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Strayer's Strays WTO (id:#62793)

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See Also: Strayer's Strays by Avalon Hill

Hiesville, France 1944-06-06 (287 others)

Designer: Unknown

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

AmericanGerman

Overview:

By dawn of D-Day, Lt. Colonel Robert Strayer had pieced together a unit comprised of scattered men from three Parachute Regiments. Radio communication with HQ didn’t exist. All Strayer knew for certain was that his objective was to clear the southern causeway from Utah Beach. As the sun rose, he led his patchwork force toward the beach exits. Within minutes, the paratroopers encountered German resistance…

Attacker: American (502nd and 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division and 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division)

Defender: German (Bataillon II, Grenadier-Regiment 919, Infanterie-Division 709)

3.5 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:8.0 D:12.0

AFVs: A:0

AFVs: D:0

Guns: A:0 D:0

Misc Rules:

Americans are Stealthy; Germans are Lax.

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NONE

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2023-01-14	(A) Jack Wilson	vs	Mark Oakley	German win	Game 4 at WO '23. I tried the student body right attack through the grain field. Mark was able to get enough FP on my path to victory to keep me from exiting the 10 VP needed.
2022-12-31	(A) Jonathan Kapleau	vs	Cusick, John	American win
2022-09-05	(A) manzoli andrea	vs	Galletto	German win
2022-08-07	(D) Neal Ulen	vs	Scott	American win
2022-07-28	(D) Jack Wilson	vs	Ken Walsh	German win	First time playing this classic. A very interesting challenge for the Germans. He has to defend the entire length of the board with 12 SE (only 4 of which are 1st line), two mediocre leaders, and NO SWs! The Americans are given eight 7-4-7s, two leaders and a hero. They have to exit 10VP off the southern edge. The caveat is they only have four turns to do it, and it will take three turns just to cross the board even with no opposition. So, it quickly becomes one of those low-prep-high-movement scenarios. The Germans have to hope to score hits with D1Fs and then clog the path with residual FP. The terrain of this board (6) is very interesting. It is laced with walls and hedges that inhibit LOS as well as movement regardless of the direction. From the German standpoint, the map can be broken up into three sections: a wide middle (60%) and the two far flanks, about 20% each. The flanks are the vulnerable areas. If the Americans attack in force on either one, the German squads at the other flank will never get to the battle before game's end. Attacking up the middle works to the German advantage. There is less favorable terrain to use as cover, and the squads defending the flanks will have time to high-tailed it to the middle to contest the exits. As it turned out, Ken chose to overload the far western flank, using the extensive hindrances of the two grain fields over there to eat up my DFF shots. Except for his hero, which he sent on a scouting mission to draw fire, he brought his whole force down the edge of the board along a 2 1/2 hex path. My first DIFs were promising. I KIAd a HS, and broke his hero, who then failed his wound roll and was eliminated. But he obliterated my one squad holding that edge with his AFPh. So, at the end of his turn one, I only had 2 squads left on that side. On my turn one, I started hustling another six squads to my left. But by the end of his second move, he had 18 VP within striking distance of the south edge. To stop his turn three dash, I could only call upon about five squads, almost all of which had to shoot long range (2nd line and conscripts) through grain which would neutralize FFMO/FFNAM prevent leaving RFP. I was certain he would win on his turn three move. Sure enough, he was able to exit 8 VP on turn three, but by some miracle, I was able to pin or break enough to make him have to regroup and try again on turn four. That one half move allowed me to move my reinforcing squads closer to his exit path and avoid the grain hindrances. To start his turn four movement, he had 5 VP lined up to run the gauntlet. A HS made it to give him 9VP- one shy. But the amount of fire I was able to bring to bear (now with deadly -2 FFMO/FFNAM) on the rest was just too much, and when I broke the last VP (his 8-0 leader) the game was over. Another perfect example of why one should play to the end. By turn two, I was certain my position was hopeless. In retrospect, Ken took a path with a FS that gave me shot that I was not expecting. I broke that MMC, which in the end, was the margin of victory. Apart from that one slip. Ken's attack was nearly flawless, and only some fortunate DRs saved me from disaster. Although we enjoyed the scenario, we both agreed that the attack options for the Americans almost guarantee the battle will take place on one edge or the other, with 1/3 or more of the German force too far away to intervene. Note to future German defender: Guard the grain field flank!

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Action	Date
Jwil2020 Added a playing	2023-01-16 22:11:21
Jwil2020 Rated the scenario	2023-01-16 22:08:44
igycrctl Added a playing	2022-12-31 16:39:32
Neal Ulen Added a playing	2022-12-22 16:36:39
manzoliandrea72 Added a playing	2022-09-06 17:39:22

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Avg Rating: 6.19	Votes: 52
Views:	4911
To-Play list count:	5
Estimated Play time:	2.3 hours
Recorded Games:	37

Archive recorded plays:
American	18
German	19
Drawn:	0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
Strayer's Strays [Confirmed]

[A] American	28
[D] German	17

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