Rapid Fire: Operation Goodwood in 20mm.

 Now I am back from my holidays we were back at Nigel's house today for another game of Rapid Fire using his wonderful 20mm collection of figures and vehicles. The scenario was taken from the Rapid Fire website, Operation Goodwood which seems to have been mainly a tank battle between the British and the Germans. Nigel put me and Ian in control of the british and Nigel was in charge of the Germans. The main aim was for each side to get at least one vehicle off the opposite table edge from where they deployed.

The British tanks enter the table.

The British briefing. 

Main German deployment and their briefing. Nigel had also deployed an anti tank gun and a squad of infantry over on our right flank but their position was not known until they fired. 

The British tanks get into position. 

Ian and I decided to deploy a smoke screen to cover our advance as although the germans had fewer tanks they did have some good fire power. 

Nigel destroyed one of our shermans (top left) but we rushed forward hoping that our greater numbers would help us break through. 

White smoke equals light damage, black smoke is for heavy damage and red smoke deontes a destroyed vehicle. The red counters record who has fired smoke. 

Our British Shermans swarm all over the Germans and manage to break through. Nigel's Germans also failed a morale test at this time and had to withdraw. 

A win for the British. We actually completed the game quite quickly so after lunch we set up again with me controlling the Germans and Ian and Nigel in charge of the British. 

Some of my Germans deployed ready to great the British. 

The advancing Brits destroyed my AT gun hidden on my left flank.

This time round, the British failed to break through in the allowed 10 turns but my Germans also failed to advance at all so a draw was declared. 

Both games were great fun with lots of tanks being destroyed. 

We play again next week, a first game with our freshly painted 15mm early war forces.