The second test game of the BattlegroundHD skirmish rules using my Quar sci-fi figures. A bloody assault by the Crusaders defeated. They were trying to destroy the tractor (tank) getting repaired in the courtyard before it could get away. The defenders only had a sniper team on watch, and the platoon HQ in the building with a squad coming back from patrol later.
The loss of the Crusader MG team very early on (I should have kept them in cover until the assault team was ready) hurt badly. Coftyran marksmanship was also much better this game.
Trying to save/aide wounded figures before they die is an added wrinkle.
I need to read up on leadership actions, and suppression/grazing fire in the rules.
Coftyrans: defenders
2 Heavy Wounded
Hero of the battle: the sniper's guard/observer. After the sniper was wounded, his #2 shot up several attackers in the distance and in the courtyard.
Crusaders: attackers
8 KIA
1 HW
1 Coward, trial by Court Martial
Hero of the battle: The squad leader that picked up the Splagen (AT weapon) from the fallen gunner, only to be cut down himself.
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| Covered position for the attackers to advance |
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| Tractor getting repaired in the courtyard |
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| Sniper team takes down the MG team early |
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| The rest of the base of fire peppers the farmhouse but it is a strong defensive position |
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| The patrol rushes to the sound of the fighting |
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| Flank attack gets moving |
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| Sniper is wounded, but his #2 is in the next room |
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| AT team sneaks up |
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| It is about to get ugly |
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| Crusaders shower the courtyard with grenades (to limited effect) and rush in |
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| They are just in time to try to destroy the tractor |
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| Missed! and now caught in the open |
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| The base of fire has collapsed |
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| Bloody! after the AT team if gunned down, the squad leader heroically tries to pick up the Splagen (AT), but he is KIA. Posthumous medal. |
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| PL throws smoke to cover the retreat from the killing zone |
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| They dash for the woods and pull back. |
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| The tractor moves out, one of the crewmen is left behind with the medic. |
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