Michael Emrys Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 These AARs are like the ancient battles in Hollywood movies where the combatants charge at each other screaming then hack at each other for a while. Fun to watch but not much to analyze Reminds me of when two small children get in a fight. Much windmilling of arms and swats landed, but not much damage done, fortunately.Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 ... but not much damage done, fortunately.Not much damage ?! Lt. Gruber's silk cravat is ruined ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yep, that's right Ouch! Pic on the right might just be the definition of "in a world of pain". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 It looked like the M8 'right turret' penetration was actually to the above-turret MG ring?Yes, it does look like that. I wonder if the vehicle commander could have been aced or at least wounded.MichaelThe casualty was taken just before that last hit ( yes, it does look high ), so probably as a continuation of the Lynx fire from the end of the last turn.I don't know which crewman was hit, but it was one of the 2 in the turret ( zooming into the vehicle I saw one of the front 2 guys relocate to the turret ).Didn't affect them enough though 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotte Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Ouch! Pic on the right might just be the definition of "in a world of pain".Yep, that's right Combat Mission - Jump to Lightspeed 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Yep, that's right I felt that one in my guts, C.O. hamburger meat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Emrys Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Not much damage ?! Lt. Gruber's silk cravat is ruined !The fortunes of war. Cest la vie.Michael 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Good news, everyone ! After the unpleasant previous turn which saw the Drilling fall to a gamey not-quite-dead M8 ... ...Things improved a bit.The area-fire with which we saturated the area of the Canister-M8 caused it to back away. The AC platoon HQ then saw it. Even the Battalion HQ got in on the act, finishing off a crewman from the first M8. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Phew. The smoke they both popped may also help me in the long run as it screens the village from that gap.Up on the left, in the Nameless Woods, our brave recon soldier reaches the hedge and can see that the area-fire has eliminated Danger-Man ( or Men, since two bodies can be seen ). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 All that area fire also went through the woods and - glimpsed momentarily - killed the gunner on a halftrack which then backed away out of sight. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Then, at the very end of the turn, New Lynx spots an M8 through the trees. As the turn ends, the gunner squeezes the firing handles... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 A close up of the crew reveals expressions of stark terror ! Probably more due to having c3k as CinC than from any aspect of the battle.There are only 3 men in this M8, so I strongly suspect this is the Zombie-M8. If so, hopefully we can avenge Lt. Gruber's cravat ! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Also seen was a man with a tube ! He's a bit further back than I thought, but he does seem to be heading in the direction I suspected - trying to get up the road on my left. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Finally, the quad-50 HT that was hosing down the village houses manages to spot my 231 One casualty and the crew has panicked - it is unlikely to get away More area fire is planned for the suspected location of this horror, but it will probably move soon, so all that area fire will be 15s only. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Jack Ripper Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 BRAKKA! BRAKKA! BRAKKA!Sorry. I couldn't resist. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riptides Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 A close up of the crew reveals expressions of stark terror ! Probably more due to having c3k as CinC than from any aspect of the battle.There are only 3 men in this M8, so I strongly suspect this is the Zombie-M8. If so, hopefully we can avenge Lt. Gruber's cravat !The guy on the right never got the memo on shoe polish for his zipper. He will obviously aid the enemy with the reflection. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Good news, everyone ! After the unpleasant previous turn which saw the Drilling fall to a gamey not-quite-dead M8 ... ...Things improved a bit.The area-fire with which we saturated the area of the Canister-M8 caused it to back away. The AC platoon HQ then saw it. Even the Battalion HQ got in on the act, finishing off a crewman from the first M8.Ah, now that is satisfying!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) Brief update - after confusing myself by discovering the Recon Company HQ alive and well I recheck and find that the victims of the canister were, in fact, 1 Platoon HQ.This is not such a heavy blow, since half of the platoon have fallen and the other half are out of contact anyway. Update Zombie-M8 got away again ! Even though the New Lynx gunner was "Firing" at the end of the last turn, he lost LoS milliseconds later and ... didn't fire ! Argh ! Grrrrr !If that vehicle causes any more damage, he will be up on a charge. ( I wish there was a lost-los delay ie. if you lose LoS as you're firing, fire anyway, it can't have moved more than 30cm or so ).Up in the Nameless Woods, there was much American running-away. Many didn't make it Edited February 12, 2016 by Baneman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Brief update - after confusing myself by discovering the Recon Company HQ alive and well I recheck and find that the victims of the canister were, in fact, 1 Platoon HQ.This is not such a heavy blow, since half of the platoon have fallen and the other half are out of contact anyway. Update Zombie-M8 got away again ! Even though the New Lynx gunner was "Firing" at the end of the last turn, he lost LoS milliseconds later and ... didn't fire ! Argh ! Grrrrr !If that vehicle causes any more damage, he will be up on a charge. ( I wish there was a lost-los delay ie. if you lose LoS as you're firing, fire anyway, it can't have moved more than 30cm or so ).Up in the Nameless Woods, there was much American running-away. Many didn't make it it's great you appear to have control of the woods. I was worried they might flank you based on what you were seeing. Lots (?) of bazooka teams, IIRC. You sent something on your right forward early on, what's happened to those units? Aren't there woods that way too? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 it's great you appear to have control of the woods. I was worried they might flank you based on what you were seeing. Lots (?) of bazooka teams, IIRC. Yes, there were quite a few. At least one bazooka-wielding maniac was killed this last ( not shown yet ) turn.The good thing really is that although he clearly decided he needed to pull back, my guys followed up closely enough so that he lost a good few (more) men doing it. Hopefully that will leave them even more fragile than they are.That doesn't mean he isn't still trying - I think there was still a bazooka-wielder seen trying to flank - possibly from an as-yet uncommitted squad.You sent something on your right forward early on, what's happened to those units? Aren't there woods that way too? Yeah, that flank has been a bit of a quiet zone - until recently. These are the few reports on that area : 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinrich505 Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Baneman, Typical c3k, using evil science to try and tip the balance. Zombie-M8 needs to DIE!!! Looks like only headshots will do it. If Ken is using zombies to crew his AFVs (wonder how much that costs when choosing abilities in QB?) then you should bring in Alice the zombie killer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 12, 2016 Author Share Posted February 12, 2016 Typical c3k, using evil science to try and tip the balance. Zombie-M8 needs to DIE!!! Looks like only headshots will do it. If Ken is using zombies to crew his AFVs (wonder how much that costs when choosing abilities in QB?) then you should bring in Alice the zombie killerYes, it's strange how this hasn't come up much in the discussions of the "Soft" factors.Probably because it costs quite a few points to get Zombies and then they don't take orders well. ..."What's that ?""only for the Beta testers' special Wolfenstein and surrounds maps ?""Ah, right.""What do you mean, we mustn't tell anyone about those ? I already ... oh well, no one is paying attention ... " 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baneman Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 (edited) News from the Front !As mentioned previously, the Nameless Wood was filled with the sound of running feet. Ours, to the hedge, theirs, away.Many do not make it. ( the halftrack at top left was responsible for at least one of my own casualties as I closed up to the hedge. )The group middle-left were all mown down by a burst of 20mm from the 251/17 - it was ugly. Edited February 13, 2016 by Baneman 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baneman Posted February 13, 2016 Author Share Posted February 13, 2016 On the far right, the 250/9 keeps up a harassing fire on the woods where the enemy infantry "Trouble" were seen.The 234/1 is area firing towards the still unseen enemy quad-50 HT. The 231 took multiple more hits and began to burn. 2 men got out. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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