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Thursday, June 29, 2017
By: JC
Combat Mission Black Sea - Expanding the Foothold
This is a continuation of an AAR of a quick battle that I started a while ago. (http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.com/2017/06/combat-mission-black-sea-before-crossing.html)
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The crossing of the bridge was chronicled in a previous YouTube video. (http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.com/2017/04/combat-mission-black-sea-gets-battle.html) I have a significant part (almost the entire maneuver forces) holding a tiny foothold on the far side of the river.
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The heavy use of smoke from the Bradley fighting vehicles bought my troops some time to re-organize before moving forward.
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The way ahead was a mid-size town with plenty of trees and bushes. Time was running out (I accidentally set up the quick battle for just 45 minutes) and I really wanted to push towards the final objective.
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Side note: I had to leave a Bradley IFV behind, watching the near side of the bridge. A Russian detachment of infantry was causing some trouble and I needed by interior lines clear. Yeah, that ATGM is coming out of his paycheck! :)
Moving into the town was intense. Fortunately there were not enemy armor and the incredible firepower of my armor dominated the battlefield. I became a bit lousy in executing my movement through the town (lost one Bradley and a couple of dismounts) but the clock was ticking.
Take a look at this video showing some scenes of the battle.
https://youtu.be/Ygo8L4lJ6bA
Read on: Click Here (http://kriegsimulation.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/combat-mission-black-sea-expanding.html)