Raff's Rules WTO (id:#62920)
(ASL Journal #12 ID: J193)
near Diersfordt, Germany 1945-03-24 ()
Designer: Michael Koch
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
48.837209302326%

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)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0 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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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
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.
2020-11-27(A) Richard Jenulis vs Rob Wirthlin German winStrange game. The final score was 7 VP for the Americans [2 EVP, 2 VP for prisoners, & 3 VP from casualty reduction]. The Germans earned 19 VP [5 from firing the guns, 5 CVP, & 9 from casualty reductions]. There seemed to be a lot of 12's rolled in this game, including the 88.
2020-06-17(D) Dave Mareske vs Dave Ramsey German winWhat a treat to play Dave Ramsey! I wish we had a closer game. As defender, I HIP the HMG (bought that up) a squad and the 9-1, bought some extra "?" and one 6F Mine. The HMG stole the show, had some nice first shots and ROF, after Turn 4 movement for the Americans Dave called it. Thanks for a great game Dave.
2020-06-17(A) David Ramsey vs Dave Mareske German winGreat game despite it not even being close to a contest! The German HMG let nothing get past it and the US were stuck in a world where they couldn't move and couldn't get close enough to shoot. A shame it wasn't a closer match, but Dave deserves his spot at the top of the ratings table! (For now ;-)
2020-02-17(D) Rick Galli vs John Lehman American win
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Avg Rating: 6.84Votes: 19
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To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 2.3 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:0

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