Sting of the Italian Hornet MTO (id:#61776)
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Prior Publication: FrF29 Friendly Fire Pack 4
See Also: Sting of the Italian Hornet by Friendly Fire
Modica, Sicily 1943-07-12 ()
A 51: Clash Along the Psel (AH:ASL Annual `93a)
J51: Canicatti (ASL Journal # 3)
J54: Showtime (ASL Journal # 3)
OA08: A Parting Blow (Out of the Attic)
HoW 2: Canicatti (Hell on Wheels Battle Pack)
CH160: Knifing the Bodyguard (Critical Hit # 6.4)
HB 8: The Woodsmen (Critical Hit # 6.4)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit # 3.1)
HB 6: Clash of the Titans (Hell's Bridgehead)
IC 9: A Parting Blow (In Contact)
LSSAH27: Thrust to the North (Leibstandarte Pack 4 - Turning of the Tide!)
O69.2: Bees' Nest (On All Fronts # 69)
O70.1: Armor Leader: Kursk (On All Fronts # 70)
PJ2.3: Shoot-Out on Hill 41 (OAF Playtester's Journal # 2)
1002: The Big One (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.1: The Big One: The Men Who Would Be Kings of the Hill (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.2: The Big One: The Aunt of All Tank Battles (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.3: The Big One: A Peaceful Little Village (Monster Pack # 1.1)
1002.4: The Big One: Into the Woods (Monster Pack # 1.1)
FrF29: Sting of the Italian Hornet (Friendly Fire Pack 4)
AP47: Insult to Injury (ASL Action Pack # 5 East Front)
B32-2: Prokhorovka Melee (Breakout! # 32)
BFP-101: Panzer Spirit (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-102: Tolstoy Woods (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-103: Knife in the Flank (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
BFP-104: Flying Turrets (BFP 4: Crucible of Steel)
HB3 #6: Clash of Titans (Hell's Bridgehead 3)
OG 1.1: Knifing the Bodyguard (Coastal Fortress)
RR #36: Michael's Miracle (Russian Rarities 4)
BR9: Drillo HG Reconquest (Biazza Ridge)
BR10: Road Junction "Y" (Biazza Ridge)
Mission 7: Breaking Citadel (White Mammoths)
PRK5: Will We Avoid the Big Battle? (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK6: Taking Oktyabrsky (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK7: Yamki to Sovkhoz Stalinsk (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK8: Attack from the Psel (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK9: Thrust Beyond Storozhevoje (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK10: Breakthrough in Komsomolets (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK11: Andreevka-Vasilyevka Sector (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK12: A Soviet Reckless Charge (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK1: Attacking 241.6 Hill (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRKSK2: Totenkopf Boundary Defense (PROKHOROVKA!)
PRK CG: Tank Fields of Prokhorovka (PROKHOROVKA!)
CH 58: Death Ride (Critical Hit #3.1 2022 Reprint)
GD26: The Clash of Steel (Großdeutschland Pack 3: High Tide at Kursk)
RPT200: Red Hot Hannibal (Rally Point #20)
Designer: Chris Mazzei and Peter Struijf
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Balance:
CanadianItalian
48.888888888889%

Overview:

A few days before the start of Operation Husky, Mussolini had ordered General Guzzoni’s 6th Army to defend Sicily to the last man. The demoralized and poorly equipped Italian soldiers did exactly the opposite. On the morning of 12 July, the Edmonton Regiment advanced along Highway 115 towards the town of Modica. Since landing on Italian soil 48 hours earlier, they had faced almost no opposition. That was about to change.
Attacker: Canadian (Edmonton Regiment, 1st Canadian Infantry Division and 50th Royal Tank Regiment, 23rd Armoured Brigade)
Defender: Italian (123rd Regiment, 206th Coastal Defense Division, 3rd Company, 102nd Anti-Tank Battalion, and 163rd Self-Propelled Battery and 169th Blackshirt Battalion and 2nd Company 101st Tank Battalion, Napoli Division (Mobile Group G))  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: Canadian     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:14.0
AFVs: A:5
Stuart Recon(a) x 2
Sherman III(a) x 3

AFVs: D:4
Semovente M41M da 90/53
Semovente L40 da 47/32 x 2
MR/35(f)

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
D:2
Cannone da 70/15 x 2
Fucile-cc S
Mortaio da 45 Brixia

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Steeple in 24V3. Prisoner Interrogation in effect.
Overlays: B4 OW1 X16 X18
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2023-01-29(A) Vic Lauterbach vs Renato Ventura Canadian winGreat scenario with interesting options for both sides. Renato's Italians gave as good as they got. Finding a good field of fire for the Hornet (Semovente M41M da 90/53) is tricky. Key Sherman MA hits on EE4 and Z6 made the difference. A close, well-played game.
2023-01-21(A) Andy Bagley vs Tuomo Lukkari Italian winVery good scenario, really enjoyed it even though I lost. Excellent defence by my opponent, giving up the first factory quite easily to preserve his forces to defend the second and prevent me getting the additional stone buildings needed for victory. Fooled me with dummies and the placement of Semovente M14M, so that I channelled my attack in the north and south rather than the centre, which basically made my assault too slow, and I conceded at the end of turn 6 when victory was clearly impossible.
Fair share of (mostly bad) luck on both sides: the Italians managed eventually to break down both ART guns, the Semovente M14M and a 47/32, whilst my OBA didn't make it into the game until too late, my three tanks and two mortars only managed a single Smoke round between them, and my attempt to sneak a tank through the woods resulted in bog and immobilisation. I came fairly close, but not close enough.
2020-10-17(D) Jason Wert vs Ed Beekman Italian winvASLOK 2020
2018-04-13(D) Martí Cabré vs Stefano Isella Canadian winA big clash with many tanks burning, guns destroyed and squads killed. The Italian defenses held well until the last turn of the scenario, when the attacker managed to break the last fortified location with an 1,1 and run with some HS to grab four more stone buildings, with the Italians unable to lay enough firepower in the streets to stop the elite morale Canadians.
2017-08-13(D) Jeff B vs John Fedoriw Italian win7 hrsMy Italians fought bravely, almost doubling the amount of men they lost with Canadian casualties. This despite the fact that I lost both my guns to illegal placement in unfortified buildings (I refused my opponent's gracious offer to allow them to remain in play). Canadian OBA was a constant threat but never reared its ugly head as the Italians made it difficult for the observer to establish LOS.
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Semovente M41M da 90/53
Situation at end of GT3
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.75Votes: 8
Views: 4682
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 7 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
Canadian2
Italian4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Sting of the Italian Hornet [Confirmed]
[A] Canadian 20
[D] Italian 19
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