A Bloody Harvest ETO (id:#56230)
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Pabianice District, Poland
1939-09-07 (5 others)
Designer: Kevin Meyer
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
German (SS)Polish
Overview:
From the very beginning of the invasion, Polish defenses had proven to be woefully unprepared for the German onslaught. The blitzkrieg tactics employed by the German armored columns allowed great territorial gains in just a few short days. As the panzers raced across the Polish countryside conducting their breakthrough-and-pincer maneuvers, it ultimately fell upon the German infantry to mop up areas of bypassed Polish resistance. One such operation occurred in the farm community of Pabianice, just outside the city of Lodz. As the German Eighth Army advanced along the eastern and western flanks of Lodz, the grenadiers of Die Leibstandarte were sent into Pabianice to clear out its staunch garrison.Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Regiment Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler)
Defender: Polish (2nd Infantry Division, Army Lodz)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:12.0 D:9.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:0 D:0 |
Misc Rules: | A: Leibstandarte units treated as non-SS German w D: Elite and 1st Line squads Assault Fire |
Map Board(s): |
Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
Delete the two Allied Minor LMG and give the Polish Elite and 1st Line squads Assault Fire. | MMP |
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Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Comments | |
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2024-01-13 | (D) David Garvin | vs | Ralph McDonald | Polish win | As part of Winter Offensive 2024 | |
2023-08-16 | (D) Noah Redacted | vs | German (SS) win | |||
2023-06-25 | (D) Terrence Dorsey | vs | Solo | Polish win | ||
2023-04-27 | (D) Steven Cummings | vs | Eric Zagden-Gross | D | Polish win | |
2023-04-11 | (A) Camille Garek | vs | Oleksii Tarasenko | Polish win | ||
2023-03-27 | (A) Craig Renier | vs | Mark Thompson | Polish win | Despite taking little risk, the Germans were cut down on the first 3 turns, losing 2 1/2 squads and a leader before Turn 3. The Poles followed this up by breaking the German 9-2 leader and 2 MMCs with MGs on Turn 3. The Germans pressed on, a now tiny flanking force moving around the Polish left and a paltry strike force pushing up the right. Finally having closed the distance, the Germans were able to make some attacks. The Poles were slowly whittled down and the Germans scratched their way forward. On the final turn, the last two good order Polish MMCs were surrounded in the stone building. But, on the RPh, a broken Polish MMC within the 2 hex radius rolled snakes, the only possible roll to rally. With no German unit in LOS, the Germans had no choice but to concede. | |
2023-03-26 | (D) Mark Thompson | vs | Germans (Craig Renier) | Polish win (VASL Log) | The Polish MMG/8-1 in Level 1 of Building 07 severely attritted the German's flanking force to the East and blunted the German's Schwerpunkt in the West with RoF tears and hot dice, eliminating the 8-0 and breaking the 9-2 leaders, respectively. When the MMG malf'd, accurate long-range inherent from Level 1 of 07 and 008 further stymied the Western thrust. By mid-game, the Germans began to turn both flanks, with the Poles retreating the village, with several DM'd, FTR'd, or No Quartered. The Poles entered their Player Turn 7 with the one remaining GO MMC in O7 facing enormous FGs and long odds of remaining intact, but a leader rally and freak HoB rally by a HS just outside the village but within 2 hexes of N8 sealed the game. An absolute nail-biter than would likely not have been this close absent the Poles' hot dice in Turns 1 and 2. | |
2023-01-29 | (D) Rob Tyson | vs | Brian Sielski | Polish win | ||
2022-12-29 | (D) David Garvin | vs | Andrew Luden | Polish win | ASL-isms that happened here: I helped the Germans to create 3 heroes, 3 fanatics and 1 leader. But the key to the victory was rolling a broken, DM green squad to secure the victory | |
2022-10-09 | (D) Jonathan Plott | vs | Andy Rogers | German (SS) win | Last game played in the big room at ASLOK 2022. I had a pretty fair defense set up for my little walled garden but was unable to attrit the onrushing Hun hordes to a sufficient extent to warrant extending the game to its inevitable Close Combat bloodbath. Conceded after the 5th turn. Thanks for the game Andy…safe trip back to Oz!! | |
2022-05-16 | (A) Owen Edwards | vs | Solitaire | German (SS) win | Went down to functionally the last roll of the German DFPh, as the MMG managed to keep ROF, and, firing down from the First Floor of one of the village buildings, broke the last Polish forces in their trenches in the village centre. It was generally a tale of steady German advance, managing to take a number of prisoners and generally get the better of 50/50 results, but staved off by a strong Polish position near the objective. The Polish still nearly pulled it off, though, as one DM unit in the village HOBbed on the final RPh - only to go Berzerk! | |
2022-02-26 | (D) Steve Gibson | vs | Tim Stevens | German (SS) win | I set up with half my force in blocking positions on the left and right. The Germans took got a kill stack in the woods on their left, and with good ROF rolls and great fire grouping were able to systematically neutralize my forces on both sides and in the first floor of the farm building. My rolls didn't help. Really great game, with a great opponent. | |
2021-11-13 | (A) Jacob Elmqvist | vs | Ingemar Gardell | Polish win | ||
2021-08-06 | (A) Jacob Elmqvist | vs | Asad Rustum | Polish win | ||
2021-08-06 | (D) Asad Rustum | vs | Jacob Elmqvist | Polish win | Totally diced the Germans by KIA:ing 4 German squads by turn 2. Germans conceded by turn 5. | |
2021-06-02 | (A) davide galloni | vs | Travel | Polish win | ||
2021-05-26 | (D) Marco Pasquini | vs | Davide Galloni | In progress | ||
2021-05-26 | (D) Marco Pasquini | vs | davide Galloni | Polish win | ||
2021-05-26 | (D) Marco Pasquini | vs | davide Galloni | Polish win | ||
2021-05-26 | (D) Marco Pasquini | vs | Davide Galloni | In progress | ||
2021-05-26 | (A) manzoli andrea | vs | Raffaele Di Ianni | Polish win | ||
2021-03-27 | (D) Dave Mareske | vs | Tom Meier | Polish win | The Polish MMG tore into a moving stack and KIA'd them...included the 9-2 ldr. The Germans never recovered and did not make it to the compound. Poles were too much of a match as the Germans as they failed many MCs. | |
2021-02-05 | (A) manzoli andrea | vs | Galletto | Polish win | German lost a lot of time searching blind hexes ..olish set up the mmg on first level of building .. german wasted time in running trought the grain field.. | |
2020-11-15 | (A) Enrico Saletti | vs | Fabio Mazzucchelli | Polish win | As usual my timid approach undermined any possibility of a German victory. I didn't keep up to my dice rolls, that were good. I learned a lot, though, and really enjoyed the game and the (virtual) good company of a good tutor. | |
2020-11-02 | (D) Scott Fischbein | vs | Connor Bell | Polish win | First game for Connor - he made a few stacking errors early on which cost him some units, and then suffered some casualties from the 8-1/457/MMG nest on LVL1 which tore up his guys approaching from the east through OG with a few great rolls and lots of ROF. Multiple 4 down 3 shots added up quickly, and he decided to call it on Turn 5 to try again another time. Looking forward to more games with Connor! | |
2020-10-15 | (D) Simon Staniforth | vs | German (SS) win | Used German balance extending game length by one turn | ||
2020-10-10 | (A) Denis Leclair | vs | JJP | German (SS) win | The Germans used their range advantage to clear out the Polish first line of defense in the grain fields. The reduced Polish force tried falling back to the victory zone but the Germans, essentially still at full strength, were able to swarm the last defenders. It still came down to the final turn to decide it. Fun little scenario. | |
2019-09-03 | (D) Vilis Pavulans | vs | Tim Hundsdorfer | Polish win | A memorable shootout across the grain fields of Poland. The german troops were near the goal in the end but despite the poles losing one leader into a berserk frenzy in turn two they managed to hold firm in the victory area. | |
2019-03-07 | (A) O Ramaille | vs | Javanabal Radjah | German (SS) win | First FtF play using VASL. The Polish decided to strongly defend the building area by retreating the advanced units. The German attackaed in two groups. The main one along the South border reached the woods without suffering any loss. A small group advanced along the North border to distract the defenders and eventually surround them. The German direct assault was quite successful and they took hold of the main building in CC. With several routed units and the German firmly holding the area, the Polishes conceded the game at the end of turn 5. | |
2019-02-18 | (A) David Garvin | vs | Robert Schaaf | Polish win | ||
2019-02-05 | (A) Mark Peak | vs | Dale Wetzelberger | Polish win | Dale just killed me! I could not get close enough to take anything out and his 5 or so snake eyes just did me in. I couldn't roll smoke and had to get aggressive and it fell apart fast. | |
2019-01-26 | (D) David Garvin | vs | David Damrel | Polish win | ||
2018-11-28 | (D) Mark Peak | vs | Jeff Buser | Polish win | ||
2018-11-28 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Mark Peak | Polish win | Mark played a fine defensive game, not shooting until he saw the whites of my eyes (and even then sometimes not). It certainly didn't hurt the cause any that two Polish squads didn't shoot less than "5" all day and that German MCs were lousy. He had just the right feel for when to withdraw and reposition too, not always an easy task. In the end the Germans still had a sliver of a chance, but a key Polish SR allowed them to sneak a MMC into the winners' circle by surviving a 6+1 unpinned, which they did. | |
2018-08-31 | (A) Shane Pask | vs | German (SS) win | Quick and Enjoyable. About the only thing the Poles managed was to kill the German sniper but it still took the entire 7 turns for the Germans to clear the farm. | ||
2018-05-31 | (D) Ruben Rigillo | vs | Francesco Berucci | Polish win | ||
2018-05-12 | (A) Kermit Mullins | vs | Dan Best | German (SS) win | Dan Best and I played this one to 6 full turns in just under 2 hours of play. My Germans had hot dice and managed to push through the cornfield and into the complex and captured four Polish squads at the end. One German 4-6-8 was KIA'd moving into the complex, but the rest of the German force took control of the complex for the win. | |
2018-05-12 | (D) Dan Best | vs | Kermit Mullins | German (SS) win | ||
2018-05-10 | (A) Scott Sherer | vs | David Langley | German (SS) win | Definitely pulled this out out by the skin of my teeth, getting the victory in the Polish CCPh of the final turn. Started off well enough for the Germans as they overran some of the trench outputs early on. However, the Poles weren't eliminated and the broken units routed through the sunflowers back to the victory area and eventually rallied. A single tough Polish squad in Q3 stood up to several high-FP German attacks and held up the right flank of the German for at least a couple of turns before finally succumbing in CC. At the start of the German Turn 6, things did not look good, but then a string of fortunate events turned the tide. The biggest was probably advancing a 248,9-2 into CC with a 457 out of desperation. The HS survived into melee, I shot into the hex in the Polish Turn 6 DFPh and broke the 457 and then eliminated him on a 1-2(-6) CC attack. This opened up the left flank and was able to get enough Germans into the walled compound to eliminate the rest of the Polish MMC via FTR or CC. An enjoyable scenario and a very good learning scenario as David is a newer player and this one allowed a good focus on infantry tactics and mechanics. | |
2018-04-21 | (D) Jonathan Kapleau | vs | Calcada, Luis | German (SS) win | ||
2017-12-06 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Roberto Alesse | German (SS) win | Every single time I play this as the Germans it comes right down to the bitter end. The Polish MMG did its job breaking and suppressing the Germans, eliminating the 9-2 at one point with a fatal wound. Germans rushed through the fields and, once within normal range of the Poles, crawled through, slowly whittling away at the defenders. On the last Polish turn the Germans managed to break the one remaining squad standing in the village and one trying a desperate charge to get within the perimeter. Great game. | |
2017-11-25 | (D) Jeff B | vs | Shane Woyak | Polish win | Things did not bode well for the Germans early when they lost two squads and the 8-1 to a random selection KIA shot. The 1st level MMG would continue to suppress them (or worse) throughout the remainder of the game. Poles played a relatively strong up front defense, keeping concealment as long as possible. Once they lost it they kept at arm's reach from the Germans and slowly whittled them away while making a successful fighting withdrawal. By the end of the day the Germans didn't have much left. Did I mention my dice were quite hot and his were quite cold? That always helps. My first FTF game in probably 20 years! Great to have Shane over and look forward to more. | |
2017-11-25 | (A) Shane Woyak | vs | Jeff Buser | Polish win | Tough scenario for the Germans. At the end of the scenario, I didn't have much left. Hence the name of the scenario. Jeff's dice were pretty hot, and that darn Polish MMG was on-target! Looking back, I think maybe trying to spearhead through the grainfield might have given me a better chance than spreading out along the front. | |
2017-09-05 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Pierce Mason | German (SS) win | Against some of the longest odds in my ASL career, my Germans pulled off a miraculous victory on the last turn. Needing to account for 6 Polish squads and both leaders, my Germans bravely charged the complex. Facing multiple 1:2 and 1:4 CCs, they tied up or eliminated all but one Polish squad going into the last half turn. Still facing overwhelming odds in two of the CCs, the Germans gambled and shot into the melees with mixed results, meanwhile breaking the lone Polish squad that was not in melee. Against unlikely odds again, the Germans hung in there for the victory. One of the most exciting ASL games I can remember playing. | |
2017-04-11 | (D) B-E Karlsson | vs | German | Polish win | ||
2017-03-21 | (D) Kevin Duval | vs | Dwayne Duval | German (SS) win | Used German balance. | |
2017-03-21 | (A) Dwayne Duval | vs | Kevin Duval | German (SS) win | ||
2016-12-28 | (A) Christian Knudsen | vs | Neil Andrews | Polish win | This time I didn't get as lucky as usual, and Neil played some neat tricks with Wall Advantage and keeping concealed guys up top to deny my guys concealment growth. My attack was disjointed, and Neil won this one easily. | |
2016-12-15 | (D) Christian Knudsen | vs | Neil Andrews | Polish win | I set up kinda stupidly, as I am still learning. I kept Neil out, but it was by a nose. First time trying to defend against the amoeba defense. | |
2016-11-21 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Ross Earnheart | German (SS) win | Poles set up a forward defense that slowed the Germans down somewhat, but once they got past there was no stopping them. | |
2016-11-19 | (A) Colin Emerson | vs | Michael Dorosh | Polish win | Best thing for the Polish player to do is not setup in the Grain, run back and hole up in the Stone buildings. Stay concealed in the +3 TEM and things get very tough on the Germans. Balance seems to indicate this. Germans were knocking on the door but could not get to last Polish squads. Played in 2 hours. | |
2016-11-19 | (D) Michael Dorosh | vs | Colin Emerson | Polish win | German has tough row to hoe as other players found out. Balance for Germans seems sensible (i.e. one more turn). Poles tough to dig out of stone buildings. | |
2016-11-17 | (A) leo zhu | vs | Eriwin Lau | Polish win | The battle is very fierce and Polish win in the last phase. | |
2016-09-11 | (A) Lawrence Spangler | vs | Diane Spangler | Polish win | ||
2016-08-15 | (A) Alan Krause | vs | Tom Arnold | Polish win | My first game of full ASL. | |
2016-08-08 | (A) Alberto Griffa | vs | Mike VanHoy | German (SS) win | ||
2016-08-08 | (A) Tom Abromaitis | vs | Justin Martinez | German (SS) win | ||
2016-07-28 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Ryan Ellett | German (SS) win | What a difference a couple turns can make. What looked like an unlikely German win turned into a "bloody" massacre as the Poles were wiped out to a man two turns later. | |
2016-01-11 | (D) rene cote | vs | Mrosberg | Polish win | First vasl game. Polish patiently waited in trenches slightly in cornfields and minced any approaching Germans. | |
2015-12-05 | (A) Paolo Cariolato | vs | andrea pagni | German (SS) win | my low dice roll of my "killer stack" completely ruined the game for the polish player. It was done in 3 turns. | |
2015-11-10 | (A) Alberto Griffa | vs | Pierpaolo Colancecco | Polish win | ||
2015-09-03 | (D) JP Laurio | vs | Ron | German (SS) win | ||
2014-10-18 | (A) Keith Colins | vs | Scott Goerhing | Polish win | ||
2014-07-20 | (A) B-E Karlsson | vs | Polish | German (SS) win | ||
2014-06-08 | (D) Jeff B | vs | Christopher McDonald | Polish win | In a bloody clash at the edge of the farm, the Poles mowed down the Germans as they made their last push. | |
2014-05-29 | (A) Seumas Hoskins | vs | Matthew Clark | German (SS) win | Poles devoted a bit too much to hiding within the forward forest and did not harass the initial German advances. The positioning used to defend the complex was done to pull the Germans into CC fighting but allowed the Germans to pick and choose the attacks and the focused FP shredded the Polish defense | |
2014-04-02 | (D) Mark Tomlinson | vs | orcborg | Polish win | ||
2014-04-02 | (A) J M | vs | M | Polish win | ||
2013-08-31 | (D) Gordon Jupp | vs | Jason Johns | Polish win | A close game that went down to the wire! The Germans advanced aggressively putting the Poles under severe pressure - slightly relieved when the Polish MMG went on a rate tear during a prep fire phase causing multiple breaks and leader losses - but the Germans didn't care and swarmed through the middle wheatfields before close assaulting the compound - some really bizarre CC results with both side creating, and losing, leaders in short succession! The Poles just hung on though with one squad sneaking back into the VC area on the last advance phase. Great game :) | |
2013-07-27 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Jon Scott | Polish win | Basically came down to the last CC roll of the game. | |
2013-07-26 | (A) Russell Dewhurst | vs | Craig K | Polish win | ||
2013-04-07 | (A) Nick Trotti | vs | Nick | German (SS) win | Almost a Dog if the Polish aren't played by a competent player. Polish player had me on the ropes until a few bad rolls on his part and his units breaking left and right. | |
2012-11-10 | (A) Martí Cabré | vs | German Fernandez | German (SS) win | The Poles set up all the trenches outside their perimeter. I was able to take them by assault using the MMG to keep their heads down on the two level building. I pressed every opportunity to break them and advance at the same time. Luckily I did not have many losses and at the last turn I managed to break the three squads that remained in the victory area. German victory! | |
2012-09-03 | (D) Richard Carter | vs | Eric | Polish win | I ended up w/ some good shots from my mmg and my squads entrenched in the grain to wound 2 out of 3 leaders and break some squads. | |
2012-07-19 | (A) Luis Felip | vs | R | Polish win | ||
2012-07-12 | (A) Mike M | vs | German (SS) win | |||
2012-05-12 | (D) Raoul Duke | vs | JB | Polish win | Took close to four turns for the Germans to get past hexrow 'Z' | |
2011-09-30 | (D) Lars Nordström | vs | Morgan Tourbier | German (SS) win | ||
2011-09-04 | (D) Stanley Neo | vs | George B | German (SS) win | ||
2010-01-19 | (D) Bill Brodie | vs | Tom McMahon | Polish win | ||
2010-01-08 | (A) Andy Beaton | vs | Polish win | This time I got diced. Fun scenario though. | ||
2009-12-21 | (A) Rami Saarinen | vs | DC | Polish win | ||
2009-03-29 | (D) Aaron Sibley | vs | Carl Sizmur | Polish win | ||
2009-02-22 | (D) Richard Salisbury | vs | KH | German (SS) win | ||
2009-01-23 | (A) Allen Evenson | vs | William Jason Raynovich | Polish win | Germans were too slow. | |
2008-05-28 | (D) Dan Best | vs | Ramon Weston | Polish win | ||
2008-02-24 | (A) Scott Fischbein | vs | Dave Nicholas | Polish win | Played at WCM - my first full ASL game | |
2007-09-26 | (A) Andrea Tassi | vs | Mario Aceto | Polish win | ||
2007-02-15 | (A) Aaron Sibley | vs | Gerard Burton | German (SS) win | ||
2006-11-01 | (D) volker holloh | vs | Polish win | |||
2006-07-18 | (A) Davide Bendazzi | vs | Ronny Hedin | Polish win | ||
2006-01-01 | (D) Bill Brodie | vs | John Shelton-Agar | Polish win | ||
2004-01-20 | (D) Aaron Sibley | vs | Andy Tucker | Polish win | ||
2002-09-01 | (A) Jason Wert | vs | Chris Clark | Polish win | ||
1998-05-14 | (A) Rich Weiley | vs | Dave Longworth | Polish win | Played with the German balance. I'm pretty sure this was the pre errata version (ie Poles had LMGs and no assault fire). | |
1998-04-05 | (D) Jason Wert | vs | Matthew Scott | Polish win | ||
1997-01-04 | (D) Rich Weiley | vs | Simon Tout | Polish win | ||
1996-10-01 | (D) Richard Jenulis | vs | Louise Tokarz | German (SS) win | ASLOK 1996 [exact date unknown] I was a newbie and Louise completely outplayed me, but was a gentleman about it. |
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