La Grande Finale - Dowly vs. Crécy Final Match (CMBN)

[Dowly]

And back!

As our wins are 1-1, we obviously have to play one more game, so here we are, again.

For our finale, we decided to go with a "huge" battle on a QB map called "Meet Large Town QB-217".

Crécy will be playing as the British and I shall be the (victorious) Waffen SS.

Time limit is 1h30m and the time of the battle is dusk.

Crécy won't be writing AAR for this one (AFAIK).

As for my AAR, I'll keep it closer to the style of the two SP AARs, maybe post
a report every 7-10 turns or so.

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German OOB

1st SS Panzer Battalion
-1st Company
--1st Platoon
--2nd Platoon
(11xPanther)
-Tiger tank
-2 x SPW 251/7 D halftracks

2nd SS Panzergrenadier Battalion
-5th Company
--1st Platoon
--2nd Platoon
--3rd Platoon
-6th Company
--1st Platoon
--2nd Platoon
--3rd Platoon
-2 x Sniper team


ORDERS

1st SS Panzer Battalion

I'm going to use the Panthers to pincer Crécy's armor/troops. One Platoon rolling down
both flanks. The Battalion and Company HQ Panthers will move with the infantry.
The only thing I'm debating is the timing, should I go full throttle and hope to catch
Crécy's armor on the move, or should I wait for the battle to rage for a few turns and
then unleash the big cats to hit his flanks.

2nd SS Panzergrenadier Battalion

The bulk of the fighting will be in the town, so that's where I order all my infantry to.
Company size force per flank should be enough.

I also have buttload of off-map mortars, 2x81mm per platoon IIRC plus heavy mortars (again, IIRC).
Just need to check with Crécy if we allow first turn arty with 5 minute delay or not.


Crécy

Not knowing his unit composition doesn't make figuring out his plan any easier, but he will probably
have a mixed build with both infantry and armor. I'm guessing he will want to get into the town ASAP.
The safest and most direct route is on the left, so I can expect his infantry there. The right side
is actually identical to the town we fought over in our first CMBN map, with the crescent shaped forest and all.
Maybe he notes that as well and attacks through the forest like the last time.

Or he might not move for the first 10 turns due to a I sent to him in preparation for this match.

Dowly = RED
Crécy = BLUE



EDIT: Some additions to the OOB as I didn't notice the amount of points I had left the first time:

1 Pzr-Battalion:
-Tiger tank
-2 x SPW 251/7 D halftracks

2 PzrGren-Battalion:
-2 x Snipers

The halftracks and snipers will scout the way for the Panthers. I'll put the Tiger
on the railroad tracks that run through the map, it's flat all the way to
Crécy's end so if anything moves there, my Tiger will (hopefully) see them.