1944/2024 PBI WW2 battles

[martin goddard]

It has been mentioned before that 1944 is a very busy year in WW2.

The Berlin day was in essence just a day of PBI with a background of Berlin.
Some might prefer more Berlin specific scenario  overlay.  e.g linked tables, overall aims.
The Berlin day was very easy to organise and did give players their own decisions on how to fight.

Is the minimal overlay enough for players?

If there are to be several PBI 1944 days in 2024.  Maybe they should not be on battle days  because battle days are opportunities to try out older sets of rules and get those armies back into action.


There are lots of major WW2 battles.
D day etc will be well covered by games in 2024 anyway ()

If we were to pursue the 4 table with a loose theme using normal armies.
Here are some ideas. Not all europe.

1. Falaise pocket. German, British and US armies.
2. Arnhem.  German, British airborne and US airborne.
3. Imphal Kohima far east. British 14th army and Japanese.  Lots of jungle.
4. Bagration. Eastern front. Germans and Russians.

Thoughts on dates (other Saturdays or Sundays), structure (detailed or loose), armies (do we have enough for each day?)


martin

 

[Colonel Kilgore]

I think yesterday worked very well, thanks, Martin.

Certainly while we're playtesting, loose and easy seems like the way to go.

Saturdays are much easier for me personally. Have Germans, will travel (family commitments permitting).

I can bulk out myvGermans a little more, but won't get my Japanese finished this year in time for Burma.

Simon

[Wardy64]

Ben would be up for taking part. He really enjoyed yesterdays gaming.

D&B

[John Watson]

Agreed that there is a lot of scope in 1944. Germans v US/British/Canadians in NW Europe, south of France and Italy, British/US/Australians v Japanese in the Far East, or Russians v Germans/Finns/Rumanians in the East of Europe.
I can supply most armies and happy to lend them out. I can also do a table (as I found out yesterday) but not for the far east.
I agree with Simon about keeping the arrangements fairly loose.
John

[martin goddard]

I will run some thongs up the flagpole and see who salutes them??


martin

[Colonel Kilgore]

Not sure about saluting thongs, but looking forward to seeing the ideas.

Simon

[martin goddard]

Oops!


martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

Casino (a selected corner of !)and Villers Bocage (actually in the town) and the "battle of Nuenen" band of brothers but this is more of a show game ?
These are other areas we could look at ? Infantry games with tanks and things in support, rather than tanks with infantry?
Miles

[martin goddard]

The forthcoming battle days are


March 16th Vietnam 3 tables
April 11th D day?
May 11th  SCW
June 8th D day at Nothe??
July 13th  ?
August 10th ?
September 7th
October 12th
November 9th

WWW event at George hotel??

Because a lot of us enjoy and own PBI I think we can slip in a couple of extra Saturdays of themed PBI?

I propose we use 9th and/or 23rd March for a PBI day. Saturdays at Entoyment assuming they do not have a full event on.
If anyone goes for either of these I will set up a discussion about it.

martin

[John Watson]

I can't do any of the March dates nor July or September. All the rest have things pencilled in on my diary so are doubtful. What is the date of WWW please?
John

[Wardy64]

Ben is keen to be included in PBI events as long as he is not working the weekends at the Museum.

D&B

[Stewart 46A]

Additions to Martins list

April 16. PBI at Entoyment
Nov 29 - Dec 1 WWW at George Hotel, Weymouth

Stewart

[martin goddard]

March 16th Vietnam 3 tables
April 11th D day?
April 16th PBI
May 11th  SCW
June 8th D day at Nothe??
July 13th  ?
August 10th ?
September 7th
October 12th
November 9th

Weekend beginning 29th November WWW= event at George hotel



martin

[martin goddard]

Maybe 16th April we can do Miles' suggestion of games themed on Monte casino (The German "winter" line).
It would also be EXACTLY 80 years on from that campaign.

The Germans don't have any Italian units (?) They could use 1944 Germans and paras.
The other players can have a whole host of US, British and Commonwealth (plus Polish, Gurkhas etc).

1944 lists. I don't thin we need to be too fussed about historical orbits. Just use anything from the appropriate list??

To include Miles' big model might be difficult though?

We can use SCW  and Spanish buildings to help set the scene?


martin

[Smiley Miley 66]

I notice that 11th and 16th April are "school days" so I will be working both of them !
I would love to do both days.
Are these dates confirmed ?
Especially the 16th April.
On the casino building I have yet to build it up, so give me a few days to make it up and see how "BIG" it actually is ?
Because if it only takes up one quarter of the table or less which I think it will then we can make a normal 400 point game out of it ? Obviously it would be a symbolic or stylish version of the casino campaign.
Miles