The 3rd Canadian Flying Column had been stopped just outside of Fargo, North Dakota. It's commander had pulled back to a small township of Argusville to re-group. Some reinforcements had arrived to bolster his force, however the Canadian commander awaited fresh orders. News had reached the Commander that British Empire troops had landed in Canada & were heading for the front. He was ordered to dig in & hold his position. A few days passed, but then, out of the early morning mist, tanks of the US 66th Armored Regiment rumbled forward.....
General 'Mad Dog' Hoolahan (aka Amy) would lead a combined force of US Regulars, the 66th Armored Regiment, the North Dakota National Guard, Artillery batteries & Air Support. Yours truly, the defending Canadian flying column & the British Empire relief force.
This was a 'monster' battle, far exceeding the standard 'Hordes in the Trenches' standard game. HITT is based on the DBA variant 'Hordes of the Things' rule set. Some of the elements involved such as HITT 'Aeroplanes' are based on the 'Dragon' element from 'HOTT' & the HITT 'Barrage' is based on the HOTT 'God' element. As such, it requires the player to expend 6 PiPs to deploy such elements. A very tense time ensued, 'praying' for a few 6's to be rolled on the PiP dice! Each force would consist of three commands. Two of the Canadian/British force would start on the table the third would require another '6' on the PiP dice.
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| The Battlefield |
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| The Canadians dug in |
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General 'Mad Dog' Hoolahan launches the 1st attack & promptly shells the town with poison gas...
(I am shocked, Amy is giggling away, who raised this crazy child of mine...?) |
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| BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! fiss fiss hissssssss |
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| The 66th rolls forward |
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| Onward! The North Dakota National Guard attacks... |
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| Poison Gas seeps into the trenches & destroys some Canadians |
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| & again.... |
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| Canadian Artillery takes out the US A/Car |
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| National Guard 'Rough Rider's spot the incoming British Empire Reinforcements |
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| HA! A couple of 6's on the PiP dice, bring on the Royal Air Force! |
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| Down goes the other A/Car |
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| Rapid moving Cavalry on the US right flank, they attack the train but fail to stop it. |
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| The US Infantry dismount from their attached trucks |
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| Forward the National Guard! |
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| Indian troops arrive, cheers ring out from the Canadians! |
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| The Royal Air Force spring straight into action |
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| The British relief column advances |
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| The RAF scream across the field |
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| BOOM! |
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| GAS GAS GAS |
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| The heroic Indians resist |
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| The National Guard cavalry attack |
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| The Canadian tank rumbles forward |
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| The RAF attack |
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| Take out the Renaults! |
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| A fast moving British A/C attacks |
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| The RAF bomber dubbed 'the flying chocolate Viennese finger' by Amy is a menace, forcing back the US column |
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| The other RAF bomber is sent packing |
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| At last! the US forces gets a break.... |
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| Bring on the Army Air Corps! |
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| & the 'Dreaded Barrage'. Amy lands it smack it the middle of the town, all that Infantry. |
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| Poison gas takes out some more Canadians |
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Flight Lieutenant 'Ginger' Harris, Hero of Palestine, sees the Barrage land in the town. He banks his plane & heads for the US Artillery Battery on a suicide mission. Many years later, National Guard veterans would speak of a lone British Bomber flying low over the tree tops, an English voice could be heard singing 'Land of Hope & Glory'....
(In HITT, a bomber element can be sacrificed to nullify a 'Barrage' element, by flying off table) |
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| The other bomber attacks |
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| ATTACK! |
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| Another 6 on the Pip dice & the British Barrage is deployed. I go for the US Tank column. |
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| It's Total War at this point!!!! |
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| BOOM! |
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| BOOM! |
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| BOOM! |
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| Good Pips for 'Mad Dog' & the RAF is attacked by the Army Air Corps |
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| Amy goes for Air Superiority.... |
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| The US bomber strafes the Canadian defences |
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The US secret weapon, the Mark X Super Liberty Tank advances.....
Supported by an Anti Air unit. |
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| Forward! |
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| A dark day for the RAF as the aircraft are shot down by the yanks! |
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| NOOO! down goes 'the flying chocolate Viennese finger'... |
until next time.....
