Panthers in the Mist WTO (id:#56115)
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Stoumont, Belgium 1944-12-21 ()
KGP02: Festung St. Edouard (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP04: Chapelle Ste. Anne (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP07: The Bridge at Cheneux (HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II)
T11: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (AH:The General # 28.2)
NEWS20: Trojan Horses (ASL News # 12)
NEWS39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (ASL News # 22)
SC9: Sudden Full Contact (Devils in the Woods)
SC13: At the Crossroads (Devils in the Woods)
SC14: Repulsed (Devils in the Woods)
SC15: Mize Tries Again (Devils in the Woods)
EP20: Trojan Horses (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
OAF3: Peiper's Sledgehammer (OAF Pack 1)
PBP 6: Raw Deal (Paddington Bears '96 Pack)
RP3-8: Another Damn Bridge (Rout Pak III)
ASL News 39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Scroungin' ASL News)
SC1: Probing for the Bridge (Sudden Full Contact)
SC2: Grabbing Some Houses (Sudden Full Contact)
BdF 2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture)
BdF 3: The Volksgrenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture)
O65.1: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (On All Fronts # 65)
O100.1: A Bridge for Panthers (On All Fronts #100)
PBP 6: Raw Deal (Aussie `96 Pack)
SP2: Holding the Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP53: Thorne In Your Side (Schwerpunkt # 5: Medal of Honor)
BdF#2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
BdF#3: The Volksgenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
VB02: Probing for Hotton Bridge (Volfoni Brothers Scenarios)
RetroPak#3: Vandervoort's Stand (Retro Pak I)
RetroPak#16: East of Trois-Ponts (Retro Pak II)
J142: Penny Packets (ASL Journal # 9)
J157: Rage Against the Machine (ASL Journal #10)
DD # 1: Sudden Full Contact (Darkest December)
DD # 2: Probing For The Bridge (Darkest December)
DD # 3: At The Crossroads (Darkest December)
DD # 4: Grabbing Some Houses (Darkest December)
DD # 5: Repulsed (Darkest December)
DD # 6: Mize Tries Again (Darkest December)
#6: Hitler's Right Hand Man (Major Upham Battle Pack)
S16-6: Dom Butgenbach (Sweet 16 4-Pack 2)
ASL WO17: Poteau Party (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015)
194: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
S16-11: Fog Shrouded Crossroads (Sweet 16 4-Pack 3)
T-TERROR #30: Faux Panthers (Teutonic Terror 4)
T-TERROR #31: East Of Trois Ponts (Teutonic Terror 4)
: Christmas Presents (SAGA 1992)
NY#3: East of Trois-Ponts (Purple Heart)
NY#4: Foggy Notions (Purple Heart)
BP1 #3: Skorzeny's Crossroads (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #9: Hansen's Push (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #11: Warche Tomfoolery (Battle of the Bulge I)
95-1: Holding The Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
ASLN20: Trojan Horses (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN39: Sauve Qui Peut (Critical Hit #8.2)
Designer: Philippe Leonard and Charles Kibler
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
AmericanGerman (SS)
46.923076923077%

Overview:

Early on the morning of 20 December, Task Force Jordan of Combat Command B, 3rd Armored Division, had set out from Theux. Its destination was the German defenses at Stoumont, some ten miles to the south. As its point vehicles, proceeding down the main road, attempted to exit the rocky pass just north of the town they were ambushed by well-camouflaged, hull-down Panthers which quickly knocked out two U.S. tanks. As no off-road deployment was possible, the task force halted for the night and hunted for alternative routes through the forest. On the 21st, Task Force Jordan's orders were to attack, in conjunction with the depleted 3/119th Infantry, toward Rouli once the sanatorium had been recaptured by the 1/119th. The latter got off to a late start, and, despite the fact that the sanatorium was still in German hands, the task force and 3/119th advanced shortly after noon -- this time using the narrow farm trails meandering southward through the wooded hills.
Attacker: American (3rd Battalion, 119th Infantry Regiment and Task Force Jordan)
Defender: German (SS) (Kampfgruppe Peiper)  
8 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:8.5
AFVs: A:10
M4 x 5
M5A1 x 3
M3 ht x 2

AFVs: D:3
PzKpfw VG x 2
PzKpfw IVJ

Guns: A:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2
D:1
8cm GrW 34

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: KGP SSR, Mist
Map Board(s): KGP I St
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-11-12(D) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) winAs the Germans, I conceded the victory building near the American entry point seeing it as a deathtrap. The US force is way too big to try and defend it. Instead, I set up at strategic road bottlenecks and the rear victory building area, with a few HS in the middle of woods locations to prevent an uncontested push towards the exit locations. Having all the German units HIP certainly made things easier as the Americans were forced to probe slowly and carefully.

The terrain worked against my friend as he tried to avoid using roads with his men. It was actually kind of boring for me through much of the game as all I did was sit and wait until I found the optimum time to reveal and shoot at the enemy. In the end, the HIP, the terrain, and the US six morale finally did the Americans in. Interesting, but not very interactive.
2023-02-28(A) rene cote vs mrosberg German (SS) win
2022-11-02(D) Camille Garek vs Florian Yvis German (SS) winThe one-lane road rule changes a lot of things.
It was fun.
2022-10-12(A) Andy Goldin vs Andy Beaton American winA very tight game between Andy as the defending Germans and my attacking Americans. Two CCs went my way early on which opened up a gap in his line I was able to exploit. I chose to orient my main effort along the 'bottom' of the map, with the goal being to exit off the road there. My supporting effort made a feint for the second stone building, then pushed along the road in parallel for the other exit. Andy chose to put his trenches across the roads near the exits, thereby making it nearly impossible for me to exit my halftracks. Andy's good fire discipline kept me guessing as to where he defended in strength. Nonetheless, once he exposed his Panthers I swarmed them with infantry, destroying one with a BAZ, the second with a lucky CC roll.
Some bad dice on his part in last minute fire attacks were unable to stop three tanks and enough infantry from exiting on Turn 7, getting me the win.
Important safety tip: make sure you roll for Gyrostabilizers in accordance with the KGP CG rules, you'll need them to score hits after you win the gun duels against his Panthers. I forgot to do this and won plenty of gun duels but couldn't hit his Panthers, resulting in burning Shermans.
2019-10-16(D) JP Laurio vs Ron German (SS) win
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Avg Rating: 7.33Votes: 24
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Estimated Play time: 8.1 hours
Recorded Games: 15
Archive recorded plays:
American5
German (SS)10
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Panthers in the Mist [Confirmed]
[A] American 56
[D] German 59
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