George Kelln
Elder Member
4 – Audacious Attack playtest v. Ernie Cameron; Germans rearward defence tie up American advance.
The Germans have decided to play the waiting game, setting up their defences well back from the frontline. The Americans had moved for two turns before encountering their first German defender. Once the Americans have crossed the 17R4-Y10-54Y1-GG5 road then the shooting starts resulting in 2.5 squads eliminated.
On the right flank (top) 10-2 “Dutch” Cota was leading a platoon (2x 7-4-7, 3x 6-6-6, MMG, Baz) towards the gully when they stumbled upon a German 9-1, 4-4-7, LMG that caught the 7-4-7 moving in the open with a 5FP -3, DR 3 = KIA. Dutch pushed around the woods, on to the hill, and down to the crossroads, all the while duelling it out the German 9-1, 4-4-7, and LMG.
On the left flank, 9-1 was leading a platoon (2x 7-4-7, 3x 6-6-6, MMG, Baz, 60mm Mtr) pushing southwest towards large woods, where it encountered light resistance in the form of a German 4-3-6 squad. The Americans closed with the German squad using fire and movement, as the Americans flanked around the woods a 3-4-6 HS was caught and eliminated in (17Z10) woods by mortar fire from a hidden 81mm Mortar located in the (17BB6) woods. Not deterred, the Americans continued to press forward, flanking around the woods to the east, forcing the German to withdraw his 81mm mortar under the cover of the 4-3-6 squad.
In the Centre, 8-0 leading the reserve platoon (3x 6-6-6, 2x Baz, 2x 60mm Mtr) advanced across the bocage lined road, quickly pushed across the orchards, grainfields, & open ground between the two roads, and up to the (54Y1-FF5) road. During its advance it picked up a couple of squads from the two flanking platoons. There was little of no German resistance until the Americans cross the road, when it came under light fire from the hill and 81mm mortar from the ((86B9) woods. Manoeuvring about grainfield the Americans closed with the 4-3-6 on the hill pummelling the squad and the mortar crew with withering fire in the AFPh, the Americans managed to break both. Pushing up the hill the leading squads ran into a minefield, pinning it down.
On Turn 3 (the soonest they could enter) the German reinforcement had entered along the south edge of Board 86, with one platoon moving into the village and the other platoon moving to the woods located at the east end of the village.
With 3 movement phases remaining, the Americans will be hard pressed for time to capture the village.
The Germans have decided to play the waiting game, setting up their defences well back from the frontline. The Americans had moved for two turns before encountering their first German defender. Once the Americans have crossed the 17R4-Y10-54Y1-GG5 road then the shooting starts resulting in 2.5 squads eliminated.
On the right flank (top) 10-2 “Dutch” Cota was leading a platoon (2x 7-4-7, 3x 6-6-6, MMG, Baz) towards the gully when they stumbled upon a German 9-1, 4-4-7, LMG that caught the 7-4-7 moving in the open with a 5FP -3, DR 3 = KIA. Dutch pushed around the woods, on to the hill, and down to the crossroads, all the while duelling it out the German 9-1, 4-4-7, and LMG.
On the left flank, 9-1 was leading a platoon (2x 7-4-7, 3x 6-6-6, MMG, Baz, 60mm Mtr) pushing southwest towards large woods, where it encountered light resistance in the form of a German 4-3-6 squad. The Americans closed with the German squad using fire and movement, as the Americans flanked around the woods a 3-4-6 HS was caught and eliminated in (17Z10) woods by mortar fire from a hidden 81mm Mortar located in the (17BB6) woods. Not deterred, the Americans continued to press forward, flanking around the woods to the east, forcing the German to withdraw his 81mm mortar under the cover of the 4-3-6 squad.
In the Centre, 8-0 leading the reserve platoon (3x 6-6-6, 2x Baz, 2x 60mm Mtr) advanced across the bocage lined road, quickly pushed across the orchards, grainfields, & open ground between the two roads, and up to the (54Y1-FF5) road. During its advance it picked up a couple of squads from the two flanking platoons. There was little of no German resistance until the Americans cross the road, when it came under light fire from the hill and 81mm mortar from the ((86B9) woods. Manoeuvring about grainfield the Americans closed with the 4-3-6 on the hill pummelling the squad and the mortar crew with withering fire in the AFPh, the Americans managed to break both. Pushing up the hill the leading squads ran into a minefield, pinning it down.
On Turn 3 (the soonest they could enter) the German reinforcement had entered along the south edge of Board 86, with one platoon moving into the village and the other platoon moving to the woods located at the east end of the village.
With 3 movement phases remaining, the Americans will be hard pressed for time to capture the village.