Latecomers MTO (id:#66499)
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Designer: Paul Seage
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Balance:
ItalianFrench
46.875%

Overview:

Benito Mussolini had declared war on 10 June, but his generals dithered, and no attack had been launched. The French were already beaten, and Paris had been taken a week earlier. Mussolini needed a trophy to boost Italian morale. That trophy was going to be Nice. On 20 June at midday, Mussolini's troops were finally ready, and his best divisions led an attack supported by what little armor he had. French troops knew their country was on the point of collapse but were not prepared to give an inch of ground to the Italians. As the enemy came towards them, they spat on the ground, primed their weapons, and prepared to show that they were not beaten yet.
Attacker: Italian (Alpine Army Corps)
Defender: French (French Border Force)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:4
L5/30 x 2
L5/21 x 2

AFVs: D:0
Peugeot 202

Guns: A:0
Mortaio da 45 Brixia x 2
D:0
Canon de 37 mle 16 TR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bldg 32C1 Ground Level only
Overlays: O4
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-10-11(D) Jon Jaramillo vs Scott Thompson Italian win3 hrsI took the defending French vs Scott's Italians. I had a good set up but made a couple mistakes. First I never really committed to either defending the building or trying to kill the afvs before they exited. Second I set up the inf gun in a spot where it was not very effective and then didn't get a lot of shots with it. Couple those mistakes with some terrible early rolls and I never stood a chance. Last mistake not realizing that the game was over if I didn't do something drastic. Fun game. Better rolls maybe I have a chance.
2025-07-19(A) A Fifteen vs Damon Norko French win
2024-09-22(A) Vic Lauterbach vs TS French winThis great little game encapsulated a big appeal of ASL: quickly changing fortunes! My Italian LMORs and HMG couldn't miss for three turns, and it looked like a cakewalk for my 447s, but when they closed in on the French, they couldn't pass a Morale Check. My force melted down into stacks of broken 346s and 136s. Despite heavy losses, Trevor's French held out (two leaders were wounded twice), and his 37 INF made short work of the L5 tankettes. The Peugeot quickly broke its AAMG but effectively blocked the 32A6 exit road. I managed to take four buildings (one after winning a 3-turn Melee) but my few remaining GO Italians couldn't reach the back buildings and ended 4 VP short. (Even with morale support from Renato, who observed the game!)
2024-08-12(A) Andy Bagley vs Magne StenkløvD Italian winThe French had the balance in this game, but not the luck as their 37mm Inf gun broke down on its first shot then rolled 6 for repair, and my sniper took out their 9-1 leader early. I concentrated my attack on the eastern flank, with a smaller force causing a distraction from the west. The French were never able to silence the kill stack with my 9-2 leader and HMG, so steady progress captured all the victory building south of the road by my turn 6, and with a couple of tanks already existed, that gave me sufficient VPs for the win. Still a very good scenario though.
2024-07-28(A) Dan Best vs Chuck Hammond Italian winSt. Louis ASL Tournament round 5 2024.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.93Votes: 27
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 20
Archive recorded plays:
Italian12
French8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Latecomers [Confirmed]
[A] French 18
[D] Italian 26
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