on the workbench Sturmpioneer Platoon Blitzkrieg /Barbarossa /Kursk

German assault pioneers are a really interesting troop type in Battlegroup. Expensive high BR infantry with unique equipment. When the enemy are in prepared defences there demolition charges and flame thrower teams can be exceptionally useful.

Minesweeper at work from Grubby tanks

An infantry sectiuon infiltrate through the ruins Advancing MG 34 team from EWM

the rest from my old War of the Rats range from an old manufacturer who name a forgot

Platoon HQ with radio and a flame thrower team all from War of the Rats range except the rifle man supporting the flamethrower from Grubby tanks

Sturmpioneer section from Grubby tanks armed with grenades and demo charges

Flamethrower from War of the rats and demo charges from Grubby assaults a bunker

The war of the Rats flamewurfer and a Britainia commander for the flamethrower followed by Grubby demolition charges from Kelly's Heroes

Another War of the Rats democharge on a pole and Grubby flamethrower

The third flamer thrower team for Kursk games

Antitank mines to add to sections armed with them

HQ in a log bunker

mineclearer covered by Kellys Heroes models for these infantry men

a mix of miniatures in this section, The wire cutters from Grubby

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on the workbench Fields and Gardens

Time to improve terrain. Fields and gardens on an old piece of hardboard. Corrugated paper then textured and spray painted. Plants from scatter static grass on lines of PVA. Grass tuft in rows and green paint soaked sponge and pieces of clump foliage. Fences a mix of plant ties and bamboo skewers for the hurdles and garden thyme stripped of leaves to be the brush in the brushwood fences. a mixture of open field and fenced gardens house at the cetre of a fenced gardens and crop fileds Patchwork of fields - the irrigation ditch is scratch built from acrylic sheets Vines in a ploughed field - vines scratch built from pipe cleaners Patchwork of gardens the pigsty is bought from Hovels yonks ago Brush wood fence some scattered static grass used for young crops Ploughed field with orchard trees A series of the fields to make a patchwork close to a village ploughed field with shredded sponge cabbages A mix of lants made of clump folia...

on the workbench Sd Kfz164 Nashorn

Captured Nashorn Italy 1944 Model by Alkett Crew by AB miniatures Infantry support from Xan Miniatures Afrika Korp camo net scratch built from surgical gauze and stowage from Early War Miniatures Inspired by a Nashorn from schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung 525 captured in the Liri Valley

Scenario and AAR Forwards the Guards 4 Evening Assault on Cagny

Battalion Size Game Forwards the Guards 4 Evening Assault on Cagny Background By the evening of of June 18th it was becoming clear that the British had failed to break through anywhere. A determined German defence had held them. In Cagny the town was still in German hands. The Coldstream Guards where planning there attack when unexpectedly Grenadier Guards attacked across the fields from the south west. Cagny was heavily damaged by the mornings heavy bomber attacks this has cratered the area and choked the roads with rubble. Most houses are damaged. The town is not held by the Germans in strength. So the British Motorised infantry dismounted and supported by tanks pushed forward. Major Von Luck had re-enforced the defenders with 21st Panzers reconnaissance battalion. The battle raged through the long summer evening and by nightfall the Grenadier Guards had cleared the town and the German defenders had fallen back toward Frenouville to the east. Game...

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