Sept Vents Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed #26 |
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(Defender) Germany | vs | Britain (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Britain | ![]() |
15th (Scottish) Infantry Division |
Britain | ![]() |
6th Guards Tank Brigade |
Germany | ![]() |
326th Volksgrenadier Division |
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Scenario Rank: --- of 952 |
Parent Game | Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1944-07-30 |
Start Time | 07:00 |
Turn Count | 28 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 156 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 4: 56, 57, 58, 59 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 262 |
AAR Bounty | 222 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Duplicates | LIBE026 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Rural Assault |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Minefields |
Off-board Artillery |
Randomly-drawn Aircraft |
Reinforcements |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Liberation 1944, 2nd Ed | Base Game |
Introduction |
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The Grenadier Guards and their Churchill heavy tanks would aid the Scottish infantry tasked with securing Point 309, also known as Quarry Hill, followed by its area-dominating sibling Hill 361. To get to the hills, the Scots would first have to take the village of Sept Vents and the small Lutian Woods to the east. The attack got off to a sobering start when a German sniper killed 25-year-old Capt. George Grey, commanding the squadron assigned to support the attack on Lutian Woods and at the time the youngest Member of Britain’s Parliament. |
Conclusion |
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Once again, the heavy bombers failed to have the expected impact, and without thorough artillery preparation, the German positions remained in fairly good shape. They began firing on the attackers as soon as the attack jumped off, killing Grey and another tank company commander and forcing the Guards armor to button up very early in the advance. Thick minefields around Sept Vents cost the Grenadier Guards a good deal of time in addition to five Churchill tanks. It took until 1500 and a “…very good shoot in the village” by the antiaircraft tanks to secure the buildings. According to The Buffs’ War Diary they cleared the Lutian Woods in “a very successful operation.” The time required to accomplish all these tasks exceeded the plan, leaving the whole operation well behind schedule and causing follow-up formations to have to fight just to reach their start lines. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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5 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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Ignore the direct fire values. (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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