Team Yankee Boot Camp Live Blog: Sunday

We kick things off with a pumping track from Motorhead...

The games have begun almost as soon as people stepped through the doors. They have been hunting achievements already...

Come and get stuck in with the Boot Campers and find out how easy these rules are to play for Team Yankee.

Game Three of the big Team Yankee show down saw the Soviets counter attacking the Lyodoslavian - Hungarian border defended by two US mechanised platoons and a pair of VADS AA Tanks (Shilkas as proxies...).

CommodoreRob & Commanderkaiser would take command of the Soviet ground forces and Helicopters, with Oriskany providing top cover in the Frogfoot. The US forces were split between Wayne07 & DaveBPG while Stusidle was keeping a watchful eye in the skies in a pair of A10 Warthogs.

Our story begins at dawn as the Soviets follow the main road heading towards the border crossing, captured by the US forces the previous day.

The US Infantry had spent the night digging foxholes and preparing their defensive positions, hoping to be able to hold out long enough for Armoured and Helicopter support to arrive before the Soviets arrived.

As the ground began to shake and the squeaking noise of treads rolled over the horizon... they realised with a sigh that today might not be their day after all.....

If you're a little tired of the American hits, don't worry we've got you covered with the ultimate Eastern European hit!

The Americans have dug in in this first turn of the battle and the Soviets have rolled forward up the road with an eye to oust them from their fox holes.

The Frogfoot flew in but didn't manage to hit anything, instead blasting a house to smithereens! Some American reserves are powering in however to support.

There has been a lot of posturing from the sides as they move closer together. Interestingly the A10 flew in behind enemy lines and didn't manage to bring a single chopper down...

Look out for what's coming next as the armies get ready to bring each other down.

The US bought on some reserves this turn and were able to bring down a couple of the Soviet tanks which have taken up position right in front of the US soldiers who were dug in behind the hedges.

A strike from the air did nothing as it was scared off by AA and the infantry valiantly tried to bring down some of the approaching armour.

Things are looking dire for the US as the Soviets still have a whole host of HINDs in reserve. Next turn could prove to be bloody as the tanks finally just roll over the infantry.

The Soviets and the US have rolled into each other and despite some destruction from the Soviets, as the tanks and AA tried to hold them back, we've had some big successes on the US side.

The US managed to bring down FIVE HINDs and then bought in some reinforcements which have been pounding the Soviet tanks and forcing them to think again with their strategy.

Cobras have hunkered down and will be surprising the enemy as they pop up from behind the fuel tanks. Meanwhile the Abrams pick off a few of the forces in the open.

The game stands on a knife edge as the battle lines get incredibly close.

Despite the US soldiers being run over by the Soviet tanks the Americans have been striking back.

Interestingly the Abrams have cleared the way and blasted apart a whole bunch of the Soviet tanks before then sending in some crunching shots to the side armour, brutally destroying around five of their number.

The dice have been on their side and the Soviets are still pushing in on the target objective however.

The final nail in the coffin came with some awesome rolls which ended up bringing the enemy low. The Soviets pushed forward but all sorts of American counterattacking push the Soviets off the objective and made for a US win.

It was looking hairy to begin with as the Soviets closed in around the US and crushed their infantry. With the US holding the line I'm sure the next Soviet counterattack won't be far behind.

Going back in time slightly we have oriskany taking some of the Boot Camp members through his World War 2.5 game that you might remember from back during his article series earlier in the year.

They're just getting started now and this could have sowed the seeds for the inevitable Team Yankee we saw over the weekend.

You've seen some gameplay and now we have the rules for you. Check out the download for Team Yankee Helicopter Rules that both Anders and Gianna worked on over the weekend...

Download Link Here: //www.beastsofwar.com/downloads/Helicopter-Deathmatch.pdf