ZEKE

Things are settling down now on the home/work front, I should be able to get back into the swing next week. This weekend, I shall muster the US forces that can be used for either or both the US missions.

Brother G.  I have available a painted Brittish Tank platoon with 4x Cromwell and 1x Challenger.

been out of loop for a little while.

I plan on being there with US Tank Company from BGG.

I say go with Nov 14th.

Oh great, now we've lost another beach.  

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

I'm for a Late-Late War using the latest books. Desperate Measures, Remagen, Nachtjager, and Berlin.  It would also be interesting to see how each of the lists from these books stack up against each other.

Also, Early November is a good idea.

Saturday November 7th or

Saturday November 14th

It'll also give use more time to prepare and advertise.

I would like to play #2 as the US

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

That's great. Come in Thursday and Barca will have the map ready for next round so you'll see how it works. It's easy and pretty cool.

I have germans for todays battles.  I can use a Stug Company, or a Fallschirmjager company.

I had a similar problem with mine.  I chose a specific unit, 325th Glider Infantry. I then decided to pick a specific point in time, Market Garden, and used the predominant color scheme for that time. It's all about Uniform transition times.

The Khaki shirt would be more for Operation Torch up to Normandy.  The green shirt would be more for Normandy up to 1945.  Green Shirt and Green pants would be for about Market Garden to end of war.

For Normandy, a mix of Khaki shirts and Green shirts would look cool.

For Market garden, a few Khaki shirts, mostly Green shirts, and then a few Green shirt & pants.

Mid-war Africa would be almost all Khaki, Italy would be predominately khaki with maybe some green.

Example:

I have a Fallschirmjager unit. As for their equipment, it pretty universal from EW through LW. As such, I picked the attack on Eben Emaile/Crete (their greatest airborne glory moments) for their paint scheme.

I wouldn't count on the conscript Mortars being able to do much of anything, or any other type of Concript unit attempting bombardment. Artillery, Mortars, and other teams that are trying bombardment (template attacks) depend greatly on their training level to be able to hit the targets under the template once they are ranged in.  

For Example:

I use US units. Veteran 6-gun battery of 105mm arty can hit/destroy just as well as Trained 4-gun battery of the bigger 155mm heavy arty. Sure they don't have the punch power, but they hit more teams under their templates, and the 6-gun battery allows for reroll misses.

If your wanting some of your units to do bombardment, its worth it to pay the points to get them to Trained instead of Conscript.

That will work. There's no hurry. I might also want more by then. Will check back in a couple weeks.

I'll buy the 3x Marder II, the 2x PzII Luchs, and the 1x Wespe.  As usual, I'll be at the shop this Thursday.

I'm pretty certain we'll be doing Battle Arrow #9 tomorrow.

Nice to see someone working one of the other US areas.  I've been working the 2nd Armor Div with 4th Inf Div angle on the far right flank of Utah Beach.  And I know there has been lots of work being done on the British side.

2nd armored div has secured the far right flank and St Mere Eglise all by the shear weight of our tanks.

Are you still selling? Is your selling list current?

Is this list still of stuff your selling current?

If so, I'm interested in the marders, panzer II luchs, and anything else usable by Fallschirmjagers.

I just want 2 abrams tanks. Paint em up all desert storm like.

That should make you feel like being in the army again.

Having played US armor since Late War began,  I have noticed major playable differences in US Tank company lists from normandy to remagen.

BGG I think is still one of the best for US tank company, but I am more looking at how a Normandy list competes in tournaments vs how Later books perform.  The Normandy lists can compete but not as well as BGG or Remagen.  To me, LW has 3 phases and the lists from the first phase has difficulty going against lists from the 3rd phase. 

The first phase being Normandy comp, and Market Garden Comp:

AT for sherman 76 is 12 and german infantry platoons don't have Faust on everything.

The Second phase being BGG, Devils Charge, and Nuts:

AT for sherman 76 is now 13, germans infiantry platoons are nothing but Faust RMG, and crap tons of panthers leaning towards being unreliable (not the stat rule)

The Third phase being Remagen, Desperate measures, Berline, Nacht Jager:

US now have Heavy Tanks and more AT13, germans tanks are getting fewer and more unreliable (not the stat rule), russians are getting fewer but heavier.

To me, it feels like LW should be broken down into at least 2 parts, 1944 LW and 1945 LW.

I know, I know the points are supposed to reflect it, but for US Tanks going up against German Tanks, They can NOT get enough of that higher AT13. Normandy lists allows for up to 9x AT12. Remagen can be up to 15x AT13 or higher.

Late Late War period so 'Desperate Measures' 'Remagen' 'Nacht Jagr' 'Brelin'. Points should be 1,945.

Played a game last night.

2.3. Report on the battle:
               2.3.1. WHO: 
               -- List player’s names and/or avatars. attacker SteveZ (ZEKE), defender Barca
               -- List Attacker’s nationality and company type. US Tank Co.
               -- List the Defender’s nationality and company type German PzGrenedier

               -- List firestorm units, and if they were destroyed (p.16, "Tournament Game Roll to Destroy") US Arm Rifle, US corps Arty, German PzGrenedier, (none were destroyed.)
               -- List Warriors used, and whether they were killed or captured Lafayette Pool (not destroyed)

               2.3.2. WHAT:
               -- List the mission played Encounter
              
               2.3.3. WHERE:
               -- Sector the attacker started in (can substitute with photo of campaign map and tokens). Utah Beach
               -- Sector that was the target of the attack (can substitute with photo). Sector north of St Mere Eglise
               -- Basic terrain type. Woods, Farm houses

               2.3.4. OUTCOME:
               -- Winner US 2nd Armored Division
               -- Victory Points 6-1