I have been feeling guilty about all my M51 Ishermans just sitting around, not killing enemy tanks. So I was happy to get them on the table for some fun 105mm action!
My opponent was Dustin with Egyptian armor in a free for all.
We settled on 1750 points so we could get a ton of tanks on the board.
My Israeli list was this;
| P'lugah Tan'kim Tank Company |
Israeli AIW | |
| Tank Company | ||
| Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points | ||
| Headquarters | |||||
| 1 | M51 Isherman | 100 | ||
| Combat Platoons | |||||
| 4 | M51 Isherman | 365 | ||
| 4 | M51 Isherman | 365 | ||
| 4 | M51 Isherman | 365 | ||
| 2 | Magach 2 | 310 | ||
| Support Platoons | |||||
| 1 5 6 1 1 1 | Cmd FN FAL team M3 A half-track FN FAL team FN MAG LMG team Light Mortar team Blindicide team | 250 | ||
| Company Points: | 1755 | ||||
| www.EasyArmy.com | Source document: Fate of a Nation booklet |
And Dustin's force was;
| Kuteybh Debabh Tank Battalion |
UAR AIW | |
| Tank Company | ||
| Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points | ||
| Headquarters | |||||
| 1 | T-54 or T-55 with Stabiliser and Searchlight | 65 | ||
| Combat Platoons | |||||
| 10 | T-54 or T-55 with Stabiliser and Searchlight | 545 | ||
| 5 | T-54 or T-55 with Stabiliser and Searchlight | 335 | ||
| 6 | IS-3M | 280 | ||
| Weapons Platoon | |||||
| 2 | ZSU-57-2 | 95 | ||
| Support Platoons | |||||
| 1 6 1 2 | Cmd AK47 Assault Rifle team AK47 Assault Rifle team Blindicide team B-10 82mm recoilless gun | 130 | ||
| 1 6 | BTR-50PK PT-76 | 150 | ||
| 5 | SU-100M | 145 | ||
| Company Points: | 1745 | ||||
| www.EasyArmy.com | Source document: Fate of a Nation booklet |
Yes, I know I was five points over... I'm horrible like that, but we played anyway.
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| I deployed two M51 platoons on the left one on the right with infantry and M48's in the center. |
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| Facing 8 Ishermans. All Dustin's tanks. |
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| Hiding from the SU-100's for now. |
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| That is a terrifying firing line! |
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| Forward! |
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| An abyssal turn of shooting for the Ishermans sees only one T-54 dead. |
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| M51's on the right shift, leaving the infantry to hold off the SU-100's |
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| It is up close and personal now! |
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| Hunting for recon. |
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| At this range Egyptian armor starts to burn. |
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| Hiding in the trees? |
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| The PT-76's managed to penetrate the M51's armor twice... but failed firepower. |
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| The surviving T-54's are now stationary. |
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| They knock out a entire platoon of M51s! And the IS-3's nab a Patton. |
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| But retribution is severe. |
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| One of the last IS-3's knocks out one last Sherman. |
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| Before being silenced. |
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| The SU-100's moved over too late with the AA, but had taken out two Shermans on the right. |
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| The recon had lived a charmed life and got right on top of the remaining Shermans before being knocked out. |
It was a fun quick game, with the outcome really in doubt the whole time, despite all the knocked out Egyptian tanks. I lost 7 out of 13 M51 Ishermans and 1 of my 2 Pattons.
