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The Bitwoded Gamble E-AFR (id:#65704)
(ASL 7a - Hollow Legions (3rd Edition) ID: 255)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: ELR Soldiers of the Negus
See Also: The Bitwoded Gamble by Critical Hit
Amba Aradam, Ethiopia 1936-02-13 (0 others)
Designer: Rick Thomas
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Balance:
EthiopianItalian
55.555555555556%

Overview:

The Bitwod Makonnen commanded the army of Wollega-Ardjo, the most modern and well-armed force in the north. Realizing the danger of an encirclement of Muluguea's army at Ambra Aradum and aching for a fight, he ignored the orders of his superiors and set out with a small picked force to halt the encircling left hook of the Italians. The Bitwod Makonnen divided his men into three parties. The objective was a group of Italian machine gun positions set up the afternoon before. Under cover of the half light before dawn, the Ethiopians crept toward the enemy.
Attacker: Ethiopian (Army of Welega-Arjo)
Defender: Italian (I Battaglione, 46º Reggimento Fanteria "Reggio," 30º Divisione Fanteria "Sabauda")  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:26.0 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: +1 Twilight LV Hindrance (E3.1) first two turns.
Map Board(s): 26 27 31
Overlays: H1 H5 H6 W2 W3 X2 X4 X5
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2022-06-25(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace Italian win
2022-04-30(D) Jobbo Fett vs Gary Bartlett Ethiopian winIt seemed the Italians just did not have the will to fight in this one, in an attempt to break the western front of the initial on-board ethiopians, they only broke one squad and the bloody CC in return wiped them all out. The MMG barely made a name for itself, though it did keep a leader broken for the match. I have to hand it to Gary's dice rolling a 5.81 on 42 rolls, with my average of 7.1 on 41 rolls making a pitiful showing.

Not quite sure how to play the scenario any better than I did, aside from perhaps being less bloodthirsty initially. I think setting up on the upper-right hillock might not be the best idea, although I was hoping to use the stone buildings nearby as a base of fire after ridding myself of Gary's nearby Ethiopians. 26 squads to 12 Italian squads seems like a bit too much of an advantage when you have so few SWs and the initial two turns feature a +1 LV Hindrance. 8 turns is a monster for this scenario, imo. Should probably be 6.
2022-04-03(A) Shane Pask vs Italian winTook the first Sangar on the NE hill easily but never got close to the second on the summit of H1 with a MMG. Functionally over by turn 6 after my 3 human wave assaults were shattered for little gain. Lost my 9-2 in the first HW to 4 consecutive unlucky rolls - Italians rolled DR3 on FPF to get a K/2. ALL 3 units rolled 5 for random selection wounding the 9-2 (and CR one of the squads - now HS - to oblivion and ELR the other HS). Then he broke on the MC and died while trying to rout.
Italians started with 4 out of possible 5 pregame foxholes.
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Rich Weiley Added a playing2022-06-25 00:06:45
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Pte Parts Rated the scenario2022-04-03 02:07:58
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2021-12-30 19:01:48
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Avg Rating: 5.25Votes: 4
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
Ethiopian1
Italian2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of November 2021)
The Bitwoded Gamble [Confirmed]
[A] Ethiopian 4
[D] Italian 2
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