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Gambit MTO (id:#56635)
Avalon Hill (AH:The General # 28.6 ID: T14)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: The General #21-3: SL Q
See Also: King's Gambit by Heat of Battle The Gotanda Gambit by Sherry Enterprises
Near Maleme, Crete 1941-05-21 (9 others)
TAC1: Vous descendez a Maleme? (Tactiques # 1)
OM-7: Too Little, Too Light (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC02: The Venetian Fort (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC09: Unsung Heroes (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
#4: No Quarter (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#5: East Hill Push (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#6: An Officers' Mess (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#7: Wolf In The Slaughterhouse (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
J227: Another Frustrating Day (ASL Journal #14)
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
New ZealandGerman
31%

Overview:

The New Zealanders had spent most of the daylight hours of 20th May pinned down by German fighter aircraft. Communications were a shambles, casualties were heavy, and their local counterattacks had failed. Colonel Andrew of the 5th New Zealand Brigade opted to withdraw from the immediate area of Maleme airfield and regroup his command to the southeast. However, the problem was exactly how to retreat when German paratroopers seemed to be everywhere around the field. As the phased withdrawal began, the Germans swept down from the hill. . .
Attacker: New Zealand (Sturm Regiment 1)
Defender: German (22nd New Zealand Battalion)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
D:0
Boys ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Infantry Smoke is NA. D: Allied for purposes of C8.2
Map Board(s):
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ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)2
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)4
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-27(A) Michal Sedlacko vs Sean Dolbow New Zealand win[Imported from ROAR]
2025-03-30(D) Michal Sedlacko vs Sean Dolbow German win[Imported from ROAR]
2025-02-16(A) Michal Sedlacko vs Sean Dolbow New Zealand win[Imported from ROAR]
2024-03-25(D) Terrence Dorsey vs A German winI suspect the winning bid might be NZ feinting to the middle and east while hustling squads around the east side of the map. The pass in the middle of the map looks like the fastest route, but it's a trap if German units take the high ground.
2020-08-08(A) Shane Pask vs German winGermans bought the gambit and their 9-2 wound up on the wrong flank. Kiwis had 1 smoke round total but used it well to get around eastern defenders. However it was not enough. Western diversion was eliminated by turn 2 and German Lt Siscer was fast enough to reach the exit at the same time as the New Zealanders. Needing 20 EVP out of a starting total of 28 is a big ask. Kiwis only had 19 left on board (and 12 of those were broken) at the start of turn 7. All over.
2017-06-01(D) Martí Cabré vs Txema Mainez German winA tough scenario for the New Zealanders. I assaulted the initial positions and then managed to break some enemy squads making their victory almost impossible.
2017-01-14(D) Tom Kearney vs Lindsey Murillo German winCrete linked scenario campaign
2015-10-14(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUsed British balance.
2015-10-14(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German win
2014-02-14(A) J M vs M German winBad Kiwi loss.
2014-02-01(D) Mark Tomlinson vs orcborg German win
2010-01-01(D) Carlos Fdez. vs unknown New Zealand win
2007-09-22(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Rino Covino New Zealand win
2005-06-29(D) Bill Brodie vs Rick German win
2005-05-20(D) James Lowry vs Patch Bunny German win
2002-12-07(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Sami Männistö German win[Imported from ROAR]
1998-10-25(D) John Garlic vs Ron Mosher New Zealand win
(A) Jim Thompson vs Vince Lewonski German win[Imported from ROAR]
(A) Jim Thompson vs Vince Lewonski German win[Imported from ROAR]
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aokigaryou Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-12-12 11:34:59
aokigaryou switched the sides2024-12-12 11:34:06
tpdorsey Added a playing2024-03-25 15:33:34
Pte Parts Added a playing2020-08-08 07:45:54
Pte Parts Rated the scenario2020-08-08 07:38:43
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.75Votes: 16
Views: 7687
To-Play list count: 7
Estimated Play time: 3.7 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
New Zealand5
German12
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Gambit [Confirmed]
[A] New Zealand 26
[D] German 57
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