Valor and Sacrifice Elsenborn Revised #7 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 12th SS “Hitler Jugend” Panzer Division | |
United States | 2nd "Indianhead" Infantry Division | |
United States | 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion | |
United States | 741st Tank Battalion |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Elsenborn Revised |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-12-18 |
Start Time | 06:30 |
Turn Count | 24 |
Visibility | Day & Night |
Counters | 79 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 1: 23 |
Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 230 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Rural Assault |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Elsenborn Revised | Base Game |
Introduction |
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Repelled by the furious American defense and overwhelming firepower, the young SS volunteers of the Hitler Youth re-formed to assault the "twin villages" of Krinkelt and Rocherath again at dawn. They could not advance west without securing the vital crossroads, yet, as occurred at several other points during the Battle of the Bulge, the positions took on an importance completely detached from operational reality as men fought and died in and around the small stone buildings. The division committed its full panzer regiment. |
Conclusion |
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Aided by their tanks, the panzer grenadiers finally made progress into the American positions, many of them taken only through point-blank cannon fire. But with the Americans having re-established communications with their artillery battalions, the massive rain of shells inflicted enormous casualties on the SS. At one point an American infantry company commander called artillery fire on his own position - a step that sounds dramatic in movies, but in practice is utterly devastating. All but 12 of the rifleman were killed. Around noon a heavy barrage allowed McKinley's battalion to pull back into the twin villages; close to 3/4 of his initial force had become casualties. |
Additional Notes |
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This scenario is completely playable using the maps and pieces from Battle of the Bulge 2: Elsenborn Ridge |
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 SS HMG is 5-5 in Beyond Normandy and Road to Berlin. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The Units in Beyond Normandy were misprinted with a movement factor of 5. The movement factor should be 8. (rerathbun
on 2012 Mar 21)
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Liberation 1944's counters are mislabeled 'PzIVF2.' The counter's ratings are correct (Armor 5, Move 8, DF 11-6, AT 6-8). (rerathbun
on 2014 Feb 14)
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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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