Monday, August 29, 2005

Gametime Over Weekend


Well, I did get in a game over the weekend but not Panzer Command but the Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #2 (ASLSK2). The scenario was Ambitious Assault (S9). It has American paratroopers taking on Italians in some urban terrain with British reinforcements coming on in the last half of the game.

All in all a great scenario. It came down to the last Defensive Fire by the allies but the remaining Italians (most had either broken or were KIA) held tough and eeked out a win. Only two squads were still in good order by the end of the game while the allies were just about untouched (only lost a British squad and an American half-squad) and were mostly in good order. Poor shots by the allies at the end coupled with good morale check rolls for the axis brought the victory for the much bloodied Italians.

The two pictures are both from the game end. The one highlights the whole board and shows the movement of the forces over the course of the game (Allies in Red). The other shows where the pieces were at the end and also shows how much fire was brought to bear with little effect against the grey colored Italian squads.

This scenario is definitely worth keeping and using to show how to move in ASL as well as conducting a defense with few quality assets. Very fun.