The Old School House Siege

So.....what a long break from the blog and the wargames table. Life isn't quite as simple as it used to be and priority had to be given elsewhere for a while but here I am, back again to indulge my interests in public;

The Old School House Siege is the second part of a skirmish between invading West Friesland military, a facist power with extensive military capabilties and communist East Friesland.  West Friesland had been bringing troops in on cargo ships for weeks when they launched this assault.  Beset by better armed men, the East Friesland military police battle to retain control of their parliament house.  Meanwhile, ministers slip across the rear lawn to safety.

West Friesland troops push forward

By this stage, the East Friesland MP had lost most of the vantage points. A mortar was shelling them from the hill and reports were coming in that more West Friesland troops had arrived on the outskirts and were now advancing into the railway yards and factory areas of the city.

As the East Friesland force gathered about the Old School House, trying to make best use of sandbags and defensive points, one of the APCs took a serious hit from the PZ1 causing it to catch fire. Moments later, it had brewed up and stood useless, aflame in front of the building.

The mopping up began shortly after. West Friesland troops took up positions all around, including on advantageous roofs and balconies. A last hard core of the communist MPs fought bravely on until the last, making West Friesland pay for the ground but the Parliament building had fallen and a bitter blow had been struck by the old enemy.

Meanwhile, the loss of the majority of the East Friesland fleet had enabled the invasion to move on at a pace backed by the Facist Alliance.  However, the Peoples Republic of Hessnovinia had gathered a fleet task force including a number of troop ships ready to come to the aid of their much smaller ally.