Flames of War: Normandy Armor Clash

The NUTS group's latest WW2 action returned to the western front, with a large Normandy game featuring three 105 point British forces facing off with 315 points of German Heer and Fallschirmjager on a 4 foor by 32 foot table.

My Fallschirmjager force had a formation of StuGs, with a large FJ platoon and 2 PaK43 ATGs in support (I expected a lot of British armor). I faced off with a Desert Rat force, supported by Achilles and Priest SPGs. Bart's armor had difficulty with the close terrain, and the StuGs managed to survive long enough to break his main formation.

Dave's British motor platoon force faced Mike's German SdKfz 250 Recon Company, which proved to be a tough matchup for the British. The fighting was heavy, but in the end Dave faced just too many vehicle MG shots to hold on. Gary's Panther force, with a platoon of PzKw IVs in support, fell to Bart's mass of British Shermans. Bart's M5 Stuarts were the key unit, flanking the Mark IVs in a wood and destroying the platoon with side shots, opening Gary's flank.

An excellent game, very close (2-1) but ending in a successful but costly German overall defense in the end.