Feast Day MTO (id:#64739)
Ortona, Italy 1943-12-21 ()
Designer: Chas Argent
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
CanadianGerman
45%

Overview:

As Canadian forces pushed steadily through the olive groves and vineyards west of Ortona, Fallschirmjäger-Division 1 was compelled to establish a new defensive line in the town itself. Ortona was already something of a rubble-strewn maze from damage caused by near-incessant Canadian artillery fire; now the Germans enhanced the shambles with demolitions to block likely avenues of approach. By 20 December, the Canadians had reached the outskirts of southern Ortona. A reconnaissance conducted late that evening revealed no German presence whatsoever. Plans were laid to enter the town using the main road -- the Corso Vittorio Emanuele -- to push straight through to the other end of Ortona. At dawn the next morning, the Loyal Edmonton Regiment launched the attack and almost immediately ran into well-prepared German defenses the recce had not revealed.
Attacker: Canadian (C Company, Seaforth Highlanders of Canada, 2nd Canadian Infantry Brigade and Three Rivers Regiment, 1st Canadian Armoured Brigade)
Defender: German (Bataillon II, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 3, Fallschirmjäger Division 1)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.5 D:8.5
AFVs: A:3
Sherman III(a) x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: Wood Rubble Placement, 3 road hexes secretly Rubbled, revealed as if fortifications.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-08-28(D) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier German winA tricksy win by hipping a 1/2 squad in the needed building. It took the group of Canadians 5 turns to clear that building so when they did they used turn 6 to run and capture everything else as there were no more Germans left, but they forgot to walk through the rest of the building.
2026-03-08(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Vicca German winA battle of attrition where the Germans got everything and more out of their HSs and associated SW. Martin's a really strong opponent and it was probably winnable at some point for me but I couldn't see a way. Nice scenario though.
2026-03-02(A) David Ramsey vs Martin Barker Canadian winTest game for fun
2025-09-29(A) Andy Bagley vs Neil Brunger German winSecond playing of this scenario, this time with the Canadians, but my attack never really got started. I got a couple of tanks round to the German rear, but they had little effect. By turn 4 I had taken heavy losses, had yet to control any victory buildings, and hadn't even discovered his HIP HS in the F14 steeple! Conceded at this point as obviously a German win.
2025-09-05(A) Will Fleming vs Greg Barsness Canadian win[Imported from ROAR]
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Avg Rating: 6.86Votes: 36
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 33
Archive recorded plays:
Canadian15
German18
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Feast Day [Confirmed]
[A] Canadian 30
[D] German 37
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