Firestorm: Stripes

The Welsh deployed one platoon of infantry and one of Spartans on their right and one platoon of infantry (mounted) and the Scimitars (recce) on their left. The Recce located a Soviet infantry platoon in an abandoned factory and their BMP's nearby refueling.

The BMP's move to cover on the Soviet right and the infantry in the factory maintain gone to ground. The Soviets on the left though take an aggressive stance and launch both the T-64 company and the BRDM company at the recently dug in Welsh. The tactic was to get under the minimum MILAN range and then savage the infantry and end the game quickly.

On the right flank, the Welsh reinforcements arrived just in time. Two troops of Chieftains moved up to counter the T-64's. On the left the infantry de-bussed and moved into the buildings lining the road to their front.

The result:

The shooting saw three T-64's brewed up and two bailed out. In the assault step the lads took the bailed out tanks. One Soviet company down.

It had seemed so promising but the unfortunate arrival of the enemy armor caught us at precisely the wrong time. The commander and the two remaining BRDMS moved behind an old barn as the enemy rolled forward.

Seeking to roll the Soviets up before their reinforcements arrived, the Spartans moved out towards the Soviet silhouetted on the ridge to their front. One Chieftain troop moved to within 24 inches of the Storms and the other moved with the infantry toward the barn to finish the enemy to their front.

Some much needed help arrived in the form of the second T-64 company, which immediately established a firing line in hull down position the ridge opposite the Welsh. Their shooting was ineffectual in the dark though.

Seeing the danger coming his way the Soviet commander reversed at full speed onto the objective.

This would be the final turn. On the Soviet right the BMP's finally broke cover and moved to support their comrades, only to be destroyed by the Scimitars. The Storm managed to kill two of the Spartans but were themselves killed by the remaining Spartans and the MILANS of the infantry. The infantry used Charlie G and 66mm A/T's to finish off the BRDM's and the Chieftains destroyed the remaining T-64's largely due to very lucky dice rolling.

This was my first time attacking with British Mech but it ended well and I learned a lot. I was also quite fortunate in the scenario. It was very difficult for the Soviets, especially when the British reinforcements arrived with Hollywood like timing.

Thanks to Reagan's Dogs for a great game.