Kanonfutter vs Major Mess - Somewhere in Russia 1942

[Major_Mess]

Tuesday, May 25th - 1325 Pacific Standard Time


I'm Baaaaack!

Believe me, there is nothing that can stop a determined individual jonesing for a game.
It's amazing what one can acomplish with some duct tape and a hundred feet or so of phone line.
It ain't pretty, but it works.

Turn coming your way soon Kanonenfutter


Major Mess .......................... online again

[Major_Mess]

Turn #21

The EVIL Major Mess reporting:

The Soviet military operation “Steamroller over Major Mess’s Forces” seems to have been postponed for a turn or two.



The Soviet response this turn was quite muted, considering I took out six of his tanks last turn. (Sorry Kanonenfutter ……………………. I still get a rush when I write that – I promise I won’t say it again). He did manage to take out a couple of my squads; everything that is left is separated now with no support. If he sees ‘em, they find themselves in deep trouble pretty quick. And whatever he sees he attacks with an overwhelming assault.

Except where he “thinks” that killer ATG is parked, his tanks are making themselves scarce around there right now.

I count nine functioning Soviet tanks. There’s more, I know.

The K-man hunted down my Flammpanzer in Dubno, two T34’s stood three hexes away (chickens) and threw everything they had at my little tank. They could hardly even hit it with their MG’s ……………………… NOW the Soviets aim goes bad. I could have used a little bit more of that inept shooting from the Russians earlier in the game.
However ……………………… all was not good from that shoot-out, a little ZIS-30 drilled a 57MM round right through the back end of my flamer …………………….. from about 550 meters!!! I believe that this petite AT platform is guilty of taking out three or four pieces of my equipment over the course of this game.

Other than that the Kanonenfutter is Z-Firing at a lot of places where he thinks I am. It is good Intel to witness an experienced player attack hexes where they think the opposition should be placed.
Either that or I got him so rattled that he’s just shootin’ everything everywhere!

No Russian artillery this turn, it’s not really needed anymore.

We rally up, and continue to battle.

Participated in a couple of small skirmishes in the city, just harassing fire …………………. gotta slow down the movement of his tanks.



A spotter for a PaK38 ATG picked out the shape of a ZIS-30 in the bush South of my VH’s. It turns out that this is the very same machine that has caused me great pain.

Very slowly and carefully the German gun team adjusted the gun’s camouflage. They moved just enough to give the cannon a slot to shoot through. The Officer in charge decided that three rounds would be the maximum allowed. Any more, and the chance of being spotted would become too great.

The first two rounds bracketed that little tractor-gun, the third one creamed it!!

The opening for the gun was then closed up, the camo again fully covering the cannon.

My killer ATG kept quite this turn, hidden away…………………………… waiting.



I bet Kanonenfutter is going to be very careful around my VH’s for the next little while.

No artillery to end the turn, that’s good.

And none of my remaining soldiers retreated this turn ……………………… that’s Great!!!
I’m taking that as a really good sign!!

I think I got him right where I want him!


The turn has been sent to Uncle Joe’s hammer – the Kanonenfutter.


Major Mess ………………………………. signing out.

[Major_Mess]

Major Mess reporting.



My foe the Kanonenfutter has fallen off of the face of the earth it seems.

I fear not though ............................. I'm convinced that he shall return.

I'll keep slot 9 open to finish this game, at least for a while longer. But at some time I'll have to call it done, so at the end of the month I'll F9 this episode ..................... give out the final score, and move on.


Major Mess

[Major_Mess]

What was I thinking?

I can't F9, the enemy has the turn.

Anyways ........................................ I give up - you win Mr. K.


(is there any chance this counts as a win by default? ................. even a slight chance?)





Major Mess ...................... back at the ranch, licking my wounds.

[Smeghead]

Great report there Major Mess!

[Kanonenfutter]

Thank you for the game. I remember the final score was clear. A difference by a few thousand points.

[Major_Mess]

Shameless bump.

Thank you for the game Kanonenfutter (my first PBEM ...............awwwwwww)................................ I had a lot of fun with it, plus I sure learnt a lot.

I'm also dazzled by the amount of hits our AAR received ............. I was amazed when it went over 200, now its at 1200+.

Wow!!

Thanks for reading our story, I Really had a lot of fun writing it down. This has busted open the door on my previously hidden skills (or journeyman-like talents (or just the late night ramblings of a half-pissed middle-aged adolescent)) at writin'. I don't know.


Major Mess