Post by madmorgan on Jun 6, 2019 9:53:48 GMT
The summer of 1916 saw numerous probes against New Orleans, many of which were quickly squashed by a combination of determined ground troops and well directed artillery. Here is one of those actions.
Table 4' x 6', running West to East; Terrain Two Woods each on North side and South side; Time 6 turns plus normal roll for more; Objective break opponent; Weather Clear.
Quali looked at his meager forces, deciding to leave the squads of Lobototons behind as too slow for his mission. Probe and get back. He chooses an Assault tripod for his machine, (2) Scouts and (2) squads of Drones that he'll control. Satisfied, he contacts two Martian subordinates for the Scouts and issues orders to his command.
Captain Will Smith (wink) ponders over his small force and wondered how he could stop another probe. He chuckled as he noticed the entry for the 37 mm infantry cannon, taken from various destroyed French Renault 17s. All had come from the tanks destroyed by engine hits, their crews bailing from a hopeless situation. He had added one apiece to each of his MG squads. Of late, the MG had seemed to become less effective against tripods, so these beefed up squads would serve as anti-drone & lobo units. Satisfied with his work, he went to his map to position his force for the next probe.
Special Rules: MGs have a -2 on the Tripod Damage Resolution Chart; the Assault Tripod has Controller capability; BP are based on my percentage system vs the rule books way. In this case both are at 50%. The rule book would have the Martians at BP 3 and the Humans at BP 10.
Martians: (1) Assault Tripod w/Controller@200 points; (2) Scout Tripods@300 points; (2) Squad of Drones (3 ec = 6 total) @120 points = Total 620 points @50% = 310 point BP.
Humans: (2) MG squads @80 + (2) 37mm guns @40; (2) FA artillery batteries @160; (2) Listening Out Posts @20; (3) Platoons of Infantry, each of (3) Squads @90 plus (3) MG squads @120; (1) Company HQ @30 = Total 540 points @50% = 270 point BP
I wanted to work a few of the new Old Glory figures into a small scale battle to test various recent ideas presented on the forum. Hopefully the OPs will help the artillery take out at least one tripod and the up gunned MG squads can clear out the drones. Failing that, the Martian should have an easy time with this one as the lack of armor presents a tempting target. Enjoy!
Table 4' x 6', running West to East; Terrain Two Woods each on North side and South side; Time 6 turns plus normal roll for more; Objective break opponent; Weather Clear.
Quali looked at his meager forces, deciding to leave the squads of Lobototons behind as too slow for his mission. Probe and get back. He chooses an Assault tripod for his machine, (2) Scouts and (2) squads of Drones that he'll control. Satisfied, he contacts two Martian subordinates for the Scouts and issues orders to his command.
Captain Will Smith (wink) ponders over his small force and wondered how he could stop another probe. He chuckled as he noticed the entry for the 37 mm infantry cannon, taken from various destroyed French Renault 17s. All had come from the tanks destroyed by engine hits, their crews bailing from a hopeless situation. He had added one apiece to each of his MG squads. Of late, the MG had seemed to become less effective against tripods, so these beefed up squads would serve as anti-drone & lobo units. Satisfied with his work, he went to his map to position his force for the next probe.
Special Rules: MGs have a -2 on the Tripod Damage Resolution Chart; the Assault Tripod has Controller capability; BP are based on my percentage system vs the rule books way. In this case both are at 50%. The rule book would have the Martians at BP 3 and the Humans at BP 10.
Martians: (1) Assault Tripod w/Controller@200 points; (2) Scout Tripods@300 points; (2) Squad of Drones (3 ec = 6 total) @120 points = Total 620 points @50% = 310 point BP.
Humans: (2) MG squads @80 + (2) 37mm guns @40; (2) FA artillery batteries @160; (2) Listening Out Posts @20; (3) Platoons of Infantry, each of (3) Squads @90 plus (3) MG squads @120; (1) Company HQ @30 = Total 540 points @50% = 270 point BP
I wanted to work a few of the new Old Glory figures into a small scale battle to test various recent ideas presented on the forum. Hopefully the OPs will help the artillery take out at least one tripod and the up gunned MG squads can clear out the drones. Failing that, the Martian should have an easy time with this one as the lack of armor presents a tempting target. Enjoy!