Ousseltia Valley An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed #12 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 10th Panzer Division | |
United States | 1st "Old Ironsides" Armored Division |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1943-01-21 |
Start Time | 15:00 |
Turn Count | 18 |
Visibility | Day & Night |
Counters | 112 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 0 |
Maps | 3: 77, 78, 79 |
Layout Dimensions | 84 x 43 cm 33 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 250 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Hill Control |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Smoke |
Terrain Mods |
Illumination |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed | Base Game |
Introduction |
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To improve their defensive positions the Germans launched a major operation late on January 18th aimed at controlling the four main gaps through the Eastern Dorsals, which conveniently controlled the Tunis water supply. After faking an attack against the British, they wheeled to strike the ill-equipped French and broke into the Ousseltia Valley. At 1715 on the 19th Col. Paul Robinett received orders to lead his Combat Command B into the valley to rectify the situation. The Germans controlled the valley by the time Robinett arrived at Maktar on the 20th. He lined up his artillery support, then conducted a treacherous road march, delaying his attack until the afternoon of the following day. |
Conclusion |
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Robinett’s attack showed that Combat Command B was learning from its previous mistakes. Instead of racing willy-nilly down the road into the fire of waiting enemy anti-tank guns, the tankers waited until the supporting artillery began softening up the enemy with their fire missions and air support roared inbound. Then they advanced under control and remained organized when engaged by a platoon of Tiger tanks. While they didn’t achieve all their objectives, they pushed Lueder's battle group back far enough to open up an escape route for the French fighting to the north. This new discipline led to the 501st Heavy Panzer Detachment mistaking them for British. The day did not bring laurels for CCB but they did their job well enough, and remained combat ready for the next day. |
Additional Notes |
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Update of 1st edition scenario 13. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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Liberation 1944's Tiger movement and armor ratings are backwards. They should be Armor 7 and Movement 5. (petermc
on 2014 Feb 14)
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