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Caught Napping Parachutes Over Crete #38 |
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| (Attacker) Germany | vs |
Maori
(Defender)
New Zealand (Defender) |
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| Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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3.33
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 1093 |
| Parent Game | Parachutes Over Crete |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1941-05-28 |
| Start Time | 05:45 |
| Turn Count | 20 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 57 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 2 |
| Maps | 2: 96, 99 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 153 |
| AAR Bounty | 168 |
| Total Plays | 2 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
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| Exit the Battle Area |
| Urban Assault |
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| Off-board Artillery |
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| Joint Forces Battle |
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| Parachutes Over Crete | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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Reprimanded by his division commander for poor performance in his first action on Crete, Col. August Krakau of 85th Mountain Regiment drove his troops hard through the rough country south of the coastal road. The battered 5 New Zealand Infantry Brigade had pulled back to what was thought a safe rear area to finally rest from days of hard combat. As the Kiwis bedded down following a night march, Krakau’s troops unexpectedly appeared on their flank. |
| Conclusion |
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Krakau’s men reached the New Zealand positions as dawn approached, just as the men were bedding down after their march. Two New Zealand lieutenants spotted the assembling Germans and roused the men just in time to meet the assault. “The strong enemy force at Stilos was taken by surprise,” the mountain regiment reported. “A terrific struggle developed, including bloody hand to hand fighting.” The New Zealanders withdrew in good order with the Australians on their left flank following shortly afterwards. |
| Additional Notes |
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Gebirgsjäger leaders in Parachutes Over Crete use conventional named ranks. The library was setup using German rank references. |
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| Heer |
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| 28th "Maori" Infantry Battalion |
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| New Zealand Army |
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| 1 Errata Item | |
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INF unit 1112 has full firepower printed on the front and back of the counter. Back should be 4-2. (garbare83686
on 2022 Feb 08)
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| Slugfest of a Draw in Crete | ||||||||||||||
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Yet another high casualty slugfest in the ancient hills of Crete, with an able opponent leading the German mountain troops and paratroopers. I led the defending Kiwis & Aussies ih this bloody scenario. Both sides had miserable leader draws and equally crummy die rolling in this 4-session bloodletting. Ironically, with 13 of the 20 game turns being shortened by FOW die rolls, I was saved from an ignominious defeat by this awful, game altering rule. This one could use a victory condition rewrite in our humble opinion, as it is balanced enough, but with too few troops to get the job done in the absence of excellent die rolling luck. Once step losses start accumulating for each side, the fates push this one quickly into "partial win, or miserable draw" territory. We think that this one deserves a 3 in SHARED play. We do recommend it for both SOLO and SHARED play. |
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