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UP844 -> AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 4:23:50 PM)
Lasting Valor Turn 1 - US Pre Game Setup Segment The small map and few units do not allow for much tactical finesse such as flanking moves or lengthy approaches. Basically, I plan to use the high firepower of US units to break the German trenches one at a time. I placed the few units available at start in woods: this could be a disadvantage if the German MTR listed in the scenario description can fire at them, but I trust the AI to place it in the most useless position. [image]local://upfiles/53779/903AAE8DB76E40AB818A0B602EEA9420.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 4:35:07 PM)
Turn 1/American - American Administrative Segment Here come the Germans: since they are 2nd Line units (range = 4), I will be able to fire them at full effect from 5 or 6 hexes without worrying about squad firepower. The German MTR can see both wood hexes: It is not nearly as dangerous as the HMG on the hilltop, but I wouldn't have missed it if the AI set it on the other side of the hill. [image]local://upfiles/53779/2BD319D79ABD4BC8BF6E953A8FF13FCA.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 4:43:13 PM)
Turn 1/American - US Fire Segment The MMG-armed squad with the A leader fires at the German HMG on the hilltop, breaking the leader and pinning the squad. The MMG-armed squad with the D leader also fires at the German HMG on the hilltop, breaking the squad, which is also CR'd and fails its Experience check. The MG retains its ROF and fires at the MMG without effect and without keeping its ROF. [image]local://upfiles/53779/FB4342B0AAA4455EA5BBB050ACED069E.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 4:51:13 PM)
Turn 1/American - US Movement Segment The American HS Assault Moves 1 hex to draw fire from Germans (and to lessen the firepower directed at the MMG-armed squads) and the MMG takes the bait, but its fire causes no damage. Turn 1/American - German Defensive Fire Segment The light mortar fires at the D* leader stack in the woods, breaking the leader and the squad, which is also CR'd. It keeps its ROF, but the second round thankfully causes no damage. The LMG-armed HS also fires at the D* leader stack with no effect [image]local://upfiles/53779/2C8F6103BFC74E7092B862148511EED9.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 5:00:20 PM)
Turn 1/American - US Advancing Fire Segment The American HS Assault fires at the MMG just for the sake of it (1 FP at +2 DRM means a "2" roll is required for a NMC) Turn 1/American - US Rout Segment The US broken unit rout to the hex containing the A leader: they should be quicker to recover, even though some mortar fire is certain to fall there. Turn 1/American - German Rout Segment No German unit routs. Turn 1/American - US Advance Segment** The HS goes back to the hex it started from. [image]local://upfiles/53779/474D6B27946A471FB72E7B8EF760E1D3.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 5:24:07 PM)
Note: the Game Segments in which nothing happened are not reported Turn 1/German - German Administrative Segment Both German broken units fail to rally. Turn 1/German - US Administrative Segment Both US broken units fail to rally. Turn 1/German - German Fire Segment Disaster strikes! The German Lt MTR, as expected, fires on the US stack with the A** leader, with devastating consequences: the D* leader and the HS that routed here are eliminated, and the A leader and its squad are broken. The MTR keeps its ROF but the second shot does no damage. The MMG and the LMG also fire at the same hex, but they cause no additional damage. Turn 1/German - US Defensive Fire Segment The HS fires at the broken German HMG squad and leader to keep them DM Turn 1/German - US Rout Segment The A and its squad rout in open terrain, out of sight from all Germans. [image]local://upfiles/53779/76664344840B40219E2ED7068026754D.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 5:46:39 PM)
Turn 2/American Turn 2/American - Reinforcements Segment A C* leader (which I would have placed with the 60mm mortar) and a 1st line squad fail to deploy. The reinforcements consist of a C leader and five squads, with a MMG and a BAZ45 (I hope there are no German AFVs around!). Turn 2/American - US Administrative Segment Both US broken units fail to rally. Turn 2/American - German Administrative Segment Both German broken units fail to rally. Turn 2/American - US Fire Segment The HS continues firing at the HMG squad and leader to keep them at B+ status. One of the newly arrived stack (C leader, 3 1st line squads and MMG = 22 FP) fires at the MMG squad, which breaks and fails its experience check. The 60mm mortar fires at the German Lt Mortar and breaks its squad; the squad with the mortare also fires at the LMG HS and pins it. Turn 2/American - US Movement Segment A squad moves to recover the abandoned MMG in the woods; the LMG-armed HS fires but causes no damage and the LMG malfunctions. [image]local://upfiles/53779/9CB3B49FB32B4FDABBAA7B6650319040.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 5:56:58 PM)
Turn 2/American - US Advancing Fire Segment The US squad that recovered the abandoned MMG fires at the LMG-armed HS with no effect Turn 2/American - German Rout Segment The HS that manned the Lt MTR routs away and disappears Turn 2/American - US Advance Segment US squads advance towards the German units, taking care to remain within 2 hexes of the lone unbroken leader (to avoid become OCC) and outside the normal range of the surviving German HS [image]local://upfiles/53779/48676C4F66A741B091F3EFBCAA235DAF.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 6:09:28 PM)
Turn 2/German - German Administrative Segment All visible German broken units fail to rally Turn 2/German - US Administrative Segment The A leader and the Elite squad rally Turn 2/German - US Defensive Fire Segment** The C leader and its stack fire on the remaining German HS and break it The 60mm mortar firea on the HMG squad on the hilltop, causing no damage but keeping it at Broken+ status The HS and the lone MMG squad fire at the broken German MMG squad and CR'd it. [image]local://upfiles/53779/0FE2A82B28F84F788383042C1094663C.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 6:52:34 PM)
Turn 3/American - German Administrative Segment All visible German broken units fail to rally Turn 3/American - US Fire Segment The 60mm mortar firea on the HMG squad on the hilltop, causing no damage but keeping it at Broken+ status Turn 3/American - US Movement Segment All the US units move - with a squad moving double time moving first to scout for any possible dangers - towards the German trenches, now occupied by broken units only, and come adjacent to them. [image]local://upfiles/53779/87B53AD48E194873BB5A200BF78B7481.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:01:43 PM)
Turn 3/American - US Advancing Fire The advancing US units fire at the three visibile German units and eliminate the HS manning the MMG. [image]local://upfiles/53779/662E13D0E0CB46C58A8219EEEC11348C.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:12:10 PM)
Turn 3/American - German Rout Segment The LMG-armed HS routs through the hilltop and then disappears. Turn 3/American - US Advance Segment The US units advance in the German trenches, take 2 VP hexes and discover some other German units, including a second Lt Mortar (which is much less effective against trenches than against wood hexes). [image]local://upfiles/53779/2D565D5DDCA249A0A6C23957CB3D94B1.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:19:37 PM)
Turn 3/German - German Administrative Segment The LMG-armed HS routs through the hilltop and then disappears. Turn 3/German - German Fire Segment The LMG-armed squad and the Lt Mortar fire at the C leader stack with no effect [image]local://upfiles/53779/4BF9E12E2944416EA96411F8BB71D923.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:27:18 PM)
Turn 3/German - US Defensive Fire Segment The 60mm Lt MTR and the MMG armed squad fire at the broken Germans on the hilltop: the latter eliminates the HS, wounds the leader and keeps the MG ROF but causes no additional damage. The HS fires at the Lt MTR with no effect. The C leader stack, even though tired for the uphill advance, fires at the LMG-armed German squad and breaks it. [image]local://upfiles/53779/AA47FA4FF7C04FB4A310E797BD9B5914.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:38:51 PM)
Turn 3/German - German Rout Segment The previously routed German LMG HS reappears and routs in plain sight of the US units, which are all tired and cannot interdict it. [image]local://upfiles/53779/1DA71E0537C84A7DB9CF9AA9305C7F09.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 7:53:48 PM)
Turn 4/American - US Reinforcements Segments The C* leader and the squad finally appear and enter in the hex containing the 60mm mortar. Turn 4/American - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 4/American - US Fire Segment The C leader stack fires at the German Lt MTR and pins it Turn 4/American - US Movement Segment The HS moves towards the Lt Mtr and is fired by the mortar and by the HS in the first hex; final fire from the HS pins it adjacent to the mortar-armed HS The MMG-armed squad also advances and surrounds the broken LMG squad, which will be eliminated for Failure to Rout. This squad will also force the German wounded and broken leader on the hilltop to rout away. The A** leader with its MMG squad and the C* leader with its squads and the 60mm mortar move forward to contact. [image]local://upfiles/53779/B55668A20DEC4272A6AAFEBBB07FC434.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 8:05:09 PM)
Turn 4/American - US Advancing Fire Segment The US units that arrived adjacent to German units fire but cause no harm. Turn 4/American - German Rout Segment The wounded leaders routs away from the hilltop in Low Crawl mode to avoid interdiction The surrounded HS is eliminated for Failure to Rout Turn 4/American - American Advance Segment The MMG-armed squad enters CC with the German leader and squad near the mortars The C leader stack advances and comes adjacent to the wounded leader and to the LMG-armed HS_ both of them are broken and will be forced to rout next turn. The A** leader and its squad advance in a German trench and the C* leader starts climibing the hill [image]local://upfiles/53779/A5D306AB662E4C7DB4135616F4059921.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 8:08:58 PM)
Turn 4/American - Close Combat Segment The pinned German HS wins the CC with the US squad and kills it (and to add insult to injury, it did so without even ambusing it!)

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 8:16:57 PM)
Turn 4/German - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 4/German - German Fire Segment The German Lt MTR fires at the A leader stack with no effect Turn 4/German - US Defensive Fire Segment The A leader squad fires at the Lt MTR and pins it The C leader stack fires at the adjacent LMG-armed HS and eliminates it; the MMG keeps its ROF and fires to the wounded broken leader with no effect [image]local://upfiles/53779/B6AE6047B36B47E1BD4CDB0CB4E88801.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 8:23:12 PM)
Turn 4/German - German Advancing Fire Segment The HS near the mortars, after having slept for a couple turns has a sudden flash of awareness, realizes that they are in the middle of a war, that those long objects they have been issued are rifles and fires to the OOC US HS, with no effect. Turn 4/German - German Rout Segment The wounded broken leader routs away in Low Crawl mode. [image]local://upfiles/53779/37B4CE2972544783B6B7B95D2202D430.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 8:34:25 PM)
Turn 5/American - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 5/American - US Movement Segment The HS near the mortars Assault moves to draw fire from the German HS, but suffers no damage. The C leader stack Assault moves in the trench overlooking the last German-occupied VP hex; the German LMG-armed HS in the VP hex fires but does no harm. The A** leader stack moves to the hilltop. The C* leader stack arrives on the level 3 plateau. Turn 5/American - German Defensive Fire Segment The German Lt MTR fires at the A** leader stack on the hilltop with no effect [image]local://upfiles/53779/99581B7BD47B42749160E0BA71C50C4B.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:12:10 PM)
Turn 5/American - American Advancing Fire The two stacks on the left fire at the LMG-armed HS with no effect. The HS fires at the adjacent HS with no effect. [image]local://upfiles/53779/0BF2EA090A684E6D8A4562A4931012D7.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:18:37 PM)
Turn 5/American - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 5/American - US Advance Segment The C* leader joins the C leader stack; the latter backs away 1 hex to rally any possible broken unit. The two squads and the 60mm MTR advance to the hilltop, joining the A leader. The HS enters CC with the German Lt MTR HS. Turn 5/American - Close Combat Segment** The two HS remain locked in Melee [image]local://upfiles/53779/8D6C1A12A285496094DB596629D1B63B.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:23:04 PM)
Turn 5/German - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 5/German - German Fire Segment The LMG-armed squad fires at the C* stack with no effect [image]local://upfiles/53779/FA962820D2F049E08761DFF6984E0581.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:43:20 PM)
Turn 5/German - US Defensive Fire Segment Both stacks fire at the LMG-armed HS with no effect Turn 5/German - Advancing Fire Segment The German HS near the Lt MTR fires at the A stack (another AI mistery: why had it not fired in the Fire Segment? Its low FP would not have been halved [&:]) Turn 5/German - German Rout Segment The German wounded and broken leader routs in Low Crawl mode towards the last VP hex in German control. Turn 5/German - Close Combat** The two HS remain locked in melee. [image]local://upfiles/53779/47FDB7EC54D64B6AAE9810B63853F0B8.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:50:18 PM)
Turn 6/American - German Administrative Segment None of the broken German units rallies Turn 6/American - US Fire Segment The 60mm mortar fires at the LMG-armed HS and breaks it; it retains ROF and fires at the German HS near the mortars with no effect. The squads and the MMG fire at the same HS, eliminating it and breaking the leader. [image]local://upfiles/53779/CACDC9F7B41C48C9867870A7B50353DC.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 9:56:36 PM)
Turn 6/American - US Movement Segment The units of the C* leader stack move to surround the broken German HS occupying the last VP hex and the broken leader, so as to kill them through Failure to Rout. The C* leader moves adjacent to the other broken German leader, so as to force it to rout in open terrain (and to be hopefully killed by the A** stack in the next US fire Segment) [image]local://upfiles/53779/07D34575B96048DCBFA42806A36F8610.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 10:05:41 PM)
Turn 6/American - US Advancing Fire Segment The C* leader squad fires at the adjacent broken German leader and wounds it Turn 6/American - German Rout Segment The broken German HS occupying the last VP hex and the broken leader are killed through Failure to Rout. The broken wounded German leader routs in open terrain in Low Crawl mode Turn 6/American - US Advance Segment American squads advance into the last VP hex and obtain a Major Victory Turn 6/American - Close Combat Segment The American HS kills the German HS in CC [image]local://upfiles/53779/59A4BAEEB58246D8A5F2C72B17EB5631.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 10:16:17 PM)
Nothing happened during the German Turn 6 and the whole Turn 7, except a one-man counterattack by the German D* leader that spent the whole scenario in the stone building and that probably was the sole German surviving unit. Despite being targeted by all the US squads, on the first attempt, it was only broken and wounded; it rallied and tried again, but the second time it was eliminated by a 22 FP @ -4 DRM attack. [image]local://upfiles/53779/F548F0FC4662431F88C4B5698B4011C5.jpg[/image]

UP844 -> RE: AAR - Lasting Valor (American) (8/25/2019 10:22:04 PM)
On a side note, I have a peculiar fondness of the 92nd Infantry Division, as it was the first Allied unit to reach my home town on April 27th, 1945. It eliminated some pockets of hard-core Nazis who refused to surrender and threatened to shell the harbour with coastal guns. The appearance of several M-10s from the 894th TD Bn made them change their minds pretty quickly [:D].

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