{"id":6282,"date":"2017-03-22T01:48:40","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T01:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6282"},"modified":"2017-03-22T01:48:40","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T01:48:40","slug":"combat-patroltm-world-war-ii-in-the-bocage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=6282","title":{"rendered":"Combat Patrol(TM): World War II in the Bocage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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SdKfz 222s advance across fields to stop the American advance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I ran two Bocage games at Cold Wars using Combat Patrol(TM): World War II. \u00a0Both games went well. \u00a0In fact three of the American players form the first time I ran the game came back to play Germans in the second game.<\/p>\n

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Americans take cover behind the farmhouse<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Americans didn't know what kinds of anti-tank weapons the Germans possessed, so they were very cautious. After an unsuccessful Panzerschreck shot, the Americans became even more cautions, seeking cover behind this farmhouse. A couple of turns later, the Sherman advanced up the road and was destroyed by a Panzerfaust from behind a hedge.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sherman disabled the SdKfz222. Then the Stuart advanced to push the disabled German vehicle out of the way and try to outflank the Germans.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Sherman was disabled by a Panzerfaust shot. The Americans then changed their plan, moving the Stuart toward the road intersection while the halftrack attempted to push the SdKfz 222 out of the way.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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US infantry advances on line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second time I ran the game, the American advance was more orderly. \u00a0The American infantry advanced on line with support from the Stuart and their halftracks. \u00a0The Stuart took a Panzerschrek shot that disabled its tracks, so it spent the rest of the game as a pillbox.<\/p>\n

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Americans advance through another open field on their right flank. These troops ran into a hidden German squad in the hedgerow to their front and were forced to drop back into their own hedge and engage in a protracted firefight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Both games went very well, and all the players seemed to have a really good time. \u00a0They also quickly grasped the rules and were quickly self-sufficient.<\/p>\n