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Wiltz: 19 December, PM
Battle of the Bulge #23
(Attacker) Germany vs United States (Defender)
Formations Involved
Germany 11th Sturmgeschütz Brigade
Germany 15th Motorized Infantry Regiment
Germany 39th Grenadier Regiment
Germany 560th Volksgrenadier Division
Germany 5th Fallschirmjager Division
United States 110th Infantry Regiment
United States 28th "Keystone" Infantry Division
United States 447th AAA Battalion
United States 44th Engineer Battalion
United States 630th Tank Destroyer Battalion
United States 687th Field Artillery Battalion
United States 707th Tank Battalion
United States Army
Display
Balance:
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Total
Side 1 0
Draw 0
Side 2 7
Overall Rating, 7 votes
5
4
3
2
1
2.86
Scenario Rank: 813 of 940
Parent Game Battle of the Bulge
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-12-19
Start Time 14:45
Turn Count 40
Visibility Day & Night
Counters 109
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 4: 10, 11, 12, 9
Layout Dimensions 112 x 43 cm
44 x 17 in
Play Bounty 120
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 7
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
River Crossing
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Battle of the Bulge Base Game
Introduction

Bypassed to the North and threatened with the same to the South, General Cota had at least moved his division HQ out of Wiltz. In the middle of the afternoon the lead elements of the 5th Fallschirmjager Division stumbled into the positions of the 687th Field Artillery Battalion. Despite orders to bypass resistance, the Luftwaffe troops attacked.
Conclusion

The American artillery, firing over open sights, destroyed the paratroopers' assault guns, but expended almost all their ammunition doing so. Miscommunication led to the withdrawal of the 687th Artillery and 3rd Battalion, 110th Infantry Regiment. Before the Americans could reoccupy their positions the 15th FJ Regiment had forced its way into the southern outskirts of Wiltz. By early morning the town was in German hands.
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).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • 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
  • Assault Gun: if closed-top, provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • Anti-Aircraft Weapon Carrier: apply a -1 modifier to an air attack if within three hexes of the targeted hex (15.14).
  • Armored Cars: These are Combat Units. They are motorized instead of mechanized. All have their own armored car leaders, who can only activate armored cars (6.85). Do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).
  • Reconnaissance Vehicle: 8.23 Special Spotting Powers Both foot and vehicle mounted recce units (1.2) possess two special spotting abilities. The first ability is that they can spot enemy in limiting terrain at one hex further than the TEC specifies for other units and leaders. For example, an enemy unit in town can normally be spotted at three hexes or less, but a recce unit can spot them at four hexes.Their second ability is that they can place a Spotted marker on any one enemy unit they can spot per turn, just as if the enemy unit had "blown its cover" by firing. Such Spotted markers are removed as described earlier.
Display Order of Battle
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized
  • Motorized
  • Towed
Luftwaffe
United States Order of Battle
Army
  • Motorized
Display Errata (4)
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)
Overall balance chart for 63

The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8".

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
Overall balance chart for 54

The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."

(rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
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Reduce strength direct fire value be came 5-5 in Army at Dawn.

(plloyd1010 on 2015 Jul 31)
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