Have had this set up for a week & not managed to get anywhere near it - until tonight to take some opening pics...hoping this one will get fought in the next couple of days...I also need to get a 'proper' snow board sorted for these at some point!
Ze Germans have taken up a rearguard position in the town and are tasked with denying the Russkies any advance across the river
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Looking Good Nik!
Looking good :D
Wonderful!
Looks excellent Nik !
Cheers - Phil.
Right - now the festivities have calmed down a bit...found time to sneak out tonight with a bottle of something nice & scrap this one out: BKC II of course, with the Russians attacking the dug-in Germans. The Soviet commanders begin the advance, sending some T34s across the bridge:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/Stalingrad%201/STA43150.jpg)
...which provokes opportunity fire from the German right flank [Stug IIIs and PzIV] - taking out the second T34 just as it reaches the end of the bridge:
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The Russian right flank begins its advance:
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The remainder of the Russian force are still busy with the vodka...so the Germans take the initiative - knocking out the lead T34 and the one on the crest of the bridge with some deadly-accurate gunnery, which also suppresses the last T34:
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The Russians advance again - this time sending some brave sons of the motherland across a ford in the river:
(http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f175/nikharwood/Stalingrad%201/STA43158.jpg)
- and on the right flank the Russians are inflicting some hits on the German left flank force:
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The German right flank blunders - and the panzer command moves directly towards the nearest Russians:
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The Russians are again making good headway on the right flank:
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- although the Commander & the ATGs are still swilling the vodka & refuse to take part...
The German right flank manages to blunder again - this time drawing fire which accounts for one Stug III:
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The rest of the German armour takes some long-range potshots:
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The Russians finally finish off the falling-down water and begin to concentrate their efforts towards the centre:
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At this point the German CO blunders - and will be at a -3 disadvantage on command rolls next turn:
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More Russian progress & inflicting more pain on the Germans:
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The German armour begins to move towards the Russian right, intending to create a killing ground:
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...while the Russian SMG boys get busy:
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The tank battle begins to heat up - with multiple firing actions at close range:
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The German FAO is spotting really well at this point and directs concentrated fire onto the Russian ATGs and infantry:
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Amongst the carnage of close-fighting AFVs, the tide begins to turn:
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With both sides having passed their Break points this could go either way...
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And final kills from the Russian T34s are enough to cause the Germans to turn tail:
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It's the Eastern front for you Hans...Oh. Hang on...
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Very Cool Nikaroo :D
Great photo report.
Thanks for sharing.
:-bd
Great game :D
Nice looking game as always Amigo 8). Reminds me that I must really try and get a solo game in before work resumes on Tuesday.
Just a little question about your table...
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more flowers or trees?^^
Where did you find the bridges?
Really nice BatRep and table BTW!
Nice reports Nik!
Nice looking game Nik.
Those armies look even better in combat than they did in your painting post.
Thanks chaps - it's been a while since I had a game of BKC & this one played out *really* nicely; I really didn't expect the Russians to carry the field with roughly equal forces against dug-in Germans [although the blunder which made half the German armour move into the open certainly helped!]
@ Arsenus: flowers? Nah mate - this is Scorched Earth. War is Hell. :d ;D
Next time these get a run-out will be on my nice new snow mat - so it'll look 'properly' cold...although I might sneak in a few conifers just for you Arsenus ;) :)
Quote from: nikharwood on 29 December 2011, 10:34:00 PM
Next time these get a run-out will be on my nice new snow mat - so it'll look 'properly' cold...although I might sneak in a few conifers just for you Arsenus ;) :)
So sweet!^^