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This World War Two Normandy game was a demonstration game at a games show in the 1990s.
Looking back at my old photographs, I wish I had made a few notes as I now have no idea about the game, the background or even which show this was…
Back then I was using film and I would take only a few shots at a show. These days with digital I might take two or three hundred!
The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.
From Simon’s collection.
This Cromwell is at Bovington, well the photograph was taken fifteen years ago I think, so it was certainly there back then…
The Cromwell tank was one of the most successful series of cruiser tanks fielded by Britain in the Second World War. The Cromwell tank, named after the English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell, was the first tank in the British arsenal to combine a dual-purpose gun, high speed from the powerful and reliable Meteor engine, and reasonable armour, all in one balanced package. Its design formed the basis of the Comet tank. However by the time the Cromwell first saw action in Normandy in many ways it was already out of date.
I am the process of painting some Cromwells for Flames of War.
I remember when I watched episode 4 of Band of Brothers
Overall the Cromwell was a welcome addition to the British, but as with many allied tanks, they were under armoured and under-gunned when faced with the German tanks of the same time period. Where the allies won out was in sheer numbers and probably more importantly logistics.
This Comet is at Bovington, well the photograph was taken fifteen years ago I think, so it was certainly there back then… 😉
The Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34) was a British cruiser tank that first saw use near the end of World War II. It was designed to provide greater anti-tank capability to Cromwell tank squadrons. It was armed with a 77mm HV, a derivative of the 17 pounder, with the result that it was one of the few British tanks with the firepower to challenge late war German designs.
As a development of the Cromwell, it was an interim design before the Centurion tank. Seeing post World War II combat during the Korean war, the Comet remained in British service until 1958. Comets sold to other countries continued in some cases to operate into the 1970s.
It is one of those tanks that I think I like because of the Airfix and Matchbox influence, there was a lovely 1:76th scale plastic kit of the Comet from Matchbox that I remember building. I am expecting that we might eventually see one for Flames of War… you never know.
Flames of War M5 Half Track from Simon’s collection.
The Humber Armoured Car was one of the most widely produced British armoured cars of the Second World War. It supplemented the Humber Light Reconnaissance Car and remained in service until the end of the war.
From Simon’s collection.
Flames of War M5 Half Track
Sometimes you can’t see the wood for the trees and sometimes you need to have something smacked in front of you to see it.
In my previous post on the new Battle of the Bulge release for Flames of War I made the comment.
Will we see allied forces? Don’t know, but I would like to see a Comet and the M24 Chaffee.
Well, Simon, right as usual, pointed to me to this page on the Flames of War website and right at the bottom is a photograph of ten M24 Chaffee tanks.
Yay!
Back in February 2011 in a blog post I discussed what we might see if Battlefront released a Battle of the Bulge supplement for Flames of War.
In the July issue of Wargames Illustrated we shall see news of “Devil’s Charge” the Flames of War supplement covering the Battle of the Bulge. No news yet on possible model releases but just from the cover I suspect we might see a Schwimmwagen and a King Tiger.
Will we see allied forces? Don’t know, but I would like to see a Comet and the M24 Chaffee.
Flames of War M5 Half Tracks