SEP 28 (OAF 54.2) "Defeat in the Cornfields"
updated 060906
This scenario
was originally published in ON ALL FRONTS number 57. The original scenario
author is not stated. Extensive clarifications and modification have been
made to the original scenario and modified by Bill Thomson.
Town of Bras near
the Bourgue bus ridge, July 19, 1944: During
the final days of Operation Goodwood several small towns still had to be taken
before the main objective, the ridges beyond could effectively be confronted.
VICTORY CONDITIONS: The British player wins by clearing
rows 3L to 3Y of unbroken SS squads by game's end. The German player wins by
avoiding these conditions. SP Guns with functional main armament could as one
squad for victory purposes.
SCENARIO SEQUENCE: |
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Germans setup first |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
END |
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British move first |
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GERMAN FORCES:
- AT START: Elements of the 1st SS Panzerjaeger Abteilung,
1st SS Liebstandarte Panzer Division, set up on boards 3, 4, and/or 6:
1x10-3ss; 1x9-2ss; 2x8-1ss; 1x8-0ss; 12x658ss; 1x188(-3); 1x188(-4); 2xHMG;
2xMMG; 6xLMG; 5xPF44a; 1x51 MTR; 1xRadio; 2xJadgPzV; 1xJadgPz28(t); 2xJadgPzIVG;
2xSTGIIIG; 4xRoadblock; 1x81ALss
BRITISH FORCES:
- TURN 1: Elements of 3rd RTR; enter on west edge hexes.
1x10-2; 2x9-2; 1X9-1; 1X8-1; 2x8-0; 24x458; 1xHMG; 3xMMG; 5xLMG; 2xPiat; 3x51mm
MTR; 1xRadio [155mm plentiful]; 2xFirefly VC; 2xM4A2(L); 4xKangaroo; 6xM3
halftrack; 2xBrenA (ATR); 2xBren II (51mm MTR)
- TURN 6: Elements of 3rd RTR; enter on west edge hexes.
4xSexton
SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:
- OAF 54.1.1: TERRAIN: All hills are ground level and
considered cornfields, which are considered wheatfields for game purposes.
Chateaus (6##) is a two level stone building.
- OAF 54.1.2: The Germans receive one module of 100mm
OBA with normal ammunition. This is not longer available on turn 6+.
- OAF 54.1.3: The British may use the radio
for on board artillery only. There is not OBA module.
AFTERMATH: Fighting thorough
the cornfields on the outskirts of Bras, the British were suffering heavy casualties.
With the arrival of their SP guns, they were finally able to push into the town
and force the SS to withdraw.