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View from the Trenches issue 95/97.Where does that scenario come from? Pack? Publisher?
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View from the Trenches issue 95/97.Where does that scenario come from? Pack? Publisher?
View From The TrenchesWhere does that scenario come from? Pack? Publisher?
Played this a few weeks ago and lost with a too far forward defense. To win as you did the Germans have got to hedgehog in the victory area which makes it somewhat dull and wastes pretty much the entire playing area. Not sure I will play it at CASLO which is why I tried it in the first place. It was mercifully short for me.Erik Lindblad had the Russian attackers in a FtF session of SP259 CORRIDOR TO EXTINCTION.
Played this several times and thought a layered defense allowed the best possibility of German win. Put the JgdTiger with the AL on the hill (decent LOS/LOF) and late in the game he can lumber down to clinch the victory if timed correctly (remember to keep at least a HS for infantry support). I rate it as 55% pro-Russian. YMMVPlayed this a few weeks ago and lost with a too far forward defense. To win as you did the Germans have got to hedgehog in the victory area which makes it somewhat dull and wastes pretty much the entire playing area. Not sure I will play it at CASLO which is why I tried it in the first place. It was mercifully short for me.
FT254 (Insurrection at Cividale) solo. Quite fun and interesting Italian SS versus Allied Italian scenario with armor on both sides. Well done, Signore Holst!
Did go down to the wire, with the SS winning. The Allies had to win three close combats on the last turn, but won none of them.Thanks, so who won? You or your alter ego? Did it go down to the wire? Anyway glad you had fun with it.
Scott
I absolutely could not find a hill hex with good LOS in the German setup area; there were a number outside of the setup area. This leads me to ask where you put the JgPz6?Played this several times and thought a layered defense allowed the best possibility of German win. Put the JgdTiger with the AL on the hill (decent LOS/LOF) and late in the game he can lumber down to clinch the victory if timed correctly (remember to keep at least a HS for infantry support). I rate it as 55% pro-Russian. YMMV
Pretty sure that Gusts do not prevent infantry from using smoke grenades during the turn. Gusts would only cause 5/8" smoke to dissipate faster.Weather roll on my last turn results in Gusts! That is very bad. I had 3 squads in position to throw smoke
Argh! Neither of us caught that. We both treated Gusts as if they were Heavy Winds for smoke placement.Pretty sure that Gusts do not prevent infantry from using smoke grenades during the turn. Gusts would only cause 5/8" smoke to dissipate faster.
Opinions vary, but I think the mistake is not considering the Victory Conditions. I played that scenario disregarding completely the fanatics of Gehin in the objective. I was centered in achieving that no troop of the relieving force arrived to its objective. I lost, but if I was to replay this scenario, my German force would be deployed at both sides of the hedge. But be careful with long time runners; even a HS running on the edge of the board making its mark at Gehin's may ruin any defence, so react to those attempts quickly and energically.I played a quick scenario after work today: J183 A Real Barn Burner from Journal 12.
I took the Germans and massively screwed up my setup. I overly split my forces and underestimated how blasted difficult it would be to root out those 2.5 Fanatic, elite French squads with their 9-1 from the walled farm compound. I rolled one side of the compound in Turn 1 and eliminated half their forces and then got shot to pieces trying to take out the last squad. There was much taunting and referencing of elderberries.
As I flailed around not able to secure the objective, my opponent (who is usually very conservative on the attack) initiated "le banzai" against my under strength forward defense. The terrain is atrocious on Board 43 given the situation: French on both sides of you with open LOS all the way across; a hedge that cuts the battlefield into two slices. Brutal.