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Scenario Rank:
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| Parent Game |
Dragon’s Teeth |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-09-16 |
| Start Time |
08:00 |
| Turn Count |
24 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
83 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
1 |
| Maps |
2: 22, 25 |
| Layout Dimensions |
56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty |
239 |
| AAR Bounty |
227 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
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Introduction
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With repeated infantry assaults failing to break the German position, 9th Infantry Division finally sent help from its attached 746th Tank Battalion. The West Wall’s designers had recognized that this point, where the Scharnhorst Line bent to follow the German-Belgian border and a road crossed the ridge line, would be a natural target for any attackers. The well-sited and well-built fortifications could not be broken by infantry alone, but this time the Americans were bringing all of their many advantages to bear.
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Conclusion
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This time, American firepower made a difference and they managed to take Hoefen, one of the towns along the ridgeline. But elsewhere the German defense remained firm despite the commitment of tank, artillery, and air support. The Siegfried Line was living up to its reputation, and allowing the Germans time to recover from the disastrous losses of their retreat across France.
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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
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United States Order of Battle
| 2 Errata Items |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France.
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."
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