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Aachen, Germany 1944-10-12 ()
Designer: Ken Dunn
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
61.073825503356%

Overview:

The battle for Aachen had been raging for two days. A complicated series of maneuvers designed to encircle the city from both the north and south had been occupying the American command. These few units committed to the frontal assault on Aachen had some tough going. Not only were the Aachen defenders numerically superior, but they were fighting on their home soil for one of the cherished Nazi symbols: Aachen, home of the First Reich.
Attacker: American (3rd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: German (404th Regiment, 246th Volksgrenadier Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.5 D:12.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain: Not in Season. D: FB, 2 secret.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-03-06(A) Dan Owsen vs Jeff Chrisope American win3 hrsAmerican high firepower controlled the battlefield. Once one of the German flanks broke, the Americans were able to sweep forward and take over the necessary buildings. This scenario shows the effectiveness of high firepower and longer range units, as well as the resilience of the American troops with their high broken morale. There are some very odd LOS situations on one of the boards. I didn’t like that.
2025-03-01(A) Herve Duval vs In progress
2024-07-29(A) Nicolas Leste-Lasserre vs American win
2024-07-18(D) Justin DiSabatino vs D German winGiven the strong American lean, I gave the balance to the Germans this time. It definitely made the approach into the village feel more contested. The Germans set up a HMG in a fortified building on one flank, MMG in a fortified building on the other, each with a leader, and forced the Americans to either funnel through the middle or charge across open ground to be cut down. The Americans tried both routes, and came close, but ultimately had their forces decimated to the point that the VC were impossible and the game called at the top of turn 6.
2024-05-04(D) Ian Fox vs Malcolm FoxA American winThe Americans used their superior range to create a fire base on the right, taking out the German HMG, while punching through the middle after realising that an attack on the left would be suicidal. By turn 4 they had taken the central (fortified) building, using the flamethrower to deadly effect, then broke through to reach the VC by turn 6. German prisoners revealing the location of the fortified buildings, and a berserk American HS tying up the German's last line of defence LMG nest didn't help the cause. Playing with full ASL rules definitely added some zing to the proceedings!
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LtDan Added a playing2025-03-11 00:11:35
Jeffchrisope Rated the scenario2025-03-08 03:21:04
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-03-02 01:55:37
strategos Added a playing2025-03-01 23:00:18
strategos Rated the scenario2025-03-01 22:59:36
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.31Votes: 167
Views: 15915
To-Play list count: 9
Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 132
Archive recorded plays:
American78
German49
Drawn:3

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Simple Equation [Confirmed]
[A] American 104
[D] German 67
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