Helluva Patrol Leader WTO (id:#62483)
Montmartin-sur-Graignes, Normandy, France 1944-06-12 ()
Designer: Perry Cocke
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Balance:
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Overview:

Brigadier General Norman Cota had decided to tag along on a mission to capture two bridges that the Germans might use to sever the tie between US forces in Carentan and Omaha Beach. After crossing the Vire River, the two companies encountered heavy resistance and the total force was reduced to just 80 men. Capturing the bridges was not going to be possible. Around 6 pm, as Cota’s men were digging in northwest of Montmartin-en-Graignes, reinforcements arrived in the form of 60 men from Battalion I, Glider Infantry Regiment 327 who had been probing south from Carentan. Cota decided to take Montmartin instead, or risk being slaughtered out in the open in the dark.
Attacker: American (Elements III/327th Glider Infantry Regt and C & E Cos., 175th Infantry Regt., 29th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Elements Kampfgruppe Heintz, 275th Infantry Division)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Hedges are Bocage
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-04-09(D) Camille Garek vs Philippe BRIAUX American win
2023-01-23(A) Alex Ashton vs Martin BarkerA German winConceded on turn 5 as couldn’t fulfil victory conditions in allocated turns.
2022-05-13(D) Len Kay vs Tom Raymo German win[Imported from ROAR]
2022-04-06(A) JP Laurio vs Ron American win
2022-02-13(A) Max Malm vs geebeehaitch German winCame down to last turn before it was decided
2022-02-06(D) Grant Hewitt vs Max Malm German winAP106 Helluva Patrol Leader: I don't feel like I should have won this one. My sniper eliminated the American 10-2 leader early in the game, but Max Malm's Americans recovered from that early set-back to take control of all of the Victory Condition buildings in the final American Player Turn; thanks to a dreadful run of task and morale checks (3 boxcars!) by my German units in my "Alamo" hex (U7). Things got worse for me due to impending overwhelming odds that were about to occur in the Melee in hex U9, where my German unit broke under fire prior to the Americans advancing into the building, ambushing and then eliminating the broken defender. The Germans in U7 low-crawled to T7, where the wounded leader battle hardened and rallied one squad (although, on reflection I think they should have surrendered to the Americans in V6 as their only option was low-crawl or interdiction and there was no No Quarter declared). I was saved when the broken unit in W4 self-rallied and moved adjacent to and were poised to advance into hex X6 and deny American control in X6 (containing a broken American unit with the German MMG). Again, I think that I shouldn't have won because I forgot to remove the DM status from the Germans in W4 in the American final Player Turn, but Max graciously allowed me to do so prior to the self-rally roll of 6. Thanks, Max, for a great game well played. You deserved to win this one.
2021-10-05(A) manzoli andrea vs Galletto German win
2021-10-05(D) Savo Barbero vs Opponent Aanonymous German win[Imported from ROAR]
2020-10-22(A) Macari Samuel vs Jean-Carlo Debolle German win
2020-08-22(A) Stephane Renaudin vs Clément Bertrand German winSeparated my forces in two groups which was not a good idea against Clément who is such a defense expert
2020-05-23(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Giovanshire German win
2019-06-08(A) Andy Goldin vs Dale Wetzelberger American winHuman Wave 2019. Dale volunteered to take the Germans, with the balance, which upgrades the MMG to an HMG and the 8-1 to a 9-1. He setup mainly in the buildings on the east side of the road, posting only a token force in Z8. I opted to "hit him where he ain't" by massing on my right to cross the grain fields and orchards and drive directly on the southernmost block of rowhouses. I formed two sets of fire groups, one each around the 9-1 and the other around the 10-2, General Cota. I kept only a small force on my left, to keep the German fixed and take advantage of whatever opportunities that may present themselves. Both of these choices paid off. Thanks to some good dice and aggressive movement, I was able to threaten the southernmost row of townhouses and get in the woods (X9/X10) by turn 3. This compelled Dale to re-position his HMG, on which I got a lucky shot and broke both the squad and leader. At that point, Dale's Germans were broken, or out of position, and he conceded.
Another depiction of this action is Bounding Fire's "Norman D" in Beyond the Beachhead 2, which I think is more balanced.
2019-02-13(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso American winBoring scenario.
2018-11-25(A) B S vs Solo German win
2018-07-22(A) Richard Jenulis vs Luis Del Castillo American win
2018-02-03(D) todd Rezack vs Peter Rogneholt American win
2018-01-01(A) B S vs James M. American win
2017-12-31(D) Dan Best vs Tony Peirson German win
2017-11-17(D) Derek Rowe vs Bill S. American win Difficult to avoid the American rush into the target buildings. An aggressive American player can cause all sorts of problems for the Germans. I tried to keep the American 10-2 leader out of the main victory area for as long as possible. Ended on the 6th turn. Would like to try a different defensive set up with the Germans if I play this scenario again.
2017-10-14(A) Stephen dedier vs Aque, Steven American winI was very aggressive as the American and I think you have no choice. Several times units were broken in the assault but managed to rally. Smoke helped me get close to the buildings. Taking the row houses was very different because of the routs and the missing LOS between hexes. Fun scenario.
2017-02-13(D) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane Spangler American win
2017-02-13(A) Diane Spangler vs Lawrence SpanglerA American win
2016-11-09(A) Simon Staniforth vs American win
2016-11-06(D) Paul Legg vs Simon Staniforth American win
2016-10-16(D) Will Willow vs V. Rosso American winVASL
2016-08-05(D) Jeremy Busby vs John American win
2016-06-10(D) John Garlic vs Brad Hampson American win[Imported from ROAR]
2016-05-24(D) patrick palma vs Ivan Kent German win
2016-04-08(A) Kermit Mullins vs Scott Waites American win2-1/2 Turns completed and the Americans are closing in on the final building locations. Seems a bit tough for the Germans.
2016-01-01(D) Lionel Colin vs Gazzo American win
2015-12-30(A) Dave Mareske vs George Kirkwood German win
2015-12-15(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Longworth American win
2015-11-29(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Kirby Vincent German win[Imported from ROAR]
2015-11-07(A) Ian Morris vs Craig Benn German win
2015-10-09(A) Michael Focht vs Kenneth Mioduski American win
2015-10-08(D) patrick palma vs Randy Glesing German win
2015-10-07(A) Gordon Jupp vs Chuck Dye American winASLOK 2015
2015-10-07(D) Chuck Dye vs GordonJupp American win
2015-10-06(D) Andy Beaton vs Derek Ritter American winASLOK 2015
2015-09-29(A) Kevin Killeen vs Chuck Dye American winVASL
2015-09-29(D) Chuck Dye vs Kevin Killeen American win
2015-09-16(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs American win
(D) Jim Thompson vs Jay Dragonetti German win[Imported from ROAR]
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Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
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