The glorious KsR boys fighting for their lives in tonights match were Sisu, Tan, Qball, Godfather, Sidewinder, Saint, MarkGor, Plexor, Frantic and Aggressor.
We had agreed to play FsT's map of choice, Kursk, on their server and our beloved Stalingrad on home turf. We were off to Kursk first and FsT choose to start as Allies.
The round started and we were off with only one of our initial tank shells finding its target our pilot took out the other plane and we had the crucial control in the air that so often decides the result on Kursk. Despite this control of the air however we did not have control on the ground, FsT were very quick to both flags and with the extra tank gained from the Western flag they were proving very difficult to get anywhere near.
We managed to get control of the Eastern flag for some time however we could not gain control of the Western flag for any length of time. FsT's experience showed through as they constantly battled for the central flags eventually winning both and managing to get planes in the air. With control of the air and the ground it was not long before the plane raping started and our chances of success diminshed by the second. We were raped, we were pinned back and we were beaten.
Result : 15 - 104 [KsR] Lose
The Axis is generally considered the easier of the 2 sides on Kursk due to the advantage they have in pixel shooting and so with such a loss as Axis we expected the rape to continue as Allied however lady luck is apparently a big fan of kingsize rizla's and she smiled upon us as both initial pixel shots missed their targets giving us air power when we expected to have none. As shouts of surprise went up from our pilots about still being alive we realised an opportunity had been presented to us. We quickly capped the Eastern flag and set about taking down the planes with AA help while FsT had control of the Western flag however with air superiorty making short work of their tanks we were able to conquer that flag too and to our surprise and delight we had the drain on FsT.
With our pilots not only keeping enemy planes grounded but also making extremely short work of any enemy armour we looked in control of this round right from the start, flags were occasionally greyed by enemy infantry but quickly taken back and the drain was, for large portions of the game kept on FsT. They did manage to take back the Eastern flag and push us right back into our base as well as beginning some very accurate artillery spamming destroying our armour as it spawned while the enemy planes began raping our airfield but some good ground movement and some nice turret shooting enabled us to come back and push FsT right back into their base again. We played extremely well this round and I believe everyone on the team has an "excellent moment" from this round where something delighted them that they either did or saw happen I know I certainly had a few of these moments in this particular round.
Result : 84 - 12 [KsR] Win
17 points behind with 2 rounds of Stalingrad left to play and we were feeling confident. We switched over to our server and choose to play as Axis first. The round started, as expected, with all players rushing for the centre however FsT did not choose to have a dedicated person spamming the centre and within the first few minutes of the game we had control of the centre and the drain had begun. From this point on it was basically business as normal, they attacked, we defended, the drain remained. FsT never really threatened us and our experience saw us through comfortably, not as exciting a round as Kursk but certainly a more controlled and fruitful one.
Result : 146 - 0 [KsR] Win
Short of a miracle performance by FsT the game was all but over going into this round, our start was not quite as spectacular this time with neither side gaining control of the centre initially and FsT clearly deciding a dedicated spammer was a good idea however our experience again showed through with some good infantry play neutralising the spammers and in a counter attack after FsT had pushed up we were able to once again take the centre. Again is was business as usual, FsT attacked, we counter attacked and neither side gained much ground but we had superior kills and the drain continued.
Result : 128 - 0 [KsR] Win
Overall Result : 373 - 116
A great game and a great way to end our 50th clanbase ladder game on 1299 points and in 11th position, long live [KsR]
