Danica Air Base, defended by the 120-man strong 1st Light Infantry Parachute Company, came under attack by Croatian partians. The Croatian Air Force dropped supplies and ammunition to the surrounded paratroopers.
Partisans kept my Croatians in constant state of Encirclement which proved very effective. Although sustaining many losses, the encroaching attackers ultimately crushed the defenders with no place to rout.
2022-09-27
(D) Jeff B
vs
Scott Sherer
Croatian win
5.5 hrs
I like infantry-only scenarios. To me that's ASL at its finest. I knew the defense would be tough here with the enemy approaching from three sides. Things started off fortuitously enough in the north when I CR a squad and killed the 6+1 with a mortal wound. I thought I had placed enough defenders guarding the south to dissuade a strong approach there, but this was where Scott sent the bulk of his force (despite the slower going up into the hills from offboard). I probably should've picked on his leaderless band of men in the north, but they were sitting behind the wall, and every positive TEM addition to the DRs was enough to shift my focus elsewhere. Besides, I had to try and deal with his MMG kill stack up in the hills. They would do a good job in causing my western force to start to unravel on the next turn by busting my 8-1 and accompanying MMG squad before they had a chance to relocate to the PB they had waiting for them, turning my mortar-bearing HS berserk, and (in the east) busting my other mortar-bearing HS. The only units I had left that could touch them was my 9-1 and other MMG HS, and they did a piss-poor job. It was looking grim. If things started out with a bang, they really heated up on Turn 3 when the partisans finally got close enough to initiate some CC. I was proud of my men for dishing out more than they took, and by the end of the turn the partisans had lost 3.5 more squads (including a 527) to my 1.5 (0.5 of which was my berserker running to his doom). My western boys (sans MMG) managed to rally in the safety of their PB, but now it was my eastern MMG stack's turn to fold. The body count continued to pile up on Turn 4, with my western defenders managing to hold on to their tenuous hold in the PB by surviving CC with only a CR. My boys in the east bounced back and manhandled their MMG into the PB, where they would prove their mettle the rest of the game with some stellar shooting. Turn 5 saw me get the worse for wear as far as lost men went, but the partisan push in the west was severely rebuffed, with my men in that PB still able to hang on. The partisan equipment also began to show signs of extreme wear, with many weapons breaking down. I brought on the remainder of my HIP units to help bolster the ranks, and they did a good job of stalling. Turn 6 once again saw the Croats dish out more than they took, but enough lucky shots here and there by the partisans kept them in the game. Still, with all the continuous fighting that had been going on, they had only managed to grab control of a sole building so far. So Turn 7 was bound to have a wild finish. Scott finally was able to sneak a guy into position in the north to grab his 2nd required building, and squeeze enough units through all the RFP to grab two ammo dumps, but on the final move of the game to grab the 3rd for the win I was able to KIA his squad. A wild and exciting game no doubt.
2022-09-27
(A) Scott Sherer
vs
Jeff B
Croatian win
As Jeff mentioned, a fun, infantry-only scenario. Struggled in some CC's that really slowed my time-table down which led to the final rush. I was able to grab the second building and two ammo counters, but needed the third. I had men in position to make a grab at several, but none were able to get the job done. The final MMC in position to try pushed off, with all of Jeff's units have fired. He would have to survive a 2(-2) firelane, a 1(-3) residual attack in the ammo hex itself, and then not roll a 6 on the recovery roll with his final MF. Unfortunately, he died right away on the 2(-2) shot, thus ending my chances and giving Jeff the well-deserved victory.
2021-05-15
(A) Dan Best
vs
Dave Mareske
Partisan win
Croatians did not pass a morale check and were overrun by turn 6.
