Phoney War II

A wee break from Confrontation, last Sunday saw the second Lad's Bolt Action mega battle. 'Phoney', because I'm using Jim's British Commandos and not my nacent Yanks. The first mega battle had the British establishing an early lead and managing to hold out for a win.

Not so, in this second installment.

This was as good as it got for the Allies. Pinned and stung by an aerial attack. The British deployment stunk. The Germans rolled on and pounded the Commandos. Tasked with guarding the three objectives (40mm circular bases with dead horses) in the Allied deployment zone. Caught between two stools, the Commandos could neither twist or hold. Their gun wasn't optimally positioned, but the dunce move of the game was to allow the artillery observer to get wiped out before he could call in support. In the end it wasn't even close. Too many of the Commando units expertly showed the debilitating effects of multiple pin markers.
The Allies were tabled.