THE MAIN EVENT II! Lord Bane vs. Matteponk

[Der Kuenstler]

Minute four:

On the North flank Matteponk's PzIVs begin to show show their green nature - four shells are fired from the tanks and all miss. The remaining two vet tanks in LB's platoon return fire three times and one hits home at second 28, killing the trailing platoon leader. The minute ends with Matteponk lining up his AFVs in a POS-style power formation behind some scattered trees.



Town center: a possible Matteponk blunder? He seems overconfident after knocking out 2 of three T34s at the end of the street. He moves his two IV70s and a Pz IVJ out of their comfy hulldown position and further into town - too close for me with those fixed carriages - is he setting himself up to be flanked? His Reg IV70 commander was sniped last turn so he buttons the vet one - now they are both blind and moving forward.



Southern flank: Matteponk moves all of his AFVs forward again - a few shots are fired at moving T34s but they miss. Infantry dismount and run for town through the snow, peppered by AFV MG fire. Lord Bane's vet and crack T34s back up, trying to get LOS.



Southern flank, Lord Bane's view: Here we see no less than 12 T34s moving into position. The two in the rear are still bogged, but not immobilized, they could still get unstuck. Matteponk faces all of this with only five total AFVs - if he had any idea of the armored wall that was coming like an unstoppable swarm of angry ants, he'd be backing up - not moving forward!