[Gizah]

Nope, I was playing with the current patch. Oh well, I moved on past that point without accomplishing that objective. As long as the triggers work in 82nd, I'll be happy. I had forgotten what a great game 101 is, this recent replay of mine has me on the edge of my seat for 82nd.
For example, my stick of 6 paratroopers (three of which were wounded) had completed their primary objective of blowing up a major bridge crossing. Having not discovered any secondary objectives, they decided to follow the main road to a small French hamlet marked on their map, hoping to root out "pockets of resistance". On the way, they were ambushed by two Germans lying in wait in the hedgerow bordering the road. Miraculosly, the ambushed failed and the two Nazis were eliminated without any casualties to the stick. Upon a search of their equipment a panzerfaust was discovered and confiscated. By dawn the next day, as they continued their trek down the roadway (even more vigilant for hidden Germans) they ultimately heard the ominous sound of enemy armor on the move. (Actually, during the enemy move phase the screen showed "tank", but I used my imagination. Hopefully, 82nd will incorporate appropriate "tank sounds"). As the stick spread out to search for the enemy a tank burst through the hedgerow at the south end of a field. The stick was spread out at the northeast corner of the field, which was enclosed by hedge on all sides. As they dashed for the cover of the north and east hedgerows, the sergeant was cut down by a withering hail of machine gun fire from the tank. Three soldiers wriggled through the eastern hedge and sprinted southward through the field on the other side of the hedge hoping to flank the tank. One of these stalwart souls had the captured panzerfaust slung over his back. Hopefully, the hedge would conceal them from the tank and not contain enemy snipers, because at the speed they were running they wouldn't spot any hidden nazis until it was too late. The remaining stick members took cover in the northeast hedge so that they could keep track of the tank's position without (hopefully) being subject to any more machine gun fire. The first soldier to arrive at the hedgerow bordering the spot where the tank broke through was PFC McCurry. He clawed through the hedge on his belly and emerged less than twenty feet from the treads of the enemy tank. It had stopped just inside the south hedge scanning for targets to the north. McCurry had arrived near the southern hedge well before the other two soldiers who were carrying the bulky panzerfaust and the squad's only BAR. He stared at his trusty Garand and shook his head. Wait! I've still got a satchel charge that wasn't needed for the demo job we did on the bridge! A few seconds later, the charge ripped through the hull of the tank. That's for Sarge, McCurry thought. As the other two soldiers joined McCurry on their bellies in the hedge, Swenson still holding the panzerfaust cursed, Dammit! Looks like we're gonna need this thing after all. Over the roar of the flames from the disabled tank, the clanking of another set of treads could be clearly heard. Swenson sprinted to a position at the front of the disabled tank, positioning the wreckage between him and the south hedge. Before the other two soldiers could extricate themselves from the cover of the thick shrubs the second tank crashed through the southern hedge. The panzerfaust shell contacted the tank between the turret and hull, and the second nazi tank was consumed in a series of deafening explosions as the intial bLast cooked off the shells inside.

By the end of encounter, my stick of six had taken out 2 tanks and the six german infantry accompanying it. Only one american soldier was lost. The captured panzerfaust and the left over satchel charge were literally the only equipment in their possession that could have taken a tank out. This was just a random encounter, but is was more exciting to play than some of the primary missions. Great fun!

[ July 30, 2002, 23:00: Message edited by: Gizah ]