Firestorm: Stripes

We have been trying to reopen our supply lines for the past 24 hours. A British Armored Formation has established a position just North of Rubke. You are to use the 2nd battalion of the 13th Tank Regiment, 4th Czech Tank Division and drive this formation back. Expect tanks, anti-armor, and possible air assets as well. You are to be in position NLT 0630hrs local 27 Aug85.

Mission-Quick Missions, Annihilation
British against the Czechs
96/98 Points She got 3 extra pts
British is the attacker and gets first turn
Dawn is picked
We will proxy the British Equipment as I don't own any British equipment-Ann wanted to play the Brits

British Commander agreed to play for no more than 2 hours as Class 1 supplies had to be picked up at BN HQ-( wife agreed to play till noon, then wanted to go grocery shopping)

British:
Not wanting to waste the night, British B troop ( 3 Chieftains-Stillbrew) move up and zero in on a T-55 company and KIA 1.

Czechs:
The T-55s would simply scratch paint firing at the front of the enemy tanks. However, 2 BMP-2s fire ATGMs at the Chieftains-all miss

British:
A Troop has bad luck and its night vision is low, so it pulls back. B Troop KIAs another T-55 and bails 2, then passes it's shoot and scoot to rejoin A Troop. C Troop on the far right, moves up-1 bogs down. Swingfires redeploy. The Chieftain command group fires at T-72Ms but miss. Arty is ineffective.

Czechs:
The T72Ms on my left fire at the Chieftain command team and KIA the XO. The T-72Ms on my right fire at A Troop and KIA 1.

British:
The CO KIAs 2 T-72Ms. The Swingfire troop cant see. C Troop has bad luck, they have 1 tank bog down and only KIA 1 T-72M. B Troop KIAs 3 T-55s but fail a scoot and shoot. A Troop bails a T-72M. Arty fires a preplanned mission-it brightens up the "night" but is ineffective.

Czechs:
The BMP-2s make a move toward the town of Rubke. The T-72s KIA the bogged down Chieftain of C Troop. The T-55s get a flank shot at a Chieftain of B Troop and KIA it-the British Commander was unhappy-threatened to not pick up those supplies of Yoohoo. A Troop takes 4 hits from the T-72Ms...and thanks to Stillbrew armor-they make every save

British:
The British CO lights up another T-72M. C Troop KIAs 1 T-72M and bails 1. C Troop fails another shoot and scoot. B Troop KIAs 3 T-55s and passes a shoot and scoot. A Troop KIAs 2 T-72Ms and bails another. An infantry Carl Gustav team KIAs another T-72M. The Swingfires KIA an additional T-72M

Czechs:
Daylight!!!!!!
T-55s pass morale-the bailed T-55 remounts. The T-72s remount. The T-55s (now down to 3 tanks) get a flank shot in and KIA another Chieftain. The T-72Ms in Rubke KIA a Chieftain from A Troop. The T-72Ms on my far left flank bail a Swingfire. The Hinds survive the AA mg fire and KIA the last B Troop Chieftain.

British:
A Troop fails morale. B Troop is also gone. The British CO moves and just clobbers a T-55 with a rear shot. C Troop KIAs another T-72M and the Swingfire troop kills one too. The Infantry Carl Gustavs KIA a T-72M and a BMP-2. The infantry team survives until the mortar team gets it. Arty bails another BMP-2

Czechs:
The T-55s pass morale, have flank shots at the British CO and both miss. The 1st BMP-2 company (with only 3 BMPs now) pass an blitz and the infantry blitz out. The BMPs move and 1 moves around the corner of the apartment complex. RPG teams KIA an FV432. small arms fire is ineffective against the British infantry team in the apartment complex. The Hinds KIA a Swingfire.

British:
C Troop passes morale and bails the last 2 T-72Ms in that company ( it had 10 originally) The British CO KIAs the last 2 T-55s ( it had 10 originally) British infantry FV432s move and gun down 2 Czech infantry teams, the mortar claims another team. Arty proves ineffective. The Carl Gustavs claim another BMP-2.

Czechs:
The T-72Ms (2) pass morale, both remount and miss the C Troop Chieftains. The other T-72M company (now at 3) KO the British CO. The remaining Czech infantry with BMP-2 support put enough fire down to KIA a British infantry team in the apartments-then they assault and take them. The Hinds bail a Swingfire.

British;
The Swingfires fail morale. C Troop fails as well-the British concede. Game is over