Acts of Defiance WTO (id:#56100)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 135)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: Dagger: Rout Report X13, CH #1: CH5, AH: ASL Annual `95 A68
See Also: Acts of Defiance by Avalon Hill Acts of Defiance by Critical Hit Acts of Defiance by Dagger Acts of Defiance by Critical Hit
Designer: Pete Mudge
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
42.622950819672%

Overview:

By 16 February, the encirclement of Breslau was complete. Acting on Marshal Konev’s orders to secure the Silesian city, General Gluzdovsky ordered an attack against the crucial Gandau airfield, one of the city’s last links with the west. Facing grim German Volkssturm and Hitler Youth battalions, the Russians were initially thrown back with heavy losses, and were unable to capture the field until 23 February. The 25th saw battle-hardened troops of Fallschirmjager Regiment 26 arrive on a makeshift runway. The Russians were shocked to be facing these tough veterans instead of old men and boys. Still, the vice-like grip inexorably squeezed tighter on festung Breslau. With massive artillery support, the Russians blasted their way into the older, canal-lined sections of the city. One such attack overran a Volksstrurm-held position, crossed a canal, and became a tiny toehold in the German perimeter. With typical reaction, a parachute company and ad hoc infantry units quickly counterattacked the new Soviet threat.
Attacker: German (Bataillon Fallschirmjäger Regiment and Infanterie Division 609/Hitler Youth/Fallschirmjäger-Pioniere Companie/Gruppe Hartmann)
Defender: Russian (Elements of 6th Army)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.5 D:15.0
AFVs: A:2
JgdPz IV/70
StuPz IV
Goliath x 2

AFVs: D:5
T-44 x 3
ISU-122 x 2

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: H-t-H, No Quarter w A: Hitler Youth 2-3-7 Stealthy, Fanatic, Sewer Movement
Map Board(s): 20 21 23
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-06-28(D) Tommi Lehtinen vs M T German winRussian setup was to lure the Germans to wooden building 20S6 and hit them there with OBA. That worked as such, but in the end the casualties there (only a 9-1 leader and a HS) were not enough.

Russian T-44s failed miserably. During the whole game they did nothing except created a berserk German squad which charged to destroy, with a panzerfaust, a second T-44 which was in a hull down position. The first T-44 itself being destroyed by a HS in a close combat. The third T-44 malfunctied its MA when trying to shoot a German infantry crossing a road. Now safe, the German squad changed it a target hex and in their new hex found the Russian OBA spotter and killed him before he managed to redirect the OBA to new German hotspot at 20X4. Had the FFE landed it might have made it possible to Russian to get back to the game, but I draw a red chit and that was it.

The close combats were not better either. They resulted pretty much equal eliminations, which was something the Russian did not afford. Especially bad was losing a 628 to a 338 HS at 23DD1 as it removed the threat for the German’s east flank allowing them to focus to Russian at building 20AA7, now that the T-44s supporting to support those Russian were destroyed (see above).

In addition, Germans did a marvelous rout denial move by releasing part of their southern bridge defense force to block the route baths from the 20AA7 building. Causing an elimination of the whole Russian Eastern flank.

The advance of the German was so fast that the Russian reinforcement were too late to change the balance and by turn 4 it was clear that the Russian force was too weak to get their foothold back at the victory locations.

Interesting scenario, but a combination of bad rolls on the Russian side and excellent strategic play by the Germans utilizing those bad rolls to the max, this ended being a somewhat one-sided match.
2022-06-28(A) M T vs T.L. German winI managed a speedy attack, greatly aided by a successful Encirclement maneuver in Turn 3. Down to a single unbroken MMC in the Russian setup area, facing superior firepower and with few ways to improve the situation, my opponent conceded the game after German Turn 4.

I was admittedly aided by some fantastic IFT rolls during Turn 4 and my rolls against the tanks – I destroyed a hull down T-44 with an AFPh PF shot (an 8+3 TH roll with hull hits discarded due to HD) and another in CC with a HS (getting Field Promoted in the process). I initially miscalculated the position of my opponent’s well placed OBA Observer due to some LOS misunderstandings on my part and as a result was pummelled with some 120mm FFEs in the 20S6 wooden house. My flanking force lost its 9-1 Leader and a HS but was otherwise OK, could have been a lot worse.

In the south I blew up one of the bridges with a Goliath and managed to keep the enemy HMG from joining the fight. The ISUs did get across along with some of the 628 infantry, partly due to my blundering of some Defensive Fire opportunities by using a Fire Group which happened to Cower in the worst way possible.

I really liked the scenario, it has a lot going on with the Goliaths, OBA, limited Sewer Movement etc. The situation is interesting, allowing for some intriguing envelopment opportunities. Hand-to-Hand mixes things up, making the scenario feel almost like a PTO one at times. Highly recommended and one of my favorite scenarios so far.
2021-09-02(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Neil Russian winThe dice were totally unbalanced and the Germans broke, died and failed ELR whenever they entered the LOS of a Russian. Breslau fell and the German commander retreated to his HQ to drown his sorrows in Scotch.
2021-07-14(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winUndecided until last Hand-to-Hand for German win.
2021-07-14(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German winUsed German balance. A Goliath destroyed one Russian tank in turn 3 and the other became immobilized adjacent to a Russian setup hex. Pinned the crew that abandoned it in the last MPh. Lots of HTH CC to kill off the Russian defenders who just could not be pushed out of their defensive positions. Many Russian double one rally attempts added to the German difficulties. It came down to two CC hexes in the last phase for the German win. Fantastic scenario!
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Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 28
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:1

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Acts of Defiance [Confirmed]
[A] German 15
[D] Russian 20
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