Rbrunsman vs Brutto Bob, World Cup turn 3

Brutto-Bob · Post by **Brutto-Bob** » Thu Nov 14, 2002 1:48 pm

Not much to tell now... the front line was quiet since about two turns. Only some fight between recons occours.

US arty is filling the whole area with smoke to easy set ambushes against my panzers

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Fri Nov 15, 2002 3:11 am

I lost a twin .50 HT when a Panther pounced on him.

I retaliated by taking out an infantry squad. I couldn't find that Panther to get a crack at him, so I just tossed some 105mm arty where I thought he was to keep him buttoned.

Other than that, all I can see is a couple Tigers lurking in the fields in front of my smoke screen. I can't hurt them, but they can't do much to me either since they don't see me seeing them.

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Sat Nov 16, 2002 2:16 am

Brutto-Bob made his move (or was it a feint?) in the south with the help of reinforcements. I saw at least a recon squad, a jeep, 2 HTs and 2 FJ squads (meaning there must be 2 more of each), supported by a PzIVg+.

Kiss one PzIVg+, one HT and one recon squad goodbye. The FJs were sent running and the other HT took quite a beating but hung in there. I suspect that crippled Tiger is lurking very close by, but luckily for me, this assault was staged right where I had plotted a .4 delay 105mm arty barrage. So, after all the damage I did, a second volley of 105mm landed right on target. We shall see if the Germans can rally and have enough follow up troops to take out any of the juicy targets I left for them to go after.

In the north, I see Tigers, Tigers everywhere, but they are not shooting and they don't appear to be supported yet.

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 12:45 am

The southern advance was pretty well halted by my arty, but there are still a few FJ squads and 2 Tigers, and a PzIVg+ about.

In the north, the 2 Tigers there are now, or were, supported by 3 Ski squads and an MG. Now there is 1 full squad and 1 decimated squad left.

In the center, I got tired of a Marder II just sitting on a hill with overwatch, so I blasted him with several units and finally got him to bail.

Brutto-Bob · Post by **Brutto-Bob** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 3:49 am

In the previous turn, US crews have abandoned one more halftrack and one recon armor in the south, but my forces are too weak to perform one advance.

US tanks are still untouched and well hidden behind smoke and woods.

Yes, Rbrunsman will win this one, I only can try to catch some more points to reduce the score gap...

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Tue Nov 19, 2002 9:29 am

If there is one weakness I surely have, it is that I go for the big win... and it never works. I lost 6 vehicles to Op Fire on this turn.

I lost a .30cal Jeep, a truck, 2 HTs, a twin .50cal HT and a Greyhound. The only thing I managed to do was kill one ski squad and one MG34. Plus I crept up on that immobilized Stug in the center of the map and destroyed it with an assault.

If I had just sat back and waited for the Germans to advance on my positions, they probably would have taken serious losses with not much damage to myself. The last turn, my Op Fire took out a Sdkfz 221 that went too far into the woods that I control.

In the north I think there are only 2 Tigers left and one was retreating. In the south, I uncovered (the hard way) several squads moving up towards the VHs, but they are too far away to reach the VHs on foot with only 2 turns left even if there was no opposition in the woods there. I have specifically destroyed any transports that I could target just for that reason. It is time for Brutto-Bob to commit his Tigers and Panther(s?) to see how far they can make it towards the VHs. Who knows, perhaps he can find a path through the woods that I don't have covered.

I would really like to kill just one of those cats he has.

Brutto-Bob · Post by **Brutto-Bob** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 8:37 pm

A very bad turn for the German side!

Moving around the northem wood one of my Tiger was ambushed and immobilizated. Onother one, trying to help his comrades, enter into the forest to overrun the enemy, but was ambushed too by another, well hidden, inf squad and destroyed

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Wed Nov 20, 2002 11:36 pm

I can't wait to get home and see how my well laid plans unfolded to take out your Tigers!:D

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Thu Nov 21, 2002 11:44 am

Well, I lost a few Shermans and HTs, but it was worth it to take out 2 more Tigers. I love Tigers, but I find it very satisfying when I actually kill one with an army that has nothing capable of taking them out at a distance. I got the immobilized one in the North and I found a wayward Tiger all alone in the woods in the south. The only Tiger still alive is the one that I crippled. It hasn't moved very far in many turns since its speed is limited to 3 hexes. I also immobilized that lone Panther with an assault, but it proved tougher than the Tigers as it repelled all attempts I made at more assaults and AP shots. I also got a Stug that was too close to my satchel charge armed Rangers.

I also finally took out one of those virtually invisible 37mm AAA guns that has been sniping at me the whole game. I had many of my men come out of hiding to do as much damage as I could to the Germans that are left. I took out several infantry units and actually grabbed one of the German base VHs, before my Greyhound was destroyed by Op Fire.

One turn left...

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 10:57 am

Score Germany 4,400 to U.S. 10,000.
U.S. Marginal Victory.

I managed to capture the German base VHs with 2 HTs and 2 Ranger squads in the last turn. They met heavy resistance but I still managed to take the VHs.

In the north I routed or killed the remaining AT guns that were the only opposition up there.

In the middle there were several units popping smoke to hide from me and I had no vehicles to run them down.

In the south, I tried to get that immobilized Panther but I lost 2 Shermans and a Wolverine to it and still didn't even scratch it. I would think 2 hits with 3" APCR rounds from the Wolverines would have done it but they just bounced off. And I never got that last Tiger that was creeping along at 3 hexes/turn.

Brutto-Bob had me on the ropes early on, but his advance broke just before mine did and I got the majority of my men into position before he could coordinate another attack. You have to be very careful about exposing yourself to Op Fire from B-B or you will regret it with the careful use of AT Guns he applies.

Nice Game.

Brutto-Bob · Post by **Brutto-Bob** » Fri Nov 22, 2002 1:56 pm

It was a battle played very well by Rbrunsman.

In the early turns I moved two recon groups to the woods at the northem and southern edges of the map. Their task was to mine the woods and discover/destroy enemy recons.

Panzers would reach the two recon groups to move further to the VH and engage enemy tanks.

I suppose that no enemy tank will venture in the two forests, so the two groups are light armed.

In the centre, I had placed AT-guns to destroy enemy armors if they push forward in the wide open no man's land.

RB had the same idea, but his recon groups are more powerful than mine, with many halftraks, well armed jeeps and supported by light tanks.

So he capture the two woods destroying the most part of my infantry and fills the area around the VHs with arty smoke.

The game goes on, but I was defeated since the early turns, because there is not an easy way for my tanks to reach VHs through low visibility areas well defended by US infantry.

Rbrunsman infantry and light armors have won this battle, he had no need to use his tanks.

Good luck for your next game Rbrunsman!

rbrunsman · Post by **rbrunsman** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 1:43 am

Thanks Brutto-Bob.

Does anyone have any comments on how I post DARs? I don't want to be boring, but I also don't want to give away any intel on my own positions/movements that my opponent may not be aware of. So, I tend to talk alot about what I see of my opponent but nothing of my own situation. (example, I never mentioned until the last turn that I had Wolverines ready to attack B-B's panzers if necessary).

Any thoughts?

Belisarius · Post by **Belisarius** » Sat Nov 23, 2002 3:06 am

Originally posted by rbrunsman
Thanks Brutto-Bob.

Does anyone have any comments on how I post DARs? I don't want to be boring, but I also don't want to give away any intel on my own positions/movements that my opponent may not be aware of. So, I tend to talk alot about what I see of my opponent but nothing of my own situation. (example, I never mentioned until the last turn that I had Wolverines ready to attack B-B's panzers if necessary).

Any thoughts?

I think you're doing well, rb

When I'm posting, I also like to tell some about what I'm trying to do and what I see, and how I react to that. And taunt my enemy. Taunting is fun

As well as it's great fun to read DAR's where people are cocky and humoristic in success, and humble in defeat. (humor goes for the last one as well... always cracks me up reading funny posts about people admitting that it's not going too well

If I'm to out some names; Irinami, Don Doom, VikingNo2, Cap'n Pixel, Scharfschütze are some of the now-active players that I think put a nice twist to their posts.

And Bernie and Goblin, wherever they are