We recently fought our alt-history mid war Flames of War tournament, over the oil fields of the Caucasus
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I managed to pull of a victory in my first round match, admittedly against an opponent who hadn't played in a while.
It was still a close run battle.
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| The important part of the battle was fought along this rail line. |
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| While my reserves advanced along it from the North |
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| The final assaults were bloody, but well executed - especially by my standards. |
We skipped the second match and decided to play a large battle royal, where British and Soviet forces managed to put aside the differences which had plagued the campaign, and faced off against three German companies.
Panorama time!
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| A close up of Stus massive soviet blob. I believe most of the infantry in the centre is one unit. |
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| The whole field. Left to right, my previous opponent, another soviet player, me. |
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| A close-up from my guns |
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| From the German side |
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| My paras begin their advance up the rubble strewn streets |
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| More blobbiness on the right. Everyone was very closely packed. |
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| The Soviets in the centre set up a firing line/meat shield. |
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| Soviets advance on the left flank. (The red gems are SMGs) |
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| Both armies meet in the centre of the board. |
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| Losses begin to mount on the left flank |
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| The centre left has a lot of clear ground |
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| The Soviet blob seizes the centre |
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| While my spotter (building right) calls down the pain on bunched up German troops |
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| My advance slows to a crawl as I encounter an impenetrable looted KV1 and German infantry readying themselves in buildings |
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| While the left flank cleans up and closes the distance |
Not pictured; the German forces facing me getting nailed by British and Soviet artillery, pushed back by paras and routing piecemeal.
There were ticking victory points available throughout the battle, and although I didn't manage to contribute much in the early game, by early late game we were comfortably ahead. This, combined with the fact that I was the only one on my side to win their first round, led me to an overall win!
Swag.
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| On the objective I took on the last turn - mostly for showboating reasons... |
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| 1st for being more or less worthless |
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| My troops that linked up with the Soviets on my left, in order to attack the final German troops holding the centre. |
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| My extreme right flank; the unit that pushed through ready to attack the German rear area. |
