ASL scanerio DB002 Sochaczew from Dispatches from the Bunker

Played this scenario with Tycho on May 7th and finished it up on May 28th after communications problems forced us to stop playing early.  It is an early war scenario taking place in Poland, the Germans are attempting to get offboard and capture buildings for a total of 100 cvp.  If they take 50 cvp in losses they lose automatically as well.

Start of game.  Germans start to the right of the red line while the Poles start to the left of the blue line.  Hip units in the building to the top left, top middle, and bottom middle.  The German arty spotter is in the bottom area.

During German turn 1 the 37L opens fire and misses twice (firing out of +2 smoke and turning cause that even with a Rate shot)

End of German turn 1 and already he has two Malfed MA, without even trying IF shots too.

Polish Arty would be responsive and accurate throughout the game.

Pour it on boys!

End of Allied turn 1, the Germans manage to Malf another MA.

German half of turn 2.  It starts off with my two MTR crews both being killed.  One of my ATRs gets revenge by killing a tank and then my AT gun goes for an IF shot and...

I roll a 10 breaking it.  Couldn't be I had it placed badly, no...

In the Allied half of turn 2 there is a LOT of shooting...

End of Allied turn 2.

End of German turn 3.  The MG in V8 got a UK on the tank on the road and down south the Arty is continuing to do a fine job.  the 10-2 kill stack (10-2, 2HMG, and 2 457 squad in a fortified stone building) open fire and do squat.

End of Allied turn 3.  The front line building defenses are crumbling and I should withdraw - but don't...

End of German turn 4, his 150mm arty barrage does squat and my cleverly placed 457 fires and does squat!  (It would have been more clever if I had NOT shot with him, he was upstairs and I think the Germans would have gone right on by)

End of Allied turn 4, front line troops are broken or surrendered...

Oh hell, I can't spell and left the caps lock on!  Germans place a smoke barrage and my guy in the building can't see to fire OR run away!  He ends up dead in CC, Germans rolled a 5 for ambush and I grin and roll a 5 too...  My next to last leader and a 457 squad gone in a puff of smoke.

End of German turn 5.

End of Allied turn 5.  The line is holding.  The 10-2 and the HMGs make a strong defense in the north and the Arty is bottling up the south.

The German ATR fires and IFT shot at my 10-2 and HMG stack.

He rolls snakes!  I roll RS and select the leader and a squad, they both suffer a 2-4 shot and Tycho roll a 3 modified down to -1 and both die.  The remaining squad turns into a HS from the two MC checks.  (I later check and find that only 20L ATRs can use ITT)

I tell Tycho I fail my PMC and Tycho gives me a good long distance slap over Skype reminding me that I am most likely going to win based on points.  I deserved it after the bad luck he put up with in regards to his tanks (but thinking back I made an incredible number of sniper checks with a SAN of 5)

After that I start playing smart, falling back whenever possible.  At the start of German turn 8 (last turn) we count up that Tycho is roughly 30 cvp short of victory and would need to catch all the buildings (with two HIP guys in the one) and a bunch of other Polish troops holding the others.  The buildings alone would not be enough and only two tanks could get offboard for exit VP so at this point we called the game. 

The US Civil War turns 4 through seven

Played TUSCW turns 4 through 7 yesterday.  The CSA has managed to put a halt to the depredations of the northern aggressors...

First off the situation at the start of turn 4.  The CANV under Joseph Johnston has run away from the north and is just Northwest of Staunton.  In addition another force that attacked DC last turn was chased north when attacked by Pope upon the failure of the DC assault.

In the West AS Johnston is holding with very depleted forces (sent East for the most part) and in the TM the Union has captured Little Rock.

End of Turn 4.  The USA has 14 VPs, 5 ahead of the Progress of War (POW) chart.  If they keep up this pace it will be all over by Christmas of 62...

In the East all the forces north of Richmond are destroyed (see the leaders up there in the "dead" pile).  Although Staunton is held by Militia.

In the West Grant captures Memphis and destroys the fort and industry there, he then skeedadles back up the river when Johnston threatens to move into Indiana.

In the TM Jackson and some helpful cavalry destroy the Yankee threat and retake Springfield.

End of turn 5.  The USA is now at 15 VP with a schedule of 12, the CSA is starting to swing the war to their favor.

In the East Lee replaces Johnston (who in this reality died around Staunton) and Jackson is recalled to the East.  General Grant is also brought to the East to prop things up.  After a number of back and forth battles Lee retreats to Petersburg while Grant takes Richmond (second time it fell this game).

In the West the Union lands at Clarksville while AS Johnston defends Nashville.  The fort at Memphis is rebuilt and now manned to repulse a naval assault.

In the TM things come to a stop for now.  The CSA sent it's commander East and did not reinforce the area.  The USA was busy with other matters this turn.

End of turn 6.  Hard to see but the US VP track is at 12 while the benchmark is at 15, the USA is now 3 VP behind schedule.  Lincoln is getting upset and the voters are getting ugly.  Jeff Davis is being talked of in glowing terms after nearly a year of invective being thrown his way.

In the East Lee and Grant chase each other back and forth (both can intercept or avoid battle on a 5 or higher on 2 dice which makes it hard to pin them down).  Lee's fearsome reputation lets him chase away the other USA forces as well.  Part of this is due to Richmond having fallen - Lee is not tied down to defending the capitol for fear of losing the VP points there since most are gone for good.

In the West Bragg Replaces AS Johnston, while not as good as Johnston by any stretch he is good enough.  Longstreet moves to Memphis to add to the defense of the fort.

Still no action in the TM.

End of turn 7.  US VP at 13 and standard is 18, they are now 5 behind schedule.

In the East the CANV moves north and entrenches after more dancing around northern Virginia.  They are on a supply line so will be able to take in reinforcements if the USA increases their forces in the area.

In the West Bragg is caught between two sizable forces.  He has been fighting with Buell but has only gotten about even results.  He is tied down to Nashville - he can not leave it with enough force to beat Buell without leaving Nashville under threat from Hooker (of the pain, the pain...).  He is also in a position to receive reinforcement and while he can not leave Nashville uncovered the Union can not leave Clarksville uncovered since they need the landing there for supply.  CSA cavalry general Morgan makes a dash for Columbus and grabs it from Union control.  For now...

The USA moves out in the TM, retaking Springfield and destroying the CSA forces in the area.  The question now is when and where to push them back again?  The troops are going to be needed in the East and the West.

Both my opponent and I really like this game.  It has a good feel to it, the North is able to push the South and stretch them but they have to worry about supply and Lee is a slippery little bugger, nearly impossible to pin down without a large blocking force (you need one as large as the army you are trying to block in order to keep them from Avoiding combat).  Grant is Lee's equal in the this regard so both forces are dancing back and forth to a good position or trying to attack and use a campaign card for a bonus.  In the West Bragg is currently tied to Nashville to keep the VPs of that space (3 of them) out of Union hands but if he does not win a battle he will eventually have to withdraw are be defeated and forced to surrender after losing a battle and being surrounded.