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Charging Bul
Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed #20
(Defender) Germany vs Britain (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Britain 11th "Black Bull" Armoured Division
Germany 21st Panzer Division
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Scenario Rank: --- of 959
Parent Game Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-07-18
Start Time 12:00
Turn Count 15
Visibility Day
Counters 56
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 0
Maps 2: 56, 57
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 222
AAR Bounty 223
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Duplicates LIBE020
Battle Types
Breakout
Delaying Action
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault
Conditions
Off-board Artillery
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed Base Game
Introduction

On the right flank of the British armored advance, the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment (British parlance for a battalion) moved quickly forward. A railway embankment separated them from the neighboring Fife & Forfar Yeomanry, creating in effect a completely isolated battlefield as the British tankers met their first considerable opposition at Grentheville. Unlike the experienced Desert Rats fighting on their left flank, which formed combined-arms teams for the advance, in its first commitment to large-scale combat the 11th Armoured Division left its infantry brigade trailing behind the tanks, which were accompanied only by the rifle companies of the 29th Armoured Brigade’s motor battalion.

Conclusion

The 3rd Royal Tank Regiment, accompanied only by G Company of 8th Rifle Brigade, penetrated the German first line before the defenders recovered from the bombardment.

Resistance stiffened at Grentheville, and the British could not force their enemies from either Bras or Hubert Folie and soon found themselves hard-pressed to hold on to their gains. Even the infantry that did accompany the tanks made little impact; the brigade’s motor battalion (equipped with American-made M3 halftracks) lost four men during the course of the day, while 3rd Tanks alone lost over 40 Shermans.


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
  • Tank Destroyer: do not provide the +1 Assault bonus, even if closed-top (SB)
  • Anti-Tank Gun Carrier: half-track with anti-tank gun, NOT a Tank Destroyer
  • 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
Germany Order of Battle
Heer
  • Motorized
Luftwaffe
  • Leader
  • Towed

Display Errata (4)

4 Errata Items
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The "Optional Values" for the Achilles---and by extension the Archer---given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are:

8-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 4-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength.

(caryn on 2012 May 03)
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All Bren carriers should have a movement value of 7.

(Shad on 2010 Dec 15)
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The "Optional Values" for the Firefly given in an Avalanche Press Daily Content piece on the 17-Pdr Anti-Tank gun (and printed on a replacement counter sheet Download) are now the Official Ratings, published in games like Cassino '44, Grossdeutschland 1946, and Indian Unity. These are:

5-5 / 8-8 Full Strength and 3-5 / 8-8 Reduced Strength.

(caryn on 2012 May 03)
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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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