Flames of War
"Push toward Tunis"
Pat and Ed Battle it out. The scenario was Cauldron. Pat's British Armored Company was the attacker and my Aufklarung Schwadron was the defender.
The Map
German Deployment, German recon troops take up hasty fighting positions in the center of the battlefield.
British Deployment, Infantry move into a small group of buildings.
Turn 1, The Luftwaffe attacks, unfortunately with no kills.
Turn 1, German heavy armored cars move into position.
Turn 1, British Sherman tanks rush in.
Turn 2, German armored cars turn to face the British infantry and make short work of them, leaving the guns to take on the Sherman tanks. For most of the game the Sherman's armor will prove too thick for the German guns. Many are bailed out, but few are killed. Unfortanetely for the British command, the Grants will not prove quite so resilient.
Turn 2, German Guns.
Turn 2, The RAF makes one of it's few appearances. Later in the fight it will finally get this gun, but not now.
Turn 3, German reinforcements make an early arrival.
Turn 3, Great...more Shermans.
Turn 4, British Shermans continue to push aggressively.
Turn 5, Dianas begin to take their toll on the Grants.
Turn 5, German Infantry march to the front with more armored cars, enough to delay the end, but not prevent defeat.
Turn 5, The Luftwaffe continue to dissapoint.
Turn 6, In the end, the Shermans are too much for this force of lite armored vehicles and infantry.
It was a great game and I had a blast. It was also much closer than it looks in these pictures. I learned a lot about how NOT to use flamethrowers.
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