Poteau Party WTO (id:#62352)
Poteau, Belgium 1944-12-21 ()
KGP02: Festung St. Edouard (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP03: Panthers in the Mist (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 38: 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)
95-1: Holding The Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
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)
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)
#6: Hitler's Right Hand Man (Major Upham Battle Pack)
S16-6: Dom Butgenbach (Sweet 16 4-Pack 2)
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)
ASLN20: Trojan Horses (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Critical Hit #8.2)
Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
German (SS)American
30%

Overview:

The road from St. Vith to Vielsalm ran straight through the railroad junction of Poteau, which had become vitally important to the Germans as their offensive bogged down in both the north and south. To keep the attack moving forward somewhere, Feldmarschall Model backed up the retreating elements of SS-Panzer-Division 1 with fresh troops and tanks of Brigade-fuhrer Sylvester Stadler’s SS_Panzer-Division 9 “Hohenstauffen”. They were to cut the road out of St. Vith and encircle any remaining American forces there.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Panzer-Division 9 "Hohenstauffen")
Defender: American (7th Armored Division, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:7.5
AFVs: A:6
StuG IIIG x 2
PzKpfw VG x 4

AFVs: D:4
M4A1 x 2
M36 GMC x 2

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: GS (E3.72), FS (E3.71), Bldgs: Ground Level only. GLRR (B32.1)
Overlays: RR1 X11 Hi12
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-12-30(A) Dan Best vs Kermit Mullins American win4 hrs
2025-12-30(D) Kermit Mullins vs Dan Best American win4 hrsHard fought game until the final turn. Dan's SS came on hard, but the final fire of the Americans held them off for the win. Dan had one Panther recalled due to MA, another Panther crew bailed on an immobilization and were KIA'd in the 50 CAL fire lane when they bailed out. A Bazooka took out another Panther and immobilized a STUG. And the last Panther was knocked out by a M-36. The other M-36 was knocked out early in the game. The Americans would create 2 Heroes and an 8-0. The Heroes were instrumental in holding the buildings at the end.
2025-12-06(A) Dan Owsen vs Jeff N Draw3 hrsGot to the beginning of turn 6 and called it for the SS, even though I think it was still an open game. The Germans had only lost one Panther and a squad, while the American tank destroyers and a Sherman were burned and two bazookas were taken out of the fight (one was used by the SS to kill a Sherman). I do think this is a tough scenario for the Germans, especially with the Americans getting a last half-turn to re-take the victory buildings, but an interesting tactical challenge. Really pushes the SS to be aggressive and push forward every turn, which is probably what they need to do in any scenario they're in...
2025-09-24(A) Dave Mareske vs Craig Renier American winVery close game that came down to the last DF shots by the Germans to break the Americans. Heavy snow fall gave the extra +1 which initially helped the SS, but in the end, helped the US.
2025-09-24(D) Craig Renier vs Dave Mareske American win
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Avg Rating: 6.86Votes: 14
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Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 13
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)3
American9
Drawn:1

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Poteau Party [Confirmed]
[A] German 9
[D] American 19
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