Armored Probe at Sidi-Nsir DTO (id:#63557)
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Designer: Philippe Naud
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Balance:
German / ItalianFrench
47.058823529412%

Overview:

On November 8th 9142, Operation Torch drew French North Africa into war as the Allied landings in Morocco and Algeria compelled the first axis troops to enter Tunisia. On the 19th, a first engagement took place between the French, supported by some other Allied units, and the Germans, to the southwest of Tunis. Some others broke out while the Axis tried to widen their territory and thus, protect Rommel's rearguard retreating through Libya. Sometimes, the French Armee d'Afrique had to stand alone. In the north, at Sidi-Nsir, a strongpoint of the 15eme Regiment de Tirailleurs Senegalais was covering the road through a narrow pass. On the 21st, coming from Mateur, an Italo-German column supported by several Semovente tested the waters. An attack began around 1100, just after the arrival of several 47mm guns and armored cars of the 4eme RCA.
Attacker: German / Italian (Reinforced elements of the 92° Reggimento Fanteria and of the DLVII Gruppo Semoventi)
Defender: French (Reinforced elements of the II/15eme Regiment de Tirailleurs Senegalais and of the 4eme Regiment de Chasseurs d' Afrique)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:16.5
AFVs: A:6
Semovente M41 da 75/18 x 4
Semovente L40 da 47/32 x 2
Autocarro Medio x 5

AFVs: D:6
D1 x 2
AMD 50 AM x 2
AMD 80 AM x 2
Ac de 75 mle 97
Unic P107

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR
Mortaio da 45 Brixia
D:2
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Canon AC de 47 SA mle 37 APX
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Soft Ground, Hill Hexes are Bog terrain, no roads on Hills. A: Assault Engineers
Overlays: SL:I
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-05-02(D) O Ramaille vs laurentB German / Italian winThe Germans, supported by Italian Semovente, quickly managed to gain a foothold on Hill 714 by pushing back the French. On the other hand, the Italians were unable to move on Hill 538 facing a strong French defense. The French armored cars and tanks counter-attacked recklessly and were torn apart by the very good Italian tanks. The French managed to regain a foothold at the last minute on Hill 714, helped by the long-awaited repair of a 60mm mortar. But the numerical superiority of the French on the two hills was not enough to compensate for their significant losses. With 27 against 28 CVP, the French bowed and conceded victory. The loss of 4 French armored vehicles for 3 Italians strongly contributed to the German victory. A balanced scenario that came to the last turn.
2023-12-27(A) nathan wegener vs Dave Mareske German / Italian winVery enjoyable scenario for the Axis. Does seem to depend on a couple of critical rolls for the French as they try to stop the Axis trucks on the first turn. I lost one truck to a MMG shot which took out an Ital leader and squad but otherwise escaped first turn unloading safely. The AdvFire broke a squad got a second squad in the next DFire. That allowed me to push onto the hills where the French struggled to get me off. I was able to use my Semoventes for cover and the French couldnt do much with them. French were outnumbered on Board 2 and he was not able to bring much reinforcement to help.
2023-12-27(D) Dave Mareske vs nathan wegener German / Italian win
2022-01-13(A) Will Willow vs Glen Mac Dermid French winWent to the last turn. VASL WO RD1.
2021-01-13(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Tom Repetti French win
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asloser Added a playing2024-10-04 17:24:43
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-08-23 00:08:23
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2024-08-23 00:08:23
Hutch Modified the unit counts2024-08-23 00:07:52
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2024-08-23 00:07:52
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Estimated Play time: 6.9 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German / Italian5
French5
Drawn:0

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Armored Probe at Sidi-Nsir
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[A] German/Italian 11
[D] Free French 13
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