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Desert Rats #18 - A Pibroch's Skirl South Africa's War #5 - Irish Eyes
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Emboldened Germans
Liberation 1944 #14
(Attacker) Germany vs Britain (Defender)
Formations Involved
Britain 5th (Angus and Dundee) Black Watch
Britain 9th (Eastern and Home Counties) Parachute Battalion
Germany 21st Panzer Division
Germany 346th Static Infantry Division
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Balance:



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Total
Side 1 1
Draw 0
Side 2 2
Overall Rating, 3 votes
5
4
3
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3.67
Scenario Rank: --- of 940
Parent Game Liberation 1944
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-06-12
Start Time 14:30
Turn Count 15
Visibility Day
Counters 72
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 57, 59
Layout Dimensions 86 x 28 cm
34 x 11 in
Play Bounty 150
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 3
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Road Control
Urban Assault
Conditions
Hidden Units
Off-board Artillery
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Liberation 1944 Base Game
Introduction

Emboldened after bloodily repulsing the Black Watch the previous day, the Germans sought an offensive solution to their problems. All morning the British suffered sporadic artillery fire and in mid-afternoon a reinforced grenadier battalion supported by armor marched forward to drive the remnants of the Black Watch and 9th Parachute Battalion from Chateau St. Come.

Conclusion

The mission was more than the grenadiers were capable of accomplishing, but it was a close run thing nonetheless. The 9th Parachute Battalion diary notes that the battalion sustained “fairly heavy casualties” from the attack, turning back the Germans by 2000. The diary also identifies the attackers’ armor as 6 Mark IV tanks (probably from 21st Panzer). The 5th Black Watch Battalion diary speaks of heavy casualties on both sides and a stunning lack of British antitank guns. The entry closes opining that “Never did the [Battalion] uphold better the tradition of the Black Watch.”


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).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • 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
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).

Display Order of Battle

Britain Order of Battle
Army
  • Mechanized
  • Towed
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Mechanized

Display Errata (4)

4 Errata Items
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8".

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The movement allowance on the counters in Airborne is misprinted. It should be "3."

(rerathbun on 2012 Jan 30)
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