Back at Kakstadt-Ost, the DDR motor rifle troopers were hurtling towards the Para's positions. The BTRs were perforated by the Para AT battery but the MR troopers were already on foot by that time.
Soon bitter hand to hand fighting was underway.
The East German T-55s shelled the British positions in the North.
The Paras had seen off the MR troops...
...just in time for the arrival of RAF Jaguars!
...but it's bombing was reassuringly inaccurate.
At this point we drew proceedings to a close with the honours fairly even.
The final score:
Paras firmly rooted in the village. Strength two full
companies and supports. So the flank is secure.
DDR a bit knocked about but still have 2 tank co, 1 MR co
(incorporates surviving riflemen and engineers) plus AT, AA, HQ. So the
counterattack can proceed against the French when they appear.
10 comments:
Loving this series.
Highlights for me are the Airfix Russian conversions and the triumph of the Paras.
The T55s looked very menacing in this scale.
...clearly sides were adequately awarded - the DDR player having read the Guardian and al...;)
Must try these rules soon.
I am really enjoying these AARs too. I am glad to see that your rules work well on the tabletop, as that is were I plan to use them. Now to scale them to microarmor!
Chris
Duc de Gobin
Thanks - the T-55s are a delight. Though that's not what the Paras said....
Chris
Small actions - a battalion or so, or indeed smaller scale toys - are fine on a tabletop. I know LCW has been used with 15mm and 20mm toys but I've not yet tried them with my 6mm (or Martin's 2mm!).
The temptation to adapt my own Army Men project to your game system is pretty strong... At any rate, these AARs have got me thinking about them again...
Very nice Tim- I miss seeing the Jaguar flying about so your game version was a nice reminder.
Cheers,
Pete.
It was all going swimmingly well until those pesky Jaguars turned up. They just wrecked the Motor Rifle troops, and without infantry there wasn't much hope of rooting the Paras out.
There is still roughly a battalions worth of DDR armour though, plus the mighty towed 100mm AT gun, so that will give the French something to think about.
Sadly, The Guardian is a bit light on tactical advice on the use of armour in towns.
Archduke Piccolo
What can I say? It works and it's fun.
Pete
I have three 1/72 Jags so I'll try to ensure they feature in more games.
Martin Rapier
Yes - I think the Paras had a few worrying moments before the RAF got their act together and tore into the MR company.
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