Action on the Western Front in 1918

After our foray in the Western Front in 1914 last time. The action has moved forward four years.

The scenario is that the Kaiserschlact has failed and the Germans are in retreat with the Allies in pursuit. Two of the retreating German regiments are ordered to hold their position and stop the pursuit, and a third regiment, a battalion of storm troopers supported by artillery, a tank and a single aircraft are sent to help.

The Allied advance is lead by the Gloucestershire Regiment and the Gordon Highlanders, with support from and Franco-American force coming up. The allies have artillery, armour and air support.

The battlefield being scouted by a single British aircraft

The retreating Germans northwards...the two guys behind threatening shoot the guy with the map if he gets it wrong...

The British Guns look for a position

Covered by the mortars

The messenger

The Gloucestershires advance on the right...

With the Gordons on the left

A Whippet supports the Gordons

The British Mk1 Tank rumbles forward in support of the Gloucestershires

The German machine guns take position...

To cover the retreat

Hubert: " Hello, is that Uber Eats?"

The A7 lumbers towards the Gloucestershires

The Stormtroopers arrive...at the double

The British storm forward

Enter the French

They bring a FT27 with them.

But the Germans hold

The British guns have found a position

The Gordons are advancing...

...against well positioned Germans

German guns engage the French

"What you lookin' at?"

"Well?"

The first aircraft arrives

The Mk 1 has almost made it to the front

A second British plane arrives

A third British aircraft arrives and sweeps over the recently arrived Americans

But the German aircraft has arrived and drives the British plane away

"Where are those Uber Eats?"

"Take a message sergeant..."

All was quiet in the ruined village...

But not for long

The British guns in action

The French commanders are looking for a café, while Bertrand  in the background has caught a pigeon for his dinner

The Stormtrooper flamethrower appears...

...and causes considerable loss in the Gloucestershires

But the Gloucestershires get their revenge and he is soon engulfed in flame as his apparatus explodes

Wait...there are the Uber Eats

"Damit, this is Butter Chicken, I ordered Lamb Rogan Josh!"

After a hard fight the Germans had stopped Allied advance for now, fulfilling their objective.

Thanks to John L for most of the images here.