Tip of the Spear WTO (id:#67399)
Dörenhagen, Germany
1945-03-31 (3 others)
BC16: Road to Buin (Aussie Battler Pack)
DB143: Fausts At Wethen (Dispatches from the Bunker #47)
SP286: Death's Head Denouement (Schwerpunkt #24)
DB143: Fausts At Wethen (Dispatches from the Bunker #47)
SP286: Death's Head Denouement (Schwerpunkt #24)
Designer: Ted Wilcox
Starter kit scenario?: Deluxe scenario?:
Balance:
AmericanGerman (SS)
Overview:
The 3rd Armored Division "'Spearhead" crossed the Rhine below Cologne and ripped through the German countryside like a Kansas tornado. Fighting their way through village after village, the division covered nearly 45 miles in 48 hours, capturing thousands of bewildered German prisoners. On 29 March, they received orders to take aim at Paderborn, a vital town astride several road junctions. The large town was key to encircling German Army Group B, trapped in the Ruhr Pocket to the north. Recon units fanned out along every road to Paderbom, looking for a weak spot where the tip of the spear could land.Attacker: American (83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division)
Defender: German (SS) (SS-Aufklärungs-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Regiment)
5.5 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No| Unit Counts: |
| Squads: A:5.5 D:9.5 |
| AFVs: A:12 M24 x 4 M8 x 3 M20 M3 ht x 4 |
| AFVs: D:3 PSW 234/2 x 3 |
| Guns: A:0 D:0 |
| Misc Rules: | Roads: Paved, A: Non-Crew: Steathly (A11.17), Two AFVs: Gyros (D11.1), D: Late War SS (A25.111) |
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| Overlays: | NONE |
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| Date | Reporter | Opponent | Bal. | Result | Time | Comments | |
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| 2026-10-31 | (D) Eric Partizan Eric | vs | Herbert Heyman | German (SS) win (VASL Log) | Friday Night Fight | ||
| 2026-10-08 | (D) nathan wegener | vs | Andrea Pagni | German (SS) win | Defense in Depth aided by Americans lack of carrying much smoke allowed me to delay and fall back just enough. The Puma's all died defending their streets and mostly just helped delay the Americans. In the last turn I still had 5 locations, my opponent had troops in place and enough armor to assist but my troops didn't break so there were just too many CC to win for 4 US squads. ASLOK XL | ||
| 2026-10-06 | (A) walter mcwilliams | vs | Nelson Harris | German (SS) win | Nelson and I had a ton of fun playing this. It came down to the wire with the US need to win multiple CC at game end. I didn't make it but it was fun trying. | ||
| 2026-09-24 | (D) Will Willow | vs | Randy Shurtz | American win | |||
| 2026-09-23 | (A) John Garlic | vs | Vic Rosso | American win | Very exciting recce scenario. Americans, were able to maneuver and jimmy Germans out of positions. Greatly assisted by some key DR. |
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| Action | Date |
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| Bongiovanni Added a playing | 2026-10-31 07:26:04 |
| SGT Mac Added a playing | 2026-10-26 20:07:53 |
| SGT Mac Rated the scenario | 2026-10-26 20:05:33 |
| Hutch Linked the scenario to ROAR | 2026-10-13 12:45:56 |
| nebel Added a playing | 2026-10-13 02:47:41 |
| File | Description | User | Views |
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| J281 Setup File 674B5 (J281 Setup File.vsav) | VASL Setup | Bongiovanni | 173 |
| (usa-ss.png) | Image | Hutch | 467 |
| VASL Log file (J281 Log1.vlog) | VASL Game Log | Bongiovanni | 3 |
| (Map J281.png) | Map Image | atomic | 383 |
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| Avg Rating: 7.57 | Votes: 7 | Views: | 0 |
| To-Play list count: | 1 | |
| Estimated Play time: | 5.2 hours | |
| Recorded Games: | 6 | |
| Archive recorded plays: | ||
| American | 2 | |
| German (SS) | 4 | |
| Drawn: | 0 | |
| ROAR Data: (as of today) Tip of the Spear [Confirmed] |
| [A] American | 2 |
| [D] German | 5 |