Battle of the Outskirts

The US forces are tasked with defending a key location on the outskirts of a small town in Finland. However, the Axis forces are determined to capture the location and drive the US forces back.

Mission: Point Defence Armies: US vs. Axis Finland Size: 1000 points

Turn 1

The US forces rush forward, utilizing a M3 half-track to transport a medium machine gun team, a bazooka team, and an engineer squad to the outskirts of the town. The half-track is destroyed by an Axis infantry squad carrying a panzerfaust, leaving the US forces stranded without transport.

Turn 2

The US M4 Sherman, named Burger Town, drives closer to the destroyed half-track, firing an HE shell into the enemy infantry squad and laying down suppressing fire with its hull-mounted medium machine gun. US troops take advantage of the situation, launching a fierce assault on the Axis forces and pushing them back.

Turn 3

Axis forces regroup and launch a counterattack, determined to regain control of the outskirts of the town. US troops fight back fiercely, but they are outnumbered and outgunned.

Turn 4

The US forces receive devastating news as their M4 Sherman, named Burger Town, is destroyed by an enemy heavy mortar. The loss of Burger Town leaves the US forces even more vulnerable to the Axis assault. Axis troops push their way into the outskirts of the town, engaging the US troops in a brutal hand-to-hand battle.

US troops hold their ground for a time, but the Axis troops are determined and manage to overpower them.

Turn 5

US troops launch a counterattack, attempting to regain control of the outskirts of the town from the Axis forces. However, the Axis troops hold their ground, repelling the US assault and pushing the American soldiers back.

Turn 6

The US forces retreat, abandoning the key location on the outskirts of the town to the Axis forces. The mission is a failure.

The US forces are defeated, unable to defend the key location on the outskirts of the town against the determined Axis assault. The loss of their M4 Sherman, named "Burger Town", was a major blow, and ultimately helped seal their fate. Despite the valiant efforts of the US forces and their use of the M4 Sherman to push back the Axis assault, the Axis forces ultimately emerged victorious and captured the location.

Axis Finland: 9 vs US: 1