The Golden Arrow WTO (id:#62549)
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Designer: Evan Sherry
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
55%

Overview:

The American 13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division is attacking through the village of Siegen to cross the Seig River and clear elements of the 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division from the hills. This scenario features a rare appearance by the StuPz IV in the ETO.
Attacker: American (13th Infantry Regiment, 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion and 740th Tank Destroyer Battalion, 8th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Elements of Fallschirmjäger Regiment 6, 3rd Fallschirmjäger Division and Sturmpanzer Abteilung 217)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:7.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
M4A3(105)
M10 GMC

AFVs: D:1
StuPz IV

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:
Map Board(s): 41
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2020-08-03(A) Dave Mareske vs Dennis Dowd American winA critical hit on the German 150 paved the way for the Americans to cross the bridge with very little resistance. The American tanks were unhindered mostly, with the infantry able to pin down the German infantry. Dennis set up so that he could get across the stream on turn one. Americans came up the center for the most part.
2019-06-09(D) patrick palma vs Fabio Mazzucchelli German win
2017-12-26(D) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane Spangler American win
2017-10-06(D) Michael Rodgers vs Alan Lipka German win
2017-08-17(D) Jeff B vs Magnus Rimvall German winThe Germans lightly protected each of the flanks and the central building clusters on the hill; everyone else (including the tank) was at the bridge ready to make it across to the hills. This they managed to do, but mistakenly (or was it?)left the middle open for an aggressive American push across themselves. Thus brutal close quarter fighting was already in progress in the victory area by Turn 3. It was simply a matter of who got luckiest at that point. By Turn 4 all but one American half squad was across the stream. By the end of the turn all American units on that side were broken. Game over.
2017-06-13(D) X von Marwitz vs Paul Treslove German winA very short 4.5 turn scenario. The US have to cross a stream and then get more GO MMC on the hills than the Germans, which have to fend off the attacking US and fall back across the stream to get onto the hills as well. The situation is interesting and the action intense. In my game, the Germans managed the fighting withdrawal for the win. The greatest weakness of this scenario is probably that it is very short (4.5 turns) and does involve not many units. Therefore, it tends to be dicey in my opinion. There hardly any time to recover from freak DRs, malfunktions or the freaky breaking of some key unit. As long as such occurrences or their absence happen to be balanced for both sides, it will be a blast to play. Otherwise, it might feel a bit frustrating. For that reason, I gave it only an average rating despite our game was quite balanced in this regard: The US Sniper broke one crucial German squad with PSK right at the start with no leader anywhere near. The US M4 (105) was taken out before firing a shot by the Brummbär with HEAT, the US 9-2 broken and wounded early in the game. A bit later, the well placed Brummbär was taken out by a CH with APCR of the M10 to give some examples.
2017-05-19(A) Richard Jenulis vs Brent Morris American winCASLO (Canadian ASL Open) XXI - May 2017
2017-04-25(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Massimiliano Colosimo American win
2016-01-05(A) Richard Jenulis vs Lyle Fisher American win
2016-01-05(A) Richard Jenulis vs Lyle Fisher American winSecond playing. Lyle wanted another crack at it.
2015-10-09(A) Gabe Wert vs Doug Kirby German win
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Lorenzoknight Added a playing2022-11-25 18:57:42
Lorenzoknight Rated the scenario2022-11-25 18:57:10
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-03-31 18:45:31
dmareske Added a playing2020-08-03 15:29:51
RJenulis Added a playing2019-07-15 00:43:56
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.67Votes: 12
Views: 2921
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 2.2 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
American6
German4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
The Golden Arrow
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[A] German 27
[D] American 23
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