tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52609232928148625382024-03-18T21:52:30.303-05:00Grumble Jones - An ASL BlogDedicated to the World's Greatest World War II Tactical Board Game - Advanced Squad LeaderGrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.comBlogger870125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-64593843652356167182024-03-18T21:50:00.001-05:002024-03-18T21:51:56.300-05:00Kansas City March Madness ASL Tournament 2024 (March 15th-17th)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjh-uJ_4DTGKucurBVVthSMFP-OU7zqLkrfBWHoP8K9fF_CmN0FKLCQ-uAKJouChKrePHGTxdg94gBvyOmv2XD_Jxb2NyLi6Q-pIMQMvnEWID4Tud-MK9TBefhhvxKY8iZANUAkaMinRRsMBKmam1v1CmtrmM54NHk6BJur9hCoaTAn7flJ0Fw5EkhUo/s1522/Image%203-17-24%20at%2010.34%E2%80%AFPM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="1522" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpjh-uJ_4DTGKucurBVVthSMFP-OU7zqLkrfBWHoP8K9fF_CmN0FKLCQ-uAKJouChKrePHGTxdg94gBvyOmv2XD_Jxb2NyLi6Q-pIMQMvnEWID4Tud-MK9TBefhhvxKY8iZANUAkaMinRRsMBKmam1v1CmtrmM54NHk6BJur9hCoaTAn7flJ0Fw5EkhUo/w640-h174/Image%203-17-24%20at%2010.34%E2%80%AFPM.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqP9cW8loANTugi2lRjosMT5xoKAEo9CKgka4aImvQVef2k1LA1UbSY3m_C3MeNT-j92J-CGtynGBGVSZ0oTkbP_lAs3ecxd_MWUwF2EPwZ1q-nYHZl33jfEbcLrbSUoWV-ucqs-8ZEnD2TX72upFHVvOsR16N7mGI76n9HcLLYO4JGKo7s6eEf9si88" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJqP9cW8loANTugi2lRjosMT5xoKAEo9CKgka4aImvQVef2k1LA1UbSY3m_C3MeNT-j92J-CGtynGBGVSZ0oTkbP_lAs3ecxd_MWUwF2EPwZ1q-nYHZl33jfEbcLrbSUoWV-ucqs-8ZEnD2TX72upFHVvOsR16N7mGI76n9HcLLYO4JGKo7s6eEf9si88=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />This year's Tournament Directors: Paul Works and Dave Mareske with able assistance from Dan Best and other members of the Kansas City ASL Club. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LkaTOD4PEBcbggyU9ZvGx8zoe_tvIxcrZvZNGti8ZfPBoT717DKZsw_l0xEJ8w0ts49ax3tD1f0Do4nhNyU9a59q5xi00nIh9xe0Of4qdZ5Cs_pG6pbEr9VJa0ByP2s9RIeKkLnC5RGJ_9N38l3mxqQf4ZEDTZGy-QBgvjYw_uojEg6qMfX6ZOqOcCU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1576" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9LkaTOD4PEBcbggyU9ZvGx8zoe_tvIxcrZvZNGti8ZfPBoT717DKZsw_l0xEJ8w0ts49ax3tD1f0Do4nhNyU9a59q5xi00nIh9xe0Of4qdZ5Cs_pG6pbEr9VJa0ByP2s9RIeKkLnC5RGJ_9N38l3mxqQf4ZEDTZGy-QBgvjYw_uojEg6qMfX6ZOqOcCU=w640-h276" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The 2024 venue has been the site of the tournament since 2018. The Holiday Inn Express in Shawnee, Kansas has a ton of gaming space in their conference room. Folks are able to spread out and extra-large kit doesn't block aisles or otherwise impede traffic in the room. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">2024 would be my 7th March Madness. I look forward to this event each year. I have made a ton of great memories over the years and of course many great friends as well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgG9hgPqiAmKychtKLMwEfVEsfSiXU3DNr2S2pAeHO36sRHiI04J2ZhSjBK1jG9k7fiGbD3Jl09oS5BSeqBiw-wEQCif3ygyBgui4DySxJGUHd0rmsA-ifQidHKgI5vyACxtM0sETc4GgKVlluFlFbT5LNsL_9d_hyphenhyphenLYjU01V8WWGgTcHQEQWh3tMSlw/s1423/MM2024%20Scenario%20Listing.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="1423" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgG9hgPqiAmKychtKLMwEfVEsfSiXU3DNr2S2pAeHO36sRHiI04J2ZhSjBK1jG9k7fiGbD3Jl09oS5BSeqBiw-wEQCif3ygyBgui4DySxJGUHd0rmsA-ifQidHKgI5vyACxtM0sETc4GgKVlluFlFbT5LNsL_9d_hyphenhyphenLYjU01V8WWGgTcHQEQWh3tMSlw/w640-h290/MM2024%20Scenario%20Listing.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;">The total scenario list for this year's tournament.</div></blockquote></blockquote><div><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 1 = British Army</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 2 = PTO</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 3 = Eastern Front</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 4 = American Army</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"> I would get in four games during the course of this year's tournament. </span></p></div></blockquote><div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8y4N6ZBFIR8_ey7QFKYs5eD5vIAX4kBuXdmmWaI2nItdVxA_bt_FU9QdwIEMlnh7mQ5teRfFBOlyexDyU9tSobbSCX_6qLak_wELN8eaOKX8MVIEzWxXSpsvRNe961lipCOImkLrLYt0gSTtfB7Fg0sAxfUJsdZks002lg6M_Fr1p7fCP-0qorb4Lxko" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="1236" height="88" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg8y4N6ZBFIR8_ey7QFKYs5eD5vIAX4kBuXdmmWaI2nItdVxA_bt_FU9QdwIEMlnh7mQ5teRfFBOlyexDyU9tSobbSCX_6qLak_wELN8eaOKX8MVIEzWxXSpsvRNe961lipCOImkLrLYt0gSTtfB7Fg0sAxfUJsdZks002lg6M_Fr1p7fCP-0qorb4Lxko=w640-h88" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 1 = SP258 Operation Blackwater vs. Richard Burton</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 2 = J150 The Sangshak Redemption vs. James Treu</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 3 = J246 Loser Takes All vs. Randy Shurtz</p><p style="text-align: justify;">PICKUP Game (Day 1) = RPT52 Death Rattle vs. Mike Bistodeau</p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROUND 4 === well...we'll talk about that...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0XKPtLU9CD1IfkB2RJUBY5Q_-NxH-6pwXdG5bPg_sPfb0hqjzAYUJeSsdHf3AMPV7bTYOZeiIWuMJQt7uIN_RBXB35PGVHsvF329Lc5HKRSootlJI-vQ0RMbc86Zg_SAvaatpA32_dVOrBwKT3wEl4KPzAwI5aDoIVh4KVWMSK9hMPoM0EMDDo-LPLs/s4032/IMG_0824.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW0XKPtLU9CD1IfkB2RJUBY5Q_-NxH-6pwXdG5bPg_sPfb0hqjzAYUJeSsdHf3AMPV7bTYOZeiIWuMJQt7uIN_RBXB35PGVHsvF329Lc5HKRSootlJI-vQ0RMbc86Zg_SAvaatpA32_dVOrBwKT3wEl4KPzAwI5aDoIVh4KVWMSK9hMPoM0EMDDo-LPLs/w640-h480/IMG_0824.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Friday - Round 1 kicks off. My opponent Richard Burton prepares his attack plan for SP258 Operation Blackwater.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EzC_Ez6N7-M48FZz2qALd9bvRSn1ZoSEhWzPqm6PW3wTAOtsai3huhVu7QZiKzAqNTmGQsnmEAqX6Em_UGlvfrmnzr0E5SCA_0uPUCOJrjKtX6ZTj65oUB1JJe1aonx8qkzvaR6hY2EsSyKvcGSJSFjCmw3xknkWSpLq-LcLEL-rWS0o4QzxnSiu5sk/s4032/IMG_0825.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3EzC_Ez6N7-M48FZz2qALd9bvRSn1ZoSEhWzPqm6PW3wTAOtsai3huhVu7QZiKzAqNTmGQsnmEAqX6Em_UGlvfrmnzr0E5SCA_0uPUCOJrjKtX6ZTj65oUB1JJe1aonx8qkzvaR6hY2EsSyKvcGSJSFjCmw3xknkWSpLq-LcLEL-rWS0o4QzxnSiu5sk/w640-h480/IMG_0825.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Great example of how much space this room provides and easily accommodates some large kit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW5fyqdEYkG62N6Jbebh7osAG7sWrRCMY7tBA4BgnRn0IpKpEbFdjcgJnBDiluy9V0PHJ2Mk_bdWz9ZG0EVPkR98X20hioEcYdkgo88njsK742I2xatCUxFSB7XpUTYZacWccBdpnBjYOzlzwyRgFNXAzXS7kRajK_VaUKVU2BHVt4vOntaTexUS_mTrw/w640-h480/IMG_0827.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dave Mareske and Rick Reinesch.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZfJrsaC6Vcsy5tEXsB3DQ3aSGXcQEVfhjAtna-Xf_K3U8S7Ce8i5RN3nLh8srLGCoxWaAef1KFakAtBMTyOWeBC7gEqoMNotmhlvtn217MZBEGSnWJkpA2vy0oqCBA70wHK_icbA7TqkxHzgBCSQikpWKytcNp1mKXKDn6-ojnqN1WND9Cs0sAX3m84/s4032/IMG_0828.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxZfJrsaC6Vcsy5tEXsB3DQ3aSGXcQEVfhjAtna-Xf_K3U8S7Ce8i5RN3nLh8srLGCoxWaAef1KFakAtBMTyOWeBC7gEqoMNotmhlvtn217MZBEGSnWJkpA2vy0oqCBA70wHK_icbA7TqkxHzgBCSQikpWKytcNp1mKXKDn6-ojnqN1WND9Cs0sAX3m84/w640-h480/IMG_0828.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Paul Works, Dave Mareske and Rick Reinesch...Tournament Directors' conference!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmErqSAbEZOQ6_sNWRrpF3f8ENlAgxauteyXUYWpzeiO8GYDOTiJQnQTx-HsTJupsuib__baNNCU0RLcSrdK_0QBi3mVcV1ZNDe9voy0kcA-AJb2v8ZWG9d_rkS_EX8XAY3TDxJW5DGg4RPPhE-SQ5ejKUu4i6zhOt-y6PAllLsZvGwAdyC8cHibQ0vg/s4032/IMG_0830.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBmErqSAbEZOQ6_sNWRrpF3f8ENlAgxauteyXUYWpzeiO8GYDOTiJQnQTx-HsTJupsuib__baNNCU0RLcSrdK_0QBi3mVcV1ZNDe9voy0kcA-AJb2v8ZWG9d_rkS_EX8XAY3TDxJW5DGg4RPPhE-SQ5ejKUu4i6zhOt-y6PAllLsZvGwAdyC8cHibQ0vg/w640-h480/IMG_0830.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Richard Burton finishes up his plans for slicing and dicing up my defending Germans.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebmNofH-pVDv2NYp9aG_hhyphenhyphenfz5uikSFL6voFfMqhTpuiD-dUkiv49JiCjtO_wpcD5UPnnmmES0XHv4KCjhGBBOEp3zccedV2oGBm16JTDcBvXOL2R3JgYNN53DybknKwpccZhjYDEk7kPrvgndKAqZh9BPDwk3-rmnPuyMpBr3hkt4US-JcGUVOzfA2k/s4032/IMG_0831.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjebmNofH-pVDv2NYp9aG_hhyphenhyphenfz5uikSFL6voFfMqhTpuiD-dUkiv49JiCjtO_wpcD5UPnnmmES0XHv4KCjhGBBOEp3zccedV2oGBm16JTDcBvXOL2R3JgYNN53DybknKwpccZhjYDEk7kPrvgndKAqZh9BPDwk3-rmnPuyMpBr3hkt4US-JcGUVOzfA2k/w640-h480/IMG_0831.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">SP258 Operation Blackwater begins. Richard's British force was tasked with taking the hill (bottom center) and ensuring that neither of the German Tiger I's was within 4 hexes of Hex 71I5.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxh0sD9r-OhGk1GXY8u_4ndp1M0yuQ4zBQn4IjGoW7VKEaRSEjqHiEGuoz-mHY4c4RbQJySg-mIYUFPewjjPi5FsC4Ae0lYSgU90ZcM3ZfUxJMUPV34ytMxwpSgxMCjeW09y57eH7w25gRT1WFHWb4KfpngvoKRZGEEa5p-60IpN0rOsGMbzPLCYA46c/s4032/IMG_0833.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxh0sD9r-OhGk1GXY8u_4ndp1M0yuQ4zBQn4IjGoW7VKEaRSEjqHiEGuoz-mHY4c4RbQJySg-mIYUFPewjjPi5FsC4Ae0lYSgU90ZcM3ZfUxJMUPV34ytMxwpSgxMCjeW09y57eH7w25gRT1WFHWb4KfpngvoKRZGEEa5p-60IpN0rOsGMbzPLCYA46c/w640-h480/IMG_0833.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This would be our fourth game. We faced off in the 2015 and 2017 March Madness Tournaments and again in the 2019 St. Louis Tournament. We are very evenly matched and I have always enjoyed our games together. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJAW1AwP8q2T0_5NGyGJWGg8yD70XD5N6OJRqbgzBsF5G93jPak-1zwFe5Wz2houwB5-oLI-ci53ZwAExjo5PQXFqc-Go3zHcLmYCuZJZJtaZceEDWt-Sa0f2Q77DVxywwBH7VrubQMNiM9DQmwFaDrvgrXlkAiA75DeNDm1IOLoDfJXqT17kov12Pkw/s4032/IMG_0834.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqJAW1AwP8q2T0_5NGyGJWGg8yD70XD5N6OJRqbgzBsF5G93jPak-1zwFe5Wz2houwB5-oLI-ci53ZwAExjo5PQXFqc-Go3zHcLmYCuZJZJtaZceEDWt-Sa0f2Q77DVxywwBH7VrubQMNiM9DQmwFaDrvgrXlkAiA75DeNDm1IOLoDfJXqT17kov12Pkw/w640-h480/IMG_0834.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Richard's early luck would be lacking. Smoke is critical to taking the hill. Richard would only get a single smoke and it didn't affect my HMG.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUwZ1rqyYLh0RS3GL8xN20wM2pR6SHjpBMAznSXm_bv-dL5DWzggXj_Ngeca-EJrkgCiXNE_MW8dQbeYFVoHZJa_AvZEtlT0m_bPKYL2WZedpUHBEYCt1Ogg3th33T8XasLzZO1ksONlGCCL067ZGsW6Nf-bv6MhEm0tF5DIo9OPDpeSzec9cEXSAQpg/s4032/IMG_0835.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUwZ1rqyYLh0RS3GL8xN20wM2pR6SHjpBMAznSXm_bv-dL5DWzggXj_Ngeca-EJrkgCiXNE_MW8dQbeYFVoHZJa_AvZEtlT0m_bPKYL2WZedpUHBEYCt1Ogg3th33T8XasLzZO1ksONlGCCL067ZGsW6Nf-bv6MhEm0tF5DIo9OPDpeSzec9cEXSAQpg/w640-h480/IMG_0835.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Richard would divide his force into two groups with one assaulting the hill and the other driving into the town to evict my infantry screen and get at my two Tiger I's. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgtevQgM55vpo-X6aJpRyRXt3zKkAczRu2vHYutm0BIcBguYBVazOtEyaXYTkqMxYKKrC_OW53FVVa6lihAFGCq-9DTCZOWnEAedRPJyUY0_f56LFAV1A3ZzmFRqLg8gp-WQCkGbTOHz6MPsUXYDoMQwK-ovPtUzak84k_Q4xgzR3vCx_KF7qeeUNV7c/s602/main-qimg-13987e7cfd6ab4a03645ff8072023021-lq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="403" data-original-width="602" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsgtevQgM55vpo-X6aJpRyRXt3zKkAczRu2vHYutm0BIcBguYBVazOtEyaXYTkqMxYKKrC_OW53FVVa6lihAFGCq-9DTCZOWnEAedRPJyUY0_f56LFAV1A3ZzmFRqLg8gp-WQCkGbTOHz6MPsUXYDoMQwK-ovPtUzak84k_Q4xgzR3vCx_KF7qeeUNV7c/w640-h428/main-qimg-13987e7cfd6ab4a03645ff8072023021-lq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYry4mkyw_KWi3fPnWRrjWQCF4H-ZIGEMXai_GGiZfI0hg1AI4_OQjk7QqnrD2vXjhybKd-2EAZQSbQ5adbd_ESjWR_spXnFEH0xoRBsrdSYu7gyTHVbzM4yLPAI902Shs4lQHnKhkV5FkeKkaBZguwYha55PhYrJ4ZHb-FW5t3RqVzTY6YcvyW0LWveo/s4032/IMG_0836.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYry4mkyw_KWi3fPnWRrjWQCF4H-ZIGEMXai_GGiZfI0hg1AI4_OQjk7QqnrD2vXjhybKd-2EAZQSbQ5adbd_ESjWR_spXnFEH0xoRBsrdSYu7gyTHVbzM4yLPAI902Shs4lQHnKhkV5FkeKkaBZguwYha55PhYrJ4ZHb-FW5t3RqVzTY6YcvyW0LWveo/w640-h480/IMG_0836.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tank fight would favor the Germans as two Sherman III's and a Firefly would be destroyed in the course of the fighting. Richard's infantry would get a single squad up on the hill, but time would run out before he could successfully evict the defending Germans. So, my Germans would carry the day and give me a Round 1 victory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDwBd1q50AsXnoRna1T0wJzLUzcSnBF3REzoh_eP7T9tNIBrKjCMTb3tchN95RBIDHuEwBgMBMfD_y9PqbWkNUzhJBkfJ_04bu57L1-nsauDVPmM9kWVsdDv2nbthlsAXvd_3rchLWIUeN_NekGtozt28pjvFOHM7TUxvfchL1t41llq0WtncChFXT5FI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjDwBd1q50AsXnoRna1T0wJzLUzcSnBF3REzoh_eP7T9tNIBrKjCMTb3tchN95RBIDHuEwBgMBMfD_y9PqbWkNUzhJBkfJ_04bu57L1-nsauDVPmM9kWVsdDv2nbthlsAXvd_3rchLWIUeN_NekGtozt28pjvFOHM7TUxvfchL1t41llq0WtncChFXT5FI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div>Jeff Ital (right) would also play this scenario as the attacking British. His force would successfully smoke the hill and bum rush it. Once the hill was under control (having lost none of his tanks), he swarmed the Tiger I's. At the end of the game, he managed to knock out one, but the dice wouldn't give him the other, so in both our games, the defending Germans would win the day.<br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimRuSHW1r5o6wQN7yJdVL_ygykVbN7Ps-Ul9QhL4-Oa0H1fjf2os0C8kU_upGcu2u1NvaQQ7VDmIg9MjQIfZxX8U3iYitnxlMS0tf3LX8jBFbIhl5h9WtndOhAn8a59XF__mujQMpBSQ6mP4yspRoclu-UouoQrt_hQtj2cMcriRA-UA5iOZYVYd3i04/s4032/IMG_0837.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjimRuSHW1r5o6wQN7yJdVL_ygykVbN7Ps-Ul9QhL4-Oa0H1fjf2os0C8kU_upGcu2u1NvaQQ7VDmIg9MjQIfZxX8U3iYitnxlMS0tf3LX8jBFbIhl5h9WtndOhAn8a59XF__mujQMpBSQ6mP4yspRoclu-UouoQrt_hQtj2cMcriRA-UA5iOZYVYd3i04/w640-h480/IMG_0837.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In between Rounds 1 and 2, my good friend, Mike Bistodeau and I got in a pick-up game. We would play Scenario RPT52 Death Rattle. Mike and I first shared sides in a playing of A Winter Melee at the 2013 Texas Tournament. Then during that same event we would face off in the Ferocity Fest game Die Gurkha Die. In the 2018 March Madness, we would play a pickup game of J178 Old Friends. Until our 2024 game, I had never beaten Mike, who is a very good ASL player and possessed of much greater skill than myself. </div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRCQoJuDJItVFR-69yyleBsyC9JjX3Z_8xHXRMupoxlUn9qmg6yQnTk4eQ6twkw51cYgsHTzH4967JeOJcddZj35Xu3sRHAL4Mtg1LJL6bvx-dQ0qC4tVi74t3gmVCGsH3uv_4cGPXqfWaYp-2D60QpGFHsOEv_JWIIroKxMzo6jRp1urku5mHH7-v70/s4032/IMG_0838.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVRCQoJuDJItVFR-69yyleBsyC9JjX3Z_8xHXRMupoxlUn9qmg6yQnTk4eQ6twkw51cYgsHTzH4967JeOJcddZj35Xu3sRHAL4Mtg1LJL6bvx-dQ0qC4tVi74t3gmVCGsH3uv_4cGPXqfWaYp-2D60QpGFHsOEv_JWIIroKxMzo6jRp1urku5mHH7-v70/w640-h480/IMG_0838.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mike would play a disciplined game and take some chances. He would successfully drive a Comet Tank through the woods to grandma's house. I have never not bogged going through the woods. And on too many occasions would lose the game because of those bogs. So, I was impressed by the success of getting through the woods and avoiding German Panzerfausts. Our game would go down to the last movement phase as my Germans held off the last British assault. I would take the win, but only just barely. This was also my favorite game of the event. Just a ton of fun.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3wrrDwaEkQWBUxf4KLHpwBmpNJ-EP6pyXxbcpKW7IAndjMYNEXSNB1qf-p6VN9njAX0SULvXUiasy1s_96MLsS1yAzC_LRCzC91ajL4KRMsac7GmvtleaDX4RjONjVyjr0chgQH3smAwnH-Vx2bLSGBMVgeZEnRNh7ka0vDT4dj2gfK4JVWy36eI0es/s615/main-qimg-2419529c6cab07f8de2850d01c89dbf3-pjlq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="615" data-original-width="602" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3wrrDwaEkQWBUxf4KLHpwBmpNJ-EP6pyXxbcpKW7IAndjMYNEXSNB1qf-p6VN9njAX0SULvXUiasy1s_96MLsS1yAzC_LRCzC91ajL4KRMsac7GmvtleaDX4RjONjVyjr0chgQH3smAwnH-Vx2bLSGBMVgeZEnRNh7ka0vDT4dj2gfK4JVWy36eI0es/w391-h400/main-qimg-2419529c6cab07f8de2850d01c89dbf3-pjlq.jpg" width="391" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOXeE4IWhVIJd-hCHjaS2QS134YEv7OnE_OWRV_zus-cd3PLFDhmQZQ_EoNN32QuhpURsV0JvUwUjNa0ob_GHPv2aVd4dfwj8GK4MWDfHO3G1VnRh4nHSRmpQSJjk_w21yqopIAmWXtqsTiJK2AYnGFZ160TTGr8YiJYFEbK-x_UEZFp57XCy9hKWIB8/s4032/IMG_0839.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdOXeE4IWhVIJd-hCHjaS2QS134YEv7OnE_OWRV_zus-cd3PLFDhmQZQ_EoNN32QuhpURsV0JvUwUjNa0ob_GHPv2aVd4dfwj8GK4MWDfHO3G1VnRh4nHSRmpQSJjk_w21yqopIAmWXtqsTiJK2AYnGFZ160TTGr8YiJYFEbK-x_UEZFp57XCy9hKWIB8/w640-h480/IMG_0839.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Round 1 at March Madness is an open round where you choose your opponent. Round 2 begins the bracketed matches and the TD's determine your opponents. But once you lose, you're done. You can continue to play the scenarios for each of the succeeding rounds, but you are no longer in the running to win the tournament. The good news...there are several Mini-Tournaments on Saturday for you to participate in and potentially win prizes and battle honors!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tLdT9qng0dzlF5Gnks82MGJrYIr3CiiNJinmIAXGXg41Jv7y2leVbKUkt4SF2XlyWfWn5Q1ypCCKXly26og77zEeRfAuUX2N81-ixB9KBSBc1BvVOiMu_5P-LXVkJuBkxn37hAi6Mlq31tkwG8zaMYJ83X7U7p0B_2MpyPVsIY1upa5ElJcE1juqjnI/s4032/IMG_0840.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9tLdT9qng0dzlF5Gnks82MGJrYIr3CiiNJinmIAXGXg41Jv7y2leVbKUkt4SF2XlyWfWn5Q1ypCCKXly26og77zEeRfAuUX2N81-ixB9KBSBc1BvVOiMu_5P-LXVkJuBkxn37hAi6Mlq31tkwG8zaMYJ83X7U7p0B_2MpyPVsIY1upa5ElJcE1juqjnI/w640-h480/IMG_0840.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Richard Burton prepares for his Round 2 game.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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James and I have known each for years, but never had the opportunity to play one another. I don't usually win my Round 1 games, so I don't always get a chance to play against the Round 1 winners. James is another very good player and our game would be a fierce fight as his Japanese went after my Gurkhas. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNjxn95FyHSAkUTv4UgXP_OXmxOFbc0n9jkPbjtGNb3cYBOB8V7sawEYAbQ12_nysHXc1l6zOSPgHOryBfpemXDg8TsSSC7q_tdr0ifJS3DkD0hb8jHXV2LQ4FSFWt9x8DNHBCNGsYevLMTf8AfaU6Fb2YcJGlbbZs6b7fT7W4KSNPycMYO9KLCsd3PM/s4032/IMG_0847.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiNjxn95FyHSAkUTv4UgXP_OXmxOFbc0n9jkPbjtGNb3cYBOB8V7sawEYAbQ12_nysHXc1l6zOSPgHOryBfpemXDg8TsSSC7q_tdr0ifJS3DkD0hb8jHXV2LQ4FSFWt9x8DNHBCNGsYevLMTf8AfaU6Fb2YcJGlbbZs6b7fT7W4KSNPycMYO9KLCsd3PM/w640-h480/IMG_0847.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">James would get smoke production out of his mortars and at least one critical hit as I recall.</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6EjQ768nGQ3b5kulHdxIoOUdIEv0Exgx-FMKMl8z-aQPNGswweTgQDExYhQLJkBwHjv7d0HTmaYOxvL5BVVbyhUJEeFu5AGXcGjNTFNEIm63MFVe4UK_RodG_TowE9ZQpGxrV-nE39ot9bFmU9Y6uFshxpKawy6FnJCOhpKh6ZTsArBXkkvRCx3Aihk/s4032/IMG_0848.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho6EjQ768nGQ3b5kulHdxIoOUdIEv0Exgx-FMKMl8z-aQPNGswweTgQDExYhQLJkBwHjv7d0HTmaYOxvL5BVVbyhUJEeFu5AGXcGjNTFNEIm63MFVe4UK_RodG_TowE9ZQpGxrV-nE39ot9bFmU9Y6uFshxpKawy6FnJCOhpKh6ZTsArBXkkvRCx3Aihk/w640-h480/IMG_0848.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">James would launch two Banzai attacks on Turn 1. I would lose my mortar and AT Gun during this charge but did manage to inflict some stripes and casualty reduction on the Japanese.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQAsz84uaGiMYoiyP04pe4vmf6MLGF70nW1X-HtGzfjVLDjvyXftdy6jTl09EUzZgyZPMskRvzrY0FzsUWSpOQy_D06nPoWeQ0Znxb_1r_Z8hoOJ0mZPC0s4heckOqYm5-4J7lj51ABE7VOeFKpe69ZnoMf9fCP__lI3lS1vzmqnDXfBAjHECWEol2og/s500/download.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="500" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioQAsz84uaGiMYoiyP04pe4vmf6MLGF70nW1X-HtGzfjVLDjvyXftdy6jTl09EUzZgyZPMskRvzrY0FzsUWSpOQy_D06nPoWeQ0Znxb_1r_Z8hoOJ0mZPC0s4heckOqYm5-4J7lj51ABE7VOeFKpe69ZnoMf9fCP__lI3lS1vzmqnDXfBAjHECWEol2og/w640-h276/download.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit6BFFWNrcihBKeytpZ6Y_yEah53EMIEzgJ-2gYlVlJb5ZCjfpNvfgvrGIkTEttpafYKEJ62P9cxyyZL2-ZjJ3o9hYUEdYlpCZDaSgfyNwcFlvF0B10QIj7sVsdknYaa6OVnqEA3n1vAYbm24Meqj6G8wwChszglOL0VWCqgJQVcgSMZuCDNuZirJxVQ/s4032/IMG_0849.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhit6BFFWNrcihBKeytpZ6Y_yEah53EMIEzgJ-2gYlVlJb5ZCjfpNvfgvrGIkTEttpafYKEJ62P9cxyyZL2-ZjJ3o9hYUEdYlpCZDaSgfyNwcFlvF0B10QIj7sVsdknYaa6OVnqEA3n1vAYbm24Meqj6G8wwChszglOL0VWCqgJQVcgSMZuCDNuZirJxVQ/w640-h480/IMG_0849.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRqqCxQxB6kJ6Ea2Rlf4d_VU3VgYgLvvS7Sfaz9N3n7RKnftx9W2BG0FLC1l2HuG21XPvJuwbPhmVUoFYwHvzNfWgZ5ZUGjFUvpkZxHoLPMwyjTxJpH5ahxI8s8BtAsqfiV_xW6XqCQqwZB0BneOCRJHlYCwaZA1tuGeKa_1L2vRKfnDdJ6hYAHlEvn0/s4032/IMG_0852.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRqqCxQxB6kJ6Ea2Rlf4d_VU3VgYgLvvS7Sfaz9N3n7RKnftx9W2BG0FLC1l2HuG21XPvJuwbPhmVUoFYwHvzNfWgZ5ZUGjFUvpkZxHoLPMwyjTxJpH5ahxI8s8BtAsqfiV_xW6XqCQqwZB0BneOCRJHlYCwaZA1tuGeKa_1L2vRKfnDdJ6hYAHlEvn0/w640-h480/IMG_0852.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our game would be fun throughout and just a great example of how good a PTO game can be. It came down to the final Close Combat H-to-H fight. James needed a 7 and I needed a 7. If I won, I would win the game. We rolled and mutual elimination as everybody died...but James was last to control the huts, so he would get the Round 2 win. And with that I was out the bracket. But super fun game and you cannot ask for better with it coming down to the final CC.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyclKnR1orz77QNGH22x1pPDLLC0g-1WmiSoDmPeCITypHD2t9mamIpKkP7sGJK5AHq4cvjcmDJBL3saumTOLp07gVN32tnN8ty0DutUTg-GuwZq5D5-n24kimwMVgCCHdQncsxZfSlFgOy2xJ3zKg_FM-Irs6c29rU2D14MSIJmVS7IC6xKy2bB9V6vY/s720/VqmJYV.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="720" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyclKnR1orz77QNGH22x1pPDLLC0g-1WmiSoDmPeCITypHD2t9mamIpKkP7sGJK5AHq4cvjcmDJBL3saumTOLp07gVN32tnN8ty0DutUTg-GuwZq5D5-n24kimwMVgCCHdQncsxZfSlFgOy2xJ3zKg_FM-Irs6c29rU2D14MSIJmVS7IC6xKy2bB9V6vY/w640-h360/VqmJYV.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-z4zYQHU1R-Gz12HS34IMGR35ojj0kniQ8ln07PV054guJvjOYtPC_bPhoEfJVt-KBqknSPmMEE58ovIK9Evl_79ZhRkBu-8H7jRFHI2FpvxzHZut-fJMYOwwplaJ-Tb4FQ_hBPVqn_tDJSilHwCR47jntTQ-8jo5N_4XHdaj23GgiSMb_NlsJjQg_A/s4032/IMG_0853.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-z4zYQHU1R-Gz12HS34IMGR35ojj0kniQ8ln07PV054guJvjOYtPC_bPhoEfJVt-KBqknSPmMEE58ovIK9Evl_79ZhRkBu-8H7jRFHI2FpvxzHZut-fJMYOwwplaJ-Tb4FQ_hBPVqn_tDJSilHwCR47jntTQ-8jo5N_4XHdaj23GgiSMb_NlsJjQg_A/w640-h480/IMG_0853.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div>Round 3 Pairings for Saturday. I was finished with the bracket, but still wanted to play the scenarios for Rounds 3 and 4. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvryBxNw5XggfIYXGWHK1CC4TSRe__qoOSvOq0t2GkeEUd87Apg_EGjAxRrNCUwU0sOauxZZf1va6-JWqhhG49xmHdvgOM1_gFQVQfKQ06w6t_L2AQe2kCx3zUMCl_IAr0ccYtQkeBNCUvIgCbc960WsTzSm2giKleLa1kZ6TMeZ7BuAh_vxnMpOAva3A/s4032/IMG_0854.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvryBxNw5XggfIYXGWHK1CC4TSRe__qoOSvOq0t2GkeEUd87Apg_EGjAxRrNCUwU0sOauxZZf1va6-JWqhhG49xmHdvgOM1_gFQVQfKQ06w6t_L2AQe2kCx3zUMCl_IAr0ccYtQkeBNCUvIgCbc960WsTzSm2giKleLa1kZ6TMeZ7BuAh_vxnMpOAva3A/w640-h480/IMG_0854.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Randy Shurtz was also out of the bracket and so he and I would select J246 Loser Takes All. This is a 1945 scenario with German SS and Russians. I would be the defending Russians. Randy and I had also known each other for quite some time but had also never played one another. Randy is usually playing for the title and has many Tournament wins over the years both at KC and at STL. I didn't have any illusions about my chances. I such as the Russians and was facing off against a tournament winning player with SS and a Jagdpanther to boot...up...I was going to go down. I just wanted to go out with dignity.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-HtO3-eTSLWUkhfdJDDjO9X1VpKBQfoJU24xpAxSLXILzv7kwkvGBXS3F4qFxAVC29O8jhZ9QotqtDv-PK1kA9p5HUPno9NvHUT94kGyiCYDAv-LEB3QNUQQ2GMRJv56OwPZWEdAwbf6yXMxB2-OogjWt2xSRHAiXFohKzvsUe6Bvgev10FvlB1xYAw/s350/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20Heer%201945.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="350" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip-HtO3-eTSLWUkhfdJDDjO9X1VpKBQfoJU24xpAxSLXILzv7kwkvGBXS3F4qFxAVC29O8jhZ9QotqtDv-PK1kA9p5HUPno9NvHUT94kGyiCYDAv-LEB3QNUQQ2GMRJv56OwPZWEdAwbf6yXMxB2-OogjWt2xSRHAiXFohKzvsUe6Bvgev10FvlB1xYAw/w400-h178/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20Heer%201945.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj394ruMjX0wD7mdL2su565V-YiS8oY_66o5pxUJGL_e8xe5ImHqqkmNuWlDoh13_32Rfa8FCz6wOSGc8Zd2JzIKUiZbeF50lppMzSKw6gbxcywAt58x4A7QRGQoEPG0QGHRmGqa_wl7vMV2-AL6ICUMmCwd5cPaCM2Jb8_26sUKAXHCBueTyTWhnIIBEc/s4032/IMG_0861.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj394ruMjX0wD7mdL2su565V-YiS8oY_66o5pxUJGL_e8xe5ImHqqkmNuWlDoh13_32Rfa8FCz6wOSGc8Zd2JzIKUiZbeF50lppMzSKw6gbxcywAt58x4A7QRGQoEPG0QGHRmGqa_wl7vMV2-AL6ICUMmCwd5cPaCM2Jb8_26sUKAXHCBueTyTWhnIIBEc/w640-h480/IMG_0861.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this scenario, the Germans attack from two sides. I really picked the wrong scenario to go up against an opponent of Randy's caliber. The odds were just way stacked against me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBB5SzSkzYsXFzAsfMtE1xS-vbluYdYiFNiXKnVBPAuwaCJ1FTARTEbhovt8IvG-g_OIZbbj_dtqSRo3vjkVxVJT06hnznEmhjhUqk1sULgbQ_hGu8dYZ-hTYSCbgyQe94-939VwDam1IiPfOcDId2ivTcF-Q0cP0SmQqK_PwiOWXX9Cj0RpvvO7SRz8/s4032/IMG_0862.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFBB5SzSkzYsXFzAsfMtE1xS-vbluYdYiFNiXKnVBPAuwaCJ1FTARTEbhovt8IvG-g_OIZbbj_dtqSRo3vjkVxVJT06hnznEmhjhUqk1sULgbQ_hGu8dYZ-hTYSCbgyQe94-939VwDam1IiPfOcDId2ivTcF-Q0cP0SmQqK_PwiOWXX9Cj0RpvvO7SRz8/w640-h480/IMG_0862.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Randy consults the rulebook during out game. Fortunately, I really didn't have to go the rulebook too often during this year's tournament...what I'm saying...I never look at the rulebook...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jDKVBKRhmxqmL4tLd7UF2MeLRtNpH4hFChufkhyphenhyphenBkAZ02MFJWYhv35iDUotAmJTiKc8-dHfMnnsW5rtebYreESRvzu_IQAvXpmf84TETRXrjCLKPa2zUVqXbii4oFiY5bi720xVdgMFY_bLYPWWbIPEzowDyX2M-z17MSzcqarXqy2dMMDNYC-TYkiA/s400/5af9eab3-1132-4b38-ac25-f1855a32843d_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="226" data-original-width="400" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9jDKVBKRhmxqmL4tLd7UF2MeLRtNpH4hFChufkhyphenhyphenBkAZ02MFJWYhv35iDUotAmJTiKc8-dHfMnnsW5rtebYreESRvzu_IQAvXpmf84TETRXrjCLKPa2zUVqXbii4oFiY5bi720xVdgMFY_bLYPWWbIPEzowDyX2M-z17MSzcqarXqy2dMMDNYC-TYkiA/w640-h362/5af9eab3-1132-4b38-ac25-f1855a32843d_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlyGTX8uKSA-X4AOJ9TvMZNkdZV-2WbVfl7ya3aL0eBm9E-7Jxu-Z5jB2da3b3X6EFSkN4ptrkrPxlqUzrStUiyJSqBquELOPGYjcPchYMf1DcDbSh35Z8m0cdf3EdGnebO831FWoUOu-s5YIilz-FfM0eSrCnfbn1ErSf4-xdWkmaKGzFdYpadu-8qQ/s500/can_or_can_t-DMID1-5hk7ahd3d-320x168.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="500" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKlyGTX8uKSA-X4AOJ9TvMZNkdZV-2WbVfl7ya3aL0eBm9E-7Jxu-Z5jB2da3b3X6EFSkN4ptrkrPxlqUzrStUiyJSqBquELOPGYjcPchYMf1DcDbSh35Z8m0cdf3EdGnebO831FWoUOu-s5YIilz-FfM0eSrCnfbn1ErSf4-xdWkmaKGzFdYpadu-8qQ/w640-h338/can_or_can_t-DMID1-5hk7ahd3d-320x168.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I like to leave that up to my opponents!!! 😁</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG_BhvYulOoxboqEf8awCwxdgr1KRUk8hWPbK956cGp4Fcazss2syzzV05hjKamKUxQQpZ3Do7kGLS3MOyIMuCCckYlD9GIqKtQiLwsKza0uoNmybh_23XwnUhWTqU2yD31b6lAknfzee9Mem_hOghrxbrO1hisj4bntaJHX2jYaJRv4krIE7jDfRxk8/s4032/IMG_0863.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmG_BhvYulOoxboqEf8awCwxdgr1KRUk8hWPbK956cGp4Fcazss2syzzV05hjKamKUxQQpZ3Do7kGLS3MOyIMuCCckYlD9GIqKtQiLwsKza0uoNmybh_23XwnUhWTqU2yD31b6lAknfzee9Mem_hOghrxbrO1hisj4bntaJHX2jYaJRv4krIE7jDfRxk8/w640-h480/IMG_0863.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario played fast and I wouldn't have to concede until near the very last turn. And yes, Randy kicked my butt all over the map. My 3 x SU-100's never got a single before all three knocked out. Randy had some pretty good luck on his bounding fire shots. My SU-100's had to pivot to take shots at moving targets...so the odds of getting hits was pretty low. My infantry did passably well but couldn't maintain a buffer between themselves and the Germans. Randy was pretty much unstoppable through every turn of the game. Overall, another fun game, but I do wish I could have given Randy a better game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Scenes from Round 3</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-0Y2nNxuZDeB9e5iqR48YvH-n6uVtZpdgYAS_A4NCpEImbQU9zqhfDF11QI3NA_GBndT0QmCcAmIqsmB5v7EcSZc8gm9V062aSnIBw6j14wft8-JRHRUq1KYYKorz0kqcVpVItW6LSlbmdnOBbR84HbCDlovtzBJTByjwnzRzmY_Vio6qTJYkqFEe1k/s4032/IMG_0855.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-0Y2nNxuZDeB9e5iqR48YvH-n6uVtZpdgYAS_A4NCpEImbQU9zqhfDF11QI3NA_GBndT0QmCcAmIqsmB5v7EcSZc8gm9V062aSnIBw6j14wft8-JRHRUq1KYYKorz0kqcVpVItW6LSlbmdnOBbR84HbCDlovtzBJTByjwnzRzmY_Vio6qTJYkqFEe1k/w640-h480/IMG_0855.HEIC" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We spent Thursday in Shawnee and then my daughter and Grandson were coming to spend the weekend at the hotel with my wife, while I played with the boys.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQGhXwpM7g7IOHbZ_SYNn3YnxJ4MMPywuPMN4R5qkYYPo9EUxcRvvyEHcqC6QPO6dwNmYPaPePONVyDJolFluYGNwJQDY3FUfJPx7qXubgScX7oqykR1phPd1GiIaPSr-rnETLmm0Ur4GxElDTZferIZd5GVNlHHnXYWRhE1AjMDn4YXmBGpf8YmLNKo/s4032/IMG_1016%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuQGhXwpM7g7IOHbZ_SYNn3YnxJ4MMPywuPMN4R5qkYYPo9EUxcRvvyEHcqC6QPO6dwNmYPaPePONVyDJolFluYGNwJQDY3FUfJPx7qXubgScX7oqykR1phPd1GiIaPSr-rnETLmm0Ur4GxElDTZferIZd5GVNlHHnXYWRhE1AjMDn4YXmBGpf8YmLNKo/w640-h480/IMG_1016%20(3).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />My wife and I were super excited to see our Grandson. Fortunately, the drive from Quincy, IL to KC is an easy 4-hour trip. Much better than the full 8-9 hours to Tulsa. And of course, we want to see our Grandson at this age before he grows up too fast. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-tmqy3eQ19HuO4an62SnzJZF6dO3wanyPQBnPtJOYCZqBNekg9KXtMcGKBuWAXiI6wJz9qfoOU-8LcsRWmsBXScrIQvgLiXpLVUUVTWBMNzmf0dGJu4rmBvRvCVnyoWIllNQfhpST5rdOzHAzZtwOv-NyJ9r6E-7CCkbysmuJEBqNyrVo3RIyiFlAzs/s4032/IMG_4855.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia-tmqy3eQ19HuO4an62SnzJZF6dO3wanyPQBnPtJOYCZqBNekg9KXtMcGKBuWAXiI6wJz9qfoOU-8LcsRWmsBXScrIQvgLiXpLVUUVTWBMNzmf0dGJu4rmBvRvCVnyoWIllNQfhpST5rdOzHAzZtwOv-NyJ9r6E-7CCkbysmuJEBqNyrVo3RIyiFlAzs/w480-h640/IMG_4855.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1VdCws5HXePaq-5VIsCsyzf-1gFLpFGsbJpr3F3nab5iyO7GSc0A24y3Pxdzj9yDFXoA_XylevLYZK_4p6UVW1tvl0oO25NmBvGSB5H3PjWnNKR0YM1l_UB-JBtKcpnnvj42HzQVDNtLtN0_Ke-QcmRsl3NokB6ErSFy-gSeChR9iaGQOjYf3o2A3NI/s4032/IMG_4856.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx1VdCws5HXePaq-5VIsCsyzf-1gFLpFGsbJpr3F3nab5iyO7GSc0A24y3Pxdzj9yDFXoA_XylevLYZK_4p6UVW1tvl0oO25NmBvGSB5H3PjWnNKR0YM1l_UB-JBtKcpnnvj42HzQVDNtLtN0_Ke-QcmRsl3NokB6ErSFy-gSeChR9iaGQOjYf3o2A3NI/w480-h640/IMG_4856.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My Grandson assisted me while I loaded my Day 1 results into the ASL Archive.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">As Friday night ended...life was good. I had another full day of ASL awesomeness ahead of me...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Randy and I were beginning our round 3 game when my phone rang...it was my wife...oh no...what now...???</span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonfP9yA5O6HtbCzSW6O7_GNaOtoiAUxzkuhcuWSFa_TkhwtAuNoK_Ns8i14rYkhxG74b2yLlCtZomx1J6ZNRqmvvQLaPrEJuAs4eCTWGeTFrh9O5D5bqgrGRcoq4X0ek1h8RRcnmcMIQKgarsqmFhORBpzdTSw306AV-kdu4fpcOUt6gnar7vtZXqPsY/s200/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjonfP9yA5O6HtbCzSW6O7_GNaOtoiAUxzkuhcuWSFa_TkhwtAuNoK_Ns8i14rYkhxG74b2yLlCtZomx1J6ZNRqmvvQLaPrEJuAs4eCTWGeTFrh9O5D5bqgrGRcoq4X0ek1h8RRcnmcMIQKgarsqmFhORBpzdTSw306AV-kdu4fpcOUt6gnar7vtZXqPsY/w640-h640/200w.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My wife was supposed to be at the Shawnee Hills park with my daughter and Grandson having fun..but no...they were at Urgent Care and they wouldn't accept my daughter's insurance..."Is it ok to put the $180 bill on your credit card??" </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9WUyLKveb4lLahtDYRzcFJE-9ReRQp0GIeyOYr26YoEMu_d6aSwScuUlKrisyW44nUjPxKsNUVG8tdP4Rsk1_L1wVl7iH_ZIPxWYCGDt-gzysl8MG47hBlyUegdiOfqN0C-2EJFdA7m8lAkM2n77vImMKLBNYb6lCrnARbWaRXVb6EAZNbcDq4QY1n0/s220/excuse-me-really.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="152" data-original-width="220" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9WUyLKveb4lLahtDYRzcFJE-9ReRQp0GIeyOYr26YoEMu_d6aSwScuUlKrisyW44nUjPxKsNUVG8tdP4Rsk1_L1wVl7iH_ZIPxWYCGDt-gzysl8MG47hBlyUegdiOfqN0C-2EJFdA7m8lAkM2n77vImMKLBNYb6lCrnARbWaRXVb6EAZNbcDq4QY1n0/w640-h442/excuse-me-really.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Yep...not what I was expecting. Wind Change DR yes...$180 medical bill...NO...but it gets better. I of course give the OK and return to my game...and yes...a lot more distracted than I let Randy know.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVneUjJ0sCsk4CFd1NxFC1GgmEhTwqbtAWZ2jWRB-ivxx3nW63gD-8a0Yw2Kb4eaNXlZA65nZWk8TN89vBP7kOcbie1nykAYTsp3dfQikLIRGFvUI_Gcmxq1V7YSz2mL2uPOG7XAfdEzFoyUZhdht_rMLl6bSRUthT5CfJt-iskCe5SYFHTS9OCiZF7k/s400/9238c23e-9c29-4d6b-b094-2fd951644e54_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="400" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVneUjJ0sCsk4CFd1NxFC1GgmEhTwqbtAWZ2jWRB-ivxx3nW63gD-8a0Yw2Kb4eaNXlZA65nZWk8TN89vBP7kOcbie1nykAYTsp3dfQikLIRGFvUI_Gcmxq1V7YSz2mL2uPOG7XAfdEzFoyUZhdht_rMLl6bSRUthT5CfJt-iskCe5SYFHTS9OCiZF7k/w640-h358/9238c23e-9c29-4d6b-b094-2fd951644e54_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">What was the medical emergency you might ask? Turns out my daughter woke up Saturday morning with a severe case of Pink Eye and couldn't even open her eyes. Yeah, that's bad, so a trip to Urgent Care was certainly in order. The really bad part was that my daughter needed to drive home that same day. I went ahead and finished my game with Randy and the plan was to wait and see how my daughter's eyes felt after the medicine she received. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, I set up my Round 4 game with Larry Zoet. Larry leaves for lunch and I go upstairs to check on things. No improvement and my wife tells me that we are going to have to drive our daughter and Grandson back to Quincy...like right now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had to be back to work on Monday...so yeah, we had to leave right then and there to get to Quincy in the evening and then drive the 8-9 hours back to Tulsa on Sunday. I was not a happy camper. I ran back downstairs and packed up. Poor Larry would return to find me gone. I bid Paul, Dave and Dan a hasty goodbye and hit the road. My Tournament was over...something I had looked forward to for a year. Of course,<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemfpA3lKVLtdKF55DqJ2duRnUZXI7V0EJEA3ZR3lSGoDI72zoBj3thmY8QFMSs6PJfJ1WMtnxipP4DW3KqjPe-G-e9U1dFmlZErrWI2OTK1HHdkZI2-3OKl0UlgOyN3Fcx_IoTV6CCN_M8dzmcd06SvTbvmi35FWhPzYPsLxo43dgAOFeoBdCRm51TDw/s500/YGZo.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="500" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhemfpA3lKVLtdKF55DqJ2duRnUZXI7V0EJEA3ZR3lSGoDI72zoBj3thmY8QFMSs6PJfJ1WMtnxipP4DW3KqjPe-G-e9U1dFmlZErrWI2OTK1HHdkZI2-3OKl0UlgOyN3Fcx_IoTV6CCN_M8dzmcd06SvTbvmi35FWhPzYPsLxo43dgAOFeoBdCRm51TDw/w640-h344/YGZo.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /> it couldn't be helped and taking care of my daughter and Grandson were certainly more important than a fifth game of ASL...but just barely...right...😊.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I followed behind my wife and she drove our daughter's vehicle back to Quincy. I spend the four hours replaying the weekend's games. They were all great games and I got to play four different opponents. Despite the early exit, it was a great weekend of ASL.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan posted the final tournament results on the Gamesquad Forum.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Congrats to Wes Vaughn 2024 Champion at the March Madness ASL Tournament.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jeff DeYoung came in second.</span></b></div><div><b><span style="font-size: large;">Doug Kirk placed third.</span></b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Time to start thinking about</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> March Madness 2025.</span></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhFQHsygXSAgm6M63SmnB2FrOKfk5-BgTarQ6EQMXUXbsPiEpidUvKUOkkd6TMwtGA1Gpmj9XYoQ8u8EsD6vAuLDsyvzzB5Bx35KSgW2n27gBYY6KIszYEdT7hZTbySTb-4nMMd__KdWTDb80O5RBtDH5rDAuxIQpJCdzcIh6Gbu6jICV3n9cxCGJ_Bs/s480/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="480" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhFQHsygXSAgm6M63SmnB2FrOKfk5-BgTarQ6EQMXUXbsPiEpidUvKUOkkd6TMwtGA1Gpmj9XYoQ8u8EsD6vAuLDsyvzzB5Bx35KSgW2n27gBYY6KIszYEdT7hZTbySTb-4nMMd__KdWTDb80O5RBtDH5rDAuxIQpJCdzcIh6Gbu6jICV3n9cxCGJ_Bs/w640-h356/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-28320606266647436392024-03-10T12:42:00.007-05:002024-03-10T15:02:11.796-05:00Our Games FT72 Catcher Caught and FT287 Operation Scipio<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPRCWn4ID57r0ku8TN1GApawBGJnAcQYRZK8L-jhzFmlJqFkiqPiWkDukbShnLRRMq90gSx3Cz-JC8k9p98Ln9VHnspy2xl4rndLmcHnsxYaoOQNSlmugWGGkzKliw6LcNDBYRcqb1zQOboYgZjdhIDT0kONfIAwE_V_zPxMsZ_E4E4PJxq0pUeRQBzc/s711/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20225933.png" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="711" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPRCWn4ID57r0ku8TN1GApawBGJnAcQYRZK8L-jhzFmlJqFkiqPiWkDukbShnLRRMq90gSx3Cz-JC8k9p98Ln9VHnspy2xl4rndLmcHnsxYaoOQNSlmugWGGkzKliw6LcNDBYRcqb1zQOboYgZjdhIDT0kONfIAwE_V_zPxMsZ_E4E4PJxq0pUeRQBzc/w640-h368/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20225933.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">March crept up on me pretty fast this year. I think in general; I've been very pre-occupied with other things instead of ASL. Most of that is work related, but lots of personal stuff thrown in there for good measure. My son (Tulsa Paramedic) lost his partner (EMT/Driver) to suicide this past week. Truly sad and of course more than difficult for my son. He came over this evening while Dan and I were finishing up our playing of FT72 Catcher Caught. My wife was helping hem some pants for him to wear to the funeral, where he will be a pallbearer. We tend to forget that PTSD and similar trauma impact First Responders. They see some pretty horrific things. My son has seen more than his fair share and two years ago called the death of two Tulsans shot execution style in the head. Other, more awful stories are best not shared. We are indebted to those who dedicate their lives to running into the storm to save others.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QtlW30edLtcbdeAQoCJfk9OvhgT8oymQ4EPCket9XLkxFBt8YJC2aoEFP1HpPl2YIFMo76gyDq-bS8ig6HqBLORW3maTq5sk2Y1zIeEhx_YkvMll35z849hPdcqWyFHzq0MaTYHJ0Qb4NoxH09RSvppUDV4ZghWqSZsxpnJtX4uMgLPJT8vuRBGh06s/s828/315142125_186572243880472_2083201170824182322_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="828" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9QtlW30edLtcbdeAQoCJfk9OvhgT8oymQ4EPCket9XLkxFBt8YJC2aoEFP1HpPl2YIFMo76gyDq-bS8ig6HqBLORW3maTq5sk2Y1zIeEhx_YkvMll35z849hPdcqWyFHzq0MaTYHJ0Qb4NoxH09RSvppUDV4ZghWqSZsxpnJtX4uMgLPJT8vuRBGh06s/w400-h400/315142125_186572243880472_2083201170824182322_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">This blog post is dedicated to Lauren. May God bring her spirit peace. We remember and honor her service to others. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSKBSeN7US0X1Q1vlLZVlDllLYLtzO8t5Ca7478RfXOq27QaH1zW_19hrI2nyUQRIyYPloPSFiwyqjzqYmocwn8iCbjsH2Tp4do5cRjOvP1TZ1_RU32R3rI9soounJhimBrthl2hPFelcx9fQ59gBydQTJS4jI5CPty3C0Aq66Rp6iGVQ1Nu_snYM0fM/s1792/431833744_925927192241594_649223228523594932_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1792" data-original-width="1792" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmSKBSeN7US0X1Q1vlLZVlDllLYLtzO8t5Ca7478RfXOq27QaH1zW_19hrI2nyUQRIyYPloPSFiwyqjzqYmocwn8iCbjsH2Tp4do5cRjOvP1TZ1_RU32R3rI9soounJhimBrthl2hPFelcx9fQ59gBydQTJS4jI5CPty3C0Aq66Rp6iGVQ1Nu_snYM0fM/w640-h640/431833744_925927192241594_649223228523594932_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's all be mindful that we can't always know what other people are experiencing and what issues and pain they may be struggling with. We can only try our best to be there for each other and help shine the light to keep the darkness at bay. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P0uLNywN49yc3t8_t_o9eERQ1_4QzCOK6BAb2guDEB-pWIjAk_uQV-WiaF_Jiv9lxWx4S2KDp71VSdOAiK9N_KJrYmEehvoulhIxGGsORgAdQl-rcp0TgXRk8Er9Fvfb8OF_E9MjTgWhVuqqkT7il0NJjTqMWk3rl4kHuCZidGANMJL7U6P3R_iV9uA/s437/from%20cellar%202.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="437" data-original-width="302" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-P0uLNywN49yc3t8_t_o9eERQ1_4QzCOK6BAb2guDEB-pWIjAk_uQV-WiaF_Jiv9lxWx4S2KDp71VSdOAiK9N_KJrYmEehvoulhIxGGsORgAdQl-rcp0TgXRk8Er9Fvfb8OF_E9MjTgWhVuqqkT7il0NJjTqMWk3rl4kHuCZidGANMJL7U6P3R_iV9uA/w276-h400/from%20cellar%202.png" width="276" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Apologies for such heaviness, but I felt this was a positive way to remember Lauren. Of course, a little hard to jump into an AAR, but we keep moving in our lives. We remember and get on with the business of living.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our first game this weekend would be from LFT's From the Cellar Pack 2. Scenario FT72 Catcher Caught would be up to bat. Designed by Laurent Closier, this scenario covers fighitng near Leskovicz, Albania between EDES Partisans and German Gebirgsjaegers. It uses Heat of Battle Boards I & II which are the same as the BFP Boards I & H. This would be one of the few times, I have played on these boards. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Partisans vs German Mountain Troops may seem like an uneven contest...and you'd be right to think that. We certainly noted the difference in capabilities during our playing of this scenario. ROAR had it 1-1, so that was a good sign, that either side could win. Our playing would also prove that as well. Playing Partisans can be tough, and you have to think through your moves when playing with them. Understanding their strengths and weakness is critical. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs7P9fdBZf_PxzQC5ENiQwYniRA038DopbIp2WlhNBLeCy8hw7Wt7cn8B5QDtEL8yupRrLm4umrn83lHjLwjDXUputCJVGwz5Pd_P_2ukMhwCyQxehyGI3p1gTOXW93SoEpf-iDY12qFgZ4PRRzdWBjv6vGREaIQi7HPIqWDlOiVDBrFxQcrkgk-o_xY/s600/albania5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMs7P9fdBZf_PxzQC5ENiQwYniRA038DopbIp2WlhNBLeCy8hw7Wt7cn8B5QDtEL8yupRrLm4umrn83lHjLwjDXUputCJVGwz5Pd_P_2ukMhwCyQxehyGI3p1gTOXW93SoEpf-iDY12qFgZ4PRRzdWBjv6vGREaIQi7HPIqWDlOiVDBrFxQcrkgk-o_xY/w640-h426/albania5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>As the defending Partisans, I would command EDES Partisans. My force would consist of 16 x 3-3-7's led by an 8-1 and 2 x 7-0's with 3 x British LMG's.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEbq7iwfJD4C3HtvqSkE8MjG1bhCDS5msBNHAzPaYjtKjRP0k2wNZ09MJKTp4ntTErVCCgVRiI6OM__3xsGFvPsmewncLMdaXWWoxC6zaVyXpP-KaRlQF2NagmjGXYUHyJC7N5lDZCYINrSkM_k-AlDIWtFZXIMtCvXMd2HFbiQeDkFf4R8QrY3tnCQc/s685/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20230110.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="685" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuEbq7iwfJD4C3HtvqSkE8MjG1bhCDS5msBNHAzPaYjtKjRP0k2wNZ09MJKTp4ntTErVCCgVRiI6OM__3xsGFvPsmewncLMdaXWWoxC6zaVyXpP-KaRlQF2NagmjGXYUHyJC7N5lDZCYINrSkM_k-AlDIWtFZXIMtCvXMd2HFbiQeDkFf4R8QrY3tnCQc/w640-h398/Screenshot%202024-03-08%20230110.png" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Germans, Dan would command elements of 1. Gebirgsjaeger Division. His force would consist of 15 x 4-6-8's led by a 9-2, 9-1 and 2 x 8-0's with 2 x MMG's, 2 x LMG's and 2 x 50 Mortars.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecOYt9dpYuGVoykqGyjTwSDgSK-OhhYwTq4xp0bZVrhfkFd69Yjum1J5KEy_CEdv_jaxH0JsoigyMpl8UPVQEDNBt6ct8MLS0Q5FAJ5wVB7F4vEU-VjNYrKjxiJrvsgFeX-A4cXeE5ww2HyXSNmzZG6rbIMqHooLQuaH9chOrM9L_5BJVGPjbXMjn3Pg/s1263/catcher_caught_map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1263" data-original-width="931" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjecOYt9dpYuGVoykqGyjTwSDgSK-OhhYwTq4xp0bZVrhfkFd69Yjum1J5KEy_CEdv_jaxH0JsoigyMpl8UPVQEDNBt6ct8MLS0Q5FAJ5wVB7F4vEU-VjNYrKjxiJrvsgFeX-A4cXeE5ww2HyXSNmzZG6rbIMqHooLQuaH9chOrM9L_5BJVGPjbXMjn3Pg/w472-h640/catcher_caught_map.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">The battle space is an interesting combination of high hills overlooking a central valley. The Geman player enters from both the West and East board edges, which the Partisans split their force into units at Levels 1 & 2 and units in buildings on the valley floor. The setup SSR's have the Germans entering from the high ground. All buildings are stone as well. The German player wins at game end by inflicting 24 CVP on the Partisans. Beginning on Turn 5, the Partisans can attempt to exit off the south board edge and keep from becoming German CVP. I would setup with a mind to exit at first opportunity. Was that the right strategy...we'll soon see...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWecGBY3yAYmBA9BSKU6dW5vPiuzCelEQxUmBw1cHZ0MOz3s4cNuTZLdZSomrEqpRVRhCKnApNdwc3b-Hkfrff6d9ZJWMvt8mrBOS4FaE3hG0jO-fHLYcC9Vw30KIftTno-PHArtExranxy_2-Hav0IMlDQQt0h1aBzHowovrnlBu-M_GC0xhRO_YYh8/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWecGBY3yAYmBA9BSKU6dW5vPiuzCelEQxUmBw1cHZ0MOz3s4cNuTZLdZSomrEqpRVRhCKnApNdwc3b-Hkfrff6d9ZJWMvt8mrBOS4FaE3hG0jO-fHLYcC9Vw30KIftTno-PHArtExranxy_2-Hav0IMlDQQt0h1aBzHowovrnlBu-M_GC0xhRO_YYh8/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Germans must eliminate 24 CVP and not let any escape off the south edge. The east side will be led by the 9-2 with a MMG and LMG and one MTR. This side will have 8 squads. The west side will be led by the 9-1 with a </span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">MMG and LMG and MTR. The west side will have 7 squads. Hopefully the Germans can move along the ridges and attack into the village along the south board edge."</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWqIkCQg8l5fdpYfaH1Bz9RqXjDRSjnCYM5h_o0kG7OYv0oKA6zPVKAqx5wDqcNe_BH0vEZtV2jgDgRPRgwbDZu2jhliUaB0RlpcMok7Mdkp85SY3imvr3iJvi6ueeA1RacY9g4ynJjgpxeJscJZJsKEbI8VUTvvQfySAYZvhABFGcUj89Pg1sOapUhg/s2925/IMG_4352.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1434" data-original-width="2925" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWqIkCQg8l5fdpYfaH1Bz9RqXjDRSjnCYM5h_o0kG7OYv0oKA6zPVKAqx5wDqcNe_BH0vEZtV2jgDgRPRgwbDZu2jhliUaB0RlpcMok7Mdkp85SY3imvr3iJvi6ueeA1RacY9g4ynJjgpxeJscJZJsKEbI8VUTvvQfySAYZvhABFGcUj89Pg1sOapUhg/w640-h314/IMG_4352.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'll be honest, I really didn't grok this scenario at the onset. It was later during the game that I realized my initial setup was inadequate. Some scenarios really require a playing or two to home on the best to way to play it. I tried to set up a forward force designed to slow down the Germans and maybe break up their attack, while the rest of my force staged itself to exit on Turn 5. Let's just point out the obvious...which is that the Partisans are unlikely to last to Turn 5. The Germans are very tough and have the high ground along with great range and heavy weapons. The Partisans...they ain't got much to fight back with.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZhnAr_J1LtKEOefM50DB5Q4iLuG-eWz9GZsd4a4UcqI1EeD7ueFKtn6ill-J7-zqasVVM2kWBWzjUPgwbLOCX5XefL-t7C52QSoAA60ymy1fyuCnO8AqVa_qS0jXfqi3M3GoAjqVaEZwezE7P9VCqB9kDKLG97yVotJ525Y3XBRDcLCJmSlD0MEEM0s/s540/tumblr_078370e6447503231b670825ef6758a3_ad7847fb_540.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="540" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirZhnAr_J1LtKEOefM50DB5Q4iLuG-eWz9GZsd4a4UcqI1EeD7ueFKtn6ill-J7-zqasVVM2kWBWzjUPgwbLOCX5XefL-t7C52QSoAA60ymy1fyuCnO8AqVa_qS0jXfqi3M3GoAjqVaEZwezE7P9VCqB9kDKLG97yVotJ525Y3XBRDcLCJmSlD0MEEM0s/w640-h284/tumblr_078370e6447503231b670825ef6758a3_ad7847fb_540.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes staying concealed is your best option in a scenario. That is definitely true in this scenario.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSQqWcS9ekfChigj-jeIIKY8M483NbLoK4p3U7k3x7gkSIIDsooLpI1pDWlAS3hbwHcb7_Iy7ewK4Rk1ej6Gk80OzsLA693FY97EkK9Ud87yrnUY5KpB9-N7qdFUh-xYeXtKUQS_SKyDvgGCJGKsy4U7c9DyPt7KHeROidv6EYoJgzDOmg1lzj-vvfx0/s2112/IMG_4353.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="2112" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvSQqWcS9ekfChigj-jeIIKY8M483NbLoK4p3U7k3x7gkSIIDsooLpI1pDWlAS3hbwHcb7_Iy7ewK4Rk1ej6Gk80OzsLA693FY97EkK9Ud87yrnUY5KpB9-N7qdFUh-xYeXtKUQS_SKyDvgGCJGKsy4U7c9DyPt7KHeROidv6EYoJgzDOmg1lzj-vvfx0/w640-h410/IMG_4353.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 Dan's Germans sweep quickly across the ridges. I let rip here and there to break some of the probing half-squads, but generally Dan was able to move into his Turn 1 objective locations.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvteC0PPzJ0DAH3q011KuX-ldcMGglQRUKdaDqCTHbUhRvTQKzFAier0WAyRJ1CbPe_fq6g9ig_Lgxup3uxnXuB2JH7uI4cJFbl1zUIk6K8TH99pFYDLji_hxwkWbN08Srnc0DPYiDgx72oZzsUann7g1pKIgfL9_fWD4tt0JVnKRra4KzhstBeHw-Yg/s2355/IMG_4354.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1526" data-original-width="2355" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbvteC0PPzJ0DAH3q011KuX-ldcMGglQRUKdaDqCTHbUhRvTQKzFAier0WAyRJ1CbPe_fq6g9ig_Lgxup3uxnXuB2JH7uI4cJFbl1zUIk6K8TH99pFYDLji_hxwkWbN08Srnc0DPYiDgx72oZzsUann7g1pKIgfL9_fWD4tt0JVnKRra4KzhstBeHw-Yg/w640-h414/IMG_4354.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>As the Partisans the setup SSR's don't allow you to set up on Level 3. The Germans will quickly move down those ridges towards the south board edge. This is difficult to defend against, but keep in mind that the Germans can quickly get behind you.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hNvI4MMGgVEfiaFDoVZWA4vyxO4dE1yShpE5qLkL6tDRnzGMDNscwdRtto822dTImvRllfvvnfP-QsyBp3zQ7gwJBdK62-jJwnICSP6Yjc9-G2EW1vaCo3HWB8uuRfD21NQKoMmVjDojp1vlio5QNply1RL0sB1YGfYCh9FkzRTya4jVc3b6-Dbij00/s400/1ce876e5-7083-45d0-85c2-67880a287f4b_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8hNvI4MMGgVEfiaFDoVZWA4vyxO4dE1yShpE5qLkL6tDRnzGMDNscwdRtto822dTImvRllfvvnfP-QsyBp3zQ7gwJBdK62-jJwnICSP6Yjc9-G2EW1vaCo3HWB8uuRfD21NQKoMmVjDojp1vlio5QNply1RL0sB1YGfYCh9FkzRTya4jVc3b6-Dbij00/w400-h217/1ce876e5-7083-45d0-85c2-67880a287f4b_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Keep in mind that the Germans can quickly take up positions to limit the Partisan moves towards the exit. I didn't set up to shelter my exit route. Don't be me...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvNI4mSy5tjdy70sMyQodNGn4oeVJhsU8nEhTRfxq5nf9mEfCplKk4f-jeRf48Xl6qxZHSJEn8Ol43oHIWy1sFUJ0CZ25X66zpTCr_TnxJQXRYAy1IR6JfdJEqujw5iSKq8j8LgufuGIyegewGjZzJPzsPgCnkXWlAvp18PzdSQvgM5bVk-OsjZYP4LE/s2795/IMG_4357.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2795" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvNI4mSy5tjdy70sMyQodNGn4oeVJhsU8nEhTRfxq5nf9mEfCplKk4f-jeRf48Xl6qxZHSJEn8Ol43oHIWy1sFUJ0CZ25X66zpTCr_TnxJQXRYAy1IR6JfdJEqujw5iSKq8j8LgufuGIyegewGjZzJPzsPgCnkXWlAvp18PzdSQvgM5bVk-OsjZYP4LE/w640-h414/IMG_4357.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 - Dan's Gebirgsjaeger hit me hard and began to bubble into my rear...sounds kinda bad...it is...it is kinda bad. I was rolling pretty high for much of the night with D-Fire shots going astray and then missing Morale Checks early and often. Dan's German dice that he uses are tough on me. Lots of 3's and snake eyes. My SAN was a 3, so I was getting a lot of sniper checks...around 9 I believe, but I only got one Sniper activated out of 9 attempts. Yup...that sucked. In spite of my rolls, I was still able to inflict losses on the Germans. Dan would lose 6 squads and two officers during the battle. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTnZafldJ2VhNEQLxCCdvrwitJYWQgmD1gBqKMfmygaYVlWZgvV_X_UKINMMX3Ioal3pWoXLBq6-CjD0yr4TCc5G_Ij_UnQg7_sgX9UXLpC2YS6JJ_-Q5HIpDPLWBdcurAngiGmSQH0kw2-PuVCdHwwLz_uP_PMJKQ1hx2SNn-FTW33CYMGHsV3oXIY/s400/9ea687ba-e9f7-45f6-b5a8-93008b032f52_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCCTnZafldJ2VhNEQLxCCdvrwitJYWQgmD1gBqKMfmygaYVlWZgvV_X_UKINMMX3Ioal3pWoXLBq6-CjD0yr4TCc5G_Ij_UnQg7_sgX9UXLpC2YS6JJ_-Q5HIpDPLWBdcurAngiGmSQH0kw2-PuVCdHwwLz_uP_PMJKQ1hx2SNn-FTW33CYMGHsV3oXIY/w400-h217/9ea687ba-e9f7-45f6-b5a8-93008b032f52_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqGLWyN37mrahh2lkfb37uy-lHM3gn9cdKu18n7vdHnx2VjAPwRAHTEIeujSvmuPmifvY8BWaNCCv7P1x2P5sSUTh-weBCW6073qQ5MYDQKRVMNVNSLfAvqWWxL3zS-tAwlMME_k98eFtCZ3gSJdmYHQhecu_d-uHEhEHjLeC-LgP9v_UZeLxZqDaDmE/s2323/IMG_4358.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="2323" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqGLWyN37mrahh2lkfb37uy-lHM3gn9cdKu18n7vdHnx2VjAPwRAHTEIeujSvmuPmifvY8BWaNCCv7P1x2P5sSUTh-weBCW6073qQ5MYDQKRVMNVNSLfAvqWWxL3zS-tAwlMME_k98eFtCZ3gSJdmYHQhecu_d-uHEhEHjLeC-LgP9v_UZeLxZqDaDmE/w640-h400/IMG_4358.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not even halfway into the scenario, and it's clear that the Germans are going to get the edge on the Partisans. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf45cXeH8AXcjUHu_LQ1ZpxXHbnn_KGgs7Ho9myc6z9H1Lw5cvuvdvc8mYjt772glCXnejjyeklaXiAm4bEGI-r3lIWY9XQcMbWvAj18tCxhdwAbLMIhpUcabp0RXJq1KsX2CXZUpV9O0CCyZmmYPOR3bnZgoSUw7hyco_Ouq8FsCy6D56oKp42v_XC34/s2327/IMG_4359.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2327" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf45cXeH8AXcjUHu_LQ1ZpxXHbnn_KGgs7Ho9myc6z9H1Lw5cvuvdvc8mYjt772glCXnejjyeklaXiAm4bEGI-r3lIWY9XQcMbWvAj18tCxhdwAbLMIhpUcabp0RXJq1KsX2CXZUpV9O0CCyZmmYPOR3bnZgoSUw7hyco_Ouq8FsCy6D56oKp42v_XC34/w640-h328/IMG_4359.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>I was losing ground on both flanks, but in the center things would go in favor of the Partisans. I would manage to hang on and win some of the ensuing close combats.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M3azmqprx06AHmQFdJynHH6MHak5BMEEws6ievhjxbw7njgmLLWPuyW0d2P0fFpv5XkU0tRm2NeE4X9qTcTWMZ6qAnDM7_d9UlsnPvd3W5nsDjf9FLgwPyTJ2rVpURWrZE_YAV4vGaymDMRLUdICqU1ACI7hLi003_lj3-RLgYswc-hFOFyKlbLjTlM/s2388/IMG_4360.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2031" data-original-width="2388" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7M3azmqprx06AHmQFdJynHH6MHak5BMEEws6ievhjxbw7njgmLLWPuyW0d2P0fFpv5XkU0tRm2NeE4X9qTcTWMZ6qAnDM7_d9UlsnPvd3W5nsDjf9FLgwPyTJ2rVpURWrZE_YAV4vGaymDMRLUdICqU1ACI7hLi003_lj3-RLgYswc-hFOFyKlbLjTlM/w640-h544/IMG_4360.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Close Combats would help me to hang on in the center and even take out some broken Germans at a couple points in the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERyp0u1W5gHKNj6CGpWtKsPDzWuxHpU46LFhkB-EXcth7ORW6OygYjozFlfpy4_YmQMwApRfpoNpN6Mm9UM8rFftu6mzp6A4e4Wss5MYDd7j8T8spyIIXG5BA2M_vVcnCY4AmdJMKmekKAkhfB5gmBWNfJM5xMVH5ZLR_keCPXzJ_IlhOXhyHlo_EbeU/s2320/IMG_4361.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2320" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhERyp0u1W5gHKNj6CGpWtKsPDzWuxHpU46LFhkB-EXcth7ORW6OygYjozFlfpy4_YmQMwApRfpoNpN6Mm9UM8rFftu6mzp6A4e4Wss5MYDd7j8T8spyIIXG5BA2M_vVcnCY4AmdJMKmekKAkhfB5gmBWNfJM5xMVH5ZLR_keCPXzJ_IlhOXhyHlo_EbeU/w640-h538/IMG_4361.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Despite some successes in the center, Dan was securing the heights overlooking the exit path. I was in real trouble.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMkffozR3JT0BQhx_2mAqbj4qbtxtRDPMfY8kEVo4Qx-reiVQgKnh7lNow4rajV-bauQBncK4OqzddNi_LpzqnrExUVH2rnzPtZpTF9ylMpEnl8mQpunJ5T3xg2y_BwCP54xbdkgR_0te2akj3M-S-g9nFhebKNNfvCXmsMjV3gaL9OMmUgKWagJhZ9k/s800/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-203-1686-25,_Albanien,_deutsche_MG-Stellung.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="511" data-original-width="800" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkMkffozR3JT0BQhx_2mAqbj4qbtxtRDPMfY8kEVo4Qx-reiVQgKnh7lNow4rajV-bauQBncK4OqzddNi_LpzqnrExUVH2rnzPtZpTF9ylMpEnl8mQpunJ5T3xg2y_BwCP54xbdkgR_0te2akj3M-S-g9nFhebKNNfvCXmsMjV3gaL9OMmUgKWagJhZ9k/w400-h255/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-203-1686-25,_Albanien,_deutsche_MG-Stellung.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fIimC0k92o5QD8AlXWujlbAuDv7iyVroDWPsWaJ0_QBmuPNK4OA2Inv8lwcAZ0V3TtwR9-6dyteiGx04CtDvCW7Xky1DxgDqcBaDYox6QiiSFFq_bzjUG5r8CAz3JNe0CisvS4-G0MyMeb7fG2cX0TYMa0Cu1rTs3aczYeqyISgNn1VoehGJnvOhTxs/s2046/IMG_4362.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="1997" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5fIimC0k92o5QD8AlXWujlbAuDv7iyVroDWPsWaJ0_QBmuPNK4OA2Inv8lwcAZ0V3TtwR9-6dyteiGx04CtDvCW7Xky1DxgDqcBaDYox6QiiSFFq_bzjUG5r8CAz3JNe0CisvS4-G0MyMeb7fG2cX0TYMa0Cu1rTs3aczYeqyISgNn1VoehGJnvOhTxs/w624-h640/IMG_4362.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was breaking as well. My 8-1 and both of his squads were broken and would never rally. I was collapsing.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SW6vYJ3QiISFyNbD3aFuoR-4PBZDewx1zFCxSRogtMZ9LNKxJcFB75ZBeoa0kaVwipGERf1ytaLQqbZ0L5_I644aBu0RrrCWlaVCSH21T0GlgxsuKYPD1cbjYwfKnMS4QRyn4G7-grvixFT1TC9qfh1Qrn1lW4LZuHzzaO3ks6HlQMcYMEtumcgdh_M/s2600/IMG_4363.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2351" data-original-width="2600" height="578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6SW6vYJ3QiISFyNbD3aFuoR-4PBZDewx1zFCxSRogtMZ9LNKxJcFB75ZBeoa0kaVwipGERf1ytaLQqbZ0L5_I644aBu0RrrCWlaVCSH21T0GlgxsuKYPD1cbjYwfKnMS4QRyn4G7-grvixFT1TC9qfh1Qrn1lW4LZuHzzaO3ks6HlQMcYMEtumcgdh_M/w640-h578/IMG_4363.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan pushed his troops forward to seal the fates of my broken units.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98QqX3YZIueIkoAXk5L8qQXd1zuDvR0yvh-8N7DASFv19Ntt8z8p65kaMCx91RlCuEXOV4s1l54Bd1rxdItZDfkUv1XZaAISKWrWjkbEl4E3mDk1o5cXF6VW2ozkSOpCK-NNLcmsUFoaFnMmCgixAvU-RY7L7EahoA1fyqxePIXquVzZ9zo04L-dDEMs/s451/Capture1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="451" height="290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj98QqX3YZIueIkoAXk5L8qQXd1zuDvR0yvh-8N7DASFv19Ntt8z8p65kaMCx91RlCuEXOV4s1l54Bd1rxdItZDfkUv1XZaAISKWrWjkbEl4E3mDk1o5cXF6VW2ozkSOpCK-NNLcmsUFoaFnMmCgixAvU-RY7L7EahoA1fyqxePIXquVzZ9zo04L-dDEMs/w400-h290/Capture1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZviim0Jxd3r80JM6JLEuj1FHqZWYxAHQNKWl8etAFRV94kEsjwL4ZBjjjeKEsVc1Ne-YK8NhRrGwgTTiZxUieQAMMGCdRZtYytvUsWfDR-TyR2N45nliSazekOx4_MeamWW_jnJncj7J0fhfdRzzdM4LfynBkKQcc-DTo1SelBhEbyU5fdBmWnTwJM8/s2011/IMG_4364.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2011" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimZviim0Jxd3r80JM6JLEuj1FHqZWYxAHQNKWl8etAFRV94kEsjwL4ZBjjjeKEsVc1Ne-YK8NhRrGwgTTiZxUieQAMMGCdRZtYytvUsWfDR-TyR2N45nliSazekOx4_MeamWW_jnJncj7J0fhfdRzzdM4LfynBkKQcc-DTo1SelBhEbyU5fdBmWnTwJM8/w640-h516/IMG_4364.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5gvu149-TvcT7FEU4vxZsqxzhe5JZGhsn5tgWTECfN9Xl8jB1P9Joz_NdTD2vF_NgNCkwmL37bvAe1Kwfvu5L0eW_yBq8njzxS6-qxiyXG954UDu5v392NLwXGjrvioJI1_I0KB6a4VEWvDCrYAbDKPZMXmjKshscwN5VQOLWQZoVhqvaZwiPEZsLNs/s1799/IMG_4365.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1799" height="548" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5gvu149-TvcT7FEU4vxZsqxzhe5JZGhsn5tgWTECfN9Xl8jB1P9Joz_NdTD2vF_NgNCkwmL37bvAe1Kwfvu5L0eW_yBq8njzxS6-qxiyXG954UDu5v392NLwXGjrvioJI1_I0KB6a4VEWvDCrYAbDKPZMXmjKshscwN5VQOLWQZoVhqvaZwiPEZsLNs/w640-h548/IMG_4365.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I made a last ditch attempt to get two squads exited. A third squad (in the center) decided to head north and avoid becoming CVP. There was no chance for it to exit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe7na26N87oH7TEvY4mTsMcdcevamNQB_Qkxm7Suiv5NFrMZTG2jrAKIJBTH3W4Seh4U8xJV0mEDfgRzDZ5RYvuxAb6e31VE_hkwrs7_TbkGt9LUVT_c3JDC8bjT0D2Iq8PPfm-zwMQFs9UMOStrc4ymNI4KRAvSbTwNYOK_DrdnQFuLkXJSGEAFrI8w/s250/antartes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="160" data-original-width="250" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEe7na26N87oH7TEvY4mTsMcdcevamNQB_Qkxm7Suiv5NFrMZTG2jrAKIJBTH3W4Seh4U8xJV0mEDfgRzDZ5RYvuxAb6e31VE_hkwrs7_TbkGt9LUVT_c3JDC8bjT0D2Iq8PPfm-zwMQFs9UMOStrc4ymNI4KRAvSbTwNYOK_DrdnQFuLkXJSGEAFrI8w/w400-h256/antartes.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The rest of my boys were trapped in the woods along the south board edge and waiting to mopped up.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnPbHKYv7w2d1hwhQbHKS_sKlMAWXETQypJqUA7QVA-g3hKnynePtmVRlsGFBt1nUsVeM2cTs0yE5DXAD-kR1iFfktOljV_XeMe4T_KS8JgjEmt16UJV-FUqB2gVU8YNygqQjrPrVcExE_XeayzbwFPWN635_JIAKqjfhzsnJlkrLAsES0DDPyMp56H0/s1755/IMG_4366.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1382" data-original-width="1755" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXnPbHKYv7w2d1hwhQbHKS_sKlMAWXETQypJqUA7QVA-g3hKnynePtmVRlsGFBt1nUsVeM2cTs0yE5DXAD-kR1iFfktOljV_XeMe4T_KS8JgjEmt16UJV-FUqB2gVU8YNygqQjrPrVcExE_XeayzbwFPWN635_JIAKqjfhzsnJlkrLAsES0DDPyMp56H0/w640-h504/IMG_4366.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 6 - Dan's Mountain Troops move in for the kill.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNPcKi8jdSkjIfTq8LdkzANh490rFyKmv-_HOYQWb1QC8JacLKhyns4jSAPnMmkvjkykzJguXBkVlYh6-rf4ofnHwCODFERxVMX7qZCfXSSM6Xpl5r4duTrywc0S_p445vry-PP-8Ng037nYwliO4Sg6VOsMNzL1BelwobnB3Cw0t-olDeI-gG2cGQmk/s400/0bf220aa-4220-4438-a779-c15250f3bcb6_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="166" data-original-width="400" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJNPcKi8jdSkjIfTq8LdkzANh490rFyKmv-_HOYQWb1QC8JacLKhyns4jSAPnMmkvjkykzJguXBkVlYh6-rf4ofnHwCODFERxVMX7qZCfXSSM6Xpl5r4duTrywc0S_p445vry-PP-8Ng037nYwliO4Sg6VOsMNzL1BelwobnB3Cw0t-olDeI-gG2cGQmk/w400-h166/0bf220aa-4220-4438-a779-c15250f3bcb6_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rQ1thtAU7zxDLiQZHk7PeDEdmeKzaC1Gxl7T2Erc7OVMwNyH4P4rVEtr6FKCkG-Ys5jWqivZmjEkTdgIaafUASMLS-F0X4ZshrIGOA6hA1NOMFDT9xsdMIIQzSov2pwmq6jazGyxjmg7H5UCHT3gug55QNVha4RGmBR-guf1hsifw9spCsLpJeyjEnc/s2523/IMG_4367.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1884" data-original-width="2523" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2rQ1thtAU7zxDLiQZHk7PeDEdmeKzaC1Gxl7T2Erc7OVMwNyH4P4rVEtr6FKCkG-Ys5jWqivZmjEkTdgIaafUASMLS-F0X4ZshrIGOA6hA1NOMFDT9xsdMIIQzSov2pwmq6jazGyxjmg7H5UCHT3gug55QNVha4RGmBR-guf1hsifw9spCsLpJeyjEnc/w640-h478/IMG_4367.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Dan mopped up my brokies he would surpass 27 CVP and that was game and a German victory. I would lose 13-1/2 squads and all of my officers while Dan would lose 6 squads and 2 officers. Pretty much a bloody mess all around. Congrats to Dan on a good win. He drove his force hard and shrugged off the losses to deliver a knockout blow. This was definitely a fun scenario. It's a great infantry only battle with lots of movement and some hard fighting. Worth a playing!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKWyTeOSn1W59_YBWdTDrnH8mJCW6ONlyvWE4zDmF-LlfHPtXGGKoqsNuvLuOXHJx2CpaySMq8TS8vrYxRbwHwIhkyo9-Icy9dIS8HwI6NGtircGeKurQYjVKvt1st7odQ5fZV3STW1oaa-NxJP34siKQvJvhYrLqbqcvSckBSXC2OFOSpuzPix7p_o0/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIKWyTeOSn1W59_YBWdTDrnH8mJCW6ONlyvWE4zDmF-LlfHPtXGGKoqsNuvLuOXHJx2CpaySMq8TS8vrYxRbwHwIhkyo9-Icy9dIS8HwI6NGtircGeKurQYjVKvt1st7odQ5fZV3STW1oaa-NxJP34siKQvJvhYrLqbqcvSckBSXC2OFOSpuzPix7p_o0/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan worked. It was a near run thing with the Partisans inflicting 6 and a half squads in CVP. However, in turn 5 the Germans broke 7 Partisan squads and were able to cut their route paths. In the end they had 26 CVP. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of ASL!"</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TjXb0He7O_SKZQbcnEUcBryJR0AZ9nYmkPARCvezUNwUGzOQJR9tGhxz9aqPTA8HRLOwP9SskwAqzvxFkOu7Yh7L5oeaWV2UOEykGUPGeZ7QJ-kFMKX2Oj5qycdiDeR5Gjd5azy2tPOMDDI5jwuJmvEd6Zplonm4Q4o6rtMqeMBDsFmjCr_op-hEuCc/s2048/gurkhas-in-the-western-desert-july-1942-cleaning-kukri-enfield-no-iii-brodie-helmet-shorts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2048" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TjXb0He7O_SKZQbcnEUcBryJR0AZ9nYmkPARCvezUNwUGzOQJR9tGhxz9aqPTA8HRLOwP9SskwAqzvxFkOu7Yh7L5oeaWV2UOEykGUPGeZ7QJ-kFMKX2Oj5qycdiDeR5Gjd5azy2tPOMDDI5jwuJmvEd6Zplonm4Q4o6rtMqeMBDsFmjCr_op-hEuCc/w640-h484/gurkhas-in-the-western-desert-july-1942-cleaning-kukri-enfield-no-iii-brodie-helmet-shorts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Our second game played on Saturday would be FT287 Operation Scipio. Designed by Torsten Cumberland, this scenario is set in 1943 Tunisia and is a hill fight between the Afrika Korps and Gurkhas. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBYt3lrrlNfpnCTvtO7bF2390OvaLtWs3wIy8Wfj3eXKDisHULfO3kgF5MbrvSrzKRBWgNQsY8CWsjRZJ7XPBR-iYkXN9nSBH7WX_UejZtoaKS-71tE215vi0IrlI1EgPf4C3I-yXzs6hYuw44_w-9LjxTWNlYi9bn1kCmlm5TSD-3VK__xSSXQl3mo/s662/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20155310.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="662" data-original-width="463" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTJBYt3lrrlNfpnCTvtO7bF2390OvaLtWs3wIy8Wfj3eXKDisHULfO3kgF5MbrvSrzKRBWgNQsY8CWsjRZJ7XPBR-iYkXN9nSBH7WX_UejZtoaKS-71tE215vi0IrlI1EgPf4C3I-yXzs6hYuw44_w-9LjxTWNlYi9bn1kCmlm5TSD-3VK__xSSXQl3mo/w280-h400/Screenshot%202024-03-09%20155310.png" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So far, I've managed to play six of the scenarios in this great pack. One of my favorite aspects of this pack are the great maps. These are probably the best DTO maps put out. Always look forward to putting them on the table.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LFT products are some of the highest quality out there. Just wish they were 8-1/2 by 11...just say'n.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ilkZXwb7ceJhVlMtV9cZPmDYaSKTU8IuDnEt1oNk6Z8FqxaBJMA_q0jiWs_4IZ4xcTUCwfdXbRQvwXaJWB-I59_0CtyLfnm8UU41Bn647NxsNZrpa8H8-xBK7uPrNmLo_y8q_y8TAegE7vxTzTjDdTbNul-wzihmz-ZZ8auGukLYh3szqDVRf1ybPe8/s1024/World-War-One-1024x828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="828" data-original-width="1024" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ilkZXwb7ceJhVlMtV9cZPmDYaSKTU8IuDnEt1oNk6Z8FqxaBJMA_q0jiWs_4IZ4xcTUCwfdXbRQvwXaJWB-I59_0CtyLfnm8UU41Bn647NxsNZrpa8H8-xBK7uPrNmLo_y8q_y8TAegE7vxTzTjDdTbNul-wzihmz-ZZ8auGukLYh3szqDVRf1ybPe8/w640-h518/World-War-One-1024x828.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Gurkhas, Dan would command the men of A Company, 2nd King Edward VII's own Gurkhas Rifles, 4th Indian Division. His force would consist of 14 x 4-5-8's led by 2 x 9-1's, an 8-1, 8-0 and 7-0 with an HMG, an MMG's, 3 x LMG's and a 50 MTR.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgov1r-GoTroI6cr1KZMW74IcHDPsq1oczw2e_IYPCbvwyfLst2Tuzgeq7Rl4wk344jdqiexxKy2Qzcu7EYfYlHeciKW5Pt2LreYBWlOLbKAAfyifw77D76gWunZEDHhYV-ieHxjxxI8uaSWF5JVPxlrt9sQUTybaxr09aZ-Nv89oJREeiLtuAd_r0iZMg/s2560/Afrika-Korps-soldiers-El-Alamein-Rommel-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="2560" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgov1r-GoTroI6cr1KZMW74IcHDPsq1oczw2e_IYPCbvwyfLst2Tuzgeq7Rl4wk344jdqiexxKy2Qzcu7EYfYlHeciKW5Pt2LreYBWlOLbKAAfyifw77D76gWunZEDHhYV-ieHxjxxI8uaSWF5JVPxlrt9sQUTybaxr09aZ-Nv89oJREeiLtuAd_r0iZMg/w640-h514/Afrika-Korps-soldiers-El-Alamein-Rommel-scaled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As the attacking Germans, I would command elements of Panzergrenadier Regiment 361, 90 Leichte Afrika-Division. My force would consist of 14 x 4-6-8's, 5 x 2-4-8's, and a 2-2-8 led by a 9-2, 9-1 and 3 x 8-0's with 3 x MMG's, 4 x LMG's, an 81 MTR and an 88 AA Flak Gun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHLXjGuUnC-thckQ2PL9gzkcbOlDyDK6-VexiIjj1UMXafs28LUjTmybMtNCNl0L3wj59KW_tkNcUQ8KaKZRQ-8xMOdGZ63VV17z6RgnhXXWSW0AFq3ryqzlmxmfz8Z13-qZq-AqTgR0Iqpii5-onIXshr9ljCE4TWnlRLzKBn7DHeDqo2M_A5Y79guA/s1795/FT287_Mapboard.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="1795" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHLXjGuUnC-thckQ2PL9gzkcbOlDyDK6-VexiIjj1UMXafs28LUjTmybMtNCNl0L3wj59KW_tkNcUQ8KaKZRQ-8xMOdGZ63VV17z6RgnhXXWSW0AFq3ryqzlmxmfz8Z13-qZq-AqTgR0Iqpii5-onIXshr9ljCE4TWnlRLzKBn7DHeDqo2M_A5Y79guA/w640-h456/FT287_Mapboard.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Yeah...glorious maps!!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKl_XYfDNDDdcrjQlAMbKCqRfo976sm2_HgTVgJtx5sq4F7pVtvcWKRIYuE9v0a_OtwUA9R-ze4Vvgr6F2nTRiZKC_u8qZmBNzqPj-ViW8-MNDwV2jVJLXmM1rsS9TVnSZVco8X937NgQ4UKurm_sjvG_dmbikw-AkS0CQWgyY78eZJEvs-oBW9IeSP8/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIKl_XYfDNDDdcrjQlAMbKCqRfo976sm2_HgTVgJtx5sq4F7pVtvcWKRIYuE9v0a_OtwUA9R-ze4Vvgr6F2nTRiZKC_u8qZmBNzqPj-ViW8-MNDwV2jVJLXmM1rsS9TVnSZVco8X937NgQ4UKurm_sjvG_dmbikw-AkS0CQWgyY78eZJEvs-oBW9IeSP8/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Gurkhas must stop the Africa Corps from taking hill hex LFT8S3. The 9-1, squad and HMG will set up in a foxhole in M8 to cover all board LFT4 and the level 3 hills on LFT8. The 8-1, squad and MMG will set up in Z4 backed up by the 51mm MTR in V2. The 8-0 will set up in a foxhole in R2 as a rally point. While a squad LMG set up in each S5 and R3. A squad will set up in the victory hex and in a foxhole in EE4. Sangars will set up with a squad each in V8, G8 and E8. Hopefully good rifle fire and H-t-H CC will win the day."</span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV69ooMQLTL0ifSqNr38nNNWU_jv_6YL0OR4YHb0vGtrC_r6A0e9EsbnxcLLMt9B2JCTw8JPTpbACJOC_SdznwfJY2Zua3lppME0CZfO27PftP_FTCtcvoKAAVFfwrhCYH2MVy_y468S5zX0vrRFNgyLKhLDFkx1pf-meiL-wEEjIJaFVP_XZqlK2_f0/s2832/IMG_4368.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2832" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrV69ooMQLTL0ifSqNr38nNNWU_jv_6YL0OR4YHb0vGtrC_r6A0e9EsbnxcLLMt9B2JCTw8JPTpbACJOC_SdznwfJY2Zua3lppME0CZfO27PftP_FTCtcvoKAAVFfwrhCYH2MVy_y468S5zX0vrRFNgyLKhLDFkx1pf-meiL-wEEjIJaFVP_XZqlK2_f0/w640-h304/IMG_4368.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 - my plan was to board edge creep along the west edge as far from Dan's HMG position as possible. I would send 9 squads with all the MG's and leaders, excepting an 8-0 who would have 5 squad in his area along the east board edge. Their job was to occupy Dan's defenders on the center hill and be a reception committee for his Turn 4 reinforcements. But of course, plans fall apart upon contact with the enemy. I didn't know it yet at this point in the game...but this night's playing would be an abject lesson in futility. And of course, dice would be the primary culprit. Tonight, would be a dicing of the first magnitude. I've experienced it before, but I will admit tonight's dicing was as bad as it gets. Maintaining your poise and your personal ELR during a dicing is one of the hardest things you can do. Your first instinct is to just throw up your hands and check out. But tonight, I tried to hang in there and see what I could achieve. I should have checked out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L3YinzL0jI0BwH5y8wpTIAetfCkGxAY8zsCPooOu29Bp4DFD7LzfzICcyHkTsDMVHnR-YA9D_H4ddlGVMkH-W0s9UNCq0srXH-skVL4B4ZO0EVZsu-LGIZZzfnldLak4H3VWPTIL6Dc8ixAwk9e_iN_g4fe2n18JVXa8ht9VYkM4wHLLYpyoukBGvEc/s400/d5b79add-7e97-4a29-aa28-3c498dea55b4_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="400" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6L3YinzL0jI0BwH5y8wpTIAetfCkGxAY8zsCPooOu29Bp4DFD7LzfzICcyHkTsDMVHnR-YA9D_H4ddlGVMkH-W0s9UNCq0srXH-skVL4B4ZO0EVZsu-LGIZZzfnldLak4H3VWPTIL6Dc8ixAwk9e_iN_g4fe2n18JVXa8ht9VYkM4wHLLYpyoukBGvEc/w400-h215/d5b79add-7e97-4a29-aa28-3c498dea55b4_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This was me most of the night. And fate wasn't interested in my opinions.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzRb61KEnT4Eq-f8IHTrYMhBCdIf0orVmj3QHIAifKHlhcqCJ8mAdVhxvhprGoDwQwLoqaeG9tI0972dK20kCpAb5Oab9go8yZqVwznTqi3UX2fXKDf2S-_CExMRtxqohhJmiMPAM9BlP52lYTTG6eYhh3z-tujv8Z6agWpjxEVqLo7ij1McEHmhc_IQ/s2992/IMG_4369.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="2992" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAzRb61KEnT4Eq-f8IHTrYMhBCdIf0orVmj3QHIAifKHlhcqCJ8mAdVhxvhprGoDwQwLoqaeG9tI0972dK20kCpAb5Oab9go8yZqVwznTqi3UX2fXKDf2S-_CExMRtxqohhJmiMPAM9BlP52lYTTG6eYhh3z-tujv8Z6agWpjxEVqLo7ij1McEHmhc_IQ/w640-h344/IMG_4369.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My first OBA card draw was Red and my third OBA card draw would be red. My OBA broke a single squad in this game and then it was gone for the remainder. A much-needed asset was gone. My 88mm Gun would blast Dan's 9-1 and HMG during the game, but as you will see, Dan simply regenerated that position, and that single HMG would mow me down in the center in an unrelenting rate-of-fire blood fest. Six and seven shots with 6 factors -1 will eventually destroy your world.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcaoB7S77eKxq77LKnKhlkfEWyoyfx8FwHcvi8KvHbt3Y3eQSunOpTYMEkMJCqn6rQqAbLB97QiIFhCRdNee3NIR6Tfz0RslKj_eC55CXsXzyzhonKvaT1OaGr8dAmAFT4VTuAxU6hE1iLf7rSDeKqhZRTxSznpfo4_K6fWBGgAZDmFXLnHhDsHaPeSw/s640/OwKhDNw.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="640" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFcaoB7S77eKxq77LKnKhlkfEWyoyfx8FwHcvi8KvHbt3Y3eQSunOpTYMEkMJCqn6rQqAbLB97QiIFhCRdNee3NIR6Tfz0RslKj_eC55CXsXzyzhonKvaT1OaGr8dAmAFT4VTuAxU6hE1iLf7rSDeKqhZRTxSznpfo4_K6fWBGgAZDmFXLnHhDsHaPeSw/w640-h272/OwKhDNw.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rate of fire is one of those things in ASL that can really unbalance a game. I have a problem with getting rate of fire consistently. Dan's Mortar and HMG wouldn't have that problem.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RCzHKFzRIH7s458heU4RmZp5DuopBFNpD3gEzW3zovOrDR5Z0tysvY3XrKRocyj4FAJDbRmzDJgK3tmyUcnz3FwuadkbwvplxtKtdiSfe5Zzp7h56rPoPgiN8HMMsHzvCj4aB7jJzKhwbb3ODEhOCElsUaJYgMhOkUW3OkhHTqz6zbfLixBTzYMmQM/s2992/IMG_4370.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1558" data-original-width="2992" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35RCzHKFzRIH7s458heU4RmZp5DuopBFNpD3gEzW3zovOrDR5Z0tysvY3XrKRocyj4FAJDbRmzDJgK3tmyUcnz3FwuadkbwvplxtKtdiSfe5Zzp7h56rPoPgiN8HMMsHzvCj4aB7jJzKhwbb3ODEhOCElsUaJYgMhOkUW3OkhHTqz6zbfLixBTzYMmQM/w640-h334/IMG_4370.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My single FFE would do very little. My grenadiers moved up and made some progress on the west edge. I hadn't met the dragon yet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfX0I4Q_CJvTo4eP4ayB9OtaNsYR6Y7qyGrZa7dDItX_AZnPZQpQzKU2dpYCUloxn8VZrBa_vC_TT3BF9VJrTAUHWMY7dIV6yamVIsy09p7vN3vtFxCdvJAPth4al1_AD-utsIsw3xHUjKCDvdAqWB1o4nDtp-IA2TZN9hks4JRbXnar_Cn7N8gzlEvQ/s640/viserion-blue-eye.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="640" height="179" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfX0I4Q_CJvTo4eP4ayB9OtaNsYR6Y7qyGrZa7dDItX_AZnPZQpQzKU2dpYCUloxn8VZrBa_vC_TT3BF9VJrTAUHWMY7dIV6yamVIsy09p7vN3vtFxCdvJAPth4al1_AD-utsIsw3xHUjKCDvdAqWB1o4nDtp-IA2TZN9hks4JRbXnar_Cn7N8gzlEvQ/s320/viserion-blue-eye.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But the dice dragon would awaken soon enough.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YV9UNRsCNP8BYiuD_mHqWiyPjq8tewkgf-zNG_1t7J94ZPiWuZrY4Mnxrcx7DWPnmIcBOxbmLNTXOadE7kC5qUA03QEh0hmhnS3tKWIE4uN0bNavtQPp2kPTw_rGwRLJhcFX3caT1Zf5fCRhM7A1lDhyphenhyphenAIOsEJfano4Wv8VOKWlyHvi68WXg5I3o8SI/s2662/IMG_4373.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2662" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1YV9UNRsCNP8BYiuD_mHqWiyPjq8tewkgf-zNG_1t7J94ZPiWuZrY4Mnxrcx7DWPnmIcBOxbmLNTXOadE7kC5qUA03QEh0hmhnS3tKWIE4uN0bNavtQPp2kPTw_rGwRLJhcFX3caT1Zf5fCRhM7A1lDhyphenhyphenAIOsEJfano4Wv8VOKWlyHvi68WXg5I3o8SI/w640-h356/IMG_4373.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>About two turns in, I wasn't doing badly. I had busted up the center HMG position, but the gun and the 9-1 were still there. A replacement 4-5-8 would arrive soon enough and undo my success.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aulS3eY2HoAUoJnJa4YZLVefuyI0PZclLoJf3_duP7FOBAfSXquwHypqh_W3uzaYJHMhTnSsuzMrNGKMZel6KK3os3bftB3zijkDoEtnGLI56VCIVuJd3nesmQGlNxG1u9m3d-zitTcmWYt_ai0TXa5IM8BHbUgpmWNZwSI4r_THzBg8nJeY2855dc8/s485/main-qimg-c491413b5eac6862505e7db0a3e31110.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="319" data-original-width="485" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5aulS3eY2HoAUoJnJa4YZLVefuyI0PZclLoJf3_duP7FOBAfSXquwHypqh_W3uzaYJHMhTnSsuzMrNGKMZel6KK3os3bftB3zijkDoEtnGLI56VCIVuJd3nesmQGlNxG1u9m3d-zitTcmWYt_ai0TXa5IM8BHbUgpmWNZwSI4r_THzBg8nJeY2855dc8/w400-h263/main-qimg-c491413b5eac6862505e7db0a3e31110.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>My 88 would get some early hits, but then struggled during the remainder of the game. I needed more from it...but I struggled to roll the 6's needed to hit.<br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy18PZtLo1fYxmlwxvhcif-Vc887rDLB7miZ6AEQEPLEvHAo6F4wuP3ZcE1FEeBH7A6ijuLwKQfh6yJfFp8i41-I9hqutZrLO2kFS1ow8NCSR8hJxad5lHwAKl6MS9lBWvNowoQ2QOOYOtu_u0SlSipqKVKfn3WDf_AHK0ATLs1BcEnDhF7TG6UO3asM/s2992/IMG_4374.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy18PZtLo1fYxmlwxvhcif-Vc887rDLB7miZ6AEQEPLEvHAo6F4wuP3ZcE1FEeBH7A6ijuLwKQfh6yJfFp8i41-I9hqutZrLO2kFS1ow8NCSR8hJxad5lHwAKl6MS9lBWvNowoQ2QOOYOtu_u0SlSipqKVKfn3WDf_AHK0ATLs1BcEnDhF7TG6UO3asM/w640-h640/IMG_4374.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>And good rolls...like a Rally Phase Snakes always seem to bend you over...a 4-6-8 would become berserk. Goodbye fellas...it was nice knowing you.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXkAp4EpV5MkfRG2l_rTMes2vCKU-4U-0US2l1ayKZItHW3pLyWZGalcr-32srf8eJUdO45239n_e3dWqVaCACPWgBWSkJqolBt8VXKQJ_i4Mjh3nX8ixoc7eJh-_S2DfxTxp5slenLnoiXn4OvANSFj-c9l7yOZublML-TSCCc-chvwF5SyqiiKZBLE/s219/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="200" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRXkAp4EpV5MkfRG2l_rTMes2vCKU-4U-0US2l1ayKZItHW3pLyWZGalcr-32srf8eJUdO45239n_e3dWqVaCACPWgBWSkJqolBt8VXKQJ_i4Mjh3nX8ixoc7eJh-_S2DfxTxp5slenLnoiXn4OvANSFj-c9l7yOZublML-TSCCc-chvwF5SyqiiKZBLE/w365-h400/200w.gif" width="365" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFo0dAx5BGpWDfSg8jORorzlZqTZSTlzAPkvADeAqs1MUCiSKpZPV4fR766OP90VnovnKovs6XrHHGrB-FAut-oIc4NeIaQTQSGkifHkIv_C0plsEKhay77eUXfUE1CHy1SuI5ef6xkgkP0kqGZwCcKNtxa8g9ihh_8hXMB-Hl3qwVsSVyl68CvFtcCw/s2955/IMG_4375.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1624" data-original-width="2955" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFo0dAx5BGpWDfSg8jORorzlZqTZSTlzAPkvADeAqs1MUCiSKpZPV4fR766OP90VnovnKovs6XrHHGrB-FAut-oIc4NeIaQTQSGkifHkIv_C0plsEKhay77eUXfUE1CHy1SuI5ef6xkgkP0kqGZwCcKNtxa8g9ihh_8hXMB-Hl3qwVsSVyl68CvFtcCw/w640-h352/IMG_4375.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would MALF my 81 MTR and then six it. I got a single smoke from it and nothing more. That smoke would allow me to move around the west flank. Despite the hammering I was taking, I was still advancing. Dan began rolling a few 5's (3's and 4's were starting to get old!!) and my sniper would make an appearance and pin Dan's 50 MTR, which had successfully Pinned my 9-2 twice in a row. It wasn't just that Dan was rolling incredibly well...but I was rolling very badly. That combination will destroy you in ASL.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58bMAJnR3ONGyv2IIRF1P5cJTkspLkk7_fg6YUbcroSfQD9uuQ_AcPEloX7orLvLa1yTgntwn-D7F6IQI-kUJQDdsnc6NQVYpbnkpl4rf8zTXIF9VQ0WUC0LQmNEX0mc5Vl-LVl8LHUKctL3rPO3l8S5RitOlq52TsvhvY6CAqIrd-mzqO5weky6zvI/s500/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="500" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG58bMAJnR3ONGyv2IIRF1P5cJTkspLkk7_fg6YUbcroSfQD9uuQ_AcPEloX7orLvLa1yTgntwn-D7F6IQI-kUJQDdsnc6NQVYpbnkpl4rf8zTXIF9VQ0WUC0LQmNEX0mc5Vl-LVl8LHUKctL3rPO3l8S5RitOlq52TsvhvY6CAqIrd-mzqO5weky6zvI/w400-h208/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6euDuNFSQ0TLJ-Nxqn3pTMKP6RkisRXhFon_AxEMX9J9B-GK7jvnx3dH9002TIHj_Hp_tY9mo-tuo_DYuon9y4RLZCNfBZVg16EGKyKCG3LqG59Pm9sOxhe7LjFmCCmTF0IrbFtUJClg_XfR_1ZX-nWY8FzZJrXGl9S9Ym5W-NAIRKktmRIUIA_wbJss/s2992/IMG_4379.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2992" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6euDuNFSQ0TLJ-Nxqn3pTMKP6RkisRXhFon_AxEMX9J9B-GK7jvnx3dH9002TIHj_Hp_tY9mo-tuo_DYuon9y4RLZCNfBZVg16EGKyKCG3LqG59Pm9sOxhe7LjFmCCmTF0IrbFtUJClg_XfR_1ZX-nWY8FzZJrXGl9S9Ym5W-NAIRKktmRIUIA_wbJss/w640-h336/IMG_4379.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>By British 4, Dan had put his 9-1 and MMG back in action. In one of his rate tears, this HMG would annihilate all my forces in the center. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2_Avxe9kmv4LlK0HMcqsf2wo59InrvxOT4Bbgi9l0Dftd2YQ5hUF0s2459eoyxo-GYuyyMylsyWhNG98qwBvE9XVN8XwBjTTxEMEMNP72fcylZRIIpkzbug1KIBkv3XCd0TBDqHsfiGHj8H0XqDDx_1nqDCKkksuw2vhy_PjniBxB_Q534lXoCDehAY/s1000/british-8th-army1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="710" data-original-width="1000" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt2_Avxe9kmv4LlK0HMcqsf2wo59InrvxOT4Bbgi9l0Dftd2YQ5hUF0s2459eoyxo-GYuyyMylsyWhNG98qwBvE9XVN8XwBjTTxEMEMNP72fcylZRIIpkzbug1KIBkv3XCd0TBDqHsfiGHj8H0XqDDx_1nqDCKkksuw2vhy_PjniBxB_Q534lXoCDehAY/w640-h454/british-8th-army1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's Gurkhas were solidly in control of this battle.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxv7hmjXwoQ2BD0YMPONojS-REoTLS0QIA_FyMsA7DqeJL99ffHSojQic5VsrdYAhu4e2utxGySi52xpQqwVOBX0qN0ewiEgPcQCCUEW7z4e3-mL4WTZouxGArBTp8yjWVKjE0zH3y4wqIgr_sX-ioJKBFCfHqXXbPx6AxuB21Io5d9FeGWXFpSdn86I/s2992/IMG_4380.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2992" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxv7hmjXwoQ2BD0YMPONojS-REoTLS0QIA_FyMsA7DqeJL99ffHSojQic5VsrdYAhu4e2utxGySi52xpQqwVOBX0qN0ewiEgPcQCCUEW7z4e3-mL4WTZouxGArBTp8yjWVKjE0zH3y4wqIgr_sX-ioJKBFCfHqXXbPx6AxuB21Io5d9FeGWXFpSdn86I/w640-h334/IMG_4380.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>While I had finally turned the flank on the west side, I'd lost my ground on the east and was soon to lose the center. My three 4-6-8's with my 8-0 were stuck in a house and Dan was coming for them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIy2nEjeZWvjSjQGNnhFC0UOHbg2OaMHYTsm5B5xrXUYKBVad-X5zrGeGK08Huo5TSEn08gaN3biYSPwXN5OAibPVA6GINghbZrwRIBZZBv4fjFlSb8-Ja9QOIkMe43SW7LMf2bgDcIe0bzFWEayzIQyU00juprSqB1sQX5t6UNHaEBMeW6i6DoBxQo8/s800/Gurkha-Troops-WWII-North-Africa-800x611_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="800" height="305" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMIy2nEjeZWvjSjQGNnhFC0UOHbg2OaMHYTsm5B5xrXUYKBVad-X5zrGeGK08Huo5TSEn08gaN3biYSPwXN5OAibPVA6GINghbZrwRIBZZBv4fjFlSb8-Ja9QOIkMe43SW7LMf2bgDcIe0bzFWEayzIQyU00juprSqB1sQX5t6UNHaEBMeW6i6DoBxQo8/w400-h305/Gurkha-Troops-WWII-North-Africa-800x611_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitE1dXcT1LBiNJ-fLxkFtR9g71P0vcKrZDy9gzf6FqYsNEqRWnUzBO4mmJb1CUgviDLHyIHUJyA2mqJws9RXI9MxKGLBcDV1gmzKyip72fyuUyD-EWgS1UTiK_FVkmAwG3nkeT7KRPKAtkr51Odz5jOJPLmcDk3W8VPj1KAou12g4ZoShNECta8UzCFoM/s2992/IMG_4382.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1563" data-original-width="2992" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitE1dXcT1LBiNJ-fLxkFtR9g71P0vcKrZDy9gzf6FqYsNEqRWnUzBO4mmJb1CUgviDLHyIHUJyA2mqJws9RXI9MxKGLBcDV1gmzKyip72fyuUyD-EWgS1UTiK_FVkmAwG3nkeT7KRPKAtkr51Odz5jOJPLmcDk3W8VPj1KAou12g4ZoShNECta8UzCFoM/w640-h334/IMG_4382.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's reinforcements of 4 x 4-5-8's and an Heroic 9-1 were hardly needed, but would ensure that the Gurkhas would win. He also got an ARTY observer that was placed HIP anywhere at least 4 hexes away from a German unit. How bout that. And again...Dan hardly needed the OBA...which would go on to destroy my 9-2 and 8-0 base of fire.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7wqXj3TYJrQOWyqBlKOktx5ScENFmwH9yZfka7gnpGY619Avks3mVyZ5tIV33CksWQgWwLqCFD-SR3YD46cRj2G8FHWjner6-DPtUVKVrcL2rvoAAr6VFtd52QqLnK_TTAI6wacV6_F7apXXpGL5xVSJu-S8iqj_3pZ3v5uYX5z8kw9vqgxZ6VWYQS8/s957/elalameinlrg-imp%20(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="957" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ7wqXj3TYJrQOWyqBlKOktx5ScENFmwH9yZfka7gnpGY619Avks3mVyZ5tIV33CksWQgWwLqCFD-SR3YD46cRj2G8FHWjner6-DPtUVKVrcL2rvoAAr6VFtd52QqLnK_TTAI6wacV6_F7apXXpGL5xVSJu-S8iqj_3pZ3v5uYX5z8kw9vqgxZ6VWYQS8/w640-h474/elalameinlrg-imp%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS9atX0Ei_rPptZJTPggrHucBzr0tJAldohee3Xtx16b7JAuIiG4uZqQqdnf88VuEVnsrN0jZf6n1drmjdpjwvUtFPAwcA_OlHks7Thdf6UL33K67pdNoUzUQe9hrwTjhwimhZGMctvnNEa2D71tcP1va84_2WtcDYLIlwYmibW7gfkup86eq3c6SJCQ/s2992/IMG_4383.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2992" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAS9atX0Ei_rPptZJTPggrHucBzr0tJAldohee3Xtx16b7JAuIiG4uZqQqdnf88VuEVnsrN0jZf6n1drmjdpjwvUtFPAwcA_OlHks7Thdf6UL33K67pdNoUzUQe9hrwTjhwimhZGMctvnNEa2D71tcP1va84_2WtcDYLIlwYmibW7gfkup86eq3c6SJCQ/w640-h348/IMG_4383.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While Dan's ARTY was obliterating my heavy weapons teams, his reinforcements arrived to augment the defense of the objective hex. I was trying to keep my head in the game, but I'd been slapped around hard. The constant rolls of 3 and 4 were just sapping me and taking me out of the game. You can only take so much.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a3KzgSuDsNHlFIVsNPj1YqIynZYi0Kpf_-VWppUtbNb0ZM8KDdTyCKZf36nzsHSl_yBSspJ01TyDD_T7Xp2SGJn-XZXXrWd3dkZKvWnZQ7qRrJ5-v658ZqDsvVSbp4wLyCzIJ4KwwhosVaEFZ1c-aayP5jfMWB8quapXalhrcibeoLQf9sGac5vn5Z4/s2992/IMG_4385.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1635" data-original-width="2992" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a3KzgSuDsNHlFIVsNPj1YqIynZYi0Kpf_-VWppUtbNb0ZM8KDdTyCKZf36nzsHSl_yBSspJ01TyDD_T7Xp2SGJn-XZXXrWd3dkZKvWnZQ7qRrJ5-v658ZqDsvVSbp4wLyCzIJ4KwwhosVaEFZ1c-aayP5jfMWB8quapXalhrcibeoLQf9sGac5vn5Z4/w640-h350/IMG_4385.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To top it off, Dan would create two Heroes in this game and one would capture 2 full squads and reject their surrender and then go into CC with the remaining squad...win ambush...(of course) and then casualty reduce them to a 2-4-8 and hold them in Melee. My 9-2 would then be killed by the Gurkha sniper. An already mentally tough game was just sticking the knife deeper into me and twisting it hard. I was beaten and had nothing left.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIo5OlFDBb1x6L3oA4Ro_3q_kGhaurtBby_6KMxPaD1qAaj5DHAXn99eVlhSRS-RgOGxp4r-8I4RGxlXO3UuXVaSuHbwgV1-5G5cCAIvtaGLiNT1j9KjvfydM2MCvXEKhvKr_C7vzZHicJmRLlVfe5D4Ba9enCgVLdffOgu_au4GBnH3-rZcGKfFMFSg/s220/medic.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="220" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUIo5OlFDBb1x6L3oA4Ro_3q_kGhaurtBby_6KMxPaD1qAaj5DHAXn99eVlhSRS-RgOGxp4r-8I4RGxlXO3UuXVaSuHbwgV1-5G5cCAIvtaGLiNT1j9KjvfydM2MCvXEKhvKr_C7vzZHicJmRLlVfe5D4Ba9enCgVLdffOgu_au4GBnH3-rZcGKfFMFSg/w400-h216/medic.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBXUH-_iffKucSkjr21A5iAUuaubi3YlIY-tI4ZXak7GE1yxhtWzWL8L2cPS96ryAq67BopdGXrTOT3WgP33YaT5mao0tYJqk-4NtpQkbrf5atcUix7OrJYnRqHO7sI034ItwHToHKsA0Jy2bPHV2jOXURWWHMQhU3Wt0lHOmNYgt17BkDjwXhZs-eyE/s2992/IMG_4388.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1438" data-original-width="2992" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjBXUH-_iffKucSkjr21A5iAUuaubi3YlIY-tI4ZXak7GE1yxhtWzWL8L2cPS96ryAq67BopdGXrTOT3WgP33YaT5mao0tYJqk-4NtpQkbrf5atcUix7OrJYnRqHO7sI034ItwHToHKsA0Jy2bPHV2jOXURWWHMQhU3Wt0lHOmNYgt17BkDjwXhZs-eyE/w640-h308/IMG_4388.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we started Turn 7, I gave the concession. I was adjacent to the victory hex, but only had 5 good order squads and a 9-1 in play. All of my MMG's were either MALF'd or crewed by dead men. My 88 couldn't hit S$%& and I was on fumes. I could have kept playing and tried to get onto the victory location, but there was no way, I could hold it as the Gurkhas had the final move and would easily take me out...especially given Dan's overwhelmingly good rolls. So that was game and about as unfun an experience as I can recall in ASL. It was a misery for me. But it was a commanding win for Dan and his defense did its job. So, my congratulations on a sweep this weekend. I went down in both games and went down hard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I think this scenario is a good one and I enjoyed it for the most part. My attack managed to get me adjacent to the victory location in spite of the ass-kicking I had to endure. So, I think that says a lot about the scenario. Designers can never account for someone rolling an insane amount of low rolls. In fact, no design will survive that. The only thing I really didn't like was the HIP ARTY observer that just pops up pretty much anywhere. No...I really didn't like that. It was hard enough for the Germans to get to the objective area only to then get smacked around by ARTY that just magically appears. But otherwise, a good scenario with equal opportunity for both sides to win. Just hope your opponent isn't using Dragon Dice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoFVYx07u_wBKWR6VqbnCWAE8HqTWDI3jQbpWdEdrZ8gDRCpW77Pr0jTjrmzJvATAdqPGD4Yf3h4in-u29RgX5jHVjFrwuTLk-OWsikcGJugisFnOAe-E7_jRpZZLYZ46a_RHVTjmxx4ABeHzBlSln_0OLFyjLYfN-3W9xlnhPNYVfEMVjbDm6TqYTOk/s400/giphy%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfoFVYx07u_wBKWR6VqbnCWAE8HqTWDI3jQbpWdEdrZ8gDRCpW77Pr0jTjrmzJvATAdqPGD4Yf3h4in-u29RgX5jHVjFrwuTLk-OWsikcGJugisFnOAe-E7_jRpZZLYZ46a_RHVTjmxx4ABeHzBlSln_0OLFyjLYfN-3W9xlnhPNYVfEMVjbDm6TqYTOk/w400-h225/giphy%20(1).gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not a fun way to go down.</div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFztTFGtzAwf8IAcMZ28rdZwlwL4G0VWLsLwuHwBg2SHjLTr4z9wRav0x20jN4uKrN7Eoouy9gzfZz3IAwDO20JZgO6Oop3iin2ZAqSh7oc05Kx_qwIhVPCozqzBluY2c4aJljvneKcoHs9ZDy76uYH1MfTuv3lH6igiJw-TPsQ098M0umbOOkWgUjOx0/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFztTFGtzAwf8IAcMZ28rdZwlwL4G0VWLsLwuHwBg2SHjLTr4z9wRav0x20jN4uKrN7Eoouy9gzfZz3IAwDO20JZgO6Oop3iin2ZAqSh7oc05Kx_qwIhVPCozqzBluY2c4aJljvneKcoHs9ZDy76uYH1MfTuv3lH6igiJw-TPsQ098M0umbOOkWgUjOx0/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan worked. But mostly due to good rolls by the Gurkha and terrible rolls by the Africa Corps. This scenario is fun with small side battles and various toys. But it relies on fickle things like OBA and the dice can quickly unbalance it. As happened in this game. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of ASL and LFT for some awesome new arid boards!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpMz6k4FrNcXV9WtPl4oUn5gOB9V4EMIk2V3skAdqGfZy0BJz3T4RZVyh9s-tfrhXLN7WRTLPNJtVvKyZXgM6AE-hdv5NLP3E_4PT98B8-fBhnx3qc8e4KpId4dmci01jRgHer3MNSxFv07aZGW3tNue2UC_QtnTkARjMJXd1bud8s74siM53QtZw7RU/s512/unnamed%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="486" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYpMz6k4FrNcXV9WtPl4oUn5gOB9V4EMIk2V3skAdqGfZy0BJz3T4RZVyh9s-tfrhXLN7WRTLPNJtVvKyZXgM6AE-hdv5NLP3E_4PT98B8-fBhnx3qc8e4KpId4dmci01jRgHer3MNSxFv07aZGW3tNue2UC_QtnTkARjMJXd1bud8s74siM53QtZw7RU/w608-h640/unnamed%20(2).jpg" width="608" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on this weekend's ASL. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It was tough to be sure, but Dan and I will back in two weeks for some Stalingrad Action!!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyS7bL9YyVbUhuyI_ta6JgsODkiJ-Re3Q0vcpzL1mMDFDESRNZcvBPEEP11vHsiXropQckTH9nzsbLPUqnbf9YqUA2SRQNFt-jcbM3xknSLqnHTZs_pwlWvgSSs1cIyenz7myO5wHmcWMT_yp3hX7GZT9bTiUKVcpi7lbDc10UBB_-TbgBFI6QIMrhpY/s1546/MM%202024.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1546" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyS7bL9YyVbUhuyI_ta6JgsODkiJ-Re3Q0vcpzL1mMDFDESRNZcvBPEEP11vHsiXropQckTH9nzsbLPUqnbf9YqUA2SRQNFt-jcbM3xknSLqnHTZs_pwlWvgSSs1cIyenz7myO5wHmcWMT_yp3hX7GZT9bTiUKVcpi7lbDc10UBB_-TbgBFI6QIMrhpY/w514-h640/MM%202024.jpg" width="514" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Next week we'll be at the Kansas City March Madness Tournament!!!</span></div></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-29505200066575042602024-02-29T13:24:00.008-06:002024-02-29T15:30:35.435-06:00Grumble Jones March Scenario GJ133 Euphrates Iron Bridge<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpXGXRFJcijRp9a8-ZvL3s5pwIwlQ6w90aqJfjMeE_ZGpR_NjTUtrwRUpOIklGooEADUaUI1Jc-yDJMrj4fILM9BvVWB1htRb_x9nZ4lsm3d7UOHpOAtujRfgGUYUo4qEgHzsChfhV_tphf4Fr51OFKIrBa3B1BSKhyb_oCTONCvyTW9TlTvjLSDKhUQ/s800/Fordson_Armoured_Car_Iraq.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="800" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvpXGXRFJcijRp9a8-ZvL3s5pwIwlQ6w90aqJfjMeE_ZGpR_NjTUtrwRUpOIklGooEADUaUI1Jc-yDJMrj4fILM9BvVWB1htRb_x9nZ4lsm3d7UOHpOAtujRfgGUYUo4qEgHzsChfhV_tphf4Fr51OFKIrBa3B1BSKhyb_oCTONCvyTW9TlTvjLSDKhUQ/w640-h482/Fordson_Armoured_Car_Iraq.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Another month and another Grumble Jones scenario. This month's will be the 133rd in the GJ series. I'll probably stop after GJ999...of course...none of us will care by then!! It has been quite a journey since I first started posting scenarios back in 2011. GJ023 Hanson's Bridge would be the crossover point as I went away from the gothic title font used for the KSM series. Additionally, I finally...finally figured out how to scan my counters in a straight line. And yes, I'm embarrassed by those early KSM series scenarios. They were intended to look home-made...but dang I did too good a job on that. They were awful to look at and most were awful to play. Some were good ideas, but I was not the player I am today. I'd like to believe I have a better, more disciplined approach to scenario design than back in those early days. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghCIKb-NalXJmJkC8KDEky8MeJgW2h9dBFzDmzoEWU3NEFjrrOjjkK_Y_6viowXtA8YvALwQV6xWo2NDG2T2fOfTTHnJKU7AkiS0foflEErzKwQGIbFunUIpUYXKdo9ou_V8AIo_P-57zy3WWz790E66tWqNddHrwMC7eyxDC5p97ZLvrWRlmKjTac3b0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="304" data-original-width="1161" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghCIKb-NalXJmJkC8KDEky8MeJgW2h9dBFzDmzoEWU3NEFjrrOjjkK_Y_6viowXtA8YvALwQV6xWo2NDG2T2fOfTTHnJKU7AkiS0foflEErzKwQGIbFunUIpUYXKdo9ou_V8AIo_P-57zy3WWz790E66tWqNddHrwMC7eyxDC5p97ZLvrWRlmKjTac3b0=w640-h168" width="640" /></a></div><br />And Grumble Jones has been an avenue for other scenario designers as well. Years ago, I did some playtests for a couple independent designers who emailed over their designs. And then a few years ago, Tony D'Andrea (long-time friend of the blog) sent over his Stonewalling the Fuehrer design. Dan and I played it and had a blast. And recently, it was featured in MMPs latest SPEC OPS Magazine. Belated congratulations Tony on getting this scenario published by the Big Dogs!! Great accomplishment!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUofTODucdZ7PoAa02yod75ULSY5DNsVxfhXTbNooZH38PBCEIBjtmgUMtbhvLpwfdzcsnqHwMkC-9hppJrhPy3xWzv2XZlEErkZbprFhgQCPy68jkaDKaGdREsI5LiUuXQ0pJFVzIGnj4t1a2kSJojNfGFl7ID-Iq6ET37w1CqSJid94kIEQZeTNjvN0/s1000/91uWRTBKp5L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="744" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUofTODucdZ7PoAa02yod75ULSY5DNsVxfhXTbNooZH38PBCEIBjtmgUMtbhvLpwfdzcsnqHwMkC-9hppJrhPy3xWzv2XZlEErkZbprFhgQCPy68jkaDKaGdREsI5LiUuXQ0pJFVzIGnj4t1a2kSJojNfGFl7ID-Iq6ET37w1CqSJid94kIEQZeTNjvN0/w298-h400/91uWRTBKp5L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As with many of my scenarios, this month's offereing would be inspired by an Osprey tome. I have invested heavily in their books and my library is well over 160 volumes with a new one expected today on the Bismarck. Sadly, no scenario will probably come from that book...but you never know with me!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">GJ133 Euphrates Iron Bridge scratches an itch, that I have had for a while now to create an Iraq based scenario. I scrapped a design years ago around Basra. I just couldn't get my mind wrapped around it. And that's not unusual, as I have many files with discarded scenario ideas. My process requires that I'm really energized by the subject. Most scenarios flow freely once I get to that point. And unfortunately, some of my ideas fall by the wayside. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have a tendency to utilize the color plates in these books for a quick and easy visual guide to what the scenario will look like. In this particular book, the British drive into Fallujah caught my interest. The brief struggle for the Iron Bridge leading into the city was the inspiration for this month's scenario. It was hardly a fight as the defending Iraqi regular army threw down their weapons and scattered. A low ELR for them is evident in this scenario. Once they break...they be broke...long time broke. This scenario will play fast and my initial reviews do show it to be pro-British. But the Iraqi MMG can place a fire lane that could play havoc with the British. It's intended to be a fast-paced fight whereby the British quickly mop up the Iraqis. Hopefully it will play out to expectation. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5u4x3lYGASLchXyzS8b0CUqic5NGXkqB2BzGxT572EAarH3_b3Ty9Vvns51jRM3wndVhU720ngIsAIMbPXuKWd5-NwAlsWwJ63YD3DBG1jWx016_o4_51rf359ORFo7wCOF2zS7694OntcQ3QRgcQ42eF_ok_DUTACuTZhmTf9Rp1rgD5eciNiEHmXw/s1650/GJ-133.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS5u4x3lYGASLchXyzS8b0CUqic5NGXkqB2BzGxT572EAarH3_b3Ty9Vvns51jRM3wndVhU720ngIsAIMbPXuKWd5-NwAlsWwJ63YD3DBG1jWx016_o4_51rf359ORFo7wCOF2zS7694OntcQ3QRgcQ42eF_ok_DUTACuTZhmTf9Rp1rgD5eciNiEHmXw/w494-h640/GJ-133.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thanks again to my readers for spending your valuable time at Grumble Jones.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><br /></div></div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-82343707833567933462024-02-11T12:12:00.003-06:002024-02-11T12:15:11.699-06:00Our Games - Schwerpunkt SP74 The Last Tiger and Schwerpunkt SP75 Taurus Pursuant<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduIHoequuPgU9QyVMWdzr2s5fhwSYv-qQWSkwCgpHqEkleF4V1RJJLA_3cQAdVIcnEEQY9ucOv4whokeqYNhNpELeMbXr6UwDi4NqkZk1aljeQcjDRdIltIeXASW4wdbF8H_GwiQ21ngymQGaf0g9JF3BUVVa9Y_h7tfRoGmoybJRcjZHiuo8Ae1PjyU/s848/C4zLt-aWEAAHKBn.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="848" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduIHoequuPgU9QyVMWdzr2s5fhwSYv-qQWSkwCgpHqEkleF4V1RJJLA_3cQAdVIcnEEQY9ucOv4whokeqYNhNpELeMbXr6UwDi4NqkZk1aljeQcjDRdIltIeXASW4wdbF8H_GwiQ21ngymQGaf0g9JF3BUVVa9Y_h7tfRoGmoybJRcjZHiuo8Ae1PjyU/w640-h428/C4zLt-aWEAAHKBn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After a down week from the blog, Dan Best and I were back the cardboard battlefield with a playing of back-to-back Schwerpunkt scenarios SP74 and SP75. Both would come from Schwerpunkt Volume 7.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFvTxVn1uad6DaHJcV33nhyphenhyphenHT7ezU1_pmnHgp1JmUbw75e2SXYyGVixafBqtKWztkKLT0ly4a6x5wIpQqoECFs9IyzKet9NfmRiPQ3Ud_QOg3RT-e0YBMjPJa4UJNM-KqWNexkclhfwNUKtsgFGJ57XZqr2KRXDu51Ax4CAqgqFrL35_3VfxQDxFrwf8/s647/schwer%207.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="647" data-original-width="492" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFvTxVn1uad6DaHJcV33nhyphenhyphenHT7ezU1_pmnHgp1JmUbw75e2SXYyGVixafBqtKWztkKLT0ly4a6x5wIpQqoECFs9IyzKet9NfmRiPQ3Ud_QOg3RT-e0YBMjPJa4UJNM-KqWNexkclhfwNUKtsgFGJ57XZqr2KRXDu51Ax4CAqgqFrL35_3VfxQDxFrwf8/w304-h400/schwer%207.png" width="304" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prior to attending my first March Madness Tournament in 2015, I was ignorant of the existence of Schwerpunkt. Fast forward to the current day, and I am the proud and happy owner of almost all of them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">They tend to be in the sweet spot for my preferred game play. They are usually 6-7 Turns long with normally 2 boards and a very manageable OOB for both sides. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The victory conditions are straightforward...not a lot of overlay use and generally well done and very interesting. And after a lengthy spate of HASL scenarios, these were a welcome break. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And I'll admit, this is my preferred kind of ASL to play. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Before we leap into the AAR's, I wanted to take a moment to blog about ASL and emotions. Last week's heartbreaking loss in our Saturday game really left me unwound and not feeling great about my response to what was a disheartening and disappointing defeat. My reaction was anything but gracious. Instead, I proceeded to lose my proverbial s@!& and unleashed a mini tirade of profanity laced whining. Yes, it's true...I debased myself with gusto. In that scenario, my British were tasked with taking control of two of four factory locations. After the halfway mark, I was nearing completion of taking my first factory. I honestly didn't think I had a chance of taking another one. With two turns remaining, I considered giving the concession as it was late, and I didn't see a clear-cut path to victory. But I stuck with it and going into the final Close Combat Phase, I had put three German squads into CC and each was faced off against 3 of my squads. Hand to Hand was allowed by SSR. And two of the German squads was pinned. Two CC's were in one factory and a third was in another. I was now "invested" in this game. I had sweated blood getting to this point and now I could clearly see the victory finish line. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRZPsmfzYHZdUIYwOEGh3t45OSacYQf_dni6pSGtN0GaWoel_AugL3C9C6oRjFycpM73_wwlDkCLKg5QlwE3bWyGlJtJE5b2f_w4cHlekI5th3oyIT5DajOlE2LtYNzn69QxOVB7YFT_TMceXgjqe6pLjjhWDM4zWfQdPWyV7rekpXzQ3pyAqQaUX8R0/s350/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="230" data-original-width="350" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRZPsmfzYHZdUIYwOEGh3t45OSacYQf_dni6pSGtN0GaWoel_AugL3C9C6oRjFycpM73_wwlDkCLKg5QlwE3bWyGlJtJE5b2f_w4cHlekI5th3oyIT5DajOlE2LtYNzn69QxOVB7YFT_TMceXgjqe6pLjjhWDM4zWfQdPWyV7rekpXzQ3pyAqQaUX8R0/w400-h263/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">You know the feeling...got your enemy encircled and on the ropes. Just a couple dice rolls and it's in the bag. Ahhh...but then I rolled the dice. First roll was an 11...locked in MELEE, the next CC was in the same factory, and I would win it...but it didn't matter as Dan retained control. The last one had a German 9-1 with a pinned 4-4-7 vs. my wounded 9-1 and 3 x 4-5-8's and two of those were concealed. I would win ambush and then roll the dice...just a formality right...how could I not win!?! I drop the dice into the dice tower and cringe as they come up BOXCARS!!! Dan would exfiltrate and hang on to that factory location for the win. Why didn't I just concede an hour earlier and spare myself the anguish that I felt at that moment. It's always my D@%$ dice that bend me over the table. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM_VENbJkvMXXU1iWgjRTQXQv9T7dnoJ1QOpCemibAqQQLDiP3dAyb_-SrN1Arx9s6P9RPkdZgbhQQLdGzUeRijgTAG_PIwrH_zz7gzwat1eKOOQRNw_reNOqx-CeqTxtuv5OtZKterYAaHFZ0N8561LEPLwX9k7_Scw_jVWqom-kr9LUlqiJqmgPNAk/s200/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="200" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM_VENbJkvMXXU1iWgjRTQXQv9T7dnoJ1QOpCemibAqQQLDiP3dAyb_-SrN1Arx9s6P9RPkdZgbhQQLdGzUeRijgTAG_PIwrH_zz7gzwat1eKOOQRNw_reNOqx-CeqTxtuv5OtZKterYAaHFZ0N8561LEPLwX9k7_Scw_jVWqom-kr9LUlqiJqmgPNAk/w400-h326/200w.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">I literally came unglued, and my emotions left the stable like the running of the Bulls...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtMt5WM2d3g4hH2mwnDIY-pRpzSHTGezYOSLQGUioy42irZ8T7xOnygfqu_L5U3rGX4i-NywVYsnlVCVpWqs_izmz1OPRKt18ic6eSrVJn4mFoww4FXGgpYhwF5JCRInBBPkBwFiPyJN5kLsq61BRThwgOpgYmhIcaMa0c5P89vVGq9glu2YDRWVDAdc/s356/LgGk6j@small.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="356" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDtMt5WM2d3g4hH2mwnDIY-pRpzSHTGezYOSLQGUioy42irZ8T7xOnygfqu_L5U3rGX4i-NywVYsnlVCVpWqs_izmz1OPRKt18ic6eSrVJn4mFoww4FXGgpYhwF5JCRInBBPkBwFiPyJN5kLsq61BRThwgOpgYmhIcaMa0c5P89vVGq9glu2YDRWVDAdc/w400-h225/LgGk6j@small.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Que unbridled whining about dice, and my desperate and sad life...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqOF7HIcz-RVZ-H2I4UnFj5_tysfV9ctsdEIc1xbdjbXkWx613sk0iC6WAsigMaS3AQoSRIYL-4fwNLSXQeW_aVLOUwlpCW7gzePf35bsVJ0Nz7wFmQabKUr7GOYny5IQIFZF-OSya-eHLT_QjXkf2PsGnb5-b3m1WRf7kUnJLIxeAJxVm_TbVzn05h0/s480/tumblr_c115e80db991e660d4ab89e999cadc93_522f4948_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="480" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvqOF7HIcz-RVZ-H2I4UnFj5_tysfV9ctsdEIc1xbdjbXkWx613sk0iC6WAsigMaS3AQoSRIYL-4fwNLSXQeW_aVLOUwlpCW7gzePf35bsVJ0Nz7wFmQabKUr7GOYny5IQIFZF-OSya-eHLT_QjXkf2PsGnb5-b3m1WRf7kUnJLIxeAJxVm_TbVzn05h0/w640-h378/tumblr_c115e80db991e660d4ab89e999cadc93_522f4948_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, I'm embarrassed to admit that I allowed my emotions to get the best of me. Definitely something that I am committed to working on and keeping those emotions in check.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bEVI7bFKvfqCUCr5XMD_Jwy4qaPEHRJfa9v1sbSDiUhGyjMaj5U00pL2COycu45hM1sjJP5oRREZADgi_oR77y5cwH5zms7butu2QDpSGEu55bIgSHf6dTJwEK8q5K72CHRhJQ9vTz7HWrBMnWoZNnWK0HTpTbnrMwuIF74owg3102k5vTdelvV1twA/s800/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-712-0497-24,_Rum%C3%A4nien,_Offiziere_der_Div._%C2%BBGro%C3%9Fdeutschland%C2%AB.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="800" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4bEVI7bFKvfqCUCr5XMD_Jwy4qaPEHRJfa9v1sbSDiUhGyjMaj5U00pL2COycu45hM1sjJP5oRREZADgi_oR77y5cwH5zms7butu2QDpSGEu55bIgSHf6dTJwEK8q5K72CHRhJQ9vTz7HWrBMnWoZNnWK0HTpTbnrMwuIF74owg3102k5vTdelvV1twA/w640-h432/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-712-0497-24,_Rum%C3%A4nien,_Offiziere_der_Div._%C2%BBGro%C3%9Fdeutschland%C2%AB.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our first game this weekend would be SP74 The Last Tiger. Set in Pillau, East Prussia, it covers that actions of the Grossdeutschland Panzergrenadier Division and the last operational Tiger I. Tiger 214 was commanded by Feldwebel Koestler. Together with a Nashorn, The final action would find Koestler battling T-34/85's, IS-2's and Sherman Tanks. After beating back a couple attacks, their Tiger would be knocked out. German resistance in East Prussia would end not long after.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiN9EObqmXiek2ROWCLAG4ic2TD1ArlkfmHxc4ZZDKoY51c2KKVW8jIa-H7GNopmmJesp8m4NNcxNUOgtBd9JxwS6IyFD3PKK2fvfGu0pc5Uz1_CEk5zmOmnhXLzU8W_kfJC5oWIdLQZ3nLyw3rGYBDLNNZ98aqUjTVMUgc4vL3naKGDdv70lKauv39s/s760/635e3decb19f33dbbe45d90eca8bc34f9def43db.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="760" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSiN9EObqmXiek2ROWCLAG4ic2TD1ArlkfmHxc4ZZDKoY51c2KKVW8jIa-H7GNopmmJesp8m4NNcxNUOgtBd9JxwS6IyFD3PKK2fvfGu0pc5Uz1_CEk5zmOmnhXLzU8W_kfJC5oWIdLQZ3nLyw3rGYBDLNNZ98aqUjTVMUgc4vL3naKGDdv70lKauv39s/w640-h610/635e3decb19f33dbbe45d90eca8bc34f9def43db.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">There are two great books that cover this period of time. The first is a German tome, that I picked while in West Germany in 1985.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UCbVNB_iVhLW3F_T0o5pzS5O-xjdIdTtwmeAro1k3lL55QnyTVJ3A4HHIz9XPdAO32zCm-AAisMHnOMI9gj5eTjrsmK_qgCbn4NSRqRh0aQQKPfcGvIgbDb3toNEkB9LvSR9cE6p4oq1mWdz6B7SmDrmY72PgUyLkLmVJ7UK44k6P9C3B2s-hdHc8bk/s500/9783879434367-us.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="325" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9UCbVNB_iVhLW3F_T0o5pzS5O-xjdIdTtwmeAro1k3lL55QnyTVJ3A4HHIz9XPdAO32zCm-AAisMHnOMI9gj5eTjrsmK_qgCbn4NSRqRh0aQQKPfcGvIgbDb3toNEkB9LvSR9cE6p4oq1mWdz6B7SmDrmY72PgUyLkLmVJ7UK44k6P9C3B2s-hdHc8bk/w260-h400/9783879434367-us.jpg" width="260" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I believe this is one of the definitive accountings of the fighting in East Prussia. I'm also not aware of an English translation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZRWdvHW9ex3mpjeEeW5SpU1HpbyX5QrX1893o51Jzf_g39rutosIeBUj2WNercXepGgTTKvoJRH8aux-a3pc8YYiN5OS1db-yw-EIUeDZQ9u8GXCBuIp4luOah84W2GpCdjtdZxk812zDVRx8IJl8Jz0_yX4q4O4vCHy4Tr73rtkpXcQ1fp-lTLm80Q/s500/9780345025357-us.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="303" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZRWdvHW9ex3mpjeEeW5SpU1HpbyX5QrX1893o51Jzf_g39rutosIeBUj2WNercXepGgTTKvoJRH8aux-a3pc8YYiN5OS1db-yw-EIUeDZQ9u8GXCBuIp4luOah84W2GpCdjtdZxk812zDVRx8IJl8Jz0_yX4q4O4vCHy4Tr73rtkpXcQ1fp-lTLm80Q/w242-h400/9780345025357-us.jpg" width="242" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Forgotten Soldier is another great book that covers the end of the Grossdeutschland Division at Pillau, Memel and the Samland Peninsula. This book was my introduction to the Grossdeutschland back in 1980. I checked it out of the local library and read it from cover to cover in no time at all. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There was some persistent controversy regarding the book and the background of the author. Helmut Spaeter, a GD veteran and author of its divisional histories, questioned the validity of Sager's accounts. Many years, Doug Nash, the noted historian, put the issue to bed after meeting with Guy Sager. Some of that can be found on the Axis Forum. Nash is beyond reproach as one of the foremost historians of the Wehrmacht and Waffen SS on the Eastern Front.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyyK3T19dT-EkKGth46fHZu7R2M8OflaTXt1FLghX1Dhb8GpkoH9X5g4vsP4KNNYMZXPoNZEo8aiddvh_aeaCiLDbdGCDuP2Jaq_zsK5DUwNuCH-oYC7P6ngOkW-Q0HnYmBgkydxBvaj2iDk3pUi6ZRxbMMybpxFTf3C_Bzx80-D4JbCWXXGWgk_fhD4/s800/1c3972853a5cabd024be37f0d301f2be.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="800" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAyyK3T19dT-EkKGth46fHZu7R2M8OflaTXt1FLghX1Dhb8GpkoH9X5g4vsP4KNNYMZXPoNZEo8aiddvh_aeaCiLDbdGCDuP2Jaq_zsK5DUwNuCH-oYC7P6ngOkW-Q0HnYmBgkydxBvaj2iDk3pUi6ZRxbMMybpxFTf3C_Bzx80-D4JbCWXXGWgk_fhD4/w640-h408/1c3972853a5cabd024be37f0d301f2be.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would command remnants of Panzergrenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland. His force would consist of 4 x 4-6-7's and 3 x 4-4-7's led by a 9-1 and an 8-1 with 2 x MMG's, an LMG, 2 x Panzerschrecks, a Tiger I, a Nashorn, and two Half-tracks and an 8-1 Armor Leader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxypsqTQ9swAzvx9umwE8aBEMnTKTkfgiOrze2J6Y_SI41gpN7ct-Q3Kxqt7QZK4043pp-FZQpkLshHHToMZpinQjhhVOdmDDQbCWxfNTgZ5PUMw1d0lxLKhpKBZwNW7BqVav02HkNvH60mdbHMXW5cYZttDgNg7PWozO2349Bes4sDngNiPOaeWsh9zE/s445/51ZcX29+KwL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="330" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxypsqTQ9swAzvx9umwE8aBEMnTKTkfgiOrze2J6Y_SI41gpN7ct-Q3Kxqt7QZK4043pp-FZQpkLshHHToMZpinQjhhVOdmDDQbCWxfNTgZ5PUMw1d0lxLKhpKBZwNW7BqVav02HkNvH60mdbHMXW5cYZttDgNg7PWozO2349Bes4sDngNiPOaeWsh9zE/w296-h400/51ZcX29+KwL._SY445_SX342_.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Grossdeutschland is certainly a well-known and storied unit that served almost exclusively on the Eastern Front after it's service at the Battle of Stonne in 1940 France.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Employed as a mobile fire brigade to restore gaps in the German lines, it was often where the action was the hottest. GD was also covered extensively by the Kriegsberichters due to its elite status and exploits. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Osprey is releasing a brand new book on the unit on February 13th. Pre-order now from Amazon so not to miss out on what should be a very interesting book.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkZkIsczV3J88mCP_IwZR7VsYPTcioqOwpNK216dTGkabo1nL6Jlg05wZc4tqj9Ne-i_NOPmtDhmoXW96uBTY9srYczwKyMKRj6whduqhStztJ_xUj1W2zMiGim3RYMVr9N5Xd35YSphbKeF0DArwSbM77w4DOG3PTLaxfE05EA-_ct0jV21OCcpqA0k/s1920/642d801bec244f024b54eb9a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAkZkIsczV3J88mCP_IwZR7VsYPTcioqOwpNK216dTGkabo1nL6Jlg05wZc4tqj9Ne-i_NOPmtDhmoXW96uBTY9srYczwKyMKRj6whduqhStztJ_xUj1W2zMiGim3RYMVr9N5Xd35YSphbKeF0DArwSbM77w4DOG3PTLaxfE05EA-_ct0jV21OCcpqA0k/w640-h360/642d801bec244f024b54eb9a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Russians, I would command elements of the 2nd Guards Tank Corps, 11th Guards Army. My force would consist of 3 x 6-2-8's, 3 x 5-2-7's, and 6 x 4-4-7's led by an 8-1, 8-0 and 7-0 with an MMG, 2 x LMGs, 2 x IS-2's, 2 x T-34/85's, 2 x Shermans and an ISU-152. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepGLYbOO7BTsrj4FAikW4qcdmgUwiZ3lmCZ06TtlBWtE5mNQmS-s1_0jDTXmHOZItDfGqdlflDRHNdXQ_J200bVOHFoxZnGWlORfHo0R8ld6-CeyEfMhutuG-iy0nRME-axrl8PXog5y_18xwKGMgI6Szu87gAvXOjm3gpAg5m1VarHlh8m2Ospna3Ec/s1791/RPT067_The_Last_Tiger_Scenario_Archive.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1289" data-original-width="1791" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepGLYbOO7BTsrj4FAikW4qcdmgUwiZ3lmCZ06TtlBWtE5mNQmS-s1_0jDTXmHOZItDfGqdlflDRHNdXQ_J200bVOHFoxZnGWlORfHo0R8ld6-CeyEfMhutuG-iy0nRME-axrl8PXog5y_18xwKGMgI6Szu87gAvXOjm3gpAg5m1VarHlh8m2Ospna3Ec/w640-h460/RPT067_The_Last_Tiger_Scenario_Archive.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The battlespace is pretty good, but the Germans enjoy the high ground. The Russian player doesn't have a lot of time. So, you gotta hoof it and get to the center of the village on Board 3. I would struggle to get my boys up there.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi194cps-EomriQK_mrWuleqdfYT1L-IJY4dgSrSjyHX-I-ahWcyqZkGW5Ab2KYR5YIFBr6mnVRMJiLHkHQMtbg6MqmXN1j2OAU485ieu94wRMWb_iNnccMC9GgUS1pZTt5cbQ5VuQmXtlcOAhMfzfPl7-d_Pc8puZosjMgBRSvTvD21DbgI5gqm0msgPc/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi194cps-EomriQK_mrWuleqdfYT1L-IJY4dgSrSjyHX-I-ahWcyqZkGW5Ab2KYR5YIFBr6mnVRMJiLHkHQMtbg6MqmXN1j2OAU485ieu94wRMWb_iNnccMC9GgUS1pZTt5cbQ5VuQmXtlcOAhMfzfPl7-d_Pc8puZosjMgBRSvTvD21DbgI5gqm0msgPc/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p><br /></p><p><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"The Germans must define the center of board 3. The Germans will set up a in depth defense. With the 9-1, squad MMG and squad LMG in the Q4 building on board 17. These two will have the set up PF given by SSR. The Nashorn will set up on level 2 hill on board 3 covering the middle of the battle field. While the Tiger will set up hull down behind the stone wall on left flank of board 17. The 75mm half track will set up on the right flank. Hopefully the Russians attack in the center and the flank units can counter attack."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt6XQFi5735KbwtlqXXmaDjBCQ26irmx2d9atbtt-5LCsyN3GV7G7Ua52hZm6cD_Pv_yYK5MvOkcrj-ZOH0ADxVduiPyGyL5FK0IPaMlYco9jAAh8YD981yRNVMCccOKoDddefhbwy0wke6Y-CiFRhdIUlRizeJwgt7L8oPRe0e9LvhhCdUWWbkD4fe4/s2933/IMG_4321.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1689" data-original-width="2933" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYt6XQFi5735KbwtlqXXmaDjBCQ26irmx2d9atbtt-5LCsyN3GV7G7Ua52hZm6cD_Pv_yYK5MvOkcrj-ZOH0ADxVduiPyGyL5FK0IPaMlYco9jAAh8YD981yRNVMCccOKoDddefhbwy0wke6Y-CiFRhdIUlRizeJwgt7L8oPRe0e9LvhhCdUWWbkD4fe4/w640-h368/IMG_4321.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's Germans could Bore Sight and the Tiger 1 would start the game HIP. Just great...HIP Tiger...my favorite! To win the game, I had to have 10 VP of infantry within two hexes of 3Q5 and a single, functional tank between rows N and U on Board 3. So, I knew where the Nashorn would be, but after that I would be wrong about Dan's placements. My Shermans would move up on the left out of the Nashorn's LOS and then place smoke in front of him. My MMG Team would move up the middle to provide a base of fire and keep Dan from shifting towards my right flank attack. My plan was to drive behind the woods on the right and come over the hill and down into the village. My plan would be severely tested on Turn 1.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV1Q-T-vBdZbbfBfBUZLqyuTfrxdOs0cJQ7-DmQCefZA7vn6kqPzVyMlKzTU70J9b4_zkFPBbQk1WXu-xGyX4eH245RA8MSXkJX2rpjfaeXO5obZaou_oXpZojEYj64Ek3wAI88GEI0-8XBrojVB-io3FtW5tlfRLC0mcPf7y7aMhSyv7gywN2Ow7bfs/s317/1555102646_vatutin3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="317" height="585" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKV1Q-T-vBdZbbfBfBUZLqyuTfrxdOs0cJQ7-DmQCefZA7vn6kqPzVyMlKzTU70J9b4_zkFPBbQk1WXu-xGyX4eH245RA8MSXkJX2rpjfaeXO5obZaou_oXpZojEYj64Ek3wAI88GEI0-8XBrojVB-io3FtW5tlfRLC0mcPf7y7aMhSyv7gywN2Ow7bfs/w640-h585/1555102646_vatutin3.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"Gregori, who is leading the assault"...Comrade Grumble Jones..."What!?! I thought he was leading the penal company...you know the guys we send into the minefields."...he was Comrade General...but he managed to survive..."Keep me posted Gregori!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbEBYrQn9ucRPfaEc7yjQtgghT2YZ7FP51wy-azNOi9Wci8zG95d84Vtfxhy2W1b7A2LE1Gs_8R_7Ir-Fmi8C1tyK0JYgmwBa4ZFn9_Cq95DyDp8yMA-zEp4kRUx-6B-D2p2zb4gwLq6DidwldkVuz4sKViGCY3b2OycVeLEVlYIxLPnYUm6vlR1Uq8-o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="307" data-original-width="640" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbEBYrQn9ucRPfaEc7yjQtgghT2YZ7FP51wy-azNOi9Wci8zG95d84Vtfxhy2W1b7A2LE1Gs_8R_7Ir-Fmi8C1tyK0JYgmwBa4ZFn9_Cq95DyDp8yMA-zEp4kRUx-6B-D2p2zb4gwLq6DidwldkVuz4sKViGCY3b2OycVeLEVlYIxLPnYUm6vlR1Uq8-o=w640-h308" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Turn 1 and I, Comrade Jones would stumble badly. On the left, my Shermans went right into the Bore-Sighted Hex for Dan's 75L Halftrack. One shot...one hit...one less Sherman...such fun. On the right I would move adjacent to the HIP tiger I. And one shot...on hit...no more IS-2. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01Pa-fuDDTla3rHfAIyXW3F0_oMZuhy4Hh9qkNIBFYVGftmSJeZkVwPpESFGuX1fWyVoKFY35px738tgpVgDdU_s4DZBERhTAtbc8N7_O4F1hkluwyslnd8pOyH_KQW6Vl31CFAA7EjMm8ABW9785OcYYRUboISwAGEM1sY5DBMggPfnCfv_zRnt8bGY/s728/jlLIY3E.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="728" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj01Pa-fuDDTla3rHfAIyXW3F0_oMZuhy4Hh9qkNIBFYVGftmSJeZkVwPpESFGuX1fWyVoKFY35px738tgpVgDdU_s4DZBERhTAtbc8N7_O4F1hkluwyslnd8pOyH_KQW6Vl31CFAA7EjMm8ABW9785OcYYRUboISwAGEM1sY5DBMggPfnCfv_zRnt8bGY/w400-h224/jlLIY3E.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYExYL7atyf9DgEaTalz3wJLLHh3GJmcyl8oZOmnjEIxGpBSPHz8eIrJBHvnCfL1Ae9qA3J1ncaIqTi1NRpHsQbabU19ZIPO1XfycEZ8m2qZT3I_r5wKGfv06pvLJlB_9-7Bi6PNdlAh-wjUt23cj6iAqmPX5CVYyLhydntXeWr63_dNdcnJH3D8N3Wo/s2657/IMG_4324.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1302" data-original-width="2657" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYExYL7atyf9DgEaTalz3wJLLHh3GJmcyl8oZOmnjEIxGpBSPHz8eIrJBHvnCfL1Ae9qA3J1ncaIqTi1NRpHsQbabU19ZIPO1XfycEZ8m2qZT3I_r5wKGfv06pvLJlB_9-7Bi6PNdlAh-wjUt23cj6iAqmPX5CVYyLhydntXeWr63_dNdcnJH3D8N3Wo/w640-h314/IMG_4324.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>In Dan's part of Turn 1...I would lose a T-34/85 to the Nashorn. But, I would knock out the Tiger I and the 75L Halftrack. It had been a rough turn for both Dan and me. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa50w7MzVmmizbuq1HZOqJip7v3BduMdpVqXg0gbR4OwEg1TyjdeZuVT4VgKe8PalIN8ylOMmQago9gKIPZLy5qne9AUntnBTf89p-BZVefR-dM68XG5TxBTjSnfkN6fNxtgamMe_y7IkmHLxKGWjuT84ZfUHUXnLSCi4_HuY7XUPzC-2R5L8zec6IKg/s440/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20000812.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="440" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYa50w7MzVmmizbuq1HZOqJip7v3BduMdpVqXg0gbR4OwEg1TyjdeZuVT4VgKe8PalIN8ylOMmQago9gKIPZLy5qne9AUntnBTf89p-BZVefR-dM68XG5TxBTjSnfkN6fNxtgamMe_y7IkmHLxKGWjuT84ZfUHUXnLSCi4_HuY7XUPzC-2R5L8zec6IKg/w640-h408/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20000812.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Comrade Gregori makes a sketch of the destroyed last Tiger of Ost Preussen.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLnDCn9cTvLvt0i3g7fpRekByflZdYLKf6bZOaXhfgj_QZhWuhSxIKXbqb2QpvFnw0IDWZCEWALEufxA-JlsBeigvVb5M6g4f14IQfnLRqqHDpH_kzcfB7Mk_95sR5Lmc4AcyhVbhT5SJK28bivDWG5Juz4DbpkFJfo7R6Ikaa5AO3-wKZf-j4CQwuU0/s2721/IMG_4325.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1262" data-original-width="2721" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcLnDCn9cTvLvt0i3g7fpRekByflZdYLKf6bZOaXhfgj_QZhWuhSxIKXbqb2QpvFnw0IDWZCEWALEufxA-JlsBeigvVb5M6g4f14IQfnLRqqHDpH_kzcfB7Mk_95sR5Lmc4AcyhVbhT5SJK28bivDWG5Juz4DbpkFJfo7R6Ikaa5AO3-wKZf-j4CQwuU0/w640-h296/IMG_4325.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 2 - I was holding my personal ELR just above the breaking point. Time to keep my head down and keep moving.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz12Lyo8A2bjh7J8hyphenhyphenQsfXcrLgffhVfPcswlZc-Wenun9xEtBPh0VQE2u95Nz4XkzTb9q_C882xlmuuwJUmC7ik7he4pTApNT5Bk76vfp58_ybEgth-OfKxjyWXgnkSghLxqzNVMKdM0cF-OplUWdZYlBIhwyAan8uSe1qdMzwuemnJyeU3hmlACn47fA/s2560/WQ-Bagration-LEAD-HT-Sum10-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1440" data-original-width="2560" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz12Lyo8A2bjh7J8hyphenhyphenQsfXcrLgffhVfPcswlZc-Wenun9xEtBPh0VQE2u95Nz4XkzTb9q_C882xlmuuwJUmC7ik7he4pTApNT5Bk76vfp58_ybEgth-OfKxjyWXgnkSghLxqzNVMKdM0cF-OplUWdZYlBIhwyAan8uSe1qdMzwuemnJyeU3hmlACn47fA/w400-h225/WQ-Bagration-LEAD-HT-Sum10-scaled.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtiIj0m1aYs0Wv7iNY-8UUxx_t7TWZZBHKjiuRrb4RHJTOscWVjHQfSxMmPDzrK44Nap4YpmWrvRItTyncYurhWUQ01dyT_uncj4uYrMQwkHfxiIx9TZnMv-9bMIJB3NfGpAeX7puptpw_mWwr4N48cB4ouMaLChkm_g12Ph-oJ8C4lxJgUzNmEc5-Ws/s2888/IMG_4326.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="2888" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPtiIj0m1aYs0Wv7iNY-8UUxx_t7TWZZBHKjiuRrb4RHJTOscWVjHQfSxMmPDzrK44Nap4YpmWrvRItTyncYurhWUQ01dyT_uncj4uYrMQwkHfxiIx9TZnMv-9bMIJB3NfGpAeX7puptpw_mWwr4N48cB4ouMaLChkm_g12Ph-oJ8C4lxJgUzNmEc5-Ws/w640-h348/IMG_4326.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My SU-152 would discover that he wasn't in a blind hex...like Comrade Jones thought. The Nashorn would blow and no more SU-152.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcZLl_Ue4uIuqTbZheSSU1hf6TR4aeUA2JsqoV6UUzi8LeT234wncgBF_vrbXGEiTcNmIGdsvIXTli3IxfZSZvsz28V_IXvqmo35nGdSvUGFxT5VmyIZkjOhI1C3DA4u3JTkROZq9XiopYPczOlWkT-ukWbJbDt-wQw-jyZsiVyr2eDBZOwDd4maCuJo/s738/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20002036.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="366" data-original-width="738" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcZLl_Ue4uIuqTbZheSSU1hf6TR4aeUA2JsqoV6UUzi8LeT234wncgBF_vrbXGEiTcNmIGdsvIXTli3IxfZSZvsz28V_IXvqmo35nGdSvUGFxT5VmyIZkjOhI1C3DA4u3JTkROZq9XiopYPczOlWkT-ukWbJbDt-wQw-jyZsiVyr2eDBZOwDd4maCuJo/w640-h318/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20002036.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi57boP_FL3HvfPkms0qiYdPvAHkvPDICL7SugTMefI1v43H4ffHCKV7Lc17JNRphZAdgKRjudueXYMqkUX3NV-1mbsslYmcj8tjzjSLoQxD8Dra_9SVCHPCGBQkfeB2geeeO423HzflJErgihf5do0-YcXC9OuzSfQyMnNx3Bx2UrsVUZBaJ4Ss3LVlk/s2554/IMG_4327.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2554" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi57boP_FL3HvfPkms0qiYdPvAHkvPDICL7SugTMefI1v43H4ffHCKV7Lc17JNRphZAdgKRjudueXYMqkUX3NV-1mbsslYmcj8tjzjSLoQxD8Dra_9SVCHPCGBQkfeB2geeeO423HzflJErgihf5do0-YcXC9OuzSfQyMnNx3Bx2UrsVUZBaJ4Ss3LVlk/w640-h296/IMG_4327.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 - my single reinforcement of another IS-2 arrives, but my infantry were dragging @$$ and running out of daylight...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BHZrblJp4yPlsnc2yq0LNwKhX2AicvpCieGewn8fQTEq74_yRaC216xNkHKf_RMTfb5t90Pn8V1bQUq-nC3BMH8RRnzkeDSUH6uvJihr7oMgZbnrMbXg9iw01tyoTMy_J8GdDG6rquulmVTb52GkA9Mq7rPkaeijEcdx5xqGcCQEPLIfEz7E_CxRmr4/s600/world-war-ll-red-army-landing-group-enemy-rear-9643377.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="408" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BHZrblJp4yPlsnc2yq0LNwKhX2AicvpCieGewn8fQTEq74_yRaC216xNkHKf_RMTfb5t90Pn8V1bQUq-nC3BMH8RRnzkeDSUH6uvJihr7oMgZbnrMbXg9iw01tyoTMy_J8GdDG6rquulmVTb52GkA9Mq7rPkaeijEcdx5xqGcCQEPLIfEz7E_CxRmr4/w273-h400/world-war-ll-red-army-landing-group-enemy-rear-9643377.jpg.webp" width="273" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKFGoe5z7v7lRGy-Sx6OnTE3uLNjaNQyKFQY2YDVQQ0m8SBGbhyphenhyphen0EdEss5Q0JGuJl5XkkFtdg-6kjF7-_I0SI5eZhFLUkZWlb77b1fHIR6KVS4ac72-MWPT4zYU6D_xlh0p6IVH9OlZt-XNWsBJG3w3lm1JXjY9e-73ESVuA32jWSw-zRLf5Ik540OP8/s2992/IMG_4328.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1799" data-original-width="2992" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjKFGoe5z7v7lRGy-Sx6OnTE3uLNjaNQyKFQY2YDVQQ0m8SBGbhyphenhyphen0EdEss5Q0JGuJl5XkkFtdg-6kjF7-_I0SI5eZhFLUkZWlb77b1fHIR6KVS4ac72-MWPT4zYU6D_xlh0p6IVH9OlZt-XNWsBJG3w3lm1JXjY9e-73ESVuA32jWSw-zRLf5Ik540OP8/w640-h384/IMG_4328.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan is a very aggressive player and didn't sit passively...nope, his halftrack went out and picked up a 4-6-7 with an LMG and took him into the village. Then the Nashorn move into a position to take a shot at my smoke making Sherman. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PdM0zGercnaC_ecnRpXOsI617V4uRIKK9k6CtIfFEjdWFHKHvjtm1qrSNYe5YthUDcdxqowd6usgvj7WOvjjbWmAWIFdTPHktfqk64slC4XFZ0GfhHc8K_azGdYAXIT3rTqj2AI0E34TtKoLWbLlP9Jo4wrgH47wa9-h_9RuX30cgeVn7xVobYfu7NE/s640/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20003350.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="640" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PdM0zGercnaC_ecnRpXOsI617V4uRIKK9k6CtIfFEjdWFHKHvjtm1qrSNYe5YthUDcdxqowd6usgvj7WOvjjbWmAWIFdTPHktfqk64slC4XFZ0GfhHc8K_azGdYAXIT3rTqj2AI0E34TtKoLWbLlP9Jo4wrgH47wa9-h_9RuX30cgeVn7xVobYfu7NE/w400-h189/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20003350.png" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RdMrXn3pu-iK0ucEWj_Fcl-nhXb0jFKfbnXl4SkNC9bjKLYmNC46J6Vo6IH8PzeWJdzf9dG1F4RH2ewwNjfywT6Zln76f-yVzmaxtwWs8ise_2SUp55hLBPQtyqmgZjRCAHHMAk3WcmBr256DFuDAL5l7bUYnNn_0Sc056453RcRiFq0DAxIIiarMX8/s2992/IMG_4329.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1274" data-original-width="2992" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2RdMrXn3pu-iK0ucEWj_Fcl-nhXb0jFKfbnXl4SkNC9bjKLYmNC46J6Vo6IH8PzeWJdzf9dG1F4RH2ewwNjfywT6Zln76f-yVzmaxtwWs8ise_2SUp55hLBPQtyqmgZjRCAHHMAk3WcmBr256DFuDAL5l7bUYnNn_0Sc056453RcRiFq0DAxIIiarMX8/w640-h272/IMG_4329.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On the right side, my infantry got into the fight and would win two back to back close combats and secure that flank. On the left side my Sherman would fire and miss...then Intensive Fire and hit and knock out the dreaded Nashorn. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJJZgWTuyjGxHvDE2WhiK2rGbUgDh8Y8StuW_Hd9NirITC3rWtQn7U9kH3BSERuA2rhPlRuFptixeOKJJzxXX171mBgkx5Xlrlv8VtFtACAqPFeIs6wNbP9JaBdkeNoUT7Nap7pslrDkywbf8w3wXH3QsRqiBqbHBqwDzOvdkhclp404yk3NCHviMZtw/s799/23c73dba3a746657c56b3b5375218d52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="799" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbJJZgWTuyjGxHvDE2WhiK2rGbUgDh8Y8StuW_Hd9NirITC3rWtQn7U9kH3BSERuA2rhPlRuFptixeOKJJzxXX171mBgkx5Xlrlv8VtFtACAqPFeIs6wNbP9JaBdkeNoUT7Nap7pslrDkywbf8w3wXH3QsRqiBqbHBqwDzOvdkhclp404yk3NCHviMZtw/w400-h263/23c73dba3a746657c56b3b5375218d52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With the Nashorn knocked out, I could start moving forward. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRrSaIwFyhmHDHrSgcb2kjuCnc1T1UtOf1fp3Hxpu1sVZVcTMA_Em8ceyuB49RWy2y_T-RoeWSGqM7jVgaziljqdu4aEwtVOu0tNCQxP0n2wUhWdNOGgF7ZuntfsMcdpVf3t8ciOrcJ5gaJ9Vy8JUNWo8sNwepED4EFae1cV4SEhRArsOa9y0TZugk3U/s800/Grossdeutschland-Soldier-Panzerfaust-px800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="800" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRrSaIwFyhmHDHrSgcb2kjuCnc1T1UtOf1fp3Hxpu1sVZVcTMA_Em8ceyuB49RWy2y_T-RoeWSGqM7jVgaziljqdu4aEwtVOu0tNCQxP0n2wUhWdNOGgF7ZuntfsMcdpVf3t8ciOrcJ5gaJ9Vy8JUNWo8sNwepED4EFae1cV4SEhRArsOa9y0TZugk3U/w640-h442/Grossdeutschland-Soldier-Panzerfaust-px800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My last T-34/85 would move to close to a German 4-4-7 and get fausted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43jd1oNNeQ49qmz_jjL3l3EgpTcDnLgYoD6JbaQXK6H9OhBNLIYjYsdRMrmNdaH0tHC5CPX0dihnKJiHUWQSJDUo315a2jIcyYP8PrkX1K23aD7z33ILfKYh98mIDd33JsTm9FBkANOnC59t3KsA1OEREBbW6yxKddFNmO19OT4w3-C9hZcRRKJsU698/s2992/IMG_4331.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2992" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43jd1oNNeQ49qmz_jjL3l3EgpTcDnLgYoD6JbaQXK6H9OhBNLIYjYsdRMrmNdaH0tHC5CPX0dihnKJiHUWQSJDUo315a2jIcyYP8PrkX1K23aD7z33ILfKYh98mIDd33JsTm9FBkANOnC59t3KsA1OEREBbW6yxKddFNmO19OT4w3-C9hZcRRKJsU698/w640-h366/IMG_4331.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With my two remaining tanks I moved head and sent my boys on the right flank hill. I was running out of time. And Dan's 8-1 with an MMG was in the tower of power and slapping me around as I tried to get set to dash into the village.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz36NgXOgigJ_62dPNSlW28XZT7JtHvP2w1z1fnlLp3VJ63i_L-Q8WV46t5iMNvBml5RTEdwQ0nij4TdZ-aHEFhpn1a1fhI8LLUrH80aiCUpn4fi2JPK0aJ9CDMGkQdfqmevpXxboSrEDsPGuN_u9dYwrrqjBPUiBp-4Xy7Hwdv8ljEBCwJTY1SNGhF8/s652/WQ-Bagration-6-HT-Sum10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="458" data-original-width="652" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaz36NgXOgigJ_62dPNSlW28XZT7JtHvP2w1z1fnlLp3VJ63i_L-Q8WV46t5iMNvBml5RTEdwQ0nij4TdZ-aHEFhpn1a1fhI8LLUrH80aiCUpn4fi2JPK0aJ9CDMGkQdfqmevpXxboSrEDsPGuN_u9dYwrrqjBPUiBp-4Xy7Hwdv8ljEBCwJTY1SNGhF8/w640-h450/WQ-Bagration-6-HT-Sum10.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's Grenadiers were ready and waiting. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu97c7MD8fj9Bw6gSX-hHxqtwq7w95Wsdc6UVdGLZLM9BTASrttehegpu6NeSPCY6V38VW-ZQEtNKY929tQ8TwrGt8647fs0t-eXdmKPcNzYUwtWVrJdNZeUb2-nlyFG9KqV9ugjcS0sEkQ_euuou0neV_ZveZJyzkd-Mi89qZ1J3P2VTWlA2crFHegoM/s2992/IMG_4332.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2523" data-original-width="2992" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu97c7MD8fj9Bw6gSX-hHxqtwq7w95Wsdc6UVdGLZLM9BTASrttehegpu6NeSPCY6V38VW-ZQEtNKY929tQ8TwrGt8647fs0t-eXdmKPcNzYUwtWVrJdNZeUb2-nlyFG9KqV9ugjcS0sEkQ_euuou0neV_ZveZJyzkd-Mi89qZ1J3P2VTWlA2crFHegoM/w640-h540/IMG_4332.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 6 - my last chance. I would dash across the street and Dan's dice would go south as he MALF'd an LMG and the haltrack's AAMG. The 8-1 and MMG in the tower of power would break a squad and leave 2 Resid in a hex that my 8-1 and two squads would have to move through. I couldn't CX again and didn't have the movement MP to get where I needed to go. I had to run through the Resid...2 down 2. Dan's roll was high and was through...but then the tower of power would subsequent and manage to PIN my 8-1. There went two VP that wouldn't get within two of Q5. That was a killer.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzLykdcckll8sCPaztSJu4XYPhyBmJmpEA22qvtfNPlt6cLrGMR57ql4vjOc_ZRqMPHlMuGPz9qSsHXCjQjycvLAU2era8WvfWAFFcrKm_StkU6AQfLFdVoHt16CfkeNkz4PGx_yeYcSxzJXQtfxr1uuXBf1O7zl5yUWOZysSNRUoXfFG42YEkIYtau0/s1536/01959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="825" data-original-width="1536" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGzLykdcckll8sCPaztSJu4XYPhyBmJmpEA22qvtfNPlt6cLrGMR57ql4vjOc_ZRqMPHlMuGPz9qSsHXCjQjycvLAU2era8WvfWAFFcrKm_StkU6AQfLFdVoHt16CfkeNkz4PGx_yeYcSxzJXQtfxr1uuXBf1O7zl5yUWOZysSNRUoXfFG42YEkIYtau0/w640-h344/01959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This MMG Team would save the game for the Germans!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6AJmoKbg8ZGg06sEFhrQ0S-Fl2NBBz6CDKZcthUa2xkEjNm50aFoHJ4cpQga5Na0BGX8tGxrw5J1qGZCPsK2zzBu7Ev8AIhq9re3UM4IJe6yYSL65g_FRPINghyg6gpcTCUWLou6QAAilxjGqYG33AxW9QVYjwdNdsPqJIPsI_tRYzJDLf54rbeJ0J4/s2992/IMG_4335.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2411" data-original-width="2992" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim6AJmoKbg8ZGg06sEFhrQ0S-Fl2NBBz6CDKZcthUa2xkEjNm50aFoHJ4cpQga5Na0BGX8tGxrw5J1qGZCPsK2zzBu7Ev8AIhq9re3UM4IJe6yYSL65g_FRPINghyg6gpcTCUWLou6QAAilxjGqYG33AxW9QVYjwdNdsPqJIPsI_tRYzJDLf54rbeJ0J4/w640-h516/IMG_4335.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, I had my tanks in the right position, and I had 11 VP in the victory zone. I could've had 13, but my 8-1 didn't get in after being pinned. All I had to do was survive the German counterattack. But the 8-1 and his MMG would PREP FIRE and roll a 4. My 8-0 and a squad would break, and I was out three points just like that. So, I would finish the game with 8 VP and Dan's Germans would have the win.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvQnnGSTp_SCA4ngBXiG0j-V6sLXNds-6LB2Na-MrOaRz1Aa8cS-C6UAjlgEE2b4le3HyWED2zyj4McXpYfzNq-CbDR4z-HquGlqePffSjSWVpkiPzaJn-k5FQWfOUkSus3LaxpmZCUP3KGQGngZYTw1KGI-yj_2frMgueT3x6QOspnV7IFCTkMjnaLw/s640/640px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2005-0185,_Soldaten_der_Division__Gro%C3%9Fdeutschland_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="640" height="436" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgvQnnGSTp_SCA4ngBXiG0j-V6sLXNds-6LB2Na-MrOaRz1Aa8cS-C6UAjlgEE2b4le3HyWED2zyj4McXpYfzNq-CbDR4z-HquGlqePffSjSWVpkiPzaJn-k5FQWfOUkSus3LaxpmZCUP3KGQGngZYTw1KGI-yj_2frMgueT3x6QOspnV7IFCTkMjnaLw/w640-h436/640px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_146-2005-0185,_Soldaten_der_Division__Gro%C3%9Fdeutschland_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Grossdeutschland Grenadiers had held...for one more day in the hell of Pillau.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63xtzdWEC8fzHWZ9rf8zYking0Jh7WvbqkpytoEkhSzdu1NoWJB57fyg5Kl83GO4SGH7fichpXvXJfMNa4pDRRzfWdCq4QTKezabNXkFbX2QYcxvEwZykz_5ppyi5RFprPLNOEPZ4CZ7W3qj4S0kJnejGzjfk2qV7bLvSAGoLjgpljYM405Mw6z8jARQ/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh63xtzdWEC8fzHWZ9rf8zYking0Jh7WvbqkpytoEkhSzdu1NoWJB57fyg5Kl83GO4SGH7fichpXvXJfMNa4pDRRzfWdCq4QTKezabNXkFbX2QYcxvEwZykz_5ppyi5RFprPLNOEPZ4CZ7W3qj4S0kJnejGzjfk2qV7bLvSAGoLjgpljYM405Mw6z8jARQ/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">"The plan worked. The Russians came on the left flank and the Germans slowed them down. In the end the Russians got 11 VP into the center ville but the Germans were able to break 3 VP on the last turn. This scenario is a fast playing tournament classic. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of ASL!"</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpYXA_q4sOw_wiP-MUHe-70iXEvYOnLL0c6CtF-4s3mt4Bcp44GroGLoQM7FEC5G8RqpFPr-BkazGpruUjEt_UWv693xvam7JgbcvgoWM6sF8PpeVbKyqchTbDFnZ-eulR3CctbZzEgdCA-k-UHjoLwPnAOs5mJm8rIumdj-qdBfXJXw0DTssGi3AI5k/s500/tumblr_lmm1d6Qv411qgt9x4o1_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="500" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpYXA_q4sOw_wiP-MUHe-70iXEvYOnLL0c6CtF-4s3mt4Bcp44GroGLoQM7FEC5G8RqpFPr-BkazGpruUjEt_UWv693xvam7JgbcvgoWM6sF8PpeVbKyqchTbDFnZ-eulR3CctbZzEgdCA-k-UHjoLwPnAOs5mJm8rIumdj-qdBfXJXw0DTssGi3AI5k/w640-h346/tumblr_lmm1d6Qv411qgt9x4o1_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Rihanna is back again in the new year to get you ready for Game number 2!! Twice the ASL Goodness!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3h5dWEVMTsok-Ts-t-OPs5IGwA5lkJdlIbIwQf9hTI3RRx_-20zsLnkQh7MWK7004zTgMW7_eZf7Mz8ea1S2RKQ3MzpMU8sBHsmMp19frlZ96O4p8o40ztrS7Xmz4BEnKjsSx8PRIefHknNvPpbsJ6j5L_mxDUkbgHCkv8ogO-zO_x3hdyVfsuzrifw/s759/s-l1200.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="759" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3h5dWEVMTsok-Ts-t-OPs5IGwA5lkJdlIbIwQf9hTI3RRx_-20zsLnkQh7MWK7004zTgMW7_eZf7Mz8ea1S2RKQ3MzpMU8sBHsmMp19frlZ96O4p8o40ztrS7Xmz4BEnKjsSx8PRIefHknNvPpbsJ6j5L_mxDUkbgHCkv8ogO-zO_x3hdyVfsuzrifw/w640-h430/s-l1200.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our second game would be SP75 Taurus Pursuant. From Pillau we would head to Normandy for some British on Waffen SS action. Once again, Dan would be the defending Germans and I would have to find another way to attack my way to victory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgI0FvdF1sVHZvjW0m3gwSHu0UCzJVQy8s06Ou97a_nt0LVkbeg8foJvKyDV3NcLIZKKB_JjfGpqQPPcKynAcBsNrapJAfjntaKpnltAGl_bzJxPNooFURFA7RJt04MptImc1ozTMBB04WLBYgxJ0xV0ku2e1qsC0hG96MSbGhni48_u8Cs9OfJ-UC9I/s500/Panther-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="255" data-original-width="500" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJgI0FvdF1sVHZvjW0m3gwSHu0UCzJVQy8s06Ou97a_nt0LVkbeg8foJvKyDV3NcLIZKKB_JjfGpqQPPcKynAcBsNrapJAfjntaKpnltAGl_bzJxPNooFURFA7RJt04MptImc1ozTMBB04WLBYgxJ0xV0ku2e1qsC0hG96MSbGhni48_u8Cs9OfJ-UC9I/w640-h326/Panther-07.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command elements of the 9th SS Panzer Division "Hohenstaufen". His force would consist of 9 x 6-5-8's led by a 9-1 and 8-0 with an HMG, an MMG, an LMG and 2 x Panzerschrecks, 2 x STUGS and a Panther.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMlwexgjP0moeIKyukc-SSny2xlZ7vEAlSCM9UbdyFtcp8VboDPROs8SotoVgIu1zI6Fo3NzHBhPNUoN0GwU3Ligcej7osN8vDZpUGiO1k5mBWErqtuDRSTfG81leJHroLzTPAYs7Y8keHPdnDFo_MjHotGd2vvJLKQ9vF7dlnKNDzLV1IRhXE0shwjo/s800/The_British_Army_in_Normandy_1944_B8190.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxMlwexgjP0moeIKyukc-SSny2xlZ7vEAlSCM9UbdyFtcp8VboDPROs8SotoVgIu1zI6Fo3NzHBhPNUoN0GwU3Ligcej7osN8vDZpUGiO1k5mBWErqtuDRSTfG81leJHroLzTPAYs7Y8keHPdnDFo_MjHotGd2vvJLKQ9vF7dlnKNDzLV1IRhXE0shwjo/w640-h640/The_British_Army_in_Normandy_1944_B8190.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As the attacking British, I would command elements of the 11th Armored Division. My force would consist of 12 x 4-5-8's and a 2-4-8 led by a 9-2, 8-1, and 2 x 8-0's with 4 x LMG's, 2 x PIATS, 2 x 51 MTR's, 5 x Tanks, an Armored Car, and 3 x Half-tracks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosYbaUoORY5N5p8-MMezdnLqR5UokNjJc1Pqb_Ar-tGMLTc54OnXFxpb71YKdQ_7sV6OH8ngZ9zDHQRtWjj56a98cpLbwYmbhIIh3GiEM46YMECFv5Gso6d1J9T5Jk37f60pE4u6FJPB3E1w9yOKruwUwR3rhmtyq3VqTq5JeTbSTULrgWCDQglbZcy0/s1145/sp74_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1145" data-original-width="824" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgosYbaUoORY5N5p8-MMezdnLqR5UokNjJc1Pqb_Ar-tGMLTc54OnXFxpb71YKdQ_7sV6OH8ngZ9zDHQRtWjj56a98cpLbwYmbhIIh3GiEM46YMECFv5Gso6d1J9T5Jk37f60pE4u6FJPB3E1w9yOKruwUwR3rhmtyq3VqTq5JeTbSTULrgWCDQglbZcy0/w460-h640/sp74_map.png" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">The battlespace for Taurus Pursuant. To win, my British had to have more Good Order VP in the two village areas than the Germans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVto9ByhdlVUWsO1J0uMwa-X84pQ65fGgvHgkr9Qd9ApLdxHcyh7kI4MBEenr8p93nM-2JjGG2MzbwKgszmOrNif-GjYRLjfxdbGTfj8-vTMEBYtgDAOBQvkl5wjxsazo8HmRg59DWk0YkuXwu2vwmf-As_R2v3qbRnOAog9EfGr6NJLnSIZj6LHJSXI/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSVto9ByhdlVUWsO1J0uMwa-X84pQ65fGgvHgkr9Qd9ApLdxHcyh7kI4MBEenr8p93nM-2JjGG2MzbwKgszmOrNif-GjYRLjfxdbGTfj8-vTMEBYtgDAOBQvkl5wjxsazo8HmRg59DWk0YkuXwu2vwmf-As_R2v3qbRnOAog9EfGr6NJLnSIZj6LHJSXI/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;">"The SS thugs must defend two villages in the Normandy countryside. The plan will be to defend each village and win the amour battle. The Panther and two StuGs can go hunting to kill the British tanks. The SS thugs can also counterattack with the morale and firepower advantage in CC. Hopefully the Germans tanks can defeat the British tanks in detail."</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yI8L4MOmADx8VlMOgy-bE_AZDza6liwMNkLNdaUZuwp-A4_SA6pR1h7YLs2cvZkCE3J4XxCPH0-c9Glrw0BjAV_lcdkKJtPuifAVaQtm352NY0e1QpKbUPHDujzRin2NdIeibftA9mYERgUjNSzBzb41QL7GvHD2wG4Hq8OGzfk3doeEA81pjJhmHyQ/s2992/IMG_4336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1728" data-original-width="2992" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yI8L4MOmADx8VlMOgy-bE_AZDza6liwMNkLNdaUZuwp-A4_SA6pR1h7YLs2cvZkCE3J4XxCPH0-c9Glrw0BjAV_lcdkKJtPuifAVaQtm352NY0e1QpKbUPHDujzRin2NdIeibftA9mYERgUjNSzBzb41QL7GvHD2wG4Hq8OGzfk3doeEA81pjJhmHyQ/w640-h370/IMG_4336.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Taurus Pursuant is a very unique scenario. So much so in fact, that I really feel like it's two scenarios in one. I also think this scenario would be an excellent four player game. And I will admit to it being a mentally taxing scenario as I tried to stay focused on my attacks in each of the villages. The black lines denote the victory zones in each village. At game end the British have to have more Unit VP (including prisoners) in the victory than the Germans. The Germans are well equipped with SS 6-5-8s's Panzerschrecks, MMG and HMG, a Panther and two STUG's. The German armor has an edge. Only the Firefly can take out the Panther...but hold that thought...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq75-gBtgd0ecYafDNRg0SzQ5dI18thBrSmbo_G-6clzn_Ov8mc6iGm6hpJcqb1yfwXTueM7HZ1cjAU7Qtd8I7SNydS37fFtdZ4uaPePGIhKqlTZgQmoQl-DGiLiJIkVWCUqpteoblp5koeYSGdqhha2trwg0_xzgdgyfZl5KtHwxNvHZWKOnUDiVQAA/s800/The_British_Army_in_North-west_Europe_1944-45_BU766.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="796" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimq75-gBtgd0ecYafDNRg0SzQ5dI18thBrSmbo_G-6clzn_Ov8mc6iGm6hpJcqb1yfwXTueM7HZ1cjAU7Qtd8I7SNydS37fFtdZ4uaPePGIhKqlTZgQmoQl-DGiLiJIkVWCUqpteoblp5koeYSGdqhha2trwg0_xzgdgyfZl5KtHwxNvHZWKOnUDiVQAA/w636-h640/The_British_Army_in_North-west_Europe_1944-45_BU766.jpg" width="636" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My plans were fairly simple. I had the numbers against the Board 46 village. I knew the Panther was back there on the Level 2 Hill and would see everything. Therefore, my armor would move in blind hexes as much as possible on Turn 1. I was going to rely on my Infantry to carry the day. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Oh...but things would quickly go out of control.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDkPvYFUzrvTH12cjowsH7B2HQBC3RqiCoSxjYRh7vDtsjMyPsnDqSnSpkKpYJBw9yk9MHwh0rW18imyvLiH8OJAD5hCcgYUAer0T9RoUrHJVr3zxDpGeRFgmqKax50SiynMccHD_xaJdjX0L0zMvyUS3vlVhUcLU90yoeE26Pno_FMdjtT0DpXZ8KgY/s2992/IMG_4339.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1419" data-original-width="2992" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEDkPvYFUzrvTH12cjowsH7B2HQBC3RqiCoSxjYRh7vDtsjMyPsnDqSnSpkKpYJBw9yk9MHwh0rW18imyvLiH8OJAD5hCcgYUAer0T9RoUrHJVr3zxDpGeRFgmqKax50SiynMccHD_xaJdjX0L0zMvyUS3vlVhUcLU90yoeE26Pno_FMdjtT0DpXZ8KgY/w640-h304/IMG_4339.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 British - I stick to my plan and move cautiously. I had two half-tracks from the north force send over an 8-0 and 2 x 4-5-8's to reinforce my movements against the Board 10 (lower) village. I took a huge chance as Dan's Panther might have decided to take them out. He didn't as he had to see what my Firefly was going to do.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBWIvF1kRHkFk5wyp-tDfrSsERohzlo6PapmQ588Z9vGKoisUoOU_5B-rLbjWip-3yBBYI7IdqpdT2X7_6Q7TYzobl65c4Q1Rq_et7ecQexMtJkylbSTo6UrdjIcx4DIz-WB1KAn-3ZNyM4kblFP8BiRPFEjF-W58u0IlsiA4GIoATdTZuZ1_BnG9SP4/s800/Panther_tank_commander_Italy.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="513" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBWIvF1kRHkFk5wyp-tDfrSsERohzlo6PapmQ588Z9vGKoisUoOU_5B-rLbjWip-3yBBYI7IdqpdT2X7_6Q7TYzobl65c4Q1Rq_et7ecQexMtJkylbSTo6UrdjIcx4DIz-WB1KAn-3ZNyM4kblFP8BiRPFEjF-W58u0IlsiA4GIoATdTZuZ1_BnG9SP4/w256-h400/Panther_tank_commander_Italy.jpg" width="256" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGpRcuV7MSCfc_KxQmYc7M8VEYMynor6ZRsWZf9VbVlknbjS54Q02drjcXmK_yUyOVtKSTILEI8taWel82uJcuEDqwR4bpVQbJFMOK37tzYTrIYqX8-gCLR-t_OWSG7keM9H8d5o8TZXaWMcFkW1Le5b6jYKGTPl7gGj0ZNQHPzp5PLk2QX3DJWCwmSs/s2992/IMG_4340.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1582" data-original-width="2992" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilGpRcuV7MSCfc_KxQmYc7M8VEYMynor6ZRsWZf9VbVlknbjS54Q02drjcXmK_yUyOVtKSTILEI8taWel82uJcuEDqwR4bpVQbJFMOK37tzYTrIYqX8-gCLR-t_OWSG7keM9H8d5o8TZXaWMcFkW1Le5b6jYKGTPl7gGj0ZNQHPzp5PLk2QX3DJWCwmSs/w640-h338/IMG_4340.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 German - good grief...Dan would go nuts and launch an attack that took me completely by surprise. It shouldn't have, but I was complacent. Dan saw that I was vulnerable particularly on Board 10. I was next to the board edge with no room to maneuver. So, Dan sent his STUG and Panther forward. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3pTvS6lUs8uxZMZDQda-qpTmWnxVwIPSBN02TpVTGO5ckjM8T7Odz9toVioEkzRCzPSCbKNzNjS_HRPkeqM1p2PLoS2Y6dF5D5sO-cH4RPu42PiedNR4oMLGLg5ACcy7ETvS42yLsdE6gwHbQ2c2IiUjvE6tpDrfofyBJDyydwfiwRTDMU84aMtwzP8/s300/Panther_Fire_Support_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_3.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="300" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3pTvS6lUs8uxZMZDQda-qpTmWnxVwIPSBN02TpVTGO5ckjM8T7Odz9toVioEkzRCzPSCbKNzNjS_HRPkeqM1p2PLoS2Y6dF5D5sO-cH4RPu42PiedNR4oMLGLg5ACcy7ETvS42yLsdE6gwHbQ2c2IiUjvE6tpDrfofyBJDyydwfiwRTDMU84aMtwzP8/w640-h384/Panther_Fire_Support_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_3.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Oh how hated it, but it was a brilliant move and something every ASL'r should consider. It also modeled German tactical doctrine. The Germans were fierce at counterattacking. Dan has always been a very aggressive player, but he went beyond anything I could remember in this game. I mean...good grief he came at me with everything he had. As I write above, it was a brilliant move. I was boxed in, stalled and just trying to stay in place. In one turn, Dan took the initiative and put me hard on the defensive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had to pivot in my thinking. My tanks couldn't stand up to Dan's armor and my infantry lacked the punch to oust SS 6-5-8's from stone buildings. Things could get very bad...very quickly for me.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZuO_8a3udWljpy1_5jQc_k_ElVpvzV4Zj6xKtOj5Bp1YAtiVYXf9XZNjSKo4lpG5dGIufQkvjC_VxLpizr4NmrLjR9Zeojqi-IoCB3WLAL4sqsURIsQILt3eqTRrIG5_ZGG2N9NFjnRa8Po5J5Y11XAwGDMnb6V_7v_JEMxd87v3EgpbGPg4Z1Ek7dc/s498/clubber-lang.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="498" height="230" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZuO_8a3udWljpy1_5jQc_k_ElVpvzV4Zj6xKtOj5Bp1YAtiVYXf9XZNjSKo4lpG5dGIufQkvjC_VxLpizr4NmrLjR9Zeojqi-IoCB3WLAL4sqsURIsQILt3eqTRrIG5_ZGG2N9NFjnRa8Po5J5Y11XAwGDMnb6V_7v_JEMxd87v3EgpbGPg4Z1Ek7dc/w400-h230/clubber-lang.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruF3eMKFD58ifDOOi0wjT385DBrMI2FMxceOo0Y1Es2lC8SfLHc1yLqizPedTIt7gGWbADIJx6Tjbc_MSDqZVVyzhXoY6RWqhZT2MzAh04iBlWfh9kxRsgbuW4EiVudpJdNq1lnQFn6afn2eJHTJ0CTdlWs9DwWKbE7AbWfOKEBhneX2qrPHzJVxbhEY/s2992/IMG_4341.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1671" data-original-width="2992" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiruF3eMKFD58ifDOOi0wjT385DBrMI2FMxceOo0Y1Es2lC8SfLHc1yLqizPedTIt7gGWbADIJx6Tjbc_MSDqZVVyzhXoY6RWqhZT2MzAh04iBlWfh9kxRsgbuW4EiVudpJdNq1lnQFn6afn2eJHTJ0CTdlWs9DwWKbE7AbWfOKEBhneX2qrPHzJVxbhEY/w640-h358/IMG_4341.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My response was to make smoke all over the place. Fortunately, I was able to do that. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NG_aqclDXA3T7RpDdp1siZAzNm5r0AnaQ7IYvHH8XT7nmg_t4QeSNZ23kzaHKX0h8jmQYN1jze8XGW2_M52eUxIONPh362TQ0HaeZ_2KqDQwLTAwvM06xJBpIo2SJHEMVIR5fR2FB6wiIUleF1xJry03QhKUzVR0gxlcHLtV61XjUNaOhAUBQje3PmQ/s391/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20235457.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="196" data-original-width="391" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1NG_aqclDXA3T7RpDdp1siZAzNm5r0AnaQ7IYvHH8XT7nmg_t4QeSNZ23kzaHKX0h8jmQYN1jze8XGW2_M52eUxIONPh362TQ0HaeZ_2KqDQwLTAwvM06xJBpIo2SJHEMVIR5fR2FB6wiIUleF1xJry03QhKUzVR0gxlcHLtV61XjUNaOhAUBQje3PmQ/w640-h320/Screenshot%202024-02-10%20235457.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Smoke now or we are dead...Jerry STUG looking right at us!!!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUpuRfLt9zayH7kq_dJ3oqGlC1oQYhy97eU5CugYmTww0YYOzpn5UmUUZASwCHt-dFRLtwCYBzGi4zHg9aQOKvsl8WLlpuknADToxuZ02erzF50iQFiHUTXA_aKwfYlibTWAmOHFziTagGikUi8LrYFxF5Kq134xsw2TOB3pXuepViltGv5pfB8Qnm_A/s2992/IMG_4342.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="2992" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUpuRfLt9zayH7kq_dJ3oqGlC1oQYhy97eU5CugYmTww0YYOzpn5UmUUZASwCHt-dFRLtwCYBzGi4zHg9aQOKvsl8WLlpuknADToxuZ02erzF50iQFiHUTXA_aKwfYlibTWAmOHFziTagGikUi8LrYFxF5Kq134xsw2TOB3pXuepViltGv5pfB8Qnm_A/w640-h304/IMG_4342.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapI6QCl6X-Ae2TPcepp1sigSslzcTeWmzCkhGWg0jRAIb7-n6HSAAAne-CtS8nw4ljNFOy9d4jZLMlRBbDXl7zYekGeU8UD1WC6dPXk2L8SmhDYjUGABlyQYDXoagsnNECzw1LKXJkOkjcyKjBMMAhJLUMCUvuqzf6s0br8YFJFSexQR5_gwa08g2Uyc/s793/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-494-3376-18A_Villers-Bocage_zerst%C3%B6rter_Cromwell-Panzer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="793" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapI6QCl6X-Ae2TPcepp1sigSslzcTeWmzCkhGWg0jRAIb7-n6HSAAAne-CtS8nw4ljNFOy9d4jZLMlRBbDXl7zYekGeU8UD1WC6dPXk2L8SmhDYjUGABlyQYDXoagsnNECzw1LKXJkOkjcyKjBMMAhJLUMCUvuqzf6s0br8YFJFSexQR5_gwa08g2Uyc/w400-h255/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-494-3376-18A_Villers-Bocage_zerst%C3%B6rter_Cromwell-Panzer.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Smoke didn't help...Dan's STUG knocked out the first of my three Cromwells.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYlu7wFkujxI0o9o2sx1KtgKT1Agr7dOOT1wcTrqPGwn-SGg9zD4XxqTeAkqPR00DBHP6pdeI-d8ttqypBXgHqibIQqoHRCzgtOeupXS-rqO1U8BTykv5Fvdt1FpxdHFQF_dDOftSA-dMsBJ0WZb20K3wqbzhzdMa_4pMeISB289AsfdYUsBlPei80bA/s2992/IMG_4344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2497" data-original-width="2992" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqYlu7wFkujxI0o9o2sx1KtgKT1Agr7dOOT1wcTrqPGwn-SGg9zD4XxqTeAkqPR00DBHP6pdeI-d8ttqypBXgHqibIQqoHRCzgtOeupXS-rqO1U8BTykv5Fvdt1FpxdHFQF_dDOftSA-dMsBJ0WZb20K3wqbzhzdMa_4pMeISB289AsfdYUsBlPei80bA/w640-h534/IMG_4344.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Turn 3 German - Dan came at me again. I was against the ropes on Board 10 and out of ideas. The STUG moved to engage my half-track reinforcements, while the Panther charged me...yeah it freakin' charged me. My 8-1 in his Cromwell turned pale as he saw death coming right at him. I couldn't penetrate the frontal armor, so went for a deliberate immobilization and missed! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJinoV0_86zH0QzTn5VqmixKNw5Enp47pb3i9oi1MhxE_5WXwZvwcAMsEpOqsqdrZTnph-TDGJkXNuXs8HBOGDDr3TykYf8h0PjEcgrKimUAymF6fUPhVSGI_weRBlw30XSPPij4TxDyE3w8K1rh7oY7pgnTVBJjZYFjExCEAFgieGdMQd7Z05UBSYk8/s320/ab0b01e69e7415bae9d262363fe7450e.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEJinoV0_86zH0QzTn5VqmixKNw5Enp47pb3i9oi1MhxE_5WXwZvwcAMsEpOqsqdrZTnph-TDGJkXNuXs8HBOGDDr3TykYf8h0PjEcgrKimUAymF6fUPhVSGI_weRBlw30XSPPij4TxDyE3w8K1rh7oY7pgnTVBJjZYFjExCEAFgieGdMQd7Z05UBSYk8/w640-h480/ab0b01e69e7415bae9d262363fe7450e.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I knew I was dead...and that this would probably lead to my defeat in this scenario.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">BUT WAIT...Corporal George Ward sighted his PIAT and fired as everyone else around panicked!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Us5tt4H2BHJLRkPxLwKeZHVR-LSuhZz7y_6-YhkTJ-OWRvZkCbFD3ClgcTZdIzO-N9R-QD7aNnPUYtfyUv2or53rrbrr2-vNFVY90LSBZ4QkR7cS3uVvhbnqI5tuwSF4CJiFiehPpDUYCH0l91pQUnOlAP5papVZB8uS9YG-czgcDqGe62xLb02GCk/s400/339cfe91-3e0f-4cc8-bb7e-cfe61b1450ea_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7Us5tt4H2BHJLRkPxLwKeZHVR-LSuhZz7y_6-YhkTJ-OWRvZkCbFD3ClgcTZdIzO-N9R-QD7aNnPUYtfyUv2or53rrbrr2-vNFVY90LSBZ4QkR7cS3uVvhbnqI5tuwSF4CJiFiehPpDUYCH0l91pQUnOlAP5papVZB8uS9YG-czgcDqGe62xLb02GCk/w640-h360/339cfe91-3e0f-4cc8-bb7e-cfe61b1450ea_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">ASL is just jam packed with moments like this, where the absolute improbable happens...</div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3TOgA-3poxpBiJbp3iODM1KNpgXW3Lvc9wle052ul_pCEkkOo6agX84-3Bwl-BAdER25Z8UuPVg8Je_2TW-QKpRDOj2WKgHotuuG8BHRWjrGi499xVF-TZuLlKHPKs4ttfOzcWTQYkKh9ZZXOI967ITaUIc99QNolSqbojbxqtF8TkgWH6mXYRdzkkA/s2992/IMG_4345.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2992" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3TOgA-3poxpBiJbp3iODM1KNpgXW3Lvc9wle052ul_pCEkkOo6agX84-3Bwl-BAdER25Z8UuPVg8Je_2TW-QKpRDOj2WKgHotuuG8BHRWjrGi499xVF-TZuLlKHPKs4ttfOzcWTQYkKh9ZZXOI967ITaUIc99QNolSqbojbxqtF8TkgWH6mXYRdzkkA/w640-h364/IMG_4345.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Back on Board 46, Dan's attack continued without pause. His STUG came after my Sherman 75*, while a 6-5-8 with a Panzerschreck moved to fire on my FireFly. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS6N6e6aVT40AOZZy-BId7qzKgZqsuPRPOe9ydFSwqqDptu3PdeBhiSwFDzMO78_JbNB1iQ5h3hAIoneeVFOzBj3ctIxg73cxafNxOKOFjlzomZpA0ziCCEcl22OGiLi_rHEFh3pg0vHipznveOhvPZTO4sa3CU2cdYTbGQHoVlQmgDlHjEGvEJb9gZw/s360/Panzerschreck_soldier2.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="238" data-original-width="360" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQS6N6e6aVT40AOZZy-BId7qzKgZqsuPRPOe9ydFSwqqDptu3PdeBhiSwFDzMO78_JbNB1iQ5h3hAIoneeVFOzBj3ctIxg73cxafNxOKOFjlzomZpA0ziCCEcl22OGiLi_rHEFh3pg0vHipznveOhvPZTO4sa3CU2cdYTbGQHoVlQmgDlHjEGvEJb9gZw/w400-h265/Panzerschreck_soldier2.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuuEcEqX8WS61o_L2X3-3OMNS4a2sWvj0340YNY36hGq0ya87CP7Lu8i0c6fpxgRGnOW4vh0H99SGHN57bJvqjq3jz3Qce8iQrLiIs1VwpKEm-m8c_6a7jtTYJQAjRA7t5xhwUiHfiQYuxZ2YpaSq_GPXfZPAHZW3CEgoG-CMyl0i9PRaGA_7ohL7OQ8/s2992/IMG_4346.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="2992" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSuuEcEqX8WS61o_L2X3-3OMNS4a2sWvj0340YNY36hGq0ya87CP7Lu8i0c6fpxgRGnOW4vh0H99SGHN57bJvqjq3jz3Qce8iQrLiIs1VwpKEm-m8c_6a7jtTYJQAjRA7t5xhwUiHfiQYuxZ2YpaSq_GPXfZPAHZW3CEgoG-CMyl0i9PRaGA_7ohL7OQ8/w640-h350/IMG_4346.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my next movement phase, I tried to retake the initiative. I sent my half-tracks into the victory zone on Board 10 and let them behind some buildings in motion. Next, my Armored Car made a move to help out in the Board 46 village. Dan's STUG would take a wild shot...hit and destroy it. That was fun...let's do that again. And we did. With the STUG having fired and Intensive Fired, my 8-1 saw a chance to take his Cromwell in for a point-blank rear shot. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxNLEgoL9GJTRvu_UqkeF64cz-m-wArTLkQgBcoHQGhrNIUV-TyrZVIwTpR1IlrMsNTMFLtEM24_yzxEjso-zoDvbVhAGkp7w6EBByaAaSpmlF5Cj7uqSLQDy47V1vWqKdzKm7k3p1EmlfMZskwXsBa8RG4UskZRAt7Nsil31_X6FGSXyVdTItV36PZw/s3500/1_Dywizja_Pancerna_-_%C4%87wiczenia_przed_inwazj%C4%85_na_kontynent_(18-328-45)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2589" data-original-width="3500" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUxNLEgoL9GJTRvu_UqkeF64cz-m-wArTLkQgBcoHQGhrNIUV-TyrZVIwTpR1IlrMsNTMFLtEM24_yzxEjso-zoDvbVhAGkp7w6EBByaAaSpmlF5Cj7uqSLQDy47V1vWqKdzKm7k3p1EmlfMZskwXsBa8RG4UskZRAt7Nsil31_X6FGSXyVdTItV36PZw/w400-h296/1_Dywizja_Pancerna_-_%C4%87wiczenia_przed_inwazj%C4%85_na_kontynent_(18-328-45)%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">It seemed like a good idea at the time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjwEBj-WdjIlehKMZ9_Ggbzdq41_MBjxNWuE0O4OMdIFOa__piL87FqqhWtm-8XD7azLMiohTmQVpkVKEx8gsJ-D7lR6MHB8VYJq7TjBKvlLeOjyyXcGg8oZdglP9aojFF81qWLsF3mzZBuP5_n09YYgSI9rVTBqchbt9Sh6MykUiaJOuE1FyODOI9FU/s392/download%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="221" data-original-width="392" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIjwEBj-WdjIlehKMZ9_Ggbzdq41_MBjxNWuE0O4OMdIFOa__piL87FqqhWtm-8XD7azLMiohTmQVpkVKEx8gsJ-D7lR6MHB8VYJq7TjBKvlLeOjyyXcGg8oZdglP9aojFF81qWLsF3mzZBuP5_n09YYgSI9rVTBqchbt9Sh6MykUiaJOuE1FyODOI9FU/w400-h225/download%20(1).gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Oberschütze Hans Weiss would fire his Panzerschreck...SNAKE EYES!!! My Cromwell went up in smoke and flame.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQCT5caSg9DA4YbOzN3I9g33uRlnyf_g0KTLcZdWaE7YjL4qj5u2cQaCVxpzZbws_xw31JWFHRc-sRXnL21Tb_f_uOmSnhbY4yQPezccYl-uoxKSb8of-X6RLnxys4_gpzmlbCKUvYDB41kA4WRvJ4jm0yTm09_9C6b9Tn7yLgjYH63_Wz7w9Jpk8Ep8/s334/wtZpP2B.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="334" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQCT5caSg9DA4YbOzN3I9g33uRlnyf_g0KTLcZdWaE7YjL4qj5u2cQaCVxpzZbws_xw31JWFHRc-sRXnL21Tb_f_uOmSnhbY4yQPezccYl-uoxKSb8of-X6RLnxys4_gpzmlbCKUvYDB41kA4WRvJ4jm0yTm09_9C6b9Tn7yLgjYH63_Wz7w9Jpk8Ep8/s320/wtZpP2B.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But wait...Hans' shot's backblast would result in destruction for his unit. The German 9-1 would be KIA'd, a squad would be casualty reduced and everyone broken. They would be forced to rout away and abandon the German HMG. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqK-kZZVDa7bArtJEdheh0JwRpuaK2Msx-xbxlt5wUiWvC6P0Gx_W6E7e_l3B5by-BNslw3lRX81FfE8HLq_YOvJ9WfMV1xK0UJIIHK22vwvoOuGb0uoaJZSSYSqB4ORtRwxqI4__AidDnZzVml6SIFTIo-gNtKsFXK_Esrr2Y1YwtY-lfWDrzaFWVrbI/s2992/IMG_4347.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1686" data-original-width="2992" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqK-kZZVDa7bArtJEdheh0JwRpuaK2Msx-xbxlt5wUiWvC6P0Gx_W6E7e_l3B5by-BNslw3lRX81FfE8HLq_YOvJ9WfMV1xK0UJIIHK22vwvoOuGb0uoaJZSSYSqB4ORtRwxqI4__AidDnZzVml6SIFTIo-gNtKsFXK_Esrr2Y1YwtY-lfWDrzaFWVrbI/w640-h360/IMG_4347.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At this stage of the game, I was ahead in points in the Board 46 village and slowly eliminating the remaining SS Grenadiers. A Panzerschreck shot there would miss my FireFly and break the squad with the backblast. Dan would be down to a single good order squad on Board 46. I had suffered losses on Board 10 but was hanging on and again Dan was down to 2-1/2 good order squads. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamAFubUZgpEez3gaEMFXXr16neN4t41GBZK5uz5r9yQzBruzDDZ6T1Igbuqf8FBNo0uIwRhUEbeIb5rz21Ud7QhkTBfu3OpOKHm3AusxtlXD2TPr12afNSNoLv8lyyETTS7kFsGzyeZtDv3o42YywtyBGqxpT26SMcr1QS20d_EBXKiSUqhBwPb8xBEo/s512/unnamed%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="512" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhamAFubUZgpEez3gaEMFXXr16neN4t41GBZK5uz5r9yQzBruzDDZ6T1Igbuqf8FBNo0uIwRhUEbeIb5rz21Ud7QhkTBfu3OpOKHm3AusxtlXD2TPr12afNSNoLv8lyyETTS7kFsGzyeZtDv3o42YywtyBGqxpT26SMcr1QS20d_EBXKiSUqhBwPb8xBEo/w640-h430/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0CdVePdt3ujplXZrDUyQJlJ_OjGTw7-gZzHoQM6aUELpsy1_WSZCdqBK6LB-43NahmsACpPTmtv1brDI9oNwuK4lf0UpISHe-pWKGLaQl0W3iIIMpFhQwO09cfRsLtTfC-AFO6gPx8vQJLkBHFNR38zSRr3tUgSpllhqSxDkeWzz-wBGIIP8VaECu2E/s2992/IMG_4348.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="2992" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw0CdVePdt3ujplXZrDUyQJlJ_OjGTw7-gZzHoQM6aUELpsy1_WSZCdqBK6LB-43NahmsACpPTmtv1brDI9oNwuK4lf0UpISHe-pWKGLaQl0W3iIIMpFhQwO09cfRsLtTfC-AFO6gPx8vQJLkBHFNR38zSRr3tUgSpllhqSxDkeWzz-wBGIIP8VaECu2E/w640-h366/IMG_4348.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But Dan's two STUG's were still in the fight and both had added kill rings to their barrels. They were confident and came at me hard!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgion28AOQW2GInX3RWyT8MZIvKwZ8LPnE4aJchEIA_Ep5hbfxwRP4Z60SvCib5m6-hzCfViLMD91CFdxKPsSCCrIM6EMLqOKA5GCx0FLLk07ll2GhgZfojFbrtl94bHglo5bJPUF6nACrEtUlayEW2BYE2X_-RCqo6Tfwr2l7wjdPH0EL-g_I_iSGWJzs/s400/YhauBQ.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgion28AOQW2GInX3RWyT8MZIvKwZ8LPnE4aJchEIA_Ep5hbfxwRP4Z60SvCib5m6-hzCfViLMD91CFdxKPsSCCrIM6EMLqOKA5GCx0FLLk07ll2GhgZfojFbrtl94bHglo5bJPUF6nACrEtUlayEW2BYE2X_-RCqo6Tfwr2l7wjdPH0EL-g_I_iSGWJzs/w640-h360/YhauBQ.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiGo3x2vtRFTD7RRPXRKB4ysNauOU-Np8XFTSop272tYxh8m-mzQdVkj3g5gccfBLf-toUNN2MrCnMjhL9H5VdteB0efMRHdTcM9lZyMfrdZVkJbPzzmqRcFp2JU0kwoteXbwUDQpMtJ9Top4TkjX846P0Bg5w0gHN2FPz0YEMrbGCjCxf0J-ySzITV0/s2992/IMG_4349.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1917" data-original-width="2992" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiGo3x2vtRFTD7RRPXRKB4ysNauOU-Np8XFTSop272tYxh8m-mzQdVkj3g5gccfBLf-toUNN2MrCnMjhL9H5VdteB0efMRHdTcM9lZyMfrdZVkJbPzzmqRcFp2JU0kwoteXbwUDQpMtJ9Top4TkjX846P0Bg5w0gHN2FPz0YEMrbGCjCxf0J-ySzITV0/w640-h410/IMG_4349.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's STUG in the Board 46 village would fire at my haltrack and MALF the gun. The other STUG on Board 10 would move into position to fire on my last remaining Cromwell. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvh4t6V9SHY_2ALm1jOyHAeWC0UYUPd0EvaglImy_yi5bbe-Svy07JVMXTmGxl7mB-ktahLMdm0e4x0UNkLTcg9SdPDv21br3uTXC1NLc8vLWi7Aactnyq6zemZX6cYLR3xpqaXQccqZ49T6ZsvnE1VCJAOnaij_ex3RwdXGf0-nDYRsU0wOtgnIY3V8/s2992/IMG_4350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2992" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnvh4t6V9SHY_2ALm1jOyHAeWC0UYUPd0EvaglImy_yi5bbe-Svy07JVMXTmGxl7mB-ktahLMdm0e4x0UNkLTcg9SdPDv21br3uTXC1NLc8vLWi7Aactnyq6zemZX6cYLR3xpqaXQccqZ49T6ZsvnE1VCJAOnaij_ex3RwdXGf0-nDYRsU0wOtgnIY3V8/w640-h340/IMG_4350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The final moments of the game. In Turn 5 PREP, I my Cromwell would fire and immobilize the Board 10 STUG. Dan's crew would bail and be shot down. With his STUG's out of action and nothing to stop my British from securing the Board 46 village and then moving down to take over the Board 10 village, Dan gave the concession and a British win.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglscyAtLYnzByPSr-erGfUWhku4RJZKoCKccE6ziBxgPzBx0iTvzG-qERyyugx9egI5hycJV4jVgt4pCVBu2hJg0xP5PJt_3SoZ9Q0HiQkXLduXG0mM476rZNS1ft5ZE_-D49HTbwXgHBkcQ2miGlRUldKg2rBG5KwwvyVV88USTQtHe7xtW-M5TTvJxM/s400/Battlegroup_Peiper_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_8.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglscyAtLYnzByPSr-erGfUWhku4RJZKoCKccE6ziBxgPzBx0iTvzG-qERyyugx9egI5hycJV4jVgt4pCVBu2hJg0xP5PJt_3SoZ9Q0HiQkXLduXG0mM476rZNS1ft5ZE_-D49HTbwXgHBkcQ2miGlRUldKg2rBG5KwwvyVV88USTQtHe7xtW-M5TTvJxM/w640-h360/Battlegroup_Peiper_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_8.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My thanks to Dan for two more great games of ASL this weekend. We each gained a victory and enjoyed two very challenging and fun scenarios. Dan's aggressive counterattack in our second game very nearly took the day. We both agreed that the PIAT critical hit on the Panther was the decisive moment in the game. Had the Panther survived, it likely would have destroyed all of my Cromwells and driven off or eliminated my squads. It was a daring move and a lucky roll of the dice saved the British.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3-RgWAC7WtDT5-20RjGGxOg81LYlF3XZJQfLlrhE_fDSU0c8UiNlk3sAa4E_ox4LyKvqTfyRI6L9gcHW6Vh4UgpYltz17MFCwS-uo6On1-ixS7HFFg1c03VVObOIKfxTQ1x0m2tZY22X8Q6v23wpT2ejoVdEQvOZCYTr73gs7bIlf7kAtyEn_mOp3Gs/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3-RgWAC7WtDT5-20RjGGxOg81LYlF3XZJQfLlrhE_fDSU0c8UiNlk3sAa4E_ox4LyKvqTfyRI6L9gcHW6Vh4UgpYltz17MFCwS-uo6On1-ixS7HFFg1c03VVObOIKfxTQ1x0m2tZY22X8Q6v23wpT2ejoVdEQvOZCYTr73gs7bIlf7kAtyEn_mOp3Gs/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><p><br /></p><p><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;">"The plan did not work. The German counterattack drove the Brits off balance. However, a crit hit by the PIAT killed the Panther and StuGs were unable to hunt down the British halftracks. This scenario is really two games in one and good fun. My congrats to Grumble Jones on the hard-fought win!"</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: arial; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEnUATitWb62uzOp61WRfO_kv5TPRc82V4RsCGGnD_PEqP6FGUda6jne0SNk6v-JPw_QQbxcKso_Lcqprhqcmpc0cy_nkFGaMC57De2WOtfSI_r_E8QCTMEGGsy1xORF2GAkwvnyKDYVrDcIgMHQMU70-WHTbv96HY4bANiq0xSZEDFdAQmASHbJINZg/s220/worldseries-cardinals.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="220" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxEnUATitWb62uzOp61WRfO_kv5TPRc82V4RsCGGnD_PEqP6FGUda6jne0SNk6v-JPw_QQbxcKso_Lcqprhqcmpc0cy_nkFGaMC57De2WOtfSI_r_E8QCTMEGGsy1xORF2GAkwvnyKDYVrDcIgMHQMU70-WHTbv96HY4bANiq0xSZEDFdAQmASHbJINZg/w640-h358/worldseries-cardinals.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ASL...some games are just epic!!!</span></b></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5xWBMYymrgdL8T4R4TdyeuEeUFvMGPiAY7mGFrTw0CYcdD-j7n0N9wUWibbMO2DEf7oZx6WvRSSKztPcWi9jtSjq_o5XZ8awJLZ90g7JIrw8uyWDymTbVscTJM7MwW75cPbDJJceAopfFE9Xi_TObosjxGfaTHOjGYeHtezrB_RbI_4Ol8TgmO3t4DI/s1875/0ejsm3bg79e51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1055" data-original-width="1875" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT5xWBMYymrgdL8T4R4TdyeuEeUFvMGPiAY7mGFrTw0CYcdD-j7n0N9wUWibbMO2DEf7oZx6WvRSSKztPcWi9jtSjq_o5XZ8awJLZ90g7JIrw8uyWDymTbVscTJM7MwW75cPbDJJceAopfFE9Xi_TObosjxGfaTHOjGYeHtezrB_RbI_4Ol8TgmO3t4DI/w640-h360/0ejsm3bg79e51.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan and I will play again next weekend...but no blog next week as I'll be headed to Midland, TX and the Permian Basin for the week. </div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg93wSqznvHYolDP2ZWvfV_KpRsTqPAPjg5aeM4__5FpEaSTjkah5aLmB_WDqUGYmG0VALpo3-vo6hmSIv_MGHRwC56-g0O0s_zYEWwPLYXXfJ05gfpIGHPfJK1jrbU3LOzeRxdfp2KYoNKBlE_skoEYf3jZ8MnbeI7lZCgOqPt_3d6V9EGg80D6vV0xg/s555/Screenshot%202024-02-11%20011321.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="283" data-original-width="555" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg93wSqznvHYolDP2ZWvfV_KpRsTqPAPjg5aeM4__5FpEaSTjkah5aLmB_WDqUGYmG0VALpo3-vo6hmSIv_MGHRwC56-g0O0s_zYEWwPLYXXfJ05gfpIGHPfJK1jrbU3LOzeRxdfp2KYoNKBlE_skoEYf3jZ8MnbeI7lZCgOqPt_3d6V9EGg80D6vV0xg/w640-h326/Screenshot%202024-02-11%20011321.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will be back in two weeks!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!!!</span></b></p></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-87132628743222067292024-02-01T10:13:00.016-06:002024-02-02T07:42:14.838-06:00Grumble Jones February Scenario GJ132 The Death of Tranquility<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZNIFAhxA-rtau17kepUbkF4GiSJzzCkSkskyaNHQNvRMNu1X6TFXbdABGw2M8-rHAI67DF1Nw_ww0mCv_OTIZPjbWlEKsFdciocUaEf3aqiGgj4ypKF5kiDMfpP4UW1b1ZLNjBiQIEEAb3klvd7hf4LtmEHY2YY5J1AvsrkJkeIE_j9SDxrMVy1NG0E/s384/Pic.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="384" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ZNIFAhxA-rtau17kepUbkF4GiSJzzCkSkskyaNHQNvRMNu1X6TFXbdABGw2M8-rHAI67DF1Nw_ww0mCv_OTIZPjbWlEKsFdciocUaEf3aqiGgj4ypKF5kiDMfpP4UW1b1ZLNjBiQIEEAb3klvd7hf4LtmEHY2YY5J1AvsrkJkeIE_j9SDxrMVy1NG0E/w640-h366/Pic.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The swift passage of time often surprises me. January is one of my least favorite months of the year. It has the dubious honor of coming after Christmas and is usually cold and gloomy. But here we are already in February. It will be Spring before we know it!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mub443BWcvMEv6A1QYvq4gsrQP67t98EHix3Bk8Rw03SXKgJIK3f9Y4Oz_h57Mze5FIW9izaZ069juLanGOaCvHKpCGgw_vIN9-miXCj-5zl3KPvAz2y9XOTBc0ZuBnDHKoT-d99qaodINO7YL8GhOpeNaXYtq4ZhsbRcuqGkNNcmWs4JHQJbinMw2k/s500/9781472843968-us.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="371" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5Mub443BWcvMEv6A1QYvq4gsrQP67t98EHix3Bk8Rw03SXKgJIK3f9Y4Oz_h57Mze5FIW9izaZ069juLanGOaCvHKpCGgw_vIN9-miXCj-5zl3KPvAz2y9XOTBc0ZuBnDHKoT-d99qaodINO7YL8GhOpeNaXYtq4ZhsbRcuqGkNNcmWs4JHQJbinMw2k/w296-h400/9781472843968-us.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you are certainly accustomed to...this month's scenario comes to us courtesy of an Osprey Publication. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The scenario itself is not specific to one event, but instead an example of the type of engagement described in the Finnish-Soviet Winter War 1939-40.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In general, I don't like to play Winter War based scenarios or design them for that matter. Since the early days of Beyond Valor, I felt like Winter War scenarios tended to favor the historical outcome. And how could they not? In many cases, the Finns soundly thrashed the Russians. So, it you drew the Russians for that kind of scenario...you knew that suffering lay ahead. In short, I don't alway enjoy playing scenarios, where you kinda know what the outcome will be.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And yet, here I am designing a Winter War scenario. I haven't done one previously and so it's time. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1HNZTbqix_db_t_JZxZGUBX101fLubmxWgtCOBxhEvevW_J47O445aHOTeRnkPwsza-5GCEe5oklHDDin7webl2h4TPN_0VEPf9jzDuzxmbmf0pva-MrxWH8B09OHszTn0W_qGKmNCaRyZeoZKsu0GsfpBOdxUwp0OvdQ3yUDTCCNO4UquE2oA5wQZ4/s320/YId6ot.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC1HNZTbqix_db_t_JZxZGUBX101fLubmxWgtCOBxhEvevW_J47O445aHOTeRnkPwsza-5GCEe5oklHDDin7webl2h4TPN_0VEPf9jzDuzxmbmf0pva-MrxWH8B09OHszTn0W_qGKmNCaRyZeoZKsu0GsfpBOdxUwp0OvdQ3yUDTCCNO4UquE2oA5wQZ4/w400-h300/YId6ot.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This month's scenario is on the lighter side and isn't filled with the fortifications and weather-related elements that are often the staples for Winter War and Continuation War scenarios. The Death of Tranquility is fairly straightforward. A scratch force of Finns attempts to slow the Russian advance as they move to secure various villages along a vital road network. I elected to degrade the quality of the Finnish force to have a few 6-4-8's together with 4-4-7's and 4-3-7's. This is to represent the composite elements gathered to support the 16th Infantry Regiment at this time. And the Finns were relatively new to this period of the conflict. The Russians are subjected to the Russian Early War Doctrine (A25.212) and an ELR of 2 won't make their job any easier. The Russian Tanks have no MG's and the Russian player will need to be inventive in their employment. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Finns begin the game HIP and HIP is one of those things in ASL that I hate the most. But the Finns must set up in building locations...so guessing where they are won't be too difficult. The Finns for their part have to hang on to the upfront buildings if possible as they are worth the most VP at game end. The Russians will also need to focus on those and pry the Finns out. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDwZHOjmqAL6LMriMYZRnUQPIax9Wwr1b3-0YGEgaQJsKmr0quL90B8CovDB1UmgV5xaR3hg1FaUtHCebN-Il9W7vGDEVI4_AJnzIT5vbiGNKJ5CeebfDxON3F229tCX7sxjuJxzBo9ib3G4j7tn4PBCZ36BfmC356iUxPur7Xwgp-w6S0VSGXcHVL1A/s1650/GJ-132.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFDwZHOjmqAL6LMriMYZRnUQPIax9Wwr1b3-0YGEgaQJsKmr0quL90B8CovDB1UmgV5xaR3hg1FaUtHCebN-Il9W7vGDEVI4_AJnzIT5vbiGNKJ5CeebfDxON3F229tCX7sxjuJxzBo9ib3G4j7tn4PBCZ36BfmC356iUxPur7Xwgp-w6S0VSGXcHVL1A/w494-h640/GJ-132.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div>NOTE: Scenario updated to remove ATR's from the OOB's for both sides as these were not available during the Winter War. Thanks to Tuomo Lukkari for catching that. I had made assumptions about the availability of ATR's, without consulting Chapter H. <br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqSpgnxFam3CNgaOjAE39Hr6yf4DPwRmcme8sJ9DQKnYkdxqz1ckk_6b-CBSZCZBi1Pjk5UqV6SllVERRLGggEdLbypPPN-iYqllf_6oyeVrxLYIEJZHXzCaTFEBh8a59GnzTslEyfQ1-ZOdq3Y1VVO8OtqEv3s9trYCswXoTMQCXK76_0by8uAFMO90/s480/giphy%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWqSpgnxFam3CNgaOjAE39Hr6yf4DPwRmcme8sJ9DQKnYkdxqz1ckk_6b-CBSZCZBi1Pjk5UqV6SllVERRLGggEdLbypPPN-iYqllf_6oyeVrxLYIEJZHXzCaTFEBh8a59GnzTslEyfQ1-ZOdq3Y1VVO8OtqEv3s9trYCswXoTMQCXK76_0by8uAFMO90/w640-h360/giphy%20(1).gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And one last comment regarding Play Testing. I noticed a number of requests on Game Squad for play testers and I know that the KC Club needs play testers to help wrap up the 2024 March Madness Pack. The KC team takes play testing very seriously and have very exacting standards around it. So much so, that this years March Madness pack has now been delayed until mid-year. Several of their larger scenarios in the pack simply need more play tests. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I have helped out this year and will be playtesting this weekend to help the KC guys finalize their 2024 pack. In the past, I did a couple play tests for Lone Canuck as well. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We hear often that play testing is playing ASL. And that's a fact. How often do you get the chance to play a soon to be published scenario and have the opportunity to add some value to the design. Beyond trying to break the scenario, there's also the chance to help make the scenario more fun. Identifying SSR's or other mechanics that detract from the fun factor is always good feedback for designers. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So, please consider supporting the Third-Party Publishers out there by helping with play testing!</b></span></div><p></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-90400094336094781772024-01-28T20:07:00.004-06:002024-01-28T20:10:39.636-06:00Our Saturday Game - CH 13 Raise the Red Banner!<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsO4CNqeSu58CbAK8qbzIvo7fFfmhCi9SuM73wLdSJTrlY_21MxBoonfxQC53R8uStxtQ9Xd0MS2c6OOjeGQ01wpHVfE8dpDRdX_6k-2ei0W97UQf97bphu3ybBa3fRZyPAHYDCaUlqasMIwzunAKqdAudiH2UiLiHQUiuswyjoET1ZknGPnFuP1qv78/s2048/ommo9q96iyib1.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1519" data-original-width="2048" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwsO4CNqeSu58CbAK8qbzIvo7fFfmhCi9SuM73wLdSJTrlY_21MxBoonfxQC53R8uStxtQ9Xd0MS2c6OOjeGQ01wpHVfE8dpDRdX_6k-2ei0W97UQf97bphu3ybBa3fRZyPAHYDCaUlqasMIwzunAKqdAudiH2UiLiHQUiuswyjoET1ZknGPnFuP1qv78/w640-h474/ommo9q96iyib1.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">Berlin...the name evokes so many images from the heady days of German success to the lowest depths of German failure and defeat. In modern times, there is perhaps no other capital city that at one represented so much culture and so much terror. It was the heart of the beast in the eyes of many Allied planners. Its fall would signal the end of the 1000 Year Reich and a reign of terror that Europe gutted and ruined.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And today, Berlin is once again the vibrant capital of a united Germany. I personally, never believed that Germany would be reunited in my lifetime. Those wonderful days in November 1989 still come back as vivid memory for me. It was still in the days, when we as a culture still say the same news at roughly the same time. My wife and sat on our living couch and watched as West Berliner took the wall down under the very eyes of the East German Grenztruppen. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnAvAbPkHKIKeIqUFG3c1Bphw3O31uiSdo78zFwnquBx_wuJhxIp8TmA3U6DXvOpfrIJQfV2jApmu_bng_4vigQrNDe9n9oTYC0xQYoUIk11SSBkhps06zve6Cjh2u4bYgSVc287VvoAJbko2umOLDurdxkrFHcz8vFvx5iH_ni_XEI6auc59mmAlmQQ/s800/112122245_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="517" data-original-width="800" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnAvAbPkHKIKeIqUFG3c1Bphw3O31uiSdo78zFwnquBx_wuJhxIp8TmA3U6DXvOpfrIJQfV2jApmu_bng_4vigQrNDe9n9oTYC0xQYoUIk11SSBkhps06zve6Cjh2u4bYgSVc287VvoAJbko2umOLDurdxkrFHcz8vFvx5iH_ni_XEI6auc59mmAlmQQ/w640-h414/112122245_1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Just four years earlier, I would visit Berlin as a student from Valparaiso University's German exchange program. And the Berlin that I visited in 1985 was at the very center of a Cold War that could go hot at any moment. 1985 Germany was a place of significant and open military movement. Reutlingen, located south of Stuttgart in the Swabian Alb was in the French Sector. A large French army base was located in the city. Scaling the local hill known as the Georgenberg, would allow us to watch the French troops standing for various reviews. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A barbwire fence enclosed a large area near the university. Artillery fire could be heard on occasion. In one my dumber moves. I was out walking near there and hopped the fence to wander around the exercise fields and woods. Tank tracks and empty trenches filled with French food wrappers were the treasures of that foolishness. When I spied a French guard tower in the distance...I decided my activities needed to include a hasty departure.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On another occasion while out walking in Reutlingen, I suddenly found myself in a French military exercise as armed French soldiers were hugging street corners and moving in assault formations around the local buildings. Interesting to see, but a little unnerving at first. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x4xU5UHEEXlVECLKTL1Qk8MnAuA-oszLyCGnlwZvrC9sIwGfYF6JVED__r7n34CVFgzdU2lPjxUY5OYiNfWhfkgwXEsK6rBhHmiqE_wWOD6grjkquSI1L94Lv476gb023ZnrsXqccj_Nox1Y-LfvNH5t6Bkm4eg9nh6kvVMmquvFHtQ9wO_RSN3xxLc/s960/93770554_10220772902659957_4612307478720282624_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6x4xU5UHEEXlVECLKTL1Qk8MnAuA-oszLyCGnlwZvrC9sIwGfYF6JVED__r7n34CVFgzdU2lPjxUY5OYiNfWhfkgwXEsK6rBhHmiqE_wWOD6grjkquSI1L94Lv476gb023ZnrsXqccj_Nox1Y-LfvNH5t6Bkm4eg9nh6kvVMmquvFHtQ9wO_RSN3xxLc/w640-h480/93770554_10220772902659957_4612307478720282624_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.valpo.edu/globaleducation/study-abroad-programs/50th-anniversary/reutlingen/r21-40-s-1978-1987/" target="_blank">https://www.valpo.edu/globaleducation/study-abroad-programs/50th-anniversary/reutlingen/r21-40-s-1978-1987/</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.valpo.edu/globaleducation/study-abroad-programs/50th-anniversary/reutlingen/" target="_blank">https://www.valpo.edu/globaleducation/study-abroad-programs/50th-anniversary/reutlingen/</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Valparaiso University brought me to Reutlingen, West German with group R-36. We were the 36th group to attend the program. Our group of 12 girls and 6 guys spent the Fall semester in the Reutlingen program. We had our classrooms at Reutlingen University. The downside of our program was that we were in the same couple of classrooms with the same students all day from 8-6:00 PM Monday through Thursday. We were off every Friday for travel as we had some specific Art and Architecture class required sites to visit. You can imagine the group dynamics of spending your days with the same 18 people. And of course, long-time readers of this blog have already figured out that I'm different. So, my group of 20-year-old American college students were hellbent on getting wasted every day on their semester long tour of German taverns. We arrived after a very long trip from Chicago on Icelandic Air. Naturally, this included a stop in Iceland....so check that box on my bucket list of countries to see. We hit the continent at Luxembourg Airport, and then took a bus to our final destination. We stopped briefly in Stuttgart for our first Geman meal...McDonalds...yeah. The Group director had us on tight schedule and McDonalds was the only way to feed us in the time allotted. I'll admit to being very disappointed. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">But the director was correct as we did not arrive to our dorms until 10:00 PM. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81YEQJSguawg9jPjZfWQDujceHrT7cHz5wcR8GJO9eLcRSNID-n74L4Y5ozv8OS8lN-xhRldiiLvhdDPjI7c4gjkviFX5ZkjesrvlhRevif421Xh4MjVGvG6P9p_mPYKZV53wLleV616dxqm2DX7kFdjxAUjpjXn_wRGy56Ca6Hn03qBBFCd6pq0y7Pg/s1290/Screenshot%202024-01-27%20125811.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="851" data-original-width="1290" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi81YEQJSguawg9jPjZfWQDujceHrT7cHz5wcR8GJO9eLcRSNID-n74L4Y5ozv8OS8lN-xhRldiiLvhdDPjI7c4gjkviFX5ZkjesrvlhRevif421Xh4MjVGvG6P9p_mPYKZV53wLleV616dxqm2DX7kFdjxAUjpjXn_wRGy56Ca6Hn03qBBFCd6pq0y7Pg/w640-h422/Screenshot%202024-01-27%20125811.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My home for the semester with my Dorm circled at top and to the left was our primary classroom location. <a href="https://www.reutlingen-university.de/" target="_blank">https://www.reutlingen-university.de/</a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kfLbdmY6yUOR56Y5Ywi3Jp1-XRkCo2M3y5pcTa3QISK5z_kX_xf3BMvL4cSQGLF-11RNte0j9n9b08OTkQwcb5wcmKZ1TtrNDJu742d1B-MCokjDIfpL-VI3ZIRJ2qaOcwQYJ4EKZl8ueYhpeeQtXmyX2DHd__XMM6RmZcRiZXWlxzSSNGjEf7C7Lh8/s2177/Passport.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1444" data-original-width="2177" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kfLbdmY6yUOR56Y5Ywi3Jp1-XRkCo2M3y5pcTa3QISK5z_kX_xf3BMvL4cSQGLF-11RNte0j9n9b08OTkQwcb5wcmKZ1TtrNDJu742d1B-MCokjDIfpL-VI3ZIRJ2qaOcwQYJ4EKZl8ueYhpeeQtXmyX2DHd__XMM6RmZcRiZXWlxzSSNGjEf7C7Lh8/w640-h424/Passport.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In October of 1985, we made the journey to East Berlin as a group trip. My DDR stamps in my old passport are from a by gone era. The train ride through East Germany was a bit tense due to a train accident the day before that apparently had been suspicious. The East German border guard who checked my passport on the train was a no-nonsense guy that looked exactly like a Hollywood Gestapo Officer. He checked me after a hard stare and then checked the dude next to me. Dude had a shaved head, and I could see his passport picture showed him with long hair. I was still standing uncomfortably close to the Border Guard. Dude stared at that passport for what seemed like an eternity. I thought the guy was toast...but the guard moved on. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">West Berlin was amazing. We had a cool tour and met with representatives of the City of Berlin for a short meeting. We saw the sights and got a close up look at the tearing down of the 1963 Wall and the updated version. At points, we were on the other side of a chain-link fence from the East German border guards.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKYZ7b2kbonZb4NzjAdSiXriSun__x6BYrG1fweD9fmHiGuit_1QRTHEKEf68RBLP5aH_Y1qDBLwQMFlQvFeMGHTnuUohm29myzzXpfDEdAZfFBBLc-J_F-6TVWCNd1iTg0WpyABZhSFgtWlJYrYnsbcGBnwwlMqzxvOnxSrEcW7Hk3nJawSEODZcyuI/s886/scan0079.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="886" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzKYZ7b2kbonZb4NzjAdSiXriSun__x6BYrG1fweD9fmHiGuit_1QRTHEKEf68RBLP5aH_Y1qDBLwQMFlQvFeMGHTnuUohm29myzzXpfDEdAZfFBBLc-J_F-6TVWCNd1iTg0WpyABZhSFgtWlJYrYnsbcGBnwwlMqzxvOnxSrEcW7Hk3nJawSEODZcyuI/w640-h496/scan0079.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIlm5dnX5BWty67VYZNQjXBOYdEt3-OqxFiosk3ahNOalq1uYOpvC4pyLwVxsA5ueWMgtdnPCHcpH3jc7ngvkMbsmsXXM_1Wdz_R-PvTFIEsTXTUWFZ4W3V45z39Mms840RTHsD_pUsbuOUteQawSh2Q2RtH4ZFEX5q4YDMKHTSk1LcJ_Dr3zE9Ipko4/s886/scan0078.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="886" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnIlm5dnX5BWty67VYZNQjXBOYdEt3-OqxFiosk3ahNOalq1uYOpvC4pyLwVxsA5ueWMgtdnPCHcpH3jc7ngvkMbsmsXXM_1Wdz_R-PvTFIEsTXTUWFZ4W3V45z39Mms840RTHsD_pUsbuOUteQawSh2Q2RtH4ZFEX5q4YDMKHTSk1LcJ_Dr3zE9Ipko4/w640-h496/scan0078.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIRj9suaYyMQKl14baXqi57HHXuA37ACOBnMqc1yTKGIBkQHr5fijV90KPd9g_b0INYS0fAK-k1AlcQxz2-embwHxujFz-_S2DRIG5AsdIHige4uyFCeIu-Q6Wmfwulw3LWdHfsX0g6pVl1qDD-VmzALS4ukhJz2NvNoKyLSeyivlOLG6AiLRVRMbV88/s876/R88.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="876" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghIRj9suaYyMQKl14baXqi57HHXuA37ACOBnMqc1yTKGIBkQHr5fijV90KPd9g_b0INYS0fAK-k1AlcQxz2-embwHxujFz-_S2DRIG5AsdIHige4uyFCeIu-Q6Wmfwulw3LWdHfsX0g6pVl1qDD-VmzALS4ukhJz2NvNoKyLSeyivlOLG6AiLRVRMbV88/w640-h498/R88.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja6RAQhu9TtDTsmP0NDfL5I1wPk65l8A_GzApITgkhK9sjlAZjBWJKpN8ixTfpNs0xiJ-HqhHPcAnTDTtQ7vJ4reQ8G8bn4_bb01NwdzGczQ5Ahxn6nYqE9GWXTuKRdKuomsiKddzATHDybBsRS4PejIR1vNdXAjKP4s-KXvpRo8No7V7_C8zCrAY3C4/s877/scan0081.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="877" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhja6RAQhu9TtDTsmP0NDfL5I1wPk65l8A_GzApITgkhK9sjlAZjBWJKpN8ixTfpNs0xiJ-HqhHPcAnTDTtQ7vJ4reQ8G8bn4_bb01NwdzGczQ5Ahxn6nYqE9GWXTuKRdKuomsiKddzATHDybBsRS4PejIR1vNdXAjKP4s-KXvpRo8No7V7_C8zCrAY3C4/w640-h500/scan0081.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>A look at the death zone. The East German border guards were planting land mines in the distance. The white panels allowed the border guards to more easily see people trying to go over the wall. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwElbsAoNk8AL9Kg7CTN3cugPK5InyU7CHdZG58jgJheFQ87jeK8JWmbJbip4YDgo2e-_jF9NTktEPKve0jq0jmO8Ccq7ugKwoup5gl3ua-N9V5rErg1Cv1pBks9SgIoXvDutAulfTUer47XOY7wU6N5xdeaBN7h7hO1W1FZ5w2gBBzOjPCoRyCxpWCw/s877/scan0082.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="877" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwwElbsAoNk8AL9Kg7CTN3cugPK5InyU7CHdZG58jgJheFQ87jeK8JWmbJbip4YDgo2e-_jF9NTktEPKve0jq0jmO8Ccq7ugKwoup5gl3ua-N9V5rErg1Cv1pBks9SgIoXvDutAulfTUer47XOY7wU6N5xdeaBN7h7hO1W1FZ5w2gBBzOjPCoRyCxpWCw/w640-h500/scan0082.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>Plötzensee monument. It was here that the July 20th Plotters were hung from meat hooks. An awful and unsettling place.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsM7uRvpV-NGlf9GUPvsLQOwTGhc33M5EromT8Br0Adm_5dxobpJUtM62SxImdXt2ttyWr_IHbtVMcyDusgtk8fO7AcGh7hC36o7QEVkRgVhCpNrzYfX0FXm12sdh0qKz7P0d6FxRadWN1lR9BMVnWq-tiIZwUiaxS72qy_2oxKQH8uLAfmatFO28m2E/s866/scan0084.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="714" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsM7uRvpV-NGlf9GUPvsLQOwTGhc33M5EromT8Br0Adm_5dxobpJUtM62SxImdXt2ttyWr_IHbtVMcyDusgtk8fO7AcGh7hC36o7QEVkRgVhCpNrzYfX0FXm12sdh0qKz7P0d6FxRadWN1lR9BMVnWq-tiIZwUiaxS72qy_2oxKQH8uLAfmatFO28m2E/w528-h640/scan0084.jpg" width="528" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">1936 Olympic Stadium</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9075EttRR0_9R6BoYC49xFiRXsLsmdV_I4OALI_PFUGjHcrI6NxRO_SuPIWJ4kgvgwNpYTwHmuEXmBL0zjH47PqKHWs92XFRyqz0GBsZnkB3WAg1Y3V5kw3kJOzOmIKMxIFmRb038r7llipSN45EOMqkaDVKU2szj_e97YstXx0UwV5VihVyJZpdYwA/s886/scan0075.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="886" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9075EttRR0_9R6BoYC49xFiRXsLsmdV_I4OALI_PFUGjHcrI6NxRO_SuPIWJ4kgvgwNpYTwHmuEXmBL0zjH47PqKHWs92XFRyqz0GBsZnkB3WAg1Y3V5kw3kJOzOmIKMxIFmRb038r7llipSN45EOMqkaDVKU2szj_e97YstXx0UwV5VihVyJZpdYwA/w640-h496/scan0075.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Then the day came, and we crossed into East Berlin through Check Point Charlie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xS3dsHb7jBgoc6rWlHl4rqKweMTFilWOyeW6ieHQE6J-6h_JCKHEgjnJB_hXpOFyolLpT7sJ6pAOna9WYpore1sf9KUUrvrh14DPQFXNDoCNprhzRw4pltjKrqj1lsUkIvWgML0OmJ_ZZWfmMoLAu7eSaym7Sod3Se7v2z3TS-kBMyRTEtMreesW1bk/s877/scan0076.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="877" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0xS3dsHb7jBgoc6rWlHl4rqKweMTFilWOyeW6ieHQE6J-6h_JCKHEgjnJB_hXpOFyolLpT7sJ6pAOna9WYpore1sf9KUUrvrh14DPQFXNDoCNprhzRw4pltjKrqj1lsUkIvWgML0OmJ_ZZWfmMoLAu7eSaym7Sod3Se7v2z3TS-kBMyRTEtMreesW1bk/w640-h500/scan0076.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87chu0ak7XfF54aMxWHZ5KbRlCW3riwrpXbG26msh1oWKAzdcRS_gRM06DrZa532vIUpmwifMvc5GGulMThyiX4pYRjBFefBjXQCER0YpdtRNXzI5TcOECs-6zMS_5gdeYFR2pXQxBM6MUcpkbhDbMb5FifDpxGJsHHvLTY6P-mbtKa1PTUBOFpgSovo/s877/scan0077.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="877" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87chu0ak7XfF54aMxWHZ5KbRlCW3riwrpXbG26msh1oWKAzdcRS_gRM06DrZa532vIUpmwifMvc5GGulMThyiX4pYRjBFefBjXQCER0YpdtRNXzI5TcOECs-6zMS_5gdeYFR2pXQxBM6MUcpkbhDbMb5FifDpxGJsHHvLTY6P-mbtKa1PTUBOFpgSovo/w640-h500/scan0077.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Walking through Check Point Charlie was very memorable. As we walked through the maze-like entrance, a sandbagged MG 42 tracked us...very unnerving to watch it follow us through the checkpoint. We had to exchange 25 of whatever Western currency we had for 25 worthless East German Marks. We were also told that we had to spend it all and not bring any of it out of the country. Being young and dumb, I crossed back over with a number of East German coin. And let's be honest...there was nothing to buy. Nothing...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhi72Zz6Xp_UmyRuiETX4oxkz-zHfgGeHamu1BrTPAgvwL5Tz_Iu1_yVtwQhfwfpGWA_H-peBpAjw6P6QQ2TicKIo2J2aaxq15XjJnqNRGjF1OdXIIyszUfY14Da0ytlgg2oID0s2TW981WpRL_v81SKUyzogShMSzeZHP_olSToKa_tfRhCB2E2zK_4/s886/scan0087.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="886" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWhi72Zz6Xp_UmyRuiETX4oxkz-zHfgGeHamu1BrTPAgvwL5Tz_Iu1_yVtwQhfwfpGWA_H-peBpAjw6P6QQ2TicKIo2J2aaxq15XjJnqNRGjF1OdXIIyszUfY14Da0ytlgg2oID0s2TW981WpRL_v81SKUyzogShMSzeZHP_olSToKa_tfRhCB2E2zK_4/w640-h496/scan0087.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We stood out immediately in an environment of dull...drab colors. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="859" data-original-width="1679" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBbQCX6FfALkrLCkaNa3TGWm5mVRnHPKSUgg9t8G9Pb2NZIJvFwsUrJ7AFVjpHBrck_5z0hdq_XvXN-K_L9Ry1iC-Gz23cETzDTqjk8ATLWIp_YaddVVcGQqKdPuBJsVZapYIJXMg5Bvru8LWp2jq41ma_G3dD0d5fknFULeCKM7oaHxiRnKyZLmhCqBg/w640-h328/Screenshot%202024-01-26%20131249.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The same street view today.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvySsl7_e5eNd0WC5NvI-26wQx5vN8zsKKhzZ7DchctkV9I9S_n5kdQ42a9q_nyve8QAN1ne2xkQ6H0CD4lgzSgfVYi8qS_HhQ20n-cYu3g3I3NZb_TX8c3Eue-XeSHpraDufX_ymKVeJAhzLLI8yFKM-3w6ajZaNu6-jbNeK1HHx5mzjI1lQlMvcz2g/s862/scan0071.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="862" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuvySsl7_e5eNd0WC5NvI-26wQx5vN8zsKKhzZ7DchctkV9I9S_n5kdQ42a9q_nyve8QAN1ne2xkQ6H0CD4lgzSgfVYi8qS_HhQ20n-cYu3g3I3NZb_TX8c3Eue-XeSHpraDufX_ymKVeJAhzLLI8yFKM-3w6ajZaNu6-jbNeK1HHx5mzjI1lQlMvcz2g/w640-h496/scan0071.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div>A picture, you have seen many times. This was at the Neue Wache as we watched the changing of the guard. One of the many things that took you immediately to images of the Third Reich.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6eRyRtqDcu1ox2JzbBVIEwPw1JQYMoFnEC_PRE-EDe-906Um5VLT3QMKF3YUOnNQ3QTwb7P2Sjya8LW-FcSOxS-cSdlf0_B5xGlDK_-S3Qxa1xLYzFlwI3LKHlVyK9cDynDZCFLcxkPRgOzs8vUsfNuwqUskjvBNzB7Dbsm7bri40vk6fTBgUkwuzYE/s933/Bild12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="933" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ6eRyRtqDcu1ox2JzbBVIEwPw1JQYMoFnEC_PRE-EDe-906Um5VLT3QMKF3YUOnNQ3QTwb7P2Sjya8LW-FcSOxS-cSdlf0_B5xGlDK_-S3Qxa1xLYzFlwI3LKHlVyK9cDynDZCFLcxkPRgOzs8vUsfNuwqUskjvBNzB7Dbsm7bri40vk6fTBgUkwuzYE/w640-h360/Bild12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-TuiqPNzdXZlRT3xRQAmY4k-oo8NaYE0ev3J1fhM2vqjd8zVet64Dr_eOZIxzrKSzLvc2iCctMNAWoOnQQilEw-xjDnn6gnApa787se9fwCEj2DlUy1NKhdWdbvAvd1I3p7eTRXqmMvkPqf9y0TcOlbI6P07dXusTpd3ecu0qpR3aNfue_6eroeGkYA/s877/scan0072.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="877" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu-TuiqPNzdXZlRT3xRQAmY4k-oo8NaYE0ev3J1fhM2vqjd8zVet64Dr_eOZIxzrKSzLvc2iCctMNAWoOnQQilEw-xjDnn6gnApa787se9fwCEj2DlUy1NKhdWdbvAvd1I3p7eTRXqmMvkPqf9y0TcOlbI6P07dXusTpd3ecu0qpR3aNfue_6eroeGkYA/w640-h500/scan0072.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdygpi_Sa5eBAYw0UxIeI74xpFscrZLiiQwcs8fwUGpu8W6aCZ4UhpCl6gYTfAt87Liw45iiYKN380ipNY9fPvumqVSLWi2grNd3OqFDg7TQVaJB0Kg5a6Ne4fm1iR-9GuTbdWs_drt7hMRGGrMGUYsV1lOQdzy7xzaU0FMc5UJ3Ob4UF_7JoSocwMtzo/s866/scan0073.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="866" data-original-width="705" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdygpi_Sa5eBAYw0UxIeI74xpFscrZLiiQwcs8fwUGpu8W6aCZ4UhpCl6gYTfAt87Liw45iiYKN380ipNY9fPvumqVSLWi2grNd3OqFDg7TQVaJB0Kg5a6Ne4fm1iR-9GuTbdWs_drt7hMRGGrMGUYsV1lOQdzy7xzaU0FMc5UJ3Ob4UF_7JoSocwMtzo/w522-h640/scan0073.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCECSucBkiI6HbQEdOIKs37J_If5XgaRKHRl_BwQBcBTMhhwwsj8WPQiwGQhyQ6I9msibsZqx_uiE6FN_6rwMoZBHsFX3pBgpBVCZKk0afTomiIx8PVff5cC8mC09p1NRsa1qS_c9NrCfo533NgZpzG0cJUg52AWVMpskuqIIRHUlcfM1qHZ2pGXUqRI/s933/Bild08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="525" data-original-width="933" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGCECSucBkiI6HbQEdOIKs37J_If5XgaRKHRl_BwQBcBTMhhwwsj8WPQiwGQhyQ6I9msibsZqx_uiE6FN_6rwMoZBHsFX3pBgpBVCZKk0afTomiIx8PVff5cC8mC09p1NRsa1qS_c9NrCfo533NgZpzG0cJUg52AWVMpskuqIIRHUlcfM1qHZ2pGXUqRI/w640-h360/Bild08.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6hVDBHhlcC2twM-C6HWDyx-xIeETg5vSgvmyhqg-p4_Ix4sIZfu2Yp3DNddl9viA_eGD3bm6BbRJJcn3AiyNi8yVbGsod94RXPzmOEy7vjUHa1bdminAPlShJSwM1fvwk2vW2hxmIQ-2XzakT82hqzhXksSEM9LHnd1kc3eGLYwiNshUOLgvwSvKupU/s876/scan0086.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="876" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp6hVDBHhlcC2twM-C6HWDyx-xIeETg5vSgvmyhqg-p4_Ix4sIZfu2Yp3DNddl9viA_eGD3bm6BbRJJcn3AiyNi8yVbGsod94RXPzmOEy7vjUHa1bdminAPlShJSwM1fvwk2vW2hxmIQ-2XzakT82hqzhXksSEM9LHnd1kc3eGLYwiNshUOLgvwSvKupU/w640-h502/scan0086.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">We spent lunchtime at the Alexander Platz. The two boys on the bench were believed to be secret police. They attached themselves to our group from the moment we crossed over at Check Point Charlie. We couldn't shake them. They tried taking us into various Communist stores filled with pictures of Gorbachev. And we knew something was up when they made fun of East German Police officers we passed much to our instant terror. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdKduX4EHq_53Hi1Oyjh58HtcFTR7KtIIcnAYKHxZ6GEK-DlwLIg3N5hMcPFsaqRD8HgSP3ijmzGttyiMxOY7YdxxcjWXUbc7OcrJNyK1Xe2yM78WmKSezHN3MN2BJcY1YvBIRT0hSNFcBqVMhWcmSb-22wLgsZrLL2Sz28tejQ2ko6DA2wvM-XXnhss/s1310/Berliln%2012.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="1310" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigdKduX4EHq_53Hi1Oyjh58HtcFTR7KtIIcnAYKHxZ6GEK-DlwLIg3N5hMcPFsaqRD8HgSP3ijmzGttyiMxOY7YdxxcjWXUbc7OcrJNyK1Xe2yM78WmKSezHN3MN2BJcY1YvBIRT0hSNFcBqVMhWcmSb-22wLgsZrLL2Sz28tejQ2ko6DA2wvM-XXnhss/w640-h510/Berliln%2012.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Here we are talking with these two East German youths, who we suspected were undercover police and this is also an "Illegal" photograph. We were told that we could not photograph any public transit while in East Berlin. I inadvertently captured the S-Bahn as it went by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnbvRjtECWTVYa2wCvIrSO-F4f2ultq4DW-vGO68dg4e9LTWKFEPpW-c5-WV8slkEpHmVxkedufV172ExscsO1H8XKOzhBUWjL5MVDe4dSgKCeOWyW_Vh9b6hcYtz_9lAl8GNzGR545KUEiEOT9MGKb8dAtVbsB8EfbW58JtPpPk-c1MgGKycIWJ4o2E/s872/R92.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="872" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDnbvRjtECWTVYa2wCvIrSO-F4f2ultq4DW-vGO68dg4e9LTWKFEPpW-c5-WV8slkEpHmVxkedufV172ExscsO1H8XKOzhBUWjL5MVDe4dSgKCeOWyW_Vh9b6hcYtz_9lAl8GNzGR545KUEiEOT9MGKb8dAtVbsB8EfbW58JtPpPk-c1MgGKycIWJ4o2E/w640-h504/R92.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> The Pergamon Altar was the primary focus of our visit that day. The street directly behind this museum was still bombed out forty years after the battle.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9HQzfyd1nIVo3TFa5v1k_L40B8Sk0oiB3zqCpsLMNEQBdV5uFbpRSPhSfJDmFFMDlsQxtoSOaDdYde_bBdKq92Zv96rf2eaJCVIX4CxDdID3g765gmlJ8pf4YEK2Yd5g_2bg4Kv_GvFWrBY7B6kYR82mPVBo3kvR2BtoIosSuLc51zZCR-CWYRi6WbE/s2048/Pergamonmuseum_Pergamonaltar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2048" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY9HQzfyd1nIVo3TFa5v1k_L40B8Sk0oiB3zqCpsLMNEQBdV5uFbpRSPhSfJDmFFMDlsQxtoSOaDdYde_bBdKq92Zv96rf2eaJCVIX4CxDdID3g765gmlJ8pf4YEK2Yd5g_2bg4Kv_GvFWrBY7B6kYR82mPVBo3kvR2BtoIosSuLc51zZCR-CWYRi6WbE/w640-h460/Pergamonmuseum_Pergamonaltar.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A very impressive piece of ancient architecture.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpeJ9_xZK3UbQniwPkqm0AC3KhDro1_IfhdT1ZcPpSu1K2OzQ2F1e_66qbPCAnAYRHCTKGJ7ed9lbZDbD3x8h9iRldbPwyxin9ygZ6muPMVGpdUXBNNLFWoIvdIQo24bxgo9Ss3NK2czN_EthC_ETbGlokITO7hR0Wvbl2k89kk8eugfFtP97jncOeAHg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="696" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpeJ9_xZK3UbQniwPkqm0AC3KhDro1_IfhdT1ZcPpSu1K2OzQ2F1e_66qbPCAnAYRHCTKGJ7ed9lbZDbD3x8h9iRldbPwyxin9ygZ6muPMVGpdUXBNNLFWoIvdIQo24bxgo9Ss3NK2czN_EthC_ETbGlokITO7hR0Wvbl2k89kk8eugfFtP97jncOeAHg=w310-h400" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ok...thanks for indulging my wanderings back in time. Now on to ASL. Our game for the night would be CH 13 Raise the Red Banner! Dan and I had different scenario cards as I had an older version of this module. And yes, they were different. Additionally, I chose to use the counters provided by CH. I wanted a chance to actually utilize them if only this one time. They aren't bad counters, but in one case my AFV counters were for the ATS system and not for Squads & Leaders. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The maps are great, but...but the seam between them runs right through the Reichstag. I don't think that was too swift. At any rate, it's not that big a deal.</div><br /></div></div>This is a night scenario. I initially didn't pick up on that as the Turn Record Track was not greyed out, which normally indicates a night scenario.</div><div><br /></div><div>This would be the fourth night scenario in a row for Dan and me. Let me just say that's too many.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TqdnrdyaYALE53uPnme3oavvtn4OJa04RJloz8RlqFzdFAwN9IBqiGgEt0Pj7y7Prv52tAXLKmtpvb3tlPY8uUg0dRq8r3EkdxT7nY_RqV1HNKX8dUvLBWqJ4mxJXf8KpMJfNp9mGIvnu-DS3PNJsLVp082K-mW6ulZgYdvAdBzgY5A5Ve-by6n7efg/s960/Battle-for-berlin-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TqdnrdyaYALE53uPnme3oavvtn4OJa04RJloz8RlqFzdFAwN9IBqiGgEt0Pj7y7Prv52tAXLKmtpvb3tlPY8uUg0dRq8r3EkdxT7nY_RqV1HNKX8dUvLBWqJ4mxJXf8KpMJfNp9mGIvnu-DS3PNJsLVp082K-mW6ulZgYdvAdBzgY5A5Ve-by6n7efg/w640-h400/Battle-for-berlin-8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Reichstag would be the focus of tonight's scenario. I made a special point to visit the Reichstag and it was certainly an odd feeling to walk its steps. It's one of those places where you know you are walking in the middle of one of the war's most vicious battles. Sady, I was out of film while at the Reichstag...so got no pics. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuDGO75jsI5d3xZ4kO4I2ol3OEgP8rnKdrMLO3W6Mv5Eqzp8Xf6FLm0HL5VTDbbthZc6moUL9IQZwfoDqCN_7JqQS_xWO0gByr3k5ExOU1aNEJ03fNYaInQs-wgwDh3xPbMWMiASJgXz0YBDQZyTBO0t1pwJwjZt-GK_0tLSW9nfsJldU9Cu4vQCpNmA/s936/whqdewbzc4r51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="775" data-original-width="936" height="530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBuDGO75jsI5d3xZ4kO4I2ol3OEgP8rnKdrMLO3W6Mv5Eqzp8Xf6FLm0HL5VTDbbthZc6moUL9IQZwfoDqCN_7JqQS_xWO0gByr3k5ExOU1aNEJ03fNYaInQs-wgwDh3xPbMWMiASJgXz0YBDQZyTBO0t1pwJwjZt-GK_0tLSW9nfsJldU9Cu4vQCpNmA/w640-h530/whqdewbzc4r51.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, I would command elements of the SS Anhalt Battalion and Berlin Volkssturm. This force would consist of 8 x 6-5-8's, and 6 x 4-3-6's led by a 9-2, 2 x 8-0's and 2 x 7-0's with 2 x HMG's, 2 x MMG's, 3 x LMG's, 2 x Panzerschreck, 36 Mine Factors and 3 x Borg B IV's...what the heck are these you ask??</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgunw3UPLLUHPDIm16dobnpAiNrY73B2WgRnQQ0yemq0rCbFABNHR50RSUAfWA0k1NrN0WYwUVQmdLBoLXhWWfRF9sAzWPO0hkgn9oulbkUfS-DrtQq_Xz-ftD9QHBXFDRGctR0jQhsJdxoVXfHgoYHLQv1roJ1og66tnnfdljuvedc0VW7FEmNNewU-s/s800/6431452727_99ae593fc9_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="800" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgunw3UPLLUHPDIm16dobnpAiNrY73B2WgRnQQ0yemq0rCbFABNHR50RSUAfWA0k1NrN0WYwUVQmdLBoLXhWWfRF9sAzWPO0hkgn9oulbkUfS-DrtQq_Xz-ftD9QHBXFDRGctR0jQhsJdxoVXfHgoYHLQv1roJ1og66tnnfdljuvedc0VW7FEmNNewU-s/w400-h281/6431452727_99ae593fc9_c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Borg do-hickey is a Panzerfaust equipped AFV that has a rate of fire of 2 and by SSR a -2 on the to hit. Apparently carried 6 Panzerfausts into action. I would have three of these worthless excuses for an AFV. My counters for these were incorrect as they were the ATS version. Dan had the correct version. Also, these were marked as normal size. I would argue that these are small at the very least...see what I did there!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfqzVyRBuZ6l11XZ2VjoDsVvBfoka-Xdmjx7h4aOEbW_ED4bNFAfaufkuKifk-ozIt1GDZGFYrEJzMDa4N7zK0EQbOIrlc4yvDlnQUitFBZAxd0jcl-MWakii511un-_qaUmCZ7iEz5FDb0-5zxVS5EIf_V9B5EtQf7mpHlafnzomeiJCoRrf_VxjC14/s1200/berlinexperiences_battleofberlin1945_maydayorders.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="809" data-original-width="1200" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpfqzVyRBuZ6l11XZ2VjoDsVvBfoka-Xdmjx7h4aOEbW_ED4bNFAfaufkuKifk-ozIt1GDZGFYrEJzMDa4N7zK0EQbOIrlc4yvDlnQUitFBZAxd0jcl-MWakii511un-_qaUmCZ7iEz5FDb0-5zxVS5EIf_V9B5EtQf7mpHlafnzomeiJCoRrf_VxjC14/w640-h432/berlinexperiences_battleofberlin1945_maydayorders.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Soviets, Dan would command elements of the 3rd Battalion, 756th Rifle Regiment, 150th Rifle Division. His force would consist of 3 x 6-2-9's, 7 x 6-2-8's, 12 x 4-5-8's, and 7 x 2-2-8's led by a 9-2, and 3 x 8-1's with 2 x HMG's, 2 x MMG's, 5 x LMG's, 2 x 50 MTR's, 2 x Flamethrowers, 4 x DC's, 6 x Tanks, and 2 x 82 MTRs, 2 x 76 ARTY's, 1 x 152 ARTY and 2 x 203 ARTY's. </div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">So, you see that the Russian Player has some amazing Artillery...but this is a night scenario with a starting NVR of 6, which step reduces by 1 each turn until Turn 5 when it stops at 2 for the duration of the game. Dan's artillery would play no role in this game. Couldn't see and when they could...couldn't hit. Keep in mind that the Reichstag is a fortified building with every hex at +5 and Germans inside the Reichstag are fanatic. Good luck Comrade!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1XnTUB8xVIpJ3eabYvKSby88ksO-JKi5Bvac-pzge85Lo5Q_vnrvrjcL0Zp59x3WPYLetTBRBc9vQPsQt-iOGsB53JrbpI1fGLW5p8i-Zs_A1aPCuZl7ZRB2WWYSBQu8uA1SRSnLXIFG0vRZMeIb3O3YqgQMWKeBvDaeQnI4Qwq2OeeZEKHeKqQ3Zfk/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1XnTUB8xVIpJ3eabYvKSby88ksO-JKi5Bvac-pzge85Lo5Q_vnrvrjcL0Zp59x3WPYLetTBRBc9vQPsQt-iOGsB53JrbpI1fGLW5p8i-Zs_A1aPCuZl7ZRB2WWYSBQu8uA1SRSnLXIFG0vRZMeIb3O3YqgQMWKeBvDaeQnI4Qwq2OeeZEKHeKqQ3Zfk/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Russians must attack across the open park areas and into the fortified Reichstag. They have good, combined arms force to make the attack. The 9-2 will lead the rifle troops across the shell holes from the north to attack the building from the north while the 8-1 will attack with the engineers through the orchards from the south. Hopefully the guns will get hits in the night."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mNCyfanRvF-3TZSI2Zq5Lv0y7ucpHJNi1sanawSKdK2Q62KJLGs_ihJdVkxowtDvO88ezF8not9zh7lW7wcpfL5VTpF2hyphenhyphenuwTHzbKH2f05ImW4jS9tB13J48OjGYvPdcA5BDh-xAq4e_G2MPFcGS3BpGaQq5KYINbY3gcN6SdIa4NGNkF6xySm0Ol-I/s2394/IMG_4307.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2394" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3mNCyfanRvF-3TZSI2Zq5Lv0y7ucpHJNi1sanawSKdK2Q62KJLGs_ihJdVkxowtDvO88ezF8not9zh7lW7wcpfL5VTpF2hyphenhyphenuwTHzbKH2f05ImW4jS9tB13J48OjGYvPdcA5BDh-xAq4e_G2MPFcGS3BpGaQq5KYINbY3gcN6SdIa4NGNkF6xySm0Ol-I/w640-h526/IMG_4307.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My setup was pretty straightforward. I would need to hold all four corners and control the staircases. I would have a stand-up fight in the forward trench and then fall back into the Reichstag. My 4-3-6's were out front to fire off Panzerfausts.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QltiEWUeuw03pKZHDpOYaPi5lxVu9hjhhGnqV8XhPLzg7rZ6xxJzH0qLyl2poBtXcsZidK0pHBz1leiqWq2tbh4DIVEJXe5H9nQS72NV3dAZhYyKLzB_XR01D-qJ9zCVMY_y4rhqIC8qS4gpbtyqa9sRftWYNSaSOzeJQU49ugAMbpE0xGUlx27vOyI/s1122/post-1_image2-30.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1049" data-original-width="1122" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_QltiEWUeuw03pKZHDpOYaPi5lxVu9hjhhGnqV8XhPLzg7rZ6xxJzH0qLyl2poBtXcsZidK0pHBz1leiqWq2tbh4DIVEJXe5H9nQS72NV3dAZhYyKLzB_XR01D-qJ9zCVMY_y4rhqIC8qS4gpbtyqa9sRftWYNSaSOzeJQU49ugAMbpE0xGUlx27vOyI/w400-h374/post-1_image2-30.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmKsl1sHr7rI0D6kQJqLjIGZSbPw-6pYFm7ilYGkxZJvR70m4pCAE3Xy284xXXlp_xQvRzpJPOMdeG4w-jyO7GaNluTA73ifWCQWp4b7BTCYWjNgnA1bga6f0qp9B7UehdUCcspmoM4pVjjzu2CzTTG7Wp79PCE7B0JRWr40w_W1MtHIZH7KVxtAISbY/s2385/IMG_4308.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1952" data-original-width="2385" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUmKsl1sHr7rI0D6kQJqLjIGZSbPw-6pYFm7ilYGkxZJvR70m4pCAE3Xy284xXXlp_xQvRzpJPOMdeG4w-jyO7GaNluTA73ifWCQWp4b7BTCYWjNgnA1bga6f0qp9B7UehdUCcspmoM4pVjjzu2CzTTG7Wp79PCE7B0JRWr40w_W1MtHIZH7KVxtAISbY/w640-h524/IMG_4308.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 - Dan's 82 Mortar would like up the joint with an IR. His ARTY would fire but get no hits. He would then advance from the north and the south. I would lose two of Borgs at the outset. One would take a 76L Hit and be knocked out. The other would be hit by the Sniper and then abandoned. Just like that I was down to a single BORG. One of Dan's SU-76's would MALF its MA and then 6 itself to RECALLED.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOPFoR36gIWNfJbHs50tWNQqOpadn8_yzNuv5Kb_0CR4rq-u2Bom1eOLYZMlZi3ltzFigh7O7zAHXkaNGqXFFqWzpUd34F611VyCHt9d5pc0crAu-OGqI1kw_tiaSKiZxPG58TG4G7IWmufsC6tcaMXbkY7b-Y9lx-CwzDNudl3NI0EIE26fHViA1Oz4/s800/10-Most-Lethal-Snipers-of-WWII-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJOPFoR36gIWNfJbHs50tWNQqOpadn8_yzNuv5Kb_0CR4rq-u2Bom1eOLYZMlZi3ltzFigh7O7zAHXkaNGqXFFqWzpUd34F611VyCHt9d5pc0crAu-OGqI1kw_tiaSKiZxPG58TG4G7IWmufsC6tcaMXbkY7b-Y9lx-CwzDNudl3NI0EIE26fHViA1Oz4/s320/10-Most-Lethal-Snipers-of-WWII-4.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpX7OsReflFefLaZzDfXjglOQf0lp2rAYN7qzKM4JjQYpfO1HkqgSPh1trIiK3eMrPmfSkJB8_pkMAX5x7OQtNKKR8dZd-7Uv49Q3j9TGUnqA209TqzvBj2ZkPxjelscvJ_bjs_GSHnC3prTzIoOpSvvd_WSoQFloIKoeCtkj3fby8rvrcsAc0ObQht4/s2268/IMG_4310.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="2268" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGpX7OsReflFefLaZzDfXjglOQf0lp2rAYN7qzKM4JjQYpfO1HkqgSPh1trIiK3eMrPmfSkJB8_pkMAX5x7OQtNKKR8dZd-7Uv49Q3j9TGUnqA209TqzvBj2ZkPxjelscvJ_bjs_GSHnC3prTzIoOpSvvd_WSoQFloIKoeCtkj3fby8rvrcsAc0ObQht4/w640-h480/IMG_4310.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The southern assault would outpace the boys in the north. The Orchards provided more cover from my HMG on that side.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiZ2Cx-Ro623ZD2mNWSiecVlrGZ7IjrBMSg2vHZpOrkzo6nqzxkIbEu53znGsf86BM-UCXBdmwZjFqbqU7-Bd3yV4e5zqikPmwNCie_osloIK0yYPLG3wEqro5lbxAvILDMCZgakseKop3nt71aoopDfAUsRFuMN6oPivoM6cUZH15qQw5DzK51DhIP0/s2404/IMG_4312.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1901" data-original-width="2404" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOiZ2Cx-Ro623ZD2mNWSiecVlrGZ7IjrBMSg2vHZpOrkzo6nqzxkIbEu53znGsf86BM-UCXBdmwZjFqbqU7-Bd3yV4e5zqikPmwNCie_osloIK0yYPLG3wEqro5lbxAvILDMCZgakseKop3nt71aoopDfAUsRFuMN6oPivoM6cUZH15qQw5DzK51DhIP0/w640-h506/IMG_4312.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan continued his attack. The NVR had gone from 6 to 5 and so Dan's ARTY was largely silent. He moved cautiously among the shell holes in the north but swept into me from the south. We traded breaks and some casualty reductions. His SU-152 moved to the back of the Reichstag.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOyoA9J3xKgfjua1w1XNL4913jKkv5KInpga7mhSV7M1FSh942S95-_22aXBteck19ZUS7M12qCqhgNx78tFDFHEqLsdACyxBH6VzJEx93ZVVHL505hyphenhyphenPGOKJ4gpgpB_QUWfwElhRmDIDwZ8NWL9R-LMT5xavKx5Hyc2cm3Y3d7ZWTRpD-qqbRnpJGm0/s320/yywUts.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKOyoA9J3xKgfjua1w1XNL4913jKkv5KInpga7mhSV7M1FSh942S95-_22aXBteck19ZUS7M12qCqhgNx78tFDFHEqLsdACyxBH6VzJEx93ZVVHL505hyphenhyphenPGOKJ4gpgpB_QUWfwElhRmDIDwZ8NWL9R-LMT5xavKx5Hyc2cm3Y3d7ZWTRpD-qqbRnpJGm0/w400-h225/yywUts.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPm5mvnQYXs24n_utNDm3T6ClyZr10_p7i1JSOa5O_3XcNKLxfA98LyCXjQZNz8rm1yjBSjsilYtT_kRn4CmtuRC_lMYB3Q9x23Ip4BdRpjfb8uL0t7TvdxN7wGvyZD1Lt2HPMyCsrZjiraXlVI0lmG9VxyL1vmqkvbYJcVXz5G03uAHOd2q0xEij7lI/s2992/IMG_4313.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPm5mvnQYXs24n_utNDm3T6ClyZr10_p7i1JSOa5O_3XcNKLxfA98LyCXjQZNz8rm1yjBSjsilYtT_kRn4CmtuRC_lMYB3Q9x23Ip4BdRpjfb8uL0t7TvdxN7wGvyZD1Lt2HPMyCsrZjiraXlVI0lmG9VxyL1vmqkvbYJcVXz5G03uAHOd2q0xEij7lI/w640-h640/IMG_4313.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's armor force had also been weakened. An SU-76 had been recalled and his flame throwing T-34 had been knocked out by a Panzerfaust.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOoIFq6CbGQ34loh3DgpOCuFspxc5pBFH3zaIOu56-Mg49pZtl0EQu1Jy9K8gpA-aSs-LOrsDsKFwAwIHxkQKtQ7iqXPTCOfGG4Ndo6paZRRZ3wZ174njZ5H4GXaV31pryMQyZVui-rTVxHrSBw8K8dxIkjrcGT2LU5eIVShakXbnbEgAp6KF7wLnQWs/s736/04dbf271a61484604cfd5ffdd6c15349.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="471" data-original-width="736" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOoIFq6CbGQ34loh3DgpOCuFspxc5pBFH3zaIOu56-Mg49pZtl0EQu1Jy9K8gpA-aSs-LOrsDsKFwAwIHxkQKtQ7iqXPTCOfGG4Ndo6paZRRZ3wZ174njZ5H4GXaV31pryMQyZVui-rTVxHrSBw8K8dxIkjrcGT2LU5eIVShakXbnbEgAp6KF7wLnQWs/w400-h256/04dbf271a61484604cfd5ffdd6c15349.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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My last BORG had been turned into burning wreck. So, My AT capability as down to the Landsers with 2 x Panzerschrecks and their many Panzerfausts.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt9aEX1R0ya4VhDvPQOMnTri5rxSFhtRevu4JbJFwEsj_l75GSqv0eGmDnYjK-eQuJ6EGGPZCHf_c0OfLvtAJSvEpuz3v0tBFlcLZfrZtkSSQEyPI9DhfzFMM1rio7m-tek7XPOxlAnpldmibnzZZODKZaXyu3Uf6pP6-2dsiBoVcDNHhpRI_SjWQAgY/s278/images%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="181" data-original-width="278" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKt9aEX1R0ya4VhDvPQOMnTri5rxSFhtRevu4JbJFwEsj_l75GSqv0eGmDnYjK-eQuJ6EGGPZCHf_c0OfLvtAJSvEpuz3v0tBFlcLZfrZtkSSQEyPI9DhfzFMM1rio7m-tek7XPOxlAnpldmibnzZZODKZaXyu3Uf6pP6-2dsiBoVcDNHhpRI_SjWQAgY/w640-h416/images%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQHxZ_-qndawYQiyxzJjUChBHoxTw2SwKFq7YuYfwAmW6jT80ZxRURYbds2B4oLYqvRAnL0PrXBjFs1s4V2H_eF5Cjpv_lCkLo-NZCOSm8_yYGns3CZHJ-2RwFZkBRobZfrCCSYk3ly7sxIv4yInAhfYKajj6bP6nxdTcLTc0FcOb-X3MbN86Ixp0CHg/s2264/IMG_4318.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1694" data-original-width="2264" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQHxZ_-qndawYQiyxzJjUChBHoxTw2SwKFq7YuYfwAmW6jT80ZxRURYbds2B4oLYqvRAnL0PrXBjFs1s4V2H_eF5Cjpv_lCkLo-NZCOSm8_yYGns3CZHJ-2RwFZkBRobZfrCCSYk3ly7sxIv4yInAhfYKajj6bP6nxdTcLTc0FcOb-X3MbN86Ixp0CHg/w640-h478/IMG_4318.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dans IS-2 would put me into VBM freeze in the front of the Reichstag. His SU-152 would come around the south side and be knocked out with a faust.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zQ5d-empAeHMqgSgV-oGEN65fSiFHeF17aFHvqMjvceGNtl8omwY5uKUAEkpMqwU-7JgEq-g6KcAw_-4yYhdFSmCs9f73jT0-iqnaEPwOJWp3gRZIp_s5kjUlj4TwcyMgKil4Ed0lOlHJsOIErqK2d2HRqtG50z47nZe-lLmHuwU8CK4s5BtmlpRNug/s381/ISU-152-chernobyl.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="381" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zQ5d-empAeHMqgSgV-oGEN65fSiFHeF17aFHvqMjvceGNtl8omwY5uKUAEkpMqwU-7JgEq-g6KcAw_-4yYhdFSmCs9f73jT0-iqnaEPwOJWp3gRZIp_s5kjUlj4TwcyMgKil4Ed0lOlHJsOIErqK2d2HRqtG50z47nZe-lLmHuwU8CK4s5BtmlpRNug/s320/ISU-152-chernobyl.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkiHX6_tZDqvFtmWHeT6C8D3nC87cL5cK6nWsxnRLyrY3FVtzMITkw1YcI7_W7Dj-Nocl4IuL77DPF_pBIL2nOgEOEL-Hbp-IFzGf_lY0YXo08CzBB22_vUoPklymqpUr56-4joyz6Q2iQa00aM-qK9FYlM1YUFyM3y9SyfJICh_qrtJ0aeQyjMROGn4/s2493/IMG_4319.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2493" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYkiHX6_tZDqvFtmWHeT6C8D3nC87cL5cK6nWsxnRLyrY3FVtzMITkw1YcI7_W7Dj-Nocl4IuL77DPF_pBIL2nOgEOEL-Hbp-IFzGf_lY0YXo08CzBB22_vUoPklymqpUr56-4joyz6Q2iQa00aM-qK9FYlM1YUFyM3y9SyfJICh_qrtJ0aeQyjMROGn4/w640-h388/IMG_4319.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we complete the fourth turn, Dan gave the concession. His southern force was down to single flag bearing squad. The northern force was in place, but the Germans would concentrate in the north and be very stuff to wrinkle out of the fortified Reichstag. Additionally, the NVR would to 2 on Turn 5 and make it tough for the long-range supporting fire to do much without illumination. I think also that Dan and myself included were just exhausted from too many night games in a row. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn7xlpSefbQKTXkhaDhZwQlt2DCUWY-iqOZreuiC6atuHQvXHkOJ9zl0hsF9x4_Lkl4orwkrxKpR8GCno68Xshdm_N20EM4oEzHXmji3910sx17s0M2LT0phSVJZuJ5v1wQJGn_mFypSSnAdQth6_czTmN3NfR4d84rwqz7oC7gww-i3Enw900q_D5Jg/s2992/IMG_4320.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvn7xlpSefbQKTXkhaDhZwQlt2DCUWY-iqOZreuiC6atuHQvXHkOJ9zl0hsF9x4_Lkl4orwkrxKpR8GCno68Xshdm_N20EM4oEzHXmji3910sx17s0M2LT0phSVJZuJ5v1wQJGn_mFypSSnAdQth6_czTmN3NfR4d84rwqz7oC7gww-i3Enw900q_D5Jg/w640-h640/IMG_4320.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Little did we know some high-ranking bad guys were watching the action from offboard...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkBfNcaH-nVilZ8fE5kNrbdrljhLRgk9bhyphenhyphen5T1j3UpZWNjYzMbBbd2PxQaEEQ3fEbO2jca2AUbuTA_1p6NGzcT_T_yFhMITFukjQy78OfWQkcx_fHJKrAvglu6SYiXlGfhM0HH9rAn9PhYJUF2u6_fiW-RucK5VAhnKrlyo0kARrDUTLFgkmJh_FXPbk/s250/Helmuth_Weidling.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="250" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJkBfNcaH-nVilZ8fE5kNrbdrljhLRgk9bhyphenhyphen5T1j3UpZWNjYzMbBbd2PxQaEEQ3fEbO2jca2AUbuTA_1p6NGzcT_T_yFhMITFukjQy78OfWQkcx_fHJKrAvglu6SYiXlGfhM0HH9rAn9PhYJUF2u6_fiW-RucK5VAhnKrlyo0kARrDUTLFgkmJh_FXPbk/w640-h361/Helmuth_Weidling.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">General Weidling would get the news that the Reichstag was still in German hands. But for how long...</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My thanks to Dan for indulging a playing of this Critical Hit production. I had honestly wanted to see Dan's Russians prevail and lift the Red Banner over the Reichstag. But it wasn't meant to be on this occasion. Too much went wrong for the Russians and just enough went right for the Germans to hang on. Nonetheless...another great weekend of ASL. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As January ends, Dan and I have played 10 official games and 2 playtests. We are off to a great 2024.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z-VesCJ9ZRlW-hKog1cB-jr4Q2IpUxrIpiArQPo50IPqjlgGXT4VNwMBD-xnHo0i-d2bLUITey53RKrak8li-ueFa8Wkqt1ekTQOWw9LnkW4VsUY_mkzicjlHBk1LaDQ-0vMm9NSI-eTsDdN2k8xu3fyPr0YJC0hn_QE_WbqkVNVIvY_yd-hBs1j33o/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z-VesCJ9ZRlW-hKog1cB-jr4Q2IpUxrIpiArQPo50IPqjlgGXT4VNwMBD-xnHo0i-d2bLUITey53RKrak8li-ueFa8Wkqt1ekTQOWw9LnkW4VsUY_mkzicjlHBk1LaDQ-0vMm9NSI-eTsDdN2k8xu3fyPr0YJC0hn_QE_WbqkVNVIvY_yd-hBs1j33o/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The orchard protected the German 9-2 MG position from any prep fire from the guns and the 9-2 gunned down the attacking FT and demo teams. The Russian tanks, after destroying the German vehicles had no effect on the building as the +5 fortified building and night +1 made it almost impossible to hit anything. The guns could not hit the Germans as they cannot gain acquisition at night. This scenario is difficult to make combined arms attack due to night. Reminding us all that night belongs to the infantry. There was also some difficulty with having different versions of the module that have been produced by Critical Hit. But we made it work. My thanks to Grumble Jones for another great HASL game!"</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLmi-3UF4UT0mbU-hwYEDsw27OrKMBOu9RCP832NIc001IuSpmuOf2DapPhcJG5gUToNu3Z6jYVDwYlMSz5WQUvxPDKCPFeSZTfaYkZgIQbKM5B6DLVXxDrxlWb8KpNTvSugU3XLjNgxxjeJhzBnMPQzM3pNsqM-x-aOA8YXCjWEVb6DKyC1M78Bv6u8/s520/51f4b8_3dee412e779e440a8508b547c9044cf5~mv2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="520" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLmi-3UF4UT0mbU-hwYEDsw27OrKMBOu9RCP832NIc001IuSpmuOf2DapPhcJG5gUToNu3Z6jYVDwYlMSz5WQUvxPDKCPFeSZTfaYkZgIQbKM5B6DLVXxDrxlWb8KpNTvSugU3XLjNgxxjeJhzBnMPQzM3pNsqM-x-aOA8YXCjWEVb6DKyC1M78Bv6u8/w640-h270/51f4b8_3dee412e779e440a8508b547c9044cf5~mv2.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on our Berlin Adventure.</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will return next week for a Play Test of a Chinese Civil War Scenario!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you!</span></b></div><br /></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-61530244472213263902024-01-07T12:58:00.004-06:002024-01-07T13:02:53.808-06:00Our Games ASL Scenario PB4 Killean's Red and ASL RB2 Blood & Guts<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKUhT5flvlloB0-TCWx2ZqAI1q9nZo63I2tm2_6mX8XVMhZyiZ3dHs-P99bxXGZQhP4vvlpNvdH8dVrvYxb8jhh1S4aOKMDTM4jvFpbIBUjxPs-XtAYTsCquoDDPOCZgVAOwq-wKSF9WLItYnUOoc7tGv2S2fi3rKPPtI6vsZ5OmJyWi44-xLiRX4As0/s490/richard%20todd.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="490" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKUhT5flvlloB0-TCWx2ZqAI1q9nZo63I2tm2_6mX8XVMhZyiZ3dHs-P99bxXGZQhP4vvlpNvdH8dVrvYxb8jhh1S4aOKMDTM4jvFpbIBUjxPs-XtAYTsCquoDDPOCZgVAOwq-wKSF9WLItYnUOoc7tGv2S2fi3rKPPtI6vsZ5OmJyWi44-xLiRX4As0/w640-h272/richard%20todd.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">For our second game of 2024, Dan and I would start with PB4 Killean's Red from Pegasus Bridge. Spreading out that map brought back memories of playing the Coupe de Main CG back in 2014. My playing of the Pegasus Bridge CG remains as one of the greatest ASL memories. Dan had not played any of the Pegasus Bridge scenarios, Killean's Red was an excellent introduction to this scenario. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUsZV1rKDsexDKQrO1IaM0vfeVKtHJEd8jZtLDe43TELzpdFXgRAtPpVSlJSlVymHGACy9Q9ztX_6z_5XIipEvm7a3zvNtI6ghz7zoR0-EmxCmtB-2dNm6g0qjkUUzPz4YgKbtPy4P-pnT7mSqQaGW1b5lfjaDOok080ITQGG1XyPcoEImMAdbpPTDys/s400/unnamed%20(1).jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="319" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVUsZV1rKDsexDKQrO1IaM0vfeVKtHJEd8jZtLDe43TELzpdFXgRAtPpVSlJSlVymHGACy9Q9ztX_6z_5XIipEvm7a3zvNtI6ghz7zoR0-EmxCmtB-2dNm6g0qjkUUzPz4YgKbtPy4P-pnT7mSqQaGW1b5lfjaDOok080ITQGG1XyPcoEImMAdbpPTDys/w319-h400/unnamed%20(1).jpg" width="319" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Designed by Tim Van Sant, PB4 Killean's Red covers the actions of the British Ox & Bucks as they dealt with sniper fire. A German sniper in the steeple of the L' Eglise De Benouville. The sniper was severely restricting British movement and something had to be done to eliminate him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The British moved up the walls surrounding the church, but were pinned down. Private Killean with the British troops grabbed a Piat and successfully hit and killed the sniper. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Unfortunately, this particular sniper was not alone and other snipers would continue to plague the British throughout the afternoon of June 6th. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had played this scenario once before in 2011 and lost as the attacking British. I would play this time and lose as the defending Germans. Apparently, I should not be drinking Killian's Red!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6B27Q1GV-NfiNiETjvTvgTW9k4DDBDC-diGqo9_NrUJnChZDKgxdhkLQn1JuIezSbt0ZlCHjIt9z5dXePecx5L268xtQcJixoDENyYVjU1hodhc-HIgZUUfJTxHa6uyArVykWt0OZ_VPyhO3qdHwW7gLrPfctq0uhkggD1e6NeoUPaSA_XGd6sgJyF88/s1000/George-Killians-Irish-Red-6pk-12-oz-Bottles_1.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6B27Q1GV-NfiNiETjvTvgTW9k4DDBDC-diGqo9_NrUJnChZDKgxdhkLQn1JuIezSbt0ZlCHjIt9z5dXePecx5L268xtQcJixoDENyYVjU1hodhc-HIgZUUfJTxHa6uyArVykWt0OZ_VPyhO3qdHwW7gLrPfctq0uhkggD1e6NeoUPaSA_XGd6sgJyF88/w400-h400/George-Killians-Irish-Red-6pk-12-oz-Bottles_1.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPyNDiTz4-4TMegc0CMSZbFZuKbNobB3Zq4gyEVg7CQLsUauHDJNbP7XXAdy7gaoq4gRclOmKncfGvhO7ojUr7KmYqtLSkBEll0NBWpgu7q7UnMZ2i_GA5hDh6TQfhuz7KYV0NmyMnuaFmMLpddAoUCDhmcvw4DCbQdSAbprqTGVkd_MKjrgfEArW3Cs/s731/pb004.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="515" data-original-width="731" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhPyNDiTz4-4TMegc0CMSZbFZuKbNobB3Zq4gyEVg7CQLsUauHDJNbP7XXAdy7gaoq4gRclOmKncfGvhO7ojUr7KmYqtLSkBEll0NBWpgu7q7UnMZ2i_GA5hDh6TQfhuz7KYV0NmyMnuaFmMLpddAoUCDhmcvw4DCbQdSAbprqTGVkd_MKjrgfEArW3Cs/w640-h450/pb004.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario takes place on a very small portion of the Pegasus Bridge map. Elevation changes, slopes and barbwire fences will require some study before you begin playing. They will all factor into the game. ROAR currently has this Scenario with 63 British wins to 31 German wins. Having lost it with each side, it would be difficult for me to say that one side has the advantage. But, it clearly favors the British. The German player needs to make the most of his HIP opportunities. I didn't do a good job of that in our playing. The objective of the game is for the British to knock down the German Sniper from a SAN of 5 to a SAN of 3 by securing the steeple location and also controlling 15 building locations in the German setup area.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkjTAX9HOWluM2K4AmNdYrxGoKDvZIsfGv013VvrwP6TFpYzoK3odab8TQffim4Z1oebih7RngF55mZfoWmJzCNWmElP8-DEda5uyh63EtMPzt-_7UEeX_G1R8i_QcXIVC_SGQjGoWAgmh2g8CiYp5cUeMpNPOlRGR6u46CwYvATutnLh6mT3I4MskUs/s624/Capturecxxxx.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="624" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkjTAX9HOWluM2K4AmNdYrxGoKDvZIsfGv013VvrwP6TFpYzoK3odab8TQffim4Z1oebih7RngF55mZfoWmJzCNWmElP8-DEda5uyh63EtMPzt-_7UEeX_G1R8i_QcXIVC_SGQjGoWAgmh2g8CiYp5cUeMpNPOlRGR6u46CwYvATutnLh6mT3I4MskUs/w640-h462/Capturecxxxx.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, I would command elements of Panzerpioniere Kompanie I, Infanterie Division 716. My force would consist of 4 x 4-4-7's, a 2-3-7 and a 2-3-6 led by a 8-1 and a 7-0 with an MMG and LMG.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK8ByzXQEoW7EX3FhVe0ACrzhA1ScKrsyB-9D-iuTZNM1R0NwpHLTd0a5Ica1aUCvIn7Fyy0JccPSRcE1SiyDBdjTufTa2FtWPVA21VVrySSFI4RjcVaaH1EGbKCGJ8Ei7ZdBi6lHygYcfV626JIvAl2wk4EDXLjREl0gF_DwItAdT7xgNscKtVPfydc/s706/Capture3.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="314" data-original-width="706" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJK8ByzXQEoW7EX3FhVe0ACrzhA1ScKrsyB-9D-iuTZNM1R0NwpHLTd0a5Ica1aUCvIn7Fyy0JccPSRcE1SiyDBdjTufTa2FtWPVA21VVrySSFI4RjcVaaH1EGbKCGJ8Ei7ZdBi6lHygYcfV626JIvAl2wk4EDXLjREl0gF_DwItAdT7xgNscKtVPfydc/w640-h284/Capture3.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking British, Dan would command elements of the 7th Battalion, 5th Regiment, 6th Airborne Division. His force would consist of 5 x 6-4-8's and a 3-3-8 led by a 9-1 and 7-0 with an LMG and Piat. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IWuLmsuPfHQ-VkDwMGZo4EcQKJOZgJrV2L2yxyX8604yWLZkP7KlnKEy9q4_q30PxPbVvrW_OtEv3nCTycerXAZsVuAuCz_V8g2IP-9pbMsNG1E0M1k5iDA3oRcAFoSP2Rj1KI5Z2oj8fciUOa-xL7MShzhOid4wBQ1mrVvQf42BPA2XSXe-biS1ggg/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IWuLmsuPfHQ-VkDwMGZo4EcQKJOZgJrV2L2yxyX8604yWLZkP7KlnKEy9q4_q30PxPbVvrW_OtEv3nCTycerXAZsVuAuCz_V8g2IP-9pbMsNG1E0M1k5iDA3oRcAFoSP2Rj1KI5Z2oj8fciUOa-xL7MShzhOid4wBQ1mrVvQf42BPA2XSXe-biS1ggg/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The British must attack and clear the church and 13 other building locations in the village. The plan will be to assault move into the woods and then into close combat. After finding out where the Germans are (there are two HIP squads) then move to capture the church and other locations. Hopefully, the CC goes well."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT64BmVTipQ_8NWemggCuoWx3fSmuauGLYCShBG5BTNZbWa6eXJV87AoPaYnpZJoXwoNxUGLSgirbhRDcwXZgDA2Tg1UvJkEB4yHZL2YjpdOpO-POPIT16oCIXJD1GoxNdSIRx_6FISwS5Ed-enh3VXZNuPPRqqcbNBbNNcU4b8byqUBQWv2hw_1PQanE/s2992/IMG_4277.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2992" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT64BmVTipQ_8NWemggCuoWx3fSmuauGLYCShBG5BTNZbWa6eXJV87AoPaYnpZJoXwoNxUGLSgirbhRDcwXZgDA2Tg1UvJkEB4yHZL2YjpdOpO-POPIT16oCIXJD1GoxNdSIRx_6FISwS5Ed-enh3VXZNuPPRqqcbNBbNNcU4b8byqUBQWv2hw_1PQanE/w640-h278/IMG_4277.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Settling on a defense wasn't easy for me. Dan's British would be concealed and able to move up on me through the woods. I expected that Dan would probably come right up the middle, but also had to defend against a flanking movement on the west edge (top of image). The German force is inadequate to the task and will need a bit of luck to hold the British off.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dtfR2iC8ziQwwYWz_YFNmiYl6XEZYXZiYQN3Hm5GBev2PubgAuPFLMkfDaZGNxf50NnB4bkZYHODaI8uR2DbwfJDbkE34h1jbYG7zQN-XghpdpJxSmO0b0rtpmHthPk1cTct12IlArOhwr8AmsVjkbrDTNMvOWqHKxb8LJKZxfgBV8f-tXHUlsNz2cU/s646/Capture5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="459" data-original-width="646" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1dtfR2iC8ziQwwYWz_YFNmiYl6XEZYXZiYQN3Hm5GBev2PubgAuPFLMkfDaZGNxf50NnB4bkZYHODaI8uR2DbwfJDbkE34h1jbYG7zQN-XghpdpJxSmO0b0rtpmHthPk1cTct12IlArOhwr8AmsVjkbrDTNMvOWqHKxb8LJKZxfgBV8f-tXHUlsNz2cU/w400-h284/Capture5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEzW_Xwfmd7E3VAjZEH0Q3LV4swPLOa_hBvTfQDEhkF5A97duzTWdvbycOsawEONFqVnfSD_9unC9cNChfSGzPNOxkCT6GDqVdzbETg3j_UnlUAt5X2QG4ZKFlbMi-kfjW00BiQd2AO8drAubbpNZmvH7u0zxRVeMEPYyu8vukxxyohG55_rxoKiNMbk/s2992/IMG_4278.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1496" data-original-width="2992" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEzW_Xwfmd7E3VAjZEH0Q3LV4swPLOa_hBvTfQDEhkF5A97duzTWdvbycOsawEONFqVnfSD_9unC9cNChfSGzPNOxkCT6GDqVdzbETg3j_UnlUAt5X2QG4ZKFlbMi-kfjW00BiQd2AO8drAubbpNZmvH7u0zxRVeMEPYyu8vukxxyohG55_rxoKiNMbk/w640-h320/IMG_4278.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turn 1 British - Dan moved in a Schwerpunkt right through the woods. I would unconceal two 4-4-7's and fire...no effect as I rolled 8's. Just great... So, I knew that Close Combat would likely finish me off. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWl1x4Ld7gEQ_RAm8255DRqI9TGco2wkjkOR5_EXPyM0ptHz_IO7j9AHlF9qKJCAc6g8Gas7Vo4TgcNpGtsfHaA-SKvxpcLfGsWlyXOgmDDL5tYD-dWTT04IAyAr6U61r2eJciODCjyuoJys6rmpwP2udDP_-H7hwzlGldtqy32YS7YnfbVCQFG97_AU/s631/2wwww.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="421" data-original-width="631" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVWl1x4Ld7gEQ_RAm8255DRqI9TGco2wkjkOR5_EXPyM0ptHz_IO7j9AHlF9qKJCAc6g8Gas7Vo4TgcNpGtsfHaA-SKvxpcLfGsWlyXOgmDDL5tYD-dWTT04IAyAr6U61r2eJciODCjyuoJys6rmpwP2udDP_-H7hwzlGldtqy32YS7YnfbVCQFG97_AU/w400-h268/2wwww.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e0TiWq7HYNpkfn-WPwygxLJWS96aiKaINde-XEEHRGUCqVodaMGhL_82Ur0o8qGP3dHr1anrIF1vIZgDGiHeZUSexBMW6TJ0Lz2bHb-CTVLOjlAsJm3QN7i8hraiLpUqmQmQrkkl7RRd8nOO0CtBYkaSbne00bGamNcnflOiya3bizsILg7jWVsNDkk/s2992/IMG_4279.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2120" data-original-width="2992" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4e0TiWq7HYNpkfn-WPwygxLJWS96aiKaINde-XEEHRGUCqVodaMGhL_82Ur0o8qGP3dHr1anrIF1vIZgDGiHeZUSexBMW6TJ0Lz2bHb-CTVLOjlAsJm3QN7i8hraiLpUqmQmQrkkl7RRd8nOO0CtBYkaSbne00bGamNcnflOiya3bizsILg7jWVsNDkk/w640-h454/IMG_4279.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Dan would eliminate one of the 4-4-7's by gaining the ambush and retaining concealment with his 9-1 stack. I was certain that the other 2-3-7 half-squad would be similarly dispatched. But the dice gods smiled on me with a snakes, which killed the 6-4-8 and created an 8-0 officer for my boys. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj985gvelZfksjzFaB9OK_YdmjE-PZc_hr0ZhNRNxE4XXpw-JzdBGvh6juUPSDl1mp7-MSIvZrGwMov31rar_wFGJuQ1UZINCUsIn0zLTzU-lArsLaXW2pgXFKCPCTSaLnB1ZQ6cRoSB9oAdbVVtfYFIvK66n8hGnwk86vsak8PErQNu0QJLeU3IrfDcPc/s567/1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="567" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj985gvelZfksjzFaB9OK_YdmjE-PZc_hr0ZhNRNxE4XXpw-JzdBGvh6juUPSDl1mp7-MSIvZrGwMov31rar_wFGJuQ1UZINCUsIn0zLTzU-lArsLaXW2pgXFKCPCTSaLnB1ZQ6cRoSB9oAdbVVtfYFIvK66n8hGnwk86vsak8PErQNu0QJLeU3IrfDcPc/w400-h326/1.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div>Had I lost that close combat, it would have probably have given Dan the win early as I couldn't have stopped his advance. Wining that CC would give me a chance to hold on.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlor7qk1WfKZsDXvq-0lLKg4h5qPoBSYhd_iPCRbtgtvOjhPU8pgIjrcSWeGmEItUGSkB0tD3EoPGDZ99ocKAPcPrd2LeKykClwUU5ns2y47ojP33bhMlhoZyQ9tzrejSkHqIeDIVAxdXUjBwQsXDDzSRnERW1LYAbc5uCYmbCUcPIZPeN31oA01IIc-8/s2886/IMG_4280.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2886" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlor7qk1WfKZsDXvq-0lLKg4h5qPoBSYhd_iPCRbtgtvOjhPU8pgIjrcSWeGmEItUGSkB0tD3EoPGDZ99ocKAPcPrd2LeKykClwUU5ns2y47ojP33bhMlhoZyQ9tzrejSkHqIeDIVAxdXUjBwQsXDDzSRnERW1LYAbc5uCYmbCUcPIZPeN31oA01IIc-8/w640-h334/IMG_4280.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>At this stage of the game, the British had already lost a 6-4-8 and the Dan would boxcar the Rally for his broken 3-3-8. Just like that the British were down to only 4 squads. I was hurt as well with only 4-1/2 squads in the game. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1iit5Igx0TCMAof_nYkYqTs1nTClGP7eEnB5ToAzuGsrZiXR6yV8gcN0Sp2rEKHLOebvgMTlQkUr9H6FeccaRfDMIPFe7FWWsKVWay4W-z-r_rnxmUvu64nSHC-XpoXy9BdPY1f8rnLEsdUGWM-iYoNROyvb6IU5QHUVXFBTJ_5rGfi6HAUpLSkdyQA/s2401/IMG_4281.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1595" data-original-width="2401" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT1iit5Igx0TCMAof_nYkYqTs1nTClGP7eEnB5ToAzuGsrZiXR6yV8gcN0Sp2rEKHLOebvgMTlQkUr9H6FeccaRfDMIPFe7FWWsKVWay4W-z-r_rnxmUvu64nSHC-XpoXy9BdPY1f8rnLEsdUGWM-iYoNROyvb6IU5QHUVXFBTJ_5rGfi6HAUpLSkdyQA/w640-h426/IMG_4281.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 2 British - Dan's boys moved up the GG12 building. My 8-1 had abandoned it and move back to avoid getting wiped out in CC. Giving up GG12 would spell my eventual doom. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaFZi8JpyYDOTsCkv7vItM6AXWD42MwVEuZ0_84H_iFYQkeEFQ-tDVtig_a9VH4Im7ABZFelda_J9x83uWQwIMlvrM-HuZdvRFrjn1R6Vax-sCo1HSOEKteR4MH3n9kccyzlDN8-snLslu7ReQTr3OQsfAgX_A8Y6rEKSGV0grxYXgF1kNFDrEnEwf-4/s627/Brits5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="627" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlaFZi8JpyYDOTsCkv7vItM6AXWD42MwVEuZ0_84H_iFYQkeEFQ-tDVtig_a9VH4Im7ABZFelda_J9x83uWQwIMlvrM-HuZdvRFrjn1R6Vax-sCo1HSOEKteR4MH3n9kccyzlDN8-snLslu7ReQTr3OQsfAgX_A8Y6rEKSGV0grxYXgF1kNFDrEnEwf-4/w400-h265/Brits5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IuhSJmCMXCwBaL926XtZgDY6FYVMuU8LZM44OltkuPzKX8KfmVyb2rkM1KUs68UVtHhj-kF89zCt92DbuZrPWY2UkQy4Rl5Kljlm_0-JKNLDDecTyFQwT5MAHPegXxJNvYP5b5llm2xeAIjmXAwZbR5f9vhCpvRp0yMZ2sewZZai8IfKgXEvDllfzw/s2290/IMG_4282.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1402" data-original-width="2290" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx-IuhSJmCMXCwBaL926XtZgDY6FYVMuU8LZM44OltkuPzKX8KfmVyb2rkM1KUs68UVtHhj-kF89zCt92DbuZrPWY2UkQy4Rl5Kljlm_0-JKNLDDecTyFQwT5MAHPegXxJNvYP5b5llm2xeAIjmXAwZbR5f9vhCpvRp0yMZ2sewZZai8IfKgXEvDllfzw/w640-h392/IMG_4282.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the end of Turn 2 Dan had eliminated my half-squad in the steeple. My sniper SAN immediately went form a 5 to a 3 and Dan has achieved the first of his objectives. He was also well on his way to controlling the necessary building locations. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN0o0nBUdKBy_msgF4mLUzEdWes2iYFW03G7eVrj0A14pCZaJPWEanahWQChTehMss0wb7cCucd5EB7dfS7FBD8TDQaGnqyr-UXtZUneD2Hiot3dSUk6kEspLy6mYgD068hV9m05BRqQwhxjo-z1IeOXHrLJd9c5bVyq8LEe5LzmlfHOtejekCsfFEBU/s616/British%20Sniper.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="616" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtN0o0nBUdKBy_msgF4mLUzEdWes2iYFW03G7eVrj0A14pCZaJPWEanahWQChTehMss0wb7cCucd5EB7dfS7FBD8TDQaGnqyr-UXtZUneD2Hiot3dSUk6kEspLy6mYgD068hV9m05BRqQwhxjo-z1IeOXHrLJd9c5bVyq8LEe5LzmlfHOtejekCsfFEBU/w640-h432/British%20Sniper.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bzluOZLRUQ1icbnbZJhLrHe1-qNTIekvDK4aavZxnmMUoVYa5NYDuix-SYoyEdPs_yLXbOsYhhybxcnWvq-6gign6MJfpVnmi_5J27rds31p79N5LQmUpgM1Wwra3Rmuzr_QdSX9WW-Ja_lOQwQZR8sywfLw045pjfwaPFPkHiJ4SE1SQs4806__KA0/s2284/IMG_4283.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="2284" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_bzluOZLRUQ1icbnbZJhLrHe1-qNTIekvDK4aavZxnmMUoVYa5NYDuix-SYoyEdPs_yLXbOsYhhybxcnWvq-6gign6MJfpVnmi_5J27rds31p79N5LQmUpgM1Wwra3Rmuzr_QdSX9WW-Ja_lOQwQZR8sywfLw045pjfwaPFPkHiJ4SE1SQs4806__KA0/w640-h422/IMG_4283.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Despite his success, my boys were still holding out and getting in some good licks. I would manage to DM the British 9-1 and both squads with him. Unfortunately, I couldn't take advantage of the situation and throw the British back. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq8CvcJQDe5Co4mSklipGkwj31bckAatIUZY77_WBNYSuMvTl6ERJvwDewjNHvFGL8Wm7kV6w2EPGQ77uhLiIT4uOCv_qbCY_k1fXhNyvIuj0i8UobG9TvKaBNy14MCbMJ-HzOisY4Bs25BKFwib3f8BSIWnzAMZQw_5kPRVAAyt3yNvP28BbZWG169E/s622/Captureggg.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="622" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLq8CvcJQDe5Co4mSklipGkwj31bckAatIUZY77_WBNYSuMvTl6ERJvwDewjNHvFGL8Wm7kV6w2EPGQ77uhLiIT4uOCv_qbCY_k1fXhNyvIuj0i8UobG9TvKaBNy14MCbMJ-HzOisY4Bs25BKFwib3f8BSIWnzAMZQw_5kPRVAAyt3yNvP28BbZWG169E/w400-h268/Captureggg.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzp7b_lsuRwxrtkRcJdSKsJwLkRDvgiVFJV4j6KfMEB9ZUxu_rOYaB78F3Xk9WEsbK0qD7rkCef0sUTDQM73hN-vn1xclboMu1CLA1sS_eS0kBp7L_wJrd9uC9CC4MI3hrlmZQYDAkBAfIxttUQkVSw7bt7JsTDh8BqUec_a7XTxemRjLZnVMxjN3VJE/s2569/IMG_4284.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2569" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzp7b_lsuRwxrtkRcJdSKsJwLkRDvgiVFJV4j6KfMEB9ZUxu_rOYaB78F3Xk9WEsbK0qD7rkCef0sUTDQM73hN-vn1xclboMu1CLA1sS_eS0kBp7L_wJrd9uC9CC4MI3hrlmZQYDAkBAfIxttUQkVSw7bt7JsTDh8BqUec_a7XTxemRjLZnVMxjN3VJE/w640-h406/IMG_4284.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My heroic 2-3-7 and the newly minted 8-0 would be KIA'd. Dan would snake a Piat Shot and kill the 2-3-7. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xuoN9gRSm39LM58F3vW3HpJZe0tybaDFVoX9xtBkyYcacfxB-9C6AVVPAR9LrDbPN7JiSxZpot3iz65yvHupJ8HDAU7Vhcz5DpITbV_JbCdT8ZbiJUVmv5SjmmKS2RNPX9BmkPkzOAsfqvHrUloixqVouGyUK5UpfB3NlT1zHv_FAV-tkvE9gUuGaHI/s806/llkkiii.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="806" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6xuoN9gRSm39LM58F3vW3HpJZe0tybaDFVoX9xtBkyYcacfxB-9C6AVVPAR9LrDbPN7JiSxZpot3iz65yvHupJ8HDAU7Vhcz5DpITbV_JbCdT8ZbiJUVmv5SjmmKS2RNPX9BmkPkzOAsfqvHrUloixqVouGyUK5UpfB3NlT1zHv_FAV-tkvE9gUuGaHI/w640-h278/llkkiii.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6jDX_Du4_401Xh8N03r27srtVu23E_BhCFsT3LUezV0nJCBbV_Su5An7RyalgmADWKQ-gHflexhVHPXAzpQggP29e8j7nQP3RGJcjcDHeaU-JJ3_UAW8SYjCw1-RJ95ue75MMwQKdkAHRoJPVe_NvYHOV9S5t89mKgMhv6bpciSSLnsfk0EoG0tPraA/s2055/IMG_4285.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2055" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy6jDX_Du4_401Xh8N03r27srtVu23E_BhCFsT3LUezV0nJCBbV_Su5An7RyalgmADWKQ-gHflexhVHPXAzpQggP29e8j7nQP3RGJcjcDHeaU-JJ3_UAW8SYjCw1-RJ95ue75MMwQKdkAHRoJPVe_NvYHOV9S5t89mKgMhv6bpciSSLnsfk0EoG0tPraA/w640-h426/IMG_4285.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's 9-1 would rally and then rally his two squads. The British were back in top form and ready to close out this battle.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGancEh4pRVhbhilvaFXwbSrp43DSEYpbW4SLqv762Ta4JMaoSZ_tl1dabT8hQBxr-utEqWOUCzsI1IJIVtWQLHP63nqhzdT7XIgXzjAhmAHtQuPcwgJNC425QC156Al2U0O6PQF_BOuVuaVJn1rpBCyBKiGio07_flJTnyFFKpQ0gl6B2d5jaFkf8lE/s500/pbleportchurchtoen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="500" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnGancEh4pRVhbhilvaFXwbSrp43DSEYpbW4SLqv762Ta4JMaoSZ_tl1dabT8hQBxr-utEqWOUCzsI1IJIVtWQLHP63nqhzdT7XIgXzjAhmAHtQuPcwgJNC425QC156Al2U0O6PQF_BOuVuaVJn1rpBCyBKiGio07_flJTnyFFKpQ0gl6B2d5jaFkf8lE/w640-h472/pbleportchurchtoen.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VFiiCNOwhITug3ojU0YEkoqnkNy36JNLoG3Ou0jtT60dr3CHo-xY00QsLgx_4NxJkZ-GjA4h3oeUjUAhR7H_BXupcwpdXLy2RQ_lpLv4ZnDV1Iaprhz2nDSyp9hFgxJ00pn8iONIkFo9MotufjxELkAxQ3Nc8EadUwlGLIjTTKx-_XP4tTwpBru7srI/s2280/IMG_4287.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1474" data-original-width="2280" height="414" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3VFiiCNOwhITug3ojU0YEkoqnkNy36JNLoG3Ou0jtT60dr3CHo-xY00QsLgx_4NxJkZ-GjA4h3oeUjUAhR7H_BXupcwpdXLy2RQ_lpLv4ZnDV1Iaprhz2nDSyp9hFgxJ00pn8iONIkFo9MotufjxELkAxQ3Nc8EadUwlGLIjTTKx-_XP4tTwpBru7srI/w640-h414/IMG_4287.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Turn 4 German - this would be my final movement phase. My 7-0 had moved up earlier on his own and be KIA's in close combat. His squad would successfully move and take away a building location. My 8-1 moved by himself and would be pinned in the street. I knew that I had lost the game at this point.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kD770z3fF4eN7ehVtEXE4xtRGyE4bLJVz6Ttbi4-K9SMcVLNeGpmcG0UyQtYGwii-sJahlruFNgv5-8SkW7T5n6A_K7adm6Bw1fMgP3OIblYsh4fJ9CpzYbPWnqZm4HQre1a7r3HKQ76DnCfd4ivJ6dIg9lIW9BIL98ent9VQBGIn6F_DOoeepYD-3k/s858/gfrrrr.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="858" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3kD770z3fF4eN7ehVtEXE4xtRGyE4bLJVz6Ttbi4-K9SMcVLNeGpmcG0UyQtYGwii-sJahlruFNgv5-8SkW7T5n6A_K7adm6Bw1fMgP3OIblYsh4fJ9CpzYbPWnqZm4HQre1a7r3HKQ76DnCfd4ivJ6dIg9lIW9BIL98ent9VQBGIn6F_DOoeepYD-3k/w400-h251/gfrrrr.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfypqqRiLkqlRex08ggjn2n-9e0zvepTwp4llduWFSpxEu81WCMMqSXJEqiR3L-Y5-JZE1_DSx1mtJeY5i-5LAA5toVae7xFVLFyiEMYJt9V56RNVmM-LtDWmd6pIH0vXTFEbPDEoukHWEWirqHT2NpzNJ-X9Ju_b0cYjMYaQBtAgpglMacRalZUdJQ/s2181/IMG_4288.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1392" data-original-width="2181" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikTfypqqRiLkqlRex08ggjn2n-9e0zvepTwp4llduWFSpxEu81WCMMqSXJEqiR3L-Y5-JZE1_DSx1mtJeY5i-5LAA5toVae7xFVLFyiEMYJt9V56RNVmM-LtDWmd6pIH0vXTFEbPDEoukHWEWirqHT2NpzNJ-X9Ju_b0cYjMYaQBtAgpglMacRalZUdJQ/w640-h408/IMG_4288.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had 2-1/2 squads left in the game. It's very tough to stop 6-4-8's in an urban environment.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu-oRG2KPf-5qzJaAET8rrbTeKQJswfn_2-4kjMr7M1oqU8rw0aQwqv3kx9g08vmGIOcuU_DhcjopL0Vm3roSyKvTwiSiYlFpaH-O71wMoFgFzyLvoqwTQxRk0D_3t3PI-UdCRHa9iza3Rr5AlhKqXemI4YKyUiXWxJiMcYS1qrWD2JiStRqUpjRkqco/s627/Brits5.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="627" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiu-oRG2KPf-5qzJaAET8rrbTeKQJswfn_2-4kjMr7M1oqU8rw0aQwqv3kx9g08vmGIOcuU_DhcjopL0Vm3roSyKvTwiSiYlFpaH-O71wMoFgFzyLvoqwTQxRk0D_3t3PI-UdCRHa9iza3Rr5AlhKqXemI4YKyUiXWxJiMcYS1qrWD2JiStRqUpjRkqco/w400-h265/Brits5.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkfZihRI3IwN3VqHzDMBwVILBU1l-nN1nmlrP609qz2vTxmP7ZLpG_DI4xpa5TDuCGUHFqn9ZDiQqlM8EIexe8KGzQi2Eo3xPxICXsfHHut0F1jeRtztGnzKjimBmOdKRdh7ChnD3XLQEsUjhIRvAnLlUv9m7HPBtwxHqyxL_uOH1E84Z4DuuXLghKj0/s2482/IMG_4289.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1672" data-original-width="2482" height="432" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkfZihRI3IwN3VqHzDMBwVILBU1l-nN1nmlrP609qz2vTxmP7ZLpG_DI4xpa5TDuCGUHFqn9ZDiQqlM8EIexe8KGzQi2Eo3xPxICXsfHHut0F1jeRtztGnzKjimBmOdKRdh7ChnD3XLQEsUjhIRvAnLlUv9m7HPBtwxHqyxL_uOH1E84Z4DuuXLghKj0/w640-h432/IMG_4289.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 5 German - Dan makes his final movements and secure the necessary building locations for the win. A good game and some better defensive choices on my part might have given me a better chance. If I play this a third time...just maybe I'll know what I'm doing. Congratulations to Dan on a good win.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRPlCPndrtxzdrpCMIVDIV7gmMJoiqe5LpM9Bs4UM0gca0c1QIwGGRshDb8lCdPrmD7aCAXgynGlTGA-kSA4lcpUj7w43WyY_9KO130JAbFNjy3ExbTYFZr5hz0-uPf-I7MP2IklUV_YfprnMXU7ZEoCMvCjq5DFwtQIHZFTjcf6lNC42V1R1JB4GEP0/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYRPlCPndrtxzdrpCMIVDIV7gmMJoiqe5LpM9Bs4UM0gca0c1QIwGGRshDb8lCdPrmD7aCAXgynGlTGA-kSA4lcpUj7w43WyY_9KO130JAbFNjy3ExbTYFZr5hz0-uPf-I7MP2IklUV_YfprnMXU7ZEoCMvCjq5DFwtQIHZFTjcf6lNC42V1R1JB4GEP0/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan worked. After taking some casualties in CC the British then started taking buildings and eliminating German units. The VC with building location control mean you do not get them until the building is cleared. This scenario is fun to play on the historic map, but very hard on the Germans. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of HASL!"</span></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtMfbQsIgxBrJlOCrqSeps23FsjDlEGSvh60Byl9cYXj3VCfONcPHUIP21uQMY7r0puAJ2xpsXpvS_ch2Mgf-Rvnduo5jiDIuFIoBiDhnUEAz-SQsSoZ3SRNaC7GyAoBa7ymtuPAabqWY8ejNf4OBBA335n8LrukDkZpoEl5OgkVGphgU1mLvOr6wqp0/s736/338340891_130424606528851_5095625497999217814_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="536" data-original-width="736" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtMfbQsIgxBrJlOCrqSeps23FsjDlEGSvh60Byl9cYXj3VCfONcPHUIP21uQMY7r0puAJ2xpsXpvS_ch2Mgf-Rvnduo5jiDIuFIoBiDhnUEAz-SQsSoZ3SRNaC7GyAoBa7ymtuPAabqWY8ejNf4OBBA335n8LrukDkZpoEl5OgkVGphgU1mLvOr6wqp0/w640-h466/338340891_130424606528851_5095625497999217814_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our second game of the weekend would be RB2 Blood & Guts...one the big boys of Red Barricades. While I am not a huge fan of urban slugfests, Stalingrad based games do catch my attention. I have generally really enjoyed most of the games I have played in that setting. So, I was excited about playing Blood & Guts. The squad count is impressive on both sides and the fighting is truly up close and personal with absolutely huge firepower. It's a tour de force of flamethrowers, HMG's, and DC's. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jWjTqcBI9UNpb40cvC-xMKYXlKpAxsFTaOs-0LVBM5ESBUKl2w8qUEL-xPmWHDmWRy9GkHwkg1AL0R4mWyzy48YuwLLJ-Upsucd3p0TlJG2yp20BEu0P_dBecZArw6SA7rZYqF58VhqYhwi2vt8n60m1VQkOaB3juChrgrw52-Ev36ZlJOLQLXWpjNk/s400/d0EVED%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3jWjTqcBI9UNpb40cvC-xMKYXlKpAxsFTaOs-0LVBM5ESBUKl2w8qUEL-xPmWHDmWRy9GkHwkg1AL0R4mWyzy48YuwLLJ-Upsucd3p0TlJG2yp20BEu0P_dBecZArw6SA7rZYqF58VhqYhwi2vt8n60m1VQkOaB3juChrgrw52-Ev36ZlJOLQLXWpjNk/w640-h360/d0EVED%20(1).gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I have to say that no other scenarios that I have played match the intensity and ferocity of the Stalingrad scenarios. They are another level.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMdEV-MXfD0IC1cH61gIywQEIQ8Na4KvABcC7JMCzwHKm5JnhB4ziXG7QuyxJvtAOvkrCglKMu5q_b-vQ9Yx1LY0IyI4jnXpO-f2x3dbRaLq3onfnkFhAsIPX8Go_mcUMtdbQYhr_of2D4ZBmakuyd4qB-s1kvUZldXBnAmH43YbEy47aZm7tJbVqlNE/s2048/416713422_10229647156350753_7469200215559082845_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlMdEV-MXfD0IC1cH61gIywQEIQ8Na4KvABcC7JMCzwHKm5JnhB4ziXG7QuyxJvtAOvkrCglKMu5q_b-vQ9Yx1LY0IyI4jnXpO-f2x3dbRaLq3onfnkFhAsIPX8Go_mcUMtdbQYhr_of2D4ZBmakuyd4qB-s1kvUZldXBnAmH43YbEy47aZm7tJbVqlNE/w640-h480/416713422_10229647156350753_7469200215559082845_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">This also includes setting them up. Good grief, I always forget just how massive the maps really are for Red Factories. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMM-uNj7uUcz_XmFnVnBpLMZ6HQOYjht3PExVaLHEOUFv3lwH9VrPP9FodontaFWn4bOiUBCtJfTI3Ja6ZvDtyIgT5Rr8SEvUA0ckpUliHpmpUdMQb6G5v6HEupjEwp-ZUKkDze9Z52bYnbpTkmXbceN4AwY425KBujvRnP7_9uf2_JeDVAWO0ualu88/s2048/417783622_10229647156430755_8963826904358938251_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDMM-uNj7uUcz_XmFnVnBpLMZ6HQOYjht3PExVaLHEOUFv3lwH9VrPP9FodontaFWn4bOiUBCtJfTI3Ja6ZvDtyIgT5Rr8SEvUA0ckpUliHpmpUdMQb6G5v6HEupjEwp-ZUKkDze9Z52bYnbpTkmXbceN4AwY425KBujvRnP7_9uf2_JeDVAWO0ualu88/w480-h640/417783622_10229647156430755_8963826904358938251_n.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I had to bring in one of our large folding tables, which I normally utilize for miniature games.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LqqNdi-pHlt52T8i7DywW0FZw_tGCs1hKA18lpwZ6UEHdWjtqx0yWpXw8NpGDNF3Hbf3Uj1BahzQZ_IrATZCOW1RWHBYnFuZDSts60S6epIcLeRqW9awXRGcDBq7poMu8KI856PwOAEUBOf11F8EQIu9GVDWu4bMVrrYhFsf2PdoNCFrTVebPoEL_WI/s500/9781399046268-us.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="348" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4LqqNdi-pHlt52T8i7DywW0FZw_tGCs1hKA18lpwZ6UEHdWjtqx0yWpXw8NpGDNF3Hbf3Uj1BahzQZ_IrATZCOW1RWHBYnFuZDSts60S6epIcLeRqW9awXRGcDBq7poMu8KI856PwOAEUBOf11F8EQIu9GVDWu4bMVrrYhFsf2PdoNCFrTVebPoEL_WI/w279-h400/9781399046268-us.jpg" width="279" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Red Factories maps transport the player to the actual environment of the battle. Playing scenarios on them is a treat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I recently added a new volume to my Stalingrad library. Along with my Jason D. Mark tomes, it has proven invaluable in navigating the city at the time of the battle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RB2 Blood & Guts is a Charles Kibler design set in the Barrikady near the end of October. At the time, the Germans were still pressing hard to secure the factories and complete the capture of the city of Stalingrad. They were close and von Paulus knew it...but he also knew his force was degrading daily and soon would lose the power to advance. He had to continue to strike hard and dislodge the Russians before his army was exhausted.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we all know, he would not succeed. Playing these scenarios really lays bare just how difficult was task von Paulus placed before his weary grenadiers. A factory too far...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaFZhtdRXT9tygWAjmy8yoYvIU49GBu6hUQ_aj1EIYAf8Wtu-GCTa05HNFMyxmLvcIP1GJBrNeeoSAk3O-6cd1-X6oogbDH99O6PPfQWmmngniUJQLcpXkUT-RXGr2VI-OKUxQhCtoOv81Bzwfv2MOhdbueSqSSORryKGvcZpmAYkcHdekrkNo2qj6-w/s945/rb002.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="945" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaFZhtdRXT9tygWAjmy8yoYvIU49GBu6hUQ_aj1EIYAf8Wtu-GCTa05HNFMyxmLvcIP1GJBrNeeoSAk3O-6cd1-X6oogbDH99O6PPfQWmmngniUJQLcpXkUT-RXGr2VI-OKUxQhCtoOv81Bzwfv2MOhdbueSqSSORryKGvcZpmAYkcHdekrkNo2qj6-w/w380-h640/rb002.gif" width="380" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The battlespace for RB02 Blood & Guts.</div><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-oHefDrHhB3ZGJ-8f_lTMzI-GlU6Ec7JTz7t_wzUpWjESBUGvz-gBE2ViuJUc3BIbe5SW5GvsJh_ECxfj6OP814Cijyp9il_w5ukCX8PWloDU7vdGwroXU_-z_GfHdRVhIWB4mkZibYJp4rM88UH9tQiAdBBKxgtPqezMTVmQk_RdRN-H5jxUG0m2Rk/s500/320705782_3489728251350891_7713393459987163139_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="369" data-original-width="500" height="472" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI-oHefDrHhB3ZGJ-8f_lTMzI-GlU6Ec7JTz7t_wzUpWjESBUGvz-gBE2ViuJUc3BIbe5SW5GvsJh_ECxfj6OP814Cijyp9il_w5ukCX8PWloDU7vdGwroXU_-z_GfHdRVhIWB4mkZibYJp4rM88UH9tQiAdBBKxgtPqezMTVmQk_RdRN-H5jxUG0m2Rk/w640-h472/320705782_3489728251350891_7713393459987163139_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Germans, I would command elements of Infanterie-Division 389. My force would consist of 7 x 8-3-8's, 12 x 5-4-8's and 15 x 4-6-7's led by a 10-3, 9-2, 9-1, 2 x 8-1's, and 3 x 8-0's with 2 x HMG's, 2 x MMG's, 8 x LMG's, 3 x Flamethrowers, 6 x DC's and 3 x STUG's.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat6-XtQvVBEvDqsn3HLvwMyxt5ItdkJX95g45-F6QslfOvfxt25aVaopvK5PLCFdlVP2zyZRyNMnw-IuWpTElXFQ9busFFKjCYQBKHoL0jn8asC9s6Tf9iYB8KPgdbBXNBh6JBoBRqNEOHLP8QsjZiPJcyAOVy8MHu5Zp1oyFfcAfT0dTi7orIuV3Mkw/s747/download.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhat6-XtQvVBEvDqsn3HLvwMyxt5ItdkJX95g45-F6QslfOvfxt25aVaopvK5PLCFdlVP2zyZRyNMnw-IuWpTElXFQ9busFFKjCYQBKHoL0jn8asC9s6Tf9iYB8KPgdbBXNBh6JBoBRqNEOHLP8QsjZiPJcyAOVy8MHu5Zp1oyFfcAfT0dTi7orIuV3Mkw/w428-h640/download.png" width="428" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Russians, Dan would command elements of the 138th and 308th Rifle Divisions. His force would consist of 10 x 6-2-8's, 9 x 4-5-8's, 4 x 5-2-7's, 9 x 4-4-7's and 2 x 2-2-8's led by a 10-2, 9-1, 8-1, 2 x 9-0 Commissars and a 7-0 with a 50 CAL HMG, 2 x HMG's, 2 x MMG's, 6 x LMG's, a Flamethrower, 2 x DC's, a MOL-P, and a 76L ARTy.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWCdbUGmeHTi7iWD_7pH2BRVw8eQLVUOc9Rc4gJiBgZ_ilDHzLxn9kJOXjO7W06996wOxLIIXzg44a0dG_Z7Fc1HKnSkf0Eiy23iCQKZbal3G_ylqmrAUa9wJjP-BOFhnXEPFK0qwdr75L7BtHrINI_uqLigypz95ERGpUKvNdPJt72_Y_8vXV4eBQvo/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPWCdbUGmeHTi7iWD_7pH2BRVw8eQLVUOc9Rc4gJiBgZ_ilDHzLxn9kJOXjO7W06996wOxLIIXzg44a0dG_Z7Fc1HKnSkf0Eiy23iCQKZbal3G_ylqmrAUa9wJjP-BOFhnXEPFK0qwdr75L7BtHrINI_uqLigypz95ERGpUKvNdPJt72_Y_8vXV4eBQvo/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"This game is smash mouth ASL. The Russians must defend the factories and some surrounding buildings. The plan will be to build a defense in depth in case the Germans break the line. Hopefully the reinforcements can get into the fight."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-cQmy8B4llkwCYVC0hYAIzclQwJNryMpZFFtbVE7jJt_ZNk8pX4nYSPZIRb359BOH94LBynVoW4ancjo1Z8aVbPIbyvzzmrYnE72LwogMaMzhTQKIupIEqE0M2BOGbyUiW3CtGJVmy0r94j9fWMNBJcZfotG-tQWppkqsGWPWtr4WabNYTh58lRnyXE/s2992/IMG_4290.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2992" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ-cQmy8B4llkwCYVC0hYAIzclQwJNryMpZFFtbVE7jJt_ZNk8pX4nYSPZIRb359BOH94LBynVoW4ancjo1Z8aVbPIbyvzzmrYnE72LwogMaMzhTQKIupIEqE0M2BOGbyUiW3CtGJVmy0r94j9fWMNBJcZfotG-tQWppkqsGWPWtr4WabNYTh58lRnyXE/w640-h326/IMG_4290.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prior to play, the German player secretly selects one of the two Victory Objectives. I would select option B - win at game end by controlling Building K22 and at least two other multi-hex buildings in the Russian setup area. The circled buildings were my ultimate objectives. Dan would set up a defense in depth and elected not defend the top circled building. I certainly understand not defending it, but it would give me one of my two needed extra multi-hex buildings without a fight. Of course, Dan had no idea which of the two victory objectives I had selected. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTy6hWdZeG9tKXgRHZXDqbpRBpaFnvAJSZVer-O2mjDfBlCKx50i01jN4nSLlu-h8gOvfAbZpiKYn4R0p61maI72OZrU_X0Q4dZhm0_YXPlS-VTHYL8nbk2g0X9yzVoek1VdpAEjtasEFys7rGArMxzNfm9JkR2zOPZuPqIi9FfcuDAzRkmXqOIsgdarw/s720/327567237_6591699657512769_8187098657210075640_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="514" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTy6hWdZeG9tKXgRHZXDqbpRBpaFnvAJSZVer-O2mjDfBlCKx50i01jN4nSLlu-h8gOvfAbZpiKYn4R0p61maI72OZrU_X0Q4dZhm0_YXPlS-VTHYL8nbk2g0X9yzVoek1VdpAEjtasEFys7rGArMxzNfm9JkR2zOPZuPqIi9FfcuDAzRkmXqOIsgdarw/w285-h400/327567237_6591699657512769_8187098657210075640_n.jpg" width="285" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIbsFgWhkSkhF2seMLrRDHE7psI2ITQkQYnNp9jrHbri0M10hFAOmzQ1tlzqcbbqllHCH6TdkrllEO52AOsLj1pqAphDsEhjb-5twAqS4hly3x68yZ9hqskJZsu6Okt6YhubfIAuzLR_v0hwCFCz7xJnEn6joHNBa9k8FiSysf2Qc18AOCM7DStW1KfM/s2992/IMG_4291.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2992" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrIbsFgWhkSkhF2seMLrRDHE7psI2ITQkQYnNp9jrHbri0M10hFAOmzQ1tlzqcbbqllHCH6TdkrllEO52AOsLj1pqAphDsEhjb-5twAqS4hly3x68yZ9hqskJZsu6Okt6YhubfIAuzLR_v0hwCFCz7xJnEn6joHNBa9k8FiSysf2Qc18AOCM7DStW1KfM/w640-h288/IMG_4291.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 German - my PREP Fire would be an embarrassment as my dice just cuckolded me into submission. I rolled boxcars on the wind change and heavy rain would start. My flamethrowers would do very little and my second 12 would eliminate one of the three. My 10-3 with both HMG's wouldn't get rate and the Russians were laughing at me as I switched to the movement phase.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TWlUUgswc2AjFHq_Q3fnGQx57dvGka3kE0hDLSMWGb86jIbzfpS2rdPm6DVm2tV1Xfu_e_g7lBKCflI_94_aBrGdD3eu0jhmYyUUijrGVbD-yV0P1mqteq-4TQo3fB9O-28kUcUV6Cucb4b1GKDT8eKU26echa3TBY5aiPLmmZB9z4TvWE5GG9sgGxk/s894/joseph-stalin-smiling-pointing-finger-telfhl7p3l4l4l5w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="894" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TWlUUgswc2AjFHq_Q3fnGQx57dvGka3kE0hDLSMWGb86jIbzfpS2rdPm6DVm2tV1Xfu_e_g7lBKCflI_94_aBrGdD3eu0jhmYyUUijrGVbD-yV0P1mqteq-4TQo3fB9O-28kUcUV6Cucb4b1GKDT8eKU26echa3TBY5aiPLmmZB9z4TvWE5GG9sgGxk/w640-h358/joseph-stalin-smiling-pointing-finger-telfhl7p3l4l4l5w.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My rolls were so bad that I was disheartened about even continuing the game...and I had even gotten to the movement of Turn 1. For some reason, I was just really high struck for this game and didn't calm down until the end of Turn 2. Dan was subjected to me bemoaning my wasted existence.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr4jkQTVInuaK96ICLWTx6XzO68MkiJ9DEPx0XLDnnenkYcWPIgoL80OnganJNcHrKB0juXF1JZUSna08EXo2Ergxaw2ElvNOUEkay7Pvief-Un-j14g1S2XL1MGkOHN4zSd7hjSei_a9MmwQp81x0G9NuB4LADhU8YwzwZ0-5xLwn-RmUSrjcj8tjDM/s200/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="200" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggr4jkQTVInuaK96ICLWTx6XzO68MkiJ9DEPx0XLDnnenkYcWPIgoL80OnganJNcHrKB0juXF1JZUSna08EXo2Ergxaw2ElvNOUEkay7Pvief-Un-j14g1S2XL1MGkOHN4zSd7hjSei_a9MmwQp81x0G9NuB4LADhU8YwzwZ0-5xLwn-RmUSrjcj8tjDM/w640-h470/200w.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Yep..it's in the rule book...</span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHmVQGY4LATkuFMUXkkwQZtFtRU2PvhzNoT193YXY6f0iVy7D3aYqh3M5LpYez9VJnU69DlctUJG6o3YjBcVcr-F8ZhAwsmIvUgOxhJd7orFSJDi7JpPjB9puYXM5HhfVeSkVnf9kAidnh0QjTVb8i-QiMCGwqLvTi4VP2HbGiZOATPtpXsHji38eBFU/s2992/IMG_4292.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFHmVQGY4LATkuFMUXkkwQZtFtRU2PvhzNoT193YXY6f0iVy7D3aYqh3M5LpYez9VJnU69DlctUJG6o3YjBcVcr-F8ZhAwsmIvUgOxhJd7orFSJDi7JpPjB9puYXM5HhfVeSkVnf9kAidnh0QjTVb8i-QiMCGwqLvTi4VP2HbGiZOATPtpXsHji38eBFU/w640-h640/IMG_4292.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Moving on to the movement phase, I went ahead with my attack. Dan's boys would smack me around a bit, but I would succeed in getting a breach with DC. But my 8-3-8's had been hit hard.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8uNpzcKXSbahUDT_BigvSiyik96m-H_8j9RyEU5QAQZxopv7cJc3P5PNyINNGaLXe7jLCwb2PcRIIEneUyTI48Zivi-2bie1dJq-st7bs0eNo40I12lsOTQ93F4ZP4dHhjqeexsOOxZeGtIz_P5aGDIploiA6PynjyAxq-0_xpOp3VlhXTVtvlQAags/s240/GiganticMilkyAlpinegoat-max-1mb.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="240" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8uNpzcKXSbahUDT_BigvSiyik96m-H_8j9RyEU5QAQZxopv7cJc3P5PNyINNGaLXe7jLCwb2PcRIIEneUyTI48Zivi-2bie1dJq-st7bs0eNo40I12lsOTQ93F4ZP4dHhjqeexsOOxZeGtIz_P5aGDIploiA6PynjyAxq-0_xpOp3VlhXTVtvlQAags/w640-h368/GiganticMilkyAlpinegoat-max-1mb.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIMoU6-PXvbG0bhGmoyix2puaeqnKRV2GAoRGNFW-CBUTBuQUQ9cvtxpPyHXvCsWir6juEXu544JJJiDcuxHh0UUv6l0I6jHAmad8AMUwWjOz-9WhWg2asVwHCp5_TFvb987ghY5Zbj3rKIIqSOPp6ucyIQhPJyJOsa9gvUzRu9J_lEv4g5xicEwVKUE/s2992/IMG_4293.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2992" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioIMoU6-PXvbG0bhGmoyix2puaeqnKRV2GAoRGNFW-CBUTBuQUQ9cvtxpPyHXvCsWir6juEXu544JJJiDcuxHh0UUv6l0I6jHAmad8AMUwWjOz-9WhWg2asVwHCp5_TFvb987ghY5Zbj3rKIIqSOPp6ucyIQhPJyJOsa9gvUzRu9J_lEv4g5xicEwVKUE/w640-h326/IMG_4293.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My STUG's entered the fray and fortunately only one of them bogged.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQSlXoBijICsMPfGb9cacm8sZr2HquSKEFLm7IVYXSoNX8emT-FfTXr3ymfdp_zDhtdiUn2Tv3VynJHAuZPTyFjHHQ2I1xjVYX8eflIH-mW0WZwd6IOZ_6JP5PJrqlUj07OJIGcuuV48PKkqlBs8EXccapU5nFNI0WMoIM719gC4Qk6Ocjktvd9nA1Qc/s2753/post-1_image0-19.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1905" data-original-width="2753" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSQSlXoBijICsMPfGb9cacm8sZr2HquSKEFLm7IVYXSoNX8emT-FfTXr3ymfdp_zDhtdiUn2Tv3VynJHAuZPTyFjHHQ2I1xjVYX8eflIH-mW0WZwd6IOZ_6JP5PJrqlUj07OJIGcuuV48PKkqlBs8EXccapU5nFNI0WMoIM719gC4Qk6Ocjktvd9nA1Qc/w640-h442/post-1_image0-19.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfb-xxlGuN_aZgRfZeYKgy2T4t7BErxozsTNjBiVl0VZs4fr05CS2Bh9WYNUxtAFFer9BBmIce3LGa9YW3YD_7KTT4gGQwAtoI9SL3jDvDUey3DJo2KJqEBh-d8P-6Q3X8ti0b2VhzczBDV4aSooF5SlgFayM9x24-kuwzuB-_VuEIkSO5hmLKYIRxkY/s2992/IMG_4294.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2992" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfb-xxlGuN_aZgRfZeYKgy2T4t7BErxozsTNjBiVl0VZs4fr05CS2Bh9WYNUxtAFFer9BBmIce3LGa9YW3YD_7KTT4gGQwAtoI9SL3jDvDUey3DJo2KJqEBh-d8P-6Q3X8ti0b2VhzczBDV4aSooF5SlgFayM9x24-kuwzuB-_VuEIkSO5hmLKYIRxkY/w640-h310/IMG_4294.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>At the top of the picture, I would manage to get a German unit into a fortified location in the adjacent factory. I could afford to lose control of the Q14 building. So I planned to hold the line there and move troops forward only if the opportunity presented itself. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCGUuFjkXpfydTke5sHFX8O3ok5Qqx-j-kdzR86K4qsoJPPcj0MZ7nqm_bC8sLpJNu3pdpS7Ia94Mc7hoLaGR0f69O-bctDveTgf-ro7yHHnUoG9VVnO7YrhdYoPRyc2nPpgTINYen9_0YHKdrZlCGlxT80JbBx5Q_bHCI09lDMM0GOMZy_H_CItM9aU/s600/323057706_928374751490003_7559881676734504125_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="600" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUCGUuFjkXpfydTke5sHFX8O3ok5Qqx-j-kdzR86K4qsoJPPcj0MZ7nqm_bC8sLpJNu3pdpS7Ia94Mc7hoLaGR0f69O-bctDveTgf-ro7yHHnUoG9VVnO7YrhdYoPRyc2nPpgTINYen9_0YHKdrZlCGlxT80JbBx5Q_bHCI09lDMM0GOMZy_H_CItM9aU/w640-h378/323057706_928374751490003_7559881676734504125_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetHbkg9thupCp2K4S96aslSri_jH7Q0Y7Ld8FOi9UlaCSCuz5cL4jsNMmc8uzCoaEapT9geVN7Hn8Xhp87hU_rT3DpJMxDkHoA1QPTAmuuwvEc1PcxK0HBDSrtQH_LtURhwgQj6qBzBDlk-n5YB38obgNgfp3he5ELweH8MQXYPQ3gzim-6eke3s5wiM/s2817/IMG_4295.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1310" data-original-width="2817" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhetHbkg9thupCp2K4S96aslSri_jH7Q0Y7Ld8FOi9UlaCSCuz5cL4jsNMmc8uzCoaEapT9geVN7Hn8Xhp87hU_rT3DpJMxDkHoA1QPTAmuuwvEc1PcxK0HBDSrtQH_LtURhwgQj6qBzBDlk-n5YB38obgNgfp3he5ELweH8MQXYPQ3gzim-6eke3s5wiM/w640-h298/IMG_4295.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 German - during his part of Turn 2 Dan would skulk troops out of harm's way and take shots at my boys moving into the K22 building. I would press my attack and get my STUG's into the game. I had been pushed out of the K22 building, but would strike hard again with my massive firepower kill stacks. I would also break Dan's 10-2 who with an HMG and the 76L ARTY had been doing a great job of defending the K22 building from M22. This would open up the avenues of approach to K22. It was the turning point of the game.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwyfoGqTLZb4pKQzZhiAVu9ezzlzMtVBr4g0_AwxMHujqJNaqLj64OfgvCp6zWi4Qhdpj-Ev6pDmcAY4dT1ks_RhnrrI572xhw1t-kW3Vua4Y-7U1knXf1uDuTrevDZpDFM6JDNKT3KOoqhMrBJ_S6zKlWN0eieyaBHT-HAtyX370BW2XYGcn8kwRPgs/s540/tumblr_1e47beb6c66a00809ed861cd2e8bed4c_a0be309a_540.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="358" data-original-width="540" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwyfoGqTLZb4pKQzZhiAVu9ezzlzMtVBr4g0_AwxMHujqJNaqLj64OfgvCp6zWi4Qhdpj-Ev6pDmcAY4dT1ks_RhnrrI572xhw1t-kW3Vua4Y-7U1knXf1uDuTrevDZpDFM6JDNKT3KOoqhMrBJ_S6zKlWN0eieyaBHT-HAtyX370BW2XYGcn8kwRPgs/w640-h424/tumblr_1e47beb6c66a00809ed861cd2e8bed4c_a0be309a_540.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEzE-G0bdF6tOaYhfIA3F_hNrETsQ1ZIDMyfe-xRZkHIlr3wB5krSzSvUf_M48C4MLeJd8A7UUDAlEh4gz4bblhyphenhyphenQmc9o7IroWNl23DNh1V1rZeQjHbaC4H1glV-WTWo4asAN3lb5-DB1chceDGKNQymE5G8LMNELPkENSsWa5al6wwqE62TIJPKaOP8/s2921/IMG_4296.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="2921" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMEzE-G0bdF6tOaYhfIA3F_hNrETsQ1ZIDMyfe-xRZkHIlr3wB5krSzSvUf_M48C4MLeJd8A7UUDAlEh4gz4bblhyphenhyphenQmc9o7IroWNl23DNh1V1rZeQjHbaC4H1glV-WTWo4asAN3lb5-DB1chceDGKNQymE5G8LMNELPkENSsWa5al6wwqE62TIJPKaOP8/w640-h274/IMG_4296.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the 10-2's demise, my Grenadiers would flood into the K22 building and the I22 building next door. The window for victory was opening. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvNkNcMXLvDF5ECb5EZx43Pq0xfh2cVcO1z-yL_SVO6p4qnaUd4FHFGrRWU4SrJxYnNq-gXOwO9enwyCZ-p9cPKOVDq0IqOMstT0uWmdH2JcqujeUExOHWfz76ODS_b4bcD7MfqEqNjSkIbUB8erpq5LdIRlt5G6OJZ-1PKHzlfhRQGyX7SagEiX87Pc/s320/DF43xS.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNvNkNcMXLvDF5ECb5EZx43Pq0xfh2cVcO1z-yL_SVO6p4qnaUd4FHFGrRWU4SrJxYnNq-gXOwO9enwyCZ-p9cPKOVDq0IqOMstT0uWmdH2JcqujeUExOHWfz76ODS_b4bcD7MfqEqNjSkIbUB8erpq5LdIRlt5G6OJZ-1PKHzlfhRQGyX7SagEiX87Pc/w640-h360/DF43xS.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The 10-2, 9-2 and 9-1 were keeping my boys in the fight and laying down tremendous firepower on Dan's dug in Russians.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHi63dAthV1_7HrWTR9Wc-r9qXmXNXz81YK6UwGjU5UHu6jExI_spyzh8jF5L11MZwE8tPTzxEPNLH91IX2QpTO4DLP-IAWyyE3LP9ZPXEFqpStj13cng2iO2gYKePuyfKuJ9S06YE6mOoaWAhEiWIDd1zg9S_S6bQHBgfVi-3hH3g-_Wd4NhOCp3NeA/s2992/IMG_4297.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRHi63dAthV1_7HrWTR9Wc-r9qXmXNXz81YK6UwGjU5UHu6jExI_spyzh8jF5L11MZwE8tPTzxEPNLH91IX2QpTO4DLP-IAWyyE3LP9ZPXEFqpStj13cng2iO2gYKePuyfKuJ9S06YE6mOoaWAhEiWIDd1zg9S_S6bQHBgfVi-3hH3g-_Wd4NhOCp3NeA/w640-h640/IMG_4297.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Only a single 6-2-8 remained in K22 as my Grenadiers occupied the building. Dan's 10-2 would route upstairs. The and the other broken units would perish on the 1st level. The broken squad in I23 would head for the cellar, but also discover it was to be its tomb. That peculiar moment in ASL where the momentum shift moves hard to one side had occurred. Two turns earlier, I was convinced that this game would end as a Russian victory. Dan even suggested that I go ahead and concede as the game was a bit of a grind with the heavy rain and fortified locations everywhere. I banished the thought and suggested we play until 8:00 PM and then see which side had the best chance for victory. That was also the four-hour mark for our game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCseegAe4bD8Nq9CSHpQw_JG3rwLXV4BDudOHQlWIC0mFG-p-83-Y-Z6LyQCQXZFN1esU_1fazOn55FtTaHz1tKn7H8ER8zNTxQFZs9Q5VTX6dQfVMPqBXfCoTIH8p-wOL48FWQ1Ffhfc96o_Mpz4aZiGwWjQdY7HK3blm9Axt7FuwrMESCW3LuHDvcE/s425/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="425" height="251" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhCseegAe4bD8Nq9CSHpQw_JG3rwLXV4BDudOHQlWIC0mFG-p-83-Y-Z6LyQCQXZFN1esU_1fazOn55FtTaHz1tKn7H8ER8zNTxQFZs9Q5VTX6dQfVMPqBXfCoTIH8p-wOL48FWQ1Ffhfc96o_Mpz4aZiGwWjQdY7HK3blm9Axt7FuwrMESCW3LuHDvcE/w400-h251/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I hadn't believed it earlier, but as we continued, I could see that victory was very possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsBtOKv-Sj4nqSNpTlUM2Pu6EPtQaAPz17JPHxpjjTjDuHmgko6CHvYw7ceCNpQ2veIOorpl7xHuB5gqMZlUSVx5JGxinrBM_q3u0XjP7sC4ob2qqoyVyl-Or3GUwX1ukOXraKS9joXPojyxh9SZZ3lbgwuNr2C5EzUSK49ry2A0du7fKn0V2PLVaQ9g/s2992/IMG_4298.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2992" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCsBtOKv-Sj4nqSNpTlUM2Pu6EPtQaAPz17JPHxpjjTjDuHmgko6CHvYw7ceCNpQ2veIOorpl7xHuB5gqMZlUSVx5JGxinrBM_q3u0XjP7sC4ob2qqoyVyl-Or3GUwX1ukOXraKS9joXPojyxh9SZZ3lbgwuNr2C5EzUSK49ry2A0du7fKn0V2PLVaQ9g/w640-h366/IMG_4298.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan was not sitting idly by as I flooded into K22. His reinforcements were moving up and into the fight. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lUU9GHsQTXVRkTXIneQrVQ5nF5YTeoDntuo9SaNkRq5dxhflAt6tMXcvh8pumQnrDJCiebYUQpvx_p4CYhIpXjLhcPP8WXjoratXZC0xK5VfvaEOSbMOJXjQm6wALTNMzLehaBg2LxtWezKZ46ymBfhbqWOxLiA_0YQTbXq_y9YbfsW71SjoRiHzzTU/s960/320468913_530342442472390_6752374567092318262_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="960" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4lUU9GHsQTXVRkTXIneQrVQ5nF5YTeoDntuo9SaNkRq5dxhflAt6tMXcvh8pumQnrDJCiebYUQpvx_p4CYhIpXjLhcPP8WXjoratXZC0xK5VfvaEOSbMOJXjQm6wALTNMzLehaBg2LxtWezKZ46ymBfhbqWOxLiA_0YQTbXq_y9YbfsW71SjoRiHzzTU/w640-h466/320468913_530342442472390_6752374567092318262_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxc_sCRwXfglhDSCNcT7mI87e7rDuca5ePVxLu9VsPjyv-tzAH3499nCYn3SVp6-Gfwsc-68DYN_9aF2PSrItPEO258uOxjVxJurfryQCb90nbhDwo3aX1hYkP-9uiWLASwyqA1VYvfPAhCg62TEyLJJWFDIXmUuz8FrJI7s0XP0CWr2lGl3unITcRrU/s2992/IMG_4299.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnxc_sCRwXfglhDSCNcT7mI87e7rDuca5ePVxLu9VsPjyv-tzAH3499nCYn3SVp6-Gfwsc-68DYN_9aF2PSrItPEO258uOxjVxJurfryQCb90nbhDwo3aX1hYkP-9uiWLASwyqA1VYvfPAhCg62TEyLJJWFDIXmUuz8FrJI7s0XP0CWr2lGl3unITcRrU/w640-h640/IMG_4299.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan counterattacked inside the K22 building and sent after me in close combat. He would casualty reduce my 5-4-8, but in the following PREP Fire, I would shoot into the melee and break the Russian squad. Dan also rushed my STUG with my 9-2 Armor Leader. He managed to break the attackers with Intensive Fire. The STUGs were providing the added punch my weakened attack needed. It had been a very tough and vicious fight to get into K22, but I was winning the war of reinforcements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22_sy15UJJdfgyGFwjvEUPqzg5djH4GAg0jkbe5CDKAtLmcclqIhBljkcrirkfbXxcYK4j2ZGMMHbl-_maU5GTk5eGPiicbgSe43scQH6EuNTWc6Sr_65NpsJg2jdLpSNi1vr2m8hY7HfzaoZz-RKUNVGm9q_2UdzVltalWHlL5CvmQC_WK-pj9Pm9pw/s720/320220049_713727266657641_430401195473864373_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="720" height="448" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj22_sy15UJJdfgyGFwjvEUPqzg5djH4GAg0jkbe5CDKAtLmcclqIhBljkcrirkfbXxcYK4j2ZGMMHbl-_maU5GTk5eGPiicbgSe43scQH6EuNTWc6Sr_65NpsJg2jdLpSNi1vr2m8hY7HfzaoZz-RKUNVGm9q_2UdzVltalWHlL5CvmQC_WK-pj9Pm9pw/w640-h448/320220049_713727266657641_430401195473864373_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvRXMWiTxdxRR479vm4gOMcQLJgRQ6fGQKKayc8j_d2DWHKLRO476SrAQaDJXVPzNLNwwPL66l5cYAu0qFJn4CkFMAplXjd0CfS3jnY1juNWKLNx0w9ZFkW2EYdoU-ZuUf389jwfn0SNx8K5mU0HiV1Q49wV4BH4CoDoD-yXKzEL7NcZrF4HccUgdPpY/s2083/IMG_4300.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2083" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvRXMWiTxdxRR479vm4gOMcQLJgRQ6fGQKKayc8j_d2DWHKLRO476SrAQaDJXVPzNLNwwPL66l5cYAu0qFJn4CkFMAplXjd0CfS3jnY1juNWKLNx0w9ZFkW2EYdoU-ZuUf389jwfn0SNx8K5mU0HiV1Q49wV4BH4CoDoD-yXKzEL7NcZrF4HccUgdPpY/w640-h440/IMG_4300.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My next assault would carry the K22 building except for a single 6-2-8. The reinforcing Russians had been rebuffed and the MOL-P had fired and missed my other STUG on two occasions. I would also secure the I22 building as well as the M22 building. At the top of the map, I was once again in that factory and attempting to keep Dan's boys occupied up there and not be able to reinforce the other sector.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3VGsrAVQoN8WxYO7cbjg_eRDlbhxjCyQzBYttXXIqtG9Zw8XvOcUYojsZkG0ZHJP9Sb-A69yE-C_7lusl6clIeKvuP27OgXduDghkD3RvGv6H-xys3rvnuJNOVQHfQBhLr5Z2qSvNh2K_12p2r_rNK_XQWAaBbZ5_gGSZXpJlyGprecNonGozNRcERs/s1567/366951135_6928798357164435_6427377010782282200_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1567" data-original-width="1169" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI3VGsrAVQoN8WxYO7cbjg_eRDlbhxjCyQzBYttXXIqtG9Zw8XvOcUYojsZkG0ZHJP9Sb-A69yE-C_7lusl6clIeKvuP27OgXduDghkD3RvGv6H-xys3rvnuJNOVQHfQBhLr5Z2qSvNh2K_12p2r_rNK_XQWAaBbZ5_gGSZXpJlyGprecNonGozNRcERs/w478-h640/366951135_6928798357164435_6427377010782282200_n.jpg" width="478" /></a></div>My 9-2 would take his MMG gun platoon into the K22 building and give my Germans the firepower to hang ono the location.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR8YPgk7NSXg1ciYfaPW04S3Mgp7ZO1hjwmKHtse42gYEnNjpnAIfzmVLY4iZ-Ea26GGrly6DKkIySVlr9Hb1LAmq_0mljD74h-pmTq18qzAM9mc8neLxHioHYjVd0RxhPYZ4h4zAvbvMpLRuNkg3HkrfUvQyCKMkF5C4f9uF0HDcbv9ZEEUIss2D_tI/s2195/IMG_4301.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1161" data-original-width="2195" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGR8YPgk7NSXg1ciYfaPW04S3Mgp7ZO1hjwmKHtse42gYEnNjpnAIfzmVLY4iZ-Ea26GGrly6DKkIySVlr9Hb1LAmq_0mljD74h-pmTq18qzAM9mc8neLxHioHYjVd0RxhPYZ4h4zAvbvMpLRuNkg3HkrfUvQyCKMkF5C4f9uF0HDcbv9ZEEUIss2D_tI/w640-h338/IMG_4301.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the hour late and deep into the game, Dan would do the math and give the concession. The Germans had control of the K22 Building and 2 additional locations and were presently on the path to taking one or two more. The available reinforcements were effectively interdicted by German machine guns and the need to hang on to the top of the map compelled Dan to give the concession. The earlier momentum shift never switched back to the Russians. The Germans were holding at the top of the map and had finally gotten control of the K22 building and environs. All three STUG's were still in the fight and the weight of Geman firepower was decisive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NXjoLrw5gEVU8-yoVjFXQyBXEXYwNu6fZyjbfU4y5y6tek3hhqwIr0QYf-8s646R_Zq9IxRgPWQShoX-pU_AtRPF9tKTIiPEIz728Zk-lINlMp_QcM2h0reKgq5Z0L4Q2vdxM9_YDUX0StuW93fgCO-qSyMnhz99FcOL4Slx63eHNWy8ZUx2lgkbvNI/s784/386555090_313811014435406_8753818283906569435_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="526" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8NXjoLrw5gEVU8-yoVjFXQyBXEXYwNu6fZyjbfU4y5y6tek3hhqwIr0QYf-8s646R_Zq9IxRgPWQShoX-pU_AtRPF9tKTIiPEIz728Zk-lINlMp_QcM2h0reKgq5Z0L4Q2vdxM9_YDUX0StuW93fgCO-qSyMnhz99FcOL4Slx63eHNWy8ZUx2lgkbvNI/w430-h640/386555090_313811014435406_8753818283906569435_n.jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My Grenadiers had secured the win but paid a heavy price in casualties. A few more wins like that and the Germans would be no more in Stalingrad. My thanks to Dan for a tremendously fun ASL weekend. We changed things up a bit with back to HASL games. And you will see much more of that this year. We both have a desire to get some playtime with our many HASL packs that have been too long neglected. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UdolVGsj68pW98PPHOb1fbG2hvu8gA7ZLuaTAulxV5DiubEHdVJN1a_qL1U4ZLRS4f5V-s5u5D2S435Y23YjO5ojDP7bv_ytyjdz9XaXv1eCYp1cOEjOPzxgbPxX3A-7PJ-Hd5Ssc-fPWXFcfYJdV63fHfdCxbgoF_2ffuskW4dMFsWzNU-10D4PLj0/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0UdolVGsj68pW98PPHOb1fbG2hvu8gA7ZLuaTAulxV5DiubEHdVJN1a_qL1U4ZLRS4f5V-s5u5D2S435Y23YjO5ojDP7bv_ytyjdz9XaXv1eCYp1cOEjOPzxgbPxX3A-7PJ-Hd5Ssc-fPWXFcfYJdV63fHfdCxbgoF_2ffuskW4dMFsWzNU-10D4PLj0/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The Germans had some trouble initially but as the Russians lost concealment the German firepower was able to tell. It has been said HASL games have no movement and they are all assault movement and advance into CC. That was the case here and the Germans cleared Hall 7 and the needed nearby multi-hex buildings. Well played by Grumble Jones! Defense in depth does not work the Russian must make each building a fortress."</span></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnn4a3eYokKRjFl96Krd_p-6FCvkq7a-b6Il2S9Gh5PH0KcpNrkIdhxyMtPbzZ1RKdXMdIS9B4i48wklwNFeGoaEuCM-c2_gXowwKiWzYkxHPX6XobuUhA8WCsWPOAYSM7N_WbCCke2SiIE14shXerM56jZT5Dw8mJPZegEBv3W-V5kJA1N8xVK3hooM/s780/fvCq1wEwLtiHKCJYm6BfkIO068x.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="780" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUnn4a3eYokKRjFl96Krd_p-6FCvkq7a-b6Il2S9Gh5PH0KcpNrkIdhxyMtPbzZ1RKdXMdIS9B4i48wklwNFeGoaEuCM-c2_gXowwKiWzYkxHPX6XobuUhA8WCsWPOAYSM7N_WbCCke2SiIE14shXerM56jZT5Dw8mJPZegEBv3W-V5kJA1N8xVK3hooM/w640-h360/fvCq1wEwLtiHKCJYm6BfkIO068x.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap from the Barrikady!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return next week for more Pegasus Bridge action and from the Fox Hill HASL map from LFT. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Should be a great ASL weekend...</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">(aren't they all!!!)</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ_3UqTwprI7ynQk7MUYYd_9oSlhVKiJGaNX4OsUkD1JwCvHf4sCwSJhvDEIfZoWDkJ9b5LJsXyEQARaQ4ywGPoqQH32z4prNndVbxD7A8mJ-ZhlIucgcRB0egWZjM1_kfAsjeH9JYmm1iYt4S1jEylm_Qr7rhPp4tI-fRseaTsQEf6IgiX1pvOuY7qI/s480/af25088325b9475b23290830b1cc1df7.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="480" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkQ_3UqTwprI7ynQk7MUYYd_9oSlhVKiJGaNX4OsUkD1JwCvHf4sCwSJhvDEIfZoWDkJ9b5LJsXyEQARaQ4ywGPoqQH32z4prNndVbxD7A8mJ-ZhlIucgcRB0egWZjM1_kfAsjeH9JYmm1iYt4S1jEylm_Qr7rhPp4tI-fRseaTsQEf6IgiX1pvOuY7qI/w640-h356/af25088325b9475b23290830b1cc1df7.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-69335217915269175922023-12-31T15:36:00.001-06:002023-12-31T15:36:28.487-06:00Grumble Jones January Scenario GJ131 On the Road To Subang<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTAN8F70VzVNRyA34t750bcdH_r-15V4n_B4yOQaGTVE5T915Y2r2j-pS-2I9M-p3oUKa5_yCngDJ9NeTJSvyWspxfAFzw7TfEeEdiD9oIS1bd7sqNF6Gm7aoKAZsG9BmrigkxUfhQdMxI5QancvUufExBCDFe7m5YqxVSleh91IBSX9vN4gSwa_Rz7s/s652/AP421111022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="652" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTAN8F70VzVNRyA34t750bcdH_r-15V4n_B4yOQaGTVE5T915Y2r2j-pS-2I9M-p3oUKa5_yCngDJ9NeTJSvyWspxfAFzw7TfEeEdiD9oIS1bd7sqNF6Gm7aoKAZsG9BmrigkxUfhQdMxI5QancvUufExBCDFe7m5YqxVSleh91IBSX9vN4gSwa_Rz7s/w640-h514/AP421111022.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">2024 is here and hopefully it will be a good year. We have a lot to face in the coming year and here's hoping we are all up to the challenges that life will throw at us. The 2023 scenarios are now in the past and it's time to begin the new year's "From your Momma's Basement" scenarios. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Lately, January has been a PTO scenario and that will be the tradition going forward. Best way to beat the gloomy days of winter is to find yourself sweating in the jungles of the PTO!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7hrC_lbHuE4abXU_vnikLkdDirD9z8rxrtVgwTBcxfeD7HkVIYRCvVHzFUZQAtqDVuq9D74vNtnhf0_49PPJ8V31gjMsua1Mr2kWTX8KpdhaqZcYsQ44LL7BkT_-L-BRxPRTMkPozVFPjxk-nIncTrZeePHCuiGMK592-QI0ciwtRjMtXv_437QXQ0I/s640/billy-predator.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="348" data-original-width="640" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7hrC_lbHuE4abXU_vnikLkdDirD9z8rxrtVgwTBcxfeD7HkVIYRCvVHzFUZQAtqDVuq9D74vNtnhf0_49PPJ8V31gjMsua1Mr2kWTX8KpdhaqZcYsQ44LL7BkT_-L-BRxPRTMkPozVFPjxk-nIncTrZeePHCuiGMK592-QI0ciwtRjMtXv_437QXQ0I/w640-h348/billy-predator.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hvdsulpOSPUmSEnvzBplLifZd7U0AX2xTJr18ZT73WTgQyMrXUu9K_QkZDCExuaDJTxgTLjEZBf5GI5LnxunkIP4hlbwXwBRldJ8RELlizkY1_ifo7JsOhIFZmouGMEktUY9ufw8fFQLL8AxBi7rYAnhnmMmSxjOB5KkgJ99_1QRUAN33sXznk21_kY/s485/9781472843524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_hvdsulpOSPUmSEnvzBplLifZd7U0AX2xTJr18ZT73WTgQyMrXUu9K_QkZDCExuaDJTxgTLjEZBf5GI5LnxunkIP4hlbwXwBRldJ8RELlizkY1_ifo7JsOhIFZmouGMEktUY9ufw8fFQLL8AxBi7rYAnhnmMmSxjOB5KkgJ99_1QRUAN33sXznk21_kY/w298-h400/9781472843524.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">January's scenario was inspired by the final color plate in this Osprey Tome. My collection is now at 144 volumes from the Battle of Hastings to the Ia Drang. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have actually been contemplating reducing the size of my overall library and focusing entirely on Osprey. The entire 144 reside on a single bookshelf. They are compact, packed with info and extremely well done. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I'm eagerly awaiting the next Osprey release on the Grossdeutschland Divsion. It's currently on pre-order and due end of January. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The action for this month's scenario involves the first Dutch Armor assault in their history. The Japanese have taken control and airbase and the Dutch are counterattacking to reclaim it. The scenario begins afte the Dutch successfully drive through a steel wire road block. The Japanese had strung it between to horse drawn carts. A Dutch armored car succeeded in breaking through, but was itself immobilized. It begins the scenario as a wreck.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Note about the counters. I have been using the BFP Poland in Flames Polish Counters for my Minor Allies. My existing Minor Allies are very old counters from Last Hurrah and Doomed Battalions. They are pretty raggedy. But Dan Best informed me that the reverse morale values are incorrect when using these for Minor Allies. So, please sure to use your Minor Allies counters and not the BFP Poles, which I have pictured. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyway, here is 2024's inaugural scenario. Happy 2024 everyone!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehRgtP0um1EjZgAjKN9jOhbRdtlfWQpYbptJ-uBZNwdwkBzdO-elA17q1_GrYUXElRWfhHEl0XkfaTceL2r48f_ts6y6BfNVs44BsWLjCNQsl1h2DO5yqlA49C68f5eJaDiTPKt7IcAxpesvGc5rRLpSnMKoMAIY4u1Ab9mjzTMaQDCrLj2UUrMIPRL4/s1650/GJ-131.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehRgtP0um1EjZgAjKN9jOhbRdtlfWQpYbptJ-uBZNwdwkBzdO-elA17q1_GrYUXElRWfhHEl0XkfaTceL2r48f_ts6y6BfNVs44BsWLjCNQsl1h2DO5yqlA49C68f5eJaDiTPKt7IcAxpesvGc5rRLpSnMKoMAIY4u1Ab9mjzTMaQDCrLj2UUrMIPRL4/w494-h640/GJ-131.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-18778464355151432592023-12-29T18:10:00.010-06:002023-12-29T18:15:49.548-06:002023...the Year that Was...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4gtH-E5oY3clqzUJS32qbi2-Wr78czyrTxIqCeZm3iw8zvGcz9YWkJj0dwlAG5VtOBnUL20dluozViK2jzvN8WzwQa-ehWqdweXkDOe0fMA7HviqRRs73xy7WrzpOxUeKx4ln6lHWKpRRadPkTF90-xYyLTm9kfs7axIvM0lSVW5xAFJ_GMVCOEwzCw/s991/29th-div-brest.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="790" data-original-width="991" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz4gtH-E5oY3clqzUJS32qbi2-Wr78czyrTxIqCeZm3iw8zvGcz9YWkJj0dwlAG5VtOBnUL20dluozViK2jzvN8WzwQa-ehWqdweXkDOe0fMA7HviqRRs73xy7WrzpOxUeKx4ln6lHWKpRRadPkTF90-xYyLTm9kfs7axIvM0lSVW5xAFJ_GMVCOEwzCw/w640-h510/29th-div-brest.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> December 29th, only two more days left in 2023. The years pass so quickly as I get older. It feels like yesterday that I was sitting in front of Wes Vaughn for my final match of the 2023 KC March Madness Tournament. It had been a fantastic tournament for me as I got to play against Paul Works, the tournament winner and Wes Vaughn, the tournament runner-up. I attended my first tournament 10 years ago and to sit across from two of the great players was very satisfying. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmw5bt5-PCf7qkcQ0MPDfBOjV0PLTV92-8027PdChOZnrJzCbzre95hDP2AfyqU00ZEiqjEbwhydDvlTKlk6vBujtZIN9mEYITiQzNV-bmJ0nevQeJ2HONqCa9h957CjuRfNRkxpZcP-NAA_Ldj48BMF6uSubkPzpDJ6pUziMK7fJgVVckz_owUb7LCs/s1282/337106546_1395320187896390_3054821486522725021_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1282" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlmw5bt5-PCf7qkcQ0MPDfBOjV0PLTV92-8027PdChOZnrJzCbzre95hDP2AfyqU00ZEiqjEbwhydDvlTKlk6vBujtZIN9mEYITiQzNV-bmJ0nevQeJ2HONqCa9h957CjuRfNRkxpZcP-NAA_Ldj48BMF6uSubkPzpDJ6pUziMK7fJgVVckz_owUb7LCs/w640-h480/337106546_1395320187896390_3054821486522725021_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My best tournament finish to date as Larry Zoet and I tied for 3rd Place. </b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN0WVKUQEE8gpyrJK5G__-ao_wpBAqPlWce47R4WRSeN59CCioXTCIzWct-FODO4jpJACenasq0QndpzJYCSHSp4Mk13ACUGBj3tO1kce80LSuZ8c4wfrhiykUobdeNNnmTIriVHQgZ2kbymQ1LbFMhJUsoFlj2iImEPh9EUFyTfPtcRGXjFXSZw5Y3w/s1282/337013540_603435254656864_8746040923685485268_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1282" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXN0WVKUQEE8gpyrJK5G__-ao_wpBAqPlWce47R4WRSeN59CCioXTCIzWct-FODO4jpJACenasq0QndpzJYCSHSp4Mk13ACUGBj3tO1kce80LSuZ8c4wfrhiykUobdeNNnmTIriVHQgZ2kbymQ1LbFMhJUsoFlj2iImEPh9EUFyTfPtcRGXjFXSZw5Y3w/w640-h480/337013540_603435254656864_8746040923685485268_n.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAduPYbtiq_GrjHm8sZOqzeCAJJOWcc6LWhi1MYSm-wvta9PQhkC0_95Ok5206iCw3O1bMbsCNRYha4Vh5QDcrT9bjUkwhUMueDxUoU6JT6e1ZbQPBptauset4Lkgmb_GFxnzIWSg_xYwe7G8dTfkcbWnsXJl_rnDUUlbv4CcwLfuFQX2TTsttB8ToEU/s1282/337132628_173907298910001_6249412469084497587_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1282" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAduPYbtiq_GrjHm8sZOqzeCAJJOWcc6LWhi1MYSm-wvta9PQhkC0_95Ok5206iCw3O1bMbsCNRYha4Vh5QDcrT9bjUkwhUMueDxUoU6JT6e1ZbQPBptauset4Lkgmb_GFxnzIWSg_xYwe7G8dTfkcbWnsXJl_rnDUUlbv4CcwLfuFQX2TTsttB8ToEU/w640-h480/337132628_173907298910001_6249412469084497587_n.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3_4JZw0fJj22NnHzJxtQ7yjlz5HbEeDq_JEcZig79pppSip8jFyM4HX_c3dvSWhk4nx58S4oPromQDUw0SRtIp-0J9DFYQ1eTPs9rMsE6WwUDtQJMVwZVjWyb__5RVyeknwe2EE7Ev1ZciNzFGpZN0eCJynYMfEjLf1wun5Nwb61SidmZCiKs15aYes/s1282/337142060_8958661160841721_6718073117814148476_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1282" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV3_4JZw0fJj22NnHzJxtQ7yjlz5HbEeDq_JEcZig79pppSip8jFyM4HX_c3dvSWhk4nx58S4oPromQDUw0SRtIp-0J9DFYQ1eTPs9rMsE6WwUDtQJMVwZVjWyb__5RVyeknwe2EE7Ev1ZciNzFGpZN0eCJynYMfEjLf1wun5Nwb61SidmZCiKs15aYes/w640-h480/337142060_8958661160841721_6718073117814148476_n.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>March Madness is always a good time. Recommend it highly!!</b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqoDOdqXz13OYltl4cCFscCfv9Ne46vBO0h0Zwjk8xX_IO7pCemS8WYrkuvWFP2x7PsSg05b_8Cdql_MSQLLc2fJ05IrPgIqHI1E77_s2Ui-Cwu4oybEPatzSTFogNiihyROyYKfszC5Xi1YbLPdZ4VDCSJ18XDWmm8jhIe7Kr0gtXmyJn0wElk3lng/s640/IMG_3764.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFqoDOdqXz13OYltl4cCFscCfv9Ne46vBO0h0Zwjk8xX_IO7pCemS8WYrkuvWFP2x7PsSg05b_8Cdql_MSQLLc2fJ05IrPgIqHI1E77_s2Ui-Cwu4oybEPatzSTFogNiihyROyYKfszC5Xi1YbLPdZ4VDCSJ18XDWmm8jhIe7Kr0gtXmyJn0wElk3lng/w640-h640/IMG_3764.JPG" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My favorite game of the year would be PdH1 Praise the Lord. Super fun scenario that played out like the historical event. It was a really great ASL experience!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlk2ptKo3KIpV8lxjpBpPdS3H6l09bJCsbP_M0loiUSkFdrzXXq4VCdbflZV9wK48jvDjcc3T2s-ZLxJhJMCXvZ6jzynRfLw-XHwZguKmZUgRKpN5cedil8TC1tRF8b7eXurefifz8oxo8mOUWTUKXzfQFlpE5ezd-zHcttNG4dPVuhu10dUcFH4Vl_E/s640/SR6Y-BOsTP-Kf-2Tv2A-hA.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlk2ptKo3KIpV8lxjpBpPdS3H6l09bJCsbP_M0loiUSkFdrzXXq4VCdbflZV9wK48jvDjcc3T2s-ZLxJhJMCXvZ6jzynRfLw-XHwZguKmZUgRKpN5cedil8TC1tRF8b7eXurefifz8oxo8mOUWTUKXzfQFlpE5ezd-zHcttNG4dPVuhu10dUcFH4Vl_E/w640-h480/SR6Y-BOsTP-Kf-2Tv2A-hA.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In July, Dan Best and I would spend a day hiking at Pea Ridge Battlefield and then spend the rest of the 4th of July Weekend playing ASL. It was truly an epic weekend!!!</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fCrtG1WUaMccLlczZTLxX72ODaSqRibRPglFW8P2nfRtDargAqAFRA1B8eC5LG8ORao83noxIXjG3zjRE78ZHcZ1_MwZEYmqWhoYjF0dNiVV5P_cgBCMYFSgKco1zZ4ixCUQBPF9tMLFSadglmuDSqhS1pyb62XdBNbJ03lDbBLvacmp35NWUn9P1Z8/s640/QCmbwdwATmCnaWyTjUUjaQ.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fCrtG1WUaMccLlczZTLxX72ODaSqRibRPglFW8P2nfRtDargAqAFRA1B8eC5LG8ORao83noxIXjG3zjRE78ZHcZ1_MwZEYmqWhoYjF0dNiVV5P_cgBCMYFSgKco1zZ4ixCUQBPF9tMLFSadglmuDSqhS1pyb62XdBNbJ03lDbBLvacmp35NWUn9P1Z8/w640-h480/QCmbwdwATmCnaWyTjUUjaQ.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div></div><div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9E-hMlTuwywrLU52Hd-S9qdM4K5UR6mC3UKtkTdRQwcREzCPw9x_vnxlWFCFOB98zZV_yYc4n89huPa4Wo9J-JIznkgG4h-4z-Jd116YvP-Tb_Z__faLPa_dm3x_5-j3iT9bg6OHB4d_qb_t6MnDINW_DVn-Y-LTJz5tigu3oDz2tJuQmslkxgPhQGU/s905/Screenshot%202023-12-29%20162445.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="905" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP9E-hMlTuwywrLU52Hd-S9qdM4K5UR6mC3UKtkTdRQwcREzCPw9x_vnxlWFCFOB98zZV_yYc4n89huPa4Wo9J-JIznkgG4h-4z-Jd116YvP-Tb_Z__faLPa_dm3x_5-j3iT9bg6OHB4d_qb_t6MnDINW_DVn-Y-LTJz5tigu3oDz2tJuQmslkxgPhQGU/w640-h238/Screenshot%202023-12-29%20162445.png" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>One of the strangest and most disquieting events of the year, was a months long assault on the Blog. It started around May and persisted until about October. In September, the Blog would hit 47K views. A normal month is 4000. Of course, they weren't real views as none of my posts was actually read. Not sure what was going on or why, but hopefully it's over at this point. The Blog would surpass 600K views this year, but it didn't feel earned.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8onJdb9rwGbkBymnn7FHT9LMZoF5cwOrbm2zd3hdFwFMdRRLB2Lo3BHsBpeTsVka0Tjoh_HBMymEdNudxfuqvi2t_OEklQZoSoNekKQygAYk9fdh6cUuE_YMHYeHJFcCSOxidZ2jwQaKAFSoT6UAGGKgpaAQR5jjGH_vtLAhkwni99v31X88UFhS9g8/s1299/Screenshot%202023-12-29%20164727.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="780" data-original-width="1299" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju8onJdb9rwGbkBymnn7FHT9LMZoF5cwOrbm2zd3hdFwFMdRRLB2Lo3BHsBpeTsVka0Tjoh_HBMymEdNudxfuqvi2t_OEklQZoSoNekKQygAYk9fdh6cUuE_YMHYeHJFcCSOxidZ2jwQaKAFSoT6UAGGKgpaAQR5jjGH_vtLAhkwni99v31X88UFhS9g8/w640-h384/Screenshot%202023-12-29%20164727.png" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2023 would be the best year ever for wins and would be second for most games played. As of this posting I am at 118 games with two more lined up with Dan before the end of the year. So, I should finish with 120 games total for 2023.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-AFGzSHhvaIAEqUH6DjMlbaao5F2DFEUFd5JLmof7qKSVE_mprwBWEw2K6pD2WXiQHsfiozg2RL5307K0FrKcPC9mvZG9klpGOEeLPwRnrs3U1Z-hUcfyfsUuozczbA8hRGkH34nBTmcjH9_BbHFIKyOxCdVjkQE-dVGAOKAR9XxgTa1P8r7yUlepgg/s640/Untitled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="640" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn-AFGzSHhvaIAEqUH6DjMlbaao5F2DFEUFd5JLmof7qKSVE_mprwBWEw2K6pD2WXiQHsfiozg2RL5307K0FrKcPC9mvZG9klpGOEeLPwRnrs3U1Z-hUcfyfsUuozczbA8hRGkH34nBTmcjH9_BbHFIKyOxCdVjkQE-dVGAOKAR9XxgTa1P8r7yUlepgg/w640-h272/Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The biggest milestone of the year would be playing my 500th game against Dan Best. We have put in some very solid play over the past 10 years. I look forward to the next 500!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>My thanks to my 2023 Opponents!!</u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2GyYIulMgUI2otFRuGIKMFZO5XXpMtbelXoXGJBFBePqtxCFbEy4dxwc8k1MoZyfhvNN9s9b9t2DSZstY56Nfpda24RlCPbzt7wGmTd-OQL6nHX6hGEZLNi7O1RkGY45aiYkaOXaAUP6B-uZRPcYJIFID9Q1ZKPGsqUM6r1_eUBTMnwYRb9WK5tPUzY/s1282/337020368_149252464728232_3799981412109932453_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1282" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS2GyYIulMgUI2otFRuGIKMFZO5XXpMtbelXoXGJBFBePqtxCFbEy4dxwc8k1MoZyfhvNN9s9b9t2DSZstY56Nfpda24RlCPbzt7wGmTd-OQL6nHX6hGEZLNi7O1RkGY45aiYkaOXaAUP6B-uZRPcYJIFID9Q1ZKPGsqUM6r1_eUBTMnwYRb9WK5tPUzY/w640-h480/337020368_149252464728232_3799981412109932453_n.jpg" width="640" /></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reid </b></span><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Roubidoux</b></span></span></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I hope to see you throughout 2024!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5BX_GV0_-Kl1WifuO4d2_AVHm7aujCWHcjr9OkgmPz8hoLZ8kB9jAUGx-7Y-hCBWDqZWhL4gN_-BrKtUn8RGOTbzZplkF4BRKk8wvRjWeVAm2xw2b94aRrD7zkMwBKDSGlNnH-WRq5HNQFhvJZt6_rBwtM05KxT6yi34j-ubJoIXkIw6wjq90IORKu8/s929/2024.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="613" data-original-width="929" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX5BX_GV0_-Kl1WifuO4d2_AVHm7aujCWHcjr9OkgmPz8hoLZ8kB9jAUGx-7Y-hCBWDqZWhL4gN_-BrKtUn8RGOTbzZplkF4BRKk8wvRjWeVAm2xw2b94aRrD7zkMwBKDSGlNnH-WRq5HNQFhvJZt6_rBwtM05KxT6yi34j-ubJoIXkIw6wjq90IORKu8/w640-h422/2024.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wishing you and your families a wonderful 2024!!!</b></span></div><br /><p></p></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-28122440735847495712023-12-17T20:56:00.006-06:002023-12-21T15:43:16.837-06:00Grumble Jones 2023 "From Your Momma's Basement Pack" VII<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXahB4aZi4-f_zCCfvQzsJrPwS0wrkcLRbMKv3e7w5gvXh9WYBu8iE-2iohJ4jdQayoMolTcSbEv85tqalAcgJ4V87dxD-qrpVncULZv4fotnmLsLgTj1emlWE0UIDfYjGAv2nwIIrlAjjLLFSU65M_I1PKHOfWKEwFuVEiIfRmS06sM26gffaZwa7p4g/s1650/Basement%20Pack%20VII.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXahB4aZi4-f_zCCfvQzsJrPwS0wrkcLRbMKv3e7w5gvXh9WYBu8iE-2iohJ4jdQayoMolTcSbEv85tqalAcgJ4V87dxD-qrpVncULZv4fotnmLsLgTj1emlWE0UIDfYjGAv2nwIIrlAjjLLFSU65M_I1PKHOfWKEwFuVEiIfRmS06sM26gffaZwa7p4g/w494-h640/Basement%20Pack%20VII.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> 2023 is now only days away from its final departure into history. It has been another amazing year of ASL. Yesterday marked my 115th game of the year. And it was a game that was decided on the final close combat roll after 6-1/2 turns of slugging it out. It wasn't a pretty win but proved once again the efficacy of VBM sleaze freeze on your opponent. I would do it three times in the course of the game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today's post is the annual posting of all the year's Grumble Jones scenarios in one post...straight from your Momma's Basement!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1nk00D5wACme7wO3Y_DMtozolPFO8BFvq-cxRl-v_qJfYerT6O2qsYYFWMiijKImddOqk3xgejz5M-x7PjfcHZrthzdESeSA36iOWaTbAcBkvgwZO0dN0jSYFdY3N1oNZ-H61sUo8zLs25jMRRNdbk6SFmUtZF_dYPi9Xesl8tNjeB3i-sG8tDDPLXM/s480/Ke3VWn.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1nk00D5wACme7wO3Y_DMtozolPFO8BFvq-cxRl-v_qJfYerT6O2qsYYFWMiijKImddOqk3xgejz5M-x7PjfcHZrthzdESeSA36iOWaTbAcBkvgwZO0dN0jSYFdY3N1oNZ-H61sUo8zLs25jMRRNdbk6SFmUtZF_dYPi9Xesl8tNjeB3i-sG8tDDPLXM/w640-h360/Ke3VWn.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Longtime readers of this blog know that Grumble Jones scenarios are not play tested and in no way meet the standards of other third-party publishers who spend considerable time and effort to create great, polished scenarios. Grumble Jones scenarios are purely for fun (hopefully they are from time to time) and are truly provided as a tangible thank you to the readers of this blog whose support has sustained it for the past 12 years. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year's scenarios covered a variety of fronts from the CBI, to the Easter Front, to Arnhem, to China, Italy, German and East Africa. For the first time, a World War I scenario would show itself. Our friends in Kansas City (Encircled Productions) will soon complete their epic World War I pack complete with counters, etc. It will be a great complimentary product to the world of ASL. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This year's Halloween Scenario was another great collaboration with our good friend Rick Reinesch. He designed a fantastic stand alone map for the "The Eagle Has Landed" scenarios. Next year will be a return to zombies in the classic ASL Scenario Subterranean Quarry.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As always, my thanks to my readers who graciously allow me to indulge my creative itch and put these scenarios out in the community. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I look forward to the 2024 scenarios!!!</div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl_l4oIsnr5a_d69oahEtphvDR7vLaksV368DTRJAa3XscB6NGMi541abXWiyATInygiaqugrwLuCIM00i9aGgigmnB7s7fqUpQDGh2IOxNNxkJ6b95elmEns_DrzDLHA8A4Sfk2J0wUPNWo5ErrzmEmFiwFHRrgA_iOp0JOSGGnCvXmQYLgqMbW3g5A/s1650/Basement%20Pack%20VII.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOl_l4oIsnr5a_d69oahEtphvDR7vLaksV368DTRJAa3XscB6NGMi541abXWiyATInygiaqugrwLuCIM00i9aGgigmnB7s7fqUpQDGh2IOxNNxkJ6b95elmEns_DrzDLHA8A4Sfk2J0wUPNWo5ErrzmEmFiwFHRrgA_iOp0JOSGGnCvXmQYLgqMbW3g5A/w494-h640/Basement%20Pack%20VII.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfj2fJEXtzCRHj76PEZgIVOfhULCWOoPO6ylAb9OwULdvSplJuDjamvYMliiZ8cKKM2GjiACJUbmWd7TP4iIGVZb5v3gLJrZv8_GAyHs72-i8WQCl_v9tJ5itoHRI8_X9vlX3MgM2iNJpno-C8FnHnT_u1E0IsOiNwUUJSlt2E2mjGNK0oDYtoBhudWXw/w640-h360/maxresdefault%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">As 2023 slides to its finish, Dan Best and I continue to play weekend after weekend of great ASL games. Last weekend we would play SP 31The Hills Lagonovo and SP28 Clearing Qualberg. Dan would win Lagaonovo and I would win Qualberg. Both ended with early concessions, so we elected not to blog them last week.</div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx0Ar6XPh7GuYFCcGBjYF1D0jFwSmFcvv25CdR9r3bwQ7D0AeqTINXpoXdlxDGEByUpkR4S0IoATC7XRkyrASND0B9pLHfYPIj3z7MX8KvzVnAJTXtsIDvybu6bcdtlxijxn5rUaqaqY5z9CA5IiEXSXAA_sNABtjKlpOVBvOKBfNTiU4bbHWfhs59JQ/s2816/IMG_4249.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1532" data-original-width="2816" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpx0Ar6XPh7GuYFCcGBjYF1D0jFwSmFcvv25CdR9r3bwQ7D0AeqTINXpoXdlxDGEByUpkR4S0IoATC7XRkyrASND0B9pLHfYPIj3z7MX8KvzVnAJTXtsIDvybu6bcdtlxijxn5rUaqaqY5z9CA5IiEXSXAA_sNABtjKlpOVBvOKBfNTiU4bbHWfhs59JQ/w640-h348/IMG_4249.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">In SP28 Clearing Qualberg, Dan was the attacking British. Mud would hinder the movement of his force and my OBA caught his troops in the open and decimated them early. With his infantry shattered or struggling to move up, his even slower moving Churchills were moving towards my ambush positions. But before I could reveal that, Dan called it game over and a German victory. The game just wasn't fun. The mud was the culprit and played a large role in making the game less than fun. Sometimes fighting the terrain can sap your ELR. So, this game ended early. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJnkIYQ8mUpuRNu79HqxY3qWc9Kk2RPvil_SCMVZelA62NgzPENpk07stzB2K0_q0aEA4rHbIct8Suq-Z7Dkrxx2LPgguH72zHzOEQo3qRadCW1V1FcPSJgKoy3zrMmKVfyE5-OnKummU-sMqNoVR9__O3KS39uXdkJHvHE4i33ycCtpijYRtQ9MHoZc/s250/tumblr_n4hlm0faH01qkllneo8_250.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="141" data-original-width="250" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiJnkIYQ8mUpuRNu79HqxY3qWc9Kk2RPvil_SCMVZelA62NgzPENpk07stzB2K0_q0aEA4rHbIct8Suq-Z7Dkrxx2LPgguH72zHzOEQo3qRadCW1V1FcPSJgKoy3zrMmKVfyE5-OnKummU-sMqNoVR9__O3KS39uXdkJHvHE4i33ycCtpijYRtQ9MHoZc/w400-h226/tumblr_n4hlm0faH01qkllneo8_250.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvxF62Czz9e0j8DD6iycTJS3MfPWWcYRBvTC9mZ5NMDTwH2HWYcoTE-AWU7YtNNyK4cbBcBw_Dro3fdhQ9qWhQgOAxwI3WlhpqYJ36s42zzSCRyqurPPmU2FMOj76Zz-IftMr1HqeDhLD0yq71UH37CZjLIe0m8plSq4KHYKrPl80YHV13gu9N7wByc/s2992/IMG_4259.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1636" data-original-width="2992" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cvxF62Czz9e0j8DD6iycTJS3MfPWWcYRBvTC9mZ5NMDTwH2HWYcoTE-AWU7YtNNyK4cbBcBw_Dro3fdhQ9qWhQgOAxwI3WlhpqYJ36s42zzSCRyqurPPmU2FMOj76Zz-IftMr1HqeDhLD0yq71UH37CZjLIe0m8plSq4KHYKrPl80YHV13gu9N7wByc/w640-h350/IMG_4259.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">In SP 31The Hills Lagonovo, I would be the defending Russians trying to hold on to a hill with a butt load of German MKII's supported by 8-3-8's and two modules of Nebelwerfer OBA. Oh and my AT Guns were out in the open ground on the other of the hill...where they were pretty much worthless. Dan's attack just completely rolled over me. His dice were super hot and my were stone cold. So things spiraled out of control for me very early on. By Turn 2, I had lost the hill and my force was shattered. My reinforcements were caught in the open by the Nebelwerfers and let's just say that didn't end well. With the hill lost, I threw in the towel and Dan's Germans had the victory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So last weekend's games were over pretty quickly. That happens sometimes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXSdRWpbQ_dbgwJK3syDyfIWFl2-xUfthyphenhyphenKq2KYAverZ8x8jWRuAAJZFw3CGTbm0RMlXBsV9lUXZTRho_NFp2oboB28oi9NNJKYUGa7-RAdrCnHw01YMvXaLuktnTxVRYxitFyLo73mVhPCufB2MEASq6bV-oOFjFcpLqBGFC8ExHH4qcYaPv2FkafFU/s678/thats-a-damn-shame-steve-harvey-kgmfa66560ypiz18.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="678" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXSdRWpbQ_dbgwJK3syDyfIWFl2-xUfthyphenhyphenKq2KYAverZ8x8jWRuAAJZFw3CGTbm0RMlXBsV9lUXZTRho_NFp2oboB28oi9NNJKYUGa7-RAdrCnHw01YMvXaLuktnTxVRYxitFyLo73mVhPCufB2MEASq6bV-oOFjFcpLqBGFC8ExHH4qcYaPv2FkafFU/w400-h295/thats-a-damn-shame-steve-harvey-kgmfa66560ypiz18.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYaqLPkwpHqk6CzwFblaiHXzXiKr6HiiffzvgweBfx6a4TM4MaPEPUlDTVmGxx5coRweFhhgr6LBsTEyjRByT3g1Xo-awYsxRkbKOJWZXukvno9vxhtrZBk4gixorOFfR1Cd2ta0GavjWbvo3uUZCDAEn_qU4DDtj30OMpVDWZ2-sdNWj6U4HUkuEtBI/s400/3d2981f6-0a45-429f-9fca-1c415041081d_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirYaqLPkwpHqk6CzwFblaiHXzXiKr6HiiffzvgweBfx6a4TM4MaPEPUlDTVmGxx5coRweFhhgr6LBsTEyjRByT3g1Xo-awYsxRkbKOJWZXukvno9vxhtrZBk4gixorOFfR1Cd2ta0GavjWbvo3uUZCDAEn_qU4DDtj30OMpVDWZ2-sdNWj6U4HUkuEtBI/w640-h348/3d2981f6-0a45-429f-9fca-1c415041081d_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan and I had some good post-game discussions about both games. We concluded that both of these games would play out better a second time. Qualberg's muddy terrain has to be considered when attacking. This constrains the Brits to the roads, but the struggle through the mud is not the way to go. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In Lagonovo, the Russian player needs to consolidate and get into wooded locations...and dig in. I tried to dig in on the backside of the hill and failed to get the rolls...so my boys were hanging out in the open and got slaughtered by the MKII's. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, there's always a better way to play a scenario.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyo8QUFXxiqaUdAdWODJW5NeW8lrE9s8jJAg8eUgc49aJw1KFldEhFX9TOXU_MkLUuPGW8Q0tW3BA11mYJiJe6Tq3WbMLNQWftakb3hEgmE81KdAxtK5t3ufC6dTDnHZwmUo0Yh5ojU9k_6UrcvbE2NPDZaZsmpoRB_wiKA0AyHEyZwdVO6TZNGLHoQ0/s944/Knocked-Out_German_Panther_Tank_at_Cologne_Cathedral_1945.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="735" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWyo8QUFXxiqaUdAdWODJW5NeW8lrE9s8jJAg8eUgc49aJw1KFldEhFX9TOXU_MkLUuPGW8Q0tW3BA11mYJiJe6Tq3WbMLNQWftakb3hEgmE81KdAxtK5t3ufC6dTDnHZwmUo0Yh5ojU9k_6UrcvbE2NPDZaZsmpoRB_wiKA0AyHEyZwdVO6TZNGLHoQ0/w498-h640/Knocked-Out_German_Panther_Tank_at_Cologne_Cathedral_1945.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our first game this weekend would be a pretty exciting little battle as we played SP43 Deadeye Smoyer. This scenario covers the famous tank duel in front of Cologne Cathedral (the impressive Koelner Dom). I had the opportunity to stand in the exact location of the destroyed Panther in 1985. My college buddy, Peter (from Fresno, CA) and I were on a trip to Bastogne. We traveled from Ulm all the way up to Cologne. We walked around Cologne Cathedral and spent some great time exploring the German-Roman Museum next door to the cathedral. From there, we went on to Aachen and spent the night before heading to Bastogne the next day.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt2f2CHNAnmDha7-QNvofKh3jGPuub18BZ6mZ4H6jUUHkbmfBApIsaQi4sJA5doL8aiGTWI0XOnwBB15F39i1e5bgQ7oZZlmPhAvwTthWLZTXFzl51PAVvwwT5RYDaogF3dU9LJdkUXVOwo-wUMlGgvlR7_b38WeGRKKRYLRFtTBlXsYZLPuZ7J1YEe8/s864/R75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="864" data-original-width="684" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzt2f2CHNAnmDha7-QNvofKh3jGPuub18BZ6mZ4H6jUUHkbmfBApIsaQi4sJA5doL8aiGTWI0XOnwBB15F39i1e5bgQ7oZZlmPhAvwTthWLZTXFzl51PAVvwwT5RYDaogF3dU9LJdkUXVOwo-wUMlGgvlR7_b38WeGRKKRYLRFtTBlXsYZLPuZ7J1YEe8/w506-h640/R75.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stain glass from inside the Cathedral.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj66KzBzWMlW-BR6QyTeE4OSL70akPuo_KXoD1jH-mKwqKhKeGushnTCVvDUdocOSVdI29aK3VN-95bfLLLqoMzpW7VLM_DRBJfE_sXfhv_r8gr-yihFtWdFawHOrX2m6fx-tiN_CiKJiTLIgxjgjT4QHjclC-juTYiZRSdriVDtHBKUSeqqw-PeiRqq8/s914/R76.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="914" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj66KzBzWMlW-BR6QyTeE4OSL70akPuo_KXoD1jH-mKwqKhKeGushnTCVvDUdocOSVdI29aK3VN-95bfLLLqoMzpW7VLM_DRBJfE_sXfhv_r8gr-yihFtWdFawHOrX2m6fx-tiN_CiKJiTLIgxjgjT4QHjclC-juTYiZRSdriVDtHBKUSeqqw-PeiRqq8/w640-h480/R76.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">A dude playing a bagpipe outside the Cathedral seemed a bit odd to me at the time...so I took a picture.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEgLXCRtqSY0eOmF5c3z0YeZqEYphGITI8jRiy2HsGhXOUY9jGWfTWG9KAdri-kNG9Lq-w_78hISSU-V5hjOkQKAnEvpU09Zw5u1DXb2ihg8icmpLyFf61kwhIrbFSOXECgW9FAUrJhLuI2XVCisPIjfy78Nf2qz05fXgno3CwvpcoFkN7ImILWU7p-M/s2854/aa944977-37d9-4f07-95b0-b4f8cedc88b9-spearhead-cover.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2854" data-original-width="1879" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBEgLXCRtqSY0eOmF5c3z0YeZqEYphGITI8jRiy2HsGhXOUY9jGWfTWG9KAdri-kNG9Lq-w_78hISSU-V5hjOkQKAnEvpU09Zw5u1DXb2ihg8icmpLyFf61kwhIrbFSOXECgW9FAUrJhLuI2XVCisPIjfy78Nf2qz05fXgno3CwvpcoFkN7ImILWU7p-M/w264-h400/aa944977-37d9-4f07-95b0-b4f8cedc88b9-spearhead-cover.webp" width="264" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">A recent best-seller covers the events of that tank duel, which is also well documented by film taken during the action. A quick Google search will bring up many different videos of the action. They are well worth your time. A couple of them spend a bit of time going frame by frame and show the impact of the Panther's shells on a supporting Sherman tank and the destructive shots of the Pershing as it sets the Panther ablaze. The escaping German and American tank crews show the horror and terror of close tank combat.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have not had the opportunity to read Spearhead yet, but understand it be a very good read.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The scenario (designed by Evan Sherry) captures the event very well. Our playing would model the actual events pretty faithfully.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMknAycrZnywY4YmCgswo2riBvl1NDaeTL2HrSZ1S03knCM_qnGqbRakpEujORNuuw64HOtWL6j7mmquU2Wuj7_tV64b0Feiguvo_DmrgRtQPNk9rvJmI78qNBmSLhA0nU8URnvIqaP5Oaxr0YZPp0dEMIICEnuIJXfJZgsrxohlC6R8iPuaIpymQinqc/s895/schwerpunktv4-big-1-700x895.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="895" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMknAycrZnywY4YmCgswo2riBvl1NDaeTL2HrSZ1S03knCM_qnGqbRakpEujORNuuw64HOtWL6j7mmquU2Wuj7_tV64b0Feiguvo_DmrgRtQPNk9rvJmI78qNBmSLhA0nU8URnvIqaP5Oaxr0YZPp0dEMIICEnuIJXfJZgsrxohlC6R8iPuaIpymQinqc/w500-h640/schwerpunktv4-big-1-700x895.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">SP43 Deadeye Smoyer can be found in Schwerpunkt Volume 4. With so many new scenarios out there, don't let this one fall off your play list radar. It's a bit pro-American, but fun nonetheless.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj5yBy7HFPLcUjd-WxxVNLWKIJ9JytYYBrLuu8LiHAbcQYpbPn1HHGjqGB-tBOy2tHYgCexskuQX73D2itCUZM36qlxHJBFzhh_4mx4gpWsMut-FTTI4a5G6iubxfg8POHWKGXgQQ20B7FKBzD6lh9f9GlOcL1RwvUDM8YXXFyyGiJwmHhQaQItJ8uVE/s1280/XCGD6JWBMFFLFBS72YHKSXUYWY.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="961" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgj5yBy7HFPLcUjd-WxxVNLWKIJ9JytYYBrLuu8LiHAbcQYpbPn1HHGjqGB-tBOy2tHYgCexskuQX73D2itCUZM36qlxHJBFzhh_4mx4gpWsMut-FTTI4a5G6iubxfg8POHWKGXgQQ20B7FKBzD6lh9f9GlOcL1RwvUDM8YXXFyyGiJwmHhQaQItJ8uVE/w640-h480/XCGD6JWBMFFLFBS72YHKSXUYWY.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEID0IHVLG31de2nBuOwdIfuRCah-M6S4c6lQ9NGY2-u4dykxiiRduRuN-AigOznl8vUotUWVbZ7UGNHceogPr2jHO2Ej39JZPNEldHPr9afpgsJFDgbgupEd6RWfiyxrnznz-SuiprmY89qhkrLuek_dOyZ1kX2im3RMdjx1aUvS8xX8nO_rlFAPAYrU/s620/clarence-smoyer-split.webp" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="620" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEID0IHVLG31de2nBuOwdIfuRCah-M6S4c6lQ9NGY2-u4dykxiiRduRuN-AigOznl8vUotUWVbZ7UGNHceogPr2jHO2Ej39JZPNEldHPr9afpgsJFDgbgupEd6RWfiyxrnznz-SuiprmY89qhkrLuek_dOyZ1kX2im3RMdjx1aUvS8xX8nO_rlFAPAYrU/w400-h226/clarence-smoyer-split.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Clarence Smoyer passed away last year at the age of 99. Clarence earned fame as an expert tank gunner in the 3rd Armored Division. Smoyer and his crew would be given one of the new Pershing Tanks distributed in the ETO. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During the battle for Cologne, Smoyer's performance during the duel with the Panther and other actions would earn him the sobriquet the "Hero of Cologne". Smoyer was a genuine American hero of the Second World War.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt94YpfEeiVXVZGJk147xVpltxV_64JeB4u_Vwj2T2oD-V5Xi9vo-KruLuTM7GF0kvLRCgfeevVVQMdtL6JkRsNBzaRLCXM3y4zEV941eeTdb7P7kgLCy_wYGI5aCOA2enQSshA5z6LRXM91XXEO9f4AMNsEQBEy2g6PXp2wAra3_LSO4L-kyi77Cumg/s1002/fc97caceaac7c5f7b857334d5ac669ad.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="551" data-original-width="1002" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwt94YpfEeiVXVZGJk147xVpltxV_64JeB4u_Vwj2T2oD-V5Xi9vo-KruLuTM7GF0kvLRCgfeevVVQMdtL6JkRsNBzaRLCXM3y4zEV941eeTdb7P7kgLCy_wYGI5aCOA2enQSshA5z6LRXM91XXEO9f4AMNsEQBEy2g6PXp2wAra3_LSO4L-kyi77Cumg/w640-h352/fc97caceaac7c5f7b857334d5ac669ad.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command remnants of Battalion 2, Panzer Regiment 33, Panzer Division 9. This force would consist of 3 x 4-4-7's, and 3 x 4-3-6's led by an 8-1 and 7-0 with an MMG, LMG, Panzerschreck and a Panther Tank. Commanding the Panther was 1st Lt. Wilhelm Barthelborth, chief of 2./PzAbt 2106 of Panzerbrigade 106 Feldherrenhalle (2nd company, 2106nd Armored Btl., Armored Brigade 106). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kZ1dPJcm2wNmTvlnv5c51EFizkiA9pAmIJFH2fzOUU1X7DtVz4uY6ihEKH6_od2kpKTlLzLX5jnSY9mkhe_1OWfeoVEUuFumi59DQ_vwHwYeyV9FtBYjheSlXvcMl8ArGEf03Dy1feQiCg6O1buRodP4gjpuxfh2EPTd4yMuA2chUjhKRnpgSRWbrpQ/s1400/1_IcPvQTtXUv6nWgi368mZkw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="1400" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kZ1dPJcm2wNmTvlnv5c51EFizkiA9pAmIJFH2fzOUU1X7DtVz4uY6ihEKH6_od2kpKTlLzLX5jnSY9mkhe_1OWfeoVEUuFumi59DQ_vwHwYeyV9FtBYjheSlXvcMl8ArGEf03Dy1feQiCg6O1buRodP4gjpuxfh2EPTd4yMuA2chUjhKRnpgSRWbrpQ/w640-h502/1_IcPvQTtXUv6nWgi368mZkw.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Americans, I would command elements of CCB, 3rd Armored Division. My force would consist of 7 x 6-6-7's and a 3-4-7 led by a 9-1 and 8-1 with an MMG, A Sherman Tank, a Half-track and a Pershing Tank with 9-1 Armor Leader (Mr. Deadeye Smoyer).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2XspPal_VrztSil5J-1QE5qXFFabqdNXelpemd3X84m7LG4DzWboeO1sEYXxVZWFMl7fBOm8TEELK6gvcA_v913-PnJIIwdhfIer1IsJAaBbj5DiDcF8RN0SkhRWOkU7hDfofKnMiV473j8kADeEkLbenQ27etiWzyT8MD7LvRl3uKDw5GwMd1rNrMs/s1196/SP042_Deadeye_Smoyer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="1196" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx2XspPal_VrztSil5J-1QE5qXFFabqdNXelpemd3X84m7LG4DzWboeO1sEYXxVZWFMl7fBOm8TEELK6gvcA_v913-PnJIIwdhfIer1IsJAaBbj5DiDcF8RN0SkhRWOkU7hDfofKnMiV473j8kADeEkLbenQ27etiWzyT8MD7LvRl3uKDw5GwMd1rNrMs/w640-h226/SP042_Deadeye_Smoyer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Make sure to understand the victory conditions in this scenario. At one point in our game, Dan realized that he had misidentified the victory building. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWczHAy-PCzPvk4zqJAXykxIK0DlAyGWs4eyE1TTYloN6l4kKso0kHjZNI9xSIqjvcoLaNQel6NsgLSufqfrD65XwwIpMSROYDnjMmuPf-BsVKL6Pjduf96WcF1BOUx1AJEcnBZCqj-ChpZ60-68Q23W8PrnaeldJLLHOKN67qOnHB0GRaIQ88ggyqa-g/s799/46029265_1d9d04c191_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="673" data-original-width="799" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWczHAy-PCzPvk4zqJAXykxIK0DlAyGWs4eyE1TTYloN6l4kKso0kHjZNI9xSIqjvcoLaNQel6NsgLSufqfrD65XwwIpMSROYDnjMmuPf-BsVKL6Pjduf96WcF1BOUx1AJEcnBZCqj-ChpZ60-68Q23W8PrnaeldJLLHOKN67qOnHB0GRaIQ88ggyqa-g/w640-h540/46029265_1d9d04c191_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The K2 building represents the Cologne Cathedral.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k9jGYXw8tqdYkO6CdPP-yV1tME2oJY-F8LZpI4gX5VcMpuxUBpA2uFfywyNGakbmFT5BMI4I3FYfvoD0PEiH1-8ZOTvvurLNr5psoPxtd_YBpIOeigdNlArWbmGVCDNXBxgHuwEZQyP2IzBajX6_pyx77piwCE5PFz5bMmXN2cqTlcfcCgCdiSd9-cM/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_k9jGYXw8tqdYkO6CdPP-yV1tME2oJY-F8LZpI4gX5VcMpuxUBpA2uFfywyNGakbmFT5BMI4I3FYfvoD0PEiH1-8ZOTvvurLNr5psoPxtd_YBpIOeigdNlArWbmGVCDNXBxgHuwEZQyP2IzBajX6_pyx77piwCE5PFz5bMmXN2cqTlcfcCgCdiSd9-cM/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>"The Germans must defend the P4 building or have the Panther survive with LOS to K4 or M5. The plan is to have the Panther survive. The Panther will set up HIP in K6 with a German kill stack or the 8-1, 4-4-7 MMG and 4-4-7 LMG at level 1 in J5. The other 4-4-7 will deploy with one HS in M2 with the PSK the other in M7. One 4-3-6 will set up to defend the victory building with dummys. And the other two in the J4 building with the 7-0. The Panther will bore sight L9. Hopefully the first shot gets a kill on the hull down Americans."</b></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja5fgCGuJALDuwWgp2W_FSgo2magfbnMOZQIyf_8zP08ScPtrvySXOJDLNGW4CLX2PUN4W00ki5jd2Eax4aJqJVBcE5x77ma4URnsDb_W8mGyOtQnoKMzKSvjX5RC8nIaWs8bdC3qf7vsUxb0RRv5YUs2lSZJsW6KPLFObQTTfI7v7JIPkmFhDwPKRQA/s2992/IMG_4260.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="909" data-original-width="2992" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjja5fgCGuJALDuwWgp2W_FSgo2magfbnMOZQIyf_8zP08ScPtrvySXOJDLNGW4CLX2PUN4W00ki5jd2Eax4aJqJVBcE5x77ma4URnsDb_W8mGyOtQnoKMzKSvjX5RC8nIaWs8bdC3qf7vsUxb0RRv5YUs2lSZJsW6KPLFObQTTfI7v7JIPkmFhDwPKRQA/w640-h194/IMG_4260.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Americans can enter on any board edge south of R. Dan, having misidentified the victory building would place the bulk of infantry in the K2 building. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHIx4rTldaiHYi-cCFavpdpyk0Hn2DMGU_avPFePiK56jPRNEDAzch6TYO3762GpZrS6k3NAO1U_VfcMYW2iGIxRlpVPTcXG0uErxOo8-KAMXQ17yhz45eBReK_Nfm2O1-UJKP7NITBD_9ObgfiowyMbbNlvD4T2Nwmsig6Anz0FUkL_nHnK89qNmNqc/s700/pershing-5_lr.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="700" height="452" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHIx4rTldaiHYi-cCFavpdpyk0Hn2DMGU_avPFePiK56jPRNEDAzch6TYO3762GpZrS6k3NAO1U_VfcMYW2iGIxRlpVPTcXG0uErxOo8-KAMXQ17yhz45eBReK_Nfm2O1-UJKP7NITBD_9ObgfiowyMbbNlvD4T2Nwmsig6Anz0FUkL_nHnK89qNmNqc/w640-h452/pershing-5_lr.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CYKByFTXLVZX_NlIpjONEWNFfROb_jvxngImGk9PNdcmIskQPokjHw_kzjTL-jfbJtLNgLHmLgZCibrt2ri32r3xeACBqPcTJrty-ZU6Jcg7kVCjsipABPZBtu3-B2T1WDO7Ci011_k_hIN3b_MOD278H-8XtwotuItUzdj5_yke2eM8GnDMsK8rsg0/s2992/IMG_4261.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="2992" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2CYKByFTXLVZX_NlIpjONEWNFfROb_jvxngImGk9PNdcmIskQPokjHw_kzjTL-jfbJtLNgLHmLgZCibrt2ri32r3xeACBqPcTJrty-ZU6Jcg7kVCjsipABPZBtu3-B2T1WDO7Ci011_k_hIN3b_MOD278H-8XtwotuItUzdj5_yke2eM8GnDMsK8rsg0/w640-h252/IMG_4261.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 1 American - I move cautiously and out of sight of the Germans as much as possible. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmla2OvhhkJEtgbxORBCcm-mIfQeAOkJdk3jDHpDa3SGNS_rBxOnZVBsES3t8XX9ee6twCn85RI-V5oWhdPnZQMzFYWsv_yboAuCNSaCzFLg2OsCkwXRhlIlSB_AovVfaNwm83LudFpy5LVI_du8TUdrmckQDsNGUNkVH5DPHlqMgB9YAhUOG_pG-NplM/s741/gettyimages-516468158-55034-741x559.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="741" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmla2OvhhkJEtgbxORBCcm-mIfQeAOkJdk3jDHpDa3SGNS_rBxOnZVBsES3t8XX9ee6twCn85RI-V5oWhdPnZQMzFYWsv_yboAuCNSaCzFLg2OsCkwXRhlIlSB_AovVfaNwm83LudFpy5LVI_du8TUdrmckQDsNGUNkVH5DPHlqMgB9YAhUOG_pG-NplM/w400-h301/gettyimages-516468158-55034-741x559.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyBW7tJYV3ivFYU1hdLCAI2eJfhzwlTfER31YRrKaFPUMDskdJ9zuSmHZ4zzr33UMniEiwfe81PkoMYyqjVszIlHu0zoTSNS2GH1GNKwaspSKgGHdWG3HvlFcIVNiqEe0gkjtzswq9Nb2xhw2z4L3_cxQ8yy6PmYc407ZrI1PS4H_jk2U_ScgCwZ55gI/s2992/IMG_4262.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1508" data-original-width="2992" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyBW7tJYV3ivFYU1hdLCAI2eJfhzwlTfER31YRrKaFPUMDskdJ9zuSmHZ4zzr33UMniEiwfe81PkoMYyqjVszIlHu0zoTSNS2GH1GNKwaspSKgGHdWG3HvlFcIVNiqEe0gkjtzswq9Nb2xhw2z4L3_cxQ8yy6PmYc407ZrI1PS4H_jk2U_ScgCwZ55gI/w640-h322/IMG_4262.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of Turn 1, I had moved to my first identified phase line without any breaks or losses. My first objective was to secure the P4 building. Once that was under control, I would search out for the HIP Panther.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4WMTuCDbE2tRjAtmY-KaB7CONe7v8bQfsPLFVrs76wUYxHrhbbRh7U5imKu1YHJOP_bavdFRgc5Ka5B62IzoDY1hfWX6g78GPaeQCSCDgcCzGCpnC3duKbOMnE2MwX8uI4Ho9BP3I-imtO814dYXUj_-D3f_wdYBX3TXGBMvsRrPuJH7euTLr5jVy8k/s640/sddefault.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB4WMTuCDbE2tRjAtmY-KaB7CONe7v8bQfsPLFVrs76wUYxHrhbbRh7U5imKu1YHJOP_bavdFRgc5Ka5B62IzoDY1hfWX6g78GPaeQCSCDgcCzGCpnC3duKbOMnE2MwX8uI4Ho9BP3I-imtO814dYXUj_-D3f_wdYBX3TXGBMvsRrPuJH7euTLr5jVy8k/w400-h300/sddefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D245CFJejsH1ImQHaRK-wIruebNVH2lmsBSht0nhzpBz5u89gnMQhu-4N8nOcUtDYO51YWzPH_Dnykd7ZSyR0buAch4nPCqlkFdAMHJVSXJGiiLfGiYxegSGTv_u3yTTU0mF2hhrCkax40BH2Tn_NBq6Kvu-uOXJtAgeBLxKZBAaN-dslUnHj_9zUlA/s2992/IMG_4263.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1002" data-original-width="2992" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6D245CFJejsH1ImQHaRK-wIruebNVH2lmsBSht0nhzpBz5u89gnMQhu-4N8nOcUtDYO51YWzPH_Dnykd7ZSyR0buAch4nPCqlkFdAMHJVSXJGiiLfGiYxegSGTv_u3yTTU0mF2hhrCkax40BH2Tn_NBq6Kvu-uOXJtAgeBLxKZBAaN-dslUnHj_9zUlA/w640-h214/IMG_4263.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 American - I hold my Sherman back and left it in motion. I wanted both tanks to move together on Turn 3 towards the suspected locations of the Panther. Meanwhile my infantry worked to gain control of the P4 Building. Smoyer would enter the battle and push along the east side. My Half-track would live a charmed life. Dan's first Panzerschreck shot was a 12 and then later the German squad would pin itself on the Panzerfaust check. The Half-track would be the only surviving AFV at game end.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0jxtn1HE5un8qdnKyvlguzWqJWpf5BJgy69fk3m4tBjhyG0ONNRKUEjJ1lte69nRdUcBqIAmek_MeSvK53m43uvuGoocblK-V8O_ev2cd160YDDtOb6qJlxFgwhhZ3eoXy8vJq2X3D-RpyYw95MYD6XPFwKcck1e0a8LAhQtqu1Xom979H1pRB_9khE/s320/1Fp-vu.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0jxtn1HE5un8qdnKyvlguzWqJWpf5BJgy69fk3m4tBjhyG0ONNRKUEjJ1lte69nRdUcBqIAmek_MeSvK53m43uvuGoocblK-V8O_ev2cd160YDDtOb6qJlxFgwhhZ3eoXy8vJq2X3D-RpyYw95MYD6XPFwKcck1e0a8LAhQtqu1Xom979H1pRB_9khE/w400-h300/1Fp-vu.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzbKTRZ1B1u7dbwYDWCgA0iray4_VGC7IZ0hIT9YbNAhwMFpK0BUIdA_TZvokbxOGtNQtvgyJ5J_sDOgLsEJ02w2dICM65lXsuUhNb9ZucjWLdgpCYl2Ru-0AvxWB44v6G2EUwOhrPIqLyrqidj8AcNSWijl24Udg8M4kLChIkvKoHm2CMZR7X2HxDTo/s2992/IMG_4264.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1146" data-original-width="2992" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzbKTRZ1B1u7dbwYDWCgA0iray4_VGC7IZ0hIT9YbNAhwMFpK0BUIdA_TZvokbxOGtNQtvgyJ5J_sDOgLsEJ02w2dICM65lXsuUhNb9ZucjWLdgpCYl2Ru-0AvxWB44v6G2EUwOhrPIqLyrqidj8AcNSWijl24Udg8M4kLChIkvKoHm2CMZR7X2HxDTo/w640-h246/IMG_4264.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the end of Turn 2, I had control of the victory building. At this point, Dan still hadn't realized that P4 was the victory building.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWtUYRKu0zuxIjGPdkitC1avNdPML5_lB3TPysUYxMU60J6_5bDmLrCZZIpRi-3soAuFbHF4zonxeopBoI6Z4bdJhdGx4ycxQlK-CkgXZiubUGrDFg8wD0DF6Nd-8yDYfbQRgPBvsNaQl4vor72-p-HdxfuuBuoX4n5b3uGGkM3w2PXZWzGSX-bE3A3c/s623/Screenshot%202023-12-09%20002524.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="241" data-original-width="623" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOWtUYRKu0zuxIjGPdkitC1avNdPML5_lB3TPysUYxMU60J6_5bDmLrCZZIpRi-3soAuFbHF4zonxeopBoI6Z4bdJhdGx4ycxQlK-CkgXZiubUGrDFg8wD0DF6Nd-8yDYfbQRgPBvsNaQl4vor72-p-HdxfuuBuoX4n5b3uGGkM3w2PXZWzGSX-bE3A3c/w640-h248/Screenshot%202023-12-09%20002524.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC4hdz-8qOtupe5Xtm7uAgsyDl_RCDg2xEjm8XS6-g-A3vzlj_n5cDQRZBGrSa8VebKq6dAiaZjJi_l9Rz6A9leyZ0zpScTpjYmHHFgKmIGge7I8Z7ATRRc-JveeMxIljm6cXMJ2qEWz0fALiABxXgExM0vi8mZEdocqUs_8gEo9HC5uW7ZCJsR5jcNM/s2992/IMG_4265.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1257" data-original-width="2992" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC4hdz-8qOtupe5Xtm7uAgsyDl_RCDg2xEjm8XS6-g-A3vzlj_n5cDQRZBGrSa8VebKq6dAiaZjJi_l9Rz6A9leyZ0zpScTpjYmHHFgKmIGge7I8Z7ATRRc-JveeMxIljm6cXMJ2qEWz0fALiABxXgExM0vi8mZEdocqUs_8gEo9HC5uW7ZCJsR5jcNM/w640-h269/IMG_4265.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 American - I advance across the battlefield. German machine gun fire breaks some of my boys, but Dan would MALF the MMG. With the Germans out front all marked with First Fires, I would send my Half-track on end around to come back up the middle. And then my tanks fired up and moved ahead. BINGO...Panther spotted. My Sherman would move right into the Panther's bore-sighted hex. Dan would roll a 3 with a 1 on the colored dice. A hit and a knocked out Sherman, my crew would leap out and be broken by the Panther's machine guns. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbrcNcfU9wvcx9KMlOu0yieDN3Usq6nuY_b3wcTxyCaB67UOtKYrbRAf2dnZ4JLRMY62geTn4a9x8OBMVn0DMVzORlUfWY4SPXegn4JYtJdHMmQ1D2vjdGyA56IL733c_ZFd9ckCHLz_r0Jv9Hjt4EYxQONZgPiyTRLIy9ExfVV71SE-0MSiPb-1orBw/s400/GN0GLl.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbrcNcfU9wvcx9KMlOu0yieDN3Usq6nuY_b3wcTxyCaB67UOtKYrbRAf2dnZ4JLRMY62geTn4a9x8OBMVn0DMVzORlUfWY4SPXegn4JYtJdHMmQ1D2vjdGyA56IL733c_ZFd9ckCHLz_r0Jv9Hjt4EYxQONZgPiyTRLIy9ExfVV71SE-0MSiPb-1orBw/w640-h480/GN0GLl.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My Sherman had done its job and given the Pershing the opportunity to move right up on the Panther.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp7-gK0oqtNehHYGWjP5ToWWYDDJ7Mu5H92t-KwZ41Y_Q3ZeM8z7JfGlxiO0GBRX8sw-zoq639hnC4P4XLPiGo-n0Xkzlq6ipRy09mSgHqUPBQtenjeFNmnQIwzHoF9F17j0YS9OVnzOS6N-SG67lKXApV62QJn7-g4FCBvgTCi777aakdOM_G7GnQEk/s700/pershing-4_lr.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="700" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAp7-gK0oqtNehHYGWjP5ToWWYDDJ7Mu5H92t-KwZ41Y_Q3ZeM8z7JfGlxiO0GBRX8sw-zoq639hnC4P4XLPiGo-n0Xkzlq6ipRy09mSgHqUPBQtenjeFNmnQIwzHoF9F17j0YS9OVnzOS6N-SG67lKXApV62QJn7-g4FCBvgTCi777aakdOM_G7GnQEk/w400-h246/pershing-4_lr.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_BO2VCs6EQjYHRWbcQiCG-IuMZgwbnVMMerZEJ-fyqYS6peO-PLcNNQH8fYo87hhYdftJ78cn9I7rRR9lN3dWjdX-YbspD0v8jB9MdmMxPq3Fqt7WyIo_Jj8m-66zw5y4lovOU2926iO2pLfkfY86EpuC6aLef8vtEepOs_k83B8jqYqtHm4aYXlMMA/s2992/IMG_4266.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1087" data-original-width="2992" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1_BO2VCs6EQjYHRWbcQiCG-IuMZgwbnVMMerZEJ-fyqYS6peO-PLcNNQH8fYo87hhYdftJ78cn9I7rRR9lN3dWjdX-YbspD0v8jB9MdmMxPq3Fqt7WyIo_Jj8m-66zw5y4lovOU2926iO2pLfkfY86EpuC6aLef8vtEepOs_k83B8jqYqtHm4aYXlMMA/w640-h232/IMG_4266.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Smoyer with his gyrostabilizer would win the gun duel, fire, turret hit from the side and a burning Panther.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS18D3uCDIIMqpSDHIZqN1lVgfHQtKiK4SZZAE_9UAdEKW-6lcfiFEdNv3pMicbja9gVcQZ8C-80CTCxHN4rGlBVe5ZdQEUpqe8fCvg253SfRfNsgognvoSYuY3JASGe-y0OSzYBAmmCzwaWcOy-ypeYUr4_BrNj-eayyQ5qXGQHXU9FARG0E3uYBXqLM/s400/q732Nc.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="400" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS18D3uCDIIMqpSDHIZqN1lVgfHQtKiK4SZZAE_9UAdEKW-6lcfiFEdNv3pMicbja9gVcQZ8C-80CTCxHN4rGlBVe5ZdQEUpqe8fCvg253SfRfNsgognvoSYuY3JASGe-y0OSzYBAmmCzwaWcOy-ypeYUr4_BrNj-eayyQ5qXGQHXU9FARG0E3uYBXqLM/w640-h480/q732Nc.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbcOfv4LxHjganzzoYP7wUSymsy3ree7hI1nUf-WCYPuH-mIid6iMZz2f6RFKe33OdMPFv3rTFfjoA3EhOCHE0DyWOriTj7MxY2KYUjVyVbOCxbC1eP65412BElqBj59mx0-weUSlkHg0aNJ5NlLXNEvDnT6dKYfRvQIF8cRjhZf0_l_UvqidlAiTBr8/s2992/IMG_4267.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2992" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSbcOfv4LxHjganzzoYP7wUSymsy3ree7hI1nUf-WCYPuH-mIid6iMZz2f6RFKe33OdMPFv3rTFfjoA3EhOCHE0DyWOriTj7MxY2KYUjVyVbOCxbC1eP65412BElqBj59mx0-weUSlkHg0aNJ5NlLXNEvDnT6dKYfRvQIF8cRjhZf0_l_UvqidlAiTBr8/w640-h246/IMG_4267.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Up to this point, our game reflected the historical event...but then Dan would fire a Panzerfaust from inside the Cathedral. A hit and Smoyer and his crew would be KIA's in a burning Pershing. The German squad would casualty reduce with a broken half-squad from the backblast.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCxnDZMBm5yNuVwTEfjmEGKhDLOxYbC3mE7Q_pFmZim-5aMLzVpd-ru-2wWDRcvyzWvTJ_IR_gmYhZ59h8Fnphu2NxZqPeSO3l3eidL7BQi3mPK9sxZBrIHU8Lur9K9v4CU6EZIAf_y_fgHh9YPS0KH_jYTN334YndIISphSAsvvoIbuaN1LuYKzb9LU/s681/Capturedfdfdf.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="382" data-original-width="681" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuCxnDZMBm5yNuVwTEfjmEGKhDLOxYbC3mE7Q_pFmZim-5aMLzVpd-ru-2wWDRcvyzWvTJ_IR_gmYhZ59h8Fnphu2NxZqPeSO3l3eidL7BQi3mPK9sxZBrIHU8Lur9K9v4CU6EZIAf_y_fgHh9YPS0KH_jYTN334YndIISphSAsvvoIbuaN1LuYKzb9LU/w640-h360/Capturedfdfdf.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS8ZM2xanxVT-Tk9JgRdLGZhuiO6jpb1RRp0_9JDEMSlghyphenhyphenZ2gAG1nYhHIRqTOQIcGNXd0EBslp2Hzkl42o7roDqlZUcaw1vG4OJX93t-wxKRCHFqpo1A79CJxuwaPVY_PbZHkPLSQB2qh0TvXWWL3RuT9kJdKk6TAQt-GH_62D5mzek-4_176jgiGzw/s1814/IMG_4268.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1025" data-original-width="1814" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVS8ZM2xanxVT-Tk9JgRdLGZhuiO6jpb1RRp0_9JDEMSlghyphenhyphenZ2gAG1nYhHIRqTOQIcGNXd0EBslp2Hzkl42o7roDqlZUcaw1vG4OJX93t-wxKRCHFqpo1A79CJxuwaPVY_PbZHkPLSQB2qh0TvXWWL3RuT9kJdKk6TAQt-GH_62D5mzek-4_176jgiGzw/w640-h362/IMG_4268.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 German - Dan, now aware that the Americans had achieved their victory conditions, would move a 4-3-6 to move towards the P4 building. The lucky Half-track would break them. And with that Dan would give the concession. There was no path forward for the Germans to get to the and take control of the P4 building. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKkr452MyaQWDchnGNp43mYjJpw1kEij4JCvnISQa_G1rkAdrpVf5b3kTAk2NWtJ_iibLflZxpcZOxfUMz_98HeaDYD-PsQhUiFkEcccbZM5ff-gbCcUqGYKyyhe3dfd7ZvY5hU9BSGH_qeNLn-HS_EwkWrD4Wbzk0Wsm4ZCcNwfePzioZzBkNc7TKlA/s600/c76dc48d5f87d5ec7f351b06c98eb8a8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="600" height="618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKkr452MyaQWDchnGNp43mYjJpw1kEij4JCvnISQa_G1rkAdrpVf5b3kTAk2NWtJ_iibLflZxpcZOxfUMz_98HeaDYD-PsQhUiFkEcccbZM5ff-gbCcUqGYKyyhe3dfd7ZvY5hU9BSGH_qeNLn-HS_EwkWrD4Wbzk0Wsm4ZCcNwfePzioZzBkNc7TKlA/w640-h618/c76dc48d5f87d5ec7f351b06c98eb8a8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dan and I both enjoyed the scenario, but once Dan lost the Panzerschreck, he didn't have an effective anti-tank capability on the east side, which is where my Pershing approached the Panther. The Panther was focused on the west side and successfully knocked out the Sherman. Fun scenario and great fun to recreate a well-known moment from the Battle for Cologne. My thanks to Dan for an exciting game.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSYMDeCtDvBplSaVb1MPO0AAyDsi0Uj1OMhfwU5vR1rEjrkrTqt6WRWRwzGFbA2JfovinTgv7lLrC1WrlzQSRgIEpGTg2H4_u2bkcJztFHfS4vcsTnKOEUiCM7CRCEqbQHvahLXkzR9fTq1WURpRiogOwRSdNNQhl_XSl0kUEJR77TdXgbD1KsVlj4R4/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSYMDeCtDvBplSaVb1MPO0AAyDsi0Uj1OMhfwU5vR1rEjrkrTqt6WRWRwzGFbA2JfovinTgv7lLrC1WrlzQSRgIEpGTg2H4_u2bkcJztFHfS4vcsTnKOEUiCM7CRCEqbQHvahLXkzR9fTq1WURpRiogOwRSdNNQhl_XSl0kUEJR77TdXgbD1KsVlj4R4/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The Panther got the kill in the bore sight location but the Pershing got the kill on the move with the gyrostabilized gun. The Americans then had the victory building. Well played by Grumble Jones for the win! This scenario has many options for both sides and is a great game for replay. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game!"</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38DFygiePyBvty5lOY4VcPH1MUdqtuiOnBdRyE_FX3CfnqgaC8wURcTYbyUVFwstbnqEgn3Vt26fduohb5h3lrFNoqocUaIRbCYiGMB0QYA1bw-hGvZdTjrmTsojCB25lD268xIkp8GteD9EHOK-ZJcWW294vIG-oxtiyjXhv3zjISbO9g0kvkdV42ho/s1000/DW6SCVZX4AEm4Je.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh38DFygiePyBvty5lOY4VcPH1MUdqtuiOnBdRyE_FX3CfnqgaC8wURcTYbyUVFwstbnqEgn3Vt26fduohb5h3lrFNoqocUaIRbCYiGMB0QYA1bw-hGvZdTjrmTsojCB25lD268xIkp8GteD9EHOK-ZJcWW294vIG-oxtiyjXhv3zjISbO9g0kvkdV42ho/w472-h640/DW6SCVZX4AEm4Je.jpg" width="472" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our final game of the weekend would be a playing of GJ127 Grenadier Grind. Grenadier Grind was released in November. Of course, my designs are unleashed upon an unsuspecting world without playtesting. So, many of my designs<span> are like an undercooked potato...not all that satisfying. I find that particularly true of my larger designs. Dan and I would play about three full turns before calling it good and spending the next hour revising it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohEsedktYZlMQjKzsVuPSKjcYZQcuPeQKT_dGonin8UnfOiS5Vw3CotNh9q51cFe3N-KP5JT9ajN9E3SEn7H_Gmsgqr4n034LYMLvLXhof1NMcLqeg2O2uZsua4vdjxO-oC2KQoOru86nXu0D1ZnViuG2XztRBb7lg0TRUqDFcEn9Qfu6seNRtcMC0G4/s640/GJ-127%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="494" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohEsedktYZlMQjKzsVuPSKjcYZQcuPeQKT_dGonin8UnfOiS5Vw3CotNh9q51cFe3N-KP5JT9ajN9E3SEn7H_Gmsgqr4n034LYMLvLXhof1NMcLqeg2O2uZsua4vdjxO-oC2KQoOru86nXu0D1ZnViuG2XztRBb7lg0TRUqDFcEn9Qfu6seNRtcMC0G4/w494-h640/GJ-127%20(1).jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><span>Above is the original scenario design. While many elements worked quite well, the victory conditions and map needed to be changed. We'll cover the change discussion at the end. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L4k2xzGjo2bZgT2I9EmdGUzqgHRfLthel-N3QKbATmwd8kSiTBIIz7zwyRqfmupQKeiGH8NIjax7dhyTf9d0Eu9H8cG7EqV12x8mC0T2ehyphenhyphenq4Em3_k-mHXq8s6_1nmJMF_5n0hhMCEOvgGlb2l6OP8fdEMILgsXCAxOfWdIm8bgkm5spHkyYCyqzx1Y/s640/ffhjleu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="640" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5L4k2xzGjo2bZgT2I9EmdGUzqgHRfLthel-N3QKbATmwd8kSiTBIIz7zwyRqfmupQKeiGH8NIjax7dhyTf9d0Eu9H8cG7EqV12x8mC0T2ehyphenhyphenq4Em3_k-mHXq8s6_1nmJMF_5n0hhMCEOvgGlb2l6OP8fdEMILgsXCAxOfWdIm8bgkm5spHkyYCyqzx1Y/w640-h450/ffhjleu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span>Grenadier Grind was intended to live up to its name and evolve into a grinding urban fight as Soviet strongpoints and roadblocks are overcome in a face-to-face brawl. My scenario as designed did not provide that kind of battle. As you will see, it became a Schwerpunkt steamrolling across one end of the battlespace as stretched Soviets could do little more than act as speed bumps.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would command the defending Russians, while I would command the slightly overwhelming and attacking Germans.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iuJOdr7dhSiV2m4LAXMDvmRNUE5DSRD1hTk9R93XiaCxDEjjShOMCZoSx7iQ3oOXADTQd1DCi56OOzvTX12f33APaHxknXIYNvf_PE8BTYDgPq2uVOM5LgqMjT4FzbW8vGyIh_z3Lx-uaBE5orvvvvNK9q_XE48l0C4c59xh053hJpXtBWiasfP1Q_o/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iuJOdr7dhSiV2m4LAXMDvmRNUE5DSRD1hTk9R93XiaCxDEjjShOMCZoSx7iQ3oOXADTQd1DCi56OOzvTX12f33APaHxknXIYNvf_PE8BTYDgPq2uVOM5LgqMjT4FzbW8vGyIh_z3Lx-uaBE5orvvvvNK9q_XE48l0C4c59xh053hJpXtBWiasfP1Q_o/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Russians must keep the Germans from exiting 40 CVP. The key is the enemy armor. With 46 CVP in infantry armor exits will add up much faster than infantry. The plan is to use the roadblocks to channel the armor into kill zones on each board edge. Likely the Germans will attack heavy on one side of the board. Hopefully the AT and AA guns can get some kills."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJUIL3e08cYCNivKW7sLGC-utxACzoopALibnVyqqvaaZVZiQTqqgPVrURzRwvLeVN9b0_ZqCYGXj6drB8Puoj3qmD5GXgo17gYeEKbmAdjIW5mqxIlPsFLtEAEVZOBR66CUl93qX-UVl_h9Xj6nVKhfmgCfJSu0k9OY2r7uudKlp5t9Byp-6stqov8g/s2992/IMG_4269.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="771" data-original-width="2992" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmJUIL3e08cYCNivKW7sLGC-utxACzoopALibnVyqqvaaZVZiQTqqgPVrURzRwvLeVN9b0_ZqCYGXj6drB8Puoj3qmD5GXgo17gYeEKbmAdjIW5mqxIlPsFLtEAEVZOBR66CUl93qX-UVl_h9Xj6nVKhfmgCfJSu0k9OY2r7uudKlp5t9Byp-6stqov8g/w640-h164/IMG_4269.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My attack plan was to Schwerpunkt up the east side through the wooden buildings. I felt these would be lightly defended. I would place a covering force on the west side of Row Q to hold off Dan's reinforcing squads as they adjusted to the point of my attack.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5As8SJRcvxSDjOT3rzIm4p_G397PPgMpQP1yCSR4ZKMe8eZijALZTEansTAxyYZM95zkVQyGYL39VfeJK0resk4HoHcOS5DT9UkT_Ik97PHQPivUHQ2dVKhEznKkjr6QcqFyEIFNCKqIekkpTTqpY49cqWIePgbGIx1sYn5riQwZvMHfvawLAloaBwM/s1600/Panzer_III_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1166" data-original-width="1600" height="291" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5As8SJRcvxSDjOT3rzIm4p_G397PPgMpQP1yCSR4ZKMe8eZijALZTEansTAxyYZM95zkVQyGYL39VfeJK0resk4HoHcOS5DT9UkT_Ik97PHQPivUHQ2dVKhEznKkjr6QcqFyEIFNCKqIekkpTTqpY49cqWIePgbGIx1sYn5riQwZvMHfvawLAloaBwM/w400-h291/Panzer_III_5th_SS_Panzer_Division_Wiking.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE48-5r5hWK3cju_Uw4Dymsykfr_Gyscsy3Ydzb_L_Q_O83Pjg81DPBixH6mJTW37mbZfINzYHrehZ8jtWQ4kbISExfCp6rxjjzLNFxcIFuYA8kTA0PPHfnZsC5ykR0XCQejMvgv__4pLLPDWLvEv15Y9MU-I-ZMma-XEw2f5_iCVeip406j-pAfaEnBA/s2992/IMG_4270.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="2992" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE48-5r5hWK3cju_Uw4Dymsykfr_Gyscsy3Ydzb_L_Q_O83Pjg81DPBixH6mJTW37mbZfINzYHrehZ8jtWQ4kbISExfCp6rxjjzLNFxcIFuYA8kTA0PPHfnZsC5ykR0XCQejMvgv__4pLLPDWLvEv15Y9MU-I-ZMma-XEw2f5_iCVeip406j-pAfaEnBA/w640-h204/IMG_4270.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 German - off my boys went to engage the upfront Russian squads. My flamethrower wouldn't break on the first shot!!! Woohooo....but didn't do anything either. That same Russian 4-4-7 would pass all morale checks including against my 10-2 with a snake eyes. It would battle harden to a 4-5-8 and take two full turns to eliminate in Close Combat, after my 10-2 went after him with three squads.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPtaJlBy9mp5Zmjr17UECoiuOkdpHWMG1iVpxpz7pLl1zpoQ7hKwRyYkwu3DLvdg_REjer2Rc7GufRQjWHIDjjVGqwNuBwd9dZ8_RuS5rN20XfI4pHC5VmNb80p0tQlKx0vthY-kGDfOsJ4zkzN0Tl_97zPc0UcWfzznJpgMlUsMI83_ZGZedre962Uc/s259/download.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="194" data-original-width="259" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPtaJlBy9mp5Zmjr17UECoiuOkdpHWMG1iVpxpz7pLl1zpoQ7hKwRyYkwu3DLvdg_REjer2Rc7GufRQjWHIDjjVGqwNuBwd9dZ8_RuS5rN20XfI4pHC5VmNb80p0tQlKx0vthY-kGDfOsJ4zkzN0Tl_97zPc0UcWfzznJpgMlUsMI83_ZGZedre962Uc/w400-h300/download.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wasn't taking any chances!</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogCWnCKmX2uy6v0wFkdxJjeDij1NPEbxK3mqkGXq76Nl4kGwsy0BBx5eXK0XZLgfj3olujKRAXQwNKOFkGPHVV7NfjojZR_87KBwlZZjMtbUgEJ4Vedwz7mAp2DR7JWG32vFO6J1af5Dp6UeK81ng6kMUMkOvwGEI8aPgTIYd5lnkUTcgICHk7GfM9FI/s2992/IMG_4271.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="2992" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgogCWnCKmX2uy6v0wFkdxJjeDij1NPEbxK3mqkGXq76Nl4kGwsy0BBx5eXK0XZLgfj3olujKRAXQwNKOFkGPHVV7NfjojZR_87KBwlZZjMtbUgEJ4Vedwz7mAp2DR7JWG32vFO6J1af5Dp6UeK81ng6kMUMkOvwGEI8aPgTIYd5lnkUTcgICHk7GfM9FI/w640-h172/IMG_4271.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Turn 1 ended, I had achieved my phase line objectives...except the pesky 4-5-8 that would soon be no more. I had also revealed the two 37L AA Guns and successfully overrun the one in the hedge hexagon. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkgSa5SKZTl_XPzZSb8jBDVfSME8C_VU4cV8vj-jegfAKMYSeTGgIBrZ2ehbZqr4K_wXnv_9XD4BC9QvvhxGLJhzUh4uKLP7ivduYtNELSCHlOJij1GM8X46XAhdQTikiwbQ8lgcjXVw5BJ4N94W3xEAA26dkZrg5Vj09y16-vz66rNS3hJpg1I3ZbjM/s474/f469efaac1f001736a94c10b4979432e--panzer-iii-german-soldier.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="327" data-original-width="474" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkgSa5SKZTl_XPzZSb8jBDVfSME8C_VU4cV8vj-jegfAKMYSeTGgIBrZ2ehbZqr4K_wXnv_9XD4BC9QvvhxGLJhzUh4uKLP7ivduYtNELSCHlOJij1GM8X46XAhdQTikiwbQ8lgcjXVw5BJ4N94W3xEAA26dkZrg5Vj09y16-vz66rNS3hJpg1I3ZbjM/w400-h276/f469efaac1f001736a94c10b4979432e--panzer-iii-german-soldier.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0DpmXWU2Sg1fKoIivqqs670FyxGSlR05nORiAEwY4VAdXQOXdSOQOuf_guI9CyQEsKQeCnOYoxVa8ks1DEz2ApOuPZ0dq4rJZziB5q5li6rg89u1pK0gpc3c8VZhep2f5dQ_Z3czd0hN5fsptPAPxVvyCAqMjyVNhEuLm0_f4uf6K1dRnsZmUnRQ1vY/s2992/IMG_4272.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="2992" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin0DpmXWU2Sg1fKoIivqqs670FyxGSlR05nORiAEwY4VAdXQOXdSOQOuf_guI9CyQEsKQeCnOYoxVa8ks1DEz2ApOuPZ0dq4rJZziB5q5li6rg89u1pK0gpc3c8VZhep2f5dQ_Z3czd0hN5fsptPAPxVvyCAqMjyVNhEuLm0_f4uf6K1dRnsZmUnRQ1vY/w640-h208/IMG_4272.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 Russian - Dan's boys in the west begin racing towards the left. My grenadiers would be waiting for them.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmtrKhLy0wXOHBBCYnf0SmU4PLJjt0QHWYeSBmN4E-40oxemOhlIKaYnb4NNqO5g9j3pbqs6IpgM_Dk7_giNynulcE74PaxOGXI9GO1vPBQmT27nj3Q9c3OQZioYBW8UrtezsYRLvc19DY_mcVaIzAbS1TMl9ugLftiMX3FoJhpUoBRLmbifR1pWpU_Q/s800/45f542e48fb01c3a703d087104ae3dbc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="524" data-original-width="800" height="420" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBmtrKhLy0wXOHBBCYnf0SmU4PLJjt0QHWYeSBmN4E-40oxemOhlIKaYnb4NNqO5g9j3pbqs6IpgM_Dk7_giNynulcE74PaxOGXI9GO1vPBQmT27nj3Q9c3OQZioYBW8UrtezsYRLvc19DY_mcVaIzAbS1TMl9ugLftiMX3FoJhpUoBRLmbifR1pWpU_Q/w640-h420/45f542e48fb01c3a703d087104ae3dbc.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBsm1tUmwPmQJgvZC7_i_Qc-Nt9Rr29LXua_3RFzxbESrFyNonUbN_3M_lTc0hlZZc9zC3ReusGnH0bzsGgthVfMpmvs1qJDM85rbwJdkCRF4ZPaHgyriqKD9OIZSyRdBDJdZL5uIfJOM7CVT_1G2W9iGwUf_62HuBnYPGdMs7intUmQSSsRf1IsyJ_M/s2992/IMG_4273.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1163" data-original-width="2992" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHBsm1tUmwPmQJgvZC7_i_Qc-Nt9Rr29LXua_3RFzxbESrFyNonUbN_3M_lTc0hlZZc9zC3ReusGnH0bzsGgthVfMpmvs1qJDM85rbwJdkCRF4ZPaHgyriqKD9OIZSyRdBDJdZL5uIfJOM7CVT_1G2W9iGwUf_62HuBnYPGdMs7intUmQSSsRf1IsyJ_M/w640-h248/IMG_4273.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 German - lady luck thus far had smiled on the Germans and she would continue to favor my boys with her affection as we moved forward with one MK III already covering the exit hex.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX230XfB0ItiSUTvdjoizT305lDV03bhlA9V0NAaua1o9WTrGTHJnEZMENJT8ZReXhO7IDMu98KlYB781AmfOl1zmbIjmL88q7flKll8LWKVje9OgjWuNBMgWhbzjGrQWf65-LTvRBV9p8GmUqgDXESrCh8cEiaNQ8swNNkjJd_4WF60ahuq6rvJeTTI/s245/tumblr_4456536a25f2dfc79d5ff176f0633a0e_b701faf9_250.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="140" data-original-width="245" height="229" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCX230XfB0ItiSUTvdjoizT305lDV03bhlA9V0NAaua1o9WTrGTHJnEZMENJT8ZReXhO7IDMu98KlYB781AmfOl1zmbIjmL88q7flKll8LWKVje9OgjWuNBMgWhbzjGrQWf65-LTvRBV9p8GmUqgDXESrCh8cEiaNQ8swNNkjJd_4WF60ahuq6rvJeTTI/w400-h229/tumblr_4456536a25f2dfc79d5ff176f0633a0e_b701faf9_250.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSCGpXUty2OPzYf5LFE2alTMgEVRtUU_4yqO04L-kV6j2fbqu8437YnXFOG4AlCW-ZF49mzb80z8Vo4cs8-9D3yD6dQ9Q57hJpbcujpXrlz89buZDobmK6iflhI3zNSuaoEmhipQkO4llPqwv7EBWcinSpgRbHe8GdJraxyPwT44Pmcf1456KJx5Hw4A/s2992/IMG_4275.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="966" data-original-width="2992" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfSCGpXUty2OPzYf5LFE2alTMgEVRtUU_4yqO04L-kV6j2fbqu8437YnXFOG4AlCW-ZF49mzb80z8Vo4cs8-9D3yD6dQ9Q57hJpbcujpXrlz89buZDobmK6iflhI3zNSuaoEmhipQkO4llPqwv7EBWcinSpgRbHe8GdJraxyPwT44Pmcf1456KJx5Hw4A/w640-h206/IMG_4275.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As we neared completion of the Russian Phase of Turn 2 - Dan would first MALF his second 37L AA Gun and the I would break the crew and target and hit the gun destroying it. With his last AT asset in this part of the board eliminated, Dan gave threw in the towel. There was nothing to stop my armor from exiting en masse. It was clear to both of us that the wide-open victory condition of north board edge was a bad call. It forced the Russians to cover too broad a front and the Germans would simply be able to ovewhelm a given board edge as I in fact did. </div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUY0yj3Ru2CdghTXGJPbcI3rjaXvfQDaV0joT7CGNSopUzg2JRnQFOEqOGbiOPMzWoasWblqJUwkamy_MpZPTc9f2v5EOkdRlE8gR3at7-nlFvNy3G2uTMzk3os62bgfnmPFiEAs5T7yCCVNqfCJAV1bNnWTpZ9iX51r7Vw1CYVqj62KrBksT914p2EQ/s400/2lYllk.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="400" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcUY0yj3Ru2CdghTXGJPbcI3rjaXvfQDaV0joT7CGNSopUzg2JRnQFOEqOGbiOPMzWoasWblqJUwkamy_MpZPTc9f2v5EOkdRlE8gR3at7-nlFvNy3G2uTMzk3os62bgfnmPFiEAs5T7yCCVNqfCJAV1bNnWTpZ9iX51r7Vw1CYVqj62KrBksT914p2EQ/w640-h476/2lYllk.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The German force is very powerful in this scenario and some changes were definitely necessary to improve the scenario's playability. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjPMWGYB0w8UMWpOM8JWOos3N578sRqOcrJYR6ztgtDBe0vCkBacuz-hG30Wr0AoXsR1HlSM3BlILxQusFJ_huDJBU5RkkfKv8_jseN4pMUXH1HaVeEd6ZLfOPz2JyIyzh9RYw5R0Jqs8pzng8RymmzSA0aeRPvchX7WgBN-nTlx4VEqJ6qtgviibRrE/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLjPMWGYB0w8UMWpOM8JWOos3N578sRqOcrJYR6ztgtDBe0vCkBacuz-hG30Wr0AoXsR1HlSM3BlILxQusFJ_huDJBU5RkkfKv8_jseN4pMUXH1HaVeEd6ZLfOPz2JyIyzh9RYw5R0Jqs8pzng8RymmzSA0aeRPvchX7WgBN-nTlx4VEqJ6qtgviibRrE/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"The plan did not work. The Germans attacked on the east side and quickly got past the guns. Mostly because of the guns not getting rate or hits. Well played by Grumble Jones with a nice, combined arms attack. Congrats on a great win!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OIp8WfvsdkDUjBxirnMB7IoHQ8-oaowRT_nfDicGqezMgh9DH6xkG6F5P-P_wLIuBlCi7ANh4F1eRtDcnGzh0xrzU2NKUWNTFhX2J6-Pe3J6nbmC2Z7XdyZXd0vNVsDmF_acQo-Olc-reb6CWG2MMcPChFVsWWQP-xYA8CDw0Co1I_lyFy0k5apVhnA/s1650/GJ-127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7OIp8WfvsdkDUjBxirnMB7IoHQ8-oaowRT_nfDicGqezMgh9DH6xkG6F5P-P_wLIuBlCi7ANh4F1eRtDcnGzh0xrzU2NKUWNTFhX2J6-Pe3J6nbmC2Z7XdyZXd0vNVsDmF_acQo-Olc-reb6CWG2MMcPChFVsWWQP-xYA8CDw0Co1I_lyFy0k5apVhnA/w494-h640/GJ-127.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><b>Above is the updated scenario card that captures the following changes:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Russians are equipped with Molotovs. This will help prevent the German Halftracks from doing VBM freezes as I did during the game. </b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Russians receive an extra DC and 45L AT Gun.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Russians receive 4 Roadblocks and 3 Fortified Locations.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Russians are Fanatic when inside a Fortified Location.</b></span></li><ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Dan and I originally thought about turning the 6-2-8's into NKVD and allowing for the creation of Strongpoints as in Valor of the Guards.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>I elected to limit it to Fanatic inside of the Fortified Locations. </b></span></li></ul><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The Germans receive two additional Half-tracks.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>The exit zone is reduced and centered to prevent board edge creeps and allow the Russians to have a more focus and effective defense.</b></span></li><li><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>An additional Board (k) is added. This works better with a 7 Turn Game and allows for some defense in depth.</b></span></li></ul><div>Another Balance suggestion is to change the German MKIII's from L's to J's. This will eliminate the superior turret, which will give the Russian 45L AT Guns a little better chance of getting a kill.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gvaa9IKoCsssATFEQH6ntc0ofitir91Pcr1HIgrK5QAup8Bdw4Xz7BFNtyehsrH4nAN-z9uMPEXMgol459kOUOPMCanzIkWZxDmhOBC6ZdZSTaCcJRK8B5v9EvA26XALzOqVR5y9L0A7Geb2MSNCXEbMtFgC74uMY8p581J5NeLW4C_WtDGwE2fA_I0/s540/tumblr_6976db72515773f9e2ecd76daf051716_bc06c84d_540.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="540" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Gvaa9IKoCsssATFEQH6ntc0ofitir91Pcr1HIgrK5QAup8Bdw4Xz7BFNtyehsrH4nAN-z9uMPEXMgol459kOUOPMCanzIkWZxDmhOBC6ZdZSTaCcJRK8B5v9EvA26XALzOqVR5y9L0A7Geb2MSNCXEbMtFgC74uMY8p581J5NeLW4C_WtDGwE2fA_I0/w640-h356/tumblr_6976db72515773f9e2ecd76daf051716_bc06c84d_540.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's all for this week's AAR. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return next week!</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-57427256833115385582023-12-01T09:48:00.002-06:002023-12-01T11:06:19.379-06:00Grumble Jones December Scenario GJ130 Emulate the Brave<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aXSnBW83YMq_5Sx69-yc60UlNeYPYR0Mlt0MZ4AsTdg7ne9bFvu2gdRda5jwJVJeuMfVdFvL8i5PbOv07FN4dg60fLA83mzPbbaQ2PeBLVBYgPsXdj0SERH5RiQiUe80FxzkXkyvIwUuMqtc8kIIPT3rCvfC6jtp7pQKJ07AYH6GoaP9qmUj7sXYMBI/s800/WW2-Chronology-623-px800.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="800" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2aXSnBW83YMq_5Sx69-yc60UlNeYPYR0Mlt0MZ4AsTdg7ne9bFvu2gdRda5jwJVJeuMfVdFvL8i5PbOv07FN4dg60fLA83mzPbbaQ2PeBLVBYgPsXdj0SERH5RiQiUe80FxzkXkyvIwUuMqtc8kIIPT3rCvfC6jtp7pQKJ07AYH6GoaP9qmUj7sXYMBI/w640-h424/WW2-Chronology-623-px800.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">And just like that 2023 was done...finito Benito! Herewith we find the final scenario of the 2023. The final scenario of 2023 will be a Stalingrad scenario. I am a huge fan of the TIK History Channel on YouTube. For the past few years, TIK has been providing amazing videos for his Battlestorm Stalingrad Series. This series will prove to be his Magnum Opus. In my opinion, it will be the greatest, most comprehensive study of the Stalingrad Campaign ever produced. If you haven't seen it...I can't recommend it enough. Currently, he is about two episodes from completion. TIK really put his blood, sweat and tears into this mammoth undertaking and twice nearly quit it altogether. It really overwhelmed him at one point. TIK's work relies on a host or resources and some of the best source material available from David Glanz and Jason D. Mark. The detail is so good, that you can watch this series and come away with a PhD in Stalingrad. Not even joking. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SdxZvdBaXo&t=650s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SdxZvdBaXo&t=650s</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The December scenario comes from the Episode listed above. It covers some of the last active Panzer resistance as the Stalingrad Pocket as it was inexorably crushed by the Russian tide. In this scenario, a Platoon of Panzers from Panzer Abteilung 160 would successfully halt a Soviet breakthrough that threatened to overtake Pitomnik Airfield. The loss of Pitomnik would be catastrophic to the continued existence of the German defenders trapped at Stalingrad. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGADfQ0ESfhlsJomEJX95n6iZfrzwGqd07lYYJHy1ereLaGGl0QEr_Gd_6xgV8ZHTaoaIPhmRIMdGm0O83ywZT3-MDR3yeqF76vTmzov9CBV6973DM3DO8CLFmWjBt7JtE-DtCpPQrj_WyHz38EFXE29FPQsYWTbx8No6SyG3WcSTL9UFk8jldfiFgjQ0/s600/Panzer-Krieg-Vol.1-Jacket.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="466" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGADfQ0ESfhlsJomEJX95n6iZfrzwGqd07lYYJHy1ereLaGGl0QEr_Gd_6xgV8ZHTaoaIPhmRIMdGm0O83ywZT3-MDR3yeqF76vTmzov9CBV6973DM3DO8CLFmWjBt7JtE-DtCpPQrj_WyHz38EFXE29FPQsYWTbx8No6SyG3WcSTL9UFk8jldfiFgjQ0/w311-h400/Panzer-Krieg-Vol.1-Jacket.jpg" width="311" /></a></div>This event is taken from Jason D. Mark's outstanding Panzer Krieg Volume 1. TIk references it and notes the page number, etc. <p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jason D. Mark has produced some of the finest books about Stalingrad available. They are chock full of excellent photographs and exhaustive detail regarding the participants and the event that would shape the Stalingrad Campaign and alter their lives forever. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Panzer Krieg Volume 2 is still in works and should prove to be another compelling work that will shed still more light on the Stalingrad Campaign.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">These resources coupled with MMP's amazing Red Factories and Valor of the Guards really bring the Stalingrad Campaign to life. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Jason D. Mark's The Leaping Horsemen, Island of Fire, Into Oblivion and Angriff the German Attacko on Stalingrad in Pictures are also must have tomes.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyb6-PutEbRKZUIO7luuemhQaAWhUw7Txh0WM7-5u3naKFvgPFgjyRTl-aXl6kbbC5exGWyzEp5opSu1_v5QkTCFlPq5bDDW4lFxA_BMa4ok8nEWGbr5P9ON4xFVxfbPeCgsbdnrF1zSahjqEzLQLNXgJTavb75e3rZXeu6bLWWtWc54zzd0KoMbWA5g/s1179/Screenshot%202023-09-18%20201302.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="753" data-original-width="1179" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyb6-PutEbRKZUIO7luuemhQaAWhUw7Txh0WM7-5u3naKFvgPFgjyRTl-aXl6kbbC5exGWyzEp5opSu1_v5QkTCFlPq5bDDW4lFxA_BMa4ok8nEWGbr5P9ON4xFVxfbPeCgsbdnrF1zSahjqEzLQLNXgJTavb75e3rZXeu6bLWWtWc54zzd0KoMbWA5g/w640-h408/Screenshot%202023-09-18%20201302.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The screenshot above is from TIK's episode entitled "Erhard Milch to the Rescue! BATTLESTORM STALINGRAD E48". It's a fantastic episode that brings to light the immediate impact Milch has on the aerial supply chain for Stalingrad. It's always interesting to see how much a single person can do, when they bring the right skillset to bear on a problem. And you will see that had Milch been involved sooner, things might have gone better for the Germans. It's doubtful that his early involvement would have changed the outcome, but perhaps more Germans would have avoided dying from starvation once they became captives of the Russians. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Back to the scenario - the inset picture above is of Friedrich Sacha. He is the "hero" of this scenario. His leadership both in and out of his Panzer would allow the Germans to repel the initial drive on Pitomnik. SSR's have been added to try and give Sacha the potential to perform equally well in the ASL world. But it's very rare to successfully duplicate individual actions in an ASL game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQxTg7dZwc6dvIYxvz3Pq87yu-O6Ql50OWNbufzrQRgTCJl8X8TkqvQXj3CVzU1lCaCXLF3d0N-yaYFQ9oAsOZUuwKDLCFyP5_l66eB6iCJsDVFrw9gE30mQguB6XkrJ8aZ0XejJV35yYeYQre60zXFASGNsrs9yZhPAoMilCdh6YRx_3ck-GZ5__uts/s184/3863191026094527gp.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="144" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZQxTg7dZwc6dvIYxvz3Pq87yu-O6Ql50OWNbufzrQRgTCJl8X8TkqvQXj3CVzU1lCaCXLF3d0N-yaYFQ9oAsOZUuwKDLCFyP5_l66eB6iCJsDVFrw9gE30mQguB6XkrJ8aZ0XejJV35yYeYQre60zXFASGNsrs9yZhPAoMilCdh6YRx_3ck-GZ5__uts/w313-h400/3863191026094527gp.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">The scenario title "Emulate the Brave" is taken from the newspaper article written about Sacha in his hometown newspaper after his exploits.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Sacha's tank is pictured in Jason D. Mark's Panzer Krieg. As the pocket collapsed, Sacha and his Panzer returned to the city limits of Stalingrad. His Mark IV would be immobilized in a shell crater and subsequently abandoned. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Shortly thereafter, Sacha would become a prisoner of the Soviet Union. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">After captivity, he would serve in the Bundesheer and retire a Lt. Colonel. And he would always be that peculiar rarity...a German survivor of Stalingrad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIotSjXjfeNlTZBia6MTmIqcIAVny_rpjVXsH5WdE-RDAyvkH7ByqVpxjOAb2Duzm_FGz2CJbqhkjTL8EDt7P86sIBZxsYoXRmbO6suitt9ojNuip0gLHUqlxCR8bIKLPaBGorJ_D6-5VJmI0Yh2LgaNVIgc12MkoYrqmYv39w7ojFHlZEm2X0v6SFnTc/s1650/GJ-130.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIotSjXjfeNlTZBia6MTmIqcIAVny_rpjVXsH5WdE-RDAyvkH7ByqVpxjOAb2Duzm_FGz2CJbqhkjTL8EDt7P86sIBZxsYoXRmbO6suitt9ojNuip0gLHUqlxCR8bIKLPaBGorJ_D6-5VJmI0Yh2LgaNVIgc12MkoYrqmYv39w7ojFHlZEm2X0v6SFnTc/w494-h640/GJ-130.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9CEh2rkC25Rz1b-F99ooPkrKt7pMTAkPOskrQpdRu_6eTcgFrhx4ZSQmi74P_gbrI9UiESMSZukjlceTNlp1Np3x6ZqyBI_OA0RH9af3jAKWJEAkxDMTVI3j6T-s33Qx_gNATL0WZ22S6ZO2vnQLsw5oAV_ncYY2i-F1umUfDWAH_xPVv22JMoQjVEE/s604/fury-IN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="604" height="518" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb9CEh2rkC25Rz1b-F99ooPkrKt7pMTAkPOskrQpdRu_6eTcgFrhx4ZSQmi74P_gbrI9UiESMSZukjlceTNlp1Np3x6ZqyBI_OA0RH9af3jAKWJEAkxDMTVI3j6T-s33Qx_gNATL0WZ22S6ZO2vnQLsw5oAV_ncYY2i-F1umUfDWAH_xPVv22JMoQjVEE/w640-h518/fury-IN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">And before I go, there's one more scenario for your consideration. GJ014 The Field of Fury is a design that I completed in 2014. Not one of my better works. I was using an older font style and still hadn't figured out how to scan counters in a nice straight line. Presentation left much to be desired in my early efforts. The scenario is based on the early scene when Fury attacks across an open field with pinned GI's to take on a German held wood line. It's one of the better moments in a movie that left me a bit flat. A couple great combat scenes and then a dubious interaction with a German family that you leaves you this side of disgusted. A movie should never make you want to root for the enemy. And then's there the immobilized Fury holding a crossroads against a company of Waffen SS. Panzerfausts galore as they march down the road and then can't seem to find them when confronted with a target. A whole lot of failed Panzerfaust check dr's!!! </p><p style="text-align: justify;">On this past Wednesday, Dan Best and I gave this 9-year-old scenario a playing. We played it to the final close combat and then worked out the changes necessary to make a more passable scenario. It was actually a lot of fun, but my Americans got slaughtered crossing the open field. Dan's AT Guns would do their job and a final Sherman would go down to a Panzerfaust shot. Despite my losses, I managed to get into close combat with the final German units on the final turn. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ9BHJzqExvosb_FXjWAqHZwLxMldbsa7a7EblPk3YnFfqFY-N4rQn_TIQEZJpVJGDIfv9s5GFNrNyLfcmluu_w2NQ2i13wqItFrhaoQSFBsZE_TwXdeCPaXNqO-hPN4TaD0CW4eOTRFmpSAEObnGc1Ba_HzWiLAwteN68CKl9ESbalKuqH2jHlXz4eI/s500/oxsquHO.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="210" data-original-width="500" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUJ9BHJzqExvosb_FXjWAqHZwLxMldbsa7a7EblPk3YnFfqFY-N4rQn_TIQEZJpVJGDIfv9s5GFNrNyLfcmluu_w2NQ2i13wqItFrhaoQSFBsZE_TwXdeCPaXNqO-hPN4TaD0CW4eOTRFmpSAEObnGc1Ba_HzWiLAwteN68CKl9ESbalKuqH2jHlXz4eI/w400-h168/oxsquHO.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Attached below is the updated version of the scenario. And with that, we bring the 2023 scenario year to a close.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25VQul15zuPxEigJuzQN5jyE7jfXyDMc7zqY4VCkB45QHzHzhANK2GRRkRARGLlihmX648UtFRg9W849XYLH01cNg2lzyA6ojqtFY8mM1uP57rEReqCoU5SIAdS4Hjahb92g4J3f9HtyWnE4O2FXrQb99iLdtSOcBIIP6YBZeCbi0CCMQ7UwLWdbtoCM/s1650/GJ-014.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25VQul15zuPxEigJuzQN5jyE7jfXyDMc7zqY4VCkB45QHzHzhANK2GRRkRARGLlihmX648UtFRg9W849XYLH01cNg2lzyA6ojqtFY8mM1uP57rEReqCoU5SIAdS4Hjahb92g4J3f9HtyWnE4O2FXrQb99iLdtSOcBIIP6YBZeCbi0CCMQ7UwLWdbtoCM/w494-h640/GJ-014.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-54849515107554797902023-11-25T23:17:00.007-06:002023-11-27T00:17:01.495-06:00Our Games ASL 214 Seoul Saving and SP27 Sudden Fury<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCGQRUdLZF__eSqVxyNYD6vo8i1X3-mXqdKXxDu5NWKdA_6iC3dJs5ugG82DEFQxG6erRnowXPOOv6XZkCmdPFMgtqRUgp9uQKF97kakxz17JQNU8_ARQPEB3rPCQ0twSH0FQe1Go-bP9Sljeih7WEJSN3FK4T_DpjyGXZryS2rHXbOOvEFXIWSZA5W0/s468/The-%E2%80%9CGlorious-Glosters%E2%80%9D-Greatest-Battle.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="468" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGCGQRUdLZF__eSqVxyNYD6vo8i1X3-mXqdKXxDu5NWKdA_6iC3dJs5ugG82DEFQxG6erRnowXPOOv6XZkCmdPFMgtqRUgp9uQKF97kakxz17JQNU8_ARQPEB3rPCQ0twSH0FQe1Go-bP9Sljeih7WEJSN3FK4T_DpjyGXZryS2rHXbOOvEFXIWSZA5W0/w640-h392/The-%E2%80%9CGlorious-Glosters%E2%80%9D-Greatest-Battle.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">After a nice Thanksgiving, Dan and I resumed our 2023 campaign with games on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our Friday game would be a large one set in Korea. And not only was this scenario huge, but it was also a Night Scenario. I somewhat dislike night scenarios. I truly hate the moving in open within the NVR and remaining concealed. Just kills the vibe for me. Illumination is key...but I usually either don't get it or end up blinding myself. And there's nothing I hate more than being wiped out in Close Combat ambushes. And this game would give me that dissatisfaction in spades. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFvd0uRivj_T332vI6aesi8M-B6_66C3DafUijWKiQ8EJFKkr28ZFG0fKAlq4JZlcR5zsBqblt0AAjPBAMLv-QGEFooLgcBMHsYG-h6lq8qinYS4_ptzrX7eb-Fzi-dtsoBM1YmEfvlR1z44HZ-hTcReaRtxDKnDR86yC86z0nwIlgvUSd1bjRwWOmzU/s220/cake-or-death-point.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="220" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFvd0uRivj_T332vI6aesi8M-B6_66C3DafUijWKiQ8EJFKkr28ZFG0fKAlq4JZlcR5zsBqblt0AAjPBAMLv-QGEFooLgcBMHsYG-h6lq8qinYS4_ptzrX7eb-Fzi-dtsoBM1YmEfvlR1z44HZ-hTcReaRtxDKnDR86yC86z0nwIlgvUSd1bjRwWOmzU/w640-h492/cake-or-death-point.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I'd like the cake...please...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZT4azT554ANyZW7i4S1ShDK75Bbpn1Ptkn0JWVoKj4s0zcsv2SVuoifCg3ZKFWUVRmXz5YNmpVyLpohI_dNQZSEJb2U7OioOqJ8wg4nJdkMyDHMzE9tS9LLXRdxAh0MG5f5ZeZS2UhLFZfxWRl-4CmTKIA-d4rJS02gu-g5qNYrWqH8m46p526dNW6A/s1000/71+791b4OsL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="787" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ZT4azT554ANyZW7i4S1ShDK75Bbpn1Ptkn0JWVoKj4s0zcsv2SVuoifCg3ZKFWUVRmXz5YNmpVyLpohI_dNQZSEJb2U7OioOqJ8wg4nJdkMyDHMzE9tS9LLXRdxAh0MG5f5ZeZS2UhLFZfxWRl-4CmTKIA-d4rJS02gu-g5qNYrWqH8m46p526dNW6A/w315-h400/71+791b4OsL._AC_UF894,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="315" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ASL Scenario 214 Seoul Saving would the our selected expedition into death at night for a small force of British Troops. I would be the defending British and do an incredibly poor job of keeping my boys alive. At game end, my entire force (except for the 7-0 and 8-0 who ran off the board edge) would be dead on the field. And all of them would be KIA's in Hand-to-Hand combat with concealed Chinese. Losing ambush in close combat and watching your boys be wiped out with no chance of responding is a bit shattering. ASL is already a very tough game and moments like these take up a notch in on the heartache scale...(let alone the self pity scale). </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The historical result was not too dissimilar, except that the British were able to successfully fall back to new positions. In this scenario, the British may only exit begining on Turn 6. It's a 7 Turn Scenario...so this seems a bit late in the game. I would never be able to disengage from contact with the Chinese to move towards safety and it didn't matter as I was wiped out completey by Turn 4. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljevXMFJjTWl698BTDqmAYGiINylJMUKY92OOp89lmmfCO7M492OSd9kUfF0MU89pScl6OuQny1TkUDjoqgRhlOuEz5_5RxYL1pP_8LWUk7GyTuI6awn3q5AqdLBHd-CqA8N_WRauC8r_3pputDN665Fy8Ko6v2RY9R2aeZwHF3c8b5j6t1R0hlAJcaA/s1076/Gloucestershire_Regiment_at_the_Battle_of_the_Imjin_River.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="994" data-original-width="1076" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljevXMFJjTWl698BTDqmAYGiINylJMUKY92OOp89lmmfCO7M492OSd9kUfF0MU89pScl6OuQny1TkUDjoqgRhlOuEz5_5RxYL1pP_8LWUk7GyTuI6awn3q5AqdLBHd-CqA8N_WRauC8r_3pputDN665Fy8Ko6v2RY9R2aeZwHF3c8b5j6t1R0hlAJcaA/w640-h592/Gloucestershire_Regiment_at_the_Battle_of_the_Imjin_River.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS86pevng00tdRp8kmgVw6DS75XS5XDysRUBQhEFX-mjquSmVSTn3MRNgY9Vbfm3CDl-bj6WQ-tEVAAFTNWQXALBJIvty0Z3x5wxHvts426TDYgvtKq0FeKOrseIETEFCRHXnCcvP69f70pkr_M9ZQcBkAYKuUtr-8s_2CWAd4o7bNr-OgD4K15s-2zbQ/s1920/96302_slice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS86pevng00tdRp8kmgVw6DS75XS5XDysRUBQhEFX-mjquSmVSTn3MRNgY9Vbfm3CDl-bj6WQ-tEVAAFTNWQXALBJIvty0Z3x5wxHvts426TDYgvtKq0FeKOrseIETEFCRHXnCcvP69f70pkr_M9ZQcBkAYKuUtr-8s_2CWAd4o7bNr-OgD4K15s-2zbQ/w640-h320/96302_slice.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH6XXSxlRVnVYdPlmXH7YEN2yxrTYSv4YP9vn6xOUVVgLmyg6PxZ68Ua6kyTdp8cIP-5O5oQy46n9-uW38iUEk3DDxXGsWLiwK8UMInn5_rqVZUMC9RPYRL-AGMNqfNsJJVwAdd_ZCRMAC6_qw_Bizrh2zXbpj9jZBYYqyZpNV_TTZR-EEVvZs2yMLRo/s539/Imjim-Battlefield-Map.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="405" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRH6XXSxlRVnVYdPlmXH7YEN2yxrTYSv4YP9vn6xOUVVgLmyg6PxZ68Ua6kyTdp8cIP-5O5oQy46n9-uW38iUEk3DDxXGsWLiwK8UMInn5_rqVZUMC9RPYRL-AGMNqfNsJJVwAdd_ZCRMAC6_qw_Bizrh2zXbpj9jZBYYqyZpNV_TTZR-EEVvZs2yMLRo/w480-h640/Imjim-Battlefield-Map.webp" width="480" /></a></div><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Historically, the Chinese launched their surprise assault towards Seoul after crossing the shallow Imjin River. An advance platoon of the 1st Battalion, The Gloustershire Regiment would spoil some of the surprise, but I was unable to duplicate that result. My advance platoon would be wiped out from the onset. The British also had battalion Mortar Support. I would draw two Red Cards in a row and never get the much-needed OBA. That's another tired story that plagues ASL. There are of course some fixes to that problem, but suffice to say, Dan and I played it straight by the rule book. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49L2RPfH3Kt0fEcjomFdm-WNpCDLyDPuxvJYAGfaDpydlvb5qtMHszVrPxBj1Ig4UdD4DeSBkwqNs8Z8Wu_Xz4RNgLf5b_WIhMGkLllXo6aRv-FOG7qXf6F7y52W_H6p2ZsB37odLsTS4xmuOWpkcjNeNTzLq5ed-V5MCaeHyrPNDyNnoOlHKOn-bhOg/s787/Chinese_volunteers.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="507" data-original-width="787" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49L2RPfH3Kt0fEcjomFdm-WNpCDLyDPuxvJYAGfaDpydlvb5qtMHszVrPxBj1Ig4UdD4DeSBkwqNs8Z8Wu_Xz4RNgLf5b_WIhMGkLllXo6aRv-FOG7qXf6F7y52W_H6p2ZsB37odLsTS4xmuOWpkcjNeNTzLq5ed-V5MCaeHyrPNDyNnoOlHKOn-bhOg/w640-h412/Chinese_volunteers.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Chinese Communists, Dan would command elements of 1st Battalion, 559th Regiment, 187th Division. His force would consist of 26 x 6-2-7's, 9 x 5-2-7's, and 6 x 2-2-8's led by a 9-0, 10-1, 9-1, 8-0 and 2 x 7-0's with 4 x MMG's, 2 x 60 MTR's, 2 x DC's and 12 x LMG's.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1kiFKHTCguYprCz4nPfY8xgNXedqIrLIMV0TF9Z_4v313bnBglNEEzv5-HhOqQoxdMhYipFslbms61JuBDFKFOt070dtAj6ZGYuc8aKvOP-RcabVkaP2R_HoKXEqQi8RtakkrPgLZ_Ax1RwthoN43ldkj8sdPASUmFxeMhxv46j4w8kSVvNzoyXX-zg/s400/34632d9b-85ed-459d-9167-a5978e496859_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR1kiFKHTCguYprCz4nPfY8xgNXedqIrLIMV0TF9Z_4v313bnBglNEEzv5-HhOqQoxdMhYipFslbms61JuBDFKFOt070dtAj6ZGYuc8aKvOP-RcabVkaP2R_HoKXEqQi8RtakkrPgLZ_Ax1RwthoN43ldkj8sdPASUmFxeMhxv46j4w8kSVvNzoyXX-zg/w400-h217/34632d9b-85ed-459d-9167-a5978e496859_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's not every scenario that you have to face 35 squads with only 11 and 1/2 to your name...oh and in the dark. You bet the beast is hungry...ROAR has this one with 5 Chinese to 1 British. Playing the British requires skill and not a little bit of luck. The Brits need to kill as many Chinese squads as possible...which isn't easy since they stripe like Japanese.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvozUFXsbArwwJpA9okxZpzYyTJxFT6jH-NOSmy7hIOJggyhSJgIwNR_figkhHcy5q9UrzknRvMnd9St_-psMBO2ORQCrjBpN7PWyq9yX5aax1UhP8CmVsxl8laVbqoCI0Ya9nHhfvvWv4dDrDgs9ylGV6wky2EN9Y3aMx_Q5xyBxDlkAnFdaXhqDq0kU/s1920/96524_slice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1920" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvozUFXsbArwwJpA9okxZpzYyTJxFT6jH-NOSmy7hIOJggyhSJgIwNR_figkhHcy5q9UrzknRvMnd9St_-psMBO2ORQCrjBpN7PWyq9yX5aax1UhP8CmVsxl8laVbqoCI0Ya9nHhfvvWv4dDrDgs9ylGV6wky2EN9Y3aMx_Q5xyBxDlkAnFdaXhqDq0kU/w640-h320/96524_slice.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending British, I would command elements of D Company, 1st Battalion, The Gloustershire Regiment, 29 Indpendent Infantry Brigade. My force would consist of 6 x 4-5-8's, 4 x 4-5-7's, a 2-4-8, 2 x 2-3-7's and 2 x 2-2-8's led by a 9-1, 8-1, 8-0 and 7-0 with 2 x MMG's, 4 x LMG's, 3 x 51 MTR's, 3 x Wire, 10 x Foxholes, 20 x Tripflares and a Radio with Battalion OBA 80MM MTR.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrzBfPrHBWbQ0V2wGFZA64EpSYo7ZqZc9dkHOdb3p0qvlB7KuNeCsdcnoHapt5nOHS8TBDxSXWmvR4g_rn9cyPPsTnVccadzR-_EuH5WIFeHqd-Vl5uu2gCVe_ueb9phIBzCFCKBsfmc40BWgk8nGjBLdvQtcsGFGSO8MO4TPkHRRsIfugbl-TiKak-Y/s1281/seoul_saving_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="916" data-original-width="1281" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrzBfPrHBWbQ0V2wGFZA64EpSYo7ZqZc9dkHOdb3p0qvlB7KuNeCsdcnoHapt5nOHS8TBDxSXWmvR4g_rn9cyPPsTnVccadzR-_EuH5WIFeHqd-Vl5uu2gCVe_ueb9phIBzCFCKBsfmc40BWgk8nGjBLdvQtcsGFGSO8MO4TPkHRRsIfugbl-TiKak-Y/w640-h458/seoul_saving_map.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The British have the advantage of substantial height, but an NVR of 4 renders it largely unusable, especially if you fail to illuminate the battefield. My tripflares would do enough to make units visible to nearly all the British at elevation. I would definitely be able to get freedom of movement without too much effort.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9Fh1a3x70q0pFNOH2rLNnKYbOJdz4qBPskimOSPggaUFc8xOJEohe_MUsXNp2D1cMT-W50R_5rpkt2FagGpZsXrwaC9TdGfhnS5hIOlHWNie-Wv69fIGkPaB7ddnQ4K_qdhjm3H6UCCZ2dRw-VifjGRlQqcEI6i4NrnnaXvSobAZVgAB1VY8k3eoIuU/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9Fh1a3x70q0pFNOH2rLNnKYbOJdz4qBPskimOSPggaUFc8xOJEohe_MUsXNp2D1cMT-W50R_5rpkt2FagGpZsXrwaC9TdGfhnS5hIOlHWNie-Wv69fIGkPaB7ddnQ4K_qdhjm3H6UCCZ2dRw-VifjGRlQqcEI6i4NrnnaXvSobAZVgAB1VY8k3eoIuU/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Chinese Communists must attack and exit more than 61% of their force. The plan is to have the group across the river on the east side. The group that will cross the river in the center and the group in the river on the west side. Hopefully these groups will all reach the British line at the same time."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBokhDeMf-WGvo9BeZdUy7DivcTRFBhAJYiX1cTyEBZSLGjl7dMwZYd3_Vnzj9KgX_6g-8b1zE1_M5o8LgGZDh9sRyaGxiRKqU3WvHBHVjAa-r8rLvJKB5wNEd13WE7luASpdYwApzoWxwWXW_-QUttW9QuYZB7lZ3zV6XdVwTrbczubAJh1Q1igZirTU/s2957/IMG_4211.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1346" data-original-width="2957" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBokhDeMf-WGvo9BeZdUy7DivcTRFBhAJYiX1cTyEBZSLGjl7dMwZYd3_Vnzj9KgX_6g-8b1zE1_M5o8LgGZDh9sRyaGxiRKqU3WvHBHVjAa-r8rLvJKB5wNEd13WE7luASpdYwApzoWxwWXW_-QUttW9QuYZB7lZ3zV6XdVwTrbczubAJh1Q1igZirTU/w640-h292/IMG_4211.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I set up to cover as much ground as I could. Dan would win the scenario by exiting 55 VP by game end. Exiting British on/after Turn 6 would increase the number needed. My HIP advance platoon on Board 33 was on the right flank. Were I ever to play this scenario again, I would place them in the center. They were simple too close for the impulse wave that rolled over them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8gHjKNelV21o5oZlVrggbVAyEvIPpWhjrG8icXK5E7_7YOHNAT3zs3OaZ7bYc8cE58WqBilDCLvSxIsFm3FiEFzkiY0sbVj7XUUff7HSI9kYkzey5FXYopIngg5BIzwuP70l9j5emYMAJfYdpdot6d4cpvgBanR8v4TrYjK_DTHkIddekc8ZGupQ0B8/s400/32444711-5c62-4969-9a23-5599dab4b7ce_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij8gHjKNelV21o5oZlVrggbVAyEvIPpWhjrG8icXK5E7_7YOHNAT3zs3OaZ7bYc8cE58WqBilDCLvSxIsFm3FiEFzkiY0sbVj7XUUff7HSI9kYkzey5FXYopIngg5BIzwuP70l9j5emYMAJfYdpdot6d4cpvgBanR8v4TrYjK_DTHkIddekc8ZGupQ0B8/w640-h348/32444711-5c62-4969-9a23-5599dab4b7ce_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes...you just know that the odds are not in your favor.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_KVJoahcevytU1qktblVrCrf1K0rNGtifxGxeWVY50ZUel8bb25UolUzOwsnAvCi4NKVMIrGTiB09DKJ77qR6KXYjh84JBtRiAaGlXRqpWA-sFUQQhcW09QMJnPk1kSUEgTtbKUwQKC-7IQNNu5g2gqbULghgOAxm8h_l1eDv_EH9OrC_oJ2JBPYA4Y/s400/931912b3-cf8f-4664-a311-f9e8652eb23a_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_KVJoahcevytU1qktblVrCrf1K0rNGtifxGxeWVY50ZUel8bb25UolUzOwsnAvCi4NKVMIrGTiB09DKJ77qR6KXYjh84JBtRiAaGlXRqpWA-sFUQQhcW09QMJnPk1kSUEgTtbKUwQKC-7IQNNu5g2gqbULghgOAxm8h_l1eDv_EH9OrC_oJ2JBPYA4Y/w400-h217/931912b3-cf8f-4664-a311-f9e8652eb23a_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">But this is ASL...so you get back in the foxhole and roll those dice.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWI5WxlhM6iF84sFMMxCXp5rd0z1D66CA_xQmLYXjB3Zm-5d0faXaMjGzBS4gEagO3BwoYUmI2Pk1YtbAtGUE3ICutGt_WSOMZkg5IpeKatGoPGHNzVwE8b8RObwe9g-bz9yF2HYFsqT06sTMSUByQjxzvKAsddoBqNDVnbT1lttA0eGIYEQXCX_darY/s2873/IMG_4213.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1432" data-original-width="2873" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYWI5WxlhM6iF84sFMMxCXp5rd0z1D66CA_xQmLYXjB3Zm-5d0faXaMjGzBS4gEagO3BwoYUmI2Pk1YtbAtGUE3ICutGt_WSOMZkg5IpeKatGoPGHNzVwE8b8RObwe9g-bz9yF2HYFsqT06sTMSUByQjxzvKAsddoBqNDVnbT1lttA0eGIYEQXCX_darY/w640-h318/IMG_4213.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Dan's force would advance in three Impulse Groups. They would sweep forward across the river plain and head for the heights, where my boys waited patiently.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYM1B4u61T2B-quOBMmAQivIYUp2V5awCTgKz7jkXUPeGUeTqZWWx1uXl46YgdPl2uDYle4-wY0A97fgG-5Iig7lTBfcN-kiV-mrhL29Uya0CWg5Ch9rdUwhg6howoenFuFdrsqCv3iiQQvibmvLzWfJoxaUs3Gc3BzDwVyam4G_YGFf2-4D_GvjK7Fs/s450/100110_p04_3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="450" height="219" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyYM1B4u61T2B-quOBMmAQivIYUp2V5awCTgKz7jkXUPeGUeTqZWWx1uXl46YgdPl2uDYle4-wY0A97fgG-5Iig7lTBfcN-kiV-mrhL29Uya0CWg5Ch9rdUwhg6howoenFuFdrsqCv3iiQQvibmvLzWfJoxaUs3Gc3BzDwVyam4G_YGFf2-4D_GvjK7Fs/w400-h219/100110_p04_3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtgM85tSYZ4qA8zLZN2YVw8UhC9kK05Q8wKC7yKrarsKfhyOt40c6orB41819gHXNfXeHiEBKxd5pDK-E0wNS8MGeI7FJzfByn6CFKapqyabFjWfXmt9RnnE2VnViPH8EpGIwwhXph4obcZN-rapxjxuM9pQv6EQQvN7G0dJpmuKo71TLkNHAXNKHHGM/s2415/IMG_4214.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1900" data-original-width="2415" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigtgM85tSYZ4qA8zLZN2YVw8UhC9kK05Q8wKC7yKrarsKfhyOt40c6orB41819gHXNfXeHiEBKxd5pDK-E0wNS8MGeI7FJzfByn6CFKapqyabFjWfXmt9RnnE2VnViPH8EpGIwwhXph4obcZN-rapxjxuM9pQv6EQQvN7G0dJpmuKo71TLkNHAXNKHHGM/w640-h504/IMG_4214.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>My advance platoon would DM a 7-0, but then be overwhelmed by the Chinese. It wasn't a contest.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS8k9rTb18JelYfmxEs_Vc7naOccYw7-E78bb3fl01mn4OpYCR7ld5pNp0cK7jwxlh6LHsACjCVwlMykzDxoaaEjU5BLyYQreHJgOWhQo4WLQ50fL8ikzdFstiuILl2RVs_UcT1VP1XPBvo41RU1b33ctsT9oACus71qEHpT5p87rVn8Ax98bDr7DqXw/s2992/IMG_4217.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2992" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFS8k9rTb18JelYfmxEs_Vc7naOccYw7-E78bb3fl01mn4OpYCR7ld5pNp0cK7jwxlh6LHsACjCVwlMykzDxoaaEjU5BLyYQreHJgOWhQo4WLQ50fL8ikzdFstiuILl2RVs_UcT1VP1XPBvo41RU1b33ctsT9oACus71qEHpT5p87rVn8Ax98bDr7DqXw/w640-h292/IMG_4217.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Turn 2 - The Chinese move forward inexorably. By this stage, I had drawn two RED CARDS and had no OBA. Not a good thing...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6JcRwUkwaqruH5_BGNfWFVScV636n17Hjoo5l9qLlbdnAN_-ilrUekJf4JBPNmD_6eBURSBCX2fOjTJTBgoNIhKzkC8VjsKcBlx0L1zaEAP97CK16JhdbguI0bVuNsaBjyf2222_WMXchEkJmgdnfRKRQJTpvpgeucBw-bo_bwCG02aKh9U2OUna0Y8/s498/gettysburg-general-pickett.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="498" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU6JcRwUkwaqruH5_BGNfWFVScV636n17Hjoo5l9qLlbdnAN_-ilrUekJf4JBPNmD_6eBURSBCX2fOjTJTBgoNIhKzkC8VjsKcBlx0L1zaEAP97CK16JhdbguI0bVuNsaBjyf2222_WMXchEkJmgdnfRKRQJTpvpgeucBw-bo_bwCG02aKh9U2OUna0Y8/w400-h261/gettysburg-general-pickett.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"General Lee...I have no OBA..."</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw7RqQkCgCX3BG_lB1FbfP0L8b8_3h_vbZD0Z1kpV1gAz3QJkIFAvjvso1UWHdXeNL6gdqlfEutzARkJeQfHLNR81Wlh54CyyPoIz8ULzioizKdEmHluOjsUKskBqdMgJiX_a2efBi9HqGO0AdKmpNOghLxIXF2RUZTWQXRqv4kLy-Mrj0pi1F68FMSw/s2992/IMG_4218.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="2992" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw7RqQkCgCX3BG_lB1FbfP0L8b8_3h_vbZD0Z1kpV1gAz3QJkIFAvjvso1UWHdXeNL6gdqlfEutzARkJeQfHLNR81Wlh54CyyPoIz8ULzioizKdEmHluOjsUKskBqdMgJiX_a2efBi9HqGO0AdKmpNOghLxIXF2RUZTWQXRqv4kLy-Mrj0pi1F68FMSw/w640-h282/IMG_4218.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Death would come quickly up the mountain as Dan's concealed squads went hand-to-hand with my boys. In most cases, Dan would have the ambush and wipe me out nice and clean.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N-5EjjSIM2Obck557zyNQIhFPJ4cXgaPhf0E6IMZOVTXHqqZrQYoAIV8IOdoIAr1Lnh9I9t0focbV7akK3hkE_XDhTnK0vH0g19XC8sDsBryz0mG66MkEpLRSYR_3Cr3luftPwR3_Q0SDe7u6o3J6jbDFDvvjCezvoV1Tc8nUnH4u0dPCvS7Jjz-3d4/s400/1739a47d-8b71-4158-a7bc-2dd0965420e4_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N-5EjjSIM2Obck557zyNQIhFPJ4cXgaPhf0E6IMZOVTXHqqZrQYoAIV8IOdoIAr1Lnh9I9t0focbV7akK3hkE_XDhTnK0vH0g19XC8sDsBryz0mG66MkEpLRSYR_3Cr3luftPwR3_Q0SDe7u6o3J6jbDFDvvjCezvoV1Tc8nUnH4u0dPCvS7Jjz-3d4/w640-h348/1739a47d-8b71-4158-a7bc-2dd0965420e4_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DjF2GOPrS11gF8cgG0gqIvl3JPIdmaj2AngqvbJnPrOrQ_0Rtk1cgxGogKnkRPYZV1BIO8Bq-xed9IaRvwLOly_8z1bAvVVx_5vsDpUuglnxnBl4Qnn5JH9pbNVqGVyXHAfYsgFlrHJMEYUJCKJxdytX16WwVcDjpmF_8_IdVKu5vlnkpZXpGYGVji8/s2992/IMG_4219.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1183" data-original-width="2992" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DjF2GOPrS11gF8cgG0gqIvl3JPIdmaj2AngqvbJnPrOrQ_0Rtk1cgxGogKnkRPYZV1BIO8Bq-xed9IaRvwLOly_8z1bAvVVx_5vsDpUuglnxnBl4Qnn5JH9pbNVqGVyXHAfYsgFlrHJMEYUJCKJxdytX16WwVcDjpmF_8_IdVKu5vlnkpZXpGYGVji8/w640-h254/IMG_4219.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After just two turns, my lackluster defense was falling apart. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96PX29IcZVVVyhokQP86LdJuXiN8cjeLo2S5Ki8S7XY49dhbYD4RJ8ORAac1NvnGxNQFxLJMpkcaEa9HuFCI37azICzwaTJndNNOTNmPMWj7-rBasqYRBROw-WoL6v42ifmUWy0NV_U4iUzqJJzMY-ongc1WPsl2YbI8q302Ov-LBFtXBorIfrvgzhIw/s500/giphy%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="500" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh96PX29IcZVVVyhokQP86LdJuXiN8cjeLo2S5Ki8S7XY49dhbYD4RJ8ORAac1NvnGxNQFxLJMpkcaEa9HuFCI37azICzwaTJndNNOTNmPMWj7-rBasqYRBROw-WoL6v42ifmUWy0NV_U4iUzqJJzMY-ongc1WPsl2YbI8q302Ov-LBFtXBorIfrvgzhIw/w400-h170/giphy%20(1).gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I didn't get the memo...</b></span></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaujN41qiLo8t-1TspvOSbhv1hi36vPTPiogZdQ7-84hrvUQcB-o2LPT6Ru76X9iQPGYpG8H7Lm3kh632tXcgt5qUoa0iidXUmNlnw9FEC1zK9Woj0wegR5J98ENSJu2B9IUTtI8D0Je03-sv-ilmu2Nl9uliYmfcBv5aKK7q4wE0dKoyfaN-69F5SStk/s2992/IMG_4220.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1321" data-original-width="2992" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaujN41qiLo8t-1TspvOSbhv1hi36vPTPiogZdQ7-84hrvUQcB-o2LPT6Ru76X9iQPGYpG8H7Lm3kh632tXcgt5qUoa0iidXUmNlnw9FEC1zK9Woj0wegR5J98ENSJu2B9IUTtI8D0Je03-sv-ilmu2Nl9uliYmfcBv5aKK7q4wE0dKoyfaN-69F5SStk/w640-h282/IMG_4220.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 - Dan's boys continued their assault. On the right, my wire and some lucky dice would hold them back for a bit. The 10-1 and a crew and a squad would be KIA'd by a snakes roll. My boys were dying in place, but taking some folks down with them.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9bWUErblMOcj-N2szTxateQUTW8p8xIcUbWNPfy6wRX6gh-0aBL5Y6zlnqzXyEvbJptJ10AC7qRBsxm5A4AwLll2s9877F5njBu2k2LHdTiknl4dWZ3VU_ObnnHZ-_y8sl0kVMUMZaW1IbPCC3MEclWQWqaaIZp_ToOylhSVapUU7V8l7ztWXfPV9GU/s615/0_MLR_GLO_imjin10-11-2021.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="615" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9bWUErblMOcj-N2szTxateQUTW8p8xIcUbWNPfy6wRX6gh-0aBL5Y6zlnqzXyEvbJptJ10AC7qRBsxm5A4AwLll2s9877F5njBu2k2LHdTiknl4dWZ3VU_ObnnHZ-_y8sl0kVMUMZaW1IbPCC3MEclWQWqaaIZp_ToOylhSVapUU7V8l7ztWXfPV9GU/w400-h266/0_MLR_GLO_imjin10-11-2021.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYd6u7UEpQMOzjqT8xSue5UExrWJ6B4rqFgAfTAP7Zva16RGCUD5jk4vnUlnGXs5DomW2WO4SXUYPdRfDkImd6WqCgzVUKGYeGvNBSr5eLAswccvr18TrBbPZ3rx3KfJYKDe6XwaNKH8iFaPo-OQ43TFJKWXP2RgfsijZRlfsXmPF1iB2eLNe5rNbnVs/s2992/IMG_4221.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1219" data-original-width="2992" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAYd6u7UEpQMOzjqT8xSue5UExrWJ6B4rqFgAfTAP7Zva16RGCUD5jk4vnUlnGXs5DomW2WO4SXUYPdRfDkImd6WqCgzVUKGYeGvNBSr5eLAswccvr18TrBbPZ3rx3KfJYKDe6XwaNKH8iFaPo-OQ43TFJKWXP2RgfsijZRlfsXmPF1iB2eLNe5rNbnVs/w640-h260/IMG_4221.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 would be the turn that pretty much wiped the British out as Dan took my boys out in Hand-to-Hand combat. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5DU1cgJlIjo0j8TpmlzBO5E2fLA72QGMkW9zavJVooDQXXpRU_xtb-s9ti_tsxN-CEgSZD2zgrrWb4ycUWDCRyOUbvH33KsT2nhSoiinbsyQ7n1TIbMtyNru_RTW23arsl4BPImtwopVlIWhbODsb32qVsLjvsse7RVf3BolAN4tgHQEDYDRYVrj8J0/s400/38494a36-2e81-442c-8f37-21dfa62d36db_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5DU1cgJlIjo0j8TpmlzBO5E2fLA72QGMkW9zavJVooDQXXpRU_xtb-s9ti_tsxN-CEgSZD2zgrrWb4ycUWDCRyOUbvH33KsT2nhSoiinbsyQ7n1TIbMtyNru_RTW23arsl4BPImtwopVlIWhbODsb32qVsLjvsse7RVf3BolAN4tgHQEDYDRYVrj8J0/w640-h348/38494a36-2e81-442c-8f37-21dfa62d36db_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>No,</b></span></span><b style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> they weren't...</span></b></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFuZXu3Csz-0PID52AZYUhBCoDV__-ayiF2JyZnlH_6NHh5pJCHjOVaHg80qprniDVPT4weYqgEaXDaQpJOnqmuEQ4cqNnJ0XCZGyYe0G7VpAMAeXNByu47b3PlLwrClw6Jy21Pe270qmbsRsayMTQA9TdUi-XjLl4vLM26id74Y4fMLngATT_U_MuRc/s2992/IMG_4223.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1651" data-original-width="2992" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUFuZXu3Csz-0PID52AZYUhBCoDV__-ayiF2JyZnlH_6NHh5pJCHjOVaHg80qprniDVPT4weYqgEaXDaQpJOnqmuEQ4cqNnJ0XCZGyYe0G7VpAMAeXNByu47b3PlLwrClw6Jy21Pe270qmbsRsayMTQA9TdUi-XjLl4vLM26id74Y4fMLngATT_U_MuRc/w640-h354/IMG_4223.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The red circles denote the remaining British forces. I was in dire straits. All I could hope for was to take out any Chinese that I could and slow down any others. It was a forlorn hope.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEBaA00bvvltgxs4o3bGueqLOqhVmKsHO_52lk7SwY6eXR_xxTHImiIUJoRddANlj1UtcDNeW5FwpJmhyQDtCflVldRYaIZ_LCdoAMKDt4hBk9sxXW5fE3cy5KSbcJX9BSdY-e29mjBPsUDS_zWfQbNUiFCWTKqulbiXbhH_IFqv3aiIbUOpKg8nF92s/s976/_102977599_08atargetpractice.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="549" data-original-width="976" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTEBaA00bvvltgxs4o3bGueqLOqhVmKsHO_52lk7SwY6eXR_xxTHImiIUJoRddANlj1UtcDNeW5FwpJmhyQDtCflVldRYaIZ_LCdoAMKDt4hBk9sxXW5fE3cy5KSbcJX9BSdY-e29mjBPsUDS_zWfQbNUiFCWTKqulbiXbhH_IFqv3aiIbUOpKg8nF92s/w400-h225/_102977599_08atargetpractice.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mk0M9NHbIsdRnuhemyB2hFbXzvIuK28L3-r9GrqnuDk-81R-lVaOgy5RPJ8ty01uEtnsHaKmFpqY8-Syx-9lM22KihYUDncr4qU_mOyYI_aM9l383h2qJSjQbn3ct9w6bak6Cy9hBxY4Su8cJVMUcLe3I778Gcf2hCmhNDwK0kOLRGnX7I8bd7Y2LHk/s2992/IMG_4224.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1326" data-original-width="2992" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0mk0M9NHbIsdRnuhemyB2hFbXzvIuK28L3-r9GrqnuDk-81R-lVaOgy5RPJ8ty01uEtnsHaKmFpqY8-Syx-9lM22KihYUDncr4qU_mOyYI_aM9l383h2qJSjQbn3ct9w6bak6Cy9hBxY4Su8cJVMUcLe3I778Gcf2hCmhNDwK0kOLRGnX7I8bd7Y2LHk/w640-h284/IMG_4224.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The end of Turn 4 showed that the Chinese would be able to exit without too much difficulty.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRalCFjphyphenhyphenG0zlmMcnesgrp0k1hJ7HKiu5r0kLVpv9znmVMwcMS7ykyhKrYksZauU8JmL9UODAF05xE21osJutleyPT4n7DhfnlIlL1dNHtKQGX2-Wk41AQ-zGUxAwOC6MHeCBCCgHCqD4Q-biXy8i7gZFWXfV1RpiotCkhdkM4rn29CM6ckZCmpCcVDY/s2992/IMG_4226.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1397" data-original-width="2992" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRalCFjphyphenhyphenG0zlmMcnesgrp0k1hJ7HKiu5r0kLVpv9znmVMwcMS7ykyhKrYksZauU8JmL9UODAF05xE21osJutleyPT4n7DhfnlIlL1dNHtKQGX2-Wk41AQ-zGUxAwOC6MHeCBCCgHCqD4Q-biXy8i7gZFWXfV1RpiotCkhdkM4rn29CM6ckZCmpCcVDY/w640-h298/IMG_4226.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 5 - Dan began moving his units towards the exit. </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1343" data-original-width="2992" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcyGp-QIfGHyx7EqCn61eBJK7bserk9p80Zb5Hq6pr-YiAA2duxIGIeGoBKzWLH-Q35Gj-L8qn6cgozBqeRy6hO6i8neegVp8oJE9OB6vhsPwkkSGA7mZuayg_mrPpEweHMCL1Nax29_5eJweFnUClBeBatWcFhW93ksmE7KQpvWPH40Yuqt8e3LTLEw/w640-h288/IMG_4227.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 6 - Dan had eliminated all the British and was free to move about the country.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOI_hpV5EE7s-4F8gcTsJldF6kxpUNqLqB0-xfbe2SSkLw1Lltxd7dyKD0dqFJSeWR3s7vDsbBxNq1flVJWxAy3ZBuKeZUR0I6umSRYKeGfhIEMbgyzpPF446pjNhU-_3Y7KnofijA5M4nDgSUpTOsmwpk264c9bZlkXje5qD4iiTqx5p7QA6EY3YNSI/s400/04582a00-4fd2-46b7-ae7d-999f8417dfb8_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwOI_hpV5EE7s-4F8gcTsJldF6kxpUNqLqB0-xfbe2SSkLw1Lltxd7dyKD0dqFJSeWR3s7vDsbBxNq1flVJWxAy3ZBuKeZUR0I6umSRYKeGfhIEMbgyzpPF446pjNhU-_3Y7KnofijA5M4nDgSUpTOsmwpk264c9bZlkXje5qD4iiTqx5p7QA6EY3YNSI/w400-h225/04582a00-4fd2-46b7-ae7d-999f8417dfb8_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was game over. But the final tally was exactly 55 VP for the Chinese. It had been that close. The Glousters had taken a few of the enemy with them. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My congrats to Dan on the win. His disciplined attack made effective use of the Chinese advantages to claim a solid victory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYV3ycvqfN0yg9gL-58TElyXqP4M5RU5HV9DKUZf-s58LYxL1bq771CZ_a5tFqRL5VQPxy-ixtAzjupOQBfNpsNccMzdMtY3DjrrqCSBIjWuqSXhsSD1ken6P21Pa_DUCkXSdn-yIHzWkFn7uliTKaz510Fz9AnypHDza0I-DaxXioHgrRsqWikk_Kzu8/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYV3ycvqfN0yg9gL-58TElyXqP4M5RU5HV9DKUZf-s58LYxL1bq771CZ_a5tFqRL5VQPxy-ixtAzjupOQBfNpsNccMzdMtY3DjrrqCSBIjWuqSXhsSD1ken6P21Pa_DUCkXSdn-yIHzWkFn7uliTKaz510Fz9AnypHDza0I-DaxXioHgrRsqWikk_Kzu8/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: medium;"><b><span>"</span><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; text-align: start;">The plan worked. The British were wiped out except one wounded 8-0 and the 7-0 with the radio. However, the Chinese lost many units barely able to exit the required amount. Rolling for independent movement failed several times nearly costing the Chinese the game. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of ASL!</span><span>"</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_aikyClz-0As1wBs23PFWaiKmdHnxKYeoeir5xpboMykocGjeOSdI9LYKuPXssBjyKKG77FpZO2xhxqpuwOfUS-oUwJUoVwKZHtvY8mPaskItuLp812anMM750zQio4saTCrHSd6jGx-sFFeLAEDo7RZSdE6inz31guvzpFa8ZgvoIg9jYRpsJlL4QA/s220/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-721-0396-21,_Frankreich,_Jagdpanther.2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="182" data-original-width="220" height="529" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD_aikyClz-0As1wBs23PFWaiKmdHnxKYeoeir5xpboMykocGjeOSdI9LYKuPXssBjyKKG77FpZO2xhxqpuwOfUS-oUwJUoVwKZHtvY8mPaskItuLp812anMM750zQio4saTCrHSd6jGx-sFFeLAEDo7RZSdE6inz31guvzpFa8ZgvoIg9jYRpsJlL4QA/w640-h529/220px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-721-0396-21,_Frankreich,_Jagdpanther.2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Our next game, played on Saturday would be SP27 Sudden Fury. This is all armor scenario as three Jagdpanthers play holy hell with ten Churchills. And yes, it goes exactly as you would imagine...with nearly all of the Churchills turned into burning canoes. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpdbSjtgAx4GOp24dCiQYWnRMoNWRQxJp3jfmQ3lJWHJishdWjhxOHwT2MhEXJ8orjY9FpuJ-KJPZYFhbWOEr1AsVB7dKwFzANTzoO5aiz62KmXUuQQey4brt9ANzr9aaOHwMrqHLfUuIymbPI181M0jTVqWlZ63Mp4OMSVeoxyXkWfSJ-_y9rmIkvb0/s1024/pic526157_lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXpdbSjtgAx4GOp24dCiQYWnRMoNWRQxJp3jfmQ3lJWHJishdWjhxOHwT2MhEXJ8orjY9FpuJ-KJPZYFhbWOEr1AsVB7dKwFzANTzoO5aiz62KmXUuQQey4brt9ANzr9aaOHwMrqHLfUuIymbPI181M0jTVqWlZ63Mp4OMSVeoxyXkWfSJ-_y9rmIkvb0/w310-h400/pic526157_lg.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Designed by Evan Sherry, this scenario is faithful to the historical situation where British armor outdistanced its supporting infantry and was suddenly attacked by three Jagdpanthers that snuck up through the hedges and orchards to slice right through the squadrons of Churchill Tanks. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">14 Churchills would be destroyed with no losses to the Jagdpanthers. The 75mm Gun on the Churchills can only knockout a Jagdpanther from the side or rear. I would try a couple deliberate immobilization attempts, but fail. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The Germans win by exiting at least one Jagdpanther off the south edge and if no British Churchill has an LOS to Hexes 11K6 and/or 11I5. ROAR has this scenario with 9 German and 21 British wins. Now that is also a head scratcher. How do the Germans not win this scenario more often?? Well...our game will show you.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm0fcRVjPQv7_R-S7B6BFYo5GE6xQaefwM8pXjlQqAbwNMC_jtkU5WgkjkKHmFxc0LVembnHMwN8zCU0NKKgBa1NaOvaxTlHnvuWkw0vvSNlIygK9CKdiTHwNgrQdfoET_HjL2NI_XhfJugNQODe8N-NOLQToFAzO3k94Ybshi5Ku48TJrCmBM3DC7EU/s1600/8abd82e47192d5f6fb0bf91beabda83d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1028" data-original-width="1600" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFm0fcRVjPQv7_R-S7B6BFYo5GE6xQaefwM8pXjlQqAbwNMC_jtkU5WgkjkKHmFxc0LVembnHMwN8zCU0NKKgBa1NaOvaxTlHnvuWkw0vvSNlIygK9CKdiTHwNgrQdfoET_HjL2NI_XhfJugNQODe8N-NOLQToFAzO3k94Ybshi5Ku48TJrCmBM3DC7EU/w640-h412/8abd82e47192d5f6fb0bf91beabda83d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As the attacking Germans, Dan would command elements of Kompanie 2, Panzerjaegerabteilung 654. This force would consist of 3 x Jagdpanthers with a 10-2 Armor Leader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshD-CEHm58AJWdAnVEICX1IQ7rBFxwkiXf4yKdb47Hyz-vsygZayCiwyFhJz1y0V-BVmzMxscdz4tRCE7hRkyOBNPqwqardhyqTFUoW7-TChCYS2uLjU1AL0JS69Wb2slALTHT-sG6opIWJXnc4a549b9mFBay3G7zbUMPkekm9aX17F9ZXNIFTW2oyY/s1289/Churchill%207%20turret.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="923" data-original-width="1289" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhshD-CEHm58AJWdAnVEICX1IQ7rBFxwkiXf4yKdb47Hyz-vsygZayCiwyFhJz1y0V-BVmzMxscdz4tRCE7hRkyOBNPqwqardhyqTFUoW7-TChCYS2uLjU1AL0JS69Wb2slALTHT-sG6opIWJXnc4a549b9mFBay3G7zbUMPkekm9aX17F9ZXNIFTW2oyY/w640-h458/Churchill%207%20turret.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>As the defending British, I would command S Squadron, 3rd Battalion Scots Guards, 6th Guards Tank Brigade. My force would consist of 10 x Churchill VII's and a 9-1 Armor Leader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-NP8Wo8RWKdnWywvgiV7T-ZrlTkWKg-77KghxVBWZKX1fV_6otGdPx5fSTwyOcZpO80B9auYy0TtH3UWLnHYCgexa0baRY3r985UhuQ2jJtmDIUTDBn3MfncCb03byTY4zgYbdfGdJ4I_gxns1v8HfdMNtt_jAsCLRQz-LkzGhiq9Tx1gYtbwr_87IE/s1143/SP27_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="1143" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR-NP8Wo8RWKdnWywvgiV7T-ZrlTkWKg-77KghxVBWZKX1fV_6otGdPx5fSTwyOcZpO80B9auYy0TtH3UWLnHYCgexa0baRY3r985UhuQ2jJtmDIUTDBn3MfncCb03byTY4zgYbdfGdJ4I_gxns1v8HfdMNtt_jAsCLRQz-LkzGhiq9Tx1gYtbwr_87IE/w640-h460/SP27_map.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">The German exit zone is the bottom right-hand corner of Board 11. </div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d5W1UUBLTCQtSeNV7iNwoaJGGhSH_y-1kOQV-8a4soY5rvXGRFd0_Ob_COw0CNlD9B0-MWqU9_nM7h54m754y9QonYs2An14jlY8kWWSdqHPHDWpSYSlBo1C6SK8FcypO9b4osIaoXtHVQGjeIFTZVlNJZsZ8Noj6mHz9xq-hCmBT-6-KfViOI1PQDE/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4d5W1UUBLTCQtSeNV7iNwoaJGGhSH_y-1kOQV-8a4soY5rvXGRFd0_Ob_COw0CNlD9B0-MWqU9_nM7h54m754y9QonYs2An14jlY8kWWSdqHPHDWpSYSlBo1C6SK8FcypO9b4osIaoXtHVQGjeIFTZVlNJZsZ8Noj6mHz9xq-hCmBT-6-KfViOI1PQDE/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div><b>"The Germans must attack and destroy 10 British tanks and exit one JgPz V off the southeast corner. One JgPz will prep fire while the other two move and the first move is to get two on the hill to eliminate the British hull down. Hopefully they can get the kills."</b></div><div><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS56x0N5GGEZvsSjt_KZICQ6F9VPvv21nV1TMwKackiConRX2CfwKyndLpqYHa2PA7wXzbII-oyt1M96xMt8Yd4EUxibauaz0Gk6fHIQDH2SutardAXf3g0zi0YJJg9MCpnUy1-fytfCuPOnI3lzS6SCPlpAJrszCQr4WyRSzBVUh31EeL1sKZJuf6mE/s2992/IMG_4231.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2992" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZS56x0N5GGEZvsSjt_KZICQ6F9VPvv21nV1TMwKackiConRX2CfwKyndLpqYHa2PA7wXzbII-oyt1M96xMt8Yd4EUxibauaz0Gk6fHIQDH2SutardAXf3g0zi0YJJg9MCpnUy1-fytfCuPOnI3lzS6SCPlpAJrszCQr4WyRSzBVUh31EeL1sKZJuf6mE/w640-h318/IMG_4231.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The red circles are the two Hexes 11K65 and 11I5 that I have to maintain an LOS to in order to prevent the German victory conditions. By SSR, the Churchills begin the game hull down. Dan would Prep Fire one of the Jagdpanthers. He would not get a turret hit and then Intensive Fire and roll a "10" and MALF his MA. He would fix it in the next Rally Phase. His other two Jagdpanthers would roll onto the nearby hill and by doing so nullify my hull down status to them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhASIt415GhnGxQMOLb-FGCQR7jFn-HFvwhqkNciOBu5s71xStTvMzq-bydiDgj7q8i8UrwV3e6HF1ZAdn7bgoOidN8j0tEyIJ0YbsgiYh6oz3z5IX_o88CAyuCnm56R0mFIXH62K75DxGQWsWnQviG-xkn8CQBOv0UNHOEZlBXaLkzf6-fvu6nhshSdE/s1258/Jagdpanther_Schwere_Panzerjager_Abteilung_654.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1258" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhASIt415GhnGxQMOLb-FGCQR7jFn-HFvwhqkNciOBu5s71xStTvMzq-bydiDgj7q8i8UrwV3e6HF1ZAdn7bgoOidN8j0tEyIJ0YbsgiYh6oz3z5IX_o88CAyuCnm56R0mFIXH62K75DxGQWsWnQviG-xkn8CQBOv0UNHOEZlBXaLkzf6-fvu6nhshSdE/w640-h406/Jagdpanther_Schwere_Panzerjager_Abteilung_654.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBxcyB0c9TWJg2QpDtXFzWQ3nXarYjzXhor7-3lzDLuJ69eKB4fX04r4KnCV6XyA0X4tIB7ftB-7V11lX7JFmD2GYR89so1tBuD5T2cRXAAiWkhpcc0YuxrzvzAKDlLLDXLj4s6OHrmiawOyilp_mJz9C3HNGMlHEK37ivq9aZ0ahFGMc4L9SGge-dBM/s2992/IMG_4232.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1663" data-original-width="2992" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinBxcyB0c9TWJg2QpDtXFzWQ3nXarYjzXhor7-3lzDLuJ69eKB4fX04r4KnCV6XyA0X4tIB7ftB-7V11lX7JFmD2GYR89so1tBuD5T2cRXAAiWkhpcc0YuxrzvzAKDlLLDXLj4s6OHrmiawOyilp_mJz9C3HNGMlHEK37ivq9aZ0ahFGMc4L9SGge-dBM/w640-h356/IMG_4232.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In my Prep Fire Phase of Turn 1 - I would place smoke on two of the Jagdpanthers. It would not help. Dan would successfully destroy both Churchills. Things were going to be very grim indeed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBILAzLzgUSwRp61bIP-qQihhapAwB-mwiMCpbZvJ0PL4yEmmLHAVVRqPjEb_2uf5Momc7fpeijtNMjPHu2hiMtcl6uNuZaoiqEcjz__qcQd6UulgJmpeu6EFbCT7WJO3Pc0526oKktWnsevfB34LNVB12H1LXP7vFRy4KG66Ryv25lJHkGTBhp2NOgY/s600/Yg0hIfqPmGLJwteSDqz1JZdjaXE7dmeGfm8WPCL5P4o.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="600" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaBILAzLzgUSwRp61bIP-qQihhapAwB-mwiMCpbZvJ0PL4yEmmLHAVVRqPjEb_2uf5Momc7fpeijtNMjPHu2hiMtcl6uNuZaoiqEcjz__qcQd6UulgJmpeu6EFbCT7WJO3Pc0526oKktWnsevfB34LNVB12H1LXP7vFRy4KG66Ryv25lJHkGTBhp2NOgY/w400-h278/Yg0hIfqPmGLJwteSDqz1JZdjaXE7dmeGfm8WPCL5P4o.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaMIRdIewx6vH_0HVdvLv55Wg4NtjW2IpRF-NksvL0IBXtGTl8CyDLEZyfV0aUB_NqOHbckK15u_TvdJ5aMKxYNNfgaEnwP18lnfewz09IAWpdRmef0SSmMoQTOrj21cYRu6LrcJZqx6WBUfDTtacZQ7S2zG3WFatGDZ1kIvI3g5CmAFVycNAjtIMeEo/s2938/IMG_4233.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="2938" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaMIRdIewx6vH_0HVdvLv55Wg4NtjW2IpRF-NksvL0IBXtGTl8CyDLEZyfV0aUB_NqOHbckK15u_TvdJ5aMKxYNNfgaEnwP18lnfewz09IAWpdRmef0SSmMoQTOrj21cYRu6LrcJZqx6WBUfDTtacZQ7S2zG3WFatGDZ1kIvI3g5CmAFVycNAjtIMeEo/w640-h398/IMG_4233.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">After accepting the futility of trying to shoot the Jagdpanthers, I would put all of my remaining Churchills in motion and deploy smoke mortars to assist in covering them up. Didn't help as four more of my tanks would be knocked out. Dan's dice were hot and giving him the hits. All he needed to do was hit and not roll a 12 for the effect. And he didn't. I would get four crews during the game. But my personal ELR was just at rock bottom. Watching tank after tank go down was tough.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UY02o0qDcdrfuJcdmt4Ru6yor3F1-16udWZTPWqALQsveW2ahvWwXjXRvdzAH5e4tdll-KPkcUKW03xgv2TfGlB8w1svRd0wzZvXtLzyJaaMD07olOq_2TXhFtn8fwwL3I6W6GShEVmtHRgO1t-fwlEjwf-aqPVCgPWU2eYHCQEZIhNzEOYs1KW57Pk/s1698/0cb59a4b487bcb02d66d09a2e4dded7d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="1698" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4UY02o0qDcdrfuJcdmt4Ru6yor3F1-16udWZTPWqALQsveW2ahvWwXjXRvdzAH5e4tdll-KPkcUKW03xgv2TfGlB8w1svRd0wzZvXtLzyJaaMD07olOq_2TXhFtn8fwwL3I6W6GShEVmtHRgO1t-fwlEjwf-aqPVCgPWU2eYHCQEZIhNzEOYs1KW57Pk/w640-h400/0cb59a4b487bcb02d66d09a2e4dded7d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's Jagdpanther crews were solid veterans and they rarely missed shots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWFev3q46PAYai3UH6hnbUBRmqXIhvqqUOZp7TQE4kQevac8pcjjvRORlZLzj2HlpoSjrdJS50hYi0ZIwnkzIjdOGlIEB9n-W1dRUSANKMzleg9_m68VjN2XVqwkNCXOg3EdFCt85SJy8qUISvfU81kMJrW8hO8uRYqMNucHTu8yLo1IIr6c-cYj4YAE/s2992/IMG_4234.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2992" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhWFev3q46PAYai3UH6hnbUBRmqXIhvqqUOZp7TQE4kQevac8pcjjvRORlZLzj2HlpoSjrdJS50hYi0ZIwnkzIjdOGlIEB9n-W1dRUSANKMzleg9_m68VjN2XVqwkNCXOg3EdFCt85SJy8qUISvfU81kMJrW8hO8uRYqMNucHTu8yLo1IIr6c-cYj4YAE/w640-h288/IMG_4234.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Turn 4, I was down to to just two surviving Churchill tanks (circled in RED). In a surprising move, Dan's Jagdpanther with the 10-2 Armor Leader would head to the exit and become the one exited tank that Dan had to have to meet his victory conditions. I suspect that Dan felt fairly confident that his remaining two Jagdpanthers would be able to knock out the two remaining Churchills. 8 of my 10 Churchills had been destroyed, so that was perfectly normal for Dan to believe. But I would keep both tanks in motion and deploy smoke mortar smoke in their hexes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRaLy6UpW48f1YWa0juNnjKasTuMsvruCSNlA5OYljnxQEXIpzOEPQWOMdWYODFJnpxS07h4tfRwruRy7rq9Bw31nn9smR6dLu7agEkypjNzHWjX5YmjCeBmyDdvfJwK9i6tG1W_JPkxi0eZQ5eMD129PvBQ5FeqlPBjeb5jneBpr7Z5bLe3WF7So2Qg/s399/5ee2b807afca7ff4542f621ed64be6d8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="399" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBRaLy6UpW48f1YWa0juNnjKasTuMsvruCSNlA5OYljnxQEXIpzOEPQWOMdWYODFJnpxS07h4tfRwruRy7rq9Bw31nn9smR6dLu7agEkypjNzHWjX5YmjCeBmyDdvfJwK9i6tG1W_JPkxi0eZQ5eMD129PvBQ5FeqlPBjeb5jneBpr7Z5bLe3WF7So2Qg/w640-h368/5ee2b807afca7ff4542f621ed64be6d8.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">"Die Panzer 303 und 304 zerstören die restlichen britischen Panzer. wir haben den Sieg!"</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4suNaPgxmuXsdLDaClNN0BtcSMc1Vcn-0ci36sMbWs6syB4x4OAWVZf8tN6zlHjX3fBJ3Ryw3p-6ZtdA3Fc1WmW7fXEH71cVBYqIMNMlP93BifaCcWOktTypMq15Lf0HEFS8v2OmgX4WnymL8AASUgF0-xuBconzDkT6SH5GrslXuXArW1-UXT6R-yw0/s2992/IMG_4235.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1660" data-original-width="2992" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4suNaPgxmuXsdLDaClNN0BtcSMc1Vcn-0ci36sMbWs6syB4x4OAWVZf8tN6zlHjX3fBJ3Ryw3p-6ZtdA3Fc1WmW7fXEH71cVBYqIMNMlP93BifaCcWOktTypMq15Lf0HEFS8v2OmgX4WnymL8AASUgF0-xuBconzDkT6SH5GrslXuXArW1-UXT6R-yw0/w640-h356/IMG_4235.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">Turn 5 German - on the final movement phase of the game, Dan's remaining Jagdpanthers 303 and 304 would move to finish off the remaining two Churchill Tanks. Both Churchills were in motion and sitting in smoke. Dan's Jagdpanthers would both fire in Advancing Fire. Both rolls would be "9's" and two misses. And just like that, it was game over and a British victory. Of course not a victory that made you feel good. I felt that my win was a cheesey/sleazy affair. I did what I had to in order to make my tanks difficult to hit...but that still felt like a lesser way to win a game. But perhaps surviving against the Jagdpanthers was certainly a victory.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dan had executed a great attack and successfully destroyed 80% of my armor force. In turn, I did nothing to the Germans...zero...nada...nichts...less than zero...</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My thanks to Dan for two very fun games, despite the one-sidedness inherent in both. All ASL is fun ASL..even when you're getting you ass handed to you.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WlrwJ33mwC79LorABUAo1Gftlm_c91Xq4xsPt0IbiV9c3C8fjfsXKKCJdk2EX-o8MXIbT5QWGBjGExsgkYKq1N43XJV_A_AuNeG0xSNq1Zna7z-5iqYt00KHrQNK626oHZpxwCM_NV9fn7P8QAfcx8XVJ3hopGVpFSeWAccTo2oSlh1cdMqvc03qFeI/s520/Y72KOVaqVoaw.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="293" data-original-width="520" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3WlrwJ33mwC79LorABUAo1Gftlm_c91Xq4xsPt0IbiV9c3C8fjfsXKKCJdk2EX-o8MXIbT5QWGBjGExsgkYKq1N43XJV_A_AuNeG0xSNq1Zna7z-5iqYt00KHrQNK626oHZpxwCM_NV9fn7P8QAfcx8XVJ3hopGVpFSeWAccTo2oSlh1cdMqvc03qFeI/w640-h360/Y72KOVaqVoaw.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;">So, we all have seen why the Germans don't win this scenario very often. Despite having complete domination of the battlefield, they still have to move and then get hits. All the British have to do is make themselves difficult to hit and keep their LOS to the one or both of the victory hexes. The ability of the Germans to knock out 10 tanks is a tall order. Dan came very close to doing it. Smoke and Motion were my friends. But it ain't a very sexy or satisfying way to win a game.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kUC3znDRw_7P_U7NaL7_I4yCYuJQf6MH6GaO6q3j08zmT7kbCM-hDIw0fJ9tw6hFUvuvXaSakZNE5MI1Q0U885kzuSi-L3ynvk3jkq9VaLllRumTt71wwXfOWA-Q782H7jhus1f8omhtcQjSGCsjXAfnJO5-pToURvg6ZNijpR9iH0uWH_opaiV-nGw/s480/dustin-hoffman-chief-dan-george.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="480" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kUC3znDRw_7P_U7NaL7_I4yCYuJQf6MH6GaO6q3j08zmT7kbCM-hDIw0fJ9tw6hFUvuvXaSakZNE5MI1Q0U885kzuSi-L3ynvk3jkq9VaLllRumTt71wwXfOWA-Q782H7jhus1f8omhtcQjSGCsjXAfnJO5-pToURvg6ZNijpR9iH0uWH_opaiV-nGw/w640-h270/dustin-hoffman-chief-dan-george.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"No thanks...I'm good...hiding is the only way I can win!!!"</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTBhFVY-oDmrYld6yqPr3GNVY3W_X-ZTggjEo1qeMz7wWtYEX3czEWPdUb89YVEmgIU-zCfCSwXqJCk8oTM2V4IeQCJZpXx6fDumjaI1wwdvYUQvJCaNoEhcB5GlX70_5lPav9csr8QWzJu3wHOQMBn_M0GDJQPMazaaZzYt1LRPknaXJj_9HaljmQ9w/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFTBhFVY-oDmrYld6yqPr3GNVY3W_X-ZTggjEo1qeMz7wWtYEX3czEWPdUb89YVEmgIU-zCfCSwXqJCk8oTM2V4IeQCJZpXx6fDumjaI1wwdvYUQvJCaNoEhcB5GlX70_5lPav9csr8QWzJu3wHOQMBn_M0GDJQPMazaaZzYt1LRPknaXJj_9HaljmQ9w/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="font-size: large;"><b>"The plan did not work. The Germans exited one turn early to avoid the possible stall at start up. Two British tanks survived the end game for the win. Well played by Grumble Jones who used smoke and motion to survive. Congrats to Grumble Jones on the win!"</b></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mG_l8PJohEZjrdYdcSGLPdyS9Y5vP7Dfg-2jLZHqcDV7fsDq_gLwz0cjHsVF6SRN4tHpU8mBSkVYT1tRUQeEHaJt5nTrZCJ0CEUIoVmleAItH05VEv7SP34B1VhdopxGtZJUgsOvgi6vUevnvVsgq2phseoNkMl3pteLKjgT9y2pqF5OiaLdKEqEHN4/s509/tumblr_ozbn913qlv1ultjoto2_r1_540.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="215" data-original-width="509" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_mG_l8PJohEZjrdYdcSGLPdyS9Y5vP7Dfg-2jLZHqcDV7fsDq_gLwz0cjHsVF6SRN4tHpU8mBSkVYT1tRUQeEHaJt5nTrZCJ0CEUIoVmleAItH05VEv7SP34B1VhdopxGtZJUgsOvgi6vUevnvVsgq2phseoNkMl3pteLKjgT9y2pqF5OiaLdKEqEHN4/w640-h270/tumblr_ozbn913qlv1ultjoto2_r1_540.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on another two game ARR</span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Dan and I will be playing again tomorrow with Scenario RPT 125 Bazooka Butts. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">But no AAR for that one.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return next week to for another great ASL weekend!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><p></p></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-63193934355318775852023-11-19T15:37:00.007-06:002023-11-19T15:42:04.439-06:00Our Games SP25 Two Pounds in Return and SP36 Desantniki<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqlqC6E_yp91xAV_kuFyUAxbRnYWo5KBofoYgTGlvBQsMwCkT55lFew06CBR5aZ9AneljoXHd7KHoHhUXe0ZGD4gr8wG0V9MiNFOX-W9pKiaWbatowQ74B-zrtBp2pbdTjjvJhGAGSvGhzePlgzHI3n0IqbGvMNL6mRwQ1IS-eQI-Nhnru9O7opP23VE/s793/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-785-0296-22A,_Nordafrika,_Rommel_im_Befehlsfahrzeug__Greif_.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="499" data-original-width="793" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtqlqC6E_yp91xAV_kuFyUAxbRnYWo5KBofoYgTGlvBQsMwCkT55lFew06CBR5aZ9AneljoXHd7KHoHhUXe0ZGD4gr8wG0V9MiNFOX-W9pKiaWbatowQ74B-zrtBp2pbdTjjvJhGAGSvGhzePlgzHI3n0IqbGvMNL6mRwQ1IS-eQI-Nhnru9O7opP23VE/w640-h402/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-785-0296-22A,_Nordafrika,_Rommel_im_Befehlsfahrzeug__Greif_.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /></p><div style="text-align: justify;">November has crept up on us fast this year. The older I get the faster the years seem to roll past me. Dan Best and I have managed another amazing year of ASL. The two games in this AAR were 102 and 103 for the year. For the third year in a row, I have managed to hit the century mark. And we still have many game days left in 2023. It will be a banner year! </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9enjqChXTyiaVzSBxf_seC9MODSrPYdtHWIjr5tMtgP9GDCt1Kt_L6nL90xF86BDSRteF18orMkv9JMwNYJpBTFUNLeUq51kHZB_v-6WdKkYsjoWYK-qaPgkQZLouEgvrZ0dHoyfFfh7bmtsvgvl8x6VpjhJcN2gDJwvUZ0B_iVFYcW-50fP7_K4AqoM/s245/tumblr_mh4w92lCGT1rkaasno8_r1_250.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="139" data-original-width="245" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9enjqChXTyiaVzSBxf_seC9MODSrPYdtHWIjr5tMtgP9GDCt1Kt_L6nL90xF86BDSRteF18orMkv9JMwNYJpBTFUNLeUq51kHZB_v-6WdKkYsjoWYK-qaPgkQZLouEgvrZ0dHoyfFfh7bmtsvgvl8x6VpjhJcN2gDJwvUZ0B_iVFYcW-50fP7_K4AqoM/w640-h363/tumblr_mh4w92lCGT1rkaasno8_r1_250.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">A very good year indeed!</span></div><p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjtxXGZw4xoUrMBuH9X_JWeb_LD5NzG9s2BUEWQ7DK2pitcuhqH_Z_epNocPGG3Ry2-kLIHF0NKVVL3-Z7feizl-FBrOoFu08AC_tXTkudynkwFVI-4t_QIiUpXSbT-8BhBq7V1ttNUaY7kcdKj55v8OsRtYwUBpscfW7fpTY7TPN1hZ8A7fClxtkTOc/s1024/pic526157_lg.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="794" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCjtxXGZw4xoUrMBuH9X_JWeb_LD5NzG9s2BUEWQ7DK2pitcuhqH_Z_epNocPGG3Ry2-kLIHF0NKVVL3-Z7feizl-FBrOoFu08AC_tXTkudynkwFVI-4t_QIiUpXSbT-8BhBq7V1ttNUaY7kcdKj55v8OsRtYwUBpscfW7fpTY7TPN1hZ8A7fClxtkTOc/w310-h400/pic526157_lg.jpg" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It was my turn to pick scenarios and I would pick two from the Schwerpunkt Volume 3 Pack. </div><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;">On Friday, we would play SP25 Two Pounds in Return (designed by Evan Sherry and Randy Thompson). Set in the Egyptian desert in December 1941, the scenario depicts a moving engagement as German force tries to fend off a larger British force and escape off the board edge with more DVP than the British.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's an interesting scenario to be sure as both sides need to exit through the same area of the board. A tall order with so many AFV's. The Germans are well-equipped with an HMG and three captured 2lb. Portees with a nice 3 Rate of Fire.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCRZzk5F_gwQS2yfEz6NY98sd0zrEp5NTJYXlKpnpzxC6FptiqDfqS-w-9_keJ-nDniU1_0MTMy9ML_Z9LGI7m__ZzDBcBUA9C__ko905e2ZLT9KpvKP9TpIWEZZOZ72TYkC8Kk5fD9S8XtygBzVpdC_4feJ7HACy-kYV7f0dzNf_lPbtgv5uG99xwjM/s2560/Afrika-Korps-soldiers-El-Alamein-Rommel-scaled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2056" data-original-width="2560" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCRZzk5F_gwQS2yfEz6NY98sd0zrEp5NTJYXlKpnpzxC6FptiqDfqS-w-9_keJ-nDniU1_0MTMy9ML_Z9LGI7m__ZzDBcBUA9C__ko905e2ZLT9KpvKP9TpIWEZZOZ72TYkC8Kk5fD9S8XtygBzVpdC_4feJ7HACy-kYV7f0dzNf_lPbtgv5uG99xwjM/w640-h514/Afrika-Korps-soldiers-El-Alamein-Rommel-scaled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I would be the defending Germans and command elements of Panzer Division 15. My force would consist of 5 x 4-6-8's, led by an 8-1 with an HMG, ATR, 3 x 2lb Portees, 2 x Kubelwagens, 2 x Trucks, Some motorcycles, a 9-1 Armor Leader and 3 x Foxholes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6nUn_rrDydmWxAZ0puWQSau2dULLc_IdtxxHabFyI30sSufLX6tdssIHg3PuZj11ZLRsxXI_RjMuXdX1bb6rzs1KhR1KRupiPN2mG66OCac7vqyuskR0HTWl7b4ul0k6pebq8QoB28qWuPQoh58rtM2XvXAJ443UtHjdDrTliE-FBP8E9LPyyvmEQfA/s571/Screenshot%202023-11-18%20000746.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="551" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE6nUn_rrDydmWxAZ0puWQSau2dULLc_IdtxxHabFyI30sSufLX6tdssIHg3PuZj11ZLRsxXI_RjMuXdX1bb6rzs1KhR1KRupiPN2mG66OCac7vqyuskR0HTWl7b4ul0k6pebq8QoB28qWuPQoh58rtM2XvXAJ443UtHjdDrTliE-FBP8E9LPyyvmEQfA/w618-h640/Screenshot%202023-11-18%20000746.png" width="618" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking New Zealanders, Dan would command elements of the New Zealand Division. The Kiwis would set up on Board 25 and enter from offboard. Dan;s Kiwi force would consist of an 8-1 Armor Leaders with 10 x Armored Cars and 4 x Carriers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vlRXFNMdN3PWXVBSF1Qq54vY3VAW0jGBhSBfEtinvs4ygV-bUOc4H3-FyRNKo4HbgXuXt9B_0VGkQ0JpIC4zz5kIArBSSZ89NImhDHr2usGLa8aSu9weGOKsFKMKbuZDuYD36HKY7XVh4xuXNiSU4_ndh9jV6zRwELG9irz03I-gsGJvOkmboeleWaU/s1222/two_pounds_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1136" data-original-width="1222" height="594" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0vlRXFNMdN3PWXVBSF1Qq54vY3VAW0jGBhSBfEtinvs4ygV-bUOc4H3-FyRNKo4HbgXuXt9B_0VGkQ0JpIC4zz5kIArBSSZ89NImhDHr2usGLa8aSu9weGOKsFKMKbuZDuYD36HKY7XVh4xuXNiSU4_ndh9jV6zRwELG9irz03I-gsGJvOkmboeleWaU/w640-h594/two_pounds_map.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A look at the battle space. The Kiwis have some limited options as do the Germans. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIvan4_xOnVGF4Oe3IJ4M4HisNM8dNHPotep6omP0zwDIBFA-utOwLzKsM31EnObMEn72L4_q4o9hiplzx3kzLVp-k2t84EDCwG7GfsIssPiPdwkBVZGOK04j7SKzlRES0aF-YLgNsnVjm90bq7oAOnSSdtbu_9FTlIKPCefutx55EezcKNxL5WpQ6lc/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyIvan4_xOnVGF4Oe3IJ4M4HisNM8dNHPotep6omP0zwDIBFA-utOwLzKsM31EnObMEn72L4_q4o9hiplzx3kzLVp-k2t84EDCwG7GfsIssPiPdwkBVZGOK04j7SKzlRES0aF-YLgNsnVjm90bq7oAOnSSdtbu_9FTlIKPCefutx55EezcKNxL5WpQ6lc/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The New Zealanders must exit more points than the Germans off the norther west board edge. There are two possible attack plans go head on and overrun the Germans and exit with survivors, this is tempting since the Germans do not have any AFVs. Or form a screen with the smaller vehicles (several are double small) and hide behind the vehicle dust."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGORTxR4Y4NPgEAsF5wDEnA_IKNWCPoIDySlEN0JCKThn0xDWGlcCSPX2UD6S1yzFRUZ7CqLifmAfBMn-eJnaMT7b0CMOuDW5WEbWyl_Eu7e5cXJf71YlFW2_6Yr2sbNeBo1IS5I_r8wZKvbaDF_00_vSm-bkzTeWGi79E6wgiOdojLA5qmL5RuEsV4k/s2875/IMG_4196.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2875" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGORTxR4Y4NPgEAsF5wDEnA_IKNWCPoIDySlEN0JCKThn0xDWGlcCSPX2UD6S1yzFRUZ7CqLifmAfBMn-eJnaMT7b0CMOuDW5WEbWyl_Eu7e5cXJf71YlFW2_6Yr2sbNeBo1IS5I_r8wZKvbaDF_00_vSm-bkzTeWGi79E6wgiOdojLA5qmL5RuEsV4k/w640-h340/IMG_4196.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> A look at my setup (map view - looking from the north to the south. The shared exit zone is marked in northwest corner. I set up thinking that Dan would board edge creep on the north edge and south edges.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpI5JFbjpat23Tg8b2F8w3HpbsBQCX9voNiRvxTFZ8-qtcazM5P3mSENu3nheFD9ujZIkSzyDBAc7pD9wNlLna0uYLq70eMIAH8r2YHfwYMGptTTPO2HP1BKpaJHXVFDZ7nhJCtwODcQcY9fi8hNdDzsFpsNdqTpWw2zBbmEnvJqZStN9H6sj9WNvM0/s573/SP25.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="398" data-original-width="573" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYUpI5JFbjpat23Tg8b2F8w3HpbsBQCX9voNiRvxTFZ8-qtcazM5P3mSENu3nheFD9ujZIkSzyDBAc7pD9wNlLna0uYLq70eMIAH8r2YHfwYMGptTTPO2HP1BKpaJHXVFDZ7nhJCtwODcQcY9fi8hNdDzsFpsNdqTpWw2zBbmEnvJqZStN9H6sj9WNvM0/w400-h278/SP25.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeyZTkHBWe9DyNMyRixUjkqA739flW_yM7AOmZBDcrCIbhJb13S77sYgJ64jMTQLSv7p7FRoYU_6ALcSn2nT5waETJto12ZbCQfnxvfg5gNLZyAoJfBU5M4O9w7krWNZgdJrXagThvXlPLa6Km1zQGo-jQNZcW0GfHngwTn61oNbXetM-Oxxhl6M2vqY/s2962/IMG_4197.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1530" data-original-width="2962" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLeyZTkHBWe9DyNMyRixUjkqA739flW_yM7AOmZBDcrCIbhJb13S77sYgJ64jMTQLSv7p7FRoYU_6ALcSn2nT5waETJto12ZbCQfnxvfg5gNLZyAoJfBU5M4O9w7krWNZgdJrXagThvXlPLa6Km1zQGo-jQNZcW0GfHngwTn61oNbXetM-Oxxhl6M2vqY/w640-h330/IMG_4197.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would surprise me (he usually does) by massing his force in the southeast. It would give him the longest path to the exit zone. I only had one of the 2lb Portees looking this direction, but my HMG and ATR were covering this zone. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyMJTFktM9AAuy8IerRGn-AeCgWtMdJVuUsQNlOgFr4mL9cVuzeV-PBhsDt3fu1StO7i4l3hCNO05XYbnT-fP1jd7asRlU99lR2qLWZ77zfdWTyIdZPIJT7IQFTbc6QBrx8CWHb_Rzxp6e6lnpnunqHf4AcMKm3xmCPlOjvGkHCSO_AnXozhDfzU8vKk/s1200/s-l1200.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="799" data-original-width="1200" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTyMJTFktM9AAuy8IerRGn-AeCgWtMdJVuUsQNlOgFr4mL9cVuzeV-PBhsDt3fu1StO7i4l3hCNO05XYbnT-fP1jd7asRlU99lR2qLWZ77zfdWTyIdZPIJT7IQFTbc6QBrx8CWHb_Rzxp6e6lnpnunqHf4AcMKm3xmCPlOjvGkHCSO_AnXozhDfzU8vKk/w640-h426/s-l1200.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaVMXSmOcRnQp4t-wZRGNIOFFu9vIkVUvYXA7e2qIY9gLjgZQM3QTVRg8_R2_3WfG1VBK1zDovYDfwkYwYSSs1PnB5kE2Yy4ddYlgJmPIGCdPxoNTmWS2UzqBkXc1LnBbBkLnRUl9UGGCRD4FZx-VIK1k0-exL-Bgq-NUUSjFF0wBJZpKJNoMjECvjRE/s2400/IMG_4198.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2122" data-original-width="2400" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaVMXSmOcRnQp4t-wZRGNIOFFu9vIkVUvYXA7e2qIY9gLjgZQM3QTVRg8_R2_3WfG1VBK1zDovYDfwkYwYSSs1PnB5kE2Yy4ddYlgJmPIGCdPxoNTmWS2UzqBkXc1LnBbBkLnRUl9UGGCRD4FZx-VIK1k0-exL-Bgq-NUUSjFF0wBJZpKJNoMjECvjRE/w640-h566/IMG_4198.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 New Zealand - Dan rolls right into my positions. One of my 2lb Portees with the 9-1 Armor Leader destroys four of Dan's AFV's during a rate of fire tear. None of Dan's shots land on anything. At this point, it is a very lopsided contest. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBcRbB7g5vTQ-13gd3DTExpA-RW42_ivk7QUeaX3YkTQhTnqU2uiQ8XR1BaU4yPbTZrVoy6wvdCSmtE8kIWLZskInKJbizfxchY0wzKZdtXUj8ktUj2ACne2eBDYiygjX3VDt_8KD_QLboWqp8mY_lg1UEL1V4kT0nDA2pDdC_xiF7n5T0X5lda3j-Xc/s552/Screenshot%202023-11-17%20235415.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="552" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLBcRbB7g5vTQ-13gd3DTExpA-RW42_ivk7QUeaX3YkTQhTnqU2uiQ8XR1BaU4yPbTZrVoy6wvdCSmtE8kIWLZskInKJbizfxchY0wzKZdtXUj8ktUj2ACne2eBDYiygjX3VDt_8KD_QLboWqp8mY_lg1UEL1V4kT0nDA2pDdC_xiF7n5T0X5lda3j-Xc/w640-h460/Screenshot%202023-11-17%20235415.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSTiK-zbXpruxUcfXInlGHjz6iBNTopl0Z9mprIRcI0LMirTh7CdUul6DhGf0SgGq8lLzK0hvZUVK-vSN5Z1VfcJDzSUnp_DO_V9v0ndTUF1stczgvH0QxOO1o-UNPN1YLy4micePRFvUAq-4a7vGjzKQBpUCLdvjsZW34AD3foWlSs6oD7J2mckm_Z4/s2553/IMG_4199.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1575" data-original-width="2553" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaSTiK-zbXpruxUcfXInlGHjz6iBNTopl0Z9mprIRcI0LMirTh7CdUul6DhGf0SgGq8lLzK0hvZUVK-vSN5Z1VfcJDzSUnp_DO_V9v0ndTUF1stczgvH0QxOO1o-UNPN1YLy4micePRFvUAq-4a7vGjzKQBpUCLdvjsZW34AD3foWlSs6oD7J2mckm_Z4/w640-h394/IMG_4199.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">By the end of Turn 2, Dan has lost too many AFV's to continue the fight. The 2lb Portees were just too powerful and multiple rate of fires were giving them too many chances to shred the Allied AFV's. Dan would give the concession. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5-WQx4vIOi14VJTCZQ3w73PeM5wYJSoVZvvZoJ-TfB2uPVLxY5_gGK_EBD-94MNLCluzBApF7iqsRj-GkyK4okj-O2wz20CmUPxfp62op-VyJf1kwHXoN3UAM3s-r8q2JC2hxNIMRW2YXLKl1UCdS13yhAh6Ks1IZZDzI_LblA0vg5cJpZLgK__kGLE/s286/images%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="286" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD5-WQx4vIOi14VJTCZQ3w73PeM5wYJSoVZvvZoJ-TfB2uPVLxY5_gGK_EBD-94MNLCluzBApF7iqsRj-GkyK4okj-O2wz20CmUPxfp62op-VyJf1kwHXoN3UAM3s-r8q2JC2hxNIMRW2YXLKl1UCdS13yhAh6Ks1IZZDzI_LblA0vg5cJpZLgK__kGLE/w640-h394/images%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Despite this scenario's balanced 11-11 in ROAR, our game was almost completely pro-German. Dan went with a Schwerpunkt attack right into my grill. Unfortunately, his early war AFV's were just too vulnerable, and I was rolling more rate of fire than normal and nearly hit resulted in a destroyed vehicle. On the other side Dan's shot weren't even affecting my trucks. Frustrating game for Dan and an indicator that the direct assault is probably too risky. But given my rate of fire tears and low rolls, it's likely that an end around run for the exit would have suffered equally as badly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Gp855s7zR_A5vAUONYfumnQL2E9TRIqhAUG7L8iJPvAOO5u6bQ0KcB5Xq031LggWwxLEfG0vf9ByH2wwgNtoIHscL7kdPjj0vSWrUs4gzLCm9EtmsICB3qqR96xYwC3vTJ1gMJgUeA7bptJe_VvvefMWMBYTeWlYeH1shAVsBhJjLC1on-Nej7MBv4/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP4Gp855s7zR_A5vAUONYfumnQL2E9TRIqhAUG7L8iJPvAOO5u6bQ0KcB5Xq031LggWwxLEfG0vf9ByH2wwgNtoIHscL7kdPjj0vSWrUs4gzLCm9EtmsICB3qqR96xYwC3vTJ1gMJgUeA7bptJe_VvvefMWMBYTeWlYeH1shAVsBhJjLC1on-Nej7MBv4/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><b>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"Being an aggressive ASL player I went for the head on attack. The plan did not work. Good shooting by the German gunners quickly eliminated the attacking New Zealanders. Well played by Grumble Jones with a good defensive perimeter. Congrats on the Win!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><u>On to Game Two!!</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKpl45v8tyQ55X2ULXvI4I0WRHxBDZAWd7zLaAIZdoOA3kTFo_vjxiddLW5ocjlahUUWZeP8W_9WGcYli6KPdnO2AY1lanIe7n5moF8GjXqdkif6cvb7CoTXAs6BUrcNqea-Ii2dpTt3fSGt8mOYP_KNYgA6MqZ2NwZNHM_rrqkeUPose5wZAgpNcISg/s587/Screenshot%202023-11-19%20002223.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="587" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGKpl45v8tyQ55X2ULXvI4I0WRHxBDZAWd7zLaAIZdoOA3kTFo_vjxiddLW5ocjlahUUWZeP8W_9WGcYli6KPdnO2AY1lanIe7n5moF8GjXqdkif6cvb7CoTXAs6BUrcNqea-Ii2dpTt3fSGt8mOYP_KNYgA6MqZ2NwZNHM_rrqkeUPose5wZAgpNcISg/w640-h462/Screenshot%202023-11-19%20002223.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our second game would be SP36 Desantniki (designed by Bob Walden). This is an early 1944 scenario with a group of Russian lend-lease Shermans attempt to secure a village defended by a handful of Germans with two anti-tank guns. This is a nice, short scenario that plays quickly. Dan and I would complete 5 turns in just under two hours.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4svKiJCM4gYi8wYcZ_Zsl7BrtuwLEBObTEYJRvoS_GKnetz0CUNDFfL-DQ5jj2JcIRIU7LWAhLY7BT3KtH0C55Zw2TdxwV_SH73EdTzcsuMnUy9bcjpBslmDe4NmesVvTBmNXcl8YyFVytykPizURpKV3Sx8LmvjKR_SukYxa3uE4rqtUDmW-LZzu5o/s745/CD.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="745" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL4svKiJCM4gYi8wYcZ_Zsl7BrtuwLEBObTEYJRvoS_GKnetz0CUNDFfL-DQ5jj2JcIRIU7LWAhLY7BT3KtH0C55Zw2TdxwV_SH73EdTzcsuMnUy9bcjpBslmDe4NmesVvTBmNXcl8YyFVytykPizURpKV3Sx8LmvjKR_SukYxa3uE4rqtUDmW-LZzu5o/w640-h396/CD.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command elements of Infanterie-Division 198. His force would consist of 5 x 4-6-7's led by an 8-1 and 8-0 with an MMG, LMG, 50L AT and 75L AT Guns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMxZXAnJr4mA_x2GqldeVHjC5VI1mz9d5dgChJveL9GPba-nDXpL2mAgtrAAA23LiBHcKWaqbdphc6e42OIyztaXPNTyRjHSeElVTowKIrozXJ67fKQZxCaHS3U5vtM8VbVm-UC3sRHxF-lvxOiXM3g1Yw1zCZ2y3FGpiaY2nRmFRK7cFkdIk7X7YG-4/s800/3962042187_8bd8e6d356_c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="542" data-original-width="800" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlMxZXAnJr4mA_x2GqldeVHjC5VI1mz9d5dgChJveL9GPba-nDXpL2mAgtrAAA23LiBHcKWaqbdphc6e42OIyztaXPNTyRjHSeElVTowKIrozXJ67fKQZxCaHS3U5vtM8VbVm-UC3sRHxF-lvxOiXM3g1Yw1zCZ2y3FGpiaY2nRmFRK7cFkdIk7X7YG-4/w640-h434/3962042187_8bd8e6d356_c.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Russians, I would command elements of the 156th Tank Regiment. My force would consist of 6 x 5-2-7's led by an 8-1 with 2 x LMG's and 6 x Sherman Tanks </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs66csc14cV6PZBdBOBQqN4SxvBaBQA-QI8BlJwQHgk2SwExKZmByvwIygIiAOdo2h0OQV1xIFhi5v5fLS2z-qwx56q2e_MEfc1oY6Bzsr3xzE3EjJI6L-9yReAinV4xkLCRex3vBEh1O0eoDHCR-cl2V0WRHVtFqpiNwHhuBQloDkeLnlbQn2yDnVxk/s1139/sp36-map_january.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="817" data-original-width="1139" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXs66csc14cV6PZBdBOBQqN4SxvBaBQA-QI8BlJwQHgk2SwExKZmByvwIygIiAOdo2h0OQV1xIFhi5v5fLS2z-qwx56q2e_MEfc1oY6Bzsr3xzE3EjJI6L-9yReAinV4xkLCRex3vBEh1O0eoDHCR-cl2V0WRHVtFqpiNwHhuBQloDkeLnlbQn2yDnVxk/w640-h460/sp36-map_january.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are a few SSR's with this scenario. Soft ground is in effect...so careful with those ESB rolls. There is a +1 Mist LV, which would help both sides throughout the game. But the worst of the SSR's is that the German 75L AT Gun cannot set up HIP. The 50L AT Gun is able to setup HIP. But let's be honest, the 75L is the Kingmaker in this scenario and I was able to pretty much avoid it as the Russians. Sometimes, SSR's seem scripted to create a result. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismwJf5KIVFghDHu2Te4iskGTq6z1AlHIp8mUv3aN6ZK7_H7tdpBO0RLok6ZTpPSESbe2mzKlEMVSszQ0FoLczB0wgd6sloORz_O-jqmF8exFThFny0-Px7JJKdXHeokKb0L2SS0VP_AbMpgzRM1SiDZlHxVpdKQaIBwfhmcMJknNwSaIeblBUvg3f8Ko/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEismwJf5KIVFghDHu2Te4iskGTq6z1AlHIp8mUv3aN6ZK7_H7tdpBO0RLok6ZTpPSESbe2mzKlEMVSszQ0FoLczB0wgd6sloORz_O-jqmF8exFThFny0-Px7JJKdXHeokKb0L2SS0VP_AbMpgzRM1SiDZlHxVpdKQaIBwfhmcMJknNwSaIeblBUvg3f8Ko/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><b>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</b></u></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>"The Germans must defend a crossroads village from a Russian attack mounted on lend-lease Sherman tanks. The plan is to have the 75mm AT gun on the west flank and the 50mm AT gun on the east flank. I will deploy one squad for possible panzerfaust action. Hopefully the AT guns can get some kills and force the Russian infantry to cross the open ground without tanks."</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjM07YvRfEJRrjI5oKQogQcI9r38_uy-4S06wujLsRKK_9_I6qyk0mm919OfFzg4DltglBP0qktrTIQsbOBk0wJuciYzEuVRoYhJa3R9TVJZ6ZCxs_GANO-c1Hs_XO2RXiB_DQwr4KGXQxDJ3zfi_qcVq_38KqUdnhH6XdP0LRl8t9UBV3SWMeJSF1fkk/s2992/IMG_4200.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1535" data-original-width="2992" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjM07YvRfEJRrjI5oKQogQcI9r38_uy-4S06wujLsRKK_9_I6qyk0mm919OfFzg4DltglBP0qktrTIQsbOBk0wJuciYzEuVRoYhJa3R9TVJZ6ZCxs_GANO-c1Hs_XO2RXiB_DQwr4KGXQxDJ3zfi_qcVq_38KqUdnhH6XdP0LRl8t9UBV3SWMeJSF1fkk/w640-h328/IMG_4200.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The SSR limits the German setup options. The Russians can approach across the entire front and start the game in motion and as riders. Again...a bit of a scripted scenario. I would have three teams of two Shermans and two 5-2-7's in support to move on the village from three sides. I knew where the Germans were except for the 50L AT Gun. It's in the house not the orchard hex. The circle was put on the wrong hex during editing...dang Editor...</div><div><br /></div>This is a very small scenario and both sides have only a handful of squads to play with. Things like the Sniper and boxcars can really unravel a small scenario as you will see.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcyEq5xjN49gK6FjTa-Koe1kVyUH6AZw46ItUBC0SZtsTT7nIRrDUudiEW_JPaNVhPkDPvl2GRu-ifFS7CEwlyyKWs0mcOFidlPj0BAZR-dmFtlPeH_GRsp-rAjf4wyVosKGga65HGgp8QNV9OEUUEAEqK9hvG6YPoTMtJ1OIQiayrJlyttzKg6gH6yQ/s320/W3AeNE.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibcyEq5xjN49gK6FjTa-Koe1kVyUH6AZw46ItUBC0SZtsTT7nIRrDUudiEW_JPaNVhPkDPvl2GRu-ifFS7CEwlyyKWs0mcOFidlPj0BAZR-dmFtlPeH_GRsp-rAjf4wyVosKGga65HGgp8QNV9OEUUEAEqK9hvG6YPoTMtJ1OIQiayrJlyttzKg6gH6yQ/w400-h225/W3AeNE.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RuELbCqJyxyZL2_XWEhYhGbl0YlGHIlB8GYiOVKQ5AX__q809etXikSSFTjGAOPTkQwM6-4nZiLSKbLfW7NSoX4Vq9e5yPNT14cf53uXgwDyNKkZ_uikz5NwZN0xsoWtuuwy2WNgQtWlcbatW3eSQiRI-yGku331-Q3z3p6xzHl5VGoT4Lqd5JPFzq0/s2992/IMG_4201.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1404" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6RuELbCqJyxyZL2_XWEhYhGbl0YlGHIlB8GYiOVKQ5AX__q809etXikSSFTjGAOPTkQwM6-4nZiLSKbLfW7NSoX4Vq9e5yPNT14cf53uXgwDyNKkZ_uikz5NwZN0xsoWtuuwy2WNgQtWlcbatW3eSQiRI-yGku331-Q3z3p6xzHl5VGoT4Lqd5JPFzq0/w640-h300/IMG_4201.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 Russian - I successfully move into my first objectives. I would risk a single tank moving in LOS of the 75L and get away with it. I should have setup smarter with that tank. You should never make a move relying on your opponent to roll high. Dan would reveal the 50L AT Gun and its first roll would be a 12...Boxcars. All bad, gun loses concealment and is MALF'd. A very lucky break for the Russians.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuN2FAtAicP3cY-HyIbkvfk547eU_9_3febHCiXhyKk7xxRTNrc9sv4TKK25mPGrDp_miQ8s0wheYm4Osow4efees_WUaXvbb7MGTf4itOoirPoLWpzKvcuMCcj61NrWc5bXSUWIdmevhzuJTmJcUIkCo4AHPwxIxMP7JC0c9CXsA9IgcWrNbMEdH4W0/s570/778aa8356e4957cd8e50bceeb51ca4d5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="361" data-original-width="570" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIuN2FAtAicP3cY-HyIbkvfk547eU_9_3febHCiXhyKk7xxRTNrc9sv4TKK25mPGrDp_miQ8s0wheYm4Osow4efees_WUaXvbb7MGTf4itOoirPoLWpzKvcuMCcj61NrWc5bXSUWIdmevhzuJTmJcUIkCo4AHPwxIxMP7JC0c9CXsA9IgcWrNbMEdH4W0/w400-h254/778aa8356e4957cd8e50bceeb51ca4d5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7S0_ZOKzpEKSQvcIOlKiMJm1C4PSHm7EIMgukIxI7jk4DpAd92K05FmegZwdL_9jpIXrk5GBy1lSkL7XO5mdg6WUMsKZJJEfwPJB8pdD-JQST6TzjCZOgHcDciyXL4BTxOimWX-2j_jDSDuW-PcB4E0nSlLbP6W5glifMvz4J0V6Z_-PN4BZANwcqxk/s2992/IMG_4202.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2992" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB7S0_ZOKzpEKSQvcIOlKiMJm1C4PSHm7EIMgukIxI7jk4DpAd92K05FmegZwdL_9jpIXrk5GBy1lSkL7XO5mdg6WUMsKZJJEfwPJB8pdD-JQST6TzjCZOgHcDciyXL4BTxOimWX-2j_jDSDuW-PcB4E0nSlLbP6W5glifMvz4J0V6Z_-PN4BZANwcqxk/w640-h308/IMG_4202.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I had one squad broken. Dan's 75L would focus on the house in his LOS and make that position untenable throughout the game. But things were lined up well for Turn 2.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODESL_U9B4GBqUXpTeGnuDdH4BmlRg68GWMi4bD3zutCzKmiX5pm2S9QD4bDfSuTj8cNB-bQEzhzNzzJxchP6sy0YahfH3CxtnCSLkdJxfOXdhiMEPMlHUfsm6ovWcl0_FbedOZ7FiQ1Fpt005SeMS3Fb1zE8BCKcTGc2z_2SWBDDY-1wRziWqZxuc2M/s800/319053616_6102557883121824_4473692814096949543_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODESL_U9B4GBqUXpTeGnuDdH4BmlRg68GWMi4bD3zutCzKmiX5pm2S9QD4bDfSuTj8cNB-bQEzhzNzzJxchP6sy0YahfH3CxtnCSLkdJxfOXdhiMEPMlHUfsm6ovWcl0_FbedOZ7FiQ1Fpt005SeMS3Fb1zE8BCKcTGc2z_2SWBDDY-1wRziWqZxuc2M/w400-h275/319053616_6102557883121824_4473692814096949543_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6PIOFqvEdHtONyMf95l396Dt-QKOX4m98NJrecVeFvfkiaAe-HITH47667k0kY9zSwupi9OTTMW2huC8opZB60k142R2xJfZ9rz6JPgycTlh_3wc89gL0P-5FLNvnBA-WvtmD6s-28FGJXa_0H3GWq5KZHCWAgUtdwoI8Qbw_lDv84uSGe88T9Ic4Mo/s2992/IMG_4203.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1422" data-original-width="2992" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo6PIOFqvEdHtONyMf95l396Dt-QKOX4m98NJrecVeFvfkiaAe-HITH47667k0kY9zSwupi9OTTMW2huC8opZB60k142R2xJfZ9rz6JPgycTlh_3wc89gL0P-5FLNvnBA-WvtmD6s-28FGJXa_0H3GWq5KZHCWAgUtdwoI8Qbw_lDv84uSGe88T9Ic4Mo/w640-h304/IMG_4203.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 Russian - with the 50L still MALF'd, I would smoke Dan's 8-1 with the MMG and then advance hard on his right flank. I too would MALF one of my Sherman's MA's. I would go crew exposed to make use of the 4 FP AA MG provided by SSR. I would park this one next to the MALF'd 50L. Risky of course...but he won't the fix that gun...right!?!</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguupZVSDvsJGjRLf7t2VzsrawNzZNGLvo6NscP3_wloIhVRhyphenhyphenC2fU8tWwKr8RnVPsVTWTJ4WD0XJRYcKzp_HiAZmIIVApYOwJfzPoqk7eJTAaATSZHjkEJsLBb0cWKFqgtDbkdZPOVBvSPppCUWYA4qNP0Tq7jEilwG9PU7G5o8iXF_vbvvCLDMxGW1-0/s480/giphy.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="480" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguupZVSDvsJGjRLf7t2VzsrawNzZNGLvo6NscP3_wloIhVRhyphenhyphenC2fU8tWwKr8RnVPsVTWTJ4WD0XJRYcKzp_HiAZmIIVApYOwJfzPoqk7eJTAaATSZHjkEJsLBb0cWKFqgtDbkdZPOVBvSPppCUWYA4qNP0Tq7jEilwG9PU7G5o8iXF_vbvvCLDMxGW1-0/w400-h170/giphy.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd6i2mcZDlOvP4rHcxZbFVBVCns4XGKbxegDO4YejGBqVb-8Vn5yGYPZ9lyLf3QdmbkrqA6elS_pMyyJpO91jngpXBwAPtcJbGkQzeXj02ykXx9z4x1jbXbeZJdmlJdZAE_wRcZFvGQAtYtVbQQVBFxae85SHpKygGzrhTQ9v4VJ3_UhtsdrMOjAorL4/s2992/IMG_4204.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="2992" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKd6i2mcZDlOvP4rHcxZbFVBVCns4XGKbxegDO4YejGBqVb-8Vn5yGYPZ9lyLf3QdmbkrqA6elS_pMyyJpO91jngpXBwAPtcJbGkQzeXj02ykXx9z4x1jbXbeZJdmlJdZAE_wRcZFvGQAtYtVbQQVBFxae85SHpKygGzrhTQ9v4VJ3_UhtsdrMOjAorL4/w640-h330/IMG_4204.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Well...the odds were against me... Dan promptly fixed the gun and shocked my next door Sherman. That could have been worse...it would also keep rate and go for a second tank...but an 11 would miss and strip the guns concealment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AsldUZ7SC3A-t-yz_JCTMeQaMA5-O7C_Ey4wHIR2GZKXHwM4BFt2krk4LcAko1tQ5T5toROCfX3E9caas1RuMsY9oq_VEQCwT6hGiCwzPtJwvyXS_5b36W_xC0Y3jUgga_LQXI-h8a8gYsAlIGBMr14CTM3yw9dPBVVyJksmXSaD8R2kJUvlQg-iRgw/s578/84cSC2Q.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="578" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AsldUZ7SC3A-t-yz_JCTMeQaMA5-O7C_Ey4wHIR2GZKXHwM4BFt2krk4LcAko1tQ5T5toROCfX3E9caas1RuMsY9oq_VEQCwT6hGiCwzPtJwvyXS_5b36W_xC0Y3jUgga_LQXI-h8a8gYsAlIGBMr14CTM3yw9dPBVVyJksmXSaD8R2kJUvlQg-iRgw/w400-h326/84cSC2Q.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">"Hans...Bubi...stop celebrating!!! We'll lose our concealment!!!"</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA1nPXdEDY0EQkPlzkrnkftBhVG3joCWPiAyqpVZe0jJzgsAByHahi4dkB6NBhaA4APWcIrYzA7QSRUpj1BgzWZ1VZKvaheqfP1JmDpt8raxl9k_xegZyx_igP5dF_6x9dJSE4oyV3i1KpP-iXzjXGlUGlPtdhbyUoVLDQKa1nvVfUZbyPaw8Xo7EJV4/s2992/IMG_4205.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1599" data-original-width="2992" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTA1nPXdEDY0EQkPlzkrnkftBhVG3joCWPiAyqpVZe0jJzgsAByHahi4dkB6NBhaA4APWcIrYzA7QSRUpj1BgzWZ1VZKvaheqfP1JmDpt8raxl9k_xegZyx_igP5dF_6x9dJSE4oyV3i1KpP-iXzjXGlUGlPtdhbyUoVLDQKa1nvVfUZbyPaw8Xo7EJV4/w640-h342/IMG_4205.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turn 3 Russian - my smoke was messing up Dan's 8-1 MMG team and allowing me to move up to the village. I would roll out of my shock and together with my infantry break the 50L AT Gun crew. A hard luck battle for those boys.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIyVb-WNJow6rYhTXPb6dBdRDqdEaGXRpGYSKn0CGyhDaiZFHxz36awJkUsxW_MfIGZmBBcrXaV5MCUA4OUdObJOE0il12Oz8Ny8LKm25tFH8EQNh-R1-n0fsBk4j8iFFjeeDhst73x-BiHF8mijRC_20TH4LdwQV_9KrK9WC54LVO4jOttOJky4lAO4/s400/49_RPq.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhIyVb-WNJow6rYhTXPb6dBdRDqdEaGXRpGYSKn0CGyhDaiZFHxz36awJkUsxW_MfIGZmBBcrXaV5MCUA4OUdObJOE0il12Oz8Ny8LKm25tFH8EQNh-R1-n0fsBk4j8iFFjeeDhst73x-BiHF8mijRC_20TH4LdwQV_9KrK9WC54LVO4jOttOJky4lAO4/w400-h225/49_RPq.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTXXmZ0ooutFrRIzNC0PY3cbPQyWN-MruRdSYUN_GPnMYyK6zVarIHQ4Hj6VguOlKaX5VyWk67hAVkw-NHt3pwZLSPQyDvLwz6I8ah9ZpcWvSlt0bf-XGO6L-e5lRaYaYzLvBy7A2PPvCCiAH6nXbKX-4yhECziUQk0fIaeFZFgCf1yx24U6sac0D9x8/s2992/IMG_4206.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="2992" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTXXmZ0ooutFrRIzNC0PY3cbPQyWN-MruRdSYUN_GPnMYyK6zVarIHQ4Hj6VguOlKaX5VyWk67hAVkw-NHt3pwZLSPQyDvLwz6I8ah9ZpcWvSlt0bf-XGO6L-e5lRaYaYzLvBy7A2PPvCCiAH6nXbKX-4yhECziUQk0fIaeFZFgCf1yx24U6sac0D9x8/w640-h358/IMG_4206.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Bottom of Turn 3 and my luck would run out for risky maneuvers. I had positioned on of my Shermans in its LOS. Say goodbye to my little Emcha!!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAZbe29UfUZFtkPmiY9I_CvLzkMBi1LlL_l7rcvFw5M_mm7JCiU-m2oHn8uXW8rZBU5S4L8TtBQjKbtCjU49lrxH9vPTN9U3hcmq7mbHiO7syV_vyzSVrOAXnWQdBoTyFKuhfsTAJNga3SrH7vTj1Ur96KChNisQmEXIth-FZ5EX0vL-X0gnr80c6SY8/s796/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-694-0305-15A,_Russland-Mitte,_zerst%C3%B6rter_russischer_Panzer.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="796" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDAZbe29UfUZFtkPmiY9I_CvLzkMBi1LlL_l7rcvFw5M_mm7JCiU-m2oHn8uXW8rZBU5S4L8TtBQjKbtCjU49lrxH9vPTN9U3hcmq7mbHiO7syV_vyzSVrOAXnWQdBoTyFKuhfsTAJNga3SrH7vTj1Ur96KChNisQmEXIth-FZ5EX0vL-X0gnr80c6SY8/w640-h406/Bundesarchiv_Bild_101I-694-0305-15A,_Russland-Mitte,_zerst%C3%B6rter_russischer_Panzer.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Of course I had no room to complain as this would be my only loss during the game.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTetdouVwxRgoncyEq60IQFpd9EXUjnGG9fmzXck15tg274hmAb3Na__zI8T18uWeqP4AHgcPmPmDMw1-7oxR55Ji0CAHk7DLJ2QAYrl9WF3INDlArOwdLpwVxKUDu5zRRrH5bTHhuooVjWjaGUmAE3YZgWHVitZSyF8-lWtZ59GTteO2UIKk3IKqd3g/s2992/IMG_4207.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1588" data-original-width="2992" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFTetdouVwxRgoncyEq60IQFpd9EXUjnGG9fmzXck15tg274hmAb3Na__zI8T18uWeqP4AHgcPmPmDMw1-7oxR55Ji0CAHk7DLJ2QAYrl9WF3INDlArOwdLpwVxKUDu5zRRrH5bTHhuooVjWjaGUmAE3YZgWHVitZSyF8-lWtZ59GTteO2UIKk3IKqd3g/w640-h340/IMG_4207.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">At the end of three turns, the momentum was firmly with the Russians.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6q29ZI8p5IExgzC7vUaNNo5BETnZHRXUAnCfRSZx2YQFAMd1D9L4g8j7AvwARW2sdkEgthPD1bwpoGRMco8EFUOCJu8XopTC3d9bsAShtDtJPk_XIBFkyZUPf5CUgTb-xREajvslMBdFQGbbwPK1_kSWnljvQXeN8yYRaxzaEwLNZvFYNrzxn3Tyry8/s2054/IMG_4208.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1418" data-original-width="2054" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6q29ZI8p5IExgzC7vUaNNo5BETnZHRXUAnCfRSZx2YQFAMd1D9L4g8j7AvwARW2sdkEgthPD1bwpoGRMco8EFUOCJu8XopTC3d9bsAShtDtJPk_XIBFkyZUPf5CUgTb-xREajvslMBdFQGbbwPK1_kSWnljvQXeN8yYRaxzaEwLNZvFYNrzxn3Tyry8/w640-h442/IMG_4208.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 4 Russian - I make a strong push to secure the win.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGFF-2AnJZU6yZ53U8OxsC7yXII5H1HIiqVc_ddtQHTvGY7eZ-PeOR3W9YH5gxLcaQBK5H11xhBeIxIvXOcD-Ca9sAkj89qZxmzkc3cM0UDplF0E3qKy1tVN3DZQYyESi0LU0YE0ZAuEDTlBXMT_c3hD3zyg3lzwHnmtPTpP_ySCpPiCJ_FO7AAB8HVY/s359/037-the-world-at-war-1973world-war-ii-documentary-episode-11-red-star-the-soviet-union-1941to1943-32-50-coalesce.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="202" data-original-width="359" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoGFF-2AnJZU6yZ53U8OxsC7yXII5H1HIiqVc_ddtQHTvGY7eZ-PeOR3W9YH5gxLcaQBK5H11xhBeIxIvXOcD-Ca9sAkj89qZxmzkc3cM0UDplF0E3qKy1tVN3DZQYyESi0LU0YE0ZAuEDTlBXMT_c3hD3zyg3lzwHnmtPTpP_ySCpPiCJ_FO7AAB8HVY/w640-h360/037-the-world-at-war-1973world-war-ii-documentary-episode-11-red-star-the-soviet-union-1941to1943-32-50-coalesce.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oj4b3J_YNyubC6C1_3zO1mLLVf_slZzBZ2YxrJZv_-J3maXAehcHfftyEBzSjLNSIhaMtfQySPmh-dY1OKL8fRZzuRGpuDlwh13dpAfc8T8Biyc_o017gWxNirWixzt5__yLjpvHeSO7BYPGexh3uH0VkojiB968TDz0SkjSxuxAid52RsDJhk0TAkk/s2992/IMG_4209.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1394" data-original-width="2992" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oj4b3J_YNyubC6C1_3zO1mLLVf_slZzBZ2YxrJZv_-J3maXAehcHfftyEBzSjLNSIhaMtfQySPmh-dY1OKL8fRZzuRGpuDlwh13dpAfc8T8Biyc_o017gWxNirWixzt5__yLjpvHeSO7BYPGexh3uH0VkojiB968TDz0SkjSxuxAid52RsDJhk0TAkk/w640-h298/IMG_4209.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Three close combats will decide the game. The Russians are able to win all three.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5mYIJ_N3eYNWli3B7eQ5JPEyxb2J-1ly3mIcpcncTG5mK-Ux8rQrPjP7ddOnwYBZJMI6beATNMcsTx-g8ZOdy8CmhjfjxO9gQT_i0vhoXpToCdX85NLc_MYF1s-UsLSc2mwq6QArP3Obejxmv1itqz5Ng6E_-yHDgEowpl1EdF3IspRGLyAheuiC830/s2992/IMG_4210.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW5mYIJ_N3eYNWli3B7eQ5JPEyxb2J-1ly3mIcpcncTG5mK-Ux8rQrPjP7ddOnwYBZJMI6beATNMcsTx-g8ZOdy8CmhjfjxO9gQT_i0vhoXpToCdX85NLc_MYF1s-UsLSc2mwq6QArP3Obejxmv1itqz5Ng6E_-yHDgEowpl1EdF3IspRGLyAheuiC830/w640-h640/IMG_4210.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the start of Turn 5 - the Germans were done to a broken 8-1 and a broken 2-4-7 with an LMG. Dan had to have an MMC per the victory conditions. The 8-1 would Rally and then BOXCARS would KIA the broken 2-4-7. That was game. Dan's first roll of the game was Boxcars and his final roll of the game was Boxcars. That's when you feel that twinge that tells you that fate had already determined the winner of the scenario.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfSo3T_wAA5yq7gDedgnbOtIqHerZXiN95geyhguWlaHzFpch5OlQLrvB7JNlOkMvGFytGXS-pfH7R8NJuOVvUc9IPOvaHCWazajCXEDkecHSK5Blc8EQF4WVAkyyl2caHaWK69V9BIS7Oa88ki5Tt4W-3_LFus_1yTKOgAWUtJdOJQQ6t49p6aJwNcg/s500/EDb9.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="500" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfSo3T_wAA5yq7gDedgnbOtIqHerZXiN95geyhguWlaHzFpch5OlQLrvB7JNlOkMvGFytGXS-pfH7R8NJuOVvUc9IPOvaHCWazajCXEDkecHSK5Blc8EQF4WVAkyyl2caHaWK69V9BIS7Oa88ki5Tt4W-3_LFus_1yTKOgAWUtJdOJQQ6t49p6aJwNcg/w640-h278/EDb9.gif" width="640" /></a></div>In the end, none of us can control the dice. They do what they do. My thanks to Dan for two fun games this weekend. 2023 has been a great...great year for our ASL contests!<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpzN6JVRC_9Zw58SC8LU2qGphOllawxuOQlz7DnIPwRb8PubOadapQuLChOH4RXmNlrE1GFVU6t3oKccrNT7RE_uYPnDOwm8-iLo0u-wXb7JqL1dTScHeeIfTfx6cxVAuTsPnFRqahhrGeM2x_kZjDxbNKVA0X9oR_Xdcgc8336jL5A1FCF56F6NSy8M/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEpzN6JVRC_9Zw58SC8LU2qGphOllawxuOQlz7DnIPwRb8PubOadapQuLChOH4RXmNlrE1GFVU6t3oKccrNT7RE_uYPnDOwm8-iLo0u-wXb7JqL1dTScHeeIfTfx6cxVAuTsPnFRqahhrGeM2x_kZjDxbNKVA0X9oR_Xdcgc8336jL5A1FCF56F6NSy8M/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The 50mm AT gun broke on its first shot. The Russian tanks got the range and then eliminated the German infantry. They also placed smoke effectively. Well played by Grumble Jones for the win."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO7L4Iu8hxkuioFHaN11bDXG6zYzRmQt91ycsZbnra6oaprPzTGnkVGztVXjwVKVywZ6DomuZrkUP-RCPUVK9wq_X7l2RO-dLYhiioiIWgScUUVYlQCVXbL3Evl6ZUskqzTs-T95ljNHK0k7kdGIbRA9_iLiHXfdJogjtwKbYcJo_ncIv3gL2l5z6UAE/s500/tumblr_840964fb5537e8e33a6c4b61cf0f2c24_b355c162_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="500" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiO7L4Iu8hxkuioFHaN11bDXG6zYzRmQt91ycsZbnra6oaprPzTGnkVGztVXjwVKVywZ6DomuZrkUP-RCPUVK9wq_X7l2RO-dLYhiioiIWgScUUVYlQCVXbL3Evl6ZUskqzTs-T95ljNHK0k7kdGIbRA9_iLiHXfdJogjtwKbYcJo_ncIv3gL2l5z6UAE/w640-h474/tumblr_840964fb5537e8e33a6c4b61cf0f2c24_b355c162_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap for November! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will be back after Thanksgiving</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"> in a Galaxy near you!!!</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28RDnsxyAskToJRmwrJY7wrIkgUTh9gmz6PD26DtWToTM1GLpXsk60IFGfI69piIVAIzdoGfD94FrDUOhuWXShGm35ZGIupbrFhCe2aN00kRMc-lqRok3g6JBrbhgJZ7Z6bulzdFsjtUgzFjCn1DFUn5BeKi_sV0ZZjSDestTAmpG1hDsIllCsR8whJU/s600/1-how-to-throw-a-frineds-thanksgiving-like-monica-geller.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi28RDnsxyAskToJRmwrJY7wrIkgUTh9gmz6PD26DtWToTM1GLpXsk60IFGfI69piIVAIzdoGfD94FrDUOhuWXShGm35ZGIupbrFhCe2aN00kRMc-lqRok3g6JBrbhgJZ7Z6bulzdFsjtUgzFjCn1DFUn5BeKi_sV0ZZjSDestTAmpG1hDsIllCsR8whJU/w640-h360/1-how-to-throw-a-frineds-thanksgiving-like-monica-geller.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's wishing you and your families a very Happy Thanksgiving! </span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">(RIP Matthew Perry)</div><div><br /></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-21219583481796535192023-11-05T16:28:00.017-06:002023-12-10T01:41:47.105-06:00Grumble Jones November Scenario GJ127 Grenadier Grind<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3rpOOr1djOswGZsFD6O-BVAXnyd_bkm8jq0HfAE5WbG9Z95_fLhnaB9sIwNG70UNZgk9tJip2BAew7JXNHNBSms-MZO-AqvV1Sl45Pg8yDs-nAejyECZF0rBXKpL6gWDiyNDvH1aFTI9KjUvE-IBDBAqeZ8thzlaQy8sGMZcMABdHc7EvpLRluOUAiQ/s800/ffhjleu.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="800" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3rpOOr1djOswGZsFD6O-BVAXnyd_bkm8jq0HfAE5WbG9Z95_fLhnaB9sIwNG70UNZgk9tJip2BAew7JXNHNBSms-MZO-AqvV1Sl45Pg8yDs-nAejyECZF0rBXKpL6gWDiyNDvH1aFTI9KjUvE-IBDBAqeZ8thzlaQy8sGMZcMABdHc7EvpLRluOUAiQ/w640-h450/ffhjleu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">November is already upon us and so quickly that I forgot to upload the November scenario on the 1st. Completely slipped my mind until a moment ago...when I went...Hey you need to post the scenario. It's been in the can and ready to go for a while now. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Before we get to the scenario, I'll give of recap of recent events. One of the most significant for the blog relates to some sort of attack executed on the blog at the start of June. It seems to have finally subsided. I'm hoping that it is really done. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlDGeWiSvnTo0mzfVL8Rs41mZYHY6Gf7YpjMBqxZoVBOcm0j1oLlVXuLJLrfy3qQ7U3LcOSm2i1-EwkYzUXTnSxRkWFktgAEBB7CoyriPQJt3mLxpr2BDf4cHwghoaWssPEnQFhB1B0ELammwe6LDJNF_LyL4rIAXpjNdiSa9zGQS9aVgxg4GcT7xF18/s903/Screenshot%202023-11-05%20150441.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="337" data-original-width="903" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlDGeWiSvnTo0mzfVL8Rs41mZYHY6Gf7YpjMBqxZoVBOcm0j1oLlVXuLJLrfy3qQ7U3LcOSm2i1-EwkYzUXTnSxRkWFktgAEBB7CoyriPQJt3mLxpr2BDf4cHwghoaWssPEnQFhB1B0ELammwe6LDJNF_LyL4rIAXpjNdiSa9zGQS9aVgxg4GcT7xF18/w640-h238/Screenshot%202023-11-05%20150441.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As I have pointed out previously, this blog averages 4000 views a month. A great month will see 5 or 6 thousand views. But beginning at the end of May, my blog was inundated with additional hits/views, but none of my posts were actually read. It was very strange. September would be the height of this "attack" with 45,000 views. Thankfully, October was a mere 6000 views and a sign of normalcy. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">But gaffs continued to haunt me recently. Dan and I would play two scenarios from Vic Provost's excellent Dispatches from the Bunker. I was busy finishing up that Blog post last night around Midnight, when I noticed a stray word appearing in the wrong place. I went to delete it and the next thing I knew my entire blog post was deleted. Well...that sucked. I didn't have the desire to start over. So, I'll post a few pictures and comments regarding the two scenarios that we played.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwqUAhUq5ayiRxfRiWhX8JF5NFTlNirgkEybCfTP7H4GYY2LatwLAywtaQgUsH0xd7ihGeQ5zi8VgsqwrN4IkgDTuOkYp38693V-FIzY9PSYliXXNiKtClxsvHFydjfuwIWWBgcOrBDsXgzsOJIP19pwhzNR3EaiWlxk9WTXK4r1HcwGpJJUp2drsAdc/s795/dftb56.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="616" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxwqUAhUq5ayiRxfRiWhX8JF5NFTlNirgkEybCfTP7H4GYY2LatwLAywtaQgUsH0xd7ihGeQ5zi8VgsqwrN4IkgDTuOkYp38693V-FIzY9PSYliXXNiKtClxsvHFydjfuwIWWBgcOrBDsXgzsOJIP19pwhzNR3EaiWlxk9WTXK4r1HcwGpJJUp2drsAdc/w310-h400/dftb56.png" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both scenarios would come from the most recent issue Dispatch #56. I was unfamiliar with DFTB until Dan Best told me about them. He's a big fan and in a surprise move, ordered all of them for me. Over the course of five days, Vic would send me 10 emails for each of the volumes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every day was ASL Christmas!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://asl.yankeegamers.org/dispatches.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YANKEE ASL</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The link above will take you the site where you can subscribe to the Dispatches from the Bunker. Currently there are nearly 200 scenarios and these are the best value in terms of cost per scenario of any publication out there. They would be a fantastic addition to your collection.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygDif-WaDewUz3yJjA2EdweTPDiMJM6EPK6C8ZAX8D9U3LZPH4D4jeIGpbLXf-2YJbZA4AszYXoApgaKkdo31KyBzqoY1QYuJSUKqUQphLjfkF-e74vQOIWwDSq4GL0-Z5ZCppEMZQ63WOh0LQj6Nz3N846NipJfqmYfUlbVSReFWdvlTlifDFsNwjzA/s299/images%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="299" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgygDif-WaDewUz3yJjA2EdweTPDiMJM6EPK6C8ZAX8D9U3LZPH4D4jeIGpbLXf-2YJbZA4AszYXoApgaKkdo31KyBzqoY1QYuJSUKqUQphLjfkF-e74vQOIWwDSq4GL0-Z5ZCppEMZQ63WOh0LQj6Nz3N846NipJfqmYfUlbVSReFWdvlTlifDFsNwjzA/w640-h362/images%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our Friday night game would be DB179 Having a Go (designed by Ted Wilcox). This scenario is set during Operation Dragoon and covers actions of the British paratroopers who participated in this operation. I was unfamiliar with the British support of the operation. Their landings would be scattered across the battlefield. In the scenario, a group of collected paras assault a bridge over the Naturby River connecting Grenoble and Le Muy.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWpD2pzUNeZ127YZHvTcievwa0WkdUCTAD6GV7HyrnDE_39agW9bPXAWWYBR7ZG-dZ9dWea26a-WwwGdJhIty9db4owf3SlXXCgdT6hj33jbZUf8uO2nZu5Vh-yR9jBxvpIanFdtVOkv3ZOl0Q6DSGci-n-lT2hWQiruoBHTrH5RqiJm45HhZw42sKwE/s2992/IMG_4181.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1514" data-original-width="2992" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvWpD2pzUNeZ127YZHvTcievwa0WkdUCTAD6GV7HyrnDE_39agW9bPXAWWYBR7ZG-dZ9dWea26a-WwwGdJhIty9db4owf3SlXXCgdT6hj33jbZUf8uO2nZu5Vh-yR9jBxvpIanFdtVOkv3ZOl0Q6DSGci-n-lT2hWQiruoBHTrH5RqiJm45HhZw42sKwE/w640-h324/IMG_4181.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would be the attacking British Paras and I would command the hapless 2 ELR Germans. I would severely muff the setup. The set up SSR's allow for the Germans to set up on the other side of the River in the two wooded hexes. The German OB even comes with the 2 x 2-4-7's that are supposed to be there. This was a critical mistake as the British get to set up on the other side of the river and at least 2 hexes from any German unit. I sealed my fate by not putting boys on the other side of the stream. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDTVyK-tM1xHrcnjaputBGf6AFoL-MSkw8NtT_WD3PxPQYX5VgRZl4Co_S3i9BYRvWe5XmQaJ8RDIP40zZxf91pkQWvFA6nIRhFhA9HrTbDliGGjFI9GsEpNXuKROihLL5YwJPyxSS5lkK2eI17AeNLzZD6aoP8vWtZImbtkQSio8qxbJp4q0lqAB6Rg/s2772/IMG_4186.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1757" data-original-width="2772" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDTVyK-tM1xHrcnjaputBGf6AFoL-MSkw8NtT_WD3PxPQYX5VgRZl4Co_S3i9BYRvWe5XmQaJ8RDIP40zZxf91pkQWvFA6nIRhFhA9HrTbDliGGjFI9GsEpNXuKROihLL5YwJPyxSS5lkK2eI17AeNLzZD6aoP8vWtZImbtkQSio8qxbJp4q0lqAB6Rg/w640-h406/IMG_4186.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A look at the game as I gave my concession. I didn't last past turn 3. Dan's MTR would smoke me on Turn 1 and he would easily cross the bridge and crush me in Close Combat. I would break and ELR left and right. At this point in the game, I only had 2 x 2-4-7's (ironically) left. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My dice were stone cold and Dan's were on fire, which is a terrible combination and usually leads to defeat. The scenario is very constrained in terms of area and set up choices. My failure to grok the designer's intent with the two half-squads was really unfortunate. The Germans are very brittle in this game and the LV +1 Hindrance coupled with Smoke made it impossible for me with high rolls to do anything to the 6-4-8's that easily crossed the bridge and wiped me out in Close Combat. It was not a fun game for me from start to finish. So, don't be me...put those two half squads across the river in a foxhole...and pray the mortars don't get smoke.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqgmivrOljvrCrte2W8EuYQ7YDujP-1bc2-gB3eabbcJygHC0DCpZY2U6NZHnUd5GyKWOCxAYumWz2DevPjQpFOFTVTS2ZQOaBq8w4cQ_VgD2cqbjwVWhEaysW3nCfymBPsWH67jeYlVTmzMqJZxK081mCwrdPwl_XFlxG_WPulOTgRoY3kxERDxNbv0/s602/ukraine-ww2-1943-44-german-tiger-tank-may-4-1944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="602" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqgmivrOljvrCrte2W8EuYQ7YDujP-1bc2-gB3eabbcJygHC0DCpZY2U6NZHnUd5GyKWOCxAYumWz2DevPjQpFOFTVTS2ZQOaBq8w4cQ_VgD2cqbjwVWhEaysW3nCfymBPsWH67jeYlVTmzMqJZxK081mCwrdPwl_XFlxG_WPulOTgRoY3kxERDxNbv0/w640-h462/ukraine-ww2-1943-44-german-tiger-tank-may-4-1944.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Our Saturday game would be DB181 Hot Tigers (designed by Jim Povey). This scenario is set in Latvia during the summer of 1944. This is also one of those scenarios where one player immediately realizes that the most important roll was for sides. I would roll poorly and get the hapless Russians. Two games in a row I'd get the short end of the stick. Additionally, my dice would be just as bad as they were Friday night. On Friday, Dan would lose a half-squad while annihilating me. He would repeat that feat in this game with his hot dice. As an example, my 57LL AT Gun would have a rear shot on a Tiger. I needed a 9 to hit. I would roll an 11. I'll say for the 100th time...Dice rolls Matter. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirM96p3pb055ODplPpwUoKHR46WXUQGD7Ez_xTPmTEefof-9Aa7JDovdJv9tT2miLBKKKNra8rC8Athc6e_mMOgUsqSYjlvEsUvqA-g2kw8U21Q4LBsT3xnztLivhn6xPkCp2DRTpqK1IWlPDcrqRgfVBPXRrJ0e1hFkV185scD6aaNzhuYTh1wRvHEU/s2811/IMG_4188.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1412" data-original-width="2811" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiirM96p3pb055ODplPpwUoKHR46WXUQGD7Ez_xTPmTEefof-9Aa7JDovdJv9tT2miLBKKKNra8rC8Athc6e_mMOgUsqSYjlvEsUvqA-g2kw8U21Q4LBsT3xnztLivhn6xPkCp2DRTpqK1IWlPDcrqRgfVBPXRrJ0e1hFkV185scD6aaNzhuYTh1wRvHEU/w640-h322/IMG_4188.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A look at the start of the game. Once again, I'm certain that my setup didn't meet the designer's expectations for the Russians. I set up in the rear with the intent to let Dan's forces come to me through the grain and hopefully eat up a lot of time on the clock. My concern was that his armor would quickly move through and cutoff any troops I put out front. Keep in mind the Germans have 7 x Tigers and 2 x STUGS. The Russian have no tanks, 3 x 45LL AT Guns, a 57LL AT Gun and 2 x 76L ARTy's. And guess what!?! Only the 57LL AT Gun had a reasonable chance to kill the Tigers. The 76L ARTy's can't do it and so should be kept under wraps to deal with the German infantry. I would shoot them at the Tigers and lose both of them. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvrIs8wA9mbxtcRpyCTtp7-YwZg7b1IylPJXb0_X7KR10UD2s9djkLBPHM8-d77dRIkfmofmfhZpsmArupY5mbX2QxfumDGmzA8buUvqKSzpjzmGbTMSRb9gmKZ70Wf0kbKCMZ1ZC2v6HYxbvdgysPddTBxBp-sR5xytEM5VCfnci5-RZwOSUcZPGbZ0/s2992/IMG_4195.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1318" data-original-width="2992" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyvrIs8wA9mbxtcRpyCTtp7-YwZg7b1IylPJXb0_X7KR10UD2s9djkLBPHM8-d77dRIkfmofmfhZpsmArupY5mbX2QxfumDGmzA8buUvqKSzpjzmGbTMSRb9gmKZ70Wf0kbKCMZ1ZC2v6HYxbvdgysPddTBxBp-sR5xytEM5VCfnci5-RZwOSUcZPGbZ0/w640-h282/IMG_4195.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">A look at the game after I conceded. It was a truly miserable game for me. Dan's Tigers just moved with impunity across the battlefield and Dan's dice were so hot that he was breaking concealed squads and knocking out my AT Guns. Honestly, I could have just forfeit the game at the start. It was just that bad. I would MALF 3 of my AT Guns including my 57LL. I wouldn't destroy any tanks and Dan's MC boxcars killed the only German half-squad. So, I couldn't even take credit for that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I would concede at the end of Turn 2 as I had only 4 unbroken squads and 3 x 45LL AT Guns that couldn't do jack to the Tigers. It's 1944...so I'm not sure why there is only a single 57LL AT Gun. Dan and I speculated that perhaps an earlier play test with additional 57LL AT Guns was just to devastating to the Tigers especially if they get rate of fire. I rarely get rate of fire in any game. It's honestly a debilitating aspect of my play. I feel cursed at times. But scenario designers do need to consider that rate of fire might not be achieved and if the scenario is designed with the expectation that RoF will occur...well then it could be a problem...especially when there are 7 Tiger Tanks roaming the field. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Two other scenario concerns: 1) the placement of the Orchard Overlay in the grain is completely unnecessary and clearly blocks LOS from the stone building with an upper level. I really found it to be a pernicious placement. I would suggest that just making all buildings one level would remove the necessity for that overlay. 2) The historical outcome clearly indicates that the Tigers suffered a large number of breakdowns from overheated engines. This is modeled in the scenario by the Red Number movement start up. But the Tanks only stall on a 12. Dan's Tigers would start and stop with no issue. So, again if the design is dependent on a couple Tigers breaking down...then perhaps add a +2 to the roll, which would help the Russians by ensuring that more of the Tigers stay in motion and can't fire as effectively as they did in our game. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">So, my first two DFTB scenarios were a bit of a bust. Neither of them survived into Turn 3. I was plagued by terrible dice rolls that couldn't counter Dan's great rolls. And I'll take the hit for not being able to grok the defenses. But in fairness, it's not always easy to get into the designer's head and his expectations for how each side will approach the scenario. I would definitely play both of these better a second time around.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Dan and I look forward to playing more Dispatches from the Bunker in the future!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BgvwQqKHs3qrdlJTbRZAqSuFZeka22Y19WHggGXEL8-8eA2CI1co6Z-7bPGSi6Az0Pdzb6N_twlxIhl0SqXO4TTHraRj8B_6D7miBM1BqL4vIBRlUOUXYj8UwEcvZLOIP7QE3rm8Un_8bgwQxf80k5801puUwHT6R8MCcGuh0v_66PdQaktFDzxG08U/s485/9781472857989.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BgvwQqKHs3qrdlJTbRZAqSuFZeka22Y19WHggGXEL8-8eA2CI1co6Z-7bPGSi6Az0Pdzb6N_twlxIhl0SqXO4TTHraRj8B_6D7miBM1BqL4vIBRlUOUXYj8UwEcvZLOIP7QE3rm8Un_8bgwQxf80k5801puUwHT6R8MCcGuh0v_66PdQaktFDzxG08U/w298-h400/9781472857989.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This month's scenario is GJ127 Grenadier Grind. I've always been fascinated with the battle for Rostov. It's often overshadowed by Stalingrad, which would take center stage only a month later.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Rostov is also one of the few tough urban fights to involve Waffen SS units. In this case, the Wiking Division would find itself trying to drive the Russians out of Rostov.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Once again, Osprey Publishing would be my friend and provide the source material for the scenario. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario depicts the Wiking Division in action to overcome roadblocks as they drove deeper into the city. Flamethrowers on both sides will find rich targets in this game. It was also a great opportunity to utilize Waffen SS 8-3-8's. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With any scenario design there are two primary hopes: 1) that it is winnable by both sides 2) that it is fun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0tyN5t1zL2u7ggOLtmK9G106jHkBID-gUGWvhIWFn_QPmisnPbdUAR2xWWle5VsSMjRq_KBJWttnPb1MbngMe9lqwnsgUHlWfwDoaTjaBjopqspt70frB78p17xvyUJb486pWKg54AIcrX9LYwLCTA_zi6Q3AXVAFAVq3hTB0-3lUNQ5to4iWoE-aHk/s1650/GJ-127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ0tyN5t1zL2u7ggOLtmK9G106jHkBID-gUGWvhIWFn_QPmisnPbdUAR2xWWle5VsSMjRq_KBJWttnPb1MbngMe9lqwnsgUHlWfwDoaTjaBjopqspt70frB78p17xvyUJb486pWKg54AIcrX9LYwLCTA_zi6Q3AXVAFAVq3hTB0-3lUNQ5to4iWoE-aHk/w494-h640/GJ-127.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Following a playing on December 9th, 2023 - Dan Best and I revised the scenario to provide a richer game and provide better opportunities for the Russian Player to win this scenario. Our playtest showed that the German force was too strong if given the opportunity to board edge creep. Hopefully, these changes improve the scenario's balance. This new version (image below), is no uploaded to the ASL Scenario Archive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurVa92IWRz5fUTbTJ8q3pAwj2cBkPkJXnckvzYxu_qAlxY2ZMPgp4-r9oWY5BfM_DNXrw-rMqDwOtXi_jkn1niat2A2Rl-wPWZvEB7UBn-4f3ICT02SXuOORDdh_mwWZbpz80EAa92uKV_tRyXhcvqyVRojzTvGP3W8-MB2tkt2TLZK9g0N62nirMhdI/s1650/GJ-127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiurVa92IWRz5fUTbTJ8q3pAwj2cBkPkJXnckvzYxu_qAlxY2ZMPgp4-r9oWY5BfM_DNXrw-rMqDwOtXi_jkn1niat2A2Rl-wPWZvEB7UBn-4f3ICT02SXuOORDdh_mwWZbpz80EAa92uKV_tRyXhcvqyVRojzTvGP3W8-MB2tkt2TLZK9g0N62nirMhdI/w494-h640/GJ-127.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-21655440477210009742023-10-22T15:05:00.003-05:002023-10-22T15:16:09.224-05:00OUR 500th GAME!!!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM7QMo37zInD5ASD6uKlZzdWN2SzxJfkP0kHPzE_aha0pkMlDJCvSa5USQOBklgA8KsvHyRMBnTLxAr_4hmjinRCf_J8YbfGU26k6uwR3SWWkgJ9qVgp8auZj-5sSPspM3obJrF9b8v9LED_83m-a7e3RmD_OWEapJC48aZWmdUzKdJgKoV3b2ei9F0M/s1777/Untitled.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="755" data-original-width="1777" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFM7QMo37zInD5ASD6uKlZzdWN2SzxJfkP0kHPzE_aha0pkMlDJCvSa5USQOBklgA8KsvHyRMBnTLxAr_4hmjinRCf_J8YbfGU26k6uwR3SWWkgJ9qVgp8auZj-5sSPspM3obJrF9b8v9LED_83m-a7e3RmD_OWEapJC48aZWmdUzKdJgKoV3b2ei9F0M/w640-h272/Untitled.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Here we are at last...our 500th Game! A journey of ten years of cardboard combat has brought us to this amazing point in time. Incredibly, Dan Best and I have averaged 50 games a year. Of course, we missed a couple years of play, notably 2014-2015, where we didn't play at all. So, the reality is that we played 500 games from 2016 to the current day. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CY2FQiuhPh9xZOTsNcEMlN_z2N9vJONzAAwNITjFGOX6fuK4j3ei99EaCiOgKfLRiD90PMXd4dC0cb1fTqr-KdYv8SCMteFj-acdAfGPPy6UA3DFQpIq4CCdl-v0Ly2PXusaH-FBMmKyln3alGjDruTKakd9-mnRJJ6EpiuLzfEvSlcojo4UGB0ebjU/s864/017.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="864" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7CY2FQiuhPh9xZOTsNcEMlN_z2N9vJONzAAwNITjFGOX6fuK4j3ei99EaCiOgKfLRiD90PMXd4dC0cb1fTqr-KdYv8SCMteFj-acdAfGPPy6UA3DFQpIq4CCdl-v0Ly2PXusaH-FBMmKyln3alGjDruTKakd9-mnRJJ6EpiuLzfEvSlcojo4UGB0ebjU/w640-h426/017.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our ASL journey began in June 2013 at the Texas Team Tournament. My first ever tournament and the first time that I ever played competitive ASL with complete strangers. But there was, scared diceless as I joined a four player playing of a Winter Meleel I controlled the Partisans and was teamed up with Doyle Motes and Mike Bistodeau against Dan Best with the Germans. I put in a solid effort with the Partisans and managed to push the Germans off the heights and into the village where Mike's paratroopers would eventually take them down. Doyle's Cavalry were very nearly slaughtered, but kept up enough pressure to allow Mike's boys to get down and into the village. A very fun game and a great way to get over my insecurity at playing with new people. Frankly, I'm not always up for playing against new people...as Dan can attest. Dan is the more gregarious player and a real ambassador of the game. I could not begin to count the number of people that Dan has brought into our hobby.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFhg2X5EHgsBTbnKgg4OCL1w8Pz4Kigdh5K9R_a9QCztKIwy84HZEZHqGT4NoQcxp3hqeqrGhCC3CgApwRIm_30Adv2vm5ePWeY7lemammcCT2a1JEdjt-JCEoxiJhsmMURFC5nDcMMrJMpUqMj7NLWe_77h0r0Te7fRk16hzoRJtP5Hb4fGf5d3ECTY/s1024/ASL%201989%20with%20the%20Gang.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="1024" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlFhg2X5EHgsBTbnKgg4OCL1w8Pz4Kigdh5K9R_a9QCztKIwy84HZEZHqGT4NoQcxp3hqeqrGhCC3CgApwRIm_30Adv2vm5ePWeY7lemammcCT2a1JEdjt-JCEoxiJhsmMURFC5nDcMMrJMpUqMj7NLWe_77h0r0Te7fRk16hzoRJtP5Hb4fGf5d3ECTY/w640-h428/ASL%201989%20with%20the%20Gang.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">What led me to finally go to my first tournament? For many years, I played with my high school buddies from St. Louis, MO. We played a ton of Squad Leader and did several massive DYO scenarios including a giant Kursk map, a Cherkassy Pocket CG, a custom map of Webster Groves, MO and many other assorted scenario ideas including a three player Russian, German and British game as all three attempted to secure Third Reich Gold deposits at the end of the war. Still one of my absolute favorite games. I was the Germans trying to stop the Russians from crossing a bridge and deal with parachuting British squads. My SS were holding their own with an 75L AT Gun in the woods. I was picking off Russian tank after Russian Tank. My buddy Pat (US Army Tanker and Kansas State Trooper retired) finally got ticked off and sent his Cossacks charging across the bridge and into the woods. They cut my SS Grenadiers to pieces. One of the most exciting moments I have experienced in our game. Pat was one of the absolute craziest players I ever played with. He didn't care a lick about losses as long as took you out!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOgXeVT9nh5XOhFN7gqmj1y6MNhilTTQ0eoW2TFcjpTa5_JoZtKjj6u5Z6XHX9wZGXDJwrO1E3JqNa7lG8LaswKXbYAtodo4knmCQXVG8_TB4HpYKjeQBzFS64fSQ0fvVNDNH9iFK72oQVpt8SyhVL_YgUS8YfXPkNu-Yh544use-PXq2menmV55wzf8/s962/1992.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="962" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOgXeVT9nh5XOhFN7gqmj1y6MNhilTTQ0eoW2TFcjpTa5_JoZtKjj6u5Z6XHX9wZGXDJwrO1E3JqNa7lG8LaswKXbYAtodo4knmCQXVG8_TB4HpYKjeQBzFS64fSQ0fvVNDNH9iFK72oQVpt8SyhVL_YgUS8YfXPkNu-Yh544use-PXq2menmV55wzf8/w640-h442/1992.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Red Barricades - New Year's Eve 1992 (O'Fallon, MO) Pat (standing), Scott Waites, and Mike would be my best friends from age thirteen until nearly the present day. Pat and Scott and I spent the hot summer of 1985 unloading tractor trailers for Overnite Transportation. Those long summer nights bonded us like that saying in the TV Series Justified "We dug coal together". Well...we broke trailers together and with Peabody Coal's barge loading landing just down the road, our noses would be filled with coal dust at the end of shift. Midnight runs to White Castles at Grand and Gravois Avenue would give us many more memories of the crazy & disturbed side of south St. Louis. Pat would end up on CNN one night. After the army (He was at Ft. Irwin and attached to the fake Russians who soundly defeated other American units training against them.) Ater the army, he was on the wing assembly line in Wichita for 747's. During a strike, a strike-breaker hit him with a car and he rolled over the top live on camera (unhurt and famous!). A few years ago, he ran as a Republican for Kansas Congressman. Politics is the only area where he and I differ. Such differences aside, he's a brother for life. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Many of you are familiar with Scott, as he is my long standing STL opponent. We have spent hours and days playing ASL from 1989 to the present day. Scott and I also shared other interests, which included Saturday morning Raquetball at the free outdoor courts in St. Louis' amazing Forest Park. And together we hiked many...many miles of the Ozark Trail in southeastern Missouri.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V91hb_50JRk2FZmE4iOoroA_iabnNc6nVD2IXXH_s7m0OEj3Zs4-C-_1VMh7xxrUrx0CJYQKOIa7UXUIOPkZELxnXC02w1to0dyR5Vf9FoAWVJpdDGjWuyp-LKIUT_87g57zpSTf4umgwjZIyU52jnn96DPkPr_5CmDlzSndNEQhhccOFpCnkc8QDLE/s955/1a.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="955" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9V91hb_50JRk2FZmE4iOoroA_iabnNc6nVD2IXXH_s7m0OEj3Zs4-C-_1VMh7xxrUrx0CJYQKOIa7UXUIOPkZELxnXC02w1to0dyR5Vf9FoAWVJpdDGjWuyp-LKIUT_87g57zpSTf4umgwjZIyU52jnn96DPkPr_5CmDlzSndNEQhhccOFpCnkc8QDLE/w640-h442/1a.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Scott always led the way on our hikes. Great, great memories of our youth spent trekking the wilds of Missouri. In 1993, we attempted to hike in the Moniteau Wilderness (north of Columbia, MO). We were going to find the site of Omar Bradley's birthplace home as well as an old Indian graveyard in that area. Well...the summer of 1993 was a pretty terrible time in Missouri. The flood of '93 was just beginning. And Scott and I found ourselves in a downpour that quickly turned the area into a morass and filled the dry ravines with torrential waters. Scott became hypothermic and disoriented. We turned back and during a ravine crossing, he slipped and went under the fast-raging water. We got out and just as we neared our car, he passed out. Scared the hell of out me. I got him to Columbia and got some food in him and got back to St. Louis as fast as we could. Thankfully, all was well...but lesson learned. I never hike anywhere without a rain poncho. Never again. Hypothermia is no joke. Today Scott is a nearly 30 year veteran of NGA and contributes daily to America's defense.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">And lastly, my buddy Mike, who was part of my D&D crew for ages. He brought the energy and the imagination that turned my ideas as a DM into some of the greatest game memories ever. D&D was always Mike's first passion. He played SL and ASL with us, but it didn't feed his soul the way D&D did and does. Mike went on to hump an M-60 at Ft. Leonard Wood, before going to Law School and ending up working with Scott at NGA. Pretty proud of all these guys. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-HkqLJ5pyjDaxF6jSLHdjmbkmfeAYYBKHEXnpFRT8byvBFdBgLu_Oyym71geY9jCpVEgMXA1_FO71gxnFXlDn_UrNHLpZIXZGUQ2LCXC38AvjDbhHoTnlaj0QtzKJ3wx9qB-XFEeH_4t7uLMBtFaQWvJJwGSvaZMsTPIWErNqnQhc-iWbAl-5Rm4Wt0/s1024/MTV%20and%20Scenario%201989.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1024" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO-HkqLJ5pyjDaxF6jSLHdjmbkmfeAYYBKHEXnpFRT8byvBFdBgLu_Oyym71geY9jCpVEgMXA1_FO71gxnFXlDn_UrNHLpZIXZGUQ2LCXC38AvjDbhHoTnlaj0QtzKJ3wx9qB-XFEeH_4t7uLMBtFaQWvJJwGSvaZMsTPIWErNqnQhc-iWbAl-5Rm4Wt0/w640-h426/MTV%20and%20Scenario%201989.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the years, I have been fortunate to play SL/ASL with a number of people. During my senior year of high school, I played every day after school with Brandt. Brandt would never play the Germans and was a super methodical player (slow...achingly slow). Great guy who never missed a shot, because...well how could he. Brandt and I played a lot GI Anvil of Victory until he got a '70 Mustang and a girlfriend...and that was the last I saw of Brandt.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In college, Squad Leader would take a very interesting turn. During my freshman year, I briefly dated a wonderful girl who was also from St. Louis. She was also seeing another guy, Sean. Long story short she made a choice and Sean won. Then my sophomore year, who should be in the room across from me...yep Sean...so joy...I could see more of Sarah. But then one day, Sean came in and saw us playing Squad Leader. And before you knew it, Sean had all the modules and was a frequent opponent...much to Sarah's consternation. Sean's roommate was Bruce and a burly football player. One day in casual conversation, he told me that last year some dude had been competing with Sean for Sarah's attention. Bruce's response when I told him that had been me was priceless. That big dude laughed his ass off and kept the secret. I couldn't afford to lose a great Squad Leader Player!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In 1989, I finally made the switch to ASL. I had been furious at having to replace all my kit and learn more rules (I hate rules...hate'em). In those days, Scott W., my STL opponent was keen to learn ASL and play it right. We of course did not...but we tried and would play faithfully until 1996, when I moved away from St. Louis.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">For 13 years, ASL would be a distant memory. Then in 2010, I convinced Scott to play ASL over SKYPE. He was super excited and we played 24 games that year. But 2011 would be fewer, 2012 would be still fewer and 2013 had begun with very few games. Scott was cancelling a lot...poor internet, sick, or otherwise engaged. (2023 would be the first year with no games with Scott.) This was the catalyst for me to decide to attend the Texas Team Tournament. I needed to grow my ASL skills and keep the game going forward. Texas gave me that in spades.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6gCyxSqe28GNfFapCKS0R4qi7e3-AEsgpDvUIaSyM1xwvGQzylnPvZ2vXGtSVxjbdt-dCuUrgdGU_dy3043rb07k9hP1X4uZR21GVbEp1Ja7hLvjtFuaX3NL55hDFqo7Q6SSd7CEVypyJ5t0pMm3SDlJW1MAGgU3p8kRFsI5G1DJvOhVrz7HVSYB-4U/s640/Video%20call%20snapshot%202.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ6gCyxSqe28GNfFapCKS0R4qi7e3-AEsgpDvUIaSyM1xwvGQzylnPvZ2vXGtSVxjbdt-dCuUrgdGU_dy3043rb07k9hP1X4uZR21GVbEp1Ja7hLvjtFuaX3NL55hDFqo7Q6SSd7CEVypyJ5t0pMm3SDlJW1MAGgU3p8kRFsI5G1DJvOhVrz7HVSYB-4U/w640-h480/Video%20call%20snapshot%202.png" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Joining Game Squad also gave me another great opponent...Chris Brackney, aka Big Kansas. Chris and I would play every Friday evening over the course of a year and a half. We would play and complete the Pegasus Bridge and Purple Heart draw CG's. Both remain some of the very best ASL that I have ever played. I learned a ton from Chris and will never forget our epic playing of Pegasus Bridge. Just the penultimate ASL experience.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQMmcVhXo58wFEUISlydbWjwFM6MTUT42TvMmXMKxryQXLlv42x53ge8HbP5rWofFVVxcx_imJu-GaK2LYKh5QHdGu8GVd2LMYoU7DucRCqwe_RQttNYiu7x13uETgHmdAA8ZctuQyrs0NnjSLtou848U7CYgmSNbCvuxUXhwVRsdIH0YTp2Dv_Lktvg/s1600/IMG_2908.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1473" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDQMmcVhXo58wFEUISlydbWjwFM6MTUT42TvMmXMKxryQXLlv42x53ge8HbP5rWofFVVxcx_imJu-GaK2LYKh5QHdGu8GVd2LMYoU7DucRCqwe_RQttNYiu7x13uETgHmdAA8ZctuQyrs0NnjSLtou848U7CYgmSNbCvuxUXhwVRsdIH0YTp2Dv_Lktvg/w590-h640/IMG_2908.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZkDdr9zruhgZbHVCJI2GJjmPQyyrE5zWZh8NlPfk9lep0Zx_bKgbY4G93vXz2A7ew7vO_YQwwFZcGz85djpPOH5zmbXbcVuorGLyc5XBf9kCKAdZ4gUmedHhuKGaG5ObnEnKvDglNXk-A0eMAbYR72LHRgxY0lI5TkHL9RBymp9GYJeUcFsMTakDeys/s1600/13.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="899" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZkDdr9zruhgZbHVCJI2GJjmPQyyrE5zWZh8NlPfk9lep0Zx_bKgbY4G93vXz2A7ew7vO_YQwwFZcGz85djpPOH5zmbXbcVuorGLyc5XBf9kCKAdZ4gUmedHhuKGaG5ObnEnKvDglNXk-A0eMAbYR72LHRgxY0lI5TkHL9RBymp9GYJeUcFsMTakDeys/w640-h360/13.JPG" width="640" /></a></div></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Big Kansas and Grumble Jones played the Pegasus Bridge CG from February 2014 - September 2014. It was an all-consuming experience. I went to and from work each day planning my next moves. I went through a small bit of withdrawal when the game finally ended. I absolutely loved it and the game ended with both of us locked in Melee in the Schoolhouse. If I had won the close combats, I would have won that CG. It was that close and I cannot recommend this game more. In my opinion, it quite simply the best made ASL experience.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">After finishing my game time, with Big Kansas, I kind of wandered a bit and managed to get in a few games with Scott Holst out of Chicago. We had some fun games, before scheduling issues brought an end to our games.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">So in 2016, I was in need of a consistent opponent, who wanted to play Cardboard via SKYPE. In August I attended a Kanas City ASL club games day. Dan Best and I would reconnect and after that, we began playing "Our Saturday" Game series...and here we are at 500 games. I cannot overstate the blessing it is to have a consistent opponent who loves to play the game as much as I do. And Dan and I are very evenly matched. So, we trade wins and losses and push each other to improve both our game play and our understanding of the rules. And through the Grumble Jones blog, we have memorialized our games into a staggering number of AAR's. Well over 300 AAR's have been published. This will be our enduring contribution to the game we both love...ASL.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Dc7bBneUMxvyTbHnkGjAo6oEa9ga06j3-7iEgmI6Ta2DEjaYmCGYw19FJLuiXiZ-FsdC4kSOHZMEvLjJS04iO1PAJKvSouMZjGfNuNnVhBe695J9mytafrDShxxcfiT41q1lZcfS6N1U4HakN4YhwxfxBguI-uvP5WyCZmaSwQHWEC4kIJGDeXrERn8/s640/IMG_0406.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Dc7bBneUMxvyTbHnkGjAo6oEa9ga06j3-7iEgmI6Ta2DEjaYmCGYw19FJLuiXiZ-FsdC4kSOHZMEvLjJS04iO1PAJKvSouMZjGfNuNnVhBe695J9mytafrDShxxcfiT41q1lZcfS6N1U4HakN4YhwxfxBguI-uvP5WyCZmaSwQHWEC4kIJGDeXrERn8/w640-h480/IMG_0406.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Another great thing about our gaming collaboration has been all the other players that I have had the opportunity to play against...Dave Mareske, Paul Works, Richard Burton, Mike Bistodeau, Roy Connelly, David Longstreet, Jim Burris, Alex Key, Craig Walters, Wes Vaugn, Scott Martin, Burnie Hegdahl, Ryan Ellett, Doyle Motes, Jeff Ital, Dave Ginnard and many, many others. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY-pKhSQaeIsIh2Is15l3DB_-HXgPTF0icOdv1hPYWJfuYsDJEeDNOjDjyjgGaGrn-bOesO9UKro3FTsfLyyhqU4tqhDeGbvZLicWDd2q_aSWqPpV68eYpwkJ58ub4NtmmP0qHJgIMFKLHGmkiQyz9aWqHFea9e6qK-UfTVTaH0XGQuUYKGrG57l205g/s640/273902924_10225519559763418_5538788120023845397_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrY-pKhSQaeIsIh2Is15l3DB_-HXgPTF0icOdv1hPYWJfuYsDJEeDNOjDjyjgGaGrn-bOesO9UKro3FTsfLyyhqU4tqhDeGbvZLicWDd2q_aSWqPpV68eYpwkJ58ub4NtmmP0qHJgIMFKLHGmkiQyz9aWqHFea9e6qK-UfTVTaH0XGQuUYKGrG57l205g/w640-h480/273902924_10225519559763418_5538788120023845397_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">I shudder to imagine my ASL life had I not made that trip to Texas...</span></b></div><p></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXLKhCGXXfCHeeHPEB4jZuvba8UldSkSF-7hPyLWg8LFyboHdVCfFP_qQ-ScHXIX2Ain4v-4_bGVyhTg-5eUkIHm8bJLRc5JFERm4ptD11Q-PWKybDgCTO1QK8dKv1IUN5xiuExClop7cAS_3HwrbdAiUf_0nrDeskiVT2nK8j2v-b4nJUxZlt8WIKsc/s320/02dff3f0-8317-0133-9fd4-0e7c926a42af.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXLKhCGXXfCHeeHPEB4jZuvba8UldSkSF-7hPyLWg8LFyboHdVCfFP_qQ-ScHXIX2Ain4v-4_bGVyhTg-5eUkIHm8bJLRc5JFERm4ptD11Q-PWKybDgCTO1QK8dKv1IUN5xiuExClop7cAS_3HwrbdAiUf_0nrDeskiVT2nK8j2v-b4nJUxZlt8WIKsc/w400-h300/02dff3f0-8317-0133-9fd4-0e7c926a42af.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Thanks for sticking with me through all this remembering. My journey to this 500th game has been an amazing one for me personally. And I wanted to take a moment to remember the people, the opponents and the friends who made this journey possible and an epic experience.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXMt3jFgt4366lfE1gomZFC85fWIWH_a_K6LynbpevIYNuwsgBU0xvSXrnBcO1WGbKPcC1PrP9mVh0CnidBTw9mfwrfFW65jd9MAHBD3G44gVCLb4QcC6bla9BlQXBvHaNlknWv3C5eJvqoTOxv5laLsTybdEcSFitBBnFAwiZgnN-ivvsQtzym64d4w/s1014/%C2%A9-Nara_T2MP_Archives-de-Guerre-Battle-of-Normandy-8-1014x570.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="570" data-original-width="1014" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXMt3jFgt4366lfE1gomZFC85fWIWH_a_K6LynbpevIYNuwsgBU0xvSXrnBcO1WGbKPcC1PrP9mVh0CnidBTw9mfwrfFW65jd9MAHBD3G44gVCLb4QcC6bla9BlQXBvHaNlknWv3C5eJvqoTOxv5laLsTybdEcSFitBBnFAwiZgnN-ivvsQtzym64d4w/w640-h360/%C2%A9-Nara_T2MP_Archives-de-Guerre-Battle-of-Normandy-8-1014x570.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">So, what does one play for a 500th game?? I deferred to Dan on this question, and he picked MM17 Busting the Bocage. This is a Normandy-Bocage scenario on DASL Boards! It was perfect for me, DASL, Normandy and I got to be the Germans...what was not to love!?!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxLHQ3R4k77QUcORQ84TqT3QMpmsYa7akqq8z6EknqeOh1Wqorb_Wi204SEnf8Tkdb9imIpsTxY7veCmOfL1o_t4Q-ZLUEXUec0sfwcgHhyphenhyphenTkY3MnG5tN4v5O_peCJozvIg0T89NjJxomIjg7mxArM_xyMfQqF3tifSxoVAZNrdbLGuPAKrHG5Y-KOmA/s204/march%20mad.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="160" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOxLHQ3R4k77QUcORQ84TqT3QMpmsYa7akqq8z6EknqeOh1Wqorb_Wi204SEnf8Tkdb9imIpsTxY7veCmOfL1o_t4Q-ZLUEXUec0sfwcgHhyphenhyphenTkY3MnG5tN4v5O_peCJozvIg0T89NjJxomIjg7mxArM_xyMfQqF3tifSxoVAZNrdbLGuPAKrHG5Y-KOmA/w314-h400/march%20mad.png" width="314" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">It was doubly great that that is was a March Madness Scenario! Designed by Paul Works, this scenario is set in Normandy in early August. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">As long-time readers know, Normandy is my favorite campaign. And I especially love to play the defending Germans in these scenarios. Good machine guns, range, Panzerfausts...it's just all good when defending as the Germans in the Bocage.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">As Dan dislikes both Bocage and playing the Americans, I was very appreciative that he picked this scenario.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Please note that there is important Errata on the ASL Archive regarding the German force and setup instruction. It's critical information for playing the scenario.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprI5dvgf_Q6xfetWZz8XcZgbfbAPjyPpLVnfKV_K-hXBWhUUQ7xcmGk2B_ZWYSW6zDN0AxN0lQrvACHVAIwSNOoieJBvrVDKJh1RS7ylb2JY9Ltwu7P-cjaJXzyDBSHZI17vOq04I_XDkDD1DLAQR1ULJHT4fpvlht02WynUq3-Tm7wRWragFyy-MjmE/s586/sinttuloescaneado23hc4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="586" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhprI5dvgf_Q6xfetWZz8XcZgbfbAPjyPpLVnfKV_K-hXBWhUUQ7xcmGk2B_ZWYSW6zDN0AxN0lQrvACHVAIwSNOoieJBvrVDKJh1RS7ylb2JY9Ltwu7P-cjaJXzyDBSHZI17vOq04I_XDkDD1DLAQR1ULJHT4fpvlht02WynUq3-Tm7wRWragFyy-MjmE/w640-h416/sinttuloescaneado23hc4.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans I would command elements of the 363rd Infantry Division supported by Stürmgeschutz Brigade 394. My force would consist of 6 x 4-6-7's, 4 x 4-4-7's, and 2 x 2-2-8's led by a 9-1, 8-1 and 2 x 8-0's with an HMG, MMG, 3 x LMG's, a 50 MTR, Radio with 80mm OBA, a 50L AT Gun and a 75L AT Gun and a STUG.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEi6uCz9OVlv1ouQFw46bXC2NMZutJET1ksbZXwGy4O97crl6obTtY5JRkfvd3tFTuS90SzhLuVOGmsfOB9kNhAQo1UR94R71SawYkBzheBi6xLExMCQHw235R96ZgdE9OacKLMdRUGhxHh1ciTloUKjrsovH9t_IJbK9t09ppfttP3cm2rhpIr4NBU8/s2969/10_la_haye_du_puits_1944_bataille_normandie.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2284" data-original-width="2969" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUEi6uCz9OVlv1ouQFw46bXC2NMZutJET1ksbZXwGy4O97crl6obTtY5JRkfvd3tFTuS90SzhLuVOGmsfOB9kNhAQo1UR94R71SawYkBzheBi6xLExMCQHw235R96ZgdE9OacKLMdRUGhxHh1ciTloUKjrsovH9t_IJbK9t09ppfttP3cm2rhpIr4NBU8/w640-h492/10_la_haye_du_puits_1944_bataille_normandie.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As the attacking Americans, Dan would command elements of the <span style="text-align: left;">1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment, 29th Inf Division and 1st Battalion, 66th Armored Regiment, 2nd Armored Division. This force would consist of 6 x 6-6-7's, and 10 x 6-6-6's led by a 9-1, 8-1, 2 x 8-0's, and a 7-0 with a 50 CAL, 4 x MMG's, 60 MTR, 4 x BAZ 44's and 4 Shermans with an 8-1 Armor Leader.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2OHyTMyD376d5WK0LzHS5fwAKv1qsZbHeRlHR6qYkVUPrdCWZyNiVwIEvsuXniwDmiavPhcSfp6IHsGSvZ3wz2QROT_u4XTGFWgA79N2Es_JcpHY7C-sxdmhUdO2jGS77nvoVyY0U1gJOemg0AudO5r5vtgBOMTSdYoYFkZmRHBeNm5vIJhhtKD28hw/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2OHyTMyD376d5WK0LzHS5fwAKv1qsZbHeRlHR6qYkVUPrdCWZyNiVwIEvsuXniwDmiavPhcSfp6IHsGSvZ3wz2QROT_u4XTGFWgA79N2Es_JcpHY7C-sxdmhUdO2jGS77nvoVyY0U1gJOemg0AudO5r5vtgBOMTSdYoYFkZmRHBeNm5vIJhhtKD28hw/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Americans must attack in bocage country and clear two crossroads without hitting a CVP cap or exiting a CVP number. The plan is to attack in the center with two kill stacks lead by the 9-1 and 8-1 with all the MGs. Hopefully the tanks can support without running up the CVP total."</span></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcYfLqie6_tudNOn63bZO8t-acmVw4EXwVTNjtGQWU6qCDc9akyA1VwdqJyQLUlV7dJuzagkny4bPlN5gvkF9sRalk0mk9_oyO-YFahXKRYf_QsaKzwR8NFMz4v35_eeum0iC2gvubCPjKFw8rETITjbyO6HyDsDtrVEBTNfQNfRTL5d8gmBlUapINFQ/s2992/IMG_4172.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1400" data-original-width="2992" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcYfLqie6_tudNOn63bZO8t-acmVw4EXwVTNjtGQWU6qCDc9akyA1VwdqJyQLUlV7dJuzagkny4bPlN5gvkF9sRalk0mk9_oyO-YFahXKRYf_QsaKzwR8NFMz4v35_eeum0iC2gvubCPjKFw8rETITjbyO6HyDsDtrVEBTNfQNfRTL5d8gmBlUapINFQ/w640-h300/IMG_4172.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>The biggest challenge as the defending Germans is establishing an MLR that can slow the Americans down and survive the obscene amount of Firepower they can bring down on you. At one point in the game, one of Dan's kill stacks would hit me with 52 Fire Power. I didn't survive it. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh6Pzpah9jTLVyFJsED7Y2YyFixtdMth6UwpXy-ApaSQ6qDunxskJsTBKg70T5lL6ui9gmpWEKCi47duSS53XCPI_OVTdE_YT5Ryu-YCU7JZC_lqRZ19aPfRg1KyYgJMFgdWeUjM1gGOK3B8ZZarDe9tZgIAY_QumB92ArHOS4FcecpP8MzqnDbKf9Cc/s400/2953355075_1_5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="400" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh6Pzpah9jTLVyFJsED7Y2YyFixtdMth6UwpXy-ApaSQ6qDunxskJsTBKg70T5lL6ui9gmpWEKCi47duSS53XCPI_OVTdE_YT5Ryu-YCU7JZC_lqRZ19aPfRg1KyYgJMFgdWeUjM1gGOK3B8ZZarDe9tZgIAY_QumB92ArHOS4FcecpP8MzqnDbKf9Cc/w640-h370/2953355075_1_5.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuB8WTUizVCDhP4J-Kqd_liqGn0_GDAj3phblIWdjGkjXGwrJBP4o66n4efFcrNwb5UYZUxnV4heH6vbzqTjNRLkCwtuNYlOQPEg_PHeAv0LCwszA3FAxsPZaS2GE0zuUO2C9YpgKTgeM-wemMY3-NwnbbozWzi4n08MTLyXYmbVgbxiQ7TZyrsUAOeY/s2992/IMG_4173.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2992" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihuB8WTUizVCDhP4J-Kqd_liqGn0_GDAj3phblIWdjGkjXGwrJBP4o66n4efFcrNwb5UYZUxnV4heH6vbzqTjNRLkCwtuNYlOQPEg_PHeAv0LCwszA3FAxsPZaS2GE0zuUO2C9YpgKTgeM-wemMY3-NwnbbozWzi4n08MTLyXYmbVgbxiQ7TZyrsUAOeY/w640-h312/IMG_4173.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">With such a small hex frontage, Dan was able to attach across the entire front.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79bLV6KMbMbB5og8hsL7apGXVKhtyiaBz5MvM7jLiChf7aoTe9RGaU9_fvH2oAFolk12g8Id_dkVbfRIWLB0nz4XQXpf-it3VYfXVmPWmQUrrb3tHg3-frDdW5CHPtNlJsDGlmXZIeHrGk6pl2E5Eiz1kYDzqYN-ak26sBK-0RvNZcpld2x5pMsO9djE/s1485/W-Cherbourg-5-HT-Aug18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1121" data-original-width="1485" height="484" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79bLV6KMbMbB5og8hsL7apGXVKhtyiaBz5MvM7jLiChf7aoTe9RGaU9_fvH2oAFolk12g8Id_dkVbfRIWLB0nz4XQXpf-it3VYfXVmPWmQUrrb3tHg3-frDdW5CHPtNlJsDGlmXZIeHrGk6pl2E5Eiz1kYDzqYN-ak26sBK-0RvNZcpld2x5pMsO9djE/w640-h484/W-Cherbourg-5-HT-Aug18.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf8EaXhKiTHj0hWn8y9OgaD7EOPfCv1iMi82VKTNwMBJKw0rc_RYZboZGawd3jHG9ntInm4KxSnqf-F9u52dA5AU38DSHmXKarI-rSWlIzJWlEz-EnUqCDa01joC0hCPMeSwRVex2eK8Pe8xdIvnRUrdqv9LazFsmiPgMDtrg_fDNdWjHN7voT7_3tsw/s2992/IMG_4174.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1467" data-original-width="2992" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisf8EaXhKiTHj0hWn8y9OgaD7EOPfCv1iMi82VKTNwMBJKw0rc_RYZboZGawd3jHG9ntInm4KxSnqf-F9u52dA5AU38DSHmXKarI-rSWlIzJWlEz-EnUqCDa01joC0hCPMeSwRVex2eK8Pe8xdIvnRUrdqv9LazFsmiPgMDtrg_fDNdWjHN7voT7_3tsw/w640-h314/IMG_4174.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>A quick game note. I would place the DX6 Overlay incorrectly. We would correct this during the Turn 1 Movement Phase.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-DTf9_wMDSIXe8WntRmFLZclsLnPd7DWjPPS3WcVrB1becF3EhcvPH6uQfJTk7XDifRT0NaXLE1Y7F6AZKqLmrAa4UqlJebp1x6klH69HxQL1UpOTunGW5J4mJngYxL7y5IfIi-P-rzYyi2hprwqxSiSOl-aSDzTLZt2AuPFOqKeqY5DptYnYglOqBE/s640/cfl-referee.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="640" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ-DTf9_wMDSIXe8WntRmFLZclsLnPd7DWjPPS3WcVrB1becF3EhcvPH6uQfJTk7XDifRT0NaXLE1Y7F6AZKqLmrAa4UqlJebp1x6klH69HxQL1UpOTunGW5J4mJngYxL7y5IfIi-P-rzYyi2hprwqxSiSOl-aSDzTLZt2AuPFOqKeqY5DptYnYglOqBE/w400-h221/cfl-referee.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1N5luFSWeBahIzRFKtSppVOPqbZ_IlQg5YmYzI-dNaO39eM2pPBowk8IKoD3hbhTYVnwT0JV4h-TutBAYYVZzgFcy57vbEcQmNq-Ve506W0LF4DoiiA_jkPXv0K1lr8qCOos6UnGv6hV-3Y9MEIp0nZ7MvAtxQDPY7_67jv-PRMIkzZ3mJYyx8qtlnA/s2992/IMG_4175.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1151" data-original-width="2992" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc1N5luFSWeBahIzRFKtSppVOPqbZ_IlQg5YmYzI-dNaO39eM2pPBowk8IKoD3hbhTYVnwT0JV4h-TutBAYYVZzgFcy57vbEcQmNq-Ve506W0LF4DoiiA_jkPXv0K1lr8qCOos6UnGv6hV-3Y9MEIp0nZ7MvAtxQDPY7_67jv-PRMIkzZ3mJYyx8qtlnA/w640-h246/IMG_4175.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Turn 1 American - Dan would advance across the entire front. My HMG and MMG would break up two attacking platoons.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtb6gcyEPpuM1Q3EppCRUNSr_DxlKggmevQKlwuA1VWIJvAjki4LEOmnrpiDn4ypTsfbNju0KgyA8jKsagllyt297b4HosU8DvSCl9kwfZvD5kXbXOsMkK2wbrFXPptP55ZqyflBYF_qatCgl2d5wUBR1iZoRIesEGvvf11BfT0S13U2HRLa0j5FNU8/s599/4bf9a625b60c508bcea09dd980f76a71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="599" data-original-width="415" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsEtb6gcyEPpuM1Q3EppCRUNSr_DxlKggmevQKlwuA1VWIJvAjki4LEOmnrpiDn4ypTsfbNju0KgyA8jKsagllyt297b4HosU8DvSCl9kwfZvD5kXbXOsMkK2wbrFXPptP55ZqyflBYF_qatCgl2d5wUBR1iZoRIesEGvvf11BfT0S13U2HRLa0j5FNU8/w278-h400/4bf9a625b60c508bcea09dd980f76a71.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">"Die Amis kommen!"</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrMuBHQGDEA9ozCGMC2TUDPodYpRiDOhNtDBzcVZsgn2hIdJ5l6Fx9GFFwEwbslcyWCk6Z2XpPbP_i0mGo_zqMGg2Sfy8yzxBn2pDY79NMA5zqy3mpmmhZnDbeECK9GuoZg_D4jK5i9FkHD8bATjYrOEIvImtExZCKHNy5s_mpN9reN5EPmezTqnJ_t8/s2920/IMG_4176.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2920" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrMuBHQGDEA9ozCGMC2TUDPodYpRiDOhNtDBzcVZsgn2hIdJ5l6Fx9GFFwEwbslcyWCk6Z2XpPbP_i0mGo_zqMGg2Sfy8yzxBn2pDY79NMA5zqy3mpmmhZnDbeECK9GuoZg_D4jK5i9FkHD8bATjYrOEIvImtExZCKHNy5s_mpN9reN5EPmezTqnJ_t8/w640-h300/IMG_4176.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's 9-1 and 8-1 would command his primary kill stacks. They would mass huge firepower. I truly couldn't stand toe to toe with them. But of course, firing wasn't moving, so these 6 squads would move up slowly as a result.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR0USTuMK-H4szlKDkNBPGhk7GLKtXTsLU-ErKuOfKoAnqnXyCELLbVaV2GSUKOWBuJZ4Yf9BAFhrm7kq7p5ne6SEZ_PP76QwRCG48LDBISXendwBrV-2FDWkSZqo7WDtVblSKzORMhdwL2-FozB3UOiekiNL6eiCCyYJa4xm6V39MYx2vOwqzgPAB7M/s1200/origin%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR0USTuMK-H4szlKDkNBPGhk7GLKtXTsLU-ErKuOfKoAnqnXyCELLbVaV2GSUKOWBuJZ4Yf9BAFhrm7kq7p5ne6SEZ_PP76QwRCG48LDBISXendwBrV-2FDWkSZqo7WDtVblSKzORMhdwL2-FozB3UOiekiNL6eiCCyYJa4xm6V39MYx2vOwqzgPAB7M/w400-h209/origin%20(1).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTTKS527lKdHhTnACHG3sidDXzU7nt9TJHTlBMurk_ywvOZF4vGzKkAOq2wOaycxkoyF60jd3iWaYUzDEerDSe-VkY84oE0xN-2uDl2CfyHfUYwBz4X74EdqUmiNX-7jcjG4D1XIzVA7u10hv2FGE-WdxG2wiHSqGQAjsnj3D85OJpgqJI5uuueDgZPk/s2962/IMG_4177.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2962" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtTTKS527lKdHhTnACHG3sidDXzU7nt9TJHTlBMurk_ywvOZF4vGzKkAOq2wOaycxkoyF60jd3iWaYUzDEerDSe-VkY84oE0xN-2uDl2CfyHfUYwBz4X74EdqUmiNX-7jcjG4D1XIzVA7u10hv2FGE-WdxG2wiHSqGQAjsnj3D85OJpgqJI5uuueDgZPk/w640-h274/IMG_4177.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Dan's Shermans were equipped with the Cullin hedgerow cutters. Dan would successfully breach the Bocage on three occasions...but such breaching would cost all of the tank's movement points. This would again slow down the American assault.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGERbo22EqHdO1k9fUr83CKFjBy1XUB5eCS9q4KfuXvQ-lArY18mzOFxyf3dREXVZMw5FdOu02JIMvP1RRB2rmqEfvjejT0WhEyQD8-UVkxVdtzHuGvWToXM-IWzQSOMWcM1XOkLYgk_3_-_c_ax-HOVQvDR8JV1zf5MaeRG9UpFWHl3YfXjzNXDA4m4/s699/Bz79405.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="413" data-original-width="699" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZGERbo22EqHdO1k9fUr83CKFjBy1XUB5eCS9q4KfuXvQ-lArY18mzOFxyf3dREXVZMw5FdOu02JIMvP1RRB2rmqEfvjejT0WhEyQD8-UVkxVdtzHuGvWToXM-IWzQSOMWcM1XOkLYgk_3_-_c_ax-HOVQvDR8JV1zf5MaeRG9UpFWHl3YfXjzNXDA4m4/w400-h236/Bz79405.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdP1X1-w-my5uT94TMf0zAm0S0hN9-KaCqjPA0mzGOR8nSPtz9WUDZMFqllUL9kXZEqNwxOYfpydZa0sr1FzwVNTrJqzbif61eLYGMdCo9HyRLV3_Z8TRuP_yRVZ6fdV281jguJwHJSzHargwVLZOrce9_12wClaBo73LgFynfUmhd6Fx6Gp6xD_uE9s/s2992/IMG_4178.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1898" data-original-width="2992" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWdP1X1-w-my5uT94TMf0zAm0S0hN9-KaCqjPA0mzGOR8nSPtz9WUDZMFqllUL9kXZEqNwxOYfpydZa0sr1FzwVNTrJqzbif61eLYGMdCo9HyRLV3_Z8TRuP_yRVZ6fdV281jguJwHJSzHargwVLZOrce9_12wClaBo73LgFynfUmhd6Fx6Gp6xD_uE9s/w640-h406/IMG_4178.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The tank fight would quickly start to go towards the German's favor. My PAK 40 would knock out a Sherman and a second would fall to a Panzerfaust. The squad would not survive the American return fire. My 50L AT Gun crew would die when I rolled a 12 on an MC. The gun would then receive a direct hit from a Sherman and be destroyed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu9dtqjRSGH_uHNZGLnVzTUcjqclh3mdNHWZemt5y394TzPjKyU-qwIcEgDS1mGxmclEbmKtwCFrSkJrz_IQ_xtHKI0-apbjmbpTTW1PpU7_kYsdAyx9JjagGRe6k4fvP-XPCrHAaLNI0RipZdn0Gs5WsDtdGpzEgfgY493Me6Ua-ZyLr0WfOsu5LNDU/s3331/lel2dgsmesn61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3331" height="514" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilu9dtqjRSGH_uHNZGLnVzTUcjqclh3mdNHWZemt5y394TzPjKyU-qwIcEgDS1mGxmclEbmKtwCFrSkJrz_IQ_xtHKI0-apbjmbpTTW1PpU7_kYsdAyx9JjagGRe6k4fvP-XPCrHAaLNI0RipZdn0Gs5WsDtdGpzEgfgY493Me6Ua-ZyLr0WfOsu5LNDU/w640-h514/lel2dgsmesn61.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEoOyjgtFrvui9XSMUA6Q5V8HG2O4Mt7QZdOgmX4h6wT3D49DjBIm5cnQqUy-Nnw0ZlIAgspPEniXRpPaB9NhwiQ97yOcevDsMQZA9alLoGyOW68Rg6HcJZ7l-PUjbllrFhs33UIgp76u6Dhxv2kDpQ530oWauWL1a5s1Sl13U0bbOr8eGehL7R0l0DA/s2740/IMG_4179.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2740" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdEoOyjgtFrvui9XSMUA6Q5V8HG2O4Mt7QZdOgmX4h6wT3D49DjBIm5cnQqUy-Nnw0ZlIAgspPEniXRpPaB9NhwiQ97yOcevDsMQZA9alLoGyOW68Rg6HcJZ7l-PUjbllrFhs33UIgp76u6Dhxv2kDpQ530oWauWL1a5s1Sl13U0bbOr8eGehL7R0l0DA/w640-h366/IMG_4179.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>As Dan worked to cross the road, I would skulk and reposition to maintain my MLR and stay out of the line of fire of his two kill stacks.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENlkf4Z2Rjzy26mQlB5-3xqc2RkjeC-4Tl9pcyRMtabooiytXuhop-1PgmseFDlKvwFLbO4CCfdhpwWjkD6PJkQ5AJJVRE9QDdEvzX0A2NJsK3M0xNrql_tW2lcFeKRzqXFEomcaLcQNp9mf8pE8tktRs8z1z6aYrb0BR7whUmeVljvmY-e5KwRMhqhk/s790/d-day-047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="790" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENlkf4Z2Rjzy26mQlB5-3xqc2RkjeC-4Tl9pcyRMtabooiytXuhop-1PgmseFDlKvwFLbO4CCfdhpwWjkD6PJkQ5AJJVRE9QDdEvzX0A2NJsK3M0xNrql_tW2lcFeKRzqXFEomcaLcQNp9mf8pE8tktRs8z1z6aYrb0BR7whUmeVljvmY-e5KwRMhqhk/w400-h254/d-day-047.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hp9iwNdrh0fx1eopHmEAMMpx_J3-DJTzEVgZR0iF47on5BXpZ5pAcCG_hE-MgkXNweP_XFcLSNWnlUXmbLgx1PdERulNVZBr4Tye10KgVIepUjk4ja38FGuyKQ15dKHZ0tEM_1-qTurGgSYxiDNaXNLiw1Jn5YKbWzbZhKL33aplvxCg2WQnhgEBIs0/s2992/IMG_4180.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1856" data-original-width="2992" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hp9iwNdrh0fx1eopHmEAMMpx_J3-DJTzEVgZR0iF47on5BXpZ5pAcCG_hE-MgkXNweP_XFcLSNWnlUXmbLgx1PdERulNVZBr4Tye10KgVIepUjk4ja38FGuyKQ15dKHZ0tEM_1-qTurGgSYxiDNaXNLiw1Jn5YKbWzbZhKL33aplvxCg2WQnhgEBIs0/w640-h398/IMG_4180.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By the end of Turn 4, things had gone badly for the Americans. Dan had successfully taken control of one of the K3 victory location, but other progress had stalled. All of the American tanks were knocked out and the Americans had sustained over 35 CVP. Given these facts and the ability of the Germans to hold the other victory location, maintain 8 FP on the road and deny the Americans an opportunity to exit caused Dan to throw in the towel and concede. While I had lost over two squads, my force was still strong enough to maintain a consistent line. My STUG had gotten into position to take out one Shermans and slow Dan's infantry. My thanks to Dan for a great game 500th game. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBczhXfA711-fW9K7U-NbsVhDXaW0xS2tvr5FscoX_Rn2MJXLlJqGKUd_S_fkWo4Pu3F8iD9zLT-E8ob_kTduiZkRlmdZgpq7N02ICmNXUDFwlDuicEO1wS9NhIgE9DpESvSdIjLm_01KLFOjL87VtmzvOyul3PVYtGeq3uD9NbdrXxzH-GARe2ZroqXg/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBczhXfA711-fW9K7U-NbsVhDXaW0xS2tvr5FscoX_Rn2MJXLlJqGKUd_S_fkWo4Pu3F8iD9zLT-E8ob_kTduiZkRlmdZgpq7N02ICmNXUDFwlDuicEO1wS9NhIgE9DpESvSdIjLm_01KLFOjL87VtmzvOyul3PVYtGeq3uD9NbdrXxzH-GARe2ZroqXg/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. All the tanks were lost with crews and the Americans hit the CVP cap with only one crossroad taken. The Germans had great advantage in the bocage terrain. Congrats to Grumble Jones on a great defense and well-deserved win. My thanks for another great game of ASL!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2HCPfzt2Ey9cxs_CLDzPj_bmzgKRDL63Pv2fBSlRFjTWeEUD8mWHj-Kxuo9Hzajda6n36sObSGWOJFsDJxBdxaKDogRYDJRrWbDvo3Ufkv6uOEh_vugu0J4ad1m1fXeB5M1n12jv7vSNlgfw9l_o0LCJbxwls23jjZRt-T9EeqZaeMnZIHG0J3V1nTg/s2016/IMG_0350.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="2016" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin2HCPfzt2Ey9cxs_CLDzPj_bmzgKRDL63Pv2fBSlRFjTWeEUD8mWHj-Kxuo9Hzajda6n36sObSGWOJFsDJxBdxaKDogRYDJRrWbDvo3Ufkv6uOEh_vugu0J4ad1m1fXeB5M1n12jv7vSNlgfw9l_o0LCJbxwls23jjZRt-T9EeqZaeMnZIHG0J3V1nTg/w640-h480/IMG_0350.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><u>And now for Dan's thoughts on 500 Games:</u></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"In 10 years, Grumble Jones and I have played out first 500 games. Finding a regular opponent in ASL is important to getting to play ASL. Regular play of 50 games a year allows you to develop knowledge of the rules and practice of playing proficiently. It also allows you to play a many of the different scenarios available. With over 10,000 published scenarios ASL has scenarios for & with all combatants and in all parts of the world. Finding someone to play with allows you to try all that variety of scenarios. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great first 500 games. I am looking forward to our next 500!"</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0RJOWgCYNPLkxg1VDAvvzSZFvzaoElagCYJzh4Ix4bOStTXikaGR1iV-fYH28Nc8l4qsZs5gE3rl03LzU4iusgVJWD6NK6jxbD6FjP3rm_Dj_y8wtm5JNOn_mDCkjF4_IYRzmj7y-Phn9X07YtDuoy6M76uVqwQfTMCWTJVJwCk6KQ9299YOgw8iaHY/s1000/1_XfEsACMaQeJbVQo7oXB1Cw.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="1000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0RJOWgCYNPLkxg1VDAvvzSZFvzaoElagCYJzh4Ix4bOStTXikaGR1iV-fYH28Nc8l4qsZs5gE3rl03LzU4iusgVJWD6NK6jxbD6FjP3rm_Dj_y8wtm5JNOn_mDCkjF4_IYRzmj7y-Phn9X07YtDuoy6M76uVqwQfTMCWTJVJwCk6KQ9299YOgw8iaHY/w640-h328/1_XfEsACMaQeJbVQo7oXB1Cw.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Ten years ago, I was at a crossroads in my life. Would I continue to play ASL at a high level or would I watch my opportunities to play diminish to nothing. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtgedocuIrP8aMbouug9sHQn-BhJ0604ki4LgfkOgIcjTKcFHK2gc4zJTYuDsCx2ze422Otb-jJi5Z90eA6Tb_8JgggA2SWT21o5nacoshpb80HnCrJ67hu0dEpEXGX-Krm5X24sKSFDCjqf26qx-OR3e837Wxb3gdSB02bdxrmyTl8zcWbgNWHgGW7w/s602/main-qimg-856eb0b22ddc3a07d741b47ca632ada7-pjlq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="602" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKtgedocuIrP8aMbouug9sHQn-BhJ0604ki4LgfkOgIcjTKcFHK2gc4zJTYuDsCx2ze422Otb-jJi5Z90eA6Tb_8JgggA2SWT21o5nacoshpb80HnCrJ67hu0dEpEXGX-Krm5X24sKSFDCjqf26qx-OR3e837Wxb3gdSB02bdxrmyTl8zcWbgNWHgGW7w/w640-h360/main-qimg-856eb0b22ddc3a07d741b47ca632ada7-pjlq.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I chose a new path and journeyed to Texas to see what I would see...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">And what I would see would be more new opponents sitting across from me than I could ever have imagined.</span></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I can look back with satisfaction on my ASL experience. It has been an incredible ride. I look forward to the next 500 games.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"I think therefore I am."</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>- Rene Descartes</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>"I live, because I have played Flying Turrets from Crucible of Steel and I have been to Kahill's Breakfast Buffet with my fellow ASL'rs"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>- Grumble Jones</b></span></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-11137678856580828842023-09-29T15:03:00.001-05:002023-09-29T15:04:32.114-05:00Grumble Jones Halloween Special "The Eagle Has Landed"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCHJqwFX6Jza1RHf0j_3fwcDhvReDS3QDu_u89woqAQR_2fIQAxeojImXJ97TlXHM_3ohKDBbqIyyEZtTzEAsHlS_WBBiJvK7IMYqgTLNcOytAh7-aWgvzVfpg-q8eaMvjxMzDDvE5dqmromhTSDij9omKJN62Mf-zvVvczQ9kc1RkWU7Ql2sHu7Yo5A/s1200/p0bcs05q.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCHJqwFX6Jza1RHf0j_3fwcDhvReDS3QDu_u89woqAQR_2fIQAxeojImXJ97TlXHM_3ohKDBbqIyyEZtTzEAsHlS_WBBiJvK7IMYqgTLNcOytAh7-aWgvzVfpg-q8eaMvjxMzDDvE5dqmromhTSDij9omKJN62Mf-zvVvczQ9kc1RkWU7Ql2sHu7Yo5A/w640-h360/p0bcs05q.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHOwai0f7chQ7UQmdKnTqnWQzbLG5br4KsB0X24WqSvC5oG2_sqDSHVtjBM3M5ZM80IjK_SbMNhdGNJbUALIN2u56nklIKudXimQdqrKvAmmLaQT4jUHgzLeoTuiTH3io75DO0eOc0eWLNOl0EQyvNXcxEJfGFquJnv7I1cYefx_LH90P5I1IUWj3Ic/s346/images.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="145" data-original-width="346" height="168" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvMHOwai0f7chQ7UQmdKnTqnWQzbLG5br4KsB0X24WqSvC5oG2_sqDSHVtjBM3M5ZM80IjK_SbMNhdGNJbUALIN2u56nklIKudXimQdqrKvAmmLaQT4jUHgzLeoTuiTH3io75DO0eOc0eWLNOl0EQyvNXcxEJfGFquJnv7I1cYefx_LH90P5I1IUWj3Ic/w400-h168/images.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">I will assume that most if not all my readers are very familiar with the outstanding movie, The Eagle Has Landed. It is in the top 5 of my favorite movies of all time. And I can watch it again and again, and often take it with me during business travels. It's a great movie to pass the time in airports and is of course PG rated. The story itself is fascinating. The idea that German special forces would attempt the kidnapping or murder of Winston Churchill is fairly fanciful, but not beyond consideration by the Third Reich. Operation Panzerfaust would be a similar type of action, whereby Otto Skorzeny and Grenadiers of the SS Maria Theresa Division would secure the leadership of the Hungarian government. Certainly less dramatic, but clearly shows that the Germans were capable of getting their hands on foreign leaders. That said, I doubt seriously that grabbing Churchill in England was ever a possibility...but Casablanca, Tehran...might have been possible scenarios where the Germans could have nabbed Churchill and even Roosevelt had they known in advance of these meetings.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkegxVW9ScJ9-9YTmLSLrUkJzF3ww49K0xEcZu10cG8TduPN0okWD53nV5tz87Muj8Q9TW7QiK8UmlNvtro5vBgImXsIVvBbJqhSIDxF2I3pI99VDEgqan0NichR7zOJX_csEiciP_NlYdkglkUNCHH6ETpt8JBGf5OfyBwXw_HMK3YwV1Y4m5zELtxAU/s1914/MV5BMDAxZDE5M2EtMmFhNC00NDY5LWE0NzktMTY3NmNiNzY1NzEwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MTk2NzMz._V1_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="808" data-original-width="1914" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkegxVW9ScJ9-9YTmLSLrUkJzF3ww49K0xEcZu10cG8TduPN0okWD53nV5tz87Muj8Q9TW7QiK8UmlNvtro5vBgImXsIVvBbJqhSIDxF2I3pI99VDEgqan0NichR7zOJX_csEiciP_NlYdkglkUNCHH6ETpt8JBGf5OfyBwXw_HMK3YwV1Y4m5zELtxAU/w400-h169/MV5BMDAxZDE5M2EtMmFhNC00NDY5LWE0NzktMTY3NmNiNzY1NzEwXkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMTI4MTk2NzMz._V1_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">And of course, The Eagle has Landed occurs during the Tehran Conference as we discover at the end of the movie (spoiler alert) after Col. Steiner has successfully killed the man he believed was Winston Churchill. It at that moment that we discover that the deceased man was in actuality a double for the British Prime Minister.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p923HUeOXiNY4qcq9_lVAPSXdIoE6ROOR_OmbTujWTRzIWFAc-o622w5b7JzkEiIVRtoIQlv2iayLa7Q_CJ3RY7BwDW1tqcQ2y5xPnpi0xWrVpKH1X7ZWcUSZ9NGO9dmdcqwrvH_6Cd7kaKLRicRMRNma6yz65JtSYSfGUVBKCwxf1mSgBp-exAqkXk/s600/The%20Eagle%20Has%20Landed%201976%20Robert%20Duvall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="286" data-original-width="600" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7p923HUeOXiNY4qcq9_lVAPSXdIoE6ROOR_OmbTujWTRzIWFAc-o622w5b7JzkEiIVRtoIQlv2iayLa7Q_CJ3RY7BwDW1tqcQ2y5xPnpi0xWrVpKH1X7ZWcUSZ9NGO9dmdcqwrvH_6Cd7kaKLRicRMRNma6yz65JtSYSfGUVBKCwxf1mSgBp-exAqkXk/w640-h306/The%20Eagle%20Has%20Landed%201976%20Robert%20Duvall.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">One of the reasons, the Eagle has Landed is such a good movie is the number of separate stories that are all interconnected. The movie begins with Oberst Radl (a highly decorated/wounded veteran with Gebirgsjaeger affiliation) is given the task of evaluating an operation to kidnap Winston Churchill. A dedicated soldier, Radl takes the direction from Abwehr head Admiral Canaris to heart and comes up with a workable plan. And here we are given an insight into the internal struggles that were at the heart of leadership in the Third Reich. Canaris was an opponent of Nazism and worked at cross purposes to Hitler's and Himmler's plans. He would eventually be brutally executed at Flossenbuerg Concentration Camp. In the movie, upon discovering that Radl has taken the absurd and made it operational, he attempts to shut him down. It is then that Radl is approached by the SS and finds himself in front of Heinrich Himmler. Himmler had long suspected Canaris' loyalty to the Third Reich. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDqZNhfY5SfQYBn1vIuuEal1PXtauy77r7VLe8kdx7KAruLU32LVAWNEFH7ustN6MEqVIuDx7yXhkLKCBQIiofdm9P0i-5rlvqkN7FPLV7H8IsPXXSbWi4_OOoDSYwegY8swShxhUKhxKxoBAFVAew6dBQAZFiGhJycd9gmgmA37OzeTaGN7hbQs3AkI/s556/Heinrich_Himmler_%2528TEHL%2529.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="556" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDqZNhfY5SfQYBn1vIuuEal1PXtauy77r7VLe8kdx7KAruLU32LVAWNEFH7ustN6MEqVIuDx7yXhkLKCBQIiofdm9P0i-5rlvqkN7FPLV7H8IsPXXSbWi4_OOoDSYwegY8swShxhUKhxKxoBAFVAew6dBQAZFiGhJycd9gmgmA37OzeTaGN7hbQs3AkI/w400-h391/Heinrich_Himmler_%2528TEHL%2529.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Himmler takes Radl and his operation under his wing and provides Radl with all the rope he will need to hang himself by the movie's end. So, we see how the absurd becomes reality and the lives that will ultimately be lost for nothing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqpXGYkm3o-BLHSRPx6HQR0BN1qMg5ZipTqQPoM5J_hD3SUW5lVtQbQzps5md8udJur3RMniwCdKmx1qYaqt6ogNcKu2e4HLutu5ij5BdSUh03kgKUG4sFqVdunw8vG9gsItwwm0ylq_kkwow5KwlhJnmT5GmV_JlOhOAG6XvAhVVMuBBj56ryZ6XcKw/s1280/TEHLFG42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="546" data-original-width="1280" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggqpXGYkm3o-BLHSRPx6HQR0BN1qMg5ZipTqQPoM5J_hD3SUW5lVtQbQzps5md8udJur3RMniwCdKmx1qYaqt6ogNcKu2e4HLutu5ij5BdSUh03kgKUG4sFqVdunw8vG9gsItwwm0ylq_kkwow5KwlhJnmT5GmV_JlOhOAG6XvAhVVMuBBj56ryZ6XcKw/w640-h274/TEHLFG42.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's at this point in the story that we meet the movie's tragic hero...Oberst Kurt Steiner of the 12th Special Parachute detachment. Steiner and his men have cuff bands from North Africa, Crete and appear also to have been at Narvik. During a movement from the Eastern Front into Warsaw, they run afoul of SS busy liquidating the Jewish Ghetto. Steiner's sense of honor and outrage at the senseless slaughter of civilians lands him and his men in an Atlantic Coast Penal Battalion. Here, they are slowly killed off as human torpedoes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4t0lVlL2f138x_biDYqKY9yHNlVpy9pSMoHn9-Rf1-OzmneDm-wdRRp16FkuZ8jfw6cb7k3Uw6dPHFI6N4AZ7Oo5MGvgjdKjhoZQ3QGCzYcYyyqvVU6PzZSCe9MQ_4oi2lnPwvPyE-ElVnlny_R_Yc2jmBYJltqans9Ayz5HuKCnVvPJptvK0MnM9rk/s600/IMG_0626.jpg.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="600" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv4t0lVlL2f138x_biDYqKY9yHNlVpy9pSMoHn9-Rf1-OzmneDm-wdRRp16FkuZ8jfw6cb7k3Uw6dPHFI6N4AZ7Oo5MGvgjdKjhoZQ3QGCzYcYyyqvVU6PzZSCe9MQ_4oi2lnPwvPyE-ElVnlny_R_Yc2jmBYJltqans9Ayz5HuKCnVvPJptvK0MnM9rk/w640-h294/IMG_0626.jpg.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">And when approached by Oberst Radl to take up the plan, it's a no-brainer for Steiner and his men to willingly join the operation and regain their former ranks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSkghqyypi0KHCGJauNuv1yf6znD5VQFRyn2MwuLXFzfFBeXw-wy5qUmrnEDh2HJPt3Cu78GHzlP9R4T3qD6Hqsya7tQCZcNXs-dsD4exDWsXwX8tLaTD9Ru8grsOucJbAff-VRexagD89SWwNZ1Wsr1HpCPVzHXBRshwg-Levy5z5IOIK3QvmSZgiEA/s1920/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-1-1920x1080-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrSkghqyypi0KHCGJauNuv1yf6znD5VQFRyn2MwuLXFzfFBeXw-wy5qUmrnEDh2HJPt3Cu78GHzlP9R4T3qD6Hqsya7tQCZcNXs-dsD4exDWsXwX8tLaTD9Ru8grsOucJbAff-VRexagD89SWwNZ1Wsr1HpCPVzHXBRshwg-Levy5z5IOIK3QvmSZgiEA/w640-h360/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-1-1920x1080-1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It is a rare thing for Hollywood to give movie viewers a sympathetic look at German soldiers of the Third Reich. The historical demonization has always made such portrayals difficult. But this movie nails it allows us a glimpse at veteran German Fallschirmjaeger dedicated to their cause no matter the right or wrong of it in the end. In many ways, their story and sacrifice are the most tragic. At the end, they all perish in an operation that never had any chance of success and will never be recorded by history...by either side.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUbCjkBvfVunqqBaJ4Rr_FSzCm38IBjxkPjzeNs6cWJAS8uD9LCtdifBRD4uwdWm55FJOUbXxrEN7puUj_cKErpTLSvqp_PNtp4oWROM_LrxggFmjtyImtoBLgBJ7pIqEfwMwyNzO8oZzsSfkIWE4kRiWhJo_Ntt3QxLTaEtLT94ca49sDOKVPIaTygQ/s354/Donald%20Sutherland%20-%20The%20Eagle%20Has%20Landed.PNG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="354" data-original-width="316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzUbCjkBvfVunqqBaJ4Rr_FSzCm38IBjxkPjzeNs6cWJAS8uD9LCtdifBRD4uwdWm55FJOUbXxrEN7puUj_cKErpTLSvqp_PNtp4oWROM_LrxggFmjtyImtoBLgBJ7pIqEfwMwyNzO8oZzsSfkIWE4kRiWhJo_Ntt3QxLTaEtLT94ca49sDOKVPIaTygQ/s320/Donald%20Sutherland%20-%20The%20Eagle%20Has%20Landed.PNG" width="286" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Another interesting side story is that of IRA member Liam Devlin. Devlin's interest in the operation is simply a desire to harm the "bloody" British Empire. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Devlin will land ahead of the German force and set things in order. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">In the process, he provides the single moment of romance as he enjoys the attention of Jenny Agutter's character. And of course Jenny Agutter is another great reason to enjoy this movie.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Devlin's character is the story's single survivor and we know he ended up the way he chose.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">So, let's talk ASL and the Eagle Has Landed. Many years ago now, I uploaded another The Eagle Has Landed scenario. It's still available on the ASL Scenario Archive...but is admittedly a bit of a mess. It attempts to do waaaay to much, especially in the context of an ASL game. I recommend avoiding it. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPmaAq0_RhFAX8z4mu-4HFLeGG5mQfyRnWKwkDJh_LxwgHNCy7Md9urAidCDSYtmF1lgtowjmyhUnmjkus62f2wL6qCjZtgc80PxTwQOl-tIvI-u0FB99YC7AsiYihBvcIxPnfEjgYaFDQKMao3r42UThXTJlBXt087rCFhTLzfgKa3j-Pr3G6v54-vQ/s1024/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-15-1024x431.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="1024" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyPmaAq0_RhFAX8z4mu-4HFLeGG5mQfyRnWKwkDJh_LxwgHNCy7Md9urAidCDSYtmF1lgtowjmyhUnmjkus62f2wL6qCjZtgc80PxTwQOl-tIvI-u0FB99YC7AsiYihBvcIxPnfEjgYaFDQKMao3r42UThXTJlBXt087rCFhTLzfgKa3j-Pr3G6v54-vQ/w640-h270/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-15-1024x431.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">This time around, I wanted to be a bit less ambitious and instead developed two scenarios that allow players to recreate the combat moments depicted in the movie. There are two primary combat sequences. The first is the head long rush to Studley Constable by US Colonel Pitts (Larry Hagman's character). Pitts is clearly a 6+1 Leader and and sends his men right into a devastating ambush by German Colonel Steiner and his "Polish Paratroopers". The scene fits nicely into a small scenario.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEu1lqpAqi87KIkZ5ttVDnQ83ZgfyZuhWA8Uwnrbx0xktDeULJWnhX7EGG6s4-16GFiZvs-pNUiMlbNwh5M9C_u85rzXkBwBIZ2JT8-GLXtCIja3HPne50tkt2PfPw9v-AQlSlcaPCzfBrPFng4jc83PrBs7F4td45dcTsFPHWq9VGitu5JdwOoFNryE/s1024/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-42-1024x430.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="1024" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOEu1lqpAqi87KIkZ5ttVDnQ83ZgfyZuhWA8Uwnrbx0xktDeULJWnhX7EGG6s4-16GFiZvs-pNUiMlbNwh5M9C_u85rzXkBwBIZ2JT8-GLXtCIja3HPne50tkt2PfPw9v-AQlSlcaPCzfBrPFng4jc83PrBs7F4td45dcTsFPHWq9VGitu5JdwOoFNryE/w640-h268/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-42-1024x430.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After Pitt is killed by yet another character, (the German spy Jeanne Gray), the Germans retreat to the church in Studley Constable. <div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezsXc-1lsk1w5g3UEHo1lC8qXhnoWyGo8ewhyvnH3q2ULUJQrXx808CBmLy6qiVHF56zHlA1HOnRPvUdjxkGGxwNhJRSrVAh_i7OPgeh4l2L1XQ8bPPFc68gDlqwgEmppZIB5zvJjvr4M7W_W1oxQ77TXzjmA3C5XvL45HEWPzH3j_NdpIu6YcPSDWzc/s1050/Eagle-Has-Landed-St-Margaret-Mapledurham.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1050" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiezsXc-1lsk1w5g3UEHo1lC8qXhnoWyGo8ewhyvnH3q2ULUJQrXx808CBmLy6qiVHF56zHlA1HOnRPvUdjxkGGxwNhJRSrVAh_i7OPgeh4l2L1XQ8bPPFc68gDlqwgEmppZIB5zvJjvr4M7W_W1oxQ77TXzjmA3C5XvL45HEWPzH3j_NdpIu6YcPSDWzc/w640-h426/Eagle-Has-Landed-St-Margaret-Mapledurham.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">St. Mary's All the Saints church in Studley Constable.</div><div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">The church figures prominently on the map of Studley Constable. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBHgtxUy8kUiuZJ28WsEsjCh-FcGsZQd2nsrQSuXyndbCuv99wQStkBnF06pmAs3kBu1UQ0kmRWxQK4q0jjKLKTn3khyphenhyphen8ieQqxLxWsC7bumHcmyPvkmLUeUOLGfYyWWJeYbzBmwcyEN7hQxar9jyUry6u-zVmqe0XGlhozarlqd2otApAGcR2RQ23dIA/s1252/Screenshot%202023-09-29%20at%202.06.47%20PM.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="1252" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBHgtxUy8kUiuZJ28WsEsjCh-FcGsZQd2nsrQSuXyndbCuv99wQStkBnF06pmAs3kBu1UQ0kmRWxQK4q0jjKLKTn3khyphenhyphen8ieQqxLxWsC7bumHcmyPvkmLUeUOLGfYyWWJeYbzBmwcyEN7hQxar9jyUry6u-zVmqe0XGlhozarlqd2otApAGcR2RQ23dIA/w640-h474/Screenshot%202023-09-29%20at%202.06.47%20PM.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And one again, our good friend Rick Reinesch would apply his skills to creating a printable map for this year's Grumble Jones Halloween special.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDfiNKgQm3qHreGuwjaJLy21sB6eaAGhFoUXV1XNgehG2iaxWDLfmWWfA1ZFowhwyh4sgd8AIyE_d6N1JK27E4pD4fRVrOHYrnqH8Y-6Qtb1nKC6zmQl2qZXgQX4nn1M8wPi8kCHmOEIimJuA7Haggu5vXb1PHbFyrj6HUZ0N3a1hMpAWDi1q6wAnVSg/s640/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-Studley-Constable-001-640x480.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGDfiNKgQm3qHreGuwjaJLy21sB6eaAGhFoUXV1XNgehG2iaxWDLfmWWfA1ZFowhwyh4sgd8AIyE_d6N1JK27E4pD4fRVrOHYrnqH8Y-6Qtb1nKC6zmQl2qZXgQX4nn1M8wPi8kCHmOEIimJuA7Haggu5vXb1PHbFyrj6HUZ0N3a1hMpAWDi1q6wAnVSg/w640-h480/The-Eagle-Has-Landed-Studley-Constable-001-640x480.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div>Jack Higgins' book The Eagle Has Landed comes with a map of Studley Constable, the location for the events of both the book and movie. I asked Rick, if he could produce a single printable page version of the map for use in two ASL scenarios. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ75A413hcVX24CpGmxx0u12Fgh4AD_LRz7WCFOfb7Uc9YE34KhzndSI_5puYoIcR8txRo4-q1VgGpBr41taBhW4RBTDkBizYbJ2uLz_kaxhI2glNlc4cfhXMqy1Xbdl8HmL7c_YVGAXrMPU2srSrRZLNafoUH3TkPXH2VkiJVhOja6KAh9RYptWQIRs/s2087/Studley%20Constable.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2087" data-original-width="1559" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZ75A413hcVX24CpGmxx0u12Fgh4AD_LRz7WCFOfb7Uc9YE34KhzndSI_5puYoIcR8txRo4-q1VgGpBr41taBhW4RBTDkBizYbJ2uLz_kaxhI2glNlc4cfhXMqy1Xbdl8HmL7c_YVGAXrMPU2srSrRZLNafoUH3TkPXH2VkiJVhOja6KAh9RYptWQIRs/w478-h640/Studley%20Constable.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As usual, Rick would produce a beautiful map to accompany this year's production. I am indebted to Rick for his gracious assistance with this project and others over the year. Thank you Rick! There is also a PDF version of the map, which unfortunately is quite large in size (29MB). So I will need to work on that in order for the PDF to be available. I'm not sure I can upload it to the Scenario Archive given that size.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Anyone needing help with the PDF version, feel free to email me at ozarkoutrider@gmail.com and I'll see what we can do to get the PDF version to you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ2Mcx-0-eRNZ7nZPGeiAQPdFIy91A2trS-wJ_ycSXhB_VhPq5G9RSO_KUVOK-F3Un0R86ahWZKZ4JYB0HIrpEH78sqG3q0ZjF3T9FQzUJpVcIgVoM976A4Fp7vyrZh524BWr8VcOS85haz1mlKHBfErIQl-udygBS5YKYtgHA6ZOs9cknYAqAWA2ksU/s1650/GJ-126.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijZ2Mcx-0-eRNZ7nZPGeiAQPdFIy91A2trS-wJ_ycSXhB_VhPq5G9RSO_KUVOK-F3Un0R86ahWZKZ4JYB0HIrpEH78sqG3q0ZjF3T9FQzUJpVcIgVoM976A4Fp7vyrZh524BWr8VcOS85haz1mlKHBfErIQl-udygBS5YKYtgHA6ZOs9cknYAqAWA2ksU/w494-h640/GJ-126.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe9ETWAkzNyLxDC1lqpDm6ZHtOLNos8vuKIesbzDJ_pDytEMsJs1u9XNZqo9lRV-U2l3qZf12jaa2zfruNAiTjRv4ajxLK9IXlvceBTe5ubdIMmZGiFSnLy03tCgzHju5e2OP0wVXgdFNoANEKyXkBBa5rNj4Qk5S5TT_DWF3pVfQ-D-cFn5HU0tKzS4/s601/601px-TEHLM2c3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="256" data-original-width="601" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCe9ETWAkzNyLxDC1lqpDm6ZHtOLNos8vuKIesbzDJ_pDytEMsJs1u9XNZqo9lRV-U2l3qZf12jaa2zfruNAiTjRv4ajxLK9IXlvceBTe5ubdIMmZGiFSnLy03tCgzHju5e2OP0wVXgdFNoANEKyXkBBa5rNj4Qk5S5TT_DWF3pVfQ-D-cFn5HU0tKzS4/w400-h170/601px-TEHLM2c3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The first of two scenarios is The Ambush. In this scenario, the Americans head into the village not knowing where the Germans are hidden. Col. Pitts will also make a trip to Jeanne Gray's house just as in the movie. It's a tough fight for the Americans.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsDG0DThyOYs4HeW2llETRfcXCDqdBH0_ZRANFSz4E_Qm-nosPcPAXo4tbxpXZ5sHqDS2fhJ7vzd2f_hTAvkB89f7JgH-AvM7sFbK5-AVz-A6b9-HI3GoVATN-g4VJJvJpAu8yng5xLkVR6QzXmmVjtOre9HUmrulXU_X3yu4GqWwsOwBfKWUzNp7aCU/s600/600px-TEHLSten7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="248" data-original-width="600" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqsDG0DThyOYs4HeW2llETRfcXCDqdBH0_ZRANFSz4E_Qm-nosPcPAXo4tbxpXZ5sHqDS2fhJ7vzd2f_hTAvkB89f7JgH-AvM7sFbK5-AVz-A6b9-HI3GoVATN-g4VJJvJpAu8yng5xLkVR6QzXmmVjtOre9HUmrulXU_X3yu4GqWwsOwBfKWUzNp7aCU/w640-h264/600px-TEHLSten7.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The defending Germans are favored in this scenario, and it should play out as ambushes do..</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bhdEgxUMYzmEo1t6FEycdDN-8MUj0-007coH8cSKLYvbK-5d1T2r8TEL9s7USylxKL_Yiy3gf45ZvnfMs_b5iljafwL6l32eu8iHgKhk2pymi958AyTvOVKgcSDgjJY9JgZUld7RaCS5grXY7gcIWqMcOl9oAuYPGizWiBljPTC7HP-8DrPgM4z1KeA/s1650/GJ-129.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-bhdEgxUMYzmEo1t6FEycdDN-8MUj0-007coH8cSKLYvbK-5d1T2r8TEL9s7USylxKL_Yiy3gf45ZvnfMs_b5iljafwL6l32eu8iHgKhk2pymi958AyTvOVKgcSDgjJY9JgZUld7RaCS5grXY7gcIWqMcOl9oAuYPGizWiBljPTC7HP-8DrPgM4z1KeA/w494-h640/GJ-129.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiWTX2dOdpABkeXnGyt-6I_ETDkDmINZlB61Ho2PvEj0WfShAl6evqa5IiYgkLqaCVfEz1yiHKKGbgRsdptQKnseaIZLXsS-fGymdJLgAJfOO3v3tGSkT_u1jz9y9jHJvt_B0ru0zAw2N1SsKt7jHKRd7rMMPGmhn1igZWU8wUPHogmMHMkQ3PQ_DJ0I/s652/Harry_Clark.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="516" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNiWTX2dOdpABkeXnGyt-6I_ETDkDmINZlB61Ho2PvEj0WfShAl6evqa5IiYgkLqaCVfEz1yiHKKGbgRsdptQKnseaIZLXsS-fGymdJLgAJfOO3v3tGSkT_u1jz9y9jHJvt_B0ru0zAw2N1SsKt7jHKRd7rMMPGmhn1igZWU8wUPHogmMHMkQ3PQ_DJ0I/w506-h640/Harry_Clark.webp" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The second scenario - Captain Clark gives the American player a chance to get some revenge. This scenario favors the Americans and the Germans will have to hold out for as long as possible in order for Steiner to escape the church and complete the operation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Please remember that these scenarios are really just for fun and not to be thought as serious ASL. It's just a small chance to step into the scenes from this great movie.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, there you have it, this year's Halloween Special. We skipped the zombies and paranormal..and dinosaurs this year. They'll be back next year for a very special Halloween Scenario to be played out in Subterranean Quarry. Expect some Partisan fun with undead creepy crawlies in a tunnel filled madness.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmlmb-FpOvdr36JkQ-FdD59NWqUxxET1ubLXLdsuYZz_1PSvLWqMRGCJbrt_geV10uH0BT7EzJfvlP9Arjv1WzznfmQbVkLGCUURzDgqXNXB3QS9dJ3gcmpr5ogp0nDVATZbJ1g6t8ooCH-LkvYfb3CkUXZuPU6ycFGA9iY6KiJO9WaNn6CxM72l6hTc/s767/16x9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="767" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmlmb-FpOvdr36JkQ-FdD59NWqUxxET1ubLXLdsuYZz_1PSvLWqMRGCJbrt_geV10uH0BT7EzJfvlP9Arjv1WzznfmQbVkLGCUURzDgqXNXB3QS9dJ3gcmpr5ogp0nDVATZbJ1g6t8ooCH-LkvYfb3CkUXZuPU6ycFGA9iY6KiJO9WaNn6CxM72l6hTc/w640-h360/16x9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxp55E5cqQkU61l5oIxz_6_qusVzOTzzlw369fQKPrAF5H6PlW1BfkGu1Dds4rhcnyInfYOz6g5AXOHE7PATT5NJKkKLFARhVyV5c9OWNkm4-J8eaE2ufQEQRVe7_W2seDhWUlcv3Zbx55NdaWVx8RAiqCS1-KCozBfz-4PPudJnSMpyyb3U8JWOTOsI/s480/tumblr_pzi1vnmv7M1qhoe3vo1_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWxp55E5cqQkU61l5oIxz_6_qusVzOTzzlw369fQKPrAF5H6PlW1BfkGu1Dds4rhcnyInfYOz6g5AXOHE7PATT5NJKkKLFARhVyV5c9OWNkm4-J8eaE2ufQEQRVe7_W2seDhWUlcv3Zbx55NdaWVx8RAiqCS1-KCozBfz-4PPudJnSMpyyb3U8JWOTOsI/w640-h360/tumblr_pzi1vnmv7M1qhoe3vo1_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Wishing everyone a very Happy Halloween!!!</span></b></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-67408129830324809162023-09-23T22:29:00.009-05:002023-09-23T22:36:15.418-05:00Our Friday Game - GJ117 Bridgehead at Merekula <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEVp5yCPITAYixnMbHIR_hXYpINmKTDXHqbtRBX89cOfSjEsKSMK3EzbbPLsncXzh_IKQdFuqls6Z5heU2niVloaogychBNcPdTGphFGjnMm9UlkgGOX-a674tXiSBfHDcQ8n28SberAKLhTCHGAt0JueHvzMoFNiSahRE7B86EQfDfyUROA-zXVfqOw/s990/bqfcnfc6l4051.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="657" data-original-width="990" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIEVp5yCPITAYixnMbHIR_hXYpINmKTDXHqbtRBX89cOfSjEsKSMK3EzbbPLsncXzh_IKQdFuqls6Z5heU2niVloaogychBNcPdTGphFGjnMm9UlkgGOX-a674tXiSBfHDcQ8n28SberAKLhTCHGAt0JueHvzMoFNiSahRE7B86EQfDfyUROA-zXVfqOw/w634-h424/bqfcnfc6l4051.jpg" width="634" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">After last week's game, I had some time to think about ASL in general. Dan Best and I are now 10 games away from our 500th contest. I let my thoughts wander to the many great games that Dan and I have played since our first meeting in Texas ten years ago. So many great games were played, that it would be impossible to choose only one as the greatest of them all. Of course, there were the grinding games set in the dust choked deserts and the brutal, panjii filled nightmares of the Pacific Jungles, and the grueling frozen madness of the Finnish swamps filled with bunkers. Alas, there have been a few forgettable, unfun and profoundly disappointing games to go with the many great ones played. Thankfully, those unfun games were few and far between.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8qOEyopt2HIqdfz6yyKcw_-u39DkxerfVrrDOmNZDv4HgRHxEA7HrKwjKmn6zBtJP99G8QVfgIgE6lKzwEx0kaIpHazxI4Gdi1GyTxx5CUt2XFYACZGu93GyXaA8BO4pGEFnDi99u21CTdgkSBfw_4w9-Gjn_0gysZmlo81kq2ALHskCURf8QZFr-YQ/s400/e456979c-63f0-402b-bd6d-ada03e73908e_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="400" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO8qOEyopt2HIqdfz6yyKcw_-u39DkxerfVrrDOmNZDv4HgRHxEA7HrKwjKmn6zBtJP99G8QVfgIgE6lKzwEx0kaIpHazxI4Gdi1GyTxx5CUt2XFYACZGu93GyXaA8BO4pGEFnDi99u21CTdgkSBfw_4w9-Gjn_0gysZmlo81kq2ALHskCURf8QZFr-YQ/w640-h346/e456979c-63f0-402b-bd6d-ada03e73908e_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">99% of the time...yes, it was a blast!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZwLdTP2ZBbtzDbHXbX_v4v2KhbLmU1qTqTgqX25NKi_fojfu8Wpi0fj1bFLWtd2b0gEXg11CAbTqHS47qw-Eb0kDy0Ox9vo513v3MlNayvIAzm_S0TifHCqYgXYPOw7cX9kZsc7Jffbfqr9nz56QU2Swzx-V5skDHIzKgzP1piDxyhqlolA29QSgjhI/s640/varsity-blues-time-of-their-lives.gif" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="640" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZwLdTP2ZBbtzDbHXbX_v4v2KhbLmU1qTqTgqX25NKi_fojfu8Wpi0fj1bFLWtd2b0gEXg11CAbTqHS47qw-Eb0kDy0Ox9vo513v3MlNayvIAzm_S0TifHCqYgXYPOw7cX9kZsc7Jffbfqr9nz56QU2Swzx-V5skDHIzKgzP1piDxyhqlolA29QSgjhI/w640-h346/varsity-blues-time-of-their-lives.gif" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">True enough!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhF0LgjIlo_1uZf7Mec98qm2hwZ9dMdXYa6bi_CnKNJBT6tdF0ZWnKJ9Xoy4ujX2ZQjAfehL3etb82f2b17Wt7wCL2meK4IoLLGEuvkjmHC-AqUQ7ryC2zMy5sHnfx4P0U6WO1TgyDlQAJ9XAde2BtVhKwQKozthrtfotzODzXzWHfFNizhx-n52d7-0/s638/varsity-blues-sweaty.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="302" data-original-width="638" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPhF0LgjIlo_1uZf7Mec98qm2hwZ9dMdXYa6bi_CnKNJBT6tdF0ZWnKJ9Xoy4ujX2ZQjAfehL3etb82f2b17Wt7wCL2meK4IoLLGEuvkjmHC-AqUQ7ryC2zMy5sHnfx4P0U6WO1TgyDlQAJ9XAde2BtVhKwQKozthrtfotzODzXzWHfFNizhx-n52d7-0/w640-h302/varsity-blues-sweaty.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But of course, not every time. I can recall a few too many games, where I just decided that the juice wasn't worth the squeeze. Concession would be my safe word and allow me to the leave the sadomasochism of the ASL game gone bad.... where the mistress of humiliation dwells in all of her dice tower glory. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">So, my thoughts in this post are centered on those games, where our hearts fail us and we fail our Personal ELR. And in swift order, we toss aside the dice and throw in the towel...Concession and game over. But what drives us to fold and give up the fight? And in doing so, have we missed out on the potential to change the momentum of defeat and snatch a victory? Or are we so certain that defeat is inevitable? </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many times, in ASL, I have won a game that only two turns earlier, I knew I could never win...and yet I did. And alternately, I have watched a certain victory slip through my hands as the whims of my dice and the valor of my opponent strip me of the illusions I once had.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our game is unlike any other game. Nothing...absolutely nothing is guaranteed. And similarly, nothing is pre-ordained. Dan and I are both guilty of tagging out of a match as the stack up of missed dice rolls, tactical blunders and the unnatural luck enjoyed by our opponents becomes too much. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQTcjLShCgorTJilj0O0sl7YMTm-oTy6XMo-ui6b-FdX7FsiGO3DPlH6NuPf3Dqadylk4yLWOiLM5_vSeuEZmnEkZWuo8Bv7o8QaBuV_rTEAuRSR68yrMikpfTkBDg81g1m_CM2AugWHdrTQ5YM8vE013r6AdVF-brMVnCkrdBSewCUT8fcXHNmRnqz4/s1600/6157a52a67232b216eff2548be86f8f3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUQTcjLShCgorTJilj0O0sl7YMTm-oTy6XMo-ui6b-FdX7FsiGO3DPlH6NuPf3Dqadylk4yLWOiLM5_vSeuEZmnEkZWuo8Bv7o8QaBuV_rTEAuRSR68yrMikpfTkBDg81g1m_CM2AugWHdrTQ5YM8vE013r6AdVF-brMVnCkrdBSewCUT8fcXHNmRnqz4/w640-h640/6157a52a67232b216eff2548be86f8f3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">But what if...what if you keep playing...you rally your boys and keep rolling the dice. Sometimes you win despite the odds and inspite of your own loss of confidence. That's not to say that conceding isn't the right choice. Many times, concession is a courtesy to your opponent, when it becomes clear to all that there is no path to victory. But on those occasions, where weight of bad rolls and poor decisions starts to take you down concession avenue...but your opponent hasn't achieved the victory conditions...just maybe that's the time to keep your head in the game. A lesson for myself as much as anyone.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3auBEdHa5PBqtDVYPx9VE5u9pUfeYcjoGwNNH-fC4gDDH0yOir6FrIkpZ86IPgleh8vIyR4i-c0CHAMkHOauo437Q7F2y53Y5qGbWWmRjDxUYKjYCzLE22qLwq0EGFsCnrNUCf4uBlWZwPNGFt549v65aEUr5oCdKbPeo1-53sDuNwte4iL4aZmafx4E/s500/tumblr_m338lutKgE1qa32meo1_r1_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="500" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3auBEdHa5PBqtDVYPx9VE5u9pUfeYcjoGwNNH-fC4gDDH0yOir6FrIkpZ86IPgleh8vIyR4i-c0CHAMkHOauo437Q7F2y53Y5qGbWWmRjDxUYKjYCzLE22qLwq0EGFsCnrNUCf4uBlWZwPNGFt549v65aEUr5oCdKbPeo1-53sDuNwte4iL4aZmafx4E/w640-h282/tumblr_m338lutKgE1qa32meo1_r1_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"So, remember, when the dice have got you down....be like Kirk...and try to win!!!"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">cause you never know...you might...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPzhZvFmLWgIB7sowE7yvFuKjw6Xs9wCvyo9EXUW8JVMVkLcrBETBcNShR_z7McbAk1yI_7-G8F2BNNgBUwU2eBV3vty38hgY6LxBGlSudKNekwRSbNRB0oOwfYdxPt6vIrkzET3F4LzhIEJ_bZO3HP5K7dzmRP1FjabLS0oaPdHzUykb-ghJlTDaxHI/s500/9789197589550-us.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPzhZvFmLWgIB7sowE7yvFuKjw6Xs9wCvyo9EXUW8JVMVkLcrBETBcNShR_z7McbAk1yI_7-G8F2BNNgBUwU2eBV3vty38hgY6LxBGlSudKNekwRSbNRB0oOwfYdxPt6vIrkzET3F4LzhIEJ_bZO3HP5K7dzmRP1FjabLS0oaPdHzUykb-ghJlTDaxHI/w304-h400/9789197589550-us.jpg" width="304" /></a></div></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: justify;">Our Friday Game would be GJ117 Bridgehead at Merekula. This scenario comes from the pages of SS-Panzer-Aufklaerungs Abteilung 11 "Nordland". </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Chapter 2:2:2 covers the Soviet attempts to land at Merekula. Merekula is located north of Narva on the Finnish Gulf. The Russians were attempting to land behind the Narva defenses. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The effort would end in utter disaster with nearly the entirety of the Russian force annihilated. In short the Germans had prepared to repel the exact attack launched by the Russians. Those that survived the pummeling at the land attempted to escape inland and continue the fight. But the quick response off the Nordland reconnaissance battalion completed the destruction of the Russian force.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario picks up the action with the Russians fleeing inland from the disaster at the landing sites. The Russians are the scenario attacker and enter the board before the arrival of the Germans. To win the scenario, the Russians must control at least 11 of the 18 available buildings at game end. The Germans enter on Turns 1 and 2 as the Nordland arrives to corral and defeat the Russians moving inland. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">During our playing of the scenario, Dan asked if beach landing rules were in effect. In this instance, he was curious if the Russians would be fanatic while on the beach. The answer is no. The actual landing area is not represented on the playing area. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDq-qkfRIHHYydTgN83EoJ6Iw-A84vbg2xz6LgqQyNJTnQ9hgnuvHHjWFKhmR2_KX7RKTGDItlVGRV9Lt-IVO8PNjRTbzOIUZ1iDmg8ovnEc1R8qBBDMX4fs8FR3JKmFAQ5JBZMVSEaZ4N9dU7NBGSzYbCTEBJYhD70uHYuVhFPDH-4iODcqYyMMQ7yx8/s1280/Merekula_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="918" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDq-qkfRIHHYydTgN83EoJ6Iw-A84vbg2xz6LgqQyNJTnQ9hgnuvHHjWFKhmR2_KX7RKTGDItlVGRV9Lt-IVO8PNjRTbzOIUZ1iDmg8ovnEc1R8qBBDMX4fs8FR3JKmFAQ5JBZMVSEaZ4N9dU7NBGSzYbCTEBJYhD70uHYuVhFPDH-4iODcqYyMMQ7yx8/w460-h640/Merekula_map.png" width="460" /></a></div><br /> Ground snow is in effect and the church on Board 85 has a two-level steeple. The German Player will have no problem reaching it before the Russians and of course should consider it a priority.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDVMTf1r8tJAgzcDN3RbtL0SOR0F3K14B_UQ2F8SBWHFm258Y4fbt7_LcHXpFEajDBL1u0S_JuC7uSVNSUMTH60ELO1nF7rrK8mvQrZ7l6H_ImYvDDEOmTIjh4mNoKlaNt52PuWNBhyx0iq9DqTHh9jNutkb0kfrrIoNPkgROTq_vYL9DzIGKEL-3fiQ/s450/Soviet-Naval-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="272" data-original-width="450" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlDVMTf1r8tJAgzcDN3RbtL0SOR0F3K14B_UQ2F8SBWHFm258Y4fbt7_LcHXpFEajDBL1u0S_JuC7uSVNSUMTH60ELO1nF7rrK8mvQrZ7l6H_ImYvDDEOmTIjh4mNoKlaNt52PuWNBhyx0iq9DqTHh9jNutkb0kfrrIoNPkgROTq_vYL9DzIGKEL-3fiQ/w640-h386/Soviet-Naval-05.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">As the attacking Russians, I would command elements of the 260th Independent Naval Brigade. My force would consist of 4 x 6-2-8's and 10 x 5-2-7's led by a 9-1, 8-1 and 8-0 with 4 x LMG's, 2 x ATR's and 2 x DC's.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26uIGLZCPlUs9YWXLjgPS9b37-n1ErLd9onH080KcdPdR_C_vjjoA5kj4k161sp5rbMklPg9s6pmMcEBj9HuYD5QJWBbUkq8FKcHqTga-9y7cqO8FTx4c6E8pppjZjhLIXNTtHWnv_yFVmuha-zamMXhQbIGctSwqpngj0Aeo1_ZqZiATMtRIaiNZXpw/s450/Nordland-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="297" data-original-width="450" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi26uIGLZCPlUs9YWXLjgPS9b37-n1ErLd9onH080KcdPdR_C_vjjoA5kj4k161sp5rbMklPg9s6pmMcEBj9HuYD5QJWBbUkq8FKcHqTga-9y7cqO8FTx4c6E8pppjZjhLIXNTtHWnv_yFVmuha-zamMXhQbIGctSwqpngj0Aeo1_ZqZiATMtRIaiNZXpw/w640-h422/Nordland-04.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command elements of SS-Panzer-Aufklaerungs-Abteilung 11 "Nordland". His force would consist of 8 x 6-5-8's, and 3 x 3-4-8's led by 2 x 9-1's, and an 8-0 with 3 x LMG's, 3 x Schwimmwagens and 5 x Half-tracks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5muAiCEYK2IjT1OK9ICKl6u1aE7Ag7OeFMaguUchaIzC-Y0hGhLYQ2WTbpqxgGMXlUUxZEv5ONxWDcZq_V8bDIrDGxxLupktMClHSOpFaIki2hTDJk0Qpwaele_zshFCyVarNr4WEph0dHqdTVIFht0JVjASnhyT_64r4I1HFqdB2HCQ7DRi8QGDHPOE/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5muAiCEYK2IjT1OK9ICKl6u1aE7Ag7OeFMaguUchaIzC-Y0hGhLYQ2WTbpqxgGMXlUUxZEv5ONxWDcZq_V8bDIrDGxxLupktMClHSOpFaIki2hTDJk0Qpwaele_zshFCyVarNr4WEph0dHqdTVIFht0JVjASnhyT_64r4I1HFqdB2HCQ7DRi8QGDHPOE/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The SS thugs must stop the Russians from taking 11 buildings. The plan is to use the three Volkswagens to get in front of the Russians and protect the board 85 buildings. Half the turn 2 reinforcements will attack to take back buildings on board 4 and the other half will use the halftracks to move into the Russian back field. Hopefully the can break the Russians and cut route paths to eliminate units."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCuppDAUOkNONHCmb7zoL_dMOIGbYMoKu-5ClrBKC1fdSNky0zsbTqhg4yf1gKgYoW4hR0NKkwWrUL3BaQX9TT4fX3sIUqQOGVi9bAivgYADbPSFtq_mClYO16CjfJ0aT8C41DYe2lAx5S4oWfA-z-tUIEC4lgP8dmXAUGrQI0lVy2ir80z1W8Y5VCw0/s2649/IMG_4142.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1971" data-original-width="2649" height="476" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKCuppDAUOkNONHCmb7zoL_dMOIGbYMoKu-5ClrBKC1fdSNky0zsbTqhg4yf1gKgYoW4hR0NKkwWrUL3BaQX9TT4fX3sIUqQOGVi9bAivgYADbPSFtq_mClYO16CjfJ0aT8C41DYe2lAx5S4oWfA-z-tUIEC4lgP8dmXAUGrQI0lVy2ir80z1W8Y5VCw0/w640-h476/IMG_4142.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the scenario designer, I had a fairly good notion of what I needed to do as the Russians. I would have to secure as many buildings as possible before the German main effort arrived on Turn 2. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-7BcaLYD4MPfWmgeluQ2M40mLpUxRZGrs0AmABuQaQDS66EJVXSq0V1-CEzg3zb3--nUymjJAluV6ViDdBcgF3R17fUAnOjrZ6fFSVJk6TGMSy9qMhoLsC8W5lwX5kyLIeLJrSrkiasgeyb5evd3Pyz5XQKIUFFGtHxu7Wj0lk1LOL2PGtJB2lSOzno/s2992/IMG_4143.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1430" data-original-width="2992" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-7BcaLYD4MPfWmgeluQ2M40mLpUxRZGrs0AmABuQaQDS66EJVXSq0V1-CEzg3zb3--nUymjJAluV6ViDdBcgF3R17fUAnOjrZ6fFSVJk6TGMSy9qMhoLsC8W5lwX5kyLIeLJrSrkiasgeyb5evd3Pyz5XQKIUFFGtHxu7Wj0lk1LOL2PGtJB2lSOzno/w640-h306/IMG_4143.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 Russian - I race to collect buildings and move towards the Board 85 group of building near the beach. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M-yvfHJoAuU7CKnwfiBVioYvREXIxwfeKyX74IsU9kQwRHrwMsUNn9903_Fje7Lr7R5vwGn_CQW1WlVd_991UOftvZfWR9EUQviMs_IMWEo8K48H-oxY5axnkkj_-WNycoS9WXjheOcibjtjW7E8IKVPI2cw1CO2_ZBSBjA67ZD1oyt8ICPYnicoic0/s1024/e0c78dfe24ea559bb9cb3847c520be47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="1024" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-M-yvfHJoAuU7CKnwfiBVioYvREXIxwfeKyX74IsU9kQwRHrwMsUNn9903_Fje7Lr7R5vwGn_CQW1WlVd_991UOftvZfWR9EUQviMs_IMWEo8K48H-oxY5axnkkj_-WNycoS9WXjheOcibjtjW7E8IKVPI2cw1CO2_ZBSBjA67ZD1oyt8ICPYnicoic0/w400-h225/e0c78dfe24ea559bb9cb3847c520be47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPbuNzo8mmWEewfT7awOZwawwToA3jBbIrj0P6s3-C9hjcYQ710GjZbVgKyJw_0vYSct-Rw6jNN75LyAHcpFF4CD8PWZV3wi5RB74JapFAsvcxufI3pODup4HCsYnEaFUFxlHJoKhNf01MM1GGhJSAl3BCzDB3Ixbo3QMiBwwPFWFCiDrIZghfwA7S10/s2897/IMG_4144.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1666" data-original-width="2897" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPbuNzo8mmWEewfT7awOZwawwToA3jBbIrj0P6s3-C9hjcYQ710GjZbVgKyJw_0vYSct-Rw6jNN75LyAHcpFF4CD8PWZV3wi5RB74JapFAsvcxufI3pODup4HCsYnEaFUFxlHJoKhNf01MM1GGhJSAl3BCzDB3Ixbo3QMiBwwPFWFCiDrIZghfwA7S10/w640-h368/IMG_4144.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>My Turn 1 movement set me up to defend the east edge and set my boys on road to the victory building bonanza on Board 85.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aE8_hSCfkCMKb_hDedENOvnP4W8CI5VDF_VS34D2BZfodBi648boH8zRfV6hHNTQcTN-ctRkYo4UZoi5ra7LrxKoSVq0Ve2xsQOvrNSNIzbP8O9vCy2HLqSd-ERuCmfYlMSCgVfNp8ouyN4NlOtXvop5hYdi-5nrFs46KW0JahnMlWGSx_qCNOwfduE/s480/giphy-downsized-large.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="480" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6aE8_hSCfkCMKb_hDedENOvnP4W8CI5VDF_VS34D2BZfodBi648boH8zRfV6hHNTQcTN-ctRkYo4UZoi5ra7LrxKoSVq0Ve2xsQOvrNSNIzbP8O9vCy2HLqSd-ERuCmfYlMSCgVfNp8ouyN4NlOtXvop5hYdi-5nrFs46KW0JahnMlWGSx_qCNOwfduE/w640-h378/giphy-downsized-large.gif" width="640" /></a></div>Fun and worthless fact, Bonanza was the number one show in Germany, when I was in school there in 1985. Followed by the Der Fall Guy...fun times...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbFwDFGGc23ZjSjHj0LZo_HbWx9S-pltBSnEZ2tiGslkcGDBXHl54cj_N5qpZY0Ztt78FAa3ERQFOWLmzlo4WZBmU1p9U__mWIDCLXa2Rmr1Xmn85eSG-Tp3r1Do2p1bW-0jAeajfbvZO5Ag4eUzo7oqzSPWmTJoP_2KNWl8XlbmKv5qTK44J0mVkplc/s2687/IMG_4146.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2261" data-original-width="2687" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCbFwDFGGc23ZjSjHj0LZo_HbWx9S-pltBSnEZ2tiGslkcGDBXHl54cj_N5qpZY0Ztt78FAa3ERQFOWLmzlo4WZBmU1p9U__mWIDCLXa2Rmr1Xmn85eSG-Tp3r1Do2p1bW-0jAeajfbvZO5Ag4eUzo7oqzSPWmTJoP_2KNWl8XlbmKv5qTK44J0mVkplc/w640-h538/IMG_4146.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 1 German - Dan's three Schwimmwagens enter and spread out quickly.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51mnz0qWivVw-LpJBTCTeW-g0JyEgxIyVsvnO_Xg6lwhP6gJv7N60GQtofXfhJCL4Hf_1hNfRtJGOBEUl-6XS1jNuILVhxrsaR0zt-zhkGuboX6CF2oCJ270MkN2q1EuzJbZ3RkP2DoiLZQcf0_V0i8h8W-psyiPTr7tdVJ7Q29xGtlpQRBBbkbq8tzU/s1263/6fe6b09b154e450449b43c748b443b06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1263" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51mnz0qWivVw-LpJBTCTeW-g0JyEgxIyVsvnO_Xg6lwhP6gJv7N60GQtofXfhJCL4Hf_1hNfRtJGOBEUl-6XS1jNuILVhxrsaR0zt-zhkGuboX6CF2oCJ270MkN2q1EuzJbZ3RkP2DoiLZQcf0_V0i8h8W-psyiPTr7tdVJ7Q29xGtlpQRBBbkbq8tzU/w400-h304/6fe6b09b154e450449b43c748b443b06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV9AVzrPRRYZ-hofFf_r-kt4-KB6CB2bJt7ESmIM6H2BKhgW3pihTvCQ6VPyDnEQqfWmVE14ITbuscjU10Sp5HnXr8BN_MLAFQ59B629AFO65y4eVq5yzxuOhcBHTYFsa7X2Hb1EOgzdmWVVlkzQ4cMxOVMaWErcuZ83qraNJSm7pcJqPP2oMN_Yphg8/s2992/IMG_4147.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="2992" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHV9AVzrPRRYZ-hofFf_r-kt4-KB6CB2bJt7ESmIM6H2BKhgW3pihTvCQ6VPyDnEQqfWmVE14ITbuscjU10Sp5HnXr8BN_MLAFQ59B629AFO65y4eVq5yzxuOhcBHTYFsa7X2Hb1EOgzdmWVVlkzQ4cMxOVMaWErcuZ83qraNJSm7pcJqPP2oMN_Yphg8/w640-h326/IMG_4147.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan made great moves and quickly had his three half-squads into the right positions to contest my movement onto Board 5. The 8-0 and LMG would head for the level 2 steeple.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKev9H3bLz7a_6Cbmm4qIESFrzlQU9qFaKs5WRQjWwJ3GUS7MJh4U_gaFDTy94OppHcsDAoc5ienZWSLDLWpcp6mhNMRbqGMNAow3TFTEcInyfCeZ6EO_hjrnDumz6MOxGJEa3HVxk1EXnUWxsDjZycRSfEhCkxWpReQSOW6-OO9SzUH8ZGmcscXjbLOk/s526/Screenshot%202023-09-23%20152458.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="333" data-original-width="526" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKev9H3bLz7a_6Cbmm4qIESFrzlQU9qFaKs5WRQjWwJ3GUS7MJh4U_gaFDTy94OppHcsDAoc5ienZWSLDLWpcp6mhNMRbqGMNAow3TFTEcInyfCeZ6EO_hjrnDumz6MOxGJEa3HVxk1EXnUWxsDjZycRSfEhCkxWpReQSOW6-OO9SzUH8ZGmcscXjbLOk/w400-h254/Screenshot%202023-09-23%20152458.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1460" data-original-width="2992" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLb6MI4sPTEviMOr0dDX5w6HbeCEPH7io5AMaBec1BSQ4PU5cKlVr1huPh0ODo4SR1fIlYZvJFb3qVO1hPUN2_OUg9qAz1Fw7RRI1QBqWDKoLlsf9KzK5ae3HEP0VQS2UV8XuEKUaXKFEGgSZP8RqIzgrKClPM83CYZwdggjhjgzpLfvMXkqUPMgoPc0/w640-h312/IMG_4148.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 2 Russian - I grab a couple more buildings and move onto Board 85.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45rwaKGi01LCZlChBXrMCtD7_Qx9K4_YF77bKGhKDzFMk8gAAl11IpqFjBxoHlqJnxzV3rbo72Np9m6HoCTIWfR2RGScuIH235xu2Tb669CsZWiD61fWBoy5BCv1v-pcH_9NHDfe4T57jN8cNJEhncw3hycB3mrQlIrAvmnqpHvu_8cvClBKF_LgaOlE/s617/Screenshot%202023-09-23%20153510.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="617" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh45rwaKGi01LCZlChBXrMCtD7_Qx9K4_YF77bKGhKDzFMk8gAAl11IpqFjBxoHlqJnxzV3rbo72Np9m6HoCTIWfR2RGScuIH235xu2Tb669CsZWiD61fWBoy5BCv1v-pcH_9NHDfe4T57jN8cNJEhncw3hycB3mrQlIrAvmnqpHvu_8cvClBKF_LgaOlE/w400-h259/Screenshot%202023-09-23%20153510.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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From this point forward, Dan would dictate where the fights took place. His greater mobility and range would be decisive.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9vWuImcCpET_EL9nV9AoR1uqY0gzwvRH8XQbFIDRUuwDs_mheQOmTfR_l5CFuaV4bBm1lEpwySSIkZYL3jeTKr10w7sTOtRhQHIMcXNGIW8oj82FMQb6xohHCotLLyWK9vWtOf2QW-BZ5GdsrlcOveXpSzc20jjhyfeo8paRGkRSP7LTuhAJ-9WqrRM/s630/803575d4f5e7fc949c1654a2030a5631.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="630" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih9vWuImcCpET_EL9nV9AoR1uqY0gzwvRH8XQbFIDRUuwDs_mheQOmTfR_l5CFuaV4bBm1lEpwySSIkZYL3jeTKr10w7sTOtRhQHIMcXNGIW8oj82FMQb6xohHCotLLyWK9vWtOf2QW-BZ5GdsrlcOveXpSzc20jjhyfeo8paRGkRSP7LTuhAJ-9WqrRM/w400-h266/803575d4f5e7fc949c1654a2030a5631.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSftcJMwYlcj-vLYB3bmU6D1nMZbZMHyV9PB3ezctg4wQN81s8GcaKrEOL0_6iGQ02Wx0PVZhIBD50HXnz-J1b4WMtqQb6WUnNXWQzTbKW80a_GTzyXOtkETgy-1w3Il-hp2wvxcxW7LfXI6gZKr_OdubUF0PB1SLCpyPlgsZZXfwWP3HHOlG-R1jXpyM/s2992/IMG_4152.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1815" data-original-width="2992" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSftcJMwYlcj-vLYB3bmU6D1nMZbZMHyV9PB3ezctg4wQN81s8GcaKrEOL0_6iGQ02Wx0PVZhIBD50HXnz-J1b4WMtqQb6WUnNXWQzTbKW80a_GTzyXOtkETgy-1w3Il-hp2wvxcxW7LfXI6gZKr_OdubUF0PB1SLCpyPlgsZZXfwWP3HHOlG-R1jXpyM/w640-h388/IMG_4152.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would go into Close Combat immediately. Close combats would generally wreck both parties in this scenario. Dan was rolling high, which resulted in MELEE. In one instance, he would roll an 11 after getting ambush on a Pinned Squad. My 6-2-8 would survive. These close combats would end up in German wins, but at the cost of several half-squads.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi001PnKVeuZNFfBCnUR6-J5tJoo0txQU6TMXQZMl5mtauSJWt1EmDdZNXj1ohEjEZ3lkC7OUD4yZEjIZxh014iIAKRviN-SPyLvm0FYmHazy5zCknpTmQnxmNiH5mQV5HsXb-d9lLAuw0qGmiq125lBCbwBgkjI9ASHXsbJITwyLStVVYB1z5ekOwQV-I/s1600/s-l1600.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1066" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi001PnKVeuZNFfBCnUR6-J5tJoo0txQU6TMXQZMl5mtauSJWt1EmDdZNXj1ohEjEZ3lkC7OUD4yZEjIZxh014iIAKRviN-SPyLvm0FYmHazy5zCknpTmQnxmNiH5mQV5HsXb-d9lLAuw0qGmiq125lBCbwBgkjI9ASHXsbJITwyLStVVYB1z5ekOwQV-I/w266-h400/s-l1600.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKPHTe553P_HrHsqLQ5tzWOyPpmzhj0J_IlI57wHSEHDcglILLTZfb7F3u_WPw7CnyThDF8ethj1h8fP320JaY4N3V3iMTAiUR8EtrlhVZsw9TWvf3Kr0zm7JxXrwigH4NR6rhG0Za9oeNlfbBvRPKZaZIKbdZ2N-G0m0W5APcYhIDZHxR4s9HWX91WA/s2209/IMG_4153.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1396" data-original-width="2209" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjKPHTe553P_HrHsqLQ5tzWOyPpmzhj0J_IlI57wHSEHDcglILLTZfb7F3u_WPw7CnyThDF8ethj1h8fP320JaY4N3V3iMTAiUR8EtrlhVZsw9TWvf3Kr0zm7JxXrwigH4NR6rhG0Za9oeNlfbBvRPKZaZIKbdZ2N-G0m0W5APcYhIDZHxR4s9HWX91WA/w640-h404/IMG_4153.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would attempt to use a DC on Dan's boys and it wouldn't do anything. As usual...</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbebiA3WkyXxtBCNIq6mUWLfQ8kbYmTKidzZ9M23FI9JvitiaIDVkO9_ug1DtF0QMv3vA36xVf2ei5gZGEA4S08x_BbttzC-uL40pduc4XmO0FoZ-yo3Ozx9FWlcxfXxTqVqx0Az3Z1FYpTEDAR0QHFp3rTePtWH-XeEppyTwRTOvNm7lbHr_jtWEkZOQ/s480/giphy%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="271" data-original-width="480" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbebiA3WkyXxtBCNIq6mUWLfQ8kbYmTKidzZ9M23FI9JvitiaIDVkO9_ug1DtF0QMv3vA36xVf2ei5gZGEA4S08x_BbttzC-uL40pduc4XmO0FoZ-yo3Ozx9FWlcxfXxTqVqx0Az3Z1FYpTEDAR0QHFp3rTePtWH-XeEppyTwRTOvNm7lbHr_jtWEkZOQ/w400-h226/giphy%20(1).gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">YEP...</span></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynrx6zunH3ixfBP3QTfUE4Yjb_eGUOt6VRujwFvLBn1AEewVwq1NJj0x-1ScpAxnlCvTjjTbHKptgEi5QofNMIdXNV9G_Yf2Z9LG14xHRAPnzHhYCLG_KaKj3fzmpE0TW5r8qVh6_XnQ6ttnRRg2OMErAFdvOkIibACkY_VyOi1tcsB-cye4gInLhAJM/s2941/IMG_4155.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1652" data-original-width="2941" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhynrx6zunH3ixfBP3QTfUE4Yjb_eGUOt6VRujwFvLBn1AEewVwq1NJj0x-1ScpAxnlCvTjjTbHKptgEi5QofNMIdXNV9G_Yf2Z9LG14xHRAPnzHhYCLG_KaKj3fzmpE0TW5r8qVh6_XnQ6ttnRRg2OMErAFdvOkIibACkY_VyOi1tcsB-cye4gInLhAJM/w640-h360/IMG_4155.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>A look at the Russian high-water mark. I had 8 buildings under control and was looking at a bunch near the beach. But my force was scattered and in nearly every area checked by the Nordland Grenadiers.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkopCuiAO04RZ7bODmLNY_o-rFhlb-xoQ0Rwc9Yac7U1UwAJB-Ns5qVGVZxyoluOYwi-J6R9DYa0AInJUJQxPVkSA7okAxRURsnzSf5ewr0qlz2t8caZe1LbNH1SnJh7a6HavgFMNVYHC4xCNx7SIqJTOeLybSPb79EKhOAmtZAI3i2ilW4_JYtsRbuIo/s989/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20SS%20East%20Front%20Jan%201943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="989" height="263" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkopCuiAO04RZ7bODmLNY_o-rFhlb-xoQ0Rwc9Yac7U1UwAJB-Ns5qVGVZxyoluOYwi-J6R9DYa0AInJUJQxPVkSA7okAxRURsnzSf5ewr0qlz2t8caZe1LbNH1SnJh7a6HavgFMNVYHC4xCNx7SIqJTOeLybSPb79EKhOAmtZAI3i2ilW4_JYtsRbuIo/w400-h263/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20SS%20East%20Front%20Jan%201943.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxZuc-fQfHyF8_kxVagujCaVQQGxi_9ni9xPZr55vw2vvJZ5m13C5vElQTMqUs7jZ3Rv0JmymHRo5j9IuscH-0qO5CgjdRJxA9TfGRc2d-1sHpngEu373pNYhzjgYaItt1x7ijt3CqAcO64KLqMKAre70yZYGoxjoCgB3xIO2nkfsiPyNNzgrhok8f50/s2826/IMG_4156.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1779" data-original-width="2826" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcxZuc-fQfHyF8_kxVagujCaVQQGxi_9ni9xPZr55vw2vvJZ5m13C5vElQTMqUs7jZ3Rv0JmymHRo5j9IuscH-0qO5CgjdRJxA9TfGRc2d-1sHpngEu373pNYhzjgYaItt1x7ijt3CqAcO64KLqMKAre70yZYGoxjoCgB3xIO2nkfsiPyNNzgrhok8f50/w640-h402/IMG_4156.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 3 German - the battle would begin to go to the German's favor...hard...</div></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQbKvus2d_tRd4KyGbl5BxZ2EKvA8l95qt_pErEF6ePRFvOXZ1oHQja5KQcEgbK_jgJzYwpcRzi5wBKSu2INW60aHNoW6GqVXgCKELzP9vsKMqMjXJNu46hizNAJT3clw6-3aI3XTWvpj1a6Y6HYjHpo80iRKicixDncaLOtHZUWjyF61LVcf2npf6rM/s2821/IMG_4157.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1523" data-original-width="2821" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQbKvus2d_tRd4KyGbl5BxZ2EKvA8l95qt_pErEF6ePRFvOXZ1oHQja5KQcEgbK_jgJzYwpcRzi5wBKSu2INW60aHNoW6GqVXgCKELzP9vsKMqMjXJNu46hizNAJT3clw6-3aI3XTWvpj1a6Y6HYjHpo80iRKicixDncaLOtHZUWjyF61LVcf2npf6rM/w640-h346/IMG_4157.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Close combat was grinding me down and even Melee results were reducing my available manpower to take additional buildings.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqLMmu0ZPItVgdES8OgAwo9X2J_EF_Mr_ljHgllRy42U7RqmuVXxaR19i-rJumSNlseFYwfTcM2nkUbj9N7wiuGqnelSjGh8CDSJgJYlOQFvOmKoobRZTnbI__7kCaMfmS9raLlq9IcUGEGRKZrw8THMmYlwx2zDdlEu2vnN_nUYYqz_tMvPJSOoztrE/s495/79c04ef9a618e9cebe093e715a2bccaf.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="495" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqLMmu0ZPItVgdES8OgAwo9X2J_EF_Mr_ljHgllRy42U7RqmuVXxaR19i-rJumSNlseFYwfTcM2nkUbj9N7wiuGqnelSjGh8CDSJgJYlOQFvOmKoobRZTnbI__7kCaMfmS9raLlq9IcUGEGRKZrw8THMmYlwx2zDdlEu2vnN_nUYYqz_tMvPJSOoztrE/w400-h233/79c04ef9a618e9cebe093e715a2bccaf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Dan was utilizing his half-tracks to deny rout paths and ensure the destruction of my units.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cr3-Jh9v7lUTLJwLgyGJ3dXB8DSPGb-GNB0gyrZ3yEUgUkp57QDdH_BX06IIHoEjZfEuLBdlSpdAP_3pKDUbwkvMV91ZbPAItO-bPgGo4SLLaapObDpjL4L1QW53E5MtxUurSmg-OpZuM5xH2gHGMciRGR8up2hOghr9TVLbOSqDvj-ib-ulq5L5n2U/s2992/IMG_4158.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2992" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Cr3-Jh9v7lUTLJwLgyGJ3dXB8DSPGb-GNB0gyrZ3yEUgUkp57QDdH_BX06IIHoEjZfEuLBdlSpdAP_3pKDUbwkvMV91ZbPAItO-bPgGo4SLLaapObDpjL4L1QW53E5MtxUurSmg-OpZuM5xH2gHGMciRGR8up2hOghr9TVLbOSqDvj-ib-ulq5L5n2U/w640-h332/IMG_4158.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>My ATR's had some limited success. Early in the game I would snake a hit on one and turn one of the 75 Halftracks into a burning wreck. Getting a burning wreck with an ATR in 1944...OH YEAH!!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lOQ3JpcOcMu0zESE9LD6Uj_hSDKrJkrq9sPjIKHTWEnRxAhA629XRao_N4Tg-O_D_ihJhtmP3U3J1oB6bpVa0ZyWc2_7vnpYL_1-oALRbgWVyb1vYBorfQ_NHCxllSg_hU89ERF7oBmPuyokrtGz5sVNLCATrdSpbCwrHNj3Z6NGbEPDcNCFSqvq9SA/s231/well-done.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lOQ3JpcOcMu0zESE9LD6Uj_hSDKrJkrq9sPjIKHTWEnRxAhA629XRao_N4Tg-O_D_ihJhtmP3U3J1oB6bpVa0ZyWc2_7vnpYL_1-oALRbgWVyb1vYBorfQ_NHCxllSg_hU89ERF7oBmPuyokrtGz5sVNLCATrdSpbCwrHNj3Z6NGbEPDcNCFSqvq9SA/w381-h400/well-done.gif" width="381" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I would shock another Halftrack with an ATR, but Dan would roll out of it right away. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AerT6mZBlfNO5rltbZpmEuPTQ4lnFHr3jB6ie98f8I5zZRNlYnu9NK1T7pUvXYJ5hAqFgdAKDYd1nrXkVIu1XVWOsDdLzd8ZlrX3ANAgtzENQIGrXqHXl7saUGP5eWqoccK2rjLpswHW1TeT-qtB5pxzVytQcMgFREYtXfdll1eVluzWwd0GfIqb1PM/s2551/IMG_4159.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="2551" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AerT6mZBlfNO5rltbZpmEuPTQ4lnFHr3jB6ie98f8I5zZRNlYnu9NK1T7pUvXYJ5hAqFgdAKDYd1nrXkVIu1XVWOsDdLzd8ZlrX3ANAgtzENQIGrXqHXl7saUGP5eWqoccK2rjLpswHW1TeT-qtB5pxzVytQcMgFREYtXfdll1eVluzWwd0GfIqb1PM/w640-h356/IMG_4159.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A look at the fight would show that Dan had effectively checkmated my forces. I was battered and just trying to hold onto the few buildings that I did control. At this point in the game, I needed to kill German squads if I was going to have any chance.</div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DRoTP24kpO9boYjnQy3YVZ1FynbymUfy1jsYQsaszh-Qsx4sTEglcs1iObTDDEBwYsx-8fdH-FOBbiWHZyTTRXaToaTD3UXMubQPh35O_JUDInOsKolV4PiPW3RrgOBv5I8bjC4Io7RiS1uY9zol-_p7OA45Vv8JtPNBKfOLS3DZrhy3_kelojJYM_E/s2992/IMG_4160.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1777" data-original-width="2992" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DRoTP24kpO9boYjnQy3YVZ1FynbymUfy1jsYQsaszh-Qsx4sTEglcs1iObTDDEBwYsx-8fdH-FOBbiWHZyTTRXaToaTD3UXMubQPh35O_JUDInOsKolV4PiPW3RrgOBv5I8bjC4Io7RiS1uY9zol-_p7OA45Vv8JtPNBKfOLS3DZrhy3_kelojJYM_E/w640-h380/IMG_4160.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I was down to just three pockets and edge of them was under German attack. Dan had really grokk'd this scenario and was using German capabilities to best advantage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6zYMP2Mi6dnJnub2cfnRlCv28Etb38l7LhrQMUMnez23ePKqTYpjqZFcE3y1wse-fGg-15FT0jEN9N1qyBojR4hy5TB-z67tklqttWcQVKK7eXyU_LrRtXV9JTuhnvUnF6H749YTB-rwIMUwnQAYf4ef6sdnw0nffjU2Rzb3kGKyGi7mZgKSqCl4_s/s1907/161945764_886186125286658_3633452309675318800_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1328" data-original-width="1907" height="445" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3P6zYMP2Mi6dnJnub2cfnRlCv28Etb38l7LhrQMUMnez23ePKqTYpjqZFcE3y1wse-fGg-15FT0jEN9N1qyBojR4hy5TB-z67tklqttWcQVKK7eXyU_LrRtXV9JTuhnvUnF6H749YTB-rwIMUwnQAYf4ef6sdnw0nffjU2Rzb3kGKyGi7mZgKSqCl4_s/w640-h445/161945764_886186125286658_3633452309675318800_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfd8bNTGTlmcdL6J21Tf4NsapcT4BZM_A27X7ReoNEyxJ6JgCu0Zx3t0erBYWvzdPzRuU4aTTwNGvDTx9Q_ShuYPrP_2TeDFL117KXJL9eEfYfOLEpsPS5uDVc7j4BQqlZDr8MqdfV691Zu_9iTQdt5PzW_tFCwHJmPpS1FPuf3qjiM6OjNH0_cXHLoA/s2992/IMG_4161.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2067" data-original-width="2992" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfd8bNTGTlmcdL6J21Tf4NsapcT4BZM_A27X7ReoNEyxJ6JgCu0Zx3t0erBYWvzdPzRuU4aTTwNGvDTx9Q_ShuYPrP_2TeDFL117KXJL9eEfYfOLEpsPS5uDVc7j4BQqlZDr8MqdfV691Zu_9iTQdt5PzW_tFCwHJmPpS1FPuf3qjiM6OjNH0_cXHLoA/w640-h442/IMG_4161.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One of Dan's halftracks would be recalled after six'ing the REPAIR dr on a Malf'd AA MG. It would trundle down the beach and back to the repair shop. The rest of Dan's boys moved to engage my remaining Russians. I could have conceded at this point, because I had absolutely no path to victory, but I was enjoying the game too much tonight to check out early.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I knew I was beaten, but the joy of the game was why I was playing in the first place. Winning was immaterial to the fun that I had playing this scenario.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO1xed4bODWkhTLTX-ugj-hi6qL-gkiQIqyI6yAVVOD4D13RQLc-OCuZ6pLpTpgy4qgHuqTa6_n0U2TLrvmnhdHqdB7msw9k9Haj4gt7YDzR8Rh6T5Es10u5NirfCYqB3khruj2v50i7RKXfJBDCbYPWj4UgLEv96Qyrc2yvTtibHi2JgnWBkPe1_PP0/s2451/IMG_4162.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2451" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGO1xed4bODWkhTLTX-ugj-hi6qL-gkiQIqyI6yAVVOD4D13RQLc-OCuZ6pLpTpgy4qgHuqTa6_n0U2TLrvmnhdHqdB7msw9k9Haj4gt7YDzR8Rh6T5Es10u5NirfCYqB3khruj2v50i7RKXfJBDCbYPWj4UgLEv96Qyrc2yvTtibHi2JgnWBkPe1_PP0/w640-h392/IMG_4162.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Neither Dan nor I were able to close out the Close Combats. Lots of MELEE results.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBdkBTMApvLdJqHMu5-lSKIayN_4R1LXgGMjiVnMp8mfnNAU7TYygfadwamqiBfqix9vtIFu1ZVY5jJi2E50QuJhl6gN9p_y-5nSyRFPsEqbKk--A52rgT3OdaQeGw6G-swTCm_acEOOVPoc6I89LSoxXgLk6DMR9AgSrdHVlP97ccNGHgbxb4jd40Nw/s2377/IMG_4163.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2377" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOBdkBTMApvLdJqHMu5-lSKIayN_4R1LXgGMjiVnMp8mfnNAU7TYygfadwamqiBfqix9vtIFu1ZVY5jJi2E50QuJhl6gN9p_y-5nSyRFPsEqbKk--A52rgT3OdaQeGw6G-swTCm_acEOOVPoc6I89LSoxXgLk6DMR9AgSrdHVlP97ccNGHgbxb4jd40Nw/w640-h380/IMG_4163.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As we wrapped up Turn 5, I gave the concession. The hour was late and my boys were toast. The Nordland Grenadiers had wrapped things up. Congrats to Dan on a very well played game. I really felt like Dan grokked the game and how best to use his smaller force to leverage a decisive victory. Well played.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwke_OIExJEgd6Pwdo8BhevjrCkY6xL5QJYxEnweiQyuOIaiqELLPdzx5GoXBOJQRgRY1YR2ewkwiMOZg1FYYl8lMNl-xFxWcux9FP4bmoRzw2Zrz9PZNLLtowCfJZz20c0pm4p0a1_re6yMGua27gF5WoFWhbqfD1irF0__k-mevQ0LHkRH6FEu4Qrds/s500/Korsun-pocket-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="432" data-original-width="500" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwke_OIExJEgd6Pwdo8BhevjrCkY6xL5QJYxEnweiQyuOIaiqELLPdzx5GoXBOJQRgRY1YR2ewkwiMOZg1FYYl8lMNl-xFxWcux9FP4bmoRzw2Zrz9PZNLLtowCfJZz20c0pm4p0a1_re6yMGua27gF5WoFWhbqfD1irF0__k-mevQ0LHkRH6FEu4Qrds/w400-h345/Korsun-pocket-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuuY6petHLOI2GIsa8seebYsbfnuX_DhrNoaCuCz-suQmi47mcRzvdnnngDg6xTwwMvCZau7G4c6Zu0YopzD1lSxkUzu-GhktQA60bBpVFyrj-SvniXUdOR64G-zkGGC6rZLCTOm3hMKvVmlHRI_oASsb5QssKeZfdjD4caOPo2vxbET2CYG4qLfOoTU/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXuuY6petHLOI2GIsa8seebYsbfnuX_DhrNoaCuCz-suQmi47mcRzvdnnngDg6xTwwMvCZau7G4c6Zu0YopzD1lSxkUzu-GhktQA60bBpVFyrj-SvniXUdOR64G-zkGGC6rZLCTOm3hMKvVmlHRI_oASsb5QssKeZfdjD4caOPo2vxbET2CYG4qLfOoTU/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">"The plan worked. The SS thugs must watch out for the ATRs but have high mobility with the half tracks. Once the Russians break it is easy to cut route paths and mop them up. The terrain is good for combined arms tactics and the SS thugs have range advantage to bring their firepower to play. Excellent scenario design with fluid movement and options for attack by both sides. My thanks to Grumble Jones for an outstanding ASL scenario."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Co9EadtjyIixIMHTtE3KXFAYjZ6YCRG9K0MnvWURcGqSmZlcvIxW6Y62WjeflNMNcrTPOAijhllyAVdGcXDN-2J8w2PqNUYJ1t1Zym11V-uM0WpzMXqQGTKufp_vCgItRBFUtSHXWf4O9dKTNUe5_r8LOEW2GtmzhlrCoBQbVfOSP4CHHp4I4CVD4ro/s900/el-cid-1961-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="900" height="402" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Co9EadtjyIixIMHTtE3KXFAYjZ6YCRG9K0MnvWURcGqSmZlcvIxW6Y62WjeflNMNcrTPOAijhllyAVdGcXDN-2J8w2PqNUYJ1t1Zym11V-uM0WpzMXqQGTKufp_vCgItRBFUtSHXWf4O9dKTNUe5_r8LOEW2GtmzhlrCoBQbVfOSP4CHHp4I4CVD4ro/w640-h402/el-cid-1961-3.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on another great ASL Weekend!</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you next time!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E1N4XW-fb_6TRRHr1X7olZIEHbNkTTZs9girhSHUZwhCISz1BuBVpRRLNextxUJYXuADX8fzm6HbAxIQ9X7550h5qctaktvVgI5Gd5YoWAa0vHgbRVtJfe7vZBb5WmmolLWZJQykQ40pBQ13jXVlz_62_Yu6dxMNf-ZxvOI52F_xHBlhneDkZ0eI5AM/s480/giphy%20(3).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E1N4XW-fb_6TRRHr1X7olZIEHbNkTTZs9girhSHUZwhCISz1BuBVpRRLNextxUJYXuADX8fzm6HbAxIQ9X7550h5qctaktvVgI5Gd5YoWAa0vHgbRVtJfe7vZBb5WmmolLWZJQykQ40pBQ13jXVlz_62_Yu6dxMNf-ZxvOI52F_xHBlhneDkZ0eI5AM/w640-h360/giphy%20(3).gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Happy Fall Y'all!!!</span></b></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-25352845669383627262023-09-16T21:08:00.048-05:002023-09-22T16:03:29.942-05:00Our Friday Game - RPT 92 To No Avail<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPyliCOU3GConr1Mmr7e7eUQ1xVLHVwwJ8_IPaBrP_TZIGJQt6snwULsJhgnwYQqaa_BAlcSFBBh8LL89pclsyn6As8CO9z9PXSOr5EqmtsUvKddFCFQlobYqykZLKD09mk_Ix3Lg2iZOIMqrX7XL0UwBaCPAlNOWzVxzj-QwSLSYZqoBRuM92DkW2xo/s598/00381852581fa1124fb66ee58fdab113.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="598" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCPyliCOU3GConr1Mmr7e7eUQ1xVLHVwwJ8_IPaBrP_TZIGJQt6snwULsJhgnwYQqaa_BAlcSFBBh8LL89pclsyn6As8CO9z9PXSOr5EqmtsUvKddFCFQlobYqykZLKD09mk_Ix3Lg2iZOIMqrX7XL0UwBaCPAlNOWzVxzj-QwSLSYZqoBRuM92DkW2xo/w640-h520/00381852581fa1124fb66ee58fdab113.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan Best and I would begin our weekend with a game on Friday evening. And for the first time in a bit, I would complete a normal AAR. Since May, I've been in a bit of a funk regarding the blog. My views continue to be affected by a BOT or a bad actor in Singapore. Last month set a record with 30,000 views. Of course, this number is patently ridiculous, especially when considering that the previous normal average is between 4000-5000 views. What's a bit stranger is that all these views don't seem to be connected to any posts. So, whoever...whatever is pinging the blog has no interest in its content. This coupled with a heavy workload at work caused me to neglect the blog a wee bit. So, apologies are in order for those of you who had become accustomed to a new blog post each Monday. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxmwbMeRcU7w8Qht8x2HERcrJ9iq8jccXUkakzXuFwuaPMqIBDX9Tzj_qwZglixIW9msTHzMvD7mCoYfB7tcvqUFOJ5wEszqnHV-ce6em78mJQTHsqJNaeJRNQfwNpWa9kgOsySR-geedbWKMXnQItYILznCwUgeT9we4g3_nzgvFH7CAeJZKDvamsEA/s400/moonstruck-cher.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="400" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxmwbMeRcU7w8Qht8x2HERcrJ9iq8jccXUkakzXuFwuaPMqIBDX9Tzj_qwZglixIW9msTHzMvD7mCoYfB7tcvqUFOJ5wEszqnHV-ce6em78mJQTHsqJNaeJRNQfwNpWa9kgOsySR-geedbWKMXnQItYILznCwUgeT9we4g3_nzgvFH7CAeJZKDvamsEA/w400-h198/moonstruck-cher.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Okay...okay..."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryeaN-9yx4CR76NcoituR3G_LM9YsmH_D05T1a5b46VO1ClXtW6AobpL0OzeA3bpJT0I2wt4QwIrlnx1E0Qk7Pxh2YOKCdiu6gJF7OcuEwzcwA4NeIIsW0HcqonvUMEBmH3KT8LiDh1iDgdI8l5n2kF6J3kLCt9Tas5iv-qNetZOxm4rrd3e1iasOuTQ/s637/rp10.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhryeaN-9yx4CR76NcoituR3G_LM9YsmH_D05T1a5b46VO1ClXtW6AobpL0OzeA3bpJT0I2wt4QwIrlnx1E0Qk7Pxh2YOKCdiu6gJF7OcuEwzcwA4NeIIsW0HcqonvUMEBmH3KT8LiDh1iDgdI8l5n2kF6J3kLCt9Tas5iv-qNetZOxm4rrd3e1iasOuTQ/w314-h400/rp10.png" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our Friday game would come out of Rally Point 10, The Best of Pete Shelling. I've always been a big fan of Pete's scenarios. I would select RPT92 To No Avail.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario would be set on the Eastern Front in 1943. I would end up as the defending Russians as Dan took up the cause of the attacking Germans.</div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan and I both enjoy Eastern Front based games. This is a bit of conundrum for me as I really struggle to play well as the Russians. I only win 30% of the time when playing the Russians. I've been getting better these past couple years, but it's still a bit of a challenge for me to get the best out of my Russians forces.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Es9VVaXiw43rThhny2yoNKpUvBZfWJ4btMhb4cdLXiExucjggJ5kBRBUJjDWz8G4k6nJN9OkdG9mSlCihU3xAnNshUorAck4S09ydFjuboonlc4gCrQShVcSWKqvcT_Zcg0MV4NWAjbcqjNCSwez_MK4vgcXUeMIUBqRs6GFmHNFwvElwErc8_SV0Sg/s800/6824640939_5e1e2428f3_b.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="520" data-original-width="800" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Es9VVaXiw43rThhny2yoNKpUvBZfWJ4btMhb4cdLXiExucjggJ5kBRBUJjDWz8G4k6nJN9OkdG9mSlCihU3xAnNshUorAck4S09ydFjuboonlc4gCrQShVcSWKqvcT_Zcg0MV4NWAjbcqjNCSwez_MK4vgcXUeMIUBqRs6GFmHNFwvElwErc8_SV0Sg/w640-h416/6824640939_5e1e2428f3_b.png" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">RPT92 To No Avail takes place at the end of July 1943 following the end of Operation Citadel. The victory conditions require the German Player to control on of two buildings while not accumulating 35 for more CVP. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb_PbUWsxIj11kbKR66OyLn31Es8xJOJVi-e8RF1A-NO4ta_Z--VuWve18vhp7eixawbWF8_Jx2wpTXUyVIFMkxP_C3lYECmNi3ergpvZQnmBkLI1fd_D11xyCHWWTDBe7Q9qU4DuQajsWwifpBE1VEY7wZgANDgLKdLi6JRlR6oG523ZVeElp-5IP_c/s792/20160713131158-70a4d90c-me.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="792" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbb_PbUWsxIj11kbKR66OyLn31Es8xJOJVi-e8RF1A-NO4ta_Z--VuWve18vhp7eixawbWF8_Jx2wpTXUyVIFMkxP_C3lYECmNi3ergpvZQnmBkLI1fd_D11xyCHWWTDBe7Q9qU4DuQajsWwifpBE1VEY7wZgANDgLKdLi6JRlR6oG523ZVeElp-5IP_c/w640-h382/20160713131158-70a4d90c-me.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Germans, Dan would command elements of SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 3 "Deutschland", SS Panzergrenadier Division 2 "Das Reich". This force would consist of 8 x 6-5-8's, and 3 x 5-4-8's led by a 9-1 and 2 x 8-0's with an MMG, 2 x LMG's, a Flamethrower and DC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Turn 2 Dan would get 5 x 250 halftracks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZpL97BzVybdL6iVjrZXgi-KirRzZ0MsvmEaGejsqcz_cxBMbQoyt2VcWqeLuUQCCrvYF49xfPOv18YvvSHMCut0ZucgGQP8vy06nNciO9Zib_xq8tLhZp5YVgXj_iJZkBYyosbHnZ5y5cevEzVsxAGebUxbER6v6EixWQkbPYl2pC7X3o40VNciWEWk/s500/4072668218_86dd77a413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="500" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRZpL97BzVybdL6iVjrZXgi-KirRzZ0MsvmEaGejsqcz_cxBMbQoyt2VcWqeLuUQCCrvYF49xfPOv18YvvSHMCut0ZucgGQP8vy06nNciO9Zib_xq8tLhZp5YVgXj_iJZkBYyosbHnZ5y5cevEzVsxAGebUxbER6v6EixWQkbPYl2pC7X3o40VNciWEWk/w640-h312/4072668218_86dd77a413.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>As the defending Russians, I would command Elements of the 2nd Guards Mechanized Corps. My force would consist of 8 x 4-5-8's and a 2-2-8 led by a 9-1 and 8-0 with an MMG, 2 x LMG's, an ATR, 24 x Mine Factors, 4 x Wire, a 45LL AT Gun, and 2 x Tanks (T-34 & T-70).</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfm71cX-QddObz73u-H_MfdRYPu6FAW8AFmM8NTQqCPezvFtYie9m3ExACT45Ch57XnBAivOG6TiKytrokqwj-rHkyOBaCfUwuwKCIC5PxVJQ05bSp79IRnAvN8tIbA2G00r3eM36xhRFw0_WJFnrOtAASXHyVT3_ECNfTgLVKZb8od5GON4Fn19b86A/s1308/no_avail_bigger.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="903" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfm71cX-QddObz73u-H_MfdRYPu6FAW8AFmM8NTQqCPezvFtYie9m3ExACT45Ch57XnBAivOG6TiKytrokqwj-rHkyOBaCfUwuwKCIC5PxVJQ05bSp79IRnAvN8tIbA2G00r3eM36xhRFw0_WJFnrOtAASXHyVT3_ECNfTgLVKZb8od5GON4Fn19b86A/w442-h640/no_avail_bigger.png" width="442" /></a></div><br /><div>The battlespace is fairly contained. But I will admit, I would have liked to have more than 8 squads to cover this front. I was not able to stack any of my units. I simply didn't have the ability to cover the broad front. I would also have a bit of trouble standing up to Dan's Schwerpunkting SS Grenadiers. Dan's Flamethrower would also be a real problem for me during the game.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YS7qPP_coINJmLSTNediPRgkprU0CBMpTFE-Hi6sgiErF0zxA1yCP5M0wVp3YXWDymUfAguZ4mpi3A3YxavGIJUemuIl_thV3NjMBXMwP5oQMtuvMansRDoafDocrn4xfZOQ2aUqnet7W9pBfrZshf5PrIwf5CUF_0Cpt5fEll64eMn26MsspWhkDKE/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9YS7qPP_coINJmLSTNediPRgkprU0CBMpTFE-Hi6sgiErF0zxA1yCP5M0wVp3YXWDymUfAguZ4mpi3A3YxavGIJUemuIl_thV3NjMBXMwP5oQMtuvMansRDoafDocrn4xfZOQ2aUqnet7W9pBfrZshf5PrIwf5CUF_0Cpt5fEll64eMn26MsspWhkDKE/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The SS Thugs must attack and capture one of two building without losing 35 CVP. The Germans will attack on the west side into the factory. Hopefully they can avoid some of the mines and fortifications."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOIrJD-0sJFR4QJo1ICAQ5xJ6mtRcmrncy5C0xslvtBAcNw1gvmwG_ElNHx-2pwXp9GAY6v5JY55vquPo-3xLmVr1aPpK6psklZqFI4mOPUsHf4DbXJaBuewwX6sEDqhE8lLFI568ctf3Bc0-GPcmd8TMg9G98WtN3-9oENnsfPvza7N0oZ_kzPvUci4/s1783/IMG_4117.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1340" data-original-width="1783" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOIrJD-0sJFR4QJo1ICAQ5xJ6mtRcmrncy5C0xslvtBAcNw1gvmwG_ElNHx-2pwXp9GAY6v5JY55vquPo-3xLmVr1aPpK6psklZqFI4mOPUsHf4DbXJaBuewwX6sEDqhE8lLFI568ctf3Bc0-GPcmd8TMg9G98WtN3-9oENnsfPvza7N0oZ_kzPvUci4/w640-h480/IMG_4117.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would go with an upfront defense...kinda my standard operating procedure. After over 40 years of playing this game, I still haven't mastered the fall back. This game would definitely require it and I would fortunately do better than normal. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In establishing my defense, I felt that Dan would try and push around my right flank with his half-tracks. So the T-70 and 45LL AT Gun would cover that flank around with a couple squads. My wire would be positioned to block the halftrack from bypass moving into my rear. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My infantry would be heavy on my left flank. I would HIP the 9-1/ a 4-5-8 and my MMG. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjnAtuLiUqPeNPomX5RNZqc3HRdBL4d2LHVWH2dQpp6LAZCiMjb6BzPTfvy1yuLM2MXhBNa6LZBF4LNIwGnm_z4QDABagCBSk85TlfhUVANBiqg7yYytNdvmRZtxl9kpmJIcY0HTfo-SIPp5sTIluFE8Z9pj9j_UBZQsqV3iFqx_FtzfdDNzVrU92Ql4/s2457/IMG_4118.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="2457" height="580" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXjnAtuLiUqPeNPomX5RNZqc3HRdBL4d2LHVWH2dQpp6LAZCiMjb6BzPTfvy1yuLM2MXhBNa6LZBF4LNIwGnm_z4QDABagCBSk85TlfhUVANBiqg7yYytNdvmRZtxl9kpmJIcY0HTfo-SIPp5sTIluFE8Z9pj9j_UBZQsqV3iFqx_FtzfdDNzVrU92Ql4/w640-h580/IMG_4118.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's Schwerpunkt would come at my left flank. This was a good...bad thing. Good as I was concentrated there, but bad, because Dan could more easily move into position to hammer me with his tough 6-5-8 squads.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxm9azslobwvUmHAP0PR85IPfIEcrbi6hHsIgdQuvorbiAqXh6Fcp7uEE2Z2_xi_sA_cPyQ7kEQyF0ZLbrErGYT4-9NxRv1SZviqK_xCJjVak_3nBIMcAykNrp9j9wsj8CRunKLU-G7DE5vvLaQu8dd9K6mpSqw2l1vHk39Rp1XZfmxotMrOLXUMzqAk/s900/2309212_900.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="561" data-original-width="900" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBxm9azslobwvUmHAP0PR85IPfIEcrbi6hHsIgdQuvorbiAqXh6Fcp7uEE2Z2_xi_sA_cPyQ7kEQyF0ZLbrErGYT4-9NxRv1SZviqK_xCJjVak_3nBIMcAykNrp9j9wsj8CRunKLU-G7DE5vvLaQu8dd9K6mpSqw2l1vHk39Rp1XZfmxotMrOLXUMzqAk/w400-h249/2309212_900.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpIhfhyZBigiLSWOiH5RLdxH8frL1sLB1nYI04tWEm3glTDNEjBm8E-k0T5Nm5_d_iWeo3JjSWjzdTmTXG8w_ar_BOkn63iOYipc9j6X3QZ5mly6kNfcY-SwILxFK-bDy6sCsUdeQU8sv9DSEHU5w-J0SCHerHxQP9uTJnif0MBhXArBAPbXvzgg4USg/s1605/IMG_4119.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1557" data-original-width="1605" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnpIhfhyZBigiLSWOiH5RLdxH8frL1sLB1nYI04tWEm3glTDNEjBm8E-k0T5Nm5_d_iWeo3JjSWjzdTmTXG8w_ar_BOkn63iOYipc9j6X3QZ5mly6kNfcY-SwILxFK-bDy6sCsUdeQU8sv9DSEHU5w-J0SCHerHxQP9uTJnif0MBhXArBAPbXvzgg4USg/w640-h620/IMG_4119.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 German - Dan's SS Thugs come at me hard. I manage to hold them and even create a Hero. He would suffer a terrible fate. Dan's halftracks rolled into battle and three would be knocked out by the 45LL AT Gun and the T-34. I was hitting and getting rate of fire. The halftracks represented 5 CVP, so they were juicy and important targets.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtmnugDi1VdHEnk8kThIAVfQE7S4hbIi_xa0CjYI3Du4yWAOrbBANJ9tMgeWEGFMmDbI_GrZ_-mtimXesjlBxMJBb28I127JvsN1ZBon2PHWZxtoJ7F7zyweLYpKJbNcd4MmEzYxjjZv8N7T7V1xZQSLF1HUxcmYQVVJBJ-ruz9DJpEBFme8xOel_jCg/s618/417196_Grenadiers,+10th+SS+Panzer+Division+Frundsberg.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="395" data-original-width="618" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQtmnugDi1VdHEnk8kThIAVfQE7S4hbIi_xa0CjYI3Du4yWAOrbBANJ9tMgeWEGFMmDbI_GrZ_-mtimXesjlBxMJBb28I127JvsN1ZBon2PHWZxtoJ7F7zyweLYpKJbNcd4MmEzYxjjZv8N7T7V1xZQSLF1HUxcmYQVVJBJ-ruz9DJpEBFme8xOel_jCg/w640-h410/417196_Grenadiers,+10th+SS+Panzer+Division+Frundsberg.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrSA0QD4nfpKejAwFZbez-S5_5kfwPJCYuBzd_8HKNlJK61HMWUhTvDYjZHAIsN1VOwnw-JzkFV3MNh8Pye39gwz3x4UOeSnCQBmqun_MPE_pyAAKiSIq4GFpLoFE7az8FY9MjM6IBixYRuOVFj5KQsFvtQLgqj9r0mgvtjID3UpQAtdHki3XUx-_Tys/s2981/IMG_4120.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2439" data-original-width="2981" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMrSA0QD4nfpKejAwFZbez-S5_5kfwPJCYuBzd_8HKNlJK61HMWUhTvDYjZHAIsN1VOwnw-JzkFV3MNh8Pye39gwz3x4UOeSnCQBmqun_MPE_pyAAKiSIq4GFpLoFE7az8FY9MjM6IBixYRuOVFj5KQsFvtQLgqj9r0mgvtjID3UpQAtdHki3XUx-_Tys/w640-h524/IMG_4120.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Dan would initiate close combat early and often. By SSR, either side could declare Hand-to-Hand and Dan would each time. My Hero and Squad with an ATR would successfully win the Ambush roll and infiltrate away.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O0mdH6GO8IXirbZ9hUtO7UVx6ZRz5oW3LcRS70Oyz_Nc4eddJrserdyzsan-fTcLReK1J5XijGR4_cMVpjLD_TExjCGEFX1OydbGXwnsaXvp_YLMg0H1R6tY2YoN2xBSYQy6L23TU1zrHnsgm0elgANPbmXC29mJJZAhjedk0Bwo4npClik2jgLWuhg/s600/Ballad-of-a-Soldier-PTRD2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="453" data-original-width="600" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7O0mdH6GO8IXirbZ9hUtO7UVx6ZRz5oW3LcRS70Oyz_Nc4eddJrserdyzsan-fTcLReK1J5XijGR4_cMVpjLD_TExjCGEFX1OydbGXwnsaXvp_YLMg0H1R6tY2YoN2xBSYQy6L23TU1zrHnsgm0elgANPbmXC29mJJZAhjedk0Bwo4npClik2jgLWuhg/w400-h303/Ballad-of-a-Soldier-PTRD2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ready to fight another turn...but rate had something else in mind...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLqLXSPjU-BSrhWXdkJ3tZ5jA9uqbIgE_Dw0ghpDaYVMK09UekElZF0k8kfKZqqfI7UqJclKJQv59L5TqA1ib9XvL5aSYzpPN3MzGawq5xEvUBp7-bFJhTNX_lwT29ZBPLPEXkrr1NGM5mi5k3ixQK52f_tIiRtORPdHn7UtFo55U_nhgYPbDECBJMqc/s2207/IMG_4121.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2066" data-original-width="2207" height="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDLqLXSPjU-BSrhWXdkJ3tZ5jA9uqbIgE_Dw0ghpDaYVMK09UekElZF0k8kfKZqqfI7UqJclKJQv59L5TqA1ib9XvL5aSYzpPN3MzGawq5xEvUBp7-bFJhTNX_lwT29ZBPLPEXkrr1NGM5mi5k3ixQK52f_tIiRtORPdHn7UtFo55U_nhgYPbDECBJMqc/w640-h600/IMG_4121.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 2 Russian - my line was largely intact, but Dan would turn my left flank with a single die roll. His flamethrower would roll snakes and burn my Hero and squad with the ATR to death. Bummer...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qwCztnO9QRfJA1JEPiWKtxuZuPARjw0PGxtYFucv5EPoukIF-SzAGGwUwqoiu3dDVj4ppI0EtUJsNrynl05UFotrlc9ov4CgDeZEDyIDeWDTpi7jrKclC6RVhGAcc9I203nBU8bkozIsnYRWvdloatoQOg4xz1xxdzxgl7ZlAeYx73ZJm4meWm6Agx8/s320/hhKrET.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="320" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5qwCztnO9QRfJA1JEPiWKtxuZuPARjw0PGxtYFucv5EPoukIF-SzAGGwUwqoiu3dDVj4ppI0EtUJsNrynl05UFotrlc9ov4CgDeZEDyIDeWDTpi7jrKclC6RVhGAcc9I203nBU8bkozIsnYRWvdloatoQOg4xz1xxdzxgl7ZlAeYx73ZJm4meWm6Agx8/w640-h356/hhKrET.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLxZ47gqDK4zpxJIwFb5hxMmPZgovdRN4p8K4k6U8RkY42ezb-ZCWspH4TbwI9WBhS_f16uHN2QjrH6Lae6nA0whOi1xFM4l-Q6KQkLJG2sNkSbtYW2jf-KJ3hAUk5AvSFMoLqmfQMD4HhKeowoIcSPMt-Qf3kc417aPkGgJ30mSKUAcNrlR0FB9GL0U/s1923/IMG_4122.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1391" data-original-width="1923" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMLxZ47gqDK4zpxJIwFb5hxMmPZgovdRN4p8K4k6U8RkY42ezb-ZCWspH4TbwI9WBhS_f16uHN2QjrH6Lae6nA0whOi1xFM4l-Q6KQkLJG2sNkSbtYW2jf-KJ3hAUk5AvSFMoLqmfQMD4HhKeowoIcSPMt-Qf3kc417aPkGgJ30mSKUAcNrlR0FB9GL0U/w640-h462/IMG_4122.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My T-70 would manage to knock out the remaining two German Halftracks. This would put 23 CVP into the hopper (one crew survived). This would remove any German threats to my right. The battle would be focused on my left from this point further.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9HkRWzJoh4fBbLDgT--LCgAJYIqSZ1Rf5EJR2WVn2tmJl4BTdSGk92qFzFyqoAXdrBeBgV6RTMoqYgO32F0t8nqhPjv8Oxd-mJrCFIFmLfzXHaLzfyv8NEyxNLe6j5JthFV-dZa4nFN0hhDgc9hdOzdnbZ5lcHoEroJnZrnl6-BmfUtJle5gvvwCufI/s466/Screenshot%202023-09-16%20152549.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="466" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9HkRWzJoh4fBbLDgT--LCgAJYIqSZ1Rf5EJR2WVn2tmJl4BTdSGk92qFzFyqoAXdrBeBgV6RTMoqYgO32F0t8nqhPjv8Oxd-mJrCFIFmLfzXHaLzfyv8NEyxNLe6j5JthFV-dZa4nFN0hhDgc9hdOzdnbZ5lcHoEroJnZrnl6-BmfUtJle5gvvwCufI/w400-h211/Screenshot%202023-09-16%20152549.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH6PMvocWBD1aBo-Rsa0PBxdysnHxTs47Gsvd8m3oMwWsDbnaCjCIWIoeVrLKgjSh7Uq2DAehMY9AHaOLVtYjlhjA1NrE-kToUcz88HKSXcNDe5thbr7qESijgD4hPYJEEh7KkntG1ADIGR87nHb6elIlP5L-B14S7OEfjUHwM8N1cot-nTrUtasAXTI/s1912/IMG_4123.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1601" data-original-width="1912" height="536" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwH6PMvocWBD1aBo-Rsa0PBxdysnHxTs47Gsvd8m3oMwWsDbnaCjCIWIoeVrLKgjSh7Uq2DAehMY9AHaOLVtYjlhjA1NrE-kToUcz88HKSXcNDe5thbr7qESijgD4hPYJEEh7KkntG1ADIGR87nHb6elIlP5L-B14S7OEfjUHwM8N1cot-nTrUtasAXTI/w640-h536/IMG_4123.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 Russian - I would MALF my AT Gun and the crew would later rush to the Z6 Building to make sure it didn't fall to the Germans as they punched through my left flank. My T-34 would be destroyed in close combat thanks to the abundant ATMM's available to the SS Thugs. My T-70 would roll over to support my left. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqkUWx5Ec6dgYP1EaMY4R1e8qWa66AaKPztEvQuiBEbbwgLkwaMdes0M1ovUop0oEFwGPcF0DrE_El2IYtGHDD_ddqxTHcxwYQrLy8_HfBgdh0JY75e1CrRxvugHAXn3chuKjVMcPrwauRGyfcoCfqn9Vr3csgjtvsmy6wzEDiXlSYQHGAU7HnXuXmUg/s323/d63e8c04fd6cbf37ad1d5c4efe9dd9c7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="323" data-original-width="235" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqkUWx5Ec6dgYP1EaMY4R1e8qWa66AaKPztEvQuiBEbbwgLkwaMdes0M1ovUop0oEFwGPcF0DrE_El2IYtGHDD_ddqxTHcxwYQrLy8_HfBgdh0JY75e1CrRxvugHAXn3chuKjVMcPrwauRGyfcoCfqn9Vr3csgjtvsmy6wzEDiXlSYQHGAU7HnXuXmUg/w291-h400/d63e8c04fd6cbf37ad1d5c4efe9dd9c7.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaOK_QQP05SYLFXYUR37Pj6KRaoL7RM4GgcRRNPCtG3OkeZSDEmWAw1p8kHPxxXjdFbRMhB0zous4MKMw62LBc-Pw-djo02Qh83odeRcoX5Ow1pXdl0ifZyMqIZZeMEHYsTqt_a5udZiQei5q3B7MOAKgdNifhJIXAtAWnyj7J1enfvKaWZhweldVtKc/s2000/IMG_4124.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1630" data-original-width="2000" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKaOK_QQP05SYLFXYUR37Pj6KRaoL7RM4GgcRRNPCtG3OkeZSDEmWAw1p8kHPxxXjdFbRMhB0zous4MKMw62LBc-Pw-djo02Qh83odeRcoX5Ow1pXdl0ifZyMqIZZeMEHYsTqt_a5udZiQei5q3B7MOAKgdNifhJIXAtAWnyj7J1enfvKaWZhweldVtKc/w640-h522/IMG_4124.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 4 German - Dan continues to push, but I manage to hold, but his Grenadiers get next to my T-70...which spelled its doom.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXWaX9VGxhy0X_ZP8lGiZiYzY3hXU6FfhY_mNHG_NXecf1MsuzksIHgUNBhkcJ7uTOnBLuOo6StbOngpXvgL1iLe6IvAMyyThVBisSZm9Gfw_nzSSdMpe62azs745LwhD-2nPPC-3t0ReYeNxq0wzIlMuHEFjViaBuRZh04fep45rKZ40OEue_LivRr4/s1632/03704.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1632" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiXWaX9VGxhy0X_ZP8lGiZiYzY3hXU6FfhY_mNHG_NXecf1MsuzksIHgUNBhkcJ7uTOnBLuOo6StbOngpXvgL1iLe6IvAMyyThVBisSZm9Gfw_nzSSdMpe62azs745LwhD-2nPPC-3t0ReYeNxq0wzIlMuHEFjViaBuRZh04fep45rKZ40OEue_LivRr4/w376-h400/03704.jpg" width="376" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pJh4gESRbYOX1KU13UI-Byh1TTBy28DCRQvc1aQnpxrSA4umyVJOx5kRgTl7t-ywt-ffHLxvcwbnmCMzy9ubsNQ3rdoOu8sKNeY9o0Wx6c31ZtxZPA856pW9yn0uKsUKhe0BJI1YFKHd_aoygYd0FJ6Yg0waIOOgHQos-H0OT8uOSX46djAINRdNNuw/s1823/IMG_4125.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1540" data-original-width="1823" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4pJh4gESRbYOX1KU13UI-Byh1TTBy28DCRQvc1aQnpxrSA4umyVJOx5kRgTl7t-ywt-ffHLxvcwbnmCMzy9ubsNQ3rdoOu8sKNeY9o0Wx6c31ZtxZPA856pW9yn0uKsUKhe0BJI1YFKHd_aoygYd0FJ6Yg0waIOOgHQos-H0OT8uOSX46djAINRdNNuw/w640-h540/IMG_4125.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>My T-70 would survive the initial but would remain in the Melee rather than moving out of it. My MLR was still holding, but I was bleeding squads rapidly.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDDVZlMw8aqFLlxA2l3CagZQL-JuNb5D5JvBIc1vM-hRuGZ8kR30HGHOEpSv2Cj8AENVs0Ni5yu2pt2MmydlT1TZ5CwXbF3sztCqd8ZNX38A_HBKS3H9hh6g0CFXJ79KkYcX0yCeuSD9Uw2Gsj58leEBrwz7NqM6rszTepngwvsLo_w5SmxIy3dwv2Cc/s540/tumblr_no2mg7YkMg1sdxszuo3_540.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="349" data-original-width="540" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLDDVZlMw8aqFLlxA2l3CagZQL-JuNb5D5JvBIc1vM-hRuGZ8kR30HGHOEpSv2Cj8AENVs0Ni5yu2pt2MmydlT1TZ5CwXbF3sztCqd8ZNX38A_HBKS3H9hh6g0CFXJ79KkYcX0yCeuSD9Uw2Gsj58leEBrwz7NqM6rszTepngwvsLo_w5SmxIy3dwv2Cc/w400-h259/tumblr_no2mg7YkMg1sdxszuo3_540.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8KVKdmY6X1pLBU77Q88iX5cbgH_v23-mAvJcrMtSxplsVhMIPcN-hQskJ9Wp8vJqgrwrGubRi911ScBzxiNCcNw2uUlVmKnr1JCh08GtU3YjyF2AhyP6nbY8r8j8t9CreWNH-frqr6KISExEMxtvavhx76UKSi-ZSdkLvmJXbEceNu3zhwmYp5nhBr8/s2992/IMG_4126.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8KVKdmY6X1pLBU77Q88iX5cbgH_v23-mAvJcrMtSxplsVhMIPcN-hQskJ9Wp8vJqgrwrGubRi911ScBzxiNCcNw2uUlVmKnr1JCh08GtU3YjyF2AhyP6nbY8r8j8t9CreWNH-frqr6KISExEMxtvavhx76UKSi-ZSdkLvmJXbEceNu3zhwmYp5nhBr8/w640-h640/IMG_4126.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan's grenadiers were overwhelming me in Close Combats. I couldn't stand up to the firepower.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnWo6_8NqIWndku2aTz-nDG291SOBGq-eo6VyJoC_owkGo9h5R3Tjv-onONHWt-oy07FOEwCTyzNs-pkNEGzRe1M6rYaa8mC4SBXFmHUJJhdZGImyZA9xSUAXQlLV4V8ZmaJ0EfU3HjGeJOQM4I9DbLsKslIFlU-Ogh_3k-Ko7nGM2gNjjx0sxuqpRUw/s800/kinopoisk.ru-Dvadtsat-vosem-panfilovtsev-2455550.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCnWo6_8NqIWndku2aTz-nDG291SOBGq-eo6VyJoC_owkGo9h5R3Tjv-onONHWt-oy07FOEwCTyzNs-pkNEGzRe1M6rYaa8mC4SBXFmHUJJhdZGImyZA9xSUAXQlLV4V8ZmaJ0EfU3HjGeJOQM4I9DbLsKslIFlU-Ogh_3k-Ko7nGM2gNjjx0sxuqpRUw/w400-h266/kinopoisk.ru-Dvadtsat-vosem-panfilovtsev-2455550.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFhiE1LpIGxQhzXhWeXFx0wbwX4YEvNNlz3cV-XeOUhKRWLju0O8H2pmM_0OcMGN18ei0sffTBMPJGrYbCzEs1cUsJ3E-H4vePhA-e0fDN06C-nXbWF0rjlFJADxpc8Y-CAvklkwRKriYx6vWgT0T8rwBWFw--8YSi_8CjzCVsQSLP3JWUe60XcDT3D8/s2145/IMG_4127.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1658" data-original-width="2145" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFhiE1LpIGxQhzXhWeXFx0wbwX4YEvNNlz3cV-XeOUhKRWLju0O8H2pmM_0OcMGN18ei0sffTBMPJGrYbCzEs1cUsJ3E-H4vePhA-e0fDN06C-nXbWF0rjlFJADxpc8Y-CAvklkwRKriYx6vWgT0T8rwBWFw--8YSi_8CjzCVsQSLP3JWUe60XcDT3D8/w640-h494/IMG_4127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 5 German- My center and left would finally fold. The end of the fight one way or another was coming. But the Germans were at 33 CVP.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52KJsuJJTlalBQyNzzBiNRAE8FyY6NegoXnzZOC3FLi-75mc9IsCGZrZh5hFWuPqyBOFQRL-HVQFMRHMSGQuLTdU292koiUnHHIf_smbLU3OWusqPO-c_5Sg6IZM_rGQb6zTIQqMLIRGkGD7a_-KxlcRROCTpJZ5eoZ6CiSNxxDx9mVr9NqoxJMhUpCc/s400/28-Panfilovs-28-Men-Panfilovtsev-Blu-ray-2017-_1%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="400" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg52KJsuJJTlalBQyNzzBiNRAE8FyY6NegoXnzZOC3FLi-75mc9IsCGZrZh5hFWuPqyBOFQRL-HVQFMRHMSGQuLTdU292koiUnHHIf_smbLU3OWusqPO-c_5Sg6IZM_rGQb6zTIQqMLIRGkGD7a_-KxlcRROCTpJZ5eoZ6CiSNxxDx9mVr9NqoxJMhUpCc/w640-h366/28-Panfilovs-28-Men-Panfilovtsev-Blu-ray-2017-_1%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My surviving troops put up a fierce defense.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMLdciPtqHT6BQkQV45S_x4IyWb6BIoSiTcVg_UPoJCjJ3Ux31lUyBZGDflVeBp_szreK-bnc5GUWIt0hBsrR9dYyIph2jfjUoDNCGmnG8ZT0WScO55SwWzaWcDVEtiL1EjDn7CXTbKFb34IAJ6Q5j8sQFXjyy_Ijv9jszz_CZP_Xey73RmbWM4Rur3w/s2992/IMG_4128.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQMLdciPtqHT6BQkQV45S_x4IyWb6BIoSiTcVg_UPoJCjJ3Ux31lUyBZGDflVeBp_szreK-bnc5GUWIt0hBsrR9dYyIph2jfjUoDNCGmnG8ZT0WScO55SwWzaWcDVEtiL1EjDn7CXTbKFb34IAJ6Q5j8sQFXjyy_Ijv9jszz_CZP_Xey73RmbWM4Rur3w/w640-h640/IMG_4128.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">More hand-to-hand combat would finally eliminate any Russians outside of the two victory buildings.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO4G2q-d-tpa4fwEuz5M7mEqiZf5XDswzgNNNV84HUnR6yZEHZjJgW3cHDi18SzXCsTkeRbTdb2hG1shL3M82f10WJW1ZRK4aEC2xpcETZzqRJt9Soc9BFcmFLkzzu01h8IjJCwLDOvuSaVn3AHliGFJ8iHp7CzgS5_2ihXKdLzelneP0AXHwtr03tms/s500/a2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="206" data-original-width="500" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxO4G2q-d-tpa4fwEuz5M7mEqiZf5XDswzgNNNV84HUnR6yZEHZjJgW3cHDi18SzXCsTkeRbTdb2hG1shL3M82f10WJW1ZRK4aEC2xpcETZzqRJt9Soc9BFcmFLkzzu01h8IjJCwLDOvuSaVn3AHliGFJ8iHp7CzgS5_2ihXKdLzelneP0AXHwtr03tms/w400-h165/a2.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But even though my boys were dying...they were taking a half squad at a time with them. And now the Germans were sitting at 34 CVP...one more and it would be game over.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPr3C2lEbsQVcu4-RkXXw-35EnrsiAdOzSln3IL3L1hj4FlTYRT_85-EJh5_1u-YOAAbauxlMFpEG_9nPMhFwExYq6dmwZSnfez0Do8EuuUXzsjQ-eL0XhpuBLdjkn_SU4WWNWjxll9aiAW31hovkAN1oLwcFl43f6m70GnODB9tLFtZoKdKOx0jz6bM/s1859/IMG_4130.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1356" data-original-width="1859" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyPr3C2lEbsQVcu4-RkXXw-35EnrsiAdOzSln3IL3L1hj4FlTYRT_85-EJh5_1u-YOAAbauxlMFpEG_9nPMhFwExYq6dmwZSnfez0Do8EuuUXzsjQ-eL0XhpuBLdjkn_SU4WWNWjxll9aiAW31hovkAN1oLwcFl43f6m70GnODB9tLFtZoKdKOx0jz6bM/w640-h466/IMG_4130.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">At the end of Turn 5, the Germans were nearing the victory locations. As long as they didn't get another CVP, they only needed to capture one of the two buildings.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASOeVnZYs4abnWSjGb2GuUJBJPQZZubdtbh-XIYWO7KHyTwAIbXely3IKgyS0--B8j5AfOuPPY9_KYUO_4s6JIcDEAEBAu2uHjYSxRHmBrpy28r4yaGuaeRUXCuUjG_mx1i8rP6RRHYG87hmrnN1lRfkMal99EWXz5vVL_of_sXPxJfIjvwWQ2BBBju8/s2211/IMG_4131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1860" data-original-width="2211" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgASOeVnZYs4abnWSjGb2GuUJBJPQZZubdtbh-XIYWO7KHyTwAIbXely3IKgyS0--B8j5AfOuPPY9_KYUO_4s6JIcDEAEBAu2uHjYSxRHmBrpy28r4yaGuaeRUXCuUjG_mx1i8rP6RRHYG87hmrnN1lRfkMal99EWXz5vVL_of_sXPxJfIjvwWQ2BBBju8/w640-h538/IMG_4131.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 6 German - Dan pushes ahead hard and reduces me to two good order 4-5-8, a 2-2-8 and an 8-0 officer. We were down to the last...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yBFYMCDPVIiURPhD9ALsM3UwHuTRTBlFcIPzj42y5o5v0Q2OmUtmDROwxcrW3Pm2E1NomWlZ7krkJ6TADNNEQHsSJEqlVXTyGQcPvcReMpRSJ3BD19cPSFF2pmpoYSi7r1OmRrU1hBEh5KorGn5Br6pMl0oGsirJClMbXxfbGe8JBVvJBQxM33PNxY8/s500/1zmG8avB83Uvm.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="500" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8yBFYMCDPVIiURPhD9ALsM3UwHuTRTBlFcIPzj42y5o5v0Q2OmUtmDROwxcrW3Pm2E1NomWlZ7krkJ6TADNNEQHsSJEqlVXTyGQcPvcReMpRSJ3BD19cPSFF2pmpoYSi7r1OmRrU1hBEh5KorGn5Br6pMl0oGsirJClMbXxfbGe8JBVvJBQxM33PNxY8/w400-h170/1zmG8avB83Uvm.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGov6tFqGsARkUkRn-YjrMH7KPz-42MC5zc77bKZqDgAdWNqmy-ZYO0ddj9kEpevaW8N3THamrryMsGNcitYV1VWNmSWk9Z8m5UQkragWetLxMbxyh0P2xZL_EGESdh4h579bID6NuwKlLHAF-FP3RtO-KdZMkH1ZPebxxrD3ot0HWT6LKkifeVrrlmG8/s2228/IMG_4132.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1829" data-original-width="2228" height="526" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGov6tFqGsARkUkRn-YjrMH7KPz-42MC5zc77bKZqDgAdWNqmy-ZYO0ddj9kEpevaW8N3THamrryMsGNcitYV1VWNmSWk9Z8m5UQkragWetLxMbxyh0P2xZL_EGESdh4h579bID6NuwKlLHAF-FP3RtO-KdZMkH1ZPebxxrD3ot0HWT6LKkifeVrrlmG8/w640-h526/IMG_4132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As we wrapped up Turn 6, something unexpected would turn the tide and secure a Russian win. To the north, a broken German half squad with the MMG would find themselves in the sights of the Russian Sniper. And he would kill them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9xIuZOKIq8I5x68uIyvc1P5B24VO1uHXaSZsd8ubQLdwpzlFZH7-j_kTnMKJ7S6KxHokjWPfuYfCeODrQXAxA-tm1ig5zMzUH_jgf-9FgLk9LhKyP_XZKueNVIFWBvP-ApgI91K30ztarE5AZTyGKAyPm_cmsdYHwg0eiGya2uEZq2u5SuOGtmE0XdY/s707/image.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="434" data-original-width="707" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU9xIuZOKIq8I5x68uIyvc1P5B24VO1uHXaSZsd8ubQLdwpzlFZH7-j_kTnMKJ7S6KxHokjWPfuYfCeODrQXAxA-tm1ig5zMzUH_jgf-9FgLk9LhKyP_XZKueNVIFWBvP-ApgI91K30ztarE5AZTyGKAyPm_cmsdYHwg0eiGya2uEZq2u5SuOGtmE0XdY/w640-h392/image.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>And with that, Dan's CVP cap hit 35 and that was game. The Russians had survived for the win. It's not very common to see a game end with a sniper shot, although I have since it twice in Tournament Games when my sniper KIA's my opponents' best officer. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET29k831eG1EIp4ChzYBNQnIy3iDXExn4eqNiCHJGfA7or75ceO9tEbnyFTLQDEwbq6bKzSRJ1lMWIRHGJH0VzLqK0Up16iPvmfXz_MNr0QhdtnTOxBAgs-PZ_an2nMAGJduID1QNMzPS72LdHHr1rF3EvIj04J4y01vEEnS-z8CDE594zOeJHUVRetU/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET29k831eG1EIp4ChzYBNQnIy3iDXExn4eqNiCHJGfA7or75ceO9tEbnyFTLQDEwbq6bKzSRJ1lMWIRHGJH0VzLqK0Up16iPvmfXz_MNr0QhdtnTOxBAgs-PZ_an2nMAGJduID1QNMzPS72LdHHr1rF3EvIj04J4y01vEEnS-z8CDE594zOeJHUVRetU/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiET29k831eG1EIp4ChzYBNQnIy3iDXExn4eqNiCHJGfA7or75ceO9tEbnyFTLQDEwbq6bKzSRJ1lMWIRHGJH0VzLqK0Up16iPvmfXz_MNr0QhdtnTOxBAgs-PZ_an2nMAGJduID1QNMzPS72LdHHr1rF3EvIj04J4y01vEEnS-z8CDE594zOeJHUVRetU/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The Russians were able to kill all the halftracks, and this pushed the Germans too close to the CVP cap. Some infantry losses pushed the Germans over the cap on turn 6 just as the Russian lines were breaking. Well played by Grumble Jones. My thanks Grumble Jones for a great game of ASLand congrats on the win!</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69NzDYEI4CyLASFBuo3tvXkk6HvQdHGXqnzUT_jR7XBrtQfVth5Yb8a9JynzmxKR0hGdaX3gpC_FDNoIMhn-J8d_SZ-TMfikrclTpYgg63zjvgXYyq35HVAa-8kMWvhkVWJ_p5ZGEX4AG9H7Gf8Y85WUhJuY6zuyeIaEDb2a3dUnsvI24nshq3M7UFRk/s245/687474~1.GIF" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="190" data-original-width="245" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj69NzDYEI4CyLASFBuo3tvXkk6HvQdHGXqnzUT_jR7XBrtQfVth5Yb8a9JynzmxKR0hGdaX3gpC_FDNoIMhn-J8d_SZ-TMfikrclTpYgg63zjvgXYyq35HVAa-8kMWvhkVWJ_p5ZGEX4AG9H7Gf8Y85WUhJuY6zuyeIaEDb2a3dUnsvI24nshq3M7UFRk/w400-h310/687474~1.GIF" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This scenario had been an intense fight from the start and both sides were on fumes at the end. Had the sniper not KIA's the half squad, it's very likely that Dan's boys would have won this game. My thanks to Dan for a great fight. Invariably, our Russian front games are always hotly contested and usually very fun.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR-9iKntVIonxVx6hi-0EwYsiC4kqxS8OPIKoHCkAqC8tlFEHbYVzUaJ1B_VSN5JtAWXR5a9X1kqrHNoTT4DeYAF3cSdzYsV6KkNuW_wVgxaYKOAa6QClRaU8myL_bTAJxxi6GcQOwFrU-6OvgY4HTzTpi8wp8U5Nc2I2mEwPeBpvrJCRMbZ4XEzHevc/s554/nrW3xp.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="264" data-original-width="554" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkR-9iKntVIonxVx6hi-0EwYsiC4kqxS8OPIKoHCkAqC8tlFEHbYVzUaJ1B_VSN5JtAWXR5a9X1kqrHNoTT4DeYAF3cSdzYsV6KkNuW_wVgxaYKOAa6QClRaU8myL_bTAJxxi6GcQOwFrU-6OvgY4HTzTpi8wp8U5Nc2I2mEwPeBpvrJCRMbZ4XEzHevc/w640-h304/nrW3xp.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's all for now.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return next week with with </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">GJ117 Bridgehead at Merekula </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">and </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ASL 263 Camp Mibeiwa.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-27183905185746543632023-09-10T01:03:00.007-05:002023-09-10T01:03:53.203-05:00Our Games - WO 10 All Along the Merderet and GJ125 Harckocsi Assault<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIY3EKwwtHA8Z8FWG6CkkO8IwN5HGNS6qdUVUhtD8O4CcXcLlX8jn7TTyJS4c8CiAua7AbzNyuWIEA2MIj4sYxzED40Ky8H4wmFSP0mlRBihm2NZsuuiRXU4VmEe0ePmqtIvxGxvvcaM0eTyaC-IzkWGzKFGOMZnn0qXASva2JiEM5Q4IqqBIatZfNMw/s1920/Nobles009-e1659041497533.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1920" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCIY3EKwwtHA8Z8FWG6CkkO8IwN5HGNS6qdUVUhtD8O4CcXcLlX8jn7TTyJS4c8CiAua7AbzNyuWIEA2MIj4sYxzED40Ky8H4wmFSP0mlRBihm2NZsuuiRXU4VmEe0ePmqtIvxGxvvcaM0eTyaC-IzkWGzKFGOMZnn0qXASva2JiEM5Q4IqqBIatZfNMw/w640-h360/Nobles009-e1659041497533.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">This weekend's games would be some of the best so far this year. I would play my 80th and 81st games of the year while Dan would play his 99th and 100th games of the year. I'm 19 behind Dan and won't be catching up to him this year!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviIbcnTYCdE5iBTy3SbJC4VYLGejg0-CR_aMzlRH57z6oQr06RUBBSRfCPVzfPPOVU34tipe-XIx-gG2Bynl6gaEVzEK-qzqhDbFnvCqrpXH30RmB1ZEmyr7PxDHXtA3IvdlilQkZzL-SUSPjO7b8k5fm0TB4jK7wMpp-F-I5EYUHe-E2CDrtkECaTJw/s245/SUPj.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="245" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgviIbcnTYCdE5iBTy3SbJC4VYLGejg0-CR_aMzlRH57z6oQr06RUBBSRfCPVzfPPOVU34tipe-XIx-gG2Bynl6gaEVzEK-qzqhDbFnvCqrpXH30RmB1ZEmyr7PxDHXtA3IvdlilQkZzL-SUSPjO7b8k5fm0TB4jK7wMpp-F-I5EYUHe-E2CDrtkECaTJw/w640-h431/SUPj.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7491oCweAoKcQ2j9CKf7IuzJ-0h-bSE8oEIglzCdqD91C7lDdaNcXwIcWop2OnIVaw7C60Ba_lwELdBzsNtyEEVzUOOi6UaTiHg1hvT4cKZJBgf7q4DuN9Dm-NGXnkE9CVHAUqYgNBS6ktBAtLKx7KlEYGP0QiyZ0ITxhQwNHzhGNP9otC37Nub-9N8/s220/damn-that-was-a-lot.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq7491oCweAoKcQ2j9CKf7IuzJ-0h-bSE8oEIglzCdqD91C7lDdaNcXwIcWop2OnIVaw7C60Ba_lwELdBzsNtyEEVzUOOi6UaTiHg1hvT4cKZJBgf7q4DuN9Dm-NGXnkE9CVHAUqYgNBS6ktBAtLKx7KlEYGP0QiyZ0ITxhQwNHzhGNP9otC37Nub-9N8/w400-h400/damn-that-was-a-lot.gif" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p>It's a lot of ASL. I'm averaging 10 games a month at the moment, which is a lot of ASL. So I it's a good thing I enjoy this game so much!!!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW3w-mV2QUcI0rgJwlnhoc33aO4V-druUiKna53UvPakuDCt5nE_0f1yI0GuoizlB09GELBqSk6MCuwnkeYJXq8DSKpEEhyTYjEOISJoYLH8acjTEgQ1SgnPahoEy_vGFkFCq5q5054j07KKVjiwowjNjF0wDKx1CVz3Bvsc2Xfzptyv5vhMDgQax8wY/s1650/GJ-125.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKW3w-mV2QUcI0rgJwlnhoc33aO4V-druUiKna53UvPakuDCt5nE_0f1yI0GuoizlB09GELBqSk6MCuwnkeYJXq8DSKpEEhyTYjEOISJoYLH8acjTEgQ1SgnPahoEy_vGFkFCq5q5054j07KKVjiwowjNjF0wDKx1CVz3Bvsc2Xfzptyv5vhMDgQax8wY/w309-h400/GJ-125.jpg" width="309" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">We would play our first game on Friday evening. GJ125 Harckocsi Assault would provide the night's entertainment. I'm always a bit self-conscious and worried whenever I play my own designs. I worry that the scenario won't play well and stand up to the light of day. And to be certain, a great many of them fall into that category. But every now and then, one comes out the other end of scrutiny looking pretty good. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Harckocsi Assault would be one of the passably good scenarios. I would have the attacking Hungarians and successfully evade Dan's Bore-Sighted Hexes, cross the stream, take the village and then take the hill for the win. Two of my three tanks would be immobilized in Close Combat, but otherwise did good service. Dan's AT Gun would miss and then X-Out on an Intesive Fire Roll. Dan's dice would produce a number of Snake Eyes, but not at the right moments to sway the game. My Hungarians enjoyed the lion's share of the good fortune and made it onto the hill...just barely. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In our post-game discussions, we played with the idea of upgrading the AT Gun to a 45L, but the 37L is fully capable of knocking out the Hungarian armor without too much difficulty. I'll stick with the 37L also as a rate of fire tear could take the heart out of the Hungarian attack in one good fire phase. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Next item was Bore-Sighting. Neither of us is a fan of this rule, but I didn't make in NA in the SSR's. It's a very small battle space, so Bore-Sighting could be very effective. That said, I managed to avoid Dan's and so there's certainly more than enough chance that other players would as well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Last up ,was a review of the 5 full turns of play. I initially wondered if 5 turns was enough for the Hungarians. But, I managed to get to the hill and win the game on Turn 5. And I was cautious in my turn 1 and 2 moves. So we both agreed that 5 was sufficient. The Hungarian Player should have to take some risks. Dan then suggested that perhaps 4-1/2 turns was the better choice. He wondered if the Russians should have the final movement phase. I think the answer is yes. The Russians deserve the chance to retake the hill if possible.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3oTXBYz5P4-t2fqscJonjOkLzEP67_FPOEcQuwe7yYW5J1YU5N7R4EzCIgtaKQWz2HKfBNMWM2UTOLxDNPYUETXnth3hUPtzmK1oC4438cJ9OIg5HPl7VniqJHAM7DruIakDd4frb2NMnflTjUlC1FRvJmjDfkfL8Qc5quSo9_3lIXjFT6cyP9dh8xY/s600/4.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="600" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq3oTXBYz5P4-t2fqscJonjOkLzEP67_FPOEcQuwe7yYW5J1YU5N7R4EzCIgtaKQWz2HKfBNMWM2UTOLxDNPYUETXnth3hUPtzmK1oC4438cJ9OIg5HPl7VniqJHAM7DruIakDd4frb2NMnflTjUlC1FRvJmjDfkfL8Qc5quSo9_3lIXjFT6cyP9dh8xY/w640-h330/4.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">"Yeah...but...ok...you're right..."</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOubFLvin-UJtTAj_I8juptrHvCAuh4-r3E-Z_2ZzZQ8Ewjz5Jr1p36to4rvN2Q5gtfIygZrWMgnRcnmOWIXNlzhhdxcpQ18J1S9_o2LM9y-eN-lHpjjLin_XnLBKKAA3NOYYzQY0NIqAddv4HyQVw1ryiv1R44Q4W8E6oSMVhc4zEsvDtdbqcliZIY/s387/ASL-WO%20BP%202013.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="300" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUKOubFLvin-UJtTAj_I8juptrHvCAuh4-r3E-Z_2ZzZQ8Ewjz5Jr1p36to4rvN2Q5gtfIygZrWMgnRcnmOWIXNlzhhdxcpQ18J1S9_o2LM9y-eN-lHpjjLin_XnLBKKAA3NOYYzQY0NIqAddv4HyQVw1ryiv1R44Q4W8E6oSMVhc4zEsvDtdbqcliZIY/w310-h400/ASL-WO%20BP%202013.jpeg" width="310" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our second game, played on Saturday evening would be WO 10 All Along the Merderet. Dan would be the attacking Germans in this one, while I defended as the American 82nd Airborne Division.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">ROAR had this game as slightly pro-German. The German Player gets to spend 6 points for a variety of OOB options.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would have two of the little French Tanks and a Panzer MKIII. I would have four bazookas and a 57L AT Gun to fend them off. I would fail to hit any of them during the game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikdf3KrbOVOOLUJb9ZO2Yfq8tRdOkQdPPE6FlPIEiOvXB6A_6uM6GuPyQmuAH0XhOUOepw7HkZ-c_FBGdSfYoppcKPBrqR_JeMBBIpHVkeYOZrGZmSHUqGdWWQKaO88lUAv9OeBRUq4X0_Yo6i8Y3fEEiiGfY4NWjMAgdwGZxYifINOAm9tk6-lpiSyw/s2701/WO10_All_Along_the_Merderet.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1935" data-original-width="2701" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikdf3KrbOVOOLUJb9ZO2Yfq8tRdOkQdPPE6FlPIEiOvXB6A_6uM6GuPyQmuAH0XhOUOepw7HkZ-c_FBGdSfYoppcKPBrqR_JeMBBIpHVkeYOZrGZmSHUqGdWWQKaO88lUAv9OeBRUq4X0_Yo6i8Y3fEEiiGfY4NWjMAgdwGZxYifINOAm9tk6-lpiSyw/w640-h458/WO10_All_Along_the_Merderet.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The map setup is one of the more unique ones that I have run across in ASL. This scenario feels like two separate games, and I wondered during the game if it wouldn't play better as two separate scenarios. As one scenario, I think it would make an excellent four player game. The Germans can win the game by crossing the stream at the bridge or they can take control of victory hexes in the northeastern orchard. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Crossing the causeway through the marsh to take the bridge is a tall order for the Germans and equally so for the Americans. So, in our game, we would just stare at each other from our respective positions. I would send two squads and the 8-1 to try and take the causeway, but it would cost me the 8-1 and a squad. During the game, I would roll three casualty reduction Boxcars, which would kill both of my 8-1's and a 7-4-7 squad. Dan would also roll too many boxcars that would KIA 1-1/2 of his squads. This is a pernicious pain in the backside when playing ASL. Dan's snake eyes would create a Heroic officer and cause two squads to charge to their deaths. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yXi7lkIyt4R4-IMJTYPdXdFhokQdQJs12fQDZTMLiSNBR_IzWJ82_zwI2ndvUm_dnDj8PM5dEE1KnElMumdiFd8VftkCz7F3PxbjL-GF4CDx7TATKfjTGUiqm-C4sxVp2a-lHxxldSbAsg_adrHscxBIX_riKIYQSTuz4ZU5V_7xLNgXy1IHuPQkR2g/s498/the-dark-knight-heath-ledger.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="205" data-original-width="498" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9yXi7lkIyt4R4-IMJTYPdXdFhokQdQJs12fQDZTMLiSNBR_IzWJ82_zwI2ndvUm_dnDj8PM5dEE1KnElMumdiFd8VftkCz7F3PxbjL-GF4CDx7TATKfjTGUiqm-C4sxVp2a-lHxxldSbAsg_adrHscxBIX_riKIYQSTuz4ZU5V_7xLNgXy1IHuPQkR2g/w400-h165/the-dark-knight-heath-ledger.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Our game does this only too well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tonight's post won't be a full AAR. I'll admit I'm a bit weary these days and haven't been as excited to write up the AAR's as much as I should. So, my apologies for tonight's AAR lite.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7Qn1FaX2GSo01LjrznDsRGVnXJclTDut8hsp5WBYfFNtN5fRxpVdAkIdMLXtKVb06Gc90HL4MPzwH7LuKCHIKCVRE0OF_-UW4Em9c2DE5GCV3QX6k4P21b5-DO7pQJghZ_wcJrtJ8_oMxDGkz0nC0jBcPPLGpj6MJtIUiHaUgYhzZJSOeYbOf0LKgBY/s2035/374641440_10228986700119760_9052325094731979089_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1094" data-original-width="2035" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl7Qn1FaX2GSo01LjrznDsRGVnXJclTDut8hsp5WBYfFNtN5fRxpVdAkIdMLXtKVb06Gc90HL4MPzwH7LuKCHIKCVRE0OF_-UW4Em9c2DE5GCV3QX6k4P21b5-DO7pQJghZ_wcJrtJ8_oMxDGkz0nC0jBcPPLGpj6MJtIUiHaUgYhzZJSOeYbOf0LKgBY/w640-h344/374641440_10228986700119760_9052325094731979089_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would make his attack choice early on in the game. He would forgo trying to cross the causeway and the stream. Instead, he would go full bore to take the orchard hexes and prevent my boys from controlling the hexes on the causeway that would prevent a victory if he took all the orchard hexes. I think this was a sound decision on Dan's part. The only thing Dan might have done differently in this situation was to move the Panzer MKIII to the battle for the orchard. It's absence would be keenly felt by Dan's grenadiers in that portion of the battlefield. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4on35pWCeREJHpf5JeMzPkZpTgg4FNCqPOHcONqNckITjlLJ8uKc9adpTTb1_Sr-6bZgVZwXOik6oWGpIXFXos32JZr4Y_GphrqgldQHp4VVA72Dp6Io3yCiZX5be_jOfq89XwDNxjVDojvrbyvbd75upRCzn4bDWCNoth5ZrVqKcfuwjQUarh6v318/s2048/376251626_10228987146570921_6794041935033047359_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="2048" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB4on35pWCeREJHpf5JeMzPkZpTgg4FNCqPOHcONqNckITjlLJ8uKc9adpTTb1_Sr-6bZgVZwXOik6oWGpIXFXos32JZr4Y_GphrqgldQHp4VVA72Dp6Io3yCiZX5be_jOfq89XwDNxjVDojvrbyvbd75upRCzn4bDWCNoth5ZrVqKcfuwjQUarh6v318/w640-h298/376251626_10228987146570921_6794041935033047359_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My paratroopers would manage to hold their Bocage Alamo against all attacks. The 9-2, 3 x squads and an MMG put out huge firepower and managed to break the German kill stacks, which ensure an American victory at the end of 5 turns.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I have to say that I found the game to be both interesting and fun to play. I would argue that they be separate battles as I believe the choice will almost always be to fight for the orchard hexes. Either side attempting to cross the causeway will be cut down by machine gun fire. Just my thoughts. I enjoyed this scenario and would certainly recommend it. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm5D9sh5DcdtzQUm6kru7an28xJmuCqDDTW2Vbujptk9DqTaJRBbihRzb_L3tZ7dIHFhA0ln4H_4X5PSQzUzHZd_cVEhTMVEQPNpqBS750ZginJiQdHf4gFMGf47N2Dff8-ZSjQgwxMBxxCDjNPUUMYP4806wV99x2e-gRQ0YA0mQ9RZGdymkFYi1syc/s320/gross-pack-3.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="247" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpm5D9sh5DcdtzQUm6kru7an28xJmuCqDDTW2Vbujptk9DqTaJRBbihRzb_L3tZ7dIHFhA0ln4H_4X5PSQzUzHZd_cVEhTMVEQPNpqBS750ZginJiQdHf4gFMGf47N2Dff8-ZSjQgwxMBxxCDjNPUUMYP4806wV99x2e-gRQ0YA0mQ9RZGdymkFYi1syc/w309-h400/gross-pack-3.png" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our final game for this weekend will be played on Sunday. GD19 Pioniers Forward! will conclude our weekend's gaming.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">In this game, Dan will be the defending Russians and I the attacking Pioneers of the Grossdeutschland Division.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Should be a great game to end the weekend.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Again, apologies for a much abbreviated AAR. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-37166349278055002452023-09-02T14:46:00.005-05:002023-09-02T19:19:44.691-05:00Grumble Jones September Scenario - GJ125 Harckocsi Assault<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgYyG7FcBMVvilWogAy8BbRwT_2PJG4G1RDHCUroNleGrm2jSbrzXKDmxm_S7Lmop10QMG2IiRQcapxdF2vpyhUBAQo6RJy64MJIjuGk62-WXcLSfaboZV8RCHwM03WJ89NKPt5uK2MSmuOEGcHJBmXuLxG3YCvbfdQX5eH49pv2ww9xLqfMgHi3m5t4/s500/Inf_001.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="343" data-original-width="500" height="440" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTgYyG7FcBMVvilWogAy8BbRwT_2PJG4G1RDHCUroNleGrm2jSbrzXKDmxm_S7Lmop10QMG2IiRQcapxdF2vpyhUBAQo6RJy64MJIjuGk62-WXcLSfaboZV8RCHwM03WJ89NKPt5uK2MSmuOEGcHJBmXuLxG3YCvbfdQX5eH49pv2ww9xLqfMgHi3m5t4/w640-h440/Inf_001.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The hot days of summer continue as we move into September. Although...85 degrees is a whole lot better than the 105 that has been our normal for the past few weeks. As a result, of the extreme heat, my wife and I have spent more time indoors and cancelled our weekend walks. Today was the first time walking in about three weeks. No lie...I so miss the summers of my youth spent in the mountains of NE Tennessee and the beaches of Assateague Island. We could be outside all day and not be burned up like these days. The 1970's were good for something.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGHttm9xAnAgcJd2ORFNGxzsGlwtnfEBb7pc7ES8Mhwgo5q_eHrXIbv5HNXRk3KL-cxFjyHCKa1a6e38CiFy2ZHMb2Q9tPFjFe0JTgpA3FG-yPOXLOB7rSROl1PH8C9wz1ujQA04DwdQ9sRjy_KAdjqufdQPTj8vbzMlYDnYxoDmXkFM6GaDVzp9a6c4/s766/9781472845634.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="766" data-original-width="568" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGGHttm9xAnAgcJd2ORFNGxzsGlwtnfEBb7pc7ES8Mhwgo5q_eHrXIbv5HNXRk3KL-cxFjyHCKa1a6e38CiFy2ZHMb2Q9tPFjFe0JTgpA3FG-yPOXLOB7rSROl1PH8C9wz1ujQA04DwdQ9sRjy_KAdjqufdQPTj8vbzMlYDnYxoDmXkFM6GaDVzp9a6c4/w296-h400/9781472845634.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This month's scenario would be my third taken from the Osprey Combat Series book Hungarian Soldier versus Soviet Soldier. And there are still more good little scenarios in its pages. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I've never been a huge fan of the Axis Minor Allies, but early Operation Barbarossa actions are a good time for playing the various Axis Minors and in particular, the Hungarians, who performed ably enough in the south.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">And for the Russians, playing against Axis Minor Allies gives them a little better chance than against the Wehrmacht. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">This month's scenario depicts a brief stand by the Russians to hold a hill and slow down the Hungarians as they advanced in support of the larger German formations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW3c6ypxzxqov1pMdsl42h0A0yURoE6IE2OrulL930nmvn-LGiJJVpH4MhRJqgh_tw9jlcmnzubDHzuI1uFt_J8KHcw4VzR-tePINLpmF61SWzZjRLZnJo__aWb2veV4PphpIh4f-FZDcIGiYNTiPiQBhz7L5QNraeCEmSkPd5Kdj7sMqKut1zpjnYyw/s600/w.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="600" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvW3c6ypxzxqov1pMdsl42h0A0yURoE6IE2OrulL930nmvn-LGiJJVpH4MhRJqgh_tw9jlcmnzubDHzuI1uFt_J8KHcw4VzR-tePINLpmF61SWzZjRLZnJo__aWb2veV4PphpIh4f-FZDcIGiYNTiPiQBhz7L5QNraeCEmSkPd5Kdj7sMqKut1zpjnYyw/w640-h468/w.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBb4KDp9PuGLueYQggu9k3CjGnavN4hIROvLsneZeDHnqcKqEiZM4E36HgIDqKm6QqcMC5uPt9QriAQqwAbkp1ImZfSbraAGGCF1SEIVyYR_eIbeKU45mRl6sJmvd5sIiBq10oeSNqwf7b0oJscbDK6-jKu3xFVXte0VMzyISJohKLUywvl8Zdyxfd-o/s1650/GJ-125.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBb4KDp9PuGLueYQggu9k3CjGnavN4hIROvLsneZeDHnqcKqEiZM4E36HgIDqKm6QqcMC5uPt9QriAQqwAbkp1ImZfSbraAGGCF1SEIVyYR_eIbeKU45mRl6sJmvd5sIiBq10oeSNqwf7b0oJscbDK6-jKu3xFVXte0VMzyISJohKLUywvl8Zdyxfd-o/w494-h640/GJ-125.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXXfjv3jdyt04PkQfEgrML9_qZlgh3-t_bykx8q5CjQ1QfwauWv49yXa9o0yys4M41AR5Yjs9r0wwbj-qCWfDp27a8D5e9fFuUmWXLE7LTmyUTYEnbNHZ1P3cOuJD9m4QP7_JqCPPfJgHzIDgmrG6GRaPCy7OCV7fI9ecl_2c-e_OqPwU4hccjT879gg/s1125/da562486-4696-4634-9da4-a41b00e76c97_MEDIAM_5e744599-b685-4b57-b9d4-173037d8903d.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="744" data-original-width="1125" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXXfjv3jdyt04PkQfEgrML9_qZlgh3-t_bykx8q5CjQ1QfwauWv49yXa9o0yys4M41AR5Yjs9r0wwbj-qCWfDp27a8D5e9fFuUmWXLE7LTmyUTYEnbNHZ1P3cOuJD9m4QP7_JqCPPfJgHzIDgmrG6GRaPCy7OCV7fI9ecl_2c-e_OqPwU4hccjT879gg/w640-h424/da562486-4696-4634-9da4-a41b00e76c97_MEDIAM_5e744599-b685-4b57-b9d4-173037d8903d.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Now that September has made its debut...that means the annual Halloween Scenario is just around the corner...staring at us no doubt. This year will see a two-scenario effort with a custom Rick Reinesch map to play out scenes from a beloved movie. It's been an exciting project and having learned the lessons of the "Where the 2 Half-Squads Dare"...we kept it simple this time. An easily printed map will give players a chance to pit Col. Pitts against Col. Steiner. Look for it in October.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-57605917516383771652023-08-27T10:55:00.007-05:002023-08-27T22:52:31.229-05:00Our Games - ASL Scenario WO27 Checking Out and WO12 Heart of Wilderness<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6pH1sI1GOu1orfLMkQHBNU0VUi2uOGXLndfq2_wxIWEMJnS6mZhrge0W78b-P2G9dD3vmW2ww05DI2Z94X2lxxAYQORw2i1E5EXKlakmIsF-Z4vqy_yG_NIVdrc_1KXpgNvf5sVNB7QC7GPHtH8_sn63dmKKQQIws6NK-FywPdW-3eaO10YrVAEmRc/s600/4896762.jpeg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="600" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6pH1sI1GOu1orfLMkQHBNU0VUi2uOGXLndfq2_wxIWEMJnS6mZhrge0W78b-P2G9dD3vmW2ww05DI2Z94X2lxxAYQORw2i1E5EXKlakmIsF-Z4vqy_yG_NIVdrc_1KXpgNvf5sVNB7QC7GPHtH8_sn63dmKKQQIws6NK-FywPdW-3eaO10YrVAEmRc/w640-h478/4896762.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">After a two-week hiatus, Dan and I were back in the cardboard saddle and playing some ASL. We got in two games two weeks ago, but both games were not bloggable. Concessions came early and neither game went deep enough to justify an AAR. In both games, one side found itself quickly overmatched and out of the game prematurely. This happens sometimes, but it did kinda suck that it happened back-to-back. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">WP 9 The Last Charge! and MM65 Dieulouard Bridgehead were the two games that missed the mark for us. I conceded the Last Charge after my Burmese were shot off their horses and gunned down. And Dan would concede the Dieulouard Bridgehead after my Germans threaded the needle and were headed to claim the victory locations. Dieulouard Bridgehead was a real grind to play and trying to move Armor at night on winding mountain roads was just not my cup of tea. 13 MP Tanks were moving 4-5 hexes a turn due to the elevation changes and twists and turns in the road. Unfortunately, we just didn't find it to be a fun game. And the longer I play ASL, the less tolerant I have become for rules heavy scenario. There are just too many other scenarios to play that get the action going quickly and keep it simple. The scenarios were both fine scenarios, but just not in my personal wheelhouse of fun. I will also have to say, that I really don't care to play another scenario with cavalry. By and large, my experiences with them have not been favorable. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2blTz4L93t9EwxQH1nf0H-QwocdsRJXWtoJ4vmKMkrGanrIaKCUfBHMEk9gi8TInKN7UPY5OEVt3cj4SMeI1wHDD9MIEsAv79RBMYacjEDbbVCZQGLBTNulR3UsRbyVM-QWgmfjTu-UeegmWC6uIOWvy5enUnQ0XJSCuzDvLCX28gbgifhFxXvlOc1c/s388/ASL-WO%20BP%202018.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho2blTz4L93t9EwxQH1nf0H-QwocdsRJXWtoJ4vmKMkrGanrIaKCUfBHMEk9gi8TInKN7UPY5OEVt3cj4SMeI1wHDD9MIEsAv79RBMYacjEDbbVCZQGLBTNulR3UsRbyVM-QWgmfjTu-UeegmWC6uIOWvy5enUnQ0XJSCuzDvLCX28gbgifhFxXvlOc1c/s320/ASL-WO%20BP%202018.jpg" width="247" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Our first game of the weekend would be a DASL scenario from the Winter Offensive Bonus Pack #9. We would play WO27 Checking Out by Nich Richardson and Brian Youse. This scenario is set in Aachen in 1944 and has the Americans on the defense against a large force of SS Grenadiers.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By SSR, a Dawn +1 LV Hindrance would be in effect during the game. This would severely impact my defensive effort as the Americans. You may have noticed a decline in my dice roll whining. Well, that's because for several games now, my dice have been rolling normal to good. But our first game of this weekend would return my dice roll struggles. I would roll terribly throughout the game. And on the other side, Dan was rolling well, 2's, 3's and lots of 4, which was my SAN and out of 8 opportunities, I would only get on Sniper. Despite the disparity on our dice, it would be a fairly fun game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E9cYrIBedRSC5ps1wL9Z5KmFDXsU9gd13zUE_JdMvtHp4UlCPgFLggJMCjWJFBoLEBLWlDrdJ2H75eNeY-6HNmmWILnqNIWOwSlN9aI-P-ROOd1DOBZse5OV1s8K8tXQpfYRs_yVdTR1uPuYCMaoHuIjNpZZDtSaZV5EZe8YLShE97DSMyHxTJz7tPI/s1072/Map-Aachen-October-1944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="831" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E9cYrIBedRSC5ps1wL9Z5KmFDXsU9gd13zUE_JdMvtHp4UlCPgFLggJMCjWJFBoLEBLWlDrdJ2H75eNeY-6HNmmWILnqNIWOwSlN9aI-P-ROOd1DOBZse5OV1s8K8tXQpfYRs_yVdTR1uPuYCMaoHuIjNpZZDtSaZV5EZe8YLShE97DSMyHxTJz7tPI/w496-h640/Map-Aachen-October-1944.jpg" width="496" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">My track record in scenarios set in Aachen is pretty bad. I have fared very poorly and especially as the Americans. This game would keep that awful streak alive. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM3EgPa5HLrjtF0UjnWJGdxreqkl25s0-_2qWKIRrkHycewzQiEJKpBe4IG9SWjUHF_Wb8K5Lnc9kFQNC__8NEYszX2BrXakV2mARoS8lVwXrQZqHSsKDHnR3LerephRWU3ZKTLUtefVRxYIrPDSHWy49zJGCy3_4wC0SbPkQuGOBAtwl4tkI6dDQ9Kk/s229/yup-sure.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNM3EgPa5HLrjtF0UjnWJGdxreqkl25s0-_2qWKIRrkHycewzQiEJKpBe4IG9SWjUHF_Wb8K5Lnc9kFQNC__8NEYszX2BrXakV2mARoS8lVwXrQZqHSsKDHnR3LerephRWU3ZKTLUtefVRxYIrPDSHWy49zJGCy3_4wC0SbPkQuGOBAtwl4tkI6dDQ9Kk/w384-h400/yup-sure.gif" width="384" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Can't argue with that...Aachen is where my hopes go to die!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip93OdmVAo6eW4w-26485bSuN42iH8hW3-L7jHhtUtj6NKGMinxeM3Y9pcO19wjaxDgtI3QFvG9ufaRwslMQbV1k51L0CavzTwX2JmAHeoQJBut3qs4N9X2PJ8ojxlBykjoH8Ai3Y0CyywISw2VqgixCevODE5GT2Ceo-ZCONsVSlWEA9cWKXhhaQEctE/s671/8Zg75Q3zDJOm2GW0aVN2yAN0GrbLVMWx.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="571" data-original-width="671" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip93OdmVAo6eW4w-26485bSuN42iH8hW3-L7jHhtUtj6NKGMinxeM3Y9pcO19wjaxDgtI3QFvG9ufaRwslMQbV1k51L0CavzTwX2JmAHeoQJBut3qs4N9X2PJ8ojxlBykjoH8Ai3Y0CyywISw2VqgixCevODE5GT2Ceo-ZCONsVSlWEA9cWKXhhaQEctE/w640-h544/8Zg75Q3zDJOm2GW0aVN2yAN0GrbLVMWx.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Germans, Dan would command Elements of SS-Bataillon Rink, Kampgruppe Diefenthal. This force would consist of 18 x 6-5-8's led by a 9-1, 8-1, 8-0 and 7-0 with an MMG, 4 x LMG's, a Panzerschreck and a DC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YTjLB5fIgLepSRS6CrB86FXpQ1_Ugxrv7zXxDyuOK0w0cwV-_hL3DlzlqK5ugmL02XhTtPdIl6_C5fHWTWlYii2cKfICF1TmwgglayoffPM_opc-26LzZUz_TU9jpNlssBa0v0Jcer5MbSvypHzxqlkumWNACDank8gKtua0hZfDQfeUzHIeet7uiXE/s1356/be4WoPyQxGOv6eGGKlVEznV305LlAmDN.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1356" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3YTjLB5fIgLepSRS6CrB86FXpQ1_Ugxrv7zXxDyuOK0w0cwV-_hL3DlzlqK5ugmL02XhTtPdIl6_C5fHWTWlYii2cKfICF1TmwgglayoffPM_opc-26LzZUz_TU9jpNlssBa0v0Jcer5MbSvypHzxqlkumWNACDank8gKtua0hZfDQfeUzHIeet7uiXE/w640-h316/be4WoPyQxGOv6eGGKlVEznV305LlAmDN.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Americans, I would command the men of 3rd Battalion 26th Infantry Division, 1st Infantry Division. My force would consist of 12 x 6-6-7's and 3 x 6-6-6's led by a 9-2, 9-1 and 2 x 8-0's with 2 x MMG's, 2 x BAZ 44's and a Sherman. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLwvy5GhpuXHFy43tNVj_PNZx5xmSQgFdJ9mrJs2Ou9_mKPswG37kgfACUIr1cNGdtMYCx5nYHJiemc7nujqyVgpiQqk77Mupx53Qdz5K0RGJdwYKA_WQPtWc0RUIVgG398kBTruYfSfbG1Fl0bF9Dh0yExmIR-mILEHgbgstUrsGys7mLIGeWEKnmF4/s982/checking_out_map.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="805" data-original-width="982" height="524" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSLwvy5GhpuXHFy43tNVj_PNZx5xmSQgFdJ9mrJs2Ou9_mKPswG37kgfACUIr1cNGdtMYCx5nYHJiemc7nujqyVgpiQqk77Mupx53Qdz5K0RGJdwYKA_WQPtWc0RUIVgG398kBTruYfSfbG1Fl0bF9Dh0yExmIR-mILEHgbgstUrsGys7mLIGeWEKnmF4/w640-h524/checking_out_map.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">It's been a while since we played a DASL scenario. They are a nice change of pace every now and then. They compress the battlefield considerably and provide some tricky LOS's. It's easy to find yourself moving in the sights of the enemy if you're not careful. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu-wR3LfbgOGFVAOuqozzt-OVz8h5L95_M4fRQ2jRiEPftWWG4d9uMILSe-EwzbKiyBMbrLl39RBnymt3d6JyBM9sR9m5dn4uGtgNLi_rPwWH1xUv0a9g5a-tsiqf4JE3_scOSUT7PQ2PDP8vOGNhT017TiQF024AjF7NzGeVAsfjhNWk2UUcPxPs5WE/s400/eebfdeab-1adb-452f-a267-bf0703718c91_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="400" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwu-wR3LfbgOGFVAOuqozzt-OVz8h5L95_M4fRQ2jRiEPftWWG4d9uMILSe-EwzbKiyBMbrLl39RBnymt3d6JyBM9sR9m5dn4uGtgNLi_rPwWH1xUv0a9g5a-tsiqf4JE3_scOSUT7PQ2PDP8vOGNhT017TiQF024AjF7NzGeVAsfjhNWk2UUcPxPs5WE/w400-h213/eebfdeab-1adb-452f-a267-bf0703718c91_text.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBchGiVDoxO8hqmD8xqXFHuTVPalxsVJjw9jJtsB6ltQpFEQSSl_uh9ZH5v3W-cw2Su2bocbFiexwK80JEyoSqvy-ouS-nX_RjrJ7zGcaRT0aoUc8OMmW45yXHv2pcppEl-0STN6jJX8puhzzz3lqJ_wsQMYun3_ARPCwW4i5s69yuEQWM5SdEjRyTd5s/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBchGiVDoxO8hqmD8xqXFHuTVPalxsVJjw9jJtsB6ltQpFEQSSl_uh9ZH5v3W-cw2Su2bocbFiexwK80JEyoSqvy-ouS-nX_RjrJ7zGcaRT0aoUc8OMmW45yXHv2pcppEl-0STN6jJX8puhzzz3lqJ_wsQMYun3_ARPCwW4i5s69yuEQWM5SdEjRyTd5s/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Germans must attack and take 6 of 11 multi-hex buildings. The plan if for the 8-1, three squads MMG and LMG to be at level 2 in the set-up building as overwatch. While all others attack out into town. With two squads deployed as scouts. Hopefully the PSK can successfully hunt the tank."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBT5iO8wW4psSFWf_WNMjgl_G-LpePqDFmJV1Ku7u32UcR9eXlWJ2sNcav5cv16RbmulKUgHAquUvyWPKKwZ8a3Hj5bDM_cQQAqmtFNMFPlgn4oDhQB0igYTKdVPd4O1jv16OoRNOIdxTxaq4kikyY04g16STOWYBro5IJQoI-5iqRqQMFFwGGR6_QrI/s2740/IMG_4089.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1455" data-original-width="2740" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSBT5iO8wW4psSFWf_WNMjgl_G-LpePqDFmJV1Ku7u32UcR9eXlWJ2sNcav5cv16RbmulKUgHAquUvyWPKKwZ8a3Hj5bDM_cQQAqmtFNMFPlgn4oDhQB0igYTKdVPd4O1jv16OoRNOIdxTxaq4kikyY04g16STOWYBro5IJQoI-5iqRqQMFFwGGR6_QrI/w640-h340/IMG_4089.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">By SSR the Germans set up in the C1 Building and the Americans behind the redline. The Germans win at game end by controlling at least 6 of the 11 multi-hex buildings in the American setup area. ROAR has this one with 29 American and 22 German wins. I still find that interesting as 18 x 6-5-8's is one powerful force as I would discover. I set up with an effort to minimize Dan's opportunities to break my key units with his Turn 1 Kill Stacks (26 FP with his 9-1)...freaking Death Star.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aANHOeopXp12jpMZEIBv-n-vhtIl_uEPdZgggf8FindCYXt26nRyr4jAFa0j4WvkkV217H2xwgbIkN5mKmrndxjGOBJ5es_Ve6XiCSJ4KnXcWzIsrLJ2SoCHi5FJ4Nmp7KTVz0c9FvK3OxmAv-3zTUTjVywvOhnfFa3wVWdab3Ew2bzhIfxB0Evb4YU/s268/thats-no-moon-obi-wan-kenobi.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="268" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1aANHOeopXp12jpMZEIBv-n-vhtIl_uEPdZgggf8FindCYXt26nRyr4jAFa0j4WvkkV217H2xwgbIkN5mKmrndxjGOBJ5es_Ve6XiCSJ4KnXcWzIsrLJ2SoCHi5FJ4Nmp7KTVz0c9FvK3OxmAv-3zTUTjVywvOhnfFa3wVWdab3Ew2bzhIfxB0Evb4YU/w640-h640/thats-no-moon-obi-wan-kenobi.gif" width="640" /></a></div>So, to be clear, there a key moments in ASL when stacking and using Prep Fire are an essential part of the game. When you get to shoot first and your opponent is not concealed...well...yeah take the shot!<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4JJv-Ps7COjLJNUBeNsG4San1zemnOV9V0Xa-XIaGwmFCjCU0Z9Ej-2ofyFa05eCM38LL5GiHo_46wyljxcKkNHhJW_5ok9rPrW0LzH_tUKfLe1d6tvdLAQ_OWS-KwRxlGl2xkazq-mJabVLK6nJVPHEpxgilkLFK8fFmPk5WAqClWo0_EPV0b5G1Dc/s268/tumblr_528a17920fb02d71f80242fde2cbb67e_994c1d89_400.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="268" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4JJv-Ps7COjLJNUBeNsG4San1zemnOV9V0Xa-XIaGwmFCjCU0Z9Ej-2ofyFa05eCM38LL5GiHo_46wyljxcKkNHhJW_5ok9rPrW0LzH_tUKfLe1d6tvdLAQ_OWS-KwRxlGl2xkazq-mJabVLK6nJVPHEpxgilkLFK8fFmPk5WAqClWo0_EPV0b5G1Dc/w400-h269/tumblr_528a17920fb02d71f80242fde2cbb67e_994c1d89_400.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">"Yes Mum!"</span></b></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QFYOD7csWX98yQhxt-G78sJ3qsljPParSwZJJvqK8946g83uuEswWUwRN_FvJAXnfdqkboqmczlRMTb2mf0_8twGsahOvuei-8yas-bY1t1baKUfvtFI_D-2d2KEvGhUTyWdDH890AaSfYWiqd9ce-4EXuVB6A3cxDTrN9ji_8jC6SdAdnKq1sA2ecs/s2916/IMG_4090.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2916" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0QFYOD7csWX98yQhxt-G78sJ3qsljPParSwZJJvqK8946g83uuEswWUwRN_FvJAXnfdqkboqmczlRMTb2mf0_8twGsahOvuei-8yas-bY1t1baKUfvtFI_D-2d2KEvGhUTyWdDH890AaSfYWiqd9ce-4EXuVB6A3cxDTrN9ji_8jC6SdAdnKq1sA2ecs/w640-h340/IMG_4090.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As luck would have it, Dan's 26 FP shot would sail over my head as he rolled an 11. But that was the last time the Germans would roll badly. Dan's initial movements would be fairly successful, but a few breaks would be caused by American Fire. I wouldn't have a better Defensive Phase than this one. My dice just kept coming up with a six on at least one of the dice, which nearly every roll. Cowers and boxcars would also hinder my defensive effort. Only Dan's poor early morale check rolls would keep in the game.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-14diHhIX_HM63M_sk8VD72rr7CGnhTv3QbJHYZRnMlC7ZZ9w3MxD1R-JXfzVYl69uGsYALsrJ0jlP0FGuah7eW1hk5kDQnrHLRhR0uCNPForTNRbrK_htwtLpZT2MAeCs1LeAyxXRBWcxHSmMcjmBjMpEdgL6mEu2AQt7ekz_Kji_fp4zfggjv_Zso/s200/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-14diHhIX_HM63M_sk8VD72rr7CGnhTv3QbJHYZRnMlC7ZZ9w3MxD1R-JXfzVYl69uGsYALsrJ0jlP0FGuah7eW1hk5kDQnrHLRhR0uCNPForTNRbrK_htwtLpZT2MAeCs1LeAyxXRBWcxHSmMcjmBjMpEdgL6mEu2AQt7ekz_Kji_fp4zfggjv_Zso/w320-h320/200w.gif" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLTxT7WYYcXyHmKfQ_Iu8AWc7N0RjQTAp-IDLVbSeioU2U_4hp92gZPEhLzq6XtDZEw1QvHYdDRgrnYiUrbmDbhq9AAffaO9OIKTK5xVdkrtqks0w0Jx2vfgwAvA4Zmj8EmteP7ni_wKBO4PJUFK-lqL6gcwYLLBQ77uUC1O6YYMYHsJDyhCM5Zx_WDw/s2892/IMG_4091.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1552" data-original-width="2892" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMLTxT7WYYcXyHmKfQ_Iu8AWc7N0RjQTAp-IDLVbSeioU2U_4hp92gZPEhLzq6XtDZEw1QvHYdDRgrnYiUrbmDbhq9AAffaO9OIKTK5xVdkrtqks0w0Jx2vfgwAvA4Zmj8EmteP7ni_wKBO4PJUFK-lqL6gcwYLLBQ77uUC1O6YYMYHsJDyhCM5Zx_WDw/w640-h344/IMG_4091.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">After turn 1, Dan's SS Grenadiers were still behind the start line. As ROAR and the ASL Archive show, the scenario is pro-American. But I didn't grok it and as you can see the Germans are no in easy reach and can start to "DASH" across the road. You will notice American squads outside the building claiming Wall Advantage, while other squads are inside the building. I have learned that hard way, that you don't want to allow your opponent to Assault Move behind the wall and then clobber in you Close Combat.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhWyzUE22QRGvuXSqgtHhKIICk9pSDi-hNMiH_ff3pDlB38hAL_ZI_dpIBRU19CDGUWrTwjQYZw3wy11d5Df5fUTSmTe2m9N6vWJgOszarmFP7jYxtInaamssxAx1WZ5fe_K3K8CKB2Yt5HGiUP_ta69mgF95ktsvAByhULzM0pMuh5Z27jtaTtmGRjE/s600/600px-KHM1Thompson-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="600" height="140" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibhWyzUE22QRGvuXSqgtHhKIICk9pSDi-hNMiH_ff3pDlB38hAL_ZI_dpIBRU19CDGUWrTwjQYZw3wy11d5Df5fUTSmTe2m9N6vWJgOszarmFP7jYxtInaamssxAx1WZ5fe_K3K8CKB2Yt5HGiUP_ta69mgF95ktsvAByhULzM0pMuh5Z27jtaTtmGRjE/w320-h140/600px-KHM1Thompson-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8RA_kOou-cBqYi-WE4yuBst_irgsmWmNHDWN7nJMpEbjxHtyFvHoFCo4CS78Ev7nCV0dMJqrEOriX9prhav22monQzeT5YNhwZSb7D3AbX_vKwUavcENY0fzTjQgSpZtbKZtg5hw5FW728EPQp9rUbqAP2bnKghNehYBQJ0B_fL4Cm50MRckr9TIO1g/s2211/IMG_4092.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1381" data-original-width="2211" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh8RA_kOou-cBqYi-WE4yuBst_irgsmWmNHDWN7nJMpEbjxHtyFvHoFCo4CS78Ev7nCV0dMJqrEOriX9prhav22monQzeT5YNhwZSb7D3AbX_vKwUavcENY0fzTjQgSpZtbKZtg5hw5FW728EPQp9rUbqAP2bnKghNehYBQJ0B_fL4Cm50MRckr9TIO1g/w640-h400/IMG_4092.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>Turn 2 German - Dan comes at me and I manage to hold him off on the flanks...but he penetrates the center and that was a dagger to my heart. His 9-1 DEATH Star would support the breach and keep me from sealing it. My Turn 2 Defensive Fire was pretty poor, which required too many shots at the same German unit from multiple units, which left me with nothing available to fire at 2-1/2 squads that just ran up the middle.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp6_b4R4JFLcf8_DjB8LuysVeS1KF4mG0pJmNB6UpONy4V4mE0m2IzROlM39qLENX8-KKo-VUWH_kfi9RrzASwZqB1vMdgpHVmJSwZF54gldFItp1LLIAqUKew3lHlHMWwH3ofrhh1jeSNJ5lOy-86NiKnIQQ0Vuf0uKtuRx0ANlK5loHKvDHEqiuOMI/s770/LindsayYBC-1.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="770" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGp6_b4R4JFLcf8_DjB8LuysVeS1KF4mG0pJmNB6UpONy4V4mE0m2IzROlM39qLENX8-KKo-VUWH_kfi9RrzASwZqB1vMdgpHVmJSwZF54gldFItp1LLIAqUKew3lHlHMWwH3ofrhh1jeSNJ5lOy-86NiKnIQQ0Vuf0uKtuRx0ANlK5loHKvDHEqiuOMI/w640-h362/LindsayYBC-1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTCdnkC_LzDkwDiPGKsaxH9e0QpuNUhTEcUblN-hQ8okivhGJTXcZ8W5R2r-peVyDnIjN-CcQST16Obpz2xqKS94A22viMa6ek1iA_IL10TtM5Kx0c1UlmDzINd5bEaJVWdK8sD3XZ3WHDWDMWUcbZ0T8amTcgf402aCQsD4c5E2VJEwf-6CwFSkk_p0/s2635/IMG_4093.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="1572" data-original-width="2635" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinTCdnkC_LzDkwDiPGKsaxH9e0QpuNUhTEcUblN-hQ8okivhGJTXcZ8W5R2r-peVyDnIjN-CcQST16Obpz2xqKS94A22viMa6ek1iA_IL10TtM5Kx0c1UlmDzINd5bEaJVWdK8sD3XZ3WHDWDMWUcbZ0T8amTcgf402aCQsD4c5E2VJEwf-6CwFSkk_p0/w640-h382/IMG_4093.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>After two turns, the battlefield was a mess with both sides licking their wounds and trying to rally up boys for the fight.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyJwPEp4irQGd29sgm1IYNwLqUf-TDOfV02wFOY50Qo4pjwQagYWBCDUAQXkFeyqgjThWVSLj9Ju1HOCvpwvg_WVukxBzeEd9h6qfQIt_KScmHXES5gmDXdZ1TuuaQ0kUa6cvOBSDGjdl58ZNyI91uGosCNf_4eseNPwJiw5cKfrMRkLDjtWHBG3F-hQ/s572/Screenshot%202023-08-26%20154828.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="572" data-original-width="428" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyJwPEp4irQGd29sgm1IYNwLqUf-TDOfV02wFOY50Qo4pjwQagYWBCDUAQXkFeyqgjThWVSLj9Ju1HOCvpwvg_WVukxBzeEd9h6qfQIt_KScmHXES5gmDXdZ1TuuaQ0kUa6cvOBSDGjdl58ZNyI91uGosCNf_4eseNPwJiw5cKfrMRkLDjtWHBG3F-hQ/w299-h400/Screenshot%202023-08-26%20154828.jpg" width="299" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYsDFQJEsEsmXRFg_OU2CrGbyACGcqbwcVfIrLn5-D_GzEugfh5D6yAsvtsCV2r4GCDyuWnEnL7cfrkeSfYVQYF20MfDkbQvtu_B0zcpmoiLoDHks4eE7wddgycrkuLWcqdTnd778QG2cUz_tu9YwvXm4qzcYm1wadq_zYVH2930_ve3cxhIFNZ9Ywog/s2381/IMG_4094.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="2381" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisYsDFQJEsEsmXRFg_OU2CrGbyACGcqbwcVfIrLn5-D_GzEugfh5D6yAsvtsCV2r4GCDyuWnEnL7cfrkeSfYVQYF20MfDkbQvtu_B0zcpmoiLoDHks4eE7wddgycrkuLWcqdTnd778QG2cUz_tu9YwvXm4qzcYm1wadq_zYVH2930_ve3cxhIFNZ9Ywog/w640-h358/IMG_4094.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 would reveal the extent of Dan's penetration in the American setup area. I was still in control of the majority of the victory buildings, but I was being pushed against the north and south board edges and had no answer for Dan's boys flooding into the center. Again, his decision to have the 9-1 with 3 x 6-5-8's, an MMG and LMG was keeping me pinned down, when he wasn't breaking and killing my boys.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GSKn0gihXjfoNYAKXb7EjEq1THC9Q56mdWRRAYUAWRgkMZWClmYGPYoPNcdA32TD4GgFc0aaq-6fMWIjZVsoBm8fIWA8hCjHb2bx0eOJFTTc5dA3w03pRQAhKSnYXBZ_VkD8AQLFEG6a6KGSIooiHOflodjmyW90iZAtY1-AwtvVi3Mcwvozy6VqZI/s568/2-0.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="568" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv1GSKn0gihXjfoNYAKXb7EjEq1THC9Q56mdWRRAYUAWRgkMZWClmYGPYoPNcdA32TD4GgFc0aaq-6fMWIjZVsoBm8fIWA8hCjHb2bx0eOJFTTc5dA3w03pRQAhKSnYXBZ_VkD8AQLFEG6a6KGSIooiHOflodjmyW90iZAtY1-AwtvVi3Mcwvozy6VqZI/w400-h318/2-0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvsoDayFXbVigvhJAkjiBu3O4GM2nX23hCGEW_TJkuKOlJQWE4C02QisQp7GzSX4EAoFz2eKlAtHR7X01bAlSdw8vwXXPDoKCXsGDdV5ZOxTgq5SVxGlohHVEi_4xc3xywujnb-ikFjTvi0LQua3cAmzo9QnDEpFd4AXxN_yvfZEoclxKR5spHcixQLI/s2898/IMG_4096.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="2898" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvsoDayFXbVigvhJAkjiBu3O4GM2nX23hCGEW_TJkuKOlJQWE4C02QisQp7GzSX4EAoFz2eKlAtHR7X01bAlSdw8vwXXPDoKCXsGDdV5ZOxTgq5SVxGlohHVEi_4xc3xywujnb-ikFjTvi0LQua3cAmzo9QnDEpFd4AXxN_yvfZEoclxKR5spHcixQLI/w640-h368/IMG_4096.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">As we headed into Turn 4, Dan was taking buildings but suffering some losses in the effort. The Triangle building would see both die in a mutual elimination Melee that killed a US leader, 6-6-7 and a German Hero and 6-5-8. But Dan's Death Star began to break all my boys in the south. I was in real trouble.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQtPcKzZluGFIOFcZgjMR7Wil_jMw1Fz-J8gHJBWeEzZH7RVqK4PXQguZb0dFO-Jwie9QXonfHS6xnxzeaKzKCvcVCGFELnVcJxJ1kb1C8D0U7WniabjKcr-PyvXXt7JH5b5tC7kPbST8uWk0yU3npBab_p5E3WbJ4q7TmkcMHqOIuSEZZYQPSjriNHA/s696/Aachen-000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="621" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQtPcKzZluGFIOFcZgjMR7Wil_jMw1Fz-J8gHJBWeEzZH7RVqK4PXQguZb0dFO-Jwie9QXonfHS6xnxzeaKzKCvcVCGFELnVcJxJ1kb1C8D0U7WniabjKcr-PyvXXt7JH5b5tC7kPbST8uWk0yU3npBab_p5E3WbJ4q7TmkcMHqOIuSEZZYQPSjriNHA/w572-h640/Aachen-000.jpg" width="572" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">My Sherman had failed to ever get any hits with its MA and would be taken out by a Panzerfaust.</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QtGWHf1NnBbUYczOo_IzTwda-_czpwT25hjNrlH7xkqqWd-g2c6vufRW7xv0wgnD_q4fYxm3rQ_fdq1kjhKjPiYxphu4KElGYnfmF_L_9czJSrtKCcfIHLQLvdotPS5jixWLn2F-BTzt8degWtoaZg05f-_riuAxdyi00CJhjB5gWJCyxZmDqFfHS6Y/s2216/IMG_4097.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1180" data-original-width="2216" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2QtGWHf1NnBbUYczOo_IzTwda-_czpwT25hjNrlH7xkqqWd-g2c6vufRW7xv0wgnD_q4fYxm3rQ_fdq1kjhKjPiYxphu4KElGYnfmF_L_9czJSrtKCcfIHLQLvdotPS5jixWLn2F-BTzt8degWtoaZg05f-_riuAxdyi00CJhjB5gWJCyxZmDqFfHS6Y/w640-h340/IMG_4097.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><p>A look at my woeful situation. I was broken all over the battlefield and the smoke from my Sherman was a white flag of submission as Dan's SS pounded the snot out of me.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsCL4zw_6h20q6cqUsO_vq5J3ctsrmISgi7DMFIWpwU2OjxxanAR1Imxw6GO9NrWiyfG3jIeXn1dejHE_4TVVMRMFsmtQToXS425GNZzQbVeGOdkaJRDreBopWiFHU1EpFC9U1VKDjANXQIJWmhiJNInmQCb5dbMT54PenHQYb0ZtsOV69ZewTmCU_y0/s240/ImpishThankfulBeetle-max-1mb.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="240" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFsCL4zw_6h20q6cqUsO_vq5J3ctsrmISgi7DMFIWpwU2OjxxanAR1Imxw6GO9NrWiyfG3jIeXn1dejHE_4TVVMRMFsmtQToXS425GNZzQbVeGOdkaJRDreBopWiFHU1EpFC9U1VKDjANXQIJWmhiJNInmQCb5dbMT54PenHQYb0ZtsOV69ZewTmCU_y0/w640-h368/ImpishThankfulBeetle-max-1mb.gif" width="640" /></a></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzr7EEmsE48xbE_TgxPqfU4-gHUr_Uof_0YCRaV5IYXiQ2IjDaMY_aJtbz3J2lG-faLwxAZ4XpWOwVMHtrLNwIfWImN6so76fB0baQopQueYrS_QBTh4kDB553rC_zFWfJLtIw7ytjpDp-EMkPysnekwgbqth70PBc11UtKfgZs0lac1SCAJb4Nfuf7U/s2797/IMG_4098.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1409" data-original-width="2797" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzr7EEmsE48xbE_TgxPqfU4-gHUr_Uof_0YCRaV5IYXiQ2IjDaMY_aJtbz3J2lG-faLwxAZ4XpWOwVMHtrLNwIfWImN6so76fB0baQopQueYrS_QBTh4kDB553rC_zFWfJLtIw7ytjpDp-EMkPysnekwgbqth70PBc11UtKfgZs0lac1SCAJb4Nfuf7U/w640-h322/IMG_4098.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As we headed into Turn 5, Dan had control of 6 victory buildings and would soon have three more. As the hour was late, I gave the concession and Dan had a good victory. Despite bad rolls, it had been a fun game with lots of good action. Both sides landed blows and the losses were grim evidence of the severity of the fight. But the breakthrough up the middle had doomed me. With the German 9-1 Death Star performing overwatch, I simply wasn't able to move aggressively to take back the center.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In hindsight, I should have placed my MMG's at Level 2 and kept Dan from safely exiting the C1 building. I'm certain that explains why it's a Pro-American scenario...but of course your dice have to give you something or else your strategy won't add up to much. Congrats Dan on a great win. It really was a fun scenario and one that I would highly recommend!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R9FZgGyQNhYv7WfgqFXtzZCEoLwN0Wmk0-MJZMvzamSYCGfMs8TMTYn3O8PoBMI3MJVYgCA0mTemhXQpmpw6MBCCOv-ZDbjJJhmrpxDmcdXo0Y2fwbKPrUHE5yyuDfM5Dj0OBZGs7wQwrRz6wu8bc5R4ixZjpk4qO0aRVYnENbFMLjM52n1x8da4WW8/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2R9FZgGyQNhYv7WfgqFXtzZCEoLwN0Wmk0-MJZMvzamSYCGfMs8TMTYn3O8PoBMI3MJVYgCA0mTemhXQpmpw6MBCCOv-ZDbjJJhmrpxDmcdXo0Y2fwbKPrUHE5yyuDfM5Dj0OBZGs7wQwrRz6wu8bc5R4ixZjpk4qO0aRVYnENbFMLjM52n1x8da4WW8/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan worked. The low visibility hinderance is really needed in this scenario or the Germans would be unable to cross the streets. As it was I lost 5 squads taking six buildings. Very tough street fight. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game!"</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc7-SoVHfDb7aAlu9VO7YHe2RmkvXTuDwTibU3Eni6o2M1HP7uhk5kVTrA8OFViLTPqqOOTiOCUJ1SVrvSfkANSVsB30yFwbsDmoFQ-Qq-zR1nqcQhDhjmPaBeyip34RKIE5Z4MBzg4f4pZDlKkM2Jc4B0z0fpC7rCKR-CvUejkmn_Qw-gWKYgoPJwQU/s1600/crossofiron2-1600x900-c-default.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="1600" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTc7-SoVHfDb7aAlu9VO7YHe2RmkvXTuDwTibU3Eni6o2M1HP7uhk5kVTrA8OFViLTPqqOOTiOCUJ1SVrvSfkANSVsB30yFwbsDmoFQ-Qq-zR1nqcQhDhjmPaBeyip34RKIE5Z4MBzg4f4pZDlKkM2Jc4B0z0fpC7rCKR-CvUejkmn_Qw-gWKYgoPJwQU/w640-h360/crossofiron2-1600x900-c-default.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Our second game of the weekend would be WO12 Heart of Wilderness by Pete Shelling. This is a 1942 Russian front scenario, with the Germans on the defensive against lots of Russians. Fortifications and lots of trees would make this an interesting battle. The terrain would be pretty dense with few good fire lanes available to the defender. ROAR has it with 26 Russian and 16 German wins. So, this scenario appears to be Pro-Russian. Our playing would confirm that as well.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53d3g72jtdK0vN3ISufIgrLlAt-1aZ5EnA8GdfXZMRgp5JdZxzs8xgjApCh7uoa2acV5LxK0qUvLVXVj0HJrSCeHyup2wGq682GLAOcc2hoK3RmnBXYFzsxnzS2osyu8rlxmAcWTiBn6prsewmfZjqhJB2dRYhWfEBy1md3IelsZerbQiXeTJnCA0N2Y/s792/WO5%20cvr%20(1).png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="792" data-original-width="612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi53d3g72jtdK0vN3ISufIgrLlAt-1aZ5EnA8GdfXZMRgp5JdZxzs8xgjApCh7uoa2acV5LxK0qUvLVXVj0HJrSCeHyup2wGq682GLAOcc2hoK3RmnBXYFzsxnzS2osyu8rlxmAcWTiBn6prsewmfZjqhJB2dRYhWfEBy1md3IelsZerbQiXeTJnCA0N2Y/w309-h400/WO5%20cvr%20(1).png" width="309" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan and I are both trying to catch up with playing scenarios from the Winter Offensive Packs. I also look forward to these each year. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">But I'm always surprised at how many of the scenario packs that I own have not yet been played. It's hard to keep up these days, even when you play 100 games a year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The dice rolls for this game would be pretty good for me overall and to the bad side for Dan. Dan's Germans would break early and often during the game. My Russians would also break, and three squads would ELR. So, we both suffered here and there from our dice.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuSseYqG9lBgSU7EcsXR3YEsrryodKW9ZNi4aR9ipKApixg5CR3unA5_99kVrsVTy0xH_bNLl7lcqp4uoj2asM1T0vIv6Qg4hCROM3LHQcrTQeXpbcAZ4mWyrkXkjibHiplE-EFJYbJai9DBwSFVklVM7C-eU0NqcShHdLueIjEbPOkimF4k6XQirIv8/s235/644a0f9848c9e6422602f3abe57a420f.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="185" data-original-width="235" height="504" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZuSseYqG9lBgSU7EcsXR3YEsrryodKW9ZNi4aR9ipKApixg5CR3unA5_99kVrsVTy0xH_bNLl7lcqp4uoj2asM1T0vIv6Qg4hCROM3LHQcrTQeXpbcAZ4mWyrkXkjibHiplE-EFJYbJai9DBwSFVklVM7C-eU0NqcShHdLueIjEbPOkimF4k6XQirIv8/w640-h504/644a0f9848c9e6422602f3abe57a420f.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command elements of Grenadier-Regiment 366, Infanterie-Division 227. His force would consist of 4 x 4-6-8's, 12 x 4-6-7's and 2 x 2-2-8's led by a 10-2, 9-1, 8-1 and 7-0 with 2 x MMG's, 4 x LMG's, an ATR, 2 x 50 MTR's, a 75 INF Gun and 37L AT Gun.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphYSeh2g5IUFyUyQPZAx31lcd8o9s3bQc_8GhKt_3QBJsTVuuzBnKIzFwbTq1hd7RUfxU3hqk_fsz5UMziOsgp9PQ5Nbwe7QNShcbiBIJdrSiMJ_xHB9Py7vO_-QLZpd8pqw6BtRo5l33G3cK1FHilSdoPnBf7haPCB8faJHYcpRvT9T0cRRM44NIpSg/s800/sov_svyaz_v_pole_zap_front1941_sfrid.b0bkbf2x9kgskkckc0sk4kk44.ejcuplo1l0oo0sk8c40s8osc4.th.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="523" data-original-width="800" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphYSeh2g5IUFyUyQPZAx31lcd8o9s3bQc_8GhKt_3QBJsTVuuzBnKIzFwbTq1hd7RUfxU3hqk_fsz5UMziOsgp9PQ5Nbwe7QNShcbiBIJdrSiMJ_xHB9Py7vO_-QLZpd8pqw6BtRo5l33G3cK1FHilSdoPnBf7haPCB8faJHYcpRvT9T0cRRM44NIpSg/w640-h418/sov_svyaz_v_pole_zap_front1941_sfrid.b0bkbf2x9kgskkckc0sk4kk44.ejcuplo1l0oo0sk8c40s8osc4.th.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Russians, I would command elements of the 19th Guards Rifle Division. My force would consist of three groups entering on Turns 1, 2 and 4 and consisting of 13 x 4-5-8's, 4 x 5-2-7's and 13 x 4-4-7's led by a 10-0, 9-0, 9-1, 8-1, 8-0 and 7-0 with 2 x MMG's, 6 x LMG's, 2 x 50 MTR's, a DC and 4 x Tanks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJTjWsX4uNm1KRwh7OTjbw-ukdqu3qey7zE97UbbaA_Ay8Z1z0hrnjOxtF_J0Co7apZ92M_WN-Sli-biXmODyMl9TeHnm0aTdzbIy-r7rzWJeMibzMXNrfLISFOW2txQA1cXILzCr00rmHQExmW9hX_3ajHDIAL5SG1n3n9eFZLn7VSxWIWCV44Mc2mA/s1798/WO12_Heart_Of_Wilderness_Scenario_Archive.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1798" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAJTjWsX4uNm1KRwh7OTjbw-ukdqu3qey7zE97UbbaA_Ay8Z1z0hrnjOxtF_J0Co7apZ92M_WN-Sli-biXmODyMl9TeHnm0aTdzbIy-r7rzWJeMibzMXNrfLISFOW2txQA1cXILzCr00rmHQExmW9hX_3ajHDIAL5SG1n3n9eFZLn7VSxWIWCV44Mc2mA/w640-h450/WO12_Heart_Of_Wilderness_Scenario_Archive.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The battlespace is pretty congested. To win the Russians must hold the Bridge in Hex 67T6 and Buildings 67J4 and 67L6.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91tRVMHLHwDuVP6lL35FPj1Pnz_9X0yVSUD9SIW6GIEcR0NgYn0lp-0f8sae03txFpCBJAorbQFVqUsyH-CBU-QEjtq9rJ-hbznG5vlcSoazQyPHpHe_pSBWTiyDkuyz-jHPlAQnmkwbmS4OIFtIEJxGBdruNUadRWe8C6Ku0AWM6-9o3pHj2StcY8ag/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg91tRVMHLHwDuVP6lL35FPj1Pnz_9X0yVSUD9SIW6GIEcR0NgYn0lp-0f8sae03txFpCBJAorbQFVqUsyH-CBU-QEjtq9rJ-hbznG5vlcSoazQyPHpHe_pSBWTiyDkuyz-jHPlAQnmkwbmS4OIFtIEJxGBdruNUadRWe8C6Ku0AWM6-9o3pHj2StcY8ag/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The Germans must defend the village and bridge over the gully. The plan is for the 9-1 and two elite squads with MMG and LMG to set up in one pillbox watching the bridge, backed up by the 37mm AT. While the 10-2 two elite squads MMG and LMG set up watching the village backed up by the 75mm INF. Hopefully the Germans can inflict some casualties in the Russian infantry."</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUULRjoWq4GprV7rACU2aalfnNMDntywDV915FJDQmwduB7QvzBI9lWdiAsACGG9fdifDUsGNLxHasNpPeZqzTOkHOXl6OUF9MuyCSfoYIyMgXl5bDIAohyjCBF0-0sW0e66Ja-oZz2wL9QpeCrEvP7yicosEfdZcAV3hn9yp8SZaxscjUBh7G8X82_w/s2799/IMG_3999.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2799" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUULRjoWq4GprV7rACU2aalfnNMDntywDV915FJDQmwduB7QvzBI9lWdiAsACGG9fdifDUsGNLxHasNpPeZqzTOkHOXl6OUF9MuyCSfoYIyMgXl5bDIAohyjCBF0-0sW0e66Ja-oZz2wL9QpeCrEvP7yicosEfdZcAV3hn9yp8SZaxscjUBh7G8X82_w/w640-h346/IMG_3999.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My plan was to hit Dan's Germans from three sides. My Turn 1 force's objective was the Bridge. My Turn 2 force and Turn 4 force would both assault the two victory buildings. With 30 Squads to Dan's 16, I could afford to divide up the objectives.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qUPd9PIRJDEY94kicT2Ly9KIFiyvFcTyhSOphXdLxkGvbh8TSsaspcncZLtqtrtvoNEOn9EpH_e4jCRRX-2UTyN7kImq3675lhUG9zM6u4Z8FdKLMoL3Y68hsEX3lTVNXRWDK2jO5F9SbYw3jpZJ2_8VOFWZ7P-Mpa9lqdclIgzL5-PcKiAL95rVCw4/s800/318107680_6102556656455280_3379094726791567377_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="800" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qUPd9PIRJDEY94kicT2Ly9KIFiyvFcTyhSOphXdLxkGvbh8TSsaspcncZLtqtrtvoNEOn9EpH_e4jCRRX-2UTyN7kImq3675lhUG9zM6u4Z8FdKLMoL3Y68hsEX3lTVNXRWDK2jO5F9SbYw3jpZJ2_8VOFWZ7P-Mpa9lqdclIgzL5-PcKiAL95rVCw4/w640-h418/318107680_6102556656455280_3379094726791567377_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd7-0UkzCHeZ2rlkUvbaym_blP_WqMgjj-idTbzznei2LwKWaCh6ZEYVaytoPzRgNlUxDLH_CZTuGePfoQzwoV3xJoYmsrRPaQDRh-1xXkdFwLP9RKS4G8DuNwUbBmWedBTqjFL7dw1quD2QK_TiERMDgBbHJOvMe2nnHKWLYQC1bv3zGjIvEslB7U98/s2456/IMG_4101.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1446" data-original-width="2456" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqd7-0UkzCHeZ2rlkUvbaym_blP_WqMgjj-idTbzznei2LwKWaCh6ZEYVaytoPzRgNlUxDLH_CZTuGePfoQzwoV3xJoYmsrRPaQDRh-1xXkdFwLP9RKS4G8DuNwUbBmWedBTqjFL7dw1quD2QK_TiERMDgBbHJOvMe2nnHKWLYQC1bv3zGjIvEslB7U98/w640-h376/IMG_4101.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 1 Russian - My boys advance without opposition. But Dan's Germans are watching intently.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTMczsOOmlXByq1sCj3dQcG5FPO-7FYK2B0syWfBteNqPJsoS1pQWVGnjSfRET3nIVPjB3MU-pFRYKVIyicvB8Eb9tXknaoh9mXedGNjp-SlVZGLWMPCSeu2lJ4JDU6rXx_vSFzED4DTW7IvcdyPc9n14tliTpSp81DnILKhGkeURnICmw2E3qksBI5k/s1920/cross-of-iron-new-restoration-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1040" data-original-width="1920" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVTMczsOOmlXByq1sCj3dQcG5FPO-7FYK2B0syWfBteNqPJsoS1pQWVGnjSfRET3nIVPjB3MU-pFRYKVIyicvB8Eb9tXknaoh9mXedGNjp-SlVZGLWMPCSeu2lJ4JDU6rXx_vSFzED4DTW7IvcdyPc9n14tliTpSp81DnILKhGkeURnICmw2E3qksBI5k/w400-h216/cross-of-iron-new-restoration-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtXBOVCocGih6kYBt7lbEwIGe66JZ1yGGmTqzVFRK5FgV84WxeZ1_GLA9cY0zwbTqRWKmsdBnODAo-PSq23CqCbsfyYoEm7OWc5CAaJoYU8T3U3-6WLvH2ZMlgdMDI01x8Hp9C9GKs2veEBpUkvnMXI0g_1hPZfcvN3BMol85Txq__HvGX4AoBCIrW_k/s2088/IMG_4102.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="987" data-original-width="2088" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYtXBOVCocGih6kYBt7lbEwIGe66JZ1yGGmTqzVFRK5FgV84WxeZ1_GLA9cY0zwbTqRWKmsdBnODAo-PSq23CqCbsfyYoEm7OWc5CAaJoYU8T3U3-6WLvH2ZMlgdMDI01x8Hp9C9GKs2veEBpUkvnMXI0g_1hPZfcvN3BMol85Txq__HvGX4AoBCIrW_k/w640-h302/IMG_4102.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 1 advance was adequate and thankfully uneventful.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrBQ4tUP5P6D7GsCMeGIu6zki9jlKnfS83kvxfPwr-M3WWCnS6U3Y6auXOr8S3RyllIIR_rBTJdtF2M1S3BzyWJfSMxSoHCmXvj3JO_RVxfU9aUribiPiWVVHmf9W73KD0tev8Q3yGE2HzTUlTTW19GwT6qMgUbFJK57wWme4_WJ3LV7HoJ9ipafq8hc/s768/01-768x502.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="768" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrBQ4tUP5P6D7GsCMeGIu6zki9jlKnfS83kvxfPwr-M3WWCnS6U3Y6auXOr8S3RyllIIR_rBTJdtF2M1S3BzyWJfSMxSoHCmXvj3JO_RVxfU9aUribiPiWVVHmf9W73KD0tev8Q3yGE2HzTUlTTW19GwT6qMgUbFJK57wWme4_WJ3LV7HoJ9ipafq8hc/w400-h261/01-768x502.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKO8VNOKTTdjWsn2xCjuuxeefHAJgKxi-qA0ndcJxTZP1agQ8ev441s4kBXNORXafA2pW625nr3UVZ0WGYpvTsik3i69Dv8RRGEZY-HCFJyu3pSujHz9c2trJ8eWvWbAx0Yqh659qcN4m48cA3a2ouIsYDM_avQhB-x6GBkRa5Gk_z9Q0EZgmqOlnyV4/s2992/IMG_4103.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2992" data-original-width="2992" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOKO8VNOKTTdjWsn2xCjuuxeefHAJgKxi-qA0ndcJxTZP1agQ8ev441s4kBXNORXafA2pW625nr3UVZ0WGYpvTsik3i69Dv8RRGEZY-HCFJyu3pSujHz9c2trJ8eWvWbAx0Yqh659qcN4m48cA3a2ouIsYDM_avQhB-x6GBkRa5Gk_z9Q0EZgmqOlnyV4/w640-h640/IMG_4103.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 2 Russian - My Southern force entered the game. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi378VVJo1bb3d-jqJxTSLlgha_iGswoh3K6LR5EC5hzNc45mFjH2rQ1Hr-d-KllclfTcQzaKBjt_10rtANSj5ehcu4RRYysb399y3Ra75z3nJs1nsBzGym6XLUBUJMV82SkAUFOkP6mhZj0WN4xK_e471AeNd3tIbFVkhDDnoCBDfzTwlMaJxAk6uFQD0/s2992/IMG_4105.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2002" data-original-width="2992" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi378VVJo1bb3d-jqJxTSLlgha_iGswoh3K6LR5EC5hzNc45mFjH2rQ1Hr-d-KllclfTcQzaKBjt_10rtANSj5ehcu4RRYysb399y3Ra75z3nJs1nsBzGym6XLUBUJMV82SkAUFOkP6mhZj0WN4xK_e471AeNd3tIbFVkhDDnoCBDfzTwlMaJxAk6uFQD0/w640-h428/IMG_4105.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 2 would see some good forward movement. A German 8-1, 4-6-7 and LMG would be overcome at the first German strongpoint.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56iHVIsz8iVQc2CABuZYcXDiURW-ynAjG7_C6UmsC1RqJT-R9_jAU6jSqjbfnwUOAqGqe0y8wewiHWkVgqorwkPi9eCYDLHMmiEUuZ6W1vcA9z_17pcIoxVbDoAxK5_pyaqF911k2nHHhOmQAPaB6OBO1ihAedUBNtVqb415s6MAhb1tNKkEWVqRCpY/s1920/Cross_of_Iron-890174936-large.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1189" data-original-width="1920" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW56iHVIsz8iVQc2CABuZYcXDiURW-ynAjG7_C6UmsC1RqJT-R9_jAU6jSqjbfnwUOAqGqe0y8wewiHWkVgqorwkPi9eCYDLHMmiEUuZ6W1vcA9z_17pcIoxVbDoAxK5_pyaqF911k2nHHhOmQAPaB6OBO1ihAedUBNtVqb415s6MAhb1tNKkEWVqRCpY/w640-h396/Cross_of_Iron-890174936-large.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBO6ycrR98CUuAKS1Tvo0P2JbOMmzzzCOX3UIGANhaxM7T5kRSE33fK0We7mFrE6zRySOg4W1bhmkQvpHU1VfVGgTpDuov-KMf29qIi7DgWgAUgzysNk1uumKEZ6wc2Rbr_CenXzyM3sb7oM9Oucop_7YIX4g17wHbSTZJk1tyGY49lIOQrAkGP0C1oI/s2956/IMG_4106.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2956" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfBO6ycrR98CUuAKS1Tvo0P2JbOMmzzzCOX3UIGANhaxM7T5kRSE33fK0We7mFrE6zRySOg4W1bhmkQvpHU1VfVGgTpDuov-KMf29qIi7DgWgAUgzysNk1uumKEZ6wc2Rbr_CenXzyM3sb7oM9Oucop_7YIX4g17wHbSTZJk1tyGY49lIOQrAkGP0C1oI/w640-h376/IMG_4106.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After 2 turns, I was within striking distance of the bridge.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFBEsmY2D83j_V2yFWyqhWgYkukez526PHqEOrEbJDCMp-lHlJXBKmxJPZjKIrGZOqQU2_DXD7Pq-1tw2DisTp_EbjWrxcP_c4-mOq60PQUh-DImJdLL3hMsBOa4pS2VgSYTvCtmkEiOOLzw-l3L8vg4iIRamKhTEvjk9syWpkTU-kLoigko-z7b_G7w/s2992/IMG_4107.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2142" data-original-width="2992" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjFBEsmY2D83j_V2yFWyqhWgYkukez526PHqEOrEbJDCMp-lHlJXBKmxJPZjKIrGZOqQU2_DXD7Pq-1tw2DisTp_EbjWrxcP_c4-mOq60PQUh-DImJdLL3hMsBOa4pS2VgSYTvCtmkEiOOLzw-l3L8vg4iIRamKhTEvjk9syWpkTU-kLoigko-z7b_G7w/w640-h458/IMG_4107.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 Russian - I clear out the Russian Dummy squads in the south and on the east side, move forward towards the bridge. The first bunker reveals as the German 9-1 sends fire down range.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_mOySfzEQNi-whepcHyXnBN_ovkhKPmLw82v5AqqRdripE3l1mtQPetimMqLZez3OZlS_bQb3gWb9WqHqSMsaAgPf-jnqlVIAm7pmF_BVBDfRbrRytmwVDpjeRyKO0D3Ow8JR9KEofpQxziycHToi53QSNZA-sz8DGBqBxDtVonRCmhKLmUALGPX2G4/s601/601px-CrossOfIron_-_MG42_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="326" data-original-width="601" height="217" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7_mOySfzEQNi-whepcHyXnBN_ovkhKPmLw82v5AqqRdripE3l1mtQPetimMqLZez3OZlS_bQb3gWb9WqHqSMsaAgPf-jnqlVIAm7pmF_BVBDfRbrRytmwVDpjeRyKO0D3Ow8JR9KEofpQxziycHToi53QSNZA-sz8DGBqBxDtVonRCmhKLmUALGPX2G4/w400-h217/601px-CrossOfIron_-_MG42_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxo1UKxpeJ87lw1nLgngQ74lku30eFvr1GuAF3wE2lW4JniU9k1DcBWFiX_HEV-w-FXHbeDCUgSfe-uf-_iZ_h72ZUI9yDwyRWMFsJ0ZzzfzA_GO9kU-gVvNxLCjN3Tt42j45krfCZ0VME1CFD0HJb9ExOJ4hVbqml8xwHqARoMRhcHJN3nDGK4RIx_g/s2748/IMG_4108.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2748" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtxo1UKxpeJ87lw1nLgngQ74lku30eFvr1GuAF3wE2lW4JniU9k1DcBWFiX_HEV-w-FXHbeDCUgSfe-uf-_iZ_h72ZUI9yDwyRWMFsJ0ZzzfzA_GO9kU-gVvNxLCjN3Tt42j45krfCZ0VME1CFD0HJb9ExOJ4hVbqml8xwHqARoMRhcHJN3nDGK4RIx_g/w640-h300/IMG_4108.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div>Turn 4 Russian - My armor arrives from the west. This group will complete my encirclement of Dan's Germans. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAsbDMzV1RQvpe6Cj0X63nMe446NyXBp9t-pWpoUaoxfmbY4Zmf3GFSa4Dl3wxsLCfMWn6QGEUAuFS_CZ7kZHgAnZnvCnjv-kOJuR0-HBvNkysRUJGR7Vx0SZMuf72bxeyKRxhj8NOHxvAMd3x8Z_-KlS6fdd08Hzx9eH7-iCAcUEV3g1ULWP88kwMcw/s282/images%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="178" data-original-width="282" height="252" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAsbDMzV1RQvpe6Cj0X63nMe446NyXBp9t-pWpoUaoxfmbY4Zmf3GFSa4Dl3wxsLCfMWn6QGEUAuFS_CZ7kZHgAnZnvCnjv-kOJuR0-HBvNkysRUJGR7Vx0SZMuf72bxeyKRxhj8NOHxvAMd3x8Z_-KlS6fdd08Hzx9eH7-iCAcUEV3g1ULWP88kwMcw/w400-h252/images%20(4).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhIYM4hwF4A08bW13Lt95AJB6-PMhapCRm8lJh_qerI5YW311yqM0PS_t5NAWSGJPln24rDa_lRQP4QBJcB1YHYibIUUmfIKkF3e2ilrtJNf4rDsJsEKR7RFSU8ati7EfTWbdfCTzqGNK8YHt8q7BB4fFplCtuOsZhfR_nk-GMpJHKTAb8CNwFLoCY8s/s2848/IMG_4109.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1311" data-original-width="2848" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlhIYM4hwF4A08bW13Lt95AJB6-PMhapCRm8lJh_qerI5YW311yqM0PS_t5NAWSGJPln24rDa_lRQP4QBJcB1YHYibIUUmfIKkF3e2ilrtJNf4rDsJsEKR7RFSU8ati7EfTWbdfCTzqGNK8YHt8q7BB4fFplCtuOsZhfR_nk-GMpJHKTAb8CNwFLoCY8s/w640-h294/IMG_4109.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 would see strong advances all along the front as my three groups came together. The bridge had been taken and it was time to focus on the victory buildings.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4IspWLSxZKTLojvPGgMIET5H5_LsiZGmZDGw3o94-bNbPVR1Lva_l-1N9ACKxaYU8oRMKB1Uaf060TXwqlHk87Vxz9HLSqabbsmJeqPe4CNyc1AfLFCa77MIj8uXdzv3Mmg77hi5pLtZYpBB4ZzHUV9UowHl0bTQTOQ17jVgKCIus3wWaPD4shQgkw4/s600/600px-CrossOfIron_-_Degtar_2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="600" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA4IspWLSxZKTLojvPGgMIET5H5_LsiZGmZDGw3o94-bNbPVR1Lva_l-1N9ACKxaYU8oRMKB1Uaf060TXwqlHk87Vxz9HLSqabbsmJeqPe4CNyc1AfLFCa77MIj8uXdzv3Mmg77hi5pLtZYpBB4ZzHUV9UowHl0bTQTOQ17jVgKCIus3wWaPD4shQgkw4/w400-h216/600px-CrossOfIron_-_Degtar_2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4O2zWWNqii7UABUk3Kj4Zdr13y5G6lN2kmDD3LEWmDGaZsDluD8RI2GrjO3j9ifOulHtfJpa9NF_NN9dC52X96VOgMbOnQ1lx8MZ3i2NVQWmFqS17sA1goL9uBfv1R8XdxwogpB1FRpRxljwInQLYgdeeYLWPWAkLz8pMM3Btq4ppW_V1T7l1C1IQsw/s2463/IMG_4110.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2463" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY4O2zWWNqii7UABUk3Kj4Zdr13y5G6lN2kmDD3LEWmDGaZsDluD8RI2GrjO3j9ifOulHtfJpa9NF_NN9dC52X96VOgMbOnQ1lx8MZ3i2NVQWmFqS17sA1goL9uBfv1R8XdxwogpB1FRpRxljwInQLYgdeeYLWPWAkLz8pMM3Btq4ppW_V1T7l1C1IQsw/w640-h350/IMG_4110.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> A look at the situation as Turn 4 wrapped up. A broken 2-4-7 and 8-0 Leader were still in my backfield, but I would send two 4-4-7's to mop them up.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwf89IhbDP4CoshEwN8SeAi4padRsHifh7JZNLrSqjfScZGNPfLEPzPiHZTaiOBDBZTVKYKT3-6Mpnfj4Ps6FZWxAWZzVt_LkMYV76Ey2Sy78H0Oo5aTTJrm8jGvtywIsIEkGv84L5d_S5hKXfGRk8-XTn4EUL3LN_eotumynnmfGanIK5E82RCQPdRY/s250/Schnurrbart_29.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="138" data-original-width="250" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPwf89IhbDP4CoshEwN8SeAi4padRsHifh7JZNLrSqjfScZGNPfLEPzPiHZTaiOBDBZTVKYKT3-6Mpnfj4Ps6FZWxAWZzVt_LkMYV76Ey2Sy78H0Oo5aTTJrm8jGvtywIsIEkGv84L5d_S5hKXfGRk8-XTn4EUL3LN_eotumynnmfGanIK5E82RCQPdRY/w400-h221/Schnurrbart_29.webp" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZqNLZoy-v3O7kib8w8oVJRsh-Zu3tyGnpy-2h5klEyC-O23fdrYYQnops3QW08aUOBkXo-6kdQ5rlFlGDqgriCSM8avMdau1LZyuE-O_PoB6wueDcmGZkbB4v20tqgoS7G003rX11X31ANzf3Yb33WDfUzKd9EukmjTstQCUsRtPOPmZzfife3ETuSM/s2992/IMG_4111.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1719" data-original-width="2992" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMZqNLZoy-v3O7kib8w8oVJRsh-Zu3tyGnpy-2h5klEyC-O23fdrYYQnops3QW08aUOBkXo-6kdQ5rlFlGDqgriCSM8avMdau1LZyuE-O_PoB6wueDcmGZkbB4v20tqgoS7G003rX11X31ANzf3Yb33WDfUzKd9EukmjTstQCUsRtPOPmZzfife3ETuSM/w640-h368/IMG_4111.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As my tanks arrived on Turn 4 - I would stop and unload a 5-2-7 and then boxcar the startup roll and immobilize one of my BT-7's. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EmHqYCJ5O5Z3KgAE_cHhfU6Y_HLevZOvE-ZBS765GQB-nxhUT-LBxx5cEfrA5KhZ48NvhBAC7sV-IxnbEoScMWw-jlKg6__-k5PmIu9hlu4kpmXqygeV4REr6a-l7AiG-hegrlyguIh2IXLx1OUgAlE7zNVagf2xi5NwwLSFo3TYHTKB05voJ3JSWII/s2992/IMG_4112.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1869" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EmHqYCJ5O5Z3KgAE_cHhfU6Y_HLevZOvE-ZBS765GQB-nxhUT-LBxx5cEfrA5KhZ48NvhBAC7sV-IxnbEoScMWw-jlKg6__-k5PmIu9hlu4kpmXqygeV4REr6a-l7AiG-hegrlyguIh2IXLx1OUgAlE7zNVagf2xi5NwwLSFo3TYHTKB05voJ3JSWII/w640-h400/IMG_4112.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's second bunker would reveal and two squads and the 10-2 would boil out and go into Close Combat with two of my BT-7's. The 10-2 would easily take out his tank, but the other squad would be held in MELEE.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WsYib6jVQ-IfyCOqMn-BzmxHdpohakVC4ZldF_qt9-AYamP4LLsmsJgkS53jzi6QjyAXDfR0GOSM2URaVJ4qjm6y8BM98wdiPjJkZcmzEkj5ArQzBmusg4D6ebjHhaoX_mAAyJe23wovrOZmwMY2sUMe1Hg8Lhl1yDiHL3eeOC0SWu6SUoCU9UFe3go/s600/600px-Cross_of_Iron_(36)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="321" data-original-width="600" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_WsYib6jVQ-IfyCOqMn-BzmxHdpohakVC4ZldF_qt9-AYamP4LLsmsJgkS53jzi6QjyAXDfR0GOSM2URaVJ4qjm6y8BM98wdiPjJkZcmzEkj5ArQzBmusg4D6ebjHhaoX_mAAyJe23wovrOZmwMY2sUMe1Hg8Lhl1yDiHL3eeOC0SWu6SUoCU9UFe3go/w640-h342/600px-Cross_of_Iron_(36)%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfY2ovKGlsoqC77HAG4lDSAc_fQv2GT1GHh66u_aRTOqBrvlIvsJbs26aAgoVSwe3um00-L7QgpgZMrOYxlhqHmkznQqHlLzhffGpvHu2L3d_26vA1eoqJ4rCUcXerCEZZ1rO6JvNBG67skijVSUV8D7j5Gwf4uinEOh_gf-p7MDq-vgbgQV7pp8H_AY/s2992/IMG_4113.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2992" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdfY2ovKGlsoqC77HAG4lDSAc_fQv2GT1GHh66u_aRTOqBrvlIvsJbs26aAgoVSwe3um00-L7QgpgZMrOYxlhqHmkznQqHlLzhffGpvHu2L3d_26vA1eoqJ4rCUcXerCEZZ1rO6JvNBG67skijVSUV8D7j5Gwf4uinEOh_gf-p7MDq-vgbgQV7pp8H_AY/w640-h308/IMG_4113.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 5 Russian - I would manage to move into the village and take the Church. Only one building remained to control. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrpMOr4lK8TzX34w0U9QatDo2XYqmer7C77vVx-qg9kkJfHvwgEnCUVK01Ita6WEyOiF1d1suN2SbuBX4Aw05kI_m1IAYg8-WSk1s0vP4ezIFaDGtEJ2OcQQwCXyEszpAXEY3Lr5GgwS1eWHUM0AeQQHep4oHk_T1dBKVjgQAvFkFxG2nDju7JTTxvic/s700/1609586580_-34.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="700" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibrpMOr4lK8TzX34w0U9QatDo2XYqmer7C77vVx-qg9kkJfHvwgEnCUVK01Ita6WEyOiF1d1suN2SbuBX4Aw05kI_m1IAYg8-WSk1s0vP4ezIFaDGtEJ2OcQQwCXyEszpAXEY3Lr5GgwS1eWHUM0AeQQHep4oHk_T1dBKVjgQAvFkFxG2nDju7JTTxvic/w400-h266/1609586580_-34.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">My boys would get solid production from a captured German MG-34 throughout the battle.</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Uhee9JboOxxrWYuLV2WqsCdgKWPEXk8jlkggh0grx8aWv6uo_VGBqK7Mbdkxi3Ao_C4bDIt01K54zhZfVfXzI09Lvfj7ZPL56S-dpjZxRxkTVzLbmzqqYBj6zPqsdaA0KVHusjoGsQOANSY9CLIYPfwylqSrrkkouyoTVRC3xyqBbyfJu6oXc87jjI/s2992/IMG_4114.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2992" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-6Uhee9JboOxxrWYuLV2WqsCdgKWPEXk8jlkggh0grx8aWv6uo_VGBqK7Mbdkxi3Ao_C4bDIt01K54zhZfVfXzI09Lvfj7ZPL56S-dpjZxRxkTVzLbmzqqYBj6zPqsdaA0KVHusjoGsQOANSY9CLIYPfwylqSrrkkouyoTVRC3xyqBbyfJu6oXc87jjI/w640-h316/IMG_4114.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">As Turn 5 came to an end, the German perimeter was being slowly strangled.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxag8Oq_HtZouFuuxVwcfYlrOm2fjd4ozDea9PoAzfT7xRxaj1bKKDkoFvghoqKm0SQPY9CnlW-XL_AC6iYr5pNJjyitdtf4w8ZZarz9pHZGGVU_LiZNzzBv-B5DCCVJhPKk3iIgx1YXkgnAhpDhndFGxvsPGnH3q84DSijVF35RmozGV9jrh5GfkeEk/s1034/COBURN3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1034" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxag8Oq_HtZouFuuxVwcfYlrOm2fjd4ozDea9PoAzfT7xRxaj1bKKDkoFvghoqKm0SQPY9CnlW-XL_AC6iYr5pNJjyitdtf4w8ZZarz9pHZGGVU_LiZNzzBv-B5DCCVJhPKk3iIgx1YXkgnAhpDhndFGxvsPGnH3q84DSijVF35RmozGV9jrh5GfkeEk/w400-h386/COBURN3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan's10-2 had made a bold attempt and managed to take down two BT-7's - one in Close Combat and another when it attempted to overrun him. But now he was surrounded beside a wrecked tank with no where to rout.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmuzTZnrGXx7-km2KXq_9K0ypwCxNsGHv71eQtTZjxXlFnUrS9q_HU03WZpiNqMFBGX-iRsBbHCJTEUlEtwhD_oWSyRP1rstn_psaOWb-OqZDMJrW5VoAF9e6Vtk76BEPiDPICLB0Vj8VDkuBCIbpQv5a_e1sphpG6T5F2cd4sM6TVCuPlvGU51E47Nk/s2992/IMG_4115.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2316" data-original-width="2992" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmuzTZnrGXx7-km2KXq_9K0ypwCxNsGHv71eQtTZjxXlFnUrS9q_HU03WZpiNqMFBGX-iRsBbHCJTEUlEtwhD_oWSyRP1rstn_psaOWb-OqZDMJrW5VoAF9e6Vtk76BEPiDPICLB0Vj8VDkuBCIbpQv5a_e1sphpG6T5F2cd4sM6TVCuPlvGU51E47Nk/w640-h496/IMG_4115.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As we entered Turn 6 - Dan gave the concession...the hour was late and the Russians were a turn away from victory. A very tough game for the Germans. The terrain favors the attacker and the large number of Russian squads allows the Russian Player to hit the Germans from many different points. The terrain allowed me to move rapidly and unmolested in assault positions and dictate where the fighting would occur. I was also able to bypass German strongpoints and pin them down with follow on troops. My thanks to Dan for another great game. Our march to 500 games continues...only 18 more needed!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8_cnlUHqNTNENc1LfeQOYxw2Xe73YixswyAkslGvCrqveVN708LYU8uRP2KsTWNM5JtoaV-EJsfouZYSKQiMf1Ct9ZaOLGyhOAyCDOrXRO9m5qleQ9AUaIa5TXFBz2aVI1lubzbnqhjx_Vrrc_YpEMyP2f2X-3JrKjAnVzkqFBCxP_aQP2e9rAp8rhQ/s1048/Schnurrbart.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1048" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx8_cnlUHqNTNENc1LfeQOYxw2Xe73YixswyAkslGvCrqveVN708LYU8uRP2KsTWNM5JtoaV-EJsfouZYSKQiMf1Ct9ZaOLGyhOAyCDOrXRO9m5qleQ9AUaIa5TXFBz2aVI1lubzbnqhjx_Vrrc_YpEMyP2f2X-3JrKjAnVzkqFBCxP_aQP2e9rAp8rhQ/w640-h354/Schnurrbart.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lwa6JnuyF2FVW_lunl0Wuh3MlSz-0z9YO74hdNYUXwD4qD92CPreXLb9OkrMC2FUfQo4XrMVzMKhUXmxA6SYjbnP4QksA2x3fW8PF5PEN8e9xwRE7IK0RXpWsoQa_Gkp-qItvRzF6vEjEVa-LP-iS5VbvYF_UbZcm-1F-_1j43BKTMQcQQxinR1sC4U/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lwa6JnuyF2FVW_lunl0Wuh3MlSz-0z9YO74hdNYUXwD4qD92CPreXLb9OkrMC2FUfQo4XrMVzMKhUXmxA6SYjbnP4QksA2x3fW8PF5PEN8e9xwRE7IK0RXpWsoQa_Gkp-qItvRzF6vEjEVa-LP-iS5VbvYF_UbZcm-1F-_1j43BKTMQcQQxinR1sC4U/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The plan did not work. The Russians came from all sides and did a good job of preserving the force. The 10-2 managed to knock out two tanks in CC but the Russians captured the bridge and village objectives. Well played by Grumble Jones. Congrats on a well-deserved win</span>!"</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KfdNouEeOXb-BGz6qrLqSLrNIjQ7KmVgqrUnt1QjCRqHjDzBoMmAM-6dIHPqcMPsRDsPriHXe4gSabqF2uz1B14-fA8emNLGkngsEOGqQhy4ZZyXca0OO2cctt1MEk6r-A_fLZIVO6ecrlJjXx3yqEYBxgB4GBD9Sk1X09pOGBXqReJowIpCaf7wMco/s640/quantumofsolace2504a.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="427" data-original-width="640" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0KfdNouEeOXb-BGz6qrLqSLrNIjQ7KmVgqrUnt1QjCRqHjDzBoMmAM-6dIHPqcMPsRDsPriHXe4gSabqF2uz1B14-fA8emNLGkngsEOGqQhy4ZZyXca0OO2cctt1MEk6r-A_fLZIVO6ecrlJjXx3yqEYBxgB4GBD9Sk1X09pOGBXqReJowIpCaf7wMco/w640-h429/quantumofsolace2504a.webp" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ASL memories made each weekend! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">And captured in this blog for as long as Google supports Blogger!!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Here's to remembering our games from yesterday, today and tomorrow!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">ASL...always the greatest WWII Tactical Board Game ever created. We all know it's true!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return after Labor Day.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LSyvukiQ7AoVhb4XORELbY4c-ke6Q3nJYPUCbBjjCqUt1kD0-dPGKlNS75M13-_iOMSbSOVhGgo9TwnN04Eajg3p2qZpSQxmwv5s3u-ERO8x0YcRitGHuzOGJMhedQ_ssmU87-S1yzzczD1BrZVdJ54-Q4AJKU-at7hRay8k__WElYory2js8aSXkl0/s800/1662386432214.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="800" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LSyvukiQ7AoVhb4XORELbY4c-ke6Q3nJYPUCbBjjCqUt1kD0-dPGKlNS75M13-_iOMSbSOVhGgo9TwnN04Eajg3p2qZpSQxmwv5s3u-ERO8x0YcRitGHuzOGJMhedQ_ssmU87-S1yzzczD1BrZVdJ54-Q4AJKU-at7hRay8k__WElYory2js8aSXkl0/w400-h209/1662386432214.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div><p></p></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-86451308574878853422023-08-06T01:21:00.006-05:002023-08-06T01:23:13.962-05:00Our Friday Game WO34 Feast Day<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKCYcuwv-jlF6rZIQjpIUMwdoCQS3I5WQRQdu3jG_HfKJgWel1kuhbZ_gFD2o0z8aGIy8WiFZo12GJCQgeGx3Tys2hvvol0zRYK2yuji_NI-2Le3oFk5R4iVNbx74h0iGVK9NkuMpM6-qfxqk_P9Jlor1JcsVj1tpmZBYlbPr5GzQyeuUz9frDBrair4/s652/W-Ortona-2-Jan12.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="652" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKCYcuwv-jlF6rZIQjpIUMwdoCQS3I5WQRQdu3jG_HfKJgWel1kuhbZ_gFD2o0z8aGIy8WiFZo12GJCQgeGx3Tys2hvvol0zRYK2yuji_NI-2Le3oFk5R4iVNbx74h0iGVK9NkuMpM6-qfxqk_P9Jlor1JcsVj1tpmZBYlbPr5GzQyeuUz9frDBrair4/w640-h294/W-Ortona-2-Jan12.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Following a week off, Dan and I were back in the saddle and playing some great ASL. Dan had just returned from an outstanding performance at the St. Louis Tournament. Dan would finish 6th in a field of some truly outstanding ASL Players. Our friend, Paul Works would win the St. Louis Tournament and readers might recall that Paul was also the winner of this year's Kansas City ASL Tournament. Congrats to both Dan and Paul on an outstanding tournament.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFd4XxdQBjzrF1QnE3ZCpuDITFjm1tdvMKD_zNFylypzBoa5uNhKtzCznsEr9UDPP3zsY34fIyt6eMDNyCGm6qJxUWR9qjGzgKlk9ov5iorUkoVx4BOhtFcvpfkgObYgTRMRbNCTZhNkrvimBXL3-ENIMY7OAfcf7pD3f_1A9Yswp34HP4v7MpBoaSMk/s2048/364234828_10228723005807567_5115913533987174692_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFd4XxdQBjzrF1QnE3ZCpuDITFjm1tdvMKD_zNFylypzBoa5uNhKtzCznsEr9UDPP3zsY34fIyt6eMDNyCGm6qJxUWR9qjGzgKlk9ov5iorUkoVx4BOhtFcvpfkgObYgTRMRbNCTZhNkrvimBXL3-ENIMY7OAfcf7pD3f_1A9Yswp34HP4v7MpBoaSMk/w640-h480/364234828_10228723005807567_5115913533987174692_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As for me, I would enjoy a weeks vacation in Arkansas with stops in Hot Springs, Little Rock and a wonderful night's stay at the Mt. Magazine Lodge. Despite the oppressive heat, my wife and I had a grand time.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn23WO4J31nbQGJgpHsmZ6YlpWTmhKuzfQFyBugcFYSB50r0RgmTN9_GYFY_78v6POStkYqzfYzpt3XPkPGqfTQ9QBpajsdaYGgpbDvtW4c93T8e1X-AC4ozFmQ8PQuhNpznU4RDsMCqD4SJGfCFoyAco1IisOuBjVWbrEJQxWEWDqoa-ppe3x1dJx2Q4/s601/Ortona-08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="400" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn23WO4J31nbQGJgpHsmZ6YlpWTmhKuzfQFyBugcFYSB50r0RgmTN9_GYFY_78v6POStkYqzfYzpt3XPkPGqfTQ9QBpajsdaYGgpbDvtW4c93T8e1X-AC4ozFmQ8PQuhNpznU4RDsMCqD4SJGfCFoyAco1IisOuBjVWbrEJQxWEWDqoa-ppe3x1dJx2Q4/w426-h640/Ortona-08.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUoB_KpV63yOs0Um-BuNnWQzi51vK5OJyl2553rJNnwpssVzJvY03usQgdGW7ysXaITSOeuEQOq4mgELEWJlobzIIbWRtZBhADdWcKbHM5mB7r8HjSHrxi3K1ADlIOJC1eRKUPDU3nVj-5AUM_-9Q_ZSfbgRACkReESjU1h2DC5arYBrmWZcz4XC2jro/s394/wo%202020%20cvr.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="304" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguUoB_KpV63yOs0Um-BuNnWQzi51vK5OJyl2553rJNnwpssVzJvY03usQgdGW7ysXaITSOeuEQOq4mgELEWJlobzIIbWRtZBhADdWcKbHM5mB7r8HjSHrxi3K1ADlIOJC1eRKUPDU3nVj-5AUM_-9Q_ZSfbgRACkReESjU1h2DC5arYBrmWZcz4XC2jro/w309-h400/wo%202020%20cvr.png" width="309" /></a></div><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Our Friday Game would be ASL Scenario WO34 Feast Day by Chas Argent. This scenario is set in Ortona in December 1943. A tough urban fight between Canadians and German Fallschirmjaegers. Historically, the German Paras put up a very tough fight similar to their brothers fighting at Cassino. And like Cassino, the urban environment was filled with rubbled buildings and blocked streets. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">Using armor at both Cassino and Ortona was extremely difficult and of course hazardous for the tanks themselves. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">ROAR has this one with 18 Canadian wins versus 27 German wins. It's a definitely a challenging scenario for the Canadians...as it was during the actual fighting.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hrQEQuOq46UM5zVd-ZK4TZ-lRztioog5q0AErYFzz9esZ28akUSPs64bf0l1YLUuTBxupB5IMzUdYPkjZ-RlqQEV9AuacsaFBbFlmH08ufb76LDlu0SFt8PIm_b8scVi9K8T8AQPBmV1_B1sSYEVckflPorELvoRBnbTPcbiVjSgh5nbGmUzuJt_I2c/s939/Ep4SO29UcAA-YlN%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="576" data-original-width="939" height="392" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9hrQEQuOq46UM5zVd-ZK4TZ-lRztioog5q0AErYFzz9esZ28akUSPs64bf0l1YLUuTBxupB5IMzUdYPkjZ-RlqQEV9AuacsaFBbFlmH08ufb76LDlu0SFt8PIm_b8scVi9K8T8AQPBmV1_B1sSYEVckflPorELvoRBnbTPcbiVjSgh5nbGmUzuJt_I2c/w640-h392/Ep4SO29UcAA-YlN%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Germans, Dan would command elements of Bataillon II, Fallschirmjaeger-Regiment 3, Fallschirmjaeger-Division 1. This force would consist of 8 x 5-4-8's and a 2-3-8 led by a 9-1, 8-1, and 8-0with an MMG, 3 x LMG's, and a DC.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvuplRgbYBHqoBDDqztCGmp4Rt6jSLzOjeO-A93YrAnXjeytvgcmxlKpK9dBummbABrP88VWoqxKTZ3zIUYqkaO887xdkEX1p2QzBULCXZB9mdxaPW8HWwusPq92vhgIkRVQ5VUvujdRG-aVydiUmFevGiPWxDSntqqy29H-_d4tWeLJy51SokYu9MhM/s602/ortonabnhq.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="600" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvuplRgbYBHqoBDDqztCGmp4Rt6jSLzOjeO-A93YrAnXjeytvgcmxlKpK9dBummbABrP88VWoqxKTZ3zIUYqkaO887xdkEX1p2QzBULCXZB9mdxaPW8HWwusPq92vhgIkRVQ5VUvujdRG-aVydiUmFevGiPWxDSntqqy29H-_d4tWeLJy51SokYu9MhM/w638-h640/ortonabnhq.jpg" width="638" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">As the attacking Canadians, I would command elements of C Company, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 2nd Infantry Brigade and elements of the Three Rivers Regiment, 1st Canadian Armored Brigade. My force would consist of 10 x 4-5-8's and a 2-4-8 led by a 9-2, 8-1, and 7-0 with an MMG, 3 x LMG's, a Piat, a 51 MTR, 2 x DC's and 3 x Sherman Tanks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-n0S1RwU2s6El-BwiVPmBCx7jVOGOoGMxEKe_hS7mwqU4yjU7Kpr3XLcpmfb0r1axrBxfw0rEkyyvYXsnEq-_qOfZpM5b6ARj7NU0aKZwGO4puzRFkNV7QuDMSlj7EkO11m8PYnUcuAeQhAzPKlKPIPwI4fJbXAJzktR575XPbbB4UC0tkv-BjhwELY/s882/13a_unsized_fall.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="882" data-original-width="605" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK-n0S1RwU2s6El-BwiVPmBCx7jVOGOoGMxEKe_hS7mwqU4yjU7Kpr3XLcpmfb0r1axrBxfw0rEkyyvYXsnEq-_qOfZpM5b6ARj7NU0aKZwGO4puzRFkNV7QuDMSlj7EkO11m8PYnUcuAeQhAzPKlKPIPwI4fJbXAJzktR575XPbbB4UC0tkv-BjhwELY/w440-h640/13a_unsized_fall.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A look at the battlespace. The Canadians have a very limited entry point and the Germans are able to set up within two hexes of the entry area. Gotta say, I don't like those kinds of game setups. Nothing I hate more than having a very small entry area that is known to my enemy who will be able to bloody me from the start. Another pet peeve is Dismantled support weapons. I don't like them and most especially as the rules already allow me to dismantle weapons prior to play if I so choose. The rules do not allow for setting up already dismantled support weapons prior to play. In this scenario, I would literally advance directly into the German MLR zone....so I had no need of dismantled weapons. I was already tat the point of contact. Anyway, this is a discussion that Dan and I have at the start of many a scenario. Bottomline...let the player decide if he wants his support weapons dismantled.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPAurlfJHZNO5S4qljUZj98bDrXtQ6V98LIfIYmJgq0rZec63HgYkBkERwcbTyeraaHQBqaweBCtZWyRySsn6onO7POk7MuIhNSzH3ciLVyH4Zi6Ia8prhG0ksWGBr75Bj-mGx1H09ZMBmD6QyAZ7YrKDDqKXaQvLFMGetn61_jACjqgy8bOGhQP0z8Q/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbPAurlfJHZNO5S4qljUZj98bDrXtQ6V98LIfIYmJgq0rZec63HgYkBkERwcbTyeraaHQBqaweBCtZWyRySsn6onO7POk7MuIhNSzH3ciLVyH4Zi6Ia8prhG0ksWGBr75Bj-mGx1H09ZMBmD6QyAZ7YrKDDqKXaQvLFMGetn61_jACjqgy8bOGhQP0z8Q/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"The Germans must defend the large church or most other buildings from the Canadians. The plan will be to defend the large church and move the other units to defend the building. Hopefully the Canadians cannot clear the building in the six turns."</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ_zKRRwPRujaVeW4JUglMNcp9MTMLYs95zJdJFILVY8r-XtiFOprXedM58xGYhTZVqdpyM9CDP0826oVUmAs7Dkw05xd-SN4iv6e0XeSs03sS4DjkGnxqRfqGQOvPCd58sCQZl6xjt1vR-m3vqum8vYnsOunJ_hR7XuXLkovsvWsol5Liqff0VAW8L4/s2992/IMG_4062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2992" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEJ_zKRRwPRujaVeW4JUglMNcp9MTMLYs95zJdJFILVY8r-XtiFOprXedM58xGYhTZVqdpyM9CDP0826oVUmAs7Dkw05xd-SN4iv6e0XeSs03sS4DjkGnxqRfqGQOvPCd58sCQZl6xjt1vR-m3vqum8vYnsOunJ_hR7XuXLkovsvWsol5Liqff0VAW8L4/w640-h280/IMG_4062.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">To win this scenario, the Canadians must control the E15 Building and 8 VP of additional buildings on or east Hexrow G. 10 x 4-5-8 Canadians represents 40 FP vs. 8 x 5-4-8's which is 40 FP. Those are poor odds for an attacking force. And additionally, the German 5-4-8's have the edge in Close Combat. They are truly tough hombres. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ZWuwFxvQVjIH4ytvBA-ywDZcwCLx1EthWnGih0tFlSf5PYN33Ij7Xr1dY0u3a6sYmbMTciE77t7Kk-E6-Et_rniJm0co7uM2Z3B4IfjF5SyoGhEHKhNj1fcPMZnfSzJSn2Kg0MR_2lG9zeKXKWNKh1dlghDPESdXJvoEQC7uCWbOrI6rV4nsYSnM-8/s1000/61f413dbee9320e82fe7d4de_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG2ZWuwFxvQVjIH4ytvBA-ywDZcwCLx1EthWnGih0tFlSf5PYN33Ij7Xr1dY0u3a6sYmbMTciE77t7Kk-E6-Et_rniJm0co7uM2Z3B4IfjF5SyoGhEHKhNj1fcPMZnfSzJSn2Kg0MR_2lG9zeKXKWNKh1dlghDPESdXJvoEQC7uCWbOrI6rV4nsYSnM-8/w400-h320/61f413dbee9320e82fe7d4de_1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My initial attack plan was for the 9-2 and main kill stack to have a go at the E15 Building. My 7-0 and 3 x squads would go around the southern flank and get into the German backfield and begin harvesting Building VP's. My 8-1 and 3 x squads would head north to meet up with three Sherman tanks entering on Turn 2. The town would be thoroughly rubbled and several streets would be rubble-strewn as well. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">GAME NOTE: Dan would forget that he could HIP a squad with leader and support weapons. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw4u85kmLaYzlAZCTXTFbRmX2l8Y_XNBA7yowxJtrcppq3D4CwvWjkWVNJcQwjeVOww3f36YG-zPJm-E81oE9c4pJ6egQY2gW1EeWyfTFK1o2StF6bYTNd9-zM-4oewmpVavu0IZZxdLLuedv0WF8EscQy_imxBvuQtl6Qjq9uHb7ULrb3tRSFQFGeS4/s2992/IMG_4063.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1715" data-original-width="2992" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtw4u85kmLaYzlAZCTXTFbRmX2l8Y_XNBA7yowxJtrcppq3D4CwvWjkWVNJcQwjeVOww3f36YG-zPJm-E81oE9c4pJ6egQY2gW1EeWyfTFK1o2StF6bYTNd9-zM-4oewmpVavu0IZZxdLLuedv0WF8EscQy_imxBvuQtl6Qjq9uHb7ULrb3tRSFQFGeS4/w640-h366/IMG_4063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 Canadian - I move onto the map as earlier noted. A 2-4-8 would move up to draw fire and Dan would oblige and KIA them in the street. But I now had an idea of what awaited me. My other forces moved safely into position.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCUaC_E801GmvmdmYHvw-UO1u6uhqf2JZPKNtNlcgomn1ck8SohTad1sQsi3O9LDN1lMSFBGRrLFUoFfTqBFYRpUhSxU8BK73UJsiWNgEifnwtydXF4anvdQnupp6hLQjRv_5JfhiHtOyXb8J2GzgMI8qWjYdqs5RDj35iHWcs58jfHEW_jrQjV1HERE/s270/220px-Loyal_Edmonton_Regiment_infantry_and_Three_Rivers_Regiment_Sherman_tanks_advancing_in_Ortona_December_1943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBCUaC_E801GmvmdmYHvw-UO1u6uhqf2JZPKNtNlcgomn1ck8SohTad1sQsi3O9LDN1lMSFBGRrLFUoFfTqBFYRpUhSxU8BK73UJsiWNgEifnwtydXF4anvdQnupp6hLQjRv_5JfhiHtOyXb8J2GzgMI8qWjYdqs5RDj35iHWcs58jfHEW_jrQjV1HERE/w326-h400/220px-Loyal_Edmonton_Regiment_infantry_and_Three_Rivers_Regiment_Sherman_tanks_advancing_in_Ortona_December_1943.jpg" width="326" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav80hEqbg3IK1kaT6uD8N8-Fr9QR26a9-kZ3JJDGo1HB3Gl7lE5mIdUzzi37-3JY6hfesrvJaPwdHcGQL_fOpxZET7hEL7FLAIuHNWPPvO_hbNGjcMQ_rymJH3Xfl_3Hh38hrca7ObUpo-hffeOxrIODJ2fibtUK_a8zBabcxSD15_0hTi4kJ87gKeKM/s2949/IMG_4064.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1533" data-original-width="2949" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjav80hEqbg3IK1kaT6uD8N8-Fr9QR26a9-kZ3JJDGo1HB3Gl7lE5mIdUzzi37-3JY6hfesrvJaPwdHcGQL_fOpxZET7hEL7FLAIuHNWPPvO_hbNGjcMQ_rymJH3Xfl_3Hh38hrca7ObUpo-hffeOxrIODJ2fibtUK_a8zBabcxSD15_0hTi4kJ87gKeKM/w640-h332/IMG_4064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>Turn 2 Canadian - my 51 MTR would successfully smoke two hexes before running out of smoke. My Shermans came on the board and met up with my 8-1, while the third Sherman moved to support the 9-2's assault on the E15 Building.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2LHBefebkavS8to9AawEK6zREX9xE1x_vEfai1r-_yi9I7Z4vFkOxMiki1xfDlz_1ePmFC-RI7M0OyMHUGGs7I5NV25veri18QlmrXqom0kTiyt9tLpgrR-ZqP0b65uQEi5ngJ4OxFBM24fxDaKbkzdoBYMUSYb9grvRaEuQyBc2yrmdWbymcnOn-ms/s800/2-inch_mortar_team_of_the_2nd_Battalion,_East_Lancashire_Regiment,_keep_up_covering_fire_during_the_advance_on_Pinbaw,_December_1944.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="800" height="390" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2LHBefebkavS8to9AawEK6zREX9xE1x_vEfai1r-_yi9I7Z4vFkOxMiki1xfDlz_1ePmFC-RI7M0OyMHUGGs7I5NV25veri18QlmrXqom0kTiyt9tLpgrR-ZqP0b65uQEi5ngJ4OxFBM24fxDaKbkzdoBYMUSYb9grvRaEuQyBc2yrmdWbymcnOn-ms/w400-h390/2-inch_mortar_team_of_the_2nd_Battalion,_East_Lancashire_Regiment,_keep_up_covering_fire_during_the_advance_on_Pinbaw,_December_1944.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzjst5EPfo4RDBIixqEYGRCNMst6QUv2ExPYeHUqx5D1NKcYdbvJfTqFQWK7tTC-7kHi4JnJdHLKiZAJaKS5Z89suzLZC4BrLvpFohF4vidImSg44ysyEA8hwejqUezpIM0moJReSZAYvDCyAhmmdQWllr-OWApQfF2eY_nJwTsi53MCmdik_v5r7z_Q/s2674/IMG_4065.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1042" data-original-width="2674" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPzjst5EPfo4RDBIixqEYGRCNMst6QUv2ExPYeHUqx5D1NKcYdbvJfTqFQWK7tTC-7kHi4JnJdHLKiZAJaKS5Z89suzLZC4BrLvpFohF4vidImSg44ysyEA8hwejqUezpIM0moJReSZAYvDCyAhmmdQWllr-OWApQfF2eY_nJwTsi53MCmdik_v5r7z_Q/w640-h250/IMG_4065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">After two turns, a look at the extent of the Canadian penetration into this part of Ortona.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIEkgWF7q_DvlIYsjzVQMD179Pr0PLxdc8fXWimzpJhqXDgMd1DwIXCgoSLYA9Evw9KXoXYcobCQF3tOuxDAhFr7gqxYnbiC3wLZa0n1Ki25HyozzZ-zdKw18WNWv1vSnGJr1mJlyQ7Vx0F_ZyjVs3iZihUZcy_4P5vySKGj92ckk9Yv6ftIuo6hPbN0/s600/82357_half.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="600" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaIEkgWF7q_DvlIYsjzVQMD179Pr0PLxdc8fXWimzpJhqXDgMd1DwIXCgoSLYA9Evw9KXoXYcobCQF3tOuxDAhFr7gqxYnbiC3wLZa0n1Ki25HyozzZ-zdKw18WNWv1vSnGJr1mJlyQ7Vx0F_ZyjVs3iZihUZcy_4P5vySKGj92ckk9Yv6ftIuo6hPbN0/w640-h512/82357_half.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCaWq7QVypcACCNIqW1HozOQBpzE5xiAwCzhWawlHUqCz5RzR0w4klLI9g92Cty37lYrJWLXKTwqmrvPAq_DPo2IzdMO9Gn8Xi9-5cXo3KvR_ohebmKQQcYMjOD0HunaNHhAi5HjVbxvKH3vLhsuCzcEoaUbGxX7mXJ18Lpicj7wpFoJlKA3r9qxJaas/s2929/IMG_4066.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1622" data-original-width="2929" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCaWq7QVypcACCNIqW1HozOQBpzE5xiAwCzhWawlHUqCz5RzR0w4klLI9g92Cty37lYrJWLXKTwqmrvPAq_DPo2IzdMO9Gn8Xi9-5cXo3KvR_ohebmKQQcYMjOD0HunaNHhAi5HjVbxvKH3vLhsuCzcEoaUbGxX7mXJ18Lpicj7wpFoJlKA3r9qxJaas/w640-h354/IMG_4066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 Canadian - I send one of my Shermans to the south. This tank will then swing to the east to support my 7-0 Platoon. This group had been forced to pull back after two 5-4-8's moved up to engage. But then Dave shifted them towards the E15 building, which opened the door for my 7-0 to flank and get into the backfield. It was at this point in the game, that Dan made a hard commitment to concentrate at the E15 building and hold it against all attacks. It was certainly the key to the game.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXoy4-3kjx0ICl5WQ_uRkRYjXgV-_-PR2o96K3R985aMpl-3xsNg1a_s1Aq7hs2MZFJCdCl07vLDUKg99ToJsxQI2ecXc180HHTCmpa2daVkl4avZqSc_nsxPugvDK66Ww3BHJwF945VceSqDr9kVlLSiccJr9RJKHRkfBGbrbEDQMGP3x2rMLLJVsPo/s400/3670cb7b-def7-40a2-86de-91249dd2dee9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="400" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXoy4-3kjx0ICl5WQ_uRkRYjXgV-_-PR2o96K3R985aMpl-3xsNg1a_s1Aq7hs2MZFJCdCl07vLDUKg99ToJsxQI2ecXc180HHTCmpa2daVkl4avZqSc_nsxPugvDK66Ww3BHJwF945VceSqDr9kVlLSiccJr9RJKHRkfBGbrbEDQMGP3x2rMLLJVsPo/w640-h444/3670cb7b-def7-40a2-86de-91249dd2dee9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Getting into the backfield was crucial, as the Canadians must obtain at least 8 VP's worth of buildings in addition to controlling the E15 Building. But to be honest, I wasn't sure I had any chance of taking the E15 Building. Dan's Green Devils were hanging tough and passing their morale checks while dishing out some serious damage to my Seaforth Highlanders.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkERbs03DLewD1uIrsWRWgIXJudqAjzCt-Z8bBOF2caBxg6WQNZYY4XocDMovrvtxI_NpnZz8UsRjHzHN0AfqTBdq94s7VUEhkjIwRE_gKd3OM0kDb1Y9TezBJhUlmB75n2F_KYLLxnCi2rnlIFSXkzMVKRKLmxBI6sIwekRaSc0kyr1tF0hr8wZRxs1s/s2822/IMG_4068.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2822" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkERbs03DLewD1uIrsWRWgIXJudqAjzCt-Z8bBOF2caBxg6WQNZYY4XocDMovrvtxI_NpnZz8UsRjHzHN0AfqTBdq94s7VUEhkjIwRE_gKd3OM0kDb1Y9TezBJhUlmB75n2F_KYLLxnCi2rnlIFSXkzMVKRKLmxBI6sIwekRaSc0kyr1tF0hr8wZRxs1s/w640-h342/IMG_4068.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 Canadian - I push hard in the center against the E15 Building. But it is tough going. My 7-0 deploys his full squad and sends the boys to gather up Building VP's. My third Sherman would join them.</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPXPAnXwh5400WI1FOLzkHXcfs_0Nd25nslCmFp_4njY4PJCYyUr2F1QmkyytVjA4sqeZiyglzKhgGTTpC9tFJ-PpFrbB6U7XgMzVD3ungED7GyI50rEspJRUuoGn9lhEXyUsFxFIdKdMOoD-8TLgCfofKs5d3c3vR60gB-SBvLgmRJ8SPD7BbJOd6IE/s3500/6ZOGRLMH7FA2HEPIBDLU72BTY4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2818" data-original-width="3500" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpPXPAnXwh5400WI1FOLzkHXcfs_0Nd25nslCmFp_4njY4PJCYyUr2F1QmkyytVjA4sqeZiyglzKhgGTTpC9tFJ-PpFrbB6U7XgMzVD3ungED7GyI50rEspJRUuoGn9lhEXyUsFxFIdKdMOoD-8TLgCfofKs5d3c3vR60gB-SBvLgmRJ8SPD7BbJOd6IE/w400-h323/6ZOGRLMH7FA2HEPIBDLU72BTY4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmP2MlktXWVQQ3nmYf9p4WGb_QiR9zPyNMuNhvXl0bz8zgYZmbl-xzH8GdXJEB5lmWW30K6T8ioifUytXSJYCNHG50b9AhdHE8eDJCsc-q_cZnOblXH0d0aUB6doqPxOOF0XTAYLMhDAC-eg2cXhfZ7bI7x-BHBKexNX5AcdkGWbF350rBUQFvjCHYtw/s2992/IMG_4069.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="2992" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAmP2MlktXWVQQ3nmYf9p4WGb_QiR9zPyNMuNhvXl0bz8zgYZmbl-xzH8GdXJEB5lmWW30K6T8ioifUytXSJYCNHG50b9AhdHE8eDJCsc-q_cZnOblXH0d0aUB6doqPxOOF0XTAYLMhDAC-eg2cXhfZ7bI7x-BHBKexNX5AcdkGWbF350rBUQFvjCHYtw/w640-h274/IMG_4069.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;">It was at this time, that Dan's Paras would start connecting with Panzerfausts. My first lost Sherman would actually take two shots to kill. Dan would roll boxcars on the first hit result. This is of course about the only roll that won't kill an enemy AFV. The second shot would turn my first Sherman into a funeral pyre. </span></div><div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejHGmDvwFh3azjSLzyOF-mXMo5wB--dcf1O6DgWvC1L3xIsc93uwVCu5rZjacwIk04KJPzi9B7asr6rc2GJYzy8cg2vdDQOyZiSyId15v6AoUg8lHqUn0GdRWH-GyUKthvlWvmZ9R7r5iDK5zjR8dcilKLIRXutoxTf-grtEXIYVyFdc1M11BvuT-Qfw/s1280/maxresdefault.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejHGmDvwFh3azjSLzyOF-mXMo5wB--dcf1O6DgWvC1L3xIsc93uwVCu5rZjacwIk04KJPzi9B7asr6rc2GJYzy8cg2vdDQOyZiSyId15v6AoUg8lHqUn0GdRWH-GyUKthvlWvmZ9R7r5iDK5zjR8dcilKLIRXutoxTf-grtEXIYVyFdc1M11BvuT-Qfw/w400-h225/maxresdefault.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would also successfully destroy a second Sherman...but a one on the colored die would casualty reduce the squad. </div><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KPtzcyqTrDypasAFzk-VuGLbOlFuhwS7TA6zsirI5K6NHrn7GNCkHXwmRu-nd7Il76tN7Vb2FCFE02p2Uao5eJ7L8LfHbfsLk9z8sDHyQGl9salW0laUfvQ6OakzCzoizLwbvey91jcXAe2lRELbv-1BHBfHOIudv0Uayw0ztmtStuR_z7La4Ymugxc/s2847/IMG_4070.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1112" data-original-width="2847" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KPtzcyqTrDypasAFzk-VuGLbOlFuhwS7TA6zsirI5K6NHrn7GNCkHXwmRu-nd7Il76tN7Vb2FCFE02p2Uao5eJ7L8LfHbfsLk9z8sDHyQGl9salW0laUfvQ6OakzCzoizLwbvey91jcXAe2lRELbv-1BHBfHOIudv0Uayw0ztmtStuR_z7La4Ymugxc/w640-h250/IMG_4070.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After 4 turns, a look at the Canadian advance. Despite some losses I had covered some ground. But E15 remained firmly in German control. It was this point, that I briefly considered conceding the game. I just couldn't see how I was going to knock Dan's tough Fallschirmjaegers out of the building. But I decided to play it out.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a-ezUzBZm50McN0qAEMSHFuB-a2hF06IoPuPC6Ik8OAPQPWkr06AlwIY45GZ4S41sO7Hwi2S53AZnS4itPt-u4emucy92M-Tq9njHX3QBjAZAcKv7LB_35dtILH92kw2HO3fwBxzxPYupKSP-gZtNJUqzAYqGWGL9JLmX0LHj_tKhXucPjaykTYvLEw/s2749/IMG_4071.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1224" data-original-width="2749" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2a-ezUzBZm50McN0qAEMSHFuB-a2hF06IoPuPC6Ik8OAPQPWkr06AlwIY45GZ4S41sO7Hwi2S53AZnS4itPt-u4emucy92M-Tq9njHX3QBjAZAcKv7LB_35dtILH92kw2HO3fwBxzxPYupKSP-gZtNJUqzAYqGWGL9JLmX0LHj_tKhXucPjaykTYvLEw/w640-h284/IMG_4071.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 5 would change the game. Had I conceded, I would have cost myself a victory. Dan's tough Fallschirmjaegers suddenly began breaking as Dan's hot dice turned stone cold with 10's and 11's leaving his center force shattered. My 7-0 and half-squads were gobbling up building VP's and despite losing two of my 3 Sherman Tanks, my boys were pushing the Germans out of the E15 building. The 9-1 and 8-1 had both broken along with their squads. This gave my boys the opening to push hard against the remaining Germans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yhvp3-SOsuJD65nwjg-4eZDp84cSlm5IRCpE-Pds6Y5Qv6z2I6tR33mgH5hHiqO4sDRz_1Ht_PNx2ELqcuDA7gjlvb06TtxFDLcxS9NFHw8iblC7LaDjsEh0J6lYYWEiW1vJaZ9QdvLmFURE9ftf2ndgnm7-c_heI_tt3CKWAKR_C_5N8cFHlZXVtNM/s940/D2mklblXQAEH8W7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="607" data-original-width="940" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7yhvp3-SOsuJD65nwjg-4eZDp84cSlm5IRCpE-Pds6Y5Qv6z2I6tR33mgH5hHiqO4sDRz_1Ht_PNx2ELqcuDA7gjlvb06TtxFDLcxS9NFHw8iblC7LaDjsEh0J6lYYWEiW1vJaZ9QdvLmFURE9ftf2ndgnm7-c_heI_tt3CKWAKR_C_5N8cFHlZXVtNM/w400-h259/D2mklblXQAEH8W7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87KaJ6kx6xzl8dZ2ApMwiOV3okJP5kDi0hgZBXvUP-4_hKJhPbXzyq1vGku8IA20PC5IaIcI0aJxaYqdqqtrR86l7f_ajeSj6thBRgjOPJbhlGbcOJnFgtuEeMl6-xSpvACM1lATrlAQjKPnwyO5kNcRWK5gLOJ98POHcHPSirWgIv8IRsChW4wVHt5A/s2992/IMG_4072.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1349" data-original-width="2992" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87KaJ6kx6xzl8dZ2ApMwiOV3okJP5kDi0hgZBXvUP-4_hKJhPbXzyq1vGku8IA20PC5IaIcI0aJxaYqdqqtrR86l7f_ajeSj6thBRgjOPJbhlGbcOJnFgtuEeMl6-xSpvACM1lATrlAQjKPnwyO5kNcRWK5gLOJ98POHcHPSirWgIv8IRsChW4wVHt5A/w640-h288/IMG_4072.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 6 - My 7-0 and his boys succeeded in taking 10 Building VP's. My 9-2's attack would successfully secure the E15 Building. Dan's 9-1 and 8-1 had rallied, but had no path to victory and therefore Dan gave the concession and it would be a Canadian victory. A game that I thought was lost on Turn 4 had done a 180 and was suddenly a Canadian victory. It had been a fun and challenging scenario. Dan's defense had been well constructed. It had simply come down to his boys breaking at the end of the game that would ensure a Canadian win.</div><p style="text-align: justify;">My thanks to Dan for a great game that went the distance. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iwzN8Naq2m5CXPrZyJGV-3ppNM3uEtPc_o17lUGKfcyPONdfhnxlFNZN_3ONfjqMVswTdeA7eZMddHOilJNlw4jqGx1eIr4lBgz1pEj3fC7iJZB0q9JRDKjQBE107UAKc4Ru3tGQ3Qp_XdbdQal1i9FCfeki-Wx1i0mtdZZ6DX1_NTYNenxUCxwuMGI/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7iwzN8Naq2m5CXPrZyJGV-3ppNM3uEtPc_o17lUGKfcyPONdfhnxlFNZN_3ONfjqMVswTdeA7eZMddHOilJNlw4jqGx1eIr4lBgz1pEj3fC7iJZB0q9JRDKjQBE107UAKc4Ru3tGQ3Qp_XdbdQal1i9FCfeki-Wx1i0mtdZZ6DX1_NTYNenxUCxwuMGI/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"The plan did not work. The Canadian 9-2 dominated the building and was able to break all the defenders and keep the Germans from routing upstairs. Well played by Grumble Jones, who passed his personal morale check on turn 4 to persevere for the win. Congrats to the Canadians!"</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZYtqzulOL6S3uoPkCr-6d4ULONIgcBgsT0LC3c4BKr4r3espR1B6SJuR7HzE7w2b6ZgzzOIVrXJJo0QGSokbaoavNByK_ooa2F5OsalZBlxMlo7fY35N2XPoT1aWyKYdjQ9DlSOtFn-FLjrls-ZsNRhEdqhGF6heE5hLGT5tiCahWDVlw7wIWXzjslA/s675/PROMO-John-Wayne-as-Col.-John-Marlowe-and-William-Holden-as-Maj.-Henry-Kendall-watching-Southern-troops-advance-in-The-Horse-Soldiers-1959.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="675" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUZYtqzulOL6S3uoPkCr-6d4ULONIgcBgsT0LC3c4BKr4r3espR1B6SJuR7HzE7w2b6ZgzzOIVrXJJo0QGSokbaoavNByK_ooa2F5OsalZBlxMlo7fY35N2XPoT1aWyKYdjQ9DlSOtFn-FLjrls-ZsNRhEdqhGF6heE5hLGT5tiCahWDVlw7wIWXzjslA/w640-h332/PROMO-John-Wayne-as-Col.-John-Marlowe-and-William-Holden-as-Maj.-Henry-Kendall-watching-Southern-troops-advance-in-The-Horse-Soldiers-1959.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on this weekend's game.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dan and I will return next week.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">We will see you then!</span></b></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-26653712317467548222023-08-02T23:04:00.001-05:002023-08-02T23:06:34.277-05:00Grumble Jones August Scenarios GJ123 & GJ 124<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW5Q4PKjIplKTBgr-4KgMlixXcgWVcJgMrYAMsSmDxpychgOLqZzVP4SyHwUcM5_cYAJwQTHUtzg-MJtl-pZXDEmOEGd7aCeTbaSbeSmwxbwSvSQ-SfLwotYKjXQ-6MpO_7wstdCYmbMSxECylxXYRsJU4VFZfIUCBlwRvcDGXmUemVdaUOqzcn6XI-o/s730/Wilhemsbad1.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="596" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxW5Q4PKjIplKTBgr-4KgMlixXcgWVcJgMrYAMsSmDxpychgOLqZzVP4SyHwUcM5_cYAJwQTHUtzg-MJtl-pZXDEmOEGd7aCeTbaSbeSmwxbwSvSQ-SfLwotYKjXQ-6MpO_7wstdCYmbMSxECylxXYRsJU4VFZfIUCBlwRvcDGXmUemVdaUOqzcn6XI-o/w522-h640/Wilhemsbad1.jpg" width="522" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">Over the past several weeks, I worked on a pair of scenarios. I would complete an ETO and PTO scenario with one of them also being a DASL scenario. I had not done a DASL scenario yet this year, so it was time to get one onboard. I don't normally release two scenarios at once, but I had so much fun with these, that I thought what the heck. So August will provide a pair of new Grumble Jones to love or hate as the case may be!! And I had to have a regular scenario paired up with the DASL one so Eric Garrard wouldn't be too upset with me...as he's no fan of the DASL's!!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX9az3-NBdU3lrCLxYqJeKUavSQqfeau1R5UWt-_s5cL21Z_r3Iuh7h41vKnYUqY4EdqM_a4EvfPFS1DHpaJxOISFuI-TnYpWyvXZhdMbSphFsk-4L7lvjp8JosBBiLsfzFRqOZx6gLCJcj4nlJacDBbeVkIBFrMuRzAbhEeaVhU_NsWR2LbRxTpdAUw/s430/a25877bc872d8749e8c3aa5cf46082c3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="320" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbX9az3-NBdU3lrCLxYqJeKUavSQqfeau1R5UWt-_s5cL21Z_r3Iuh7h41vKnYUqY4EdqM_a4EvfPFS1DHpaJxOISFuI-TnYpWyvXZhdMbSphFsk-4L7lvjp8JosBBiLsfzFRqOZx6gLCJcj4nlJacDBbeVkIBFrMuRzAbhEeaVhU_NsWR2LbRxTpdAUw/w298-h400/a25877bc872d8749e8c3aa5cf46082c3.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Scenario creation for me is usually inspired by a recent reading and this month's pair come from two new pieces off reading material. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV_F0_CFsPFCgRQlyZCQAQ1_8X4_SRVqbotZOhu12DNK5s8ILPHhGl3dRX6JpEiLCPMi0K__NeWyKuS2CgYuymBAaRlo-8DRiGtFU19N9kxHhyWd0FqBsJrEah5ObWwb18FOMV_MHaoNuaFo2amBpuZQTjUz4M-qZihajt1DbvNNJioKBoqoy7h4Pul0/s1000/51Yjqq5qgcL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="658" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIV_F0_CFsPFCgRQlyZCQAQ1_8X4_SRVqbotZOhu12DNK5s8ILPHhGl3dRX6JpEiLCPMi0K__NeWyKuS2CgYuymBAaRlo-8DRiGtFU19N9kxHhyWd0FqBsJrEah5ObWwb18FOMV_MHaoNuaFo2amBpuZQTjUz4M-qZihajt1DbvNNJioKBoqoy7h4Pul0/w264-h400/51Yjqq5qgcL._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="264" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">GJ123 An Orchard of Runes would come from two sources. I came across a description of fighting for the village of Pfaffenheck by units of the US 90th Infantry Division. Defending in the area would be 6th SS Mountain Division grenadiers organized into Kampgruppe Raithel. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Osprey Nierstein and Oppenheim 1945 book is where I first came across this action. But the details were just a bit skimpy, so I did some Google searching and came across In Final Defense of the Reich, which had a bit more detail, which helped to flesh out the scenario.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In this scenario, Kampfgruppe Raithel was entrenched in a orchard just before Pfaffenheck. The fighting was apparently intense as the Americans and Germans grappled in some close up fighting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NemHHJrl8ZZObPEYo6qUVswmfpNYgt7fT8NvgReSHC7O2cmgdpuNpcH84NNAVXoUx5h5KFnD7aEaCh6atDZ444FJF4SteL_2E7VzosBK-W_MuEx2VNDsBM1E8D_8aZGZkXo0ZDk1e_QyZMCGVBD8q7WHcuG9bTMryyg1HQqSKepUFL_jpwTcKmHf158/s485/9781472840387.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="485" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0NemHHJrl8ZZObPEYo6qUVswmfpNYgt7fT8NvgReSHC7O2cmgdpuNpcH84NNAVXoUx5h5KFnD7aEaCh6atDZ444FJF4SteL_2E7VzosBK-W_MuEx2VNDsBM1E8D_8aZGZkXo0ZDk1e_QyZMCGVBD8q7WHcuG9bTMryyg1HQqSKepUFL_jpwTcKmHf158/w298-h400/9781472840387.jpg" width="298" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RQLVzxgd4K17i-NCt4OFQ4gxBUdnYFUL6HA00HAx-PnAO3QFRGnbH4lXdx-TopBmeE--u6siOb7kCOONCzRNDHcUxWr9y8kGvWLojdpMtks4O9BLZW-SSM_j2Alss_12h41bOcP8xUYVg2e-oNW3_7L5Lm_IZUK616ArCppOJiTqsl6PQyKXuWQPJ5Q/s362/Helmuth_Raithel.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="362" data-original-width="275" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1RQLVzxgd4K17i-NCt4OFQ4gxBUdnYFUL6HA00HAx-PnAO3QFRGnbH4lXdx-TopBmeE--u6siOb7kCOONCzRNDHcUxWr9y8kGvWLojdpMtks4O9BLZW-SSM_j2Alss_12h41bOcP8xUYVg2e-oNW3_7L5Lm_IZUK616ArCppOJiTqsl6PQyKXuWQPJ5Q/s320/Helmuth_Raithel.jpg" width="243" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: right;">Helmuth Raithel</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHL_QyVmmagBaa0a3oU_7df1jR835JFfyrVApjjqE-03bcN0seaee7wbrhsvYdvhQ3m-xBdzyoOv-uUVdh1qJqfGV9gmjvc6p9BcUxx02SQxv69LgEnPnZ7fuV2GueOt0AJ0_D23_iaUAPWh2tzxenxIkqwmiDD_XTYf-xmerX_eiMf8mc7Kz6mVkbd0/s1650/GJ-123.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHL_QyVmmagBaa0a3oU_7df1jR835JFfyrVApjjqE-03bcN0seaee7wbrhsvYdvhQ3m-xBdzyoOv-uUVdh1qJqfGV9gmjvc6p9BcUxx02SQxv69LgEnPnZ7fuV2GueOt0AJ0_D23_iaUAPWh2tzxenxIkqwmiDD_XTYf-xmerX_eiMf8mc7Kz6mVkbd0/w494-h640/GJ-123.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNz7F73FfgyVeqLi2wKPmR65p4wqOBX3GwlxRqfHoaKczmhuL7oSVw6x8gE7h-YyqUXDGCIR0MHBmXmKEM69dwQ8Bwk2qWIzzJH9-e_D6lAU_B24jns8hpp9nhea0J8njyIiQ0rgBhvyK8qBM1EnEcJ93SVupeAcZXc4JFQOuMo3lq631RU4z2RLu5KUU/s500/WW91M-2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="386" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNz7F73FfgyVeqLi2wKPmR65p4wqOBX3GwlxRqfHoaKczmhuL7oSVw6x8gE7h-YyqUXDGCIR0MHBmXmKEM69dwQ8Bwk2qWIzzJH9-e_D6lAU_B24jns8hpp9nhea0J8njyIiQ0rgBhvyK8qBM1EnEcJ93SVupeAcZXc4JFQOuMo3lq631RU4z2RLu5KUU/w494-h640/WW91M-2.png" width="494" /></a></div><p style="text-align: justify;">GJ124, our second scenario for the month of August would come from the pages of World at War, which is arguably the best WW2 periodical out there. GJ124 Big Sword Soldiers is the DASL scenario for the month and is going to be a little off the beaten path for some of its SSR's and the inclusion of sword wielding Chinese Berserkers...I know I had you at sword wielding...didn't I??? It's ok to admit it!!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfquJFNN7CDpLox2fbBCVS9U6ZFqUjXDtw1q9oOuB0CfncAmWNAhcPoPMkQziNXbfGwQw-roQkqlWXUUFpFqgBFnsudwB13RcMkZ2eq0zb-BGt_8ZROQ58uSNtFCV-NSvns0SMz9jQVH0Bt6fLiNYwwMRSAUXqPdppDmxZ69vH2etf9SCDVtd6VC575dY/s387/sword-fight.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfquJFNN7CDpLox2fbBCVS9U6ZFqUjXDtw1q9oOuB0CfncAmWNAhcPoPMkQziNXbfGwQw-roQkqlWXUUFpFqgBFnsudwB13RcMkZ2eq0zb-BGt_8ZROQ58uSNtFCV-NSvns0SMz9jQVH0Bt6fLiNYwwMRSAUXqPdppDmxZ69vH2etf9SCDVtd6VC575dY/w228-h400/sword-fight.gif" width="228" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">I absolutely love our game and also love to take it to some new and interesting places. Our game lends itself readily to an endless variety of situations.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1lPOJXA936QQOQZ4AG_W3yz3UnRmMu_pmxH890taKKue4063xPTS6PuSvL-vE-_zQ2BESH6XBJiDwihrI9WAjk1GiRpHx9-LvmsK3sJUDZZQnmMK6oqRhpqteZ1pHxb6B-mZC7g7qudObhJmkDlA-tdJnlNBMcyAUilimiG3bvsHTzWlXEQ20FswqOE/s400/2796badc-6dc7-4903-abaa-dd9885467516_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="217" data-original-width="400" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1lPOJXA936QQOQZ4AG_W3yz3UnRmMu_pmxH890taKKue4063xPTS6PuSvL-vE-_zQ2BESH6XBJiDwihrI9WAjk1GiRpHx9-LvmsK3sJUDZZQnmMK6oqRhpqteZ1pHxb6B-mZC7g7qudObhJmkDlA-tdJnlNBMcyAUilimiG3bvsHTzWlXEQ20FswqOE/w640-h348/2796badc-6dc7-4903-abaa-dd9885467516_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">The main article in this month's World at War deals with the fighting for the Chinese city of Taierzhuang. This was one of the rare occasions where the Chinese succeeded in inflicting heavy losses on the Japanese and actually routing them from the city. And sure enough, some sword swinging, perhaps drugged up Chinese Provincials were on hand to strike fear (literally) into the Japanese in the tight city streets. Seems like big swords and opium could be a lethal combination!!</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At any rate, GJ124 is certainly a design intended to create a fun city brawl with enough squads on both sides for some great cardboard carnage.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguasAfYnC6YSgEyxy51XckwiGTlkqJSCASt-zMWYcgDSnaiX7RQq7etL4iDulywrIOq0s9NXivytwAOCBsZWAkoTazE82nC4QDTN5cCyJIXgGkKSppe-rJvcgfQAWP6U8HH_AHj2lAnsQPIHOrmVn4K27EOiwNcY--ACdSDf7J3yQHkyAz0hyZVEhL3sU/s1650/GJ-124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1650" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguasAfYnC6YSgEyxy51XckwiGTlkqJSCASt-zMWYcgDSnaiX7RQq7etL4iDulywrIOq0s9NXivytwAOCBsZWAkoTazE82nC4QDTN5cCyJIXgGkKSppe-rJvcgfQAWP6U8HH_AHj2lAnsQPIHOrmVn4K27EOiwNcY--ACdSDf7J3yQHkyAz0hyZVEhL3sU/w494-h640/GJ-124.jpg" width="494" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>As always, these monthly "Basement Quality" Scenarios are offered for fun only and as a thank you to the readers of this blog.</b></span></p><p></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Remember to open pictures in a new window in order to maximize the size. </span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>All Grumble Jones scenarios are available from the ASL Archive website. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>(Just search on Grumble Jones)</b></span></p></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5260923292814862538.post-89090359766501069752023-07-22T23:31:00.003-05:002023-07-22T23:52:34.787-05:00Our Games RPT 91The Tiger's Whiskers and RPT 95 Muhlenkamp's Miracle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8LUbfpW_vn1WBUgIjhXmbwcFMtF5tdyJNI8Yt1yngZHpimYzVheCpe7SNS9QdZPJ-Sp6xsUvkVNltes0vu7XWYDaN56df7lBlvqmKubLc4MijbAwDQVl4oNedBvtKlftT5FJLdVgAVRHaITuQUoeQdNAcIIPuX4i0L_U2eDtospB2WLwSbQkVi42THM/s1280/tiger-i-number-123-of-schwere-heeres-panzer-abteilung-503-on-the-eastern-front_8297247838_o.jpg" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="724" data-original-width="1280" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8LUbfpW_vn1WBUgIjhXmbwcFMtF5tdyJNI8Yt1yngZHpimYzVheCpe7SNS9QdZPJ-Sp6xsUvkVNltes0vu7XWYDaN56df7lBlvqmKubLc4MijbAwDQVl4oNedBvtKlftT5FJLdVgAVRHaITuQUoeQdNAcIIPuX4i0L_U2eDtospB2WLwSbQkVi42THM/w640-h362/tiger-i-number-123-of-schwere-heeres-panzer-abteilung-503-on-the-eastern-front_8297247838_o.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">It's July and July means Kursk...big cats, open steppe and hard fighting on the Eastern Front. Dan and I had taken a weekend off from playing ASL. I used it to visit some Oklahoma historical sites and Dan visited family in Minnesota. It was good to take a break and recharge. This weekend's games would be my choice and I would pick two Rally Point scenarios. I have become a huge fan of both Rally Point and Schwerpunkt scenarios. Their size is usually right in my wheelhouse for preferred scenarios. The action usually come quickly. No two turns spent plodding up the board to make contact. Nope, these scenarios get the action going quickly. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xzj6rLcz9z4yAJpGp3kwt4lIjw_E-8r7XkS-eA3UI7kXO-zOOgGE_OXp65zhCn8Of9sSDrSmatD7QHKZU1seYns7HckXMAqW02bQhAlXaP9FaeniVVoE-0taXzY_U5EAilaiyMSVGCAVWvGglqdA7ZmE0mK2MMXGiIMrSig5Syz1eVm7tuqy7qcsD88/s637/rp10.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="637" data-original-width="500" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1xzj6rLcz9z4yAJpGp3kwt4lIjw_E-8r7XkS-eA3UI7kXO-zOOgGE_OXp65zhCn8Of9sSDrSmatD7QHKZU1seYns7HckXMAqW02bQhAlXaP9FaeniVVoE-0taXzY_U5EAilaiyMSVGCAVWvGglqdA7ZmE0mK2MMXGiIMrSig5Syz1eVm7tuqy7qcsD88/w314-h400/rp10.png" width="314" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both scenarios for our Friday and Saturday games would come from Rally Point Volume 10, The Best of Pete Shelling. I've always been a fan of Pete's scenarios and was particularly looking forward to playing both of these. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Both scenarios are set on the Eastern Front and both are SS vs. Russians. The 1st SS and the 5th SS make appearances along with an ample supply of Tiger I's and Panthers. A kitten lover's dream!!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would roll the Germans for both and Dan would get to play his favorite army...the Russians!!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Eastern Front scenarios always take me back to 1979 and playing Cross of Iron scenarios. As I recall those years were filled with primarily Eastern Front games. Once Crescendo of Doom arrived, we were happy to take a break from the East and do some great early war West Front action. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht4jk5VAZ6uJmTkd1lEOa5AhuwZIHsojDThSn6KPHEIvPBLV-XfuJWpYA8Ak31FYCvwqXstVHW5DXFe0PxVlzPzlTCmNtynMMZ25iW7i-bifNlVxvnj5_i5-i0nC36wWQ76QpywuoyUcBVKH8uo4D6aWScZ1nbYtIZPeTlQSdkiQnUKysCQBrP-HfrpE/s733/Citadel-German-Offensive.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="733" data-original-width="584" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjht4jk5VAZ6uJmTkd1lEOa5AhuwZIHsojDThSn6KPHEIvPBLV-XfuJWpYA8Ak31FYCvwqXstVHW5DXFe0PxVlzPzlTCmNtynMMZ25iW7i-bifNlVxvnj5_i5-i0nC36wWQ76QpywuoyUcBVKH8uo4D6aWScZ1nbYtIZPeTlQSdkiQnUKysCQBrP-HfrpE/w510-h640/Citadel-German-Offensive.webp" width="510" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Operation Citadel and the Battle of Kursk are certainly well known. Not much introduction necessary for envisioning the action. RPT 91 The Tiger's Whiskers is an exit victory scenario with Tigers and MKIV's driving across the battlefield. ROAR has the scenario with 19 German to 4 Russian wins. So, I'd would have to say...this is a pro-German scenario. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeOsWs0BKuhiSRZLuNpT-k7eg61P395N4IeVkPOpmlDqyWamU7MZAVKFdXokX3RPCPmrfJ_IsHdRBzTOaXwugzEc1ncmLbhkcKf1CJacAqwbSCb_umzMW-EBq0X2TfFpjyjNal0495WehY1XsCcBlinVrV9O_U1_n3mTFMAMJi0ysxLE2XA071VnQlVc/s778/2uwi4ir1dgc31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="465" data-original-width="778" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaeOsWs0BKuhiSRZLuNpT-k7eg61P395N4IeVkPOpmlDqyWamU7MZAVKFdXokX3RPCPmrfJ_IsHdRBzTOaXwugzEc1ncmLbhkcKf1CJacAqwbSCb_umzMW-EBq0X2TfFpjyjNal0495WehY1XsCcBlinVrV9O_U1_n3mTFMAMJi0ysxLE2XA071VnQlVc/w640-h382/2uwi4ir1dgc31.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Having rolled the Germans, I would command the men of 1st SS Panzer "Leibstandarte". My force would consist of 10 x 6-5-8's le d by a 9-1 and 2 x 8-1's with an MMG, 3 x LMG's a DC, two half-tracks, 6 x motorcycles, 4 Tiger I's and 2 x MKIV's. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiats4PyhhePqYW0ANqi0RevcjJKApOmv0hTlw0OphCwQlsgZDNwGC-2ofuvphxMgK8LzXWG2HFghAcQn3f_nYU5UhpAuUVtevnRFq98WvgZOMuw_JtSV3B4j1Qc3MAh4UkntjzdfX2Nkc3A-61pAipFpJjIczrhgQwvhQ2-t2UdfvIExF6yqfreWA35SI/s884/2AF0005F00000578-0-image-m-23_1438199173622.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="634" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiats4PyhhePqYW0ANqi0RevcjJKApOmv0hTlw0OphCwQlsgZDNwGC-2ofuvphxMgK8LzXWG2HFghAcQn3f_nYU5UhpAuUVtevnRFq98WvgZOMuw_JtSV3B4j1Qc3MAh4UkntjzdfX2Nkc3A-61pAipFpJjIczrhgQwvhQ2-t2UdfvIExF6yqfreWA35SI/w230-h320/2AF0005F00000578-0-image-m-23_1438199173622.jpg" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">I would also have a 9-2 and 9-1 armor leaders. My Panzer Porn would be complete with Michael Wittmann himself. It's actually a bit rare to run into Wittmann outside of Normandy. He was still a relative newcomer to Panzer fame at the time of Kursk. (In fact, the picture here is around the time of the Normandy fighting, so no doubt his visible decorations were not his during the fighting at Kursk.)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It certainly adds to the scenarios flavor and should be a nice boost for my forces to have the two armor leaders.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOsDZa9qfnZP2hKcG9bFTfB06U5bhElkUW4lk3ftT5exYoxo20ckRVHm0RUe3xuAoGpmiCM-NCCKnGMPh0I233bETQttSf-nyDwcQDIUVebBOB1kutJxyrXXMgKQP4dta7-z17-dZuT9-kAr8lHn5wTyL0aWv5-ArqPO9oTl2TvD3dh2cnTyDqgOAQEI/s1700/Kursk-Battle-1AAK.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="746" data-original-width="1700" height="280" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigOsDZa9qfnZP2hKcG9bFTfB06U5bhElkUW4lk3ftT5exYoxo20ckRVHm0RUe3xuAoGpmiCM-NCCKnGMPh0I233bETQttSf-nyDwcQDIUVebBOB1kutJxyrXXMgKQP4dta7-z17-dZuT9-kAr8lHn5wTyL0aWv5-ArqPO9oTl2TvD3dh2cnTyDqgOAQEI/w640-h280/Kursk-Battle-1AAK.webp" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the scenario Defender, Dan would command elements of the 29th Anti-tank Brigade, 6th Guards Army and elements of the 21st Tank Corp. This force would consist of 8 x 4-4-7's and 3 x 2-2-8's led by a 9-1 and 7-0 with an MMG, 2 x LMG's, 2 x ATR's, 2 AT Guns and 2 x T-34s' and 4 x KV-I's with a 9-1 Armor Leader.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLZBUnKEOUrw2OKCFUpWnL_mIjs7nFgJnjTzyU1z3hI8L5luPoKJHJW90POnEB8FBUTjnbhGZe7Ol0_HzMDxtR2LhuVYFOhcOla6Gzq5569AX4Ff22HPXEIo7gP52Gv6IbzqjmMOtCH4HcZKXGiVL5LpSZFMIOmRiPSITXzkZm9vG5uayZCNsG_z591M/s795/SP130-VASLMap.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="795" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDLZBUnKEOUrw2OKCFUpWnL_mIjs7nFgJnjTzyU1z3hI8L5luPoKJHJW90POnEB8FBUTjnbhGZe7Ol0_HzMDxtR2LhuVYFOhcOla6Gzq5569AX4Ff22HPXEIo7gP52Gv6IbzqjmMOtCH4HcZKXGiVL5LpSZFMIOmRiPSITXzkZm9vG5uayZCNsG_z591M/w640-h458/SP130-VASLMap.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A look at the battle space. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9-n9UJPTvohyo-LZWTN6ps7Wg2HhWvM78193Zr8Dq0tP1HhSPWmrX90PI6RU5zi_N9e7mZF31TlG7e8dypMng7OuEmQTcsYOqRePLKIve49_s3IEcYvMk-qRGz1H7LZAmHyTDmgBASrwABsRZ9LwTaQYaBzrkzP7Lk3XZdzTe3piZbsZitxGqyXmShc/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ9-n9UJPTvohyo-LZWTN6ps7Wg2HhWvM78193Zr8Dq0tP1HhSPWmrX90PI6RU5zi_N9e7mZF31TlG7e8dypMng7OuEmQTcsYOqRePLKIve49_s3IEcYvMk-qRGz1H7LZAmHyTDmgBASrwABsRZ9LwTaQYaBzrkzP7Lk3XZdzTe3piZbsZitxGqyXmShc/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The Russians must prevent exit by the SS thugs. The two tanks will set up dug in (they must be dug in) on the level two hills to shoot at the moving Germans. The fortifications will set up in the center woods in a hedgehog defense. Anchored on the stone buildings and pillboxes. The small pillboxes will cover board 18 and the big one board 19. Hopefully this hedgehog can delay the Germans long enough to run out of time for exit. Also if the German try a board edge creep the reinforcements can make the Germans maneuver toward the hedgehog."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPtWjcxG0Zy_C3MmGyQbAfUhJk6ITzBWOCgSFtsrG5e3LjRWMtSENRnK_Zzhe1fZDrvqXgzPqCkPPbCdsdhLyJdFus4ygMeoSLYuwCULV8vqSBq2252peluQknna-mPzM3fmSslyOdr_HkQcUgu0c-nH9ZetRxfLUga5UM00g_QV3Bl8QJvXh5X84JvQ/s2879/IMG_4035.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1655" data-original-width="2879" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvPtWjcxG0Zy_C3MmGyQbAfUhJk6ITzBWOCgSFtsrG5e3LjRWMtSENRnK_Zzhe1fZDrvqXgzPqCkPPbCdsdhLyJdFus4ygMeoSLYuwCULV8vqSBq2252peluQknna-mPzM3fmSslyOdr_HkQcUgu0c-nH9ZetRxfLUga5UM00g_QV3Bl8QJvXh5X84JvQ/w640-h368/IMG_4035.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">With the ROAR stats showing 19 German to 4 Russian wins, I probably should have had a more aggressive strategy. But I was gripped with caution and that caution would nearly rob me of the chance to win this game. HIP AT Guns getting side and/or rear shots made me adopt a cautious approach. I would elect not to just drive down Board 19...which in retrospect is probably the exact right strategy. I would go for creeping along Board 18 and using the hills for cover. It would prove to be unnecessary and would slow me down way too much.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9CgU5QSkjaP-jAn-d1_TdW-hrs_djdd-eZPSO4RySIGngSc_S4Xn-_ji3QXkFeDP9bumGdaNMRKtLO1LcdL2jZgVyPV-QnJwJG8QeVYJJlqCI4ZRioQe0ETCG_HSMNi8zIS82DJxy_A0id34vb1vajX_N5Y-EdjreebuxFwM3Tq6KT3XLQ54eSocdo/s300/1576291583345.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9CgU5QSkjaP-jAn-d1_TdW-hrs_djdd-eZPSO4RySIGngSc_S4Xn-_ji3QXkFeDP9bumGdaNMRKtLO1LcdL2jZgVyPV-QnJwJG8QeVYJJlqCI4ZRioQe0ETCG_HSMNi8zIS82DJxy_A0id34vb1vajX_N5Y-EdjreebuxFwM3Tq6KT3XLQ54eSocdo/w640-h320/1576291583345.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">I should have listened to my 9-1...he pointed out that the if all the Tigers exited, it would be game over. I didn't take the advice.</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmz6td_LexJnkSDiGSO2bKvCacZVy875zfGqfP6fyUy4Rp7SzhlkRiFTfDHub94ORInvJBnkWiDiNpLcu83xMc6DbFxTgPR3FEJJqQDM3QOh18PIoWjG-fYGMZBcdHjCyDUdmX8gK5dG1nKz9s1JzOJrYivecbyp7fiwwMMVgC_0UJXDT3sHKePeBYkU/s2893/IMG_4036.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1348" data-original-width="2893" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrmz6td_LexJnkSDiGSO2bKvCacZVy875zfGqfP6fyUy4Rp7SzhlkRiFTfDHub94ORInvJBnkWiDiNpLcu83xMc6DbFxTgPR3FEJJqQDM3QOh18PIoWjG-fYGMZBcdHjCyDUdmX8gK5dG1nKz9s1JzOJrYivecbyp7fiwwMMVgC_0UJXDT3sHKePeBYkU/w640-h298/IMG_4036.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 1 - Operation ChickenS@#% was underway... I had set up my 8-1 with an MMG in the Board 19 house and his first shot would break a Russian 4-4-7 with an ATR. Next to him would be my 9-2 Armor Leader (Wittmann) and his Tiger. Wittmann's job was to knock out the two dug in T-34's up on the hills.</div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydKGIUxb_1Y-d-xen3FA3dt6SNpENlenxDlrDlI5lQNgRc2JqcqoxJM3c8DiANYuMpeqXmqAPdhff5RffS7-OGqvGQ0jf360E3clJChcGvfgMdjgfIkNJMXg90_W84JRCd7v4IVObq01QxzrQzNNtjOPMcAy4lS2DASM5k6DDv72ye-xCWeWdnLniCN8/s300/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20SS-Panzerabteilung%20101.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="300" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiydKGIUxb_1Y-d-xen3FA3dt6SNpENlenxDlrDlI5lQNgRc2JqcqoxJM3c8DiANYuMpeqXmqAPdhff5RffS7-OGqvGQ0jf360E3clJChcGvfgMdjgfIkNJMXg90_W84JRCd7v4IVObq01QxzrQzNNtjOPMcAy4lS2DASM5k6DDv72ye-xCWeWdnLniCN8/w400-h225/Stabswache%20de%20Euros%20SS-Panzerabteilung%20101.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq9s2eSju1tbxyLmBW4OTMD3loCtzb-qSuLGrCGCeKXAalZttGXj4M9A-dmGTvoNcWzL65p67dBbCybAM5qZ6T-yw1iNjnYH_sVLOzOXGP384dJcIJT1pvm37ZEfK2ykiJWOtqTmPP778RSH8fUR6WOMoxQJaNamqRHztOysY_0SPaNSUJAVDz6dJ_bg/s2859/IMG_4037.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1648" data-original-width="2859" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq9s2eSju1tbxyLmBW4OTMD3loCtzb-qSuLGrCGCeKXAalZttGXj4M9A-dmGTvoNcWzL65p67dBbCybAM5qZ6T-yw1iNjnYH_sVLOzOXGP384dJcIJT1pvm37ZEfK2ykiJWOtqTmPP778RSH8fUR6WOMoxQJaNamqRHztOysY_0SPaNSUJAVDz6dJ_bg/w640-h368/IMG_4037.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dan would reveal a 45LL AT Gun, but it would fail to penetrate a MKIV that lead my attack. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdFum_ViLYeEra8y34bFhuAHqEkSAIdoC7aOtX_rym_2oCSEy7O_13uLt4SIHlRa4bZRsnsVJt4bqzeiOtkrxwQIPCAyV1sFEsqmUgZLv1K-twXzanXnTAVbS6Vf9-vwaco8Or9SPldq0-r2dFtK2ROI_-nsU1t9YdXmfmYIGI3_-l-ETE4K4ieMGbEU/s600/5633027.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="404" data-original-width="600" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLdFum_ViLYeEra8y34bFhuAHqEkSAIdoC7aOtX_rym_2oCSEy7O_13uLt4SIHlRa4bZRsnsVJt4bqzeiOtkrxwQIPCAyV1sFEsqmUgZLv1K-twXzanXnTAVbS6Vf9-vwaco8Or9SPldq0-r2dFtK2ROI_-nsU1t9YdXmfmYIGI3_-l-ETE4K4ieMGbEU/w400-h269/5633027.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LZWvsPwLCA6-Lf04pvgWha4vqvrK_bBVAY8LOe4vUAaaJ2qs6sH1GjjPk4GCG3Drb5Tv124ij6rBVX10B_UlPtg4NIxlA8IDmkyJu1ON7AETeuJVC7IOoG8Unifta-I7Zp7kgWdOruDjQ8w2tKqE4L3sioGLZWu7N7ihGhHcDrgWPI4nQuYVMhQ1_y0/s2657/IMG_4038.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2657" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_LZWvsPwLCA6-Lf04pvgWha4vqvrK_bBVAY8LOe4vUAaaJ2qs6sH1GjjPk4GCG3Drb5Tv124ij6rBVX10B_UlPtg4NIxlA8IDmkyJu1ON7AETeuJVC7IOoG8Unifta-I7Zp7kgWdOruDjQ8w2tKqE4L3sioGLZWu7N7ihGhHcDrgWPI4nQuYVMhQ1_y0/w640-h328/IMG_4038.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Dan would attempt to move an LMG squad to interdict may axis of attack. But my 8-1 managed to get a shot and broke the 7-0 and pinned the squad. One of the dug in T-34's would shock a MKIV. It would go to Unconfirmed kill and then recover.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tgw2EfC7ZLQlNlKfzxtr6BjCFgtFMDhv0NRzx2_ZUxTxqWsNAouWbAhwABlULVQcXo1bTMNyQGTmuJx92jP0wHefP67Ee-XfiSGf7S8cy2zeft83YsvHcMjWJhNFCWKgGQMg9Dbd2uxdt_aIJZm9veOSE2FPxqHeYgqb0lkml3lSaFiOVZhqLIEzf6A/s931/Screenshot%202023-07-21%20235842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="931" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-tgw2EfC7ZLQlNlKfzxtr6BjCFgtFMDhv0NRzx2_ZUxTxqWsNAouWbAhwABlULVQcXo1bTMNyQGTmuJx92jP0wHefP67Ee-XfiSGf7S8cy2zeft83YsvHcMjWJhNFCWKgGQMg9Dbd2uxdt_aIJZm9veOSE2FPxqHeYgqb0lkml3lSaFiOVZhqLIEzf6A/w640-h344/Screenshot%202023-07-21%20235842.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnZYX3BpIelQ9CRmQn5FFgN1rbK2hHJFdS1DZZCSpWc5BJ14Jup_sD_p6MpzOZaaGxcHXEj6KzFLPHNzAz-JMdFmKbrCX4_5wLR8V8MkIeywABLU1b5ElXpXMkjpHFsum276IcWcUiBYDY1iRxOJ_PJcECwlgAPAck76LkYBsno0hCXSlxEwv6d_z-DM/s2924/IMG_4039.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2924" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibnZYX3BpIelQ9CRmQn5FFgN1rbK2hHJFdS1DZZCSpWc5BJ14Jup_sD_p6MpzOZaaGxcHXEj6KzFLPHNzAz-JMdFmKbrCX4_5wLR8V8MkIeywABLU1b5ElXpXMkjpHFsum276IcWcUiBYDY1iRxOJ_PJcECwlgAPAck76LkYBsno0hCXSlxEwv6d_z-DM/w640-h324/IMG_4039.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 German - my motorcycle reinforcement and two halftracks roar onto the battlefield. My armor continues its northly movement. Meanwhile, Wittmann has knocked out both of the dug in T-34's. I would go for an ESB stop with one of the halftracks and roll a 12...because of course I would.</div></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVo16qvaGOnSP7K2f97X5fd0Ms2PMWVdYwA_x-IMEgR4O12APWaqKt5pCCu6zi2qzMyY6kCx1DMAqIL6EGC-wqnRgEgJ80il-k51kVbXBih5WFKX1arelAO5lsEiTPpMoEvO2Q_rk-Fw76Fj93-uukp2acKt3-pbHn6AtlQvC0DoRMIgEzJhcWEg8fpA/s246/b5d55a8f46cefd47781a504b0e98c719--ww-tanks-military-photos.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="246" data-original-width="220" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWVo16qvaGOnSP7K2f97X5fd0Ms2PMWVdYwA_x-IMEgR4O12APWaqKt5pCCu6zi2qzMyY6kCx1DMAqIL6EGC-wqnRgEgJ80il-k51kVbXBih5WFKX1arelAO5lsEiTPpMoEvO2Q_rk-Fw76Fj93-uukp2acKt3-pbHn6AtlQvC0DoRMIgEzJhcWEg8fpA/w358-h400/b5d55a8f46cefd47781a504b0e98c719--ww-tanks-military-photos.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">"My bad..."</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp6uaSiudONyCVSVgjkxqd1p1oGvxkeRzGm5roGX2h3Q1jGMoXpGPKNEjxntzc1ImoXpufBS_arLqySILSyE77gY5GUYY_jqlG2kcwwK9qlXBHy78dgK6XANV5t99izpJdARt3v3JsptsWoH4flidG4bUdnt0WtNi_FjB18V9UW0NthVSSorTtnp5XhU/s2992/IMG_4040.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="2992" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRp6uaSiudONyCVSVgjkxqd1p1oGvxkeRzGm5roGX2h3Q1jGMoXpGPKNEjxntzc1ImoXpufBS_arLqySILSyE77gY5GUYY_jqlG2kcwwK9qlXBHy78dgK6XANV5t99izpJdARt3v3JsptsWoH4flidG4bUdnt0WtNi_FjB18V9UW0NthVSSorTtnp5XhU/w640-h400/IMG_4040.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 2 Russian - Dan's 4 x KV-1's roll into the battle and take up hull down positions with a fourth tanks set up for side shots as I moved towards the exit. He would MALF the 45LL AT Gun (later lose it with a Repair dr of 6). Undeterred, the crew would take out a halftrack after the crew was stunned.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuta3zgV5G5UEp3u20KhlUWhik4U0mH4tU_jPTm8A1l8KYtZBchw8tLg2V645GJ3c_pwR8cvaxX6zeSc8e66fxo76hVyKS2UtwpwDLOM8qUcmD2bq1IHmXrs_eZwIE3_EMHFa-dleFJYwMBFhbxu7qGGjyLmYwNDRYVCTOLMZ9wSEPzNHNKVIZZY3ZspI/s367/images%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="137" data-original-width="367" height="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuta3zgV5G5UEp3u20KhlUWhik4U0mH4tU_jPTm8A1l8KYtZBchw8tLg2V645GJ3c_pwR8cvaxX6zeSc8e66fxo76hVyKS2UtwpwDLOM8qUcmD2bq1IHmXrs_eZwIE3_EMHFa-dleFJYwMBFhbxu7qGGjyLmYwNDRYVCTOLMZ9wSEPzNHNKVIZZY3ZspI/w640-h238/images%20(1).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rQ72MXwfyCYc0F1uVncfNCAhng0BNbO9wdGYvD1PPDjFChtaLIrXY2Y46illS0-iOHqcNzNBwY0ptDTWsMztrfCVuDqvknsM8t5o-h4VRZJNvtpXLZ25MGpAFV-fOn8p3-qZI7Ju75Qat27glXozZjajKWstLwCsfJpHH3zPEhud_oFfCs3j44rqgEw/s2944/IMG_4041.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1242" data-original-width="2944" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rQ72MXwfyCYc0F1uVncfNCAhng0BNbO9wdGYvD1PPDjFChtaLIrXY2Y46illS0-iOHqcNzNBwY0ptDTWsMztrfCVuDqvknsM8t5o-h4VRZJNvtpXLZ25MGpAFV-fOn8p3-qZI7Ju75Qat27glXozZjajKWstLwCsfJpHH3zPEhud_oFfCs3j44rqgEw/w640-h270/IMG_4041.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 German - I had anticipated that Dan's KV-1's would set up camp behind the stone wall. I actually had hoped for this as I planned to ease around the hill and exit behind them. I would be in for a rude surprise as the second 45LL AT Gun was ready and waiting. It would shock a MKIV, but fail to do anything to a following Tiger I. I would also set Wittman in motion. I still didn't know where the 57LL AT Gun was located, but assumed it was covering Board 19...which it was as you see in the white circle.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJNHfBLXRgeniDzCe8Gl3Uu9uVmreZdB-rXLUK-c4JXD9gtD7UbMmoNnuBwt5pZZo1b7SvwKG8DMWu29-_rlS3HOiGMIeY8m3B-A9H-NEva4axKIgFnaHWrBpv7IbXoZIIC7hKvkExTQBffYt-gHEXUKrPGLIYlU-nOj_VyPMIpVgvxg7fljZLPFcyAE/s300/9cc49d4f4d20d461f77cfaac35b4ca50.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="170" data-original-width="300" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJNHfBLXRgeniDzCe8Gl3Uu9uVmreZdB-rXLUK-c4JXD9gtD7UbMmoNnuBwt5pZZo1b7SvwKG8DMWu29-_rlS3HOiGMIeY8m3B-A9H-NEva4axKIgFnaHWrBpv7IbXoZIIC7hKvkExTQBffYt-gHEXUKrPGLIYlU-nOj_VyPMIpVgvxg7fljZLPFcyAE/w400-h227/9cc49d4f4d20d461f77cfaac35b4ca50.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70FE7ddzFRORcuA7zeoOehjhepdLh-X46TnAj3STahWeb9Y13hYHXL27yusquvUi2o676oeziInrfpkFou8Rk25yi1ZqSWJaAOOHSjaQP6QmKu-jnsrzMoP0s9SNE0W6uyPIq40m10R97NpnX1UgKbAnCR1PVJ3fFKJw1EPe4q3ISSvPMIPkFdfgb4jE/s2884/IMG_4042.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1501" data-original-width="2884" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70FE7ddzFRORcuA7zeoOehjhepdLh-X46TnAj3STahWeb9Y13hYHXL27yusquvUi2o676oeziInrfpkFou8Rk25yi1ZqSWJaAOOHSjaQP6QmKu-jnsrzMoP0s9SNE0W6uyPIq40m10R97NpnX1UgKbAnCR1PVJ3fFKJw1EPe4q3ISSvPMIPkFdfgb4jE/w640-h334/IMG_4042.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 German - I would move Wittmann for the exit. The 57LL AT Gun would appear and take two side shots and miss. Wittmann had gotten through. My other tanks moved to exit and confront the KV-1's. In back to back shots...two of the KV-1's would roll boxcars and MALF their guns. Just like that Dan's defense had its back broken.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66oUWZpw7M49fEJ3fa-Z3oKxyqdozYFJuL_ohhtINyJF1wveYNZZMgDEKbJ1QbILj-B0jUQHOEjIuolc0rdHC0fFtR5Y2JTiw1gZq_WRrPGL1UYww7S26IVaAjZgSDG5wzi6VaBtNV3K35AWmeVTAivBeyQcvvghLcp_uf9fK6WE91ySVeZzIv98D1mE/s320/rX_DQB.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66oUWZpw7M49fEJ3fa-Z3oKxyqdozYFJuL_ohhtINyJF1wveYNZZMgDEKbJ1QbILj-B0jUQHOEjIuolc0rdHC0fFtR5Y2JTiw1gZq_WRrPGL1UYww7S26IVaAjZgSDG5wzi6VaBtNV3K35AWmeVTAivBeyQcvvghLcp_uf9fK6WE91ySVeZzIv98D1mE/w640-h360/rX_DQB.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ahhh good ol' Boxcars...ruining player hopes for decades...we like to pretend that the odds of rolling Boxcars protects us from the more pernicious aspects of our game....but it doesn't...</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RYuCOOUr03mWP_8kqvtJm3q_vFSWfvzoTN56iV3s9LIR3_OFiZLdaCJU95tEnop6pLOkzflzy3tOscSQ-LP_REXATmtaW9OsXZMQ44Qx1BetDJK6U_R_dtQNq3WwWCoE8cpBQu90HH04LVTJdVhhZz8lt3bjU4W6hArLMpv8yHSnUKjaRiLvAqDAxSk/s2874/IMG_4043.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1879" data-original-width="2874" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RYuCOOUr03mWP_8kqvtJm3q_vFSWfvzoTN56iV3s9LIR3_OFiZLdaCJU95tEnop6pLOkzflzy3tOscSQ-LP_REXATmtaW9OsXZMQ44Qx1BetDJK6U_R_dtQNq3WwWCoE8cpBQu90HH04LVTJdVhhZz8lt3bjU4W6hArLMpv8yHSnUKjaRiLvAqDAxSk/w640-h418/IMG_4043.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">On Turn 5 - I would knock out a KV-1 and the final KV-1 with his 9-1 Armor Leader would fire, miss and then Intensive fire...a 10...gun MALF'd. His 45LL AT Gun would fire, miss...intensive fire and roll a 10...MALF'd. And that was game, Dan gave the concession. Unless by some miracle he fixed one or more of the 4 MALF'd guns, there was no way to stop my tanks from exiting for the win. Really a bummer way to win a game. Dan's defense had been well put together, and my cautious assault had nearly cost me the game as I plodded along. But ASL is a fickle mistress, and you never know what she'll do!</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDKCuKD5fVYA63skndenhAXrHLqLU2uqtgnP4gS0HtsrdgqVpmvb9qn81_HYq9YN0rnVK4Rh7Nx8uELNkB9Kk6Ycli-PAmwomY9xGX3QtISxQY7gPP3i9NdkBjpOQFvUKO8n2aFVH0bdd8EYFEVqPk3mcnyWfJwxrOIae_esa5NfYdlxNpMBvALHeQoA/s245/T5vS.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="245" height="575" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEDKCuKD5fVYA63skndenhAXrHLqLU2uqtgnP4gS0HtsrdgqVpmvb9qn81_HYq9YN0rnVK4Rh7Nx8uELNkB9Kk6Ycli-PAmwomY9xGX3QtISxQY7gPP3i9NdkBjpOQFvUKO8n2aFVH0bdd8EYFEVqPk3mcnyWfJwxrOIae_esa5NfYdlxNpMBvALHeQoA/w640-h575/T5vS.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just kidding...I kid the Mistress of ASL....</span></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZuJznZGTcr-3dX_MKxdrCx8C8K5rcuXZouNu6ZvhFoBrE7gMnJbqx3e4rybuFk4J23U31hLrYm1KxmB5sbuSHjEVWUb_i2iCmmxzyU0E1tRVm-W8ZzDgrpG3JCBRnl3jQtEOrnHbkLSHD-_9KvlKqqmojbURBtQeCBj16zjswOvoyLlSfVh6Babspyo/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwZuJznZGTcr-3dX_MKxdrCx8C8K5rcuXZouNu6ZvhFoBrE7gMnJbqx3e4rybuFk4J23U31hLrYm1KxmB5sbuSHjEVWUb_i2iCmmxzyU0E1tRVm-W8ZzDgrpG3JCBRnl3jQtEOrnHbkLSHD-_9KvlKqqmojbURBtQeCBj16zjswOvoyLlSfVh6Babspyo/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"The plan did not work. The Russians got plenty of hits on the tanks but failed to get kills only two shocks on the Pz IVs. The end came quickly when the Russian guns started breaking. Two boxcars and two 10s on intensive fire shots brought an end to the fun real quick. Interesting scenario with lots of replay options. Hard on the Russians to get side and rear shots on the Tiger tanks. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game and congrats on the win!"</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqytrl7Y7PMw9M6B7bIwUQxfXNgM6ELA01UfOE0YWExNJcM-NR9AMlSuCfrv7wWkLQcwfqs3ezhuKoj2nkb5TgY5Yo39ZdcEO7OeqyeKvrzBwExO41BYbU5RKh-hrlw62F4RdfaW2SEXltBxi4G17SCapLLM8oLC0cZ0v_gSCXmIbpaHPZG2kLYsfXQIY/s1024/23308134811_1f333ea212_b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="1024" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqytrl7Y7PMw9M6B7bIwUQxfXNgM6ELA01UfOE0YWExNJcM-NR9AMlSuCfrv7wWkLQcwfqs3ezhuKoj2nkb5TgY5Yo39ZdcEO7OeqyeKvrzBwExO41BYbU5RKh-hrlw62F4RdfaW2SEXltBxi4G17SCapLLM8oLC0cZ0v_gSCXmIbpaHPZG2kLYsfXQIY/w640-h462/23308134811_1f333ea212_b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">Our Saturday game would be RPT 95 Muhlenkamp's Miracle. Once again, another battle in the more open spaces of the Eastern Front. In this scenario, the 5th SS Panzer "Wiking" Division works to clear the Russians from a road and open a corridor to free the encircled Germans forces at Kovel.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeGS64In-Uu71IXfdTEfa2clctds-sDRkRfxrHcwKgb39O54mBHiR9KriJXdYzZTB2De8ooZhJSjiT2eEqERq1AZjzotZRIf6KrmrNn4B-P5zQXrjxP_VW0Ja36OSV2_VOgW838GCpKMBCJ8sQQJIGzEG7i8s4MCy6srfQL_YQPjVyhqMUsgAqp3VCgk/s1000/71kmN21zG7L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="997" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeGS64In-Uu71IXfdTEfa2clctds-sDRkRfxrHcwKgb39O54mBHiR9KriJXdYzZTB2De8ooZhJSjiT2eEqERq1AZjzotZRIf6KrmrNn4B-P5zQXrjxP_VW0Ja36OSV2_VOgW838GCpKMBCJ8sQQJIGzEG7i8s4MCy6srfQL_YQPjVyhqMUsgAqp3VCgk/w399-h400/71kmN21zG7L._AC_UF1000,1000_QL80_.jpg" width="399" /></a></div>Douglas Nash's superb book, Unternehmen Ilse provides an amazing photographic record of the fighting at Kovel. I have to say, this particular volume is an absolute gem of a book. This is the kind of "coffee table" book that should grace the living room of any ASL player. Highly recommend if you are able to obtain a copy. The maps are also extremely well done.<p></p><p style="text-align: justify;">Keep in mind that this scenario depicts earlier actions of the effort to relieve Kovel, which took place around April 2nd. So, Unternehmen Ilse is an operation that was launched in the same sector at the end of April. Many of the key units and individuals are shown in this book and give a great idea of what the fighting on April 2nd would have also looked like.</p><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnovDJdEp436bz8LmXcEoyQfgfXdc6gVRmq7bCjkWusF9KYlfSVNkRsWBwRt4FcBzsjz1SrK3uQkjdt2eHacCMc9_eOH08BzttaSEzxjYVWod5t65AV5t3t95Ro-EejBOy36CEoaCfXnDF7vtRa-Hjx8lLwkAOyKje5I2HiCQUjdZk1irtecCap7moJQo/s640/7fe37f9c3942a4fad3371e1d2e351d40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="370" data-original-width="640" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnovDJdEp436bz8LmXcEoyQfgfXdc6gVRmq7bCjkWusF9KYlfSVNkRsWBwRt4FcBzsjz1SrK3uQkjdt2eHacCMc9_eOH08BzttaSEzxjYVWod5t65AV5t3t95Ro-EejBOy36CEoaCfXnDF7vtRa-Hjx8lLwkAOyKje5I2HiCQUjdZk1irtecCap7moJQo/w640-h370/7fe37f9c3942a4fad3371e1d2e351d40.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>As the attacking Germans, I would command elements of SS Panzer Regiment 5, SS Panzer Division 5 "Wiking". My force would consist of 8 x 6-5-8's led by a 9-1, 8-1 and 8-0 with an MMG, 2 x LMG's, a Panzerschreck, a MKIV and 3 x Panthers.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIAByL-rHd3JI1RrYs5atKwBV1o16oPq3RbohQ9M2GZIcK_VlkD5uwgWlRlUjh_Q0U_iJOz98hNfM_7aszOdnpU7EcjTpnLCHHX8X0NLP3Qu4gpTJ1RAsh16k-Lb2hnP79cxBYGOsZawQiuMCVdAyFuEn_mBAiZUgVhmvQROhDq0j9EtmyefOlfbLRfo/s600/4931081128114520p.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="416" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIAByL-rHd3JI1RrYs5atKwBV1o16oPq3RbohQ9M2GZIcK_VlkD5uwgWlRlUjh_Q0U_iJOz98hNfM_7aszOdnpU7EcjTpnLCHHX8X0NLP3Qu4gpTJ1RAsh16k-Lb2hnP79cxBYGOsZawQiuMCVdAyFuEn_mBAiZUgVhmvQROhDq0j9EtmyefOlfbLRfo/w278-h400/4931081128114520p.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The scenario is named for Johannes-Rudolf Mühlenkamp. Mühlenkamp would see action in Poland, the Balkans and spend the remainder of the war in Russia. He first rose to prominence during the fighting for Rostov. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">By1944 he was winning laurels for fighting around Kovel and later outside of Warsaw. He would survive the war.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sl-Rf2VgU6ZzZ5eyjNhtiSYVENlJOuK1yDHoxNpKpJltxnRl4KIPEYuW3WINrvQmDzGzW6MrM_iMnBoxA6jvj7bI7V1GvjnPvbxwpIgNFhZjU7ReJFdT6pOOC39-A1r1dGBmqHwo1uPXLzq29Endaq9ka5O_rK3sySvhfSCs7WHw9HQuDpw36sJYX5w/s900/snipers-take-aim-from-dugouts.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="649" data-original-width="900" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_Sl-Rf2VgU6ZzZ5eyjNhtiSYVENlJOuK1yDHoxNpKpJltxnRl4KIPEYuW3WINrvQmDzGzW6MrM_iMnBoxA6jvj7bI7V1GvjnPvbxwpIgNFhZjU7ReJFdT6pOOC39-A1r1dGBmqHwo1uPXLzq29Endaq9ka5O_rK3sySvhfSCs7WHw9HQuDpw36sJYX5w/w640-h462/snipers-take-aim-from-dugouts.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;">As the defending Russians, Dan would command elements of the 13th Army. This force consisted of a 4-5-8, 3 x 5-2-7's, 6 x 4-4-7's and 2 x 2-2-8's led by an 8-1, 8-01 and 7-0 with 2 x MMG's, an LMG and ATR with 82 MTR, 45LL AT Gun and 3 x Sherman Tanks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJJeMMz8MhVX6EGnGqeJV9yjlzW-0mjOeewoXFK-bltQO6AwBIQVvW3kp9dnWg1DYNQyxCjj_yCVFWM1G5LDOI0rI3zIpuuPen3YtUjer0MzHQ0SE99VNLqaLc2GKxG12-_027WTT7uAVsXqG2qvym1Ve5e0pIwyYDZb-ia1EtEmCv_MohpUXxmZLuJ0/s1123/muhlenkamp_map_plowed.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="414" data-original-width="1123" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFJJeMMz8MhVX6EGnGqeJV9yjlzW-0mjOeewoXFK-bltQO6AwBIQVvW3kp9dnWg1DYNQyxCjj_yCVFWM1G5LDOI0rI3zIpuuPen3YtUjer0MzHQ0SE99VNLqaLc2GKxG12-_027WTT7uAVsXqG2qvym1Ve5e0pIwyYDZb-ia1EtEmCv_MohpUXxmZLuJ0/w640-h236/muhlenkamp_map_plowed.png" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">A look a the battle space and one of my least favorite boards...13. Never been a fan of this board. Nothing but bad memories of games lost trying to cross it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoImq07MYY5Sat2cQnyPfpI1mP_5DkY76G5vN5qvmNSY6VW9C5Xmz-0Y9EZf0lVKsjJWMIOfkh8gFdZ_dQP3Rc_pKgYmC6mGlnwPCGnt-XWbT47UL2ODzN-eqcFHRBvita1zGsoRSV7jnBM1uYT-Rq1y3V3rqQA987z3shBly9biXn0_G8cOkuE-flMA/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgoImq07MYY5Sat2cQnyPfpI1mP_5DkY76G5vN5qvmNSY6VW9C5Xmz-0Y9EZf0lVKsjJWMIOfkh8gFdZ_dQP3Rc_pKgYmC6mGlnwPCGnt-XWbT47UL2ODzN-eqcFHRBvita1zGsoRSV7jnBM1uYT-Rq1y3V3rqQA987z3shBly9biXn0_G8cOkuE-flMA/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><b><u>And now for Dan's Pre-Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"The Russians must keep the Germans from clearing the road or near road of Russian MMC. I will set up a strongpoint with the trenches between the stone building across the road to the wood building on the D hex row. The AT gun and 8-1 4-5-8 and MMG will set up HIP in the building. The MTR will be on the road in the Trench. The other MMG and squad will be in the Trench north of the road while the ATR and squad will be south of the Trench. Hopefully the strongpoint can delay the Germans long enough for the reinforcements to get safely into the trenches."</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-sMc9ARQXD3dRYMt5Vab2dGXBemdrX5XmTCcGiHkHNELcK-o5nldngGPOxg4hkHh7tyWmrmW4krjQRPa2LEt5qPKq7-mJi7noC1lHKrNTX8OHziRK6l1qIiWUNIPvVNjrh2Ekw_kr0KU2_L3FNTrYyahxRPKDai1mmpZMAWJN7k9oeWF8p7lcTdMciM/s2884/IMG_4045.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="936" data-original-width="2884" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-sMc9ARQXD3dRYMt5Vab2dGXBemdrX5XmTCcGiHkHNELcK-o5nldngGPOxg4hkHh7tyWmrmW4krjQRPa2LEt5qPKq7-mJi7noC1lHKrNTX8OHziRK6l1qIiWUNIPvVNjrh2Ekw_kr0KU2_L3FNTrYyahxRPKDai1mmpZMAWJN7k9oeWF8p7lcTdMciM/w640-h208/IMG_4045.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>The battle begins! I had to stick to the roads with the falling snow and mud flats creating way too much bog terrain. I had to cover a good deal of ground before hitting the Russian MLR.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8WWgfMsd3_tliR7GJOIAQQi-1grd5JibS0r_AMFytZC1YA-fgCbgAmVYDGI6CYHVyLVslLBdSxxzPcPHBaOLTzmE_E0XUWkp80oO8R6NL_qFeAWOAWZqMliGoP5Z7vDaKy4nZHBrpzGejiPNqcdk3vUv9EfGAI7pvJlO8hTB6zVKqGhpBp-TsM6lFnU/s2000/download%20(2).webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="2000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS8WWgfMsd3_tliR7GJOIAQQi-1grd5JibS0r_AMFytZC1YA-fgCbgAmVYDGI6CYHVyLVslLBdSxxzPcPHBaOLTzmE_E0XUWkp80oO8R6NL_qFeAWOAWZqMliGoP5Z7vDaKy4nZHBrpzGejiPNqcdk3vUv9EfGAI7pvJlO8hTB6zVKqGhpBp-TsM6lFnU/w640-h320/download%20(2).webp" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3fK1_5Fqtzja0HnqDeP1x_rJNfZJmg3ruMNuiQf1BmzKj16lk0R6dnneWzLVbAHfRQJkL86ouVO0mwDXy61skXo5V89KXHwpa1IYM2LVIn8rJtl63b6l3C-xK6R8hAAoDzxDP825V8BgrUYQuKL1T5H4oan3irNdTT0zy7QEdgaX3S_VRz5LsOAmtCA/s2992/IMG_4046.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1139" data-original-width="2992" height="244" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ3fK1_5Fqtzja0HnqDeP1x_rJNfZJmg3ruMNuiQf1BmzKj16lk0R6dnneWzLVbAHfRQJkL86ouVO0mwDXy61skXo5V89KXHwpa1IYM2LVIn8rJtl63b6l3C-xK6R8hAAoDzxDP825V8BgrUYQuKL1T5H4oan3irNdTT0zy7QEdgaX3S_VRz5LsOAmtCA/w640-h244/IMG_4046.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 2 German - Dan was staying concealed and waiting for me to close the distance.</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEJzjMJT2vE4odZX0p1g3Axaun-nMppOfyrWDZut8qOKdPZz6u6-bNLhwK6FK-A3d6Wo_gs52NWz0kgjGhlX5vh4W52IUdDpfOxzqdVjLretH6VfX-kOgCdBk4RJYLbmUbgjC8lrtl2aU4LBK5d_Vhu8pNy1a9Q46nCHgRZdwR_rUQU6dF0yB4R_CSUE/s240/ColorlessCreamyIcterinewarbler-max-1mb.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="134" data-original-width="240" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGEJzjMJT2vE4odZX0p1g3Axaun-nMppOfyrWDZut8qOKdPZz6u6-bNLhwK6FK-A3d6Wo_gs52NWz0kgjGhlX5vh4W52IUdDpfOxzqdVjLretH6VfX-kOgCdBk4RJYLbmUbgjC8lrtl2aU4LBK5d_Vhu8pNy1a9Q46nCHgRZdwR_rUQU6dF0yB4R_CSUE/w640-h357/ColorlessCreamyIcterinewarbler-max-1mb.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tOD_DwPqCKs6JDbXSVRGZdUEkF5clMvSjbFH45okhj3zSIhbzMaixCywdPdw3U0o6NHo0cIECdqWVR55OSTVV6IB822C_bprpbQBhg2BfrRfbeOV2Sn3uHV5DrrNWznpdbiMjX3DOy3BpDBvG0rAqwO3ievpFRxWXC3y4aOd8yPeRNe8COX9mBwtHN4/s2992/IMG_4048.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1058" data-original-width="2992" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tOD_DwPqCKs6JDbXSVRGZdUEkF5clMvSjbFH45okhj3zSIhbzMaixCywdPdw3U0o6NHo0cIECdqWVR55OSTVV6IB822C_bprpbQBhg2BfrRfbeOV2Sn3uHV5DrrNWznpdbiMjX3DOy3BpDBvG0rAqwO3ievpFRxWXC3y4aOd8yPeRNe8COX9mBwtHN4/w640-h226/IMG_4048.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Russian 82 MTR would reveal and show up in a trench on the road. I would escape unscathed.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrrNxsUGpreX3soN9ts8LQ62PHVgzBUR-_HsIWmAAf54bjPfnBwQ6qBM85oLwXQsIBVtbcQ3rH8rQKUn30OAQ83CZW0p10qiBxLK2D0OPkzrnxP8rEay6oFbBtSKhVqxgEyuhk5sXrwAyXcqgmGK1LM1kg0388D9efeZerVEG0_perAEHYhc571hk_iA/s200/images%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="150" data-original-width="200" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCrrNxsUGpreX3soN9ts8LQ62PHVgzBUR-_HsIWmAAf54bjPfnBwQ6qBM85oLwXQsIBVtbcQ3rH8rQKUn30OAQ83CZW0p10qiBxLK2D0OPkzrnxP8rEay6oFbBtSKhVqxgEyuhk5sXrwAyXcqgmGK1LM1kg0388D9efeZerVEG0_perAEHYhc571hk_iA/w400-h300/images%20(8).jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IhRDudt1f2ZB7iUFZXR5k0b4jqu8kfJujcgVWrT4hmCGG_tN-Gxj-wgg2tz_VFa2s8YZeMMzNu-5WvNULGBhtq1nb0bFD_Ua4gGmrd0QU3BrJo4C9WifatDGFOiExJAcGRYyEnXJSk_vQEu3KDkDQsQKou8RXNBVFnHN_rMLnmj-_uxNDz3fy9WMehM/s2992/IMG_4049.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="2992" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6IhRDudt1f2ZB7iUFZXR5k0b4jqu8kfJujcgVWrT4hmCGG_tN-Gxj-wgg2tz_VFa2s8YZeMMzNu-5WvNULGBhtq1nb0bFD_Ua4gGmrd0QU3BrJo4C9WifatDGFOiExJAcGRYyEnXJSk_vQEu3KDkDQsQKou8RXNBVFnHN_rMLnmj-_uxNDz3fy9WMehM/w640-h226/IMG_4049.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Turn 3 German - finally in contact with the Russian MLR. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI5PRxYCRW-mMGb8sqg89z9lXrGg3Sr4kNSqVerCYuBvPQ6NV5RMCJesFjqJVH2d8lUndAAWtuqBUHEKvJGvIaQhql4IzfZqq7Ak1CWswFwNfDNOiHiXd-gGt0zAgAo6sT4mL37YeXwGp5QggIIq9R3KtSAIKDei5QLKkdlSShy8FHxbtGbxha7qjhvs/s460/aZLrjYX_460s.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="460" height="534" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYI5PRxYCRW-mMGb8sqg89z9lXrGg3Sr4kNSqVerCYuBvPQ6NV5RMCJesFjqJVH2d8lUndAAWtuqBUHEKvJGvIaQhql4IzfZqq7Ak1CWswFwNfDNOiHiXd-gGt0zAgAo6sT4mL37YeXwGp5QggIIq9R3KtSAIKDei5QLKkdlSShy8FHxbtGbxha7qjhvs/w640-h534/aZLrjYX_460s.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7hL3pSr37XzrdOZbksrAx0BnNApStCMCnYh0lMRDKGwxpxr57wU1_Nhem4XNlzSbxcghp18TrHudFknG6ihu_jLU09p8UDVhqQhxjmPyscqz5-J875wKaaRYJ_JphFPge3tPpmdrjoOjo7Ib4iyoygU0iZZk3hls6FRqxEGv6_yheLuR6nKMRVCfpjY/s2992/IMG_4050.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="948" data-original-width="2992" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM7hL3pSr37XzrdOZbksrAx0BnNApStCMCnYh0lMRDKGwxpxr57wU1_Nhem4XNlzSbxcghp18TrHudFknG6ihu_jLU09p8UDVhqQhxjmPyscqz5-J875wKaaRYJ_JphFPge3tPpmdrjoOjo7Ib4iyoygU0iZZk3hls6FRqxEGv6_yheLuR6nKMRVCfpjY/w640-h202/IMG_4050.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 3 Russian - Dan would get three Lend Lease Shermans with 5-2-7 riders. My MKIV would knock out the lead tank, but the other two would cross the causeway.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB5rMo1M93zO7L98uXsX3Usqw4roShYCSS2m7SdjxQf-Hti8R9ENMNPKYHXwcqhdFhmbL63NX0XSAOaGQvjeR6wfrojduxU0bmDc9gqBBjf7SBTXj7q46BgEZ3eeA-3272bG2jkxOLcd-m-_r6NUqtxxk5xRzv962tr3FPeeyzJ3brsHLsBxLGH3ROeY/s800/twyktkqTURBXy84ZDhjNjUyNjNkODkxMjk4OTljZGI1N2M0YTU4ZmJlMC5qcGVnkpUCzQPAAMLDlQIAzQPAwsM.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="535" data-original-width="800" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoB5rMo1M93zO7L98uXsX3Usqw4roShYCSS2m7SdjxQf-Hti8R9ENMNPKYHXwcqhdFhmbL63NX0XSAOaGQvjeR6wfrojduxU0bmDc9gqBBjf7SBTXj7q46BgEZ3eeA-3272bG2jkxOLcd-m-_r6NUqtxxk5xRzv962tr3FPeeyzJ3brsHLsBxLGH3ROeY/w400-h268/twyktkqTURBXy84ZDhjNjUyNjNkODkxMjk4OTljZGI1N2M0YTU4ZmJlMC5qcGVnkpUCzQPAAMLDlQIAzQPAwsM.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8FRzJsZJ6F56qBxG8R2OTc72f5BFzV7XWYpq0M9lxmQ9QcVdGH55JDv8oZUjWHYlhK2ajQxA1TLWqcX6r2f_9UtF1_wcSI81hBY7HlRbwokAR-bLYKOybqTDKlO1RL-M-S34PpeKnEXj1yxGISqWqlzmF88C03K7xUZoPaj2WkvdjFdDbg5ZVdhLYtM/s2970/IMG_4053.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1141" data-original-width="2970" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_8FRzJsZJ6F56qBxG8R2OTc72f5BFzV7XWYpq0M9lxmQ9QcVdGH55JDv8oZUjWHYlhK2ajQxA1TLWqcX6r2f_9UtF1_wcSI81hBY7HlRbwokAR-bLYKOybqTDKlO1RL-M-S34PpeKnEXj1yxGISqWqlzmF88C03K7xUZoPaj2WkvdjFdDbg5ZVdhLYtM/w640-h246/IMG_4053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 German - I continued to press the attack in an effort to roll up the Russian trench. But the stone building in the center was proving to be a very difficult nut to crack.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxH34hONrk_xAcPtJy8uraF8ihEW2PU7ScvPWTs8NsCZ6DZLzJmRRwq2wcKkrRf6UByGRYkbRAzSvf__FQRUgrVi1WDuateJkwTyL3uIvtfjuj_HqDteYDIDQsgvX-E65NG5imOYXefUEmHU-QWftY3LnUcWkyJ2Ftw8646P57HSykW2fpMzejaJEIF4/s2048/07274.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvxH34hONrk_xAcPtJy8uraF8ihEW2PU7ScvPWTs8NsCZ6DZLzJmRRwq2wcKkrRf6UByGRYkbRAzSvf__FQRUgrVi1WDuateJkwTyL3uIvtfjuj_HqDteYDIDQsgvX-E65NG5imOYXefUEmHU-QWftY3LnUcWkyJ2Ftw8646P57HSykW2fpMzejaJEIF4/w400-h294/07274.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf4gJ3ZyAUuHs2HHC737uLasc9CH6oSSpsWtKIEhsVXKcPON19THFd89x4LNVvYOp3qmY-ReEXoIYj6o5YLqlOrLn8vbA5vGrWkHDmWgv9zR1OUfk0I_fX_u88tdYkPMQtHkiktiDz9huzQdNCfxO2sOapJZRjivDLPGT3anMZ0UM9keyaReGGI0RE68/s2962/IMG_4054.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1052" data-original-width="2962" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXf4gJ3ZyAUuHs2HHC737uLasc9CH6oSSpsWtKIEhsVXKcPON19THFd89x4LNVvYOp3qmY-ReEXoIYj6o5YLqlOrLn8vbA5vGrWkHDmWgv9zR1OUfk0I_fX_u88tdYkPMQtHkiktiDz9huzQdNCfxO2sOapJZRjivDLPGT3anMZ0UM9keyaReGGI0RE68/w640-h228/IMG_4054.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Turn 4 Russian - I would succeed in knocking out a second Sherman. But the Russian 45LL AT Gun would knock out my MKIV. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquuVMrEzVXgQujm_Ggpc8TLHfHO52W05ro7g_HFYf9RhaaqodVIvw2NaMqb-y3pXBwxWZyupxMCeekz_vNqwr46WHyujWocNWTQ9QjVbE_x1xnMm2WIbL3uIGdLjV6hclkvwbcueAtyCTRWAhxsfsjFJijkPMgQagbN-GZ9aTBfcTQ4-ovLwuSdCipbA/s975/qhlvWth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="665" data-original-width="975" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquuVMrEzVXgQujm_Ggpc8TLHfHO52W05ro7g_HFYf9RhaaqodVIvw2NaMqb-y3pXBwxWZyupxMCeekz_vNqwr46WHyujWocNWTQ9QjVbE_x1xnMm2WIbL3uIGdLjV6hclkvwbcueAtyCTRWAhxsfsjFJijkPMgQagbN-GZ9aTBfcTQ4-ovLwuSdCipbA/w400-h272/qhlvWth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVbaBMSNuoaI-fq1SiKMXyGEQ-lXyOAsBegbEmRDdz6dqVVxF8baXzHIvUEcGKlOuO_NAxMZLMBnq60ZE_lQFRA65avazOxqsPsMfWtRAph8t6pWswkPuk9drBpzjx7TN0pfoMzfNOXpezm9XJcuBWGROelZ082RtUB1ZdnG3lODp6B6L_XSg75WB2Cw/s2917/IMG_4055.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1187" data-original-width="2917" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfVbaBMSNuoaI-fq1SiKMXyGEQ-lXyOAsBegbEmRDdz6dqVVxF8baXzHIvUEcGKlOuO_NAxMZLMBnq60ZE_lQFRA65avazOxqsPsMfWtRAph8t6pWswkPuk9drBpzjx7TN0pfoMzfNOXpezm9XJcuBWGROelZ082RtUB1ZdnG3lODp6B6L_XSg75WB2Cw/w640-h260/IMG_4055.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">It had become a grinding battle in the center as my SS Grenadiers fought tooth and nail to eliminate the Russians in their trench. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Rsaq-TcC1aeNF-rvvA-AUscCO_SI5z8kdi116NuTxU_qzDAZM4Q-O7ZAA-FLovR68iEGzIF_ScgrUEQjhaJRPoCdjmpUUkg1L0TfFxjd0QmP3pNQWs-uu2ooDcwLcZGPdgl2ebUa7mO15g0VUS9ufSLZ_DnPMrh8vrbfppYMaLztV8_39qSfqBTgNbU/s300/Panther_Fire_Support_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_2.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="300" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Rsaq-TcC1aeNF-rvvA-AUscCO_SI5z8kdi116NuTxU_qzDAZM4Q-O7ZAA-FLovR68iEGzIF_ScgrUEQjhaJRPoCdjmpUUkg1L0TfFxjd0QmP3pNQWs-uu2ooDcwLcZGPdgl2ebUa7mO15g0VUS9ufSLZ_DnPMrh8vrbfppYMaLztV8_39qSfqBTgNbU/w640-h384/Panther_Fire_Support_worldwartwo.filminspector.com_2.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">My Panthers were critical in providing machine gun fire on the trench. I would also MALF one of the Panthers (it would later be recalled).</div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7FTHbTvB20NkK7A9HDLmxi2xfsTwN-eqDs74y9BKBcmiRyN2MDLLF1i3w79um09XQSnSQJMiB9UXxJmAxmcqvvF174AGWkNIF4ZeAPqWjHKD5TK_Ce5hDmke2NQcDXNUYFS432vwjSsMV2uvklIaJTvhlaHH79e1KEFaH-h0lW3zG6mQfJhvZt_8oP4/s2992/IMG_4056.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1255" data-original-width="2992" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7FTHbTvB20NkK7A9HDLmxi2xfsTwN-eqDs74y9BKBcmiRyN2MDLLF1i3w79um09XQSnSQJMiB9UXxJmAxmcqvvF174AGWkNIF4ZeAPqWjHKD5TK_Ce5hDmke2NQcDXNUYFS432vwjSsMV2uvklIaJTvhlaHH79e1KEFaH-h0lW3zG6mQfJhvZt_8oP4/w640-h268/IMG_4056.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Russians were taking hard hits, but still holding out in the center. I had to clear the entire road and was now in real danger of running out of time...the classic...just one more turn and I could have been a contender!!!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYwYcsjP8oNR8KpHXfw4jQxgmrz_cT4tgPc2iFeW7DetEcPOiDPIM2OEdeqvw2jVMZlXVrXgCJaSbWU8PhsfSI5pW5MHSzfspO1TGDsK1VOSlKn2fOVVg3pMv3kdM6k7RUuZaZDOzGQGgKNQqahimmlrDXXHFnLayqXixlBxvB54BD0phwbRo3I51ePU/s1330/Red-Army-Troops.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="765" data-original-width="1330" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYwYcsjP8oNR8KpHXfw4jQxgmrz_cT4tgPc2iFeW7DetEcPOiDPIM2OEdeqvw2jVMZlXVrXgCJaSbWU8PhsfSI5pW5MHSzfspO1TGDsK1VOSlKn2fOVVg3pMv3kdM6k7RUuZaZDOzGQGgKNQqahimmlrDXXHFnLayqXixlBxvB54BD0phwbRo3I51ePU/w640-h368/Red-Army-Troops.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I had to take out three positions...a 4-4-7 at the entrance of the causeway, a Crew under the destroyed Sherman on the causeway and a 5-2-7 in the M2 building. Fail to break or eliminate any of them and it was game over. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHOZXB1L2jTiQ7L7CKyXUDeVsvaKZw8_FTZ8FyPLEchA8rmSN7GmLg0IWfoEYRXxPW_f4etNhpjna95MNYsf21AIbqX_PgR4JN3vqx82jRF1wMujJuoIgo4MSSKTSRK6raljl4npOoLuENb1sDKr7bUfrA4ptrspa-yNwiNbnXQWKgG6QhcDyqf_Nzpg/s1600/28468335314_e1826acec9_h.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="731" data-original-width="1600" height="292" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLHOZXB1L2jTiQ7L7CKyXUDeVsvaKZw8_FTZ8FyPLEchA8rmSN7GmLg0IWfoEYRXxPW_f4etNhpjna95MNYsf21AIbqX_PgR4JN3vqx82jRF1wMujJuoIgo4MSSKTSRK6raljl4npOoLuENb1sDKr7bUfrA4ptrspa-yNwiNbnXQWKgG6QhcDyqf_Nzpg/w640-h292/28468335314_e1826acec9_h.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;">My grenadiers and a single Panther tank made the final desperate assault . I would break the 4-4-7 and the Crew...but my two 6-5-8's tasked with defeating the 5-2-7 failed me. One would break and the other would pin. And with that it was game over and hard won Russian victory. Dan had won it with a single good order Squad.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">This is a really good scenario and proved to be both challenging and fun. Both sides have to contend with the weather and bog terrain in equal measure. Dan's defense held up the German attack long enough to secure the win. My congrats to Dan on a great win and another great weekend of ASL. </p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPqhaRDZOG5oV8UIq5ffsB5-w0uELJYUEUmkcRzk9bbnvNqncmmad_KD_z_mrJtngXOdlO5B7ZcQhM4ZQkYHZmLuOcFhR3k5YquupmZUASw0Y4ESeY5EN3t0c9hegk6se-BQt9oSHnGMT6_PxSfTzsnIGjdEFcVV_fIQvO47biUEEVqT_KyrPWfItJ74/s127/Dan%20Best.JPG" style="clear: left; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="127" height="124" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPqhaRDZOG5oV8UIq5ffsB5-w0uELJYUEUmkcRzk9bbnvNqncmmad_KD_z_mrJtngXOdlO5B7ZcQhM4ZQkYHZmLuOcFhR3k5YquupmZUASw0Y4ESeY5EN3t0c9hegk6se-BQt9oSHnGMT6_PxSfTzsnIGjdEFcVV_fIQvO47biUEEVqT_KyrPWfItJ74/s1600/Dan%20Best.JPG" width="127" /></a><b><u>And now for Dan's Post Game Comments:</u></b></p><p style="text-align: justify;">"The plan worked. However, it was very close with a single reinforcement squad holding out in the M3 victory building. This scenario is fun with lots of options for each side. My thanks to Grumble Jones for a great game of ASL!"</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWReee171GMsinHHMOhP8RkTcT2L2l9r_VQzCt6vJche6dICjcCJKP_Nrb-hjmsfKiOkqSpZrnx7OAyfHKvWRybUUkfHpn8jR0geVIdjSZKsYwboh0UyPvRm3wuSWiU2R5K7Qtm8FEtQicDU40LSgmfvCdSJRP9oQlJ1kNzkFoUInLdcG1KORXlN_zRC4/s1140/ec97ecd8-a0a3-4f10-892d-b98959befd83_1140x641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="641" data-original-width="1140" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWReee171GMsinHHMOhP8RkTcT2L2l9r_VQzCt6vJche6dICjcCJKP_Nrb-hjmsfKiOkqSpZrnx7OAyfHKvWRybUUkfHpn8jR0geVIdjSZKsYwboh0UyPvRm3wuSWiU2R5K7Qtm8FEtQicDU40LSgmfvCdSJRP9oQlJ1kNzkFoUInLdcG1KORXlN_zRC4/w640-h360/ec97ecd8-a0a3-4f10-892d-b98959befd83_1140x641.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">That's a wrap on tonight's post and the conclusion of our 475th game. </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;">Just 25 more to 500 games played between Danno Ostfront Fanatic and Grumble Jones! </span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Dan and I will be off next week as Dan's heads to St. Louis for the STL Tournament and I head to Hot Springs, AR for some R&R!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We will return August 4th.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>We will see you then!!!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p></div>GrumbleJoneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03967748380221324792noreply@blogger.com0