Unlucky Thirteenth ETO (id:#56470)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 4 ID: J68)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Ian Daglish
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Balance:
GermanBritish / French
48.181818181818%

Overview:

For four long days, the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers had held the line of the Canal de la Bassee. So tenacious was their stand that Generalmajor Rommel visited the scene to see for himself what was holding up 7th Panzer Division. Detached from C Company to cover the battalion’s extreme right flank, 13 Platoon held the isolated village of Avalette, supported by a single gun of 25th Infantry Brigade’s own Anti-Tank Company. In the afternoon of the 25th, the expected relief of 13 Platoon by French troops materialized as a retreating French tank, which could only limp no further than the lip of a demolished canal bridge.
Attacker: German (7th Panzer Division)
Defender: British / French (13 Platoon, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers and Remnants of Fusiliers' Carrier Platoon / French survivors of 1st D.L.M.)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:3.5
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw 38(t) A x 2

AFVs: D:7
S35
Carrier B x 2
Carrier A x 4

Guns: A:0
ATR 7.92 PzB 39 x 2
D:1
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Boys ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All bldgs are single story. S35 sets up Immobilized nr one of the bridges; that bridge is footbridge
Map Board(s): 23 33
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-05-31(D) Craig Renier vs Peter Palmer German winThe Germans rushed the British left flank with the AFVs and half the infantry. The remaining infantry with MGs kept the British occupied in the center. On German Turn 1, the British were able to wreck one AFV with the ATR, but the Germans broke all the British defenders. In the center, the Germans, using spray fire, stripped concealment on one stack and revealed a dummy stack. The British withdrew as best as possible in an attempt to rally, but the broken squads remained broken. The British had faint hope when the SOMUA hit the German killer stack wounding the leader and breaking the squads. However, by the end of German Turn 3 the SOMUA was first shocked and then wrecked, the AT gun malf'd, and the only Good Order MMC was the AT crew. Post game the players realized the British neglected to place their Wire on the board, which influenced the outcome greatly.
2023-05-25(A) Mark Thompson vs British (Shaun Andrews) German winThe German's almost failed their PMC when one 38t bogged try to clear the wire on the North side of the Western bridge, the other became stunned trying to VBM freeze the British LMG, and the majority of infantry remained hung-up on the wire, with 2 broken HSs and a wounded 9-1. Fortunes changed dramatically, and by their turn 3, the Germans had decimated the British infantry, Controlled all but two Buildings (with the remaining ones in easy reach), and gained positions to interdict the British reinforcements. The British conceded on their next turn, faced with the daunting task of re-capturing the Buildings with 3 squad-equivalents in the Carriers against the entire 10 squad German OB. Although it is a calculated risk, I believe the British must place their LMG and best leader in the building hex directly across the Western Bridge to lay a FL down the bridge approach hex, the bridge itself, and wire hex. This will cause tremendous problems for the Germans if these units are not taken out by a PFPh killer stack.
2022-08-30(A) Doba Serge vs Samuel M German win
2022-01-06(D) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker British / French winThe Germans ignored the bridge covered by the S35 and instead went for the less-guarded but wire-shielded bridge. The wire held up the infantry, the AT gun took out one tank and despite making some in-roads the carriers swung in to protect the final buildings. Always seems tough on the Germans but the combined balance on Roar and here suggests it's very doable.
2020-04-14(D) Jeff B vs Tom Mueller British / French winA tiny little scenario that seems extremely tough for the Germans, Tom opted to kick off the assault from the get-go. His first squad attempting to take the foot bridge was busted, while the other half of his men safely armor assaulted onto the bridge with his tanks. The next turn his replacement squad on the foot bridge was turned berserk so, while I saved my tank for one more turn, I would have a tough time ousting those men. Meanwhile on the bridge, despite using all of their movement to get under the wire without tank support, I was unable to stop his infantry. One of his tanks bogged, but the other came safely crashing into the first building. I chose to use my AT gun to try and stop this menace, but to no effect. Turn 3 his reinforcements came pouring in, and my sole LMG that laid a FL to stop them broke. I did manage to knock out his bogged tank with my gun. I had moved some infantry under my tank to support an eventual CC, and ended up losing a HS. Another HS that was making it's way over wasn't careful enough and pinned in the street. Things were not looking good for me. But the next turn my armored cavalry came on and, while I would've loved to strip all the goodies from my Carriers, my men were quickly needed on the ground. The three northernmost buildings became my ring of defense, with H1 being my Alamo. We both beat each other up that turn, with me losing 1.5 squads and my 8-1 on his half of the turn, and him losing 2 squads and his last tank during my half. I thought I was once again in good shape, but my bypassing abandoned vehicles worked greatly against me in CC, and he just had so many men to deal with. Thankfully he had blazed up my sole occupied Carrier in CC in front of my Alamo. This allowed him relative safe movement here, but prevented him from performing the coup de grace during his fire phases. It all came down to my last turn with us locked in melee in the final building. I had three encircled HS to his 9-1 and squad. two of my three HS passed their MCs when he shot into the melee, but his squad failed to stand fast, preserving the victory for me. Ended up being a very tight game.
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Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
Recorded Games: 20
Archive recorded plays:
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British / French13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Unlucky Thirteenth [Confirmed]
[A] German 46
[D] British 44
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