Convoy Ambush – Red Actions! Pt 1

After much procrastination, started playing this scenario.  I posted up some preliminary thoughts and photos of a couple of turns  back in December.

The scenario involves a Chinese Warlord convoy carrying all classes of supply.  The mission of the ambush force is to destroy the convoy and, if possible, remove weapons, ammunition and medical supplies.

Since the best ambush point was near a Warlord controlled town, there is the chance that a reaction force will appear.

The first step was to construct a simple situation generator, which hinged on the awareness level of the convoy.  The levels were clueless, cautious, and, know something will happen.  This status was settled by a die roll.

If clueless, the convoy had little discipline, moving at maximum speed and bumper-to-bumper.  If cautious, distance was greater, speed lower, with armed vehicles at head and front.  If an ambush was suspected, there was a reaction team attached, in addition to an escort.

In each case, there was the chance of a reaction force coming to the aid of the convoy, but again, a die roll settled that with modifiers to decrease the size of the force the less “aware” the convoy was.  The number of turns it took the reaction force to arrive on table was again a function of the Warlord force’s awareness level and die roll.

The required wristage created the following:

A clueless convoy, moving at maximum speed, with little dispersion and an escort of only two stands of troops.  Feeling sorry for these poor bastards, I threw in a light truck armed with a machine gun.

The ambush force consists of two stands of Germans, one machine gun, along with five stands of White Russian partisans.

It is a classic “L” shaped ambush.  The Germans are to engage the convoy, bringing it to a halt, and if possible, continue to support the Partisan attack.  The Partisans are to attack the convoy from the wooded flank alongside the road.  Two partisan stands will move to the rear of the convoy occupying a small hill taking up a position to engage either the convoy escort, or a reaction force.  The remaining Partisans will, using fire and maneuver, destroy the convoy and, if possible, retrieve needed supplies.

The Partisans are low on ammunition and cannot engage in a lengthy firefight with the convoy.  If this occurs, they are to withdraw back into the woods, covered by the Germans.  All units will then proceed to a rally point.

I’ll post up the results tomorrow.

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