The Bridge of Verdalsöra ETO (id:#56435)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 3 ID: J36)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Philippe Naud
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Balance:
GermanNorwegian / British
55.172413793103%

Overview:

After the landing at Namsos, the British goal was to push south to retake Trondheim. Contact with the Norwegians was planned at Verdalsora where a strategic bridge over the Inna River was defended by a detachment of Norwegian Dragoons equipped with heavy machine guns and supported by a Royal Engineers platoon. On the morning of 21 April, a German destroyer landed a company of Gebirgsjägers on the shore of the Beitdsfjord, north of Verdalsora, while other elements coming from Trondheim attacked along the road.
Attacker: German (1st Battalion, 138th Gebirgsjäger Regiment)
Defender: Norwegian / British (Machine Gun Squadron, 2nd Dragoons/55th Field Company, Royal Engineers)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.5 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36 x 3
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: German SAN is 2 to start, 4 on Turn 2 when reinforcements enter
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-03-15(A) Jobbo Fett vs RootinPutin German winIt feels like the Norwegians must set up their defenses forward in order to prevent any movement across the bridge for as long as possible. This is hampered by the fact that the Germans get early reinforcements that get the circumvent the natural obstacle. Lucky smoke and cautious movement allowed me to cross with most of my force on turn one, which blew the floodgates open on gaining ground and pressuring the Norwegians. Norwegians probably deserve the balance on this one.
2024-05-04(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Timo Kärnä German win
2024-02-19(D) Rob Tyson vs Adam Lunney German win
2023-06-14(A) Shaun Andrews vs Eric Zagdan-Gross Norwegian / British win
2023-05-13(D) Craig Renier vs Tim Osborne Norwegian / British winThe Germans led off with smoke from the mortar on 2 of 3 Allied positions covering the bridge. Unfortunately, the 3rd position was able to hold back the German assault across the bridge. OBA was ineffective due to tough LOS with the radio setup. In the meantime, the German force entering from the North were stymied by fire lanes and a couple well placed low rolls. The Germans were able to eventually cross the bridge in force, but the delay was substantial. The allies whittled down the attacking force eventually gaining 12 CVP at the end of Turn 5.
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Avg Rating: 6.46Votes: 41
Views: 9322
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4.6 hours
Recorded Games: 29
Archive recorded plays:
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Norwegian / British13
Drawn:0

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The Bridge of Verdalsora
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[A] German 59
[D] British 47
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