First game this week saw me introducing two new players to WW2 Spearhead (my preferred rules option for WW2 games). Murray has experience with Great War Spearhead, while Jeff hasn't played any of the Spearhead stable of rules. I set up a simple 'learning' game set in 1940. A French infantry battalion from an Infantry division, supported by an independent tank regiment of FT-17s (I made it simple.. these were all armed with the 37mm gun).
To keep this first game simple, there was no artillery, and very few support weapons, just those intrinsic to the battalion.
The German force had a tank regiment from a Panzer Division, and a battalion of the division's infantry, all slogging it on foot. Again there was no artillery, just the intrinsic support weapons. Murray commanded them, and opted to cross attach, creating one armour heavy manoeuvre battalion, and one infantry heavy.
No blow by blow AAR here. That said, while theoretically the French were well and truly outmatched, in 9 turns one of the two German battle groups was driven back (took 50% losses and failed its morale throw). The damage was mostly done by the FT-17s.. whew, who would have thought.
The models are all from the Heroics and Ros 6mm range, from my own collection. The game was a great success.. two new Spearhead converts who thoroughly enjoyed the game, each showing a natural inclination towards the planning aspects of the game.. kerching..
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