0907_02_Albert_Canal "The Bloody Triangle" - PzC 24 Scheldt '44
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| Rating: | 8.46 (5) |
| Games Played: | 6 |
| SM: | 4 |
| Turns: | 59 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Allies |
| Second Side: | Axis |
From the Albert Canal to the Dutch Border, 7 September 1944: After marking time for twenty-four
hours to allow its rear echelons to catch up, XXX Corps, spearheaded by the Guards Armoured
Division, resumed its advance on the 6th. Split into two columns, the Guards raced eastward from
Brussels with orders to head toward the Ruhr. As they approached the Albert Canal a recce
detachment from the Household Cavalry Regiment reported the bridge at Beringen (built by
German pioneers in the 1940 campaign) blown and the town firmly held. The green defenders,
however, were unprepared for their first encounter with Allied troops and abandoned their positions
at the first sight of Cromwell tanks. With Beringen empty, the 615th Field Squadron, RE laid a
bridge across the canal that night and the Welsh Guards prepared to cross at dawn, expecting
another easy day on the 7th. Instead they would find themselves the target of a vicious
counterattack. Far from easy, the advance from the Albert Canal to the Dutch border was to be a
frustrating, confusing slog...
[Size: Medium]
Design Note: This "long" version of the scenario is intended for PBEM play..
hours to allow its rear echelons to catch up, XXX Corps, spearheaded by the Guards Armoured
Division, resumed its advance on the 6th. Split into two columns, the Guards raced eastward from
Brussels with orders to head toward the Ruhr. As they approached the Albert Canal a recce
detachment from the Household Cavalry Regiment reported the bridge at Beringen (built by
German pioneers in the 1940 campaign) blown and the town firmly held. The green defenders,
however, were unprepared for their first encounter with Allied troops and abandoned their positions
at the first sight of Cromwell tanks. With Beringen empty, the 615th Field Squadron, RE laid a
bridge across the canal that night and the Welsh Guards prepared to cross at dawn, expecting
another easy day on the 7th. Instead they would find themselves the target of a vicious
counterattack. Far from easy, the advance from the Albert Canal to the Dutch border was to be a
frustrating, confusing slog...
[Size: Medium]
Design Note: This "long" version of the scenario is intended for PBEM play..
| Player Voting Stats | ||
|---|---|---|
| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 majorZero |
Slightly Pro Allies | 8 |
 Sandmd |
Moderately Pro Allies | 7 |
 Al |
Well Balanced | 9 |
 zorak |
Well Balanced | 7 |
 Nicholas Bell |
Well Balanced | 10 |
| Gaming Records | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
|
 |
Machean | vs. | Ashcloud |  |
|
Axis Minor Victory | 56 | 24 |
|
 |
Gris | vs. | Duncan |  |
|
Draw | 40 | 40 |
|
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zorak | vs. | Nicholas Bell |  |
|
Axis Minor Victory | 56 | 24 |
|
 |
Al | vs. | vLuttwitz |  |
|
Draw | 40 | 40 |
|
 |
Green | vs. | H |  |
|
Draw | 40 | 40 |
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The allied side has an overwhelming firepower advantage thanks to the huge # of tanks, but the the terrain and supply situation will make leveraging that pretty rough at times. On top of that timely German counterattacks and unexpectedly tough defenders can screw up your timelines and get you to miss some timed victory hexes.