FOW Solo Play US Airborne vs German Grenadier

I've had these two companies painted for a long time and now with my son on the west coast, I am giving it a go by myself. Be advised I am not a strict adherent to the FOW rules. I am not a tournament player and I take into account history & common sense. So if you see a tank or unit out of command distance its because there were radios in WWII.  I'm playing this as a meeting engagement with the ultimate US objective for the airborne company seizing the fuel dump at the train station. The German objective is to stop the Airborne advance before they can gain a foothold in the town. 

The 82nd was the first to move their platoons. 1st plt crossed the hedgerows and road from their staging area into the woods along the river and adjacent to the river crossing. The 1st plt also has a forward observer with them. The 2nd plt crossed over the hedgerows and moved to south side of the bridge before halting. 

The artillery battery deployed in the field. 

The Sherman platoon (+) and Wolverines started their movement through the hay field to the road. 2nd plt securing the bridge will be paramount to the success of getting the armor across the river!

The 3rd and 4th platoons sat tight in their assembly area so as to not congest the area. 

Also moving to the road were the two anti-tank guns.

A look at the quiet French town lying between the two forces.

Now the German Grenadier company responds to intelligence reports of US activity in their sector. 1st plt moves to the East side of the village (the German left flank). 

The Stugs and the Marders move into town.

The German artillery sets up in the field behind the town and the anti-tank guns prepare to move. (I need to get some trucks)

The 2nd plt in the center hold up just short of the village and the 2 Panthers await mobilization. 

The 3rd Grenadier plt deploys to the right German flank and enter a small grove of trees.

That's the end of the movement phase. The shooting phase is next, but I doubt, with all the terrain there is anything within line of sight. BTW, for scale purposes my table is 4x8, this operation is moving up the long section of the table.  More to follow!

Glider Anti-Tank

Here is the anti-tank unit that will be in support of my paratroopers.

Grenadiers

For my FOW project the opposing forces will be a German Grenadier Company. Here is the first unit; a Company Headquarters armed with a Puppchen!

82nd ABN

Below are my first attempts at FOW miniatures. This is the start to my FOW project. I am building a  82nd ABN Company. Here is a light field artillery battery with 4 X 75mm pack howitzers and their command to include forward observer. I still have to do the antennas for the radios and handset cords and spray with dull cote. Disregard the dark age unit in the back ground!

Bit the Bullet

So I got some FOW miniatures in a trade and I swore I'd never do it. Now I feel like a crack addict. Here are a couple reference photos of what I am working on right now. 82nd ABN to take on grenadiers. As soon as I take some pics I'll post them. Looking forward to diving into 15mm WWII. I went ahead and bought version 3 of the rules too.

WW II Artizen Design, Bolt Action and Victory Force Germans

Here are some Germans I did for skirmish gaming. The Fallschirmjäger are Bolt Action. Flamer thrower is Victory Force as is the Wermacht, and Panzerschreck.