LAAR: 12.SS-Panzer vs 3rd Guards Tank Corps

Hi Guys, Blackwolf again bringing you another light AAR. For a change neither Griddon or myself are playing! A couple of our friends and clubmates, Rob and Andy, are keen to enter the world of FoW, so what better way than to lead them through a battle. Although the game was played down at our local club, the Western Suburbs Wargames Association, the terrain was supplied by yours truly, as were both forces. The battle would feature a Panzergrenadier company from 12.SS-Panzer Division vs a Guards Tank Battalion from 3rd Guards Tank Corps.

The Lists

Andy's SS-Panzergrenadier list comes straight from Earth & Steel.

12.SS-Panzer Division – Fearless Veteran

HQ - Upgrade both to Panzerfaust/SMG's, plus 2 Panzerschrek teams

SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon - 3 squads + Panzerfaust upgrade

SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon - 3 squads + Panzerfaust upgrade

SS-Panzergrenadier Platoon - 3 squads + Panzerfaust upgrade

SS-Mortar Platoon – 2 sections

Light SS-Anti-Tank Gun Platoon – 3 PaK40’s

SS-Rocket Launcher Battery – 3 Nebelwerfer NW41’s

Heavy SS-Anti-Aircraft Gun Platoon – 2 FlaK36’s + extra crew

Field Fortifications – 2 Minefields, 8 Barbed Wire Entanglements, 2 HMG Nests

Rob’s Guards Tank Battalion is from Hammer & Sickle.

3^rd Guards Tank Corps – Fearless Trained

HQ – 1 T-34/85 with Cupola

Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company – 9 T-34/85’s with Cupolas

Gvardeyskiy Tankovy Company – 9 T-34/85’s with Cupolas

Razvedki Platoon – 4 squads (1 Flamethrower team) with Universal Carriers

Decoy Tank Company – 2 Captured Panthers 

LAAR: Germans vs Brits

Folks! Griddon here with a new acronym. Light After Action Report. I had Robin (Dicehex) and Luke over last night to give them a proper introduction game into Flames of War. Robin and Luke had both played before but just not with proper miniatures at a full 1750 point late war game. Mat was away for the weekend so was kind enough to leave us with a collection of his Germans. I wrote up a mixed German list to face my 6th Guards Tank Brigade with 15ths Scots list I recently finished. Robin commanded the Panzer list and Luke debuted my Churchills playing the Brits. It worked out reasonably well as Robin has a big order in transit for his first Flames of War army and he's picked 21st Panzer Div.

The light part of this AAR is that it doesn't do a turn by turn. It just described what happened in the deployment, early, mid and late portions of the game and shows some photos of the action. Simple.