Profile of van Voort

Well, lets try and take the point and see what happens


Which was annoying as I lost the 1000 kill Sherman to a IV/70

Anyway:

107/-25

Silver

26 RQ


Basically it seems that as long as you capture both guns you cannot do worse than Silver

Previous Efforts:

47/-17 Silver 2 ABLE

50/-42 Silver 5 ABLE

46/-13 Gold 2 BAKER

40/-7 Silver 1 FOX

Ok, Baker into Houffalize

I know to expect Tank Traps, a PAK 43 at the final VP and more vehicles


For medals this is against the clock (and also capturing artillery), but I think I will gain more by taking my time, not taking losses and farming VET


Random Event:

Jacksons - Eschdrof

Not needed

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Ok, Cav + Halftrack + Rels to first point

RIFLE

Exit and repair while I wait for Rifles

I really want 3 before taking the first gun

RIFLE

RIFLE

Rifles go left, Cav down road

Looks like I will take them out for one loss

LIEUTENANT

Optional mission, abandoned tank to the left

Fine

Recew Artillery with RELS then reinforce

Get in in action to help the top

Build a fighting position to protect Gun while I take right piece

MUNITIONS

MG protecting the gun to get taken out by Halftrack

Need to crew that urgently because the top need help

Will drop Time on Target up there too

MAJ

Fighting position by 2nd Gun

AMBULANCE

Another mg at the munitions point I can kill by driving there

There is an MHT around too

I will try ad get the right point and take out the MHT before trying for the tank, though I will probe there with the halftrack

Call in Dual Stuarts, send them to scout across the river right. Think there is nothing there

Ok, that attempt right did not go well, lost one Stuart

Zook up

SHERMAN

DUAL STUART

Left attempt softened them up, but took damage to half track

Have to use Call in Artillery on top again

And again

This time for right:

Stuarts from Right, Sherman down road, Inf from Left


MHT and the wreck stop my Stuarts getting in to take out the flak then the Raketen so I lose the Sherman

Next time...

However with the flak down I can do this with infantry

SHERMAN

Company now at VET 1

Whilst that is going on move the MAJ and retreat point up to behind the munitions

MUNITIONS on the right, back up with another Fighting Position

CAPTAIN

So that I can see if I can get Mortor fire on the top from the fuel point where the tank is

Take out the MG with the halftrack and drop Artillery on the tank

Now leave and send the tanks in

Time on Target needed top again

Tank down, +15% experience

MORTOR, see if it can get in range

Looks like it

MORTOR

Decrew everything and wait

Yep, mortars are in range

Heal inf and probe final point

recon pass

That's a lot

Let the mortars deal with it

Get ready to recrew tanks in case of Counter Attack

Send away CAPTAIN

M8 SCOTT


Need TOT top again

Maybe send away the Stuarts as I can get Shermans now if I want, however they have some VET so I shall keep them

Their counter attack has chosen to go right after driving off the mortors, so I shall send the armour there

Dealt with, now a matter for farming vet by hitting the top without taking the point

I shall move the Scott down back to town to help me deal with the tanks blocking the final approach

Panzers do not like being shelled by the Scott

Get it out of there and throw everything else in, lost it

Lets do this the old fashioned way then...

SHERMAN

This will now be a matter of farming vet with artillery and mortars, I will try a few rifle probes, then Shermans, then Stuarts and cycle through

Of course all they have are Luchs and infantry

So I can just park the tanks there and be done

Move the mortars up there too


A while later

I haven't seen anything except Volks and MGs for a while

Oh look, Luchs, Obers + Falls

Now back to Volks + MGs

Move the Major up so he can get Vet too

I wonder what happens if you get more than 999 kills on a unit if it breaks the counter


So I shall send one Sherman to the bridge, pull everything else back slightly and put the mortars on hold fire

Much later

This thing has 700 kills and the Company isn't even at Vet 2 yet

So, DOG will resume their march on Wiltz

Random Event:

M20s in Houffalize

Hmm, maybe Baker there next


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And, I don't get a Sherman this time

REL
RIFLE
HMG
HOW

Fine, I can have zooks already unlocked and a howitzer for the flak

I know I will be up against Falls

OK, rels to start moving left

Rifles to get Zooks and then right

How and HMG to fuel point

LIEUTENANT

RIFLE

Hmg to church and cap behind with howi

1st truck mid left, excellent, howi will be in range

Push RELs onto their fuel


HMG, use that to lock down left

MAJ

One down, move how to engage the other and take their fuel with the infantry

HMG

Maj comes in at Vet 3

Got a truck not yet setup, but cannot get enough fire on it

Yep, too close to their base, retreat

SHERMAN

AMBULANCE

There is another truck moving over on the right


Max out with zooks, leave their fuel

HMG

Puma, and that other truck is still behind the other

Chase with Sherman

Found the flaktruck, artillery on it

SHERMAN

Sherman is not winning v the flak track, will drop back

Send RELS to spot for Artillery again

SHERMAN

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BEARS ARE CALLING

SAVE GAME

Previous Efforts:

41/-12 Gold Total Domination 5 DOG

25/-29 Bronze Tank Grab 2 DOG

26/-18 Silver Hardpoint 1 DOG

18/-24 Silver Watchtower 3 Baker

Bullingen will be a Ranger mission as that is limited manpower but they get the Manpower boost at 2CP so that really suits them


Stourmont and Vielsam are split off so I can take my time on them


Dog to Wiltz seems the best next move as that will block units from Espeler and Houffalise retreating to Eschdrof