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
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Balance:
GermanRussian
51.754385964912%

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
2020-10-22(A) Shane Pask vs German winReminiscent of SL 2 The Tractor Works. Lots of low rolls early and an unreliable Russian MMG forced the Russians back to their strong point. A DC breach opened the way in and a FT squad and 10-2 leader snuck in the other end on T5 to wreak havoc and capture the 8-1. The commissar valiantly held out to the last turn with squads breaking all around him (and rallying with him - he only had to shoot one or two). However, when he was wounded on the last turn, everyone else surrendered (5 1/2 squads).
2020-08-30(A) Macari Samuel vs Jean-Carlo Debolle Russian winGermans lost almost 5 squads during the first turn. It turn to Mission:I Impossible but a better moment in the middle of the game allowed German to reach the fortified building. It wasn't sufficient, the lack of German forces made the Russians win.
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
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Avg Rating: 7.22Votes: 139
Views: 29463
To-Play list count: 14
Estimated Play time: 4.3 hours
Recorded Games: 89
Archive recorded plays:
German42
Russian44
Drawn:1

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