Played our IABSM dice-driven variant tonight, pitching 1943/44 Soviets vs Germans.

Both sides fielded a company of infantry and then chose from support lists up to a points value shamelessly copied from CoC. The Soviets picked two units of tank troops (BT-7s and T-34s) and a medium mortar battery; while the Germans picked a Panzer IV troop, an FOO; a Stummel infantry support vehicle, and loaded up on the panzerfausts.

We tried out a new rule that limited the number of times a unit could be activated. It was partially successful, but the jury is still out.

It was good to get back into gaming after the Summer break, and the cold beers helped the evening roll along nicely.

The game ended after some bloody exchanges, and both sides lost significant numbers of infantry, the Germans though knocked out all the BT7s, but still had to engage the T34’s.

Cheers to Iain Fuller, BartMan and Philip Andrews.

Blinds move across the table. This is from the German side.

A German platoon catches a Soviet unit in the flank and in close combat beats it soundly.

A much reduced Soviet vyod storms forward and finishes off the remnants of a German zug. It had been shot to bits by T-34s.

Soviets try to sneak an attack through the village.

View of Left flank. The BT7s are wiped out and the Panzer IV advance cautiously.

View of the village fight. The Germans bottom right are about to break.

T-34s and remnants of a Soviet vyod hold the south side of the village.

All three survived the game, wrecking a German infantry zug.

Panzer Iv’s turn towards the village and begin to HE the Soviet infantry on the main street.

German zug awaits the next Soviet assault.

Overview from the Soviet side.

View of the village.

Panzer IV’s HE the village.

Remnants of the Soviet vyod retreat through the village.

Awaiting targets.

Desmondo Darkin