Russkies in Oklahoma!

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TURN 23

Still no big finale, but Epoletov did claim a VH this turn. A scout unit slipped out of the northern edge of the southern LZ woods and killed the APC overwatching VH 63,167. When the 30mmGL overwatching from across the river barked at him, he had a salvo left to pop smoke. Then a crew unit snuck in behind him and claimed the hex. Not a bad play, but too early. Barring some phenomenal luck, I'll be able to interdict any reinforcements from the LZ and push the handful of Russians off my turf. The Apache in the area followed the road to the extreme south eastward then swept the perimeter of the LZ before parking itself in place to accomplish both of the above missions next turn. It also killed a BMD-1P and three Vodniks on its sweep, so the Russians' mobility has been slashed.

In the meantime, yet another ATGM popped up and killed yet another Fox. I'm starting to think that Epoletov spent as much on antiarmor assets as I spent on armor. An Abrams ended that threat, but this is definitely one of those games where I want to end turn 25 of 26 with a healthy unit sitting right on top of each VH. The lurkers seem limitless ...

Otherwise, still waiting to see if there's one more ace up the Russian sleeve.

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