Monday, 2 July 2012

Operation Sealion AAR#6

I had a couple friends over recently and we played a 3000 point teams match with each player fielding 1500pts and taking part in Operation Sea lion. Since my FJ company had been cut off and was either scattered, captured or killed I took command of a reliable old Panzer Gren Co. The Heavy platoon was split up into the two Grenadier platoons.
ConfidentVeteranPanzergrenadierkompanie (Heer)
Motorised Infantry Company
German Late-War
PlatoonQtyUnitPoints
Headquarters
Panzergrenadierkompanie (Heer) HQ p.40
2
1
1
1
1
Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team
Kfz 15 field car
Motorcycle & Sidecar
Panzerschreck team
Kfz 70 truck
90
Combat Platoons
Panzergrenadier Platoon (Heer) p.41
1
6
3
Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team
MG team
Kfz 70 truck
195
Panzergrenadier Platoon (Heer) p.41
1
6
3
Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team
MG team
Kfz 70 truck
195
Panzergrenadier Heavy Platoon (Heer) p.41
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Cmd SMG team
Kfz 15 field car
MG42 HMG
Kfz 70 truck
Observer Rifle team
Kubelwagen
8cm GW34 mortar
140
Weapons Platoon
Panzergrenadier Anti-tank Gun Platoon (Heer) p.42
1
2
Cmd SMG team
7.5cm PaK40 gun
105
Panzergrenadier Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon (Heer) p.42
2Sd Kfz 10/5 (2cm)60
Divisional Support
Heavy Tank Platoon (Heer) p.48
2Tiger I E430
Panzerspäh Patrol (Heer) p.51
3Sd Kfz 234/2 (Puma)150
Air Support p.48
5Limited Air Support Ju 87D Stuka135
Company Points:1500
Source document: Flames of War v3 Forces
My Team mate Daniel brought the steel.   Fielding the 17th SS from the FoW briefings.  Loaded to the brim with StuGs.  Easy Army hasnt gotten to it yet so Ill list his company.
  • HQ with 1 StuG  (Fearless Vet)
  • 3 Combat Platoons of 3X StuGs each  (Fearless Vet)
  • 6X   Nebs  (Confident Vet)
  • 2X  8 Rads  (Fearless Vet)
  • 1 Grenadier Platoon (Confident Vet)


Our opponents brought a good mix too.  The Brits sending their Welsh 2nd Household Cavalry into the fray yet again. Commanded by my lovely wife.

ConfidentVeteran2nd Household Cavalry Squadron (w/ Welsh)
British Late-War
PlatoonQtyUnitPoints
Headquarters
Armoured Car Squadron HQ p.31
2Staghound I110
Combat Platoons
Armoured Car Platoon p.31
2
1
Daimler I
Daimler Dingo
125
Armoured Car Platoon p.31
2
1
Daimler I
Daimler Dingo
125
Brigade Support
Guards Armoured Recce Platoon p.23
3Cromwell IV310
Guards Rifle Platoon p.25
1
1
1
6
Cmd Rifle/MG team
PIAT team
Light Mortar team
Rifle/MG team
185
Guards Rifle Platoon p.25
1
1
1
6
Cmd Rifle/MG team
PIAT team
Light Mortar team
Rifle/MG team
185
Divisional Support
Field Battery, Royal Artillery p.34
2
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
Cmd Rifle team
Captured StuG
Staff team
15 cwt truck
Observer Rifle team
OP Carrier
OQF 25 pdr gun
Quad tractor
220
Air Support p.38
7Priority Air Support Typhoon220
Air Observation Post p.39
1Auster AOP25
Company Points:1505
Source document: Hell's Highway

Her team mate Connor ran an American army that Ive been slowly assembling for another friend.  He choose a Tank Company out of the new Blood Guts and Glory.
ConfidentVeteranTank Company (4th Division)
USA Late-War
PlatoonQtyUnitPoints
Headquarters
Tank Company HQ (4th Division) p.23
2
2
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
Improvised Tank Armour
305
Combat Platoons
Tank Platoon (4th Division) p.23
3
1
1
5
M4 or M4A1 Sherman
M4A1 (76mm) Sherman
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
Improvised Tank Armour
555
Tank Platoon (4th Division) p.23
3
1
1
5
M4 or M4A1 Sherman
M4A1 (76mm) Sherman
M4A3E8 Easy Eight
Improvised Tank Armour
555
Support Platoons
Cavalry Recon Platoon (Veteran) p.40
1
1
1
M8 armored car
Mortar Jeep
Recon Jeep
90
Company Points:1505
Source document: Blood, Guts, & Glory


We rolled up the mission and got Breakthrough.  Allies rolling up as attackers.  Sierra sends in her Daimler/Dingo platoons and digs in her 25 pounders.  Connor brings up a large Tank platoon and rushes up the road.  Recon moves advance!
Across from the church where the Allies are pushing forward I set up a PaK line along the road.  (The bocage here is just normal hedges.)  Panzer Grens and one of Daniel's StuG platoons in support.  
Diagonally from the Allies starting position is the objectives.  Ive got a pair of Tigers gaurding the intersection backed up by another platoon of PGrens.  This cobblestone road leads to London!
Daniel's Nebs dug in ready to rain fire.
The Allies push forward with Sierra sending all her Armored cars across the stream lead by her CO and 2IC in the Staghounds.
Smoke is dropped on the Pak 40s and Connor advances to close range.
Tigers are in position and making sure they have great firing lanes!  Also being carefull of those Typhoons circling above.  The Grens charge across to secure the objectives as quick as possible.  

The Luftwaffe manages to take out a 25 pounder and pin the battery.
Connor lines up and lets the Pak 40s have it wiping out the whole platoon with a massive salvo from all his Shermans!
A pair of 10/5 AA vehicles arrive and set up around the crossroads.  The Grenadiers are getting to the objectives!  
Daniel's nebs and one of the Tigers cant seem to kill those Armored cars!  However one Dingo is hit.  Way to go now Sierra is mad...
Pay back time!  Daniel races his StuGs up and engages Connor's Tank platoon. Grinding their advance to a halt.
The Grenadiers fail to dig in at the objectives and Typhoons swoop down on them.
Miraculously they only manage to pin.
Despite being under rocket bombardment and in the sights of a Tiger Sierra pushes forward MGs blazing away at another Gren platoon in range.
Daniel's 17th ss CO takes out a sherman 75 and 76 before taking a direct hit from the Easy 8 on the road.
Sierra lines up her Armored cars ready to pour the lead to the nearby Grenadiers.
And here come the Allied reserves!  Straight into the assault!
But even pinned the MG teams with the 10/5 manage to stop the assault.  
Determined to stop those seemingly invincible armored cars Daniel throws some StuG reserves at them.  The Tiger keeps shooting at random birds in the sky...
The MGs unpin and let the brit rifles have it.  Reducing them to a couple stands.
And then it happens..  Turn 6 Sierra and Connor roll 3 dice for reserves and get 3!  Cromwells, Rifles and another American Tank platoon smash onto the scene.  My Grens still cant dig in and are really starting to get worried!  Daniel rushes some StuGs over.
The allies advance machine gunning the Grenadiers mercilessly.
One of the 10/5 goes up as a Cromwell blasts him off the bridge.
Tigers move to stem the tide!
The road to london is littered with burning tanks.  Having run out of time the game is called.  The Germans lost 1 platoon and the Allies none.  So 2-1 for the Allies?   If someone can help us confirm that by using the table on page 275 I would appreciate it.  Its very confusing for ties.
Summary
Area fought over:  London (Outskirts)
Score: 2-1 (Draw in favor of Allies)

5 comments:

  1. Nice to see lots of lovely models on the table and good report!

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  2. Thanks Ben. Wish we could actually finish a game with a clear winner though. 6 turns should be enough but it never is lol

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  3. Wow! Gorgeous battle. Thanks guys!

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