The Golden Mountain E-AFR (id:#65705)
Prior Publication: ELR Soldiers of the Negus
See Also: The Golden Mountain by Critical Hit
The Tembien, Ethiopia 1936-02-27 ()
Designer: Rick Thomas
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
EthiopianItalian/Eritrean
36.363636363636%

Overview:

In February, the formidable positions of Amba Aradum was encircled and captured, the Ethiopians losing some 8,000 dead. Ras Kassa's army, west of Amba Aradum, was firmly ensconced on another strong defensive position, Amba Wrok, the "Mountain of Gold". The Italians appreciated the near impregnable nature of Amba Work and decided on a daring commando-style raid under cover of darkness. They found the Ethiopian guards asleep and within minutes, the Italians owned the peak. Now they had to hold it against counterattacks.
Attacker: Ethiopian (Army of Gondar)
Defender: Italian/Eritrean (Divisione XXVII Ottobre, XXII Battaglione Eritreo, and Battaglione Complementi, 7ยบ Reggimento Alpini)  
5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:17.0 D:6.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:1
Cannone da 75/27
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Many wadis do not exist. D: Fanatic (A10.8)
Map Board(s): 25
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-05-17(A) neal ekengren vs solo Ethiopian winEthiopians have enough mobs to take the hill unless dice were to go terribly badly. Even with zero gun results I managed to amoeba up the hill. The Italian hilltop Sanger MMG held out to the end and could not be taken until close combat.
2022-05-14(A) Jobbo Fett vs Gary Bartlett Italian/Eritrean winItalians took the early lead, plastering every Ethiopian squad they could see, breaking some 5 squads on the first mph/dfph. The Artillery piece got one shot before the crew broke. Turns 2 and 3 were looking better for the Ethiopians, using the terrain and reinforcements to get the Italians to reshuffle their line, on top of breaking a squad or two. Gary had incredibly hot dice, nearly a half-dozen snake eyes, with an extra dozen 3's and 4's. By Italian Turn 3, the MMG on the hill decided to just casually break everyone (3 stacks - 2 leaders and 6 squads) while just about everyone else was broken, dead, or dying.

Making ALL Italians and Eritreans Fanatic is pretty dumb when it gives the Italians a 10-1 / 10-2, and we both felt it should apply to MMC only.
2022-03-27(A) Shane Pask vs Ethiopian winArtillery never missed a shot. I had planned on a human wave up the hill but had only 2 consecutive hexes of 3 required. Still slowly whittled down defenders. Turn 1 the Italians malfed both LMG and lost their 8-0 in CC. Turn 2 the Italian 9-1 is wounded and his MMG malfs. Turn 3 the wounded 9-1 dies on a CR rally attempt. Tied up the last Italian in CC on turn 5 and advanced into all remaining level 4 hexes for the win.
2022-02-19(A) Dan Best vs Dave Mareske Italian/Eritrean win
2022-02-19(D) Dave Mareske vs Dan Best Italian/Eritrean winEvery time the Ethiopians got close they broke and ran. Some good close combats that resulted in some leader creation for the Ethiopians, but it was too late to take the hill. The artillery gun scored a CH on the Sanger, but the fanatic Italians withstood the blast! Fun, fast game.
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Estimated Play time: 2.7 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
Ethiopian2
Italian/Eritrean2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of January 2022)
The Golden Mountain
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[A] Italian 10
[D] Ethiopian 19
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