Firestorm: Stripes

Turn 1

M60 platoons dash to get to the farm area, infantry hauls as well. The 2 tank M1 platoon tries a blitz move-fails it. M1s fire and manage to KIA 2 German T-55s and a BMP-1 scout. The ITVs fire and eliminate a BMP-1 scout from the other section. Arty uses copperheads and eliminates the other BMP-1 scout. (the Russian lose a unit on turn 1)

The last remaining scout flees!!!!!! COWARDS!!!!! (now we have lost 2 units) Get their names and where their families live!!! The T-64s make short work of the M1s. The East German BMPs and Russian BTRs haul to get to the farm and get out of the open killing ground. Russian artillery fails to range in!!

Turn 2
More moving to get to the farm by an M60 platoon and the infantry platoon. ITVs reposition and 1 boggs down. The remaining M60 platoon also repositions to engage the oncoming T-64s. Arty rolls a 2.

The East German BMPs are near the farm and infantry dismount. The BTRs dash and are fully exposed. T-64s pass around the hill and again the arty fails to range in...where is my covering smoke? The battery commander is shot!!!

Turn 3

The M60s fire at the BTRs and yes nail 3 of them-killing 3 teams as well. The ITV that isn't bogged fires at the T-64-rolls a 1!!!Arty fires HE at the BTR's and infantry but all pass their saves.

The East German infantry forms up, the BMPs fire ATGMs at the M60s-armor saves made-saggers!!! An East German RPG hits and KIAs an M60 and a T-64 KIAs an ITV. And arty fails again-the deputy commander is also shot.

Turn 4

The remaining ITV flees. The 2 tank strong M60 platoon moves to delay the T-64s. US infantry occupy farm buildings. M60s score 4 hits on the T-64-1 KIA, 1 failed bail, and 2 armor saves. The other M60 platoon near the farm manage to bail a BMP-1 and destroy 1

The T-642 eliminate the M60s. The German BMP-1 fails to remount, the sagger from another bails an M60 and artillery finally shows up (we put a senior sergeant in charge!!) and bails an M60. The BTRs arrive-Russian infantry dismounts, the East german infantry fires at the US infantry in the green shed-fail to do anything-and assault..........and get shot up-they are forced to fall back losing 1 team.

Turn 5

2 M60s do not remount, 1 M60 KIAS another East German BMP-onlyn2 remain. ! m60 falls back to avoid more saggers. US infantry fires and KIAs yet another 2 East German teams. US arty hits the East Germans but fails to do any damage

BTRs and Russian infantry Move up-east Germans reform for another attempt. The Germans, ith BMP support manage to KIA 1 US team. The remaining BMP fires a sagger and KIAS 1 of the bailed M60s. A T-64 KIAS the US M60 commanders tank. The BTR60s fire at the ITV and actually manage to destroy one of them. Arty arrives-GO SERGEANT GO!!! and bails the last ITV. The East Germans assault and this time the US rolls a 1,1,1,2,2,5 The Germans lose that team and take out 2 US teams and manage to take the green shed. The US fail to counterattack and break off.

Turn 6

The M60 remounts and all 3 M60s move, and 2 engage the BTR60s-another 3 BTRs go kaboom!!! The ITV remounts and moves, and the arty moves. The US infantry with M60 support fire at the Germans in the shed. The Us takes defensive fire and assaults the Germans-they lose 2 teams, but do retake the shed!!!!! eliminating the German Infantry!!!! HUAH!!!!!!!! The US is now down to only 2 team and the dragon. The dragon fires at a BTR60 but misses.

The last 2 BTR60s find cover in a railroad cut, The T-64s arrive and KIA 1 M60 ( now down to 2 tanks) The Russian infantry manage to retake the shed and the US infantry platoon is eliminated.

Turn 7

The US player has an FO, his 2 M60s, and ITV and his arty. His ITV misses a T-64, The M60 fires at a BMP but rolls a 1 and 2.

A German BMP-1 fires a sagger but misses and a T-64 does KO the last ITV. The American has had enough and decides to withdraw

For a quick mission, this one took nearly 3 hours. Infantry stuff really slows the game down, but what a back and forth it was. A very enjoyable game and a mostly infantry battle.