tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post9044133061961436131..comments2024-03-28T11:28:58.010-07:00Comments on JJ's Wargames: Preparation for Pouppeville - Devon Wargames Groupcarojonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-27842781133474509412015-10-12T11:19:40.351-07:002015-10-12T11:19:40.351-07:00Cheers Vince.
Yes Neuville is one of my favourite...Cheers Vince.<br /><br />Yes Neuville is one of my favourites and a really challenging fight for both sides. The actual battle area is a bit tricky to visualize on the ground as the main road from St Mere Eglise to Cherbourg is now a fast dual carriage way and it runs behind the dead end of the lane in my picture. The building pinpoints the area at the centre of the battle area with Turnbull's men positioned in the field to the right of the picture.<br /><br />The Germans, badly shot up in the first contact, tried to move around the Americans by heading off on the other side of the main road, beyond the blocked end of the lane where presumably the 57mm was set up just in case a German SPG tried to motor down the main road into town.<br /><br />I think I will have to re-run the game again soon.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-3567624194733493892015-10-12T09:02:21.899-07:002015-10-12T09:02:21.899-07:00Nice JJ.
Turnbell's defence at Neuville-au-Pl...Nice JJ.<br /><br />Turnbell's defence at Neuville-au-Plain is one of my favourite scenarios and no cakewalk for either side. I have played it 3 times with varying results and also umpired the game several times. It is particularly interesting if none of the players have heard of the skirmish. It is good to see a picture of the actual terrain and find the road is even more narrow than I thought it was.<br /><br />VinceVincehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691369848035290908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-12303097081087225012015-10-12T08:10:17.970-07:002015-10-12T08:10:17.970-07:00Cheers Rodger, seeing those pictures has put me in...Cheers Rodger, seeing those pictures has put me in a mind to go back. Great food, great cycling country, warm summers and a bit of historical inspiration.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-80165969989452469532015-10-12T02:17:39.110-07:002015-10-12T02:17:39.110-07:00Great post and fantastic photos!Great post and fantastic photos!Rodgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816347472085277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-80335728542541583422015-10-11T23:54:51.200-07:002015-10-11T23:54:51.200-07:00Thanks chaps. Doing the "before and after&quo...Thanks chaps. Doing the "before and after" stuff is great fun and turns a battlefield tour into a treasure hunt when you have the kids helping to spot the sites before anyone else. Importantly it gives a real sense of the terrain when you stand on the exact same spot and study the lie of the land which, give or take the odd changes in trees and buildings, remains fairly constant and really feeds the imagination when thinking about scenarios and games.carojonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826580638291659193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-90276320625496569152015-10-11T12:26:05.088-07:002015-10-11T12:26:05.088-07:00Fine looking game setup.
I, too, really enjoyed th...Fine looking game setup.<br />I, too, really enjoyed the "yesteryear" and "today" photos.<br />Great stuff!Jonathan Freitaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07862373894196924886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2591229843590982581.post-70426425968660608542015-10-11T06:50:24.024-07:002015-10-11T06:50:24.024-07:00Great post, I really enjoyed the comparison photos...Great post, I really enjoyed the comparison photos.<br /><br />Johnjohn de terre neuvehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898285039988448895noreply@blogger.com