After the drubbing in Game 2 it was 2 nights later and onto Game 3!

Sadly for me that meant my Germans lost 2 Leopards 2’s from the Orbat for this game… so a tough task just became…really tough!

So for this game I had…..a Pzer Company of 6 Leopard 2’s and 2 Pahs on table in the right top quarter of table. In reserve I had the Pzer Grenadiers and 1 Leopard that could attempt to come on in the bottom left quarter. The Russkies were deployed up to 24 inches in and 32 inches down edge of table. However, they start pinned and bailed out! They were 20 tanks….a Motor Rifle Company, 2 Shilka’s, 3 carnations and a BMP observation unit.

So turn 1 and I move first. I actually had a plan for once! I decided I needed to get rid of the spotters for the Carnations on turn 1. This would force them to move out from behind woods and over an objective marker to see me to fire. Winging it plan from that was to destroy as many targets as I could…..and send choppers into take that objective on turn 5/6.

My 6 Leopard 2s are lined up and shoot the tank unit on the left…which contains the command tank. They managed to destroy them all .

My choppers then took out the Observation BMP. So plan is working so far!

Sadly…my reserve Pzer Grenadiers did not arrive until turn 2…..just the lone Leopard…who raced away and hid behind a tree line and shot up 2 BMPs(target rich environment…but expected it would be destroyed quickly and needed to reduce firepower that would face my Pzer Grenadiers when they arrived).

Goldie manages to destroy 1 of the Leopards.

As expected… the lone Leopard is destroyed. The Shilka’s have raced forward….targeting the Pahs.

My Pzer Grenadiers arrive…..destroy or bailout the BMP’s. Their grunts were behind them sitting on an objective.

My Leopards are dishing out damage.

Carnations move out from corner and sit on objective marker.

Oh dear….the left side Leopard with bail out marker had now had it for 3 turns! last remaining Leopard now also bails out. Its not looking good……

Last turn…the bailed out Leopards remount…move forward and take out last Russian tanks.

The Pahs and Milan crews from the Pz Grenadiers the previous turn had taken out the Carnations leaving this objective uncontested. With the Shilka’s and every other unit of Goldies army bar the grunts destroyed…the Choppers flew over table and took the Objective!

The remains of the Pz Grenadiers …… they poured so much firepower into the BMP’s that Goldie was unable to hit back with much each turn as so many destroyed or bailed out.

Goldie’s grunts on the 2nd objective……they had a very quiet game.

Well…that was exciting! By turn 4 I thought I was toast…….the rolling of 1s and 2s from previous game was back….and Goldie was taking out my Leopards…..but somehow I manage to sneak a win!!

Was great fun…looking forward to more games!!

Terry Out.