Bolt Action

Kent, Dave and Nigel came round last night for a game of Bolt Action. Kent’s been really busy lately so it was great to see him again. Neither Dave or Nigel had played BA before but were seen to give it a go and I must say it played really, really well.

We had 80tp each, and the game was set in Malaya in 1942 (so I could sue my Perry Desert rates)

Nigel and I ran a British Rifle force:

HQ + NCO

Observer (free)

4x sections with LMGs

1x Vickers MMG

1x 3” mortar

1x Recce Carrier

1x 6pdr

Kent and Dave ran the Japanese:

HQ + NCO

Medic

2x sections with LMGs

1x jungle fighters section + LMG

1x MMG

1x ni mortar

1x 37mm AT gun

1x Chi Ha tank

To keep things simple we played Maximum Attrition. Nigel and I put two sections and our carrier into reserve.

The British advance begins. 3" mortar and 6pdr are deployed to defend the flank while a squad advances in the centre. 

 Japanese jungle fighters advance on the Japanese left. 

 Another section advances on the right as well.

 The British section advances to the far side of the trees.  

 The section is hammered by MMGs, the Chi H and rifle fire and are destroyed in hand to hand combat. First blood to the Japanese.

 Having assaulted the destroyed the infantry section the jungle fighters slink back into the jungle.

 On the far right the Japanese advance continues to advance.

 British reserves arrive and the Japanese infantry are destroyed.

More Japanese infantry hide in the centre of the board.

 The invincible Japanese tank.

 In the last turn we'd both destroyed 5 units so the British lieutenant and NCO charge the Ni mortar in a vain quest for death or glory.

 The Jungle fighters charge and destroy the 2 pdr for the Japanese to win 6-5

 A great game, everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. Luck swung one way then another but the game went down to wire. I am looking forward to the next one.

Craig