Bocage Blockage WTO (id:#60213)
Designer: Ian Daglish
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
45.217391304348%

Overview:

After ten days of heavy fighting in the close country, the Germans still held the Villers-Fossard salient, the tip of which extended to within four miles of Omaha Beach. Time and time again American infantry assaulted the German lines, but somehow those lines held. And now German reinforcements were arriving, including fresh troops of Infanteriedivision 353, whose Regiment 943 had bicycled all the way from Brittany. Some way of breaking through the bocage had to be found before American infantry losses became intolerable.
Attacker: American (115th Infantry Regiment / 29th Infantry Division)
Defender: German ("Kampfgruppe Boehm", Infanteriedivision 353)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:3
M4 x 2
M3 ht

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:1
8cm GrW 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: choses 2 of 4 variable OB choices ( poss 2 Shermans or M3/Infantry or OBA radio)
Map Board(s): 54 55
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-10-29(A) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler American winThis was the rematch from the week before. I took the Shermans and the .50 HMG.

Rob spread out his 6 defenders across the board. My attack was right down the middle
(with a platoon on the right wing). One Sherman was recalled by a sniper attack. Rob
held the first bocage line well, but then the superior US firepower took its toll. His
HS with an HMG and leader pinned twice---both a bit crucial. This left them stranded
and once they were dealt with, Rob's defense was in trouble.

I was lucky to capture two German squads...they broke early and could never really get
away from Gang Green.

The Americans won on their last turn. The Germans surrendered. Even though they had
a movement phase left, they simply did not have enough manpower to take back a stone
building.

Another nail biter whose outcome would have been quite different if a couple of key rolls
went Rob's way.

If you haven't played this one, do so.
2020-10-22(D) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler German winAnother interesting offering from the prolific designer, Ian Daglish.

Rob took the OBA (two! 100mm modules) and the assault engineers. He had lots of
smoke.

I spread my six Germans out, and waited the onslaught.

This was an interesting scenario. Rob (as usual) methodically attacked my positions and
slowly ground the Germans down. He was on the verge of winning when I broke a squad
and a leader. Luckily, I realized I could move to capture both of them. This put Rob over
the VP cap, and the Germans won.

I had recorded my perceived chance of winning after each turn. The percentages were
50, 50, 30, 30, 10, 100.

A crazy scenario with a crazy ending.

Pro: Bocage. Replayability. Americans get to choose 2 of four support groups. Germans
get a 81mm MTR. 6 turns. 3.4 hours to play according to the archive.

Cons: None really.
2013-06-08(D) Scott Fischbein vs Zoltan Grose German winVery enjoyable scenario. First time playing bocage, and this makes a good learning scenario for it. Had a couple of exciting moments, including the brave HS allowing a DC to be placed on it so it could take a point blank PSK shot... rolled a 3 TH and then boxcars for the dud. Germans ended up winning by accumulating CVP, mostly through mines and a very active sniper.
2013-05-02(A) X von Marwitz vs David Wallace American winChoices: Tanks (for SMOKE) & .50Cal (for FP). Took the "Eastern" route which appeared faster for movement and turned out to avoid the German's Mines & 81mm MTR. The .50Cals worked well to neutralize R6, R8, thus advance was speedy. Used tanks & .50Cal to seal off road from Q8 to I4. 3 German Sqds, 7-0, LMG, PSK holding the "Eastern" approach were neutralized by end of MPh German turn 3. After that open flank to H5. 2.5 Sqds, MMG, 7-0 US holding force for R1. German Mines in P6, P5, P4, O1, MTR in M3 covering treeline. 247+MMG+8-1 in N1. Sound defence plan if US approaches from the "Western" flank. All in all US plan went perfectly but MUCH depends on whether the attacker picks the "correct" side that does not fit the German defence.
2009-12-12(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Michel Bongiovanni American win
2009-10-30(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker American winWent to the last CC roll, despite looking great 2 turns in. Took the DCs and HMGs again but the DCs didn't get used at all.
2009-10-24(A) Paul Jones vs Mat Haas American winShermans, for smoke, and HMGs for FP. Seems tough on Germans. Narrow victory
2009-10-23(A) David Ramsey vs Jackie American winHMGs and the DCs. Too much firepower for the Germans who couldn't fall back quick enough.
2009-08-22(A) Allen Evenson vs Mike Cadieux German winAmis take 2 bldg but lose 5 half squad and a halftrack crew for the loss.
2009-08-15(A) Michael Rodgers vs JP Raymond German winTried the DC and Sherman groups.
2009-07-25(D) Allen Evenson vs Mike Cadieux German winMy hot dice sealed the Amis fate this time.
2009-05-09(A) Ian Willey vs Santiago German winAttacked hard and fast at the start but slowed down by poor results. In the end I failed to get the last building. My Art was 90% useless
2009-05-02(A) Keith Colins vs Chris Kozloski American win
2008-10-24(D) Aaron Sibley vs Gerard Burton German win
2008-01-01(A) Mike McCann vs American win
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-09-12 13:28:40
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-02-24 20:04:39
Indy Lagu Added a playing2020-10-29 21:47:13
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-06-05 14:35:14
hoxson1 Modified the overview2019-06-05 14:34:34
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The body of a dead German soldier lies in the main square of Place Du Marche in Trevieres after the town was taken.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.43Votes: 21
Views: 2302
To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
American8
German7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Bocage Blockage [Confirmed]
[A] American 44
[D] German 56
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