The Factory MTO (id:#56526)
Multi-Man Publishing (G.I.'s Dozen ID: U03)   [next]   [previous]
Prior Publication: SL 38, ASL Digest # 2.06
See Also: Into the Factory by Avalon Hill Storming the Factory by Avalon Hill Hold the Factory by Multi-Man Publishing Seizing the Factory by Critical Hit The Factory by ASL Digest Night Shift at the Factory by Single Man Publishing Fight for the Factory by Lone Canuck Publishing Into the Factory by Multi-Man Publishing Into The Factory. . . by Critical Hit Storming The Factory by Multi-Man Publishing The Factory 'Aprilia' by New England Volunteers (NEV)
Designer: Bahadir Ermli. Adaptation: Pat Ryan
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
46.296296296296%

Overview:

As the initial expansion of the Allied beachhead at Anzio drew to a halt, the inevitable counterattacks began. The main attacks concentrated on the Albano-Anzio highway around the village of Carroceto and the Aprilia farm settlement known to the Allies as “the factory”. The factory finally fell to the Germans on the 9th after repeated attacks. Realizing the importance of this position, the Allied command ordered a counterattack by the U.S. 45th Infantry Division.
Attacker: American (1st Battalion, 179th Infantry Regiment and 191st Tank Battalion)
Defender: German (735th regiment, 715th Division)  
9 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: German     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:20.0 D:13.5
AFVs: A:3
M4A3 x 2
M8 HMC

AFVs: D:1
PzKpfw IIIN

Guns: A:0 D:2
7.62cm PaK 36r
7.5cm leIG 18

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Heavy Rain (E3.51) at start, Mud (D8.23). D: FB (B23.9). No AFV may move into a Gully hex.
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
The VC should read "...11 multi-level buildings" instead of 10 buildingsLetter148
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-16(D) Tripp Killin vs Phil Watkins American win

(VASL Log)		American's probably need to use all 9 turns. My German OBA drew 2 red cards and disappeared without a shot. My INF gun died from a CH HE shot from an American tank before it could fire. My PzIIIN fired once before being bazooka'd. My 75L AT gun fired once before the crew rolled a Casualty MC on a 1MC. The Rain stopped just after it had finished covering the American's approach to the village. The secret Mud Bog DR didn't hinder any of the US AFVs. And the Americans got another 5(!) ITT CHs after the one that killed the INF Gun.
But despite all that, the German infantry with good leadership and many MGs were able to stymie the Americans through 8 turns. There are lots of open ground/road hexes the Amis need to cross.
Phil did a good job of using all the available time and keeping his force intact and bringing some big American FP to bear. On Turn 9 he easily took the 3 buildings to win with 7 (6+ need for victory).
Most of remaining squads were in a Berzerk stack and would have charged a non-VC hex in German Turn 9. I might have taken back one building with lots of luck, but not two.
Really fun scenario, with both sides having cool toys and tools.
2025-06-21(D) John Garlic vs Matt Evans German win2025 - Austin Team Tournament
2025-02-19(D) Eben Johnson vs boudrenghien American winThe German's north flank must present such a wall of firepower that the Americans are forced away from the gullies and enter from the east. Nope, nice try: my separated German squads defending the north each cowered immediately with no effect, no fire lanes, nothing. I also made two, what was I thinkin'? bad mistakes.

A good time and an enjoyable opponent---first time I played a scenario speaking French about half the time.
2021-06-14(D) Thomas Lynch vs Zebulon Tingley German winGood German rolls early on put the Americans behind the time curve. American had only barely broken into the village by Turn 5, conceded on German Turn 6 with a strong defense still intact and none of the fortified building locations taken.
2020-06-14(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German win
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Ruins of Aprilia looking north
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.00Votes: 12
Views: 8044
To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 9.3 hours
Recorded Games: 11
Archive recorded plays:
American5
German6
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
The Factory [Confirmed]
[A] American 20
[D] German 23
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