Second Hand News MTO (id:#65278)
Bastia, Corsica
1943-09-11 (4 others)
A 05: Holding the Rear (AH:ASL Annual `89)
Mission JM1: Hoch! Hoch! (ASL Journal # 3)
FE 20: Collision Course (Fanatic Pack 2)
SP15: Tabacchificio Fiocche (Schwerpunkt # 2)
Mission JM1: Hoch! Hoch! (ASL Journal # 3)
FE 20: Collision Course (Fanatic Pack 2)
SP15: Tabacchificio Fiocche (Schwerpunkt # 2)
Designer: Pete Shelling
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
German (SS)Italian / Partisan (French)
Overview:
Once Italy was invaded on 3 September and the armistice signed, the liberation of Corsica began with an uprising ordered by the local Resistance. Initially, Allied High Command considered this a potential distraction given the invasion of Italy, but once it had been revealed how many German troops were in Corsica-and that many Italian army units under a somewhat reticent General Giovanni Magli were defecting en masse-Operation Vesuvius was approved. This guaranteed that more arms would be shipped to the French resistance via submarine even as German units retreating from Sicily and mainland Italy were funneling from southern Corsica to the northern port of Bastia. By the time the armistice was made public on 9 September the Resistance, along with the Italian Cremona and Friuli Infantry Divisions, were ready to engage in combat with the German SS-Sturmbrigade "Reichsführer" moving north.Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Sturmbrigade "Reichsführer" and assault guns of Panzergrenadier-Division 90)
Defender: Italian / Partisan (French) (20th Infantry Division "Friuli" and French partisans)
5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:10.0 D:19.0 |
| AFVs: A:2 StuG IIIG x 2 |
| AFVs: D:0 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 Mortaio da 45 Brixia |
| Misc Rules: | Sequential Set Up, Olive Groves (B14.8) D: MOL (A22.6), No Firegroups, No Bldg Control |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2025-03-08 | (D) X von Marwitz | vs | Gerrit Gericke | Italian / Partisan (French) win | Interesting scenario situation in which tough Germans must move to exit while "sandwiched" between Molotov Cocktail toting Partisans in front of them and Italians in their back. After the Germans killed two Partisan HS and one Partisan SQD in CC (Ambushing those would-be stealthies two out of three times), I was awfully thin within the village. I rolled 8x Boxcars malfing the MTR twice, an LMG, and the MMG, and was going nuts, as this was complemented by definitively more 11s, and numerous 10s for good measure. Yet, through forces not yet fully understood, I somehow managed to catch two German squads in the middle of the board, capturing one and reducing another in CC. My opponent was quite intimidated by the MOLs, albeit my frequency of finding them was not striking nor was their effect. Maybe for this reason, he moved somewhat hesitant within the village, which made him ultimately lack the time to attempt the exit of the StuGs and less Infantry than he could have. In the end, he managed to exit two squads, two HS, and his 9-1 for 8 EVP. I was able to capture 1 squad for 4 CVP, eliminate 1.5 squad equivalents for another 3 CVP, and was able to sneak in an Italian squad into 1 stone buiding location to match his 8 VP. However, in my last MPh, he would not have been able to prevent that said squad in the stone building to Assault Move upstairs for grabbing the 9th VP and with that the win. | ||
| 2025-01-13 | (A) M T | vs | V.K. | German (SS) win | Very interesting scenario, we really liked it. The Germans took the win, but it was close - one successful Molotov roll against a StuG could have changed the game. Recommended! | ||
| 2024-10-11 | (A) Camille Garek | vs | Paul WASHINGTON | Italian / Partisan (French) win | 4 hrs | ||
| 2024-10-10 | (D) Kermit Mullins | vs | Dan Best | German (SS) win | 4 hrs | My Italians and Partisans held on until Turn 4, when the Germans exited the STUG's and some squads for a total of 18 EVP. I had no answer for the tanks and only got 1 Molotov the entire game. My dice blew hard as usual and with crap troops, it didn't go good for me. I captured two German squads and managed to end the game with 10 CVP. German win. | |
| 2024-10-10 | (A) Dan Best | vs | Kermit Mullins | German (SS) win | 4 hrs |
| Action | Date |
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| von Marwitz Added a playing | 2025-03-08 22:36:08 |
| von Marwitz Uploaded a VASL file | 2025-02-23 22:40:39 |
| von Marwitz Uploaded the Board image | 2025-02-23 22:38:53 |
| ASLSKGwahlur Added a playing | 2025-01-13 20:22:53 |
| ASLSKGwahlur Rated the scenario | 2025-01-13 20:21:00 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| (ROMA2 Second Hand News v669 Scenario Archive.vsav) | VASL Setup | von Marwitz | 35 |
| (ss-italallied part.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 829 |
| (stug IIG hills.png) | Image | hoxson1 | 1037 |
| End of game image (ROMA2 end of game.jpg) | Image | dieneuner25 | 622 |
| (2nd hand map.png) | Map Image | hoxson1 | 669 |
| (ROMA2 Second Hand News v669 Scenario Archive.jpg) | Map Image | von Marwitz | 31 |
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| Statistics: | |
| Avg Rating: 6.50 | Votes: 36 |
| Views: | 0 |
| To-Play list count: | 3 |
| Estimated Play time: | 3.7 hours |
| Recorded Games: | 32 |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| German (SS) | 13 | |
| Italian / Partisan (French) | 19 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Second Hand News [Confirmed] |
| [A] German | 32 |
| [D] Italian | 33 |