If you are hosting a game is it very good to know ALL the rules so I wanted a practice game before hosting a “What a tanker” game that night. But I already packed up my usual winter terrain, so I put out a very plain table of a Russian village, a couple copses of trees and my latest t34/85. But what about an opposition? Well I do have a 1:56 R-35…. A bit mis-matched admittedly. Understatement no doubt as the Russian is a 8 Armour, 8 Strike beast vs the early-war two-crew 4 Armour and only 3 Strike.
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| obviously the R-35 to the left and the Russian t-34/85 behind |
Thus, I would have the R-35 (run by a Romanian crew being Eastern Front and all) only wanting to go back home, to cross the table and exit. The Russians were sleeping in a village house.
Perhaps rather foolishly the Romanian commander decided to take an open pot-shot at the “sleeping” Russian hoping for a lucky shot. He failed to hit. The Russians were slow to wake up and get active. The Romanian’ further move past an intervening house allowed him a second shot. This too failed, but the Russians were fully awake and on the move. They rounded the church but the dice failed them and the shot on the rear of the Romanians could not be taken.
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| Yikes! the Romanian is shitting bricks! |
The Romanian command dice then blessed them with a long move to - almost - off the table - and freedom. But not quite, so allowing the Russians to get one more shot off with their big gun. They took the shot but it failed to hit the rear of the small French-built tank! (8 dice needing 3+ but getting only two hits —-I am such a terrible dice roller when needed! ) the Romanians managed to get enough saving rolls to sigh a big relief as they exited the battlefield and continue their way home….
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| The R-35's turret is facing the Russian while the vehicle is making off the table.. |