Ripples on the Pond ETO (id:#60250)
Apweiler, Germany 1944-11-16 ()
Designer: Ken Dunn
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
39.285714285714%

Overview:

Operation Queen was the codename for the assault into the Roer River plain. The American XIX Corps was to cross the Roer and drive towards the Rhine. Most of the terrain was flat and dotted with villages and cultivated fields. The tankers of the 2nd Armored Division were concerned with the soggy soil conditions. For their part, the Germans had established a defensive pattern with the villages as integral parts of concentric arcs fanning outward from the major towns like ripples in a pond. The 2nd Armored Division had divided their attack into three Task Forces, each with a different objective and avenue of approach. Task Force 2 attacked in the center zone. Moving slowly in second gear because of the soggy ground, the tanks were unopposed until they reached a point about 500 yards from Apweiler. Then, undetected anti-tank guns opened up, having hidden in the orchards and fringe woods around the village.
Attacker: American (CCB 2nd Armored Division)
Defender: German (176th Infantry Division)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:6.0 D:4.5
AFVs: A:5
M4A2(L) x 3
M4A3
M4A3E2

D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
7.5cm PaK 40 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: SK1 Rules. Soggy ground - AFVs only move half of printed MP
Map Board(s): u v
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-07-07(A) Javier Rodrigo Ballesteros vs Carles German win
2020-06-07(D) Derek Dunn vs Kevin Sanders American winAmerican infantry came in stacked in two stacks. Both took low FP shots, but DRs of 2 and 5. They rolled poorly on the MCs and became non-factors. HIP gun in the grain took out 2 Shermans with rate shots in the turrets. Game conceded. Agreed the infantry needed to spread out more and the tanks use more smoke.
2020-05-24(A) Raoul Duke vs BS American winIn order to win, the US needs to use all the varieties of SMOKE at their disposal: Smoke Mortars, WP, Smoke, infantry Smoke. The Germans need to use the threat of Panzerfausts to inhibit US movement. That didn't happen here, and the Germans paid a bloody price.
2020-02-16(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Cusick, John German win
2018-03-01(D) Tripp Killin vs Sebastian Killin American winGerman didn't quite cover the closest exit hex with his guns, and required a bit of manhandling to bring them to bear. By that time American FP and SMOKE were causing havoc. American ended up with 12VP exited vs. 10 required. Last 4 went through shots and residual, so it was close. A tight little scenario. Fun and quick.
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To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 2.4 hours
Recorded Games: 12
Archive recorded plays:
American5
German6
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Ripples on the Pond [Confirmed]
[A] American 6
[D] German 11
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