Hunters From The Clouds ETO (id:#60096)
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Sola Airfield, Norway 1940-04-09 ()
Designer: George Kelln
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Balance:
GermanNorwegian
60%

Overview:

The Germans’ plan for the invasion of Norway and Denmark was code named “Operation Weser Exercise” and was under the command of General von Falkenhorst; it would be the first major combined air-land-sea effort in history. In a bold and daring plan the First Battalion of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1, under the command of Major Erich Walther, would attempt to capture four objectives; Aalborg airfield and the Vordingborg Bridge in Denmark and Norwegian airfields at Sola and Fornebu...
Attacker: German (Kompanie 3, Fallschirmjäger Regiment 1)
Defender: Norwegian (Elements of the 8th Infantry Regiment)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
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: Wooden Bldgs, Orchards not in season. A: Air Support, Paradrop Landings w D: Pillboxes2
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-05-23(A) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett German winAn expanded, and slightly better, version of "Tumult From The Clouds". I appreciate the extra board and the fact that none of the objective buildings are Stone.

I really have to get it in my head to drop further away from the enemy as the Germans would be better helped by using the movement they'll need to get to the objective to find their weapons and having a more useful 5 FP per Squad. The pillbox placement is pretty tough to choose with the expanded map area...
2007-08-03(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Norwegian win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 2
Views: 4526
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 3 hours
Recorded Games: 2
Archive recorded plays:
German1
Norwegian1
Drawn:0

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Hunters from the Clouds
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[A] Norwegian 2
[D] German 1
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