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Dead Reds
Author thomaso827
Method Solo
Victor United States
Play Date 2015-01-24
Language English
Scenario KWPP047

This 16-turn scenario has 3 units of 105mm and 1 of 155 defended by about 2 companies of infantry. NKPA had spotted the guns and had planned to attack and destroy them in an early morning attack, but were not aware of the infantry unit that had arrived and encamped around the guns. I placed the 3 105s on the 3-hex 2nd level hill on the large hill mass on the south side of the board, and the 155 on the smaller 1-hex 2nd level hill to the east. US infantry were in woods or dug-in around the north, west and south sides of the hill, with the RR and mortar supported by the jeep transports and the 50cal jeeps to add a little closer range support. The 2 single-step Sherman units were set up in the village with a Sgt and infantry platoon to get some early fire opportunities and slow down the NKPA for a turn or two. The NKPA entered in 3 groups, with the Major and Kommissar in a central command group with half of the SMGs, while the southern group had half the infantry, the rest of the SMGs and the ATR, and the northern group had the rest of the infantry and the mortar. Reinforcements for the NKPA arrive on or after turn 8 as a motorized infantry unit. The forward US forces drew first blood which also disrupted the command element and caused the Major and Kommissar to spend several turns recovering. North and south NKPA groups maneuvered trying to get troops to the north and south sides of the main hill, but while the north group had some success, the southern group broke up and stalled, with the Captain, an infantry platoon and the ATR managing to set up to fire down on one of the Shermans and the other 2 stacks were in turn disrupted by the US artillery. First blood was drawn on the US troops as they backed out of the town too late to avoid being assaulted, and the second Sherman step fled after being demoralized while the Infantry and the SGT held off the NKPA infantry until more US troops could join them at the bottom of the hill. NKPA troops managed a river crossing but ended up losing several steps as they assaulted up the hill into US troops in woods at the top. On turn 8 the reinforcements arrived by truck down the road from the west, and after having ended turn 8 stopped where they wanted to de-truck on the next turn, the US again won the initiative and the 105s were directed at the leading stack of 3 trucks, 3 infantry, the Major, an LT and the Kommissar, to disrupt that stack while the other stacks managed to de-truck and maneuver safely. While the command elements worked to reorganize themselves, the reinforcements worked their way forward to start a multi-hex frontal assault on the eastern slope, but only the central stack made it through direct fire to assault the stack with the Captain, a jeep with 50cal, the RR and transport jeep. The small US force held well enough, but after a second turn of assault, successfully broke off from the assault with the only loss being the transport jeeps. With the assault broken and the stacks of US troops to either side now being free, the stack of NKPA faced point blank fire from both sides and fell back. In the end, the NKPA lost 20 steps to only 5 for the US, including two points for the single Sherman step. The guns were never in serious danger. NKPA had a single objective of destroying at least 2 of the 105s and the 155, and failed, giving the victory to the US. Great game.

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