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Once More Forward Cassino '44 #7 |
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| (Attacker) United States | vs | Germany (Defender) |
| Formations Involved | ||
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| Germany |  |
1st Fallschirmjäger Division |
| Germany |  |
90th Panzergrenadier Division |
| United States |  |
168th "Third Iowa" Infantry Regiment |
| United States |  |
34th "Red Bull" Infantry Division |
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| Side 1 | 0 |
| Draw | 1 |
| Side 2 | 6 |
| Overall Rating, 7 votes |
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| Scenario Rank: 84 of 913 |
| Parent Game | Cassino '44 |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1944-02-07 |
| Start Time | 10:00 |
| Turn Count | 14 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 51 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 3 |
| Maps | 2: CassUL, CassUR |
| Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty | 111 |
| AAR Bounty | 171 |
| Total Plays | 7 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
| Battle Types |
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| Hill Control |
| Rural Assault |
| Urban Assault |
| Conditions |
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| Off-board Artillery |
| Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
| Smoke |
| Illumination |
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| Cassino '44 | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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A week after capturing Point 213 and Cairo, the 168th was called upon to make another major assault, this time against the monastery itself. The 135th were to attack towards Albaneta Farm to occupy the Germans there and prevent flanking fire. There was a great belief that one last U.S. push would gain the monastery. |
| Conclusion |
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The attack started with the knowledge that the covering attack by the 135th to the west had already failed. Nevertheless, 1st and 3rd Battalions reached Points 444 and 445 twice, but were forced back on both occasions by vigorous German counterattacks. They didn't know it at the time, but this was as close as the U.S. soldiers would ever get to the monastery. |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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Strongpoints are single step units and can be eliminated with X results like any other single step unit. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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The standard mix of strongpoints may be downloaded from Avalanche Press: http://www.avalanchepress.com/German_Strongpoints.php This is the standard mix found in Airborne, Airborne-IE, and Edelweiss Expanded. The strongpoint mix in Cassino '44 is different from that of other PG games. (plloyd1010
on 2012 Feb 01)
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Strongpoints are affected by the terrain in their hex just like any other unit.
Even though they can't move, they can attack using Assault Combat if an enemy unit moves into their hex.
They may not dig in or benefit from entrenchments.
(rerathbun
on 2014 Apr 21)
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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| Das Kloster wird deutsch sein! (por ahora) |
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Una pequeña fuerza alemana debe resistir un ataque de un regimiento americano. Los alemanes defienden dos cotas (marked summits) y el monasterio de Montecassino. Los alemanes tienen una companía de granaderos y otra de paracaidistas, estos últimos con una moral muy alta (9/8). La batalla tiene lugar en el macizo, en torno al monasterio, en un espacio estrecho. Los americanos apenas pueden maniobrar y hacen un ataque frontal. Las posiciones alemanas van cayendo una tras otra, aunque ofrecen una notable resistencia. El panorama cambia cuando los americanos asaltan el monasterio, defendido por los paracaidistas alemanes. Los paracaidistas no se limitan a defenderse y hacen devastadores contraataques que aniquilan con relativa facilidad a los atacantes americanos. Los paracaidistas aprovechan que el monasterio puede contener cuatro unidades de defensores, por lo que sus contraataques alcanzan la columna 30. Al final los alemanes vencen por un estrecho margen. Han perdido todas sus posiciones menos el monasterio, pero han hecho pagar un precio terrible a los americanos. Victoria menor alemana. |
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