Crucifix Hill WTO (id:#61883)
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Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
45%

Overview:

In the 1st Infantry Division’s drive to capture Aachen, the 1st Battalion of Col. George Smith’s 18th Infantry Regiment was ordered to capture a fortified hill near Haaren known as Crucifix Hill. Employing special pillbox assault teams equipped with flamethrowers, Bangalore torpedoes, and demolition charges, the 1st Battalion would also be provided with direct fire support from a battery of tank destroyers and self-propelled guns. As the leading rifle platoon of Company C assaulted the first pillbox, flanking fire from a nearby gun emplacement caught the platoon in a crossfire.
Attacker: American (Company C, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division / Ranger Company)
Defender: German (Volksgrenadier-Division 246)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.5 D:11.0
AFVs: A:5
M7 HMC x 2
M10 GMC
M4A3(75)W x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:2
8cm GrW 34
7.5cm leIG 18

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Mist: LV Hindrance, Rain (E3.51) A: Rangers Stealthy. D: Random reinforcements
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Clarafications: All German fortifications are put on board after Amis setup, regardless of LOS; Rangers are stealthy for the entire game.Pete Shelling
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-05-26(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win3.5 hrs
2025-05-26(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German win3.5 hrsCould be a fun scenario, except for the German reinforcements that retake the village, when the Americans have few enough squads to take the hill. It's just unnecessary. And it was the difference in our game. Americans had 15 points to 20 for the Germans and 6 of those...you guessed it were two of the buildings in the rear. After 6-1/2 turns of busting my backside to execute an attack up that hill only to lose it, because I couldn't stop a 2-3-7 and 4-4-7 from taking away buildings. I'll be honest...not my idea of fun ASL.
2023-10-04(A) Michael Rodgers vs David Goldman American winI believe this is a tough scenario for the Americans. They must leave something behind because of the random German reinforcements. The flank approaches do not look practical and there is not much cover, so it is a frontal assault against pillboxes and trenches on a hill. I won mostly because of my opponent's bad dice.
2021-04-11(A) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace German winLeader losses hampered my attack and the Rangers got bogged down trying to reduce one bunker. Lost control of two of the victory buildings on the last German turn and didn't have sufficient forces to take them back.
2020-11-24(D) John Garlic vs Steven Pleva American win[Imported from ROAR]
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grumblejones Added a playing2025-05-27 01:57:59
Danno Added a playing2025-05-27 01:48:52
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-10-10 16:51:09
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-10-10 16:47:39
mtrodgers99 Added Errata2023-10-04 23:07:34
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Estimated Play time: 5.5 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:0

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Crucifix Hill
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[A] German 7
[D] American 6
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