Aiding the Local Constabulary (3 player) DTO (id:#62614)
(ASL Journal #11 ID: J164)
Dire Dawa, Ethiopia 1941-03-29 ()
Designer: Martin Hubley and Peter Struijf
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
Italian / South African Italian (Mutineers)
90.909090909091%

Overview:

The days of Africa Orientale Italiana were finally coming to a close in Abyssinia, as South African and Nigerian forces continued a now largely-unopposed advance to Addis Ababa. Italian colonial forces were deserting and surrendering en masse, in embarrassing numbers. On the evening of 28 March, elements of two battalions of the XVII Colonial Brigade began to mutiny.
Attacker: Italian / South African (Dire Dawa Colonial police Garrison with Assistant Governor and Escorting Police and 1st Battalion, Transvaal Scottish, 1st South African Infantry Brigade Group)
Defender: Italian (Mutineers) (XL Battaglione Fanteria Coloniale, XVII Brigata Coloniale, Africa Orientale Italiana)  
5 turns
    Players: 3     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:21.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:6
Fiat 611B x 2
Marmon-Herr. II ME
Carrier A
Carrier C
Carrier 2" MTR
Fiat 508 MC
Autocarro Leggero
15-cwt Truck x 3
30-cwt Lorry x 2

D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
D:0
LG de 50 mle 37(f)
Wz. 35 7.9mm ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Treat river as Level -1 OG. Grain is in Season
Map Board(s): 3a 40
Overlays: O2 X8 X13 X15
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-04-10(D) Ric Hammond vs Jim Aikens/Fen Yan Italian / South African winFrom Jim Aikens report:
And at Fen Yan's suggestion, he, Ric Hammond and I teamed up for "Aiding the Local Constabulary", one of only a couple official 3-player scenarios.

This scenario shows the Italians significantly disadvantaged in the 3-player version. So much so, we decided to forego the regular balance (add a Hero), and bumped the Italian reinforcement group by a full elite squad. The dice gave me the Italians, Ric the Mutineers and Fen the South Africans. I've played this one a couple of times, and thought it was a hoot. This playing did not disappoint. The revised balance seemed to do the trick: our game was razor close from beginning to end. On the final player turn, all three sides were within 1 VP. In the end, my Italians pulled out a win, but it took rolling snakes, and ace-duce on my last two CC's in the final player turn to pull it out. This game really could have gone to any of us, depending on a single change to any number of dice rolls. My dice were red hot for the first 3 turns, particularly in CC; I won all eight CC's I went into during the game, mostly at 1-1 or 1-2 odds.

We all had a good time with this one. Just give the Italians our enhanced balanced, and it will be a great game for all.
2020-01-18(A) walter mcwilliams vs Italian / South African winPlayed this a WO20 with some friends and it was great fun.
2019-09-28(D) Richard Jenulis vs Ryan Wolk Italian / South African winWith Charles Watson as the South Africans.
Italians evicted the mutineers out of the town early and held for the win.
Mutineers held the railroad station and obliterated Italian reinforcements for a second place finish.
SA pushed hard agains the rail station and became bogged down, token attack against the village made no headway.
2019-07-20(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins and Dave Marekse Italian / South African winDave won as the South Africans. Scott was the Mutineers and Dan Italians.
2019-07-20(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best, Dave Mareske Italian / South African winThe Italians and South Africans worked over my Italians in a very interesting scenario.
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Ric of The LBC Added a playing2021-04-12 14:21:22
Gamer72 Added a playing2020-08-15 20:00:19
SGT Mac Added a playing2020-05-27 19:24:16
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2020-03-18 05:07:37
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2020-03-18 05:07:37
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Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
Italian / South African 10
Italian (Mutineers)1
Drawn:2

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