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Getting Your Bell Rung MTO (id:#61558)
(From The Cellar Pack # 7 ID: FT171)   [next]   [previous]
Sanfatucchio, Italy 1944-06-21 (6 others)
SP44: Sufferin' Sudfrankreich (Schwerpunkt # 4)
SV10: Katyusha Variations (Swedish Volunteers)
: Objective Orsha (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
AP155: Katyusha Variations (ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers)
J254: Hoppers and Hardy (ASL Journal #15)
BFP-181: Under the Bloody Birches (BFP 6: Mannerheim Cross)
Designer: Bertrand Guillou-Keredan
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Balance:
British / CanadianGerman
55.555555555556%

Overview:

The actual battle for Route 71 began at the villages of Sanfatucchio and Pucciarelli where the Irish infantry and Ontario tanks “worked in tandem; the 75-mm guns would blast a house at close range and then the riflemen would storm the building.” Beyond Sanfatucchio, the Germans had created a more formidable defensive position using a solidly built church and advantageous high ground. The church, which is now abandoned, and its graveyard sit on ground that overlooks all approaches. It is not difficult to understand why Sanfatucchio is a battle honour well remembered by veterans of the Ontario Regt.
Attacker: British / Canadian (2nd Battalion, "London Irish Rifles", 78th Infantry Division and 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade)
Defender: German (Grenadier Regiments 754 & 755, Infantry Division 334)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:3
Sherman V(a) x 3

AFVs: D:2
StuG 75/18(i) x 2

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: Stream is Dry. Single story buildings but 2 steeple locations
Map Board(s):
43 59 Show/hide map dependencies
PublicationBoard
ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre43
ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned43
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 201059
ASL Action Pack # 143
Overlays: X25 X13 X12 X27 X18
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-06-25(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Holland, Donald British / Canadian win
2023-12-10(D) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey British / Canadian winUnable to land any godo breaks or survive any MCs so he just cut thru me like butter
I would have enjoyed it more I think as nice village defence where the whole road has to be cleared so the Candians have lots of work to do
2023-03-19(A) Jeff Wright vs Joe Armold British / Canadian win
2022-04-16(A) Simon Staniforth vs British / Canadian winAn enjoyable game, the British have plenty of Infantry units and pushed hard into the village led by the 9-2 and 6-4-8s. A flanking force of 3 squads with the 8-1 and a couple of the Sherman’s headed up to B43 in anticipation of the endgame. The Germans tried to hold the village for perhaps a turn too long and 3 squads including both 5-4-8s were Encircled / broken and forced to surrender in a decisive turn. The respective AFVs didn’t engage until towards the end with the Brits decisively winning that encounter with a KO of one StuG and Recall of the other on an IF shot for no losses of their own. With their AFV cover gone the remaining German infantry was mopped up in T6.
2022-04-02(D) Andy Bagley vs Erik Grande British / Canadian winAnother very enjoyable playing of this excellent scenario, even though I was on the losing side this time. German strategy is all about a skilful fighting withdrawal, and although I got the timing about right, I lost a few too many units in the process.
Mixed fortunes on the dice: good shooting with StuGs and PFs accounted for all three Shermans, but on the other hand my guys just couldn't pass a MC. As the action closed in on the Board 59 chapel and graveyard I still had a small chance, but two MC failures with 8-morale units and a failed s9 Smoke attempt sealed my fate. Great fun though, against a very good opponent.
2022-03-29(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Jonas British / Canadian win
2021-10-15(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan British / Canadian winA close game, which went down to the last CC Phase (although the Germans needed a fluke to win at that point). As I expected, the Germans fell back to a defensive perimeter based on the chapel and walled perimeter towards the north-west of the map. In doing so however they took losses, whereas the British/Canadian forces remained largely intact including all three tanks. I tried as far as possible to surround the Germans, with one tank going round the far north of the board whilst other forces pushed up the east edge. Around turn 4 the Germans made a comeback, with good shooting breaking many British/Canadian squads, leaving me short of manpower. This didn't last however: the two StuG's fell swiftly once my tanks closed, and once the last German points of resistance became encircled the writing was on the wall. An interesting and enjoyable scenario though.
2020-07-23(A) Pascal Boileau vs Boudrenghien German winA very good scenario. With the British troops entering from the W and the E, I tried to encircle the German position in order to force a German retreat and hoping to disorganize the defense. François displayed impressive defensive skills and my plan didn't work at all... Anyway, it was a disputed game with a very nice opponent.
2020-05-16(A) Raffaele Ianni vs Andrea Manzoli German win
2020-05-15(D) manzoli andrea vs Raffaele Di Ianni German winDifficult for British to reach the control zone without lossing..
Really good scenario
2020-03-20(D) nathan wegener vs Wes Vaughn British / Canadian winI misplaced one baby stug and lost it to a sneaky shot. Lost the other stug after malf gun in T2. Fell back in good order but with no armor I was toast
2019-06-30(A) C. Scott Kippen vs L. Binchois German win
2018-05-05(A) Andy Hershey vs Dave Johannsen British / Canadian win[Imported from ROAR]
2017-11-11(D) Jeff B vs Jason Burnette German winThis one was quite boring as the defender. It felt like a bad PTO scenario, with the front line breaking and falling back, to be replaced by fresh concealed units. It also felt a bit gamey lining the street with Germans at the end.
2017-05-20(A) Michael Rodgers vs Brad Hunter German winBoth Brad Hunter and I wanted to attack with the British. I received them and Brad received the balance of a MMG upgraded to a HMG. My infantry attacked up the middle and Brtish left. I made a mistake with the three Shermans by sending them up the left, hoping to somehow get at the German AFV. Instead, one went down to a PF and I was luck a second did not. Plus, my infantry could have used their help in the town. Brad’s Germans fell back, not always in G.O., but enough stayed G.O. that I could not capitalize. When it became obvious that I no longer had time to accomplish the VC, I conceded.
2016-06-13(A) Will Willow vs Roy Connelly British / Canadian winTT
2016-03-13(A) nathan wegener vs James Treu British / Canadian winAssault started off superbly and pushed the Germans back quickly. Encircling and killing 5 squads in front area. Had trouble with MCs mid game which kept it close but Brits were too much.
2015-11-13(A) X von Marwitz vs Ray Woloszyn German winIn this scenario, the British supported by Sherman tanks with lots of smoke-generating potential have to clear a road leading through a village and the area adjacent to it of German forces, which are supported by a pair of Italian manufactured assault-guns.

The Germans will have to fall back. In doing so they have to find the right compromise in slowing down the Britisch and avoiding to be shot up in the process to have enough units for the end game. Having played this as the Germans before, this time I had the attacking British, which are probably more fun to play and also have the edge in this battle IMHO.

However, my experienced opponent conducted a very skillful fighting withdrawal gnawing away from my available time from the start. When I thought I had bottled up a significant part of his force, a combination of a smoke round and infantry smoke allowed all of them to slip away across the road intact which I had covered from three sides. In addition to that, the dice did not really shine on me: I could not hit a stationary assault gun with four shots by the same tank. My small flanking „gully-force“ broke after a low odds shot and a sniper never to come back, freeing some Germans for other purposes. In one MPh, the subsequent attempts of one tank to fire SMOKE and no less than 7 tries for infantry smoke grenades yielded but 1 success on the last occasion. The British 9-2 did not perform well, either.

All these factors taken together never really left the issue in doubt and the opposing Germans kept the road closed for the win.
2015-11-06(D) Richard Carter vs Bob Tufano German winWe played with the printed balance for the Germans though not sure that really made much difference. I won on a lucky SAN activation at the end of the game. Agree, it is a fall back defense. The Commonwealth AFV's are difficult to deal with though.
2015-10-09(D) X von Marwitz vs Philipp Janssen German win
2015-06-16(D) X von Marwitz vs Martin Mayers British / Canadian win
2015-03-30(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Lionel Dondé British / Canadian win
2013-11-09(D) Richard Jenulis vs George Kelln British / Canadian winWest Coast Rumble 2013
2013-07-18(A) Chuck Dye vs Fred Ingram German win
2013-07-18(D) Fred Ingram vs Chuck Dye German winA methodical fallback is required (not too quick though)
2013-07-15(D) Davide Bendazzi vs Michael Rodgers German win
2013-07-12(A) keith Spurlock vs Bob Callen German win[Imported from ROAR]
2013-06-16(D) fabrizio da pra vs Miguel Guerrero DrawIts a nice scenario but my opponent played so slow that after 5 hours we were only on turn 3.
I played it in a tournament so we had to stop but my line was holding.
2013-06-16(D) Davide Bendazzi vs Daniel Takai British / Canadian win
2013-06-13(A) fabrizio da pra vs Enrico Catanzaro German winGood defence setup and play by Enrico and wrong attack by me led to an early loss.
2013-05-19(D) Will Willow vs J.P. Raymond British / Canadian winCASLO
2013-03-22(A) Paul Works vs Jim Burris British / Canadian win2013 March Madness ASL Tournament; round one.
2013-02-24(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Leonardo Conforti German winLeo was a bit too confident in his Shermans and got all 3 roasted by 'fausts. He played a solid game but in the end was short by a turn. Nice Tournament Scenario. The german has to conduct a fighting retreat in order to win.
2013-01-11(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Stefano Isella British / Canadian win
2012-11-15(A) Richard Jenulis vs Lyle Fisher British / Canadian win
2012-10-01(A) Jeff Waldon vs John Stadick German winASLOK-FtF
(D) Jim Thompson vs Fabio Mazzucchelli German win[Imported from ROAR]
(D) Jim Thompson vs Vince Lewonski British / Canadian win[Imported from ROAR]
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Semovente (StuG) 75/18 wreck used as cover by Brits
San Felice Church, Sanfatucchio, was occupied by German soldiers on 21 June.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.16Votes: 37
Views: 6092
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4.7 hours
Recorded Games: 37
Archive recorded plays:
British / Canadian20
German16
Drawn:1

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Getting Your Bell Rung
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[A] British 40
[D] German 35
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