MAIN EVENT VI! Red Devil vs. [hirr]Leto

[Der Kuenstler]

Now we have the first casualty of the battle - it is Leto's Marder III® platoon leader. The crew is stretched out on the ground after abandoning the vehicle. With Stewarts firing from two angles, it really never had much of a chance.



Leto pulls the reigns on the remainder of his central spearhead and turns them North where a rock ridge will hide them from RD's Eastern tank threat. We can also see his trailing IIIJ(late) is still bogged at the bottom of the hill.



To the West, Leto's conscript IIIJ(short) comes under fire from RD's AT team up in the cliffs. Too bad RD didn't leave the team hidden longer - the IIIJ just turned and fired once - causing them to crawl away.



To the East, it was one of Red Devil's Stewarts that got the Marder. RD orders his Grants and other's to move into position for more, but Leto has already gotten his armor behind the high ridge.



To the South, RD seems content to halt his attacking column and wait for his infantry to catch up.



Even though Leto has lost an AFV, he is getting better position on RD - his men are already running into the hotel at the Oasis and RD will now have to try and pry them out.

Radio chatter:

RANDY: "the panzers are burning! the panzers are burning.. capt. highrock, the cliffhanger is really getting irritated at your shelling of his cave.. his last message to HQ's was quite garbled and full of french"
PETE: "Bloody hell! Nice shot. An extra cube of sugar in their tea tonight! That is one helluva cliff climbing limp legged bastard you have up there with that ATR rifle…"

Leto's Private Journal: "Unfortunate loss of my Marder II… but I still think it is well worth the position that I am trading it for. I have nailed RDs AT Rifle that could have threatened the rear of my marders on the hill, but still do not want to take any chances of getting caught in a flank attack and will move them back to the defilade positions that do not have LOS to the Brits blocking flag area and that has LOS to all approaches along the plateau. Once my men are safely deposited on the Cliffside, I will swing my panzers back and lead with the IIIJ lates and their heavy turret armor and see if I can get into a rock throwing contest with his Stuarts."