Bad Luck WTO (id:#56459)
Merzig, Germany
1944-11-21 (4 others)
Designer: Mike Licari
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanAmerican
Overview:
As part of the Third Army’s encirclement of Metz, Combat Command B of the 10th Armored Division was ordered to strike east towards the Saar River to secure the Army’s flank. Fearing that this was the main attack to roll up the Saar region, the Germans took advantage of the Americans’ slow advance and launched a quick counterattack. . .Attacker: German (1 Abteilung, 21st Panzer Division and 25th Panzergrenadier Division)
Defender: American (Task Force Cherry, Combat Command B, 10th Armored Division)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:10.0 D:8.0 |
| AFVs: A:4 PzKpfw VG PzKpfw IVH x 2 SPW 251/sMG |
| AFVs: D:3 M4A1(76)W M4A1 x 2 |
| Guns: A:0 8cm GrW 34 D:0 M2 60mm Mortar |
| Misc Rules: | Mist, No voluntary Abandonment of AFVs (exc: SPW 251/sMG) w A: American AFV are Elite. |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | OG1 | OW1 |
Errata (source)
| In the Victory Conditions, replace the second instance of “Germans” with “Americans”. Also, scenario design should be credited to Mike Licari. | MMP |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-01-08 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Pierre Proust | American win | |||
| 2024-11-25 | (D) Chris Gregg | vs | Nate Gregg | American win | Fun scenario. The Americans scored some early casualties by putting their 60mm mortar on top of the hill. The German tanks and mortar caused havoc during mid game. The Americans lost one Sherman, but then bagged a MkIV with a bazooka. The Germans then broke almost all of the remaining American squads and the Panther was running around in the backfield DM'ing the broken squads. Then an American half squad with a bazooka self-rallied at range 3 from the Panther which was left in motion. Bazooka hits the Panther and results in a kill, the squad does not survive which makes 19 CVP. Earlier in the game a Sherman hit the Panther twice with deliberate immobilization shots which required TH of 5 or less only to get turret hits and then miss with the 3rd shot. Lots of wild swings, all in only 4 turns!. | ||
| 2023-02-27 | (D) Doba Serge | vs | Gérard V. | American win | |||
| 2023-02-27 | (A) Gerard G | vs | Serge Doba | American win | [Imported from ROAR] | ||
| 2022-11-28 | (A) David Garvin | vs | Nick Faryna | German win | |||
| 2021-07-25 | (D) Stefan Fiedler | vs | Jimmy Engren | American win (VASL Log) | American had a upfront defense with two ADVs hulldown on either flank on the hills, in reverse and CE. The 60mm mortar far back on the central 2 level hill. The German has to take his time I think by moving in AFVs and 81mm mortar to provide smoke cover for T2 infantry push. The Panther should also be very aggressive. | ||
| 2020-10-28 | (D) Tim Wiegmann | vs | Mike Grogan | American win (VASL Log) | The Germans concentrated their attack in the North, and quickly advanced up to hexrow 2 with minimal casualties. On turn 3, the American AFVs managed to destroy both Panzer IVs, and the Germans surrendered the game. It seems that cautious deployment of the armoured forces is key in this scenario, as a hit on any vehicle (other than the Panther) has a high TK chance even in front aspect. Two important German shots were spoiled by tricky LOS, which gave the Shermans the opportunity to deliver the killing blows. | ||
| 2020-09-08 | (A) Gordon Jupp | vs | Andy Bagley | German win | I went for a cautious advance down the right to try to keep out of LOS of the US tanks until later in the game (didn't want to hit CVP cap) It worked out, albeit I made a couple of silly mistakes and lost a leader to a MMG shot and my 9-2 wounded and ELR to another - on T6 I went for it and the Panther confronted the 76L Sherman and burnt it...on T7 the remainder of the forces moved onto B44 and the US weren't strong enough at this stage to prevent them...Interesting :) | ||
| 2020-09-08 | (D) Andy Bagley | vs | Gordon Jupp | German win | Well played by Gordon, who delayed the entry of some units to prevent me shifting all my forces to the focus of his attack. My initial defence line in the woods fell back to the hill as planned, but it wasn't enough and I conceded on the last turn. We both missed a couple of key LOSs, one of which cost me a Sherman on turn 1, but in the end I couldn't stop him forcing his way onto the north side of board 18 - once APCR runs out, the Americans have nothing to stop that Panther if if keeps its front facing them. Very good scenario though. | ||
| 2020-08-28 | (A) Jeff B | vs | Shaun Andrews | German win | 3.75 hrs | With plenty of time available, my plan was to simply creep forward a couple hexes each turn to cross the goal line in force. As it was, I overwhelmed the Americans with a bad dice fest and this was over by Turn 3. | |
| 2019-05-08 | (D) Simon Staniforth | vs | American win | ||||
| 2018-03-03 | (D) Paul Legg | vs | Matthew Ellis | German win | |||
| 2018-03-03 | (D) Ian Morris | vs | Gerard Burton | German win | |||
| 2018-02-11 | (D) jon smith | vs | German | American win | Yanks went for forward defence... MMG plus squad and -1 ldr in building on left, MMG squad and other -1 leader in woods in middle, a 75 Sherman on hill on front line on left, the 76l on hill at back covering the left gap in woods and the centre.... last Sherman on left flank in woods... rest of squads spread out along the front with the mortar at back... Germans moved in into orchards and the MMG teams opened up along with the Sherman 75, the half track went down and 2 mmc plus a wounded leader too.. Germans got the mortar into position and along with the HMG were able to delete any yanks that stood still... yanks fell back and the germans took the woods in the middle... running out of time, the tanks rushed the gap in the woods... the 75l missed a pzr IV at point blank range, but the zooka took it out and blazed it.. the panter went in next and when it turned the 76l took a side shot intensive fire taking it down, the attack was over... good game! | ||
| 2018-02-11 | (D) jon smith | vs | German | American win | Yanks went for forward defence... MMG plus squad and -1 ldr in building on left, MMG squad and other -1 leader in woods in middle, a 75 Sherman on hill on front line on left, the 76l on hill at back covering the left gap in woods and the centre.... last Sherman on left flank in woods... rest of squads spread out along the front with the mortar at back... Germans moved in into orchards and the MMG teams opened up along with the Sherman 75, the half track went down and 2 mmc plus a wounded leader too.. Germans got the mortar into position and along with the HMG were able to delete any yanks that stood still... yanks fell back and the germans took the woods in the middle... running out of time, the tanks rushed the gap in the woods... the 75l missed a pzr IV at point blank range, but the zooka took it out and blazed it.. the panter went in next and when it turned the 76l took a side shot intensive fire taking it down, the attack was over... good game! | ||
| 2014-01-18 | (A) Michael Focht | vs | Joe Markham | German win | |||
| 2012-02-25 | (A) Steve Bowen | vs | TB | German win | Defender got too aggressive and exposed his armor too freely. Once the American AFVs were wiped out the Germans were able to dominate. Nice scenario but the American player needs to be careful on the defense. | ||
| 2011-11-11 | (A) X von Marwitz | vs | Chris Mazzei | American win | |||
| 2011-09-15 | (A) Björn Lorenzen | vs | Armin Deppe | German win | German breakthrough on right US flank very early. Opponent did not cover the approach on the right flank with sufficient armor which proved to be decisive. | ||
| 2011-08-01 | (D) X von Marwitz | vs | Chris Hofland | American win | |||
| 2010-03-13 | (A) Jeff Waldon | vs | Will Willow | German win | FtF-Bitter Ender '10 | ||
| 2009-08-23 | (D) Jan Fransson | vs | Robert Maglica | German win | |||
| 2009-04-14 | (A) David Ramsey | vs | John O'Reilly | American win | Lost on the CVP with the Germans but the US mortar immobolizing the Panther was, as the title says... 'Bad luck' | ||
| 2008-01-27 | (D) Bill Brodie | vs | Mark McGilgrist | German win | |||
| 2008-01-27 | (A) Rich Weiley | vs | Simon Mitchell | American win | CANCON 2008 - Round three. | ||
| 2007-09-07 | (D) Paolo Cariolato | vs | Enrico Catanzaro | American win | |||
| 2007-08-07 | (D) fabrizio da pra | vs | Miguel Guerrero | American win | I had a very bad luck with the tanks, tried to kill one german with 3 of mine but ended up with 3 wrecks and just an immobilized german tank. Did alot of CVP by killing crews. | ||
| 2006-10-14 | (A) Dan Best | vs | Mike Cadieux | American win | Tulsa ASL Tournament 2006. | ||
| 2006-06-23 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Bruno Nitrosso | American win | |||
| 2005-10-23 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Paul Haseler | German win | |||
| 2003-03-07 | (D) John Garlic | vs | Paul Kenny | German win | [Imported from ROAR] | ||
| 2002-01-01 | (A) Richard Jenulis | vs | Scott Blanton | American win | Winter Offensive 2002 [exact date unknown] | ||
| 2001-12-08 | (A) Tuomo Lukkari | vs | PETER NORDLUND | German win | [Imported from ROAR] | ||
| 2001-08-08 | (D) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | American win | |||
| 2001-08-07 | (A) Fred Ingram | vs | Dave McLee | American win | |||
| (A) Jim Thompson | vs | Ken Dunn | German win | [Imported from ROAR] | |||
| (D) Jim Thompson | vs | Vince Lewonski | American win | [Imported from ROAR] | |||
| (A) Jim Thompson | vs | Adam Lunney | German win | [Imported from ROAR] |
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| Action | Date |
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| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2025-01-08 17:18:54 |
| cgregg Added a playing | 2024-11-26 00:59:34 |
| Turuk Uploaded a VASL file | 2024-06-21 19:25:16 |
| Dougban Uploaded a VASL file | 2023-04-18 09:00:48 |
| Hutch Updated the Scenario ID | 2023-03-07 12:01:55 |
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| VASL Scenario Setup (J60 Bad Luck v667.vsav) | VASL Setup | Turuk | 424 |
| Updated VASL Map (J060 Bad Luck.jpg) | Image | Fre20741 | 1564 |
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| VASL Log file (J60-full.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Amselfass | 1358 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.22 | Votes: 37 | Views: | 9629 |
| To-Play list count: | 7 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 4.9 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 37 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 16 | |
| American | 21 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Bad Luck [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] German | 88 |
| [D] American | 86 |