Northern Greece - second game report

The second running of this game involved real players!  Martin climbed aboard his command BRDM while Steve skulked in his Greek foxhole.  Spectators Ian and Gunter joined in as KGB representative and Greek pilot respectively.  The action opened with Soviet forces (the same reinforced Motor Rifle Regiment) massing on the border before making crossing attempts in several places.

The Regimental Tank Btl and a Motor Rifle Btl approach the border.

The Sovs pile up forces - the Tk Btl on the hill in the background has already begun crossing the minefield.

Air support arrives in the shape of a flight of very old MiG-21s.  I bought this in the mid '80s from it's original owner and finally painted it in around 1990.

The MiGs bomb the Greek Inf Co defending the northern bridge.  The Greeks had tried (and failed) to blow it up the previous turn.

No sooner had the MiGs gone then the sky blackened with Mi-8s which disgorged a battalion of Sov Paras.

The Paras made short work of the Greeks!

The reason for the location of the air assault becomes clear as Soviet troops cross the border on the west side of the river in some strength!

The Greek border troops are outflanked.

The Greek Air Force makes a belated appearance - and fails to hit the Sov artillery.  Or anything else.

T-62s menace the Greek Brigade HQ.  Just like the playtest game!

Overview - the Soviet advance seems to have resumed.

The MRR recce joins up with the Paras.

By this time some Greek reinforcements had arrived in the south and were preparing to sell their lives dearly.  Such was the excitement that I forgot to take more photos!  The game ended with the southern village and bridge still (just) in Greek hands.  The light Soviet casualties meant that the final result was a draw.  So now it'll be a race to see who can rush up more troops, and fast!  Perhaps we'll return to this part of the world for another exciting instalment of WW3.

Forbodia welcomes Cordeguayan asylum seekers!

A mystery package arrived a few weeks ago which turned out to have been sent by Bob Cordery (http://wargamingmiscellany.blogspot.com/).  To my (continuing) surprise it contained the 20 1/32 scale ACW figures he bought only a few weeks ago!  On investigation, Bob tells me that as he has amassed a fair number of old and new Britains 'Deetail' figures which he is using to build the Cordeguayan Army.  As such these Conte figures are surplus to requirements, so with characteristic generosity he thought I'd be able to make use of them.

I'm not sure yet how I'll use these chaps, but it is likely that Forbodian will offer them onward passage to yet another fictional state to serve as the basis of a new army.

Zvezda Bf-109F

Wg Cdr Luddite has sent me photos of the Zvezda 1/144 scale Bf-109s he picked up at Triples last month.  To prove he has too much time on his hands the Wg Cdr has already built and painted both models.  I recently picked up a few Zvezda models, and while I've not yet built them, I can confirm that they do look very precise little kits. 

White 8 over the Channel in 1941.

White 8 again.

White 2 over the Reich's eastern territories.

Forbodia's Court Photographer

Last Tuesday saw me in London for a business meeting with a client.  As the meeting went well and I had plenty of time before my train, I succumbed to temptation and paid a visit to the Tradition of London shop (http://www.traditionoflondon.com/).  As well as picking out another couple of ACW staff officers (£4 each from the rummage box), I decided to treat myself to a pre-painted figure.  The model in question is of Mathew Brady - famous for his photographs taken diring the ACW. 

My chap is his European relative, Mat Bradic and he has been appointed to the position of official photographer to the Court of King Boris.

Testing the light before photographing the Forbodian General Staff.

A Tradition (and indeed traditional) red box.  Not cheap so a rare treat!

King Boris & co posing for a photo.