Arno River Crossing Go for Broke 2 #15 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 4th Fallschirmjäger Division | |
United States | 442nd "Nisei" Infantry Regiment |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | Go for Broke 2 |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-09-01 |
Start Time | 08:00 |
Turn Count | 18 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 75 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 2: 107, 59 |
Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
Play Bounty | 225 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Hidden Units |
Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Elsenborn Ridge | Counters |
Go for Broke 2 | Base Game |
Invasion 1944 | Maps + Counters |
Liberation 1944 | Maps |
Introduction |
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During August both sides had toned down their operations, recovering from fatigue, bringing replacements, gathering supplies, and preparing for another round. Although the front line had remained relatively stagnant, the Nisei had kept busy patrolling to gain prisoners to interrogate. Finally, the anticipated jump off orders came down - all three battalions were ordered to establish bridgeheads over the Arno River, two along Highway 66 and one 20 miles west near Pisa. The ante had been upped by the Germans. Gone were the Luftwaffe infantry, replaced by the tough-as-nails 4th Parachute Division containing a large number of die-hard former Italian paratroopers fighting on their home turf. |
Conclusion |
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The Second and Third Nisei battalions forced their crossing just west of Florence, encountering significant minefields and other obstacles. Once their small bridgehead was consolidated, they pushed their perimeter up Highway 66. Miles to the west the 100th Battalion simply crossed the Arno River and dug in. Shortly afterwords the regiment would be pulled out of the line and transferred north to France and the bitter fighting in the Vosges Mountains. |
Additional Notes |
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This scenario is an updated version of the "Arno River Crossing" scenario from the 1st edition of Go for Broke. G2 note: I have no source mentioning the 21st Panzer Division was ever in Italy. The 26th Panzer Division was part of the German 10th Army. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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Scen 15 |
This scenario may require a German PzIVe as a variable reinforcement. Use a counter from Eastern Front. (GeneSteeler
on 2017 Jan 31)
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The Pz IVe appearing in the original Panzer Grenadier game had an Anti tank value of 4-7. As of Afrika Korps (2002), continuing onward through the 3rd and 4th edition games, the anti tank value has been 4-4. (plloyd1010
on 2016 Jul 25)
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One Wespe (ID# 1201) should have an armor value of 1 on the front and back of the counter. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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