AAR: Balkans N. Africa Leg

[Imp]

Well the big exitment is down by the BF especialy in the now small gap between it & the MF by the Bunker.
As well as the troops on the move it appears there are still quite a few dug in units. Yet more snipers HMGs & a few squads have made there presence felt, several men fell to this unexpected show of force. Armour in the area will hopefuly be able to help next turn but at present is pretty preoccupied with just staying alive, that bunker might well contain Gold Bullion or National Treasures the way they are supporting it.
The rest of the MF did not manage to mount an attack on the gun as the sniper has help & is proving an elusive SOB, finaly find him but he took a few good men with him.

At the Bullion Bunker & more so the BF Panzer crews are having a tense time holding back the surge. 6 squads ended there turn next to tanks & all rallied to pin status exept 1 who is ready to go, its getting a bit tense & shortage of transport is proving problematic. On that note with mainly truck transport exploiting crumbling forces becomes a slower or risky proposition as it only takes one shot quite often to cut the ride short.

MF> 3 squads & some armour are remaining in woods to protect flag there & can now give meagre support to the FOO if things get a bit heated.

TF> continues its onslaught & my snipers have taken over the driving seat taking the fight out of anyone they can see, progress is not quite as fast or devastating as last time but now only 2 guns remain & both have casulties, 2 vehicles are vulnerable if they retaliate. Enemy troops are mainly formed up along what one can only call a line of bunkers, 5 now remain & my troops have closed to within 100m from behind.
The woods here will soon ring to the sound of axes as hasty caskets are prepared for the dead & I wonder if undertakers give group rates, they are going to be busy.

AIT> Another of my mortars calls for ammo but resupply has arrived,
Greeks get a good hit with a battery but not sure where.
Another gun comes into play against the TF but his heart does not seem in it, all gun fire misses while tanks reign shells on them & the devastation continues.
Just checked FOO that had 24 units in sight now has 7 & we have discovered quite a few units since then, its becoming a massacre.



Unless somebody says otherwise going to give more sweeping reports & just cover the exiting bits in detail.
Brains overloading trying to remember what happened blow by blow & type at same time so think went a bit rubbish back there.
Sticking to a format like reporting casulties every turn does not help the creative process either, I ain't no writer.
If it all goes a bit naff again & it will say I will not take offence, honest.

[Imp]

So much for the middle force assisting TF there is a lot of activity on this little hill, briefly spare 2 tanks & a pioneer to dispatch the closest gun. Only a HT MKIII scout & 2 squads one retreating are left to greet them, another MKIII is on the way & any moves on the AAgun here have vanished.
A lot of tanks are running out of HE now making things harder.
BF incuding bunker area we have not made any ground but did not pull back & are trading shots at not much better than 1:1 as discover even more units coming my way, might have bitten off more than I can chew here. Found a gun down near the road, its not the original firer though.

TF> That arty fell here bunker busting JPz1 is now stationary, managed to kill last sniper & more guns have joined in. Concentrated on these & now only one is left & its routed with a crew of 3 left. The row of bunkers takes a short break & continues South found 5 more so far.
Perhaps predictably progress slowed a bit as Level5 woods just SW of mountain V cover 3 flags & now taking unseen fire from there.
HQ is at it again & is moving along L7 with a support squad for a looksee

AIT> BF & MF had a bit of a heated exchange not helped by 3 CVs showing up & distracting the tanks though got 2 of them. I think we won around the Bullion Bunker elsewhere was more of a mixed bag, a squad & tank at the front of BF are going to need some sort of rescue mission they have units admitedly pinned in 4 adjacent hexes

Setting the AIs forces to 20% more than mine certainly makes for a tough time they just seem to keep appearing this is after all an assault & theres more than 2 companies of men in the bunkers alone not to mention the arty & guns. Tis the price I pay for their lack of armour.
I have just realised the majority of the infantry are elite explaining there resolve
Evzoni, Rally 13 Exp 10 I can recomend there fighting pedigree.
Lack of a LMG is a problem in open terrain though the sniper offsets this & those HMGs provide good support. Close terrain these guys come into their own.

[Imp]

Firstly I am a Kronenbourgh man myself just refering to the sentiment.
Well the rescue mission was not so hard they were borderline routed so a bit of fire sent them packing, bullion bunker finaly died & think there is just the one squad in this area now. BF continues its painfully slow progress to flag & 3 mortars in the area but squad is quite far down the road & pops smoke to let a JPz1 catch him up. 2 MMG are in position to shoot at this gun & arty should hit it this go.
The battle for the mound seems to have reached a stalemate both sides reinforcing, the 2 MkIIIs & squad that dispatched the gun moved to help & found Greek reinforcements. Another 2 squads are making best speed to get there in HTs, luckily a Greek scout placed smoke as it withdrew cutting off an area covered by the AA gun, be nice to say I planned it More a case of what can I fire at without getting a major volley in return.

TF> Halftrack kills last ATG & HQ does a swivel, 2 squads sighted he stays to assist with spotting then heads off with his escort to intercept any routing units.
A couple of units move & we can see 6 squads there so 2 MkIIIs move up & fire then use dischargers, everyone that can catch a ride heads for the smoke, most were out of range. Smoke was placed to cover 3 squads but before trucks move bring everything I can on other 3 & send them scurrying.
This force is getting close to support range for the mound now.
AIT> They finaly seem to be folding, did not put up much of a fight that time.