Not Much of a Soldier WTO (id:#67015)
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Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
51.282051282051%

Overview:

Major General Leland S. Hobbs' 30th Infantry Division kicked of Operation COBRA with and attack near Hébécrevon. Even after the short bombing which killed over 300 American troops, the early advances gave VII Corps commander General "Lightning Joe" Collins cause for encouragement; while the Germans of 7. Armee were fiercely holding their positions, these positions did not seem to form a continuous line and were susceptible to being outflanked or bypassed. One of these positions was held by a scratch force led by Eastern Front veteran Oberst Albert Kentner-who was known as a "...good engineer, but not much of a soldier."
Attacker: American (Companies I 1nd K, 119th Infantry Regiment,30th Infantry Division and Company D, 743rd Tank Battalion)
Defender: German (Grenadier-Regiment 897, Kampfgruppe Kentner, Infanterie-Division 266)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:8.0
AFVs: A:2
M4A1 x 2

AFVs: D:2
PzKpfw IVH x 2

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar
D:1
8cm GrW 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Hedges: Bocage (B9.5), A: AE MMC: Sappers (B28.8), D: Dug-in Tank (D9.54)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-04-30(A) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw German win3.75 hrsI entered my entire force on the southern board, as this looked the most lightly defended. His PSK squad guarding the road there gacked when he cowered, allowing one of my Shermans to roll through and behind him. When he broke and was eliminated for FTR it was the highlight of my turn, though my tank broke 2/3 of its MGs doing so. Unfortunately the rest of my plan went to shit when I pressed into the woods and stumbled upon some mines and the bore sighted mortar hex. Thankfully the mines were sniffed out by searchers before they could do any damage, but the mortar caught me in a stack move. A lost squad, two broken, a wounded 8-1, and a generated hero was the price. Needless to say I was a bit more cautious on Turn 2, and it was of little surprise when my other Sherman exposed more mines in 55AA1. Unfortunately it was via bypass, so no TB was laid. My men in the south, vanguard by the hero, were able to follow a clear trail presented to them by a retreating German, the crippled Sherman joining them. Turn 3 saw my central tank bog in the woods (despite using all its MPs), while the mortar severely limited my mobility in the area. Turn 4 saw my bogged tank immobilize and my other bog crossing some bocage. And when my play to take out the mortar saw only a HS survive while three squads and a 9-1 broke I had enough of this nonsense. Bocage is the best friend a competent defender can have. Paired with my poor dice, there just wasn't anywhere near enough time to recover. Not my favorite scenario.
2026-03-13(A) Jeff Waldon vs Will Willow German winMy masterful attack was thwarted by poor scenario design and my opponents hot dice.
2026-01-18(D) Craig Houliston vs Chuck Hammond German winA 21-21 VP tie giving Germans the win. U.S. pressed hard negating all but 2 German building VP. However, Shermans got neutralized by mtr CH and Psk removing 16 potential EVP. A PzIV MA 6,6 prevented a smoke shot that would have allowed a clear rout for 2x squads that ended up surrendering (8 EVP). In the end, the U.S. ran the gauntlet and got number of units off, but came up just one VP short. Super tight!
2025-11-08(D) Will Fleming vs George Kelln German win[Imported from ROAR]
2025-10-10(D) keith Spurlock vs David Goldman American win
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Avg Rating: 5.23Votes: 13
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Estimated Play time: 3.6 hours
Recorded Games: 14
Archive recorded plays:
American6
German8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Not Much of a Soldier [Confirmed]
[A] German 14
[D] American 11
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