BKCIV- Western Desert - A teaching game.

Started by Duke Speedy of Leighton, 14 August 2025, 07:20:06 PM

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Duke Speedy of Leighton

14 August 2025, 07:20:06 PM Last Edit: 14 August 2025, 07:32:21 PM by Duke Speedy of Leighton
What is it they say, "See one, do one, teach one!"
Mark and Dave asked me to take them through Blizkreig Commander, so I agreed to put out my Western Desert stuff. Forces basically the same, except the Germans had two level 9 commanders and an extra Pak36 for their 1405 points. Mark & Dave took the Brits.
The table (you will get bored of this terrain soon, I swear).


I put my armour out right, infantry assets left. The idea was to take on the British armour under Dave head-on, while the infantry and anti-tank guns were to delay Mark's advance.


A turn later, and a much better shot. Mark swung out to my left, while Dave came down the gap. Six A13s vs 2 Panzer IVDs and IIIHs.


Mark and Dave start to hammer my armour, both IVDs were silenced quickly, but I started to get involved with the A13s taking out one. My motorbikes swung right into the centre and regretted it, as they were targeted by everything! They didn't last long! PaK36s deploy out left with the infantry in the rough.


We ended up in fairly stationary firefight, way over the eight turns limit. During this time, I killed two A13s, and all three Crusaders (after killing one outright, and the other two after suppressing them with Pak36s). I had also killed the two Bren carriers, an infantry team and a 2lber Portee.


Things were going well (apart from two blunders on my part that saw my commanders losing 1CV each for two turns), when Dave rolled a blunder that saw his entire force retire.


We called it there as the Brits were in a bad way on Mark's side and retiring on Dave's. The Germans had dealt the Brits a bloody nose, 5 tanks down vs 2, I lost a half-track, my bikes, an infantry stand and my Panzer IVDs. The Brits had lost 3 Crusaders, 2 A13s, a 2lber Portee, two Bren carriers, two infantry stands and an HMG.
The guys really enjoyed it, and were discussing possible forces.
We go again next week, swapping sides and, at Mark's request, three commanders a side. See how it goes.  8)
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Big Insect

Nice one.
I am likeing the size of the forces.
Thanks for sharing  :)
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Good stuff!

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You may refer to me as: Your Grace, Duke Speedy of Leighton.
2016 Pendraken Painting Competion Participation Prize  (Lucky Dip Catagory) Winner