Reply To: Continued Explorations of Normandy Wargaming

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@jamesevans140 –

Yep, we have had our first game of “Normandy Campaign” Panzer Leader … rather than “D-Day landing” Panzer Leader.  @damon and I had a great 4-hour game of 8th Armoured Brigade (Nottingham Yeomanry / Sherwood Foresters at the lead, supported by 4/7th Dragoons and 24th Lancers) leading 147th Infantry Brigade  49th West Riding Division at the Battle of Fortenay-Rauray, Operation Martlet, 27 June 1944.

Sherwood Foresters were requested, so that’s how we wound up lo0king at an 8th Armoured Brigade “research / history path.”

The opponents were a divisional boundary between the right wing of Panzer Lehr and 12th SS Hitlerjugend.

Definitely a harsh fight.  I won’t lie, it was fun to play Panthers of Pz Lehr and Tigers of 101 SS sPzAtng.  Although, not shockingly, the Panzer Lehr came off much better than the SS.

Look for the full battle report in the projects section, coming soon!

Omaha Beach – The Guns Fall Silent