Courage of Cowan WTO (id:#66518)
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Jansbach Creek, Belgium 1944-12-17 ()
S12: Over Open Sights (ASL Starter Kit #2)
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CH 87: Rolling Down Rollbahn D (Special Edition )
EP10: Leapfrog (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
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KE 11: Lt Elmo's Fire (March Madness `97 Pack)
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O84.1: Leapfrog (On All Fronts # 84)
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BB 14.1: The Unfriendly Welcome (Coastal Fortress)
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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)
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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)
DB169: Sternebeck's Sortie (Dispatches from the Bunker #53)
CH 87: Rolling Down Rollbahn D (Critical Hit SE 97 2022 Reprint)
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ASLN52: Time For Lunch (Critical Hit #8.2)
AP195: Break In On Rollbahn A (ASL Action Pack #18 Oktoberfest XXXVII)
Q31: The Outskirts Of Consthum (Quick 6 Scenario Pack VI)
Designer: Andy Rogers
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Balance:
German (SS)American
42.857142857143%

Overview:

After a tough struggle, Kampfgruppe Muller from SS-Panzer-Division 12 "Hitlerjugend" pushed aside American infantry from the inexperienced 99th Division. The American strategy was to delay the German advance long enough to prepare a solid defense at Elsenborn Ridge. To this end, the veteran doughboys from the 2nd Infantry Division deployed along the Schwarzenbruch Trail, supported by Shermans. The lead elements of the kampfgruppe commanded by former Hitler aide SS-Obersturmbannführer Richard Schulze-Kossens ws again called upon to make a breakthrough. His SS Panzergrenadiers, supported by assault guns, crossed Jansbach Creek and struck the American infantry along the woodline.
Attacker: German (SS) (Bataillon II, SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 25 and Kompanie 1, SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 12, SS-Panzer-Division 12)
Defender: American (Company I, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division and 3rd Platoon, Company C, 741st Tank Battalion)  
6 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:11.0 D:9.0
AFVs: A:3
JgdPz IV x 3

AFVs: D:2
M4A3(76)W
M4A3(75)W

Guns: A:0 D:0
M2 60mm Mortar x 2

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS (E3.72)
Map Board(s): 32
Overlays: O5 OW1
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultComments
2023-11-13(D) Eric Partizan Eric vs Michel Bongiovanni American win
2023-10-29(A) Camille Garek vs Adrian CARTER American win
2023-09-02(A) Eric Partizan Eric vs American win
2023-08-24(A) Andy Bagley vs Mike Grogan German (SS) winAt first glance this looked a massive challenge for the Germans, as the defenders almost equal them in total firepower, with a couple of AFV reinforcements, and the Germans have a lot of difficult terrain to cross. However, this difficult terrain means the defending Americans have to cover the whole front and can't easily move their forces from one side to the other. So I concentrated almost all of my attack in the north, where a combination of high SS morale and some high American DRs meant that I was able to inflict casualties and make quite rapid progress. Even on this narrow board I managed to outflank the defending forces and reach some buildings in the village before they could stop me. When the American tanks appeared, one malf'ed its MA and the other fell to a captured bazooka. And the last American squad that might have stopped me obstinately failed to rally, even when not under DM. So a bit of help for me from the dice, but an interesting and enjoyable scenario, well worth playing.
2023-07-09(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) winMy friend, playing the Americans, didn't contest the dry stream crossing which I think was the difference in the game. He set up well back of even the forest road mass, allowing my infantry and tanks to make good early progress. His defense of the village was stout, but I was lucky enough to dispatch both US tanks vs one immobilized TD. Down two bazookas as well, this allowed me to freeze two kill stacks that were impeding my advance into the four wooden buildings in the corner. It took me until turn 5 to do this, so had he contested the crossing (or played a fallback defense through the woods), I think I would have ran out of time. Although I got the win with the Germans, I think the scenario favors the Americans.
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ActionDate
Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-11-13 16:03:32
GOUREAU Added a playing2023-10-29 20:48:25
hoxson1 Modified the gps location2023-10-20 17:33:08
hoxson1 Linked the scenario to ROAR2023-10-20 17:01:08
Bongiovanni Added a playing2023-09-02 14:00:24
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Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.13Votes: 8
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To-Play list count: 2
Estimated Play time: 4 hours
Recorded Games: 6
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)2
American4
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of October 2023)
Courage of Cowan [Confirmed]
[A] German 1
[D] American 0
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