Heer Grenadiers watch as the hills fill with SS Armour
I finally got to test out my anti-Patton list out of Devil's charge. Ryan brought a well rounded Grenadier list. We rolled up the mission at random and ended up with a Hasty Attack where I would use the always attack rule.
Big Willie's Panzers
OC and 2IC in King Tiger
1 x King Tiger
1 x King Tiger
Full Grenadier platoon
2 x 8cm (SP) mortars
3 x 2cm (SP) AA guns
3 x Pumas
Ryan's Grenadiers
OC and 2IC
Grenadier platoon
Grenadier platoon
2 x PaK 40s
2 x PaK 40s
2 x 88s
4 x 15cm guns
2 x Panthers
4 x SP AA
Stuka support
Set Up
Objective is top centre wood, just right of the right most wood and beside the hill on the left side of the ruined church
PaK 40s and Grenadiers dug in near an objective
Guns dug into gun pits with Grenadier and PaK 40 overwatch
Grenadier platoon dug into the woods guarding another objective
The OC watches over one of his platoons ready to advance
Mortars guard one objective supported by AA
Turn 1
The 2IC takes aim at some 15cm guns with no luck
The guns respond by shelling the old man and some AA to no avail
Stukas dive in on the armoured mortars only be to driven off by AA fire
Turn 2
Pumas arrive from reserve and attempt to knock out the 15cm guns FOO
The King Tigers continue their advance on the far left objective
The 2IC continues to advance on the guns across the field without effect
Guns again range in on the big cats but the German armour holds
Stukas again attempt to hit the armoured mortars but the AA downs two more
Turn 3
More German reserves arrive and begin following the big cats forward
The King Tigers are joined by the Pumas ready to lift gown to ground and seize the objective
The 2IC continues to try and hit the guns with no luck
The 15cm guns range in again and bail out a Puma
Turn 4
Pieper's forces avoid the ranged in arty and get into firing positions to engage the Grenadiers in the woods
German Armour masses getting ready for an assault
Line of sight from the observer to the AA guns is definitely concealed
Despite being concealed the guns range in but fail to hit any targets
Stukas continue to try and hit the mortars but again are driven off by AA fire
Turn 5
Mortars drop smoke onto an observer attempting to block his line of sight
With the infantry finally in position Pieper's forces get ready to launch the assault
Pre-assault phase where you can see the 88s that have come on from reserves to support the grenadiers
"Hans, that's a lot of heavy armour..."
Stukas swoop in and this time manage to bail a King Tiger
The defensive fire is successful in bail one half track and knocking out another, the assault stalls before it can really begin!
A King Tiger attempts to re-engage the grenadiers and is destroyed in the process
The 15cm guns range in on the exposed half tracks knocking out two more
Post assault both grenadier platoons are several battered and the 88s and 2 King Tigers are destroyed!
The 2IC moves to engage the newly arrived AA guns and Panthers
Turn 6
The grenadiers again launch an assault
Heer reinforcements begin moving to support the contested objective
The 2IC is surrounded by AA guns
The AA guns, Pumas and remains of the Grenadiers take out the last of the Heer forces holding the objective
The 2IC takes out the AA trucks and then prepares for the Panthers
The killing field around the objective
In the end I was able to hold the objective for a 4-3 win losing two King Tigers to close range fire or assaults. The fact they were trained really means that the woods is a bad place for them to be assaulting into. As always it was a great game and Ryan was an excellent opponent.
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