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0700........3 Unita platoons South Africas allie) are attacked by unknown forces Northern AO.
As a light infantry force these guys are only armed with AKM, RPK, RPG-7, and various types of hand grenades. Heavy weapons only consist in these 3 platoons of 1 Diska heavy MG and an 82 mm recoiless rifle. Not a clue what these guys are getting hit with so I set a light defense on a small ridge line in the east of AO. The main defense is in a village and out skirts.
Vehicle noise is heard off in the distance... OH GREAT. Out of the fog at 0705 comes a combined force or infantry and tanks.
Mortars from a TRP set by heavy mortar spotters are called in to dump smoke in front of troops on ridge to give them a chance to bug out. Its to late the advance is fast and brutal. My heavy MG and an infantry squad are pinned by tank and APC fire. Nearly an entire squad of unita infantry call it quits.
The stupid mortars finally get smoke screen down way to late. But catches some Angola infantry in the open.
they seem to catch fire........hmmmm
Of the 2 remaining infantry squads the southern manages to brake contact and bug out to the village to reinforce. The second to the North has armor on top of it to fast. A BMP blunders into its possition and dealt with.
Supporting infantry of armor cut thru this squad but 4 hold out a little longer... There RPG gunner is down...But they still have RKG-3 anti armor hand grenades.
They manage to damage a t55 and a btr 60 that got to close...
They manage to damage a t55 and a btr 60 that got to close...
Fighting goes hand to hand......er foot. These are CUBAN tanks I find out and not Angola's.
My only hope to fall back to village and hope my heavy mortar spotters and my 1 82mm recoiless rifle can somehow beat off this armor. Not looking so good. Starting to consider retreating. But still do not have picture of forces I am up against. So far 1 bmp1 killed, 1 btr60 out of action, and mobility kill of a t55. I know only of 1 active t55 out there and infantry of course. So I wait to spring ambush at the village.
Infantry probe forward towards vilalge....not concerned as I have my unita guys in decent locations to deal with it....and my heavy mortar spotter which I get into action. A t55 takes the fast route.......into my 82mm recoiless rifle.
Perfect flanking shot on t55....he is toast.
The fog burns off and I start getting more spotting reports...this is REAL bad situation. Hit the cease fire thing just in case... ya right they are kicking my can.
I got alot of light armor all over the dang place from 3 directions and enemy infantry all over the place. My infantry are getting hammered bad. Its clear there is no chance of victory as the last of the fog burns off into the morning. The town is lost as Angola and Cubans are all over the out skirts..
AND THEN.............they except my cease fire.......and what!
MINOR VICTORY........ok I lost all OBJ's. But did inflict decent amount of damamge on them despite being VASTLY out numbered. My 3 platoons of unita infantry are down to maybe 30 percent streangth.
and some after action screens
ok 1 more fight for today next.......i got 1 platoon of South africian olifphants in action so far......hmmmmm HAVE TO SEEE>>>> muhhahaha.. ya this is good.
ok with oliphants, ratel 90's and ratel 20's all massed was not even a fight this last one i DID. Heres a few screen shots LOL>