Ranger Stronghold MTO (id:#62790)
See Also: Ranger Stronghold by Avalon Hill Ranger Stronghold by Avalon Hill
Designer: Jon Mishcon and Joe Suchar
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanAmerican
51.724137931034%

Overview:

The First and Fourth Rangers, under the command of Bill Darby, landed at Maiori, west of Salerno on 9 September 1943. They then moved 10km inland to block the road to Naples. Once established in the hills, they became the major obstacle to German moves to retake Salerno from the west. Knowing that the Rangers lacked armor and heavy weapons, the XIV Panzer Corps was ordered to dislodge them.... Epilogue: German reports at the time spoke highly of the combat prowess of the Ranger Division, unaware that there were never more than three Ranger battalions involved!
Attacker: German (Kampfgruppe of the 16th Panzer Division)
Defender: American (First Ranger Battalion)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:5.5
AFVs: A:2
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AFVs: 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: None.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-10-28(A) Claus Jakobsen vs Peter Albrechtsen American win
2025-10-15(A) Maximiliano Estravis Barcala vs American winPlayed solo, both sides. I tested an aggressive German strategy to see how much their numerical superiority could manage. Exciting game with a lot of sniper action (including the elimination of the 10-3 American leader), several failures to rout, and unexpected CC results. All four American BAZs failed on their first shot (damn!). Complicated board for a beginner like me, with dozens and dozens of LOS checks. The Americans ended with one HS and one SMC in Good Order on the victory area.
2023-11-11(D) Bob McKenna vs Lou Padilla German winUS Rangers attempt to take on Panthers with bazooka at close range and get DMd early. US tries to fall back to the hill. Right flank collapses, left flank holds but is stranded. Rangers try to pull back but Germans CX ING over the hill overwhelm them Quick German victory by turn 3-4. US should have used more cover and fell back sooner and try to delay rather than engage early.
2023-11-04(A) Andreas R vs JennyD German win
2023-11-01(D) Niels Ludvigsen vs Flemming Scott Christensen German win
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.42Votes: 24
Views: 6817
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 2.9 hours
Recorded Games: 21
Archive recorded plays:
German14
American7
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Ranger Stronghold [Confirmed]
[A] American 16
[D] German 21
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