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

[McIvan]

First picture is looking back at the Small Arms Factory...my hunting halfsquad uncovers Pete's cowering T70 crewmember, and proceeds to expend large amounts of ammo on it without achieving anything other than making it run away. Oh well, these things happen. The plan now is for the rest of the half squad to shoot at the negligent halfsquad while standing blindfolded against a wall. If it was a systemic platoon failure, they should be fine, and the platoon commander will be shot instead.



Behind the infantry, you can see that the PIII and Sd251/9 have eased back behind the side walls of the factory until needed again.

Next comes Pete's rogue T34.......but rather than coming forward into the fire of my defenders, it pauses at a rise and starts to open fire at sundry infantry within range. First is a hapless platoon HQ, losing a man....



....next a pair of HMGs get the treatment one after another from the hull machinegunnner, but fortunately not losing a man. The T34 is fairly blind without infantry support, and while the main gun does pick them up, it loses the track before it can fire.

The T34 is nicely just out of the arc of my panzerschrek, the armoured cars and the Sd251/9 (all now re-positioned in an orderly fashion). Which I supposed means at least the Russians can mount a co-ordinated attack next turn.

You may also notice that the Stuart crew has been gunned down and is lying in the SW corner.....shot up by the armoured car MGs, mostly.



A slightly wider shot taken at the end of the turn...and another T34 is coming up behind the first.....still a fair way away mind you, but definitely something to worry about.

You can also see a M17 that has wandered down the road, pausing to machinegun my company of infantry reinforcements (in tandem with an MMG in the two story heavy building some way behind) and has ended up right next to the church, for a little infantry vs HT faceoff. Pete is definitely showing some rashness here.....it only takes an HMG to ruin a US halftrack's day, even if he CAN suppress the church halfsquad.



A slightly closer look.