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near Diersfordt, Germany 1945-03-24 ()
Designer: Michael Koch
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
50%

Overview:

Lead elements of the 507th PIR crossed the river Rhine at around 0950 and made the first combat jump in the history of the 17th Airborne Division. Colonel Edson Raff gathered his staff and available men after landing. It took some time before he realized they had landed 3 km northwest of their assigned drop zone. Without delay, he personally organized his troops and moved out toward their original target, Castle Diersfordt, which would be the designated command post for the 507th. On the way there, Raff’s formation suddenly ran into a German artillery position. The heavy guns were shelling the Allied bridgehead on the riverbanks and were a serious threat to the British troops there. Without hesitation, Raff ordered his men at attack the artillery position, which was protected by anti-aircraft guns – among them and 88 – MG nests, and various fortifications.
Attacker: American (507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Division 84 and Artillery Gun Group)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M18 57mm Recoilless Rifle
M19 60mm Mortar x 2
D:4
2cm FlaK 38
8.8cm FlaK 18
10.5cm sK 18 ART x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Both sides can purchase units and fortifications (See map view)
Map Board(s): u s
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Only the 105s can earn VP per SSR.M. Koch (designer - gamesquad post)
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-06-09(A) Paolo Cariolato vs Giasone De Boni Draw
2022-04-23(D) Shane Pask vs Neil Macpherson American winANZACON. Forgot that Yanks could gain points by exiting the north edge. Defence of the guns went well but the Yanks did an end run on the other side and managed to get enough points off. Still, it was a close game and deployment of my wire and mines to cover the east flank may have given me a win.
2022-04-01(D) Rob MacGinley vs James Short German winThe American slowly moved forward to hit a series of traps with mines and hidden guns making them run out of time for their objectives of destroying the guns
2021-11-19(D) Asad Rustum vs Stefan Fiedler American winSupporting Fire
2021-07-12(D) Grant Linneberg vs Bruno Javanabal German winClose game. I was helped as a mild breeze blew up in the faces of the Americans trying to exit. That meant they couldn't lay down smoke upwind. He did a boardedge creep meaning my 88 was never even revealed. One of my ART pieces did stop one of his units cold and leave 8 resid which also slowed him down. The VP for not firing the guns was key as I didn't get a lot of CVP. I was surprised he didn't go after my guns instead of trying to sneak by them. He did kill the crew of one, but never went after the other. I guess he thought he'd beat me on points with a decent amount exiting. My HMG took care of that on the last half turn, stopping his 10-2 and 2 squads.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.86Votes: 28
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To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 2.3 hours
Recorded Games: 19
Archive recorded plays:
American8
German10
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Raff's Rules [Confirmed]
[A] American 42
[D] German 40
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