Sisters vs Marines - 1750pts

5 Objectives/Pitched Battle.  Sisters commanded by Grumblebunny.  SM led by Henshini.

Space Marine frontline; compact and centered on the table edge.  The Sisters have each flank protected by a squad of dismounted infantry while their transports and Immolaters take up the center opposite the SMs.

Germans vs Soviets: 1000pt MW Tag Team (Demo)

Lists:
Soviets -Moto HQ w/ 1 company with 3 platoons, 1 company with 1 SMG platoon, sappers, 4 AT guns, 5 T-70s.
Germans - GepanzertepanzerGrens HQ, 2 platoons, 4 panzers, 2 pak 38s.

Deployment: Soviet horde company on the right soviet objective. AT guns on the left Soviet objective. Soviets deployed first and get first turn. German AT guns on their left objective. One platoon of GepanzertepanzerGrens in the middle. Scattered Reserves for both sides.

Turn 1: Soviets fail to dig in. German Pak38s move to the rock wall.

Turn 2: Soviets bring on 5 T-70s on the far right flank with Scattered Reserves and they come down off the escarpment and line up with the infantry. Sappers come on at the farm house by the left Soviet objective. Germans get Panzers right in front of the Soviet light tanks an bail 2 T-70s and kill one.

FoW AAR 15 plus added TerrainGuys to the blogroll

(Above) Marty placing 105mm Arty templates in an overview shot.

Hey guys, been chatting with Shawn Morris of the TerrainGuys blog, and so added their blog to the roll..

Alright, here are some shots from Marty's US vs Chris' Russians. Chris has a list of 6 lists,and rolled up a dual artillery list.
Marty's Shermans, sporting a new camo scheme, put the pressure on Chris' guns.

Chris has this blob of infantry guarding the US reserve deployment zone.


Yet another arty template slams into the russians.. I'll let the video tell the rest

FoW AAR 13: Canadians vs Desert Rats

(Above) Overview of the map. The Royal Canadian Artillery decided to park behind the huge hill, and my Priests deploy behind the small forest. First of many Huge MistakesTM is made here. My Priests have shorter range than his guns, so he can hit me with impunity.


As evidenced here, wih my Shermans who are trying to rectify Huge MistakeTM #2, don't leave an objective open to a sherman rush with nothing to contest, thinking reserves come in turn 1 (Turn 3 really) and that you can pick where they come in (Scattered Reserves) and that your RAF and Arty can demolish them since if they move on the double, they get hit twice( They don't) READ THE MISSION PROPERLY NEXT TIME haha


My shermans from the above pic actually survived long enough to get into the Canadian Artillery park and harass. However, Huge MistakeTM #3: Don't stay in trucks if you don't have to, as the survivors of this arty barrage fled the field, forcing me into compay morale checks

Huge MistakeTM #4 and weird situation: Turn hull mounted MGs to face potential assaults!!

Video Rules question:

And lastly, the full Video AAR vs Drew's Canuckleheads..speaking of, check out Drew's excellent shots of this game on his FoW blog, Covering Fire: http://covering-fire.blogspot.com/2011/01/upstart-colonials.html

FoW AAR 12 Russia v Germans

(Above) German Halftracks belonging to Tristan deploy near the Farming Collective vs Brett's Soviets


Overview of the Board. I didn't get many shots of this game or video, since I was busy playing AAR 13, maybe someone else needs to take some pics next time?

Brett's painted AT guns skulking on the edge of the forest there.. they are so used to shootig at Tristans all tank army, they don't know what to shoot at now that he is taking Grenadiers!

Brief Video of this game below

FoW AAR 11: Sov's vs Germans

(above) Marder's Guard a flank in the best spot: Straddling a forest edge, so they are concealed.


Overview of the map, the Russians are charging up the center towards objectives..


Losing many men to the MG42's in the woods near to the Marders. Unfortunately, the first IL-2 bombing run fails to range in on the Germans at all.. too bad, they were clustered together nicely...


After getting the Strelkovy's unpinned, the 2nd Russian bombing run spots halftracks that have Stormtrooper-moved really close to an objective...
..And this time the ranging in is perfect.. massive casualties ensue
Russians make it to this objective near the crashed plane and burnt out building.. Video Below to finish out. Enjoy

FoW AAR 10: Team America vs Team Tigers

Well well, what have we here coming into town?
Marty graces us with his presence for an afternoon FoW battle vs Alex's hastily assembled Germans.. If you'll recall, 2 weeks ago he participated in his first game, and now he gets to use his own stuff.. all 7 models of it.


(above) Here we have the main layout, Mission was Free For All, you can see the King Tiger model is the tiger HQ on the hill, another Tiger to its left, one near the main town, and 4 Panzerknacker armed stands guarding the town objective. Marty's Americans have fast movers coming down the left flank there, with the M10 Jeeps waiting for the perfect time to remove the tarps from the 4 Wolverines..

Marty's Shermans wisely stay in the trees, out of LOS to the Tiger coming down Haupt Strasse.. 40 inch range is very far, and all 3 Tiger's rolled 3 ROF skill.


Above: The center ground between the two hamlets is covered by a Tiger and HQ (King) Tiger, which is on the bluffs, in the shadow of the Blackthorn Cider-sponsored grain silo!


Marty's Rifle Half Tracks cozy up the hamlet, trying to stay concealed from the (barely visible) gun barrel of the Tiger in the town across the field..


Marty's Rifles


Marty's M10s spring a trap on the Tiger moving to claim an objective.. the Rifles had to also break cover to contest it or lose.. would 5 bazooka teams plus 4 Wolverines be enough to stop the german armor? Video Below

4th Fow AAR from last week: Germans v Canadians

(above) Stage is set for Germans trying to Breathrough the Canadians.. German objective quarter is top left of map.


(above) Drew's Sherman III's of the Canadian Armored Corps, look great! Too bad they are facing the wrong way (check video)


(above) Tristan's Panzers, Kampfgrupped with a command panzer with shutzen


(above) Drew had an 8 gun battery spotters and Vickers teams overlooking the objective quarter from this hilltop.


(above)Commonwealth troopers doing what they do best: Sip tea in town in the middle of battle!


(above) This window is a popular spot for Artillery observer teams...


.. calling in devastating 'murders' onto the german tanks.


(above) The plucky Canadians repulse assault after assault from the german tanks to hold the objective. In the end, the Panzer Grenadier make a final push for the objective, but they will need to make a Stormtrooper move to pull off the win... Video Below





So: Instead of cramming multiple AAR's into one post, I've spread the love and added pics and commentary.. is this better for everyone>?

Tomorrow I will post my progress painting my Dessert Rats! (They like cake)

3rd FoW AAR: Soviet on Soviet!

(Above) T70 light tanks head towards the inn near the potato farm... they make Vodka from potatos right?!


(Above) Always an epic battle, is Soviets on Soviets. Mission was breakthrough with Brett on the offensive. His objective quarter is top right in this pic, near the two burnt out cottages.


(above) Chris' plucky painted unit here would go on to heroic deeds for Mother Russia, killing tanks and drawing a good amount of fire away from the objective defenders.. all near/in the potato farm area!


(above) View downrange of Chris' guns.


(above) Reverse view, you can see Chris' guns near the brick ruins, Potato Inn in the foreground.


Here is where Chris' unit defeated and forced back a unit of T34s!


(above) all game long, the lone observer on the crest of the bridge called in artillery, and survived the fire from these T70s!

Brett's tanks eat a perfect ranged-in shot, again thanks to that well hidden observer team.



In the end, Chris had a tonne of stuff arrayed in a horseshoe of doom, awaiting Brett's reserves arriving on the objectives. In the end, I am told Brett squeaked out a victory despite massive casualties. Video is below.

FoW AAR: British 51st HD v Soviets

(abiove) Overview of map, with a hamlet mid left, small creek down the middle right



(above) new units in my army for this one: 6 pdr portees, I also played with Priests for the first time.. however the hamlet proved to be a killing ground in this battle..


Brett had my Crusaders, Portees all killed in the hamlet, so I had to gun for the eastern objective, guarded by 5 T70s and some "mystery" infantry...


(above) In this side shot, you can see my 3 black Sherman III's moving up the farmers field towards the objective


I should have remembered that these half painted guys from last week were pioneers.. so when my 3 shermans tank assalted them and killed 2 stands, they Countered, killing all 3 tanks. With my Recce unit all bailed and the othe platoons dead, my 1IC decided to fold by rolling a 1 for Company Morale!!! Great game, video is below.

FoW AAR: Canadians v Soviets

(above) Lothlann's painted Soviets

Last night, Drew aka BigWillie, and Chris, aka Moser aka Lothlann played 1 of 4 games fought. I had only one Video recording of it, and it wasn't good, because I was rushing my game vs Brett aka Pripyat. However, Tristan aka Ca$h (so now you know everyone..) was kind enough to snap a few shots of their game.

(above) Scenario is Breakthrough, so playing lengthwise

(above) Another look at the battlefield with all the new terrain that got ordered.. ignore the GW Urbanscape mat underneath!

(above) Dug in Canadians defend against the tide of Russians.. this is a good spot!
(above) More Canadians pour fire into the Soviets aided by the 8 gun battery....
.. which is being called down from this well-placed Observer team!
The russians press the advance, but being on foot and attacking with no armor, is an uphill battle..
(above) Sadly, the terrain is against Chris as the river that was placed to minimize effects in a normal battle, forces the Soviets to rush the bridge to cross the center line, all under the withering fire of the HMGs in the large house.

Chris gets men across th river to stave off defeat, but later concedes, acknowledging that crossing the river is well and good, but he was going to run out of men before he got anywhere near the 2 objectives.