The Rag Tag Circus WTO (id:#61806)
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Designer: Adapted by Jim Stahler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman
66.666666666667%

Overview:

GIs of the 83rd Infantry Division took particular pride in their use of captured German vehicles. So extensive was their “used car lot” appearance that the news correspondents nicknamed this unit the “Rag Tag Circus”. The Americans had a chance to prove the value of their assorted Wehrmacht hardware as they assaulted the German troops defending Barby.
Attacker: American (83rd Infantry Division)
Defender: German (Infanterie-Division Scharnhorst)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:9.0 D:7.0
AFVs: A:3
PzKpfw IVH
StuG IIIG
PzKpfw IIL Luchs
Jeep(a) 4
Kfz 1
2 1/2-Ton
Buessing-NAG
Opel Blitz x 2

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
7.5cm PaK 40

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: SL Ov1, All buildings Wooden, ground level only
Overlays: SL:E
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2022-05-17(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best American winNot a great scenario in my opinion. The Germans have very limited options and very little ground to work with. The Americans can literally run all over the Germans with their trucks and Dan did exactly that and placed trucks all around my AT Gun...which couldn't set up HIP. WHY? Then Dan removed the 50 CAL from the Jeep...which he didn't need and it knocked me around like a dude at a mule kicking contest. I rolled poorly and even a 12 on a Panzerfaust effect. So it was a total butt whipping on me. I gave my best until completely wiped out at the end of American 4. Seriously...not sure what else to say. A very difficult scenario for the Germans...especially if you roll as badly as I did.
2022-05-16(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins American win
2019-07-16(A) Martí Cabré vs Sebastiano Caltabiano American winI did a wide approach to the German positions with three groups of infantry and vehicles. German captured vehicles were prone to malfunction so I reserved them for bypass freezing German positions. The German kill stack of the 838 and the 10-2 had a bad luck of 6,6 on a FPF and that allowed the Americans to quickly overrun their strong position. American firepower slowly broke the defenders and finally their FT position also fell leaving only the Gun to hold for two whole turns and the Germans conceded the scenario. It feels too much luck based, not a good impression.
2016-05-05(A) Michal Bonaventura vs German win
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grumblejones Added a playing2022-05-17 00:58:10
Danno Added a playing2022-05-17 00:55:49
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's AFVs2022-04-21 17:18:24
hoxson1 Modified the Attacker's AFVs2022-04-21 17:18:04
hoxson1 Modified the unit counts2022-04-21 17:18:04
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Avg Rating: 5.20Votes: 5
Views: 23177
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 3 hours
Recorded Games: 3
Archive recorded plays:
American2
German1
Drawn:0

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The Rag Tag Circus
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[A] American 8
[D] German 5
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