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First Day of Diadem MTO (id:#64794)
(ASL 10a Croix de Guerre ID: 251)
Prior Publication: ASL Annual `95 Winter
See Also: First Day of Diadem by Avalon Hill
Near Castelforte, Italy 1944-05-12 (16 others)
A 89: First Day of Diadem (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
: Rearguard Action (Breakout! # 33)
BBH1: Last Word (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH2: Retrograde to Cemetery Ridge (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH3: Back in the Saddle Again (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH4: Stopped at The Spur (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH5: 3rd Battalion Stopped Cold (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH6: Tin Cans Burning (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH7: Beyond the Right Tit (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH8: "Kamerad" (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
CAC 6: Into the Valley of Death (Carnage at Cassino)
CAC 7: By Dawn's Early Light (Carnage at Cassino)
GC CAC 3: Once More Into the Breech (Carnage at Cassino)
116: The Sixth Blow (ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition))
BB 20.1: I Never Thought To Endure Worse (Coastal Fortress)
KH#7: Breaking Point (Kohima: Operation C 1944)
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
GermanFree French
50%

Overview:

It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be codenamed "Diadem". Forces of the Fifth Army would assault the area around Cassino and cross the Rapido, while Juin's French Colonial troops attacked the mountain positions around Monte Majo anchoring the German line. Juin, knowing that success demanded surprise and an aggressive pace, ordered the elite Tirailleurs, Goums and Spahis of his corps to "Grab the hilltops and don't stop". At Monte Faito, savage fighting resulted in the 8th Tirailleurs Regiment taking the heights. But at 0900, a German battalion, following an intense shelling of the hill by heavy mortars, launched a strong counterattack.
Attacker: German (Bataillon 2, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115)
Defender: Free French (1er Bataillon, 8ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Free French     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.5 D:9.5
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:1
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36
D:1
Canon de 75 M mle 28
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:
Map Board(s): 9 15
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2021-01-19(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Matt Velazquez Free French winA pretty nice scenario albeit small map with not very many options on the advance. The germans made a forced rush, with inadequate smoke cover, which cost them dearly and tended to roll 9 as a typical die roll and by the middle of turn 4 there weren´t many germans left and almost no french casualties. It was decided that the french could keep their hill.
2020-04-16(D) Dan Best vs Dave Mareske German win
2020-04-16(A) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best German winAs the Germans I delayed getting on the hill as long as possible. The OBA was vicious and tore up my troops, but was able to break and the Free French defenders and have just enough for the win. Great game.
2020-03-26(D) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler Free French winFun scenario. I got a bit lucky as the Free French with correcting an OBA module.

Came down to the last turn.
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DrDryg Added a playing2021-01-19 21:14:35
peacmyer Rated the scenario2020-11-02 03:39:25
Indy Lagu Added a playing2020-05-21 16:16:49
dmareske Added a playing2020-04-17 02:46:34
Danno Added a playing2020-04-17 02:18:51
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.40Votes: 5
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4.8 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
German1
Free French2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
First Day of Diadem
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[A] French 25
[D] German 24
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