VASL Top League Result
Marc Hanna as the Americans defeated the Germans controlled by Ken Young in J51, Canicatti on October 15th.
A close game through and through, with Ken's sniper unleashing hell on American leaders/squads while I diced him on the ATG crews early, preserving most of the tanks for the end game.
It came down to the last player turn. An AP round blasted through a pillbox breaking 2 German MMCs inside on a measly 2FP attack. Later, the last few scattered Germans were locked in Melee, having been unable to knock out the tanks in their hexes. The American infantry struggled to be much of a factor the entire game.
Dicey, and not a scenario for the faint of heart. A contrived scenario too; e.g., severe manipulation of the road rate, no armored assault allowed, adjustment of tank rider capacity, German gun crews Fanatic -- mostly in order to fit the victory conditions, rather than fit historical context. Still, it's popular and balanced and neither of us had played it for at least ten years, making for a fun game and a true test of skill! Thanks Ken (who's a great guy!).