ASL BtB:16 finale. Battlegroup Nor-Mons

 Today we finished up this scenario. We only ended up playing till the end of German turn 3 before the German player conceded.   With the UK 120mm arty coming on in addition to the already existing 80mm that had been doing a good job so far, a Tiger malfing and recalling after one show, and two other Panzers burning after getting hit by regular Shermans it was going to be a tough slog.

Game situation at the end.  The Berserk squad had not had a chance to fire off the Shrek yet and the FB had not made an appearance but things were looking rough for the Axis.

ASL BFP scenar BtB16: Battlegroup Nor-Mons

 Played this one for the second time today.  The last game ended with a German win after the UK Arty did not make an appearance.

This time I had the UK and I stayed off the 2nd level hill knowing it would be a prime target for the rocket OBA.  I guessed correctly.

ASL Scenario Ozb4, Jackboot to the Rear

 I am generally a fan of Lone Canuck products but this particular scenario is a dog, a flea bitten dog at that.  Lest you think it is sour grapes I was the "winner"

Game at start.  The Axis win by capturing 10 LVP locations and not losing the ones they have already (the church steeple building at the top is worth 2 or 4)  The building at the bottom is worth
 4 instead of 2 as well - since it has a second story.

End of turn 1 and end of game.  I offered to let my opponent off the hook.  75mm destroyed the Russian defenses in the factory which is worth 6 points alone.  The bridge would most likely fall this turn for 3 more points and the building at the top right was captured for 1 point.  The Germans get reinforcements on turn 4 and the Russian Mortar crew was eliminated last turn.  
If the Axis arty does not get all red chits this scenario is a shoe in for the Axis.

 Finishing day of the Pink Hill game  (the only part played on this day was my tanks charging to death).

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ASL, LFT:281 - Pink Hill

 Another round of ASL with the LFT Desert boards.  Once again these are lovely boards but it could have used an image of the altered terrain from standard ASL maps.  We figured it out but a visual guide would have been helpful.  This one had a couple of oddities when it came to terrain SSR as well - the Orchards near town being Orchards instead of the altered style and tanks not being able to enter building hexes (if the tanks were every able to get anywhere near those buildings the game would have been lost a LONG time before).

Game start.  To win the Germans have to exit 11CVP (prisoners do not count, NQ in effect anyway) or have 12CVP more than the UK at game end.

First turn movement.  The UK had 9+ 2-2 or 4-2 shots and got a Pin and a single DM out of them.  Not a good start.

Game end.  The Germans had the CVP loss ratio they needed for a win so the UK charged with the tanks.  First one got a DM on one stack and the other Died.  The German aircraft was the MVP.  Darn thing destroyed my defenses.  If that first turn had gone differently it may have ended with a UK win.

ASL, LFT:286 The Last Fire Mission

 An interesting late ware scenario.  German stragglers are forced to use their Arty pieces for a last ditch defense.  They start with Low ammo, not entrenched, and not HIP or concealed.  The Russians win by having more CVP earned and at least one gun captured or destroyed.

The game setup.  Russians come in from offboard.

The only hit a 150 managed to get was against a German squad in rubble, and it only broke that squad which rallied quickly to boot.  The Russians played it safe with the armor since CVP counted.

The Germans had one chance with a faust fired by the leader in the south, and he just missed.  The guns never managed to hit a tank with their HEAT shells and otherwise the guns did not get the luck they needed.  Since they were not emplaced in any way the Russian infantry broke the crews with IFT shots leaving the open for the tanks.

A fun scenario which could have gone the other way with a bit better luck for the Germans.  

ASL: Wild Men From Texas

 Final game day of Wild Men From Texas.

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