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North Bank WTO (id:#56282)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `91 ID: A 38)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: North Bank by Multi-Man Publishing
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VV123: 5e Colonne (Vae Victis # 150)
Designer: John Mishcon
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)British
61.878453038674%

Overview:

By Sunday, D-plus7, the beleaguered British 1st Airborne had contracted into a tight knot around the village, anchored by positions on the north bank of the Lower Rhine. Just across the water were friendly forces, but their every attempt to reach the Red Devils had failed. Within the shrinking perimeter the situation was critical. Ammunition was short and for every three men fit for combat, there were two seriously wounded. At 1030 hours, a truce was arranged for the transfer of British wounded into German care. No sooner had this operation been completed, than the shelling began anew. With it came a determined German attack intended to push the paratroopers away from the riverbank and, consequently, their tenuous link with Allied troops to the south.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Panzer Division 9 and sPzAbt. 506)
Defender: British (2nd South Staffordshires)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:7.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw VIB x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
OQF 6-Pounder 7-cwt

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: River is Flooded; D: Ammo Shortage; secretly recorded PIATs
Map Board(s): 8 21
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Add 8 "?" to the British OB. Add the following SSR: "5. Prior to play the British player may secretly record which units possess PIATs. The presence of a PIAT will be revealed when the possessing unit fires/transfers/drops the PIAT in LOS and within 16 hexes of an unbroken enemy unit, or is no longer Good Order.". Replace the British balance with "Add one 3‑3‑8 to the British OB.". Replace the German balance with "Delete the 8 "?" from the British OB.".MMP
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-03-12(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) winEven though this scenario's record is unbalanced in favor of the Germans, we didn't use the new changes as they were pretty extensive. We felt it changed the flavor of the original. Plus, who doesn't like a challenge? As it was, it took my Germans to mid turn 6 to pull this one off.

Our game was one of maneuver. I'd move forward, he'd pull back. Not much shooting or skulking. The King Tigers never even hit with their guns or MG's. Their value was twofold. One was getting in the face of the British to force them to pull back. The other was using smoke dispensers to allow my men to more easily cross the streets. My opponent did a masterful job of giving me just enough space to pull forward but not enough pull an all out rush - until turn 6.

I deployed two squads at the top of turn 6, and I tried a VBM freeze/smoke move on the 10-3 and a squad guarding the VP locations. The gambit worked. There were other British units in the area, but I had enough guys to rush the three hexes and seal the instant victory.

Casualties were extremely light as I only lost two HS and he only lost a crew. There weren't many shots fired so the high British SAN of 6 was a non factor. I thought I was going to run out of time, but some timely moves saved the day.

Having played it, I don't think the new changes would have helped. I'm pretty aggressive in bumping concealments so I I don't think having them would have slowed me down. Same for the hidden PIATs as I kept the front facing towards the British units. Shave a turn off, however, and I think the British have a good chance of getting the win. A decent, fast playing scenario.
2016-12-08(D) leo zhu vs Erwin Lau German (SS) winNot well in use PIAT and setup.
2010-11-14(D) Martí Cabré vs Santiago López German (SS) winDuplicate.
2009-11-30(A) James Lowry vs Patch Bunny British win
2005-11-13(D) Oliver Schumacher vs Rudi British win
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Jude Added a playing2023-03-12 20:28:57
Jude Rated the scenario2023-03-12 20:04:22
hoxson1 Uploaded an Image2021-11-11 18:23:31
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-02-24 19:11:04
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-14 04:01:48
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.30Votes: 10
Views: 5242
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 2.6 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)3
British3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
North Bank [Confirmed]
[A] German 109
[D] British 66
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