Crossfire after returning from Bloody Ridge

Well, after returning from an extended period overseas with work which included a few visits to Bloody Ridge in Guadalcanal, and noticing that it's well over Far Too Long since I added an entry, here's the first installment. Following on from painting up the 1940 French and German forces for Crossfire, I put them through their paces with a mate Sam one afternoon. We used hidden setup for the defending Germans, Sam placing the stands on the table when they were visible to the French attackers (in the open) or when they fired upon the attackers (if hidden in buildings or such). The tension at the start was considerable, neither of us knowing exactly where the other's strengths were going to be presented, though a quick ground analysis gave each of us an idea of likely avenues of approach or positions defenders were probably going to be located in. It was a good game, the defenders prevailing after being able to pin down the French left wing, and the number of impulses for the attackers to gain the majority of objectives having passed.