Profile of van Voort

Dog onto Ouren then

I have never actually managed to take the North bridge here, either been two busy trying to hold or chasing after secondary objectives

Let's see this time

Random:

Rifle Demoliation at Houffalize, they get satchel charges

Tempting, but we will see after this

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Again, Vet 3 so I get Sherman and Pack howi in addition to the Engineers, RELs and MG

Normally my plan is to take the left quick, then use the engineers on the MG at the South bridge and be very careful with the Obers there

Then cross over and consolidate


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I see no reason to take casualties clearing the first point so I shall send the Sherman

RIFLE

RIFLE

Pick up Zooks as we come in

Defending MG was at Vet, which is unpleasant

That's cleared out, now kill the rest with the Sherman but mind the PAK

MUNITIONS

They are obliging by coming to me

Excellent

The middle tank trap needs taking out or it will block when I get the cache up there

LIEUTENANT

REL

Drive past the PAK and take it out


FUEL

MAJ

DISABLED TANK OPTIONAL

Which will be all the way over the left, I will leave that

Set up tank traps, then fighting positions and I will recrew the pak when I get the MP and Ambulance

Meanwhile start shelling the next point up so I can clear it later

I know there is a repair truck there with PAKs and MGs

AMBULANCE

3 Fighting positions is enough for now

SHERMAN

Truck is down, destroy the PAK then empty out and get 3rd Sherman

Better remember to repair this South bridge...

Do recon up to the North Bridge and see what is there

Call AT Overwatch on any armour

Not that I can but there is a PAK

Not any more there isn't


Hmm, North bridge was easy, maybe I will get the tank

2 minutes till counterattack

What I will do is go in, drop AT OVerwatch on it then pull back

That did it

Allies now securing North Bridge

Decrew

3rd Sherman now here

Attack coming in, which is just infantry which will get killed by Fighting Positions

Send the HMG back off map to free up cap

Decrew

SHERMAN

Assault Engineers to repair North Bridge

Rifles to retake Fuel

SHERMAN

SHERMAN

SHERMAN

Let's drop artillery on that flak truck

2nd attack coming in

4th Sherman here

Tiger was not what I expected at the north butI should have done

I am behind it and have AT Overwatch

Lost a Sherman

N 2 North and 1 South

2 more Shermans arrive

Lost fighing position but holding out South

North bridge is repaired to retreat Engineers

Repair everything

SHERMAN

SHERMAN

SHERMAN

Limited starting defences means fewer MGs lying around than normal

But I am Vet 3 so I start with a Sherman


Usual plan:

Get some RELS and get fighting positions up in the Church, back up with a PAK

MGs to hold the other points, recrew all the loose stuff and use the ambulance to reinforce

REL
LT

Church position is ready, remember to leave the Sherman for the pop cap

First offensive, 1 casualty in the crossroads

Get 2 positions up at railyard, drop back and get zooks

Sherman to church, but don't need it

MUNITIONS

Move MG from Rail to crossroads


Railyard and crossroads, this time with Armour

Sherman to Cross for 221, Pak to Rail for Puma, support with Rifles


Ambulance to heal at Church

MAJ

Who comes in a VET 3...

Battle at the railyard can take as long as I want, they are sort of out of reliable HMG range, but not doing much to me so are sporadically supressed

Repair Positions at railyard, and wire that flank

Next will be some fighting positions at the crossroads

Railyard, luchs + Puma

Sherman and rifles to there

BOOM

Enemy has radio jammers which is I got Zooks, left one down

Sherman healed, lets go get the right one

Now I have a flanking probe, Sherman to go back

Don't much care about the pack howi though

2nd Jammer down, quickest way to get inf back is to retreat

Howi is dead, but still cannot get a 2nd Sherman

Rebuild MUNITIONS

Puma and Flak Crossroads > Sherman + Rifles but no at there no, drop AT Overwatch on it

Luchs and 222 Rail > PAK

Lost fighting position crossroads, build another

Church and crossroads

Sherman + Rifles + AT Overwatch to crossroads (Stug + Luchs)

Leave Church (Luchs)


GOLD

Vet 0

Strength -3

Requisitions: 30

3 Germans flee:

Espeler, n 5

Bullingen, n4

One dies

The Jagdtiger is the most potent option, but expensive, late and draws an incredible amount of fire.

Same is also true of the Elephant on a lesser scale.


So I will go for the Jackson for the utility of a turreted TD.

Also, this faction has superb AI infantry and a tank snare from Gren fausts; so it's main weaknesses within the US faction are covered. Shreks and PAKs can get swept away and it won't need to chase things and extend if the target has been crippled by a faust

Mostly OKW, there is some OKH and one Sov, two if the B4 wins here.

And I'm not the one voting, you guys are.