Campaign 2015
Flames of War team event, May 9th & 10th, Centre:MK
In with the usual crowd from MKWS as the mid war element of "HMS Brian", named after the one player from the club who pushed to get the team in, then never actually entered. Go figure..
Mid War has 1,650 points, using lists very similar to last year.
Soviet Strelkovy Battalion
Battalion HQ, 2x 1937 45mm guns & Anti Tank Rifle Platoon
Strelkovy Company, 2 Rifle/MG platoons, Kommissar, HMG team, Light mortar team
Strelkovy Company, 2 Rifle/MG platoons, Kommissar, HMG team
Heavy Mortar Company, 6x 120-PM-38, observer
Strelkovy Anti Tank Gun Company, 6x 1937 45mm guns
Tank Destruction Company, 4x ZiS-2, Trucks
Anti Tank Rifle Company, 2 platoons
Sub Machine Gun Company, 2 platoons, Kommissar
Rocket Mortar Battery, 4x BM-13, Extra Crew
Dropped the KV-1e and scouts from last year to add the SMG and anti tank rifles, plus a few extra Katyusha, more or less worked last year but the heavy tanks were a lot of points that did little. Lone light mortar team is making up the numbers really.
German Medium Tank Company
Company HQ, Pz-III-N, Pz-IV-F2
Pz-III-N, 2x Pz-IV-F2
Pz-III-N, 2x Pz-IV-F2
3x Pz-IV-F1
2x Sd.Kfz 7/2 3.7cm armoured cabs
2x patrols, Sd.Kfz 231 8-Rad
Evolution of last year, the little Panzer IIF removed, point used to upgrade the panzer III to have AT:9 and more importunely FP:3+ so they should all be able to pull their weight. 3x F1 can bombard, ok its like the British HMG bombardment but can catch people out, and with three of them they stand a chance of actually hitting. Doubled up on the 8-Rads as this way its still six platoons to drop.
This list is improving year on year, and will run again at 1,750 later in the year.
Overall five games over two days, so should get each list at least twice, there is a bonus TP for bringing two lists so should see more actually doing it this year. Will has changed the scenarios slightly to allow airborne lists to swap a couple of the missions into "Death from Above" or "Seize and Hold" which could be amusing - but only applies to EW and LW so won't have to suffer it.
Soviets only really fear the wretched panther list, but have managed it previously but facing it in a Fair Fight mission sucks and blows. Germans dislike artillery and heavy flak lists - but this year will play for a draw in such missions and not give the enemy an easy 6:1