Abandon Ship! WTO (id:#56619)
Avalon Hill (AH:The General # 32.2 ID: G44)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: WCW: ASL Open `96 Scenario Pack WCW5
See Also: Abandon Ship! by Windy City Wargamers Abandon Ship! by Multi-Man Publishing
Wardin, Belgium 1944-12-19 ()
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AP196: Silver & Bronze (ASL Action Pack #18 Oktoberfest XXXVII)
Designer: Jeff Cebula
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanAmerican
47.368421052632%

Overview:

In an effort to determine the strength and location of the Germans before Bastogne, Company I of the 501st Parachute Infantry was ordered into the town of Wardin. Upon reaching the village a roadblock was found, astride the Wardin-Bastogne road. A short firefight ensued, routing the outnumbered German defenders. The paratroopers took possession of the dreary Belgian house and organized a defense. Not long afterwards, the sounds of approaching tank engines grew louder and louder—signaling the arrival of the Panzer Lehr Division. The 130 or so men of Company I were no match for such a force. They fought bravely -- one man knelt with a bazooka in the middle of the street and knocked out the lead tank before return fire cut him down, other men with bazookas accounted for three more – but there were more panzers and too many panzergrenadiers. Captain Wallace gave the order to “Abandon Ship!” He later died leading a small rearguard around the roadblock, keeping an escape route open for his men.
Attacker: German (Panzergrenadier Lehr Regiment 902)
Defender: American (Company I, 3rd Battalion, 501st PIR)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:11.5
AFVs: A:4
PzKpfw VG
PzKpfw IVJ x 2
JgdPz IV

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
M2 60mm Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Boresighting is NA; Bldg U4 is a Two-Story House (B23.22)
Map Board(s): 24
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-07-18(D) Nate Gregg vs John Barkoviak American win
2023-07-15(A) Nate Gregg vs Will Willow American winPressed needlessly and early, resulting in not enough forces and not far enough to secure victory for the Germans.

1) I attempted an OVR against an American 7-4-7 in 24U8 (Orchard hex) which resulted in a wreck and broken squad (who died for FTR); very bad trade though considering the VC.

2) I spent too much cardboard capital trying finish off 2 1/2 broken Paratrooper squads and a leader in building 24S7, which resulted in breaks and CRs for me; from which my center force never recovered.

Great game, learned some valuable lessons through the shedding of 1/2" cardboard casualties.
2023-03-04(D) Asad Rustum vs Kåre Jacobsen German winPlayed at ASO 2023, 3rd round. Close game that was eventually won by the Germans. Was a little too careless with my BAZ losing two of them quite early in the game giving the German greater liberty with his tanks.
2023-03-04(D) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Juan American winASL Scandinavian Open round 3. I surprised my opponent a couple of times in the opening rounds, and he had to take chances to get into the city in round 4, breaking almost all his infantry in the process.
2023-02-06(D) Asad Rustum vs Jacob Elmqvist American win
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CWO_19 Added a playing2023-07-19 21:44:39
Alan Krause Added a playing2023-07-06 22:48:23
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atomic Rated the scenario2023-03-14 21:42:10
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.03Votes: 39
Views: 8892
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 5.2 hours
Recorded Games: 26
Archive recorded plays:
German10
American15
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Abandon Ship! [Confirmed]
[A] American 17
[D] German 15
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