Tavronitis Bridge MTO (id:#56058)
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Prior Publication: AH: ASL Annual `89 A 1
See Also: Tavronitis Bridge by Avalon Hill
West of Maleme, Crete 1941-05-20 ()
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
94: Bofors Bashing (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
95: Descent into Hell (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
97: A Desperate Affair (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
98: On Silent Wings (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
A 01: Tavronitis Bridge (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 02: Bofors Bashing (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 03: Descent into Hell (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 102: On Silent Wings (AH:ASL Annual `96)
BB04: A Desperate Affair (Backblast # 1)
G39: A Desperate Affair (AH:The General # 31.4)
T15: The Akrotiri Peninsula (AH:The General # 29.1)
NEWS23: Plans Gone Astray (ASL News # 14)
PL G: Cemetery Hill (version 2.0) (Platoon Leader 2.0)
ASL News 23: Plans Gone Astray (Scroungin' ASL News)
O75.1: Crete 1: The Airfield (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.2: Crete 2: The Bridge (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.3: Crete 3: The Hill (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.1: Crete: Riders on the Storm CG (On All Fronts # 75)
DB009: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Dispatches from the Bunker # 5)
CH 177: Akrotiri Gone Awry (Critical Hit # 7.3)
ASLSK Contest C: Thank Heavens, We Lost (ASL Starter Kit Scenario Designer Contest)
OM-1: Morning's Peril (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-2: Glide Path to Hell (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-3: Hill 107 (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-4: The Umbrella Men (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-5: Stentzler's Wary Reconnoitre (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-6: Waltzing the Matildas (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC01: Rushing Hill A (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC10: Glide Path to Invasion (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-CG: Kreta - Operation Merkur Campaign Game (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB04: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Out of the Bunker)
SAM 2: A Royal Escape (Swedish ASL Magazine)
RR-15: Koch's Rockets (Russian Rarities 2)
DB126: The Kastelli Thirteen (Dispatches from the Bunker #41)
: Expect the Cretans to be Friendly (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
MM 46: Take That Hill (March Madness 2018 Players Pack)
DB150: Fallschirmjäger Graveyard (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
#1: Hand of Von Richtofen (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#2: Into The Fire (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#3: Befall, The Yellow Flowers (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#8: Black Watch, Death Watch (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
D21: Headhunting For Bloody Huns (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
FF20b: The Face of Battle (FireFights: internet releases)
J226: Drawing the Kroh (ASL Journal #14)
ASLN23: Plans Gone Astray (Critical Hit #8.1)
Designer: Steven Swann
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNew Zealand
61.290322580645%

Overview:

The airfield at Maleme figured prominently in the German plans for the capture of Crete. “Group West”. Commanded most of the 1st Assault Regiment under the command of General Meindl, consisted of three detachments: one to land at the Tavronitis Bridge; one to destroy the AA positions and ease the way for the following troop-carrier transports; and one to land on the slopes of Point 107, high ground to the south of the field. Major Braun drew the task of seizing and holding the long span over the dry Tavronitis. Given free rein to plan his assault, he decided to daringly land in the dry bed itself and then take the British MG posts which guarded each side of the bridge from the rear.
Attacker: German (Abteilung Braun, Bataillon I, Sturm Regiment 1)
Defender: New Zealand (D Company, 22nd New Zealand Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: DLV w A: GL9
Map Board(s): 8
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Add a 4-6-8 and a glider to the German OB.MMP
In SSR 2, replace “Q2-Q9” with “Q3-Q8”.J11
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-03-02(D) Grant Hewitt vs Magnus German winCame down to final CC in the last turn with my one remaining ANZAC unit (2-4-8) against two German squads (4-6-8-9. I had ambush so needed to eliminate both German squads to win. Alas, I rolled a 5.
2022-08-07(D) Chris Turner vs Derek Cox German winOne of the best scenarios I've played. Great fun with the glider landing (Germans lost two due to Allied defensive fire) and an interesting defensive scenario for the New Zealanders that gives the Germans several difficult approaches to attack and overrun. Being only 6 turns in length it's ideal for an afternoon's play. I found it superbly balanced as well, even though the ANZAC forces are only 50% of the Germans in strength. Our game all came down to the final CC on the last German turn where my last remaining Good Order squad was held in Melee. An absolute blast from start to finish.
2022-03-13(A) David Garvin vs Bill Sosnicki New Zealand winGot all wild on the final turn. Was close, but in the end, the New Zealanders won it on a few key shots. Great Match.
2022-01-24(D) David Garvin vs Nick Faryna German win
2021-11-12(A) Rob Schmitt vs Dennis Dowd German winI played the German Attacker. I landed all gliders south of the bridge in two rows NW to SE. Lost 1-1/2 squads and a mortar due to defensive fire, glider damage, and one crash landing on a building. I was able to assemble troops and climb out of the dry bed to the south east side of the bridge and assaulted north. New Zelanders were defending all on the east side of the bridge. Got several lucky rolls and broke/DMed the New Zealanders defending. Defender was down to one good squad in the Victory zone when he conceded.
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Hutch Set the designer field2023-09-24 23:30:17
geebeehaitch Added a playing2023-03-02 11:05:12
Alan Krause Added a playing2022-10-10 21:49:40
Stumpy82 Added a playing2022-08-07 15:09:04
von Garvin Added a playing2022-03-13 21:12:31
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Avg Rating: 7.13Votes: 47
Views: 10839
To-Play list count: 9
Estimated Play time: 1.9 hours
Recorded Games: 31
Archive recorded plays:
German21
New Zealand9
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Tavronitis Bridge [Confirmed]
[A] German 36
[D] New Zealand 27
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