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A Good Party DTO (id:#56306)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `93a ID: A 56)   [next]   [previous]
Southeast of Mareth, Tunisia 1943-03-16 (2 others)
PJ3.5: Bloody Dawn (OAF Playtester's Journal # 3)
ITR-15: Tractor Factory 137 (Into The Rubble 2)
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
BritishGerman
60%

Overview:

Before the 8th Army could launch its assault on the Mareth Line, it had to clear the Axis outposts between the Wadi Zeuss and the Wadi Zigzaou. One of these, held by veterans of the 90th Light Division, encompassed a group of small hills appropriately named the "Horseshoe" by the British. Pilots reported that the Horseshoe was not heavily fortified, with few mines evident. Montgomery felt it a fine opportunity to safely blood the untested 201st Guards Motor Brigade before the heavy fight to break the Mareth Line. At a meeting of the brigade's officers, he quipped, "When I give a party it is a good party, and this is going to be a good party." The plan was to launch a two-battalion night attack behind a creeping barrage. After the Horseshoe was seized, MGs and AT guns would be brought forward to bolster the Guards against the inevitable counterattack.
Attacker: British (6th Grenadier Guards Motor Battalion)
Defender: German (Leichte Afrika-Division 90)  
9.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Both     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.5 D:10.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 5
D:1
7.5cm leIG 18
5cm leGrW 36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Ov3, Night rules, initial NVR 3 hexes w A: Creeping Barrage, Sappers
Map Board(s): 28
Overlays: D6 H1 W3
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-04-18(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval British winBritish were caught early in the Minefield with many broken units. OBA helped to suppress the defenders long enough to make it out with half their forces rallied.
Brits managed to accumulate the needed CVP by Turn 6 for the win.
2020-12-30(D) Michael Rodgers vs Bruno L'Archeveque British winGermans held tough for six turns, then lost OBA as British got through second line of mines. Many Germans broke soon after and were taken prisoner to help the Brits reach 16 CVP.
2018-08-11(A) Richard Jenulis vs Brent Morris German winCreeping Barrage drifted towards the British for three turns before lifting slowing progress.
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Kydder Added a playing2023-04-19 23:37:51
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Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 4
Views: 4861
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 11.4 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
British2
German1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
A Good Party [Confirmed]
[A] German 7
[D] British 5
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