Mountain Boys MTO (id:#58179)
Valguarnera, Sicily 1943-07-18 ()
Designer: George Kelln
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Balance:
CanadianGerman
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Overview:

While RCR clung tenaciously to the roadside a mere half-mile south of the town, Brigadier Graham had committed his remaining battalion. He sent the 48th Highlanders to take Valguarnera by making a long right hook. The Toronto regiment was to launch its final approach on Valguarnera from a ridge two-miles south of the town, but when the Highlanders arrived they found the ridge to be strongly held by the Germans. Enemy snipers and machine-gunners pinned down the Toronto infantrymen for long minutes, until an English-born corporal took matters into his own hands.....
Attacker: Canadian (48th Highlanders of Canada)
Defender: German (PanzerGrenadier Regiment 104)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:16.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 4

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain: Vineyards (B12.7) Olive Groves (B14.8), Rows A-U playable.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-03(D) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins German win0.5 hrs
2025-08-03(A) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best German win0.5 hrsOk...I hate moving in the open vs. two HMG's. Just not my thing. My mortars were not able to smoke anything, because I had in the wrong place and they couldn't reach the hill. Then the HMG's broke the 8-0, a 4-5-8 and then KIA'd my 9-1 and 1-1/2 squads. With that flank attack destroyed and Dan still having rate of fire and it being Sunday and not needing this kind of despair...I conceded and Dan had the victory. FYI - Where is the HERO for the Canadians...?? Just asking for a friend.
2022-07-02(D) Robert Wiebe vs Canadian Canadian winAnother playthrough, this time Dave's Canadians approached from the North using the dense terrain. This playthrough also came down to the last turn, as the Canadians rushed up and over the hill to attack the Germans in depth. Rather than take my limited chances in CC, I opted to FPF all my units and half of them broke as a result. If I had played a little smarter I might have eeked out a win. Like digging in the reverse slope with a couple of units for some extra protection. I also completely blanked on using the 6 ? counters as dummy stacks to throw Dave off.
2022-06-25(D) Robert Wiebe vs Canadian German winDave's Canadians took the southern approach, avoiding the wooded hills to the North. Came down to the last sets of die rolls, but the Canadians didn't have enough to secure the hill. We messed up the SMOKE rules from the Lt MTR's so there wasn't as much smoke as could be, but the GE HMG's could not achieve any RoF, so the Canadian approached in strength.
2020-01-13(A) Andrew Luden vs Rick Luden Canadian winLopsided victory for the Canucks in no small part to a better rolling average, but the highs and lows made for a hilariously cinematic scenario. Turn 1 the mortars dropped smoke allowing the Canucks to clear the first board unscathed, and followed with a hail of fire on turn 2, and a bold rush by the 9-1 leader to engage (and then silence) one of the HIP HMGs before a full court press through the northern forest. Won it in 4.5 as the Germans simply couldn't resist the overwhelming force across a narrow frontage at close range.
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Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-10-02 19:04:55
Hutch Modified the Unit Elements2025-10-02 19:03:44
grumblejones Added a playing2025-08-03 22:29:58
Danno Added a playing2025-08-03 22:27:42
Ahriman667 Added a playing2022-07-11 14:55:02
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Avg Rating: 6.58Votes: 12
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Estimated Play time: 3.3 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
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German6
Drawn:0

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[A] Canadian 5
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