Castles on the Horizon DTO (id:#62913)
(ASL Journal #12 ID: J186)
Bir Bu Meliha, Libya
1941-11-20 (3 others)
RPII 10: The King's Dash (Rout Pak II)
Z 6: The King's Dash (Rout Report # 4.3)
LASSH 16: A Grim Day at Krasny Krim (Leibstandarte Pack 2 - Barbarossa)
Z 6: The King's Dash (Rout Report # 4.3)
LASSH 16: A Grim Day at Krasny Krim (Leibstandarte Pack 2 - Barbarossa)
Designer: Chas Argent
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanBritish
Overview:
Panzer-Division 15 was moving in the direction of Gabr Saleh. Late in the day they came upon the 4th Armoured Brigade’s Honeys which were this time “…in good defensive terrain with the sun behind them and their ammunition racks full”. 22nd Armoured Brigade was on the way to help, but until then 4th Armoured would have to hold alone.Attacker: German (Schützen-Brigade 15 and Panzer Regiment 8, Panzer-Division 15)
Defender: British (2nd Battalion, Scots Guards, and 8th Hussars, 4th Armoured Brigade, 7th Armoured Division)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:8.0 D:8.0 |
| AFVs: A:19 PzKpfw IVE D:5PzKpfw IVD PzKpfw IIIH x 2 PzKpfw IIIG x 4 PzKpfw IIF x 3 SPW 251/1 x 8 Stuart I(a) x 2 Crusader I x 3 |
| Guns: A:0 D:1 OML 2-in. Mortar OQF 2-Pounder |
| Misc Rules: | Sunblindness. D: 2-Pdr may setup emplaced in scrub; is turreted, does *not* lose ROF on CA change |
| Map Board(s): | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Overlays: | H1 | H2 | H3 | H6 | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Result | Comments | |
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| 2021-10-06 | (D) David Ramsey | vs | Martin Barker | British win (VASL Log) | As featured on IR #55. Not a bad game - might be dicey if the German player decides to duke it out with the Stuarts early on. In our game the Brits held on thanks to the AT gun shoring up the centre and the Germans were slow to flank the positions. A few lucky RoFs helped with the tank battle, too. |
| 2021-08-17 | (D) Rob MacGinley | vs | James Short | German win | Excellent game for those who want to battle in the desert - probably slightly pro all the Germans as they have a very effective force - the Brits need both early kills and to be very flexible as they fall back - those hillocks are tough to hold |
| 2020-04-30 | (A) Eric Topp | vs | John Fedirow | German win | British had poor luck with shots against the German AFVs. In particular, they malf-ed the 2-pdr AT allowing the Germans to encircle the British line. The Crusader reinforcements couldn't stop the Germans from mounting a strong attack on both the north and south hillocks. |
| 2020-02-29 | (A) Bob Schaaf | vs | James Mehl | British win | Held the HTs and Inf offboard until second turn, which may have turned out to be my undoing. With the balance of AFV losses for both sides, needed two Hillocks for the win. Almost managed to grab the second one on the north side with a last turn infantry charge, but long range fire and ROF from an unsurpressed MMG on the central hillock put paid to that effort. Great scenario. Would play again as either side. |
| 2019-06-01 | (D) Kermit Mullins | vs | Dan Best | German win | Oh man...I got my backside handed to me in this scenario. Dan sent a Schwerpunkt against my weak flank. I MALF'd my AT and one Stuart and the other was knocked out before it could fire. It was no contest from that point on as Dan's Panzers and Grenadiers swarmed the hillocks dispensing death and destruction. Good scenario though! |
| Action | Date |
|---|---|
| macrobosanta Added a playing | 2022-04-18 03:54:40 |
| macrobosanta Rated the scenario | 2022-04-18 03:52:34 |
| Dave Added a playing | 2021-10-08 14:09:28 |
| hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2021-01-12 19:37:10 |
| wwillow Added a playing | 2020-07-09 20:23:41 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| (!germ-brit.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 561 |
| (panzers desert column.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 353 |
| VASL Log file (castles-full.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Dave | 100 |
| (castles on horizon by JRV.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 361 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.29 | Votes: 14 | Views: | 1917 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 7.4 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 7 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German | 4 | |
| British | 3 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of January 2022) Castles on the Horizon [Confirmed] |
| [A] British | 19 |
| [D] German | 11 |