What you need to know about this game is that a blizzard started on turn two and didn't end until turn six.
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My favs, tank hunter/tanks. |
Matthew was running a Vet American Armored list:
Confident Veteran |
Tank Company (4th Division)
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USA Late-War |
Tank Company
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Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points |
Headquarters | |
Tank Company HQ (4th Division) | p.23 |
| 1 | M4 or M4A1 Sherman | 85 |
Combat Platoons | |
Tank Platoon (4th Division) | p.23 |
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2 | M4A3 Sherman (late)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight | 505 |
Tank Platoon (4th Division) | p.23 |
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1
1 | M4 or M4A1 Sherman
M4A1 (76mm) Sherman
M4A3E2 Jumbo | 360 |
Tank Platoon (4th Division) | p.23 |
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2
1 | M4A3 Sherman (late)
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
M4A3 Sherman | 490 |
Warriors | |
Lt. General George S Patton Jr. | Fearless Veteran p.11 |
| 1 | Lt. General George S Patton in M20 utility car | 100 |
Support Platoons | |
Corps Tank Destroyer Platoon (Trained) | Confident Trained p.36 |
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2
2 | .50 cal Recon Jeep
M20 Scout Car
M36 90mm GMC | 205 |
Company Points: | 1745 |
My list was my new go-to list.
Confident Trained |
Panzer Kampfgruppe (Trained)
Tank Battlegroup |
German Late-War |
Tank Company
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Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points |
Headquarters | |
Panzer Kampfgruppe HQ (Trained) | p.69 |
| 2 | Panzer IV/70 (A) | 205 |
Combat Platoons | |
Panzer Platoon (Trained) | p.70 |
| 4 | Panzer IV/70 (A) | 415 |
Panzer Platoon (Trained) | p.70 |
| 4 | Panzer IV/70 (A) | 415 |
Panzer Platoon (Trained) | p.70 |
| 4 | Hetzer | 260 |
Weapons Platoons | |
Panzer Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (Trained) | p.71 |
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1 | Wirbelwind (Quad 2cm)
Ostwind (3.7cm) | 95 |
Support Platoons | |
Heavy Panzerspäh Platoon (Trained) | p.85 |
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1 | Sd Kfz 234/1 (2cm)
Sd Kfz 234/4 (PaK40) | 95 |
Volksgrenadier Platoon | Reluctant Trained p.88 |
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4
2 | Cmd Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team
Panzerfaust Assault Rifle team
Panzerfaust MG team | 160 |
| 3 | Sporadic Air Support Ju 87G Stuka | 100 |
Company Points: | 1745 |
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!
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US forces moving up. |
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German forces awaiting old blood and guts. |
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Some snow was left over from the previous storm. |
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But it looked like snow on the horizon. |
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Very cold Volksgrenadiers wondering why they aren't in the houses. |
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That slope looks treacherous. |
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I roll three planes and go for Patton, I roll two 1's to hit... |
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A few tanks burn after the first turn. Then the blizzard hits! |
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Under the cover of the snowstorm the light vehicle move up. |
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Shifting to the left flank. |
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For the next few turns shooting was abysmal. |
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Either we rolled low for how far we could see, or just missed. |
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But finally we closed to point blank, and tanks started to burn. |
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Blizzard still raging (use your imagination) |
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Pushing up on the left. |
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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.
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The American left has collapsed. |
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