Carrefour Dangereux DTO (id:#58907)
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Designer: Philippe Naud
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Balance:
BritishItalian / German
31.034482758621%

Overview:

"Dangerous Crossroads": Operation Torch had brought war to the Maghreb. Anglo-American mechanized columns were racing for Tunis, and had crossed the Algeria-Tunisia border with the goal of capturing the Tunisian capital before the Axis was reinforced. Blade Force, with the 17th/21st Lancers as its core, was one of the many groups advancing eastward despite the bad weather and enemy roadblocks. Germans and Italians were desperately trying to gain time to concentrate their forces for a counter-attack. A first roadblock, manned by troops of the Italian 92nd Infantry Regiment, was swept aside during the night of 24 November. Major Witzig, CO in the Mateur area, sent the rest of 9th Company to block a crossroads on the roads to Mateur and Tebourba. The next morning, British armored cars found the enemy and by 1000, C Squadron, 17th/21st Lancers attacked, supported by the only infantry company in Blade Force.
Attacker: British (B Company, 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade and C Squadron 17th/21st Lancers)
Defender: Italian / German (9th Company, 3rd Battalion, 92nd Infantry Regiment/557th Group/Witzig's Paratrooper Pioneer Battalion)  
6.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:13.0 D:13.0
AFVs: A:12
Carrier A x 2
Carrier B x 2
Carrier 2" MTR x 2
Valentine V x 2
Crusader III x 3
Crusader II CS

AFVs: D:3
Semovente M41 da 75/18 x 3

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 2
Boys ATR x 3
D:0
Mortaio da 45 Brixia x 2
PzB 39 ATR

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Simultaneous setup. Surrender can not be rejected in North Africa
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-08-24(D) Chuck Hammond vs Craig Houliston Italian / German winThe Attacker needs to Control 11Q3 (Single Hex Wooden Building) and 11I6 (Single Hex Stone Building). As the defender, I completely ignored the Q3 Building - a Location I consider indefensible, and set up all4 of my 8-3-8s in and outside Building I6, knowing it would take him at least 3 turns to really threaten it. During that time, all the squads outside the Buildings - and all of my nearby Italian flunkies - tried to dig Foxholes and were, for the most part, successful. Once Houlie came in range, it was a real beehive. However, Houlie was very wise with his Smoke placement, allowing him to come right adjacent to the VC Building for 3 consecutive turns, but was, fortunately for me, blocked from entering by a combination of my good MC rolls and the fact that once his MMC would break, they essentially had nowhere to go. The Olive Groves, strangely, serve as Rout Terrain, but not Rally Terrain. In an all-out effort to take the Building he rushed it with armor and I was able to take out one of his AFV with my last remaining Semovente for the win, since by that time he had lost 30 CVP.

It was a very tense game. But - because the British are so mobile and the Axis so stationary - there's not a lot of fire and maneuver. It's more like praying your opponent doesn't cause and MC on you and - if he does - that you pass the MC, because there's nowhere to rout. Hence, the game was tense, but really dicey, and I had the lion's share of good rolls.

As always, Houlie was a great opponent, and playing against him really tested my knowledge of the rules, so - whether either of us wins or loses - our knowledge of the system always improves. That's one thing I really appreciate about Houlie and already look forward to our next game!
2017-11-19(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. Italian / German win
2016-08-29(D) Kevin Killeen vs Dan Dolan Italian / German win
2004-12-04(D) Neil Andrews vs Geoff Morris Italian / German win
1998-04-25(A) Neil Andrews vs David Bishop Italian / German winANZACCon 1998
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Hutch Linked the scenario to ROAR2025-08-26 14:09:33
Chuck Added a playing2025-08-26 01:16:51
Andruz61 Added a playing2025-07-29 14:56:13
Andruz61 Added a playing2025-07-23 13:44:31
Hutch Modified the Attacker's AFVs2024-11-18 11:22:54
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Avg Rating: 6.43Votes: 7
Views: 17676
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 7.8 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
British0
Italian / German5
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Carrefour dangereux (Dangerous Crossroads) [Confirmed]
[A] British 9
[D] German/Italian 15
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