Bloody Bois Jacques WTO (id:#60791)
(ASL Journal # 8 ID: J122)   [next]   [previous]
Bastogne, Belgium 1944-12-22 ()
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
64%

Overview:

In an attempt to assault Bastogne from the east, the 26th Volksgrenadier Division infiltrated along the Bourcy-Bastogne rail line through a forested area known as the Bois Jacques (Jack’s Woods). This area marked the boundary between the US 501st and 506th PIRs, and as such was only lightly defended. Given the close proximity to Bastogne, the infiltrators had to be pushed out of the area before they could be reinforced via the rail line.
Attacker: American (Company A, 506th PIR, 101st Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Regiment 77, Volksgrenadier-Division 26)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:0
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: Pine Woods. A: 2 Heroes at start w D: Fire Lanes SSR
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-07-01(D) M T vs V.K. German winGerman OBA worked really well on the center and their two MG nest defense was effective. Still, The Americans almost managed to slip through a 2 x MMC + Leader stack on the western flank, stopped only in the nick of time by MG fire. I would describe it as a close run thing.

I found the scenario quite enjoyable. SSR4 really transforms the battlefield in a novel way, allowing some interesting gameplay possibilities. Thumbs up from me!
2020-04-25(A) Eric Topp vs Steve Bond American winGerman leader could not get his OBA on target. US did an end-around to take the T4 hill. German MG FP broke most of the US units but the remaining Heroes and HS counter-attacked to K/break the defenders next to the board edge.
2019-12-14(A) Raoul Duke vs JB American winAmerican paratroopers fighting their way through the woods near Foy, Belgium. Germans have some interesting SSRs that presage the PFZ rules by four years. German observers were very out of place, and OBA utterly ineffective. This allowed the Americans to locally overwhelm the defense, turn a flank, then exit for the win.
2018-07-06(A) Michael Rodgers vs Bruno L'Archeveque German winOBA decimated the Americans on two occasions. That was enough.
2017-10-06(A) keith Spurlock vs Kurt Berger American win[Imported from ROAR]
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ASLSKGwahlur Added a playing2024-07-01 20:09:32
ASLSKGwahlur Rated the scenario2024-07-01 20:02:14
Dougban Uploaded a VASL file2023-04-18 10:32:34
usmcwo1 Added a playing2023-03-10 20:26:09
Stewart Added a playing2023-02-03 11:06:58
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.96Votes: 25
Views: 4718
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 2.6 hours
Recorded Games: 25
Archive recorded plays:
American16
German9
Drawn:0

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Bloody Bois Jacques
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[A] American 47
[D] German 32
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