Merzenhausen Zoo WTO (id:#56417)
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Prior Publication: Hell on Wheels Battle Pack: HOW8
See Also: Merzenhausen Zoo by Bounding Fire Productions
Designer: Chas Smith
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Balance:
American / BritishGerman
44.670050761421%

Overview:

After six days of fighting, XIX Corps believed they were ready for a quick push to the Roer. Although intelligence reports showed some German units withdrawing, Merzenhausen was expected to be the best defended town the Division would face west of the Roer. Because the town was the key to the defenses west of the Roer River and protected the north-south communications link, and in preparation for the Ardennes offensive, the Germans had to hold it at all costs. The 246th Volksgrenadier Division had been involved in heavy fighting and was undergoing a relief in place by the 340th Volksgrenadier Division. Task Force 1/66, with an attached battalion from the 30th Infantry Division soldiers and British Churchill and Crocodile tanks, launched an attack before the relief was completed. Its assault ran headlong into the 246th Volksgrenadier Division and elements of LXXXI Corps.
Attacker: American / British (1/66 Armored, 1/119th Infantry, 30th Infantry Division and Squadron B, Fife and Forfar Yeomanry)
Defender: German (Volksgrenadier Division 246, SchweweAbteilung 506, and LXXXI Corps)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:20.0
AFVs: A:12
Churchill VII x 2
Churchill Crocodile x 3
M4A3(76)W x 2
M4A3E2
M4A3 x 2
M5A1 x 2

AFVs: D:6
PzKpfw VIB x 2
PzJg III/IV
JgdPz IV/70
StuG IIIG (L) x 2

Guns: A:0 D:1
5cm PaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Rowhouses: NA, A: FTV (D3.6)
Overlays: O1 OG1
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-10-30(D) Tripp Killin vs Phil Lahue German winThe southern force came through the brush and the tanks were chewed up by the 50L and a Stug3. Fire Lanes kept harassing his infantry. On the west edge, the JgPz IV was unstoppable, and the Crocs and Cromwell were speedily dispatched. The infantry, with little SMOKE to protect them, were cut down by Fire Lanes.
The Allied attack never really got off the starting block, and they conceded by Turn 5.
2024-03-24(D) Ian Morris vs Martin Mayers German winA very stiff fight. His southern force was struck hard by my 50L AT, losing two American tanks and having a Crocodile immobilised. I was able to pick off at least one tank a turn : by the Allied turn 8, there was just a Croc and a Sherman left. His infantry force was still strong at the end of the game, but their indifferent morale enabled me to break just enough to pull out the win.
2022-12-19(D) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German winAllies conceded on turn 6 having lost most of their tanks and many infantry without reaching the main part of the town. Needs careful planning by the Allies with lots of smoke and some concentration of forces, avoiding at least some of the big German guns.
2022-11-21(A) Asad Rustum vs Jonas Björkqvist German win
2022-10-10(D) Kevin Duval vs Dwayne Duval German winGermans managed to beat back initial attack with substantial loses for the Americans. This kept them struggling to gain ground and then got stung when reinforcements arrived. Americans gave up in Turn 7.
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Crocodiles at Merzenhausen
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.47Votes: 38
Views: 14510
To-Play list count: 12
Estimated Play time: 13 hours
Recorded Games: 40
Archive recorded plays:
American / British17
German22
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Merzenhausen Zoo [Confirmed]
[A] American 71
[D] German 87
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