Firestorm: Red Thunder

Mission: Annihilation (Seek and Destroy)

Armored Battalion (Americans) vs. Armored Battalion (Soviets)

100pts

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"Kolai my dear, I am so happy to tell you that you are a father now! Our girl is the most beautiful little angel you could ever imagine. I am so proud of you, they say we should have victory soon. I look forward to having you home, and safe, so we can raise our family; together." - Letter from Anastasia Malashenko, Captain Nikolai Malashenko's wife.

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Saber-Six joins Charlie Company on the left flank.

1st Platoon of Sierra Anti-Tank group take positions in the forest support left flank.

Bravo takes center, pushing forward to take the fight to the Commies, succeeding in a bailed out T-72.

Alpha Company stations itself within a patch of trees.

Captain Malashenko's Anna Company pushes the Americans full force. Unleashing a torrent of fire upon Alpha Company, knocking out an Abrams and causing another to bail. Once again, Malashenko takes first blood.

Col. Orlovsky joins Boris Company and attempts to get as many tanks into the fray as possible, opening fire on Bravo Company for one kill and a bail.

Charlie Company puts all 1500 horses to work charging up the flank of Boris Company.

Bravo Company puts it in high gear reverse to keep the Soviets out of gun range. The Abrams watch as a distant explosion knocks the turret off of a T-72 and causes another bail.

Alpha holds their ground with two operational tanks; they lay down a hail of fire at the advancing T-72s knocking out another two.

Malashenko noticing the Abrams crossing the deployed bridge, radios in to the Colonel.
"Colonel, you have an armored formation about to take your right flank. They will be on you if you do not engage them!"

"Copy that Captain" - "Boris Company, advance to the right flank, prepare to engage targets."

Boris Company pulls back to intercept Charlie Company. The T-72s emerge from the forest and field with guns trained around the corners. They catch the Americans by surprise and knock out two, effectively blocking the bridge and another Abrams panics.

Anna Company reorganizes into a firing line and starts to hammer the Abrams in the tree line until nothing is left but fire and smoke.

Charlie Company rallies and falls back into the forest with the ITVs.

Sierra Platoon opens fire on the T-72s scoring a hit causing a crew to become panicked.

Charlie Company runs and guns managing two kills while retreating.

Bravo Company pushes up the center again to try and catch the T-72s in the side while they cross the river.

"Drive these Americans back home! Cross that bridge!" Shouted Malashenko.

Anna Company formed in single file crossing the bridge as quickly as possible.

Boris Company rallied and one T-72 fell back into formation, firing into the Abrams located the forest but with no luck.

Bravo Company pushes forward in a desperate move to thin the Soviet ranks, sabot rounds striking T-72s as they cross popping turrets off of three of the last tanks in formation.

Charlie Company opens fire with the ITVs for no successful offensive damage towards the T-72s.

"Damn those fools! Did they not hear me?! Quickly men, get across the bridge and rally on the far side of that tree line." commanded Malashenko.

Anna Company move further along the left flank and regrouped in the corner.

Boris Company aware of the now vulnerable Abrams sides lets loose a wall of steel knocking out another Abrams from Bravo company. The second half of Boris Company continues to trade shots at Charlie Company. Orlovsky opens fire on the commanding tank and watches it burn.

Charlie Company and Bravo Company high tail it out of the combat area leaving the ITVs alone.

In a desperate move Sierra platoon focus fire on Orlovsky's tank, causing the crew to bail out.

Orlovsky was having none of it, and ordered the men back in the tank at the risk of being shot.
They promptly got back into the tank and moved forward on the river bank.

With the command to fire, the remaining company blasted the ITVs to bits leaving nothing recognizable that would be identified as a vehicle previously.

"These Americans are tenacious but reckless, they cannot sustain these loses for long." - Colonel Vladimir Orlovsky.