Operation Sealion AAR: Surrounded

My second game for the WWPD Operation Sealion Campaign and a chance to play one of my regular wargaming opponents Adam for the first time in a while. I will say sorry now if a few of the pictures are a little bit blurry, it was the Aviva Premiership final yesterday and so we wanted to get the game in before it, so I didn't check a few of the pictures on the camara as I went.

With the quick collapse of the Free Soviet Forces around Bristol the Hungarian Divisions have surrounded part of the British 1st Airborne Division on the outskirts of the town. Mission - Surrounded Points - 1750pts Campaign - Operation Sealion

Hungarian Assault Guns HQ Zrinyi II 3 Zrínyi II 3 Zrínyi II 3 Zrínyi II Assault Pioneers 3 Tigers 4 43M Rockets

1st British Paras HQ + 2 Piats Para Platoon Para Platoon Mortars 4 6 Pounders AT Guns 4 17 Pounders AT Guns 8 75mm Artillery + Medium Support Assault Platoon + Pait Sporadic Typhoons

SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT

The table.

The Tigers take on a whole flank by themselves.

The Pioneers Support some Zrínyi II in the centre.

Zrínyi II's on the far left.

The British Paras around the southern objective.

The Defenders of the Northern objective.

The Sneaky British Ambush.

UNITS IN RESERVE
Hungarian Assault Guns	1st British Paras

DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: The 3 Zrinyi II platoons concentrate on the northern objective supported by the Artillery and Pioneers. The Tigers try to take the southern objective by themselves. 1st British Paras: The Paras cover the objectives with a Para Platoon on each, with the Assault Platoon in the middle to cover either objective.

TURN 1

The Assault Guns move out.

Hussar!

The Tigers look for targets

The Rockets fail to range in, this would be a common problem this game.

Mortar blasts pin the Pioneers

The Artillery fails to hurt the Tigers.

The 17 Pounders snip to Zrínyi II's.

The Typhoons scream down knowing out a tank.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
Hungarian Assault Guns Zrínyi II Platoon 1 - 2 Tanks Zrínyi II Platoon 2 - 1 Tanks Assault Pioneers - 3 Stands	1st British Paras Para Platoon 1 - 1 stand

TURN 1 SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: Tanks advance 1st British Paras: The Paras keep there heads down. The Artillery and Anti-Tank starts to whittle down the Assault Guns.

TURN 2

The Tigers keep on coming

The Zrínyi's get to the edge of the woods.

The Paras smoke the Tigers

The only effect from shooting for either aide this turn, one bail.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
Hungarian Assault Guns Zrínyi II Platoon 1 - 2 Tanks Zrínyi II Platoon 2 - 1 Tanks Assault Pioneers - 3 Stands	1st British Paras Para Platoon 1 - 1 stand

TURN 2 SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: Zrínyi's hide from 17 pounders, shooting has no effect 1st British Paras: Shooting has no effect Note- few pictures as nothing really happened this turn.

TURN 3

The Zrínyi II's pound the British lines

The Tigers prepare to assault

The Rockets finally do something and take of a 17 pounder

The Tigers assault pushing the paras back

The British Artillery again has no effect on the Tigers

The Mortars once again open up on the Pioneers

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
Hungarian Assault Guns Zrínyi II Platoon 1 - 2 Tanks Zrínyi II Platoon 2 - 1 Tanks Assault Pioneers - 4 Stands	1st British Paras Para Platoon 1 - 4 Stands Para Platoon 2 - 2 Stands 17 Pounders - 1 Stand Artillery 1 - 1 Stand

TURN 3 SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: The Tigers keep the pressure on the southern objective up with an assault. The Zrínyi II's shoot up the infantry around the northern objective. 1st British Paras: British start keep up the artillery bombardment.

TURN 4

The Pioneers push on the objective

The Tigers lose one Tiger to defencive fire.

The Pioneers Rout

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
Hungarian Assault Guns Zrínyi II Platoon 1 - 2 Tanks Zrínyi II Platoon 2 - 1 Tanks Assault Pioneers - Destroyed Tigers - 1 Tank	1st British Paras Para Platoon 1 - 4 Stands Para Platoon 2 - 2 Stands 17 Pounders - 1 Stand Artillery 1 - 3 Stands Artillery 2 - 1 Stand Mortars - 2 Stands

TURN 4 SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: The Tigers carry on pushing the Paras back, but lose one to defensive fire. The Zrínyi fail to do anything with their shooting. 1st British Paras: The Mortars rout the Pionners.

TURN 5

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Charge!

Charge!

The Rockets range in for only the second time in the game...

... and kill 2 17 pounders!

Both Tigers bail to 6 pounder defencive fire

Zrínyi II platoon charges the mortars

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Zrínyi II platoon takes the objective

The Zrínyi II platoon charges the Para Platoon, one bails on the way in leaving only the platoon command and over 3 rounds of combat he kills 3 stands and causes the Platoon to rout by himself.

The Paras Charge the bailed out tigers destroying the platoon.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
Hungarian Assault Guns Zrínyi II Platoon 1 - Destroyed Zrínyi II Platoon 2 - Destroyed Zrínyi II Platoon 3 - 1 Tank Assault Pioneers - Destroyed Tigers - Destroyed	1st British Paras Para Platoon 1 - Destroyed Para Platoon 2 - 3 Stands 17 Pounders - 3 Stands Artillery 1 - 3 Stands Artillery 2 - 3 Stands Mortars - 3 Stands

TURN 5 SUMMARY

Hungarian Assault Guns: The Hungarians charge taking to take both objectives, this leads to mixed results... 1st British Paras: The British counter attack, destroyed 3 more platoons and the Hungarians Company routs... 5-2 Allies.

Fun game. Mixed luck for both me and Adam for most of the game. On the first turn I really didn't think about how effect the 17 pounders would be, and after that I thought I would probably lose the game. 2 fairly uneventful turns casualty wise and I was getting worried but turn 4 and the top of turn 5 looked as if I would take it, even ever cool Adam was getting worried. That was until my Tigers bailed to defencive fire and the artillery all but wiped out my Zrínyi platoons. I have 3 more games lined up over the next 2 weeks so look out for more AAR's! As always thanks for reading Ben

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