By Kevin Kubecka
Battle
of Arnhem-A Bridge Too Far!
GameMaster: Stephen Wilcox, Lone Star Historical-Dallas/Ft.
Worth Chapter, Texas, USA
Location: Texas Toy Soldier
Date: Sunday, January 10, 2016
The Dallas/Fort Worth Chapter of Lone Star Historical
Miniatures hosted a massive 15,000 point Flames of War brawl reconstructing the
Arnhem Bridge engagement of September 17-26, 1944. Nine lucky players commanded
their troops on a colossal six (6) by sixteen (16) foot board modeled on
period reconnaissance photographs. Who
says, everything isn’t bigger in Texas!
All the usual characters made this fight:
BRITISH
TROOPS GERMAN TROOPS
Colonel Frost’s Perimeter Force Spindler’s Blocking Force
-2 players, 1,250 points
each -3 players, 1,250 points each
General Urquhart’s Parachute and Airlanding Forces Gräbner’s Reconnaissance Force
-2
players, 1,250 points each -1 player, 1,250 points
XXX Corps Armor-British Armored Force Hummel Armor
Force-Tigers!!
-1 player, 1,250
points -1 player, 1,250 points
Knaust
Reserve Force
-1 player, 1,250 points
11 players listed with forces, however only nine actually
participated.
ALLIES
PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE: Frost must hold out until XXX Corps arrives on
Turn 6;
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Urquhart’s forces must push through the town and link up
with Frost.
AXIS
PRIMARY
OBJECTIVE: Reclaim
bridge head from Frost’s Forces;
SECONDARY OBJECTIVE: Prevent Urquhart’s forces from linking up with Frost.
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