Battle Report - Hold the line, LW Arnhem themed game.
101st Airbourne vs SS Kampfgruppe Brinkman
| Fearless Veteran | SS-Kampfgruppe Brinkmann SS-Battlegroup Brinkmann | German Late-War |
| Mechanised Company | ||
| Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points | ||
| Headquarters | |||||
| 2 2 | Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team Sd Kfz 250 | 95 | ||
| Combat Platoons | |||||
| 1 1 6 6 | Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team Sd Kfz 250/10 (3.7cm) MG team Sd Kfz 250 | 300 | ||
| 1 1 6 6 | Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team Sd Kfz 250/10 (3.7cm) MG team Sd Kfz 250 | 300 | ||
| Weapons Platoons | |||||
| 5 | Sd Kfz 250/9 (2cm) | 215 | ||
| Support Platoons | |||||
| 3 | Tiger I E | 435 | ||
| 1 9 | Cmd Pioneer Rifle team Pioneer Rifle team | 180 | ||
| 1 1 1 1 2 2 | Cmd SMG team Kubelwagen 8.8cm FlaK36 gun (8 crew) Sd Kfz 11 3.7cm Flak43 gun 3-ton truck | 110 | ||
| 3 | Sporadic Air Support FW 190F | 100 | ||
| Company Points: | 1735 | ||||
| Fearless Veteran | Parachute Rifle Company (101st with Guards) | USA Late-War |
| Infantry Company | ||
| Platoon | Qty | Unit | Points | ||
| Headquarters | |||||
| 2 3 | Cmd Carbine team Bazooka team | 90 | ||
| Combat Platoons | |||||
| 1 1 1 9 | Cmd Rifle/MG team Bazooka team M2 60mm mortar Rifle/MG team | 355 | ||
| 1 1 1 9 | Cmd Rifle/MG team Bazooka team M2 60mm mortar Rifle/MG team | 355 | ||
| Weapons Platoons | |||||
| 1 4 | Cmd Carbine team M1919 LMG team | 100 | ||
| Support Platoons | |||||
| 3 1 | Sherman V Firefly VC (late) | 385 | ||
| 3 2 6 | Humber IV Humber LRC III Universal Carrier with .50 cal MG | 345 | ||
| 1 3 1 | Cmd Carbine team M1 57mm gun Bazooka team | 120 | ||
| Company Points: | 1750 | ||||
The start of the game, recce move forward, Tigers and Aufklarungs prepare the spearhead.
An overall view of the table, taken whilst Mick springs his 57mm ambush, he then promptly grabs a cup of tea. (Being Guards armoured and all)
One of the Aufklarung platoons has pinned and assaulted the Para's in the building, both platoons are mauled yet the Grenadiers carry the day. The remaining squaddie from the 101st platoon manages to pass his last man standing right until the end of the game. The flanking platoon gets ripped to pieces by the ambushing 57's.
The clanking monstrosities of Hummel's patchwork Tigers finish of the ATG's and prepare to assault the dug in infantry on the objective.
Ru-oh! No wide tracks and unreliable you say? One of the tigers bogs on the streams bank leaving just two Tigers.
One Tiger is bailed by the Firefly leaving his mate to consider if this was the best of tactics.
The flanking Aufklarung platoon remounts its remaining half tracks and destroys three stands outside the cornfield. Just out of shot are 6 carriers with .50 cals stalking the half-tracks.
The end is nigh! With only one active tiger (The bailed one in the cornfield refused to remount and the the other was unable to dig itself out of the river bank. The firefly bailed the second for goo measure whilst the para's took a leisurely stroll and captured all 3.
That was game over for SS Kampfgruppe Brinkman, though they lost two platoons it was still a convincing win for the Allied force.
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