Making a Break for It WTO (id:#62717)
(Nor'easter XX ID: YASL#7)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: Nor'Easter V
See Also: Making a Break for It by Yankee ASL Club
Oosterbeek, Holland 1944-09-20 ()
25: Gavin's Gamble (ASL 3 - Yanks)
ABtF07: Among the Bravest (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ABtF08: God Save the King! (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
U04: Climax at Nijmegen Bridge (G.I.'s Dozen)
TB 6: Grinding Forward (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (1st Ed.))
TB 7: Damn and Blast (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (1st Ed.))
TB 8: The End? (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (1st Ed.))
CH 51: The Sonnenburg Hotel (Critical Hit # 3.1)
Z23: Setting the Woods on Fire (Rout Report # 5.2)
AL01: It's Hardly Fair (Fanatic Enterprises: Internet)
GSTK 2: House G (God Save the King)
GSTK 6: Block by Bloody Block (God Save the King)
RBF 8: Germeter by Meter (Recon by Fire! #1)
TOT 40: Ring of Fire (Time on Target # 3)
O74.1: Running a Mook (On All Fronts # 74)
SP131: Pocket Panzers (Schwerpunkt #11)
TAC9: Stutzpunkt Lezongar (Tactiques # 1)
SC12: Climax at Nijmegen Bridge (ASL Digest # 3.07)
JF 9: Among the Bravest of the Brave (Jitter Fire III)
NEV1: Making a Break for It (Nor'easter V)
SP141: Broken Beek (Schwerpunkt #12)
S23: Monty's Gamble (ASL Starter Kit #3)
3: Piercing the Veil (Witches Cauldron: Oosterbeek Perimeter)
4: Stand and Die (Witches Cauldron: Oosterbeek Perimeter)
5: Till the Woods Run Red (Witches Cauldron: Oosterbeek Perimeter)
WO04: I Don't Like Retreating (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2011)
ATB6: Grinding Forward (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (4th Ed.))
ATB7: Damn and Blast (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (4th Ed.))
ATB8: The End of the 2nd Battalion (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (4th Ed.))
FT173: A Misstep in Lorraine (From The Cellar Pack #7)
J155: It's Hardly Fair (ASL Journal #10)
BBD # 3: Piercing The Veil (Brave But Doomed)
BBD # 4: Stand And Die (Brave But Doomed)
BBD # 5: Until The Woods Run Red (Brave But Doomed)
GJ101: Van Lennepweg’s Garden (Grumble Jones)
GJ104: Brothers at the Crossroad (Grumble Jones)
OO11: Hill 235 (Operation Olive - Gothic Line 1944)
OO13: Counter-Attack at Montecieco (Operation Olive - Gothic Line 1944)
OO14: Back and Forth (Operation Olive - Gothic Line 1944)
OO15: The Charge of the Queen's Bays (Operation Olive - Gothic Line 1944)
OO16: Riposte (Operation Olive - Gothic Line 1944)
25: Gavin's Gamble (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
GS10K: Gunapalooza (ASLOK 2012)
TD 2: Ommeray: Duel of Commandos (Trench of Death #1)
S70: A Sideshow Affair (ASL Starter Kit #4)
S87: Straight and Fast (ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #2)
DTF-16: Panther Cull (Not One Step Back)
CH 51: The Sonnenburg Hotel (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
J210: Moment of Truth (ASL Journal #13)
Designer: Jim Povey
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman (SS)
52.083333333333%

Overview:

During Operation Market-Garden, BG Shan Hackett moved the remains of his 4th Para Brigade to disengage from the vicinity of Wolfhezen into what the Germans would eventually call ‘Der Kessel’ around Oosterbeek. Spearheaded by the 10th Para Battalion, the brigade moved southeast through woods carrying on a running fight, often times using captured weapons to replace their own. Kampfgruppe Lippert engaged 4th Para forcefully, but failed to strike a fatal blow due to the violence of the British attack and the intervention of General von Tettau. At 13:30, the commander of the 10th Para Battalion entered the British lines with 60 of his beleaguered battalion, but Hackett and most of the 156th Para were still fighting in the woods from a hollow. At 16:30, Hackett decided it was time to make a break for it.
Attacker: British (Elements of the 4th Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division)
Defender: German (SS) (Elements of Kampfgruppe Lippert (SS-Unteroffizier Schule ‘Arnheim’ with attached elements of the Hermann Goering Division and Kriegsmarine units))  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:14.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
D:1
2cm FlaK 30
5cm leGrW 36

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: +1 LV Hindrance, Ov3 w A: AS but Stealthy
Map Board(s): 5 46
Overlays: Wd5 X18 X12
Errata (source)
Players wanting to play this game/Request a match:

Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-03-05(D) Andy Bagley vs Simon Staniforth British winAs well as having good troops including a 10-2 leader, the British attackers have dummies and the ability to enter on Turn 1 OR LATER. This means that the Germans can't immediately rush their forces over to whichever side of the board the British first appear on. My opponent used this advantage well, and came on mostly through the wooded area. I suspected this would be the case and put most of my strength on that side, but a series of early snakeyes against me negated much of this strength (including gaining him a hero and a fanatic squad), and shot dead a 658 trying to dash across a road to help. The British attack was nicely paced, and by my turn 5 it was evident I would not be able to stop him getting the required VPs off, so I conceded.
2020-04-29(A) Chuck Dye vs DD British win
2019-07-06(D) Simon Staniforth vs British win
2019-06-24(A) Simon Staniforth vs British win
2019-03-23(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Herzog, Carl British win
View all or balance report
ActionDate
Andy_Bagley Added a playing2023-03-08 11:49:42
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-03-03 20:23:34
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2021-01-23 23:38:26
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2021-01-23 23:35:50
Hutch Modified the unit counts2021-01-23 23:35:50
FileDescriptionUserViews
(brit para woods.png)Imagehoxson1587
(brit-ss.png)Imagehoxson1400
(making break map.png)Map Imagehoxson1536
DescriptionUploaded by
TitleAuthorDate

Quick Map View

Location

Images

 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.13Votes: 8
Views: 2210
To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 3.8 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
British6
German (SS)1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Making a Break for It
[Log in to Confirm or Edit]
[A] German 19
[D] British 22
All Rights Reserved. (c)2022 Dave Ramsey.