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

[Der Kuenstler]

We start with Leto's Marder platoon on the west side of the high plains. They've been in a cushy position for practically the whole battle so far - so much so that Leto orders one of them to turn around and area fire Red Devil's Vickers MG team near the British holding town. But another of RD's Vickers teams starts firing into the Marders arse. The troubled Marder begins to pivot back to face the new threat...



And as he makes it part way around Red Devil's 6 Pdr opens up from the far cliffs - The commander is killed and the vehicle has been gun damaged! You can look up what the German crewmember shouts but it is not nice...



Last minute we saw RD's last good Crusader move into LOS of Leto's waiting PzIIIJ (Late) - the panzer fires and gets a penetration - but no effect. The Crusader is able to move forward and pop some smoke.



The impotence of the IIIJ's 50mm gun really shows during this minute. Not only has Randy's Crusader been hit the second time with no effect, but this Stuart's turret was penetrated three times this minute, with only the commander being killed. Oh for some 75mm!



Leto has exchanged so much lead with RD's AFVs to the South that he is starting to feel the need to conserve on his AP ammo - here he puts a short cover arc on one of his "tiny tigers" which has only 9 rounds left...



Up at the Oasis, Randy's Brits are getting shelled with no way to respond - and it doesn't look like it's going to get any better. Two more PzIIIJ(Short)s are on their way up the road to join the HE party.



RADIO CHATTER:

RANDY: "come on out from behind your cover there :)"

PETE: "Picture a large castle with several snide and surly French Leto’s perched on the battlements. You approach them, call them cowards and issue a challenge for them to come out from behind their battlements…You are informed that your mother was a hamster, and your father smells like elderberries. Next, a large cow is catapulted at you. : )"