Finished last night
Squad Bleeder 6 - Eviscerating Vienna. Russian player called it after 5 turns when I eliminated 2 628s, a 527 and his 9-2 in cc.
A fun, wild scenario, this was my second playing and I highly recommend. The Squad Bleeder format is fantastic and I think this is one of the best.
The board set up was the Russians on R-GG part of board 51 and the Germans on the R-GG part of 45. Top of board 20 was German side.
My purchases:
- 1st Inf Group (3x838 plus toys)
- 2nd Inf Group (4x658s)
- 6th Inf Group (4x468s)
- 1st Leadership Group (9-2, 8-0)
- PzKpfw VIE x2
- PzKpfw VIB x2
- FlaKPz IV/20
- ELR Increase
- 6 Purchase Point bid
- 3x9-1 Armour Leader
- Reinforcement Group 2 (9-1 3x658)
My plan was to use my rubble placement to stop Russian tanks from sneaking by buildings. I also wanted to move first and win the race to the factory. I put my MMGs with 838s and a 9-2 and ran as hard as I could get them to the middle factory. I put most of the 658s on the right with one Tiger. I put the FlaKPz IV/20 on the left with the second Tiger and a few squads to take as many buildings as I could before the Russians got to me.
My King Tigers I sent to the main middle squad beside the 838s with the MMGs. This combo proved very effective.
My opponent went OBA, infantry and OT-34 heavy. My King Tigers panzerfausts dealt quickly with the OT-34s quickly. Turn 4 saw my Tiger on the right go down with a broken main gun. This let the Russians start to break out.
Meanwhile my Flak panzer had dealt with the Russian push on the left. In the middle, the stack of 3 838s with MMGs and a 9-2 in the factory proved untouchable. Feeling desperate my opponent dropped smoke on the factory and then charged in for some mad cc. Losing that, and down on both cvp and building points he called it.
Having played this as both the Russians and the Germans my advice is to splurge on making sure you get the first move. Also use the rubble placement to try to gum up your opponent in their first move. Second, the OBA/Pre-reg hex/steeple combo is a false prophet – it is expensive and not very effective. Third, the Russians should splurge and get the IS-2s. They are the only thing that can really deal with the German armor. Fourth, both sides should go for quality infantry over quantity.
Overall, a great, fun match of a fantastic scenario.