L'Abbaye Blanche WTO (id:#62797)
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L'Abbaye Blanche, France 1944-08-07 ()
Designer: Bill Sisler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)American
65.217391304348%

Overview:

As part of Operation Luttich, the German drive through Mortain towards Avranches, the 2nd SS-Panzer Division’s Der Führer Regiment moved out of its assembly area at 0430 hours. Once it reached the outskirts of Mortain, Der Führer’s spearhead turned right to follow the highway north, over the Cance river at Pont de la Vacherie, to where the highway merged with Route 177 out of l’Abbaye Blanche. The column planned to sweep into St. Barthelmy from the south, turn left, and support the 1st SS-Panzer Division’s drive along Route 177 towards Avranches. While trying to cross the river at Pont de la Vacherie, the Germans were ambushed by elements of the 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion and the 120th Infantry Regiment. This roadblock forced the Germans to attack from another direction. At 0600 hours, two German halftracks mounting 75mm guns and escorted by a company of infantry moved south down Route 177 in an attempt to outflank the American position. Here they met two more guns of the 823rd.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 "Der Führer", SS-Panzer-Division 2 "Das Reich")
Defender: American (1st Platoon,Company F, 2nd Battalion, 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division and 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:2.0
AFVs: A:2
SPW 251/9 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
M5 3-in AT Gun x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All Walls and Hedges are Bocage, Ov2. w A: Elite and D: Mines
Map Board(s): 42
Overlays: O4 O5
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2020-06-01(D) Ric Hammond vs Guy Jimenez German (SS) win
2020-05-19(D) Dan Best vs Dave Mareske German (SS) win
2020-05-19(A) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best German (SS) winEnded up loosing 5 VP but was still able to just get the required VP off the board after all the Americans were taken out. I did a rate shot with my halftrack at a DM leader only to roll a 3 (the American Sniper)...the subsequent "1" almost cost me the game, but it eliminated the German Sniper instead...sweating bullets on that roll. Was a good example of not shooting even when you can. Another very tight game with Dan Best. Dan's defense was fairly up front, walked into two minefield and one bore-sighted hex, but otherwise the German SS stood up pretty well.
2020-05-16(D) Christian Knudsen vs Nick Faryna American winA fun little scenario. I thought my setup was fairly decent, although one of my minefields could have been better placed. Nick drove his SS very well, but it was my turn to have some decently timed hot dice, and I was able to get the concession before the last turn, as there were not enough exit CVP left for the win. Funny moment when Nick generated a 6+1 on self rally of a crew who had abandoned their Immob HT in a minefield, who immediately wounded trying to get out, but rallied, got out of the minefield, and went on to win a CC against one of my crews and actually exit the board! Way to go Karl!
2019-12-09(D) David Garvin vs Nick Faryna German (SS) win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 10
Views: 2570
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Estimated Play time: 2.1 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)6
American2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
L'Abbaye Blanche
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[A] American 9
[D] German 6
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