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Task Force Stark
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed #18
(Defender) Germany vs United States (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Germany 21st Panzer Division
United States 1st "Old Ironsides" Armored Division
United States 26th Infantry Regiment
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed
Historicity Historical
Date 1943-01-31
Start Time 07:00
Turn Count 24
Visibility Day & Night
Counters 60
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 1
Maps 3: 76, 77, 78
Layout Dimensions 84 x 43 cm
33 x 17 in
Play Bounty 237
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Exit the Battle Area
Hill Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Illumination
Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed Base Game
Introduction

Rather than deploy one of its actual maneuver formations, II Corps cobbled together a task force from 1st Infantry and 1st Armored Divisions, led by Col. Alexander Stark of the 26th Infantry Regiment. When the French XIX Corps ordered Combat Command A to attack Faid Pass, most of the command's combat elements had been detached and Stark, with contradictory orders from XIX and II Corps, ended up delaying the attack until a day later.

Conclusion

Fredendall continued to work his magic; he circumvented the attachment of Combat Command A to french command by creating Task Force Stark. Stark, an infantry officer, had fought heroically in the trenches of the First World War but had no experience with tanks and sent his Shermans straight ahead into the rising sun. Within ten minutes half of them had been turned into blazing wrecks,while his infantry methodically advanced to within a mile of the pass and then worked their way northward in an effort to outflank it. After taking two ridges the advance stalled under heavy enemy fire. After dark the Americans retired to friendly lines. Now Edouard Welvert of the French Constantine Division and Henri Giraud, commanding French forces in North Africa, joined the chorus begging Eisenhower s\to fire Fredendall. But Ike still backed his corps commander.

Additional Notes

This is an update of the 1st edition scenario 19, "Half Measures."


Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Self-Propelled Artillery: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Anti-Tank Gun Carrier: half-track with anti-tank gun, NOT a Tank Destroyer

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Motorized
  • Towed

Display Errata (2)

2 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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