Been doing a lot of Release the Hounds lately and starting to work on a scenario generator for Flotilla Forward. The game I would like to report on today is a Middle of NoWhere scneario using my Italian platoon on anti partisan duty in Yugoslavia. This is only their second scenario. They won the first and their CO promised them extra equipment for this one. I rolled up a Patrol and the board turned out to be a village. In Middle of NoWhere, unlike Platoon Forward, there is a chance that the enemy will be tipped off to your patrol and can set up a hasty ambush. This is what happened here. As the partisans approached the village they were warned of the approaching column.
Lt Scapolini was still stuck in Yugoslavia. He had won the last battle but it wasn't enough yet. He would bid his time. At least it was better than Russia! His CO wanted the platoon to conduct a patrol through a local village to show the populace who was boss. Scapolini would take his second squad as they were weak and this would give them some practice. The CO secured an old german AC for support.
Characters
Lt Scapolini cunning/avarice Gr II
Sgt Gunesto 2nd sq unsupportive/religion Gr I
Cpl Tarento ASL Cheap/ position Gr I
2nd squad is -1 morale
I play the Italian squads are made of 18 men broken down in a 10 man assault team and a 8 man 2 MG team. The platoon has 2 squads.
Italians enter the north end on the road
Partisans entered 2 turns early bottom left
Italians enter with 5 men in the lead and Sgt Gunesto
Suddenly the column started taking fire from several buildings on their right. Most of the squad fell to the ground and would not move. The AC started to return fire while the Lt and Sgt Gunesto tried to rally the squad. Lt Scapolini sent one LMG into a nearby building with Cpl Tarento.
Then the Italian spear blunted! The lead Italian group of 5 sustained 2 KIAs and the last 3 fled into the woods while the MG in the german AC broke. The Lt took the remaining assault soldiers and LMG and led them around the building in an attempt to outflank the partisans.
Scapolini is met by partisans
Trying to keep momentum going!
Cpl Tarento retreats from the house and
the partisans move up
Partisans smell blood
With his LMGs retreated Lt Scapolini can not advance against the partisans and he pulls back out of the town. The squad sustains 2 KIA and 2 WIA. He doesn't know but the partisans sustain no casualties.
Post battle his report to the Captain stresses a well laid ambush against his forces by a large partisan force and the Captain buys it. The squad is upset with Cpl Tarento and doesn't trust his leadership. Their morale stays at -1. He has a talk with Sgt Gunesto and says if both NCOs don't shape up next battle he will have them both removed. He also meets Senior Mafusco, a man from the goverment ministry. Lt Scapolini hope he will either be a ticket to wealth or a ticket to Rome. We will see...
Fun battle that played fast due to the small forces involved. For those of you that want to try it the enemy forces generated were:
2 partasan squads and 1 LMG.
3 grII leaders.
Enjoy
Joe
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