By Sunday, D-plus7, the beleaguered British 1st Airborne had contracted into a tight knot around the village, anchored by positions on the north bank of the Lower Rhine. Just across the water were friendly forces, but their every attempt to reach the Red Devils had failed. Within the shrinking perimeter the situation was critical. Ammunition was short and for every three men fit for combat, there were two seriously wounded. At 1030 hours, a truce was arranged for the transfer of British wounded into German care. No sooner had this operation been completed, than the shelling began anew. With it came a determined German attack intended to push the paratroopers away from the riverbank and, consequently, their tenuous link with Allied troops to the south.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Panzer Division 9 and sPzAbt. 506)
Defender: British (2nd South Staffordshires)
7 turns
Players: 2 OBA: None Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:7.0 D:4.0
AFVs: A:2
PzKpfw VIB x 2
AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:1
OQF 6-Pounder 7-cwt
Misc Rules:
River is Flooded; D: Ammo Shortage; secretly recorded PIATs
Map Board(s):
8
21
Overlays:
NONE
Errata (source)
Add 8 “?” to the British OB. Add the following SSR: “5. Prior to play the British player may secretly record which units possess PIATs. The presence of a PIAT will be revealed when the possessing unit fires/transfers/drops the PIAT in LOS and within 16 hexes of an unbroken enemy unit, or is no longer Good Order.”. Replace the British balance with “Add one 3‑3‑8 to the British OB.”. Replace the German balance with “Delete the 8 “?” from the British OB.”
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This is a fun scenario. The German malfunctioned one of his tigers early in the game. It looked real good for my Brit's until turn 5 when I lost the 10-3 leader to a sniper and my 9-2 became a hero then was wounded. Then suffered a subsequent wound sending him to the graveyard. Two turns with only a 9-1 leader left seemed to be a daunting task. The British squads survived numerous attacks in turn 6. A desperate attempt to take the required victory hexes by the Germans was stopped by a wounded hero with a 2 ift -3drm attack on his 9-2 SS leader and 658 squad. Broke the squad and pinned the leader. My only SMC 9-1 with a crew stopped two 658 squads, a 7-0 leader and a half squad with a 4-3 attack and the remaining 2FP residual finished stopped the rest. Again a really fun scenario that went down to the last turn.
2021-03-19
(A) Rick Galli
vs
Brian Kaschyk
British win
2021-01-01
(D) Kevin Duval
vs
Dwayne Duval
German (SS) win
British forward defense was mostly bypassed which then forced my units to try and pick their way back to VC ... too late.
2021-01-01
(A) Dwayne Duval
vs
Kevin Duval
German (SS) win
The Germans charged down the eastern edge to bypass most of the defenders. Both AFV parked on the road adjacent to the victory hexes providing cover for the infantry to cross the road and occupy for the victory in turn 5.
2020-03-14
(D) Jacob Elmqvist
vs
Ingemar Gardell
Draw
2019-03-13
(A) David Stoffey
vs
David Ready
German (SS) win
2018-09-21
(A) Alan Krause
vs
Steve Bond
German (SS) win
Second line league, round 5.
2017-09-28
(D) Michal Bonaventura
vs
German (SS) win
2017-09-20
(D) Alan Krause
vs
Tom Arnold
German (SS) win
My Brits didn't stand a chance. Suprised him with my HIP gun placement, but it didn't get the deliberate immobilization, and was toast shortly thereafter.
2017-06-07
(D) patrick palma
vs
Juan
British win
2017-01-02
(D) David Garvin
vs
Andrew Goldin
German (SS) win
2017-01-01
(A) Andy Goldin
vs
David Garvin
German (SS) win
David decided to defend primarily toward the river and screen with half squads. I moved my infantry down both sides of the only two streets to ensure there were no hidden paras and made good time getting to the river. David quickly re-assembled his defense but by that point I had him flanked and Arnhem fell to the SS.
2016-11-29
(D) B-E Karlsson
vs
SS
British win
2015-12-29
(D) Alberto Griffa
vs
Mike Johnston
German (SS) win
2015-12-21
(A) JP Laurio
vs
Daniel
German (SS) win
2015-10-09
(A) B-E Karlsson
vs
British
German (SS) win
2015-07-07
(A) Bill Brodie
vs
Steven Bond
German (SS) win
This is great fun! a short, sharp scenario sized tournament where mistakes will be punished but luck can pull you through. I lost both King Tigers to PIAT shots from SMC, one from a 10-3 leader and the other from a hero! But that was not enough to keep me from getting the victory locations on the last turn!
2015-04-18
(D) Dan Best
vs
George Kirkwood
German (SS) win
2015-02-17
(D) Dave Mareske
vs
Nathan Wegener
British win
2015-02-17
(A) nathan wegener
vs
Dave Mareske
British win
too aggressive and unlucky - sniper took out my 9-2 on first turn and Germans couldnt pass a morale check. small dicey game...
2014-12-03
(A) Simon Staniforth
vs
British win
2014-07-17
(D) Mike Restall
vs
Sapper_D
German (SS) win
Some key Brit positions were locked up in melee and both Tigers blitzed through with inf support for the win.
2013-06-08
(D) Raoul Duke
vs
TY
Draw
Board 21 was set up backwards.
2013-04-23
(A) Andy Beaton
vs
Jeremy Brubaker
German (SS) win
Lucky German dice were absolutely necessary to counteract the unstoppable British heroes. An interesting scenario. Using King Tigers in tight urban quarters is not for the faint of heart.
2013-01-12
(D) Keith Colins
vs
Randy Moorehead
German (SS) win
Came down to the last CC roll. reversals of fortune for both sides during this fun scenario
2012-06-26
(D) Simon Staniforth
vs
British win
2012-06-05
(D) Ross Mulcare
vs
Chuck Tewksbury
German (SS) win
2012-05-05
(D) Russell Dewhurst
vs
Adam
British win
Generally the Germans were doing better but when I took out both of their tanks (my hidden gun took out one, and a PIAT got a deliberate immobilization on the other) I was able to slow him down enough that he couldn't take the orchard in time.
2012-03-17
(D) Paul Works
vs
Tom Meier
British win
2010-11-14
(D) Martí Cabré
vs
Santiago López
German (SS) win
This is really difficult for the Brits as the German have Tiger tanks and covering infantry, and there is no HIP for the defender except for the 57, which is useful only against side or rear shots. Also, the German morale level is unstoppable.
