88s at Zon WTO (id:#56670)
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Zon, The Netherlands 1944-09-17 ()
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Designer: Jon Mishcon & Joe Suchar
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Balance:
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46.280991735537%

Overview:

The mission of the 101st Airborne Division in Operation Market-Garden was to secure the 15 miles of highway stretching from Eindhoven north to Veghel. The orders foe COL Robert Sink and his 506th Regiment were to seize the main highway bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal at Zon and secure Eindhoven. With his regiment down in good order along the edge of the Zonsche Woods, Sink sent Major James LaPrade's 1st Battalion racing to grab the vital bridge, followed closely by 2nd and 3rd Battalions. The Screaming Eagles faced almost no opposition until the Paratroopers reached the northern outskirts of the village of Zon.
Attacker: American (1st and 2nd Batt., 506th PIR, 101st Airborne)
Defender: German (Selbstaendige FlaK Batterie, Flieger Division 7)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:6.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
8.8cm FlaK 18 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: None
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-07-16(D) Todd G vs David German win

(VASL Log)		Seeing the paratroopers marching on the bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal, the Germans rushed forward to meet them head on heavily defending the high ground. The Americans probed the defenses on the hill, but soon realized the Germans had an unobserved 88 located in the orchards. Shifting their approach, the Americans sent two platoons from 2nd Battalion into the woods outside Zon; while their lead elements from 1st Battalion pressed on up the hill to establish a foothold. With a stroke of bad luck, the lone German 88 on the hill had a breech jam on its first firing. With one squad delaying the American advance, the Germans shifted their defenses to the opposite side of town. Seeing the German weakness, the Americans pressed the attack into Zon and overwhelmed the German front line. In the middle of town, an MG34 barrel overheated but the 88 on the hill managed to clear the breech and keep a platoon of Americans at bay for several crucial minutes. In town, the MG34 swapped out its barrel and continued to delay the Americans with withering fire, but were soon overwhelmed and broke. Meanwhile, an American squad rushed ahead to establish a forward position only to discover a second 88 lying in wait just on the outskirts of town-- they paid for that with their lives. Hearing the roar of the 88, the Americans moved off the hill and cautiously through the town desperately trying to avoid the, now two, German 88s. With the German infantry in retreat, the Americans moved to the outskirts of town and prepared for their rush to capture the bridge. For the Germans, it was a last stand defense: the hilltop 88 crew abandoned it's gun and, along with a half-squad, shifted to defend the east while two squads defended the western approach from the hill. The Americans attempted to charge the hilltop defenses and lay down a defensive smoke screen, but were only marginally effective. A squad of paratroopers reached the bridge from the east, and while another did from the west, the 88 on the outskirts of town proved to be too much for the Americans and the bridge remained in German hands... for the time being.
2026-06-30(D) Todd G vs David American win

(VASL Log)		Almost immediately a German 88 came to life eliminating an American squad, but that would be the first and last time a German 88 would fire this day (the next shots fired by either gun were "boxcars" and none would repair for the entire scenario). While the initial American attack stalled, the Germans failed to capitalize; leaving a squad and its leader able to rally back. The Germans moved up to attempt to stall the Americans from entering the town. As the Americans pushed in, a long German half-squad in the forward position kept a bulk of the Americans busy and moving at a cautious pace. Surviving withering fire from all sides, the half-squad, having done their job, finally pinned and succumbed in close combat. As the Americans gained a better foothold, they began to overwhelm the Germans defenses. With the 88s knocked out, their crews working frantically to get them online, the Americans swept through the town virtually unmolested. Finally, with Americans in sight, the crews abandoned their guns, took up arms and, along with a beaten down half-squad, did their best to hold off the Americans. But it was not enough as two companies from 2nd battalion and one company from 1st battalion survived the German defenses at Zon
2026-06-11(A) Todd G vs David American win

(VASL Log)		Hearing reports of 88s in the area, Americans proceeded cautiously probing the hill, the eastern route, as well as the route through the village of Zon. Determining the village to be the "safer" route, the Americans marched in full force only to come face to face with a Flak 18.

[unbeknownst to us SK2 newbies, we missed the rule (1.2.6- last sentence) that disallows the 88's from setting up HiP in buildings]

After falling breaking and falling back, the Americans pressed the assault routing out the 88's crew from the squads that probed the hill outside the village giving their broken comrades enough time to rally back and continue the advance into Zon.

However, the courageous moment was short-lived as the squads moved into Zon from the hill they came under fire from the other, undiscovered 88 (also hidden in a building... see above). Rallying back once again, the Americans had had enough and enveloped the German squads nearby intending to bypass the gun. In doing so, the remaining Germans on the hill moved to take up positions on the ridge line to deny the Americans an easy advance to the south.

With time against them, the Americans rallied once more and pressed the advance. Overwhelming the Germans defenses the Americans cleared Zon and proceeded south out of the city to seize the bridge over the Wilhelmina River.
2026-06-02(A) Laurent GUILLAUME vs Gwénaël GuillaumeD American win3 hrs
2025-07-13(D) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs DC American winThe 88s setup on either side of the hill. The American offensive was very tilted towards the left, overwhelming the defense. Eventually, the unused 88 on the right flank was abandoned by its crew in a desperate attempt to stop the Americans, who could escape with many more points than needed.
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direct fire from 88-mm anti-aircraft gun FlaK 18
 
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Estimated Play time: 2.4 hours
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