Better Fields Of Fire WTO (id:#62484)
Designer: Ken Dunn
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
37.5%

Overview:

In addition to breaking into the stronghold at Kerrognant, US forces also needed to capture Fort Penfield – an old five-sided fort constructed of thick earthen embankments encase in masonry wall and very typical of the numerous pre-twentieth century forts near Brest. The Fort was tasked to Major Glover Johns’ 1st Battalion, 115th Infantry Regiment. Prior to Johns’ attack, the position was subjected to a deluge the Air Corps’ new jellied gasoline bombs that would become known as napalm. Only the fanatical Fallschirmjager remained in place to defend the fort, and the bombing provided a cleared but devastated moonscape that created better fields of fire for the defenders.
Attacker: American (I/115th Infantry Regt., 29th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Elements 2nd Fallschirmjäger Division)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:3
M1 81mm Mortar
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage. Bldg oT7 is ground level only and Fortified. A: Hero in VC loc is Fanatic
Map Board(s): 44
Overlays: X30
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-02-03(D) Paul Legg vs Jeff Wright German winPlayed this one PBEM. Jeff elected to go with Group B for the smoke I believe. I placed the shellholes in O5, O7, R7, S7 and W8. The trenches went in a tight group in P7, Q7 & Q8. By the end of turn 2 the germans had withdrawn in good order to the fort with 1 squad retreating slowly to slow the assaulting Americans. With no smoke for the turn 3 attack the Americans conceded. The extra -1 IFT DRM proved crucial in delaying the initial assault.
2020-05-03(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Kalle Widell German winSecond playing. We tried once but forgot half the SSRs and I got completely wiped off board as germans but we decided to try again, paying closer attention to all SSRs and this time, without a ROF-fest from WP mortars, I managed to hold off the americans until my reinforcements got into the building and then the game was german.
2018-05-15(A) patrick palma vs miguel molina American win
2018-04-22(D) Jeff B vs Elmo Menon German winWe did decide to switch sides as my opponent and I were curious if the outcome would be different with the Americans opting for Group B. The mortar only had one round of WP but it is amazing how one blob of smoke can make the approach much safer. The Americans were threatening the building on Turn 2 already. Thankfully for me my tiny misplaced force was able to survive Turn 1 DF and then, more amazingly, Turn 2 PF. Even still the Americans managed to take one building hex on Turn 2. Turn 3 saw them increase that total to 2 and I finally got the much-needed reinforcements. At this point this already dicey scenario became even more so. All but two LMGs made for the fort, these each went to a corner of the map to possibly lay fire lanes and to make routing difficult. This proved to be invaluable as 2 American squads and an 8-0 were NQd to death in the Turn 4 RtPh. This left the Americans only 2 squads in the building with massive firepower in their faces and 2 DCs to be placed on them so they conceded. This time around it was much more enjoyable, but the "my dice are better than your dice" nature of this scenario makes it a dud in my book.
2018-04-20(A) Jeff B vs Elmo Menon German winI made the mistake of thinking more bodies would be worth the trade-off of hard-hitting equipment so I chose Group A. It wasn't, and I got absolutely shredded in the process if trying to storm the fort. I did realize much too late in the game that my initial shot exposed a possibly illegally setup dummy stack in the shellholes, though I think one could make an argument that the setup instructions would allow this. It is a shame the setup instructions were not worded more clearly, but I do think this would not be allowed as it is not explicitly stated that dummies can setup as such. This would've probably put much more weight on shooting rather than moving on my opening turn and materially changed the dynamic of the game. Ah well. My opponent's dice were extremely hot (frequently breaking my fragile Americans on 2 flat shots) so it may not have mattered. I didn't even come close to setting a toe in the building. I do think the Americans need to choose Group B, and I do think that the opening fire turn is extremely important. This one is way too small and dicey for my tastes.
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hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-02-24 19:44:46
Paul Legg Added a playing2021-02-03 23:07:12
Paul Legg Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-02-03 21:54:07
Gamer72 Added a playing2020-08-15 17:37:11
Simonstan Added a playing2020-06-04 14:02:43
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Avg Rating: 5.73Votes: 15
Views: 1286
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
American6
German7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of April 2021)
Better Fields of Fire [Confirmed]
[A] American 9
[D] German 18
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