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[Updated on: Sat, 22 September 2012 01:56]

Jeronimon wrote on Thu, 20 September 2012 22:43

No problem and thank you for an enjoyable match! Scenario review: I have played it 9 times now 4 as Allies and 5 as Axis. AS Allies I have won them all as Axis only 2 out of 5. Terrain Sdnative stated, and I tend to agree, that the terrain favors the British. He suggested that some terrain hampering the Germans (especially the tanks) might be removed. The LooneyLlama way would be to hamper the British more with terrain. Troop dispersal The Germans need to enforce their left flank, because the British have a definite troop advantage on that side. The German right flank is best suited with a fast retreat, although I have won one game by destroying two armor and two infantry units on that side. germans on the right. Still sdnative clocked me good on that side when I played the Germans I got 1 unit he got three. I should have retreated that time, but no, I was too greedy. Troops Here also the British have an advantage. For me not the engineers, although I did clear a mine now and then that did not bring me a very clear tactical advantage. (As the brits tend to go up the road rather than through the terrain.) And I think I have never used the close combat full dice either. But the special troops running two hexes and battling I have used every time. Almost always in the first turn against those Italians in the palms. As I am sure we almost all did. But more importantly are the Germans with the anti tank guns. They seem to be an advantage but they are like a lead ball tied to your leg. Now and then I have taking some good shots at an armor unit but mostly they stand around and get ticked of slowly by tanks at maximum range or the infantry when the sun comes up fast enough. I feel changing those to normal infantry (or even special troops) would give the battle a whole other dynamic, and increase the Axis chances of winning enormously (more than we might expect even). So on the whole: a very enjoyable scenario with, to my mind, a definite advantage for the British. But not unwinnable by the Germans. The score The score was more Axis after last round but now the balance is going the opposite way with a vengeance! Let's see if Jaykay2010 can win over Lucky91. But that will be hard for him, as Lucky knows the lay of the lands around Kidney Ridge like the back of his hands and his men have had many a taverne brawl in El Alamein and are more than ready to take on the AXis and move on! (of the board ) Go Allies!

Well played game Jeronimon!
I do think that the German Anti-Tank units are like a lead ball, The British armor can sit on a sand dune from 3 hexes away fire 2 dice and whittle away the AT unit, Not being able to move and shoot is a problem for the German,
Replacing some of those AT units with Regular or Elite units would change the dynamic quite a bit.

Also the British Engineers never played much of a part in the games as the minefields are spread out and not much of a hindrance. the Elite were more valuable.

Anyway thanks Lonney for the interesting and fun scenario.

Jim

[Updated on: Sat, 22 September 2012 07:02]