Maps and Legends North Wind #4 |
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(Defender) United States | vs | Germany (Attacker) |
Formations Involved | ||
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Germany | 21st Panzer Division | |
United States | 79th "Cross of Lorraine" Infantry Division |
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Overall Rating, 0 votes |
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Scenario Rank: of |
Parent Game | North Wind |
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Historicity | Historical |
Date | 1945-01-07 |
Start Time | 11:00 |
Turn Count | 36 |
Visibility | Day |
Counters | 89 |
Net Morale | 0 |
Net Initiative | 1 |
Maps | 4: 11, 17, 6, 9 |
Layout Dimensions | 86 x 56 cm 34 x 22 in |
Play Bounty | 225 |
AAR Bounty | 227 |
Total Plays | 0 |
Total AARs | 0 |
Battle Types |
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Inflict Enemy Casualties |
Road Control |
Rural Assault |
Urban Assault |
Conditions |
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Entrenchments |
Off-board Artillery |
Terrain Mods |
Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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Airborne - IE | Counters |
Battle of the Bulge | Maps + Counters |
Eastern Front | Maps |
North Wind | Base Game |
Road to Berlin | Maps |
Introduction |
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With Nordwind apparently stalled, the German command decided to commit its mobile reserve, the fresh and relatively full-strength 21st Panzer and 25th Panzer Grenadier Divisions. The start was delayed by the arrest of Lt.Gen. Edgar Feuchtinger of 21st Panzer for deserting his post during the Normandy invasion - when seized on the 5th, Feuchtinger was at home in Germany rather than at his command post. But he wasn't needed there to plan the attack, he argued, because the only maps available were those drawn for Helmuth von Moltke's operations in the area in 1870 and thus an impossible undertaking. |
Conclusion |
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Feuchtinger was a favorite of Hitler's, having helped plan the Nurnberg rallies during the 1930's, but even the most insane regimes have limits to the protection extended to incompetent party activists. His death sentence was suspended and he was instead reduced in rank to enlisted artilleryman and sent to the Eastern Front - whereupon, he promptly deserted. His replacement at 21st Panzer, Hans Luck, had limited success with this attack - the Americans made good use of French fortifications built as part of their original Maginot Line - and 21st Panzer pulled back to try again. |
Additional Notes |
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Use German Strongpoint counters from 'Airborne' for the American Strongpoints |
AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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4 Errata Items | |
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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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All SS PzIVH tanks should have a movement of 8. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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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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All SPW 251s have an armor value of 0. (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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