A New Spearhead Airborne - Remastered #32 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 91st Air Landing Division | |
United States | 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment | |
United States | 746th Tank Battalion | |
United States | 82nd "All American" Airborne Division | |
United States | 899th Tank Destroyer Battalion | |
United States | Army |
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Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Airborne - Remastered |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-06-15 |
Start Time | 06:00 |
Turn Count | 24 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 96 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: 27, 28 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 28 cm 34 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 225 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Hidden Units |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Airborne - Remastered | Base Game |
Battle of the Bulge | Counters |
Elsenborn Ridge | Counters |
Fall of France 1 | Maps + Counters |
Introduction |
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On the previous day the 507th Parachute Regiment had taken a pounding while advancing on La Bonneville, so division headquarters needed another unit to spearhead the effort as they desired constant pressure on the enemy to keep them from regrouping. Therefore the 505th Parachute Regiment passed through the 507th to lead the attack. |
Conclusion |
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Lt. Col. Mark Alexander's 1st Battalion enjoyed a good day as they reached their objective while encountering only scattered light opposition. The 2nd Battalion met stronger opposition at Les Rosiers but prevailed in what Private David Bowman called "the most heated battle in which I participated in Normandy." Despite the successes, in his after action report Colonel Alexander did nothing but rant about 2nd Battalion being unable to keep up. |
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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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3." (rerathbun
on 2012 Jan 30)
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The M18 has a special rule in Battle of the Bulge but it applies globally: "A two-step M18 unit can fire one anti-tank shot and move half its movement allowance (retain fractions) in a single impulse. The order in which it does these two actions is the player's choice." (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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