The Zebra Mission WTO (id:#59973)
(Schwerpunkt #13 ID: SP147)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Evan E. Sherry
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
72.222222222222%

Overview:

The 3rd Armored was attacking to secure Cologne. Task Force Lovelady was assigned the mission of clearing the northern sector of the city all the way to the Rhine. In the industrial section of the city, the Americans encountered staunch resistance in the form of strong infantry positions supported by Nashorn tank destroyers. Task Force Lovelady included some new M-26 Pershing tanks from the U.S. Army Zebra Mission, which was conducting combat trials of the experimental tank. As the Americans moved further into the suburb of Niehl, the lead elements came under heavy fire.
Attacker: American (Elements 13th Infantry Regt. & 33rd Armored Regt., 3rd Armored Division)
Defender: German (Elements 363rd Volksgrenadier Division & PzjgrAbt 93)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:4
M26
M4A3(75)W x 2
M3(MMG)

AFVs: D:2
FlaKPz IV/20
PzJg III/IV

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: A; inherent squad on M3(MMG) is a 6-6-6
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-05-02(D) Paul Legg vs Neil Brunger American winFriday Night Fight Club
2025-05-02(D) Michal Sedlacko vs Herbert Heyman German win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-02-07(D) Savo Barbero vs Opponent Aanonymous American win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-02-07(A) manzoli andrea vs Galletto American win
2020-09-06(A) Paul Works vs Nathan Wegener American winAs Nathan noted, one of my Shermans got three (!) critical hits against his infantry. I also rolled several other "2s" on MG and infantry FP shots. I moved cautiously the first three or four turns (much due to his well-conducted, delaying defense), then was able to rush into the VC area stone buildings. Once I got several stacks in there (one with the 9-2 leader), the American firepower took over. Both his JgPz III/IV and his Wirbelwind failed IFT MCs and stunned which ended with both being destroyed on the next player turn. He had a chance at the end when I gacked holding fire to DM a whole stack of his (well done by Nathan drawing the fire from the one stack that could see the his broken units) - and he rallied the leader and two half-squads in that hex. I think this is a fun scenario. Both sides have a good chance to win.
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Paul Legg Added a playing2025-05-06 16:42:09
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-11-12 14:50:16
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-02-27 14:38:01
manzoliandrea72 Added a playing2023-02-08 06:51:27
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.06Votes: 17
Views: 5368
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 3.6 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
American13
German5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Zebra Mission
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[A] American 30
[D] German 27
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