Hightower's Attack An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed #23 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
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 | 1943-02-14 |
Start Time | 09:00 |
Turn Count | 24 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 173 |
Net Morale | 1 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 4: 76, 77, 78, 79 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 273 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Exit the Battle Area |
Hill Control |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Smoke |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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An Army at Dawn 2nd Ed | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Once again II Corps bypassed 1st Armored Division’s commander and arranged the American defenses down to company level. Fredendall and his staff considered Djebels Lessouda and Ksiara the keys to defending Sidi Bou Zid but they were too far apart to control the ground between them or offer protection to each other. This necessitated sending tanks forward each morning with orders to literally send up a flare in case of an attack. Artillery would then fire on predetermined coordinates to slow the attackers while Lt. Colonel Louis V. Hightower’s 3rd Battalion of the 1st Armored Regiment advanced to meet the intruders. |
Conclusion |
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Things didn’t go right from the beginning for the Americans, as the forward tank commander overslept and did not fire a flare when the Germans made their move. The Germans quickly isolated the Americans on Djebel Lessouda and left them for later. As they began to swing south Colonel Louis V. Hightower received orders, as planned, “to clear up the situation.” He found his tanks outnumbered and outgunned, and quickly retreated back to Sidi Bou Zid with just a dozen tanks, leaving the rest to cover the supply train’s retreat. The armored force suffered heavily with only seven of the battalion’s 52 Shermans surviving the day. However, they did extract a toll on the enemy while the supply train and Combat Command A’s headquarters slipped safely away. |
Additional Notes |
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Update of 1st edition scenario 23. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 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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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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