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Total |
| Side 1 |
7 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
1 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
6 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
1 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
1 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
0 |
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| Overall Rating, 7 votes |
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Scenario Rank:
151 of 940 |
| Parent Game |
Cassino '44 |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-03-15 |
| Start Time |
12:00 |
| Turn Count |
24 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
83 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
0 |
| Maps |
3: CassLL, CassLR, CassUR |
| Layout Dimensions |
43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty |
121 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
8 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability |
| Cassino '44 |
Base Game |
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Introduction
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The New Zealanders renewed their attack in the Cassino area on 15 March 1944. This time they were preceded by a massive air and artillery bombardment designed to obliterate the town's defenses. However the Allied command did not plan on the fortitude of the German Fallschirmjagers, who were to prove some of the most formidable soldiers of the entire war.
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Conclusion
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The initial Allied plan was to control most of the town including the Continental Hotel and Castle Hill by 2 p.m. This timetable soon became unrealistic, as the Fallschirmjager put up considerable resistance and the earlier bombing had made the town all but impassable for the supporting tanks of the 19th Armored Regiment. By 7 pm, only limited progress had been made in the town and the only success had been the capture of Castle Hill. The latter was to be the trigger to release the 1.4 Essex, but a communication breakdown caused them to not receive the release order until after dark. During the night the Germans reinforced the town, denying the Allies their hoped-for quick victory.
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Display Relevant AFV Rules
| AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
- Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
- AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8).
They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank
leader in order to carry out combat movement.
- AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
- Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn
(either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more
(11.2).
- Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its
printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
- Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire
(7.44, 7.64).
Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire,
but not both (7.22, 13.0).
Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
- Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
- Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
- AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
- AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
- Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
- Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
- Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
- Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
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New Zealand Order of Battle
| 1 Errata Item |
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn.
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