My afternoon session at Herts of Lard was playing Simon Hatch's What a Tanker 28mm game on a section of Joe Bilton's Caen 1944 table, which as you can see is an outstanding set-up.
Simon was being helped by his partner, Sarah Hands-Ledger, who was super helpful when I flaked out and couldn't see straight towards the end of the game.
The scenario was to take control of our AFVs and and battle across the rubble strewn streets.
I played the part of British and Canadian armour attempting to push the German defenders from the shattered city.
The Alies started with a couple of Staghound armoured cars, while the Germans had a Hanomag and Sd.Kfz. 234/3 armoured car.
My Staghound lurking in the streets after dispatching the Sd.Kfz. 234/3. Once we destroyed our opponents AFV they got to bring on a Panzer IV each, which turned the balance of the encounter in their favour.
My Staghound is about to dash out of cover and put the wrecked Hanomag between it and the Panzer IV.
That didn't go so well, as in the end one can run, but one can't hide. We both got slaughtered, and both of us were upgraded to a Sherman, which evened the odds. But, after destroying the Panzer IVs, the Germans players got a Panther and a Tiger.
Fortunately, once our Sherman's were dispatched, my colleague got a Hellcat tank destroyer, and I got a Firefly.
I managed to dispatch the Panther, and we both started hunting the Tiger.
At this point of the game, the pressure of stalking the Tiger, and not getting blown up in the process, meant I didn't take anymore pictures after we started inching down the streets, playing cat and mouse.
However, we were eventually victorious after I managed to get on the rear of the wounded Tiger and send one up its jacksie. This meant I'd achieved my fourth kill of the game.
I was totally sucked into game, and had a wonderful time. I even quoted the first couple of lines of Tyger, Tyger too.
We both had a great day out at this years Herts of Lard, and hope to attend again next year.
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