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Orsogna, Italy 1943-12-03 (0 others)

Designer: Sebastiano Caltabiano

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

GermanNew Zealand

33.333333333333%

Overview:

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Attacker: German (Pz.Aukl.Abt. 26, 6./Pz.Rgt. 26, 26. Pz.D.)

Defender: New Zealand (25 Battalion, 2 NZ Div.)

8.5 turns

Players: 2 OBA: New Zealand Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:12.0 D:14.5

AFVs: A:6

PzKpfw IVH x 2
SPW 251/2
SPW 251/1
SPW 251/9
SPW 251/sMG
SdKfz 7/1

AFVs: D:3

Carrier A
Carrier MMG B
Carrier 2" MTR

Guns: A:0 D:0

OML 2-in. Mortar x 3

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Bal.	Result	Time	Comments
2025-11-26	(A) Savo Barbero	vs	Roberto Alesse		German win
2024-04-15	(D) Andy Bagley	vs	Neil Brunger		New Zealand win		First try at an ORS scenario using the historical map, and very much a learning exercise for both of us as lots of new rules to learn, particularly with the village in play. We both thought the "feel" of the game was excellent, certainly showed the historical difficulties involved in fighting in terrain like this. The New Zealanders gradually dropped back, avoiding significant losses whilst inflicting casualties on the Germans (lucky OBA shot helped!), and by German turn 7 it was evident that they were not going to clear the village in time - and they were close to their CVP cap anyway - so my opponent conceded. Our initial impression was that the scenario is tough for the Germans, although after the game we thought of several ways they could have approached the attack differently, so no real verdict on play balance. Very enjoyable scenario anyway.

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Action	Date
galletto Added a playing	2025-11-26 23:13:16
Andy_Bagley Added a playing	2024-04-15 15:42:12
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns	2023-12-06 23:52:44
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts	2023-12-06 23:52:44
hoxson1 Modified the Defender's AFVs	2023-12-06 23:51:27

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Avg Rating: 6.50	Votes: 2
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Estimated Play time:	8.8 hours
Recorded Games:	2

Archive recorded plays:
German	1
New Zealand	1
Drawn:	0

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The First Approach
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[A] New Zealand	0
[D] German	1