Panzer intro games

Played two rounds of Panzer.  First game was basic rules only while the second one we added in the advanced game combat results.

Setup for first game.  VC are for killing enemy units and taking the bridges and crossing point on the river.

End of first turn.  Russian made the mistake of splitting forces while the German made the mistake of only having one unit with LOS to an enemy platoon.

End of second turn.  German tank is destroyed by Russian platoon.  In the basic game the first his is damaged result and the second is a kill.  It could be an instant kill or brew up with a first hit but these opponents were too closely matched.

End of third turn.  An entire German platoon is firing at the Russian Platoon now - the other platoon was on overwatch with the assumption that the Russians would move up to the bridge, but the Russians stayed put and fired instead.

End of fourth turn.  Germans move forward (did not fire - can't move and then fire, can fire and then move).  In the exchange of fire both sides lose a vehicle or two.

End of fifth turn.  First Russian platoon is destroyed by Germans getting first shot.  Other Russians move into position last turn and open fire.

End of Sixth turn.  Russians move forward (blue arrow) and Germans OpFire on them.  The single Russian tank on the hill fires back.

End of eigth turn.  Russians move forward down the valley while other units exchange fire with Germans.

End of Final Turn.  All but Russian tank destroyed.  Part of this is the Germans won the initiative so got to fire first and only surviving Russians would be able to return fire - and there were none..  

That was the end of the first game so we cleared the board and started over.

Setup for second game.  Germans concentrate again while Russians split up again.

End of second turn (first turn was just movement).  Long range exchange of fire for Russians while Medium range for Germans.  Second German stack was not in LOS due to the Orchard since hexsides block LOS.

End of turn three.  More fire exchanged while second German stack moves forward.  Other Russians move to capture bridges.

End of turn four.  Fire exchanged and both sides take hits but Russians take more.

End of turn five.  Germans get initiative again and kill off Russians before Russians can return fire.  Other Russians take the midpoint crossing.  Can they hold it?

End of turn six.  One German group exchanges fire with a Russian at the crossing.  No hits on either side.

End of turn seven.  Exchange of fire, no hits.

End of turn 8.  Russian on the Bridge destroyed.

End of turn 9.  Front German group moves forward one hex to get in medium range while Russians are still at their long range.

End of game.  Germans get Initiative again and destroy the Russians before they can fire.

Overall a good game with the only problem being the standard fire sequence, winning the Initiative roll is THE most important thing in the game and it is nothing but a roll off.  An optional rule is rolling per a subsection of the force each time - what we will probably end up going with is allowing the winner to fire at ONE target, then the other player firing at one, etc...  This gives the winner the advantage without being overwhelming.  The game itself is easy to play but hard to read, combat moves along quickly and figuring things out is easy once you have done it once or twice.