Cuba Libre!

[Techno]

I can even remember Fireball XL5.....And before that.....Four Feather Falls.....

Now, back to the thread.....Over to Jack. 

Cheers - Phil

[haupt]

What about Supercar and Torchey the Battery Boy ?

[bigjackmac]

What the hell are you guys talking about!!!   

I got three games in this weekend, just need to find time to write them up and post.

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

1964 Gerry Anderson programme called Stingray, famously started like this:

http://youtu.be/E06cNv55jTs

[bigjackmac]

Holy Cow, pretty cool.  "Supermarionation," eh?  I remember something like that when I was a kid; I think it was called 'Thunderbirds,' but not sure.

Anyway, should have another batrep up tomorrow evening.

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

Thunderbirds was (were ? ) a later series from the same makers/studios, Jack.....
Look forward to the next report. 

What about Supercar and Torchey the Battery Boy ?

I'd forgotten those ! 

Cheers - Phil

[bigjackmac]

Phil,

Well, when I watched Thunderbirds, it was a long time ago, and if Stingray is before that, you must be...  a fossil 

Next fight coming up this evening; I finished it up last night, but it was past my bedtime so didn't post.

All of you communists will thoroughly enjoy it... 

V/R,
Jack

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Communist! Bloomin' fascists! I leave Trotsky in the shade to the right... 

[Ithoriel]

My cousin and I share a birthday (he's exactly two years younger than me) and we used to have shared birthday parties.

In the days before Jane Asher style novelty cakes were popular my aunt wowed a bunch of seven to ten year-olds by arranging for a "Supercar" chocolate birthday cake.

[bigjackmac]

Ithoriel,

That sounds awesome, but we were in the midst of hurling geo-political insults and have no time for chocolate cakes.

Well, to be fair, I usually make too much time for chocolate cakes.  But not this time! 

V/R,
Jack

[Ithoriel]

"On occasion of birthday in decadent West you can always find cake. In communist Cuba, on occasion of birthday, cake find YOU!" - Yakov Bacardi 

Better?

[bigjackmac]

Now you're talkin' 

V/R,
Jack

[bigjackmac]

All,

It's 0720 on 4 Feb 1990 (D+3), and the CLA's B Company, 3rd Infantry Battalion, supported by tanks of 1st Troop, 5th Tank Battalion, have are clashing with the remnants of the enemy's 2nd Armored Battalion just east of the town of Artemisa, on the approach (of the Western Force) to Havana.  The regime's 2nd Armored Battalion has been through hell, fighting valiantly to stop the CLA's Western Force, but they know they are at the end of their rope.  The enemy battalion fell back (east) out of the city to reform and regroup, and as the CLA elements cautiously rumbled forward, the regime's 2nd Armored Battalion launched a spoiling attack.


The opposing forces, with CLA on the right and regime on the left.  The CLA is made up of Pendraken US troops and M-113 (with Minifigs gunner) from the Vietnam Range, plastic Takara M-48s, and a Pendraken WWII US jeep, while the regime has Minifigs Warsaw Pact infantry (with Pendraken Brits from the Falklands range for their command stand) and BMP-2, and plastic Takara T-72s.

The CLA force has a Command Stand, four rifle stands (bad things seem to happen when we only have four rifle stands), two M-48 tanks, an M-113 (with M2 .50 cal HMG), and a Jeep representing the Battalion Commander. 

The regime force has a distinct numerical advantage: a Command Stand, six rifle stands (to the CLA's four), two T-72 tanks (a wash with the CLA's M-48s at such short range), and a BMP2, which is an advantage for the fact the CLA's M-113, armed only with an HMG, cannot defeat tanks, while the BMP's chain gun can.  Lastly, RPGs get 12" range, while the CLA's LAWs only get 6" range.  An uphill fight right from the start.


Overview of map, north is up, CLA on left (west) and regime on right (east).  Hill 30 is at top center, Hill 25 at center right, and Hill 20 at bottom left.


Captain Fordesante's tank is hit, so he dismounts and runs over to take command of the other tank to continue the fight.

I didn't know what to do, no rockets were fired in this game!  To see the whole fight, please check the blog at:
http://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2015/08/cuba-libre-liberation-batrep-27.html

Thanks everyone, two more batreps to go.

V/R,
Jack

[Techno]

Good stuff again, Jack ! 
Cheers - Phil

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Good fight. Nice to see the fight causing you to react. Street fighting will be fun!