Tuesday 27 January 2015

Bother at the bridge - part 3

Back at the bridge the Paras are under fire from the Panhard troop but a lucky RPG shot has seen AML numbers reduced. They've also deployed the mortar battery - which despite the 120 in the photo is actually only 82mm.
Behind the paras the cheeky french have moved up this MG armed jeep.  Actually this is a Citroen Mehari - a militarised 2CV.  Like the original, my Solido model has plastic bodywork.....
Just when things were already looking a bit grim for the Sovs, the French reinforcements arrived in the shape of VAB mounted infantry and a flock of Panhards.
On the other side of the river the paras were getting stuck into what turned out to be the french HQ.  The latter had been skulking in a building which too, a hit from artillery fire. French artillery fire...
The close assault was only ever going one way......

3 comments:

Pete. said...

Great stuff- nice to see the brave boys of the VDV leading the way....

Cheers,

Pete.

Martin Rapier said...

The French are actually inside a building but we removed it to make it easier to see what was going on.

Geordie an Exiled FoG said...

Big is beautiful but any Fletcher Pratt action to report?