Strangers in a Strange Land ETO (id:#56040)
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Elvegardsmoen, Norway 1940-05-13 ()
89: Rescue Attempt (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition))
A 65: The Dinant Bridgehead (AH:ASL Annual `93b)
DASL A13: The Mailed Fist (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
A 114: Hamlet's Demise (AH:ASL Annual `97)
J42: Grebbe End (ASL Journal # 3)
NEWS40: Rolling Thunder (ASL News # 23)
NEWS41: Objective Princenhage (ASL News # 23)
ASLUG21: The Witch's Cauldron ()
ATP05: A Thorn in the Flesh (At the Point # 11-12)
ASL News 41: Objective Princenhage (ASL News Pack #1)
EP41: Objective Princenhage (Euro-Pack I - Early War Actions)
GTF 5: Wrong Battle (Gembloux: The Feint)
PL H: Lost Sentinels (Gembloux: The Feint)
ASL News 40: Rolling Thunder (Scroungin' ASL News)
Z12: The Mailed Fist (Rout Report # 4.4)
FE88: The Hard Way (Blitzkrieg Pack)
O101.2: Across the Meuse (On All Fronts #101)
O108.3: Assault at Wadelincourt (On All Fronts #108)
O114.2: Bon Accueil (On All Fronts #114)
PJ2.8: Bjervik Norway May 1940 (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
B 1: Contested Crossing (OAF Playtester's Journal # 5)
TAC31: Par Saint Georges! (Tactiques # 4)
DB043: Point 247 (Dispatches from the Bunker #19)
: Rubarth at Wadelincourt (Rate of Fire #12)
WWW 91: Assault at Wadelincourt (Internet)
Round 5: Marilles Melee (CanCon 1999)
GRE 6: The "Wehr" (Grenadier '08)
S33: Few and Far Between (Operations Special Issue #2)
89: Rescue Attempt (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
143: Grebbe End (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB02: Point 247 (Out of the Bunker)
SP220: Hoepner's Edict (Schwerpunkt #19)
#9: Elan of the 11th Dragoons (Major Upham Battle Pack)
GTF 5: Wrong Battle (Gembloux II)
GTF CG 1: Lost Sentinels (Gembloux II)
SP236: Hammer Time (Schwerpunkt #20)
ASLUG21: The Witch's Cauldron (ASLUG Singles)
BWN 6: Raid on Moerdijk (Blitzkrieg in the West - Northern Campaign)
SP253: De Zwarte Duivels (Schwerpunkt #22)
DCRB 03: Forgotten Epic (Red Banner 2017 Q2)
SP 265: Defending Jandrain (Schwerpunkt #23)
RP 135: The Outpost Line (Rally Point #14)
RP 139: Mauled at Merdorp (Rally Point #14)
DTF-2: Blitzkrieg! (Death to Fascism)
D19: The Mailed Fist (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
75: Strangers in a Strange Land (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
#5: Objective Princenhage (Retro Pak III)
DN03: Rommel at the Meuse (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN04: Chateau de Meez (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN05: Grande Ferme de Meez (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN06: Clearing the Heights (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN07: Saint-Médard After Dark (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN08: Probing the Bridgehead (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
DN CGI: Fateful Miscalculations (ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre)
KVxx: Fight for the Fjords (Klementi Voroshilov Blog Scenarios)
GhD #2: Across The Meuse (Ghost Division 1: 7th Panzer Division France 1940)
ASLN40: Rolling Thunder (Critical Hit #8.2)
ASLN41: Objective Princenhage (Critical Hit #8.2)
Designer: Steven Swann
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Balance:
FrenchGerman
53.64238410596%

Overview:

In the arctic twilight, the 13th Demi-Brigade of the French Foreign Legion and five Hotchkiss tanks were successfully put ashore by British landing craft northeast of Narvik. One legion battalion and two tanks were sent to retake the supply center of the Norwegian 6th Brigade which had been captured by the Germans. Liberating the weapons depot would provide much-needed arms and ammunition for the Norwegians. . .
Attacker: French (1er Bataillon, 13ème Demi-Brigade de Légion Étrangère / 342ème Compagnie Autonome de Chars de Combat)
Defender: German (Gebirgsjäger Regiment 139)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.5 D:7.5
AFVs: A:2
H39 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
Mortier de 60 mle 35
D:0
5cm leGrW 36
ATR 7.92 PzB 39

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS, roads unpaved but plowed. Wooden buildings. Stream is Dry.
Map Board(s): 18 22
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2022-08-31(A) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Tom J French win
2021-06-16(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs German win
2020-10-05(D) Rob MacGinley vs Joe Marranca French winSlowly the French worked up both flanks and Germans unable to pip them
reos did a desperate dash to the building
2020-08-12(A) Jason Nichols vs Eric Topp French winFrench utilized armoured assault to cover the advance of four squads of Foreign Legion troops down the road while bulf of force moved around to the flank using the hill as cover. The Germans were unlucky with their dice rolls, failing to make an impression on the French. When the bulk of the French force was pushing into the arms depot on turn 4 the Germans capitulated.
Looking at the comments from previous playings it appears the way this scenario plays out is very dependent upon whether the German player manages to kill or delay the French early on. If the French can reach the depot by turn four relatively unscathed they will have the manpower to overwhelm the defenders.
Overall I enjoyed the scenario and the combination of the tanks to provide cover for the advancing infantry. My opponent didn't have much fun however, as his dice rolls were consistently high while the French averaged a 5 for their morale checks.
2020-08-03(A) Jacob Elmqvist vs Ingemar Gardell Draw
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Hutch Set the designer field2023-09-24 23:26:50
Stewart Added a playing2023-02-03 11:01:52
oybj Added a playing2022-09-04 20:30:18
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-08-16 10:44:44
MoriQuessir Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-03-04 19:12:40
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.89Votes: 61
Views: 11558
To-Play list count: 9
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 46
Archive recorded plays:
French26
German19
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Strangers in a Strange Land [Confirmed]
[A] French 136
[D] German 121
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