[Video] Fools Road (with pics+vids)
Posted: 2009-11-27 19:33
This is my report from an excellent round on TG yesterday 26/11/09.
The map loaded and I created my usual squad "Infantry". The active flags were Hilltop Estate, Hill 155 and Warehouse. During the round I had the following players (that I remember) and gratz to them all as they made the round hugely enjoyable. Kudos also to Stoffen who commanded the Chechen team for the round.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen245.jpg?t=1259347487)
Scouting ahead
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen246.jpg?t=1259347537)
Wellink takes aim at enemy infantry around the Hilltop Estate, with me spotting
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen247.jpg?t=1259347589)
Patrolling forward through the woods
Having scouted enemy infantry around the Hilltop Estate we proceeded to approach Hill 155 from the South, with Frozty_Mcownage's squad assaulting from the North. The enemy had numerous armour pieces in the area, as well as an infantry squad and they had deployed a firebase close to the flag. This was our primary objective.
We advanced along the hilltops, taking care to avoid the enemy armour which was surrounding the objective quite effectively. We were eventually spotted by enemy armour and APCs to our West in a valley, however we suffered no casualties. I detailed our squad sniper to hold in the hills and occupy them whilst the rest of the squad continued the advance.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen251.jpg?t=1259347883)
During our advance we took a lot of fire from these vehicles
Eventually we got into a position to assault the enemy firebase close to Hill 155. We proceeded to engage the enemy in a ferocious firefight across the road, and with Frozty's squad attacking from the opposite side we successfully wiped out the enemy troops, and killed the firebase. Our task was made far more difficult by the presence of enemy APCs and Tanks.
Thankfully we had thought to bring AT with us, and the APCs proved to be very easy to remove. During the fighting around Hill 155 we destroyed two enemy BTR-60s, with Frozty's squad also accounting for several as well.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen253.jpg?t=1259348706)
Russian armour locks down the road
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen255.jpg?t=1259349146)
Russian infantry assault
The Russians began to lay heavy suppresive fire on our position and we were assaulted from both sides, with the infantry attacking from South-West and enemy armour coming up the Western road. Throughout the round the Russian armour had that road locked down, with heavy fire being layed down throughout.
Eventually after some 15 minutes of keeping our heads down and fending off enemy infantry, the hostile armour pushed up in force along the main road. This combined with the infantry assault meant we were trapped between a rock and a hard place, and gradually the squad went down. We fought defiantly, killing a BTR and wiping out an infantry unit but could not survive the sustained pressure without support.
Under cover of this suppressive fire they sent infantry, and after we managed to repel one infantry squad they called in a mortar strike. My squad was caught right in the middle of this strike and were wiped out, although other squads on the objective survived to continue the defence. We respawned afterwards and continued to defend, killing a Russian squad that were attacking across the open fields to the West.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen256.jpg?t=1259349928)
Observing Russian infantry on Hilltop Estate
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Russian artillery strike hits the Hilltop
By the time I left the round had been going for approximately 1.5hours. The Chechen team had more than 300 tickets remaining. Terrific game all round.
Other pics:
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen248.jpg?t=1259350086)
Russian infantry lying just a few feet from a Chechen Spandrel
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen250.jpg?t=1259350156)
Russian infantry deploying from an APC to assault the Hilltop Estate
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen254.jpg?t=1259350196)
The Chechen artillery pieces were used effectively throughout the round for long range fire
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen257.jpg?t=1259350245)
A Chechen with a stolen Russian PKM fires across the hills
The map loaded and I created my usual squad "Infantry". The active flags were Hilltop Estate, Hill 155 and Warehouse. During the round I had the following players (that I remember) and gratz to them all as they made the round hugely enjoyable. Kudos also to Stoffen who commanded the Chechen team for the round.
- Redwater@ger
- [PR]NATO|Wellink
- [PR]NATO|Farks
- Bjoffe
- The_Butcher
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen245.jpg?t=1259347487)
Scouting ahead
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen246.jpg?t=1259347537)
Wellink takes aim at enemy infantry around the Hilltop Estate, with me spotting
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen247.jpg?t=1259347589)
Patrolling forward through the woods
We advanced along the hilltops, taking care to avoid the enemy armour which was surrounding the objective quite effectively. We were eventually spotted by enemy armour and APCs to our West in a valley, however we suffered no casualties. I detailed our squad sniper to hold in the hills and occupy them whilst the rest of the squad continued the advance.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen251.jpg?t=1259347883)
During our advance we took a lot of fire from these vehicles
Thankfully we had thought to bring AT with us, and the APCs proved to be very easy to remove. During the fighting around Hill 155 we destroyed two enemy BTR-60s, with Frozty's squad also accounting for several as well.
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Close range fighting on the objective
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Intense firefight around Hill 155, Frozty's squad taking down the enemy FOB whilst Farks hits the enemy APC with a L-AT. Our joy was shortlived however...
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Wellink spanks another BTR with a L-AT
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen252.jpg?t=1259348641)
On objective
With the firebase destroyed the hostile infantry were beaten back by the determined efforts of our infantry, and although the enemy armour held the road, with no infantry support they could not hold the flag and eventually withdrew. We were ordered by the CO to hold the flag at all costs, as our first stage flag (Hilltop Estate) had been overrun and neutralised by Russian infantry strengths. As we set up defensive positions we began to come under fire from a Russian infantry squad that we pushing in across open ground to our South-West. We returned sporadic fire with our PKM.Close range fighting on the objective
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Intense firefight around Hill 155, Frozty's squad taking down the enemy FOB whilst Farks hits the enemy APC with a L-AT. Our joy was shortlived however...
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Wellink spanks another BTR with a L-AT
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen252.jpg?t=1259348641)
On objective
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen253.jpg?t=1259348706)
Russian armour locks down the road
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen255.jpg?t=1259349146)
Russian infantry assault
Eventually after some 15 minutes of keeping our heads down and fending off enemy infantry, the hostile armour pushed up in force along the main road. This combined with the infantry assault meant we were trapped between a rock and a hard place, and gradually the squad went down. We fought defiantly, killing a BTR and wiping out an infantry unit but could not survive the sustained pressure without support.
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Russian armour had the hills and road locked down
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen249.jpg?t=1259350053)
View from the tank
At this point the Hilltop Estate had still not been re-captured so we respawned at a nearby firebase and proceeded up the hill to support the assault. We successfully cleared the area with other squads, and were ordered by the CO to lock down the area and defend. This we did, putting down fire on enemy infantry far out to the East. The enemy however had advanced from Warehouse and had brought up BTR-60s into the hills to the South, from where they suppressed our position.Russian armour had the hills and road locked down
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen249.jpg?t=1259350053)
View from the tank
Under cover of this suppressive fire they sent infantry, and after we managed to repel one infantry squad they called in a mortar strike. My squad was caught right in the middle of this strike and were wiped out, although other squads on the objective survived to continue the defence. We respawned afterwards and continued to defend, killing a Russian squad that were attacking across the open fields to the West.
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen256.jpg?t=1259349928)
Observing Russian infantry on Hilltop Estate
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Russian artillery strike hits the Hilltop
Other pics:
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen248.jpg?t=1259350086)
Russian infantry lying just a few feet from a Chechen Spandrel
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen250.jpg?t=1259350156)
Russian infantry deploying from an APC to assault the Hilltop Estate
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen254.jpg?t=1259350196)
The Chechen artillery pieces were used effectively throughout the round for long range fire
![Image](http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo317/Jigsaw_uk/Pubbing/screen257.jpg?t=1259350245)
A Chechen with a stolen Russian PKM fires across the hills