Recon in Force MTO (id:#56583)
Avalon Hill (AH:The General # 25.5 ID: G 8)
See Also: Recon in Force by Critical Hit
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanItalian / German
48.695652173913%

Overview:

As the Allied beachhead in Sicily expanded, the impatient General George Patton demanded better facilities for supplying his troops. Under orders not to launch an offensive, Patton hit upon the subterfuge of calling his advance a “reconnaissance in force”. Pushing up from Gela, the job of seizing the docks at Porto Empedocle fell to the 3rd Ranger Battalion. . .
Attacker: American (3rd Ranger Battalion)
Defender: Italian / German (Panzergrenadier Division 15 and 208° Battaglione Costiero, XII Corps)  
7 turns
    Players: 3     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:24.0 D:24.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 4
D:1
3.7cm FlaK 36 o. 37

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: German AA gun may not set up in a building or road hex
Map Board(s): 21 22
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
In the Victory Conditions, change "have … total" to "currently Control one of those buildings and their Casualty VP total is ³ triple that of the Axis side".MMP
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-09-28(D) Scott Sherer vs John Farrell American winTotally botched the VC...read the 3:1 CVP limit clause but didn't really grasp its implications. Put a few Italian HS's out front and were killed or captured and very quickly was looking at a 6:0 CVP hole. Americans dug in and didn't threaten either VC building, so the Germans tried a bit of local counter-attacking but only added to the CVP deficit. Conceded early.
2020-03-28(A) Dave Mareske vs Paul Works Italian / German winMy dice failed me against Paul's good rolls. I wish I could have given a better game. It looks fairly balanced, but when you average "8s" and roll 9 "12s" in some key spots, it did not make for a good game. Paul had a couple well placed HIP units that interrupted my attack. Called it after turn 4 as I would probably take the Italian building, but had no force left to take the German one.
2019-01-27(A) Vic Lauterbach vs BL Italian / German winGreat scenario with exciting finish. US had 20 VP to Axis 4, but the Italians held out in Y4 with three unbroken squads, and the German 9-1 won CC in J4 against a fanatic US HS to seal the win!
2018-02-23(A) Jason Wert vs Jeff Buser Italian / German winFantastic scenario with Jeff holding out as the Axis on one building (Italian Stronghold) and preventing the Americans from a CVP victory. Great time and opponent!
2018-02-21(D) Jeff B vs Jason Wert Italian / German winI felt my only chance to hold off the onslaught of Americans was to get some fires going to try and limit their across-the-street options in attacking the strongholds. It didn't seem like they had much effect at first, but as the game went on it did seem to be more and more of a good idea, especially when gusts kicked in and made it interesting. Jason had the right idea in trying to take as many prisoners as possible. The Germans played into his hands, but the Italians were exceptionally resilient in this one. One particular half squad probably saved the game at the end by dispatching an opposing half squad in CC and blocking one of the entry hexes into the building. On the last turn the German building fell, but the Italians managed to cling to theirs and just remain under the CVP cap. Great scenario!
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sherersc Added a playing2020-10-16 00:54:42
sherersc Rated the scenario2020-10-16 00:48:51
7-0 duval Added a playing2020-07-26 03:23:58
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-14 04:09:04
dmareske Added a playing2020-03-29 15:52:28
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Avg Rating: 6.53Votes: 17
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7.9 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
American5
Italian / German8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Recon in Force [Confirmed]
[A] German/Italian 51
[D] American 51
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