Fred Posted August 13, 2000 Share Posted August 13, 2000 I really LOVE this one! Another NICE one from our scenario builder EXTRAORDINAIRE! (btw, Wild Bill...does anyone pays you for it?) I usually play the germans, so close quarter combat is not my preferred one. German tanks excel at long ranges (88 L56, 75 L70...well you know what I mean...) But Bocage terrain is the Queens terrain! And so I used my infantry to setup nice ambushes. Well, the next turn I got my 3 Panthers (others just call them the best medium tank of WW2). I prefer them...do not need no slow Tigers, just gimme these fast slim Panthers! I checked the battleground and decided to defend the center. I therefore assigned 2 Panthers along the center main road up to the bend to the southwest. One single Panther got the job to defend the northern dirt road approach. Then I waited, sound contacts all around me. The first Shermans appeared...the last they saw was the muzzle flash of a 75 L70. Then the AI geared up. Full speed tanks and halftracks rushed my position; way to fast for the slow turrets of my tanks. This was the hour of my Pioneers and Schrecks! Their finest hour! Meanwhile, my cold-as-ice Waffen SS troops stalled the US infantry. Sherman after Sherman explodes...hell has a name .. Le Lorey! After the smoke clears it was a Axis major victory, but I paid for it.... Great one, WBW! Fred ------------------ "I got signals, I got readings, in front and behind of us!" - PFC Hudson on LV-426 mission Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Time Posted August 14, 2000 Share Posted August 14, 2000 I got frustrated playing this scenario when my panther's barrel was practically touching (no kidding, it was about half a meter away) and it refused to fire, not once but twice this refusal to fire got me killed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Formerly Babra Posted August 14, 2000 Share Posted August 14, 2000 It do get pretty wild at close quarters, don't it? ------------------ Lucasta, when to France your man Returns his fourth time, hating war, Yet laughs as calmly as he can And flings an oath, but says no more, That is not courage, that’s not fear— Lucasta he’s a Fusilier, And his pride sends him here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wild Bill Wilder Posted August 14, 2000 Share Posted August 14, 2000 Hey Fred! Wow, what a report! Definitely motivating for another play! I had let it slip my mind how much fun I had playing it. Paid? Nope, not yet , but I keep hope alive Your letter and those of others are my paychecks for my efforts and I do feel well rewarded. The recognition and appreciation of your peers in the hobby make it very much worthwhile for me. Thanks a lot. Wild Bill ------------------ Wild Bill Lead Tester Scenario Design Team Combat Mission-Beyond Overlord billw@matrixgames.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts