Falaise

BUFLA TO THE RESCUE
Part 2
The attack presses forward despite the loss of a third of our force. We are about halfway to Saint Grammont...
Viva La France!!!

One of our vehicle crews has bailed out and fires at the nearby enemy in panic.

It helps another vehicle to make it through...

Our tanks have reached Phase Line Claudette under German mortar fire.

You know...this crap aint easy to do. 

We knocked-out a German truck. The crew will paint a "kill marking" on their barrel...and leave their insurance papers for the driver to avoid any police involvement.

The Germans used up about a dozen grenades to knock-out the abandoned tank.

ohhh, but it was successful

Back at Phase Line Beatrice...the crew in an immobilized R35 sit quietly and await their fate. 

The German anti-tank gun fires a long range "hail Mary" shot to try and KO an R35. It ricochets into the air. (I measured it at about 550 meters)

La grande conclusion
We shall see what happens in Saint-Grammont-sur-Merde...
The Bufla destroys an R35. Maybe the last of them?

Major Tron watches Pelou enter the village...
<I will recommend him and his crew for medals!>
DRI-VERRRR!!! FORWARDDDDDDD!!!! Cross the bridge and go to the left of those houses!

Pelou's tank moves slowly down the main street. The Bufla is only around the corner.

Major Tron comes around to draw fire for Pelou. Pelou is ready to turn sharply as soon as he clears the small bicycle shop.

Major Tron pumps his fist! Now Pelou! Now!!!!!

Pelou's gunner fires and hits.

SAINT-GRAMMONT is ours!!!

FIN

...and now Part 6
Bufla...a name which the men will fear.

Floch is no more. The 88mm round makes its mark.

Again the Bufla punches a hole through a 2nd Char B1 bis. 

Major Tron bites down and spits out his cigar:
2 destroyed.
Only 1 left to try.
I must stay here and observe its progress...

He looks at his men and then smiles.
DR-IVER! FORWARDDDDDD!!!!!!!
...to be continued...
 

OK, Gary is back. 
...and now Part 5
But first some gameplay video from the big action!
 
I held off to tell you my Franco-phile audience, that this last turn was very bad for our gallant men riding the iron horses. This a composite image of great horro.

Major Tron ordered or suggested with great fervor, a temporary halt. 2 of the light tanks took that as permission to basically shut down the engines and maybe have a smoke. They were under the close observation of the enemy tanks and both were eliminated.
We have but just the few still fully operational Char B1 bis, just 2...and 2 remaining R35. 
Driver: <But mon commandante, are we not 3 Char B1 bis, including our tank?>
Major Tron: <Driver! FULLLL REVERSE!!! Take us to a good vantage point to observe...>
Driver: <MON COMMANDANTE!!! It is Floch! He has returned to sanity and is attacking!!!>

They gasped to see an unusual weapon. A massive gun mounted on a half-track! The irony stung them with pain. The French army had been the first to experiment with half-tracks. The Germans took careful note and went onward. The French leadership dropped any special focus to the concept...

Here is the briefing for the French. 

Here is the French set-up. I used 3 different color zones to kind of force or allow some stuff to happen. left and right flank positions and the main area at the farmhouse. He has an LMG. A squad. A Breach team. A platoon leader and Capitaine Gourmand. Plus 3 foxholes.

Let us look at some of the French troops...(P.S. I don't have a PhD in French Military History, ok. Just trying to have fun and be creative.)
These are colonial troops. I guess from Africa. Their helmet has a crescent moon and R.F. emblem. Courtesy of @JM Stuff Merci JM. 

This is a Breach team of French. Falaise made the greatcoats and one has the collar badges for the regiment. He also made a bunch of gear and I will swing around to take a shot of their back sides. 😮
 

...and le derriere! Check out the canteen we made in Blender. It actually holds wine according to Falaise. (Red with beef. White with fish and chicken). He made all the textures. We are still migrating them out to the other troops. These guys are pretty much fully equipped.

Here is our rendition of the France 1940 French army squad. We wish we could ditch the SMG as desired but it isn't editable. We can play tricks to make it go away and not be present in a battle. The French had very few SMG's. They got several thousand out of Spain after the Spanish Civil War. They started making one. MAS-38. I am trying to get it Blender modded. No luck yet. I haven't had any success making a MAS-36 either. 
Here is another @JM Stuff Maybe he hangs around the docks late at night and got this 3D model off some drunk sailor? I don't know. Merci JM.

I made this mod of an SMG in Blender after seeing a photo in an Osprey book. Whatever!

Here is LT Falaise...What a man! Carries 333 rounds of ammo. WTF? I dialed the headcount down but the game doesn't dial down the ammo. hmmmm

Last but not least, Capitaine Gourmand. Where did they get that radio from? Jeez. I better swap that out for 2 tin cans and some string or maybe one of those funky Italian radios with the big hoola-hoop antenna?

TO BE CONTINUED
 

Gorillas in the Mist.

love this game...thanks to devs

Not combat actually, but pics from (near) the frontline. Map is from latest Zverovboy1´s Baltic map/battle pack here: https://community.battlefront.com/topic/142405-baltic-mini-map-pack/ Forces is not from actual battle. Bits of spiced up with Reshade and some GIMP filters. German SS Engineers checking soft ground in front of an armored column.






 

I really like the pictures of this game
You @quakerparrot67 and @Phantom Captain are masters,  I like the spirit of your images
with thoughtful framing, superbe !
now Tigers:



 

I really like the pictures of this game
You @quakerparrot67 and @Phantom Captain are masters,  I like the spirit of your images
with thoughtful framing, superbe !
now Tigers:



 

Canteen, backpack, gas mask case....
reason for defeat !

Canteen, backpack, gas mask case....
reason for defeat !

@Falaise
Not enough Normandy?  Hmmmm.....

And finally, full circle back to Russia.
Inspired by @quakerparrot67 and your series of close-ups.

Ok, ok, one from Normandy...

Italy.


 

Look what the cat dragged in...
Syria.

A hazy shade of winter...

I really like the pictures of this game
You @quakerparrot67 and @Phantom Captain are masters,  I like the spirit of your images
with thoughtful framing, superbe !
now Tigers:



 

not enough normandy🥺
here's😋

not enough normandy🥺
here's😋

I really like the pictures of this game
You @quakerparrot67 and @Phantom Captain are masters,  I like the spirit of your images
with thoughtful framing, superbe !
now Tigers:



 

not enough normandy🥺
here's😋

not enough normandy🥺
here's😋

I really like the pictures of this game
You @quakerparrot67 and @Phantom Captain are masters,  I like the spirit of your images
with thoughtful framing, superbe !
now Tigers: