Play Ball ETO (id:#56045)
Avalon Hill (ASL 10 - Croix de Guerre ID:80)
See Also: Play Ball by Multi-Man Publishing
Mehdia, Morocco 1942-11-08 ()
Designer: Bob McNamara
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
Vichy FrenchAmerican
48.571428571429%

Overview:

On D-Day of Operation Torch, the 2nd Battalion Landing Team (BLT) had in part the critical mission of capturing the coastal defenses of Mehdia before daylight. The Vichy French resisted the landings. In the fight the GIs were unable to halt their own naval gunfire support and could not close with the defenders. Later in the morning, a misunderstanding caused the green and shaken unit to advance about a thousand yards eastward into a village. Shortly thereafter it came under counterattack by westward moving French reinforcements. . .
Attacker: Vichy French (Reinforced elements of 2ème Bataillon, 1er Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains)
Defender: American (2nd Battalion Landing Team, 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Vichy French     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:18.0
AFVs: A:3
R35 x 3
SOMUA MCG x 4

D:0
Guns: A:2
Canon de 75 mle 1897 x 2
Mortier de 60 mle 35
D:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Stone Bldgs, Treat Woods as Brush, Grain and Orchards in season, Multi-hex bldgs have Rooftops
Map Board(s): 4 17
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2018-10-30(D) patrick palma vs Chuck Dye American win
2018-04-20(D) David Garvin vs Jeff Buser In progress
2017-12-22(D) nathan wegener vs Scott Martin Vichy French winSigh- stuffed the attack for 8 turns but should have pulled more troops out earlier.
2017-05-17(D) Shane Pask vs American winDisappointing. French gave up after turn 5 - Mortar broken, 1 artillery carrier broke down before entering board, artillery spotter had STILL not made battery contact and tanks would only arrive after any chance of victory had passed. French scored a critical hit with the mortar early but it was ineffective. They did manage to reduce the US sniper rating and reached 1 building but were quickly repelled. Total French VP 2 out of 30 needed.
2015-08-30(A) Fred Schwarz vs Mike LaPlante Vichy French win
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hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2020-01-24 17:18:34
hoxson1 Set the designer field2020-01-24 17:10:45
msoong Modified the Theatre2019-12-02 02:34:03
RJenulis Added a playing2019-11-03 23:09:33
Pte Parts Rated the scenario2019-08-26 18:55:26
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.81Votes: 16
Views: 2835
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 10.9 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
Vichy French3
American5
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Play Ball [Confirmed]
[A] American 31
[D] Vichy 31
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