L'Abbaye Blanche WTO (id:#56226)
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L'Abbaye Blanche, France 1944-08-07 ()
Designer: Bill Sisler
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Balance:
German (SS)American
50%

Overview:

As part of Operation Luttich, the German drive through Mortain towards Avranches, the 2nd SS-Panzer Division’s Der Führer Regiment moved out of its assembly area at 0430 hours. Once it reached the outskirts of Mortain, Der Führer’s spearhead turned right to follow the highway north, over the Cance river at Pont de la Vacherie, to where the highway merged with Route 177 out of l’Abbaye Blanche. The column planned to sweep into St. Barthelmy from the south, turn left, and support the 1st SS-Panzer Division’s drive along Route 177 towards Avranches. While trying to cross the river at Pont de la Vacherie, the Germans were ambushed by elements of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion and the 120th Infantry Regiment. This roadblock forced the Germans to attack from another direction. At 0600 hours, two German halftracks mounting 75mm guns and escorted by a company of infantry moved south down Route 177 in an attempt to outflank the American position. Here they met two more guns of the 823rd.
Attacker: German (SS) (Der Führer Regiment, SS-Panzer Division "Das Reich")
Defender: American (1st Platoon, Company F, 120th Infantry Regiment and 823 Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:1.5
AFVs: A:2
SPW 251/9 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
M5 3-in AT Gun x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Walls and Hedges: Bocage (B9.5). A: Elite (C8.2), D: Mines (B28)
Overlays: O4 O5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-06-26(D) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best American winThe mines immobilized one halftrack and hung up some SS for a couple of turns. One gun got a critical hit on one of its BS locations and killed 3 CVP. The US laid a couple 2 -2 traps, but to no avail. The SS were not able to get enough CVP off.
2025-06-26(A) Dan Best vs Dave Mareske American win2 hrs
2023-07-09(D) Douglas Leslie vs Jeff Howell American winSecond playing of this scenario with me taking the American side on this occasion. The American line of defence was along the Z hex row and Jeff managed to walk into three out of four minefields. The Germans managed to force a breach in the US defensive line by charging an AT gun position with their half tracks but the casualty tally mounted and they were unable to preserve enough German units for the win.
2023-07-02(A) Douglas Leslie vs Jeff Howell German (SS) winGermans advanced cautiously, using HS to search ahead of the main force. US defensive set up had units in isolated positions looking to ambush the Germans as they advanced.
Three minefield attacks were ineffective and the Germans only lost one HS before the US conceded. Given the dicey nature of this scenario, a re-match was scheduled with sides switched.
2022-01-20(A) Simon Staniforth vs German (SS) winIn the end a relatively comfortable win for the Germans with all the onboard US forces eliminated or broken by T4. Germans pushed hard along the Eastern edge finding a Gun, MMG etc. and whilst lost HSs to initial shots the main bulk of the force was able to stay in tact and retain enough EVP to achieve victory. Had to risk a few 6FP minefield attacks with mixed results but crucially one squad got through to the Gun in that area and was able to take the crew out in CC thus opening up an avenue for exit.
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Danno Added a playing2025-06-26 23:48:38
dmareske Added a playing2025-06-26 20:40:09
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 13:04:19
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 12:10:12
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 12:07:27
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German halftrack with 75 mm cannon
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.67Votes: 58
Views: 10511
To-Play list count: 6
Estimated Play time: 2.1 hours
Recorded Games: 41
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)20
American20
Drawn:0

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L'Abbaye Blanche
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[A] German 7
[D] American 10
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