Old Friends WTO (id:#65813)
Prior Publication: ASL Journal 11
Gahlen, Germany
1945-03-26 (6 others)
WWW 98: Night Assault (Internet)
LN3-3: Aka Assault (Leatherneck 3)
V11: A Final Surprise (View From the Trenches # 22)
WO11: Across the Issel (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013)
GJ054: 4 Steeples for Lt. Greenwood (Grumble Jones)
J178: Old Friends (ASL Journal #11)
LN3-3: Aka Assault (Leatherneck 3)
V11: A Final Surprise (View From the Trenches # 22)
WO11: Across the Issel (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2013)
GJ054: 4 Steeples for Lt. Greenwood (Grumble Jones)
J178: Old Friends (ASL Journal #11)
Designer: Michael Koch
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
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Overview:
For the American 30th Infantry Division, Operation PLUNDER commenced on 24 March with a relatively quiet crossing of the Rhine. The division’s first main objective, the village of Spellen, was quickly taken by two of its regiments which attacked the German defenders from opposite directions. In the early morning of 25 March, 30th Division moved eastward, now in mutual support with light tanks and tank destroyers. They met only modest resistance from scattered German rear guards, and the lead units made good progress. The division’s three regiments now separated to assault different targets. Gahlen, a village centered on the axis of advance, was tasked to the 119th Regiment. However, the good mood of its soldiers changed drastically when the capture of troops from Panzer-Division 116 was reported. It seemed that “Old Hickory” had met some old friends from its Normandy days. 119th Regiment started its approach towards Gahlen only to be beaten to the punch by panzergrenadiers from Panzer-Division 116, which entered the village first. With some frustration, the lead elements of the 118th had to stand by and watch as more armored vehicles, among them two Panthers, followed…Attacker: American (119th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division and 744th Tank Battalion and 807th Tank Destroyer Battalion)
Defender: German (Panzer-Grenadier Regiment 156 and Panzer-Regiment 16, Panzer-Division 116 "Windhund")
6.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: NoUnit Counts: |
Squads: A:15.0 D:12.0 |
AFVs: A:8 M4A3(76)W x 2 M4(105) M24 x 3 M10 GMC x 2 |
AFVs: D:5 PzKpfw VG x 2 PzKpfw IVJ StuG IIIG SPW 251/21 |
Guns: A:0 M2 60mm Mortar D:0 |
Misc Rules: | Rowhouse bars do not exist. Plowed ground exists. A: Elite |
Map Board(s): |
Publication | Board |
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ASL 5a - For King and Country | 10 |
Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2010 | 59 |
Overlays: | O1 | X19 |
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