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Firestorm: Stripes

The Team Yankee Global Campaign

Just in the nick of Hamburg!!

100 POINTS
British
ghstrdr23
VS Warsaw Pact
Star_Colonel

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FROM: WINDSOR 2386
TO: LEPRECHAUN 6 TF SHAMROCK ALPHA

PROCEED TO GRID SQUARE K64 MAP 21448 WITH ALL HASTE. OU WILL BE REINFORCED BY DOG CHARLIE 6 AND SABRE BRAVO 1 AND 2. SORRY JOCK BUT I NEED YOUR ARTY AND MORTARS ELSEWHERE. THERE WILL BE NO AIR AT THIS TIME DUE TO OTHER MISSION REQUIREMENTS. YOU ARE TO MEET AND ENGAGE ANOTHER SOVIET MRB THAT IS REPORTED TO BE HEADING TO THAT AREA TO PROVIDE RELIEF TO THEIR SURROUNDED FORCES IN THE NORTH. WE HAVE THEM ON THE BACK FOOT AND NEED TO KEEP THEM THERE. YOUR MISSION IS SIMPLE JOCK, ENGAGE AND DESTROY IVAN. REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO MCT FOR ROUTES AND TIMES.

WINDSOR

Task Force Leprechaun
22nd MRB
Grid Square K64

Rushed in Again!!!

Sir, link up with DOG Charlie 6 successful! Unable to locate SABRE 1 element. SHAMROCK Charlie as well as MCT’s delayed along route and making best time. Made it into the grid area as ordered just after daybreak. 2nd Platoon in position on wooded hill in center. DOG Charlie 10 in the woods directly behind. Shamrock Alpha 2 in reserve to our left. DOG Charlie 6 and 9 Troop on left flank. SABRE 2 element in a wooded hill across the stream OUT.
Ivan on the move!

Opening shots!

Radio Intercepts:Hullo Leprechaun 6, Alpha 9Actual. Under fire from tanks to my front left. Taking casualties and holding. OUT.

Leprechaun 6 this is Sabre Bravo 29Actual, engaging MRC to my front. 5 tracks burning with casualties. OUT.

6 this is 9 over, spot report! Under artillery fire and taking casualties. Continuing to hold!
6 this SABRE Bravo2Charlie, 1 tracked brewed and other two bailed for now. Bravo 29Actual taking command from my track, over!
6 this is 7, have lost one bus to tank fire over.

DOG Charlie 6 this is 6, move up with your element and engage MRC. OVER!
7 this is 6. Take your remaining tracks around the farm and prepare to engage dismounts! BREAK Alpha 29 follow behind DOG Element!! OVER!
6 this is SABRE2 engaged tracks with one burning. Infantry dismounted at this time. OUT!
6 this is DOG Charlie 2, 1 T-64 burning. OUT!
6 this is DOG Charlie 6 1 tank broke down moved out as ordered. Serviced the BMP’s with 4 burning. OUT!

6, Sabre29, Lost another track and am currently dismounted. Fire from BMP’s to great and we are forced to retire. Destroyed remaining disables tracks. Good luck!!29 OUT!!

Leprechaun 6 this is SABRE 1Actual. Sorry about the balls up but reporting in! Roger Sabre, take up positions behind 2’s positions and engage MRC to your right. Roger 6 engaging MRC and have brewed a BMP and disabled 2 more.
Alpha1 this is 6, dismount your infantry and take up positions to engage the INF. OUT! Roger 6 Alpha2 already engaged with the BMP’s and have destroyed another and disabled the last 2. The crews have brewed their own and are leaving the field. OUT
6 this is DOG Charlie6. Engaged tanks, 3 brewed, OVER. Roger keep pressing! Did 31C get back in the fight over, Negative 6 track thrown and keep getting sporadic artillery fire OVER, ROGER OUT!

6 this is DOG Charlie 10 advanced on the right and have engaged and destroyed the AT assets on the right flank, OUT!

6 this is DOG Charlie9 spot report. Under artillery barrage, 6 is disabled am taking command over. Roger 9 continue mission OVER!

6 this is SABRE1 reengaged BMP’s and brewed the last 2, will advance and engage the dismounts OVER.
Hullo Leprechaun, This is Dracula52 and we have taken up positions to your left. Firing on the T-64’s we can see, BREAK, Roger one tank burning OUT! Roger Dracula, I see your shot and good kill!! OUT.
6 this is DOG Charlie6 we are back in the fight OVER, Roger, how is your track OVER? Running but sights are bollocked, 9 element brewed another on the hill. 32C is out of the fight for now until REME can make it to our position Over! Roger understood OUT!

6 this is 7, all tracks destroyed! Shilkas moved into the woods to our rear! We are moving to the rear with the surviving crews BREAK Alpha1 taking hits and casualties but continue to hold the hill OVER!
6 this is Alpha! We are being assaulted! First wave beaten back! OVER!!

Alpha this is 6, dig in damn it! And good job on the repulse!! Can you hold? Roger Sir, the boys are in good spirits and spoiling to get tucked in with Ivan!! Roger Danny!! Standby!
6 this is DOG Charlie6 One of the Shilkas is burning and another looks to be disabled Over!! Roger DOG STANDBY!!

All Elements in Leprechaun, Ivan is breaking off! Consolidate your positions and standby for further orders.

WINDSOR 2386, This is Leprechaun6, Ivan is relenting the field and falling back! We are consolidating our positions. All of my tracks are destroyed along with SABRE2 Element. Awaiting orders and replacements OVER!

NEWSFLASH HAMBURG!!!

FROM MOD, Our brave lads of the 3rd Armored Division today blunted a push by the lead element of a Soviet Motor Rifle Division in the hopes of reopening Hamburg and relieving their forces in Bremen. Fighting is reported as heavy and all available forces are being moved around to stymie the Soviets moves. Jock Peterson, Commander of a British Task Force nearby was quoted as saying "Ivan is desperate to relieve Bremen and is making a balls up of the situation"

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8 Comments

  • Jagdpanzer says:

    nice report, for some reason the first pic made me think of Blackadder

  • recce103c says:

    Great report. Tough fighting. Thanks for posting.

  • HMS_Belfast says:

    Bumped!

  • PanzerGrau says:

    Congrats on your victory comrade. Well played. Thanks for posting.

  • Storm Caller says:

    No worries mate, just a warning. I have dive bomber for similar post. I’ll come back and try to improve your present 1 star rating!

  • ghstrdr23 says:

    Report will be up tomorrow night! I was just too wiped out tonight to do it!!

  • Storm Caller says:

    G
    This is a place holder, is it not? I’ve read your four other reports

    Very nice one and all

  • Storm Caller says:

    Hi ghstrdr23,

    Try this for the context, I understand someone don’t want or have the time to put in a “full” report, use this

    Call a SALUTE O report

    Size = how many points
    Activity = what scenario
    Location = what part of the strategic map (Breast of War map) did the battle took place
    Unit = your force
    Time = date or even phase
    Enenmy = what was you oppent playing

    Outcome = who won

    For your report

    S = 100
    A = ?
    L = Hamburg
    U = British ?
    T = Phase IV
    E = ?

    O = I won blank to blank

    It’s that easy

    Keep up the good work

    Cheers

    Storm