Fistful of T-34s

[Steve J]

I really enjoyed this episode, with Glantz and Buttar's background info really interesting, setting things up rather nicely. Easily translates to BKCII too .

[fred.]

We played scenario 1 last night - with very similar results to the play though on the video.

The Germans initially advanced rapidly with their Panzers, and their AT and PzGren took on the Russians in the lower wood, pretty successfully. 

My second regiment in the village and the balka sat dug in - the 45mm AT Gun delayed the PzIVs for a bit. 

And then a wall of T34s arrived - and lined up along the balka and shot the PzIIIs to pieces. Whilst the T34s have fewer shots and hit less often, when they do hit it is bye bye PzIII. At range the PzIIIs were ineffective. 

I did rush my T70s forward, which distracted the PzIVs enough to allow them to be killed by the T34s. 

Overall feels a really hard scenario for the Germans, if the T34s come on from reserve in turn 3. 

We did think the battlefield is a bit odd - its 4x4' but the German left hand flank (at least 1' of table) I just can't see being used, whereas the other flank feels very crowded with the Germans deploying on table pretty much on top of the Russian defenders - the whole table being shifted a foot to the right would seem sensible. 

[Raider4]

How to play video:

I don't think they do artillery quite right - you're supposed to leave the template on the table until the next turn.

Irritatingly, the artillery template in the rules is described as 2". It doesn't say whether it's square or a circle, and they don't show what they use in the example game.

[Raider4]

Irritatingly, the artillery template in the rules is described as 2". It doesn't say whether it's square or a circle, and they don't show what they use in the example game.

Just checked the freebie version of Fistful of TOWS 3 you can get from Wargames Vault. They specify a circle.

[Raider4]

Final part of the campaign played:

No surprises. Sadly for me I've had to put this - and anything else wargaming - on the back-burner due to house 'stuff' that needs doing. Maybe get back to it in the summer.