Counterattack WTO (id:#60368)
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St-Georges-d'Elle, France 1944-07-11 ()
104: Hill of Death (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
D16: Clay Pigeons (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
D17: They're Coming! (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
G36: Hill of Death (AH:The General # 31.2)
ATP06: Kraut Corner (At the Point # 11-12)
CH 99: Purple Heart Corner (Critical Hit # 5.2)
BTB3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead)
BTB7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead)
KH 1: Last Gasp (King of the Hill)
KH 9: Kritz and Fritz (King of the Hill)
KE 8: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `97 Pack)
KE 14: Another Day, Another Field (March Madness `99 Pack)
SP5: The Hornet of Cloville (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP113: The Tigers Wrecked 'Em (Schwerpunkt #10)
AP35: A Lesson for Lehr (ASL Action Pack # 4 Normandy 1944)
TM: Purple Heart Draw (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-1: Refuse to Retire (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-2: Trying the Right Flank (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
PHD-3: Diversionary Attack (Battle of the Hedgerows - Purple Heart Draw)
BtB 3: Kraut Corner (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 7: Blood on Hill 192 (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
BtB 14: Swatting a Hornet (Beyond the Beachhead 2)
StW4.31: Knock Them Down! (Generic Playtesting Log)
GJ068: Over Hill 192 (Grumble Jones)
Hill 192 01: Purple Heart Draw (Hill 192)
Hill 192 02: The Objective (Hill 192)
CHA #17: Hill 192 (Critical Hit Annual #2)
#5: Death's Draw (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#6: Heroes' Garden (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#9: The Big Hurt (St. Lo: The Battles for Hill 192)
#13: Just Desserts (Critical Hit Annual #5)
D16: Clay Pigeons (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
D17: They're Coming! (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
Mission 10: Summer Blow (White Mammoths)
StW1: Secure the Crossroads (The Steelworks)
StW2: "Hunt The Hun" (The Steelworks)
StW3: Tiger Attack (The Steelworks)
7: Exhausted and Disheartened (29 Let's Go! - Behind the Beachhead and the Drive for St. Lo)
Designer: George Kelln
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Balance:
GermanAmerican
27.272727272727%

Overview:

Through out the day, the drive of the 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, while it had been slowed by stubborn resistance, had packed too much power for the Germans, who fought to hold Hill 192 and their lines near St-Georges-d'Elle. The Germans, in a last desperate attempt to halt the US advance, were forced to commit Fallschirm Sturmgeschütz-Brigade 12, Fallschirm Aufklärungs-Kompanie 3, and their last reserves, Fallschirm Pionerie-Abteilung 3, in a last ditch counterattack north along the heavily-treed road towards St-Georges-d'Elle in the hopes of catching the Americans off-guard...
Attacker: German (3/Fs.Aufkl-Abt and Fs-Pi.Abt. 3, supported by Fs.StuG.Bde. 12)
Defender: American (Co. B, 23rd Inf Regt)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
StuG IIIG
StuH 42

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: All PHD MSR in effect. D: may set up in foxholes in suitable terrain
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-10-02(D) Jack Wilson vs Bob T. American winFun game in the Normandy Bocage. But, as others have noted, this one is tilted heavily in favor of the Americans. The Germans simply have too many obstacles to overcome (American OBA, Bocage, HIP unit, long road to clear, contricted attack lane, etc.).

As I understand it, George Kelln is working on an update to Purple Heart Draw. I've not played the full Tactical Mission game, but I think all four of the warmup scenarios need to be reworked for balance.
2013-12-14(A) Steve Bowen vs RS American winOne of the two or three most imbalanced ASL scenario I've ever played. There are 2 results here on the Archive showing German wins but they are the same game reported by both players. German armor is channeled up the road and Allied OBA is absolutely devastating. Another big problem with the design is that it requires the Germans to control a long stretch of road but the Yanks are given a HIP MMC would can easily hide and then reveal at the end of the game to negate German road control.
2013-12-14(D) Ralph Shoukry vs SB American win
2013-11-16(A) Jonathan Davis vs Voss Graham American winThe left hand flank is a very tough nut to crack. That forest is behind bocage and up a level, giving him LOS over the hindrances and making it 6MF just to get in there. I don't think this scenario is winnable against a competent defence.
2012-10-01(A) Michael Rodgers vs Pete Shelling American win
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Avg Rating: 5.83Votes: 18
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Estimated Play time: 3.2 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
German3
American8
Drawn:0

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[A] German 2
[D] American 11
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