Hetzer Hunters ETO (id:#59989)
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Designer: Evan E. Sherry
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Balance:
GermanAmerican
47.058823529412%

Overview:

The 116th Infantry Regiment had cleared Siersdorf and had pushed northeast into the Dürboslar suburbs. Company F, 2nd Battalion established a toehold on the west side of town, while the German 246th Volksgrenadier Division stubbornly held on. The volksgrenadiers showed enthusiasm for a counterattack on F Company and along some infantry, committed several Hetzer tank destroyers to the effort. Firing wildly, the Hetzers drove into the heart of Dürboslar and 2nd Battalion's defensive positions.
Attacker: German (Elements of Grenadier Regiment 404 and Panzerjäger Bataillon 246, Volksgrenadier Division 246)
Defender: American (Elements of Company F, 2nd Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, and 747th Tank Battalion, 29th Infantry Division)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:3
JgdPz 38(t) x 3

AFVs: D:1
M4A1

Guns: A:0 D:0
M2 60mm Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All buildings single story ground level only,
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-03-23(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Alberto Fugazza American winI defended both hills, Alberto choose to attack in force from the south the one with 5 building, for switching later to get one building on the eastern hill. It was not a bad plan unfortunately it was executed in too shy a faschion. Alberto was so worried to lose his tank hunters that not used them at all. Game started well for him when he stunned my Sherman that was trying to help steam the tide going CE in order to gain those precius 4 AAMG FP. After that a combination of cautious moves and bad rolls kept his germans at bay. He rightly throwed the towel and the end of 4th game turn when he hadn't conquered not a single building. Nice opponent and interesting scenario.
2024-03-15(A) Jack Wilson vs Tony Gibson American winChallenging scenario for both sides. Tony defended both hills with his forces deployed expecting my main assault to come from the south. I choose to come in from the southeast and take the eastern hill first before pushing on to the final hill and the three VC buildings needed for the win. My overall plan was a good idea, but my execution was hamfisted. I stumbled into two -2 shots by not paying attention to the infamous SK board LOSs. Then, not having learned my lesson, I stumbled into a -4 shot from his concealed squad, MMG, and 9-2 leader. This was followed by foolishly giving up a side shot from a BAZ needlessly burning one of my Hetzers. (Slightly balanced by my having taken out his Sherman with a lucky PF shot earlier). Needless to say, I lost a lot of guys for no good reason that could have come in handy at the final hill. Nevertheless, I was within striking distance of the final three buildings. Unfortunately, my final turn tactics were less than stellar, and I missed an obvious path to a much higher odds victory. Instead, I counted on winning 2/3 CC, but only got a win in one. Tony played an excellent game of rope-a-dope and made tremendous use of his three BAZ to keep my Hetzers on their toes.
2024-03-15(D) Mark Thompson vs Germans (Peter Catchpole) American winThe Americans elected to defend only the Western 5-building hill and deployed forces accordingly, with the Sherman in reserve on the hill/out of LOS. The German Schwerpunkt came from the Southwest, with a flanking force in the East. The Americans severely attritted the latter with the 60 mortar as they moved as a stack thinking they were out of LOS (a blunder repeated on both sides less accustomed to the wide LOS lanes of SK boards). The Schwerpunkt largely reached its objective in the buildings immediately to the west of the hill, but lost two Hetzers in VBM attempts - one to a BAZ, the other to Street Fighting. This changed the dynamic of the game, with the Americans (who had been nicked up along the way) now targeting the last Hetzer. The Germans were faced with crossing OG interdicted by the Sherman/MMGs to reach the hill. While attempting to provide cover for the crossing, the last Hetzer fell to a 3-hex range BAZ side hit (snakes) - lucky shot. Might have gone either way. Always fun to play Peter. The Hetzers present on interesting problem to GROK for the Germans with HE7 depletion and abundant American opportunities for Street Fighting and side BAZ shots.
2022-02-26(A) Jonathan Plott vs Gabe American win

(VASL Log)		Gabe (American Defender) and Jon (attacking German) played RPT17 Hetzer Hunters over the past week, and the Yanks won a solid victory. My attack was heavy on the West edge of the map, and I tried to work two of my Hetzers in behind the Yanks main line of resistance and create a bit of uncertainty. The opening turns weren't decisive for either side, but an amazing American Rally Phase in turn 3 and some less than stellar DRs (and bad German tactical choices) closed the door on any chance of a German victory. Very well played, Gabe! Congratulations!
2020-11-28(D) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier American winTough fight for the Americans. The US Tank, before it was destroyed, was able to immobilize one of the Hetzers and scored a CH with BZK on one of the others, which limited the mobility of the German armored assault. A mad dash across the road on the last turn proved not enough for the German infantry and they came up one building short.
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Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 17
Archive recorded plays:
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Hetzer Hunters
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