The Marketplace at Wormhoudt ETO (id:#60783)
(ASL Journal # 8 ID: J114)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt by The Bunker
Wormhoudt, France 1940-05-28 ()
Designer: Vic Provost
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)British
43.333333333333%

Overview:

As the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The 27th had seen the attack run into fierce resistance at Merckeghem and at Bollezeele. After securing these localities that eveneing, the Regiment regrouped for the expected tough fight for the next days' objective: the town of Wormhoudt, sitting astride the N16 highway, and a key roadblock on the way to the evacuation beaches.
Attacker: German (SS) (Elements of the Battallion II, Infanterie Regiment (mot,), SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler / Elements of the 2nd Panzer Division / Elements 16 (Heavy IG) Kompanie)
Defender: British (Elements of the Royal Warwickshire and Cheshire Regiments, 48th Infantry Division / Elements of the 52nd Heavy Regiment)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:4
PzKpfw IVD x 2
PzKpfw IIIF x 2
SdKfz 7 x 2

AFVs: D:4
A10 Mk IA x 2
Matilda II x 2

Guns: A:2
15cm sIG 33 x 2
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
ATR 7.92 PzB 39 x 2
D:1
OQF 2-Pounder
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: RB Cellars rules. A: Tr2 w D: Fanatic in Marketplace building
Map Board(s): 12 16 19
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
In the British OB, contrary to the counter illustration, neither the A10 nor the Matilda has an AAMG. In SSR 2, change “in the Marketplace” to “in building 12R7”.J11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-10-09(A) David Garvin vs Nick FarynaA British winGreat fun in this one. I lost all four AFVs and both guns, which pretty much ensured a Brit win. More careful use of the guns from longer range would have served me better.
That said, I did a pretty good attack into the village and took about 3/4ths of it. I also focused on taking PWs for the double CVP at game end. That netted me about 16 VP at game end, wh ich helped, but it wasn't enough. Great fun!
2021-09-09(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wilson German (SS) winI comprehensively lost the armoured battle in this scenario, losing all 4 German tanks while only managing to immobilise and stun one A10 (and the stun was due to on LMG shot). Despite this the turning point came in the British Prep Fire phase around turn 2 or 3 when I arrayed my 10-2 and two accompanying LMG armed 548s and a PzIV against the British firebase (9-2, two 458s, HMG/MMG) and the anti-tank gun. The British Prep Fire resulted in a K/4 which CR'ed a 548 and broke the leader and remaining squad. However the ATG missed the panzer on its first shot and then was disabled intensive firing. The return fire from the Panzer against the British stack resulted in 1 KIA which eliminated 1 squad and the HMG. The broken 9-2 and 458 never rallied and were eventually eliminated for failure to rout and the path to the multi-hex victory buildings was opened for the Germans. By turn 6 with most of the British infantry eliminated or captured and the bulk of the village (with the exception of the church) in German hands my opponent conceded.
2020-11-08(A) wayne baumber vs Joel British winA well place shot from the British A/T gun destroying a PzIV in the very first move of the game set the tone for the entire scenario, The SS were always behind the drag curve in this one and ended up a very comfortable Brit win.
2019-12-26(D) James Lowry vs Martin Marquis German (SS) win
2015-01-04(D) Andy Beaton vs Richard Hooks British winToo many casualties on the German infantry and no working German tanks at the end. Germans did call a crit on a Matilda and then roll it, so they get some glory points.
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ActionDate
von Garvin Added a playing2023-10-10 00:35:15
von Garvin Modified the gps location2023-10-10 00:32:53
von Garvin Linked the scenario to ROAR2023-10-10 00:31:45
Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-09-28 11:49:13
Rich Weiley Added a playing2021-09-11 03:19:51
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.06Votes: 17
Views: 3930
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7.4 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)4
British11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
The Marketplace at Wormhoudt [Confirmed]
[A] German 22
[D] British 23
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