THE BLITZ EXTREME CAGE MATCH: COL T vs [hirr]Leto

[Copper]

Anything goes in the cage match... its bloody, its smelly... it hand to hand finger in the eye, knuckles in the groin type of fighting...

...and then every now and then someone slips on a banana peel...

This will be one of the most interesting things you'll ever see:

When last we talked, I was off to hunt a Tac Am or two. Notice how the three panthers near the flag are moving in to take the Tac am from the rear while the forest road panther acts as a bloodhound and flushes em out:



Notice the Romuck squad heading for that light building. Dave is trying to flank around to get at my flag... he's moved at least 5 squads from the warehouse into the streets, and even moved a light tank into harm's way to help give support.

But this isn't the first pic a nic basket that this Yogi has ever stolen, so I set my own Engineers to welcome the Romucks to the party.



And for good measure, within about 10 seconds... another DC lets loose.



Now, uhm, where to hang the housewarming gift when there ain't any walls left? yuk yuk yuk. But seriously, this is the best situation you can get for using engineers... you have to be a bit clarvoyant at times to be able to anticipate where a couple of DC's might do a bit of damage, and throwing DC's with a squad that is not under fire always produces pretty quick throwing times I have found.

Now where were we? Oh yes... hunting wabbits.



In retrospect, giving the 76mm gun of the Tac Am a side shot on my panther wasn't the smartest decision, but that was the only way I was going to get to the bridge down that thar road.

But instead of a Tac Am... guess what we find? The stinkin valentine.

no chance to get a shot off as he is moving forward... but then I hear a couple of 76's pops...



this is getting dangerous and now I see the error of my ways... I should have moved up the bevy of three panthers this turn and then moved the "bait" panther next turn... there's 3 76mm armed tanks in hurtin range of a side shot of my kitty.

But just when you think all is lost... here comes the rain:



A Tac am off to the right is at least immobilized by the falling rockets, and it looks like a rocket landed less than 50m from the other... it rolls backward out of the way of the panther and after the rocket hits... stops dead. Let's hope he's dead too.

Yep, I don't know how he achieved it, but it looks like Dave dropped Katyusha's on himself... and the placement couldn't have been any better if I had plotted it myself... note that many of the shells are falling in the potential advance paths of his infantry and at least one T-34 / 85 may have bit it... I see a few russian troops running around like chickens with their heads cut off... and that is likely what happened... broken by the rockets.

I've backed the Puma and Nashorn into hulldown right at the end of the street in front of my small flag and am hoping that the dust from the collapsed building clears at the start of the next turn so I can crack open the light tank and suck out its meaty russian filling.



Lastly, my sturmtroopers(tm*) are making their way to the hilltop flag. They will settle down and wait for their mortars to support them before trying to take the large building. If I can steamroll across the flag and into the woods behind, I can go after Dave's tanks with my panzershrecks... but that's a long way off yet.



THE CROWD IS STUNNED AND SILENT AS THE STRICKEN EL DAVO HAS SLIPPED ON HIS OWN LUNCH AND LANDED WITH HIS THUMB JAMMED RIGHT UP HIS ARSE. THE LOOK OF PAIN ON EL DAVO'S FACE IS PALPABLE AND HOT TEARS SLICE DOWN HIS CHEEK. IT'S UNBELIEVABLE THAT LETO GOT AWAY WITH THIS... HOW CRUEL FATE CAN BE!!!

Believe me, I know about cruel fate. I'm usually taking her to the ball with me each time I'm out to the dance. It's nice to see someone else take it on the chin... hmm... maybe Coil's good luck has mutated through me into bad luck for Dave???

I'll take it.

Cheers!

Leto