Helluva Patrol Leader ETO (id:#62483)
Designer: Perry Cocke
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
61.467889908257%

Overview:

Brigadier General Norman Cota had decided to tag along on a mission to capture two bridges that the Germans might use to sever the tie between US forces in Carentan and Omaha Beach. After crossing the Vire River, the two companies encountered heavy resistance and the total force was reduced to just 80 men. Capturing the bridges was not going to be possible. Around 6 pm, as Cota’s men were digging in northwest of Montmartin-en-Graignes, reinforcements arrived in the form of 60 men from Battalion I, Glider Infantry Regiment 327 who had been probing south from Carentan. Cota decided to take Montmartin instead, or risk being slaughtered out in the open in the dark.
Attacker: American (Elements III/327th Glider Infantry Regt and C & E Cos., 175th Infantry Regt., 29th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Elements Kampfgruppe Heintz, 275th Infantry Division)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:0 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: Hedges are Bocage
Map Board(s): 54 59
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-05-23(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Giovanshire German win
2019-06-08(A) Andy Goldin vs Dale Wetzelberger American winHuman Wave 2019. Dale volunteered to take the Germans, with the balance, which upgrades the MMG to an HMG and the 8-1 to a 9-1. He setup mainly in the buildings on the east side of the road, posting only a token force in Z8. I opted to "hit him where he ain't" by massing on my right to cross the grain fields and orchards and drive directly on the southernmost block of rowhouses. I formed two sets of fire groups, one each around the 9-1 and the other around the 10-2, General Cota. I kept only a small force on my left, to keep the German fixed and take advantage of whatever opportunities that may present themselves. Both of these choices paid off. Thanks to some good dice and aggressive movement, I was able to threaten the southernmost row of townhouses and get in the woods (X9/X10) by turn 3. This compelled Dale to re-position his HMG, on which I got a lucky shot and broke both the squad and leader. At that point, Dale's Germans were broken, or out of position, and he conceded.
Another depiction of this action is Bounding Fire's "Norman D" in Beyond the Beachhead 2, which I think is more balanced.
2019-02-13(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso American winBoring scenario.
2018-11-25(A) B S vs Solo German win
2018-07-22(A) Richard Jenulis vs Luis Del Castillo American win
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DrDryg Added a playing2020-05-23 03:56:53
hoxson1 Modified the overlays2019-07-12 14:36:20
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules2019-07-12 14:36:11
hoxson1 Modified the overview2019-07-12 14:35:43
Agoldin Added a playing2019-06-09 21:56:26
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Avg Rating: 6.32Votes: 25
Views: 294
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 20
Archive recorded plays:
American15
German5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
Helluva Patrol Leader
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[A] American 52
[D] German 37
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