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First Trial-By-Fire MTO (id:#60098)
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Northeast of Gela, Sicily 1943-07-11 (49 others)
55: Retribution (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition))
AP06: Savannah Rain (ASL Action Pack # 1)
J20: The Guns of Naro (ASL Journal # 2)
J53: Setting the Stage (ASL Journal # 3)
HoW 1: The Guns of Naro (Hell on Wheels Battle Pack)
ASL News 2: An Aborted Counterattack (Critical Hit # 4.2)
HB 2: Battle at Arm's Length (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB 3: Just Over the Highway... (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB 4: Graveyard of Steel (Hell's Bridgehead)
FE 44: Those Malign Gray Slopes (Fanatic Pack 3)
FF5: The Sound of Guns (Firefights!)
O78.2: Ambush (On All Fronts # 78)
O88.1: Stonewall Gavin (On All Fronts # 88)
TACCG1: Stalnie Prostori (Tactiques # 5)
SL 41: Swatting At Tigers (ASL Digest # 7.03)
SL 41: Swatting at Tigers (Hit the Beach # 5.1)
MMMM 2: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2000)
TAP #19: Sayre's Stand (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
U30: Swatting at Tigers (Turning the Tide)
ESG #58: The Vindicators (Dezign Pak 5)
RPT41: Sicilian Debut (Rally Point # 5)
AK 95: The Gauntlet (Afrikakorps - AK012 El Guettar Stakes)
BC18: Ghosts in the Machines (Aussie Battler Pack)
S48: Converging Assaults (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 1st Edition)
BFP-98: Place of Honor (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-99: Ivanovskii (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-100: Tiger Vanguard (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #2: Battle At Arm's Length (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
HB3 #3: Just Over The Highway (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
HB3 #4: Graveyard Of Steel (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
ASLSK/VV01: Contre Attaque À Gela (Vae Victis # 91)
MM16: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2012 Double-Blind Pack)
ESG125: Bulldozed (Dezign Pak 10)
MM16: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2015 - The Very Best of.. .(Vol. 1))
FT244: Venturi Effect (Franc-Tireur #14)
T-TERROR #5: Action at Hill 226.6 (Teutonic Terror 1)
BR4: Hill 41 (Biazza Ridge)
BR6: Farello (Biazza Ridge)
BR5: Overrun of the 26th (Biazza Ridge)
BR7: Gavin Counterattack (Biazza Ridge)
BR8: Tigers Attack (Biazza Ridge)
S48: Converging Assaults (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
55: Retribution (ASL 7a - Hollow Legions (3rd Edition))
PRK2: Prokhorovka Axis, 11 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK3: Vasil'evka, 11 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK4: A Night in a Sovkhoz (PROKHOROVKA!)
55: Retribution (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (1st Edition))
ASLN27: An Aborted Counter-Attack (Critical Hit #8.1)
RPT199: Gruppo Tattico Ronco (Rally Point #20)
Designer: George Kelln
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
ItalianAmerican
46.153846153846%

Overview:

Just over a year after its activation, the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, under the capable leadership of Colonel James M. "Jumping Jim" Gavin, made its first regimental size combat parachute attack as part of the Allied Invasion of Sicily known as “Operation Husky.” The 505th’s objective was to drop behind enemy lines around Gela, close off roads leading to beaches and secure the drop zone for further use. Less than one-fifth of the 505th's members were dropped in the correct Drop Zone; nevertheless, small groups of lost paratroopers cut every phone line they found, disrupting the communications of the Axis forces. As a result it was not until mid-morning that the Livorno Infantry Division was finally assembled and moving toward the beaches. The first Americans to feel the brunt of the Italian-led counterattack were Lt. Col. Gorham and his hundred paratroopers from 1st Battalion who had set up a blocking position astride the road between Niscemi and Gela.
Attacker: Italian (Elements of the 3rd Battalion, 34th Regiment, "Livorno" Infantry Division and Mobile Gruppo "E")
Defender: American (1st Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:6
MR/35(f) x 6
Fiat 508 MC
Motorcycle

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: Treat Grain as Vineyards. Olive Groves. All entrenching attempts +2 DRM
Map Board(s):
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ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition)18
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (2nd Edition)44
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)44
ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition)44
ASL 3 - Yanks18
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2021-06-13(D) patrick palma vs John Garlic American win
2021-06-13(A) John Garlic vs Patrick Palma American win[Imported from ROAR]
2013-05-19(D) Michael Rodgers vs Blair Bellamy American winLots of Italian squads, but their best bet is to exit the tanks. The American player must execute a very good fall back defines.
2007-08-03(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Italian win
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hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-07-31 23:11:04
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-07-31 23:10:40
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-07-31 23:10:40
Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-03-03 12:29:39
ppalma Added a playing2021-06-14 09:38:50
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.67Votes: 3
Views: 4340
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 5.8 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
Italian1
American3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
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[A] American 5
[D] Italian 4
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