Devils Brigade Bolt Action

 The Guys gathered at the Relentless Dragon for some bolt action this is the assault by the Devils Brigade on a mountain top position they have just climbed a near vertical cliff to flank a German position

 The early bombardment didn't do much to the Germans only two hits!

 The US got the first move and one squad charged into contact and....

 Overran the German position

The German sniper took out the American sniper Austin has a tendency to lose his snipers before they can shoot.

 The German HMG is taken out by US Fire.

 my squad took fire but suffered little damage.  I wanted to use my LMG to fire while charging with the rest of the squad ... but that's not possible in Bolt action.

 My assault was less than successful in fact all my guy died!

 The LT and his staff Sargent didn't get any hits but the return fire got them.

 The German squad in the center takes the old HMG position and are over run but the US troops fall back to avoid the flame thorower.

 That flank squad of Germans survives another assault its a a blood bath only two Germans survive.

 The German flame thrower attacks the Americans and get several kill but dies when the Americans assault

The German Medic gets stuck in too! (you can do that ????) he dies in the attack.  Troops on both sides are getting thin but there is no platoon moral... so the game continues but I needed to get going and all the guys I was running are dead any way.

Free French Resistance (2)

Some fairly poor pictures of some individually based French Resistance figures from Battle Front.

A second squad of freedom fighters if Adrian and I ever get around to doing Bolt Action in 15mm 

This set includes a Bazooka drooped in by the OSS or SAS 

Looking French and looking for Trouble.  

Now I have some better photos enjoy.

French Resistance for 15mm Bolt-Action or other skirmish games

 After some discussion with Adrian we decided we would paint up some troops to do Skirmish games for World War II specifically we plan to play Bolt action with them. So I have 15 stands of French resistance and OSS troops.I will probably need more of these but I have plenty. I got the FFI Company set a while back but Flames of war has very few lists you can use them with.

French Resistance soldier with a Sten Gun

 Resistance fighter with a French made rifle.

 Our Heavy Weapon team with a captured MG42

 A resistance leader point out targets to his men.

 He is armed with an SMG of some sort probably captured form the Germans

 Resistance fighter with a Piet.

I think this is an Enfield rifle this guy looks very French he probably spent a lot of time in the art district of Paris drinking smoking and complaining.

 French Light MG gives this resistance fighter a lot of fire power at least while the clips last.

 Our token Lady fighter taking aim the the le Bouch

 Advancing with a carbine he makes me think of a fisherman it probably the hat (which doesn't show well)

 Another Sten Gunner

 Our gorups "sargent" that could be his old uniform coat cut for civilian life or maybe its just a rain coat.

 Our gallant leader pistol in his pocket and his old uniform coat.

 Two OSS volunteers these guys went with my Artillery but the staff team base was too crowded so the find new duty.

The OSS Leader a volunteer from the Paratroopers who has jumpt into France a head of the D-day invasion to cause touble

Bussy Weekend of Gameing 1 Three Trolls

Well when Ariana is working on Saturday I get to drop in on the guys at 3 Trolls.  Unfortunately my copy of Victory at Sea had not arrived but I picked up the order of battle book.

I then got to observes a game of Bolt Action before heading out to meet Ariana for her lunch break.

 The scenario invollved the rescue of a downed american flyer with important intelligence info

 The pilot is hiding in here and US commander and Medic are lookng for him while their platoon provides cover

 US commanders discuss strategy.

 The Germans are on the move. 

 US troops consolidated around the farm.

The German commanders begin to push on the dug in Americans. At this point I had to leave the game was flowing well and every one was having fun. Bolt action looks like good fun I'm just hesitant to paint in the 28mm scale.    It looked like the game might end in a draw the US had a long way to go to get the pilot out in the 3 turns remaining but I don't think the Germans could catch them either.