The Battle of Mali Spadarit MTO (id:#63110)
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Heights of Mali Spadarit, Greece 1941-03-09 ()
Designer: Brook White
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
ItalianGreek
30.30303030303%

Overview:

On March 10, on the second day of the offensive, the Alpine soldiers of the 5th Pusteria Division achieved first success after capturing the fortified peak of Mali Spadarit, at the far left of the Front. However, the Italians were in an advanced position, far from any friendly unit. The heavy fire of the adjacent Greek positions on its flanks and rearguard finally forced the brave soldiers of the Pusteria Division to retreat to the slopes of the mountain.
Attacker: Italian (Battaglione Alpini Feltre, 7th Alpini Regiment, Divisione Alpine Pusteria)
Defender: Greek (Elements of the I. and III. Battalions, 50° Regiment, XI Division)  
4.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:6.5
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0
Mortaio da 45 Brixia x 2
D:1
65mm wz.06

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules:
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-11-02(A) Jobbo Fett vs JobboFett Greek winThere's an interesting tactical option at play here for the Italians from the start, which I tried to leverage. Initially, the Italians were able to break a few units, suffer a few losses, but important gain some important ground. Making some decent progress, they were on the verge of collapsing the Greek defensive position at the top of the hill until the Hidden Gun managed a 4-shot run in one phase, blowing away several units, never faltering in the subsequent turns.

Considering the scenario, I was surprised that this scenario did not feature a Hero for the Italians. I hope that if this scenario ever were changed, it would include that and halve the board, making the Greek reinforcements come in on Turn 3 or 4.
2024-03-02(D) Larry Rohlfing vs Peter Strand Greek win
2020-07-29(D) Tim Wiegmann vs Mike Grogan Greek winI am still fairly new to ASL, so I am sure the scenario has challanges that simply eluded me. That being said, I felt like I had very few strategic options as the Greeks: I placed my forces on top of the hill, fired down on the advancing Italians, and hoped for good rolls, which I got. But the victory feels somewhat hollow if it can be obtained be playing so passively.
2020-05-24(A) wayne baumber vs Joel Italian winPlayed twice in on evening, Italians won both times. In our first game the Italians swarmed over the hill in a direct assault overwhelming the single Greek squad forward on the hill crest. The Greek player then tried to intensive fire his INF gun which promptly malfunctioned. As the Italian player i had some exceptional dice which always helps.
2020-05-02(D) Stavros Pantel vs In progress
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Someone Linked the scenario to ROAR2022-09-01 23:11:21
Someone Modified the Attacker's Guns2022-09-01 23:10:56
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Silvano Buffa, Italian commander, mortally wounded.
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.58Votes: 12
Views: 5579
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 2 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
Italian3
Greek9
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Battle of Mali Spadarit [Confirmed]
[A] Italian 7
[D] Greek 14
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