RallyPoint Event Report

Rally Point Event Report

RallyPoint Event Report
With The Hamilton Immortals

The Hamilton Immortals (NZ) held the 44th Rallypoint at the Hamilton Cosmopoliton Club on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September 2019,

This year it featured a two day, eight round Mid War Flames Of War event of 55 points played on 4’ x 4’ tables. Each round was 90 minutes in length. Thanks to people who supplied the tables of terrain for us to use. No club terrain was used this year. Eight tables were used, with small changes occurring in terrain setup between the days. It was good to have a couple of feet of table space to put the “extra” bits like cards, army lists etc. 

We had twelve players in Flames Of War this year. With ten playing on the Saturday and eight playing on Sunday. Players were from the North Island locality triangle of Auckland, Tauranga, and Hamilton. 

The missions had amended deployments and objective zones commiserate with the amended table sizes.  We played Contact, Outflanked, Free for All, Dust Up, Counterattack, Encounter, No Retreat and Breakthrough.

Congratulations to newbie Chris Shannon with his Soviet mixed Tankovy list, followed by the two New Zealand domiciled members of the New Zealand team who are just back from last month's European Team Championships held in Novi Sad, Serbia. Rob Shirley ran German Armoured Cars out of Ghost Panzers and Sofia Chambers Italian L6/40s out of Avanti. In a fortnight's time nine of the players will be playing in the first NZ TeamWars event (4 player per team based on ETC protocols). It is in Auckland this year and then starts it's three year cycle round the main wargaming centres of New Zealand. The detailed gaming results are listed below:

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There were no lists from Enemy at the Gates. With just one list from each of Armoured Fist and Iron Cross. There were two lists from each of the other five books.

In terms of Nationalities we had five German, three Italians, two Americans, two Soviets and a Single British list.  They consisted of three Infantry, three Armoured Cars, three Light tanks, and four Tank lists. So ten Armoured, one Armoured Rifles and two Infantry lists.

Rallypoint Champion Chris ran Soviet Tanks from Red Banner consisting of:

  • 1 x T34; 3 x T-34, 6 x Valentines, 6 x T-60’s, 4 x 76mm AT guns and a Kommisar & 5 x PPSh SMGs.

John, who was best on Day one ran German Armoured Cars from Afrika Korps consisting o:

  • 1 x 221, four 2 x 222 & 2 x 221, a 2 x 231, 4 x Marders and 6 x Semoventes.

Rob, who was best on Day 2 and 2nd overall, ran a Ghost Panzers Armoured Car Force consisting of:

  • 1 x 221, three of 2 x 222 & 1 a 221, three of 2 x 231, 4 x Marders and a Ferdinand & a 7.5cm Mk III.

Sofia, who was 3rd overall with a Avanti L6/40 Lt Tank Force consisting of:

  • 4x L6, two of 5 x L6, 4 x L6, 4 x 25 lbr, two single Lancias, 9 x Bersagleri with Bombs
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To complete the listing of the most popular Army choice: (3 Lists)

Kevin (Umpire) ran German Armoured Cars from Afrika Korps consisting of:

1 x 221, four 2 x 222 & 2 x 221, a 2 x 231, 4 x Marders, 4 x Schleppers, a Mk II OP and 4 x M14/41. 

Plus the Command Card “Pure Luck”

Thanks to the Umpires on the day, Michael Hamilton and Kevin King. A special thanks goes to Geoff of Game Centre in Hamilton, who was a major sponsor of the event and is pictured above with the weekend's various winners. 

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