Brits Paras vs Soviets Strelkovy AAR

So My Arch Nemesis Dr Alex and myself agreed to a pre tournament (breakthrough assault tournament 25/11/12!) we rolled randomly and got encounter

British Paratroopers HQ + Frost Parachute Platoon (3 sections) Parachute Platoon (3 sections) Parachute Mortar (1 section) Air Landing Heavy Anti Tanks (2 sections+ transport) Air Landing Anti Tanks (2 sections) Air Landing Light Battery (8 guns + medium support) Sporadic Air Support

Strelkovy HQ Strelkovy Company + Kommisar Strelkovy Company + Kommisar 3 ISU 152 + tank Riders Artillery (8 guns) Mortar company

SETUP AND DEPLOYMENT

The field




objectives

UNITS IN RESERVE
British Paratroopers Para Platoon Heavy Anti Tank Mortar	Strelkovy Scouts ISU's Mortars

DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: With two objectives to defend, I decided to spread my forces, I kept the ALLB on the right objective, their direct fire mode should help is assaulted, whilst the Para Platoon and Light anti tank took the right objective Strelkovy: Dr Alex deployed his two strelkovy platoons on each objective, with his artillery on his left side

TURN 1

soviet advance

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 1 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: My 6pdrs fail to dig in, but the paras succeed. The ALLB drop a large artillery dump on alex's artillery and infantry, which is supported by my air support, removing 3 gun teams Strelkovy: Alex artillery and right hand strelkovy fali to dig in whilst his left hand platoon advance

TURN 2

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 2 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: My ALLB wipe out more of the artillery Alex has left Strelkovy: His troops fail to head their commander to unpin, but the komisar persuades them to keep moving. And advance , but his artillery fails to range in

TURN 3

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 3 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: The Paras lie in wait for the approaching soviet hoard, and also are without air support and back up Strelkovy: Alex continue to advance with no reserves, or inflicting any damage

TURN 4

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 4 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: Both my mortars and Para PLatoon enter on the right hand side, leading the other platoon to advance, the 6pdrs open up on the strelkovy, and the air support aim for the existing artillery and mortars. ALLB fail to unpin Strelkovy: His scouts move on from the centre of the board advancing up the road, whilst his mortars creep onto the left flank. His Artillery pins my ALLB but fails it's firepower test

TURN 5

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 5 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: 17pdrs are brought on from reserve, the ALLB hit the advancing strelkovy, who are then targeter by the 6pdrs and 1st para platoon, when they were assaulted, they fled Strelkovy: Advances with his left strelkovy, killing two stands of paras, his artillery was again ineffective. The ISU's advance up the center

TURN 6

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 6 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: 6pdrs dig in, para platoon 1 advances, artillery fail to range in, 17pdrs take up position Strelkovy: ISU's advance

TURN 7

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 7 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: British paras continue to move up Strelkovy: ISU's continue to miss

TURN 8

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 8 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: The Para platoon assault the mortars, both paltoons die in the end Strelkovy:

TURN 9

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 9 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: Air support removes an ISU, Para platoon 2 advance Strelkovy: ISU advance

TURN 10

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
British Paratroopers	Strelkovy

TURN 10 SUMMARY

British Paratroopers: After destroying his scouts alex fails his moral test and runs Strelkovy: Scouts open fire on the para platoon whilst the strelkovy advance, but the paras pass 13 out of 14 saves

A draw out game i think we both just wanted to finish the game by the end! The para team dying on the move up ruined my chances for a quick game, but the 2nd platoon passing their saves - won it for me in the end

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