After Action
Reports
After Action
reports will be posted in the weeks following
scheduled games.
Battlefield: 18' wide x
4' deep divided into three sectors for Multi-Player
Hold the Line. The Germans deployed panzer companies
in the flank sectors with the armoured
panzergrenadiers holding the center. The Soviets
deployed tankovy batalon to the center and left
sectors with the strelkovy batalon on the right. The
German Panther company was held in reserve for the
Germans in addition to the sector reserve forces. The
Soviets held a tankovy batalon in (delayed) reserve to
reinforce the attack where necessary.
Summary: Things began to
go poorly for the Soviets from the start of the
attack. On the Soviet's left sector an early attempt
to catch the Germans out of position ended badly when
a platoon of Panthers arrived suddenly to blunt the
rapid advance of the T-34 company. Further difficulty
was had when two of three KV tanks broke down during
the advance. The Germans paused to cleanup the last
pockets of resistance before wheeling to advance on
the flank of the center sector Soviets.
The center sector Soviets made
some gains, but not without difficulty. After the
initial advance to gain a clear line of fire to the
German positions, German air power struck and
destroyed several tanks. With more firepower brought
to bear, the Germans slowly but inevitably grind down
the Soviet forces before they manage to make it within
striking distance of the objectives.
On the Soviet right, the
infantry advanced under the cover of artillery fire
that destroyed and bailed a platoon of Panzer 38(t).
The members of the tank destruction platoon advanced
their guns, and the assault gun platoon (SU-76i)
advanced and fired on a lone Panzer III hiding in some
factory ruins to no effect. Unfortunately the assault
gun platoon didn't last very long, and the light
anti-tank gun company didn't contribute a great deal
as the panzers generally outmaneuvered the guns.
The infantry did well initially, but, after forcing
their way into some ruins near the objective, the
attack begins to stall. The arrival of German
reinforcements and the collapse of the attack in the
center and left sectors have left the infantry
exposed, and the Strelkovy are forced to withdraw.
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