poesel Posted November 24, 2014 Share Posted November 24, 2014 A bit of an AAR for the 15,6 battle. Sorry, I didn't take many pics. Actually many = 2 Preservation of the ATG was top priority in this battle. Intel told me I was attacked by a great number of infantry with light tank support. So my plan was to survive the 30 minute mark to be able to retreat the PAKs without penalty. Without the PAKs there is not much you can do with Italian infantry versus tanks except for close combat. This was no problem to get with the big city at hand but the US is well equipped with SMGs and the huge Italian rifle squads do bad against them in close quarters. I decided against making a stand and rather retreated in style. I think I made some good guesses where his M5s would go and managed to nail two with the PAK. One neatly parked on a TRP: the other came down the road over a hill into the street. At a crossings at the foot of that hill I had another PAK: After these two losses the enemy became rather cautious and I had time to retreat. As usual the Brixias performed quite well. IMHO the best piece of equipment the Italians have. Also the Fiat 626 which is often overlooked. But it has huge capacity and is extremely valuable if you have big maps. I'm not sure if I threw away a victory here. The US was already very low on morale and fled more often than I expected. But then most kills (I guess) were on the account of the Brixias and those had mostly ran out of ammo. Difficult to say but probably a very close call. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Great pics! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 @ Kuderian @ poesel Please don't say it's over. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Casualties after Hex 15,6 NE Ribera Good result, all my PaK 40's have withdrawn and now are available as reinforcements for the adjacent battle at Hex 14,6 200 VPL. My casualties are just over 20% so these formations will take a global -1 morale hit before the next PzC phase. My opponent will take the same morale hit and more importantly is 2 more Stuarts down for his ultimate assault on Ribera Central. Some more pics from Poesel71's battle for NE Ribera. 40+/100 minutes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted November 26, 2014 Author Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hex 15,6 NE Ribera continued. coming soon Hex 10,8 update... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hex 10,8...The Battle for all the Marbles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Couple more pics from the tail end of Hex 15,6 battle North East Ribera 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 1, 2014 Author Share Posted December 1, 2014 Back to Hex 10,8 300 VPL battle. I am forced to withdraw from the 'Village' objective. I still hold 2/3 objectives! 'Village' objective front lines. Shermans and 60mm mortars suppress any remaining men. Platoon HQ no more! Bird's eye view of 'Village' 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 3, 2014 Author Share Posted December 3, 2014 Hex 10,8 Allied Assault 50/90 minutes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 "Kuderian's Last Stand." 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankster65 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 Always loved the look of those Krupp trucks. They are so...well German. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 4, 2014 Author Share Posted December 4, 2014 @Franster65 - Me too! Fantastic sloped bonnets, funky raised spare wheel and shovels accentuating the vertical plane of the sides. @BLSTK - In our campaign battles, we always give the HQ's our own names'. It gives a +1 self-preservation bonus! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jargotn Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 Are there any ingame consequences if the HQ gets destroyed? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted December 4, 2014 Share Posted December 4, 2014 In our campaign battles, we always give the HQ's our own names'. It gives a +1 self-preservation bonus! Give 'em hell, Heinz! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 5, 2014 Author Share Posted December 5, 2014 Are there any ingame consequences if the HQ gets destroyed? Yes! I go into my study, pour myself a stiff whiskey, pull out the Browning automatic and shoot myself No seriously, we don't track HQ losses in the campaign so the only effects are the normal effects i.e. one's chain of command is screwed in the current battle. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 @ Kuderian Well then, I suppose it's a good thing you're playing "Fortress Italy". If it were "Red Thunder" you'd be sending yourself to the Eastern Front. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted December 18, 2014 Share Posted December 18, 2014 @ Kuderian  How about an AAR update? Been two weeks and counting...gotta get me my FI fix! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 18, 2014 Author Share Posted December 18, 2014 Hex 10,8 50/90 minutes. Â Both my Pak 40's and two Grilles destroyed within 5 minutes! Â The enemies Shermans now have a clear run on my River Verdura objective. Â The Grilles are no match for the Shermans in a head to head encounter. Â I have sent my reserve infantry Platoon up to Objective Point 108 before the Shermans could cut them off. Â So things are looking bleak... Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted December 19, 2014 Share Posted December 19, 2014 Thanks for the update. Don't give 'em an inch! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 How do you get Juju's skinpack UI to work in FI? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 How do you get Juju's skinpack UI to work in FI?  Renaming it with a 'z' in front of the file name, worked for me. Use a 'zz' to be sure! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bradley Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Ahh I had never tried to apply skinpack for FI. Thought Juju stated it was only applicable to CMBN. Nice find though thanks. Sorry to go off topic, enjoyed going through your AAR. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kohlenklau Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 (edited) Hey Kuderian,  Over at FGM, we are going to do an MG44 CMPzC. For the rules pages in our shared Sicily 43 dropbox...are there any new rules discussed here as forum posts that need to be put into the dropbox rules sheets? Any changes to the rules in the dropbox rules sheets?  Of course you are welcome to participate!  Thanks  kohlenklau (phil) Edited February 10, 2015 by kohlenklau 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuderian Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 Coming soon....  Allied Assault on Ribera Central Hex 14,6.  5 Objectives for a total of 200 Victory Points.        0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLSTK Posted May 24, 2015 Share Posted May 24, 2015 Coming soon... Â Someone who actually cares (hint: it isn't yours truly). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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