When Armour Is Not Enough

Why are the FFL and Commonwealth fighting over this ground, who knows, but they are...

Commonwealth units cautiously patrol forward

 FFL run along the flank

 Commonwealth spread to avoid mines and other traps laid by the FFL during their tenure of this land

 The Commonwealth commander scans ahead

 And again, he's cautious

 Just as well, as out of nowhere a unit of light FFL armour and drones surge into view

 The lead FFL unit spots the Commonwealth vehicles

 More units pour forwards, gun drone in the lead looking for targets of opportunity

 Missiles streak from the lead units

While the gun drone engages the flank of a Commonwealth MICV, destroying it completely with all inside

 The other gun drone knocks out a main weapon on a light tank

 In response the Commonwealth MICVs leap forwards, debussing troops into close range

 The Commonwealth troops size up all targets

And pour small arms and buzzbomb fire into the light FFL Armour, KO-ing every TU in the unit

 Really, every one.  Infantry in The Crucible rules can be highly effective at short range against light to medium armour

 The view from the edge of the crater

 All missiles lose target lock (all firers are dead)

 The FFL respond with an infantry assault of their own

 Unfortunately, only half of the unit could get in contact (poor LP roll)

 It turns out to be the platoon commanders of both units locked in HTH

 The remaining Commonwealth tanks advance rapidly to protect their infantry

 The Commonwealth commander spots his FFL counterpart

 ATGM out!

 Zoooom

 OMG what terrible rolling.  The Commonwealth miss everything

 But one FFL MICV

 The close assault goes as expected, the FFL wipe out the two Commonwealth TUs

 However, the ATGM scores a hit on the FFL command vehicle, destroying it and the FFL command TU

 Phew, a mid-battle shot

 The Commonwealth gain the initiative and respond to the FFL attack

 The infantry and MICVs kill the final FFL MICV and all four FFL infantry TUs

 This has to be the end for the FFL

 And, yes, it is.  The FFL flee the field, yeilding it to the Commonwealth

 But later...   ..the Commonwealth have established a forward base

Do we care?  Yes, we do!