OAF 61.2"Dead Man's Corner"

Scenario published in ON ALL FRONTS, issue 61. Original scenario design by M. Thompson and was used at the 1987 Squad Leader Rally tournament hosted by Terry Treadway of ON ALL FRONTS. Further modifications/clarifications have been made from its original published form by Bill Thomson.

Updated 060905

St. Come du Mont, Normandy, June 7, 1944: The Normandy invasion was a day old when Colonel Robert F. Sink decide to push off south to his objectives, St. Come du Mont an the Carentan bridges. The fighting in the hedgerows took its toll and by min-day, Sink's drive was ground to a standstill. By a stroke of luck, however, he bumped into Dog Company of the 506th Regiment. Suddenly revitalized by his find, Sink decided to have another try at St. Come due Mont before nightfall.

VICTORY CONDITIONS: The American player wins if there are no unbroken German units on or adjacent to the road from W9 to R6. The German player wins by avoiding the American victory conditions

Only R-GG are in play

SCENARIO SEQUENCE:

North

German Setup First	1	2	3	4	END
American Move First

GERMAN FORCES:

AT START: Elements of the 3rd Battalion, 1058th Grenadier Regiment, 91st Infantry Division; set up on or adjacent to the road from W9 to R6 and within the hedgerow area (R2-X5-X8-V9-R9).
1x8-1; 1x8-0; 1x467; 4x447; 3xLMG; 3xPF43a; 1x188(-1); 4xEntrenchment

AMERICAN FORCES:

TURN 1: Dog Company, 2nd Battalion, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; enter from X10 to AA10 [ELR 4]:
1x9-1; 1x8-0, 8x747, 1xM3A3

SPECIAL SCENARIO RULES:

OAF 62.1.1: TERRAIN: Treat all walls as hedgerows and hedges as bocage.
OAF 62.1.2: WEATHER: Environmental conditions are moderate with no wind.
OAF 62.1.3: The sniper may set up anywhere within the hedgerow area.

AFTERMATH: The units soon became separated. While waiting for Sink's units at a crossroad, the light tank was destroyed by a rocket. Sitting upright in its turret was dead man, and the crossroads soon became known as "Dead Man's Corner".