Tuesday, June 19. 2007
More BKC...
BACK TO THE RUSSIAN FRONT
We played a great game of Blitzkrieg Commander (BKC) a few days ago on what is turning into our historicals night – Thursdays. It was set in mid 1944 or so, in the Ukraine. The Russians were launching a massive assault against dug-in German positions. The game was played in 6mm Micro Armor with Doug M. and I as the Russians, and John M. playing the German defenders.
John is pretty new to BKC (although he is quickly turning into an old pro in BKC’s sister game – Cold War Commander). He set up a marvelous defense though, with hidden minefields, barbed wire and dug-in emplacements.
The Russians started off with massive artillery bombardments and heavy use of smoke, which allowed a pretty rapid advance. For a while it looked like this would be a bit of a cake-walk for the ol’ Ruskies. Then we hit the defensive line, and hit it hard. Despite knocking out the Panther tanks dug in on a hill over looking the front, the Russians started losing tanks and infantry like nobody’s business.
Eventually the game had to be called due to time. While I think we Russians still had a chance to pull it out, it definitely felt like the momentum had shifted to the defender. A few more turns would have proved decisive.
In any event, everyone had a great time (except maybe Doug, whose forces became bogged down in the minefields and artillery fire towards the end
) A rematch was called for, and the challenge accepted so keep an eye out for the sequel to this battle.
Until next time…
Cheers!
Dan
We played a great game of Blitzkrieg Commander (BKC) a few days ago on what is turning into our historicals night – Thursdays. It was set in mid 1944 or so, in the Ukraine. The Russians were launching a massive assault against dug-in German positions. The game was played in 6mm Micro Armor with Doug M. and I as the Russians, and John M. playing the German defenders.
John is pretty new to BKC (although he is quickly turning into an old pro in BKC’s sister game – Cold War Commander). He set up a marvelous defense though, with hidden minefields, barbed wire and dug-in emplacements.
The Russians started off with massive artillery bombardments and heavy use of smoke, which allowed a pretty rapid advance. For a while it looked like this would be a bit of a cake-walk for the ol’ Ruskies. Then we hit the defensive line, and hit it hard. Despite knocking out the Panther tanks dug in on a hill over looking the front, the Russians started losing tanks and infantry like nobody’s business.
The Russians Approach the Defensive Line
Eventually the game had to be called due to time. While I think we Russians still had a chance to pull it out, it definitely felt like the momentum had shifted to the defender. A few more turns would have proved decisive.
A View Across The Defender's Line
Casualties Start to Mount
In any event, everyone had a great time (except maybe Doug, whose forces became bogged down in the minefields and artillery fire towards the end
) A rematch was called for, and the challenge accepted so keep an eye out for the sequel to this battle.Until next time…
Cheers!
Dan
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