Tuesday 18 June 2013

Prairiecon Photo dump

It's been a while but training has take up a ton of my time recently. Thankfully I got to play in a 4000pt total war game at Prairiecon with my Buddy Lance and his son and fearsome competitor Brody.

This was my first Total war game and I have to say I like the format, reserves is always good, and with recce and paras coming on at unusual points(compared to a normal game) there was a great balance and a real sense of fog of war.

We played on the 8th of June and as a demo we figured we might as well represent the forces that fought on that day in 1944. Lance headed up two companies of Canadians from the 3rd Div, one armoured and the other Infantry.

Canadian Armoured Squadron
British Late-WarTank Company
Headquarters Canadian Armoured Squadron 2 Sherman Vs with .50 cal AA MGs 1 Sherman ARV = 155 points
Canadian Armoured Platoon 3 Sherman Vs with .50 cal AA MGs 1 Firefly VC with .50 cal AA MG = 310
Canadian Armoured Platoon  3 Sherman Vs with .50 cal AA MGs 1 Firefly VC = 305 points
Canadian Recce Patrol  3 Stuart VIs = 130 points
Anti-tank Platoon (SP), Royal Artillery (4th)  4 M10C 17 pdrs = 270 points
Royal Engineers 1 Cmd Pioneer Rifle team & 6 Pioneer Rifle teams = 75 points Armoured Car Platoon 2 Staghound Is & 1 Daimler Dingo = 110 points
Field Battery (SP) 4 Sextons = 205 points
Corps Medium Battery, Royal Artillery  4 BL 5.5" guns =245 points
Air Support  [Limited Air Support] Typhoon = 170 points
Air Observation Post 1Auster AO = 25 points
Total Company Points = 2000 points


Regina Rifles
Confident Trained Rifle Company (C3rd)
British Late-War Infantry Company
Headquarters Rifle Company HQ (C3rd)
2 Cmd Rifle team & 1 Jeep =30 points
Rifle Platoon (C3rd) 1 Cmd Rifle/MG team, 1 PIAT team, 1 Light Mortar team, & 6 Rifle/MG teams = 150 points
Rifle Platoon (C3rd) 1 Cmd Rifle/MG team, 1 PIAT team, 1 Light Mortar team, & 6Rifle/MG teams = 150 points
Carrier Platoon (C3rd)  6 Wasp Carriers = 205 points
Armoured Platoon [Reluctant Veteran] 3 Cromwell IVs & 1 Firefly = 325 points
Crocodile Tank Platoon  3 Churchill Crocodiles = 400 points
Anti-tank Platoon, 1 Cmd Rifle team 2 OQF 17 pdr guns = 85 points
Naval Gunfire Support  4 Naval Guns & 1 Observer Rifle team = 200 points
Assault Field Battery (C3rd)  3 Cmd Rifle teams, 1 Staff team, 2 Observer Rifle teams, 2 OP Carrier, 8 OQF 25 pdr guns = 260 points
Air Support  [Limited Air Support] Typhoon(s) = 170 points
Air Observation Post 1 Auster AOP = 25 points
Company Points Total = 2000

Brody and I were representing the 12 SS as they counter attacked.

Brody ran
Fearless Veteran SS-Panzergrenadierkompanie (12. Hitlerjugend)
German Late-War Infantry Company
HeadquartersSS-Panzergrenadierkompanie 2 Cmd Panzerfaust SMG teams 2 Panzerschreck teams = 140 points
SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 1 Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team & 6 MG teams = 230 points
SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon 1 Cmd Panzerfaust SMG team & 6 MG teams = 230 points
SS-Heavy Platoon  1 Cmd SMG team & 2 MG42 HMGs = 80 points
SS-Mortar Platoon 1 Cmd SMG team, 3 Observer Rifle teams & 6 8cm GW34 mortars = 215 points
SS-Scout Platoon 1 Cmd MG team & 3 MG teams with 4 Motorcycle & Sidecar with Passenger-fired MG = 180 points
SS-Panzer Platoon 4 Panzer IV Hs = 435 points
Heavy SS-Panzerspäh Platoon 4 Sd Kfz 231 (8-rad)s = 170 points
Rocket Launcher Battery Confident Veteran [Allied Platoon] 3 15cm NW41 = 105 points
Heavy SS-Anti-aircraft Gun Platoon  2 8.8cm FlaK36 gun (8 crew)s = 210 points
Total Company Points:1995

I had 12 SS GpPzGren
HQ with a schreck
2 x GpPzGren pl with fausts each HQ veh had 2cm AAA
armoured cannon pl with 4 Stummels
3 x Pak40s with halftracks
Barkman
4 x PzIVs
3 x Panzerwerfers with extra crew.


































Germans won on points, everyone won on fun.

Until next time.