Steel Inferno WTO (id:#60494)
See Also: Steel Inferno by Heat of BattleFontenay le-Pesnel, France
1944-06-25 (32 others)
TTF1: Right Hook (Tigers To The Front!)
TTF6: A Nasty Surprise (Tigers To The Front!)
TTF7: Tigers to the Rescue (Tigers To The Front!)
BTB8: Steel Inferno (Beyond the Beachhead)
OF2: Storm, Five, Five, Five! (Ost Front Pack)
SP115: The Five Pound Prize (Schwerpunkt #10)
SP134: Barracuda! (Schwerpunkt #12)
PP06: Sturmwind on the Sopot (March Madness 2009 Partisan Pack)
SV11: Swede Revenge (Swedish Volunteers)
S36: Satisfaction and Confidence (Operations Special Issue #3)
RPT70: The Five Pound Prize (Rally Point # 7)
GJ028: Wulf Hunt (Grumble Jones)
DB113: Fontenay By Day (Dispatches from the Bunker #38)
JAVA06: Hammer of the Guards (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06a: Probing the Line (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06b: Door Bashers (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06c: Objective: The Bridge (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06d: Spewing Flames (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06e: Door Knocker (ASL For Fun-LCP)
PP06: Sturmwind on the Sopot (March Madness 2015 - The Very Best of.. .(Vol. 1))
DB144: Fontenay By Night (Dispatches from the Bunker #47)
OtO 14: Hornet Swarm (Onslaught To Orsha 2)
OtO 15: Western Dvina Duel (Onslaught To Orsha 2)
AP156: Swede Revenge (ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers)
FLP 1: A Bright Red Scarf (Operation Martlet)
FLP 2: An Unorthodox Situation (Operation Martlet)
FLP 3: Scots Fusiliers' Assault (Operation Martlet)
FLP 4: Prize For A Panther (Operation Martlet)
FLP 5: A Parcel For The Chateau (Operation Martlet)
FLP 6: Forward The Dukes (Operation Martlet)
FLP 7: Across The Bordel (Operation Martlet)
FLP 8: Polar Bear's First Dance (Operation Martlet)
TTF6: A Nasty Surprise (Tigers To The Front!)
TTF7: Tigers to the Rescue (Tigers To The Front!)
BTB8: Steel Inferno (Beyond the Beachhead)
OF2: Storm, Five, Five, Five! (Ost Front Pack)
SP115: The Five Pound Prize (Schwerpunkt #10)
SP134: Barracuda! (Schwerpunkt #12)
PP06: Sturmwind on the Sopot (March Madness 2009 Partisan Pack)
SV11: Swede Revenge (Swedish Volunteers)
S36: Satisfaction and Confidence (Operations Special Issue #3)
RPT70: The Five Pound Prize (Rally Point # 7)
GJ028: Wulf Hunt (Grumble Jones)
DB113: Fontenay By Day (Dispatches from the Bunker #38)
JAVA06: Hammer of the Guards (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06a: Probing the Line (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06b: Door Bashers (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06c: Objective: The Bridge (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06d: Spewing Flames (ASL For Fun-LCP)
JAVA06e: Door Knocker (ASL For Fun-LCP)
PP06: Sturmwind on the Sopot (March Madness 2015 - The Very Best of.. .(Vol. 1))
DB144: Fontenay By Night (Dispatches from the Bunker #47)
OtO 14: Hornet Swarm (Onslaught To Orsha 2)
OtO 15: Western Dvina Duel (Onslaught To Orsha 2)
AP156: Swede Revenge (ASL Action Pack #15 Swedish Volunteers)
FLP 1: A Bright Red Scarf (Operation Martlet)
FLP 2: An Unorthodox Situation (Operation Martlet)
FLP 3: Scots Fusiliers' Assault (Operation Martlet)
FLP 4: Prize For A Panther (Operation Martlet)
FLP 5: A Parcel For The Chateau (Operation Martlet)
FLP 6: Forward The Dukes (Operation Martlet)
FLP 7: Across The Bordel (Operation Martlet)
FLP 8: Polar Bear's First Dance (Operation Martlet)
Designer: Chas Smith
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
BritishGerman / German (SS)
Overview:
Fontenay was held by Battalion III, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 26, which was reinforced with pioneers, guns, and PzIVs of Company 8, Battalion I, SS Panzer Regiment 12, the Reconnaissance Battalion, and elements of Battalion III, SS Panzergrenadier Regiment 26. The British 49th Division’s objective was to seize Fontenay. They benefitted from a tremendous amount of artillery support, but lacked air support due to a morning mist. The initial attack was made by the 11th Royal Scottish Fusiliers. The fighting started on the crest north of the village, where a Panzer IV was eliminated. The bloody fighting then entered the village streets. With the British attack all along the sector, Kampfgruppe Munche was committed to the action. The 11th Scots could not take the village, and the 7th Duke of Wellington Regiment, supported by tanks and tanks destroyers, threw themselves into the fray.Attacker: British (Reinforced 147th Brigade, 49th Division)
Defender: German / German (SS) (Battalion III, Panzergrenadier Regiment 26 and Company 8/Battalion II, SS Panzer Regiment 12, SS Panzer Division 12 and Kampfgruppe Munche, SS Panzer Division 12)
8 turns
Players: 2 OBA: Both Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:22.0 D:13.0 |
| AFVs: A:9 Sherman III(a) x 5 Wolverine(a) x 2 Churchill AVRE Sherman VC(a) |
| AFVs: D:5 PzKpfw IVH x 3 PzKpfw VG x 2 |
| Guns: A:0 D:1 7.5cm PaK 40 |
| Misc Rules: | Mist (E3.32) Turns 1-3, Bocage (B9.5) A: Bombardment (C1.8), D: FB (B23.9). |
| Map Board(s): |
| Overlays: | NONE |
Errata (source)
| The reinforcing German AFV are two Pz5G tanks. | Chas Smith via GameSquad. |
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Last Played:
| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-02-28 | (A) Peter Palmer | vs | John Knowles | British win | 8 hrs | This is an involved, large scenario. Longs of ASL problem solving and manoeuvring on the art of the British to mount credible threats before the Panthers arrive. John and continued our chronological playthrough of BtB with the scenario and the second session was just vicious with my average DR being 5.62 and john having 7 consecutiveunsccesful Sniper activions. As three of those were on TH shots against his Panzers, there wasn't much opposition to the Shermans. John's Pak 40 had malfed and then Xed on the repair already (on his opening shot) and all his 75L tubes were eliminated or malfed by the time we called it a day. It's s scanrio I wouldn't mind playing again because our playing was very much dice driven in the end. | |
| 2020-11-10 | (A) Andy Bagley | vs | Neil Brunger | German / German (SS) win | This is a big scenario, we played over two full-day sessions on VASL. No problems with it being big, but I found it a real slog for the Brits. This may be because I got off to a really bad start: the bombardment missed completely, OBA was ineffective (partly my fault), both 51mm mortars failed to get any smoke, and my squad failed to pass any MCs early on. And of course Neil correctly chose to rubble some front-line buildings, making them invalid for VC purposes - and then immobilised my AVRE Churchill with a lucky shot from a HIP AT Gun.. Things improved slightly later and my strategy of encircling the village made some progress, but it was too little too late; I resigned on turn 7 having got just four buildings with no prospect of getting any more. I think the scenario is probably balanced, but it needs a lot of brainpower and accurate play by the Brits to be successful. | ||
| 2020-07-01 | (D) Michael Rodgers | vs | Jeff Sewell | British win | The British have lots of tanks, lots of troops and lots of smoke assets. | ||
| 2020-06-12 | (D) Jeff Waldon | vs | Joe Celebuski | German / German (SS) win | VASL - ASL Open |
| Action | Date |
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| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-03-02 01:52:47 |
| Hutch Modified the misc. rules | 2025-03-02 01:50:28 |
| Hutch Modified the Unit Elements | 2025-03-02 01:47:13 |
| CloseAssaultPete Added a playing | 2025-03-01 22:15:05 |
| hoxson1 Modified the Theatre | 2021-02-24 19:19:23 |
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| Updated VASL Map (Steel Inferno.jpg) | Map Image | Fre20741 | 1146 |
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| Avg Rating: 5.80 | Votes: 5 |
| Views: | 3977 |
| To-Play list count: | 3 |
| Estimated Play time: | 12.1 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 4 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| British | 2 | |
| German / German (SS) | 2 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Steel Inferno [Log in to Confirm or Edit] |
| [A] British | 31 |
| [D] German | 36 |