The Vital Hours WTO (id:#65414)
Wolfheze, The Netherlands 1944-09-17 ()
106: Kangaroo Hop (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
ABTF 1: The Prize (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ABTF CG 1: Block by Bloody Block (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ATFB CG 3: A Bridge Too Far (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
A 32: Zon with the Wind (AH:ASL Annual `91)
BB11: Kangaroo Hop (Backblast # 2)
G43: Kangaroo Hop (AH:The General # 31.6)
S14: 88s at Zon (ASL Starter Kit #2)
TB 1: Breaking In (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (1st Ed.))
TB CG 1: Taking the Prize (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (1st Ed.))
RP 6: Slam Dance (Rout Pak I)
M4: Tiger Route (Rout Report # 1)
Z11: Slam Dance (Rout Report # 4.4)
FE125: Lessons Learned the Hard Way (Oblivion Pack)
GSTK 3: Real Men Stay in School (God Save the King)
GSTK 4: The Pillbox (God Save the King)
GSTK CG 1: God Save the King (God Save the King)
MM98-D: Climax at the Mures Defile (March Madness `98 Pack)
CAW11: Operation Wellhit (Canada At War 2)
PJ1.3: Gough, Forward!!! (OAF Playtester's Journal # 1)
PJ1.4: Grave Bridge (OAF Playtester's Journal # 1)
PJ2.4: Horrock's XXXth Corps (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
SE5.2: Rough Road to Arnhem (OAF Special Edition # 5)
SP7: Delayed on Tiger Route (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP104: Easy's Bridge (Schwerpunkt # 9)
SK 1: The Long Left Flank (ASL Digest # 3.10)
Mission 3: Hell’s Highway (Band Of Brothers)
RPT6: Cadets and Cadre (Rally Point # 1)
1: Tiger Route (Witches Cauldron: Oosterbeek Perimeter)
6: Valley of the Dead (Peleliu: White Beach One)
ATB1: Night March (Arnhem: The Third Bridge (4th Ed.))
BB 22.1: Less Than Expected (Coastal Fortress)
BBD # 1: Tiger Route (Brave But Doomed)
BBD # 2: Brave But Doomed (Brave But Doomed)
VV57: Tiger Route (Vae Victis HS #11)
ASL WO16: Wildcat Strike (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015)
CA!12: Steel From Stalin (Counterattacks 2)
SB5: Stampede of the Wild Buffaloes (ASL Journal #11)
188: Zon with the Wind (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
Pegasus 1: Problemet Krafft! (Unknown)
#1: New Street Brawl (Battle at Best)
#2: Incident At The Crossroads (Battle at Best)
#7: Snap Back (Monte Altuzzo: Gothic Line 1944)
Q16: Defence of St. Oedenrode (Quick 6 Scenario Pack III)
BISt #4: New Allies (Steel And Blood)
HFP #8: Along The Opalos-Vilagos Line (Freedom's Price Hungary 2)
Designer: Chas Argent
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman (SS)
40.540540540541%

Overview:

MARKET-GARDEN planners, unwilling to expose vital transport planes to anti-aircraft fire over Arnhem, chose landing and drop zones for 1st Airborne Division significantly west of the Arnhem road bridge. Consequently, 1st Parachute Brigade would have to cover nearly seven miles on foot to reach its primary target. Three routes - dubbed "Leopard", "Tiger", and "Lion" - were used for the three battalion sized columns. "Lion", the southernmost route, proved to be relatively resistance-free and the lead units of Colonel John Frost's 2nd Parachute Battalion reached the bridge around 8 PM. SS-Panzergrenadier Training and Replacement Battalion 16 was stationed in Arnhem and Oosterbeek. Its 2nd Company had conducted a training exercise just that morning east of Wolfheze. They had arrived in early September and had been told to prepare to defend against possible airborne attack. Lacking the strength to block all the routes, the Germans set up a defensive line across two, "Leopard" and "Tiger".
Attacker: British (A Company, 3rd Parachute Battalion, 1st Parachute Brigade, 1st Airborne Division)
Defender: German (SS) (SS-Panzergrenadier-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Bataillon 16)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.5 D:8.5
AFVs: A:0
Jeep(a)

AFVs: D:1
2cm FlaK LKW

Guns: A:1
OQF M1A1 75mm Pack How.
D:1
2cm FlaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: SS (A25.11)
Map Board(s): 14a
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-08-05(A) Rich Weiley vs Neil MacPherson British win
2022-07-22(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Longworth German (SS) win
2022-03-04(A) Andy Bagley vs Paul Legg German (SS) winSo the scenario card illustration shows parachutes dropping, but this isn’t a paradrop scenario. The British paratroops – all 6-4-8 squads – have their feet firmly on the ground and are facing German 4-4-7’s that look like second-line but are in fact SS.
This felt like a tough assignment for the Brits, who have to cross more than half the length of board 14a to exit, although the exit requirement is reduced if they can capture some buildings along the road. However, my failure may have been due to mistaken strategy: what was supposed to be a small flanking force on the left with a 9-1 leader and a couple of squads somehow turned into my main attack when it met little early resistance. They reached the far end of the board, but the exit requirement is between hexes G20 and K20 – a small space – and here they found their way blocked by a German MG in the last building and well-placed AA guns. Meanwhile my best leader in the centre had insufficient support to make any progress, and I ended up conceding on Turn 5.
Maybe a better British strategy would be to concentrate on driving through the centre, where there is more cover and capturing building reduces the exit VP requirement. An interesting scenario though, with plenty of options for both sides.
2022-03-03(D) Paul Legg vs Andy Bagley German (SS) winHeroes 2022 - Friendly
2021-10-06(A) Tom Abromaitis vs DrawSolo German win. Really like the scenario. Have to drive harder than you think to meet the exit conditions I think.
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Bongiovanni Added a playing2022-10-07 11:13:18
SRenaudin Modified the Attacker's Guns2022-08-10 18:05:59
SRenaudin Modified the unit counts2022-08-10 18:05:59
Rich Weiley Added a playing2022-08-05 21:44:35
Rich Weiley Added a playing2022-07-22 23:51:54
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Avg Rating: 6.90Votes: 20
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Estimated Play time: 3 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
British5
German (SS)9
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
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[A] British 10
[D] German 13
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