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Clearing Colleville WTO (id:#56661)

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Colleville, Normandy 1944-06-06 (279 others)

Designer: Pete Shelling

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

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AmericanGerman

Overview:

On the Omaha beachhead, as more and more troops and material came ashore, those remaining alive from the first wave were forcing their way inland bit by bit. In the sector of the First Infantry Division – the “Big Red One” – the day’s objective was the village of Colleville. Lack of radio communications and smoke from day-long artillery exchanges prevented the Navy from providing expected fire support, but with German fire coming from the area, the order to attack was given. Colleville had to be taken, and without further delay. . .

Attacker: American (Company G, 16th RCT, 1st Infantry Division)

Defender: German (726th Regiment, 352nd Infantry Division)

5 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:17.0 D:10.0

AFVs: A:0

AFVs: D:0

Guns: A:0 D:0

Misc Rules:

dr determines 3-4-6 HS on reinforcements; possible high of 18 squads

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2022-10-08	(A) Jonathan Plott	vs	John Schneider	German win	John Schneider and myself played this scenario for the ASLOK 2022 Start Me Up (ASLSK) Mini-Tournament championship! It all came down to the last CCPh of the last player turn, and John S won the game!! I came in second place…out of only two entrants. Might leave that last bit out of the narrative when I get home (it’s MY story and I’m sticking to it!). Had a great time at my first ASLOK!
2022-09-14	(A) Jack Wilson	vs	Bob T.	American win	First time using VASL for this original SK scenario. IMO, this battle has three phases: 1st. Americans have to navigate some open ground to get a foothold in the western cluster of buildings. 2nd. Clearing the western cluster. 3rd. Closing in on the southeastern cluster of VC buildings and flushing out all GO German MMC (usually now defended by the T2 reinforcements). The Germans' main weapon is their HMG. If this gun (perhaps directed by their 8-1 leader) can make rate a few times, it can really bog down the American attack. However, surviving the notorious American response FP might quickly put that weapon out of play. IMO, the German player's best strategy is to play rope-a-dope in the western buildings and try to conserve force for the last couple of turn's slug fest for the final southeastern VC buildings. Bob had a good initial set up but was betrayed by dice that refused to roll low in the early turns. Adding insult to injury, he had to abandon his HMG when its manning infantry broke. In the end, American fire power proved too much, and they were able to gain control of the final VC buildings with more muscle than the Germans could bring to bear to expel them. Overall, an excellent game with a great playing partner.
2022-06-30	(D) Jack Wilson	vs	Eric Filipkowski	German win	This was my second time playing this scenario and the first time with the Germans. Having previously lost with the Americans, I could sympathize with the difficult challenge Eirc faced in attempting to clear (not capture) 11 VC buildings of GO units, while exposing his attacking squads to multiple OG shots from defenders well ensconced in stone buildings and having only 5 turns to get it done. IMO, this one has a definite tilt toward the defender which is confirmed by the Archive's recoded plays. However, ROAR gives the edge to the attacker which indicates that Americans can triumph with perhaps superior tactical play. I believe the key to the American attack hinges on successful opening prep fire, followed by successful advance fire and defensive fire in their half of the turn with the arriving reinforcements. Unfortunately, for Eric, those +3 stone building DRMs took a lot of the sting out the powerful American FGs with the result that it was almost turn 4 before he was finally able to get established in the first cluster of buildings. By then, the Germans had established a layered defensive line that denied the last turn rush for the final VC buildings with overwhelming D1F and SFF shots. Still an enjoyable game. with an enjoyable opponent.
2022-06-25	(D) Craig Renier	vs	Eric Filipkowski	German win	The Americans neglected to use smoke initially and made some risky moves in the open providing a few key opportunities for the German player which resulted in broken American leaders and squads. The Americans were able to wrest control of the central buildings from the Germans, but the Germans were able to withdraw and reinforce the final stone buildings with a nearly impenetrable force. The Americans attempted a final desperate attack to no avail.
2022-05-02	(A) Jack Wilson	vs	Ken Walsh	German win	Played this a couple times solo, but this was my first FTF. As usual, Ken played a solid game. However, my attack was doomed to failure by a combination of poor DRs and utterly terrible tactics on my part. With only 5 turns to make sure no GO MMC remain in any of the 11 victory building hexes, I opted to throw caution to the wind, and made several high risk/high reward moves. Unfortunately for me, I reaped all the risks with essentially no reward. Bottom line: by the end of turn three I was so shot up I threw in the towel. IMO, the big challenge for the Amis is the lack of approach routes for the first turn forces that provide cover for either approach or the establishing of killer FGs without stacking multiple squads. Add to that, the notorious American ML of 6 for the squads (and dice that refuse to roll low on MCs) and I had a tough time figuring this one out. Ken played a masterful game and made me pay dearly for my tactical gambles.

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Avg Rating: 6.70	Votes: 130
Views:	12870
To-Play list count:	7
Estimated Play time:	3.1 hours
Recorded Games:	98

Archive recorded plays:
American	41
German	56
Drawn:	1

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Clearing Colleville [Confirmed]

[A] American	89
[D] German	79

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