Fighting Withdrawal ETO (id:#55966)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 01)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: AH: 1st Edition/MMP: 2nd Edition
See Also: A Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Critical Hit Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill Fighting Withdrawal by Avalon Hill
Designer: Pat Jonke
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
FinnishRussian
45.318352059925%

Overview:

The Finns, seeking restitution for the Winter War of 1939, had erupted across the borders and breached the Soviet Karelian front even as the crisis to the south of Leningrad came. In a desperate attempt to salvage something and form a new defense line along the Sestra River, orders went out to break off and retreat southward. One such unit was the 131st Border Battalion, which was to serve as a rearguard. At 1530, orders arrived releasing them to save themselves. . .if they could. Behind them a bakery was on fire, the town hall was ablaze, and ammunition was dwindling. Nevertheless, their young officers organized a fighting withdrawal towards the hills in an attempt to reach newly established lines.
Attacker: Finnish (Elements of 1st Parachute Regiment)
Defender: Russian (Remnants of 131st Border Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Building Blazes w D: Ammunition Shortage
Map Board(s): 21
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-10-26(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Kohn, Stuart Russian win
2023-10-03(D) Andreas R vs JennyA Finnish win
2023-09-16(A) Taneli Selin vs jotudin Finnish winFirst ever full ASL scenario played. It was a long one, I mean rulebook was checked constantly. The game itself was enjoyable and worth the wait of multiple years. Finns won it luckily with one last die roll – losses were catastrophic for both sides.
2023-08-10(D) Jack Wilson vs Shaun Andrews Russian winAn old classic that has stood up for over three decades. If you have not played this one, you owe it to yourself to find out why it remains so popular.

Shaun played a great game and probably would have won if the wind change DR had not blown a wall of smoke across his exit path.
2023-08-10(A) Shaun Andrews vs Jack Wilson Russian winJack's being modest. He pulled a rabbit out of a hat (or should I say burning ring of fire) through pure tenacity and sheer doggedness. Jack's Russians looked to get BBQ but he pressed on enabling him to take advantage of a wind change that cut off my exit path with multiple hexes of smoke.

I chose to press forward through the smoke making the game a running retreat. In hind sight, the second the wind changed, I should have cut east right into the path his Russians were taking. It is called Fighting Withdrawal for a reason. Great game Jack!
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VASL Log file (ASL1_-_Fighting_Withdrawl.vlog)VASL Game LogDave523
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.24Votes: 228
Views: 26959
To-Play list count: 21
Estimated Play time: 4.9 hours
Recorded Games: 162
Archive recorded plays:
Finnish70
Russian91
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Fighting Withdrawal [Confirmed]
[A] Finnish 293
[D] Russian 347
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