Final Confrontation

The Nazis have sent in their hit assassins to take care of SSR and Lehmann for once and for all…

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Blazkowicz, 

Duggan and Carter approach the fort where the remains of Lehmann's operation

 are located

With the remainder of the tribe, Omar holds the fort - they've deployed a small field gun to cover the approaches.

The fearsome Red Nun leads her coterie, while Stahl and the noted sniper Ziefle back her up

Rightly concerned about the Red Queen's rapid approach, Omar sends a heavy volume of fire in her direction, killing all of her henchmen and sending her back into cover

Meanwhile, the SSR have made it to cover nearby, and exchange fire with the rooftop cadre led by Rashid

Coming up behind them, Stahl and Kramrisch gun down Blazkowicz and send the others diving for cover

Ziefle starts to fire into the fort, hoping to pin them down and give the Red Queen a chance to close

Hamid hauls the gun out of the fort (where it's arc of fire was severely limited) to take a shot at the SSR agents to the flank

Duggan is wounded by the fire, and runs for the hill (whereupon Ziefle takes him out). But Carter kills Kramrisch as she flees

The Red Queen rushes the fort, pistols at the ready

Ziefle take cover from the full attention of the remaining tribesmen inside the fort

Stahl backs up the Red Queen - they'll storm the fort in 3...2...1

Stahl is killed by Omar in a deadly fist-fight, and amazingly he takes out the Red Queen as well. Carter runs for the other side of the fort as Ziefle takes aim

Ziefle finally has to go in to take out Omar herself.

With only heroes left to fight over the fort eventually, this one was a real nail-biter!

Race to the Prize

Lone Star leads Duggan and an SSR team into the underground temple complex.

Lehmann is inside undertaking some horrible ritual (with a captured Marine) to call forth otherworldly power from the Black Sun, but he quickly forgets about that once the bullets start flying.

Lehmann's tribesmen make their way towards the entrances to intercept the invaders

There's not much room in the dusty corridors, but there is enough light, for now at least

Duggan, takes position at the end of a long passageway covering it with his improbably large machine gun

He quickly attracts a lot of attention, taking a serious wound from the fusilade!

The two marines back him up, returning fire to some effect

Reinforcements rush down the other stairwell and join forces with the others, making it difficult at best for the SSR to force the way to Lehmann

Azzan takes up a position against the fearsome Major Texas (aka Lone Star) and despite his shield and powerful physique, the hero succumbs to dozens of musket shots 

More reinforcements arrive and now the tribesmen seek to force the passageway

But the injured Duggan (now only able to carry a pistol) finds a secret way around the well-defended corners. A group of Lehmann's protectors race back around to the rear of the temple complex to prevent an attack on their beloved leader

But they have been tricked! Duggan rushes back the way he came, losing them in the secret tunnel. He races around the corner to confront the amazed Lehmann, and sends his giant fist through the rogue Nazi scientist's face! 

This was an amazing game - everyone was sure that the SSR had failed until the last-turn bait and switch occured! Set up beautifully for the finale...

Gone Hunting

Both the Nazis and SSR have tracked Lehmann to this locality, but his exact whereabouts are still unknown. Both groups have send scouting parties and it’s almost inevitable that they make contact with each other at some stage.

Some of Lehmann’s loyal tribesmen look on from their village and seek to roll up the remains.

SSR approach from behind the pilings on the left, while the Nazis advance through the rock columns on the right

Mounir races from the village to intercept the Nazis

Blazkowicz and his Marines come over the ridge and open fire on Ali's men behind the battlements - wiping out the entire group

McPherson and Arkley take point on the rooftop and Blazkowicz and Weaver stay below

The Nazis are cautious advancing, Bilal peers around the corner and spied Wasim on the rocky outcrop ahead. Wasim opens up and the German's backup is gunned down

Mounir returns to the village and takes aim at the Marines across the way, in the heavy exchange of fire both Marines are killed

Avoiding Wasim's shotgun, Bilal leads his remaining men in to overwhelm and capture the tribal leader

Blazkowicz and Weaver rush Mounir on the opposite rooftop and take him prisoner. Blazkowicz starts firing at the Nazis beyond as they try to escape with their captive.

Blazkowicz races across, avoiding incoming fire and then shooting Niemann and the prisoner. Having ensure that the Nazis won't be able to find Lehmann before them, he returns to the village

However, Mounir escaped his bonds in the meantime and leapt to the ground. He escapes into the desert avoiding Weavers attempts to catch him!

Will Blazkowicz and the SSR be able to track down Lehmann without a prisoner? Will the Nazis recover?

(With apologies for the low-quality of the photos; my camera ran out of power, so I was forced to use my phone instead...)

The Tomb

Blazkowicz meets up with a hand-picked team of US Marines who will help the SSR secure the tomb where the Nazis are digging for the Black Sun.

They approach the tomb to meet with Agent Carter, who has been undercover with the Nazi expedition for some time now. Inside they find the dreadful Herr Kulbe already packing up Barbarossa’s occult mosaic…

Below the surface of the desert, accessible only by two ruined temples is the tomb where the Black Sun was located

Agent Carter leads the Marines down

Kerschner, with a few guards and native porters and guides is making his way up with the most valuable artefacts

Vogl, with her wolf and her compatriots is guarding the main cult shrine

Blazkowicz has sneaked into the complex, overcoming the first Nazi guard, when he encounters some strange creature. He's no zoo buff, but he knows this gribbly thing ain't natural 

The Marines set up a neat pincer manoeuvre, aiming to take control of both main corridors into the tomb

One of the other Nazi guards turns out to be an SSR infiltrator, but he's not able to take out Vogl and she guns him down

Carter has a close brush with death as Vogl charges down the corridor, though she escapes with a hefty dose of luck

Carter's dead-eye aim with her pistol wounds Kerschner and sends him scurrying into a corner

Vogl catches this unwary marine...

But Blazkowicz and another one come to his aid, gunning down two of Vogl's henchwomen

Carter takes the fight to Kerschner, but is unable to stop him as he leads his trusty native porter past her and to the exit

They're but yards away from a car with will take them away from danger and back to the main camp where reinforcements will surely drive the SSR back

Carter exchanges fire with him, but her keen eye fails her this once

Blazkowicz makes no mistake as he rushes up the steps to empty his magazine into Kerschner's body and take control of the artefact!

Actually, I played this scenario out three times on the Sunday, and each time was about as close as this one, with only inches between defeat and victory