FbF Sicilian style

 "Taming the Tiger" scenario from the main rulebook.

Sicily 1943, 82nd Airborne vs German Heavy Tank company .

Photos are in reverse order, start at bottom. 

13.  End game.  I held 2 farms for 2 points, Germans held 2 hills for 2 points, but they had killed/incapacitated/neutralized Gavin and that was worth 1 point  so German victory 3 -2!

12.  With the last turn upon us, the Tigers headed for the 2 hills, with 1 victory point each.  The Germans didn't have the Infantry power left to take out the farms.

11.  Tigers were worth 1 victory point each so I threw a lot of elements at them in hopes of getting lucky.  It was not to be.  The only bazooka I got within range bounced off easily.  There were a couple of tense moments where the Engineers close assault with demo charges but they could only manage temporarily suppression. 

10. The Tigers were making mincemeat out of everything in their way. Even though my troopers had taken over German foxholes for hard cover, Dan was rolling lots of 6's!

9.  On the right flank I was able to get the Engineers platoon in and take over the farmhouse.   +1 victory point if I could hold it.

8. Following the tanks are 2 more platoons of Infantry.   With some long range MG fire and the howitzer I was able to bottle them up at the bridge head.  I didn't want them to be able to break out and get the farmhouses. 

7.  Turn 4, the Tigers arrive, tearing up the road at full speed.  Yes, we don't have 4 Tigers, so made due with proxies.

6.  US captures left farm house.  +1 point to US if they can hold it.

5.  Left flank gets battered by German artillery.   Gavin is one of the casualties 

4. Us 75mm Pak howitzer support

3. There Dan protected it with a platoon in foxhole.  We both called in artillery strikes against each other.  Mine mostly destroyed his platoon,  but his took out Col Gavin- a victory point to the Germans!

2. As the US, I first pushed over the ridge through the orchards towards the left flank farm objective. 

1. This scenario was a depiction of Col. Gavin attack and defense of Biazza Ridge during the Allied invasion of Sicily.   For the first 3 turns the US is on the offensive against dug in German infantry (3 platoons vs 2).   The last 3 turns the Germans get 4 Tiger tanks and 2 platoons of infantry to counterattack. 

Each farmhouse is worth 1 point, each hill is worth 1 point (north/south).  Additionally points are gained from knocking out Tiger tanks or Col. Gavin.