The Devil's Free to Have a Try ETO (id:#61444)
Designer: Bill Cirillo
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Balance:
RussianHungarian (Vannay) / German (SS)
41.666666666667%

Overview:

After the initial assault by the Soviet 108th Guards Rifle Division failed to capture the Városmajor on January 1, the 320th Rifle Division, supported by a half dozen armored vehicles, was ordered to try to seize the City Park. The main defenders of the Városmajor, the Vannay Battalion, had by this time erected three major lines of defense within the park. The Vannay units were supported by elements of Kampfgruppe Europa, headquartered in the Baár-Madas School located just to the north of the Városmajor Park.
Attacker: Russian (320th Rifle Division, 1897th Self-Propelled Artillery Regiment and 31st Autonomous Flamethrower Battalion)
Defender: Hungarian (Vannay) / German (SS) (Hungarian 1st and 2nd Companies, Vannay Battalion and German SS-Freiwilligen-Kavallerie-Division 22 "Maria Theresia"/Hungarian Central Hungarist Combat Group/Kampfgruppe Europa)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Russian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:19.0 D:17.0
AFVs: A:5
OT-34
SU-76M x 4

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:3
Bofors 40mm AA
Brandt M27/31
7.5cm PaK 40(g)

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Cogwheel RR section. D: FB2, mines
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-05-06(D) M T vs V.K. Hungarian (Vannay) / German (SS) winThe great Russian push was halted by MG and mortar fire, while the SUs were picked off by the Hungarian AA gun and the FT tank taken out by the AT gun. We discussed the game afterwards and came to the conclusion that the OBA Smoke might have changed everything, had it been used a turn earlier to blind the defenders.

Phenomenal Russian CCPh on Turn 4 - 4 Close Combat DRs with 3 snake eyes!
2024-05-03(D) Paul Works vs Tom Meier Hungarian (Vannay) / German (SS) win
2024-01-03(A) walter mcwilliams vs Anthony Flannigan Hungarian (Vannay) / German (SS) winOne of the most exciting games in recent memory. Came down to the final rally phase with my Russian squad needing to possess and then in DFPh destroy the 75L ATG. Of course, I rolled a 6 and failed ot posses. Drama and excitement from the first turn to the very end! Highly Recommended!
2023-04-06(A) A Fifteen vs Dave Reenstra Russian win
2022-04-22(A) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw Russian win6.5 hrsRussians made a strong push up the northern edge of the map, with only a light force coming in from the west. Between mines, two Hungarian MMG nests, the AA gun, and the mortar, the western force had their hands full. One tin can was lost in the west to the AA gun before the crew was broken and forced to abandon it, and another immobilized in the north (ESB?). Meanwhile the Russians lost their FT, while the Hungarians lost their mortar. But Turn 3 was a great turn for the Russian horde, expelling the Germans completely from their strongpoints north of the rail station. The OBA still had yet to be used as the Russians were scared of smoking in the two yet unknown fortified locations. Turn 4 saw the Russians smash their OT-34 into a building across from the rail station and fry a well-stacked Axis hex, but the much sought after AT gun finally showed its face on a fortified upper level and scored a CH, frying the FT tank. At this point though there was just too much Russian muscle on their doorstep and, with the OBA imminently about to enshroud the station in smoke, the Axis threw up the white flag.
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Avg Rating: 6.52Votes: 29
Views: 5674
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 8.2 hours
Recorded Games: 25
Archive recorded plays:
Russian10
Hungarian (Vannay) / German (SS)14
Drawn:0

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The Devil's Free to Have a Try
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[A] German/Hungarian 20
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