The Marketplace at Wormhoudt ETO (id:#58937)
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See Also: The Marketplace at Wormhoudt by Multi-Man Publishing
Wormhoudt, France 1940-05-28 ()
Designer: Vic Provost
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)British
62.962962962963%

Overview:

As the brief reprieve the Allies received when Hitler ordered the Panzers to halt at the Channel coast ended, the Leibstandarte was ordered to support the 20th Infanterie (Mot.) Division in the general offensive to crack the Dunkirk perimeter. The 27th had seen the attack run into fierce resistance at Merckeghem and at Bollezeele. After securing these localities that eveneing, the Regiment regrouped for the expected tough fight for the next days' objective: the town of Wormhoudt, sitting astride the N16 highway, and a key roadblock on the way to the evacuation beaches. (After taking the town, SS troops massacred 80 British and French POWs)
Attacker: German (SS) (Elements of the Battallion II, Infanterie Regiment (mot,), SS Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler / Elements of the 2nd Panzer Division / Elements 16 (Heavy IG) Kompanie)
Defender: British (Elements of the Royal Warwickshire and Cheshire Regiments, 48th Infantry Division / Elements of the 52nd Heavy Regiment)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German (SS)     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:4
PzKpfw IVD x 2
PzKpfw IIIF x 2
SdKfz 7 x 2

AFVs: D:4
A10 Mk IA x 2
Matilda II x 2

Guns: A:2
15cm sIG 33 x 2
5cm leGrW 36 x 2
PzB 39 ATR x 2
D:1
OQF 2-Pounder
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: RB Cellars rules. A: Tr2 w D: Fanatic in Marketplace building.
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2020-04-24(A) Jeff B vs Robert Loper German (SS) win12.25 hrsGermans safely blitzed the woods under cover of smoke, but my 9-1 and stack got busted to the man when they advanced into sneaky sight of the British 9-2 and HMG squad. The next Turn was a bit of setback too, with the Germans losing a squad, a 37L MA, and a 75 immobilized by an ATR. One building was captured. Turn 3 saw the Germans make some inroads to the east, but two tanks were lost to the British AT gun which appeared on the front line. The crew would fall in CC next turn, but this building would prove a major sticking point for the Germans, with the melee not fully resolved until the Turn 7. Meanwhile, despite being led by their 10-2, further German progress in the east was continually rebuffed by the 9-2 and HMG squad. The casualty tide started to shift, and the first rowhouse was taken, but the Germans had much ground to catch up. Turn 5 saw the southern outlying Brits finally wrapped up, and the second rowhouse fall, but the Germans were running very low on bodies to take more gains. It was obvious it would come down to who controlled the marketplace, and the British were well-positioned here. Thanks to smoke cover from the guns, and the one remaining mobile tank, the Germans were able to close in. After a lucky infiltration roll in CC eliminated the British 9-2 and squad, the Germans were suddenly in the driver's seat. A lucky point blank ATR shot dealt with the British tank blocking one of the hexes on the approach, and it would all come down to the last turn's CC. With the Germans being led by the 10-2 and two heroes, they were able to dispatch the last Brits in the marketplace and take control, making the final tally 77-52 German. Really fun scenario.
2016-04-16(A) John Garlic vs Mike Weiss German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
2010-12-03(A) Ian Willey vs MacRob German (SS) winSuprised no one has tried this. Don't let the long detailed SSR put you off. Good fun. Shame my dice were hot and Rob's terrible. It could be tough breaking into the village but the SS have the tools
2010-07-16(D) Richard Jenulis vs Robert Wolkey German (SS) win
2003-12-06(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs PETER NORDLUND German (SS) win[Imported from ROAR]
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sIG 33 150mm gun
A hand drawn map showing the positions of companies of the Royal Warwickshire Regiment at Wormhoudt, May 1940
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.50Votes: 4
Views: 7318
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 7.9 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)5
British0
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Marketplace at Wormhoudt [Confirmed]
[A] German 12
[D] British 10
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