German East Africa
Battle Report Pt 1 - Setup and opening moves
Nathan B Ortega and I played a 200 point game of Blood & Valor Firelock Games US vs German East African. The scenario was The Cure, basically a re-skinned version of the Demolition mission. Instead of destroying an objective, you were interrogating scientists for the formula to make quinine, the anti-malaria drug.
I took 3 large Askari squads, a single Schutztruppe squad with an LMG, a small Naval Landing party also with an LMG and one MG team and a sniper. My commander was a Hauptmann (Captain equivalent).
The Americans took 2 MG teams, one small regular squad with grenades and three large squads with LMGs and a Major for the command squad.
The German left flank uses the palm trees and the building as cover to maneuver closer to one of the objectives.
The German right flank uses the jungle as cover to approach another objective. The commander and HMG team are in the center ready to lend support on either flank.
How did these Doughboys wind up in Africa? Who knows but the Kaiser had it coming!
The American commander also sets up in the center
The Americans strongly reinforced the right flank with both HMG teams and two squads.
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