Waltzing the Matildas MTO (id:#60187)
Maleme, Crete
1941-05-20 (48 others)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition))
93: Tavronitis Bridge (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
94: Bofors Bashing (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
95: Descent into Hell (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
97: A Desperate Affair (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
98: On Silent Wings (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
A 01: Tavronitis Bridge (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 02: Bofors Bashing (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 03: Descent into Hell (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 102: On Silent Wings (AH:ASL Annual `96)
BB04: A Desperate Affair (Backblast # 1)
G39: A Desperate Affair (AH:The General # 31.4)
T15: The Akrotiri Peninsula (AH:The General # 29.1)
NEWS23: Plans Gone Astray (ASL News # 14)
PL G: Cemetery Hill (version 2.0) (Platoon Leader 2.0)
ASL News 23: Plans Gone Astray (Scroungin' ASL News)
O75.1: Crete 1: The Airfield (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.2: Crete 2: The Bridge (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.3: Crete 3: The Hill (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.1: Crete: Riders on the Storm CG (On All Fronts # 75)
DB009: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Dispatches from the Bunker # 5)
CH 177: Akrotiri Gone Awry (Critical Hit # 7.3)
ASLSK Contest C: Thank Heavens, We Lost (ASL Starter Kit Scenario Designer Contest)
OM-1: Morning's Peril (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-2: Glide Path to Hell (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-3: Hill 107 (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-4: The Umbrella Men (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-5: Stentzler's Wary Reconnoitre (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC01: Rushing Hill A (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC10: Glide Path to Invasion (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-CG: Kreta - Operation Merkur Campaign Game (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
FF20b: The Face of Battle (FireFights: internet releases)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB04: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Out of the Bunker)
SAM 2: A Royal Escape (Swedish ASL Magazine)
RR-15: Koch's Rockets (Russian Rarities 2)
DB126: The Kastelli Thirteen (Dispatches from the Bunker #41)
: Expect the Cretans to be Friendly (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
MM 46: Take That Hill (March Madness 2018 Players Pack)
DB150: Fallschirmjäger Graveyard (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
#1: Hand of Von Richtofen (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#2: Into The Fire (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#3: Befall, The Yellow Flowers (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#8: Black Watch, Death Watch (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
D21: Headhunting For Bloody Huns (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
J226: Drawing the Kroh (ASL Journal #14)
ASLN23: Plans Gone Astray (Critical Hit #8.1)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
93: Tavronitis Bridge (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
94: Bofors Bashing (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
95: Descent into Hell (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
97: A Desperate Affair (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
98: On Silent Wings (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
A 01: Tavronitis Bridge (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 02: Bofors Bashing (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 03: Descent into Hell (AH:ASL Annual `89)
A 102: On Silent Wings (AH:ASL Annual `96)
BB04: A Desperate Affair (Backblast # 1)
G39: A Desperate Affair (AH:The General # 31.4)
T15: The Akrotiri Peninsula (AH:The General # 29.1)
NEWS23: Plans Gone Astray (ASL News # 14)
PL G: Cemetery Hill (version 2.0) (Platoon Leader 2.0)
ASL News 23: Plans Gone Astray (Scroungin' ASL News)
O75.1: Crete 1: The Airfield (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.2: Crete 2: The Bridge (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.3: Crete 3: The Hill (On All Fronts # 75)
O75.1: Crete: Riders on the Storm CG (On All Fronts # 75)
DB009: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Dispatches from the Bunker # 5)
CH 177: Akrotiri Gone Awry (Critical Hit # 7.3)
ASLSK Contest C: Thank Heavens, We Lost (ASL Starter Kit Scenario Designer Contest)
OM-1: Morning's Peril (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-2: Glide Path to Hell (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-3: Hill 107 (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-4: The Umbrella Men (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-5: Stentzler's Wary Reconnoitre (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC01: Rushing Hill A (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
AoC10: Glide Path to Invasion (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
OM-CG: Kreta - Operation Merkur Campaign Game (Kreta - Operation Merkur)
FF20b: The Face of Battle (FireFights: internet releases)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition))
OB04: Headhunting for Bloody Huns (Out of the Bunker)
SAM 2: A Royal Escape (Swedish ASL Magazine)
RR-15: Koch's Rockets (Russian Rarities 2)
DB126: The Kastelli Thirteen (Dispatches from the Bunker #41)
: Expect the Cretans to be Friendly (View From the Trenches - Brit Pack)
MM 46: Take That Hill (March Madness 2018 Players Pack)
DB150: Fallschirmjäger Graveyard (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
#1: Hand of Von Richtofen (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#2: Into The Fire (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#3: Befall, The Yellow Flowers (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
#8: Black Watch, Death Watch (The Devil's Vineyard: Heraklion Airfield)
D21: Headhunting For Bloody Huns (Deluxe Advanced Squad Leader)
J226: Drawing the Kroh (ASL Journal #14)
ASLN23: Plans Gone Astray (Critical Hit #8.1)
45: Revenge at Kastelli (ASL 11a - Doomed Battalions (4th Edition))
Designer: Andrew Hershey
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
CommonwealthGerman
Overview:
It was finally decided that the time had come to use the armored reserve. 14 Platoon, supported by a number of British airmen and ground crews were to advance behind Matilda tanks across the airfield and retake the bridge.Attacker: Commonwealth (C & D Companies of 22nd NZ Battalion | 33rd Squadrons RAF & 85th Squadron FAA | 156th AA Battery Royal Australian Artillery | B Squadron 7th Royal Tank Regiment)
Defender: German (Abteilung von Plesen & Kompanie 13 | Bataillon IV | 1st Sturm Regiment)
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:10.0 D:8.0 |
| AFVs: A:2 Matilda II x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:2 8cm GrW 34 3.7cm PaK 35/36 5cm leGrW 36 PzB 39 ATR x 2 |
| Misc Rules: | OM rules (Exc: AFVs are radio equipped and can set up in Motion) |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2024-10-08 | (A) Jeff Waldon | vs | Will Willow | German win | ASLOK | ||
| 2022-02-03 | (A) nathan wegener | vs | James Treu | German win | Quickly caused 12CVP on Germans and had both Matilda's across the bridge. Crew of the German 81MRT set one Matilda on fire (snakes in CC) then achieved 2 more CH hits to kill 6 CVP of Brits to win the game for the Germans | ||
| 2017-03-30 | (D) Rich Weiley | vs | Dave Longworth | German win | Had to play this one after the recent issue of After the Battle with the main article featuring Matildas on Crete. My 81mm mortar did good execution on the enemy and was probably the difference between victory and defeat. | ||
| 2015-05-06 | (D) fabrizio da pra | vs | Angelo Brugnoli | German win | |||
| 2015-05-06 | (A) Angelo Brugnoli | vs | fabrizio da pra | German win |
| Action | Date |
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| jrwusmc Added a playing | 2024-10-09 21:03:12 |
| nebel Added a playing | 2022-02-06 15:01:06 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overview | 2021-03-30 21:41:52 |
| hoxson1 Modified the overlays | 2021-03-30 21:36:38 |
| Hutch Modified the overlays | 2020-10-25 13:18:37 |
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| Avg Rating: 6.60 | Votes: 10 |
| Views: | 4741 |
| To-Play list count: | 0 |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.5 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 7 |
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| Commonwealth | 0 | |
| German | 7 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
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| [A] German | 13 |
| [D] British | 4 |