First Day of Diadem MTO (id:#64794)
Prior Publication: ASL Annual `95 Winter
See Also: First Day of Diadem by Avalon HillNear Castelforte, Italy
1944-05-12 (16 others)
A 89: First Day of Diadem (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter)
: Rearguard Action (Breakout! # 33)
BBH1: Last Word (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH2: Retrograde to Cemetery Ridge (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH3: Back in the Saddle Again (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH4: Stopped at The Spur (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH5: 3rd Battalion Stopped Cold (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH6: Tin Cans Burning (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH7: Beyond the Right Tit (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH8: "Kamerad" (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
CAC 6: Into the Valley of Death (Carnage at Cassino)
CAC 7: By Dawn's Early Light (Carnage at Cassino)
GC CAC 3: Once More Into the Breech (Carnage at Cassino)
BB 20.1: I Never Thought To Endure Worse (Coastal Fortress)
116: The Sixth Blow (ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition))
KH#7: Breaking Point (Kohima: Operation C 1944)
: Rearguard Action (Breakout! # 33)
BBH1: Last Word (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH2: Retrograde to Cemetery Ridge (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH3: Back in the Saddle Again (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH4: Stopped at The Spur (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH5: 3rd Battalion Stopped Cold (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH6: Tin Cans Burning (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH7: Beyond the Right Tit (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH8: "Kamerad" (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
CAC 6: Into the Valley of Death (Carnage at Cassino)
CAC 7: By Dawn's Early Light (Carnage at Cassino)
GC CAC 3: Once More Into the Breech (Carnage at Cassino)
BB 20.1: I Never Thought To Endure Worse (Coastal Fortress)
116: The Sixth Blow (ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition))
KH#7: Breaking Point (Kohima: Operation C 1944)
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanFree French
Overview:
It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be codenamed "Diadem". Forces of the Fifth Army would assault the area around Cassino and cross the Rapido, while Juin's French Colonial troops attacked the mountain positions around Monte Majo anchoring the German line. Juin, knowing that success demanded surprise and an aggressive pace, ordered the elite Tirailleurs, Goums and Spahis of his corps to "Grab the hilltops and don't stop". At Monte Faito, savage fighting resulted in the 8th Tirailleurs Regiment taking the heights. But at 0900, a German battalion, following an intense shelling of the hill by heavy mortars, launched a strong counterattack.Attacker: German (Bataillon 2, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 115)
Defender: Free French (1er Bataillon, 8ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Free French Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:15.5 D:9.5 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:1 8cm GrW 34 D:1 5cm leGrW 36 Canon de 75 M mle 28 Mortier de 60 mle 35 |
| Misc Rules: | 8 random Shellholes placed pre-game |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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Last Played:
| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2021-08-31 | (A) Will Willow | vs | F. Schwarz | Free French win | Germans broke 81 mortar on second shot and permanently disabled it on first repair attempt. | ||
| 2021-03-28 | (D) Asad Rustum | vs | Jacob Elmqvist | German win | |||
| 2021-03-28 | (A) Jacob Elmqvist | vs | Asad Rustum | German win | |||
| 2021-01-19 | (D) Vilis Pavulans | vs | Matt Velazquez | Free French win | A pretty nice scenario albeit small map with not very many options on the advance. The germans made a forced rush, with inadequate smoke cover, which cost them dearly and tended to roll 9 as a typical die roll and by the middle of turn 4 there weren´t many germans left and almost no french casualties. It was decided that the french could keep their hill. | ||
| 2020-04-16 | (D) Dan Best | vs | Dave Mareske | German win |
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-05-12 12:07:40 |
| Bongiovanni Uploaded a VASL file | 2024-10-21 16:54:09 |
| Bongiovanni Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2024-10-21 16:32:47 |
| wwillow Added a playing | 2021-08-31 19:13:43 |
| jacelm Added a playing | 2021-04-01 16:52:25 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| ASL251 Setup File (ASL251 Setup File.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bongiovanni | 235 |
| (germ-freefrench.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 944 |
| 8th Moroccan Tirailleurs (moroccan fighters.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 926 |
| (Carte.jpeg) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 959 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.22 | Votes: 9 |
| Views: | 0 |
| To-Play list count: | 2 |
| Estimated Play time: | 4.8 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 5 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 2 | |
| Free French | 3 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) First Day of Diadem [Confirmed] |
| [A] Free French | 5 |
| [D] German | 12 |