Merzenhausen Zoo WTO (id:#56417)
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Prior Publication: Hell on Wheels Battle Pack: HOW8
See Also: Merzenhausen Zoo by Bounding Fire Productions
Designer: Chas Smith
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
American / BritishGerman
44.021739130435%

Overview:

After six days of fighting, XIX Corps believed they were ready for a quick push to the Roer. Merzenhausen was the key to the enemy’s defenses west of the Roer River. The 246th Volksgrenadier Division was undergoing a relief in place. TF 1/66 with Crocs attacked before the relief occurred and ran into elements of the 246th Volksgrenadier Division and LXXXI Corps.
Attacker: American / British (1/66 Armored, 1/119th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division and Squadron B, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry)
Defender: German (Volksgrenadier Division 246, SchweweAbteilung 506, and LXXXI Corps)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:20.0
AFVs: A:12
Churchill Crocodile x 3
Churchill VII x 2
M5A1 x 2
M4A3 x 2
M4A3(76)W x 2
M4A3E2

AFVs: D:6
StuG IIIG (L) x 2
JgdPz IV/70
PzKpfw VIB x 2
PzJg III/IV

Guns: A:0 D:1
5cm PaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Ov2 w A: FTV3
Overlays: O1 OG1
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-03-24(D) Ian Morris vs Martin Mayers German winA very stiff fight. His southern force was struck hard by my 50L AT, losing two American tanks and having a Crocodile immobilised. I was able to pick off at least one tank a turn : by the Allied turn 8, there was just a Croc and a Sherman left. His infantry force was still strong at the end of the game, but their indifferent morale enabled me to break just enough to pull out the win.
2022-12-19(D) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German winAllies conceded on turn 6 having lost most of their tanks and many infantry without reaching the main part of the town. Needs careful planning by the Allies with lots of smoke and some concentration of forces, avoiding at least some of the big German guns.
2022-11-21(A) Asad Rustum vs Jonas Björkqvist German win
2022-10-10(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winGermans managed to beat back initial attack with substantial loses for the Americans. This kept them struggling to gain ground and then got stung when reinforcements arrived. Americans gave up in Turn 7.
2022-10-10(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German win
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Crocodiles at Merzenhausen
Churchill Crocodile lighting it up
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.61Votes: 33
Views: 12550
To-Play list count: 10
Estimated Play time: 13 hours
Recorded Games: 29
Archive recorded plays:
American / British11
German17
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Merzenhausen Zoo [Confirmed]
[A] American 70
[D] German 86
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