Cobra's Venom WTO (id:#60504)
(BFP 2: Operation Cobra ID: BFP-15)   [next]   [previous]
Designer: Steve Swann & Chas Smith
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
66.666666666667%

Overview:

The 9th Infantry Division’s mission as part of Operation Cobra was to attack south towards Marigny along the highway. They were to then attack to the west in order to protect that route and along the 1st “Motorized” Infantry Division to break through to the German rear. The 4th Regiment’s attack axis would hit the western portion of the Panzer Lehr Division defenses and eastern side of the 13th Parachute Regiment.
Attacker: American (Reinforced elements of 9th Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Reinforced elements of Panzer Lehr Division)  
7.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: American     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:21.0 D:0.0
AFVs: A:10
M10 GMC x 2
M4A3(105)
M4A1 x 3
M4A1C x 3
M4A1F

AFVs: D:4
PzKpfw VG x 4

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 3
D:5
7.5cm PaK 40 x 2
8.8cm PaK 43 x 2
8.8cm Racketenwerfer 43

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Shellhole placement; costs AFVs 3MP+COT to enter.. A: FTV1
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
BFP 15 (a): Replace the BI#s on the sheet, Germans with [119] and Americans with [258]BFP website
BFP 15 & 16: US OOB: M4A3(105) and M4(105) should be ST. The M4A3(105)W counter name should be M4A3(105).BFP website
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-08-20(D) Rob MacGinley vs Ian Willey American winReally just an Americans pushing very hard and killing all in their path
small things like teh VC being every building needed and teh randomness of the German defence does make it unique
2016-12-17(D) John Garlic vs Chris Hofland German win[Imported from ROAR]
2012-11-01(A) Fred Ingram vs Jeff Coleman American winDepending upon the results of the bombardment, this could be very bad for the Germans. As it was, 2 Panthers immobilized (the other two eventually got recalled) and 3 guns malfunctioned. Jeff got 1 gun back, but lost both 88's completely. They were originally set up in the backfield, so once the Americans broke through, the tanks had free reign.

It took 5 turns to make headway into the main woods complex. Once through there in force, the Germans were in tough shape as they had significantly less infantry (which was highly variable in quality - due to the bombardment).

The Americans never got a shot off with the infantry flamethrower or the Sherman with the flamethrower. Never used the Cullin hedgerow devices either, risked bog all the time with nary an adverse result. All 4 bazooka teams were massacred. The radio had 2 red cards once it was in a position to do any good.The HMG's were finally assembled near the backfield just prior to a concession.

This is not a cakewalk for the Americans. With a Panther guarding each of the 4 major avenues to the back victory buildings, a coordinated attack is mandatory.

2012-11-01(D) Jeff Coleman vs Fred Ingram American win
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hoxson1 Modified the Defender's Guns2024-09-28 21:43:57
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2024-09-28 21:43:57
Hutch Modified the gps location2024-08-21 10:37:29
macrobosanta Added a playing2024-08-21 04:51:35
macrobosanta Rated the scenario2024-08-21 04:50:16
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Estimated Play time: 9.1 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
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Drawn:0

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Cobra's Venom
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[A] American 6
[D] German 5
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