"Semper Paratus" (Latin for "Always Ready") was the motto of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regiment. Lieutenant C.P. J. Des Groseillers urged his straining men to push again. D Company had found a German 75mm antitank gun in the ruins of Oorderen. The breech had been hidden and the weapon left in the town center with some 200 rounds of ammunition. Well it just so happened that an enterprising scrounger had found this curious metal block. Lt. Des Groseillers did a little work. Now D Company had its own artillery. Everyone knew that C Company was going to be attacking the German bunker line north of the town. D Company would make sure that Jerry got back his 75mm shells. Perhaps in a slightly used condition. The Rileys looked out for their own.
Note: The town of Oorderen was demolished in 1965, to expand the Port of Antwerp.
Attacker: Canadian (Royal Hamilton Light Infantry Regiment)
Defender: German (Grenadier-Regiment 857, Infanterie-Division 346)
Canadians were able to RoF smoke between the gun and the MTR to mask all the pillbox approaches on the first turn. Germans could not do anything for two turns. Perhaps if the Canadians did not have the option to move in behind the pillboxes from offboard to the east/west it would be easier to have more opportunities to defend as the Germans by not having to cover so many approaches.
This one seems to hinge entirely on how successful the Canadians are with smoke on the early turns.
2024-10-20
(A) Stephane Nolet
vs
Gabriel Nolet
German win
The Canadians missed the victory by a turn. The Royal Hamilton Light Infantry eliminated all but one German squad, but was only controlling one Pillbox at the end of turn 4. The Pak 40 performed poorly being broken on turn 2 (B#10 and TH Red numbers and +2 TH DRM for a capured Ordnance) The Canucks were unable to repair the PAK 40 the squad manning it broked and had to rout. Fortunately the 51 mm Mortar layed some SMOKE to cover the attack. The Canadians were lucky with 3 SAN resulting ine three broken squads that were easily defeated in CC thereafter and they also rolled 2 Heat of Battle resulting in a Hero Creation and a Berserk squad that eliminated a 8-0 and a squad in CC. With another movement phase the Canadians would have controlled 4 Pillboxes but instead they only were controlling one Pillbox at game's end resulting in a German Win.
2022-11-12
(A) Allen Evenson
vs
Mark Bergin
German win
I had chances at CC against Pill Boxes early but didn't get the rolls. Should have used smoke more.
2022-07-16
(D) Savo Barbero
vs
Opponent Aanonymous
Canadian win
[Imported from ROAR]
2022-07-14
(D) Craig Renier
vs
Mark Thompson
Canadian win
The Germans clustered the pillboxes against the pond in the center so there was no approach outside of any CA. The Canadian MTR and captured AT gun failed to get smoke on the first turn, making any approach hazardous. The attack was pressed on one side with the defenders having good luck. However, a few Canadians managed to get through the residual and FL so they could enter CC at favorable odds. Once one pillbox was breached, the remaining pillboxes had little recourse. We made a few mistakes on pillbox rules which may have swayed the result. Overall, well played by both sides. A fun short, albeit somewhat one sided scenario.
2022-07-14
(A) Mark Thompson
vs
Germans (Heloanjin)
Canadian win
The Canadians depleted smoke on both the 51 MTR and captured 75L AT Gun in their first shots and initially bungled their close approach to the German's tight-knit bunker system, but eventually pushed through to engage in CC with each of the bunker occupants without having to cross the bunker CAs. The Germans severely bruised the Canadians with an effective fire lane and other residual and, although the Canadians prevailed in all CCs, several were achieved through a mutual misinterpretation of ambush rules in the Canadians favor, so a draw best captures this neat little scrap. A good primer on Pillboxes.
2021-06-20
(D) Lawrence Spangler
vs
Diane Spangler
German win
2021-06-20
(A) Diane Spangler
vs
Lawrence Spangler
A
German win
2020-12-20
(A) Kevin Sanders
vs
Jason Littleton
German win
Close one down to the last bunker. Malf AT gun 1st shot and a few other breaks help the German. German won by retreating 1 squad out of LOS.
2020-05-01
(A) Kermit Mullins
vs
Dan Best
Canadian win
German pillboxes were clustered together to support one another. Captured Gun successfully smoked the main German position. The Canadians closed with the pillboxes on Turn 1 and 2 while losing only a 1/2 squad. By the end of Turn 2 - 4 pillboxes had fallen. On Turn 3 the final pillbox was taken for a Canadian win. Seems hard on the Germans.
2020-05-01
(D) Dan Best
vs
Kermit Mullins
Canadian win
2020-04-05
(A) David Garvin
vs
Kai Glanz
German win
German won on the final turn by rallying a conscript squad well out of the battle area. Came right to the end!
2017-01-04
(D) Ken Rutkowski
vs
Jeff Miller
Canadian win
I set up in a circle with my pillboxes. Unfortunately I didn't pay enough attention to the covered arc's and left gaps for Jeff's Canadians to move right up to the boxes. I had a tough defender that lasted until the last CC attack by Jeff in the last turn.
2016-01-18
(A) Dave Mareske
vs
Scott Martin
Canadian win
The pillboxes were spread all out and despite not getting smoke the Canadians were able to kill the last of the Germans on the last melee.
2013-11-22
(A) Michael Rodgers
vs
Mike Stachowski
Canadian win
German had all the pillboxes in the woods, not supporting each other. Canadian sent five squads and two leader on the flank attack. Canadians had taken four pillboxes in two turns.
I set up a circle of bunkers but Santiago dropped three rounds of smoke in two turns using the gun and mortar and I could not fire a single shot without less than a +2. Even then the pillboxes fell by CC one by one, but some infiltration results saw the Germans retaking a pillbox, the game ended on the last die roll as two pillboxes had not fallen but there was only one German broken squad in the map. It had to roll a 5 to autorally and win the scenario, and it rolled a 6. Fun game but tough for the Germans.
2013-07-01
(A) Andy Beaton
vs
Jonathan Kay
Canadian win
Canada Day quickie - tough to see how the Germans can stop the Canadians if the Canadians manage to get any smoke out of the gun and mortar. They didn't.
2013-07-01
(D) Andy Beaton
vs
Jonathan Kay
Canadian win
Switched sides and trid again - same result. I set up a ridiculous circle of bunkers all pointing in to be able to shoot people of the roofs, but once again, effective smoke left me helpless while the Canadians mopped up the bunkers. Nice Canada Day ending, though.
