M-14 // Engagement & Ambush

The Flanking Trap

Flank Attack & Rearguard

Alpha Strike

250 PV

Classic BT

9,500 BV

Era

All eras

Game length

8 rounds

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Build a force for this mission (250 PV · 9,500 BV)

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Battlefield

4' x 6' · Hill Country

Hilled landscape with central traffic route. Setup: The road runs south to north through the center of the table. The rearguard deploys within 6 inches of the center.

Attacker

Pincer Attack

Deployment: 50% of the force deploys in the south. The remaining 50% arrive from Round 2 via the east or west flank.
Primary objective (3 VP): At the end of Round 8, the defender has evacuated fewer than 50% of its units over the north edge.

Defender

Rearguard

Deployment: Deploys in the middle of the map and tries to break through to the north.
Primary objective (3 VP): By the end of Round 8, evacuate at least 50% of your own units over the north edge.

Victory conditions

Game length: 8 rounds. Objectives are checked at the end of the final round unless stated otherwise.
Primary objective completed: 3 victory points (VP). Secondary objective completed: 1 VP.
Immediate victory: If one side is completely destroyed or has withdrawn, the other side wins immediately.
Result: Lead of 2+ VP = Decisive Victory · 1 VP = Narrow Victory · Tie = Draw.

Special rules

Variable Flank Arrival

The attacker secretly decides in which round (Round 2 or later) its flanking units enter via the side edges.

Flank Initiative

The defender gains an initiative bonus in Rounds 1 and 2 but loses it as soon as the flanking reinforcements arrive.

Recording Arrival

Before the game, the attacker secretly writes down the arrival round (Round 2 or later) and flank (east or west) and reveals the slip on arrival.

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