Arab-Israeli battles

 Today  ( Tomorrow being the 55th anniversary of the start of the Six Days War) , we had 3 games of 'What a Tanker' at the club. As Lawrence had no transport (he being terrain guy par excellence!) I was only able to pack a bit of terrain, so the Arab-Israeli wars beckoned, using my modified stats.

We decided to do games from 3 periods of these dreadful conflicts, 1948, 1967, and 1973.

The table at the start of our 1948 game.

The Israelis (Rhys and Mick- used 3 Shermans (M4A3E8)

Phil, Lawrence and I used T-34 85s.

Lawrence had bad dice at first and failed to move his tank.

I got my tank off to a quick start.

Phil on a hill behind a tree!

Mick put his Sherman on a hill, but didn't quite reach the crest.

Rhys, using 2 Shermans, got one into cover behind a compound.

His other went off to hide behind 2 houses.

An overview (Rather reminiscent of Ukrainian Drone shots!)

Rhys had a Sherman go behind a bush.

Lawrence finally got his tank on a hill where he could see the unfolding action.

I got to a forward position where I could see Mick and Rhys' tanks.

Mick reached the top of the large hill and fired.

Rhys's second tank stayed behind the compound, scanning for targets.

Lawrence got a shot at the most forward of Rhys's Shermans...

...and missed.

Phil on the hill didn't, exit one Sherman!

I spotted Mick's tank on the hill...

My 85mm gun made short work of him!

Rhys wisely drove his last Sherman off table! I don't think Shermans have ever beaten T-34/85s in any of our games to date!

Our 1967 game

3 Syrian SU-100s...

...Against 2 Ishermans, with that big French 105mm gun...

...and an M48 Magach run by Mick.

Once again a Drone shot!

One of the SU's hid behind a house and fired...

One of the Shermans was smashed!

The others were dominating the battlefield.

My Isherman got off the hill and hid behind a stone wall.

Mick's M48 raced forward...he got into a hull down position on that hill.

An SU spotted him immediately...

Another great hit!

So, two for Two for the Arabs!

Our third game had 2 Sho't tanks against 2 T55s and a JS3, I had got tired of taking pictures so suffice to say the 2 Israeli tanks destroyed all 3 Egyptian tanks!

Fun day.