Red Rd 2 Rob v Marco

[Rob Carpenter]

This shows my inf div in his rear area, very spread out but not much opposition

Cheers

Rob

[Dr Zaius]

I know it's early, but how do you feel about the scenario? Was it an interesting situation for you? I know the scenarios we are using for this tournament have not been playtested all that extensively, so balance could be an issue (although it sounds like both players have a fighting chance from reading your descriptions). On the other hand, these scenarios are somewhat cool are neither player knows what to expect and fog-of-war plays a major part.

[Dr Zaius]

This shows my inf div in his rear area, very spread out but not much opposition.

Did his main ground maneuver brigades do a lot of damage to the RG brigades?

[Rob Carpenter]

Scenario Balance is always hard!

I think its close to being right, I'm really hurting from a lack of arty and ahelos (and airsupport). It makes it very hard to gerenate the required combat power. But I also still have an uncommited Division. Maybe some low grade "allied" troops would have helped protect his flanks.

For me the chemical weapons were the key combat multiplier.

My RG bdes were savaged (lost 2-3 surrendered now, maybe more). I have about 3-4 combat ineffective, and only about 4-5 effective ones left (now mostly in his rear though!).

I think I have played well in this game, and Marco has made some big mistakes. Primarily he has not synchronised his battlefield effects. Whenever his combat brigades find mine I get savaged, its only when I get a rear attack that I get somewhere (and even then loose almost as much as he does.).

He has lost almost all his ahelo's for no effect, if that had been played better then things would be very different (even if he had not used them at all!).

I was not looking forward to the outcome of this one as I felt it would be a walkover for him...

I just had a look at the ORBAT via the OPORD tool, I definately think the combat power is there if its used correctly.

How are the other games going?

Cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

Well I loose 3 inf bdes, but force a marine Bde to surrender, plus two FSB's and roger his Tac Hq, severely molest the Corps HQ, Corps Log, Corps HQ defence and numerous other units. Also severely touched up another ahelo unit.

I failed to stop the resupply convoys to the front two armd Bdes, but I did hit them with chemicals, they loose 10% each.

He has culminated, he still has offensive capability but he has no flanks and now I'm pushing mech units into his rear. i just need to keep out of the way of the front "flaiing fists" of his armd bdes and I should do OK.

He has suffered 40% losses (I'm at 27%) and my combat advantage is heading towards 100 points.

The game is effectively over.

Cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

Well marco came back a bit this turn.

First he focussed his arty quite well. One of my decent Bdes surrendered because of it

The armd bde that did all the damage to his FSB's etc also surrendered, I let it get too far out of C2 and it was faced with 3 enemy bdes in the area... plus it was worn out from all the fighting it did.

I droped obsticles on his lead armd bdes, he has them overlaping and the one obsticle caught both of them. It is now cleared and he nas broken contact, so I'm in trouble here (but he is sending them back towards his rear at the moment).

I've commited the two republican guard divisions forward.

Its a new day and allied airpower will be back I expect to hurt over the next few turns as he clears up some of my broken bdes, but by then I'll be back in strength.

I'm confident of victory, but lots of hurt yet to come for both of us!

I have to be careful not to culminate too far forward where his arty can hammer me.

cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

Some more comeback

Lost an inf bde, and had an armd bde roughly handled by his two armd bdes...

Next turn should be interesting as I come in the back of his rear, plus I've almost got my arty in range...

Cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

Well I have the en armd bdes on the ropes now, a rear attack has broken his morale.

Once these have gone I'll be very confident.

I'll hammer them with SCUDS and two MRL bns, and attack from three directions.

See pic.

Cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

The blood letting is continuing, he has lost 3 more bdes (both those armd bdes are now gone). and now has about 3 beaten up brigades that are running away fast.

My forces have also suffered losses, especially the inf bdes who are very susceptable to arty.

I've just about culminated, need to rest and refit.

All the objectives are mine, he has lost 53% and I've lost 41%.

Still trying to clean up some rear echelon troops, but time to pull back.

Cheers

Rob

[Rob Carpenter]

Well game over, Marco did a great job of slowing my pursuit, even though just about all his combat units were broken.

Looking back the critical moment was hitting his lead units with chemicals, and allowing him to penetrate (couldn't really stop him!) while coming in both flanks.

A great game, and a very different outcome to what I expected!

Cheers

Rob