Pothus Bridge ETO (id:#66134)
Pothus, Norway
1940-05-25 (14 others)
96: The Crux of Calais (ASL 5a - For King and Country)
A 22: The Crux of Calais (AH:ASL Annual `90)
J68: Unlucky Thirteenth (ASL Journal # 4)
CH103: A Splendid Counterattack (Critical Hit # 6.1)
LASSH 5: "To Hold?" (Leibstandarte Pack 1 - Blitzkrieg!)
FT 92: No Fortress Is Impregnable (Franc-Tireur#11)
GJ073: Those Bloody Guns (Grumble Jones)
ESG105: Hunters Chase (Dezign Pak 9)
#1: Flemish Flail (Stand at Vinkt)
#2: The Boar's Tusks (Stand at Vinkt)
#3: Elan and Surprise (Stand at Vinkt)
#4: Just Take The Town (Stand at Vinkt)
DB154: Saint-Georges (Dispatches from the Bunker #49)
ecz11: Blood and Brine (ECZ Tournament Director's Pack)
A 22: The Crux of Calais (AH:ASL Annual `90)
J68: Unlucky Thirteenth (ASL Journal # 4)
CH103: A Splendid Counterattack (Critical Hit # 6.1)
LASSH 5: "To Hold?" (Leibstandarte Pack 1 - Blitzkrieg!)
FT 92: No Fortress Is Impregnable (Franc-Tireur#11)
GJ073: Those Bloody Guns (Grumble Jones)
ESG105: Hunters Chase (Dezign Pak 9)
#1: Flemish Flail (Stand at Vinkt)
#2: The Boar's Tusks (Stand at Vinkt)
#3: Elan and Surprise (Stand at Vinkt)
#4: Just Take The Town (Stand at Vinkt)
DB154: Saint-Georges (Dispatches from the Bunker #49)
ecz11: Blood and Brine (ECZ Tournament Director's Pack)
Designer: Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
GermanBritish / Norwegian
Overview:
British forces received orders to ship out from Bodø to the new battlefields of France and hurry over Saltfjellet. Hot on their heels was Oberstleutnant Franz Sorko’s II./137th Gebirgsjäger-Regiment, who were trying to corner the British in the port of Rognan, where they would have to ferry around a mountain without the benefit of roads in order to reach Bodø. The Irish Guards and Norwegian volunteers from the Winter War under Danish Captain Ellinger, along with other British and Norwegian troops, all prepared to make a stand at Pothus to delay the German onslaught.Attacker: German (Elements of "Gruppe Sorko" (II. Bn/Gebirgsjäger-Regt. 137), Gebirgs-Division 2)
Defender: British / Norwegian (Elements of the Irish Guards and Norwegian 1st Battalion, Infantry Regiment 14 and Volunteers)
8.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:21.0 D:16.0 |
AFVs: A:0 |
AFVs: D:0 |
Guns: A:2 8cm GrW 34 D:2 7.5cm leIG 18 5cm leGrW 36 PzB 39 ATR OQF 3.7-in. Howitzer 81mm wz. 31 Mtr OML 2-in. Mortar Boys ATR |
Misc Rules: | GS on Hill hexes; Grain / Orchards out of season. Air support both sides. Frigid and Deep river |
Publication | Board |
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ASL 5a - For King and Country | 7 |
ASL 13 - Rising Sun | 39 |
ASL 13 - Rising Sun (2021) | 39 |
ASL Action Pack # 6 A Decade of War | 3b |
ASL Action Pack # 8 Roads Through Rome | 5b |
ASL Action Pack #10 | 69 |
Overlays: | B2 |
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Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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2022-11-20 | (D) walter mcwilliams | vs | Tom Kearney | German win | The holiday pushed Tom and I out of our normal routine so, we put our Blood & Jungle play through on hold and I chose this scenario for our Sunday clash. What a great choice. The OoB, cool board layout, and mission all really appealed to me and I think Tom as well. Tom is an outstanding opponent far better than me but our games are usually close and this was no exception. My allies were having a pretty good go of it thought the first 2/3 turns. The brits on the east side of the bridge held out as long as possible and I delayed blowing the bridge until turn 6. I probably could have waited one more turn, but the east side guys finally melted away to combat ineffectiveness and the LMG on the west side threatening a Fire Lane across the bridge was double acked by Tom's mortar so I errored on the side of caution and dropped the bridge . Blowing the bridge vs German Reinforcements is a game of chicken and both sides have to weigh the benefits/detriments of when to activate these actions. A great game within the game. My ASL highlight of the year occured on or about turn 3. After loosing one of my aircraft to a dog fight the previous turn, my surviving AC took down both of Tom's AC rolling a 3, keeping rate, and taking out the last one with a 4 and still holding rate. First dog fights ever and came up one 1 short of an Ace! With the bridge blown the German reinforcements came in on the east side. In a single fire phase the Allies lost the mortar, HMG and Art gun to horrible morale checks. They would never return and the Germans closed in. Tom risked wading the river to exit off the north and this came as quite a surprise to me and my Norwegians were unable to displace in time to prevent it. Overall, the race to the finish was quite close only because I had been successful early on but with all my overwatch positions gone, the Germans crossed the open ground and were able to rack up enough CVP for the win. Another great Dispatches offering. | ||
2022-11-20 | (D) walter mcwilliams | vs | Tom Kearney | German win | The holiday pushed Tom and I out of our normal routine so, we put our Blood & Jungle play through on hold and I chose this scenario for our Sunday clash. What a great choice. The OoB, cool board layout, and mission all really appealed to me and I think Tom as well. Tom is an outstanding opponent far better than me but our games are usually close and this was no exception. My allies were having a pretty good go of it thought the first 2/3 turns. The brits on the east side of the bridge held out as long as possible and I delayed blowing the bridge until turn 6. I probably could have waited one more turn, but the east side guys finally melted away to combat ineffectiveness and the LMG on the west side threatening a Fire Lane across the bridge was double acked by Tom's mortar so I errored on the side of caution and dropped the bridge . Blowing the bridge vs German Reinforcements is a game of chicken and both sides have to weigh the benefits/detriments of when to activate these actions. A great game within the game. My ASL highlight of the year occured on or about turn 3. After loosing one of my aircraft to a dog fight the previous turn, my surviving AC took down both of Tom's AC rolling a 3, keeping rate, and taking out the last one with a 4 and still holding rate. First dog fights ever and came up one 1 short of an Ace! With the bridge blown the German reinforcements came in on the east side. In a single fire phase the Allies lost the mortar, HMG and Art gun to horrible morale checks. They would never return and the Germans closed in. Tom risked wading the river to exit off the north and this came as quite a surprise to me and my Norwegians were unable to displace in time to prevent it. Overall, the race to the finish was quite close only because I had been successful early on but with all my overwatch positions gone, the Germans crossed the open ground and were able to rack up enough CVP for the win. Another great Dispatches offering. |
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oybj Modified the unit counts | 2023-02-24 10:02:00 |
oybj Modified the gps location | 2023-01-15 20:50:41 |
SGT Mac Added a playing | 2022-11-24 18:40:57 |
hoxson1 Uploaded the Board image | 2022-09-27 22:22:38 |
hoxson1 Modified the misc. rules | 2022-09-27 16:29:20 |
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