England Attacked
Game #4: Tommy for Tunbridge Wells
Prussian Forces
Four units of Prussian Regulars
Two units of Jagers.
One Light steam tank.
Dr Migelito Loveless and his evil toys.
Reinforcing later in the day:
One Heavy steam tank.
English Forces
Two units from the Royal East Kent Regiment
Two units from the Royal Rifle Regiment
Two groups of armed citizenry.
One Heavy steam tank.
Two Sgt Harper class gun tractors.
The British Diplomatic Service Operative known only as "N"
The Situation
Prussian supplies and ammunition were running low. Th ePrussians had not planned on the rapid series of running fights they were going to encounter as they mad etheir way across Southern Britain. Prussian intelligence had discovered that a large cache of ammunition and supplies were lightly guarded in nearby Tunbridge Wells. Once captured the town would serve as the final jumping off point for the attack on London.
The town was lightly defended by a smal group of armed citizenry and a Heavy Tank being refitted there after taking serious damage at Bromely Common. However word of the Prussian assault on the had gotten through to British intelligence and reinforcements were dispatched in the form of a four units of infantry from the Royal Rifles and East Kent Regiments and two Sgt Harper class gun tractors. The entire force aws led by a British Special Diplomatic Service Operative known as "N". The SDSO was a new department within the British Intelligence service devoted to scientific devolpments. They were Britains answer to Prussia's Sparks.
Prussian armor and infantry cross the parkland on the East side of town. Dr. Loveless and his toys can be seen in the rear.
Some of the hastily erected defenses manned by the men of the East Kent regiment.
Looking North from the center of town.
Prussians advance under artillery fire from the Sgt Harpers. The Light tank takes a toll on the Riflemen defending the barricade at the end of the road.
The Public house and its outbuild on the left held two units of armed citizens, one of which had managed to wrestle an old ship's cannon into the doorway of the white building.
The second line of defenses in the town.
The civilians manage to get a shot off with the cannon taking out some of the advancing Jagers.
Before they can get the cannon ready of ranother shot the Jagers race across the road and close assault the white building. Slowly the Jagers fight their way into the Pub working their way upstairs to where the bulk of the militia is firing down on the Prussians n the park. The Prussian Heavy tank arrives and heads into town.
The Prussian Light tank continues to fire into the defenses at the crossroads. More Riflemen move up on the right to support the Gun tractors firing into the Prussian Infantry.
The Royal Rifles.
The Prussian Light tank rams the barricade and thros a track.
Stuck in the road the Light Tank fires down the street at British infantry.
The Prussian and British Heavy tanks head for a little metting at the corner pub.
"N" is escorted to the front by men of The Buffs. Shortly after this photo was taken "N" disappeared in a cloud of black smoke as she assaulted the Prussian Light Tank and destroying it utterly. No sign of her was found in the rubble and it is assumed she was vaporized in the explosion.
More Buffs prepare to storm the building they know is swarming with Jagers.
Rifle Sgt Osgood leaps into the Prussian Regulars single handedly stemming the tide for a moment.
The Heavy tanks exchange shots. As the street fills with smoke and debris from the surrounding buildings getting a solid hit seems impossible for either tank.
Dr. Loveless sends his exploding evil toys in to deal with the Buffs.
Unfortunately one of them explodes a little early, taking out the adjacent building and burying Dr Loveless in rubble.
Unable to make any effective shots at the British Heavy tank the Prussian takes out his frustrations on the nearby pub, levelling it in a single shot. Oswald Goode, leader of the local militia was heard to say "Get the boats lad's. We're taking this fight to the Kaiser!"
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