Slitherine

Any Hillman finishes yet?

Am finding this one seriously difficult...

lol....me to.
Justin got in a really good barrage on me...doh!

Jonconcuera and k9mike, your game is ready and waiting. Password 'hillman' .

I'm also finding it tough. I'm the allies in all but one of my games. I'm finding crossing the open ground is too costly and fighting my way through the woods doesn't leave enough to fight into the centre. So am uncertain how to best play this one from allies' perspective.

A difficult game - whichever side- but, I have played a number of games over the last two days and I am unable to upload the game turns to the server. I will have to replay a number of turns.

johntindall wrote:Jonconcuera and k9mike, your game is ready and waiting. Password 'hillman' .

I'm also finding it tough. I'm the allies in all but one of my games. I'm finding crossing the open ground is too costly and fighting my way through the woods doesn't leave enough to fight into the centre. So am uncertain how to best play this one from allies' perspective.

Play more Hillman battles as Germans, JT. It quickly becomes obvious where the weak defence points are. There are plenty... As you and Leci are exposing in our games!

Hello there, I have opened 3 moré Games for Anyone that has missing Games against me password skull. Been having problems lately with the conection again happy to hmar was global not just me

Game started: joncorcuera (Allies) vs arcticpost (Germans)
Game started: joncorcuera (Germans) vs arcticpost (Allies)

I still have two open games looking for takers. Password: arctic

Sorry people - just checked the tech forum - upload etc problems ongoing. I will resume playing when problems are resolved.

Gilles

GottaLove88s wrote:STARTED HILLMAN - Arcticpost (Allies) v GL88 (Germans)
STARTED HILLMAN - GL88 (Allies) v Arcticpost (Germans)

Well, let's kick the ball off with our first Hillman results... and I suspect these will surprise nobody, lol...

FINISHED HILLMAN - Arcticpost (Allies) v GL88 (Germans) - German win
FINISHED HILLMAN - GL88 (Allies) v Arcticpost (Germans) - German win

2 out of 2 for the Germans so far... Until somebody figures out the "solution" to the challenge, this could go 80-90% German wins...

PS. It helps me heaps if you list the Allied player first in your starts/finishes... Thanks!

I've posted two more Hillmans for the tourney, Axis & Allies, password krug for both...

GottaLove88s wrote: Well, let's kick the ball off with our first Hillman results... and I suspect these will surprise nobody, lol...:

It surprised me.

arcticpost wrote:

GottaLove88s wrote: Well, let's kick the ball off with our first Hillman results... and I suspect these will surprise nobody, lol...:

It surprised me.

LMAO... you're a solid opponent Arctic... Looking forward to our replay! ;p

Game finished:

Allies (johntindall) beaten by Germans (GL88s).

Could've broken through on the River Crossing if my arty (on time and on target) had managed to suppress his 88, but didn't quite do it and Jon had time to recover and blow away the last of my units. An ambush on one of his tanks at two-tile distance into his flank also failed. Just one of those games where everything almost worked but didn't!

I just took the back flag off Arcticpost despite a couple of rookie errors. Still several turns to go.

JT, even the slightest mistake you seem to find and jump on. You keep it up and you'll have to ship us to Canada.

... next turn his reaction fire took out my last Shermie. He's about to roll over me now - help!!!

(Note to self - remember that pride goeth before a fall!)

Hmmm...

Sharing a dilemma with you guys... and it goes like this...

Attacking Hillman full frontal is brutal... One or two 88s in those bunkers equals a lot pain, and smaller gas budgets for my fewer Shermans...

But attempting to drive one of Leci's schwerpunkt's from the other side of the bridge, benefits from plenty of cover in the forest, so gives a mostly easy approach...
Until... The... Bridge...

I've discovered, playing as Allies and Germans, that That Bridge, is a deathtrap... It takes far too long to get anything there in meaningful numbers... So it's easy for the krauts to amass, for example, two hidden 88s, three mortars, two PzIVs, a Wirbel AA, a pzshrek, 4-5 infantry and MG42s, a puma, you name it... Quite a party... unless you're the Allies...

But maybe I'm doing it wrong? If at first you fail to succeed, try, try again...

Or maybe I won't...???

Well I've had joncorcuera lay down the mother of all artillery barrages on my (German) right flank and start moving his tanks and infantry into the bunkered area. I'm feeling like we'll have an Allied victory in the not too distant future. We're not quite at the "mopping up" stage but its uncomfortable right now....

k9mike wrote:lol....me to.
Justin got in a really good barrage on me...doh!

got lucky, lol

Finished Hillman: johntindall (Allies) vs arcticpost (Germans) - German victory

Hard fought; jt had a very nice breakthrough near the end there. Look forward to my playing Allies against you jt, whenever you're ready.

I've just offered arcticpost a challenge with me as Germans, so you can mark that as started, jon