Panzers of Tenerife Afrika 1944 #5 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Afrika 1944 |
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Historicity | Alt-History |
Date | 1944-04-05 |
Start Time | 08:00 |
Turn Count | 40 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 127 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 4: 80, 81, 82, 83 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 256 |
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 |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
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An Army at Dawn | Counters |
Afrika 1944 | Base Game |
Counter Attack | Counters |
Saipan 1944 | Maps + Counters |
Introduction |
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With San Cristóbal fallen and the capital of Santa Cruz under dire threat, the German command committed its entire mechanized reserve to a counter-attack. They had little hope of preventing the island’s fall, but hoped to delay it long enough for the Italian battle fleet to exit the Mediterranean and drive off the American invasion fleet. The Marines had borrowed some additional armor, but remained woefully outmatched. |
Conclusion |
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The U.S. Army tankers fought hard alongside the Marines, but only the handful of Marine Pershing tanks could stop the German Tiger tanks. The Marine rifle companies pushed ahead steadily, aided by ample use of flamethrowers plus air support and naval gunfire. At the cost of heavy casualties the Marines finally took Santa Cruz and its port, opening the gateway for more reinforcements and equipment to pour onto the island. |
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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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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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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