Operation Varsity Series #1: Thunder From Heaven WTO (id:#61281)
Hamminkeln, Germany
1945-03-24 (29 others)
J27: High Tide at Heiligenbeil (ASL Journal # 2)
O: The St. Goar Assault (AH:The General # 26.1)
T12: Hunters from the Sky (AH:The General # 28.2)
: Unsung Heroes (Advancing Fire # 1.1)
SL 46: Operation Varsity (Internet)
CH 77: Drop Zone A (Critical Hit # 4.1)
: Descente Perilleuse (Journal du Stratège # 67/68)
SP51: Stryker's Charge (Schwerpunkt # 5: Medal of Honor)
WG2.1: Objective Bill (Wargamer # 2.01)
WG2.2: One Lone Farmhouse (Wargamer # 2.02)
TH 12: Unsung Heroes (ASL Digest # 6.05)
: Fanatical Defense of Rees (ConTrary `89)
#12: Bridge Over the Ijssel (To Battle By Air 2)
SP189: Hell's Last Issue (Schwerpunkt #16)
ESG82: Last of its Kind (Dezign Pak 7)
U44: Operation Varsity (Rivers to the Reich)
U45: Bridgehead on the Rhine (Rivers to the Reich)
DB109: LZ S (Dispatches from the Bunker #37 )
J177: Coup de Main at Hamminkeln (ASL Journal #11)
201: Hunters from the Sky (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
J193: Raff's Rules (ASL Journal #12)
DBOT1: "Things Are....A Bit Sticky" (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
DBOT2: Snipers, Spandaus & 'Schrecks (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
OT CGI: Hell is for Highlanders (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
DB149: Three Little Bridges (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
Q19: Raff's Ruffians (Quick 6 Scenario Pack IV)
J193: Raff's Rules (ASL European Union Championship 2022)
CH 77: Drop Zone A (Critical Hit #4.1 2022 Reprint)
J214: Raff's Orders (ASL Journal #13)
O: The St. Goar Assault (AH:The General # 26.1)
T12: Hunters from the Sky (AH:The General # 28.2)
: Unsung Heroes (Advancing Fire # 1.1)
SL 46: Operation Varsity (Internet)
CH 77: Drop Zone A (Critical Hit # 4.1)
: Descente Perilleuse (Journal du Stratège # 67/68)
SP51: Stryker's Charge (Schwerpunkt # 5: Medal of Honor)
WG2.1: Objective Bill (Wargamer # 2.01)
WG2.2: One Lone Farmhouse (Wargamer # 2.02)
TH 12: Unsung Heroes (ASL Digest # 6.05)
: Fanatical Defense of Rees (ConTrary `89)
#12: Bridge Over the Ijssel (To Battle By Air 2)
SP189: Hell's Last Issue (Schwerpunkt #16)
ESG82: Last of its Kind (Dezign Pak 7)
U44: Operation Varsity (Rivers to the Reich)
U45: Bridgehead on the Rhine (Rivers to the Reich)
DB109: LZ S (Dispatches from the Bunker #37 )
J177: Coup de Main at Hamminkeln (ASL Journal #11)
201: Hunters from the Sky (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
J193: Raff's Rules (ASL Journal #12)
DBOT1: "Things Are....A Bit Sticky" (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
DBOT2: Snipers, Spandaus & 'Schrecks (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
OT CGI: Hell is for Highlanders (Dispatches from the Bunker #44)
DB149: Three Little Bridges (Dispatches from the Bunker #48)
Q19: Raff's Ruffians (Quick 6 Scenario Pack IV)
J193: Raff's Rules (ASL European Union Championship 2022)
CH 77: Drop Zone A (Critical Hit #4.1 2022 Reprint)
J214: Raff's Orders (ASL Journal #13)
Designer: Michael J. Puccia
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
American & BritishGerman
Overview:
The site chosen for the British Rhine assault was Wesel, a major communication and road-net center. To support the initial river assault, two Airborne Divisions of the First Allied Airborne Army were to be dropped. The British 6th Airborne’s objective would be two bridges which crossed the Issel River at Hamminkeln. Capturing these would prevent German forces from counterattacking the bridgehead. The U.S. 17th Airborne, making its first airdrop, was to protect the assault’s southern flank.Attacker: American & British (2nd & 3rd Bns, 513th PIR, 17th Abn Div, and Co B, 2nd Oxs & Bucks Lt Inf, 6th Airlanding Bde, 6th Abn Div)
Defender: German (Infanterie Division 84, Kampfgruppe Karst, and Panzer Division 116)
8.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:35.0 D:16.5 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:3 StuG IIIG (L) SPW 251/1 x 2 |
Guns: A:0 M19 60mm Mortar x 4 D:3 M18 57mm Recoilless Rifle x 2 OML 2-in. Mortar Airborne x 2 2cm FlaK 30 2cm FlaK 38 x 2 |
Misc Rules: | Gliders/airdrop. D: variable reinforcements Turns 3 and 5 |
Map Board(s): |
Publication | Board |
---|---|
ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition) | 16 |
ASL 6 - The Last Hurrah (2nd Edition) | 33 |
ASL 10a - Croix de Guerre | 43 |
ASL 11 - Doomed Battalions (3rd Edition) | 33 |
ASL Action Pack # 3 Few Returned | 43 |
Overlays: | St3 | St1 | St2 | X9 | X13 | X18 |
Errata (source)
Players wanting to play this game/Request a match:
Scenario info
Last Played:
View all or balance report
Action | Date |
---|---|
hoxson1 Uploaded the Board image | 2023-06-22 22:05:25 |
Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2023-01-10 12:28:52 |
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2021-11-17 05:13:34 |
hoxson1 Modified the Theatre | 2021-03-31 00:40:44 |
Hutch Modified the unit counts | 2021-01-25 22:55:33 |
File | Description | User | Views |
---|---|---|---|
(allied-germ.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 874 |
British paratroops around gliders at Hamminkeln (gliders brit hamminkeln2.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 907 |
(DB93_redone_no_grain_overlays_added.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 357 |
Description | Uploaded by |
---|
Title | Author | Date |
---|
Description | Uploaded by |
---|
Location
Not found
Images
British paratroops around gliders at Hamminkeln
Statistics: | ||
Avg Rating: 7.83 | Votes: 6 | Views: | 4010 |
To-Play list count: | 3 | |
Estimated Play time: | 11.7 hours | |
Recorded Games: | 5 |
Archive recorded plays: | ||
American & British | 3 | |
German | 2 | |
Drawn: | 0 |
ROAR Data: (as of today) Thunder from Heaven [Confirmed] |
[A] American/British | 4 |
[D] German | 5 |