Dust up battle for Leipzig included my West German Marder infantry attacking against a T-72 Company.
The 142nd PzrGrenKO was poised to push forward in the attack as directed on a cool September morning. There was still mist on the ground which made the battlefield seem almost surreal. As it was, the Marders were uploaded and began a road march forward to find and engage the enemy. If only they had supporting armor units to help in case they ran into enemy T-72 tanks. Command said that the Luftwaffe would support the attacking lead elements with Tornados, but that was never a sure thing and our Jaguars are not designed for mobile attack. So, the infantry company rolled forward with no armor support and hopes that the Luftwaffe would come to the rescue if required. Too much hope some would say, and as we all know, hope is not a method for planning. On to Leipzig...
The enemy responded by shifting his tanks platoon north to attack the Marder transport tem and his commander shifted south to cut off the advance of my Marders against his AA.
West German infantry Milans again try to destroy WP tanks but fail to hit their targets. Our southern Marder team withdraws to save additional lives as they have accomplished their mission. We are holding in position while still awaiting additional forces that would allow us to push on with the attack. Much hope has been placed on the Luftwaffe eliminating enemy tanks as we have none.
Congrats on the win Hunts!
That’s right Jeremy, their mission was to block the advance no matter what. They accomplished that mission. We shall tangle soon my friend.
Great report. Not scared of the Gepards, last time I faced them they just turned into roadblocks.
Great Game…. The dice gods were on your table Sunday that is for sure. Great Win for NATO
Glad you guys got a game in. I should have left Rich my ZSU 23-4s
Good to see the Reds getting more than a little FlaK on their side of the field! Congrats on the win for the West German cause.
Congrats on the win!
Nice report, I like your painted models and the basing of the Tornado stand is actually quite effective!
nice report
The Evil Gepards strike again! Curse you Oberst Hunts and your Gepards of death!!
Nice win
Congrats on the win and good report.
Thanks for the report – nice use of photos!