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))
S104: Paratrooper's Hell (Basic Training: Issue One)
Designer: Steven Swann
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNew Zealand
58.181818181818%

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 (F11.6), Olive Groves (B14.8). A: Gliders (E8)
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
2025-02-08(A) David Garvin vs Mike van Hoy New Zealand winSome unique ASL happened here. Great match. The NZ Sniper was effective in pinning a squad that was subsequently jumped in CC. My German sniper broke a squad, routing him out of the Victory Area, but my German Paratroopers fell just short of the objective. A fun game I'd play any time, either side.
2025-01-22(A) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske New Zealand winThe New Zealanders were concentrated on the middle of the west side of the battlefield with a small force on the east side. The German gliders entered in three groups - 1 on the east side of the valley, one on the northwest and the largest on the southwest. Allied AA fire damaged one glider which crashed in woods eliminating one squad. The remainder landed and exited in good order. The initial German assault progressed well. A key NZ strong point in the west was eliminated early. However, failed TCs slowed the German advance. And then a number of failed MCs, some with box cars, weakened the assault, particularly with the force on the east side. In the final turns, the NZ eastern force consisted of 2 squads, one of which was broken. The broken NZ squad rallied. The Germans were down to 2 GO squads and a leader. One was ELR'd, CR'd in AFPh with fire from the revived NZ squad. The other GO NZ squad brashly entered CC at even odds and reduced the 2nd German squad. The Germans successfully neutralized all NZ forces on the west side, but there was nothing left of the attackers on the east.
2025-01-21(D) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier New Zealand win
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.
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von Garvin Added a playing2025-02-08 15:42:32
dmareske Added a playing2025-01-23 03:23:57
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-01-22 13:41:14
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-01-22 13:39:17
Heloanjin Added a playing2025-01-22 04:13:38
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Avg Rating: 7.28Votes: 57
Views: 13415
To-Play list count: 12
Estimated Play time: 1.9 hours
Recorded Games: 43
Archive recorded plays:
German25
New Zealand17
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Tavronitis Bridge [Confirmed]
[A] German 39
[D] New Zealand 29
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