DTF-4 Death To Fascism got at least three playings at Albany. Michael and Paul have AAR's here. It is an interesting scenario with some tough choices for both sides; from the awesome new Death To Fascism Pack. I would be interested in more discussion of this scenario and hearing from some Russian wins. The following is my two cents:
Don bid Russians and so I defended with the Romanians. Both sides have some tough decisions. The Russians all tried something different, in each playing, but all came up short. Michael did the human wave from the Russian right v. Ron D., Mike H. went up straight up the middle v. Paul, and Don went in on the Russian left in our game.
Don did not take the .50 and went all in on the attack from the Russian left
The Romanians feared most the human wave from the Russian right so they put two squads, LMG, 7-0 and the gun in the woods covering the open ground and MTR w/ a 1/2 squad behind to blast the wood line if the Russians broke through there. I would like to hear more from Michael on how his HW unfolded. I agree with Paul's assessment: Russian attack up center supported by .50 and AFV and use smoke: but a lot has to go right for the Russians. I took his advise of a defense up front to try and stuff the Russian center rush. The Romanians put trenches on the hill, two MMG's, three squads, 8-1, wire covering front of hill and on the road to the left of hill, but the whole Romanian right consisted of 1.5 squads, a few dummies, and one wire. And, my opponent went all in on the weak Romanian right
The Romanian MMG's on the hill took a great toll on the attacking Russians, even a long range, and really slowed down his advance. He got great smoke but that slowed his own advance at times and the MMG's were hot. There were no Russians in the level one building and no .50, so the Romanians were able to quickly shift forces and move around the hill top `with impunity. However, the Romanian right quickly collapsed. He pushed pretty hard there and got the three buildings in that area easily but it is a long way around and they had to be garrisoned against Romanian reinforcements
Russians pushed hard into the tight spot just to the right (Romanian) of the hill. The Romanians were able to get guys into the buildings behind the hill and stop the Russians after they got just two more buildings. He got a bit cavalier with his AFV: Russians lost two to PF, one to Bog/Mire, and couple more to Romanian AFV reinforcements. The Russians got five buildings but toward the end the Russians in the advanced two buildings (like FrF 1 U5 area?) were pretty thin so the Romanian infantry reinforcements were preparing to take them back when the Russians conceded
The Death To Fascism pack is great and I really love the various Fog of War aspects. I would play this scenario again as either side but I think it is tough row-to-hoe for the Russians
Don bid Russians and so I defended with the Romanians. Both sides have some tough decisions. The Russians all tried something different, in each playing, but all came up short. Michael did the human wave from the Russian right v. Ron D., Mike H. went up straight up the middle v. Paul, and Don went in on the Russian left in our game.
Don did not take the .50 and went all in on the attack from the Russian left
The Romanians feared most the human wave from the Russian right so they put two squads, LMG, 7-0 and the gun in the woods covering the open ground and MTR w/ a 1/2 squad behind to blast the wood line if the Russians broke through there. I would like to hear more from Michael on how his HW unfolded. I agree with Paul's assessment: Russian attack up center supported by .50 and AFV and use smoke: but a lot has to go right for the Russians. I took his advise of a defense up front to try and stuff the Russian center rush. The Romanians put trenches on the hill, two MMG's, three squads, 8-1, wire covering front of hill and on the road to the left of hill, but the whole Romanian right consisted of 1.5 squads, a few dummies, and one wire. And, my opponent went all in on the weak Romanian right
The Romanian MMG's on the hill took a great toll on the attacking Russians, even a long range, and really slowed down his advance. He got great smoke but that slowed his own advance at times and the MMG's were hot. There were no Russians in the level one building and no .50, so the Romanians were able to quickly shift forces and move around the hill top `with impunity. However, the Romanian right quickly collapsed. He pushed pretty hard there and got the three buildings in that area easily but it is a long way around and they had to be garrisoned against Romanian reinforcements
Russians pushed hard into the tight spot just to the right (Romanian) of the hill. The Romanians were able to get guys into the buildings behind the hill and stop the Russians after they got just two more buildings. He got a bit cavalier with his AFV: Russians lost two to PF, one to Bog/Mire, and couple more to Romanian AFV reinforcements. The Russians got five buildings but toward the end the Russians in the advanced two buildings (like FrF 1 U5 area?) were pretty thin so the Romanian infantry reinforcements were preparing to take them back when the Russians conceded
The Death To Fascism pack is great and I really love the various Fog of War aspects. I would play this scenario again as either side but I think it is tough row-to-hoe for the Russians