The Closer ETO (id:#64038)
St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France 1944-08-20 ()
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanCanadian
62.5%

Overview:

None.
Attacker: German (Infanterie-Division 352 with Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 5 and Panzer-Division 2)
Defender: Canadian (C Squadron,South Alberta Regiment and B Company, Argyll and Southern Highlanders)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:5
PzKpfw VIE (L)
PzKpfw VG
PzKpfw IVH x 2
PSW 234/2

D:5
Sherman VC(a)
Sherman V(a) x 4

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage
Map Board(s): 12a
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentResultComments
2020-06-13(D) Maurizio Mai vs Gunny Canadian winNice scenario. The Germans avoided the Eastern bridge and tried to push on the West and on the East, avoiding the center (South). On the West the German lost his best panzer betting on a 5/8" dummy counters (the Canadian exchange some 1/2" "?" for 2 5/8" counters). It was the best Canadian tank. The game was quite in favor to the German until the Turn 4 when the German made another bold move and lost the PZ VG. Eventually in Turn 5, the Canadian in its Prep Fire tried to intensify against PZ IVH and got a snakeyes. End of the game. Strategy of the Canadian: sacrifice the infantry to inflict as much CVP to the German and delay the Germans in the Bocage.
2020-04-11(A) Stephen dedier vs pilon, bill German winI used the first 2 turns to force the bridge on the right against pretty strong Canadian forces.
At the end of 2 turns, Canadians had lost 2 squads (and a created leader) and Germans had lost 2 squad equivalents but held the area with the Church/cemetery and the other side of the road. The Canadians had three tanks and 3 squads in opposition on that side with the 10-2 an LM and a Piat.
On turn 3 I pushed everything up the Canadian right flank. I ran my Tiger and Panther up to front facing shooting positions against the 2 shermans on that side and got my PzIV and AC across the stream and up to the main building cluster knowing he could only have 2.5 squads there. Panther rolled a 3 in advancing fire and burned one Sherman and the Tiger took out the other in Brit movement. Germans had taken another squad prisoner when they broke and were surrounded in the German half of 3. Bill felt he was in too bad a position at that point and conceded with the Germans holding all the flank.
2019-12-07(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wilson Canadian winPaddington Bearz - December 2019. Tricky setup restrictions for the Canadians but I was largely able to hold him on the board edge for half the game. By the time he was able to force my flanks it was too late.
2019-11-23(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins Draw
2019-11-23(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best DrawI messed up the setup. So this game is a draw.
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Maurizio.Grassi Added a playing2020-06-13 22:14:58
Maurizio.Grassi Rated the scenario2020-06-13 22:06:08
Rich Weiley Added a playing2020-06-07 02:11:35
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2020-04-13 20:39:03
sdedier Added a playing2020-04-12 11:54:24
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Avg Rating: 8.00Votes: 8
Views: 735
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
German2
Canadian3
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of Nov 2019)
The Closer [Confirmed]
[A] German 3
[D] British 0
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