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Dowly · 07-16-09, 04:21 AM

Wohoo! Finally got my Stug3g!

15/7/09 - 1618hrs - Attack on Ath

Instead of rushing to the town, I though of taking my beast to cover the southbound road leading from Ath to our firebase. After the first wave of our attackers, they'd surely try to bog us down to our FB. I found an excellent spot 500-600m west of the road. The N side had thick bushes and the E side, facing the road, had a berm, making my StugIIIG very hard to see during the night.

I stopped my engine and started to wait. Blasted panzers, move up! I cant hear a darn thing with you driving around! After a few minutes it was finally quiet, only the airpla.. wait.. that's not coming from a panzer! I cranked up the volume and turned my commander from left to right in hopes to pinpoint the sound's origin. A-ha! There you are! British Crusader III, straight out the factory, going south 750m east of my position.

I adjust the sights, start my engine and quickly swing my panzer 45 degrees to right. Now, quick, engine off and to the gunner's seat. Where did it go?! Back up to the tower to listen, hmm.. it stopped. Oh wait, there it goes again! First shot lands just over it's commander. WAKEY WAKEY! Small adjustments to the Zeiss and another shot goes out, this time hitting the tank and burrowing my 75mm AP grenade right to it's engine area. Pieces of the Crusader fly towards the sky in a big explosion. I r a happy camper.

Hoping he didnt see me, I decide to stay put. Another 3 of our Panzers go past me towards NW, go get them! BOW!! Oh sh- that's no good, that's a 17pdr! All three of the panzers blow up under the fire of the british gun. You tosser! Engine on, thru those bushes and keep that gun ready! The 17pdr might be deadly, but it is also a big target, in under a minute I had located it and was already pumping lead to it. Jebus that armor is thick! 4-6 rounds later it was finally destroyed.

Right, time to get back to base. Straight south and then 90 degree turn to east to evade any enemy tanks or ATGs near the road. Around halfway thru, I stopped to listen. Seems like there's room for one more; a Bedford truck was coming down the road with somekind of ATG in tow and single rifleman sitting onboard. One round and the truck was a flaming piece of junk.

15/7/09 - 1647hrs - Attack on Ath, covering the east flank

After resupplying, I headed towards a forest on the east side of the southbound road. I dont like forests, not that much cover, but this one had a good view to the road and few bushes to hide in. Listening was impossible this time around due to heavy aircraft activity over my head constantly. Fortunately, we had active players on the attack, giving detailed reports on any enemy movement around the city.

One of the reports got me anxious '2 Cru's going towards south FB', I looked at the map and the guy who reported them was near the road, 1000m or so to my NW. The tanks propably use the forest for cover, so I turned my Stug so I could see as much of the forest over the road as possible.

Another report came shortly after 'Cru on road going for SFB'. Wha? I looked to my 1o'clock and saw not one but two invidual dust clouds coming from the road. Oh you cocky bastards! Ok, then, let's see how it plays out. I reversed behind a bush and turned so the barrel was facing towards the bend on the road. One... then the other Crusader III came behind the bend and rushed down the road towards my position. It was still dark and I was pretty confident they wouldnt see me in time.

I planned to wait for them to come close enough to expose their sides to me, but that plan was ruined when the latter Cru stopped for some reason 600m from me. Stug can take some beating, so I waited for the first tank to come within 300m and I started firing. First round struck it to the tower, it stopped and turned to left just enough for me to get a round to it's side armor. KABOOM! One down, one to go.

I swirled the barrel towards the other Cru, but it was just out of the reach. F**k! Engine on, turn right and back behind the optics. CLANK! Gah, there goes my commander. You little tit! I peppered the Crusader to it's front hull and to the tower, disabling it's turret. It tried to machinegun me down for some reason, so I responded with few more AP rounds before the tank went quiet.

Back to base!

07-16-09, 04:21 AM	#114
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,054 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Wohoo! Finally got my Stug3g! 15/7/09 - 1618hrs - Attack on Ath Instead of rushing to the town, I though of taking my beast to cover the southbound road leading from Ath to our firebase. After the first wave of our attackers, they'd surely try to bog us down to our FB. I found an excellent spot 500-600m west of the road. The N side had thick bushes and the E side, facing the road, had a berm, making my StugIIIG very hard to see during the night. I stopped my engine and started to wait. Blasted panzers, move up! I cant hear a darn thing with you driving around! After a few minutes it was finally quiet, only the airpla.. wait.. that's not coming from a panzer! I cranked up the volume and turned my commander from left to right in hopes to pinpoint the sound's origin. A-ha! There you are! British Crusader III, straight out the factory, going south 750m east of my position. I adjust the sights, start my engine and quickly swing my panzer 45 degrees to right. Now, quick, engine off and to the gunner's seat. Where did it go?! Back up to the tower to listen, hmm.. it stopped. Oh wait, there it goes again! First shot lands just over it's commander. WAKEY WAKEY! Small adjustments to the Zeiss and another shot goes out, this time hitting the tank and burrowing my 75mm AP grenade right to it's engine area. Pieces of the Crusader fly towards the sky in a big explosion. I r a happy camper. Hoping he didnt see me, I decide to stay put. Another 3 of our Panzers go past me towards NW, go get them! BOW!! Oh sh- that's no good, that's a 17pdr! All three of the panzers blow up under the fire of the british gun. You tosser! Engine on, thru those bushes and keep that gun ready! The 17pdr might be deadly, but it is also a big target, in under a minute I had located it and was already pumping lead to it. Jebus that armor is thick! 4-6 rounds later it was finally destroyed. Right, time to get back to base. Straight south and then 90 degree turn to east to evade any enemy tanks or ATGs near the road. Around halfway thru, I stopped to listen. Seems like there's room for one more; a Bedford truck was coming down the road with somekind of ATG in tow and single rifleman sitting onboard. One round and the truck was a flaming piece of junk. 15/7/09 - 1647hrs - Attack on Ath, covering the east flank After resupplying, I headed towards a forest on the east side of the southbound road. I dont like forests, not that much cover, but this one had a good view to the road and few bushes to hide in. Listening was impossible this time around due to heavy aircraft activity over my head constantly. Fortunately, we had active players on the attack, giving detailed reports on any enemy movement around the city. One of the reports got me anxious '2 Cru's going towards south FB', I looked at the map and the guy who reported them was near the road, 1000m or so to my NW. The tanks propably use the forest for cover, so I turned my Stug so I could see as much of the forest over the road as possible. Another report came shortly after 'Cru on road going for SFB'. Wha? I looked to my 1o'clock and saw not one but two invidual dust clouds coming from the road. Oh you cocky bastards! Ok, then, let's see how it plays out. I reversed behind a bush and turned so the barrel was facing towards the bend on the road. One... then the other Crusader III came behind the bend and rushed down the road towards my position. It was still dark and I was pretty confident they wouldnt see me in time. I planned to wait for them to come close enough to expose their sides to me, but that plan was ruined when the latter Cru stopped for some reason 600m from me. Stug can take some beating, so I waited for the first tank to come within 300m and I started firing. First round struck it to the tower, it stopped and turned to left just enough for me to get a round to it's side armor. KABOOM! One down, one to go. I swirled the barrel towards the other Cru, but it was just out of the reach. F**k! Engine on, turn right and back behind the optics. CLANK! Gah, there goes my commander. You little tit! I peppered the Crusader to it's front hull and to the tower, disabling it's turret. It tried to machinegun me down for some reason, so I responded with few more AP rounds before the tank went quiet. Back to base!