The Valley of Death ETO (id:#59924)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned ID: AP17)   [next]   [previous]
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Designer: Mark Pitcavage
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
Italian / GermanRussian
37.362637362637%

Overview:

Gruppo Nord was in trouble. The retreating Italian and German troops had reached the town of Arbuzov on December 22nd, but Soviet troops soon ringed the hills on the town's outskirts. These troops protected the mortars, artillery pieces and rockets which rained down steel on the surrounded town. To stay in Arbuzov was certain death or capture. From the thousands of Italians in the vicinity, most not combat-worthy, their leaders gathered up as many men as they could to launch a last chance attack. . .
Attacker: Italian / German (Gruppo Nord)
Defender: Russian (35th Guards Rifle Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw IIIJ
StuG IIIG

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:2
8cm GrW 34
2cm FlaK 30
D:2
82mm BM obr. 37
76.2mm P obr. 39

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS & FS at start w A: Banzai and D: WC
Map Board(s): 18 49
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-08-14(A) Ken Rutkowski vs Bill Thomson Russian win
2022-06-20(A) Jason Nichols vs Eric Topp Russian winAs per Eric's comments.
2022-06-20(D) Eric Topp vs Jason Nichols Russian winJason lost both his panzers early. Without these in support, the Italians didn't have enough FP to break the Russian defenders
2021-04-12(D) Asad Rustum vs Jörn Helms Italian / German winEnjoyable scenario with the possibility for Italian banzai.
Initially we gave the Germans the balance based on the scenarios record.
The scenario shifted from a good start for the Russians with a destruction of the PzIII and the German malfunction and later destruction of their mortar. Snow intensified and eased up movement for the Germans. Once the Germans reached began dominating several hills the snowing stopped which punished the Russians.
The German 9-2 is also a bas-ass.
In the end, the Germans prevailed with a stable win by the end of turn 5.
2020-10-16(A) patrick palma vs Michael Cassaro Russian win
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Nicho11 Added a playing2022-09-27 05:28:48
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-09-09 11:19:17
krutkowski Added a playing2022-08-29 02:32:21
etopp Added a playing2022-06-20 12:02:37
etopp Rated the scenario2022-06-20 12:00:35
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.26Votes: 27
Views: 2837
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 22
Archive recorded plays:
Italian / German7
Russian15
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Valley of Death [Confirmed]
[A] Italian 27
[D] Russian 42
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