Venturi Effect MTO (id:#63562)
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Highway 123, north of Licata, Sicily 1943-07-11 ()
55: Retribution (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (2nd Edition))
AP06: Savannah Rain (ASL Action Pack # 1)
J20: The Guns of Naro (ASL Journal # 2)
J53: Setting the Stage (ASL Journal # 3)
HoW 1: The Guns of Naro (Hell on Wheels Battle Pack)
ASL News 2: An Aborted Counterattack (Critical Hit # 4.2)
HB 2: Battle at Arm's Length (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB 3: Just Over the Highway... (Hell's Bridgehead)
HB 4: Graveyard of Steel (Hell's Bridgehead)
FE 44: Those Malign Gray Slopes (Fanatic Pack 3)
FF5: The Sound of Guns (Firefights!)
O78.2: Ambush (On All Fronts # 78)
O88.1: Stonewall Gavin (On All Fronts # 88)
TACCG1: Stalnie Prostori (Tactiques # 5)
SL 41: Swatting At Tigers (ASL Digest # 7.03)
SL 41: Swatting at Tigers (Hit the Beach # 5.1)
MMMM 2: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2000)
#3: First Trial-By-Fire (To Battle By Air 1)
TAP #19: Sayre's Stand (Total Axis Pack II: A World Aflame)
U30: Swatting at Tigers (Turning the Tide)
ESG #58: The Vindicators (Dezign Pak 5)
RPT41: Sicilian Debut (Rally Point # 5)
AK 95: The Gauntlet (Afrikakorps - AK012 El Guettar Stakes)
BC18: Ghosts in the Machines (Aussie Battler Pack)
S48: Converging Assaults (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 1st Edition)
BFP-98: Place of Honor (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-99: Ivanovskii (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-100: Tiger Vanguard (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #2: Battle At Arm's Length (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
HB3 #3: Just Over The Highway (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
HB3 #4: Graveyard Of Steel (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
ASLSK/VV01: Contre Attaque À Gela (Vae Victis # 91)
MM16: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2012 Double-Blind Pack)
ESG125: Bulldozed (Dezign Pak 10)
MM16: Eve of Destruction (March Madness 2015 - The Very Best of.. .(Vol. 1))
T-TERROR #5: Action at Hill 226.6 (Teutonic Terror 1)
BR4: Hill 41 (Biazza Ridge)
BR6: Farello (Biazza Ridge)
BR5: Overrun of the 26th (Biazza Ridge)
BR7: Gavin Counterattack (Biazza Ridge)
BR8: Tigers Attack (Biazza Ridge)
S48: Converging Assaults (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
55: Retribution (ASL 7a - Hollow Legions (3rd Edition))
PRK2: Prokhorovka Axis, 11 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK3: Vasil'evka, 11 July (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK4: A Night in a Sovkhoz (PROKHOROVKA!)
55: Retribution (ASL 7 - Hollow Legions (1st Edition))
ASLN27: An Aborted Counter-Attack (Critical Hit #8.1)
RPT199: Gruppo Tattico Ronco (Rally Point #20)
Designer: Steven Swann
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanItalian
63.157894736842%

Overview:

On the extreme left flank of the Sicily invasion, Maj. Gen. Truscott was fighting his own battle virtually in isolation -- and was experiencing virtually nothing but success. While CCA, 2nd Armored Division moved northeast, the US 15th Regimental Combat Team attacked along Highway 123 from Favarotta towards Campobello. It was opposed by Group Venturi (Col. Venturi's reinforced 177th Bersaglieri Regiment), which was moving south to attack the Americans in Licata.
Attacker: American (CCA, 2nd Armored Division)
Defender: Italian (Reinforced 35th Bersaglieri Regiment, 10th Bersaglieri Regiment)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Both     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.5 D:12.5
AFVs: A:6
M4 x 3
M3 ht x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar
D:3
Cannone da 75/32
Cannone da 47/32 x 2
Fucile-cc S

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Both Variable OB choices: US could get another M4 or M3 and Italian could get SMV 41 90/53
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-07-18(A) jon smith vs Italian American winItalians sent infanty onto the hill top, yanks used loaded half tracks to rush the left flank woods but the attack was brushed aside with MG fire taking the crews and some MMC out..... Yanks changed tack and when the italians reinforced the right lank woods they shermans grouped up and went wide down the left, with the 75mm not having HEAT available it was down to some HE shots, a sherman was shocked with a turret hit, but 2 other shermans, a half track and a leader with a squad all ran the A line to exit the board in the corner turn 4....with the yank radio sitting in rear on top of hill he called in HE to clear the italians MG teams of the centre hill. Zero Italian losses, Yanks lost 1MMC. IMHO scenario needs adjusting to encourage Yanks to exit using the road on edge rather than any point... or it just comes down to a turkey shoot do the guns take enough shermans out or not
2024-06-28(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Jarkko Autio Italian win[Imported from ROAR]
2022-01-15(A) Andy Goldin vs David Ready Italian winDavid chose the Sernovente M41M as his variable OB choice and camped the exits with his AT guns. I chose the additional M4. In an interesting twist, he tried lighting the woods-road on the right side of the hill (50U7) on fire before I could pass through it and nearly succeeded. My radio broke and later repaired but that didn't give me enough time to get the observer in position, so my artillery fired zero rounds. That is not a winning formula. Although I had some good fire attacks with my MGs and took out one his 47L ATGs in an infantry assault, my troops had to run a gauntlet of direct and indirect fire to exit the board. Had my artillery been reachable, I could have broken up his troop concentrations, but... David's terrible dice rolls turned at the right time -- just as I was trying to exit. The gauntlet of fire through which I had to drive drove up the CVP, resulting in an Italian win.

Important safety tip: the SSR which prohibits the Italian player from Emplacing guns also prohibits them from setting up HIP. Had we checked that rule before playing, it would have had a big impact on the game. Not sure this playing should count for the win/loss tally in light of that.
2020-03-18(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs American win
2019-09-07(D) Andy Hershey vs Jack Daniels American win[Imported from ROAR]
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Hutch Modified the gps location2025-07-18 18:48:16
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-07-18 18:44:59
chubooga Added a playing2025-07-18 18:28:24
Hutch Modified the Attacker's Guns2024-04-16 19:59:38
Hutch Modified the Defender's Guns2024-04-16 19:59:38
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Avg Rating: 5.17Votes: 6
Views: 5177
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Estimated Play time: 6.4 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
American4
Italian3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Venturi Effect [Confirmed]
[A] American 8
[D] Italian 4
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