Secure the Crossroads WTO (id:#65329)
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East of Colombelles, France 1944-07-11 ()
104: Hill of Death (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
D16: Clay Pigeons (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
D17: They're Coming! (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
G36: Hill of Death (AH:The General # 31.2)
ATP06: Kraut Corner (At the Point # 11-12)
CH 99: Purple Heart Corner (Critical Hit # 5.2)
BTB3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead)
BTB7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead)
KH 1: Last Gasp (King of the Hill)
KH 9: Kritz and Fritz (King of the Hill)
KE 8: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `97 Pack)
KE 14: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `99 Pack)
SP5: The Hornet of Cloville (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP113: The Tigers Wrecked 'Em (Schwerpunkt #10)
AP35: A Lesson for Lehr (ASL Action Pack # 4 Normandy 1944)
TM: Purple Heart Draw (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-1: Refuse to Retire (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-2: Trying the Right Flank (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-3: Diversionary Attack (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-4: Counterattack (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
BtB 3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 14: Swatting a Hornet (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
StW4.31: Knock Them Down! (Generic Playtesting Log)
GJ068: Over Hill 192 (Grumble Jones)
Hill 192 01: Purple Heart Draw (Hill 192)
Hill 192 02: The Objective (Hill 192)
CHA #17: Hill 192 (Critical Hit Annual #2)
#5: Death's Draw (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#6: Heroes' Garden (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#9: The Big Hurt (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#13: Just Desserts (Critical Hit Annual #5)
D16: Clay Pigeons (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
D17: They're Coming! (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
Mission 10: Summer Blow (White Mammoths)
StW2: "Hunt The Hun" (The Steelworks)
StW3: Tiger Attack (The Steelworks)
7: Exhausted and Disheartened (29 Let's Go! - Behind the Beachhead and the Drive for St. Lo)
Designer: George Kelln
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Balance:
BritishGerman
66.666666666667%

Overview:

The 153rd Brigade was reinforced with the 7th Battalion, The Black Watch from the 154th Brigade, which would advance through the 1st Gordons and capture the rest of the Steelworks. Divisional engineers would follow up and destroy the smokestacks. The attach started well for the 5th Black Wacth. "A" Company managed to capture a German anti-tank gun; "B" Company quickly advanced through the lines of "A" Company to their first objective, the crossroads, and took it. "C" Company followed up and advanced into the outskirts of the Steelworks, securing the battalion's first objective. As the sun rose, thing were looking good for the Highlanders.
Attacker: British (Elements of 5th Battalion, The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) 153rd Brigade)
Defender: German (Elements of Jagerregiment 32, 16.Luftwaffenfelddivision)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: Yes
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.5 D:3.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
D:1
7.5cm PaK 41

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: StW SSR, Night rules, NVR 3. D: must set up 2 MG Nests
Map Board(s): StW
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2021-03-13(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins British win
2021-03-13(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best British winInteresting scenario and small enough to get your feet wet with the Steel Works. The map is excellent and the provided counters are first rate. My British were able to make good progress on Turns 1 and 2. I found some mines and got stuck there, but then also found the first pillbox as well as the German 8-1. I managed to win both close combats and from there, my British were able to dominate the battlefield and eliminate the second pillbox, AT Gun and remaining Germans in Close Combat. It's rare for me to so well in close combat, but that made all the difference. I think this scenario is can be very hard on the Germans.
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hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-12-25 18:55:10
hoxson1 Modified the Unit Elements2021-05-06 22:05:38
grumblejones Added a playing2021-03-14 02:14:33
Danno Added a playing2021-03-14 01:39:01
hoxson1 Modified the overview2021-03-08 20:03:57
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Estimated Play time: 2.5 hours
Recorded Games: 1
Archive recorded plays:
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ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Secure the Crossroads [Confirmed]
[A] German 1
[D] British 1
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