GREEN LIGHT TOURNEY

[Combat Wombat]

I must say that from an observers point of view it does appear that the Germans have an advantage..

Ah, another armchair 'observer'..
Any imbalance doesn't matter because it evens out when the players swap sides for the rematch..:)

Ha ! German advantage ?!? piffle... not when your own Stuka wipes out half your infantry, AA and totally screws up the movement of your main column ... :hissy:
ps: POS, do you want to start our mirror game now ?

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Hill





As my panzers climb the slope, Herroberst's T-34's launch a surprise attack from top right.. Note also the action at the bottom of the frame as one of my panzers is ambushed on the woods road..



The ambush in detail; the panzer took molotovs, grenades and finally a Sturmovik strafe, at which point the crew abandoned..

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The River




My Russian squad in the trees sprays and grenades two of Mad Baron's trucks which are fording the river, forcing the dismount of two squads..

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Wheatfield




Wigam's panzergruppe advances through the golden fields, combing out the Russians like fleas from a hound dog's back..

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Hill




Cargol's Russian armour advances to contest ownership of the hill; here my panzers club down a KV2..



But this lone wolf T-34 immediately took revenge by blowing up a panzer..

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Hill




Kevman's panzers demonstrate one of the most important tactics of CM tank combat- fighting tight.
It means that if you operate your armour in tight groups and begin taking losses, the other members of the group will be on the spot to take quick revenge no matter what's shooting at you.
Here my 57mm ATG knocked out 2 panzers but was soon blown away when their mates began returning fire.



Fighting tight isn't rocket science, just plain good old common sense, even SWAT do it..

[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Wheatfield




WarHammer11A's panzers overun the wheatfield garrison, and the German Company Commander is right up there with his men (circled)



Calmly monitoring proceedings from his Kubelwagen, he proudly reflects on all the hard training he did with his men and this maxim crosses his mind-
"True warriors are fierce, because their training is fierce"-Miyamoto Musashi (Samurai, 1584-1645)

[PoorOldSpike]

RESULT JUST IN

POS 56, CARGOL 44 (Minor win for POS)




Big battle for the hilltop, my German force up there had enough beef on it to resist the Russian counterattack..

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HALFTIME SCORES
(The second half will be the mirror rematches- also known as 'payback time'- after which the scores of the two games will be combined, so these halftime rankings shouldn't be taken too seriously, generally speaking the Germans will win or at least draw most of the time. The 'plus' results below beat POS)

Huzaar (Ger)= plus 50
Mikey (Ger)= plus 38
Andre (Russ)= plus 32
Feydarkin (Ger)= plus 28
Owl (Ger)=plus 2
RT Pioneer (Ger)= minus 8
Cargol (Russ)= minus 12
Nort (Russ)= minus 14
Risnervich (Russ)= minus 20
Bootie (Russ)= minus 22
Face (Russ)= minus 22
Waleed (Russ)= minus 24
DasTiger (Russ)= minus 42
Mad Baron (Russ)= minus 46
Beatguy (Russ)= minus 54

GAMES FINISHED SO FAR 15/70
(Tourney ends midnight Sept 30th)

POS Won 10, Lost 5
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[PoorOldSpike]

RESULT JUST IN

CM ANT 35, POS 65 (tac win for POS)




My Germans occupied the hilltop and some skirmishing occurred but time ran out before both protaganists could start slugging it out in earnest..


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HALFTIME SCORES
(The second half will be the mirror rematches- also known as 'payback time'- after which the scores of the two games will be combined, so these halftime rankings shouldn't be taken too seriously, generally speaking the Germans will win or at least draw most of the time. The 'plus' results below beat POS)

Huzaar (Ger)= plus 50
Mikey (Ger)= plus 38
Andre (Russ)= plus 32
Feydarkin (Ger)= plus 28
Owl (Ger)=plus 2
RT Pioneer (Ger)= minus 8
Cargol (Russ)= minus 12
Nort (Russ)= minus 14
Risnervich (Russ)= minus 20
Bootie (Russ)= minus 22
Face (Russ)= minus 22
Waleed (Russ)= minus 24
CM ant (Russ)= minus 30
DasTiger (Russ)= minus 42
Mad Baron (Russ)= minus 46
Beatguy (Russ)= minus 54

GAMES FINISHED SO FAR 16/70
(Tourney ends midnight Sept 30th)

POS Won 11, Lost 5
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[PoorOldSpike]

COMBAT FOOTAGE- The Hill




As my Germans edge cautiously towards the flag they suddenly come under pincer attack from Sphinx's Russian armour and I lose 2 panzers for no Russian losses..