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Action Stations, a World War II naval game of small boat actions in the English Channel in 1/1250 scale. The battlefield, with the English coast at top.
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British convoy (center) attacked by German vessels at left and right.
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A closer view of the convoy, showing cargo ships escorted by Flower Class Corvettes on either side.
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German S-Boots swoop down on the convoy.
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Some large cargo vessels led by a British Hunt Class Destroyer.
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A small German convoy in another part of the Channel is challenged by four Fairmile Motor Launches.
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A closer look at the German convoy, with Kreigsfischkutters at left and right and a Minensuchboot at top.
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Hunt Class Destroyer (left) at the front of the convoy with S-boots in background.
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A close-up of one of two Flower Class Corvettes as convoy escort.
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Two MFP Type D Artillery Ferries train their 88mm guns on the British vessels.
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British cargo vessels.
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Loose the torpedoes! The S-boots fire on the front of the convoy.
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Fairmiles (right) blast the Minensuchboot with small guns and torpedoes.
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German Z31 Class Destroyer shadows the enemy convoy.
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Elbing Class Destroyers prepare to attack the British convoy.
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Fairmiles wreak havoc on the German convoy.
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German S-boots turn and flee after loosing their torpedoes against the convoy.
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A near collision between a group of Fairmiles and the lead Destroyer as the British convoy heads for safe haven.
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Another group of Fairmiles moves out to attack the remnants of the German convoy.
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Chaos! British convoy (top) attacked by MFP (left) and two Elbing Class Destroyers (center), as Fairmiles attack the Z31 Class Destroyer (right).
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The German Destroyer blasts at the Fairmiles as fires burn aboard.
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The Battle of Fuentes de Onoro: May 5, 1811 in 15mm. The battlefield, looking from behind the French toward the English in the hills.
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English line and Portugese Cacadores face the initial French onslaught.
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The hills are alive with the English and their allies.
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On the left of the hills the English wait patiently.
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Allied troops guard a crossroads.
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The French advance in all their finery.
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English line form square as the French approach.
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The French left flank floods past the center town as the right flank slams into the English.
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A view of the hills from behind the French left flank.
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Brave men attempt to slow the juggernaut.
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Allied cavalry prepare to meet their French counterparts.
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Suddenly a new front is opened as the English left catches sight of another enemy force approaching.
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Having crossed the small "speed bump," the French rumble towards the hills.
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Crash! Opposing cavalry hit each other as the two lines collide on the slopes of the hills.
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English cavalry at bottom left can only hold the French so long.
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French troops gain a foothold on the slopes.
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More French are blasted by muskets and cannon fire. It's heavy going for the French.
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The English left flank holds the enemy at bay across the river.
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