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

[Der Kuenstler]

Leto's PzIIIJ(Late)s start to shine....

In minute ten the German PzIIIJs are starting to show their muscles. In the center Leto's IIIJ(Late) that had bogged earlier now crests the ridge in the distance hulldown and gun damages Randy's Crusader. This is his second crusader that has been gun damaged - he only has one good one left, which is shown still safe behind a small crest.



Here's why Leto calls his IIIJ(Late)s "tiny tigers." They have a turret rating of 50+20/curved. Two layers of armor welded that way is stronger than 70mm of solid armor would be. The turrets are also curved, so Randy's AFVs have to hit them at just the right angle of the curve in order to penetrate. Leto has two IIIJ(late)s here hulldown - the one on the left is a little too far back to be in the action, but the two Stuarts in the distance have bounced their shells off the green IIIJ's turret four times during this minute with no results. The Stuarts' 37mm guns can penetrate 73mm of enemy armor from 500 meters, but the targets here are 618m away. The allied rounds just keep bouncing off. Fortunately for Randy, the green IIIJ crew can't get their act together - they keep firing wildly and missing his Stuarts.



Leto creeps his other IIIJs up on a different ridge facing RD's Southern forces. They all lock onto a lone Stuart in the distance and get a penetration, but the Stuart actually survives it. With all the dust flying up into the air the lucky Stuart ends up surviving the minute.



In the East, this Stewart was not so lucky. He was happily area firing Leto's AT Gun in the western rocks when Leto actually pulled the rarely used and often maligned "shoot-n-scoot" move out with his Marder platoon. It actually worked this time! Probably because the Stuart was distracted firing elsewhere.



Now Randy needs to reevaluate his orders and adjust before things get out of control, because Leto has gotten his AFV's into some comfy positions that leave the advantages only to him.