Operation Sealion AAR: Breakthrough

Hello All

 Before I get on with the after action report, I'd like to say a big thank you to Arran AKA TheSignal on WWPD for making my new blog banner. His internet fu has made something far better than anything I could have done.

 So I played another Operation Sealion game against Derek's US Armour.

The Hungarian 1st army is was back in combat in Worcestershire, but quickly run into the 3rd US Armoured when the allies counter attack.  Mission - Breakthrough  Points - 1750pts  Campaign - Operation Sealion

US 3rd Armoured Division 2 HQ Shermans 4 Sherman (76mm) 4 Shermans 4 Stuarts Full Armoured Rifle Platoon Recon Platoon 2 M10s Rifle Platoon 3 Priests

Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division HQ Zrinyi II 3 Zrinyi II 3 Zrinyi II 3 Zrinyi II 3 Tigers Full Assault Pionner Platoon 3 43m Rockets Sporadic Stukas

SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT

The US armour masses for the attack

The a platoon of Zrinyi II and the company commander hide in a forset

Spearhead and recon moves

UNITS IN RESERVE
US 3rd Armoured Division M 10s Rifle Platoon	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division 3 Tigers 3 Zrinyi II 3 Zrinyi II

DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The 3rd Armour set up aggressively Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: The Hungarians hide waiting for the storm to brake

TURN 1

Here comes the attack!

Stuarts sneak around the sides

The Zrinyi II pop forward and bail two Shermans

Stukas arrive and ment a wall of .50 cal lead

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division

TURN 1 SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The US advance into the Hungarian lines. Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: No Resevers, Hungaians sit tight.

  TURN 2

The Shermans flank the Zrinyi II's and get 3 hits out of 4 dice needing 6's!

Stuarts shot up the Rocket Launchers

Over view of the board

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division Zrinyi Platoon - Destroyed Rockets - 2 Stands

TURN 2 SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The US out flank the Hungarian lines Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: No Reseves, not much of a turn, the Company Comander Goes to Ground and hides next to the destroyed platoon.

TURN 3

The Stuarts keep on pounding the Artillery

The Shermans blaze away at the company commander but fail to hit anything.

The Hungarian reserves finally turn up.

The Tigers get stuck in quickly taking out a Sherman 76mm

The Pioneers move towards the objectives.

Overview of turn 3

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division Stuarts - 2 Tanks Sherman 76mm - 1 Tanks	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division Zrinyi Platoon - Destroyed Rocket Artillery - 4 Stands

TURN 3 SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The US try to finish off the Hungarian left flank before the reserves turn up. Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: The reserves turn up but it looks like too little to late...

TURN 4

The US reserves turn up and take the far objective

The Stuarts run away from the Hungarian reserves

The Armoured Rifles shot up the Poineers, pinning them.

The 76mm Shermans try to flank the Tigers

The Stukas return and attack the newly arrived infantry

The Tigers keep up the pressure on the retreating Stuarts

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division Stuarts - 2 Tanks Sherman 76mm - 1 Tanks Infantry - 2 Stands	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division Zrinyi Platoon - Destroyed Rocket Artillery - 4 Stands Pioneers - 2 Stands

TURN 4 SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The US move there forces towards the objectives. Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: Try to contest the objectives.

TURN 5

The M10s arrive...

... and shot up the Zrinyi

The Sherman 76mm take out a Tiger

The Shermans and Stuarts get shot up.

With the Pioneers still pinned the Zrinyi Platoon tries a desperate assault to contest the objective, but are wiped out by the defensive fire.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division Stuarts - Destroyed Sherman 76mm - 1 Tanks Infantry - 2 Stands Shermans - 2 Tanks	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division Zrinyi Platoon - Destroyed Rocket Artillery - 4 Stands Pioneers - 2 Stands Zrinyi Platoon 2 - Destroyed

TURN 5 SUMMARY

US 3rd Armoured Division: The US forces move more platoons to cover the objective. Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division: The Pioneers fail to unpin and all attempts by the Hungarians to contest the objective fail.

TURN 6

The US hold the objective and win the game

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
US 3rd Armoured Division Stuarts - Destroyed Sherman 76mm - 1 Tanks Infantry - 2 Stands Shermans - 2 Tanks	Hungarian 26th Assault Gun Division Zrinyi Platoon - Destroyed Rocket Artillery - 4 Stands Pioneers - 2 Stands

A 5-2 win to the US. A good game but I completely mis judged the distance my reserves would have to travel to get to the objective. With the platoons on the table getting maulled early on I was always fighting an up hill struggle. Next time Derek next time!

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