O'Haley School vs. Moscow Insitute of Mechanical Engineering is over. It was abrutal slog. An initial ambush from high ground by Moscow killed most of the SU-85 crew and blew the T-28 turrets off. The crew from the T-28 promptly jumped in the SU-85 and turned around to keep fighting.
Facing an enemy on high ground the O'Haley girls kept soaking up damage but firing, firing and firing. Two third into the match, both the PzIV and the Sherman couldn't turn their turret and the AMR had lost both tracks. In the end, their pluck and courage told. Mass of fire destroyed the T-34 track and then its turret. The BT-8 used their agility to keep running around the O'Haley tanks, and the T-35 provided long-range fire support.
Quick thinking action by the commander of the SU-85 led to blocking of the bridge that separated the two camps. Tragedy struck as the two BT-8 were trying to get to a ford further out. A heavy 85mm shell from the SU-85 ripped opent the think plating of Leningrad, severaly injuring its two crew member (the commander had died earlier). We take a minute to pay homage to the O'Haley team's sportswomanship as they agreed to refrain from firing on the Sevastopol as its crew attempted to save their comrades. It is thanks to O'Haley's fair play that Vladimir, Leningrad's gunner is still among us today. His driver German sadly was not so lucky.
With Leningrad and Sevastopol out of the fight, the remaining O'Haley tanks were free to concentrate their fire on the T-35, who surrendered after loosing its main turret, although luckily its crew remains unscathed.
The price of victory was high however. All its tanks but the SU-85 are in need of heavy repair. Its T-28 has no turret at all. The death toll is also large, with team O'Haley loosing no less than 6 crew members, including its two star gunners.
We are honoured to have been defeated by a team showing such courage. Long live the girls of O'Haley!