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County Donegal
Ancient Armor #6
(Attacker) Britain vs United States (Defender)
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Ancient Armor
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1940-07-17
Start Time 07:00
Turn Count 32
Visibility Day
Counters 114
Net Morale 1
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 120, 122
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 244
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Reinforcements
Scenario Requirements & Playability
An Army at Dawn Counters
Ancient Armor Base Game
Road to Dunkirk Maps + Counters
Introduction

The presence of American and Irish troops so near to the city of Derry could not be tolerated, and Churchill had demanded an offensive into Donegal to eliminate the enclave the county formed north-west of Ulster. Maj. Gen. Walter Short’s division had just received enough of the new semi-automatic rifles to equip several battalions, a rude surprise for the invading British.

Conclusion

Another rude surprise greeted the British, as the American Expeditionary Force proved battle-ready and backed by armor. Not very new armor, or very good armor, or very fast armor, but armor all the same. The Liberty tanks were much too slow to have a decisive impact on the battlefield, but the GI’s found their firepower very welcome against the waves of attacking enemy infantry.


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).
  • 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

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle
Army
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Towed

Display Errata (1)

1 Errata Item
Overall balance chart for 855

Two British infantry have their full strengths printed on the back. They should both be "2-3" when reduced.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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