410520_05: Rock, Paper, Fallschirmjager - PzC 13 Salerno '43
5 - 0 - 1
| Rating: | 7.94 (5) |
| Games Played: | 6 |
| SM: | 5 |
| Turns: | 80 |
| Type: | Stock |
| First Side: | Axis |
| Second Side: | Allies |
Crete, May 20th 1941: There were several plans proposed for the Invasion of Crete, ranging from one major Drop Zone, to others where troops would arrive scattered in 7 locations. The final plan for "Operation Merkur", or "Mercury", represented a compromise imposed by Reichsmarshall Goering calling for a morning assault in the Maleme\Canea sector, followed up with two afternoon drops in the vicinity of Rethymnon and Heraklion. [Size, large] Designer Note: This scenario features an historical, yet variable, Axis Airborne arrival. It starts with the drops around the Eastern Maleme-Canea Sector, then it features Axis Strategy Operations for the follow on Axis reinforcements. The German Player can pick from 1) The historical plan as defined in the _01 Scenario. 2) A reverse order where a small force drops at Heraklion, before the Rethymnon drops, followed by later drops at both Heraklion and Rethymnon. 3) All follow on drops in the Maleme Sector.
| Player Voting Stats | ||
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| Member | Balance | Enjoyment |
 Arkady |
Well Balanced | 9 |
 sja_ski |
Well Balanced | 8 |
 Dirk Gross |
Moderately Pro Axis | 7 |
| Arkady |
Well Balanced | 9 |
 Kool Kat |
Moderately Pro Axis | 6 |
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| 1st Side Player | 2nd Side Player | Result | Score | ||||||
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Kool Kat | vs. | Deturk |  |
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Axis Minor Victory | 70 | 30 |
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Arkady | vs. | PvP |  |
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Axis Major Victory | 90 | 10 |
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Dirk Gross | vs. | Tide1 |  |
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Axis Major Victory | 90 | 10 |
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sja_ski | vs. | NACBAR2 |  |
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Axis Major Victory | 90 | 10 |
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Arkady | vs. | Matto |  |
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Axis Minor Victory | 70 | 30 |
As long as the German player pursues a none "historical" drop zone plan and elects to have all follow-up drops in the Maleme Sector, he is pretty much guaranteed a Minor Victory. Concentration of paratrooper assets and a rapid capture of Maleme Airfield will ensure an unimpeded flow of German reinforcements that will doom the Allied defenders. Still an interesting "what if" scenario that depicts how a "sane" German airdrop mission would have been executed. Worth a look and play through.
Regards, Mike / "A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week." - George S. Patton /
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