Savoia! ETO (id:#56250)
Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `89 ID: A 12)   [next]   [previous]
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Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
ItalianRussian
44.186046511628%

Overview:

As the Italian 8th Army took up positions along the west bank of the River Don, a Russian counterattack opened a gap between it and the German 6th Army advancing on Stalingrad. As part of the effort to seal this breach, the Savoy Cavalry and Novara Lancers were sent to aid the hard-pressed 3rd Celere Division. With the dawn of 23 August, elements of the Soviet 304th Rifle Division advanced expecting no opposition, but immediately ran into the Savoy regiment. Unprepared for suddenly finding themselves on top of the enemy, the overextended Russians began to withdraw -- only to be met by a squadron of Italian cavalry charging headlong at them from the rear.
Attacker: Italian (2nd Squadrone, Savoia Cavalleria/4th Squadrone, Savoia Cavalleria)
Defender: Russian (812th Rifle Regiment)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Italian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:25.0 D:18.0
AFVs: A:0
Horse x 14

AFVs: D:0
Wagon

Guns: A:0 D:1
76.2mm PP obr. 27
50mm RM obr. 40 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Early Morning Sun Blindness (F11.611), Steppe terrain (F13.2)
Overlays: S2 S6
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-01-31(A) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval Italian winUsed Italian balance. The mandatory Cavalry charge during Turn 1 was a total disaster for Italians & I very nearly gave up at that point, but the OBA landed on target and remained in effect for most of the game (drawing black chit after black chit). A couple of lucky HOB for Fanatics & Hero clinched the win in the end. Thought it was a dud ... then the turn around was a big surprise! Glad I pushed through to the end.
2022-01-30(D) Dwayne Duval vs Kevin Duval Italian win
2021-08-13(A) Shane Pask vs Italian winAbsolute carnage on the first turn (with prisoners counted, Italians reached CVP on turn 1). Once the sun was out of the Russian's eyes and in the Italian's, things got harder but I still grabbed the required foxholes by turn 6.
2020-05-14(A) Jason Wert vs Jean-Pierre Pouget Russian win
2019-05-10(D) Richard Dagnall vs Toby Pilling Italian wincavalry rules are a bit trickier than they first appear. Excellent play by Toby to destroy my defense
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Hutch Modified the location2025-01-29 13:12:10
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-01-29 13:11:21
rangercote Added a playing2025-01-28 23:17:29
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-08-05 17:21:49
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2024-07-30 16:47:28
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Savoia troopers take up position behind a prone horse
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 5.77Votes: 13
Views: 7745
To-Play list count: 5
Estimated Play time: 10.7 hours
Recorded Games: 7
Archive recorded plays:
Italian4
Russian3
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Savoia! [Confirmed]
[A] Italian 15
[D] Russian 21
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