The following After Action Report is from a game of Bolt Action played this fall at our gaming group's "Casual Con 2014" gathering.
For this game we had the fun opportunity to play with Aaron from Blitzkrieg Laboratory, and he provided his awesome German mountain troops and Polish "Black Brigade" figures for this game.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
POLAND 1939 – THE DASH FOR LWOW
SITUATION:
Retreating from the crumbling Western Front in Poland, September, 1939 – the famed Polish 10th Mechanized Division, known as the Black Brigade for their black leather long coats and black berets, falls back toward the city of Lwow. In their way stands the tough German 1st Mountain Division. Both forces are low on equipment, supplies, ammunition and fuel, though the 1st Mountain Division is expecting reinforcements soon.
Setup:
This game is based around the "Envelopment" scenario in the Bolt Action rulebook. The defenders (Germans) set up in their lengthwise deployment zone with some units being able to deploy up to the table's centerline. The defender may put some units into reserve. The attacker (Polish) enters from the board edge in the first turn.
Victory Conditions:
The Polish players receive 1 victory point (VP) for each German unit destroyed. They receive 2 VP for each unit that breaks through and ends the game within 12" of the German board edge. They earn 3 VP for each unit that gets off the German board edge.
The German players earn 2 VP for each Polish unit destroyed.
Game Length:
This scenario uses random game length. At the end of the Turn Six, a D6 is rolled and on a 4+ one addition turn is played.
A pre-game overview of the battlefield, with the German board edge on the left and the Polish board edge on the right.
German forces deploy behind a row of buildings, ready to move up and establish defensive positions in front of the main roadway that the Poles must cross.
The first Polish units begin moving onto the battlefield from their board edge.
On the right flank, a rifle squad and mortar team quickly move up the road but soon encounter a German road block. They are followed by a pair of Polish tankettes.
On the Polish left flank, several rifle squads and a light howitzer begin advancing through the cemetery while a Panzer II moves up to occupy the main road.
the German defenders, having moved into positions within the shelled buildings, open up on the advancing Poles and the two sides exchange heavy fire.
With the Poles also making a strong push up the center, a German unit rushes forward to plug a gap in that sector.