ChappyNS
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TURN 1 (CDN)
The intelligence briefing said that without doubt, there were Germans in the village, guarding the main road towards the south. They weren't wrong.
As Capt Dillon and 2 Pl moved quickly forward towards the woods at the edge of the village, he glanced back over his shoulder to the right, and saw Sgt Chapman directing the setting up of the MMG and two mortar teams on a small bump of a hill. Dillon knew from orders that the support group was initially going to provide fire support onto the larger hill where 1 Pl was advancing. Next Dillon looked left, and he could see the company scouts moving quickly forward and towards the village. As his men moved into the woods they stepped more gingerly than normal, for they knew the reputation of the Fallschirmjaeger with booby traps, and the extra little hesitation and observation could mean a trip wire found and death averted. As his lead section moved next to a wooden house, they noticed a squad of Germans in the same woods nearby, and another squad across the street hidden in a copse of trees. The nearby squad was completely surprised (panic) by the presence of the Canadians and hunkered down, while the squad across the street promptly moved through a gap in the hedge and occupied a house. It was then that Dillon heard the launch of a mortar bomb from his own platoon mortar team, and saw the impact high on the ridge ahead.
Maj Liddell (that has a nice ring to it, he thought) and 1 Pl stormed up the hill and into some dense brush; they pushed hard, making it to the top of one of several peaks on this hill. Breathing heavily, he looked down to the north side of the ridge and saw Capt Bowman and 3 Pl moving as fast as they could. 3 Pl was going to try and outflank the enemy position. He glanced southwest to the next peak. There was small valley separating both peaks, with woods occupying the side of the hill. He peered into the tree line with his binoculars. He couldn't see any enemy forces there, but he found several locations that would make good defensive positions. It was time for some speculative fire. "1 Platoon! 200 meters! Reference middle of woods, one finger right! Fire!" Liddell watched the tracers from the brens impact into the trees with deadly accuracy, but after twenty seconds it was apparent that no enemy was there. (Liddell and his troops incurred a nice 2MC, but there was no one there to feel the lead)
One thing that was interesting this turn was that I had to roll not one, but two long range activation attempts (S5.32). I can't remember when I last made one of those (mission #1 maybe?)
The intelligence briefing said that without doubt, there were Germans in the village, guarding the main road towards the south. They weren't wrong.
As Capt Dillon and 2 Pl moved quickly forward towards the woods at the edge of the village, he glanced back over his shoulder to the right, and saw Sgt Chapman directing the setting up of the MMG and two mortar teams on a small bump of a hill. Dillon knew from orders that the support group was initially going to provide fire support onto the larger hill where 1 Pl was advancing. Next Dillon looked left, and he could see the company scouts moving quickly forward and towards the village. As his men moved into the woods they stepped more gingerly than normal, for they knew the reputation of the Fallschirmjaeger with booby traps, and the extra little hesitation and observation could mean a trip wire found and death averted. As his lead section moved next to a wooden house, they noticed a squad of Germans in the same woods nearby, and another squad across the street hidden in a copse of trees. The nearby squad was completely surprised (panic) by the presence of the Canadians and hunkered down, while the squad across the street promptly moved through a gap in the hedge and occupied a house. It was then that Dillon heard the launch of a mortar bomb from his own platoon mortar team, and saw the impact high on the ridge ahead.
Maj Liddell (that has a nice ring to it, he thought) and 1 Pl stormed up the hill and into some dense brush; they pushed hard, making it to the top of one of several peaks on this hill. Breathing heavily, he looked down to the north side of the ridge and saw Capt Bowman and 3 Pl moving as fast as they could. 3 Pl was going to try and outflank the enemy position. He glanced southwest to the next peak. There was small valley separating both peaks, with woods occupying the side of the hill. He peered into the tree line with his binoculars. He couldn't see any enemy forces there, but he found several locations that would make good defensive positions. It was time for some speculative fire. "1 Platoon! 200 meters! Reference middle of woods, one finger right! Fire!" Liddell watched the tracers from the brens impact into the trees with deadly accuracy, but after twenty seconds it was apparent that no enemy was there. (Liddell and his troops incurred a nice 2MC, but there was no one there to feel the lead)
One thing that was interesting this turn was that I had to roll not one, but two long range activation attempts (S5.32). I can't remember when I last made one of those (mission #1 maybe?)