The report of the battle continues....
Disaster strikes the British naval contingent. The walker recieves a direct hit from heavy Prussian guns and is finished by an anti-armour squad. In addition the Grenadier Gaurd impervious suits malfunction and are withdrawn from the battle. The killing field working to the Prussians advantage can be appreciated in this plate. Troops of the naval contingent attempted to cross this ground and were wiped out down to a man by no more than two devastating volleys:
A navy Nordenfelt is ambushed and quickly captured. It's crew inflict heavy casualties on the Prussians in hand to hand fighting:
Further woe is inflicted on the British forces. Betterton's Quadromatical Gas Gun which had been providing support with its heavy guns is attacked and quickly dismantled by two Klaue Maschines:
The tenacious British infantry finally reach the Maybury Inn and immediately charge the Prussians:
Heavy hand to hand fighting ensues. Both Major Farquar Farquarson and Baron Von Crumb join the melee in desparate efforts to sway the outcome. Although the British breach the defences (aided by the continuing annoyances of Obadiah Heap) the sheer number of casualties begin to take its toll. Prussian reinforcements are the final straw and a retreat is ordered:
A bloody minded British tank commander parks his contraption in the grounds of the Maybury Inn, singing Land of Hope and Glory he shoots and squashes anything Prussian that moves. Alas, the commander and the tank are finally overcome by an anti-armour sqaud.
The Shropshire Buffs make a valiant last stand against approaching Prussian armour. The plate taken two minutes later will not be shown as a matter of taste and public decency:
Both sides suffered heavy casualties during the battle and despite reinforcements the Prussians were not in a position to exploit the British retreat.
As the result of an emergency meeting between the War Cabinet and military representatives from Horse Guards it is believed the southern suburbs of London will now be evacuated. All railway lines are now in the hands of the military and will be used to inject vitally needed reinforcements into the heart of our great nation. Queen Victoria (gawd bless 'er) has made a rare public statement; she calls for calm, has the utmost confidence in the military leadership and confirms the production of armour and guns has been accelerated with utmost vigour. Oh, and she's off to Balmoral just in case.
With the suburbs of South West London almost within range of the Prussian guns it is not known where the British forces will make their next stand. Are they luring the Prussians into a false sense of security before dealing a knock out blow?
We will see..............
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