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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Game day two of Wild Men From Texas

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ASL scenario FT:293, Wild Men From Texas

 A fun scenario but perhaps unbalanced (especially if the Mortars run out of WP after just one shot).

The Americans have 8 turns to take 18 rubble locations.  They have to start on the bottom map on the right hand side.  The maps in this LFT product are beautiful but figuring out some terrain is a pain.  A complete listing of each terrain image and what it represents would have been handy.  (they have a listing for the unique stuff but not the retextured "normal" stuff) 

German half of turn 2 and both Mortars are out of WP.  Getting across the open ground without it is "tricky"

I sent my troops around the flanks and the Germans had their mines there, luckily they did not slow me up much but going round that way slowed me up enough (along with getting plastered when first entering the rubble) that by this time there was not enough movement phases left for the US to enter 18 rubble hexes, much less fight the Germans for it.  (this is the end of turn 4 too).

ASL: Dispatches from the Bunker 200: Over the Prosna

 Fun little scenario.  I did not play it well but clearing the town took a lot of work.  I recommend it for either side.  The Germans have 5.5 turns to clear the stone buildings, take the bridge, and get 6CVP (Infantry/PRC only) off the circled road.  

Starting positions.  The stream is not much of an obstacle.  There is a Polish AT Gun and Mortar hiding so I keep the tanks somewhat hidden.  Normally I would bum rush with them.  

The buildings and bridge are cleared but not sign of the AT gun or Mortar yet.  The Polish reinforcements come on.  Getting through that road will be a challange.

With just a single movement phase left and the tanks not in position to open a path the Poles pull out a win.  I needed to hurry my Germans along a bit faster (or have them in a better position after clearing the town).  

ASL Scenario VotG-12: Siberian Shockwave (Game Day 5 and game end)

 

Tycho's Stuka attacks!  (and rolls boxcars on the sighting check).  I think this makes the 3rd mistaken attack he has rolled when getting air support - out of five total tries...  Luckily the Stuka does no harm other than pinning the target.

 

The German reinforcements come on.  My Russians still nearly managed to take the last dock before they got there.  Things were not to be though.

I concede the game.  I don't see a chance of taking and holding the Docks at this point although reading the VC later I think we both made a mistake.  I would not have had to control all the docks if troops got off the board.