FOW - Late War Americans

US Armored Rifle Platoon  

Here's our Flames of War 10mm Late War Yanks. I managed to pick up some painted Armored elements from EBay, gave them clean up & extra highlighting.  The rest mainly came from Pendraken, with a few from the bigger 10mm manufacturers.  Enough for a few companies, both Infantry & Armor.  Attached with various Support elements.

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Standard size Armored Infantry Company

4 Halftracks, 4 Rifle sections, 3 Bazooka sections, 3 MG sections & a 60mm Mortar section.

Company HQ, with some trucks for wheels..

Recon, Jeeps & Armored Cars.

Re-based the Jeeps since the 'Le BonBon' game.

Mobile Artillery

Halftrack Mortar section

M8 Scott Assault Guns

Anti Aircraft Halftracks

M10 Tank Destroyers

Pendraken models.

The one nearest is a 'smaller' 10mm make.....
The far one a Pendraken model.
Not so noticeable at arms length.

That 10mm scale issue up close.

Stuart Light Tanks

A Full Sherman Tank Company

Various manufacturers

Company HQ up front.

Sherman 105mm Assault Guns.

I put a larger tank barrel on than normal, just to make them easier to identify.

Super, smashing, lovely.......

Finally, Shermans with the 76mm gun.

FOW1 - Capture Le BonBon 1944

US M5A1 Stuart tank of the 4th Armored Division (VIII Corps) advances.
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"Operation Cobra has begun, the US Troops have punched a hole in the German lines.  A mixed US force has penetrated through the breech, the cry goes up, capture the strategic village of 'Le BonBon'..."


A US force of 110 point led by 'The Spav'

Armored Rifle Company HQ
2 x small Armored Rifle Platoons
1 x Armored Rifle Mortar M4 Platoon(3)

105mm Artillery Battery (off table)
2 x Thunderbolt Fighter Bombers
1 x Anti-Air T28 Platoon
1 x Cavalry Recon Platoon

Tank Company HQ
1 x M5 Stuart Platoon (5)
2 x M4 Sherman Platoons (4)
1 x M4 Sherman Assault Gun Platoon (2)

US set-up

 German Force 92 Points, yours truly!

Panzergrenadier Company HQ
2 x small PzG Platoons
1 x 8cm Mortar Platoon (2)
1 x 7.5cm Pak 40 Platoon (2)
1 x 20mm AA Platoon (2)
1 x 7.5cm Infantry Gun Platoon (2)

1 x 105 Artillery Battery (off table)
1 x Sdkfz 251 AA(2)
1 x Me109 Fighter Bomber
1 x Scout Recon Platoon

1 Tank Company HQ
1 x PzIV Platoon (3)
1 x Hetzer (2)

Set-up anywhere south of the line

Lovely Le BonBon, flattened by US artillery....

Dig in Lads!!

The PzG platoons were placed in the ruins.

Tank Destroyers covering the main road.

Yes, I did... D'Oh!

Smack in the middle.

The Panzer IV's were placed to the East of the village

Turn One  - CCHHAARRGGE!!!

Spav went for a broad advance.

The Cavalry Recon & Stuarts were sent along the right flank

Good shooting, a PzG section is destroyed.

The Yanks lay a smoke screen to hinder the Panzer IV's.

German Artillery Bails out some Half-tracks.

German Half-tracks take out a Jeep.

TURN TWO
One US Platoon heads for the village.

The Stuarts engage the Germans

The other Platoon hugs the Bocage..

Looking good for the Yanks!!!

A Half-track is destroyed

Another PzG section is destroyed.

Here come the Luftwaffe!!!!

Attack!!!

Line up those lovely guns!!

OOohhh!!!
You know that moment when ALL your die rolls come through...
Spav is 'GURNING' as German Artillery hit home.

The 'noble' Art of 'Gurning' to all non-Brits...

'Do Whart?'
Just 2 'Bail Outs' from the bombs...

The first of many Shermans is knocked out.

The German Half-tracks take out a Greyhound.

The US right flank.

The US centre.

The US left flank.

TURN THREE
Finally Spav gets his Thunderbolts.... 

The Stuarts race after the retreating German Half-tracks.

The German guns are in sight...

The attack on 'Le BonBon' is going well.

I'm do not like the look of the Sherman 105mm's.... 

Lots of firepower this round for the Yanks.

The German Recon Platoon is knocked out.

Another PzG section is killed.

AAarrghh!
Two Panzer IV's are knocked out.

The German turn, the US Tanks go Boom!

I manage to knock out one of those pesky 105's...

More Shermans brew up!

TURN FOUR
Return of the Thunderbolts!!!!

I know where they are heading!!!

A Sherman Platoon captures the bridge.

One of the Rifle Platoons attacks.

The weight of German firepower is too much.

One of the infantry guns is bombarded.

The German PzG Anti-tank weapons came through!!

Not Good for the Yanks...

TURN FIVE
The US Morale rolls are appalling...

FULL REVERSE!!!!!

"Where are you going fellas???"

Spav's last hope!!
A one for his 'un-pin' roll..
With that he throws in the towel.

The Germans hold Le BonBon.

The Panzergrenadiers were really good.

"OUR TROOPS DID WHHAAAARTT?"

 A brutal game, Spav laments that his Fighter-bombers did not arrive earlier.  I put it down to his overall poor die rolls.  Dug-in Infantry are very hard to dislodge in FOW & Team Yankee though.  More FOW games ahead!