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These side shots were a perfect opportunity so each operator selected a target and fired a missile. The Indian Milans spotted the Chinese tanks across the table.The 3rd platoon held the right wing and advanced using one of the hills as cover from any Indians hiding in the wood. The 2nd platoon advanced astride the road.The 1st platoon and the remaining tank platoon advanced along the eastern flank intending to swing around the Indian right. The Chinese pre-planned artillery had no effect on the defenders.The Indian commmander dug in on a hill at the rear.The AOO hid at the edge of the wood in a fox hole with good vision of the battlefield. The Indian commander figured that the wood would deter a Chinese move to the west but dug in the Milans in front of the wood with a good field of fire across the table to the east. The 2nd platoon was dug in to guard the right flank.The Indians dug in their 1st platoon in front of the village.The Chinese had the mission of breaking through the Indian defences and securing the road so as to advance off the table.There are 6 hills, including one with a village, and a small wood.Here is the table from the north (the Chinese entry edge) before any units are deployed:
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Artillery Support - 1 x jeep carrying an Artillery Observation Officer observing for a divisional battery of 6 152mm howitzers.This was split up to attach 1 tank to each mechanised platoon. 3rd Platoon - 3 x ZBD04 carrying 3 x Rifle Groups with grenade launcher and RPG and 3 x Rifle Groups with LMG and grenade launcher.2nd Platoon - 3 x ZBD04 carrying 3 x Rifle Groups with grenade launcher and RPG and 3 x Rifle Groups with LMG and grenade launcher.1st Platoon - 3 x ZBD04 carrying 3 x Rifle Groups with grenade launcher and RPG and 3 x Rifle Groups with LMG and grenade launcher.Company HQ - 1 x ZBD04 carrying 1 Commander.The Chinese Force (Morale - Regular, Training - Trained) In short there is plenty of scope for wargaming with Sabresquadron. It is sparsely populated with vegetation only near settlements. Ladakh is mountainous but with valleys that are suitable for armoured warfare. In 2012 the Indian Army deployed an armoured brigade to Ladakh as part of a move to improve the defences of the state. The Chinese PLA has nearly a quarter of a million troops, including an armoured division, in the Lazhou Military Region which faces Ladakh. The border between China and India has been the source of territorial disputed for decades and has resulted in 2 wars since Indian independence and the end of the Chinese Civil War.
Xcommander 2014 series#
This scenario was the first of a series of engagements we'll be fighting based on a contemporary conflict between India and China. Chinese Mechanised Company vs Indian Infantry Company, near to the Chinese border in the state of Ladakh, 2014