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Descent into Hell MTO (id:#56060)

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Prior Publication: AH: ASL Annual `89 A 3

See Also: Descent into Hell by Avalon Hill

Maleme, Crete 1941-05-20 (48 others)

Designer: Steven Swann

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

GermanNew Zealand / British

Overview:

The glider detachments of Braun and von Plessen were ordered to capture the western approaches to the vitally important Maleme airfield and secure the right flank of the Assault Regiment before joining Major Koch and the main body at the field itself (This scenario joins Scenarios A1 and A2 together as one combined game.)

Attacker: German (Abteilung von Plessen, Bataillon 1, Sturm Regiment 1/Abteilung Braun, Bataillon 1, Sturm Regiment 1)

Defender: New Zealand / British (C and D Companies, 22nd New Zealand Battalion/156th Light AA Battery)

8.5 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:23.0 D:14.0

AFVs: A:0

AFVs: D:0

Guns: A:0

5cm leGrW 36 x 4

D:3

OQF 40mm AA x 3
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3

Misc Rules:

River is Dry, Dust LV Turns 1-3 w A: Glider Entry (21)

Map Board(s):

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Publication	Board
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)	8
ASL 5a - For King and Country	14
ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition)	11
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)	11
ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition)	11

Overlays:

NONE

Errata (source)

Add a 4-6-8 and a glider to the initial Turn 1 force and also to the Turn 4 reinforcements.

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Last Played:

Date	Reporter		Opponent	Bal.	Result	Comments
2023-11-30	(D) Ric Hammond	vs	Guy Jimenez	D	New Zealand / British win
2021-04-25	(A) manzoli andrea	vs	Galletto		New Zealand / British win
2020-07-24	(A) Shane Pask	vs			New Zealand / British win	So close! At the airfield, I broke the 9-1 in the control tower and pinned the squad start of turn 8. Attacked it with 4 separate stacks and all were repulsed then the 9-1 rallies the next turn. Ran everything at the last gun on the last turn, and between the recovered tower and the remaining mortar squad nothing made it. The last German squad - fanatics - ran head on at the last Bofors and pinned just short of the gun. At the river, broke the squad in the last creek bed foxhole on turn 8 and he self rallied immediately (from DM!). He then managed to kill the first two squads attacking on the last turn but the third stack engaged him in unresolved melee. That left the foxhole on the cliffs: 2 squads and leader AMed into the trees. DFF turned the leader heroic and battle hardened but one squad pinned and one broke. The hero could not sustain CC by himself. Missed both the bridge and the airfield by one unit.
2020-05-09	(A) James Lowry	vs	Tracey Love		New Zealand / British win
2020-02-09	(D) Rene Cote	vs	Ranger		New Zealand / British win

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Action	Date
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR	2024-09-03 22:11:34
hoxson1 Uploaded an Image	2024-05-07 18:04:20
hoxson1 Modified the Defender	2024-05-03 21:22:34
Ric of The LBC Added a playing	2023-11-30 04:22:12
Hutch Set the designer field	2023-09-24 23:28:48

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Avg Rating: 6.25	Votes: 16
Views:	7385
To-Play list count:	7
Estimated Play time:	7.8 hours
Recorded Games:	13

Archive recorded plays:
German	2
New Zealand / British	9
Drawn:	2

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Descent Into Hell [Confirmed]

[A] German	3
[D] British	15

Exit VP:		Building Control VC:		Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC:		LOS Style VC:		CVP Cap:

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Bare Foot Beating

Bare Foot Beating

Milling About

Failure to Communicate

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