Tavronitis Bridge MTO (id:#56058)
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Prior Publication: AH: ASL Annual `89 A 1
See Also: Tavronitis Bridge by Avalon Hill
West of Maleme, Crete 1941-05-20 ()
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
94: Bofors Bashing (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
95: Descent into Hell (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
97: A Desperate Affair (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
98: On Silent Wings (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
A 01: Tavronitis Bridge (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 02: Bofors Bashing (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 03: Descent into Hell (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 102: On Silent Wings (AH:ASL Annual `96)
BB04: A Desperate Affair (Backblast # 1)
G39: A Desperate Affair (AH:The General # 31.4)
T15: The Akrotiri Peninsula (AH:The General # 29.1)
NEWS23: Plans Gone Astray (ASL News # 14)
PL G: Cemetery Hill (version 2.0) (Platoon Leader 2.0)
ASL News 23: Plans Gone Astray (Scroungin' ASL News)
O75.1: Crete 1: The Airfield (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.2: Crete 2: The Bridge (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.3: Crete 3: The Hill (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.1: Crete: Riders on the Storm CG (On All Fronts # 75)
DB009: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Dispatches from the Bunker # 5)
CH 177: Akrotiri Gone Awry (Critical Hit # 7.3)
ASLSK Contest C: Thank Heavens, We Lost (ASL Starter Kit Scenario Designer Contest)
OM-1: Morning's Peril (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-2: Glide Path to Hell (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-3: Hill 107 (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-4: The Umbrella Men (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-5: Stentzler's Wary Reconnoitre (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-6: Waltzing the Matildas (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC01: Rushing Hill A (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC10: Glide Path to Invasion (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-CG: Kreta - Operation Merkur Campaign Game (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB04: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Out of the Bunker)
SAM 2: A Royal Escape (Swedish ASL Magazine)
RR-15: Koch's Rockets (Russian Rarities 2)
DB126: The Kastelli Thirteen (Dispatches from the Bunker #41)
: Expect the Cretans to be Friendly (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
MM 46: Take That Hill (March Madness 2018 Players Pack)
DB150: Fallschirmjäger Graveyard (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
#1: Hand of Von Richtofen (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#2: Into The Fire (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#3: Befall, The Yellow Flowers (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#8: Black Watch, Death Watch (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
D21: Headhunting For Bloody Huns (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
FF20b: The Face of Battle (FireFights: internet releases)
J226: Drawing the Kroh (ASL Journal #14)
ASLN23: Plans Gone Astray (Critical Hit #8.1)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
Designer: Steven Swann
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNew Zealand
59.615384615385%

Overview:

The airfield at Maleme figured prominently in the German plans for the capture of Crete. “Group West”. Commanded most of the 1st Assault Regiment under the command of General Meindl, consisted of three detachments: one to land at the Tavronitis Bridge; one to destroy the AA positions and ease the way for the following troop-carrier transports; and one to land on the slopes of Point 107, high ground to the south of the field. Major Braun drew the task of seizing and holding the long span over the dry Tavronitis. Given free rein to plan his assault, he decided to daringly land in the dry bed itself and then take the British MG posts which guarded each side of the bridge from the rear.
Attacker: German (Abteilung Braun, Bataillon I, Sturm Regiment 1)
Defender: New Zealand (D Company, 22nd New Zealand Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: DLV w A: GL9
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Add a 4-6-8 and a glider to the German OB.MMP
In SSR 2, replace “Q2-Q9” with “Q3-Q8”.J11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-03-19(A) Ben B vs Kiwis New Zealand winI played this scenario as the German attackers and this was my first experience using gliders and mortars. I was successful at dislodging the defending Kiwis on the west side of the bridge but the R9,S9,S10 building was too tough a nut for my attacking squads to crack. If I'd had another turn, I may have been able to push them out but due to time constraints and limited options, my German squads were cut down in their assault.

2024-02-05(A) Peyton Spreacker vs Brandon DegaA New Zealand winGerman landed with no harassment from AA guns, but took casualties from ground fire after landing. Germans had early success, but got bogged down in the river bed and could not scale the sides.
2024-01-24(D) Andreas R vs Jenny New Zealand win
2023-12-28(A) Robert Wiebe vs Dave New Zealand winI landed all my gliders successfully in the valley, however getting out of that location proved troublesome. Dave sent a HS into Melee with a 468/8-0 which killed the 8-0 but was not killed in turn. It died the next turn, however. On the west side, German fire saw a 468 go fanatic, spawn a Hero, and make a Leader Heroic as well. They were located up on a second level, and it took several turns to finally deal with them. By this time, the Germans did not have enough units to fire at every ANZAC and so they handily won the day.

Great scenario, well balanced and extremely fun to play!
2023-12-21(A) Robert Wiebe vs Dave German winIt was almost the same setup as before for the German gliders, however, this time they only lost a single HS on the approach. Dice were with me near the end, and Dave's was poor at the start. It turned into a German win when the last good-order British MMC and Leader broke under some heated DFF.
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2024-09-03 22:10:49
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Avg Rating: 7.22Votes: 54
Views: 12729
To-Play list count: 12
Estimated Play time: 1.9 hours
Recorded Games: 38
Archive recorded plays:
German23
New Zealand14
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Tavronitis Bridge [Confirmed]
[A] German 39
[D] New Zealand 28
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