First Day of Diadem MTO (id:#56345)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter ID: A 89)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: First Day of Diadem by Multi-Man Publishing
Near Castelforte, Italy 1944-05-12 ()
Designer: Unknown
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Balance:
GermanFree French
55.555555555556%

Overview:

It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be codenamed "Diadem". Forces of the Fifth Army would assault the area around Cassino and cross the Rapido, while Juin's French Colonial troops attacked the mountain positions around Monte Majo anchoring the German line. Juin, knowing that success demanded surprise and an aggressive pace, ordered the elite Tirailleurs, Goums and Spahis of his corps to "Grab the hilltops and don't stop". At Monte Faito, savage fighting resulted in the 8th Tirailleurs Regiment taking the heights. But at 0900, a German battalion, following an intense shelling of the hill by heavy mortars, launched a strong counterattack.
Attacker: German (Battalion 2, Panzergrenadier Regiment 115)
Defender: Free French (1st Bataillon, 8th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Free French     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:1
8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36
D:1
Canon de 75 M mle 28
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: 8 random Shellholes placed pre-game
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-10-22(A) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval German win
2023-10-22(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winFree French ART malfunctioned on first shot, OBA drew two Red Chits, so not much left to defend with once the HMG was quickly silenced.
2020-07-31(A) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane Spangler German win
2020-07-11(D) Diane Spangler vs Lawrence SpanglerD German win
2020-06-28(D) Andy Goldin vs Bob Schaaf Free French winHUMAN WAVE 2020. In a tough fought battle, my Moroccans managed to hold the hill. Just as the German wave reached near the top, the King of Battle came in, on target, and disrupted the attack. Casualties were high on both sides, as the mortars were merciless on men and equipment. I didn't anticipate Bob's huge PrepFire on Turn1, which smoked or broke two of my four main positions. My 75 ART was destroyed by his 81mm in a CH and I nearly failed my player morale check. The thing about ASL is luck can turn any time, and it did. Over the next couple turns I got in some deadly fire attacks as my 60mm and his 50mm exchanged rate tears. Bob got to Level 2 of the hill at the end of Turn 4, pressing up against the thin line I reformed along the crags. I called in my artillery at the beginning of Turn 5 so that it came in on target in my Prep Fire after only a small adjustment. It had deadly effects, leaving Bob with insufficient manpower to score a win. Great game!
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Estimated Play time: 4.6 hours
Recorded Games: 21
Archive recorded plays:
German15
Free French6
Drawn:0

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First Day of Diadem [Confirmed]
[A] French 30
[D] German 30
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