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Firestorm: Red Thunder

The Team Yankee Global Campaign

Recon in Force

50 POINTS
Warsaw Pact
AlohaRover
VS United States
HumungaChip

Set Up

We agreed to a small battle, 50pts each.
Our dinning table is a bit over 4' wide, so we marked off a 4x4 square.
I made the switch to NVA forces, my opponent stayed with the US.
We decided to fight in Leipzig and rolled on the Quick Battle list - Recon in Force.
After placing the objectives, we rolled for attacker, Soviet got a 5, US a 2
I selected the SE corner.

Objectives and starting zones
50pts of US Mech Infantry
50pt NVA T55 Force - I dont have Spandrels so had to substitute some vehicles including the ITV. And I didnt have enough BTRs so added in a BMD-1

I also didnt have enough T55s so had to use some T72B and T80s.

Soviet Deployment

Spearhead Move

Using terrain dash I was able to get into the field, and stay our of 8" from the objectives.
I wanted to try and also move straight up from my deployment area, but it would have meant having the 2nd BRDM unit starting in the woods, and even if I passed the bog check it wouldnt have gotten to the second wood cover. So I had them set up near the first scout unit, still out side the 8" circle/

So much stuff

Just barely able to fit two Spandrel units and one BTR unit in the field with the scouts.
A large number of my Tanks wouldn't fit in the deployment area. These will come on from the table corner during movement.

US Deployment

US Spearhead Move

The US Scouts pass their bog checks and move into the woods.

US deployment

OP, M1s and Mech Platoon deploy with the Scouts. Paladins, CO, and ITvs in the woods, other Mech Plt at the edge of the deployment zone.

1st Turn

Pass the Blitz Move

With a success Blitz move on the first BTR unit, they move forward 4", Infantry dismounts, then the vehicles terrain dash forward to block off the left side of the town. The dismounted Infantry follows.

Moving out. Lots of bogs

US Turn 1

US Advance

US Infantry dismounts, some vehicles bog, but most pass their cross checks.

Starting with the Arty

Turn 2

The US player wasn't able to get within 4" of the central objective. The BTRs on both sides of town and the bldgs blocked their moving. The did manage to eliminate 1 Spandrel unit and all of the BTR transports for one of the INF sections.
So quick game.

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