MAIN EVENT VI! Red Devil vs. [hirr]Leto

[Der Kuenstler]

Here Leto explains his own picks....


"Okay, here is the nonsensical logic behind my kit selections for posterity:

I am Leto… I am Shai Halud… I am the biggest dork in the desert!

And on Arrakis (okay Libya, but that is where DUNE was shot, so it is just a technicality), warfare is all about DESSERT POWER! (mmm… toffee’d british canned milk cheesecake….)

Seriously, I suspect mobility will be king in this battle and so I went with a light contingent of Afrika Korps Infantry and heavy on the Afrika Korps armour… burn baby burn!:

Panzergrenadier CO (4 MG’s and 2 81mm Mortars) I suspect that he may have a few guns, so I need to at least bring a few pocket rockets to the battle. I also opted for a CO that had a full platoon of MG34’s as I suspect there will be a lot of distance sniping in this game.

2 Panzer III J L/60 platoons REGULAR (cannon fodder)

1 Panzer III J L.42 platoons GREEN (reserve and special teams force)

1 Panzer III J L/60 (late) platoon REGULAR (my tiny Tiggers… hull down, these tanks should almost be invulnerable to Tommy tank fire over 500m due to the shored up turret armour)

2 Marder IIr 76/L42 platoons REGULAR (my pinch hitters… I’m hoping with the 50mm of armour they will be able to withstand a Stuart duck rush at range and are all very capable of swatting Grants out of the park with one swing. All should be aware that the guns captured in Russia that were stuck on these assault guns were breech modified, and thus they are superior to the Soviet versions)

3 75mm AT guns (REGULAR) (not as powerful as the 76mm AT gun, but considerably less expensive and with way more hitting power at range than the 50mm AT/L60… which will be absolutely a necessary in this battle for keeping Brit Grants, Matilda’s and Valentines at bay when set up as an AT defence line).

1 Truck (81mm mortars should fit on this even with a towed gun)

1 Sdkfz gun tractor (ditto above… I am positive that 81mm mortars cannot ride on the back of tanks, but am not sure)

Wow, I think that’s it… all I can remember anyways. I will crank open my brain for the popcorn munchers and let them peer into the why’s of my kit selection as I figure out what kind of strategy I intend to plot with this crop of krupp steel.

IF Randy goes heavy with Grants, he may not have a lot of infantry mobility, as I do not think the Grant’s can transport troops… (please correct me if I am wrong) so let’s see if he goes with some Vally’s and Matildas for troop riding.

Into the valley of dust, rode the Leto.

Cheers!
Leto"