If you want complicated colonials the current New Zealand Infantry Regiment has 5 battalions

Regular Force
    1st Battalion
    2/1st Battalion (formed in 1973 from the Regimental depot)

Reserve [formally Territorials] (part time soldiers) six battalions amalgamated into three in 2013
    2nd/4th Battalion, from
        2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast), and
        4th Battalion (Otago and Southland)
    3rd/6th Battalion, from
        3rd Battalion (Auckland [Countess of Ranfurly's Own] and Northland), and
        6th Battalion (Hauraki)
    5th/7th Battalion, from
        5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki) and,
        7th Battalion (Wellington [City of Wellington's Own], Hawkes Bay)

The 3/1st Battalion is occasionally formed as a composite battalion from the Territorial Battalions during exercises

Is it any wonder Jack makes up units

For goodness' sake, what the hell is going on here??? 

"Is it any wonder Jack makes up units?"
Indeed!

Next fight coming up tomorrow night.

V/R,
Jack

All,

Morning, 12 April 1941

Here we are, continuing Kampfgruppe Klink's campaign in Greece.  The first battle saw Captain Freitag's 1st Schutzen Battlegroup take a key mountain crossroads manned by members of the British Royal Engineers supported by Armored Cavalry from New Zealand.  The fight saw the Germans infantry nearly eliminate the Commonwealth battlegroup, which fell back in disarray.  Captain Freitag pressed his advantage, immediately pursuing south down, where it ran into defensive positions manned by the remnants of the New Zealand 21st Infantry Battalion.  1st Schutzen then evicted the NZ 21st Inf Bn from its positions, forcing them to fall back.  The third fight saw 1st Lt Ginter's 2nd Schutzen moving secure a crossing over the D3 bridge, forcing the 27th MG Battalion back.  The fourth fight saw Major Bohm's 2nd Recce Battlegroup push back the Australian 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment after some fierce fighting.  The fifth battle saw Captain Freitag's beleaguered 1st Schutzen Battlegroup defend the B3 bridgehead against attacks by the British Rangers/9th King's Royal Rifle Corps, and the Royal Engineers/New Zealand Cavalry, pushing the former back and destroying the latter!  The sixth battle saw Battlegroup Wehner (1st Recce) attack and destroy the Lee Force/Australian 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, though they suffered so many casualties they were in then combined with the 2nd Recce battlegroup.  Now we move further south to carry out a meeting engagement between Lt Loeb's Panzers and the Allies' 4th Hussars.


Panzers forward!


First blood goes to a Matilda of the Hussars as Sergeant Friessler's Panzer III is hit and immobilized.


Yeah, with British armor about, it was only a matter of time before the Stukas showed up...


German pioneers put up a spirited defense of the village.

To see how it turned out, please check the blog at:
https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2020/04/kg-klink-in-greece-fight-7.html

We've also got the map moves for Turns 7 and 8:
https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2020/04/kg-klink-mini-campaign-in-greece-map_20.html

So next up we've got Lt Loeb's Panzer Battlegroup attacking Australia's 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment.

V/R,
Jack

 

QuoteThe one thing I'll wonder about is if I didn't screw the Brits over by allowing the Pz IIIs to penetrate the Matilda Is from the front at combat range.  Maybe I should have only allowed it at close range?  Or not at all, only the flank at close range, as I treated the A10 Cruiser and Matilda II?  I'm not a treadhead, so I'd love to hear you guys' opinion on the matter.

Matilda I frontal armour is 60mm, A10 Cruiser 30mm, Matilda II 78mm The PzIIIs are probably 30mm assuming they are at least Ausf D

So the Matilda I were hard done by but you were probably a bit kind the the A10 Cruiser

The British armour was pretty heavily out numbered as well...

I'll have to come back and give it a proper read later.*

But still......Nice one, Jack !

Cheers - Phil

*I'm feeling rather poop, at the mo'.....Nothing to do with covid. My hernia's has been being a barsteward for the past 24 hours, and I'm feeling particularly battered.

Hope it starts behaving a bit better soon Phil

Phil - does any bit of you work properly ?

Good report, agree with Steve, 'tildas were beasts.

First, thanks everyone!  The campaign has been a lot of fun and I hope everyone is enjoying it.

Paul - Yeah, I was pretty comfortable with how I handled the Matilda II, looks like I should have handled the Matilda Is in much the same way...

I expected a rougher fight for the Germans, but them getting a CoC dice right off the bat and calling in the Stukas really put a dent in the Brits ability to get anything going (A10 knocked out and Matilda II immobilized).

Hope you get to feeling better, Phil!

V/R,
Jack

Slowly getting there.

Cheers - Phil

All,

Morning, 13 April 1941

Here we are, continuing Kampfgruppe Klink's campaign in Greece.  The first battle saw Captain Freitag's 1st Schutzen Battlegroup take a key mountain crossroads manned by members of the British Royal Engineers supported by Armored Cavalry from New Zealand.  The fight saw the Germans infantry nearly eliminate the Commonwealth battlegroup, which fell back in disarray.  Captain Freitag pressed his advantage, immediately pursuing south down, where it ran into defensive positions manned by the remnants of the New Zealand 21st Infantry Battalion.  1st Schutzen then evicted the NZ 21st Inf Bn from its positions, forcing them to fall back.  The third fight saw 1st Lt Ginter's 2nd Schutzen moving secure a crossing over the D3 bridge, forcing the 27th MG Battalion back.  The fourth fight saw Major Bohm's 2nd Recce Battlegroup push back the Australian 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment after some fierce fighting.  The fifth battle saw Captain Freitag's beleaguered 1st Schutzen Battlegroup defend the B3 bridgehead against attacks by the British Rangers/9th King's Royal Rifle Corps, and the Royal Engineers/New Zealand Cavalry, pushing the former back and destroying the latter!  The sixth battle saw Battlegroup Wehner (1st Recce) attack and destroy the Lee Force/Australian 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, though they suffered so many casualties they were in then combined with the 2nd Recce battlegroup.  The seventh fight saw Lt Loeb's Panzers absolutely shellack the Allies' 4th Hussars, seeing the final defeat of Allied armored reserves, opening the road to the campaign objective of Servia, and unhinging the Allied defensive line.  For the next fight we are back with Lt Loeb's panzers, looking to complete the destruction of the Australian 2nd Battalion, 8th Infantry Regiment as they attempt to escape the German encirclement.


The Aussies are on the run, with their heavy weapons deploying to cover them.


And the Germans pursue aggressively!  The Australians are off camera to far right, and their exit point is the hilltop at top right.


Colonel Klink wades in, directing traffic at the intersection under heavy fire.


Advancing panzers are engaged by a lone 2-pdr ATG.

To see how the fight went, please check the blog at:
https://blackhawkhet.blogspot.com/2020/04/kg-klink-in-greece-fight-8.html

Next up we witness Captain Freitag's 1st Schutzen battlegroup again defend against a Commonwealth attack, this time by the British Rangers/9th King's Royal Rifle Corps conducting a spoiling attack in an attempt to buy their comrades more time to withdraw from the German encirclement.

V/R,
Jack

Quote from: Techno on 21 April 2020, 06:34:33 AM

*I'm feeling rather poop, at the mo'.....Nothing to do with covid. My hernia's has been being a barsteward for the past 24 hours, and I'm feeling particularly battered.

I got a mesh implant for my hernia some years ago now.

It worked beautifully.

Fab report Jack

Great stuff Jack 

I hope the Aussie AT Gun #1 crew was decorated after the war, they put up one heck of a performance.....who said 2pdr AT guns were no good 

And the Wellington company gets to fight the Panzers......that should be an....interesting.....scrap.

Thanks Jack, another great read and very appropriate for ANZAC morning