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A Tank Destroyer Christmas

Want a cool M36 Tank Destroyer t-shirt for Christmas?  I put one together for myself and left the design up in case you want one too, for yourself or your opponent.

This classic “Banzai” t-shirt is of course, still available.

 

Six guys in a Steeple against the World!! (DB132 One Last Victory)

This is a particularly interesting Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) scenario.  As the SS, having Assault Fire should tip you off to the fact that they should move as fast as possible in spite of heavy American firepower. At one point I had broken SS all over the board but we recovered and got to the last turn barely “on time” for the jump off!

The last turn was classic ASL: keep in mind I needed to get 2 of the 3 key buildings.

A Hero placed a DC in of the VC buildings.  That thing blew up with a original KIA and rubbled the building!  (YEAAAHHH)  The Americans had a 9-X Leader and a couple of squads on the Ground floor. It was bad.

I got my FT HS within 2 hexes of another one of the VC buildings, while under Concealment no less!  This HS X’d out the FT on the first shot!  These guys hadn’t done a thing all game and X’d out the FT on the only shot they got!!

The rest of the SS’s Advanced Fire was ineffective apart from pinning a couple of squads.

I had to win one of two CC’s to win the game.  In the first one,  the SS ambushed the Americans but boxcarred the roll.  Okay, I need to win one of one CCs .. then I realized I had a problem.

I had 2 SS squads at the bottom of the church where a pinned HS and an 8-0 got holed up in the Steeple.  Normally, this would have been the easiest CC to do.

But it’s a Steeple.

My 2 SS squad had to take a +3 overstacking penalty going in, so it’s a 3:1 or 8 +3, needing to roll a 5 (or really a 4).

I rolled an 8.

Notes:

  • Read the VC carefully: the German player needs at least 12 building which includes 1 of 3 buildings around hex D2 (in the back) and 2 of 3 stone buildings around hex J4.
  • Part of the German OB are reinforcements that will show up between Turn 1 to Turn 3.  They are good for keeping the Americans in place and also to grab a building around hex D2 in the back.
  • Keep in mind that the Germans have Winter Camouflage amidst Ground Snow .. ie if needed, they can Advance into Open Ground without losing Concealment (against ridiculous US firepower).
  • We completely forgot about SSR#5 Interrogation
  • That Steeple (J4) is useful in that it keeps an oversized contingent of SS from piling in.  The SS best focus on the other 2 stone buildings around hex J4.

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Next in the countdown: DB131 A Thorn in the Side!

Gavutu-Tanambogo CG, 3rd Assault Period

Instead of using one regiment in this Assault Period and the remaining regiment the last, I decided to go all in and land all the remaining forces in Assault Period 3.  At least the IJA won’t be able to focus their fire on either one.  Will it work?  (Losing all those demo charges in Assault Period 1 continues to hurt us .. )

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Here’s the whole series:

(Sand & Blood CG is an Advanced Squad Leader campaign about Gavutu-Tanambogo that comes with MMP Rising Sun)

Gavutu-Tanambogo CG, 2nd Assault Period (Night Landing)

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Here’s the whole series:

(Sand & Blood CG is an Advanced Squad Leader campaign about Gavutu-Tanambogo that comes with MMP Rising Sun)

RAT CHARTS! 2 Giveaway + 1 Sale

(Update : All Gone!  Thanks!)

Since the new LFT Rat Chart v2+ is coming out, I figured I should do something about my old ones (old, not necessarily used).

I’d like to give 2 away for the price of postage (expect USD4.5 for the US, 2 weeks with tracking) and sell 1.

Email me at hongkongwargamer at speedpost dot net, tell me which one you want (#1, #2 or #3), first ones to pay up gets them.  I might even ask you leave a comment here, so figure something smart.  One per address please, not that I am expecting requests for multiple copies ..

#1 : Give Away for the price of postage, Used LFT Rat Chart 2nd edition

Been to Mayhem in Manila & Angkorfest Siem Reap!

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#2 : Give Away POSTAGE INCLUDED Unused (backup copy) LFT Rat Chart v 1

This one has a laminated cover and is in good shape.

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#3 : For Sale Unused (backup copy) LFT Rat Chart v 2, USD15 + Postage

That’s half price + postage (again USD4.5 to the US).