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First Day of Diadem MTO (id:#56345)

Avalon Hill (AH:ASL Annual `95 Winter ID: A 89)

See Also: First Day of Diadem by Multi-Man Publishing

Near Castelforte, Italy 1944-05-12 (16 others)

: Rearguard Action (Breakout! # 33)
BBH1: Last Word (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH2: Retrograde to Cemetery Ridge (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH3: Back in the Saddle Again (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH4: Stopped at The Spur (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH5: 3rd Battalion Stopped Cold (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH6: Tin Cans Burning (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH7: Beyond the Right Tit (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
BBH8: "Kamerad" (Battle of the Bracchi Hills)
CAC 6: Into the Valley of Death (Carnage at Cassino)
CAC 7: By Dawn's Early Light (Carnage at Cassino)
GC CAC 3: Once More Into the Breech (Carnage at Cassino)
116: The Sixth Blow (ASL 12 - Armies of Oblivion (2nd Edition))
BB 20.1: I Never Thought To Endure Worse (Coastal Fortress)
KH#7: Breaking Point (Kohima: Operation C 1944)
251: First Day of Diadem (ASL 10a Croix de Guerre)

Designer: Unknown

Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:

Balance:

GermanFree French

Overview:

It was apparent that only a bold stroke would get the costly Allied offensive in Italy rolling again. General Alphonso Juin, commander of the French Expeditionary Corps, convinced Mark Clark to accept his plan for a new spring offensive, to be codenamed "Diadem". Forces of the Fifth Army would assault the area around Cassino and cross the Rapido, while Juin's French Colonial troops attacked the mountain positions around Monte Majo anchoring the German line. Juin, knowing that success demanded surprise and an aggressive pace, ordered the elite Tirailleurs, Goums and Spahis of his corps to "Grab the hilltops and don't stop". At Monte Faito, savage fighting resulted in the 8th Tirailleurs Regiment taking the heights. But at 0900, a German battalion, following an intense shelling of the hill by heavy mortars, launched a strong counterattack.

Attacker: German (Battalion 2, Panzergrenadier Regiment 115)

Defender: Free French (1st Bataillon, 8th Moroccan Tirailleurs Regiment)

7 turns

Players: 2 OBA: Free French Night: No

Unit Counts:

Squads: A:15.0 D:9.0

AFVs: A:0 D:0

Guns: A:1

8cm GrW 34
5cm leGrW 36

D:1

Canon de 75 M mle 28
Mortier de 60 mle 35

Misc Rules:

8 random Shellholes placed pre-game

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Date	Reporter		Opponent	Result	Comments
2020-06-28	(D) Andy Goldin	vs	Bob Schaaf	Free French win	HUMAN WAVE 2020. In a tough fought battle, my Moroccans managed to hold the hill. Just as the German wave reached near the top, the King of Battle came in, on target, and disrupted the attack. Casualties were high on both sides, as the mortars were merciless on men and equipment. I didn't anticipate Bob's huge PrepFire on Turn1, which smoked or broke two of my four main positions. My 75 ART was destroyed by his 81mm in a CH and I nearly failed my player morale check. The thing about ASL is luck can turn any time, and it did. Over the next couple turns I got in some deadly fire attacks as my 60mm and his 50mm exchanged rate tears. Bob got to Level 2 of the hill at the end of Turn 4, pressing up against the thin line I reformed along the crags. I called in my artillery at the beginning of Turn 5 so that it came in on target in my Prep Fire after only a small adjustment. It had deadly effects, leaving Bob with insufficient manpower to score a win. Great game!
2020-03-09	(A) Chuck Dye	vs	DD	German win
2017-05-28	(A) Doba Serge	vs		German win
2016-06-24	(A) Gordon Jupp	vs	Paul Schaeffer	German win	D1 mini. Paul setup up front and my initial shooting was good, breaking up the defence line on the right. Moving forward took some casualties but made steady progress, assisted by Paul inability to pass MC! The pressure told and by yhr time the OBA became available there were too many German units on the hills. Good game and worth a play ☺
2011-03-12	(A) Jeff Waldon	vs	Frank Tozier	German win	FtF-CAWS

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Action	Date
Agoldin Rated the scenario	2020-06-28 03:34:24
Agoldin Added a playing	2020-06-28 03:33:42
Rich Weiley Added a playing	2020-06-15 02:26:16
Serge Added a playing	2020-06-07 11:02:46
Indy Lagu Rated the scenario	2020-03-27 17:17:39

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Views:	2623
To-Play list count:	1
Estimated Play time:	4.6 hours
Recorded Games:	10

Archive recorded plays:
German	7
Free French	3
Drawn:	0

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
First Day of Diadem [Confirmed]

[A] German	24
[D] French	25

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