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Cradle to Grave ETO (id:#61658)
(ASL Journal #10 ID: J154)
Meximieux, France 1944-09-01 (14 others)
PB CG 1: Arracourt 1944 (Internet)
PS 1: Iron Banzai (Internet)
FE48: Meximeux Mess (Fanatic Pack 3)
CDN22: "Whiskey! Well at Least It's Canadian" (The Canadians In Italy 3: D-Day Dodgers)
O60.1: Recon Leader: Situation 1 - The Village (On All Fronts # 60)
O60.2: Recon Leader: Situation 2 - The City (On All Fronts # 60)
O60.3: Recon Leader: Situation 3 - Road Junction (On All Fronts # 60)
O60.4: Recon Leader: Situation 4 - Meeting Engagement (On All Fronts # 60)
O60.5: Recon Leader: Situation 5 - Mountain Pass (On All Fronts # 60)
O69.1: Meeting Engagement (On All Fronts # 69)
DB047: Ghosts and Thunderbirds (Dispatches from the Bunker #20)
RPT46: Ghosts at Meximieux (Rally Point # 5)
S49: Cooks, Clerks, and Bazookas (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1)
S49: Cooks, Clerks and Bazookas (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanAmerican / FFI
48.333333333333%

Overview:

The area around Lyon was known as the “cradle of the resistance” due to activity of the FFI. Consequently, after landing in southern France on 15 August and heading quickly northward, the American Seventh Army encountered more friendly maquisards than German opposition. Advancing 300 miles in just 14 days, Maj. General William Eagles’ 45th “Thunderbird” Infantry Division secured a bridge over the Rhone at the town of Meximieux. It was here that the German Nineteenth Army chose to turn and fight the Thunderbirds, despite the fact that the countryside was crawling with maquis.
Attacker: German (Panzer-Division 11)
Defender: American / FFI (179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division, 645th Tank Destroyer Battalion / 117th Cavalry Squadron and FFI)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:19.0
AFVs: A:8
PzKpfw VG x 2
SPW 251/2
SPW 251/sMG
PzKpfw IVH x 2
PzA III/IV Hummel SPA x 2

D:4
M10 GMC x 2
M5A1 x 2

Guns: A:0 D:2
M1 81mm Mortar x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: NQ in effect. D: M5A1s have Gyrostabilizers. Variable Partisan OB - DCs, Mines or ? counters
Map Board(s): 10 18
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-01-19(A) X von Marwitz vs David Wallace German winThis scenario looks very promising as the attacking Germans have an interesting mix of vehicles and an Infantry force with a punch to obtain its objectives. The Allies are a mix of Americans and Partisans that do receive some further reinforcements by US troops with a pair of gyro-stabilized M4A1's. The tactical objective for the Germans is to capture more stone building hexes than Partisan VP remaining in the game. As the German force is required to enter split into two forces, the idea behind the scenario is obviously for some of the Germans engaging the Partisans, while the rest tries to capture the stone buildings in the village.

If left unchanged, the scenario has issues IMHO. I think it can be 'broken' or at least be skewed to a side which will make winning it for the opponent very difficult.

For a thorough AAR, check the link on GameSquad forum below:

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/j154-cradle-to-grave-aar.159972/
2021-01-16(D) walter mcwilliams vs Al Salzman American / FFI winVery difficult on the Germans if the Americans defend up front vigorously. Al asked for a redo by the end of turn 3 of our first playing when he drove his to PzIV in LOS of the M10 on the lvl 2 hill which promptly shot them both on consecutive shots. The very next turn an 81MM Shock/UK a Panther. So we reoladed and went at it again. We got to turn 6 but a ROF tear from one of the 81mm decimated his front side infantry assault leaving nothing but a wounded leader in its wake. The US withdrew to the village, along with the partisans and I had the entire OB in stone buildings minus a partisan squad to delay the Germans on the paths.

2020-12-11(D) Ian Morris vs Simon Staniforth German winA good win for Simon, despite my outrageous dice luck.
2020-12-11(A) Simon Staniforth vs German win
2020-08-22(D) Jason Wert vs JR VanMechelen German win
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von Marwitz Uploaded a VASL file2021-01-19 18:27:07
von Marwitz Added a playing2021-01-19 18:22:12
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Simonstan Added a playing2020-12-12 12:57:46
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Avg Rating: 7.25Votes: 28
Views: 992
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 8.3 hours
Recorded Games: 16
Archive recorded plays:
German9
American / FFI7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Cradle to Grave
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[A] American/Free French 20
[D] German 24
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