Adolf's Amateurs ETO (id:#61773)
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Prior Publication: FrF20 Friendly Fire Pack 3
See Also: Adolf's Amateurs by Friendly Fire
Salla, Finland 1941-07-01 ()
Designer: Mattias Rönnblom
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
53.60824742268%

Overview:

On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay through rough and unscouted terrain swept in haze from the prepatory barrage. Under the worst possible conditions would the Nord troops receive their baptism of fire.
Attacker: German (SS) (Bataillon I, SS-Infanterie-Regiment 7, SS-Division “Nord” and Gruppe Tölke, Panzer-Abteilung 40 zBV)
Defender: Russian (122nd Rifle Division and 2nd Tank Battalion, 1st Tank Regiment, 1st Tank Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw IIA
PzKpfw IIID

AFVs: D:2
BT-7 M37
BT-7A

Guns: A:0 D:0
50mm RM obr. 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: EC Dry, Gusty. 3 Woods Blazes placed by Russian player, will not spread. D: Green 4-4-7s
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-04-02(A) Jon Jaramillo vs Chris Larkin German (SS) win2 hrsMy attacking Germans devoted most of their assets to attacking thru the woods in the south. I immediately found the ap mines with a full stack of troops but was able to clear them in my turn 2. Once I realized there were no AT mines I brought my afvs up to support the infantry and cut rout paths. I ended up capturing the bridges, the building, and two full squads plus my afvs were fully functional. On the Russian turn 4, he challenged my afvs with his and a rate of fire tear reduced both Russian afvs to wrecks. More than enough vp for an immediate German win. Fun scenario. My opponent didn't fall back quickly enough and that ended up hurting his chances.
2024-04-09(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Holland, Donald German (SS) win
2024-04-07(D) Brian Lazewski vs Jeffrey Malter Russian win
2024-02-06(D) Rob Schmitt vs Mitch Davis Russian winI was Russian defender vs German attacker. VPs for Mobile AFVs, 2 bridges and buildings. German needed 8. I was able to fall back successfully towards the east side village and minimize my infantry casualties. A stubborn single squad in the north center held off 3 German squads single handedly. German inexperienced infantry (Only 3 Movement Points normally) had difficulty moving around the minefield through the woods. When the German closed in to the village my defense was pretty well set. A lucky shot (from my BT-7A) took out his Panzer IIID as he was charging in to the village. German Conceded turn 6 with only 3 VPs in hand and it was going to be tough to get much more. Admittedly good dice rolls on my side for most of the game.
2023-10-04(D) Craig Renier vs Chris Hofland German (SS) winThe Germans win instantly upon gaining 8 VPs. 5 VPs are virtually guaranteed (2 VP bridges, 1 VP building, and 2 VP German mobile AFVs), so the German player needs to secure 3 more VPs. The main Russian advantage is the terrain, forcing the Green German MMCs to slog their way forward generally just a couple hexes at a time. The Russians withdrew carefully as the Germans advanced. Every opportunity to inflict casualties on the Germans ended up with no effect, including a 2 FP AT minefield on the road. At the same time, the Germans caused multiple MCs, stripping concealment and breaking Russian MMCs. The Russians subsequently handed the German player 2 more VPs with back to back box cars on Rally attempts, one of which was under the direction of the Commissar. In the end, though, it was a major Russian blunder on Turn 6 that gave the Germans the win. A building was left undefended that could be reached by one German HS. The Russians made a feeble attempt to stop the HS once the danger became apparent, but it was no use. With the HS able to Advance, taking control of the building for the 8th VP, and no Russian defender with LOS, the Russian conceded.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.04Votes: 27
Views: 6337
To-Play list count: 8
Estimated Play time: 3.9 hours
Recorded Games: 25
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)14
Russian11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Adolf's Amateurs [Confirmed]
[A] German 38
[D] Russian 34
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