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January 25, 2017 January 25, 2017/ Robert Avery

Nieuwkerk, 7th October 1944: a 6mm I Ain't Been Shot Mum game played at Gigabites Cafe in April 2015.

Mark Luther

British Start Area William T started with a company of the Hallamshires on the table. along with four 6pdr ATG teams, and an FO for some 25pdrs. He had a lot of ground to try to cover because he was in a pretty isolated position. He had the Carri

Woods along the Poppelse Leij This small waterway is fordable and has a nice bridge. It was the Hallam's left flank. William's deployment area was anywhere 12 inches in from the left-front edge and right side of the table.

One of the German Entry Points German units included 1/FJR 2 and 3/559 Schwere Heer Panzerjaeger Abn. Sounds impressive but it was only a single Jagdpanther and up to three StuG IIIs. The ground element was a company of Fallschirmjaegers with an

The Northeast Corner The British could set up on the left (south) side of the road. They were also allowed to spot any German Blinds that were still off table coming on the table edge to the right because the Germans would be crossing somewhat op

Pre Game Stonk Germans got two pre-game stonks. Which were actually done using ex-French 15.5cm guns. I wanted to make sure that I could get some troops into the farm, so one stonk was centered just behind those buildings and the other was an att

Fallschirmjaegers on the table I sent one platoon in to seize the farms close to edge

More German Paras I brought one platoon in on the right to seize the bridge. But I laid the bridge in the wrong location when I set up the table. The bridge is actually further south. Pretty embarrassing.

Platoon of Halllams moving to cover the centre The stonk did catch a couple of PBIs, but William really thought he needed to slow my FJs that were moving in on the farms. He got some low movement amounts and I was able to eliminate one section pr

More Germans I brought the rest of my ground troops in among the farms. That put two platoons, a MMG team, the two Panzerschrek teams, the FO for the mortars and the two company Big Men on the table in this area.

Firing across the broken terrain The Paras held an advantage here with their extra lmgs and the loss of one Brit section previously. This would set the tone for the entire game, I could put down 4 to 6 dice against William's 3 to 4 dice in these

British Blinds moving up So far only one platoon of Hallams have been spotted and engaged. I let William use haystacks and single trees to place his Blinds to begin the game. He also had three dummies and then there were some haystacks that were

Carrier platoon deploys Right into a ton of small arms fire. The range is just under 9 inches to my closest units in the farm. They are able to take cover in the ditch there, but I have several sections that can still hit them at under 18 inches.

More ditch dwellers Another one of William's platoons is strung out in a ditch in the center of the table. A 6pd is deployed next to its de-railed Lloyd carrier (random event: too bad for William!) covering the road from the bridge in its correct

MMG team moving up Only to get totally destroyed with some hits from the Brits in the ditch to the left of the stone/wood building. I managed to roll four kills when I rolled for hit results. They never even had a chance to set up. I will get my

Sniper This was actually the first game that I have had a sniper do much. The German FJs had two to begin with but the one on their left was chased off by the British platoon that came charging up the ditch.

Lots of British shock William's platoons were constantly loosing men to the high firepower of the FJR boys. I have never had such effective units in a game of IABSM.

Oops! 25 pdr ranging round lands smack on top of the carrier platoon. What even worse is that the FO is on the Blind right behind them. I guess he called in his position instead of the target's. This single round took out two of the Brits.

The German armour arrives And promptly attracts rocket armed Typhoons. No direct hits but the Jadgpanther receives shock. There was a chance to have an extra StuG III but I only got the two.

Overview about halfway through the game The German armour has just arrived. William is laying smoke to stifle some of the incessant firing from my FJs.

Retreat on the right The Brit platoon that tried to come in on the right has had enough and is snaking its way back down the ditch

Close range fire is terrible My section of FJs is about ready to bolt (minus a platoon leader) and the carrier platoon is in trouble also. They are actually in cover in one of the numerous ditches.

Not much movement here It's a good thing that the FJs are chewing up the Hallams, because the armor is going no where. Two of the 6pdr ATGs have opened up on the Jadgpanther and stopped it with a couple of hits.

Trying to escape from the FJ fire One section (or at least the survivors) make it to the farmhouse while the others crawl away through the ditch. More smoke getting dropped in the center of the table.

Time to bug out The Carrier platoon CO has been hit and most of the sections are down to half strength.

6pdr vs Jagdpanther Seems to be a pretty fair fight so far. This 6pdr was set up next to where its carrier broke down and happened to have a nice angle on the road from the bridge. The FJR section in the overgrown field slowly is making its way t

Another ATG getting targeted This gun didn't last that long though. The Pak front is holding up the armour though.

And all the German armor has taken hits Both of the StuGs received damage when the moved off to the left. The center StuG is permanently immoblised. And the blinds straight down the road are the Sherbrooke Fusilier Sherman troop.

Pulling back even more The carrier platoon heads to rear and the Brit infantry platoons on the left are also heading back to the base. Another 6 pdr ATG is along the road near the left edge and one more is moving up near the blind stack.

Germans along the road Lead sections are strung out all along the road from left to right. The FJ FO has been trying to contact their guns for three turns now. The farmstead in the center has been abandoned and the Company adjutant has come over

Advance from the creek Its been a slow but steady advance form the Poppelse Leij for the FJR platoon. But the armor has been stopped dead. Three attacks by Typhoons and one barrage by 25 pdrs have added shock to the panzerjaegers. The immobilized

Retreat of the carrier platoon Besides losing their CO, they also lost 18 other members. All the sections are down to a maximum of 2 dice.

Consolidating The sturdy looking farmstead will serve as their rallying point. The 6 pdr in the center has been abandoned.

The Cavalry arrives A troop of the Sherbrooke Fusiliers comes on the table and starts off by dodging shots from the remaining StuG. The Jadgpanther also misses.

No more shots for you William lays smoke in front of the Jadgpanther. The last SuG takes a hit from the M4s. I finally managed to move one of the para sections up to support the armor.

Fallschirmjaegers moving through the woods Once the Shermans were spotted I moved my left platoon (along with the Company CO, a panzerschreck team and a panzerfaust team) into the trees, hoping for a chance to go after the M4s. And avoid their gu

Spreading out Fuzzy pic, but shows how William spread the M4s out.

Jagdpanther misses: three times! Oh well, I guess that gunner is not an ace.

25 pdr barrage adds to the misery No hits on the armor but FJs take shock.

Hit from the 'schreck Missed with a panzerfaust, but scored with the 'shreck.

Moving towards the armor (and away from my FJs) The Firefly's 17pdr is more than a match for the Jadgpanther. The remaining 6pdr crew is pinned in the center.

Hallams concentrated around the two farms Still no response from the German artillery.

Germans closing in I used the ditches (like William) to move up on the British positions. Most of these routes would have Hallamshire casualties. I do have another Panzerschrek team moving towards the Shermans in the center, but I also know that

End positions The FJs have advanced pretty well. Two thirds of a platoon are up on the left in the trees. The center platoon is slinking up. The right most platoon also moving into the center. The FO finally gets a ranging round to land: almost o

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