0801_01: Sicily's Highest City - PzC 08 Sicily '43
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| Rating: | 6.4 (22) |
| Games Played: | 31 |
| SM: | 1 |
| Turns: | 20 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
Troina, August 1st, 1943: After the breathtaking pace of the sweep through the western portion of the island, the campaign for Sicily slowed to a grind for the American forces under Patton. At the beginning of August, II Corps found itself facing the 15th Panzer Grenadier Division ensconced around the town of Troina, at 1120 meters above sea level, Sicily's highest city. The 1st Infantry Division had chased the Germans since Nicosia, but now found itself facing rough terrain, enemy artillery, and minefields, as well as blown bridges and dug-in troops. Aided by the 9th Division, the Big Red One had the unenviable task of breaking through the Etna Line at Troina. [Size medium]
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| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 slasher |
Slightly Pro Axis | 7 |
| slasher |
Slightly Pro Axis | 7 |
| slasher |
Slightly Pro Axis | 7 |
 LBouton |
Moderately Pro Allies | 5 |
 Sancho Panzer |
Moderately Pro Allies | 7 |
| Gaming Records | |||||||||
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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MikeC | vs. | KG_RangerBooBoo |  |
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Allies Minor Victory | 14 | 6 |
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Rev Rico | vs. | Kool Kat |  |
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Allies Major Victory | 18 | 2 |
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Landser34 | vs. | Gordons HQ |  |
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Allies Minor Victory | 14 | 6 |
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Belisarius | vs. | RLWxx |  |
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Axis Minor Victory | 14 | 6 |
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Yorick | vs. | Brammer |  |
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Allies Minor Victory | 14 | 6 |
A difficult scenario for the Axis to win. Troina, the main objective city and worth 300 VPs is only located 2 hexes from the frontlines. Given that 400 VPs is a Minor Victory, this forces the Axis player to defend Troina with all available combat units, instead of conducting strategic withdrawals when necessary. Scenario also has a setup mistake. The designer placed a German motorized engineer unit in a rough only hex (No roadways)- an impossible placement and one that forces the Axis player to abandon his motorized transport and go on foot to move unit out of the hex. For these reasons, cannot recommend this scenario.
Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /
German troops were surprisingly quick to disrupt. My US troops were fighting as battalions for the most part, maybe the Germans were in companies.
- SGT Kinnie to PFC Holley, Battleground, 1949
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