Fire and Fury Games' Battlefront WWII Cold Wars 2011

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Cold Wars 2011

Pete Landry and Mike Sincavage put on several BF:WW2 this convention, Bill Gray put on some Age of Honor games, and Brigade level F&F games were also in evidence. Many of the photos are by Pete Landry.

Polish Spoiling Attack

Pete and Mike put on a series of Blitzkrieg era games, the first of which was the Polish Spoiling Attack, one of Mark Hayes' early scenarios, put on in memory of Mark. This is a fairly small scenario, where a unit of German motorcycle troops and armored cars attempt to defend a village and supply road against 4 Polish infantry companies. The Germans have the edge in morale (Veteran vs Experienced and Trained), and mobility, but are outnumbered. You not-so-humble webmaster ran one of the Polish companies.

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Starting position	The Germans start out defending the town and the road, facing off against two Polish companies in the woods.
Long Range fire	The Armored Cars and German infantry exchange relatively ineffective long range fire with the Poles in the woods. Germans in the town start to dig in.
More Long Range fire	Another view of the previous situation.
Poles Advance	The main Polish force comes on the board and heads for the town. One part moves through the open (shown), while another moves to the right (off camera).
Poles Advance 2	Another view.
A critical shot	The Germans dispatch one of their armored cars to defend the town against the Polish advance, but a lucky shot disorders it.
Charge	The Poles use the temporary incapacity of the armored car to charge the town. The right flank of the main Polish attack can be seen in the woods. They are still getting into position.
More critical shots	Just as the charge is going in, the long range fire from the woods disorders two critical MG units on the other side of the town.
Urra!	The company from the woods adds to the charge while the right flank company gets ready.
The End	In a concentric attack, the right flank company joins in the attack. The surrounded Germans inflict some casualties but attrition starts to take its toll. Also, the Poles score victory points just by being in the town, and have enough so that the Germans cannot win.

Mokra

Another Polish campaign entry from Pete and Mike, this time on the battle at Mokra. I think that one of the reasons they did this was to get their (very cool) armored train onto the battlefield.

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mokra001	The beginning of the battle from the Polish view. German infantry begins to clear the woods while the armor moves up in the center.
mokra002	Armored Train Smialy positions itself in the center for better fields of fire.
mokra003	Polish armored cars and mounted cavalry reinforce the right.
mokra004	German armor forces help clear the woods and cautiously advance in the center.
mokra005	German armor seems not to be that happy with advancing too close to the Polish train.
mokra006	Germans clear the north wood and work at clearing the south wood with help from the armor.
mokra007	The Poles are forced out of the woods, falling back to reform at the rail line.
mokra008	German infantry fall back to regroup on right giving the Poles time to reposition.
mokra009	Fierce fighting in Mokra I and II as the Germans take it from the Poles.
mokra010	The armor make a rush towards the train as the infantry also assault it, slightly damging the engine.
mokra011	Polish cavalry attack German armor! Where are the Italian reporters?
mokra012	One MkI is chased off but the 2nd repulses the cavalry.
mokra013	The legend lives on! On the 3rd attack by the Polish cavalry German armor is destroyed!!!
mokra014	German armor crosses the tracks as infantry assault the train again.
mokra015	Mokra is in German hands The battle was declared a draw. Both sides still had opportunity to achieve victory but it would not be easy for either as gaming time ran out.

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