Melting Pot MTO (id:#67013)
Campoleone, Italy
1944-01-31 (0 others)
Designer: Darrell Andersen
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
Allied (British/American)German
Overview:
On 22 January, VI Corps landed at Anzio to outflank the Gustav Line. The Allies spent the first few days consolidating their bridgehead. By the 29th, VI Corps commander, Major General John Porter Lucas, was finally ready to break out. The Germans had used the intervening time wisely, and were able to contest the Allied advance. The British on the right had taken the town of Aprilia and continued to drive to the north. At 0630 on 31 January, the 1st Battalion of the Irish Guards-with the support of American tank destroyers-headed to Campoleone to take the town.Attacker: Allied (British/American) ((British) 1st Battalion, Irish Guards and (American) Company C, 894th Tank Destroyer Battalion)
Defender: German (Panzergrenadier-Regiment 15)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:11.0 D:8.0 |
| AFVs: A:3 M10 GMC x 3 |
| AFVs: D:1 PzKpfw IVJ Kfz 1 |
| Guns: A:0 OML 2-in. Mortar x 2 D:1 7.5cm PaK 40 5cm leGrW 36 |
| Misc Rules: | Gusts (B25.651): N/A on Turn 1. |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2026-02-07 | (A) Douglas Leslie | vs | Jonas Bjorkqvist | Allied (British/American) win | FNF Game. This is a very tense scenario with good chances for both sides. Jonas played an aggressive defence that broke the right flank of the British attack. They made better progress up the middle but it was still touch and go when the German PzIV was taken down while attempting an attack against an American TD, at which point Jonas , perhaps prematurely, conceded. | ||
| 2026-02-07 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Paul Anderson | German win (VASL Log) | FNF | ||
| 2026-02-06 | (D) Paul Legg | vs | Chip Wertenberger | Allied (British/American) win (VASL Log) | Friday Night Fight In my setup I tried a bit of subterfuge by not HIPing the ATG to make it look like there were three dummy vehicles making it look like I only had 1 dummy infantry stack. Also the two 8-0 leaders setup forward with a squad each to look like mg positions. The PzIV in 53L3 was boresighted on 53E9, the mmg in 53M5 on 53L10, 50mm mortar in 53X7 on 4GG1 and the ATG in 53DD5 on 4DD6. Chip's troops entered mainly on turn 1 with the M10s entering individually with riders on turns 1, 2 & 3 on a broadish front through the centre. I conceded in German turn 5 when an important stack fell to allied defensive fire leaving too few defenders to prevent an overrun in the allied's final 2 turns. | ||
| 2026-02-05 | (A) Andy Bagley | vs | Josh Kalman | Allied (British/American) win | Second playing of this scenario, this time I had the Allies. Germans mounted a strong defence in the centre, but I was able to get a few units round the flanks, and won by capturing some of the rear-area buildings before the Germans could get defenders back there. | ||
| 2026-02-03 | (A) Michel Bongiovanni | vs | Frédéric Benois | Allied (British/American) win |
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| Action | Date |
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| Paul Legg Added a playing | 2026-02-09 01:39:06 |
| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2026-02-07 09:46:04 |
| Dougban Added a playing | 2026-02-07 00:20:59 |
| Andy_Bagley Added a playing | 2026-02-05 11:37:59 |
| Michel Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2026-02-03 20:48:36 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| J253 Setup File (J253 Setup File.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bongiovanni | 724 |
| (allied-german.png) | Image | Hutch | 584 |
| VASL Log file (meltingpot-full.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Dave | 598 |
| VASL Log file (J253 Log1.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Bongiovanni | 8 |
| VASL Log file (J253 play.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Paul Legg | 2 |
| J253 Mapboard (J253.png) | Map Image | Yarlis | 467 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.89 | Votes: 27 | Views: | 0 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 4 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 25 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| Allied (British/American) | 13 | |
| German | 12 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Melting Pot [Confirmed] |
| [A] American/British | 22 |
| [D] German | 27 |