Crossfire MTO (id:#61405)
See Also: Crossfire Hurricane by Critical Hit
Designer: Gary Fortenberry
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
27.272727272727%

Overview:

Acerno was a mountain village astride a tortuous and winding stretch of road leading north from Battipaglia. The road was one of two that connected the beachhead with Highway 7—the main highway to Rome. On 22 September, elements of the US 3rd “Rock of the Marne” Infantry Division closed on the village. The German rear guard, a reinforced company, was composed largely of Second Line Infantry. Unfortunately, for the Americans, the defenders are armed to the teeth.
Attacker: American (I and L Companies, 3rd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment, F Company, 2nd Battalion, 30th Infantry Regiment)
Defender: German (Bataillon 1, Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:18.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:3
M4A1 x 3

AFVs: D:3
SPW 251/1 x 2
SPW 251/sMG
SdKfz 10/4

Guns: A:2
M2 107mm 4.2-inch MTR x 2
D:4
7.5cm PaK 40
8cm GrW 34
7.5cm leIG 18 x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Rowhouses have no black bars. D: have 4 shots of Pfk
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-04-04(A) Ian Morris vs Martin Mayers German winEnjoyable game against a skilled opponent, but I never felt that the Americans had much of a chance. Wild luck swings for both sides.
2022-07-28(A) John Garlic vs Maurizo Grassi German win[Imported from ROAR]
2022-05-21(D) Craig Renier vs Marc Hanna German winThe American attack was foreshadowed on the first roll with boxcars on a TH for WP from on of his mortars. After the boxcars, the remaining first turn progressed well with the American west force advancing up the German center attempting to drive a wedge dividing the German force. This was aided by skillfully maneuvering a MMG where it could lay down a Fire Lane down open ground on Board 10. The American force on the east set themselves up to cover the remaining open ground effectively pinning in place most of the German force on Board 10. The Americans in the center lined themselves up behind a stone wall when the Germans revealed a 81mm mortar and 75L AT gun in the brush right in front of them. Def Fire had not effect, but neither did Adv Fire. On the German turn, the mortar could only break one American MMC before being eliminated by rolling boxcars on an IF. The AT gun was able to wreck one American AFV on an IF shot from the AT gun. The rest of the German turn was spent skulking or trying to find a way to shift forces from Board 10 to reinforce the center, with moderate success. Miraculously, the German AT gun crew survived successive mortar, AFV, and infantry attacks from both Def Fire and Prep Fire. On the American turn, the Americans were forced to take increasingly desperate moves to neutralize the German gun. The result was a battlefield full of pinned or broken American units and all the Germans in good order, despite repeated use of FPF and IF. With so many buildings to capture and so little time, the Americans conceded.
2021-11-16(D) Tuomo Lukkari vs Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås American win[Imported from ROAR]
2021-11-16(A) Øyvind Jacobsen Bjørkås vs Tuomo American winThe Americans went for the bd 46 city aiming for a round 3 victory (perhaps with chances for a round 4 victory), moving aggressively on the left and more cautiously on the right. After round 3 the Americans had 14 buildings on board 46 and 2 on board 10.
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Avg Rating: 6.96Votes: 27
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To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 6.5 hours
Recorded Games: 23
Archive recorded plays:
American6
German16
Drawn:1

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Crossfire
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[A] German 45
[D] American 38
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