Nikopol Scenario Refought, December 2001/January 2002
During the Christmas holidays, the Nikopol scenario, our first large Crossfire game, was re-played three times.  The scenario was the same as the original game with some variation in the order of battle for both sides as well.  The pictures following are from these games.
All black and white pictures below can be clicked for a larger colour version
Order of Battle - click to go to this link to see the Soviet Forces formed up and some notes on German forces.
Gaming Area

Centre view and centre to far right.  Left view can be found in some other pics following.

 Centre of table centre and right
The Short Life & Times of T-34 Recce
T-34 moving along roadLead recce T-34 (Airfix) slowly moves down the road. T-34 survey groundAnother T-34 moves into position on the ridge to support the other tank forward. Tracking the targetHidden Pak 40 tracks its target.
Fire!The T-34 turns before the gun opens fire...what a target! Smoke coverPZ III (Fujimi) fires smoke to cover AT gun from fire from supporting T-34. elefantAn unpleasant discovery by another recce T-34.
bridge A T-34 hesitates at a bridge when it encounters barbed wire... Panzerschreck and is picked off by a German squad equipped with a Panzerschreck.
Pictures from the Main Battle
Brummbar Brummbar from the original battle.  Here, it has been repainted and skirts redone. T-34s These 2 T-34s charged through a minefield and, amazingly, didn't suffer a scratch. SU-122 An SU-122 fires support.
After armour melee Soviet tanks regroup after ferocious close quarter fighting with German infantry & Elefants. infantry Infantry also shake down. infantry & tanks Infantry & tanks.
CC Soviet engineer company commander. left side of table An IL-2 flies over the left side of the table. IL-2 Another shot of an IL-2.
IL-2 rear gunner.