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Descent into Hell MTO (id:#56241)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `89 ID: A 3)
(Revision: MMP: ASL 5a - For King and Country #95)
See Also: Descent into Hell by Multi-Man Publishing
Maleme, Crete 1941-05-20 (46 others)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
93: Tavronitis Bridge (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
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 1: Tavronitis Bridge (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 2: Bofors Bashing (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 102: On Silent Wings (AH:ASL Annual `96)
BB4: 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)
: Expect the Cretans to be Friendly (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
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)
: The Key of Crete (Unknown)
ASLSK Contest C: Thank Heavens, We Lost (ASL Starter Kit Scenario Designer Contest)
OM-3: Hill 107 (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-2: Glide Path to Hell (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-1: Morning's Peril (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)
FF20b: The Face of Battle (FireFights: internet releases)
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)
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)
DASL 21: Headhunting For Bloody Huns (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
Designer: Steve Swann
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanNew Zealand
14.285714285714%

Overview:

The glider detachments of Braun and von Plessen were ordered to capture the western approaches to the vitally important Maleme airfield and secure the right flank of the Assault Regiment before joining Major Koch and the main body at the field itself (This scenario joins Scenarios A1 and A2 together as one combined game.)
Attacker: German (Abteilung von Plessen, Bataillon 1, Sturm Regiment 1/Abteilung Braun, Bataillon 1, Sturm Regiment 1)
Defender: New Zealand (C and D Companies, 22nd New Zealand Battalion/156th Light AA Battery)  
8.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:23.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:0 D:0
Guns: A:0
5cm leGrW 36 x 4
D:3
OQF 40mm AA x 3
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: River is Dry, Dust LV Turns 1-3 w A: Glider Entry (21)
Map Board(s): 8 11 14
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
Add a 4-6-8 and a glider to the initial Turn 1 force and also to the Turn 4 reinforcements.MMP
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2013-08-17(A) Martí Cabré vs Andy Beaton New Zealand winDuplicate.
2000-08-05(D) Jason Wert vs Roy Connelly Draw
1992-03-31(D) Michael Rodgers vs Jean-Pierre Raymond New Zealand win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.00Votes: 2
Views: 3020
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7.8 hours
Recorded Games: 2
Archive recorded plays:
German0
New Zealand1
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Descent into Hell [Confirmed]
[A] German 3
[D] British 17
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