The Last Gasp Elsenborn Revised #20 |
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(Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 12th SS “Hitler Jugend” Panzer Division | |
Germany | 560th Heavy Panzerjäger Battalion | |
United States | 1st "Big Red One" Infantry Division |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | Elsenborn Revised |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-12-21 |
Start Time | 06:30 |
Turn Count | 20 |
Visibility | Day & Night |
Counters | 118 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 0 |
Maps | 1: 22 |
Layout Dimensions | 43 x 28 cm 17 x 11 in |
Play Bounty | 240 |
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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Off-board Artillery |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Elsenborn Revised | Base Game |
Introduction |
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After days of disorder, the Hitler Youth division finally assembled its full strength in front of the Dom Butgenback farm. The division command decided on another night attack in hopes of negating the American advantage in artillery. The Waffen SS scorned the regular Army's General staff traditions and schools, but after the division took two full days to finally assemble some battalions promptly wandered off into the darkness. The attack only got underway more than three hours late, with dawn breaking and well after the preparatory artillery barrage had ended. |
Conclusion |
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Once again, the Hitler Youth proved a dismal failure. The division was ordered out of the line again and sent south to attack Bastogne, where it would fail once more to break a determined American defense. The SS division left 782 dead lying in front of the American positions, and had lost over half its tanks in its defeats at the twin villages and the Dom Butgenbach farm. American losses were also heavy, yet a single American infantry regiment had wrecked one of Hitler's supposedly elite panzer divisions. |
Additional Notes |
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This scenario is completely playable using the maps and pieces from Battle of the Bulge 2: Elsenborn Ridge. SS transport counters are available as a free download from Avalanche Press. If not using these or other SS transport from other games, players should use regular German army transport as substitutes. |
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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