Bastard Tanks Elsenborn Revised #22 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 1st SS "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" Division | |
United States | 30th "Old Hickory" Infantry Division |
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Side 1 | 0 |
Draw | 0 |
Side 2 | 0 |
Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 913 |
Parent Game | Elsenborn Revised |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-12-20 |
Start Time | 08:00 |
Turn Count | 30 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 60 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: 22, 24 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 233 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Elsenborn Revised | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Having lost Stoumont, 30th Division moved quickly to take it back. Another battalion of the 119th Infantry moved up to replace Fitzgerald's. The tank battalion had just arrived at the front, with crews but no tanks, and Gen. Courtney Hodges of First Army ordered them to scrounge whatever vehicles they could from repair depots and join the attack. The Americans found a number of Shermans sent to U.S. repair centers by trusting British units, and stole those along with a number of duplex-drive amphibious tanks also left by the Brits. Maintenance crews worked throughout the night, cannibalizing vehicles whenever necessary, and when dawn broke 20 "bastard tanks" stolen from an ally rolled out to support the Guardsmen. |
Conclusion |
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Fighting quickly focused on the Catholic-run St. Edouard Sanitorium, a complex of stout stone buildings over looking the road to Stoumont (hex 1105 on Board 24). It changed hands several times, with combat taking on the surreal quality known to veterans of countless battlefields. At one point the Sister Superior and her nuns knelt in prayer, repeating the rosary while a company of SS men charged uphill chanting "Heil Hitler." Snarling North Carolina Guardsmen answered with machine gun fire and then bayonets as the fighting raged from room to room. As night fell both sides had lost hundreds of men and the Americans pulled back to re-organize for another try. |
Additional Notes |
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This scenario is completely playable using the maps and pieces from Battle of the Bulge 2: Elsenborn Ridge. SS transport counters are available as a free download from Avalanche Press. If not using these or other SS transport from other games, players should use regular German army transport as substitutes. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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3 Errata Items | |
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The reduced direct fire value of the SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8. (rerathbun
on 2012 Mar 21)
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Liberation 1944's counters are mislabeled 'PzIVF2.' The counter's ratings are correct (Armor 5, Move 8, DF 11-6, AT 6-8). (rerathbun
on 2014 Feb 14)
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