Monday, May 30, 2011

Operation Blue Thunder Scenario 8

DATE PLAYED : 05/29/2011

AXIS Player : Jiltedtoo
ALLIES Player : Pervertico

AXIS Army :
Luther Panzer Walker
Sigrid Von Thaler
Manfred
Laser Grenadiers x2
Panzer Killers
Kommandotrupp

ALLIES Army :
Mickey Assault Walker
Bazooka Joe
BBQ Rangers x2
Recon Rangers
Bot Hunters
The Boss Squad

TURN 1 : INITIATIVE : AXIS
  • Axis passes on the first move, Allies move first
  • Bazooka Joe and BBQ Rangers enter the battle together
  • Manfred and Panzer Killers enter the battle together
  • Sigrid Von Thaler and Laser Grenadiers enter the battle together
  • Kommandotrupp fails to reactivate Luther Panzer Walker
  • The Boss Squad reactivates Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers
    • Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers Fast double move to an Ammo Crate

TURN 2 : INITIATIVE : ALLIES
  • Manfred & his Panzer Killers Assault move and attack Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers
    • STG 47’s miss
    • Panzerschrek hits for 1 damage on Bazooka Joe
    • Panzerfaust misses
  • Kommandotrupp fails to reactivate Sigrid Von Thaler & her Laser Grenadiers
  • The Boss Squad reactivates the BBQ Rangers
    • BBQ Rangers attack Sigrid Von Thaler & her Laser Grenadiers in Soft Cover with sustained fire
      • Flamethrower scores 2 damage against Sigrid Von Thaler
      • Shotguns score 10 hits, but soft cover absorbs 5. Sigrid Von Thaler takes 1 more damage, and 4 Laser Grenadiers are killed
      • Hand to Hand combat:
        • 1 hit eliminating the remaining Laser Grenadier

TURN 3 : INITIATIVE : ALLIES
  • BBQ Rangers Fast move to an Ammo Crate and fire on Laser Grenadiers
    • Flamethrower scores 2 kills
    • Shotguns score 3 hits and eliminates the Laser Grenadiers
  • Manfred & his Panzer Killers attack Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers in soft cover with sustained fire
    • STG 47’s score 1 hit on Bazooka Joe and kill 1 BBQ Ranger
    • Panzerschrek scores 2 hits, but is absorbed by the soft cover
    • Panzerfaust score 1 kill on BBQ Rangers
  • Recon Rangers move to an Ammo Crate and attack Manfred & his Panzer Killers in soft cover
    • Victory MG hits Manfred for 1 damage
    • M1 AR miss
    • U.G.L.’s hits Manfred for 1 damage
    • Hand to Hand combat:
      • 2 kills scored on the Recon Rangers
      • 2 damage to Manfred
  • Luther attacks BBQ Rangers in soft cover with sustained fire
    • Flak 43 scores 2 kills
    • MG 44 scores 1 kill
  • Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers perform a Multi-Target Attack
    • Flamethrower scores 2 kills on the Panzer Killers
    • Shotguns score 3 kills to eliminate the Panzer Killers
    • Grenade Launcher fires and kills Manfred
    • 3 Demo Charges destroy the Luther Panzer Walker
  • Sigrid Von Thaler performs a Berserk attack on BBQ Rangers in hard cover
    • Laser Pistole-B scores 1 damage
    • Hand to Hand combat:
      • All misses
  • Kommandotrupp fails to reinforce their army with a Luther Panzer Walker
  • The Boss Squad fails to reactivate the Recon Rangers

TURN 4 : INITIATIVE : ALLIES
  • BBQ Rangers attack Sigrid Von Thaler with sustained fire
    • Flamethrower misses
    • Hand to Hand:
      • 1 hit on Sigrid Von Thaler who is killed
      • 1 hit eliminates remaining BBQ Ranger
  • Kommandotrupp fails to reinforce their army with the Luther Panzer Walker
  • The Boss Squad fails to reactivate the Mickey Assault Walker

TURN 5 : INITIATIVE : ALLIES
  • Mickey Assault Walker attacks Kommandotrupp in soft cover with sustained fire
    • 75 mm Howitzer scores 2 kills. The Commander and Weapon Specialist are killed
    • 50 Cal. MG scores 1 hit and kills the Medic
    • 30 Cal. MG hits for 2, but is absorbed by soft cover
  • Kommandotrupp attacks Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers, and performs *****
    • STG 47’s score 1 kill
    • Fail to reinforce their army with a Luther Assault Walker
  • Bazooka Joe & his BBQ Rangers attack Kommandotrupp
    • Flamethrower scores 1 kill on the Mechanic
    • Shotguns kills the Radio Technician to eliminate the Kommandotrupp
  • Allies win. Axis army eliminated and at least 1 unit in objective territory


SCENARIO WINNER : ALLIES

The Allies kicked some major ass in this scenario… Axis had a good defensive strategy, but the Allies didn’t need to move very far to be in the objective zone. The aggressive strategy of the Allies and performance of the BBQ Ranger Squads are what made this an easy victory for the Allies… It’s also nice to see a single BBQ Ranger Squad eliminate 2 Laser Grenadier Squads, since the Laser Grenadiers typically get the upper hand when I face them. Plus having Bazooka Joe linked up with one of the BBQ Rangers showed just how deadly that combination can be. A hurt Manfred, a majority of a Panzer Killer Squad, and the Luther Panzer Walker were all eliminated in a single action. The Kommandotrupp definitely underperformed for the Axis, and The Boss Squad did much worse than in the previous scenario. Great diversity between each scenario.

So the final battle of Operation Blue Thunder is complete. Allies took a beating most of the scenarios, but it wasn’t until 7 and 8 that both armies were evenly matched (Axis had the advantage with Artillery units and the Kommandotrupp in scenarios 1 thru 6). Axis achieved total victory with 5 scenario victories, against the Allies 3 scenario victories. One could argue a tie, since in scenario 5 the Allies eliminated all Axis forces at the end of turn 7, though they did not make it to all objective points by the end of turn 8. Overall, I am very happy with the maps, scenarios and game play. We will be starting Operation Cyclone soon and I really look forward to Seelowe and the units associated with the expansion.

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