Sicily 1943 : Operation Husky : Bolt Action

A run out for my Sicily collection from a few weeks ago before my recent illness, but I hadn’t got round to blogging the battle. With two fairly equal forces we chose a slightly quirky scenario. As the battle was some time ago the photos will have to tell most of the story.

Objectives were placed in the far right quadrant, then forces were split with each army coming on as shown above.

German armour heads for the centre of the table to hold the road junction

American heavy weapon support

Including a cleverly placed antitank gun looking along the road

German armour turns left avoiding a potential flank shot down the road

GI’s arrive in force but a long way form the objectives

German Panzer now holding the road junction

But the GI’s are digging in around the farm

GI’s have taken the high ground and have sent their Sherman down the left

The Germans have taken out the damaged building with a direct hit

A wider shot of the battlefield

Finally after several turns the Germans have managed to knock out the American antitank gun

After trading shots the Pz IV knocks out the Sherman with a side shot

In the end the Germans gain a clear victory when their infantry capture the objectives

A fun game and nice to get the Sicily collection on the table.

Thanks for checking in

Matt😀