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VII Corps Advances North
Airborne - Remastered #18
(Defender) Germany vs United States (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Germany 709th Static Infantry Division
United States 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment
United States 82nd "All American" Airborne Division
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Balance:



Overall balance chart for AirR018
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Side 1 1
Draw 0
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 1 vote
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Airborne - Remastered
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-06-08
Start Time 10:00
Turn Count 32
Visibility Day
Counters 79
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 3
Maps 1: 13
Layout Dimensions 43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in
Play Bounty 166
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 1
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Bridge Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Rural Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Reinforcements
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Airborne - Remastered Base Game
Battle of the Bulge Counters
Elsenborn Ridge Counters
Introduction

The Allied command declared the beachhead secure, and now VII Corps had to expand it in three directions. Elements of the 82nd Airborne's 505th Parachute Infantry and 325th Glider Infantry Regiments made up the extreme left flank of the morning advance northwest toward Montebourg. The battered Ger-man 709th Static Division held the line, attempting to form a defense between the landing beaches and Cherbourg.

Conclusion

The Germans grudgingly gave ground, falling back almost two kilometers, but only after American tanks were brought forward near the end of the day. Beyond this point the German line was a far tougher proposition and would require a greater effort to break.

Additional Notes

Map is available in Airborne, Airborne-IE, Airborne remastered (print edition) or the Woods & Hill accessory. Board 13 is also known as board 0201.

This scenario appears in Airborne-IE and is playable with those components.


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

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

Display Errata (1)

1 Errata Item
Overall balance chart for 20

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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