Replay 23 Dec 1944 Ardennes

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ASL Scenario using Yanks /Beyond Valor Modules
Title Last Tangle
Date 23 Dec 1944
Location East of Dinant
Situation: Hitlers Ardennes attack had hit a snag at Bastogne. German Troops continued moving along back roads
bypassing strongpoints to reach the Meuse River. Moving along the backroads was time consuming and created
difficulties with concentration of Forces and Supply. On Dec 23 a German KampfGruppe awaited reinforcements to
push on the last 20 km to the Meuse .
Board Configuration Board 32 Board 5 Hexrow A North
Victory Germans must exit 3 or more AFV Board 32 Hexes Y10- I 10 Game End to win
Turn 1 2 3 4 5
U S Player Setup First
German Player move First
Elements of U S Army ELR 3 SAN 4
Setup Board 32 inside Road Perimeter Y1-W5-O5-Q1
666 FIrstline Squad x 3 Concealed/Plus 4 Concealment Counters
Setup 6 Hexes or less from Hex T3 Board 32 Concealed 227 Crew x 5/666 First Line/236 half Squad/8-1 LEader
SW HMG/MMG x3/BAZ 44 x 2/57 L AT Gun/ AFV Sherman M4 13 MP 75 MA plus 3 5/8 Concealment Couners/ Jeep
Setup North Hexrow I Board 32
546 2nd line x 6/8-1 Leader/BAZ 44/ setup concealed/AFV Sherman M4/Halftrack M 3
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Elements of German Army ELR 3 SAN 2 Setup Board 5 Road Hexes W8 to P5
467 first line x 8/Leader 8-0 x 2/HMG/MMG/AFV StuGIIIG L
Elements of SS Panzer Division ELR 3 SAN 2
Group 1 658 x 3 /AFV Panther VD/SPW 251 x 2
Group 2 658 x 2/AFV Panther VD/SPW 251
Group 3 658 x 2/AFV PZ IV J/SPW 251
Group 4 658 x 2/AFV PZ IV J /SPW 251
Leaders 9-1 x2 / 8-1/ SW MMG/LMG x 5/Panzerschreck
Enter Turn 1 Board 5 Hexes FF5/Y1/Q1/I1 / One Group Per each Hex Shown/ Each Group must make a DR prior to
Entry/ color dr x the white dr determine the # of MP already expended prior to Turn 1 Entry
SSR : 1 EC are moderate with no wind at start
2.Ground Snow is in effect
3 U S Player receives Offboard Observer and 80mm Offboard Artillery Module with plentiful Ammo and 1
pre registered hex
Aftermath: A German Volksgrenadier Div appeared to find a weak point in the U S Line and was reinforced with Panzer Groups. The advance continued and again ran into pesky roadblocks setup by U S Troops.

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SSR: U S Off Board Observer is Observation Plane, must pass Sighting TC 8 to call Artillery on Target
OP Plane has Defense Factor 1/No Bombs/No MG Armament

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SSR: Stream Shallow

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O/B Adjustments:
German SS 3 and 4 PZKW IV Groups add Panther VG to one of these Groups
VolksGren Div add 9-1 Leader and 467 Squad
Dice Roll Entry for SS Groups MP Expended Prior to Board Entry: Color dr plus White dr NOT color dr X white dr
US OB
Remove 3 666 First Line Squads
Concealment Counters x 5 not 4
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Debriefing: Panther VG moved up to take out Sherman in Wood Hex, Sherman To Hit DR 2, result Critical Hit, Panther Burns
Germans move toward Board 32 Hexrow GG and manage to exit StuG, passing BOG Check in the Woods Hexes, U S Bazooka Team moved
to intercept Fired and Missed

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VolksGren Units move Under Bridge Thru Gully, avoid Crossing Road in Line of U S Fire Grouops