Panzer Grenadier Battles on June 1st:
Four-Five Commando #1 - South of San'aa Iron Wolves #9 - Iron Wolves
Chihuahua Incident #2 - Infantry Assault Lithuania's Iron Wolves #13 - Gates of Vilnius
Chihuahua Incident #3 - Cavalry Battle Lithuania's Iron Wolves #14 - Moscow Rifles
Chihuahua Incident #4 - Counterattack Lithuania's Iron Wolves #15 - Crossed Sabers
Divisione Corazzata #1 - First Tanks Lithuania's Iron Wolves #16 - Kaunas Airport
Divisione Corazzata #2 - Po Valley Lithuania's Iron Wolves #17 - Lithuania’s Last Stand
DAK '44 #10 - Out of Gas River Battleships #7 - Guns of Vilkovo
Armor of Saipan #1 - Massed Armor River Battleships #8 - Battle of the Delta
Grossdeutschland 1946 #2 - Dawn Strike River Battleships #9 - Upper Dnepr
Hammer & Sickle #35 - Avtomat Kalashnikov Secret Weapons #25 - Spring Offensive
Iron Curtain #15 - Avtomat Kalashnikov Secret Weapons #26 - Spring Offensive, Northern Flank
Iron Wolves #7 - Kaunas Stampede Secret Weapons #27 - Spring Offensive - Counterattack
Iron Wolves #8 - Bet Lietuvis Neprazus Secret Weapons #31 - Bitter Woods
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The Castle Must Fall!
Cassino '44 #18
(Defender) Britain
(Defender) Gurkha
(Defender) India
vs Germany (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Britain 1/4th Essex Infantry
Germany 1st Fallschirmjäger Division
Germany 4th Fallschirmjäger Regiment
Germany Heer
Gurkha 1/9th Gurkha Rifles
India 4/6th Rajputana Rifles
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Side 1 1
Draw 2
Side 2 3
Overall Rating, 7 votes
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3.57
Scenario Rank: 374 of 969
Parent Game Cassino '44
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-03-19
Start Time 05:30
Turn Count 12
Visibility Day
Counters 40
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 3
Maps 2: CassUL, CassUR
Layout Dimensions 43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in
Play Bounty 101
AAR Bounty 167
Total Plays 6
Total AARs 1
Battle Types
Hill Control
Rural Assault
Surprise Attack
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Illumination
Joint Forces Battle
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Cassino '44 Base Game
Introduction

At 5:30 a.m. on the 19th of March, the 1st Battalion of the 4th Parachute Regiment launched a major counterattack to recapture Castle Hill and isolate the Gurkhas still hanging on at Hangman's Hill.

Conclusion

The attack caught the Indian and British soldiers by surprise (in fact, just outside the castle a handover of units was taking place). The Germans advanced right up to the Castle walls and were only beaten back by the most desperate hand-to-hand fighting. A German demolition charge placed against the Castle wall caused a collapse and around 20 men of the 1/4 Essex were killed. The Allies responded with mortar support and eventually the German attack was repulsed. This left the Gurkhas unsupplied, forcing the Allies to resupply them with air drops (the Massif was regarded as too dangerous to cross again).


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