On the nights of 23rd February & 1st March, Mark put on the next installment of his epic WW2 Battle for Frankfurt game, at Rupert's venue. The game is set in 1945 and the last days of the Reich, with the inexorable advance of the Red Army that was being opposed by series of small, disperate units of Germans.
This game featured a German Armoured train, along with Volkstrum veterans and German trainer aircraft fitted with Panzerfausts for ground attack roles!
Highp oints and low points of the second week's fighting involved the destruction of much of the German Armoured Train, routing of a Russian T34 unit from long range fire from said train and a combined infantry attack with Panzerfausts!
As ever I'll leave the photos to do the talking, just to add that the Rssians were played by Steve, Mat, Rupert and Phil whilst eth Germans were hered about by Dave, John, Mike N & Mike W, with Mark providing excellent umpire services as usual.
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| German Luftwaffe Ground Attack unit, plane on the right had Panzerfausts fitted for ground attack, the fighter n eth left was unarmed and acting as a decoy. It dod not end well for these guys! |
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| Advancing Red Armuy units |
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German 2cm Flak 38 SdKfz 7/2,
one of two such vehicles attempting to support the armoured train |
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| The armoured train, early in the game before taking a real battering! |
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| Exiting Rusisna aircraft |
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| Overgead view of the battlefield, Russians attacking from eth top of the picture |
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| Another view of the above looking from behind Russian lines |
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| More advancing Russian Heavy Armour |
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| The big success of teh evenng for the Germans. T34, top centre knocked out by a long range shot from the Armoured Train, whilst simultaniously the lead T34 bottom right, is knocked out by Volkstrum infantry close assault. THe nit's crews panicked and fled teh field leaving their vehicles behind. |
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| A view of the Russian infantry attack going in, on their left flank |
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| More shots of Red Army Armour |
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| and same advance from their right flank. |
Mark is yet to declare the evening's outcome, late in the day the German command was mysteriously whisked away in secret to report to the 'Bunker in Berlin'. Question is just how lcky is thi smove for teh German leadership and what happened to the defenders left behind in Frankfurt!?
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