The Niscemi-Biscari Highway MTO (id:#62789)
See Also: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway by Avalon Hill
Northwest of Biscari, Sicily 1943-07-10 ()
53: A High Price to Pay (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition))
DASL A08: Gruppo Mobile (AH:ASL Annual `91)
J52: Dress Rehearsal (ASL Journal # 3)
KURSK Mini-CG: Broadway to Prokhorovka (ASL Journal # 3)
J94: Kempf at Melikhovo (ASL Journal # 6)
T09: The Niscemi-Biscari Highway (AH:The General # 28.1)
S09: Ambitious Assault (ASL Starter Kit #2)
S11: A Long Way To Go (ASL Starter Kit #2)
HB CG 3: Hell's Bridgehead CG 3 (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit # 2)
HB 1: Psel River Line / Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB CG 1: Hell's Bridgehead CG 1 (Hell's Bridgehead)
Buck01: Welcome to the Jungle (Buckeyes!)
: Apenas Nos Hablamos (Lider)
WP 1: First Blood (Winpak #1)
O73.2: Mission Accomplished (On All Fronts # 73)
O104.2: Send More Pigeons (On All Fronts #104)
ON06: Kempf at Melikhovo (On Top Scenarios)
SP12: Piano Lupo (Schwerpunkt # 1)
MT 5: SI1 version 1.0 (ASL Digest # 7.08)
S22: Another Summer's Day (ASL Starter Kit #3)
26: Diabolical Shrapnel (Dezign Pak 3)
S31: Going to New York! (Operations Special Issue #1)
ASSKB2: Hill Sweet Blues (Battles Magazine #2)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Kursk - Devil's Domain)
S47: Not So Disposed (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 1st Edition)
BFP-97: Renewed Pressure (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #1: Last Line Before Oboyan (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
VV 76: X-Men (Vae Victis # 101)
Ponyri #12: Little Katy (Devil's Domain : Metalgods of Ponyri)
24: Pressured and Pinned (Devil's Domain Upgrade Kit)
#10: Big Trouble in Little Stalingrad (Major Upham Battle Pack)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 2)
WO18: A Quick Strike (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016)
WO19: Through the Dragon's Teeth (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2016)
MM 37: Ninety Night (March Madness 2017 Hollis Partisans Pack)
FT240: Commando Beach 1 (Franc-Tireur#14)
FT241: Commando Beach 2 (Franc-Tireur#14)
FT242: That Bridge Again! (Franc-Tireur#14)
FT243: Send More Pigeons II (Franc-Tireur#14)
ASL GCA 2: Tra Le Spighe Dorate (A25.6 Issue 1)
BR1: Ponte Drillo Taking (Biazza Ridge)
BR2: Gorham Assault (Biazza Ridge)
BR3: Hunting the Wolf (Biazza Ridge)
BR CG: Biazza Ridge (Biazza Ridge)
SF-Rng2c: Special Forces-Ranger Beach (Internet: Steven Swann)
S47: Not So Disposed (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
53: A High Price to Pay (ASL 7a - Hollow Legions (3rd Edition))
PRK1: 10 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
CH 18: Raging Furnace (Critical Hit #2 2022 reprint)
GD25: Berezovka Storehouse (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
BR11: Fields of Golden Wheat (ECZ Tournament Director's Pack)
53: A High Price To Pay (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (1st Edition))
S96: Good, Lucky, or Both (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #3)
Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanAmerican
51.612903225806%

Overview:

During the initial invasion of Sicily, many American parachute units were given the task of blocking German movement towards the landing beaches. One such, the 3rd Battalion of the 504th Parachute Regiment, landed two miles northwest of Biscari. After gathering as many of the scattered troopers as possible, the understrength battalion moved out towards the town of Niscemi. As they approached the Niscemi-Biscari highway, they encountered and captured two Italian anti-tank guns. With the newly acquired guns to bolster their defenses, the paratroopers dug in on positions covering the main highway. Not long after the Americans had finished laying mines, a German column approached, composed of mixed units of the Hermann Goring Division. Caught by surprise initially, the Germans soon recovered and pressed the attack. . .
Attacker: German (Aufklärungs-Abteilung, Panzer Division "Hermann Göring")
Defender: American (3rd Battalion, 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:1
PSW 232(8 rad)

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
Cannone da 47/32 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Italian AT guns are subject to Captured use penalties by BOTH sides
Map Board(s): 4 5
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-10-10(A) C. Scott Kippen vs Chuck Anderson American win
2023-08-06(A) David Garvin vs Loic Gourdon German win
2023-02-18(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Cusick, John American win
2022-11-19(A) Jonathan Kapleau vs Broadhurst, Bill German win
2022-11-18(D) Dmitry Klyuykov vs Herbert American win

(VASL Log)		Another great game with Herbert. American defense plan was to give up the VC building closest to the German entry areas and concentrate forces over other VC buildings. Americans also fired up some woods to make it harder for Germans to outflank the position. Mines covered the German advance through the grainfield and HIP HS with bazooka had to sacrifice itself to catch the Puma off guard. Dummies near the farest building had to win as much time as possible just with their presence, as the Germans doesn't have too much squads to risk them in the open that early.

Luckily the every piece of the plan worked, so the game was very eventful like a war movie. Italian guns were malfunctioned almost instantly, so their crews had to push themself into the frontlines. One Crew even banished one German squad in the dangerous close to VC building and then killed in CC the German hero that appeared in the Heat of Battle.

Thank you for the game, Herbert! It was great as always.
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Avg Rating: 7.10Votes: 40
Views: 6136
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 27
Archive recorded plays:
German14
American13
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
The Niscemi-Biscari Highway [Confirmed]
[A] American 18
[D] German 17
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