Jim's Brit Armour v. Byron's Aufklarungsschwadron
Mid War FFA on Desert terrain 1500 pts
The reasonably open terrain made the 2 Grant Platoons King of the table with the only 80cm range guns. The Brits advanced infantry & Crusaders on their left, dug in on the right & lined up the Grants to cover the centre. The Grants made a big hit early by taking out 2 Pak38s while the platoon was trying to dig in. The Germans counterattacked on their left with Bersaliglieri supported by A/Cars & Panzer IVF1s & smoke from mortars. The Grants dodged the smoke to take out the Panzers & the Brit Inf stopped the Ities with the help of some bug MGs. On the other flank, the Brits pulled their attack & diverted 5 Crusaders to the right. The Germans then advanced. The Crusader platoon left behind counterattacked the HMGs (which were supported by an a/tank rifle) resulting in mutual destruction. The Germans continued with the attack on their right with P/Grenadiers & A/cars, but the Grants turned to help out the Infantry & it petered out. The 2nd Crusaders took the right objective and the Germans failed morale about the same time.
The Luftwaffe let Byron down badly. They rarely turned up & never did on the few turns when the Brits took a risk concentrating their armour. Their sole contribution was a bailed Crusader & the Germans needed a lot more than that from them. The open terrain and the FFA Mission also made it hard for the Germans.
Mid War FFA on Desert terrain 1500 pts
The reasonably open terrain made the 2 Grant Platoons King of the table with the only 80cm range guns. The Brits advanced infantry & Crusaders on their left, dug in on the right & lined up the Grants to cover the centre. The Grants made a big hit early by taking out 2 Pak38s while the platoon was trying to dig in. The Germans counterattacked on their left with Bersaliglieri supported by A/Cars & Panzer IVF1s & smoke from mortars. The Grants dodged the smoke to take out the Panzers & the Brit Inf stopped the Ities with the help of some bug MGs. On the other flank, the Brits pulled their attack & diverted 5 Crusaders to the right. The Germans then advanced. The Crusader platoon left behind counterattacked the HMGs (which were supported by an a/tank rifle) resulting in mutual destruction. The Germans continued with the attack on their right with P/Grenadiers & A/cars, but the Grants turned to help out the Infantry & it petered out. The 2nd Crusaders took the right objective and the Germans failed morale about the same time.
The Luftwaffe let Byron down badly. They rarely turned up & never did on the few turns when the Brits took a risk concentrating their armour. Their sole contribution was a bailed Crusader & the Germans needed a lot more than that from them. The open terrain and the FFA Mission also made it hard for the Germans.
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