Round 2: 004 - Loos (Hohenzollern Redoubt) - 25 September 1915
Mark McG (German): 6 Banners won; 13 figures lost
plainscape (British): 3 Banners won; 25 figures lost
British came on very quickly in the centre, and then the Right taking advantage of the shell holes created by the No Man's Land shelling. German Front line troops headed for the connecting trenches, but thanks to a Bomber with Hand Grenade card inflict some damage to the Brits. An optimistic rush to the 2nd line of trenches was terminated in a Storm of Fire.
British brought up troops with Rush and rotation. German artillery fired regularly, but had little impact due to poor accuracy. Towards the end of the game, one stonk fell short onto German troops killing one figure. German Bombers were the most effective defenders, and in the end the Brits used Stretcher bears to get rid of one Bomber unit and killed the other.
All the action started concentrating on the British left, Tommies pushing along the communication trenches, and the German counterattack was fortunate in getting good dice, 3 Deadly dice (of 3 rolled) in close combat. The 2nd line was saved, and it became a push to claim the last banner. A final storm of fire picked off a retreating British unit, and the game was won.
No recon cards played by the Huns, and only 1 Trench banner for the Tommies.
"Feed the troops on victory"- Gen. Sir John Monash