St. Barthelemy Black SS #17 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 1st SS "Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler" Division | |
Germany | 2nd "Vienna" Panzer Division | |
United States | 30th "Old Hickory" Infantry Division | |
United States | 823rd Tank Destroyer Battalion |
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Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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3.33
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Black SS |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-08-07 |
Start Time | 05:45 |
Turn Count | 9 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 67 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 1: 31 |
Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 138 |
AAR Bounty | 171 |
Total Plays | 3 |
Total AARs | 1 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Reinforcements |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Black SS | Base Game |
Elsenborn Ridge | Counters |
Fall of France 1 | Maps |
Introduction |
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Even after five years of war, the Waffen SS continued to live up (or down) to its reputation for horrendous march discipline. The Panther tanks of SS Lifegaurd Division had been tying up traffic for hours before reaching their assembly area. After more time for vehicle maintenance and coordinating with 2nd Panzer Division, they set forth long after the scheduled time of midnight. |
Conclusion |
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With a combined-arms German force bearing down on St. Barthelemy from the north and east, the Americans were in trouble from the start. The Germans pushed through the opposition at La Sablonniere, after the Americans gamely attempted to make a stand. But once their heavy antitank guns had been destroyed, German armor carried the day with high losses on both sides. A Company of the 117th Infantry Regiment was especially hard-hit. |
Additional Notes |
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Fold map in half. Playable without using the black SS counters. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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3 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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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 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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German triumph at St Barthelemy | ||||||||||||
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This small (9 Turn 1/2 map scenario) shows a overwhelming German attack on the American held town of St Barthelemy. The attack mounted by 2nd Panzer Division but supported by a company of Panther tanks from 1st SS, occurs at dawn. The US troops set up in the town, any unit not in the town can be dug in. The Germans enter the map from the North and East and can due to the poor visibility can get close tot eh town quickly and without much loss but once the day dawns and the visibility improves slightly, there is a ground fog throughout the entire game, then the US INF can cause significant casualties on the attacking Germans. This occurred in my game with all three German HMG units taking step losses and failing to recover throughout the game, the brunt of the attack would have to be combined arms assaults but even here the US troops held on during the most of the game. There was even a tragic friendly fire incident that took out a GREN unit and it seemed that with 6 out of the 9 turns that the US force may hold on to the town and a unlikely win. Eventually German pressure told and in the last 45 minutes of the battle the US defense melted away with step loss after step loss and although the centre of town was still held by the US, the German had accrued enough VP's for a major win. This was a small but bloody scenario, ideal for solo play less interesting for FtF but a reasonable way of filling 3 spare hours before work |
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