The Vital Hours WTO (id:#65414)
Wolfheze, The Netherlands 1944-09-17 ()
106: Kangaroo Hop (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
ABtF01: The Prize (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ABtF CG I: Block by Bloody Block (HASL 6 - A Bridge Too Far)
ABtF CG III: 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)
Pegasus 1: Problemet Krafft! (Unknown)
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))
#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)
41.025641025641%

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:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-03-05(D) Paul Legg vs John Tait DrawHeroes 2023 - Ran out of time with it still being finely balanced.
2023-02-10(A) Mark Thompson vs German (Joe Arthur) German (SS) winThe British plan - an all EVP strategy with a consolidated attack along the East board edge - required relentless execution to succeed. The British did managed to get to the woods just North of the elevated road relatively unscathed, but were stymied in making further progress by the 20L and a few HS on the elevated road. In moving to the exit area from the woods, the British made a major mistake in moving through the mudflats instead of flanking the elevated road, but the plan was probably doomed at the onset because it depended on attributes the British do not have in this scenario (superior mobility) and ignored their prime asset - superior fire power. Play and learn.....
2023-02-10(D) Jim Bishop vs Rich Domovich British winIt is an interesting scenario, but the Germans are VERY brittle and the British are very strong. I think in the long run this will be pro-British at upper echelons of play. The 8 morale troops and the inability for the Germans to use an up-front defense puts them on the back leg all game. The at start forces are enough to capture the village and the reinforcements have more than enough time to make it to the exit area. I will be interested to see how this plays out over time.
2022-09-18(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) win
2022-08-05(A) Rich Weiley vs Neil MacPherson British win
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ActionDate
Paul Legg Added a playing2023-03-18 21:12:36
Jude Added a playing2023-03-02 03:06:05
Jude Rated the scenario2023-03-02 03:05:45
Thompsonmg(MGT) Added a playing2023-02-13 16:50:45
Sparafucil3 Added a playing2023-02-10 20:06:15
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Avg Rating: 6.76Votes: 25
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 3 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
British6
German (SS)10
Drawn:2

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