![]() A couple of hundred metres down the road, the little canine rounds a corner, spots and - a split-second later- is slain by a stationary Pz IV sitting surprisingly close to my end of the battlefield. That Greyhound's destiny turned out to be cylindrical and made from steel alloy. Such a bold scouting manoeuvre is a little out of character, but as Greyhounds were built to reconnoitre, it seems a shame not to let mine fulfil its destiny. The M8 Greyhound armoured car is sent scurrying along the highway that runs like a leaf midrib down the centre of the map. Concerned about the throng of men and materiel in the deployment zone, I begin to move squads out into nearby hedgerows. Something tells me this could get bloody. Besides a narrow hedge-shielded corridor up the western side of the map, there are no obvious opportunities for flanking or sly advances. To the south, several fields away, is the edge of a village no doubt crawling with determined Deutschlanders. My eager/nervous soldiery are crammed into the NW corner of a flat tract of French farmland. My first look at the venue (I gamely refused the offer of sneak-peak during unit purchasing). If I lose I'll be able to console myself by grumbling authentically about the pressing need for more Sherman Calliopes and pack howitzers in the Cotentin. If the events of the next 45 turns culminate in an Allied victory, I'll know I won using a force that wouldn't have raised too many sweat-soaked eyebrows in August '44 France. I think I'll trade-in the first of those infantry platoons and use the 500 points received to buy:Īll of the above are purchased without offending the sensibilities of the QB's clever, optional rarity watchdog. Plausible, but with just that lone Sherman, a little light on AT and mobile infantry support for my taste. Clicking 'Suggestions' the CPU spends my precious points allotment on:ġ x dismounted Armoured Infantry Platoon (HQ, 3 x Infantry Squad, 1 x HMG, 1 x MMG, 1 x Light Mortar)ġ x dismounted Armoured Infantry Platoon (HQ, 3 x Infantry Squad, 1 x MMG, 1 x Light Mortar, 1 x Forward Observer, + 1 x M4(105) Sherman tank)ġ x dismounted Motorized Engineer Platoon (HQ, 3 x Engineer Squad, 2 x HMG, 1x MMG) Actually, for historicism's sake, let's let the software have a say too. The Yanks will be cherrypicked by Yours Truly. The Jerries will be selecting their own troops and vehicles. I've just committed myself to a small 45-minute village attack against a mixed German force. ![]() ![]() Fingers-crossed, you'll also find numerous pictures of kaput Panzers and surrendering Stormtruppen.Īs there are no campaign or historical scenarios available in this build, skirmishing starts with a waltz round the Quick Battle customisation screen. Beyond the html hedgerow below, you'll find a first-hand account of my second brush with this realism-rammed game-o'-war. A Spring-enthused Mother Nature is providing the Brimstones. A preview build of Battlefront's Combat Mission: Battle For Normandy is supplying the fire. Hampshire - well, my little corner of it - is all fire and brimstones at present. ![]()
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