ParaBellum
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YESS! I want the female-partisan-mod combined with Victoria's Secret's spring time camo mod!Originally posted by Wilhammer:When is this Victoria Secrets Mod coming out?
*sigh*
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Just last week as I watched in horror as one of Dirtweasle's KingTigers nailed another of my ISU 152's I poured coffee into the sugar bowl instead of the other way 'round...
[ January 07, 2003, 02:34 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Alright, I'm waiting to post my next part until you posted yours. Still got some work to do...should I post this screenie? No, that one's better! Ah, and this one simply rocks! And the other one here looks sooo sweet...and by that I mean totally cool!
Stay tuned...
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And another part...
Turn 16:
West of hill 230 a single squad or maybe a tank crew is spotted trying to sneak into my rear. A SPW 251/1 ordered there last turn to provide some flank protection fires some well-aimed MG bursts at them, forcing them to withdraw.
On hill 230 two of Lt.Becker's infantry squads advance towards the the village while Becker and his men are moving fast to catch up with them after their succesful tank-busting.
In the tall building in the NW corner of the village a russian HMG team opens fire.
In the village one of my SPW251/1s gets destroyed by a KV I. The SPW had almost reversed back into safety behind a small building when the 76mm round tore through its thin armour.
Another KV I heavy tank is reported to roll into the village from the north! This will be a tough nut to crack...
What's that? Looks like Master Goodale is trying to sneak some forces around my right flank, attacking me from the rear! But Unt.Wittman in his PzII is already in position and engages a light soviet tank, a T-26, that tried to move down the gully from behind. Again the 20mm rounds slice through the lightly armoured soviet vehicle, destroying it.
If enemy infantry appears to my rear the HMG 34 south of the village and Wittman's PzII will deal with them, while the SPW 251/10 will act as a mobile reserve. Hpt. Reuter has advanced and is continuing his attack with a platoon of infantry, with another platoon under Lt.Braunstein following.
The KV I is already ahead of his infantry, if he advances a bit further I'll order my infantry to close-assault the beast! Patience...
Turn 17:
The single infantry unit (tank crew?) west of hill 230 is routed by the SPW251/1's MG fire.
The foremost two squads of Becker's platoon on hill 230 are under tank fire from east of the village, the rest of the platoon will arrive next turn.
I want to get these men into the village ASAP before the heavy soviet tanks are in position to blast them from that hill. Once within the village they have both cover and will (hopefully) be able to engage the KV Is from close range.
Hpt. Reuter and his men stumle onto some russians and immediatly suffer casualties. The men are tired and seem to be at a disadvantage during the fighting. Damn! Maybe I shouldn't have pressed the attack so hard and give them some time to recover...
Unt.Wittman is ordered to move around the hill east of the village to take care of the light soviet tank that's troubling Becker's men on hill 230.
So far I'm not too unhappy with the situation. I have taken hill 230 and destroyed MG's T-34 and quite some of the lighter tanks. My infantry has pushed back his infantry within the village and my Panzerjäger teams are waiting for his KV Is to come closer.
My armour force is almost wiped out, but given the quality of their opponents (T-34s and KV Is) that's not suprising.
Turn 18:
The enemy infantry squad west of hill 230 really starts to suffer as Lt.Reinhard's PzIV starts shelling it with MG fire, HE rounds and even canister shots. I guess they won't trouble me anymore...
On hill 230 Lt. Becker's platoon is now in position to assault the village.
Lt.Schulmeister's PzII rolls around the hill and engages a BA-10 that's firing at Becker's men. The 20mm gun quickly takes out the soviet vehicle. Did I already mention that the 20mmL55 is absolutely deadly against light armour?
Hpt.Reuter, leading his men, steadily advances through the woods, routing another two russian infantry squads!
Across the street they spot a russian HMG team and another infantry squad. My troops are suffering serious losses in such close-quarter fighting. The russian squads are slightly bigger (11 men compared to my 10) and have far greater firepower at close range.
At 40m my german Rifle'41's firepower is 124, where as the russian rifle '41 squad has a FP rating at 40m of 180! Those PPSh MPs really hurt...
Unt.Wittman's PzII meanwhile has moved into position behind the russian light tank east of the village. Distance: 71m. The T-26 (?) is as good as dead...
Turn 19:
On hill 230 Lt. Becker's platoon starts its asssault on the village. They have difficult ground to cover (rough) and and there's still a HMG in the tall building that needs to be suppressed.
When one of the KV I's rolls around a corner he spots Obg Altschuler's SPW 251/1 who is providing fire support for Reuter's attack. Before he can move to safety the KV fires and destroys the SPW with its first shot.
As Obg Ober's 2-men Panzerjäger team slowly crawls towards the KV I through a wheatfield they are spotted and the russian tank engages them with MG fire and high-explosive rounds.
They don't suffer casualties but are pretty much shaken. Oh-oh... Now I have to rely on Obg Hampel's team to stop these steel behemoths...
In the center of the village a single russian infantry squad is advancing and gets pinned down by incoming fire quickly.
Reuter's men continue the firefight against what looks like a Maxim MG and a single infantry squad. Time to bring up the reserve platoon and finnish the russian forces off.
At the end of the turn the Maxim is pinned down, a new squad has almost reached Reuter's men, time for the final assault!
East of their position Unt. Wittman moves around the corner of the forest. "Enemy tank, 11 o'clock, AP round, fire!" Already the first salvo penetrates the T-26's side armour, a second salvo again tears through the soviet tank.
As all AP rounds are spent he continues to fire HE rounds at the enemy tank, the shells exploding in rapid succession on the light tank's armour.
Turn 20:
Lt. Becker's men advance cautiously down the hill towards the village. There are at least two HMG teams and some infantry around that need to get suppressed before thay can assaultt the tall building.
No need to hurry here and risk high casualties. Two squads and Obg Bernhoff's HMG 34 provide covering fire while the other two squads advance using every available cover.
In the village one of the russian KV Is rolls forward unsupported by its own infantry, right up to the center VL. Looks like he wants to finish off Hampel's Panzerjäger team.
Little does he know that right next to him (12m) Unt. Günther's infantry squad is lying in ambush position, readying their rifle grenades and grenade bundles...
In the center of the village the lone russian infantry squad runs back to the rear after suffering heavy casualties.
With this immediate threat right in front of them gone I can now order Hampel's Panzerjäger team to rush the short distance to the KV I. Together with Günther's men they will engage the heavy soviet tank from two sides.
Hpt. Reuter and his men are suffering heavy casualties in the firefight with that single russian squad. Among four squads there are only 25 soldiers left that are still able to fight.
Should I pull back to reorganize my men? I'll wait another turn and hope that the russian squad breaks...
On the hill east of the village Wittman continues to fire HE rounds at the T-26 until he sees the crew bailing out.
With this hill secured I can now move him to support Reuter's men in the village. Just gotta watch out for the KVs...
...to bo continued.
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Ever heard about that 'punctuation' thingie ? :confused:
BTW if you expect people to reply to your post I humbly suggest to put some effort in your spelling.
If you suffer from dyslexia I apologize in advance but it's quite difficult to understand what the heck you're talking about.
If you're a native english speaker and don't suffer from dyslexia or a similiar handicap you deserve to be beaten with wet towels.
Have a nice day.
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Man! Even I get excited by now!
Nice AAR Master Goddale!
Edit: Thx for all the encouraging posts! I hope to speak in both Master Goodale's name and mine: We really appreciate your comments!
I hope you enjoy this AAR as much as I (and hopefully Master Goodale) enjoyed this game of CMBB!
Most of you know that it's quite some work to put up such an AAR but the feedback of you guys shows that it's well worth our time.
[ January 06, 2003, 01:06 AM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Hehe...You ain't seen nothing yet...Originally posted by Rommel22:Damn good AAR. I wonder where the second KV is?
Good job on killing those T-34 especially with that close assualt. Can't wait to see how you deal with those KVs.
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Next part...
Turn 11:
On hill 230 tanks move with screetching tracks, main guns firing. Wounded crewmen are crawling away from their burning vehicles, the smell of cordite and burned flesh is in the air.
Unt.Kalb refuses to withdraw his PzIV in order to protect the immobilized tank of his platoon leader, Lt.Reinhard.
The two PzIVs fire round after round at the T-34 about 250m in front of them, when suddenly a 76mm round penetrates the front turret of Kalb's tank.
The gunner, Obg Berthe is killed outright and both Kalb and his loader are wounded. Still under fire from the russian tank they abandon their tank and crawl towards the nearby woods.
Seconds later Reinhard's Panzer finally hits the soviet tank, the round penetrating the front turret. The T-34 stops firing and Reinhard continues to fire shell after shell at the enemy tank, most of them again ricocheting from the front armour.
Finally another rounds penetrates the steel monster and he sees the crew bailing out!
Meanwhile the last of the T-34s charges up the hill right at Reinhard's position. Just as he moves up the last slope, the german tank fires at him at less than 75m, but even at this almost point-blank range the 75L24 round can't penetrate the russian tank's sloped armour.
At least, the T-34 again withdraws down the slope.
Lt.Schulmeister's PzII sent around the hill to support Lt.Becker's men on hill 230 and engage the BA-10s moves into postition and has the first BA-10 in his sights when Schulmeister calls out: "Russian heavy armour, 3 o'clock, at the eastern part of the village! Reverse! Schnell! Schnell!"
Through his binoculars he can clearly see the KV I's turret slowly slewing around, while his Panzer is reversing into saftey as fast as possible.
Lt.Becker's men are still under mortar fire but only 3 men have been lightly wounded so far, although another light mortar had been knocked out by a lucky round.
In the village Hpt.Reuter continues his attack, supported by a SPW 251/1 and some of Kinkel's men. One of MG's infantry squads is destroyed but my losses are getting serious, too.
If Reuter's men take their objective, the woods in the eastern part of the village, they will have to rely on Kinkel's men to stop a counter-attack.
And at least one heavy KV I tank is rolling into the village from the NE...
Turn 12:
Lt.Reinhard's situation is getting desperate as as the loader shouts "Last AP round!". With a loud "clang!" the shell hits the T-34's frontal armour and bounces of, into the air...
Just as he is about to order his crew to abandon the Panzer, he sees Lt.Becker in front of two infantry squads charging through the woods towards the russian tank!
Reinhard knows he has to distract the soviet tank untill the infantry is close enough so he orders to engage the T-34 with HE rounds.
Just as Becker's men are in position the russian tank moves fast to a new position.
North of hill 230 two BA-10s are still around, kept at distance by Obg Bernhoff and his HMG 34.
Down in the village Reuter's men are advancing. MG's foremost infantry squads are pinned down, at least one is withdrawing.
I now have about 70 men in that corner of the village, despite increasing casualties.
If I can continue to engage his force rather piecemeal I'll deal out a lot more damage than I suffer.
I have lost contact with the KV I but I'm pretty sure he will roll into the village to support his wavering infantry
Turn 13:
The two infantry squads of Lt. Becker's platoon simultanously fire rifle grenades at the T-34 at a distance of 50m, both missing the soviet tank.
Seconds later they charge forward to close assault the steel monster. Lt.Reinhard still fires HE rounds at the T-34 to distract it from the closing infantry.
Just as Becker's men are in position the T-34 rolls forward, directly towards Reinhard's PzIV, the crew seems to have panicked or maybe they've decided to ram the german tank in suicidal mood!
Obg Bernhoff destroys another BA-10 with a well-aimed burst from his HMG 34! The men cheer as the crew is seen abandoning their vehicle.
In the village something weird happened to Unt. Lengsfeld's PzIII. I had ordered him to area fire at an enemy HMG's position and reverse behind a house after 10 seconds, since I knew a KV I was coming into the village.
The PzIII fired two rounds and reversed behind the house into safety, just as the KV I rolled around the corner. Although obstructed by the building the PzIII again fired at the target area, somehow managing to fire through the corner of the house.
So far nothing special. Abstraction, I know. But after 10 seconds he decided to advance out of his perfect cover, roll into a fence slowing him down, and places himself right in front of the KV heavy tank.
KV shoots, PzIII dead. I posted this strange behaviour on this board and mailed the turn to BFC. Well, sh*t happens. Especially during battle. *sigh*
My infantry is doing better, another of MG's infantry squads is about to get destroyed by concentrated fire from several squads.
Two of my SPW251/1s are supporting them, suppressing the enemy at the NE corner of the village. They gotta be careful when the KV I arrives, though...
Turn 14:
Lt. Reinhard keeps firing at the T-34, the high-explosive shells detonating on the soviet tank's amour 20 m(!) away. Finally Lt.Becker and his men arrive and begin to assault the enemy tank with grenade bundles!
One of the BA-10s is still seen north of hill 230, Lt.Schulmeister's PzII desperately trying to get him in his sights.
In the village Reuter's men advance, killing another of MG's infantry squads as it is fleeing to the rear.
Fearing their destruction by the russian KV I I pull back my SPW251/1s slightly. Maybe I have to use them as decoys when my Panzerjäger teams are engaging the heavy tank.
Turn 15:
YESSS! Finally Lt.Becker's men manage to take out the T-34!
A hatch opens and the tank commander crawled out. "Ruki werch!-Hands up!" yells Becker, the russian crew is still in shock and does not even think of resistance.
Lt. Reinhard slowly glances over battlefield, he can't believe his Panzer is the only survivor in this bloody battle for the hill.
Lt.Schulmeister's PzII meanwhile waits for the last BA-10 to move into sight again. "Look out for that patch of woods, to the right!" he calls to his gunner.
There! The BA-10 again moves around the corner, ready to fire and withdraw, but this time Schulmeister's Panzer ist faster! The 20mm rounds penetrate the light armour, knocking out the soviet vehicle.
I have ordered my SPW 251/1s to take cover behind buildings, but one of them is slowed down as he tries to move through a patach of light woods!
"Faster! Faster!" Obg Kruhmins yells, as he sees the KV I's gun turning slowly towards him.
In the woods of the eastern part of the village it looks like I got MG's infantry on the run. I have killed two squads and routed another one. Now Reuter's men have to continue their assault.
They are tired and have taken casualties but I must not give MG time to regroup. And as long as my men are fighting in the woods they are relative safe from his heavy tank.
"Come on, boys! We've got them on the run!" Hpt. Reuter shouts as he orders his men to continue the advance.
...to be continued.
[ January 05, 2003, 01:00 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Nice AAR, Master Goodale!
Here we go again, part II:
Turn 6:
On hill 230 my 50mm mortars are in position and set up while Lt.Becker's infantry reaches the hilltop.
They come under fire from mortars and light tanks but suffer no losses so far. My infantry spots 3 light russian tanks north of hill 230, one of them is identified as BA-10.
What's far more serious is that three T-34 are spotted NW of their position. Oh-oh...
I've concentrated my three PzIVs and hope that I can engage MG's tanks one by one. My tanks have superior sights and a better ROF but I don't like the idea of them dueling with T-34s.
Soon the PzIIIs will arive and then I (hopefully) will be able to setup a nice ambush position if MG decides to advance them west of hill 230.
At the end of the turn the first T-34 comes into sight of my armour and Unt. Schumacher's PzIV engages him.
On the hill east of the village at least two light tanks are spotted but move out of sight before they can be fully identified.
Turn 7:
Owww...Unt.Schumacher's PzIV is hit, the front turret is penetrated and the crew immediatly abandons the Panzer. Unt.Kalb's PzIV hits the T-34 but the round only partially penetrates the armour.
AAARGHG! I hate the 75L24 gun! Then Lt. Reinhard scores another hit on the russian tank but the round bounces of the well-sloped frontal armour. In return, the russian tank hits Reinhard's tank,
immobilizing it. But they are not yet ready to abandon their Panzer! The next AP round is loaded as Reinhard shouts to his gunner "Hans, aim for the turret!". This time the shell hits the russian tank, clearly penetrating its front turret armour! But what is that? The T-34 reverses down the slope! Loud curses are heard from within the german Panzer...
Another T-34 is racing up the hill, trying to flank Reinhard's tanks. But Lt. Hoffman just arrived with two PzIIIs and together with Reinhard's remaining two PzIVs they engage the T-34, pumping round after round into the russian tank!
In the village Kinkel's men have secured the 2nd VL and the Panzerjäger teams lie hidden in ambush positions along the roads.
As Unt.Wittman in the cupola of his PzII scans the horizon with his binoculars another light soviet tank appears on the hill east of the village.
"Tank! 12 o'clock, 300m, fire!"
Meanwhile Reuter's men in the gully have almost reached the village, no enemy contact there so far.
Turn 8:
The T-34 west of hill 230 is cought in a deadly crossfire between Reinhard's PzIVs and Hoffman's PzIIIs. Only as a hatch opens and the panicked crew finally abandons their tank the german Panzers cease their fire.
To the north the other T-34 appears again, but he has barely crept into view when Lt.Reinhard, cool as always during combat, gives the fire command. The round ricochets of the frontal armour and the Panzer crews wait for the T-34's 76mm gun to spit fire and death...
The german tank fires first! Another 75mm round leaves the muzzle and this time the shell hits the turret of the T-34 and penetrates it!
But...Lt.Reinhard doesn't believe his eyes when the russian tank AGAIN reverses down the slope! The Ivans in that tank must have nerves of steel!
Meanwhile Lt.Hoffman's PzIIIs have reached their destination and taken hull-down position west of Reinhard's platoon.
And again the two remaining T-34s creep into sight! Unt. Plöbsch's PzIII fires at the foremost T-34, missing it. But the T-34's gunner did a better job! His first round hits the PzIII, penetrating his armour. With the driver dead and the gunner and himself wounded, Plöbsch orders his men to abandon the tank.
On hill 230 things are going a bit better. Obg Bernhoff destroys a BA-10 with his HMG34, well done! MG's reccon infantry is cut down as they flee from the small patch of woods north of hill 230. One of my light mortars is knocked out by enemy mortar fire and/or tank fire. Other losses are light.
Kinkel's men in the village report enemy infantry in the NW corner of the village.
Unt.Wittman's first salvo of 20mm rounds hit the light russian tank, identified as T-26, penetrating the turret front! Good shot! I think he deserves a better tank next time. A StuG maybe...
But then the T-26 reverses behind some woods...Dammit!
Reuter's men in the gully have spotted enemy infantry advancing towards Kinkel's force from the north. If MG is not careful I'll get some of his infantry in a nice crossfire from two sides.
Turn 9:
No good start... Lt.Hoffman's PzIII is hit by the first shot of the T-34, knocking it out immediatly. I'm starting to think that putting them frontally against T-34s wasn't one of my brightest ideas...
So far I've lost one PzIV, got one immobilized and lost two PzIIIs for one knocked-out T-34. Well, at least his tanks leave my infantry alone as long as they are trashing my tanks...
On hill 230 the situation of my infantry is not bad. Lt.Becker's platoon is in position, supported by my mortars and a HMG. His BA-10s don't do much damage and his T-34s still have to watch out for my remaining Panzers.
In the village things are heating up. Unt. Lengsfeld's PzIII has entered the village and engages enemy infantry in the NW corner of the village. At the NE part of the village a lot of enemy infantry contacts are reported,
looks like Reuter's men will arrive just in time. Here's a pic from the eastern part of the village showing MG's foremost squads and Reuter's and Kinkel's men closing in.
Turn 10:
Still the armour battle rages on hill 230! A T-34 advances and is hit by Reinhard's PzIV! The front turret is penetrated and...you guessed it: the russian tank reverses down the slope! NOOO!
Not again!
As he reverses out of LOS another T-34 comes into view directly in front of them and both PzIVs immediatly engage this new threat.
That tank surely looks like swiss cheese by now... For the next couple of minutes minutes Lt. Reinhard is heard, cursing the Krupp factory, the Waffenprüfamt and the Führer...
To support Obg Berndoff with his HMG34 in his struggle to hold off the BA-10s north of his position I send a Pz II around the hill to engage these russian tin cans.
In the eastern part of the village heavy infantry fighting breaks out as Reuter's men advance along the gully towards the enemy positions. It looks like there's at least one platoon of infantry but I have about two platoons to engage them.
I move a SPW251/1 into the village to provide fire support. Unt. Lengsfeld's PzIII engages enemy infantry and HMGs.
Unt.Wittman knocks out a T-26 that rolled down the hill east of the village to support the russian infantry. The PzII is absolutely deadly against the light soviet tanks. But then this one is commanded by Wittman himself...
Reuter's men have suffered some lossed but I think they'll be able to break through. Heavy infantry fighting is expected along the eastern boarder of the village.
It looks like two of MG's infantry squads will have to bear the brunt of Reuter's attack, supported by two squads of Kinkel's platoon.
According to my plan Lt.Becker's platoon should now attack from hill 230 the western part of the village but as long as MG's armour are looking for trouble there they'll have to wait.
...to be continued.
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Two things:
1.) Thx guys, glad you like it so far.
2.) Since winter has just arrived in force and it's snowing I won't leave home for the rest of the evening. That means the second part (turns 6-10)of my AAR is (almost ready) and will be posted a while after Sister Goodale posted his 1st part. If he manages this today that is...
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Thx for your kind words. And I can tell you that it will get pretty interesting...acts of courage! Bravery! Violence!
I'm sure MasterGoodale will post his part soon.
The winner gets the usual: glory and honour.
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OK I just posted the first part of our AAR, hope you enjoy it, I definately did! We will continue to post a new part every day for the next week.
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Ok, here it is: the long expected AAR of the titanic struggle of Master Goodale and me. Abbott was so kind to create this battle for us, again thank you, we both enjoyed it very much!
MG and me will post this AAR in 5-turn pieces, a new piece every day for the next week.
Comments are welcome!
Here we go:
Abbot created a beautiful map with a village in a center, placed between rolling hills. It is a meeting engagement in August 1941, clear weather, noon. I will command the heroic troops of the Fatherland while MG will take command of the Red Army. Our mission is to take the village.
These are my available forces:
1 x Company of Rifle '41 infantry
---3 x 50mm mortars
---2 x HMG 34s
2 x Panzerjäger teams
3 x SPW 251/1
1 x SPW 251/10 with a 37mm gun
3 x Pz IV with short 75mm gun
3 x Pz II with 20mm gun
Most of my force is veteran with some regulars.
Expected enemy forces:
Actually I really don't know...The only thing I can expect is some russian heavy armour. Why? Because Abbott is evil...
I expect a soviet force consisting of an infantry company with support weapons and a mixture of light, medium and heavy tanks.
My plan:
The PzIVs and PzIIs are not meant to duel with T-34s and KVs. So my plan is to secure the village fast and use my infantry and especially my Panzerjäger teams to ambush his armour.
My armour has only one objective: prevent the russian armour from killing my infantry!
After studying the map I decided to split my force into 3 Kampfgruppen:
Kampfgruppe Reinhard
3 x Pz IV
2 x Pz II
1 x Inf.Plt.
3 x 50mm mortars
1 HMG 34
The mission of KG Reinhard is to secure Hill 230 west of the village. There my light mortars and the HMG 34 will form a firebase to support Lt.Becker's infantry platoon when he attacks the village from the west. My armour will transport the mortars and the HMG34 to the hill and support Lt.Becker and (hopefully) deny MG's forces to flank me and attack me from the rear. If they meet superior armour they will pull back and ambush the russians from the flanks. If MG decides to roll the bulk of his armour into the village they will attack them from the flanks and from the rear.
Kampfgruppe Kinkel
3 x SPW 251/1
1 x SPW 251/10
1 x PzII
1 x Inf.Plt. minus 1 squad
2 x Panzerjäger teams
1 x HMG 34
Kinkel's mission is to race with his SPWs into the village and secure the VL's.
I need to get my infantry and especially the Panzerjäger teams into good ambush positions before his infantry arrives.
Unt. Wittman in his PzII and a HMG34 will secure the right flank and have an eye on everything that comes across the hills east of the village.
Kampfgruppe Reuter
1 x Inf.Plt.
1 x Inf. Squad from KG Kinkel
1 x CO HQ
Reuter's men will advance along the gully between the village and the hill east of it.
They will support Kinkel's force and will take positions on the right side of the village.
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Turn 1:
My troops start to move, nothing spectacular. One of MG's tanks starts to fire at one of the buildings at the NW corner of the village, setting it on fire.
Turn 2:
KG Kinkel reaches the village, dismounts from their SPWs and advances on foot into the village.
Unt. Wittman's PzII and the HMG34 take position south of the village.
KG Reuter advances along the gully towards the village.
The tanks of KG Reinhard (with mortars and a HMG34 mounted) have almost reached their destination on hill 230, the infantry is following.
Turn 3: NOOO! A russian "Tankette?" appears NW of hill 230 and fires at one of my PzIIs knocking it out with one shot! Seconds later the enemy tank is identified as T-34. The other Panzers have reached the hilltop and the mortars and the HMG34 dismount and move into position.
My 3 PzIVs engage the T-34 and Lt.Reinhard scores a hit, penetrating the front turret! Unfortunately the T-34 is not knocked out and reverses out of LOS. Damn!
To the north of hill 230 more tank engines are heard. Looks like MG thinks this hill is important, too.
I order the SPW 251/1s to withdraw from the village. They have delivered their infantry and I don't want to loose them to enemy armour. I might need them later... The SPW 251/10 stays in position behind the church, so that it can support Wittman's Pz II with his 37mm gun and watch my right flank.
Reuter's men still advance along the gully, nothing special to report there.
Turn 4:
Lt. Reinhard's tanks are ordered back under a small smoke cover. Enemy infantry is seen advancing towards hill 230. My mortars and the HMG 34 are almost in position. Unfortunately Lt.Becker's infantry platoon is still lagging behind, for the next two minutes the mortars and the HMG34 will have to hold the position.
In the village Kinkel's men have taken the 1st VL and are advancing towards the 2nd. Another SPW 251/1 is pulling back out of the village.
Light soviet armour is spotted on the hill east of the village.
Reuter's men in the gully are still, you guessed it, advancing towards the village...
Turn 5:
I got unexpected reinforcements: a platoon (3) of PzIII's with (short) 50mm guns. I send two of them west of hill 230 to strengthen my left flank and one to support Kinkel in the village.
Unt.Wittman's PzII knocks out a light soviet tank on the hill east of the village. Good! This guy has potential...
On hill 230 one of MG's infantry squads has entered a small patch of woods and immediatly gets shelled by my light mortars. The HMG team is in position and will make it difficult for his infantry to advance. Lt. Becker's infantry platoon has almost reached the hilltop
MG will post his version of turns 1-5 soon...
Hope you enjoy it!
PS: It's Captain Wacky's LowRes gridded terrain...available at CMMODS .
[ January 03, 2003, 07:54 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
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Razvedchik (advance reconnaissance units).Originally posted by Nidan1:The Russians had special recon troops, the name escapes me now, but they were the predecessors of the Spetznatz.
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Lol! Roger that...Originally posted by MasterGoodale:I should be able to get mine out there by 6:00PM EST! :mad: I'll let you know. Kind of busy rught now mushroom (pu**in' wife)
I'll start a new thread and post the AAR (turn 1-5) in a couple of hours.
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Just came back from my holiday to say: the AAR is finished. Mostly.
I can post the first part (turns 1-5) immediatly.
If MG's ready, so am I...
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Just popping in to say that the red hordes were last seen running to the east, right after the few survivors nailed their supreme commander, known as Sister Goodale to the hull of a burned out KV I.
After a short break over the next few days we will start posting our AAR, a great story of success, tactics and bravery (on my side) and on his side, well... you guess it...
Merry Christmas!
PS: GRRRRRRRRRRR! :mad: :mad:
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I didn't order the strategy guide vor a number of reasons.
But after this exhibition of customer service and dedication to their fans I've decided to order it as soon as the 'corrected' version will be available.
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Originally posted by Sunflower Farm Boy:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Pvt. Ryan:
Since I see no smiley there, I encourage you to rot in hell.
Go sell some insurance goof. Hopefully you know more about that than copyright law, especially considering it is EXPLICITLY stated that copies can be made for personal use in your license agreement....and that's for any software you buy. What I do with my originals is nobody's concern but mine.</font>
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Aye: 29 Nay: 1 Mod forum?: 1
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They're part of the "Red Victory" GUI mod by Pavlov.Originally posted by Kanonier Reichmann:Tell me ParaBellum. What are those badge like symbols on either side of your unit information screen? Are they CDV's moniker or sumfink?
Regards
Jim R.
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Hehe...german CDV version: the only way to go!
Finally I don't have to picture porn stars doing weird stuff anytime I see a "rear penetration"!
"Durchschlag", yeah, that's how we want it!
And BulletRat: I looked for that thread but I quit after looking for it and got lost after page 3...
[ December 20, 2002, 10:01 PM: Message edited by: ParaBellum ]
Questions for Fionn re: AAR vs. The_Capt
in Combat Mission: Barbarossa to Berlin
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Yup. In fact it was while reading Fionn's great AARs when I thought first about doing one of my own.
Not that the quality of my AARs is even in the same league with his, though.
"The sunken Lane" against Wild Bill is one of the best AARs I've ever read.