CARRONADE 2013

It was up to Scotland for this year's Carronade in Falkirk on Saturday. I was looking forward to this year's show as I had quite a bit of money to spend. Mick and I got on the road by about half 7 and as there wasn't much traffic we got there at 9:55. The show had already started by then. We immediately saw Tom from the club and he directed us to our game. The club was doing a Wild Geese Participation Game which in my opinion looked rather good. We put our gear next to the table and went for a look around.


First up was a Charge Of The Light Brigade participation game which me and Mick both played. The aim of the game was : 5 units of horse 1 unit per player and the 1st unit to reach the Russian guns wins a prize.  Unfortunately I did not realise it was a race until halfway through the game and Mick didn't realise either until after .the game had finished. We both lost but we got some Turkish delight for playing. Anyway onto the pictures.

Kirriemuir Wargames Club-The Charge Of The Light Brigade

Border Reiver Wargames Club-The Wild Geese

Gourock Wargames Society- Battle Of Brandywine

Gourock Wargames Society-Battle Of Freeman's Farm

Bathgate Wargames Club-THEM

Blue Bears

Westerhope Wargames Club-Attack On Antonine Wall

Pheonix Wargames Club-Battle Of Chalons

Iron Brigade-WW1

Dumfries Wargames Club-VBCW

Old Meldrum Wargames Club-Battle Of Bantry Bay 1796

RAF Leuchars-Attack On The USS Essex

Dave Mac (Kallistra)-Battle Of Klyastitzy 1812

Durham Wargames Club-Battle Of White Marsh 1777 54mm

League Of Augsburg-Donnybrook 17th Century Skirmish

Angus Wargames Club-Wild West

SESWG-Battle Of Nachod 1866

DWARF-Da Battle At Orcs Drift

Not sure about this one.

Glasgow District Wargames Society-Battle Of Murt 1213

Critical Mass Games-Critical Mass

GWP-The Battle Of Elgin VBCW

Hawk Wargames-Drop Zone Commander

Dumbarton Wargames Club-Operation Market Garden

Dunfermline Wargames Club-American Civil War 15mm

There were a few other games but I didn't manage to get any pictures of them.We got chatting to the guys from Westerhope Wargames Club and found out they operate just down the road from where we live so we are planing to attend their club at some point.

For once I didn't buy very much only purchasing a flames of war box set OPEN FIRE from Caliver for £42.50. That's the least Ive spent at a Wargame show in about 2 years.

Overall it was a good show.  A good mix of traders and games.  A big thanks to the guys at the Falkirk club for putting it on.

Next up on Wednesday WW2

Thanks for reading

Carl



A CHURCH TOO FAR

We had a game of world war 2 20mm on Wednesday using the Battleground rules.

Setting

Operation market garden 1944 a Horsa glider has flown off course and crashed. The survivors have moved to a nearby church to await reinforcements.The Germans have seen the crash and sent a force to investigate.

The Battlefield

The Germans consisting of 1 unit of regular German infantry.1 unit of Waffen SS and 2 Panther tanks.

The British force consisting of 1 unit of British airborne troops 2 Piat teams. A jeep with mounted twin vickers machine guns.A 3 inch mortar and a 17pounder anti tank gun.

The objective.

          "I was wondering where that went".A captured British jeep scouts ahead of the main German force.

A German Panther moves up the road.

The British mortar fires at the Panther but is off target hitting the road behind the tank.

The German infantry dismount the tank and take cover behind some hedge.

A second Panther tank moves along the road.

The mortar fires at the German infantry hitting and killing two men.

The second Panther goes off road and the SS disembark.

British casualties.

The 17 pounder opens up on the Panther as it moves along the road.

 The shot hits the engine and slightly damages it making it unable to move. The shot also kills the tank commander and the radio operator.

The 17 pounder fires again this time hitting the ammo cache engulfing the tank in a huge explosion.

The second Panther fires at the church where they suspect a spotter is hiding.  They succeed in killing him.

The jeep fires its double vickers machine guns at the SS hiding behind the tank.

Killing one German.

And making another run away he is nearly killed by a stray mortar round.

The mortar then fires at the mg hiding behind the tank killing him and fires a second round onto the last German next to the tank.

Killing him.

The Panther then fires at the jeep destoying it.

The 17 pounder fires a HE round at the German infantry killing one and wounding another.

British infantry behind the church wall fire at the SS troopers next to the treeline killing two of them.

The mortar finishes off the wounded German behind the hedge.

The panther fires at the infantry behind the wall killing 3.

The last German mg team fires at the British.

Killing two more.

The Germans behind the hedgerow fire at the 17 pounder killing all but two crew.

And making one of them run away.

The last German mg team is attacked by the mortar losing the ammo carrier.

As it was 10 o'clock we finished here the result being a draw because both sides lost pretty much the same amount of men. But considering the British were stuck in enemy territory the Germans would have likely got reinforcements.

Next up on Wednesday we are doing a practice run of the wild geese game we are taking to Carronade.

Thanks for reading

Carl