their own side...

So, either a crew-less Bofors, or a spare one with German para crew might be needed?

Simon

[Stewart 46A]

Simon I'll get a bofers for the hill.
If you want crew let me know before I order my Paras from Martin


Stewart

[Colonel Kilgore]

Thanks Stewart.

I think a crewless gun, as a monument on the hill (which I've now made - I'm just debating styles and colour of flocking with Miles, who has clearly missed his vocation as a landscape gardener ) regardless of the ebb and flow of battles would be good, unless Bob objects?

Simon

[Antioch (Bob)]

No i will just tighten my teams khaki colour shirt & go sit back down in the bleachers...

[Smiley Miley 66]

Remember the Bofors was sold and used by a lot of countries in many guise across the world.
So it can be crewed by any nation.
Miles

[martin goddard]

How many Bofors guns are there going to be in the game Simon?  Four or five seems to be the necessary amount?

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

I think you're spot-on, Martin. They can then help take on the Panzer Division I'm just finishing off. I reckon, on a 6-foot table, I can just about fit them all in side-by-side.

Sounds about right to you?

Simon

[Stewart 46A]

Don't forget we need 350 JU52's and 150 JU 87's


Stewart

[martin goddard]

I think you have the "vision" Simon. It will be of interest to "flames" players who want to re- create the Crete panzer battles.
Looking forward to it. Keerosh, kapaow, knang! Awesome going forward!

martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

My son also has a rather nice Minotaur model - we could cover the Weird World War with that too?

[martin goddard]

The minotaur thing....interesting.

[pbeccas (Paul)]

Another YouTube documentary located.  Parts 1 and 2 covering Greece and Crete.  The Crete stuff starts in part 2 in the second link at the 5.45 mark.  One of the Aussies vets said he saw tanks.

https://youtu.be/gbCqsfe4JqY

https://youtu.be/0Enyj8D6Eqs