Firestorm: Red Thunder

Game 3
Mission: Bridgehead

Forces:
Soviet: T72 Tank Bn
HQ
4x T72 Co
4x T72 Co
BMP-1 Inf Co (Med)
BMP-2 Recce
2x ZSU 23-4
British: Armoured Sqdrn
HQ 2x Chieftain
2x Chieftain plt
2x Chieftain plt
4x FV432 Trp
2x Spartan Trp
2x Lynx Helo

Turn 1:
British have two minefields. 1x covering bridge and center road. The other, covering opening between town and woods on left side of board. Soviets concentrate on right side of board, away from minefields. British reposition HQ Chieftains from left side of board to counter Soviet advance. British infantry occupy factory on (now) Soviet side of town.

Turn 2:
Soviet Recce and 1x T72 Co fire at British Inf in the factory. Second T72 Co fires on HQ Chieftains. No effect.
British Chieftain plt arrives from reserves, destroys 2x T72. Infantry firing Carl Gustov’s destroys 1x Recce BMP.

Turn 3:
Soviet Recce and 1x T72 Co, ZSU 23-4 fire at British Inf in the factory. Second T72 Co fires on HQ Chieftains, destroys 1x Chieftain.
British Chieftain plt fires and miss T72s. Infantry firing Carl Gustov’s destroys Recce section.

Turn 4:
T72 Co and ZSU 23-4 destroy British Inf in the factory. Soviet Infantry assault factory secure objective. Second T72 Co fires on Chieftain plt destroys 1x Chieftain. Second HQ Chieftain destroyed
Second British Chieftain plt arrives from reserves, destroys 1x T72. Lynx arrives from Reserve, 1x gets shot down while engaging.

5-1 Victory to the Soviets.