Hunters from the Sky WTO (id:#62812)
See Also: Hunters from the Sky by Avalon Hill
Hamminkeln, Germany 1945-03-24 ()
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
50%

Overview:

“Operation Varsity”, the airborne phase of the Allies’ northern Rhine crossing, was to be the last airborne assault of the war. The 17th Airborne Division’s first regiment to drop had little problem from ground fire, arriving so close behind the Allied preparatory bombardment phase. But the second regiment was not so fortunate. With the Germans no longer deterred by the bombing, the paratroopers received heavy small-arms and anti-aircraft fire as they fell to the ground.
Attacker: American (513th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Division 84 and reinforcement groups)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0 D:1
StuG IIIG
Opel Blitz x 5
Kfz 1

Guns: A:0 D:2
2cm FlaK 38
2cm FlaK 30

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: ParaDrop. Secret Assemblage Point determined by dr
Map Board(s): 2 4 5
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-10-03(D) Asad Rustum vs Jacob Elmqvist German win
2021-10-03(A) Jacob Elmqvist vs Asad Rustum German win
2020-11-27(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins American win
2020-11-27(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best American winDan's Americans dropped almost perfectly with only one squad broken. They then proceeded to the Assembly Area, which happened to be the only one I didn't defend. We had a great see-saw battle as we grappled to control the Assembly Zone. Dan got the better in nearly every Close Combat and was able to take the victory. Very fun scenario and one I would recommend playing.
2020-09-04(A) Vilis Pavulans vs Kalle Widell American winHad a bit of luck tricking the germans into believing another hex was the victory hex and then, when the Stug came in he rolled boxcars and later a 6 on the repair roll. After that victory was more or less impossible. Fun scenario but the paradrops make it a bit dicey.
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jacelm Added a playing2021-10-30 14:14:26
atomic Added a playing2021-10-03 11:28:12
atomic Rated the scenario2021-10-03 11:27:52
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre2021-02-24 01:12:59
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-01-20 18:48:13
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.93Votes: 14
Views: 2513
To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 5.2 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
American4
German2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of January 2022)
Hunters from the Sky [Confirmed]
[A] American 5
[D] German 7
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