Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Free for all in a Blizzard (FOW)

What you need to know about this game is that a blizzard started on turn two and didn't end until turn six.
My favs, tank hunter/tanks.

Matthew was running a Vet American Armored list:

  Confident    Veteran   Tank Company (4th Division)
USA Late-War
Tank Company
PlatoonQtyUnitPoints
Headquarters
Tank Company HQ (4th Division) p.23
1M4 or M4A1 Sherman85
Combat Platoons
Tank Platoon (4th Division) p.23
2
2
M4A3 Sherman (late)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
505
Tank Platoon (4th Division) p.23
1
1
1
M4 or M4A1 Sherman
M4A1 (76mm) Sherman
M4A3E2 Jumbo
360
Tank Platoon (4th Division) p.23
1
2
1
M4A3 Sherman (late)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
M4A3 Sherman
490
Warriors
Lt. General George S Patton Jr. Fearless  Veteran   p.11
1Lt. General George S Patton in M20 utility car100
Support Platoons
Corps Tank Destroyer Platoon (Trained) Confident  Trained   p.36
1
2
2
.50 cal Recon Jeep
M20 Scout Car
M36 90mm GMC
205
Company Points:1745
www.EasyArmy.com Source document: Blood, Guts, & Glory


My list was my new go-to list.


  Confident    Trained   Panzer Kampfgruppe (Trained)
Tank Battlegroup
German Late-War
Tank Company
PlatoonQtyUnitPoints
Headquarters
Panzer Kampfgruppe HQ (Trained) p.69
2Panzer IV/70 (A)205
Combat Platoons
Panzer Platoon (Trained) p.70
4Panzer IV/70 (A)415
Panzer Platoon (Trained) p.70
4Panzer IV/70 (A)415
Panzer Platoon (Trained) p.70
4Hetzer260
Weapons Platoons
Panzer Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (Trained) p.71
1
1
Wirbelwind (Quad 2cm)
Ostwind (3.7cm)
95
Support Platoons
Heavy Panzerspäh Platoon (Trained) p.85
1
1
Sd Kfz 234/1 (2cm)
Sd Kfz 234/4 (PaK40)
95
Volksgrenadier Platoon Reluctant  Trained   p.88
1
4
2
Cmd Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team
Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team
Panzerfaust MG team
160
Air Support p.92
3Sporadic Air Support Ju 87G Stuka100
Company Points:1745
www.EasyArmy.com Source document: Desperate Measures book


We rolled for mission and got Free for all, since neither of us have played this mission in a while we decided to go ahead and play it. But to add a bit of spice to the old mission we decided to use blizzard rules and snow. Each turn we roll to see if a blizzard starts!

US forces moving up.

German forces awaiting old blood and guts.

Some snow was left over from the previous storm.

But it looked like snow on the horizon.

Very cold Volksgrenadiers wondering why they aren't in the houses.

That slope looks treacherous.

I roll three planes and go for Patton, I roll two 1's to hit...

A few tanks burn after the first turn. Then the blizzard hits!

Under the cover of the snowstorm the light vehicle move up.

Shifting to the left flank.

For the next few turns shooting was abysmal.

Either we rolled low for how far we could see, or just missed.

But finally we closed to point blank, and tanks started to burn.

Blizzard still raging (use your imagination)

Pushing up on the left.

The Jackson's come out and bag an ostwind.
 Matthew moved up his full strength platoon into the village on the right and they knocked out a Panzer IV/70 (A). But then in my turn the storm broke and things cleared up. I moved up the rest of that panzer platoon, the hq and the Sdkfz 234/4 with a Pak40 and knocked them all out in return. With that Matthew was below half with no commander, but Patton could take the company check, a one was quickly rolled and Patton decided to withdraw the survivors, probably cursing Monty the whole time.

The American left has collapsed.

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