This is the largest crater on the western front .It was one of sixteen mines detonated on July 1st and was intended to remove a German strongpoint in this area.The tunneling was started by the 185th Tunneling Company and on detonation contained 60,000lbs of explosive. At the time spotter aircraft in the area reported the debris from the explosion rose to a hieght of approximately 5000ft .Many of the Great war craters have been filled in and toprevent this happening in 1979 an English man Richard Dunning bought the crater in order to preserve the sight.
Today the crater measues 300ft across and 90 ft deep
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Saturday, 26 May 2012
Vimy Ridge -Great War Tour PT1
Memorial to the missing |
German Trench the couple in the distance are in the Canadian trenches |
Canadian trench showing fire step |
German Trench and Fire step |
Mother Canada looking for her lost son's |
Perfect view of the zig zag trench work |
Monday, 21 May 2012
The Falklands :Triples after show report
The Argentinians wait for another drubbing |
The game was a generic Falklands scenario which was played about 14 times over the weekend ,with a British victory every game ,everyone seemed to enjoy the game and we had lots of people stop by to ask questions about the rules .
Tim Gows excellent game |
Most importantly we raised a nice amount for the Royal British Legion and I must thank our hosts Sheffield Wargames Society for their generous donation , and of course everyone else who donated over the weekend especially John & Elaine my fellow pointmen everything on the table was down to john ,the paperwork was down to Elaine I just sat there and looked pretty ? and Shawn Peggy and Rob of Ambush Alley games who make this all possible.
Sunday, 13 May 2012
Sheffield Triples 2012
Just to confirm our table at Sheffield Triples ,We will be almost in our usual spot still in the main Hall on Table M .In the programme we are listed as British Legion Charity Game Ambush Alley ,not exactly as we put it but it got the main detail there . All three of our pointman team will be there on Saturday and two of us on Sunday its a Falklands participation game so please pop over and join in or just say hello
Thursday, 3 May 2012
Force on Force official tournament -update
Hi not had that many confirm by email yet that you want to take part ,although had a lot of interest so still not been able to confirm too much so giving a cut off entry date for 31st May 2012 then I will confirm everything and remember if at this point you cant make the date set please don't worry .
Date : TBC (june or july )
Venue : Sheffield have 3 venues on offer will depend on numbers.
Type : knock out ,number of rounds dependent on numbers taking part.
Size &type of Forces : Again depends on numbers but 1st round will be Infantry only one or two sections for regulars ,all games will be a generic regular force against insurgents. 1st round at least will be played as both sides against same opponent.I.E you will play both regulars and then insurgents against same player.
Scale : if you can supply both forces and scenery then anything 10,15 ,20 25 or 28mm .
What do I need from you : an email containing ,name ,what forces you have available ,scale and if June or july is best for you.
Will it cost me to enter : Yes a small donation (made on the day)which will go to the Royal British Legion and again if we get large numbers a small room hire charge (in total no more than £5.00.)
Prizes: Yes at the moment a few collectable bits from Ambush Alley games ,Caps ,Keychains ,15mm collectable figure plus winners certificates and I'm in disscussion with a couple of sponsers so maybe more .
Age: No real age limit we have a couple of juniors registered but not enough to run a junior only tournament so no age restrictions .
Rules : of course Osprey edition FOF , any tournament amendments will be sent to everyone prior to the games. At least 2 or 3 pointmen will be there and their decisions will be final ,decisions will be made on fair play and within the rules remember this is for fun .
More soon. Plesae pop and see us at Triples with any questions
Date : TBC (june or july )
Venue : Sheffield have 3 venues on offer will depend on numbers.
Type : knock out ,number of rounds dependent on numbers taking part.
Size &type of Forces : Again depends on numbers but 1st round will be Infantry only one or two sections for regulars ,all games will be a generic regular force against insurgents. 1st round at least will be played as both sides against same opponent.I.E you will play both regulars and then insurgents against same player.
Scale : if you can supply both forces and scenery then anything 10,15 ,20 25 or 28mm .
What do I need from you : an email containing ,name ,what forces you have available ,scale and if June or july is best for you.
Will it cost me to enter : Yes a small donation (made on the day)which will go to the Royal British Legion and again if we get large numbers a small room hire charge (in total no more than £5.00.)
Prizes: Yes at the moment a few collectable bits from Ambush Alley games ,Caps ,Keychains ,15mm collectable figure plus winners certificates and I'm in disscussion with a couple of sponsers so maybe more .
Age: No real age limit we have a couple of juniors registered but not enough to run a junior only tournament so no age restrictions .
Rules : of course Osprey edition FOF , any tournament amendments will be sent to everyone prior to the games. At least 2 or 3 pointmen will be there and their decisions will be final ,decisions will be made on fair play and within the rules remember this is for fun .
More soon. Plesae pop and see us at Triples with any questions