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Bofors Bashing MTO (id:#56240)

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(Revision: MMP: ASL 5a - For King and Country #94)

See Also: Bofors Bashing by Multi-Man Publishing

Maleme Airfield, Crete 1941-05-20 (49 others)

Designer: Steven Swann

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Balance:

GermanNew Zealand

Overview:

For thirty minutes the Luftwaffe hammered the airfield at Maleme, concentrating on the AA positions near the mouth of the dry Tavronitis. Certainly the Bofors gunners at Maleme had an unenviable task. They had, of necessity, to be sited well forward on the edge of the field where concealment was practically impossible, and now dust and smoke obscured their vision. Thrown into confusion by the furious air attack, the New Zealand troops stationed to protect the guns and the British gunners themselves barely fired upon the descending gliders carrying the 3rd Company under Leutnant von Plessen. At 0715, the first glider touched ground and the first German squad came out firing.

Attacker: German (Abteilung von Plessen, Bataillon 1, Sturm Regiment 1)

Defender: New Zealand (C Company, 22nd New Zealand Battalion/156th Light AA Battery)

7 turns

Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:13.0 D:9.0

AFVs: A:0

AFVs: D:0

Guns: A:0

5cm leGrW 36 x 2

D:3

OQF 40mm AA x 3
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3

Misc Rules:

Dust LV (E3.1): Turns 1-3. A: Gliders (E8) entry

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Publication	Board
ASL 5a - For King and Country	14
ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition)	11
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition)	11
ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition)	11

Overlays:

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Errata (source)

Add a 4-6-8 and a glider to the German OB.

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2026-07-15	(A) Don Berg	vs	Solo	German win	Germans landed their gliders west and south of the airport, half on the hill. The Bofors guns were facing mostly away and no gliders crashed. The Germans sent a platoon around the east flank, but it never did more than distract and hold that flank in place. A platoon moved in from the south, but was eventually eliminated except for a mortar hs in P8. The rest worked their way along the crest of the hill to attack from the northwest. Two AA guns malfunctioned and one of those was eliminated trying to repair, so the other did not attempt to repair, but was heavily defended in and around k6. The G8 gun was captured and spiked around turn 4 or 5. Every attempt by the Germans to advance after the dust settled was met with withering fire. Finally the Germans had to make a mad dash on turn 7. 8 squads or halfsquads rushed for the final gun. Seven British units gave fire, no MG remained in action. 8 rfp counters were laid down across the airfield. One German hs was KIA, one squad was reduced and two squads were pinned. The rest ended adjacent to the Gun and KIA's the crew in AFPh. The Germans advanced in and possessed the Gun in the last rally phase. The British prep fire into the hex caused two HOB results. The first hs went berserk and was no longer good order for gun destruction. Only it was the second hs that had recovered the gun. It rolled battle hardening, so it was able to destroy the gun in the DFPh for the victory.
2000-07-08	(D) Jason Wert	vs	Roy Connelly	New Zealand win
1988-01-01	(A) Richard Jenulis	vs	Ken Marcinonis	New Zealand win	[date unknown]

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Action	Date
Guru Bob Added a playing	2026-07-15 04:20:44
Guru Bob Rated the scenario	2026-07-15 04:06:37
Hutch Modified the gps location	2025-05-20 10:02:59
Hutch Modified the misc. rules	2025-05-20 10:01:51
aokigaryou Linked the scenario to ROAR	2024-10-13 10:50:50

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Avg Rating: 7.00	Votes: 4
Views:	8981
To-Play list count:	1
Estimated Play time:	4 hours
Recorded Games:	3

Archive recorded plays:
German	1
New Zealand	2
Drawn:	0

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Bofors Bashing [Confirmed]

[A] German	9
[D] British	22

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