tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post666262599468573564..comments2024-03-28T07:21:47.101+00:00Comments on Admiral Drax: 454 - Flames of War - Game Vs. Germans; 1900pts (Part 2)Admiral Draxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-45037870062099906962014-08-24T22:50:12.705+01:002014-08-24T22:50:12.705+01:00Things are never as they seem.
Yeah, we really n...Things are never as they seem. <br /><br />Yeah, we really need to get in a game sometime. If I'm ever over there again anytime soon. And the wife allows. :)<br /><br />Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-70279090528432667002014-08-21T21:40:13.423+01:002014-08-21T21:40:13.423+01:00Crumbs!
I hope you don't mind me taking a bit...Crumbs!<br /><br />I hope you don't mind me taking a bit of licence with all this - I've tried to do it as tastefully as my limited imagination will allow...Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-42160494805510287702014-08-21T21:39:17.770+01:002014-08-21T21:39:17.770+01:00Yes - do it! I know it's not got a flawless ga...Yes - do it! I know it's not got a flawless game mechanic, but it's such fun, and it always looks cool (yes, even on a table like this!).Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-5037111374224378362014-08-21T21:38:15.510+01:002014-08-21T21:38:15.510+01:00Sorry Paul - I saw Dan's name as I was typing....Sorry Paul - I saw Dan's name as I was typing. Tired.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-12062623544367969292014-08-21T21:37:28.590+01:002014-08-21T21:37:28.590+01:00Thanks, Dan!
Yeah, the 6pdrs and the tanks did m...Thanks, Dan! <br /><br />Yeah, the 6pdrs and the tanks did me proud in the end. Lucky too - they wouldn't have survived a sustained round of focussed German shooting.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-9072181422439089762014-08-21T21:35:07.934+01:002014-08-21T21:35:07.934+01:00ON THE OTHER HAND...
The following aspects of a na...ON THE OTHER HAND...<br />The following aspects of a narrow field should have benefitted the Germans in this case:<br /><br />1) My reserves were quite limited by the breadth of table along which they could deploy and fitting between other units. Yup. Bugger.<br /><br />2) It was impossible for me to get a true (i.e. not as a result of assault) flank armour shot all game. As it happens he didn't have any armour thicker than that of the StuGs, but even so...<br /><br />3) There was nowhere for me to set up an ambush. Yup. This could've been a real pain, because as my deployment area was so narrow and filled with Germans so very quickly, there was nowhere sneaky for me to go - nor would there have been even if I'd waited. As it happens, I was able to be canny with this, and just plonk them castled-up in the middle of my deployment zone... but it would've been nice to have been able to split his access of advance by putting them on a flank, or behind one of his units or something!<br /><br />4) I was unable to deploy my airpower ANYWHERE, as almost everywhere on the board was within 16" of one of my units. The arty observer, for example, was right near the centre point of the half-way line, on a board that was less than 32" wide. This meant that for the whole of my Typhoon's availability, the only unit it could target was...<br /><br />...the 88s.<br /><br />Sheesh.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-32649082652066326342014-08-21T21:12:33.947+01:002014-08-21T21:12:33.947+01:00Oops - 5) The fire lanes of his 88s were limited. ...Oops - 5) The fire lanes of his 88s were limited. Yes, they were. This did work to my advantage, as they only had line of sight to my arty observer (whom they couldn't kill) and aircraft. Once I'd destroyed one of them, they coulldn't undertake bombardments either. Still, they (it) still dissuaded me from advancing!Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-19997707754514882642014-08-21T21:04:07.916+01:002014-08-21T21:04:07.916+01:00D'you know, Dai - I read this just before bed ...D'you know, Dai - I read this just before bed last night...and I've been cogitating on the narrow surface since. A lot.<br /><br />The short answer is that I've decided to write up my notes (essentially, it'll be a no-frills Part 3), and I'll address it there.<br /><br />The longer answer, I think, goes both ways. The following aspects of a narrow field should have benefitted the Brits in this case:<br />1) a narrow front on which to defend objectives: true, but I would've just had the second rifle platoon deployed to start with instead of the 25pdrs. In retrospect, the 25pdrs has such a negligable effect on the game, this deployment would've been better in any case...but then, I was rather hoping they'd be worth their cost!<br />2) Defensive fire lanes These SHOULD have been a huge advantage, but they weren't - mostly because I was (quite rightly) more afraid of his fire than he was of mine in the first half of the game, as because of my limited deployment and his high mobiity, he was able to fly forward and set up great (and close) firing positions long before my tanks lumbered into view. Sadly, dug-in vets are hard to kill, and he wasn't able to make his rolls. Ultimately, we both had the same firing lanes but luck was on my side.<br />3) Limiting Fritz's lines of advance. Again, this should've been an advantage for me but wasn't, as he quite rightly just charged straight at the two objectives in three straight lines. I would've done the same, and he came damned near to capturing both by the end of turn 2. Setting up covering or enfilading fire wouldn't have been much more of a tempting option for him either, as he'd still need to be charging forward in order to set up and wait for my reserves.<br />4) Foring Fritz to bunch up. Yup: this one really did work to my advantage...well, it should have, but it didn't simply because THE ONLY TIME IN THE ENTIRE GAME that I actually did something properly useful with the artillery template was when he was cowering behind a building anyway. If my artillery or air support had been of any use at all, then yes, this really would have been a great help.Admiral Draxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07476823273954165890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-82578174552023608002014-08-21T19:35:51.160+01:002014-08-21T19:35:51.160+01:00My father was in 'the Cornish Company' of ...My father was in 'the Cornish Company' of the KSLI at Anzio. They were transferred from the DCLI after the massive losses in Tunisia.John Lambsheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04598696442104566164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-30773800922390406862014-08-21T14:54:12.043+01:002014-08-21T14:54:12.043+01:00Good battle. It just reinforces my need to get ar...Good battle. It just reinforces my need to get around to having some good FoW fights of my own.Dan Eldredgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028212796512806387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-36717989332585790732014-08-21T01:50:46.377+01:002014-08-21T01:50:46.377+01:00Excellent report, great job! I knew you'd be a...Excellent report, great job! I knew you'd be able to see him off with all that firepower at your disposal ;-) It was a near run thing though. The infantry displayed their fine British fighting qualities, hanging on lung enough for the big guns to do their work. Love it :-)Paul Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17249430164077358978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5898341582574934477.post-688352749666759762014-08-20T23:39:26.350+01:002014-08-20T23:39:26.350+01:00Hurrah! What a thumping ol' Fritz endured! He ...Hurrah! What a thumping ol' Fritz endured! He won't be back anytime soon.<br /><br />Great AAR mate, thoroughly enjoyable and well written.<br /><br />Playing on such a narrow surface though helped you as defender rather a lot I think. :) Still, sounds like your tactics were solid and his dice rolls for saving throws not so?Daihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04978439841611727387noreply@blogger.com