St. Gabriel
Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed #5
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(Defender)
Germany
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Britain
(Attacker)
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Total |
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0 |
| Draw |
0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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0 |
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Scenario Rank:
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| Parent Game |
Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed |
| Historicity |
Historical |
| Date |
1944-06-06 |
| Start Time |
15:30 |
| Turn Count |
15 |
| Visibility |
Day |
| Counters |
40 |
| Net Morale |
0 |
| Net Initiative |
2 |
| Maps |
1: 58 |
| Layout Dimensions |
43 x 28 cm
17 x 11 in |
| Play Bounty |
213 |
| AAR Bounty |
222 |
| Total Plays |
0 |
| Total AARs |
0 |
| Duplicates |
LIBE005 |
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Introduction
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The 5th East Yorkshires landed near La Riviere, just where Gold Beach met the Canadian sector of Juno Beach, where the German defenders immediately pinned them down behind the seawall. A call to the supporting naval vessels soon brought supporting fire that suppressed or eliminated the enemy. The Yorkshires then encountered a concrete gun emplacement that a flail tank knocked out, and next clearing La Riviere at a frightful cost. The troops then advanced to Ver sur Mer where they passed through the Green Howards and assaulted Crépon. The attack ran according to plan until the battalion neared St. Gabriel, a small town about two miles from Crépon and four miles from the beaches.
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Conclusion
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Before leaving Ver sur Mer the battalion combined Companies C and D due to heavy casualties. In the fighting at St. Gabriel the new company commander fell wounded while leading his men. Nevertheless, the British prevailed and pushed on to Brecy just 2,000 yards shy of their objective before ceasing their attacks for the day at 2300 hours.
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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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| 3 Errata Items |
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Ignore the direct fire values.
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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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