British Armoured Regiment vs Mittlere Panzers!

Tonight was an interesting night. Knowing the Armoured Regiment was a bear, Tom and I borrowed Luke's. We decided we would each have a go with our nationals list and see if we could make any headwar. Tom had the unpleasant distinction of facing it first. He brought mead to ease the pain.

Thanks to Luke for loaning us his regiment.

STEVEN'S BRITISH ARMOURED REGIMENT HQ: 1x A10 Cruiser Mk II, 2 Light Tanks 1st Company: HQ (2x A9 Cruiser Mk I Cs), 2 Cruiser Platoons, 2 Light Tank Platoons 2nd Company: 2 Cruiser Platoons, 2 Light Tank Platoons 3 Divisional Cavalry Scout Carriers Air Interception NOTE: All Cruisers are A13 Mk II Cruiser Mk IVs All Light tanks are MkVICs

TOM'S MITTLERE PANZERKOMPANIE HQ (1 Panzer IV, 1 Panzer II C Late) 5x Panzer II C Late 5x Panzer II C Late 3x Panzer II C Late 2x Panzer IV D 2x Panzer IV D Stuka Schwere

We rolled for the mission and got "Fighting Withdrawal". The British would be defending. Tom takes a swig of mead.

DEPLOYMENT AND TURN ONE

The objectives are: Bottom left on the hill. NBottom center-left between the wheat and the forest. Bottom center top right of the forest (defender's obj). I place the ENTIRE large company in ambush. That's 5 individual platoons. 14 tanks in ambush. The other company is deployed thus: 2x Cruiser Platoons in the bottom left. A light tank platoon in the central wheat field, and another cruiser + 2iC in the center-right. Tom deploys his 2 big Panzer II units in the upper left. All of his Panzer IVs in the upper center, and his small Panzer IIs + 2iC in the upper center-right.

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Cruises lie in wait, ready to counter attack.


Light Tanks sit far forward, concealed and gone to ground in the wheat.


The Germans are lined up ready to roll.


Stukas swoop in to kick of the attack!


And bail the company commander!


Cruisers race forward to counter the approaching Panzers!


Tally Ho!


One Panzer II goes up in smoke.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
BRITISH none	GERMANS Left Panzer IIs: 1 Tank

TURN ONE SUMMARY

GERMANS: A broad advance along the front. The 2 platoons of 5 Panzer IIs each advance up the British left flank near the houses. Panzer IVs move forward up the center on to the ridge. 4 Panzer IIs advance up the British right, staying close to the IVs. Stukas bail the British company commander BRITISH: The Light tanks in the center and right flank all pull back. The 6 cruisers on the left move forward and engage the Panzer IIs.

TURN TWO

Panzer IIs move forward to engage the Light tanks.


The Cruisers move into a furball against 9 Panzer IIs! 2 of which bog on a wood.


The center Panzer II platoon is gutted and quits the field.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
BRITISH none	GERMANS Center Panzer IIs: DESTROYED Left Panzer IIs: 1 Tank

TURN TWO SUMMARY

GERMANS: The Panzer IIs on the left flank move forward to engage the cruisers, but do no lasting damage. They attempt to stormtrooper into the wood, and bog 2 of them. The Panzer IVs in the center move into the wood line. The Panzer IIs on the right move forward into the wheat. BRITISH: The cruisers on the left return fire and gut one entire panzer II platoon. The light tanks on the right slightly reposition.

TURN THREE

4/5 Panzer IVs bog on the wood at the crest of the hill.


4 Stationary panzer IIs return fire, and run off one cruiser platoon!


Then the ambush is sprung. The scout patrol is withdrawn.


And the right flank.

The CSes are deployed in the middle but I completely forget about them.


2 more Panzer IIs are annhilated, but the remainder fights on!


The entirety of the right flank Panzer IIs and 2iC are eviscerated.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
BRITISH Cruiser Platoon: DESTROYED Cruiser Platoon: 1 Tank Destroyed	GERMANS HQ: 2iC Destroyed Center Panzer IIs: DESTROYED Right Panzer IIs: DESTROYED Left Panzer IIs: 3 Tanks

TURN THREE SUMMARY

GERMANS: The Panzer IIs on the British left open up at full ROF and knock out one British cruiser platoon. The Panzer IVs attempt to move out of the woodline, but 4/5 bog down! BRITISH: The ambush is sprung. More Panzer IIs go down on the left flank. On the British right, freshly arrived cruisers and Light tanks gut the Panzer II Platoon and 2iC.

TURN FOUR

Stukas swoop in! Tom passes his bog check to get out of their wave off distance.


The Stukas knock out 3 tanks! one platoon is reduced to one tank, but survives. The company commander is able to jump in a different tank.


The remaining Cruisers rush in, broadsides firing wildly. The two remaining Panzer IIs are knocked out.


A ridiculous mass of British armour begins flanking the Panzer IVs.


One of the Panzer IV platoons is annhilated.

COMBAT CASUALTY SUMMARY
BRITISH Cruiser Platoon: DESTROYED Cruiser Platoon: 2 Tanks Destroyed Cruiser Platoon: 1 Tank Destroyed	GERMANS HQ: 2iC Destroyed Center Panzer IIs: DESTROYED Right Panzer IIs: DESTROYED Left Panzer IIs: DESTROYED

TURN FOUR SUMMARY

GERMANS: The remaining Panzer IIs on the left pull back to make room for a 3-plane air strike. The air strike severely damages a cruiser platoon but the one survivor fights on. BRITISH: The Panzer IIs on the left are finished off by cruisers racing forward. 2 Panzer IVs go down on the right flank to a horde of light tanks and cruisers.

At this point, Tom has just his Company Commander and 2 Panzer IVs left. He is forced to make a motivation check, but decides he doesn't even care what the die result is. The regiment has clearly won the day.

The regiment lost one platoon, but with the "Charge!" rule, it is ignored for victory points. 6-1.