A Thin Tan Line - Soviets

[MikeJ19]

Stucco,

There are a lot of Brit tanks - hopefully they will not be able to cross the river in any numbers. I'm frustrated that my MRBs are not killing off the Brit infantry in the town and around the objectives. Oh well, time is running out for both sides.

[HeinzBaby]

mm.. looks like you have run out of time..
Out of curiosity is the Brit Off Map 105 Abbots giving you any grief?, played this from the NATO side, I'm not hitting a Sausage, even increased the Abbots 'Area' value to 5 is registering no kills..

[CapnDarwin]

What a meat grinder! Great posts. I wish I had more free time to play those myself but more important work is calling. [:D]

[MikeJ19]

Game is over - I have a bunch of posts to cover this.

Heinz,

The Abbots did nothing - not a single kill.

The Tornado flight was very dangerous...

[MikeJ19]

Heinz,

Time was running out - on both sides. The Brits hit the 70% losses first - but not by much.

[MikeJ19]

Here are the numbers...

[MikeJ19]

Here is some info on my kills

[MikeJ19]

AAR

What did I do right?

The left hook was a very good idea – it got me across the river quickly and without the Brits hitting me as I crossed. I liked how I was able to link up a TB and the MRB to attack the town.

I would like to take credit for my artillery, but letting the FSCC control most of it worked out fine. I did fine tune things during the command cycles.

My use of the Hinds was good. I used them to get into the Brit depth – which was very helpful.

I was able to control the advance of the units fairly well by good placement and movement of the three waypoints. I missed a couple of times, but overall this worked really well. I was also able to move the MRCs to the East edge of the town, which limited the ability of the British Chieftains from hitting them as they advanced.

What could I improve on?

Flank protection – I had someone looking South, never thought about the Brits coming in from the North...

Use of the Hinds – I should have brought them back to resupply earlier – it would have been so much better if I could have had both Pl attacking the Brit attack from the North.

Letting units sit in the open. I lost two TBs in the North because I let them sit still or advanced them into trouble. This almost cost me the game.

Overall thoughts

This scenario was fun. It is hard to play the Soviets – with their long command cycles and the large groupings – but it was a good challenge and lots of fun.

I was not sure how it was going to end.

Surprises – the ineffectiveness of the Brit artillery and my MRBs.

Comment – I find it really interesting how far into and through urban areas units can see and engage. The Brit tanks on the Northern side of the river were taking really good shots at my tanks in the centre of the town – I do not think that they would be seeing them well enough to do this.

[WildCatNL]

ORIGINAL: MikeJ19
Comment – I find it really interesting how far into and through urban areas units can see and engage. The Brit tanks on the Northern side of the river were taking really good shots at my tanks in the centre of the town – I do not think that they would be seeing them well enough to do this.

Hi Mike,

We will be addressing the visibility into urban areas (and into heavy forest) in Southern Storm, as part of the improvements to line-of-sight.

Thanks for your AARs. Looking forward to the next one...

William

[MikeJ19]

William,

Thanks for the update. It was a fun battle.

Have a good day,

[StuccoFresco]

Winning against a stronger (point-wise) NATO force is really good work. Nice battle.

[MikeJ19]

Stucco,

Thanks, I like this game as players have lots of different options for trying to achieve victory. I have said this before, I wish I had this when I was an instructor at our Field Artillery School...

Have a good day,

[HeinzBaby]

City fights are bloody meat grinders...
Decisive Victory - well done!
I enjoyed your AAR

[MikeJ19]

Heinz,

Thanks and I'm glad you like it.

I'm going to try the staff Ex 2017 next - as the Americans.

Have a good day,