Bertoldo the Brave WTO (id:#63436)
Designer: Andy Rogers
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Balance:
GermanAmerican
48.623853211009%

Overview:

Operation NORDWIND, the German offensive in France’s Alsace province, enjoyed only limited success in its first week. German fortunes changed, however, with the penetration by Panzer-Korps XXXIX of the American Maginot Line positions during a pre-dawn attack. This assault shattered Companies A and B of the 242nd Regiment and left Companies C and D, deployed in Hatten itself, as the last remaining infantry units opposing the panzers. Both sides conducted early morning probes, during which it became clear the Germans enjoyed local superiority. By mid-day, the full force of Kampfgruppe Huss, Panzergrenadier-Division 25, had concentrated to launch against the defenders of Hatten.
Attacker: German (Bataillon I, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 119 and Panzer-Abteilung 5, Panzergrenadier-Division 25)
Defender: American (C and D Companies, 242nd Infantry Division, 42nd Infantry Division and B Company, 827th Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:7
PzKpfw VG x 2
SPW 251/21 x 2
SPW 251/1 x 3

AFVs: D:3
M18 GMC x 3

Guns: A:0 D:2
M1 81mm Mortar
M1 57mm AT Gun
M2 60mm Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: HF SSR. SW/Guns that enter from offboard MUST be dm if possible.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-06-05(A) Andy Goldin vs Stephen Worrel American winPlayed through this twice as the Germans, getting clobbered both times. Stephen defended forward in force in both games. First attempt I could hardly get out of the setup area as I got thoroughly diced getting across the street. After losing much of my infantry to American GIs equipped with laser beams for an advance of a few hexes, we decided to restart.

In my second attempt against basically the same setup, I managed to make better progress, getting as far south as the 15-hexline. I managed to kill off quite a bit of his infantry and one of the TDs at considerable cost to myself. By Turn 5 it was clear I would not have nearly enough time to clear the victory areas, so we called it another American victory.

In both games, the strong forward defense worked for Stephen as I didn't have the dice to break him at the start, even with massive firepower. As much as I wanted to simply bypass knots of resistance, the narrow frontage of the map made that impossible and I had to attempt to defeat them in detail, and ran out of time.
2024-11-23(D) Ingemar Gardell vs Jacob Elmqvist German win
2024-07-14(A) Brian Lazewski vs Jeffrey Malter American win
2024-06-08(A) Jesus Pie vs Don Holland American winVery exciting game, with American victory at the CC of the last turn. A pined crew ambushed a 548 squad and the +1 was enough to survive and prevent the German capture of the last building needed for to win the game
2024-01-28(A) manzoli andrea vs Levarato Alessandro American win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.94Votes: 33
Views: 8381
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 6.9 hours
Recorded Games: 33
Archive recorded plays:
German12
American19
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Bertoldo the Brave [Confirmed]
[A] German 41
[D] American 37
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