Firestorm Overlord - turn 3

[ZEKE]

The original post is getting crowded so I started this for turn 3.

Here are the matchups.

Remember, you use your 1250 pt company and add in the Attacker units or Defender units for the area you are fighting in.

1. British attack from f2 to f7  GERMAN victory, 6-1
Attacker - British - 33 armor and 30 corps arty
Defender - German - scattered (roll on chart to determine units

2. US attack from a8 to a5  US victory, 6-1
Attacker - US - 2nd Armor Div (armored rifle plt CV), 8 Corps Arty (4x 155mm arty CT)
Defender - German - 91 landing inf

3. US attack from b4 to b7
Attacker - US - 3rd Armor Div (5x sherman CT),  4th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), Poole (warrior Lafayette Poole with his sherman)
Defender - German - 6 fallschirm (fallschirmjager plt FV)

4. German attack from f9 to Jump Beach GERMAN victory, 6-1
Attacker - German - 101 hvy armor, 2 panzer
Defender - British - 31 armor, 12 corps arty

5. German attack from g4 to f8 GERMAN victory, 6-1
Attacker - German - 102 hvy armor, 12 ss panzer
Defender - British - 11 armor, 50 inf

6. German attack from f10 to f5 GERMAN victory, 6-1
Attacker - German - panzer lehr, 47 corps arty
Defender - British - 43 inf, 53 inf

7. British attack from f1 to f6 TIE, 1-1
Attacker - british - 7 armor, 8 corps arty
Defender - German - town defenses (roll on chart to determine units)

8. German attack from d4 to d3  German victory, 6-1
Attacker - German - 352nd Inf Div
Defender - US - 29th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), 83rd Inf Div (rifle plt CT)

9. German attack from a3 to a8
Attacker - German - 265th Inf Div
Defender - US - scattered (roll on chart to determine units)

I don't know specifically the types of units that go with the British or German.

 

Here is a sample Battle Report for copy/paste purposes

 

Report on the battle:

     WHO: 
               players names or avatars. attacker SteveZ (ZEKE), defender (BARCA)
               Attacker’s nationality and company type. US Armored Rifle
               Defender’s nationality and company type German PzGrenedier (I think - Is this right, Eli?)

               List firestorm units, and if they were destroyed: US 5 Corps Arty; US 1 Inf Div (none destroyed.)

               Warriors used, and whether they were killed or captured. None
     WHAT:
               mission played Pincer           
     WHERE:  (can substitute with photo of campaign map and tokens).
               Sector the attacker started in.  Omaha Beach
               Sector that was the target of the attack. Sector south of GE 352 Inf Div
               terrain type. Woods
     OUTCOME:
               Winner US 4th Armored Division
               Victory Points 5-2

[ZEKE]

I would like to play #2 as the US

[barca]

This thread is a continuation of:

Firestorm Overlord continues - open to new players and old hands

http://www.ordofanaticus.com/index.php?/topic/25089-firestorm-overlord-continues-open-to-new-players-and-old-hands/page-7

 

 

I will be there on THUR, either with my CANADIANS, or to stand in for the Germans.

In the second case, I would have to borrow Germans.

 

If someone wants to do a battle on SAT, 29 AUG, I can reserve a table at GG.

If so, post your desired start time.

I am an early riser, so I could be at GG by 10 AM, but ...

...not everyone else is so early on SAT.

[barca]

New map, with sector identifiers.

Firestorm Overlord, new map
https://it.thislife.com/OaJmSh2k

[barca]

Turn 3, unit locations, supplies and battle arrows (and ZEKE's thumb!)

Firestorm Overlord, Turn 3, start of turn 3
https://it.thislife.com/YFCpYAMt

 

The thumb is more powerful than Cruiser NGF and Priority Airpower. (Picture the monty Python Foot!)

[barca]

Here is our current roster:
Commanders at the Bellingham Outpost:
JMGraham
generalripphook

Commanders stationed at the GG/PDX Depot
SchnellerKarl
ZEKE
lazarus
barca

Commanders On leave:
Daniel/Apophis93
panzerkyle

Commanders on occasional loan from other fronts:
Anthony
Zach

[barca]

Thx, Zeke.

 

I added the details to the firestorm units:

 

Here are the matchups.

Remember, you use your 1250 pt company and add in the Attacker units or Defender units for the area you are fighting in.

1. British attack from f2 to f7
Attacker - British - 33 armor (CT Armoured Platoon 2x Sherman V, Firefly VC) and
                   - 30 corps arty (CT Medium Battery Comd Rifle, Observer/OP Carrier, Staff, 4x BL 5.5”, AOP)
Defender - German - scattered defenders (roll on chart to determine units)

2. US attack from a8 to a5: DONE. Allied victory. ZEKE (Allies, US), SchnellerKarl (Germans)
Attacker - US - 2nd Armor Div (CV Armored Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, 5x Bazooka, Mortar, 2 LMG, 5x Rifle, 5x M3 Halftrack) and
              - 8 Corps Arty (CT Fd Arty Bty (155) Comd, Staff, Observer/Jeep, 4x M1 155mm, AOP)
Defender - German - 91 landing inf (FV Fallschirmpionier Platoon Comd Pionier SMG, PSV, 6x Pionier Rifle/MG)

3. US attack from b4 to b7
Attacker - US - 3rd Armor Div (CT Medium Tank Platoon 4x M4 Sherman)
              - 4 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Teams)
              - Poole (warrior Lafayette Poole with his sherman)
Defender - German - 6 Fallshirmjager Regt (FV Fallshirmjager Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 9x Rifle/MG)

4. German attack from f9 to Jump Beach
Attacker - German - 101 Heavy Tank Bn (FV Schwere Panzer Platoon Tiger 1E), and
                  - 2 Panzer Div (CV Panzer Platoon 3x Panzer IVH)
Defender - British - 31 Tank Brigade (CT Tank Platoon 2x Churchill VI, Churchill IV)
                   - 12 Corps AGRA (CT Medium Battery Comd Rifle, Observer/OP Carrier, Staff, 4x BL 5.5”, AOP)

5. German attack from g4 to f8
Attacker - German - 102 Heavy Tank Bn (FV Schwere Panzer Platoon Tiger 1E), and
                  - 12 SS Panzer Div (FV Panzer Platoon 3x Panzer IVH)
Defender - British - 11 Armd Div (CT Armoured Platoon 3x Sherman V, Firefly VC), and
                   - 50 (Northumbrian) Div (CV Rifle Platoon Command Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, PIAT, 6x Rifle/MG)

6. German attack from f10 to f5
Attacker - German - Panzer Lehr (CV Panzer Platoon 2x Panther A), and
                  - 47 (XLVII) Corps Arty (CV Armoured Heavy Arty Bty Comd SMG, Observer, Staff, 3x 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper  Vehicles.
Defender - British - 43 (Wessex) Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, PIAT, 6x Rifle/MG), and
                   - 53 (Welsh) Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, PIAT, 6x Rifle/MG)

7. British attack from f1 to f6
Attacker - British - 7 Armd Div (RV Armoured Platoon 3x Cromwell Mk IV, Firefly VC), and
                   - 8 Corps AGRA (CT Medium Battery Comd Rifle, Observer/OP Carrier, Staff, 4x BL 5.5”, AOP)
Defender - German - town defenses (roll on chart to determine units)

8. German attack from d4 to d3: CLAIMED by SchnellerKarl and barca
Attacker - German - 352 Infantrie Div (CV Grenadier Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG)
Defender - US - 29 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Teams), and
              - 83 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Team)

9. German attack from a3 to a8
Attacker - German - 265 Infantrie Div (CV Grenadier Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG)
Defender - US - scattered (roll on chart to determine units)

[ZEKE]

Played Game #2 last night against Charlie.

 

Report on the battle:

     WHO: 
               players names or avatars. attacker SteveZ (ZEKE), defender Charlie (schnellerkarl)
               Attacker’s nationality and company type. US tank company
               Defender’s nationality and company type German PzGrenedier 

               List firestorm units, and if they were destroyed: US  2nd Arm Div, CCB, US 8 Corps Arty;  (none destroyed.) German 91st Landing Div (destroyed - or sent to rear since they had supply line)

               Warriors used, and whether they were killed or captured. None
     WHAT:
               mission played Hold the Line           
     WHERE:  (can substitute with photo of campaign map and tokens).
               Sector the attacker started in.  A8
               Sector that was the target of the attack. A5 (town of Valognes)
               terrain type. Woods
     OUTCOME:
               Winner US 2nd Armor Div
               Victory Points 6-1

[barca]

That was Charlie (SchnellerKarl)

[barca]

SchnellerKarl and I are going toe-to-toe on battle #8, from Russy west to Omaha Beach.

We will be at GG on  Saturday, 29 AUG at 11 AM to duke this out.

 

8. German attack from d4 to d3
Attacker - German - 352 Infantrie Div (CV Grenadier Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG)
Defender - US - 29 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Teams), and
              - 83 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Team)

 

SchnellerKarl is taking a page out of lazarus' play book, and is attempting to sweep the beach.

[barca]

Battle #8 Completed on Saturday, AUG 29 @ GG.

BATREP:

8. German attack from d4 to d3 (Russy to OMAHA BEACH)

Attacker - German - 352 Infantrie Div (CV Grenadier Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG)

Defender - US - 29 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Teams), and

              - 83 Infantry Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle, Bazooka, 9x Rifle Team)

Report on the battle:

WHO:

Attacker name/avatar Charlie/SchnellerKarl

Attacker company type German Grerandier

Defender name/avatar James/barca

Defender company type US Med Tank Company

WHAT: Mission played: No Retreat

WHERE:

Sector (BR/US): US

FROM: D4 (Russy)

TO: D3 (Omaha Beach)

Basic terrain type: Woods

OUTCOME: German Victory

Victor: SchnellerKarl

Victory Points: 6-1

Firestorm units destroyed:

• US - 83 Infantry Div – Destroyed in the battle, still in supply, returned to Allied Reinforcement Pool
• US - 29 Infantry Div – Destroyed in the General’s Game, post tabletop battle, in supply, returned to Allied Reinforcement Pool
• US - 30 Infantry Div – Destroyed in the General’s Game, post tabletop battle, in supply, returned to Allied Reinforcement Pool

SECTOR TAKEN: (Temporarily, Omaha Beach), D3

Supply Points Destroyed: 2 (out of 3)

Warriors Killed: None

Victory points: 10 pts to the Germans (winning an attack on an Allied Landing beach)

[barca]

Lessons Learned:

1) AOPs must pay attemtion to those pesky FlaK guns. Did not lose my AOP, but could have, if I was unlucky.

 

2) I forgot that Allies get 1 FREE NGFS (Naval Gun Fire Support) - destroyer - when defending a landing beach.

In this situation, the destroyer does not cost supply points, & does not count against firestorm unit limits.

 

3) Confident Trained Germans can field a lot of infantry platoons. My one US Rifle platoon got swarmed by 4 INF plts and 1 StuG PLT.

 

Congrats to SchnellerKarl for a good game.
lazarus should be proud.

[ZEKE]

Oh great, now we've lost another beach.  

[lazarus]

Yes my master plan is working ha ha.

[barca]

Completed Battle #3 with SchnellerKarl last night.

German defenders won.

British attack failed.

Will post battle report later today.

[barca]

QUESTION:

Can I get a headcount?

Who thinks they will be showing up to do FoW on at least 2 or more Thursday evenings a month between now and X-mas?

 

We have recently had several thursdays where 4 or more FoW players show up.

I am considering asking GG for TWO tables on Thursday evenings.

Currently, there is only ONE table.

 

However, I don't want to expand our reservation, only to have the second table sit empty.

 

If, on the other hand, someone prefers to do the campaign battles on a Saturday or Sunday, I can commit to that and make that reservation.

[barca]

Battle Report, Game #1
Report on the battle:
     WHO:
               Attacker: James (barca), Defender: Charlie (SchnellerKarl)
               Attacker’s nationality and company type. British tank company
               Defender’s nationality and company type German Grenedier

               List firestorm units, and if they were destroyed: BR 33 Armd Bde (not destroyed) BR 30 Corps Arty (not destroyed.)
Germans used Scattered Defnders.

               Warriors used, and whether they were killed or captured. None
     WHAT:
               mission played Hold the Line           
     WHERE:   Sector the attacker started in: F2 (Gold Beach)
               Sector that was the target of the attack. F7
               terrain type. Hills
     OUTCOME:
               Winner German
               Victory Points 6-1
               Sector Taken? No.
               Supply Points destroyed: None
               Victory points? None

[barca]

Battles completed (3):
#########################################
1. British attack from f2 to f7 (barca, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - British - 33 armor and 30 corps arty
Defender - German - scattered (roll on chart to determine units)
German Victory

2. US attack from a8 to a5  US victory, 6-1 (ZEKE, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - US - 2nd Armor Div (armored rifle plt CV), 8 Corps Arty (4x 155mm arty CT)
Defender - German - 91 landing inf

US Victory

8. German attack from d4 to d3  German victory, 6-1 (barca, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - German - 352nd Inf Div
Defender - US - 29th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), 83rd Inf Div (rifle plt CT)

German Victory


Battles open (6):
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US SECTOR:
- - - - - - - -
 - - - - - - -
3. US attack from b4 to b7
Attacker - US - 3rd Armor Div (5x sherman CT),  4th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), Poole (warrior Lafayette Poole with his sherman)
Defender - German - 6 fallschirm (fallschirmjager plt FV)

9. German attack from a3 to a8
Attacker - German - 265th Inf Div
Defender - US - scattered (roll on chart to determine units)


BRITISH SECTOR:
- - - - - - - -
 - - - - - - -
4. German attack from f9 to Juno Beach
Attacker - German - 101 hvy armor, 2 panzer
Defender - British - 31 armor, 12 corps arty

5. German attack from g4 to f8
Attacker - German - 102 hvy armor, 12 ss panzer
Defender - British - 11 armor, 50 inf

6. German attack from f10 to f5
Attacker - German - Panzer Lehr, 47 Corps Arty (XLVII Korps Arty)
Defender - British - 43 inf, 53 inf

7. British attack from f1 to f6
Attacker - British - 7th Armd BDE, 8 corps arty
Defender - German - town defenses (roll on chart to determine units)

 

[lazarus]

Battle 5 complete with a 6-1 victory to the Germans.  Have not rolled for the destruction of the British firestorm troops yet. sadly we fought the brits to a stand still at bayex but were forced to with draw from the town.

[barca]

Battle Report, Game #7
     WHO:
               Attacker: James (barca), Defender: Charlie (SchnellerKarl)
               Attacker’s nationality and company type. Canadian Assault company (Infantry)
               Defender’s nationality and company type German Grenadier, plus town defenses

               List firestorm units, and if they were destroyed: British 7 Armd Div (not destroyed), British 8 Corps AGRA (not destroyed)
               Germans used Scattered Defenders

               Warriors used, and whether they were killed or captured. British/Canadians: MAJ Currie, Killed.
     WHAT:     mission played: Hasty Attack
     WHERE:   Sector the attacker started in: F1
               Sector that was the target of the attack. F6 (Bayeux)
               terrain type. Hills
     OUTCOME:
               Winner; Tactically a tie. Startegically, a marginal win for the Allies.
               Victory Points No objectives taken, no automatic victory, each army lost 2 platoons.
               Sector Taken? Tactically, No. Startegically, yes.
               Supply Points destroyed: None
               Victory points? Germans: 5 pts for killing a warrior (Currie). Allies, 20 pts for the town of Bayeux.
 

[barca]

Canuck and Limeys teamed up to inflict a Pyrrhic victory on the Jerries at Bayeux.

Sadly, we lost many chaps, and our beloved Maj Currie.

Currie 'Mentioned In Dispatches' for a VC nod.

[barca]

I will be taking Warrior Sgt Tom Stanley for the next battle (Overlord, p. 111)

[barca]

Four battles left in Turn 3:

Battles completed (5):
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1. British attack from f2 to f7 (barca, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - British - 33 armor and 30 corps arty
Defender - German - scattered (roll on chart to determine units)
German Victory

2. US attack from a8 to a5  US victory, 6-1 (ZEKE, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - US - 2nd Armor Div (armored rifle plt CV), 8 Corps Arty (4x 155mm arty CT)
Defender - German - 91 landing inf
US Victory

5. German attack from g4 to f8
Attacker - German - 102 hvy armor, 12 ss panzer
Defender - British - 11 armor, 50 inf
German Victory

7. British attack from f1 to f6
Attacker - British - 7 Armd Div (RV Armoured Platoon 3x Cromwell Mk IV, Firefly VC), and
      - 8 Corps AGRA (CT Medium Battery Comd Rifle, Observer/OP Carrier, Staff, 4x BL 5.5”, AOP)
Defender - German - town defenses

Tactical tie, strategic win for the Allies.

8. German attack from d4 to d3  German victory, 6-1 (barca, SchnellerKarl)
Attacker - German - 352nd Inf Div
Defender - US - 29th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), 83rd Inf Div (rifle plt CT)
German Victory


Battles open (4):
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US SECTOR:
 - - - - - - -
3. US attack from b4 to b7
Attacker - US - 3rd Armor Div (5x sherman CT),  4th Inf Div (rifle plt CT), Poole (warrior Lafayette Poole with his sherman)
Defender - German - 6 fallschirm (fallschirmjager plt FV)

9. German attack from a3 to a8
Attacker - German - 265 Infantrie Div (CV Grenadier Platoon Comd Panzerfaust SMG, 6x Rifle/MG)
Defender - US - scattered (roll on order-of-battle chart to determine units)
1) roll 3d6
2) count top to bottom, left to right on the unit tokens for
3) In the campaign rules, look up the firestorm teams for that unit.


BRITISH SECTOR:
 - - - - - - -
4. German attack from f9 to Juno Beach
Attacker - German - 101 Heavy Tank Bn (FV Schwere Panzer Platoon Tiger 1E), and
     - 2 Panzer Div (CV Panzer Platoon 3x Panzer IVH)
Defender - British - 31 Tank Brigade (CT Tank Platoon 2x Churchill VI, Churchill IV)
      - 12 Corps AGRA (CT Medium Battery Comd Rifle, Observer/OP Carrier, Staff, 4x BL 5.5”, AOP)

6. German attack from f10 to f5
Attacker - German - Panzer Lehr (CV Panzer Platoon 2x Panther A), and
     - 47 (XLVII) Corps Arty (CV Armoured Heavy Arty Bty Comd SMG, Observer, Staff, 3x 15cm (Sf) Lorraine Schlepper  Vehicles.
Defender - British - 43 (Wessex) Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, PIAT, 6x Rifle/MG), and
      - 53 (Welsh) Div (CT Rifle Platoon Comd Rifle/MG, Light Mortar, PIAT, 6x Rifle/MG)
 

[barca]

JMGraham, generalripphook,
Command Post Bellingham has been quiet.
Did you guys go on radio silence?

[barca]

BTW, at Bayeux, the Canucks kicked in some "Dragons" (a.k.a. "Churchill Crocodiles") to the kerfuffle.

Quite the show!