Counterattack ETO (id:#60368)
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St-Georges-d'Elle, France 1944-07-11 ()
104: Hill of Death (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
D16: Clay Pigeons (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
D17: They're Coming! (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
G36: Hill of Death (AH:The General # 31.2)
ATP6: Kraut Corner (At the Point # 11-12)
CH 99: Purple Heart Corner (Critical Hit # 5.2)
BTB3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead)
BTB7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead)
KH 1: Last Gasp (King of the Hill)
KH 9: Kritz and Fritz (King of the Hill)
KE 8: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `97 Pack)
KE 14: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `99 Pack)
SP5: The Hornet of Cloville (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP113: The Tigers Wrecked 'Em (Schwerpunkt #10)
AP35: A Lesson for Lehr (ASL Action Pack # 4 Normandy 1944)
TM: Purple Heart Draw (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-1: Refuse to Retire (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-2: Trying the Right Flank (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-3: Diversionary Attack (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
BtB 3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 14: Swatting a Hornet (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
GJ068: Over Hill 192 (Grumble Jones)
Hill 192 01: Purple Heart Draw (Hill 192)
Hill 192 02: The Objective (Hill 192)
CHA #17: Hill 192 (Critical Hit Annual #2)
#5: Death's Draw (Hill 192 - the Battle for St. Lo)
#6: Heroes' Garden (Hill 192 - the Battle for St. Lo)
#9: The Big Hurt (Hill 192 - the Battle for St. Lo)
#13: Just Desserts (Critical Hit Annual #5)
DASL 16: Clay Pigeons (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
DASL 17: They're Coming! (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
Designer: George Kelln
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanAmerican
60.869565217391%

Overview:

Through out the day, the drive of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, while it had been slowed by stubborn resistance, had packed too much power for the Germans, who fought to hold Hill 192 and their lines near St-Georges-d'Elle. The Germans, in a last desperate attempt to halt the US advance, were forced to commit Fallschirm Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12, Fallschirm Aufklärungs-Kompanie 3, and their last reserves, Fallschirm Pionerie-Abteilung 3, in a last ditch counterattack north along the heavily-treed road towards St-Georges-d'Elle in the hopes of catching the Americans off-guard...
Attacker: German (3/Fs.Aufkl-Abt and Fs-Pi.Abt. 3, supported by Fs.StuG.Bde. 12)
Defender: American (Co. B, 23rd Inf Regt)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
StuG IIIG
StuH 42

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: All PHD MSR in effect. D: may set up in foxholes in suitable terrain
Map Board(s): PHD
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2013-12-14(A) Steve Bowen vs RS American winOne of the two or three most imbalanced ASL scenario I've ever played. There are 2 results here on the Archive showing German wins but they are the same game reported by both players. German armor is channeled up the road and Allied OBA is absolutely devastating. Another big problem with the design is that it requires the Germans to control a long stretch of road but the Yanks are given a HIP MMC would can easily hide and then reveal at the end of the game to negate German road control.
2013-11-16(A) Jonathan Davis vs Voss Graham American winThe left hand flank is a very tough nut to crack. That forest is behind bocage and up a level, giving him LOS over the hindrances and making it 6MF just to get in there. I don't think this scenario is winnable against a competent defence.
2012-10-01(A) Michael Rodgers vs Pete Shelling American win
2012-02-12(A) Fred Ingram vs Chris Bryer German winCame down to 2 hexes of close combat. I had 3-1 infantry odds in both hexes (wirh a vehicle there as well in case the infantry attack did not work well)

No ambush - so Chris's only out was to try for a withdrawal. Did not work, but I had forgotten about that possibility and could have positioned a few extra units to prevent him from being able to withdraw into a victory hex.

Very enjoyable opponent. learned a few more things about fighting in bocage.

The highlight of the game was when Chris rolled snakes on my kill stack in woods with his OBA. That took out the 9-2 and (3) 4-4-7/LMG units. I guess I cannot complain as I had a few lucky moments (he X'd out a BAZ at a critical time and then I evaporated the other half squat with a BAZ from the 105mm stug
2012-01-12(D) Chris Bryer vs Fred Ingram German winFred and I played this game in two live VASL sessions. I learned a lot about fighting in bocage and had a ton of fun playing with Fred. Coming into the second session I felt fairly good about where I was. I had a HIP HS w/BAZ two hexes from Fred's big bad 105 Assault Gun and he was all stopped and looking like it was over and of course I broke the gun. Well things went downhill for me from there with some very accurate fire killing my 2nd and last BAZ. This really put me behind the 8 ball as they say. I do have to admit a 5KIA with 81 OBA on his tall stack was fun but alas it didnt win me the game.

I look forward to another game with Fred soon.
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Avg Rating: 5.76Votes: 17
Views: 237
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Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German3
American7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Counterattack [Confirmed]
[A] American 11
[D] German 2
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