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Ace in the Hole WTO (id:#62810)
(ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition) ID: 199)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Ace in the Hole by Multi-Man Publishing
Elsdorf, Germany 1945-02-27 (11 others)
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AP14: Ace in the Hole (ASL Action Pack # 2)
A 68: Acts of Defiance (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
U10: Trial By Combat (G.I.'s Dozen)
CH 5: Acts of Defiance (Critical Hit # 1)
UV 3: Devil's Den (Uncommon Valor)
X13: Acts of Defiance (Rout Report # 2.2)
SL 300: Trial by Combat (ASL Digest # 7.01)
CH 5 (ver. 1.1): Acts of Defiance (Critical Hit Retro Magazine 1)
CH 5: Acts of Defiance (Critical Hit #1 2022 Reprint)
Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
44.736842105263%

Overview:

When the 9th Panzer Division arrived in the Roer Plain sector on February 24th, it was but a shadow of its former self. Only twenty-nine tanks and sixteen assault guns remained in what three months before was one of the most feared formations on the Western Front. General von Zangen needed all that 9th Panzer could muster to stop the U.S. Ninth Army in its bid to be the first across the Rhine. Meanwhile, his counterpart, General Rose, divided the U.S. Third Armored Division and attached units into small task forces in an effort to spread the German Fifteenth Army even thinner and force a breakthrough somewhere along the Erft River. Combat Command B, along with elements of the 13th Infantry Regiment, assembled directly in front of Elsdorf during the evening of the 24th and attacked the next morning with an infantry battalion and a company of tanks, including one of the new T-26 experimental heavy tanks on combat trials.
Attacker: American (13th Infantry Regiment, 8th Infantry Division and Combat Command B, 3rd Armored Division)
Defender: German (Panzer-Division 9 and Panzergrenadier-Division 3)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:6
M26
M4A1(76)W x 2
M4A3(75)W x 3

AFVs: D:4
PzKpfw VIE
PzKpfw IVJ x 2
StuG IIIG (L)

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: 1 AFV Gyro (D11.1) D: IVJ's: Schuerzen (D11.2)
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ASL Action Pack # 246
ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition)4
ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition)17
ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition)46
ASL 3 - Yanks17
Overlays: B3
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-03-18(A) Nate Gregg vs Chris GreggA American win4 hrsA great scenario. We used the side selection rules which ended up granting Balance to me (the Americans) which gave them an extra turn. The Americans were able to dispatch the 4x German tanks in relatively short order (first 2 1/2 turns) and only lost one immobilized Sherman at that point. I think the Americans could have won even without the extra turn but they used every turn possible to win, mainly because they could. A great scenario and the CVP cap is a critical component to the scenario balance as the Americans almost blew it on the last turn by giving the Germans a chance to steal victory from the jaws of defeat by placing their remaining Pershing a bit too close to some infantry with PFs at the ready.
2025-09-20(A) Will Willow vs Fred Schwarz German winWent to the last turn.
2025-04-15(D) Craig Houliston vs Francois Boudrenghien American winWas totally outplayed as German defender. My Tiger couldn't hit its target and was shocked for a few turns, ultimately KOed. No real highlights other than my wounded 7-0 KOing the Pershing behind a wall (1,2) when the game was all but over. He was lost to backblast and posthumously awarded Oak Leaf cluster.
2024-06-15(D) Paul Works vs Gary Fortenbery American win
2022-03-14(A) A Fifteen vs Tycho Granville German win
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CWO_19 Added a playing2026-03-19 03:19:50
wwillow Added a playing2025-09-20 22:57:22
Houlie Added a playing2025-04-26 13:06:32
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-09-29 13:15:16
worksp2018 Added a playing2024-09-14 18:35:53
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Avg Rating: 6.31Votes: 16
Views: 7023
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 7.5 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
American5
German7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Ace in the Hole [Confirmed]
[A] German 12
[D] American 14
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