The Devil's Free to Have a Try ETO (id:#61444)
Designer: Bill Cirillo
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
RussianHungarian / German (SS)
44%

Overview:

After the initial assault by the Soviet 108th Guards Rifle Division failed to capture the Városmajor on January 1, the 320th Rifle Division, supported by a half dozen armored vehicles, was ordered to try to seize the City Park. The main defenders of the Városmajor, the Vannay Battalion, had by this time erected three major lines of defense within the park. The Vannay units were supported by elements of Kampfgruppe Europa, headquartered in the Baár-Madas School located just to the north of the Városmajor Park.
Attacker: Russian (320th Rifle Division, 1897th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and 31st Autonomous Flamethrower Battalion)
Defender: Hungarian / German (SS) (Hungarian 1st and 2nd Companies, Vannay Battalion and German SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division 22 "Maria Theresia"/Hungarian Central Hungarist Combat Group/Kampfgruppe Europa)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:5
OT-34
SU-76M x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:3
Bofors 40mm
Brandt M27/31
7.5cm PaK 40(g)

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Cogwheel RR section. D: FB2, mines
Map Board(s): FB(NW)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-04-22(A) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw Russian winRussians made a strong push up the northern edge of the map, with only a light force coming in from the west. Between mines, two Hungarian MMG nests, the AA gun, and the mortar, the western force had their hands full. One tin can was lost in the west to the AA gun before the crew was broken and forced to abandon it, and another immobilized in the north (ESB?). Meanwhile the Russians lost their FT, while the Hungarians lost their mortar. But Turn 3 was a great turn for the Russian horde, expelling the Germans completely from their strongpoints north of the rail station. The OBA still had yet to be used as the Russians were scared of smoking in the two yet unknown fortified locations. Turn 4 saw the Russians smash their OT-34 into a building across from the rail station and fry a well-stacked Axis hex, but the much sought after AT gun finally showed its face on a fortified upper level and scored a CH, frying the FT tank. At this point though there was just too much Russian muscle on their doorstep and, with the OBA imminently about to enshroud the station in smoke, the Axis threw up the white flag.
2022-03-10(A) Eric Michael vs John Stadick Hungarian / German (SS) win
2021-03-13(A) James Forrest vs In progress
2021-01-21(A) patrick palma vs Jack Boyle Hungarian / German (SS) win
2020-07-07(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval Russian win
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SRenaudin Posted a comment2022-09-10 12:53:58
SRenaudin Modified the unit counts2022-08-10 15:18:33
SRenaudin Modified the Defender's Guns2022-08-10 15:18:33
SRenaudin Modified the unit counts2022-08-10 15:18:12
SRenaudin Modified the Defender's Guns2022-08-10 15:18:12
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Avg Rating: 5.90Votes: 21
Views: 2443
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 8.2 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
Russian6
Hungarian / German (SS)11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Devil's Free to Have a Try [Confirmed]
[A] Russian 16
[D] German/Hungarian 17
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