We didn’t take land tonight… but we did kick some major ass!  We assaulted the Mines of Croatia, and our first fight was in the semi-finals against the 5th Canadian (Armoured) Division.  Our team played flawlessly, this was (seriously) the BEST battle I have ever seen us engage in.  We came prepared, rocked up, rolled out clean and followed the battle plan to a T.  Our tanks were defensive, drawing the enemy around the bend to the waiting arms of our arty, and arty shot true.  When the time was right, our men rolled the bend and flattened the foes before them.  Strategically, it was perfect, everyone working together and doing their part.

Though we lost in the finals, tonight was a win!  This is what teamwork is all about… this is what Clan Wars is all about… tonight, our Clan rocked up, and we beat tough opponent.  Tonight, we proved that if we stand together, if we follow the battle plans, and if we play for the win, then we WILL WIN!

Congrats on the battle, mates… be proud of what we did tonight!

For only the second time, we threw in chips for all three landings.  Tomorrow would be the big one, the “night we WOULD take land”, so we were all chomping at the bit and spoiling for a good fight.

Our first battle was on the Ensk map in Kanino-Timansky District against Angels of Death – Reserve.  The map was a first for us in Clan Wars, so Fiddler and Sgt Joker got to work on strategy for us.  With 17 people online, we managed to get 13 into Special Battles… fortunately, we won a technical victory.  Some glitch in the Special Battles program, NOBODY advanced into the semifinals.  I put in a trouble ticket, and we prayed this wasn’t going to be an all night thing…

The second battle was on Ruinberg in Courland facing the Secret Agent Clan.  We sat around nervously hoping for an actual match this time, and (miracle of miracles) the battle came up… not that it helped much, as we got our asses handed to us by an inferior team…

This led us to our third and final match, the Cliffs of Jutland.  We would be facing our old enemies, the Angels of Death – Wilde Jagd.  They were the only other clan to apply, running interference for the main Angels of Death crew who owned the land.  If that was their plan, they succeeded…

The pickings were a little slimmer tonight, but we decided to jump in Clan Wars for the heck of it.  The first match was in the Mines of Cyprus against the CanadianGunNutz.  We only had 9 brave souls going in, and Fiddler created a defensive plan… but we knew the odds would be against us, and we were in it just for the fun.  It was fun… but it was fast, as we were facing a team of 12 so we were outgunned and out manned from the start.  Had we a full team, we would have had a decent shot.  More people online, growing the team and grinding up, will take care of that…

Our second battle was on the Cliffs of Jutland, facing Angels of Death – Wilde Jagd for the semi-finals.  By battle time, we had a full team of 15, and weren’t looking too shabby.  They were pretty heavily armed, and played defensively at first.  When attacking a defensive position, rounding the corner opens you up to their arty.  It is far better to take a defensive position against a more heavily armoured team, and draw them around the bend to open them to our arty.  Overall, it was a good effort, and lessons were learned.

A great shout-out goes to Fiddler, who has been calling the shots for us over the past few days.  A good tactician already, he is doing a wonderful job of being adaptive, working with the vehicles we have going in and modifying his strategy as we grind and learn.