Sandwiching Historicon, I played an IABSM WW2 battle with my British company...using the Vacqueville scenario from the latest (Summer'14) Too Fat Lardies special. Made a few minor adjustments to match my forces, but stayed true as best I could.
My company with attached FO and machinegun team (plus 3 tanks coming on later) faced a German force of 5 squads, sniper team, AT team, MG-42 team, and an anti-tank gun. They were defending along the boccage and in the town with a squad in reserve on each side.
Casualties at the end for the Germans: 21 men retreated including the AT team, but they abandoned the AT gun. 35 men lost including both leaders and the machinegun team.
British: 19 men lost- 4 KIA, 10 WIA, 5 RTD
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| View from the German end |
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| 1st Platoon runs into the German outpost (after avoiding a minefield) |
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| 3rd Platoon moves to the left as 2nd comes up in support |
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| 1st Platoon takes some casualties but forces back the 1st line |
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| 2nd Platoon covers the MG-42 in smoke and prepares to attack |
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| Only to get tangled up and forces back...but they did make the MG-42 displace |
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| Time for a second charge |
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| MG-42 covered by 2in mortar smoke...hope the ammo holds out |
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| 2nd Platoon comes up under the CO's command and places fire on the area around the crossroads |
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| Tanks waiting on word that the road is clear |
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| 3rd platoon gets stuck in...killing the snipers, overrunning the MG-42 in the house, and pouring fire into the last house |
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| 2nd Platoon makes the last push up the hedgerows |
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| MG-42 does not see the section coming in from their right |
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| Still waiting... |
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| Close range firefight gets ugly...Brits win when they bring up the machinegun at close range |
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| 1st and 3rd platoons mass on the farm |
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| Farm is captured (and the artillery called off...almost some friendly fire) |
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| German's route from the field |
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| Despite such a nice position, the gun emplacement is untenable...the crew head for the rear |
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