Yesterday we played 7 turns in about five hours. Although the Hive was only able to knock out a few human ships they did cause some damage and forced the humans to use up most of their rockets . THe Humans fired most of the rockets at heavy Bug shooting units and were effective at destroying a number of these valuable long range units. The hive flying units were able to reach the unarmed British dropships and cause them considerable trouble. This did allow a group of German-Dutch landers to get in and establish a toe hold on the Hive itself.
The human troops stand ready to leave their landers and face the Hive>
And this is one of the lesser monsters they will face. A crusher.
Today's game started with one of the three Royal bugs being driven to the surface. It randomly appeared almost under the very gun muzzles of the German-Dutch and American flyers. It didn't survive very long. The Hive flyers extracted some measure of revenge as they continued to worry the unarmed landing craft causing 50% casualties in one of the three flights and damage to ships in the other two. This rate of attrition forced the survive three from the first squadron to make a desperate attempt to get their troops on the ground before they are killed in the air.
With craft on fire and the Landing Zone surrounded by hostile forces the Gurkhas pour from the landers and attempt to take the fight to their enemies! These landers are from Gaming Models
The other landing zone is much more controlled and the toe hold becomes foot hold.
Two full squadrons of dropships are on the ground with several units of infantry and supporting weapons beginning to establish a strong perimeter. The German-Dutch infantry are armed with submachine guns, which make them deadly at close combat, but limit their range. Behind them come the bolt action rifle armed United States 12th Cavalry, the famous Buffalo Soldiers.
The Germano-Dutch Landers are converted from the recently re-released landers from Laserburn link and the American Landers from Gaming Models
The disruption forced the other two Royals to the surface. If the humans could kill these two they would win the scenario. If not the Bugs would.
It came down to the final turn. The humans moved some of their armed dropships towards where the two Royals had appeared. The larger Shakespeare class vessel on that flank was out of rockets and was attempting to get into gun range, as was a squadron of German-Dutch landers.
The Germans open up with their 37mm cannons and plaster the Royal in their zone with fire killing it in a hail of high explosive rounds.
The humans next opportunity to fire is the Shakespeares 4 inch guns against the last surviving Royal. The range stick was extended
and
They are just short.
Victory to the BUGS!
does a mash-up and gets a sci-fi command vehicle.
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