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== Conflict == | == Conflict == | ||
Under the codename Operation Ladbroke, the British 1st Airlanding Brigade was to capture the Ponte Grande bridge spanning the Anapo River in eastern Sicily to allow for a quick march on Syracuse by the 5th Infantry Division. 144 gliders set off from Kairouan but only 54 actually landed in Sicily; the rest got lost or were shot down. A reduced force attacked the bridge before midnight and captured it. They removed the demolitions and prepared for the inevitable counterattack. The Italians advanced with armored cars and infantry. . . | |||
== Versions == | == Versions == | ||
* [[ | * Scenario 53 in [[Hollow Legions]] | ||
* Updated in second edition of [[Hollow Legions]] | |||
== Victory Conditions == | == Victory Conditions == | ||
The Italian must control | The Italian must control hexes | ||
== Balance == | == Balance == | ||
[http://www.jrvdev.com/ROAR/VER1/ShowScenario.asp?ScenarioID=53 ROAR] | * [http://www.jrvdev.com/ROAR/VER1/ShowScenario.asp?ScenarioID=53 ROAR] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:13, 25 April 2018
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A High Price to Pay | |
| Publication: Hollow Legions | |
| Location: Syracuse, Italy | |
| Scenario Date: 10 July 1943 | |
| # of Turns: 8.5 | |
| # of Maps: 2 | |
| Maps Used: 7, 17 | |
| Attacker: Italian | |
| Defender: British | |
Conflict
Under the codename Operation Ladbroke, the British 1st Airlanding Brigade was to capture the Ponte Grande bridge spanning the Anapo River in eastern Sicily to allow for a quick march on Syracuse by the 5th Infantry Division. 144 gliders set off from Kairouan but only 54 actually landed in Sicily; the rest got lost or were shot down. A reduced force attacked the bridge before midnight and captured it. They removed the demolitions and prepared for the inevitable counterattack. The Italians advanced with armored cars and infantry. . .
Versions
- Scenario 53 in Hollow Legions
- Updated in second edition of Hollow Legions
Victory Conditions
The Italian must control hexes
Balance
Errata (1st Edition)
- The LMG counter shown in the British OB should be British — not Axis Minor.
- The British light mortar shown should be the standard (range 2-11) — not the Airborne version.
Analysis
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