Sudden Death ETO (id:#64736)
Prior Publication: ASL Annual `97
See Also: Sudden Death by Avalon Hill
Orneset Beachhead, Norway 1940-05-27 ()
Designer: Tim Hundsdorfer
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
FrenchGerman
52.222222222222%

Overview:

The attack on Narvik finally commenced with a thunderous naval barrage and an assault on the town. Unbeknownst to the Allies, though, the town had been largely evacuated as a result of the abortive attack of 26 April. Otherwise the pincer movement was well planned to trap the Germans in the town, allowing the Allies a chance to withdraw from Narvik and have a badly-needed victory to show for it. The beachhead was largely covered by the crews of German naval destroyers which littered the bottom of Rombaksfjord. When the shelling stopped, fifty dazed survivors emerged and immediately stumbled upon advancing elements of the French Foreign Legion.
Attacker: French (2ème Bataillon, de Légion Étrangère)
Defender: German (Gruppe Haussels, Naval Artillery Company "Noeller")  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
Canon de 37 mle 16 TR
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Twilight LV hindrance-Heavy Rain (E3.51), HtH (J2.31)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-02-23(A) Fred Jordan vs Walter Fox German winNot a great scenario, The low quality of the German units is an incentive to stay in their fortifications and pound the French Legionnaires. The terrain is quite complicated to manage for the attackers and does not offer too many opportunities for progression. In the end, the French reached the bunker but could not crack it. German Victory.
2024-02-03(D) Michal Bonaventura vs kandelabr German win
2022-06-21(D) Jeff B vs Joe Arthur German win2.75 hrsA pretty hokey little scenario, that I'm shocked went the distance. French bullied their way across the stream in the east, supported by a kill stack that soon kept the Germans away from the ridgeline. Thankfully my PB was a fair ways away in the west, so the French just methodically worked their way toward it as my Germans played a fallback defense. The difference makers would be the French DCs, and one was able to bust up my kill stack on Turn 6, and cause the first casualty (a German HS). This made my defense paper thin, but I still had enough troops to surround most of the key points with bodies. When an infantry overrun went wrong for the French on the last turn (trading a 9-1/HS for a hero) the count was 3-1 German. They did successfully clear the way for advances into CC vs the PB however, but when they failed to ambush there was no chance of them capturing the PB, and therefore no chance at victory. A tight game that wasn't a whole lot of fun, but thankfully played very fast.
2022-03-25(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winFrench could not break defensive line. Germans had it by their Turn 4.
2020-11-15(D) Chris Anthony vs Will Willow German winThe French cleared the north side of the fjord quickly taking the single squad prisoner. Their attack was bogged down by the Germans above the bridge. It was very difficult to get anything across even with strong covering fire just above the bridge. The game was called once the CVP reached 5 during the middle of Turn 6.
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Avg Rating: 5.53Votes: 15
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Estimated Play time: 2.5 hours
Recorded Games: 8
Archive recorded plays:
French2
German6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Sudden Death [Confirmed]
[A] French 45
[D] German 37
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