Operation Honker
Cassino '44 #25
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(Attacker)
Poland
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Germany
(Defender)
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Total |
| Side 1 |
1 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
2 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
1 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
2 |
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Total |
| Side 1 |
0 |
| Draw |
0 |
| Side 2 |
0 |
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| Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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Scenario Rank:
--- of 940 |
| Parent Game |
Cassino '44 |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-05-12 |
| Start Time |
04:30 |
| Turn Count |
24 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
107 |
| Net Morale |
1 |
| Net Initiative |
3 |
| Maps |
1: CassUR |
| Layout Dimensions |
85 x 54 cm
33 x 21 in |
| Play Bounty |
147 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
3 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability |
| Cassino '44 |
Base Game |
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Introduction
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This scenario combines Scenarios 23 and 25 to cover the entire opening attack of Operation Honker.
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Conclusion
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The Poles fought with skill and much individually bravery, but the end result was the same as the previous assaults by the Indian and the Americans. But the difference this time was that Operation Honker was just a small part of an even bigger offesive, and it would not be long before the Germans were fully committed all along the Cassino Front.
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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
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| 5 Errata Items |
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Strongpoints are single step units and can be eliminated with X results like any other single step unit.
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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.
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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.
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn.
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