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Monday 28 October 2013

KELLY'S HEROES. FOW DISPLAY GAME BY ABERDEEN WARGAMES CLUB.

 
 
Over the past 10 years or so, Aberdeen Wargames Club have had a table at the Aberdeen Model Railway Club exhibition. This year the game was a Flames of War demonstration game set in 1944.

The scenario was an American attack on the town of Claremont. The intention was to run the game as a rolling scenario over the two days of the exhibition, adding new units as required. At some point, Kelly's private enterprise operation would make an appearance. The stats for Kelly's force were from the FOW website.
 
The town of Claremont. What are those three Tigers doing sitting in the town square?
                   The rest of the town looks deserted, although that may be an illusion.
 
                                        The recce forces clash. The US come off second best!
 
                                                  The US infantry advance on the flank.
But German nebelwerfers prepare to engage them.
Later in the game. US infantry infiltrate the town. The Tigers are close!
I left at this point. Aidan reports that the game continued till early afternoon on the Sunday.
The bank did not remain unscathed! Negative waves? Not here!
 
 

2 comments:

  1. I would like to report that there were no negative waves, and that the US, did indeed triumph, the town of Claremont was liberated, and that hope still remains that Kelly, Big Joe, Crapgame and comrades will be found soon. So far they are listed as MIA. Oh and by the time we got to the bank it was empty. Thanks for excellent coverage, from Tom Howley, Aiden Donaghy and Don Stewart, with a credit to Mike Grattidge

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    1. Don,
      Not a problem. Despite my very rare appearances at AWC, I still take an interest. A well presented game that drew a bit of interest.

      Jeff.

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