Messenger Boys WTO (id:#61656)
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See Also: Messenger Boys by Paddington Bears
Designer: Andrew Rogers
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
BritishGerman (SS)
45.454545454545%

Overview:

By the fourth day of the British offensive Operation Bluecoat, the German front line had been penetrated and the armoured units sought to exploit the gains. To obtain a clear line of advance, the British Guards Armoured division changed its orientation and sought to push eastwards from the village of Catheolles. This redirection led the Guards into the path of SS-Panzer-Division “Hofenstaufen”, redeployed to this sector to meet the British threat. The Germans faced a more tactically adept opponent, with the Guards manoeuvring in combined tank and infantry battlegroups. One battlegroup, consisting of the 2nd Armoured and 1st Motor Grenadier Guards battalions, pushed from Catheolles into the hamlet of Drouet towards their objective on Montchauvet. Challenging this battlegroup were SS troopers from 9.SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment “Hofenstaufen”, supporting panzers and a surprise.
Attacker: British (2nd Company, 1st Grenadier Guards and 3rd Squadron, 2nd Grenadier Guards)
Defender: German (SS) (Kompanie 9, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment "Hohenstaufen" and remnants of Grenadier-Regiment 752 and elements of SS-Panzer-Regiment 9)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:14.0 D:9.5
AFVs: A:6
Sherman VC(a)
Sherman V(a) x 3
M5(a)
M5A1(a)

AFVs: D:4
SPW 251/1 x 2
PzKpfw IVJ x 2

Guns: A:0
OML 2-in. Mortar x 3
D:1
5cm PaK 38

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Bocage (B9.5). Bldgs: Ground level only. A: Elite
Overlays: OW1 O5 X15
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-06-17(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs Douglas Leslie German (SS) win
2025-06-16(D) Douglas Leslie vs Eric Partizan Eric German (SS) winThe British have a lot to do but lots of tools to do it. In the end, they fell one building short of the total that they needed. Very enjoyable scenario.
2023-06-09(A) fabrizio da pra vs Alex Koestler British win
2023-01-29(A) Tuomo Lukkari vs Mikko Lukkari British win[Imported from ROAR]
2021-01-18(A) X von Marwitz vs Lars-Peder Jensen German (SS) winSet in August 1944, this scenario has some 'Bocage' feeling to it, but it is nevertheless not one of the 'full-scale' Bocage scenarios. Basically, an Elite British force supported by tanks and halftracks has to push back and root out a smaller German SS force to and out of some buildings. Not all the Germans are SS, but those who are not are Fanatic and have a commissar-type Leader by SSR. The Germans receive reinforcements which are small but powerful in the form of a pair of Pz IVs and two SS-laden halftracks, that should arrive in the nick of time just when the Germans need them most.

A full AAR will be found at GameSquad forum under the following link:

http://www.gamesquad.com/forums/index.php?threads/j152-messenger-boys-aar.159971/
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ActionDate
Bongiovanni Added a playing2025-06-17 16:36:46
Hutch Modified the misc. rules2025-06-17 12:09:58
Hutch Modified the gps location2025-06-17 12:07:06
Dougban Added a playing2025-06-16 20:14:48
Bongiovanni Uploaded a VASL file2025-01-10 11:15:31
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 6.76Votes: 25
Views: 5251
To-Play list count: 3
Estimated Play time: 5.3 hours
Recorded Games: 18
Archive recorded plays:
British7
German (SS)11
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Messenger Boys [Confirmed]
[A] British 43
[D] German 49
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