Adolf's Amateurs ETO (id:#61773)
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Prior Publication: FrF20 Friendly Fire Pack 3
See Also: Adolf's Amateurs by Friendly Fire
Salla, Findland 1941-07-01 ()
Designer: Mattias Rönnblom
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)Russian
53.125%

Overview:

On the eve of Operation Barbarossa, SS-Kampfgruppe Nord was upgraded to a full SS Motorized Division. Not only the outfit's designation was new to the men, but also their weapons and in many respects the whole concept of warfare. The attack route lay through rough and unscouted terrain swept in haze from the prepatory barrage. Under the worst possible conditions would the Nord troops receive their baptism of fire.
Attacker: German (SS) (Bataillon I, SS-Infanterie-Regiment 7, SS-Division “Nord” and Gruppe Tölke, Panzer-Abteilung 40 zBV)
Defender: Russian (122nd Rifle Division and 2nd Tank Battalion, 1st Tank Regiment, 1st Tank Division)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw IIA
PzKpfw IIID

AFVs: D:2
BT-7 M37
BT-7A

Guns: A:0 D:0
50mm RM obr. 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: EC Dry, Gusty. 3 Woods Blazes placed by Russian player, will not spread. D: Green 4-4-7s
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-09(D) Jonathan Kapleau vs Holland, Donald German (SS) win
2024-04-07(D) Brian Lazewski vs Jeffrey Malter Russian win
2024-02-06(D) Rob Schmitt vs Mitch Davis Russian winI was Russian defender vs German attacker. VPs for Mobile AFVs, 2 bridges and buildings. German needed 8. I was able to fall back successfully towards the east side village and minimize my infantry casualties. A stubborn single squad in the north center held off 3 German squads single handedly. German inexperienced infantry (Only 3 Movement Points normally) had difficulty moving around the minefield through the woods. When the German closed in to the village my defense was pretty well set. A lucky shot (from my BT-7A) took out his Panzer IIID as he was charging in to the village. German Conceded turn 6 with only 3 VPs in hand and it was going to be tough to get much more. Admittedly good dice rolls on my side for most of the game.
2023-10-04(D) Craig Renier vs Chris Hofland German (SS) winThe Germans win instantly upon gaining 8 VPs. 5 VPs are virtually guaranteed (2 VP bridges, 1 VP building, and 2 VP German mobile AFVs), so the German player needs to secure 3 more VPs. The main Russian advantage is the terrain, forcing the Green German MMCs to slog their way forward generally just a couple hexes at a time. The Russians withdrew carefully as the Germans advanced. Every opportunity to inflict casualties on the Germans ended up with no effect, including a 2 FP AT minefield on the road. At the same time, the Germans caused multiple MCs, stripping concealment and breaking Russian MMCs. The Russians subsequently handed the German player 2 more VPs with back to back box cars on Rally attempts, one of which was under the direction of the Commissar. In the end, though, it was a major Russian blunder on Turn 6 that gave the Germans the win. A building was left undefended that could be reached by one German HS. The Russians made a feeble attempt to stop the HS once the danger became apparent, but it was no use. With the HS able to Advance, taking control of the building for the 8th VP, and no Russian defender with LOS, the Russian conceded.
2023-02-23(D) Neal Ulen vs Scott Russian winFull AAR here: https://asl-players.net/asl-aar-adolfs-amateurs-bof5/

Wow, this was a really intense scenario. The green SS have to slog all the way through a forest in hopes of securing 8 VP, which wins them the game instantly. The Germans are basically gifted 5 VPs up front (2 working AVFs, 2 easy to capture bridges, and 1 building they are very likely to capture). Leaving them needing only 3 VPs to instantly win, either by capturing buildings in the village and/or eliminating units.

I played the Russians and Scott quickly got to 7.5 VPs because I didn't retreat fast enough. Thankfully my blaze and resulting smoke counters slowed down some of the Germans. I pulled back very carefully, knowing if I lost just a half-squad it was instant defeat. We played cat and mouse through the woods and meandering stream, until my Russian AFVs came on and most of my infantry had withdrawn to the rear. But he left the earlier capture building and bridge on the top of the board unsecured, so I managed to run my 10-0 commissar (exchanged in OB) and squad to go back and back capture.

Scott pushed hard into the village, with my Russian squads and AFVs firing furiously, laying down residual everywhere they could. He kept is German AFVs on the west side of the bridge out of caution, which is probably good because I converted the AP mines into 2 factor AT mines and placed them in the road just east of the bridge.

In the end Scott capture another building in the village, finishing with 6.5 VP. Had I not run back to re-capture those two objectives, or if Scott had kept a skeleton force, the Germans likely would have won. Either way, great scenario, very tense the entire time. Kudos to the designer.
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.04Votes: 26
Views: 5752
To-Play list count: 7
Estimated Play time: 3.9 hours
Recorded Games: 24
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)13
Russian11
Drawn:0

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Adolf's Amateurs [Confirmed]
[A] German 38
[D] Russian 34
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