Scenario and AAR Crete Campaign Turn 2 Battle 3 Vlakkheronitissia

Attack Counter Attack at Vlakkheronitissia

Campaign day 1 Turn 2 Meeting Engagement Attack / Counter attack

DUKE Forces Officer 1 BR17 Scouts 2

1 Infantry Platoon (Regular)

1 Platoon command section

1 2" mortar team

3 Infantry rifle sections ( 1 in reserve arrives from turn 5)

1 Vicker Heavy MG and loader team

1 battery off table 2x 3" mortars

Pre registered target point (Village chapel)

Timed 3.7" mountain howitzer 4x3.7" mountain howitzers (PRTB corner field SW corner)

1 sniper with spotter

5 Cretan Irregulars (Elite)

5 Cretan Irregulars patrol (Veteran)

German Forces Officers 3 BR 22 Scouts 2

1 Platoon Fallschirmjaeger (Elite)

1 80mm mortar team

1 sMMG MG34

1 Forward Air observer

1 Forward Artillery Observer team

1 Timed Air strike by Ju-88

1 sniper

1 Fallschirmjaeger Foot patrol

We are making movement t on a hex map of northern Crete and then fighting out the engagements as they occur. The second turn includes the German second lift and the movements oof the troops dropped into the island at dawn in the first turn . The German paratroopers are moving around the south side of Hill 107 whilst the New Zealand forces move to defend the key locations

The relevent part of the campaign map. Arrows indicate to movement towards the battle

Cretan Irregulars prepare to ambush the advancing Germans with shot guns and old rifles

The 3.7" mountain guns open fire on a map reference east of the village

Cretan Irregulars cross rough ground toward the centre of the village

A British ifantry section advance past a crashed glider.

A Sniper and his spotter pin down the advancing paratroopers behind a stone wall.

Cretan irregular in the village main street. Capture an objective (marked with a drop canister) . There irregulars have just eliminated the advancing Fallschirmjaeger squad in close combat.

The Luftwaffe arrive to turn the tide of the battle. The Ju-88's medium bombs didn't cause much damage but the Battle Rating loss was key to causing the New Zealander to withdraw.

The Platoon HQ captures' another objective in the filed outside the village

The Grmans end with 18 BR out of a total of 22

The New Zealanders and Cretans reach 18 uder combind mortar fire and air attack. and withdraw back up Hill 107.

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