Re: Infantry vs tanks
...which reminds me of the time my brod and I played Hill 621, the venerable SL scenario. He was Russian, pursuing an essentially broken German force up the hill. Charging too impetuously with his T-34's he allowed one to get within range of an AT gun which blew it away on a lucky roll (IIRC snakeyes favored the firing unit). A slew of deleted expletives followed as he contemplated the consequences of indiscreet valor. A threat to abandon the game was narrowly averted.
After a suitable period of sober reflection and due commiseration on my part we agreed to recommence. Shortly thereafter the circumstance was repeated: He had ANOTHER tank blown away by ANOTHER snakeye roll. At which point he peremptorily terminated the game with a sweep of his hand, upsetting all the counters and stalking off in quiet fury at the iniquity of the RNG. We never played that scenario again.
It's fitting that SPWW2 and SPMBT follow in the same unpredictable tradition. Ain't it grand?
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