Cold War Gone Hot - French battle group armour

 So here is the start to another little wander . Even though I have a bucket load of 1/300 1980s stuff I am doing a 15mm force too . The aim being to do 7 Days to the Rhine. We have a lot of 15mm terrain which is easily useable as well. Battlefront Team Yankee has seen some very good deals in the sales for starter sets etc - even better at sales time where I have picked stuff up . Rather than go with Brits/US/West Germans we are doing some of the smaller nations . James M has Dutch armoured units already so I have added in a French battle group. I have completed the armoured element , the infantry will be along shortly .

 

I went for a NATO 3 colour camo scheme which is more early 90s than 80s French green but I’m good with that . I had picked up an AK colour set and broke out the airbrush . 

The battlefront kits are nice and simple to put together , which took a few nights 

The 2 Gazelle helicopters provide some air support 

For the opposition I am starting with some East Germans 

Gaming - Napoleonics in the Grand Manner

 I have had another visit to see the Vienna Wargamers and participate in another of the large game offerings . 

This time we were doing the Northern side of Leipzig around Mockern and then the French being pushed back even further by the combined might of the various allied armies . After the first two days the table was re-set to move the battlefield closer to Leipzig .

A great few days gaming was had - great company.

The first allied assault heads towards Mockern - it heavily outnumbered the Polish defenders - who would repulse the first go,at it . 

Other than that I have mislaid my notes since getting home! 

 

And it wouldn’t be a trip to Vienna without Coffee and cake