The Regiment has been thinking about small scale, 500 point games of Bolt Action for a while now. Having so few points lends itself to being a brutal affair, so when McZ and I took to the field with 500 point armies, it was no exception!
I was running Regular Germans, with
- Second Lt
- 8 Grenadiers with an SMG and LMG
- 8 Grenadiers with an SMG and LMG
- 8 Grenadiers with an SMG and LMG
- 6 Veteran Pioneers with an SMG and a Flamethrower
- MG42
McZ was running (I think)
- Lootenant and buddy
- 12 GIs
- 12 GIs
- Pioneer GIs with a flamethower
- Light Mortar
The mission was to claim the loot from the Panzer III in the middle of the table, and then leg it off your table edge. Sounds simple enough?
As for the game, in picture form it went something like...
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| Hans, the disabled Panzer III got stuck in the middle of the table |
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| The Germans arrive on table (after spending the first turn NOT arriving) |
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| The German pioneers took some positions next to large fuel tanks. With their flamethrower.... |
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| The Americans showed up! |
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| The pioneers claim the Panzer III! |
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| This is called a "horde" of Americans |
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| A flanking squad of Grenadiers deploys next to the huts... |
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| ...and is charged by the US Engineers... |
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| ....And totally wipe them out! |
All in all, my dice were terrible for the first three turns, and then they were just great, which meant that I was able to wipe the Americans off the table, claim the loot and win the game!
As for 500 point Bolt Action? Man it is brutal, and when it starts going wrong, it really goes wrong. I liked using small unit tactics, and certainly enjoyed getting the Winter Germans out onto the table. Just three elements to go then they are all done!
Whitewashing on the vehicles is going well too, I am super, super happy with the Panzer III
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| Grubby whitewash! |
Till next time, I will get back to the painting table...
Pooch
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