My British force contained,
Regular 2nd Lieutenant and a bodyguard.
2 x Regular 9 man squads both with Bren guns.
2 x Veteran 5 man Paratrooper squads with SMGs.
Regular PIAT Team
Regular Light Mortar Team
Regular Sniper Team
2 x Bren Carriers
Regular Cromwell Tank
Regular Forward Observer
First game everybody played a meeting engagement.
Lone para after close combat victory |
Unfortunately though I lost the game 6 - 3.
Next up was the scenario Top Secret. I had a downed officer (objective marker in middle of the board ) and needed to get him off the board before the Germans got him off the board to interrogate him.
Second board |
My Bren carriers again failed a few order checks so slowed down my plan to drive in quick and grab the objective with my paras (one FUBAR'd and reversed. Delaying it more ). A nice highlight was my light mortar killing the German sniper with its first mortar round. My opponent got a squad into the objective. This drew all my units fire and destroyed the squad unfortunately also meant his other forces could move into better positions. My closest squad to the objective took a battering even though they were in hard cover (damn twin LMGSs!) So I adapted my plan and my PIAT Team sprinted into the objective. My one Bren carrier sped out next to the PIAT Team and deployed the paras between the Germans and PIAT team . The Germans had 2 squads converging on the objective. The Bren carrier was blown up the paras decimated . With the turn ended I had possession of the objective but no support I really needed the first dice to be home sio I could sprint away.........and a German dice came out.
They assaulted my PIAT tean and took possesion of the objective. My other largest squad was too far away to be of much use and I got some fire on the squad but they managed to move the objective and handed it off to another unit which made it off the board.
My PIAT Team getting rushed |
The final game of the day became an altered version of the scenario Demolition . The only difference was instead of us both having bases it was just me and I had to defend my base at all costs the Germans just had to get in base to base contact.
The main fighting happened around
a ruined farmhouse in the centre. A German squad and officer had moved up. My regular squads had a good shooting match with them. My paras arrived from the right flank and charged in. They took out the German squad but we're shot to pieces by the officer and his bodyguard. These in turn were charged by the troop left in the regular squad in that area.
On the left flank was another German squad working it's way. My regular squad in this area had very little cover and stayed by a hill shooting . My Bren carrier moved around to try and get at the side of the Germans. This is when the outflank forces arrived behind the Bren Carrier hitting it with panzerfausts. Again the paras who survived were shot at leaving one left. He charged the German squad and took a German down before falling. Eventually my forces were whittled down. My tank was on the left flank and was to far out to help best the end (I should have placed this better maybe right next to the base) the Germans closed in and eventually won the game. Great 3 games and I enjoyed it very much. I would have liked to have played different opponents to try against forces but it wasn't a issue at all really . Can't wait to go to another one in the future. So thank you Jez and the team plus my opponent.
Things I learned.
Take sandwiches 😂. The shop sold snacks and drinks (tea and coffee is free which is always good ) but I forgot about lunch.
Think about deployment more!
Need more HE weapons
Great overview of the days gaming. Better luck next time.
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