A question of honor

[Motdc]

Taking out a T-34 with a Brummbar is quite a feat!  Even at point-blank range that's only 8 dice vs 5 defense so your chance of landing more than a disrupt is pretty slim

[Obergruppenfuhrer]

5 defense WITH superior armor none the less!! It was from 3 hexes away. Only 6 dice I believe. A lucky shot or a good shot, whatever; it's DEAD. And the reason it wasn't able to counter attack is the tank used it's movment in the assualt phase to try and run. He was backed up against the board though. Check mate, mutha f###er. 

[Motdc]

I forgot about the Superior Armour!  He had to have been damaged first or the SA would have made it impossible with only 6 attack dice. 

Even still, excellent job.  Glad to see where the Nashorn fits in...I've never been comfortable using them in most matches.

[Obergruppenfuhrer]

I forgot about the Superior Armour!  He had to have been damaged first or the SA would have made it impossible with only 6 attack dice. 

Even still, excellent job.  Glad to see where the Nashorn fits in...I've never been comfortable using them in most matches.

Actually, he just rolled REALLY bad. I forget who had the quote "bad roles hurt you more than good ones" but I love that quote. He did do the smartest thing however, he backed his tank into a corner so there was 2 hexes of hill between him and my Nashorn. He knew that his tank stould a MUCH better chance at surviving a blow from my Howitzer than the Nashorn. He was right. He did have a BETTER chance but he still got cornered and killed. All because instead of using that tank aggressively to secure key lanes in the field, he tried to hide it the whole game like a chess player who protects his queen when sacraficing her can divert attention away from a swift checkmate by other pieces.

I think it was Ducky who said that one tank on the field is to draw fire and the other is to engage. In a 300 point battle we both had 4 to 5 vehicles on the field but the same strategies apply. I LOVE the Nashorn. It can sit in the back of the field and rain hell on any tank on the board ignoring one hex of cover if it's in the hills. The one tank I ALWAYS use without exception is the Brummbar. I only have one out of all the packs of that set I bought. (hundreds of dollars)

None the less, that single tank has always more than paid for itself by bombarding key positions with multiple units using cover. It's a stone cold troop killer that's tough as nails. I call it the "Makes it rain" tank. Raining fire from the fixed howitzer on villages and forests turning everything into smoking rubble, blood and dirt. I'm in love with the thing in case you can't tell.

[Audacity]

(hundreds of dollars)!!!   Every hobby has its costs.  You're enjoying this game so don't worry about the money too much.

[Obergruppenfuhrer]

(hundreds of dollars)!!!   Every hobby has its costs.  You're enjoying this game so don't worry about the money too much.

Oh I know! It's the only thing that makes the saddness go away for that brief, but beauiful interlude. :Sniff: 

[Ducky]

The tricky thing with this game is that you don't feel like it's costing you that much as you buy a few boosters here and there, but it certainly adds up after awhile. One of the best units in terms of cheap but powerful is the PAK40. 14 points, but it dominates tanks.

[Obergruppenfuhrer]

The tricky thing with this game is that you don't feel like it's costing you that much as you buy a few boosters here and there, but it certainly adds up after awhile. One of the best units in terms of cheap but powerful is the PAK40. 14 points, but it dominates tanks.

I agree it's awesome but I've been hesitant to field it because the terrain often prohibits it's use. I've been using the 7.5 for less than half the points. My opponent likes to move his tanks out of harms way. A lot. He doesn't use his tanks effectively as a result and I literally have to hunt them down with my more mobile units. (Tanks) In an open terrain, the pak 40 is great.