Raff's Orders WTO (id:#66368)
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Diersfordt, Germany 1945-03-24 ()
Designer: Michael Koch
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
60%

Overview:

After a short but intense fight against German artillery and anti-aircraft positions, Colonel Edson Raff gathered his men and resumed the advance toward their main objective-Castle Diersfordt. His column of paratroopers moved fast, ready to engage any threat presented by scattered troops. Along the way, troopers from the 3rd Battalion, 507th PIR joined Raff's column. Finally they reached their destination. Serving as HQ for LXXXVI Korps under General Erich Straube, the medieval castle was made of several solid stone buildings and dominated by a large manor house. After a quick reconnaissance, Raff ordered Lieutenant Colonel Smith's 3rd Battalion to execute an attack on the castle. Knowing that the headquarters was defended by a mixed but determined force, Smith decided to crack the castle and the surrounding buildings with a pincher attack. Meanwhile, Raff and the rest of the 1st Battalion moved on to keep up the momentum and link up with British forces. After a short fire mission from the division 75mm howitzers, Smith's men attacked.
Attacker: American (3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Division 84 and LXXXVI Korps Headquarters)  
3-6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
SdKfz 7/1

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:1
5cm leGrW 36
2cm FlaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Variable OB purchase, Blgs: Ground Level only, D: Fortified Bldg.
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-11-26(D) Richard Jenulis vs Will Fleming American win
2024-10-08(A) Andy Goldin vs Mike Rogers A German winI bought the East entry area option along with the 50 cal, DCs and extra bazookas. My main effort was on the Turn 3 VCs with a supporting attack on the chateau itself. Although supported by both mortars and the WP mission, my main attack was brutalized by Mike’s HMG, AA gun and 75mm, all of which were positioned to defeat the attack. I found I could cross only at the bridge itself as the stream crossing was an Omaha beach like bloodbath.
My supporting attack made some headway but wasn’t big enough to do the job by itself.
In hindsight, probably would have been better to make the eastern attack my main effort and drive for the chateau instead, as a frontal attack was just too costly.
ASLOK 2024
2024-10-07(D) Michael Rodgers vs Andy Goldin German winASLOK
2024-06-29(D) Andy Hershey vs Chris Trout German win[Imported from ROAR]
2023-11-27(D) g db vs German winLooking to play American
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Hutch Modified the gps location2024-11-27 12:46:17
RJenulis Added a playing2024-11-26 21:57:28
mtrodgers99 Added a playing2024-10-16 01:48:10
Agoldin Rated the scenario2024-10-09 11:23:07
Agoldin Added a playing2024-10-09 11:22:06
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Avg Rating: 6.08Votes: 12
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To-Play list count: 0
Estimated Play time: 3.4 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
American2
German8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Raff's Orders [Confirmed]
[A] German 13
[D] American 2
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