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Wie ein Weihnacht's Stern DTO (id:#62598)
(Grumble Jones ID: GJ027)   [next]   [previous]
SW of Benghazi, Libya 1941-12-24 (3 others)
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ESG #55: Philippine Firemen (Dezign Pak 5)
Scen5: Late for Pudding (CanCon 1995)
Designer: Kermit Mullins
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman
50%

Overview:

As 1941 came to an end, Erwin Rommel’s vaunted Afrika Korps was on the retreat for the first time in the Desert War. As the last German forces evacuated from Benghazi, Rommel, as was his habit, had taken to the air in his personal Fiesler-Storch to recon suitable positions for a new mine belt. As the sun began to set, on this fateful Christmas Eve, Rommel’s plane began to have mechanical problems. Seeing a hard sandy area to his left, Rommel and his radioman set the plane down. Once on the ground, Rommel radioed nearby German forces for assistance. But there was a problem, Rommel had inadvertently landed inside an area surrounded by dunes and deep, soft sand. Vehicles would be hard pressed to reach the General. So a unit of Brandenbergers, equipped with camels volunteered to undertake the rescue mission. With the camels, the rescue should be a relatively easy and routine mission. But unbeknownst to the Germans, advance recon units of the SAS had intercepted the open channel distress call from Rommel. The SAS set off in the direction of Rommel’s call...perhaps Christmas would see a German General under the tree.
Attacker: British (1st SAS Brigade)
Defender: German (Brandenberger Halbkompanie)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:3.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0
Jeep(a) x 3
Jeep(a) x 3

AFVs: D:0
Horse x 6

Guns: A:0 D:0
PzB 39 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Night (E1), NVR: 5. OG Hexes: Sand (F7). Possible sand bog and Khamsin (dust storm).
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ASL 5 - West of Alamein26
ASL 5 - West of Alamein27
ASL 5 - West of Alamein28
Overlays: H5 H6 H2 H1 H4
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-13(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win1.5 hrsFirst to play and post.
2025-04-13(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German win1.5 hrsFun scenario. The British had some issues with bogging in the sand, but got close enough to illuminate Rommel as the mounted the rescue camel and headed for the exit. Two long range shots from the Jeep AAMG's lashed out with -1 shots and missed the future Field Marshall. He successfully exited and returned to his HQ no worse for wear.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-04-14 13:59:13
Hutch Modified the unit counts2025-04-14 13:57:48
Hutch Modified the Defender's AFVs2025-04-14 13:57:48
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-04-14 13:54:09
grumblejones Added a playing2025-04-13 23:41:49
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Revised version with Erwin Rommel. (GJ-027 Wie ein Weihnacht's Stern.jpg)Imagegrumblejones1307
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 8.50Votes: 2
Views: 3913
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 1.5 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
British0
German1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Wie ein Weihnacht's Stern [Confirmed]
[A] German 1
[D] British 0
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