A Ridge Too Far ETO (id:#56673)
See Also: A Ridge Too Far by Critical Hit A Ridge Too Far by Critical Hit A Ridge Too Far by Critical HitAmfreville, France
1944-06-08 (37 others)
11: Defiance on Hill 30 (ASL 2 - Paratrooper (2nd Edition))
15: Trapped! (ASL 2 - Paratrooper (2nd Edition))
D14: Buying the Farm (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
A 06: The Price of Impatience (AH:ASL Annual `89)
DASL A01: L'Ecole Normale (AH:ASL Annual `89)
G21: Cat's Kill (AH:The General # 29.4)
ABS-5: Confused Firefight (Airborne Stand!)
AA 5: Cloaks of Confusion (All American I: Kellam's Bridge)
AA 15: Beneath the Castle Walls (All American II: Timmes' Orchard)
AA 16: The Siege (All American II: Timmes' Orchard)
AA 24: Fire Brigade to Filiolet (All American III: Shanley's Hill)
AA 25: Shanley's Hill (All American III: Shanley's Hill)
AAGG1: Historical Defiance on Hill 30 (All American: Gamers Guide)
NQNG4: Noble Craft of Warfare (Waffen-SS I: No Quarter No Glory!)
TAC58: Vingt Neuf en Avant! (Tactiques # 7)
SC2.6: With a Little Help From Our Friends (ASL Digest # 1.05)
P5: Movie Popcorn 1: Saving Ryan's Privates (Bonsai!!)
BtB #6: From Omaha with Love (Critical Hit # 7.3)
S41: Sink's Encouragement (ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1)
LMA9: L'Attaque Allemande (Putot en Bessin)
LMA10: La Contre-attaque Canadienne (Putot en Bessin)
LMA9: Section d'assaut-1 / L'attaque allemande (Putot en Bessin)
LMA10: Section d'assaut-2 / La contre-attaque canadienne (Putot en Bessin)
MLR11: Only the Beginning (Elite Canadians)
GJ005: Wounded Panther (Grumble Jones)
KB II 5: Cloaks of Confusion (All American I: Kellam’s Bridge (2nd Ed.))
AP102: Better Late Than Never (ASL Action Pack #11 29 Let's Go!)
AP103: That Damn Bridge (ASL Action Pack #11 29 Let's Go!)
11: Defiance on Hill 30 (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
15: Trapped! (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
CHA #16: Peregory's Push (Critical Hit Annual #2)
ELC01: You Say Potato, I Say Putot-En-Bessin (Elite Canadians II: Manitoba at War)
MM 56: Wettauk Chaung (March Madness 2019 Close Combat Pack)
BtB A1: Road to Isigny (Behind the Beachhead Tournament 2019)
D14: Buying The Farm (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
S41: Sink's Encouragement (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
1: On The Road To Isigny (29 Let's Go! - Behind the Beachhead and the Drive for St. Lo)
15: Trapped! (ASL 2 - Paratrooper (2nd Edition))
D14: Buying the Farm (DASL 2 - Hedgerow Hell)
A 06: The Price of Impatience (AH:ASL Annual `89)
DASL A01: L'Ecole Normale (AH:ASL Annual `89)
G21: Cat's Kill (AH:The General # 29.4)
ABS-5: Confused Firefight (Airborne Stand!)
AA 5: Cloaks of Confusion (All American I: Kellam's Bridge)
AA 15: Beneath the Castle Walls (All American II: Timmes' Orchard)
AA 16: The Siege (All American II: Timmes' Orchard)
AA 24: Fire Brigade to Filiolet (All American III: Shanley's Hill)
AA 25: Shanley's Hill (All American III: Shanley's Hill)
AAGG1: Historical Defiance on Hill 30 (All American: Gamers Guide)
NQNG4: Noble Craft of Warfare (Waffen-SS I: No Quarter No Glory!)
TAC58: Vingt Neuf en Avant! (Tactiques # 7)
SC2.6: With a Little Help From Our Friends (ASL Digest # 1.05)
P5: Movie Popcorn 1: Saving Ryan's Privates (Bonsai!!)
BtB #6: From Omaha with Love (Critical Hit # 7.3)
S41: Sink's Encouragement (ASL Starter Kit Bonus Pack #1)
LMA9: L'Attaque Allemande (Putot en Bessin)
LMA10: La Contre-attaque Canadienne (Putot en Bessin)
LMA9: Section d'assaut-1 / L'attaque allemande (Putot en Bessin)
LMA10: Section d'assaut-2 / La contre-attaque canadienne (Putot en Bessin)
MLR11: Only the Beginning (Elite Canadians)
GJ005: Wounded Panther (Grumble Jones)
KB II 5: Cloaks of Confusion (All American I: Kellam’s Bridge (2nd Ed.))
AP102: Better Late Than Never (ASL Action Pack #11 29 Let's Go!)
AP103: That Damn Bridge (ASL Action Pack #11 29 Let's Go!)
11: Defiance on Hill 30 (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
15: Trapped! (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
CHA #16: Peregory's Push (Critical Hit Annual #2)
ELC01: You Say Potato, I Say Putot-En-Bessin (Elite Canadians II: Manitoba at War)
MM 56: Wettauk Chaung (March Madness 2019 Close Combat Pack)
BtB A1: Road to Isigny (Behind the Beachhead Tournament 2019)
D14: Buying The Farm (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
S41: Sink's Encouragement (ASL Starter Kit Expansion Pack #1 2nd Edition)
1: On The Road To Isigny (29 Let's Go! - Behind the Beachhead and the Drive for St. Lo)
Designer: NJ Hickman
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
BritishGerman
Overview:
On D-Day, the 1st Special Service Brigade landed under fire on Sword Beach at H+90 and made the long trek to cross the Orne River Bridge (Pegasus Bridge) at Benouville and establish a defensive perimeter against counterattack on the far eastern flank of the beachhead. Central to the defense of the area was the town of Amfreville, situated on a low ridge which afforded a dominating view up and down the flat coastline. On the morning of 0 +2, 6 Troop, defending the road junction leading north from Ranville to Sallenellas and west to Bas de Breville, sighted troops approaching up the latter road. 6 Troop had been hit hard during the landings and was grossly understrength, although they were bolstered by a detachment from the heavy weapons platoon. Lt. John Alderson decided not to wait and launched an attack of his own, intending to catch the approaching Germans on their flank and to drive into their rear.Attacker: British (6 Troop, 3 Commando, 1st Special Service Brigade)
Defender: German (346th Infantry Division)
6 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:8.5 D:12.0 |
| AFVs: A:0 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:1 OML 3-in. Mortar D:0OML 2-in. Mortar |
| Misc Rules: | Treat Woods hexes as non-inherent Orchards (only the actual woods art acts as a + 1 hindrance.) |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-03-13 | (D) Craig Renier | vs | Boyce | British win | Close game. Brits had exceptional luck with smoke and WP while the Germans kept failing MCs and ELR to include the squad with the MMG. Germans used broken units to restrict the British advance. British had exactly 9 VPs. The Germans tried Prep on the last turn in an attempt to break one MMC without luck. The better action probably would have been to attempt to get into CC against a HS, but that required crossing open ground. | ||
| 2024-11-25 | (D) Dan Best | vs | Kermit Mullins | German win | 2 hrs | ||
| 2024-11-25 | (A) Kermit Mullins | vs | Dan Best | German win | 2 hrs | My British couldn't get the rolls with 24 factor shots and the Germans plastered me with 2's, 3's, and 4's. German victory. | |
| 2024-09-22 | (A) Nicolas Leste-Lasserre | vs | German win | ||||
| 2023-11-27 | (D) Justin DiSabatino | vs | Self | German win | The British started off strong, but the 3-in. mortar only managed one round of smoke and the 2-in. never did. After the first turn surging forward, the British were unable to rout enough German squads, which let them reform along xG to create a strong line of fire. It also did not help that all three British leaders broke within the first two turns and then two of them rolled boxcars to rally. By turn 3, there were no more leaders on the British side, which was the beginning of the end. The Germans managed to either pass MCs or stay under their ELR, so their line hardly broke while the British could no longer effectively rally their squads. The game was called at the bottom of Turn 5. |
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| Heloanjin Added a playing | 2025-03-15 21:42:57 |
| Grenzer Added a VASL Template file | 2025-02-10 20:55:31 |
| Danno Added a playing | 2024-11-26 01:08:29 |
| grumblejones Added a playing | 2024-11-26 01:01:29 |
| Hutch Modified the gps location | 2024-09-25 11:51:33 |
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| (S17-A RIDGE TOO FAR-01.png) | Image | peej | 1379 |
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| OML 2-inch mortar (S17_OML2inch Mortar.jpg) | Image | lt_steiner | 1036 |
| British commandos (S17_BritishCommandos.jpg) | Image | lt_steiner | 1147 |
| (S17.jpg) | Map Image | Twirling | 1318 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.42 | Votes: 43 |
| Views: | 9035 |
| To-Play list count: | 9 |
| Estimated Play time: | 2.9 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 34 |
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| British | 17 | |
| German | 16 | |
| Drawn: | 1 | |
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