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

[Der Kuenstler]

I would have bought vet tanks myself, but then again I ALWAYS buy vet tanks. And yes, it is odd that neither commander seems concerned that their guns are out of command. Perhaps they felt their HQs were more needed elsewhere.

Today Pete sends a picture and comments on turn nine:



"All still is going to plan. I will continue to engage the Brits only when it is too my advantage and lay in wait for RD to make his moves. The loss of the two marders is unfortunate, but write that up to bad play on my part. Next turn I will get to park my tiny tigers on the crest and take a few shots at his armour moving over the plateau to the east of my delaying flag, and then another tiny tiger and 4 pz IIIJ’s to take on the 3 Honey tanks at a distance at the back of the map. The Marders will engage the grants and honey’s in the middle of the map if they attempt to move up (they cannot be seen by the Brit armour at the back of the map, so I shouldn’t have to worry about flank attacks). RD has been getting good gunnery from the Brits as he seems to be easily gaining hits and kills with partial penetrations from a very long distance of over 1000m.

In the last turn, I think I nailed one of his Valentine 57mm’s with the 75mm AT gun. Why RD did this knowing my gun was there makes me scratch my head. I do not think he was expecting it to be such a high powered AT asset thogh. If they are Vally’s, they will have little if no anti AT gun capabilities and will be forced to withdraw. I am still of the belief that he is going to try and make a play for the german base flag as I continue to play my tanks as cowering light armour. The game will turn on whether or not my AT gun screen can be tripped and the armour at my base flag then used to crush any attack with a move to pincer with the AT guns.

The turn previous, RD used his 88 to lay HE around where my Marder positions were, so RD is definitely crafty.

With my control of the routes to the rear 4 flags, RD is going to have to come and get me. That will hopefully play into my hands. Those Honey’s are awful fast tho, so a quick charge up the plateau could yield some good payback for him. We’ll just have to see what he does."