


The Senior NCO managed to get on the net, take the Conn, and bring the last Squad into action before buying the farm. The Kurita LT was hit by random fire and instantly the Chain of Command disintegrated. The balance had clearly shifted to the Steiners when disaster struck. By the third turn the Kuritas had brought a third squad on board, but their advance had stalled under the suppressing fire of Steiner heavy weapons. A long afternoon ensued for the Kuritas as the pinned down squads were enfiladed from 3 directions. The Steiners had better luck and moved their remaining patrols in from the South and North ends of town. That is until the Kurita LT’s communications jammed and he failed to activate the remainder of his platoon.

The Kurita HQ squad arrived in the ville and took shelter in a 2nd building. The Steiners successfully recalled their western patrol who came down from the rocks into a strategic over-watch position. The Kurita sought shelter in the nearest building while the rest of the platoon was whistled up on the net. The game opened as the Kuritas penetrated the perimeter and were engaged by the Steiner Heavy Weapons squad. The Kuritas had two approaches from the desert into the ville through a pair of rocky passes. The Steiners had sent patrols out to the West, South, and North.Īpproaching from the West was a Kurita leg infantry platoon. The AD van was backed up on the East side of ville and protected by an infantry squad. Emplaced in the tallest dwelling in the ville were the LT, a Heavy Weapons squad, and the AD sensors. The Steiners had moved Air Defense assets into the village and dug-in a bit during the day. The firefight engaged a Steiner Laser Rifle Platoon and Kurita Infantry Platoon. That long gone afternoon’s skirmish was a nice StarGrunt furball in a desert village on Watchmacallit IV. From the way-back machine, nearly 9 years ago on a planet far, far away….
