Turn 16 end
Pulled the pin big style down here as you may have noticed as no planes we pulled all 6 mobile AA units forward around turn 10. They are great vs grouped infantry & the AI has amassed a big group again this battle.
This went virtually without a hitch opened up with everything but the squads & 222 who then moved adjacent & finished the job.
Of course while its the fast way to hit entrenched units its not without risk especially when you discover previously undetected units.
The 222AC was the first casualty to a hidden squad.
The other major loss several men was my bad as shown I should have realised there would be a squad at A though was not expecting the other. Our squad had 1 shot left after taking fire so it smoked & we sent in another.
Ended up overextended a bit against the hex with 3 routed squads due to finding new ones. The Panther fired smoke & we sent a halftrack in for a mech assault, unfortunately it travelled quite far & was not effective the squad is still entrenched.
If one of those squads recovers & damages our fast moving squad they could all recover so moved the other units so 4 hexes shown can fire at that hex just in case.
We could actually pull off Phase 2 without driving the vehicles round to the field side, remember no ranged AT weaponry so can take position 2 hexes away safely.
Mines are an unknown factor I think they are every other hex down the road, hopefully when they route we will get a clue if I watch the paths.
Mentioning AT we have not seen any Tank hunter Teams this game.
Situations like this are quite good fun you need to determine the best order of attack or you lose momentum & keep a few units in reserve for the unexpected. AA units in my case as mobile & nasty but suppressing to retreat is good enough before the boys pile in.