Actually managed to win a game today as Russians, but both sides were Regulars, and the tanks helped massively especially the Flame Thrower tank, even with its massive 12" range, I added some extra terrain features from home, in the form of a snow laden fence layout and some barbed wire which has yet to be snow bound but fitted in generally.
The fence area helped massively, as light cover it allowed the Russians to deploy the jump off points a lot further forward than in the previous two games, and making both the Finns and the Russians Regular helped massively, also the fact that Pingu couldn't hit a barn door with an elephant helped as well, he must have had my luck and dice from yesterday!!
Please see below some pics of the battle as it happened and some birds eye action seems, apologies for the quality of pics but the camera was left at home on the desk, and the lowly phone was used...
Russian Platoon starts to form up
Finns start to man their positions
Russkies, fousands of em!!!
Here they come again!!!!
The scene after the first waves of Russian squads hit the line, dead piled high, three Russian NCO's and senior down and wounded, and squads pushed back, but the Finns depleted!!!
Russian Platoon on the bottom of pic, with T26 FT tank breaching the wire, just 1" short of burning dug in troops...
Managed to move forward and start frying Finns...
On the right of the line the devastated Ruskie platoon, all squads pinned one in the trench line, two milling in the open, and one at the fence line where it started!
Mid point of Finn line...
And on the left we have Mr FT tank, very good tool for clearing dug in troops, any one for barbeque?
Flaming good time...
View down the trench lines...
View from the snipers position on the Finn far right, mmm, time to move?
View from Finn left flank, 2 men left on the maxim, but, last shot they made in the game, killed the Russian Platoon commander, dice started to slip at this stage...
View from the sniper again at game end, Finn morale had collapsed at this stage thanks to the FT tank killing off squad and junior leader... anyone for toast...
I must say a big thanks to Gav who allowed us to use his very nice figures, tanks and terrain to put on the game, we will hopefully be at Salute to do the display game again, oh the hardship...
Also a big thanks to the organisers of the Plymouth Wargames Show each year, putting the B&B in the other room was a good idea giving ample room for displaying and viewing, thanks guys...
Hopefully more posts relatively soon as playing tomorrow night and again at the Exeter Devon wargames club next Saturday, new members always welcome, just come along...
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