Bagration 1944. The Soviets advance against a German delaying force.

“Oh, those Russians!”

The Soviet armour brass up the collective farm.

The heavy tank rider squad deploy forward from the T-34.

Achtung! Panzer!

The T-34 crew scramble to leave the destroyed vehicle.

The Soviet Sergeant leads his squad forward.

The panzerschrek team open fire from cover and the second T-34 explodes into a ball of flame.

The Soviets push on through a barrage of fire to drive the Germans back into the farm with their SMGs at close range.

The Soviets charge home. The Germans are driven off but the Soviet force morale is dangerously low. Will the battering ram splinter before the door.

Fire from the blue house sees the MG42 cut swathes through the attacking Soviets.

The Soviet sniper but is seen by the Pak40 crew. A 75mm round whistles past.

I am very disappointed that this (like Hobnobs) was not on the menu at Ebor Lard last weekend. john savage Sort your act out mate!

Pleased as punch to have this drop through the letter box. Struggling hard not to down tools and have a read.

“Gor blimey guv’nor. I’m on me way to London Town, Mary Poppins!” Today I am mainly channelling my inner Dick van Dyke.

A proper old German Cruiser!

Sitting in a London boozer drinking dodgy lager from Yorkshire. Where are Chas and Dave when you need them? Gercha!

Whoooa black pudding bam-a-lam! The perfect start to a day labouring in the garden under the unforgiving eye of the missus.

That’ll do for me.

Sometimes I just need to step away from it all. And today is that day.