Operation Cobra - DH/CF7B

On a whim, I decided to host a Disposable Heroes/Coffin for Seven Brothers game today. My usual gaming buddy, Adrian N., was tied up with school work, so I offered to host a small game with Ted H. I warned Ted that I hadn't played DH/CF7B for several years and only re-read the rules last night. However, Ted being the stoic trooper and always willing to try anything once, happily agreed to play. We determined at the outset to play five turns and see what happened. Surprisingly, we managed to play all five turns; although we did a lot of rules checking throughout. Mainly this was for checking stats for vehicle hits and such. We agreed that these rules are strongly geared to favor infantry over AFVs; or at least it gives the infantry good odds - you just need enough AT weapons.

The scenario is based loosely on Operation Cobra - the breakout from the Normandy Beachhead. The 4th Armored Division played a prominent role in this operation. Their opponents for this game were mostly Fallschirmjaeger, along with armor support. Here are a bunch of photos of the game.

Most of the figures are Victory Force Minis, and most of the vehicles either Corgis and those cheap plastic vehicles that Walmart carried several years ago. The majority of the terrain are the pieces kindly supplied for use at The Game Matrix where the game was played.