Unlucky Thirteenth ETO (id:#56470)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL Journal # 4 ID: J68)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Ian Daglish
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Balance:
GermanBritish / French
45.161290322581%

Overview:

For four long days, the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers had held the line of the Canal de la Bassee. So tenacious was their stand that Generalmajor Rommel visited the scene to see for himself what was holding up 7th Panzer Division. Detached from C Company to cover the battalion’s extreme right flank, 13 Platoon held the isolated village of Avalette, supported by a single gun of 25th Infantry Brigade’s own Anti-Tank Company. In the afternoon of the 25th, the expected relief of 13 Platoon by French troops materialized as a retreating French tank, which could only limp no further than the lip of a demolished canal bridge.
Attacker: German (7th Panzer Division)
Defender: British / French (13 Platoon, 1st Royal Irish Fusiliers and Remnants of Fusiliers' Carrier Platoon / French survivors of 1st D.L.M.)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:3.5
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw 38(t) A x 2

AFVs: D:7
S35
Carrier B x 2
Carrier A x 4

Guns: A:0
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:1
Canon AC de 25 SA-L mle 34
Boys ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All bldgs are single story. S35 sets up Immobilized nr one of the bridges; that bridge is footbridge
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-03-09(A) Don Berg vs Solo German winI used a British defense from an AAR, which defended the east bridge with the tank and dummies, and the west bridge with wire and the ATG. The Germans placed the MMG at the east bridge and tried to cross with a pair of hs against the tank. The hs failed, but eventually the leader and squad made it across to destroy the tank in CC. Both German tanks set up behind the hedge in the west and eventually one tank won the dual with the ATG. That lone tank, with malf'd MA succeeded in driving around to sit adjacent to building 33P9 to blast out the final defenders from the last victory building with 8FP MG fire. The Carriers came in, before the tank was anywhere in sight, to dismount the hs behind the row of woods around 33O10. One carrier with leader was held back in the orchard for fire support and a final turn push to retake or defend a building, but a German 7-0 leader, created in CC against a stunned carrier a turn earlier, ran into the orchard and was able to advance and hold down the carrier in melee for the last turn.
2025-07-12(D) Richard Jenulis vs Tony D'Andrea British / French win4 hrsFun scenario. The British start between the hammer and anvil. When the British reinforcements arrive the roles switch. Both side do some attacking and defending. There is also a lot of resource management as neither side has an abundance of troops. This is a good scenario to learn Carriers. The Germans had a disastrous first turn trying to bum rush the bridges, but recovered enough to keep it challenging. I would play again.
2024-05-12(A) Vic Lauterbach vs JM German winThis one lived up to its reputation, great scenario! I was expecting it to be decided in the final German CCPh, but two PB PFPh IFT shots broke Jim's last GO 247s in buildings 23H1 and 33I10, forcing them to rout away. The immobilized S35 stood up to everything I threw at it, including a shot from the captured 25LL (a 467 pushed into 23K5 where it broke on the second shot). The S35 made building 33J3 too hot to hold for long. Luckily, no GO British MMC were nearby to reoccupy it. A tense, fun game that could easily have gone Jim's way. Jim: I lost the fight for building 33M5 too quickly and it cost me two precious 457s. Vic got several key double breaks on 247s with low firepower shots that turned the tide. Good tutorial on Carriers which were fun to use! My gamble trying to retake building 33P8 failed; Those two 247s sent to 23I10 probably would have got me the win. Great game nonetheless!
2024-04-22(D) Doug Bleyaert vs Mike Nicely British / French win
2024-03-06(A) Ric Hammond vs Guy Jimenez German win
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Avg Rating: 7.18Votes: 33
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Estimated Play time: 4.1 hours
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Unlucky Thirteenth
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