Getting ready for our upcoming Early War Tournament, Aaron Fitzgerald (Fitzi) faced off with my newly-painted Polish forces.
My list:
Aug-Pol-EW-1575
The mission was “Hold the Line“, and I deployed on the left half of the board with one infantry company(platoon) with ATR, both artillery batteries, and the 37mm ATGs were held in ambush.
The artillery was to the rear with 75s on the left. The infantry was forward, deployed around the objective. I also nominated a cavalry company as a Bypassed Company, a special Polish Rule that simulates the rapid advances of the enemy which left isolated units behind the front lines.
Fitzi deployed with his 122 mm gun battery hidden behind the hills and T-28 tank company to the right. Masses of infantry screened both and prepared to advance.
TURN ONE: The entire Russian army front grinds slowly forward. The heavy guns thunder and immediately hit the infantry near the objective, killing one and pinning the unit.
After unpinning my infantry, I send my artillery regards back…the 150 mm guns range in on a packed target (good thing he’s Conscript as you can see from my ranging in attempt!). The barrage only managed to bail one tank as all the other targets saved. The 75s ranged in on the other infantry company but do no damage other than pinning it.
TURN TWO and Fitzi’s stunned infantry both need higher motivation to move forward so the Commissars of each company have to “make an example of the shirkers” and each shoot one stand to recover.
