Wednesday, June 02, 2021

Bolt Action Tank War

There has been a 3 week hiatus while I was walking the Larapinta Trail in NT.  WE re-fought the scenario from our last battel with the US & German swapping sides of the table & the US amending their list to use heavier very late war tanks. 1,500 pts.
US: Mike & Mitch
German: Jim & Mark

The Germans are on the right.
Turn 1 featured the US getting the first 9 command dice before the Germans could do anything, much to their frustration.
On the near flank it was tank v. tank at long range.
In the centre infantry contested the two bridge objectives.
On the far flank a MkIII advanced to keep a super-Sherman busy.
On the near flank a bazooka team in a jeep diverted the attention of ne Hetzer & although the bazooka team were mown down by MG fire, the diversion helped the US win the tank duel. 
In the centre the Germans secured one of the two objectives, the US contested the other. 
On the near flank the US tanks advanced & took out the last Hetzer & took the objective before turning to help out the infantry in the centre.
On the far flank the MkIII was immobilised & pinned down, but survived to keep the Supersherman  busy.
In the centre the Germans couldn't destroy the US infantry contesting the railway bridge.
So the US won with 3 objectives to 2 held & 1 in dispute.



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