Birds of Prey ETO (id:#60761)
Prior Publication: Last Hurrah
See Also: Birds of Prey by Multi-Man Publishing
Briedgen, Belgium 1940-05-11 ()
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BelgianGerman
40%

Overview:

In a furious assault in the villages of Veldwezelt and Briedgen, 114 German fallschirmjagers capture two bridges across the Albert Canal and destroyed the detonator wiring. Still under desultory fire, engineers removed the explosives. Lt. Altman, commanding the paratroops, reported success and settled back to await relief by the 4th Panzer Division. But it was not to be that simple. The Belgian command, acting with rare alacrity, ordered the 2nd Carabiniers to recapture the lost bridges. The paratroopers, outnumbered and exhausted after 30 hours without respite, gave ground slowly but steadily. In desperation, Altmann called in the Luftwaffe, who immediately dispatched a flight of Stukas.
Attacker: Belgian (2nd Carabinier Regiment)
Defender: German (Sturmgruppe Steel)  
9.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0
50mm DBT MTR x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Stream deep, only be crossed on bridge. A: Assault Fire w D: Air
Map Board(s): 4 11 23
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-07-02(A) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best German winDan set up a good defense that was hard to break. By the time I was able to get through the Belgians had very little left. The Belgians ran out of gas on turn 8 and they still were facing four full squads. A highlight (for Dan) has a leader battle hardened and became heroic on an interdiction roll!
2020-06-08(D) David Garvin vs Nick Faryna German win
2019-12-14(A) Jeff B vs Timothy Davis Belgian winThis scenario's a real dud. It's a pure dicefest, with the Belgians lining up on one side of the canal and the Germans on the other (assuming they make it across safely - which shouldn't be a problem). The Germans have the TEM advantage, while the Belgians have the range. But the big swing factor is the Stukas. In our game the Germans didn't get them in time before the Belgians had the breakthrough on the dice, eliminating 1.5 German squads, breaking the 9-2, and breaking another 2.5 squads.
2017-12-18(D) Will Willow vs Fred Schwarz Belgian winVASL
2017-05-15(D) Martí Cabré vs Nicolas Sabido German winPlayed to see Stukas at work. They entered on Turn 5, enough to stop cold the Belgians from reaching the bridge. Before that, the Germans had mowed down some Belgian units so the attacker had reached the final line with very few units. Then the Stukas started their terror attacks and the remaining Belgians were all routed before ever reaching the bridge.
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wwillow Added a playing2020-07-09 20:53:57
dmareske Added a playing2020-07-02 22:57:03
von Garvin Added a playing2020-06-09 02:19:21
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's Guns2020-03-17 16:35:30
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2020-03-17 16:35:30
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Avg Rating: 6.33Votes: 9
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Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
Belgian2
German3
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