Cancon Practice on Boxing Day

Jim's Hungarian Light Infantry v. Mark's US Rifles

1500 pts Witch's Cauldron, Hungarians attacking.

The US put down 2 Rifles & 105's, with their Heavy Platoon in Immediate Ambush.  To come:  Honeys, A/tank guns, 5.5" artillery & SP AA.

The Hungarians put down Infantry in the village and in the corn field with Paks in support.  To come 105's, 38Ts  and the rump of their Heavy Platoon (less 2 HMGs & 2 A/tank rifles attached to the inf).

The Paks picked off the 105's while the Infantry sniped at each flank while waiting for reinforcements.  The Hungarians brought on their 105's first, then the 38Ts & Heavy Plat - all on the far side.  Then they began their main attack from that flank with infnatry & tanks.

The US Honeys & anti-tank guns came on on the flank of the 38T's, but veteran status and range saved them  After pausing to put down a couple of Honeys, the Hungarians resumed the attack on the objective under smoke. 

The US Rifles couldn't stop the combined assault and the objective was over-run.  Officer casualties and pins prevented a US counterattack and there were too many Hungarians on the objective to be shifted by firepower even though the 5.5's were able to fire.

Compared to old Cauldron, the new Mission has some obvious disadvantages for the defence (objectives potentially further apart & reserves have further to go).  Compensating disadvantages for teh attacker are not immediately obvious.  Maybe BF think old Cauldron was biased for the defence - but that's not something we've noticed.