Tin Cup
Berlin. I have long wanted to try a Hero Tankovy. Now it was time. I wanted to
see if the small units able to withstand the pressure in the final battle for
WW2.
The list.
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Platoon
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Qty
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Unit
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Points
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Headquarters
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Hero
Tankovy Brigada HQ (Red Army) p.39
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1
1
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T-34/85
obr 1944
SMG Tank Escort
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95
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Combat
Companies
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Hero Tankovy Company (Red
Army) p.39
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4
4
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T-34/85
obr 1944
SMG Tank Escort
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370
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Hero Tankovy Company (Red
Army) p.39
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4
4
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T-34/85
obr 1944
SMG Tank Escort
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370
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Support
Companies
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Guards Hero Heavy Assault
Gun Company p.52
Fearless Trained
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3
3
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ISU-122 with .50 cal AA MG
SMG Tank Escort
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400
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Hero Assault Gun Company
(Red Army) p.53
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3
3
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SU-76M
SMG Tank Escort
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150
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Hero Light Armoured Car
Platoon p.46
Fearless Trained
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3
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BA-64
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90
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Hero Heavy Mortar Company
(Red Army) p.48
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1
1
6
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Cmd Rifle team
Observer Rifle team
120-PM-38 mortar
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Halbe
The German
9th Army is in the retreat from Seelow Highs. There are waged a battle of
annihilation against a hopelessly superior force in a wooded area near the
village of Halbe. The mission is Surrounded and the Soviet Union are attacking.
Mads. KG
Berlin Volksturm, with 2 x king tigers
The first games
of the day and I was not quite warmed up
yet. An incredibly dense table with forest all over and a few roads.
Tried a rush down the road against the two tigers, but a round of shooting took
out the first unit T-34. Tried here after all go after infantry in the forest
but a million bog tests didn’t do much.
Lost 1-6
Potsdam
Mixture of
city and forest. Germans try with 12. army to break through to Potsdam and
relieve Berlin. It is played Cauldron. Soviet Union's attack.
Micheal:
Panthers, Stugs and one King Tiger.
The large
areas of ruins meant that I had the opportunity to snipe the Stug unit of the board.
The second unit succeeded in flank king tiger but it survived. But the
combination of selective shooting and a lot of German book test brought the
victory home. (Micheal forgot his enjoy the war)
Won 4-3
Berlin!
The table
is a clean citytable, the table should simulate the fighting on the central
part of the city. It is a No Retreat.
John.
Fearless, Trained SS
Incredibly
beautiful table. But I knew I was under
pressure as a tank company. A minefield in the middle of the central road meant
that there was no easier way forward. The game end when time limit was up and
the defender won. The only game where my mortars really got some shots of.
Lost 2-5
The railroad
Dan.
Trained Grenadiers, wrap 40, Hetzers and one King Tiger
The
fight is at a train yard, so lots of railroad tracks and relatively open
shots fields. It is played Hold the Line.
Dan.
Trained Grenadiers, wrap 40, Hetzers and one King Tiger
Unfortunately,
a clean shooting frenzy as you could see through all timber lines (judge
rulening) So I should have no chance to hide. I manage to achieve to destroy
one unit pack 40
Lost 2-5
Conclusion:
I think the normal Tankovy is a better choise. The problem is you die just as
easy as a normal tanks and then four trained tanks
simply not enough.
I need to
play FOW more often. I don't play enough games to be completive in tournaments
:-)
One of the tables I didn't play
