However, this time Matt made three important changes. Firstly, the Firestorm troops he chose to support his assault were his newly painted Towed Tank Destroyers. Secondly, his army featured Sherman 76mm tanks, which are more capable of going toe to toe with the German tanks. Finally, realising that they weren't cheesy enough last time, Matt actually looked up the correct anti-tank score for his M10 Tank Destroyers.
Needless to say, these change spelt doom for Oberst Pete von Treadhead and the Americans managed to cut off the Panzers to the north. Luxembourg appears to be General Matton's next targets if he can keep the initiative and given the rules on only Panzers attacking for the Germans, the Panzers are going to have to cut their own way out of there should the Germans manage to seize the strategic advantage.
Really, I only lost because I forgot about the objectives and Matt managed to make a successful company moral roll! 1 more turn and he wouldn't have had anything left on the table!
ReplyDeleteI'm not so sure - at that point your tigers were in the open with their backs to my AT guns, and your infantry were sitting ducks in the river.
ReplyDeleteIf you hadn't been really lucky with that StuG you'd have been down another platoon as well - I think we'd have had a very bloody last turn.