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R/C Tank CombatTeamster TurmoilBattle #2 Summary |
Scenario - Hauling Trash
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Battle Summary For the most part, the strategies determined the battle, with the Sopranos pushing deep into the Dumpster Diver territory. The Sopranos would use the speed of the Cromwell and the cover of the pine trees to their advantage. If any Dumpster Diver moved out of their defensive perimeter, Frank would call for "clean up in center aisle", at which point the Cromwell would shortly appear behind the opposing tank and quickly dispatch it back to home base. Clean up left, clean up center, clean up right ... the Tiger and Cromwell would pop in and out of the aisles, keeping the Dumpster Divers constantly searching for them. Meanwhile, Will's Panther all but locked down the right side of the field by occupying the town from the first battle and dispatching anything that came out of the woods. The fixed artillery on both sides were constantly busy. With short supply runs to their home bases, they basically had unlimited ammo. John's Comet Bunker was sending so much paint down the left aisle that Frank and Steve had to dodge rounds themselves to move around. Whenever any Dumpster Diver tank appeared on the left side of the field, an endless rain of paint filled the aisle. Bob is no stranger to laying down paint either (he used to play on a sponsored paintball team) and he kept the Navarone barrel hot with constant barrages at the Cromwell and Tiger. But, the most active artillery piece was the Flak 88 operated by Amir. He had to deal with the Panther on his left the entire time, the Tiger making probing attacks constantly in the middle and the Cromwell streaking in and out of the trees. All of the artillery operators proved to be pesky opposition and kept all the tank operators on their toes. After making a number of attempts to retrieve a dumpster close to the Navarone Gun, the Sopranos found themselves with both the Cromwell and Tiger returning to base, with the Panther and Hummer on the right side of the field. With the Soprano left flank vacant, the Dumpster Divers sent Sean and the mighty Goer into the Soprano neighborhood to retrieve a dumpster before John's Comet Bunker could unload on them. They made it about halfway back to home base when the Cromwell pulled alongside and sent the Goer home. However, the dumpster was now closer to their home base and the Divers went back to work looking to haul in the trash. They eventually got the dumpster back to their home base, giving them the lead in trash hauling. The Sopranos doubled their efforts to acquire a dumpster from the other side, but the were too well defended and the clock ran out before they could acquire one. Even in the last moments, Sean and the Goer were pushing hard into the Soprano territory to pick up another dumpster. But, the Tiger and Panther would have none of that and the Goer was sent home without further success.
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Offical Scores for Teamster Turmoil Battle #2
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