Panzer Grenadier Battles on May 23rd:
Fall of France 1 #34 - Fighting the Fire Heraklion #1 - The Thin Red Line
Fall of France 1 #35 - Always Ready Heraklion #8 - Extensive Raid
Fall of France 1 #36 - The End of Groupement Andre Parachutes Over Crete #9 - Bridge over the Platanias
Fall of France 1 #37 - Hill 276 Parachutes Over Crete #21 - Stalos
Fall of France 2 #23 - Omnia si perdas, famam servare memento Road to Dunkirk #19 - Boulogne Must be Held
Fall of France 2 #24 - Hill 276 Road to Dunkirk #20 - Fresh off the Boat
Fall of France 2 #36 - Puccinelli's Attack Road to Dunkirk #25 - Prelude to Dunkirk
Fall of France 2 #37 - The End of Groupement Andre
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Hornet's Nest
Patton's Nightmare #8
(Attacker) United States vs Soviet Union (Defender)
Formations Involved
Soviet Union 1203rd Self Propelled Assault Artillery Regiment
Soviet Union 265th Rifle Division
United States 1st Ranger Battalion
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Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Patton's Nightmare
Historicity Alt-History
Date 1947-08-28
Start Time 13:00
Turn Count 20
Visibility Day
Counters 90
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 3
Maps 2: 20, 23
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 217
AAR Bounty 223
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Bridge Control
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Paradrops
Conditions
Randomly-drawn Aircraft
Reinforcements
Smoke
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Elsenborn Ridge Maps + Counters
Patton's Nightmare Base Game
Road to Berlin Maps + Counters
Introduction

The reconstituted 1st Ranger Battalion had been one of Patton's successes in the postwar period. The lads now had a nasty job to do. The advancing VI and XXI Corps were beating back the efforts of the Soviet 3rd Shock Army as they advanced ever nearer their goal: Berlin. To facilitate that advance, another pair of bridges had to be seized and held until the American armor could cross. The 1st Rangers had drawn the railroad bridge at Hamerton while the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment drew the cushier bridge at Tangermunde two miles to the south. Besides having less cover and concealment near the bridge, the Hamerton bridge was closer to the 3rd Shock Army's HQ just outside Stenhal, a few miles to the west. They could only hope that all reserves had been sent to fight the 7th Army, otherwise it would be quite the hornet's nest. But as their motto says: "Rangers lead the way!"

Conclusion

The Rangers face a daunting task: to seize and hold their objective for five hours until the armored cavalry arrives. And the enemy has some armor and plenty of firepower. Hopefully these Rangers won't follow their predecessors' example and end up disbanded after dying nearly to a man.


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