Gyrenes and Panzers Afrika 1944 #3 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Afrika 1944 |
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Historicity | Alt-History |
Date | 1944-04-03 |
Start Time | 06:00 |
Turn Count | 28 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 138 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: 82, 83 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 245 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Exit the Battle Area |
Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Reinforcements |
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An Army at Dawn | Counters |
Afrika 1944 | Base Game |
Saipan 1944 | Maps + Counters |
Introduction |
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Anxious to push back the advancing Marines, the island’s garrison command committed a mechanized battalion, a rocket launcher battalion and companies of tanks and assault guns from their operational reserve. Now it was the Marines’ turn to be surprised, as they had expected the Germans to deploy tanks against them even on the beaches but were not prepared for the size, firepower and armor of their opponents’ machines. And these were decidedly second-line tanks. |
Conclusion |
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The Marines had few weapons that could defeat the German tanks, and resorted to engaging them in hand-to-hand combat with demolition charges and flaming bottles of gasoline. Holland M. Smith, commander of the Atlantic Fleet Amphibious Force, ordered the Marines’ secret weapon landed and sent to the front immediately. |
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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The 8-3 Marine Infantry counter appears in most of the Saipan 1944 and Marianas 1944 scenarios, replacing the 10-3 DF valued Marine counters for those scenarios and is currently published in the most recent Saipan printing. (JayTownsend
on 2015 Dec 26)
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