Zon with the Wind ETO (id:#62799)
See Also: Zon with the Wind by Avalon Hill
Zon, The Netherlands 1944-09-17 ()
106: Kangaroo Hop (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
ABTF 1: The Prize (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ABTF CG 1: Block by Bloody Block (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ATFB CG 3: A Bridge Too Far (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
A 32: Zon with the Wind (AH:ASL Annual `91)
BB11: Kangaroo Hop (Backblast # 2)
G43: Kangaroo Hop (AH:The General # 31.6)
S14: 88s at Zon (ASL Starter Kit #2)
TB 1: Breaking In (Arnhem: The Third Bridge)
TB CG 1: Taking the Prize (Arnhem: The Third Bridge)
RP 6: Slam Dance (Rout Pak I)
M4: Tiger Route (Rout Report # 1)
Z11: Slam Dance (Rout Report # 4.4)
FE125: Lessons Learned the Hard Way (Oblivion Pack)
GSTK 3: Real Men Stay in School (God Save the King)
GSTK 4: The Pillbox (God Save the King)
GSTK CG 1: God Save the King (God Save the King)
MM98-D: Climax at the Mures Defile (March Madness `98 Pack)
CAW11: Operation Wellhit (Canada At War 2)
PJ1.3: Gough, Forward!!! (OAF Playtester's Journal # 1)
PJ1.4: Grave Bridge (OAF Playtester's Journal # 1)
PJ2.4: Horrock's XXXth Corps (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
SE5.2: Rough Road to Arnhem (OAF Special Edition # 5)
SP7: Delayed on Tiger Route (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP104: Easy's Bridge (Schwerpunkt # 9)
SK 1: The Long Left Flank (ASL Digest # 3.10)
Pegasus 1: Problemet Krafft! (Unknown)
Mission 3: Hell’s Highway (Band Of Brothers)
RPT6: Cadets and Cadre (Rally Point # 1)
1: Tiger Route (Witches Cauldron: Oosterbeek Perimeter)
6: Valley of the Dead (Peleliu: White Beach One)
ATB1: Night March (Arnhem: The Third Bridge 4)
BB 22.1: Less Than Expected (Coastal Fortress)
BBD # 1: Tiger Route (Brave But Doomed)
BBD # 2: Brave But Doomed (Brave But Doomed)
VV57: Tiger Route (Vae Victis HS #11)
ASL WO16: Wildcat Strike (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015)
CA!12: Steel From Stalin (Counterattacks 2)
SB5: Stampede of the Wild Buffaloes (ASL Journal #11)
#1: New Street Brawl (Battle at Best)
#2: Incident At The Crossroads (Battle at Best)
#7: Snap Back (Monte Altuzzo: Gothic Line 1944)
Designer: Jon Mishcon
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
43.478260869565%

Overview:

Colonel Robert Sink and the 506th PIR had orders to seize the main highway bridge over the Wilhelmina Canal and then secure Eindhoven, the southernmost objective of the airborne “carpet” and only ten miles distant from the British armor waiting to surge forward from the Meuse-Escaut Canal bridgehead. With his regiment down in good order along the edge of the Zonsche Woods, Sink sent his 1st Battalion racing to grab the great bridge. There was almost no opposition . . .until the paratroopers reached the northern outskirts of the village of Zon. As they entered the village, fire erupted from a concealed heavy AA piece, one of several in place to protect the vital bridge from Allied bombers.
Attacker: American (1st Battalion, 506th Parahute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Selbständige FlaK Batterie (att.), Flieger-Division 7)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
8.8cm FlaK 18 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: AA guns must set up unlimbered in trenches, may utilize HIP if in woods
Map Board(s): 24
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-06-16(D) X von Marwitz vs Lars-Peder Jensen German winOne of the classics. I can't remember if I ever played this before but if so, it must have been decades ago.

Some weak German forces that are supported by two powerful 88 AA guns have to fend of US forces of the 101st Airborne Division, which means that they have tremedous infantry fire power. Board 24 is not exactly well suited for sweeping fire by AA guns, so it should be carefully considered where to place them to make them count.

I had the defending Germans in this one. When the US forces enter, the Germans have the opportunity to fire at many of the entry hexes. But they need to be careful not to be caught by the advancing Americans. Nevertheless, the Germans need to delay the enemy as long as they can. What helps the Germans is that the US must exit some forces through 3 hexes, so it is known where the Paratroopers will eventually head to.

In our game, my initial successes to take some good shots at entering US units were not very good. Nor could I do much damage otherwise. Luckily I did manage to fall back to places without the Americans being able to cut off my retreat

The game crystalized in the area around the exit hexes. In US Turn 5, at long last I managed to break plenty of US troops (5 HS and a squad), which took out some of his steam and prevented the units to fire at the Germans in German Turn 5. However, by US Turn 6, almost all of them were again ready for action.

Meanwhile, one of the gun crews had been killed and I had only one 88 AA gun, a HS, a 8-1 possessing the second 88 AA gun and a lone leader left in good order. Several brokies were cluttering the exit area. And this is what in the end prevented the Americans from moving offboard the required number of Exit VP.

Interesting and tense game.
2020-04-25(A) Allen Evenson vs David Wolfe German winGot off to a slow start and never recovered. Finally had some success turn 3, 4 but ran out of time. Fun game - part of our PSASL 'Virtual' Game-day, due to not being able to meet up at Around the Table Game pub.
2020-03-25(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dave Mareske American winHard game from start to finish. Dave had an upfront defense that stalled me on Turn 1. Slowly I managed to advance and due to many unlucky rolls for Dave's 88's, my Americans succeeded in exiting 8 VP on Turn 6 for the win.
2020-03-24(D) Dave Mareske vs Scott Mullins American win
2020-02-27(D) Jacob Elmqvist vs Ingemar Gardell German win
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Avg Rating: 6.72Votes: 29
Views: 806
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 2.4 hours
Recorded Games: 22
Archive recorded plays:
American7
German15
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Zon with the Wind [Confirmed]
[A] German 13
[D] American 11
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