Fist of Mars (Battle Rep)

Last night we played an amazing game of Konflikt 47 with some crazy dice rolls.

Tonight's Battlefield

Germans deployment

British Deployment

The German infantry in trucks drove forward towards several of the potential objectives. The lead truck over the bridge took fire from a squad of British infantry.

The Guardian walker heads towards a possible objective

British sniper adds fire to the trucks

The Nachtjager leapt onto a possible objective and discovered in a stream the Fist of Mars!!! (Only the second turn as well!!)
They raised the artifact in triumph, several British units directed fire at them bringing one down .

Anti Tank rifle down puts a Nachtjager down

The British in the centre focused fire on the Germans coming over the bridge and slowly advanced themselves . The Sherman Firefly manoeuvred carefully as the Germans  had brought a Tiger X to the battle.

Nachtjager clings to the artifact.

German infantry in the centre jumped out of the truck as more fire was aimed at it.

Germans dismount

More fire was aimed at the Nachtjager but it would not be killed. On the left flank the Guardian walker  spotted a German sniper team dismounting.  The walker raised its left arm and flamed the snipers incinerating them.

Flame on!

PIAT Team misses from point blank range

A Kubelwagon was following the truck, it took a volley of bullets from a squad of British infantry.

Kubelwagon destroyed

The SS officer retreats from the stricken vehicle 

Meanwhile on the left flank dismounting the truck was a squad of German infantry.  Four panzerfausts flew at the Guardian walker, one struck blowing up the walker in one go.

Shreckwulfen bound last the burning wreckage

The trick that made it over the bridge in the centre of the board pulled over on the right and out climbed a sinister and evil looking German officer.

Oberfuhrer Klingemann makes an appearance!

The Nachtjager bounded away with the Fist of Mars. As it landed ready to take its prize back to Professor Lange, a bullet from the anti tank rifle team struck the Nachtjager and killed it. This was a ridiculously lucky roll but was desperately needed!! The objective fell to the ground and now the rush was on to grab it.

The British troops rush forward.

Klingemann charged the British PIAT team but did not manage to cause an injury. In return the PIAT team smashed Klingemann over the head with the PIAT but to their horror he got straight back up again. They swiftly retreated away From the horrific German officer.

Lt Jenkins shoots at Klingemann but the bullets have no effect

With Klingemann distracted, the PIAT Team desperately loaded the PIAT. They fired and the projectile struck Klingemann in the chest. The German collapsed and did not move.

Klingemann is finally stopped........For now

The German Tiger which has held the German centre turned now to intercept the British moving up towards the objective.  It fired it's massive rail gun but missed.

Tiger shoots at infantry off to the right

Hearing the railgun fire, the Firefly tank moved cautiously through a little pass and spotted the Tiger .

Firefly misses a shot at the Tigers side armour 

The British sniper spotted the SS officer cowering in cover and fired.

Spotting the SS officer the sniper fires, taking him down 

The German infantry in the centre attempt to hold up the British advance while their other forces race to secure the objective.



The Germans hit the British infantry but they hit back wiping out the German squad.

On the pretty redundant left flank the Automatons shoot at a unit of shreckwulfen taking 2 down. In revenge the lone shreckwulfen bounded towards the automatons but his charge fell an inch short! Next turn the Automatons fired at the Shreckwulfen. 5 MMG toting  Automatons that's 25 shots!! The Shreckwulfen survived a hail of fire. It's tough skill shrugged off 4 hits! !! In revenge it leapt into the Automatons and destroyed them.

Shreckwulfen shrugs off the gunfire

British forces race across the stream towards the objective 

I tried to push my infantry forward but the same squad fails it's order test twice so didn't move when I really needed them to!

The PIAT Team moved quickly while the Tiger tank was distracted shooting at the infantry trying to get to the objective. They carefully aimed and (Thanks to rolling 3 sixes in a row ) BOOM!!!! The Tiger was struck in the side armour and knocked out.

I'll never doubt my PIAT team again!

The German remaining infantry squad grabbed the objective and became the subject of a hail of fire from virtually every British unit.

The German  infantry grabbed the artifact.

The lone Shreckwulfen found itself behind the British lines.  It leapt onto the sniper team who promptly failed their horror check so couldn't stand and shoot.  They were destroyed.
The British pounded the remaining German squad who were holding the objective  but the veterans were not budging .

Sniper Team down!

6 pins but still not letting go the Germans secrue the Fist of Mars

Caught with not enough forces in the right area the British can do nothing .

Absolutely amazing game. Some of the dice rolls were incredible. The Shreckwulfen shrugging off so much gunfire. The anti tank rifle team taking the Nachtjager out at long range.  The PIAT team destroying the Tiger. The Germans took a pounding but held the objective for the win. What will professor Lange find out about the Fist of Mars and what diabolical plans will be come up with next!