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

[Der Kuenstler]

We now have access to Red Devil's setup. This first view is actually towards the South and shows Randy's holding force that was imported onto the map. It looks like he's got most of his troops there mounted on the trucks provided and he's planning to get the heck out of Dodge. Leto will meet only token resistance here if he comes knocking. But Randy knows that trucks are very FAST on roads and he has nothing but road ahead of him to the Oasis. Notice he's left an AT Rifle up in the cliffs to get rear shots on Leto's AFVs and his Flamethrower unit is in position at the crossroads to torch any tank turning there.



Next is a general view from the Southeast of Randy's main battle force. As Von Karlsburg correctly predicted earlier in this thread, it appears RD intends to do a Southern "end around" with his main force to try to take the German setup area with its 300 point flag. He has committed half of his infantry to this task. He plans to hold his own setup area with one infantry platoon and a few support units. he has two of his towed guns hidden up in the cliffs and one in town. He has a Northeast attack force which looks like it will be headed for Leto's holding force and the Oasis beyond.



This battle takes place at dusk. Here is a nice shot of RD's biggest towed gun, his 25 pdr, pointing into the sunset. Notice how he has placed it - it is just behind the cliff edge, not right on it - and in "rough" terrain - which will make it a bear to knock out. It also has LOS clean to the ridge where the Germans would likely come if going that way. In CMBB at dusk LOS is still 2194 meters. I'm not sure for CMAK but it looks like two of RDs towed guns can see well over 1900 meters in certain places. But one drawback for RD is that none of his three guns are in command of a HQ, so they'll panic and abandon them quicker.



Next a closer shot of Red Devil's Northeast attack force. He has split his squads and put all of the men who can fit on the tanks. But he has not included a HQ on the tanks. This means that he may come under fire with a bunch of half-squads out of command for several minutes until their HQ can catch up on foot. By that time they may all be routed - we'll have to see. Because Randy bought no trucks, he was unable to put any of his slower units on transport -they'll have to walk. Will they get to the front before the battle ends? RD's 3" mortar crew is already bellyaching...



And finally a shot of RD's large Southwest attack force. He has the same problem here. His tanks are all loaded with half-squads but no HQ. He doesn't have to march his men as far from here though - and this is an intimidating bunch of firepower. If Leto is not prepared for what's coming over that ridge it could spell doom for him.