Purple Heart Lane WTO (id:#59921)
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Carentan, France 1944-06-12 ()
Designer: Brian Youse
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Balance:
AmericanGerman
51.485148514851%

Overview:

Having secured the area behind Utah Beach, and with the 29th Infantry having captured Isigny, it was now up to the 101st Airborne to take Carentan to allow the linkup of the two American beachheads. The 327th Glider Infantry Regiment would clear the area between Isigny and Carentan and attack the city from the east. The 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment would have to attack over a causeway banked six to nine feet above the marshlands of the Douve that crossed four bridges over branches of the river and canals. Tough fighting got the 502nd over the fourth bridge outside of town, where they faced a series of determined German counterattacks until relieved by the 506th PIR. On the morning of June 12th, Colonel Robert Sink ordered the 506th’s 2nd Battalion to attack into Carentan.
Attacker: American (2nd Batt., 506th PIR, 101st Airborne)
Defender: German (6th Fallschirmjäger Regiment)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:7.0 D:5.0
AFVs: A:0
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Grain: Flooded hexes (Merderet marshes) - may not be entered. CC6 woods: OG.
Overlays: NONE
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DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-08-05(A) Todd G vs Tod German win

(VASL Log)		Americans started off well making good progress to the outskirts of Carentan. But as the German reinforcements arrived, the Americans stalled to cover their flank rather than pushing forward into the town. Bunching up and afraid to move the Americans came under withering fire, further delaying their attack. With both sides succumbing to the strain of combat, a few brave squads of Americans tried to press the attack to break the stalemate but it wasn't enough. With a final push, the Americans threw everything they had towards the town as the Germans rallied, moved into more effective defensive positions, and managed to keep their hold on Carentan
2026-07-08(A) Francesco Corsini vs American win2 hrs
2026-06-27(A) Laurent GUILLAUME vs Gwénaël Guillaume American win2 hrs
2025-05-27(D) Mark Peak vs Dan Leader German winDan was pretty successful in taking over the first set of buildings. My reinforcements came in to defend the second set and I placed two squads, lmg and a 9-1 in the P1 building with very good line of sights. My hope was that they could exit if needed, but instead, they were extremely deadly for the Americans trying to get to the second set of buildings in open ground. Dan was extremely unlucky with MC dice and he broke and Casualty Reduced many times. Not great rally terrain for him also hurt and he conceded on turn 5. Not sure if I would have won if he had rolled just a bit better though.
2025-04-05(A) Herve Duval vs In progressEasy US victory
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Estimated Play time: 1.6 hours
Recorded Games: 48
Archive recorded plays:
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Purple Heart Lane [Confirmed]
[A] American 29
[D] German 25
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