Sternebeck's Sortie WTO (id:#65836)
Between Bullingen and Wirtzfeld, Belgium 1944-12-17 ()
S12: Over Open Sights (ASL Starter Kit #2)
NEWS10: Leapfrog (ASL News # 5)
NEWS52: Time for Lunch (ASL News # 28)
CH 87: Rolling Down Rollbahn D (Special Edition )
EP10: Leapfrog (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
EP52: Time For Lunch (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
HP 5: Rudder's Keystone (Hero PAX 1: Hurtgen Hell to Bulge Nightmare)
HP 6: Kraut Cookout (Hero PAX 1: Hurtgen Hell to Bulge Nightmare)
HP 8: Ligneuville Halt (Hero PAX 1: Hurtgen Hell to Bulge Nightmare)
KE 11: Lt Elmo's Fire (March Madness `97 Pack)
WAR3: Fat Sparrows Atop Skyline Drive (Wacht Am Rhein)
WAR4: A Promising Start (Wacht Am Rhein)
WAR5: Here We Stand (Wacht Am Rhein)
WAR6: Private Venture (Wacht Am Rhein)
O84.1: Leapfrog (On All Fronts # 84)
SP3: Duel at Reuler (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP13: Stopped Cold (Schwerpunkt # 2)
TAC10: Debout les Bambins! (Tactiques # 1)
WO1: French Toast and Bacon (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2010)
RetroPak#10: Ostwind (Retro Pak II)
BB 14.1: The Unfriendly Welcome (Coastal Fortress)
RPT61: Duel at Reuler (Rally Point # 7)
DB106: Defending the Twin Villages (Dispatches from the Bunker #36)
GenCon2: Surrender at Honsfeld (Ogre GenCon 1997)
ESG108: Frosty the Dead Man (Dezign Pak 9)
GJ053: Roll Jordan Roll (Grumble Jones)
WaR 3: Fat Sparrows Atop Skyline Drive (Wacht Am Rhein 2nd Edition, Volume 1)
WaR 4: A Promising Start (Wacht Am Rhein 2nd Edition, Volume 1)
WaR 5: Here We Stand (Wacht Am Rhein 2nd Edition, Volume 1)
WaR 6: Private Venture (Wacht Am Rhein 2nd Edition, Volume 1)
GJ069: Dewey's Scratch Force (Grumble Jones)
T-TERROR #26: Along Rollbahn D (Teutonic Terror 4)
OTT 1: Elsenborn Ridge (Austin Tournament Pack)
KR#6: Night Melee (Krinkelt-Rocherath)
KR#4: "Two Four One" (Krinkelt-Rocherath)
BP1 #4: Leapfrog (Battle of the Bulge I)
95-3: Stopped Cold (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
95-4: Duel at Reuler (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
MM 80: Roll Jordan Roll (March Madness 2022 Grumble Jones Pack)
CH 87: Rolling Down Rollbahn D (Critical Hit SE 97 2022 Reprint)
Designer: Stephen Johns
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)American
62.5%

Overview:

On the second day of Operation Wacht Am Rheine, Kampgruppe Peiper had cleared Honsfield of American troops. After this, being low on fuel, Peiper decided to attempt to refuel at the American pumping facility at Bullingen, which fell after a small skirmish south of the town. Peiper had his vehicles’ fuel tanks filled with some of the 50,000 gallons of fuel they seized. After this, he sent small reconnaissance probes to the north. One of the reconnaissance probes was led by Werner Sternebeck, and was comprised of four Mark IV tanks accompanied by SS-Panzergrenadiers. They dueled with Tank Destroyers of the 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion and their supporting infantry of the 2nd Infantry Division not too far north of Bullingen.
Attacker: German (SS) (Lead elements of Kampfgruppe Peiper, SS-Panzer Division 1. "Leibstandarte")
Defender: American (Elements 2nd Infantry Division and 644th Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:11.0
AFVs: A:7
PzKpfw IVJ x 4
SPW 251/1 x 3

AFVs: D:2
M10 GMC x 2

Guns: A:0 D:0
M2 60mm Mortar

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: D: One M10 may setup HIP
Map Board(s): 9b
Overlays: OW1 Wd3 Wd4 Wd5 Wd12
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-01-30(A) Ian Morris vs Martin M American winClever defence by Martin. I was still in with a shout until the crits started rolling in, conceded after three tanks went down.
2023-01-02(A) Michael Rodgers vs Magnus Rimvall German (SS) winBroad front attack because of 5 HIP HS. Tough haul until penultimate turn when a lot of American units broke, allowing Germans to succeed on final turn.
2022-11-09(D) Paolo Cariolato vs Federico Corso American win
2022-11-04(A) nathan wegener vs Paul Works American winGreat fall back defense - could not get behind anyone and ran out of units.
2022-07-15(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German (SS) winA great scenario, and I reckon well-balanced provided the SS player keeps his attack moving. The American force looks strong but the setup rules almost force them to spread out rather than concentrate their defence.
The luck swung to and fro in our game. Some good early DRs allowed me to sweep aside the American picket line of HSs with little trouble and no losses. I planned to concentrate my attack on the west side, sending infantry ahead of the tanks where possible and holding back the hts to exploit any gaps that appeared. This went well at first but then ran into a HIP M10 TD, which knocked out a PzkwIV and a ht with a full squad. A further snakeyes then killed a leader and accompanying squad, an important smoke shot failed, and I was starting to worry about running out of time or troops (or both). Still, I persisted and managed to assemble enough force to charge the last two American-held buildings in Z2 and Z3 on my final turn. This could have gone either way, but fortunately I got the DRs that mattered and was able to take the final buildings for the win. A very close and very enjoyable game.
Afterthought: Since the SS movement on Turn 1 is limited, should the picket line of HSs with their bazookas simply drop HIP and run back on their first turn, so that the Americans can assemble a stronger defence further back?
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Estimated Play time: 4.9 hours
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