Rehearsal for Crete MTO (id:#60415)
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Prior Publication: SL 32
See Also: Rehearsal for Crete by
Argos, in the Peloponnesus 1941-04-26 ()
Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
GermanGreek / New Zealand / Australian
86.666666666667%

Overview:

The issue in Greece was no longer in doubt; the last units of the Greek Army had surrendered the day before. W Force was attempting to withdraw to evacuation points along the south coast of Greece. This greatly increased the importance of the narrow isthmus at Corinth with its lone bridge spanning the Corinth Canal. Although wired for demolition, the bridge commander was reluctant to destroy the bridge and thus doom the Allied units still fighting in the north near Marathon. At 7 AM, Stukas and fighters attacked the bridge area knocking out most of the anti-aircraft defenses. Soon afterwards the silent approach of parachutes and gliders announced the start of the battle for the Corinth Bridge.
Attacker: German (Bataillone I & 2, Fallschirmjäger-Regiment 2, Flieger Division 7/Panzer-Division 9)
Defender: Greek / New Zealand / Australian (122nd Light AA and 16th Heavy AA Batteries/ 2/6th Australian Battalion/Greek Army of the Peloponnesus/19th, 22nd, 26th and 28th New Zealand Battalions/4th Hussars)  
10 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:35.0 D:32.0
AFVs: A:4
PSW 222
SPW 251/1 x 3

AFVs: D:12
Carrier A x 2
Carrier B x 2
15-cwt Truck x 6
Mk VIB x 2

Guns: A:0 D:6
OQF 2-Pounder x 3
OQF 40mm AA x 2
OQF 3.7-in. AA
Boys ATR x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: A: Air Support, Gliders, Paradrop Landings
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-09-14(A) Tripp Killin vs Mark ThompsonD German winAgree that the scenario is heavy tilted against the Allied forces. Some adjustment should be made to either either a) increasing the chaos of the paradrop (e.g. 2 of the 3.5 sticks must deviate) or b) reducing the amount of time the German Air Support remains on board. You can do the latter if you give the Germans an ATR or two. A combination of some of that might work.

But it is an absolute blast to handle all the chaos that comes with the paradrops, and to see the small battles that develop across the huge playing area. I had one stick deviate to come down in the open on board 4 in front of a British 9-1 and HMG. Trying to get them to cover while also scrounging weapons was a deadly nightmare.

And let's never forget the heroic efforts of British Lt. W. Anker in defense of the "Pomegranate Farm".
2026-09-11(D) Mark Thompson vs Tripp Killin (German)D German winYes, notwithstanding the 17-4 record counseling otherwise, I was going to be 5th Commonwealth player to pull out a victory - NOT! Although the Germans North of the river were attritted upon insertion and bottled up for a few turns and the Commonwealth succeeded in grabbing the two Bridge hexes, it became clear by German Player Turn 6 that a concession was in order with an insurmountable CVP deficit, a tenuous hold on the Bridge, and lack of cover to Bridge to escape devastating aerial attacks. I do think the Scenario needs modification to get close to being balanced. Short of truly disastrous Glider/Paratroop insertions (which are hard to figure with only 2 Bofors) or very unlucky Sighting Task Checks/aerial attacks, the strength of German Air Support is overwhelming and renders much of the British reinforcements ineffectual. Perhaps a delay and/or reduction of reinforcing Air Support would do the trick. Nonetheless, scenario was a blast and a challenge both from tactics and rule mastery, so it is definitely worth playing.
2026-06-28(A) Don Berg vs Solo German win
2024-08-04(D) Shane Pask vs German winObviously designed to practice air assets but Disappointing in play - Allies conceded turn 4 when a 2 down 2 killed the squad trying to set the DC on the bridge and only the HMG was left resisting north of the bridge where the vast majority of the Germans were (and 2 AT but what good is 40 AP vs hordes of infantry?). Nothing went right for the Allies - they even lost a 4:1 CC.
I would still consider a replay, however, as I remember enjoying playing the SL version years ago. My defense set up could improve and dice were against me.
2020-04-12(D) Rich Weiley vs Dave Wallace German winDid not enjoy this at all. Absolutely smashed. Germans got an excellent initial landing and took no casualties. Any attempt to redeploy the defence was countered by the Stukas which were very effective. Conceded before the armour reinforcements entered after establishing a new Personal Best for the number of units to surrender in a single rout phase.
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ubertripp Added a playing2026-09-14 16:08:38
Thompsonmg(MGT) Added a playing2026-09-13 16:24:44
Guru Bob Added a playing2026-06-28 12:44:08
Guru Bob Rated the scenario2026-06-28 12:42:26
asloser Added a playing2024-09-26 16:25:20
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German glider troops on a mission
Corinth Canal and modern day bridge
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.60Votes: 15
Views: 8389
To-Play list count: 4
Estimated Play time: 23.2 hours
Recorded Games: 9
Archive recorded plays:
German9
Greek / New Zealand / Australian0
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Rehearsal for Crete [Confirmed]
[A] German 17
[D] British/Greek (Allied Minor) 4
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