Who ever saw... North Wind #2 |
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(Defender) United States | vs | Germany (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 256th Volksgrenadier Division | |
United States | 117th Cavalry Regiment | |
United States | 62nd Armored Infantry Battalion |
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Overall Rating, 4 votes |
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3.75
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Scenario Rank: --- of 940 |
Parent Game | North Wind |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1945-01-01 |
Start Time | 00:00 |
Turn Count | 24 |
Visibility | Night |
Counters | 94 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 2 |
Maps | 4: 10, 14, 15, 9 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 170 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 4 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Surprise Attack |
Conditions |
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Off-board Artillery |
Reinforcements |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Battle of the Bulge | Maps + Counters |
North Wind | Base Game |
Road to Berlin | Maps |
Introduction |
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As happened on the Eastern Front as well, the Germans strategic insanity - launching multiple offensives on different fronts with limited resources - caught the Americans totally off guard. While this thinking would doom the Third Reich to rapid defeat, in the short term it produced substantial local victories. The American cavalrymen bridging the gap between the 100th and 45th Infantry Divisions had been careless, and when two full German divisions advanced against a regiment-sized battle group, disaster struck. |
Conclusion |
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Though the 256th was a hurriedly raised division, it had a number of Eastern Front veterans from destroyed units and some had experience fighting the British during the Fall of 1944. Task Force Hudleson - two cavalry squadrons and an armored infantry battalion - had deployed badly dispersed, and the Germans easily infiltrated between their positions. After some hard fighting, the cavalry began to disintegrate and a counterattack by engineers failed miserably. The German offensive was off to a good start. |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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Scen 2 |
Optional US VCs: Modify the stated Minor Victory to "German step losses count double for this purpose (tanks count quadruple)." Additionally, give the US a minor win if they have a non-demoralized combat unit on each North-South road at the end of the game. (PG-Tank Dude
on 2010 Apr 30)
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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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