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March 27, 2026 March 27, 2026/ Robert Avery

Blenneville or Bust: a new Campaign from Too Fat Lardies for I Aint Been Shot Mum rules. I downloaded this as soon as it came out last week, being a sucker for TFL games and having only recently finished our Eastern Front campaign from the Vyazma or Bust supplement.

My first go at it (solo) is the British attack at Avaux by tanks from 101st RTR plus a company of infantry from 1st Royal Windsor Foresters - and no, don't going looking for these as neither the places or the units really exist!

This was a proper blood bath. The village has fallen but at such a cost and too many tanks were lost. Monty is going to be furious!

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Here's a view of Avaux from the direction of the British attack

And another view from the German player's end

Opening stonk!

Forward units of German infantry hidden in the bocage spy British tanks and supporting infantry heading straight for them.

Some are investigating the cottage to their fore

This is quickly occupied by the British

Lt. Carlyle's troop of Shermans head around the outskirts undetected by the German defenders

Whilst Lt. Salisbury made straight for the hedge line in front of him with his four Shermans - bad mistake, the German infantry were waiting and took out Salisbury & his Firefly lead tank.

Meanwhile, two STuGs emerge onto the road in the village and engage the British carriers which had just appeared in the distance.

The lead carrier is hit but is not knocked out.

A section from the Windsors' 1st platoon close with the foremost German infantry.

The STuGs take out the 2 MG carriers.

A section from the Windsors' 1st platoon close with the foremost German infantry.

Tank killers get a Sherman in the lane

But there's three more where that one came from

Another tank killer team notch up a kill.

The kill!

British infantry rush up the road.

So the STuGs decide to fire at them.

Backed up by MGs firing from the top floor of the building hiding a tank killer team too.

No.1 Tank troop push forward again.

And here come the "Fly Boys" to add a bit of punch.

Attacking the StuG.

The fighter manages to bracket a STuG without scoring a single hit!

Infantry HQ vehicle takes a hit and the only survivor is the Adjutant.

The fighter returns for another go and this time smacks the STuG on the rump, causing some shock to the inhabitants.

That'll keep them quiet for a moment.

British infantry take the first bocage defence line.

As No.1 Troop by-pass their commander's burning Firefly.

The dreaded tank killers have scored another hit.

As a brave Lieutenant leads his men forward.

The dash for the second line of bocage.

The tanks are over...but not without damage.

2nd Platoon follow up but are engaged by fire from the cottages.

Another Sherman brews up.

No. 1 Troop catch a STuG in the flank.

And 2 Shermans speed forwards with another trying to catch up.

British infantry hug the bocage.

As the German CO with his HQ men set a charge on one of the Shermans passing by.

The tank CO now charges forward to engage the remaining STuG.

But horror of horrors, an 88mm appears at the end of the street and takes out the lead Sherman!

The game is up as the British do not have enough tanks left.

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