Dingoes At Damour MTO (id:#65401)
Designer: Andrew Rogers
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Balance:
AustralianVichy French
48.780487804878%

Overview:

After a month the British and Commonwealth campaign against Vichy forces in Syria was coming to a close. Despite them being recend allies, the Vichy resistance was often fierce. The coastal town of Damour was the last major Vichy outpost before the key city of Beirut. Colonel Picot, the Vichy commander in the Damour region, allocated a battalion of tough Algerians in the defense of the southern approaches to the village which were covered by banana groves. Artillery pieces and armored cars provided additional support. Lightly armed Australian pioneers supported by tanks and carriers crossed the Damour River and pushed forward into the Vichy positions.
Attacker: Australian (D Company, 2/2nd Pioneer Battalion, 17th Brigade and 6th Division Cavalry Regiment)
Defender: Vichy French (2ème Bataillon, 29ème Régiment de Tirailleurs Algériens, Armée du Levant)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:5
Mk VIB x 2
Carrier A x 2
Carrier B

AFVs: D:2
AMD 20 cv TOE x 2

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3
Boys ATR x 2
D:1
Canon de 75 M mle 28
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Wooden buildings, ground level only, no Rowhouse bars.
Overlays: X18
Errata (source)
Clarification: the black bars become building, not open groundAndy Rogers
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-05-10(A) Michael Rodgers vs Darren Kobacs Vichy French win
2024-04-20(A) Larry Rohlfing vs Rich Domovic Vichy French win
2024-03-15(D) Will Willow vs Ryan Ellett Vichy French winMarch Madness
2024-02-12(A) Jeff Wright vs Stu Rubin Vichy French win

(VASL Log)		The Aussies expected a fairly easy day, but they were in for a rather rude awakening. The plan was for the Aussies to send an flanking force sweeping around from the east, while the main force would press hard up from the south. The French had a tight defence concentrated around the town, with a small force to protect the road approach from the east. The Aussies miscalculated how long it would take to get their flanking force into the fight, which was further slowed by the French picket and reinforcements. The main force was able to advance under cover of the orchards, but once they got up to the town, they weren't able to dislodge the French. They consistently shot poorly, not able to make any real gains, and broke nearly every time they were shot at, never recovering. The flanking move was a bit of a strategic error, although they could still have gotten in the fight soon enough to make an effect, and the French had a solid setup, but the Aussies just couldn't get their act together either (yes it was a bit of a dicing).
2022-12-11(D) Indy Lagu vs Chris Pavle Australian winI really don't know what to say about this one. I had the
same experience as others...an imperfect setup and the game
feels over before it begins.

The ANZACS essentially charged straight ahead and trampled the
hapless Vichy French. I felt the game was over by turn 3. We played
turn 4, and a CC roll of 2 on a 1:1 attack sealed the ANZAC victory.

French start with 10 squads. Ended with 2.5. ANZAC start with 12,
ended with 10.5.

The extensive orchard is an attacker's dream. Defensive FL are dulled , the
French MTR is only useful on the French left (where I had it).

One of my most frustrating playings. I would play it again, to see if there
is anything the French can do except for relying on poor play by the ANZAC
or a lot of luck.
2022-10-15(A) David Ramsey vs John Tait Australian winThis is a tough one for the French if they set up in a sub-optimal way.

The Anzacs are able to (and did in our game) push straight through the French line and the defenders will have a hard time if surrounded.
2022-10-03(D) Michael Rodgers vs Kevin Killeen Australian winMy Vichy units defended mostly from the buildings, with a couple of flank protectors in foxholes. The gun should have been further back to defend against the AFV that moved to the rear of the Vichy. Troops held up well for about four turns, then couldn't pass MC.
2022-09-07(D) Vilis Pavulans vs Matias Dahlbäck Australian winSomewhat careful defence, trying to conserve troops and a few speed bumps to slow the advance but my opponent was tactically good and the dice were cruel. Both my reinforcing AFVs got destroyed on the turn they entered and there wasn´t much I could do.
2022-05-01(D) rene cote vs mrosberg Vichy French win
2022-03-04(D) Andy Bagley vs Ian Ainsworth Australian winAustralians vs Vichy French in this scenario where the terrain is dominated by orchards. It turned out to be a fun scenario, well worth playing, although I played it very badly!
The Australian MkVIB’s seem to be virtually unstoppable early on, and I made the mistake of setting up a defence line in the orchards. I simply got over-run (breaking even when concealed in a foxhole!). Moreover, the Aussie AFVs – even carriers – can easily get behind any forward line to prevent any broken French units from routing. Even after the French armoured cars come on, the Aussie AFVs can run around them and the carriers can unload their HS’s who take their MGs or ATRs with them. I did better on the eastern side where my Gun and mortar held up the flanking force coming over the hill, but it wasn’t enough and I conceded on Turn 4.
So is the best defence for the French to form a series of defensive ‘islands’ based around the buildings? Still seems tough if the Aussies can surround them, but I’d like to try this scenario again sometime.
2022-02-12(A) Richard Jenulis vs Rob Wirthlin Vichy French winNWASL Championship 2022 (round 3)
2021-09-01(D) Stephen Stewart vs Marc Hanna Vichy French win
2021-07-23(A) nathan wegener vs Scott Martin Australian winSmoked out the forward Vichy defense and my armour swirled around causing havoc. My dice were hot and opponents were not which made the outcome ugly. StL2021
2021-07-23(A) Paul Works vs Bob Bendis Australian winI pushed up the center; slowly at first, leveraging smoke rounds from my light mortars. I then used my vehicles to get on his flanks and break up his defensive line; eventually causing route-path issues.
2021-07-13(D) O Ramaille vs Eric W Vichy French winThe Vichy French setup his foxholes just in front of the first building objective in order to create a defensive strongpoint. Dummies and one HS were waiting upfront under the banana trees to make the Australian lose some time. The Australian attacked frontally and soon a Carrier was recalled by sniper shot. The few upfront units slowly withdrew and slipped on the Australian flanks. The advance of the Australian was cautious and their assault was held back by the French. Some units tried to use mortars from the hills but they did not have enough LOS to be effective. The French armor counterattack to the rear of the Australian defense causing some mayhem and closing the trap. The Australians were surrounded with several broken units eliminated from failure to rout. A complete Vichy victory.
2021-06-27(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best Australian winMy Australians moved straight into the orchard and by the end of Turn 1, I had lost a tank and 2 carriers to the 75 ARTY. But the smoke from burning wrecks allowed my infantry to move into the building complex. A seesaw battle ultimately ended with an Australian win.
2021-06-26(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Australian win
2021-06-25(D) Ian Morris vs Martin Mayers Vichy French winMartin hustled his troops forward and was next to my final line on turn 4, but couldn’t pass a MC for love or money. Lot to do for the Australians.
2021-06-11(A) Eric Topp vs John Fedoriw Australian winAfter several abortive attempts by myself to do a competent Vichy defence, John had a go. I ran out of Smoke with two MTR but the third did the job. With the help of the Smoke Hindrance and suicidal Carrier attacks, my Aussie infantry moved in. On the final turn, Advancing Fire broke the remaining Vichy defenders.
2021-05-17(D) X von Marwitz vs David Wallace Vichy French winSmall action in Syria in 1941 pitting a force of Australians supported by light and fast AFV against the Vichy French that have to defend a couple of buildings and just hope to hang on.

A full AAR can be found at GameSquad Forum under the following link:

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/ap163-dingoes-at-damour-aar.161716/
2021-05-16(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Vichy French win
2021-05-15(A) Simon Staniforth vs Australian winPlenty of Aussie squads got broke in the initial assault but they rallied back and were able to push hard in the penultimate turn. Encirclement fire and enforcing failure to rout won the day and the Vichy player conceded with his few remaining squads either in Melee or about to be. No mobile AFVs left by game end
2021-05-12(A) patrick palma vs Fabio Mazzucchelli Australian win
2021-04-30(A) Rick Galli vs Brian Kaschyk Australian win
2021-04-16(D) nathan wegener vs Ron Schatz Vichy French winAussies struggled to find smoke and the Vichy defense stood fast.
ASLOpen21
2021-04-01(A) Chuck Dye vs DD Australian win
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Avg Rating: 6.18Votes: 34
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Estimated Play time: 4.4 hours
Recorded Games: 24
Archive recorded plays:
Australian12
Vichy French12
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ROAR Data: (as of today)
Dingoes at Damour [Confirmed]
[A] Australian 28
[D] Vichy 30
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