Raw Deal WTO (id:#57386)
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See Also: Raw Deal by Paddington Bears
Dom Butgenbach, Belgium 1944-12-21 ()
KGP02: Festung St. Edouard (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP03: Panthers in the Mist (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP04: Chapelle Ste. Anne (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP07: The Bridge at Cheneux (HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II)
T11: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (AH:The General # 28.2)
NEWS20: Trojan Horses (ASL News # 12)
NEWS39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (ASL News # 22)
SC9: Sudden Full Contact (Devils in the Woods)
SC13: At the Crossroads (Devils in the Woods)
SC14: Repulsed (Devils in the Woods)
SC15: Mize Tries Again (Devils in the Woods)
EP20: Trojan Horses (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
OAF3: Peiper's Sledgehammer (OAF Pack 1)
RP3-8: Another Damn Bridge (Rout Pak III)
ASL News 38: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Scroungin' ASL News)
SC1: Probing for the Bridge (Sudden Full Contact)
SC2: Grabbing Some Houses (Sudden Full Contact)
BdF 2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture)
BdF 3: The Volksgrenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture)
O65.1: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (On All Fronts # 65)
O100.1: A Bridge for Panthers (On All Fronts #100)
PBP 6: Raw Deal (Aussie `96 Pack)
SP2: Holding the Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP53: Thorne In Your Side (Schwerpunkt # 5: Medal of Honor)
95-1: Holding The Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
BdF#2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
BdF#3: The Volksgenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
VB02: Probing for Hotton Bridge (Volfoni Brothers Scenarios)
RetroPak#3: Vandervoort's Stand (Retro Pak I)
RetroPak#16: East of Trois-Ponts (Retro Pak II)
J142: Penny Packets (ASL Journal # 9)
J157: Rage Against the Machine (ASL Journal #10)
DD # 1: Sudden Full Contact (Darkest December)
DD # 2: Probing For The Bridge (Darkest December)
DD # 3: At The Crossroads (Darkest December)
DD # 4: Grabbing Some Houses (Darkest December)
DD # 5: Repulsed (Darkest December)
DD # 6: Mize Tries Again (Darkest December)
BP1 #3: Skorzeny's Crossroads (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #9: Hansen's Push (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #11: Warche Tomfoolery (Battle of the Bulge I)
#6: Hitler's Right Hand Man (Major Upham Battle Pack)
S16-6: Dom Butgenbach (Sweet 16 4-Pack 2)
ASL WO17: Poteau Party (Winter Offensive Bonus Pack 2015)
194: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
S16-11: Fog Shrouded Crossroads (Sweet 16 4-Pack 3)
T-TERROR #30: Faux Panthers (Teutonic Terror 4)
T-TERROR #31: East Of Trois Ponts (Teutonic Terror 4)
: Christmas Presents (SAGA 1992)
NY#3: East of Trois-Ponts (Purple Heart)
NY#4: Foggy Notions (Purple Heart)
ASLN20: Trojan Horses (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Critical Hit #8.2)
Designer: Unknown
Starter kit scenario?:    Deluxe scenario?:
 
Balance:
German (SS)American
48.648648648649%

Overview:

On the northern shoulder of the Bulge, the American positions near Elsenborn Ridge had held firm after the initial German onslaught. The newly arrived 1st U.S. Infantry Division dug in near the villages at the southern end of the ridge. Their task was to block German efforts to regain control of the road to Stoumont to restore contact with Kampfgruppe Peiper. Day and night on the 20th, II SS-Panzerkorps struck at the American lines near Butgenbach and elsewhere. Early on the 21st, Standartenfuhrer Hugo Kraas, Commander of the 12th SS-Panzer Division, personally directed a force to make the decisive attempt to break open the U.S. position. . .
Attacker: German (SS) (Elements of 12th SS-Panzer Division and 3rd Fallschirmjager Division [OB Optional: 560th Jagdpanzer Abteilung])
Defender: American (Elements of 2nd Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment [OB Optional: A Company, 634th TD Battalion and C Company, 745th Tank Battalion])  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:12.0 D:10.0
AFVs: A:6
PzKpfw VG x 3
PzKpfw IVJ x 3

AFVs: D:0
Guns: A:0 D:4
M1 57mm AT Gun x 4

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: GS, Mist
Overlays: NONE
Errata (source)
There should be ten American 6-6-7 squads, and ten "?" counters. The US forces should have 1xHMG, 2xMMG, 3xBaz44, 2xDCCH
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Scenario info

Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2024-01-07(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) winMy friend and I played this one without the errata. Six extra squads would make this scenario totally unbalanced in favor of the Americans. I don't think I've ever seen such a massive change in a scenario before. Be that as it may, my Germans had a tough time pulling off the victory on the top of turn 5.

The scenario allows a variable OB. My friend chose option 3 only. I chose options 1, 3, and 4. He placed all his AT Guns near the exit locations with bazookas supporting any gaps. The defense was very good. I probed likely AT Gun locations with a bunch of HS, and only moved my AFV's forward when I was sure their flanks were covered. Since the Guns were so far back, I only found one using that strategy. That one was key as it allowed me to open up the right flank. A slow push over the R5 hill finally broke the defenses over there on turn 4.

We both thought this was a nice, tight scenario. Well worth a play. BTW, had we used the errata, I would have failed miserably. Some tanks may have made it off, but my infantry would have been torn up, and I doubt any would have exited.
2022-04-23(A) Ian Morris vs Martin German (SS) winReally tight, fun scenario. Thought I was going to lose right up until the last turn when I won with 38 VP.
2014-05-14(D) Richard Carter vs Scott Holst German (SS) winScott won w/ exactly 32 VP exited. really fun scenario. Variable OOB for each side.
2003-11-20(D) John Garlic vs Paul Kenny American win[Imported from ROAR]
1998-03-01(A) Peter Palmer vs John Knowles American win
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Jude Rated the scenario2024-01-07 23:03:00
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57mm AT gun in position … awaiting enemy armor, somewhere in the Ardennes Forest
 
Statistics:
Avg Rating: 7.86Votes: 7
Views: 6806
To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 4.5 hours
Recorded Games: 5
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)3
American2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Raw Deal
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[A] German 15
[D] American 17
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