Raid on an airfield Huge scenario at Tabletop Games

Finally the story can be told.  Eighteen unarmored jeeps against the Luftwaffe and  Afrika Korps units in a midnight raid.

 With Jacob's 6 jeeps and 12 from the store, twenty two airplanes on the runway, 4 ammo dumps and over 100 Afrika Korps infantry, this was a big game!

The last plane had come in. It was midnight, the desert would be very dark if not for the lights on the runway, lit to guide the planes coming in just as the raiders were starting their engines. Eighteen jeeps, each carrying two or three mg's.

Lower airstrip, fighters and Ju-87 Stukas

 

Upper airstrip, where the big birds were located.

 

The first turn, 10 of the SAS jeeps showing, first blood to Jacob's group-the center jeeps. 

  Not to be outdone, one of my jeeps gets two planes the next turn!

And an ammo dump and another plane the next turn.

 

 

meanwhile, down the center Jacob's jeeps charged forward.

While assisting Eric, the third jeep team leader, in blowing up several more planes.

Pretty much my high water mark. Two ammo dumps, all but one plane on the first two tables were burning. Over 50 Afrika Korps soldiers were in rifle range.

We played the game through all the turns (6 or 7, don't remember ). No bombers were harmed, but there were no dive bombers or fighters remaining serviceable

Thanks to Tabletop, especially Ron M., who assembled 22of the  1/48th scale planes, painted and decaled them,  then did 12  jeeps, then did 90D..A.K. fit in as well. To Jacob, not only for the 6 finished models, but for his tactical rules knowledge. To "Death or glory"  Eric....we did well to get a tie.

Oh, yeah...to my dice.. which finally did what I needed in the game.