Operation Market Garden - Memoir 44

[wargamer1979]

Hi folks,

I have been setting up Operation Market Garden using my kallistra - Memoir 44 - nearly ready but to complete the set up I am waiting for another pending delivery.

I have had a few problems with the roads. Kallistra make all the necessary pieces - but the left & right fork and four way pieces are made as a double hex with a straight. Often setting up Memoir 44 scenarios the adjoining straight is not required.

[I am also keen to set up Borg's "The Great War" trench scenarios using kallistra - one scenario has been made available to the public so far. Kallistra's range of trenches suffers from a similar problem with the left and right fork pieces - I hope kallistra can extend the range slightly to accommodate the extra possible single hex pieces.]

Here are my pictures of Operation Market Garden:

The whole market garden set up (still needing a few more roads and tree hexes):

British Airborne - looks like they are going to have a tough time:

Spot the german tiger: (this is a king tiger model)

American airborne:

Look forward to my kallistra order coming this week and having a game soon.

Best wishes

Graham

[dane]

Very nice looking board

don't any of theree single hex tiles work for what you need
https://www.kallistra.co.uk/index.php?page=61

Dane

[wargamer1979]

Hi Dane

Thank you for the reply. There are still some more possibilities with the trenches e.g. a single hex trench which goes left as well as straight. A single hex trench that goes right as well as straight. And a single four way trench piece. As soon as you add a straight to any of these pieces it restricts their use and also in the case of the four way piece there is another possibility as well as the restriction].

The roads also have this limitation. The roads though are fairly flat and there are pieces available that can be cut though this is not perfect as leaves a rougher unfinished side. The trenches are moulded into shape so I think it would be better to have the single hexes moulded and cutting may not be possible to get all the shapes.

Best wishes

Graham

[Norm]

That looks a really nice set-up. It would make a nice demo game at a show - especially with the flags adding a nice touch.

[wargamer1979]

Hi Norm

Thank you for your post. Its the scenario used in the classic film "A Bridge Too Far" which has a really great cast!

Here is a picture of the British XXX coming to the rescue.

Best wishes

Graham

[wargamer1979]

Hello,

Thank you Sally for sending me the "road junctions" by special order - very nicely finished - they are great.

Here are my pics of the finished market garden setup.

Picture 1

Picture 2

Best wishes

Graham