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Aachen, Germany 1944-10-12 ()
Designer: Ken Dunn
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
61.371841155235%

Overview:

The battle for Aachen had been raging for two days. A complicated series of maneuvers designed to encircle the city from both the north and south had been occupying the American command. These few units committed to the frontal assault on Aachen had some tough going. Not only were the Aachen defenders numerically superior, but they were fighting on their home soil for one of the cherished Nazi symbols: Aachen, home of the First Reich.
Attacker: American (3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: German (404th Regiment, 246th Volksgrenadier Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.5 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: 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: Grain not in Season. D: 2 secret Fortified Buildings
Map Board(s): y z
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-10-04(A) O Ramaille vs German winThe German defended up front with the HMG in the fortified building yI2 and a line of defenders to cover the open grounded flanks. The Americans decided to attack through the centre in force. They suffered heavy fire which stalled their progress and routed some units. Smoke and heavy firepower finally allowed the US troopers to force their way through and control the first buildings. The Germans however did not stop defending and successfully delayed the progress of US attackers. A final rush allowed the Americans to get 23 building hexes controlled, but not enough for victory.
2023-06-30(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best American winMy Germans got in some early licks, but the American firepower is simply too much and the Germans wasted my boys by Turn 3.
2023-06-30(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins American win
2023-04-13(A) Andreas R vs JennyD American win
2023-03-27(A) Justin DiSabatino vs SelfA American winThis scenario is already weighted towards the Americans, but it did not go how I expected. Germans set up with 8-1/HMG/4-4-7 in P1 with a huge field of fire, 2 LMGs with a FG in BB1, both buildings fortified. A group of conscripts held the middle (I2, J1, K2) and the rest spread throughout the line. With German firepower spread on the flanks, the Americans set up to force the middle with one MMG and FT, while the other MMG took to the woods to keep pressure on the left flank.

Turn 1, the Americans move up 5 6-6-6 squads on the right, the German HMG misses multiple shots, and the Americans manage a 20/+4 shot that breaks the entire stack in P1. The German middle holds surprisingly well for two turns, but as the Americans folded in the right flank, it was all a matter of time for an American win. Not sure yet if I will try this a second time with balance for the Germans or see if a slightly modified set-up will let them hold longer.
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Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 116
Archive recorded plays:
American68
German43
Drawn:3

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Simple Equation [Confirmed]
[A] American 102
[D] German 64
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