World War 2 with its plethora of rules systems and miniatures ranges was a popular topic again at Salute 2018.
‘The Battle of Foy’ and its portrayal in Band of Brothers was the setting for a winter engagement using Bolt Action rules.

The Battle of Foy for Bolt Action

The Battle of Foy for Bolt Action

The Battle of Foy for Bolt Action

The Battle of Foy for Bolt Action

The Battle of Foy for Bolt Action
A Few Brits and the Hobby built an impressive table for ‘Operation Taifun – The Battle for Leros 1943’. The game was played using Battlegroup rules with the Torch supplement.

Operation Taifun by A Few Brits and the Hobby

Operation Taifun by A Few Brits and the Hobby

Operation Taifun by A Few Brits and the Hobby
Also using Battlegroup Torch were Ironfist Publishing themselves with their battle in Tunisia of 1943 to take Kasserine Pass. Thanks to undeadhighelf for the additional photography.

Taking the Kasserine Pass for Battlegroup by Ironfist Publishing

Taking the Kasserine Pass by Ironfist Publishing

Taking the Kasserine Pass by Ironfist Publishing
Warlord Games’ Blood Red Skies was used to simulate an attack on an aircraft carrier during the battle of the Philippine Sea in ‘Sink the Hornet’.

Sink the Hornet by Warlord Games

Sink the Hornet by Warlord Games
‘Seagull Day’ was set in the alternative timeline of A Very British Civil War in 1937 and brought to the table by the Gentlemen’s Wargames Parlour.

Seagull Day by Gentlemen’s Wargames Parlour

Seagull Day by Gentlemen’s Wargames Parlour
The ‘Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright’ participation games by Crawley Wargames Club had multiple T-34s trying to corner and destroy a Tiger tank.

Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright by Crawley Wargames Club
Abbey Wood Irregulars staged a battle during the Normandy campaign using Mission Command rules.

Mission Command Normandy by Abbey Wood Irregulars
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