{"id":2338,"date":"2013-11-09T07:21:14","date_gmt":"2013-11-09T07:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2013-11-09T07:31:18","modified_gmt":"2013-11-09T07:31:18","slug":"another-wwii-play-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bucksurdu.com\/blog\/?p=2338","title":{"rendered":"Another WWII Play Test"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"The<\/a>
The game getting set up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tonight I ran a WWII skirmish game at the HAWKs night. \u00a0Don Hogge brought the figures and set up the terrain for a scenario he has previously run with Battleground. \u00a0I was curious to compare the outcome from a Battleground game to the outcome with these rules.<\/p>\n

\"Dave<\/a>
Dave working his way into the farm yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The scenario involved two American squads with a Sherman tank and two German squads and a Pz. IV H vying for control of a farmhouse.<\/p>\n

\"Germans<\/a>
Germans setting up<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I had revised the Action cards to reflect the new morale rules. \u00a0I also let players use grenades pretty freely to make sure that was working okay. \u00a0Finally, this was the first time I allowed for any vehicle vs. vehicle action.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
The Sherman takes a track hit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The game began with a bang as the Pz. IV scored a hit on the Sherman, resulting in a track hit.<\/p>\n

\"Germans<\/a>
Germans closing in on Americans in the yard pushing into the house<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Germans got to the house first and put half a squad on the second floor with a couple of folks remaining on the ground floor. \u00a0At the same time, the German tank moved around the house and ran over a couple of Americans taking cover next to the wall. \u00a0 Many of the Americans got over the wall and assaulted the German-held building.<\/p>\n

\"Sherman<\/a>
Sherman brews up the Pz IV H<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Sherman fired at the German tank as it was smashing the American squad. \u00a0The first hit bounced off the front. \u00a0The second hit struck the front glacis, penetrated, and caused the ammunition to explode. \u00a0The immobile Sherman then turned its attention to pumping 75mm HE into the upper-story windows. \u00a0(I’ve never liked WWII games in which tanks were placed hub to hub across the table. \u00a0 In this picture, it looks like one of those games. \u00a0This is because a non-penetrating hit on the Pz. IV by the Sherman caused the driver to flinch and lurch forward. \u00a0That’s when the Sherman knocked it out.)<\/p>\n

\"Germans<\/a>
Germans push into the yard<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was generally happy with the infantry combat, but I need to work on the vehicle combat a bit. \u00a0We had a couple of new guys tonight who had never played this game before, but they caught on very quickly, which was good. \u00a0We have to work out a few fiddly things, but it mostly worked.<\/p>\n

\"Melee<\/a>
Melee between part of a German squad and part of an American squad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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