First Cristot WTO (id:#60210)
Cristot, France 1944-06-11 ()
Designer: Ian Daglish
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman (SS)
53.048780487805%

Overview:

The brigadiers commanding 69th Infantry and the supporting 8th Armoured Brigades had accompanied B Squadron of the Dragoons Guards up Hill 102, south of Cristot. Opposition was light, but infantry would be needed to secure the position. The Green Howards were summoned, and looked with dismay at the difficult country they would have to cross. At least only slight opposition was anticipated. Unbeknown to the Green Howards or their brigadiers the Hitlerjugend Division appreciated the value of the hill and, following the British recce, slipped reinforcements into the position.
Attacker: British (D Company, 6th Green Howards / B Squadron, 4/7th Royal Dragoon Guards)
Defender: German (SS) (SS-Panzerdivision 12 / SS-Panzerregiment 12)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:8.0 D:3.5
AFVs: A:5
Sherman VC(a)
Sherman V(a) x 4

AFVs: D:2
PzKpfw VG x 2

Guns: A:0 D:1
5cm PaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage
Map Board(s): 55
Overlays: NONE
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-02-27(A) wayne baumber vs Joel British win
2022-12-18(A) Lawrence Spangler vs Diane Spangler British win
2022-01-29(A) Tom Rodwell vs Lee Hyde-Sellars British winThis turned into a battle of manoeuvre rather than brute force, with the British brushing aside Lee's covering force of SS on the southern side of the map. They then sprinted for the south eastern hill. At the eastern end of the map a separate tank battle took place with the British armour fixed by their inability to move (the British infantry moved every turn) and losing two Sherman Vs to one of Lee's Panthers. Lee, however, was deeply unlucky with his dice rolls, with one Panther missing a Sherman twice and the other stalling its engine. As a result the Panthers were unable to interfere in the critical infantry battle, with one Panther destroyed by flanking fire from a Sherman as it made a last ditch effort to prevent the British from securing the hill. Overall, it was a lucky win for me as Lee's dice let him down at critical points. Additionally, we played with the British balance (Panthers enter on turn two rather than turn one), without which this would be a very difficult scenario for the British player.
2020-10-08(A) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler German (SS) winRob spread out his thin line of troops across the board,
and I attacked heavily on the left. I didn't really come too close,
as I think the game was decided before the last British movement
phase. To win, I would have had to run through a fair bit of fire/
residual.

We made a fairly large mistake in that the German AT Gun
should have been revealed a lot sooner then Rob did reveal it.
Apparently Rob forgot the rule about hiding units solely because of bocage.
He said he felt badly about calling it a win. I countered with chants of A.2.

As others have said, this one feels a bit tough on the British. Rain
means no SMOKE most of the time and the restriction of moving infantry
or vehicles gives the Brits some tough decisions. Interestingly, with 11
wind change DR, the rain did not ever change in intensity.

Positives: Bocage. Size. Interesting situation.

I was afraid of bocage until Purple Heart Draw cured my
fear.

Size. It's a small scenario. We finished in about two hours. It's small enough to
play twice in a session. We had a bit of a late start so were unable to do so.

Situation: Our match turned into two smaller battles. The tank battle at one end
of the board and the infantry battle at the other, with the two converging. The Brits
have difficult decisions (who to move). The Germans do as well. They need to fall
back, but not too quickly.

Negatives: None really.

We will likely replay this one next week. Rob promises not to cheat!
2018-04-10(D) B-E Karlsson vs Brittish German (SS) win
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Avg Rating: 6.69Votes: 55
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To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 3.1 hours
Recorded Games: 32
Archive recorded plays:
British12
German (SS)19
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
First Cristot [Confirmed]
[A] German 75
[D] British 58
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