Commando Schenke ETO (id:#56091)
Multi-Man Publishing (ASL 1 - Beyond Valor (3rd Edition) ID: 126)
Prior Publication: ASL Digest #3.09, ATL 93.3, Tactiques #2 Tac12, AH: ASL Annual `95 A80
See Also: Commando Schenke by Avalon Hill Commando Schenke by Tactiques Commando Schenke by ASL Digest
Designer: Jean-Luc Béchennec
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanRussian
51.769911504425%

Overview:

The evening of June 24, Infantry-Regiment 505 was established within 12 km of Liepaja in Latvia. The following day, jointly with Kriegsmarine commandos led by Lieutenant-Commander Schenke, the 505th attempted to take the maritime fortress by surprise but the attack had failed. On the 27th, the men of the 505th got a foothold in the southern part of the fortress. The following day, a bloody street battle was engaged against the particularly combative Russian defenders.
Attacker: German (Infanterie Regiment 505, Infanterie Division 291/Kriegsmarine Sturmabteilung 530)
Defender: Russian (Liepaja Garrison)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:15.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0 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: All multi-hex bldgs are Two Story Houses; X4 is Fortified bldg.w A: Assault Engineers
Map Board(s): 1
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-07-21(D) Raoul Duke vs JA Russian winPlayed under similar circumstances as Duke vs Brian K below, only with an even tighter margin. Germans must play VERY aggressively in the early turns, and probably need to enter the target building on or before Turn 4 in order to have a shot at winning. Rooting out the Soviets can be incredibly tough, especially if they can retain concealment.
2020-07-16(D) Raoul Duke vs Brian K Russian winA wonderful scenario, and a *fantastic* teaching scenario. Germans get plenty of fun toys, but they've gotta move fast in order to secure the building before the clock runs out. The Soviets can (and should!) get a commissar, and can turn the target building into a deadly game of whac-a-mole played with flamethrowers, high explosives, and bayonets.

This particular game featured some wild results from the Heat of Battle table. The 10-2 battle hardened into a 10-3. We got sent down a rules rabbit hole as a berserk squad tried to break into a fortified building.

In the end though, it wasn't quite enough. The Soviets were able to keep an unbroken, unpinned squad in the target building through the final AFPh, and the Germans weren't able to enter to root it out in CC. Soviet Win.
2020-07-16(A) Brian K vs Duke Raoul Russian win1st full ASL game
2020-05-14(A) Kai Glanz vs Steven Cook Russian winNice scenario to learn infantry city fights. Enjoyed the scenario a lot. A lot of toys like FTs, DCs on the German side.
2020-04-18(A) Doba Serge vs Pascal Boileau German win
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Avg Rating: 7.20Votes: 135
Views: 27903
To-Play list count: 11
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 87
Archive recorded plays:
German41
Russian43
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Commando Schenke [Confirmed]
[A] German 76
[D] Russian 66
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