Day of Days- German forces 2012

German Lists

Nigel Wright- 16th Panzer Div Panzer Kompanie ·         2x        Mk IIILs                                   230 ·         3x        MK IIIL, 1xN                           455 ·         2x        MK IVG, 1x IIIN                     400 ·         3x        Nebelwerfers                                    115 Total:                                                             1200                        Dale Franklin: 16th Panzer Division Aufklarungsschwadron  (Armoured)                                     ·         HQ – 2x Pz (2x Sdkfz 250)-            85                                ·         7x Aufklarung (4x Sdkfz 250)-       225                                         ·         7x Aufklarung (4x Sdkfz 250)-       225     ·         2 x Sd Kfz 231 8 Rad-                     85                                ·         3x hummels + observer MkIII-        425                             ·         Limited Air Support (HS 129)         155 Total:                                                                     1200pts

                             

                       

Noel Black: Armoured Panzer Grenadiers      ·         2x  HQ + 1x SMG P/K                                  75 ·         1x        ATR & half track                               30 ·         7x        Armoured PGs + P/K                       235 ·         7x        Armoured PGs + P/K                       235 ·         2x        7.5 Infanry guns+ half tracks         100 ·         3x        stugs + schutzen                             525 Total:                                                                                     1200 Stephen Falconer : Grenadier Company (p 72)                     HQ + 2x P/K                                                  55 7x        Grenadiers + P/K                                         160 7x        Grenadiers + P/K                                         160 4x        HMGs                                                             145 4x        82mm Mortars                                               125 2x        75mm Infantry guns                                                70 3x        pak 38s                                                          120 7x        panzer pioneers + wagon                          230             Limited BF 109s                                           130             Total:                                                                         1195

           

Craig Courtis: 15th Panzer Grenadier Division-Panzerspah (Italy) CV     ·         1x HQ -250/1                                                 35 ·         3x 250/9 ACs                                                120 ·         3x 250/9 ACs                                                120 ·         2x 231 ACs                                                  85 ·         3x 233 (7.5cm) Heavy ACs                         170 ·         7x Panzerpioneers(4x SDkfz 251/7)        250 ·         2x Panzer IVG, 1x IIIL + schutzen             420 Total:                                                                       1200 Ian Curd: 15th Panzer Grenadier Division-Armoured Panzer Grenadiers (Italy) CV                         HQ (2x 251/1)- 2x P/K                     80 ·         7x Armoured PGs + P/K-                235 ·         7x Armoured PGs + P/K-                235 ·         3x pak 38s-                                        120 ·         2x Grille-                                            190 ·         2x Stug G                                          340 Total:                                                             1200

Kent Galpin- Fallschrimjager FV ·         Hq - 1x  panzerknacker                   60 ·         3x        HQ Stummelwerfers            90 ·         1x        FJ (Full) + P/K                      270 ·         1x        FJ (Full) + P/K                      270 ·         3x        Panzer IV (3x schutzen)     510 Total:                                                            1200 Martin Wilkinson- Panzer Kompanie CV ·         2x Mk IIIM                  230 ·         3x Mk IIIM                  345 ·         3x Mk IIIM                  345 ·         6x Nebelwerfers       220 ( +pak 38)                  40 ·         Add 4x schutzen        20 Total:                                 1200

David Pearce: Panzerkompanie (p.54 of North Africa) CV ·         Coy HQ – 2x Panzer IIIM’s                         230pts ·         w/ Col. Rettemeier                                       50pts ·         Panzer Platoon – 5x Panzer IIIM’s           575pts ·         Panzer Platoon – 3x Panzer IIIM’s           345pts Total                                                                         1200pts Tony Bates: Fallschirmjägerkompanie (p.43 of North Africa) FV ·         Coy HQ – Commander P/K                                    60pts ·         Fallschirmjäger Platoon – w/ 2 Squads   185pts ·         Fallschirmjäger Platoon – w/ 2 Squads   185pts ·         Schwere Panzer Platoon – 2x Tiger  Ie’s            770pts Total                                                                        1200pts

Chris Warren: Armoured Panzer Grenadiers                                      ·         HQ: 2x  SMG P/Ks (2x Sdkfz 251s)                       80 ·         7x Armoured PG (SMG P/K (& 4x Sd Kfz 251/1C)         235 ·         7x Armoured PG + SMG P/K (4x Sd Kfz 251/1C)           235 ·         2x Armoured Mortars  + observer                 100 ·         3x Pak 40s                                                    220 ·         3x Nebelwerfers + pak 38                             155 ·         Priority Air Suppport:  JU87G Stuka            175                                                     Total:                                                             1200 The Team with No Name: Schwere Panzer Companie (Italy) 1x Tiger                                  395 1x Recovery Vehicle                  5 1x  Tiger                                 385 1x Tiger:                                 385 Total:                                      1170

Note Bob has had to pull out because of work commitmentw- I am trying to find a replacement but otherwise Chris W will run the tigers too (3 vehicles being very taxing to run!). If someone else joins in this final list could change.

Regards

Craig

Day of Days- forces involved (Edited)

Still awaiting the last couple of forces but some interesting choices in force selection so far. Jamie will be happy to see a number of mech and armoured forces present- probably the highest percentage for these in a long, long time.

So far the German forces include:
3x armoured panzergrenadiers
1x armoured aufklarung
1x panzersphah
3x panzer companies- all built round panzer  III core.
2x  FJ
1x Grenadiers

Allies I'm still waiting for a couple but so far have:

Americans (CT)
1x Armour- Shermans
3x Armoured Rifles
1x Rifles
1x Armoured Recon

British Commonwealth
1x Kiwi Shermans (CV)
1x Kiwi motor coy (CV)
Indian Rifles (FT)
Canadian armour-Shermans (CT)
Commandos (FV)
British Rifles(CV)

So lots of mechanised/mobile forces, including 3 Sherman companies and 3 panzer III companies, a tiger company, 3x US armoured rifles, 3x Armoured Panzer Grenadiers.

• 5x German Mech forces
• 4x American Mech forces 
• 3x Allied Armoured companies
• 4x German armoured companies

So 2/3rds of all companies are mechanised or armoured (and 1/3 are mechanised!).  

Other interesting things to note:
5x tigers (2 companies)
23x panzer III
7x Panzer IVs (G & late G)
5x Stugs
3x hummels
 
17x US Shermans
6x US priests (1 battery)


17x Canadian & Kiwi Shermans (34 Shermans all up!)
12x 25 pdrs (8/4)
8x priests

Should be a fun weekend

Craig

More Smoke Markers

I decided version one was a bit dark and so made another 8 markers this morning.

This time I spray painted them a dull red then black on top- and did the same for all the original ones too.

Artillery bombardment Markers- version 1
Not totally happy with these, the next version will have the bursts closer together. But this is an idea I got from a Wargames illustrated about WWI and is something I've been meaning to do for a while. One thing that is hard to represent in the photos of FoW games is where artillery strikes happen. WWPD uses a 2 dimensional template which looks pretty good but I thought that the wrecked tank smoke markers system could be adapted to use. V2 will no doubt be better but these are not bad for a first attempt. The idea is to put these markers were artillery bombardments occur to make it easier to tell in photos of games. 

 The smoke is mean to represent shell burst occurring- not quite there but they'll do.

Craig

Panzerspah Completed

All ready for next weekend. 1200 pt panzerspah:

15^th Panzer Grenadier Division-Panzerspah (Italy)   

1x        HQ -250/1      35

3x        250/9 ACs     120

3x        250/9 ACs     120

2x        231 ACs         85

3x        233 (7.5cm) Heavy ACs      170

7x        Panzerpioneers(4x SDkfz 251/7)  250

2x        Panzer IVG, 1x IIIL + schutzen      420

Total: 1200

WIP Kiwi Shermans

As Nick pointed out, the other nights game involved my Desert Shermans, so I've decided to make yet another Sherman company, this time to support my kiwi forces. I'm using BF Sherman IIIs- the kiwi's didn't have the sideskirts in Italy (Cassino then and now being a great source of shots of kiwi shermans in action, and knocked out) but that's all I've got at present.

Only one week to go to Day of Days. Unfortunately Stephen's broken army hasn't healed fast enough to play so I will be playing my panzerspah, partnering Ian C and his armour panzer grenadiers.So it looks like my 233s will get there chance to shine after all. 

Craig

FoW Kiwis vs FJ + Panzers

The Staghounds and a company of (8) Shermans took on Nigel's panzers and Kent's FJ (2x platoons, 3x stugs, hummels)  in a No Retreat.

It was an interesting battle- Dale and I attacked at night and once dawn broke got into a world of hurt vs the panzers and stugs and in the end crumbled- but put up a pretty good fight.

One change I am considering for the comp is to add a 2nd objective for the attacker to force the defender to make a few more hard choices- given that there are four companie son table I don't see it as being game breaking..

 The kiws deploy- ready to race the ford. Fords? Bogging checks with staghounds? hmmm, this isn't going to go well...

 A single patrol probes the other road.

 The staghounds reach the ford.

 Meanwhile Shermans advnce under the cover of darkness.

 

 Nigel fired at the staghounds, knocking out one.

The priests respond, bailing a panzer IV- the first of many such events I'm afraid.

 Kent's second FJ platoon arrive and reinforce the rear objective.

 

 Traffic congestion on our right flank.

The panzer IIIs ambushed the Shermans and bailed one.

Tthe panzer platoon was destroyed in return fire. 

 Staghounds sneak out and take a pot shot at the panzers- bailing one.

 Smoke is used to prevent the stugs firing.

 Shermans square off vs Nigel's kamfgruppe- one panzer III is knocked out.

 Nigels other panzer platoon moves to counter the Shermans.

 How many dingos can one bog in a single round? All of them!

Shermans and panzers trade shots across the hedges.  At this point we are in serious trouble!

 Eventually the staghounds on the right advance. Dale's Shermans have been duking it out with multiple panzer platoons, the staghounds roar forward and knocked out two stugs with side shots! The last stug hangs round as does the last tank in the small KG that had been bailed by another staghound this round. The following round we lost about 3 Shermans and then the FJ assualted out of a building...

 End game- this exposes the staghounds to the FJ at the forward objective (the hummel). The FJ swarm out (no defensive fire) and in a couple of turns knock out the two staghounds and Dale's last two Shermans, its getting late so game is called.

Another fun game, it really see-sawed. Nigel's dice ran bad for a while but picked up near the end. The Shermans did well holding off so many tanks for so long but the staghounds were a bit hamstrung by the lack of bridges.

Edit: a few more pictures added. Yes, hese are part of my dersert collection of Shermans, I need to paint up a company for the kiwis too- I like the sand shields on the Mk IIIs but from looking at Cassino then and now it appears they should be M4A2s without sandskirts- which means I need more shermans! I might get the PSC ones, at about $6 each they are pretty good value!

Notes
We are all enjoying the doubles games, and small/fragile forces, mucch more than standarde 1 on 1 games. I also prefer the larger table, its only an extra foot of width but it just adds so much more room to manouvre.

Craig