OK we made it to the beginning of Russian T3 around watching our Steelers tease us against Baltimore... pretty sad that are QB is now from Sanford!!
Rain is now heavy... I would really like to use my Smoke in this game...
In the south I got across the last small gully. He had to retreat or if he broke he would have died for FTR. But I was able to break and or drive away most of his platoon down here. The annoying gun popped up again just back 4 or 5 hexes. It would be nice to get a little farther down here but not thinking that is going to happen... The pillbox will own this area too.
My OBA got a immobilization vs. the T34 dug in X36 but he passed the TC I'm gonna have to waste it here again I think because this guy is the only one who can hit the observer... Still HIP but not for long...
The STug that was in the factory and targeted by the T34 calmly just drove away after not having HEAT and hitting with AP but for no affect.
Moving North (lots of overlap in these two pictures for some reason this time)
We see the Germans move into the R34 building in force. The T70 dug in tank was hit and shocked, went UK and than came back (disabled the CMG which should help if I can get on him). Last attempt to advance onto him failed... There is a 9-2 that got pinned in the middle of the open area there and didn't feel like running home to 'die Mama' but the guys shooting at him are in retreat now...
We also have a foothold in the factory as well, the Stug came over hear to scare away S33, he has a FT under him for protection ?
A Russian went beserk in the rally phase which may work out for him
There is also a FT in the cellar of Q34 to deal with the dug in T70 if necessary.
One more North finds the Russian counterattack in the Martinhof which we expected and we are simply trying to give ground, I expected to not be able to hold these gains from yesterday. Just off screen the the right of this picture my 9-2 24 FP stack is still keeping him from getting frisky outside the building. He is welcome to stay IN the building.
Slow progress everywhere else up here. I'm interested to see if he puts more into that melee...
These 2 mortars on the roof (no planes) are a major PITA. They vaporized 2 squads way in the North with 2 CHs followed by 2,4... stopped almost all plans up there for sure...
And in the North we still have the T70 who should be dead like 3 times already... we are just avoiding him for now. Another T34 popped up dug in in the orchard up here and he had a HIP guy watching his back. Long story short is every small concealed "advance" up here has failed and the two guys that got vaporized in W8 and W9 put a damper on things. Just realized we forgot to roll for rubble on those CHs, the 1,1 on the 8 (non doubled) is still a 1KIA which can rubble those wooden buildings. So for me this just became a hang on front unless I get a lucky break or two here...