Den589
Senior Member
Me and my brother have finally started our Dinant CG, after a slight delay due to the world losing its mind, especially with Southeast Michigan being hit so hard. Steve should be along to post pictures soon.
My first thoughts as the German was that this is going to be very difficult to get across that river. We are through turn 2, and he obviously knows my purchases, they were as follows: a Rifle company (that entered from the south), a Raft section (also entering from the south), an 81* MTR section (also from the south; they both moved up the hill into the areas of VV47 and WW50 for future smoke cover) , and a heavy armored car platoon (that entered from the northern most of the eastern entrance hexes) and I saved 2 CPP for tomorrow. Steve purchased additional OBA (80mm) and I think a FPP and probably saved 1 CPP. We went back and forth on whether this was a good buy for the French or not.
Steve has concentrated on killing boats, specifically the assault boats, although not exclusively. We seem to agree that killing the boats is the best way for the French to stop the crossing. So far his OBA has done almost nothing, but I've lost a ton of boats to 37INF, 25LL and his 81MTR's. I've also foolishly lost one of the armored cars when I left him an open, easy shot on one (the rest are now cowering in fear). Through a turn and a half, I was pretty distraught at the German position. As we have gotten into turn 2, and onto the start of turn 3, I have opened up a slight opening on the west bank, the question is if I have enough boats to pour into the "slight opening". We've only played two turns but I've already alternated between thinking I've totally botched this to maybe I'm not in too bad a shape. That's hopefully a good sign of this CG being pretty balanced if I'm alternating between these thoughts already.
We will be at it again tomorrow.
Wine consumed were a Charles Woodson Intercept Cabernet Sauvignon (California), which actually wasn't bad. Easy to drink although very mild for a cabernet and my brother provided his go to Pinot Noir; the Californian Dumol which is still one of the best Pinot's either of us have ever had (although a bit pricy for my civil servant salary.)
My first thoughts as the German was that this is going to be very difficult to get across that river. We are through turn 2, and he obviously knows my purchases, they were as follows: a Rifle company (that entered from the south), a Raft section (also entering from the south), an 81* MTR section (also from the south; they both moved up the hill into the areas of VV47 and WW50 for future smoke cover) , and a heavy armored car platoon (that entered from the northern most of the eastern entrance hexes) and I saved 2 CPP for tomorrow. Steve purchased additional OBA (80mm) and I think a FPP and probably saved 1 CPP. We went back and forth on whether this was a good buy for the French or not.
Steve has concentrated on killing boats, specifically the assault boats, although not exclusively. We seem to agree that killing the boats is the best way for the French to stop the crossing. So far his OBA has done almost nothing, but I've lost a ton of boats to 37INF, 25LL and his 81MTR's. I've also foolishly lost one of the armored cars when I left him an open, easy shot on one (the rest are now cowering in fear). Through a turn and a half, I was pretty distraught at the German position. As we have gotten into turn 2, and onto the start of turn 3, I have opened up a slight opening on the west bank, the question is if I have enough boats to pour into the "slight opening". We've only played two turns but I've already alternated between thinking I've totally botched this to maybe I'm not in too bad a shape. That's hopefully a good sign of this CG being pretty balanced if I'm alternating between these thoughts already.
We will be at it again tomorrow.
Wine consumed were a Charles Woodson Intercept Cabernet Sauvignon (California), which actually wasn't bad. Easy to drink although very mild for a cabernet and my brother provided his go to Pinot Noir; the Californian Dumol which is still one of the best Pinot's either of us have ever had (although a bit pricy for my civil servant salary.)