McIvan's View - Clash at Pavlograd - McIvan v [hirr]Leto

[McIvan]

The first thing that happens is that the PIII on the rail embankment pivots nicely, acquires the T70s just fine, and then proceeds to miss with every shot......except the one you see below which, rather than striking any part of the entire side length of the T70, hits the turret front....and simply bounces off. I was distinctly unimpressed :)



The two T70s move round the side of the little hillock behind which they were sheltering, out of LOS of both my boy on the embankment and the two PIIIs out of sight on the road a little to the right. In the game shot, the right hand T70 has just completed its move. Sensible orders from Pete....won't be easy for me to get a shot at them there without exposed flanks to fire coming across the river.

Bugrit. Perhaps we'll have more luck with the Sd251/9 and the T70 cowering behind the Small Arms Factory, yes?

Actually, that would be a no. The T70 reverses away from the building and down the road. The Sd251/9 fires twice and misses twice. To add insult to injury its using hollow charge shells instead of perfectly adequate AP........dammit I need those HC for anti-T34 work.


Grrrrr....this is getting annoying. Hit something!......

Although the PIIIs pick up the T70 momentarily, they don't have time to fire. It is more than likely now safe, although there is still a targeting line on it.

On the left, the T34s move up towards the middle of the map. Pete is starting to sense my weakness and throw his troops forward. It won't be long before there's an attack developing.


T34's approaching...

Over by the Grainery, Pete has now fully occupied it. The Sd251/9 is out of sight before it can be shot at, but the Russians throw a T70 forward with the Stuart on overwatch behind. One of my Psw223s throws some smoke and retreats a bit, just to make sure that Pete knows they're there, even if he didn't already. There's really nothing they can do, except maybe sacrifice themselves as targets so the Sd251/9 can get some shots in.....but I'm loath to undertake that kind of tradeoff. I may not get a choice in the matter if the Russian light armour keeps coming forward!


Russian light armour hunts the ACs...

On to the orders phase. The pendulum of luck will swing back my way.....but some reinforcements on my left would help considerably.