Monday 4 June 2018

Thursday night Modern Spearhead

An encounter battle between Russian and french forces
Objectives were set and were each worth 1 point
Broken battalions 1 point

French secure objectives and take up forward defensive positions 


Mon diu! another objective
Break out the Galuoirs


Russian BTR battalions secure road junction and await orders



Artillery proved effective for the french and ineffective for the Russians


3rd Russian BTR battalion and tank reserve



Russian Orders come in and a general advance ensuse


3rd battalion clears the woods and brakes the French left


French reserves released!
Its almost like they had been waiting for the Russians to commit to the attack


Russians screen their attack with smoke
or so they thought 
I will refer you to the latest diplomatic incident "Smokegate"



End of play 
Russian win 


Next Thursday Russian V Joint Anglo/French force

3 comments:

BigLee said...

Nice.

Russ said...

Totally different game to any other Spearhead. Lots still to learn about the rules. Soviets seem brittle, especially the BTR regiments. Now that the smoke rule has been clarified things are not so grim perhaps?

Frank's stuff on the hills was very strong. Phil did a good job of breaking the right flank with his tanks.

In a few Months time an operational game will break out the box and really ignite the period further.

I might have the full Division all painted up by then !

Ian said...

I think moderns definitely suit an operational game - especially with a Soviet armoured juggernaut attack.