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Tequila -> Watchword Freedom. Nice WB :) (5/15/2003 2:03:31 PM)
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I took a break from Stalingrad to check out this Watchword Freedom campaign from Wild Bill. That first battle was uh... how shall we say... friggin incredible!! Nothing makes you sweat like 3 VHs that are worth 150pts per turn and heavily guarded by hordes of Russian tanks. I only picked 6 Tiger tanks, no other armor except for 3 crappy Lynx recon tanks(waste of money, see notes below). With just 6 tanks against 30+ I came very close to an MV but had to settle for a Draw. There's nothing more frightening to a Tiger than an SU-152 suddenly appearing right in front of you. Those things pack a punch especially from point blank range and can toss aside quite a few hits from an 88. The second battle the Russkies had no chance in hell and I got an easy DV, made me feel better about myself after the first battle hehe.
I hate to admit but I'm quite fond of those Tigers now, not sure why I was always a Katze hater before..well I'm still not as fond of Panthers as most peeps but I do love these Tigers now. With a FC of 7 they don't miss much and have great range. They carry an amazing amount of AP ammo and those HE rounds are great for taking out fortified bunkers like MG nests, etc The real danger is those speedy SU-152s that come out of nowhere and point their **** guns right in your face lol.
Just don't make the mistake like me and be tempted to pick those Lynx recon tanks. Sounds great but they still die fast to most Russian hardware.
They just aren't fast enough to get away and are quite expensive. I converted them all to SdKfz 250/1 HTs for the next battle which I love because they can haul a 75mm Pak40 ATG, are much faster and are 3x less in price.
Anyway here's what I started with:
1 FO (legged)
1 SdKfz 251/1 HT section. Mobility for my FO and HQ and weak AA support.
1 SP Mortar 251/2 section (81mm)
1 SP Arty section (Wespe)
2 Pioneer platoons. Used to think these were too expensive to justify but not anymore. They are pricey but it's a complete package: engineer + elite + recon
3 Tiger sections.
1 Lynx platoon.
2 4-man Recon sections. One of my favorite legged recon units.
1 Spec Ops section
1 Inf-AT section(Panzerschreck)
5 Schwimmwagen sections for expendable recon and future upgrades.
After first battle I upgraded the MG in each pioneer platoon to an SS rifle and had to upgrade one each of the HTs to a 251/1 to hold them. I then upgraded two schwimmwagens to 75mm Pak40 ATG(I love these things on defense) and the three Lynx recon tanks to three SdKfz 250/1 to double duty as recon and ATG tower. After the second battle I upgraded two schwimmwagens to Panther A and another schwimmwagen to a Hummel and another to an Ammo Carrier. Whew, finally got it all rounded out and blasting the Russkians in the 3rd battle so far quite handily. :)
It's amazing how the same map in 3 consecutive battles isn't tiring one bit. I really like this map a lot. Anyway, just wanted to compliment you on a great campaign so far.
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