The Dogs of War ETO (id:#58089)
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Designer: Mark Neukom
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Balance:
German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech PartisansGerman (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans
49.367088607595%

Overview:

On the day the war ends in Europe, the fighting in the city of Prague is just approaching a crescendo. German units - still in control of the city - are battling the local Czech partisans who started the Prague Uprising several days previously. The partisans, desperate for help in any form, invite the Russian Liberation Army to fight the Germans for them, in return for asylum once the war ends. Unfortunately for the Russians under General Vlasov, the communist partisans have no intention of allowing Russian traitors asylum, and brutal three-way fighting erupts throughout the city.. . . . . One of the few, if not the only, ASL scenarios ever published involving 3 players where all three players are fighting both other sides. The partisans sport a French armored car with a 12.7mm main armament. The SS has the use of a couple of powerful tank destroyers and a Pz38(t), while the ROA has a couple of captured T-34s, a Hetzer, and a few German halftracks, one of which is armed with flamethrowers. To top it off, all three sides are given some form of panzerfaust ability, and the partisans and SS each have a panzerschreck. You can just imagine the carnage of scrap metal that results.
Attacker: German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans (SS Panzer Division 2 (Das Reich) | 1st Regiment, 1st Division, Russian Liberation Army | Local Czech Communist Partisan)
Defender: German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans (SS Panzer Division 2 (Das Reich) | 1st Regiment, 1st Division, Russian Liberation Army | Local Czech Communist Partisan)  
5 turns
    Players: 3     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.5 D:7.0
AFVs: A:9
AFVs: D:1
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: 3-for-all! Three player
Map Board(s): 21
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2018-10-29(A) Ruben Rigillo vs Francesco Berucci Lorenzo Marinaro German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans winPartisans won for squad count against ROA. SS were slaughtered. That damn Partisan PSK CHed my FT HT!!!
2013-11-30(A) Gordon Jupp vs Nick H/Jeremy S German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans winReally fun game for 3 players - I chose and got the SS as my first choice and the other two diced for the Partisans with Jeremy losing the dr and getting the ROA. The SS killer stack caused mayhem on the Partisans and the ROA were unable to make much progress allowing the SS to solely occupy the main building. Will definitely play again!
2013-04-06(A) Rich Weiley vs German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans winPaddington Bearz - April 2013. My third playing of this scenario. I had the ROA against Dave Wilson (Czech Partisans) and Ivan Kent who had the SS. I managed to win.
2012-07-22(A) Jeff T vs Jerry and Bill German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans winCrazy game with everything but the kitchen sink. The SS eliminated a wounded 7-0 Partisan leader in close combat and broke two Partisan reinforcements trying to reach the building on the final turn. The SS won by solely occupying the building.
2012-05-06(D) Fred Ingram vs Jeff Coleman, Are Erlandsen German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans winBefore we started the game, we decided "alliances" were OK, but there would be no table talk/electronic message to facilitate that.

Early in the game, the SS and the ROA forces traded tanks till the SS and even the partisan were depleted of AFV's. The ROA still had a Russian tank, a Hetzer, a FT HT , and a normal HT. Interestingly, the FT HT never took a FT shot (it was positioned to do one - but got stunned in the process)

The infiltration rule generated 2 full squads for the partisan (along with 6+1 leaders) as well as 3 HS scattered through the game.

The victory conditions are graduated and somewhat difficult to plan ahead for a victory. Everyone just kept attempting to control the major building (then the other victory conditions kicked in if no one controlled it outright)

On the Partisan portion of the last turn. There were some ROA forces in the building (but no SS). If the partisan could break or drive them from the building, then it would be a simple partisan victory. In prep Fire, a 6+1 partisan leader attempted a PF check successfully. It fired on the adjacent hex and rolled a 3 getting a hit. All but one ROA unit broke with the 16 flat attack. The partisan then moved up all his units in the building to advance & CC the remaining squad. Luckily, this was on the far side of the building from the SS - so they had no defensive fire shots. In the CC phase there was no ambush (even with a 10-2 partisan leader and a pinned ROA squad). The CC attack was 3-1 with a -2 modifier, killing the ROA squad outright for the partisan win
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worksp2018 Added a playing2023-05-20 20:00:02
RandyT0001 Modified the misc. rules2022-01-18 17:21:52
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-13 22:24:20
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Updated VASL Map
Prague Uprising, WWII, May 1945 Giclee Print
Mass grave of two generals and 187 unknown ROA soldiers in Prague.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.90Votes: 21
Views: 7869
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans8
German (SS) vs. ROA vs. Czech Partisans 6
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Dogs of War [Confirmed]
[A] German 31
[D] ROA (Axis Minor) 34
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