Alsatian Verdun WTO (id:#63072)
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Designer: Lionel Colin
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Balance:
American / Free FrenchGerman
76.923076923077%

Overview:

As part of the Colmar Pocket, one of the strongest part of the German line was located in the Alsatian village of Jebsheim. The night of the 26th, the 254th Infantry Regiment was ordered to take the village. That night was one of the coldest during that winter with temperature down to –20° C. The night attack had to be cancelled because the troops, which had to cross a frigid stream to reach the village, were freezing and the weapons refused to work. A new attack began at dawn. It would be a difficult day for the 254th and its supporting tanks.
Attacker: American / Free French (254th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division and 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion with Combat Command 6, 5eme Division Blindée)
Defender: German (Gebirgsjäger-Regimental.136, 2.Gebirgsjäger-Division and schwere Panzerjäger-Abteilung.654)  
9.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:38.0 D:28.0
AFVs: A:12
M10 GMC x 3
M4A2 x 4
Jeep
M5 x 2
Sherman III(a) x 3

AFVs: D:2
JgdPz IV x 2

Guns: A:2
M1 57mm AT Gun
M1 81mm Mortar
M2 60mm Mortar x 3
D:3
7.5cm PaK 40 x 2
8cm GrW 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS (E3.72), Grain on Bd 19: Vineyards (B12.7), Roads are Plowed. WC (E3.712). D: Variable OB
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-09-03(A) Jeff B vs Scott Sherer American / Free French win13.75 hrsAmericans hit heavy from the far south, while Free French approached hard through the SE (supported by all flexible armor). I blasted a MMG HS with my kill stack, and busted another frontline squad with my big mortar. Two small mortars busted. I rooted out a dummy tank, and lost an 8-0 either to aggressive scouting or a sniper hit (I forget). The Free French claimed the northernmost building against minor resistance. More bullets flew on the bottom of the turn, with an AT gun crew eliminated, a 8-0 mortally wounded, and a squad lost. The Americans for their part saw one of the broken mortar HS turned berserk (with a long way to run). Turn 2 saw the Germans get the worse for wear in the casualty exchange again, losing two squads to one HS for the Amis. The Amis seemingly claimed the SW most building, though making sure would be tedious with it being a large rowhouse. Turn 3 saw the Germans bag a flanking Sherman when the other AT gun sprung its trap. This same gun then about faced and blasted to bits a BAZ-toting HS and his commanding 9-1. The Germans lost another 8-0, as well as two more squads. Turn 4 was a disaster for the Germans, losing the net building in line for the Free French to a DC placement, one of the JagdPz to a bounding fire shot, a 548 to a mortar CH, but most importantly their field phone rolled boxcars. It certainly didn't help matters that the Allies started the turn red hot, averaging about 4.15(!) on their first ten shots. They would finish the turn averaging around 6.15 on twenty shots. The next building in line for the Amis was just guarded by dummies, and even the hotly contested 21P7 rowhouse fell. This made five buildings for the Allies and when, on the bottom half of the turn, the Germans lost 3.5 squads, and with no chance to fix their phone they called it a day. Certainly a highly replayable scenario, which we plan to do swapping sides. I liked it.
2021-11-05(A) Lionel Colin vs Manu Batisse German winI hit the CVP cap at the end of turn 6.
2020-10-28(A) Andy Hershey vs Keith Spurlock American / Free French win[Imported from ROAR]
2020-10-28(D) keith Spurlock vs Andy Hershey American / Free French win[Imported from ROAR]
2018-11-09(A) Gordon Jupp vs Nick Holmshaw American / Free French winA cracking 'large; game, worth the effort setting up and playing and I would certainly play again, lots of options for both sides. I went all out for the 'quick' win in 6 turns, which means taking risks and exposing your troops, but it paid off...If it hadn't I don't think I would have got the win over the full game as forces would have been to depleted to do so...
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-09-05 18:33:16
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-09-05 18:29:49
buser333 Added a playing2025-09-05 11:37:21
SRenaudin Modified the Attacker's AFVs2022-08-06 14:20:25
SRenaudin Modified the Attacker's AFVs2022-08-06 14:19:02
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Soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division looking upon frozen German corpses sometime during the Battle of Jebsheim
 
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Estimated Play time: 20.9 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
American / Free French4
German1
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Alsatian Verdun [Confirmed]
[A] German 6
[D] American 2
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