Americans
1st LT + 2 extra men
M4A3 Sherman tank (my new toy!)
Two MMG teams
7 men + BAR
6 men + BAR
=600 points
Germans
Oberleutnant
Panzer II x 2
6 men with 2 LMG and 1 Panzer Faust
2 squads of 6 men with LMG and Anti-tank grenades
=594 points
The scenario is Maximum Attrition: destroy as many units as you can! Simple enough.
Things started off bad for the americans and then just got worse. They advanced an MMG team, which quickly got blown away by MG42's. One squad got a ton of pin markers and broke. The LT and his men were picked off by german rifle and MG42 fire, as was the other MMG team. A total cluster fudge.
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| The view on turn 4. Masses of germans to the east, while the yanks have a few men scattered in the woods, hunkered down in the dirt. |
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| The American Sherman M4A3 peeks around the corner of a building. It's not scared of the Panzer II's, but it knows a Panzer Faust is nearby. |
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| The last american squad is killed - only the Sherman remains. |
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| Germans in the ruins, advancing across the river, two Panzer II's and more Germans off camera to the right. |
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| The Sherman advances towards the bridge, looking to shoot a panzer. A german armed with Panzer Faust fires out the window and hits... but fails to penetrate. |
In the end, the Sherman turned around and left, after almost complete slaughter of his platoon. Not only that, but the americans didn't destroy a single german unit! A completely one sided battle. Maybe next time guys.
