Tavronitis Bridge

ASL Scenario 93
West of MALEME, CRETE,  20 May 1941: The airfield at Maleme figured
prominently in the German plans for the capture of Crete. "Group West", com-
prising most of the 1st Assault Regiment under the command of General Meindl,
consisted of three detachments: one to land at the Tavronitis Bridge' one to
destroy the AA positions and ease the way for the following troop-carrier trans-
ports; and one to land on the slopes of Point 107, high ground to the south of the
field. Major Braun drew the task of seizing and holding the long span over the
dry Tavronitis. Given free reign to plan his assault, he decided to daringly land
in the dry bed itself and then take the British MG posts which guarded each side
of the bridge from the rear.


Units Human Players 
German: Squads, LMG, MTR
British: Squads, LMG, Trenches

Maps: One Map

Terrain: Dry River Bed

Scenario Length: 6 Game Turns

Victory objective: Victory Points are awarded for Victory Locations

Game Notes;
1. Due to TotH not allowing bridges over dry land, there is no bridge, just a road.

2. Due to the lack of gliders in TotH, I played the German turn 1 to land the troops, account for the AA fire at the gliders, defensive fire at the landed troops, and the rest of the turn. One squad was lost in the landing. TotH picks up with the British half of turn 1. (ASL'ers out there, feel free manually make your own German landing and edit the scenario. The heavy lifting of converting board 8 to a dry river bed has been done for you. :P) 




Adapted by: genesismwt

