For starters, I found a campaign of historical scenarios authored by Pete Pollard. The campaign tackles the foiled German counter-offensive at Mortain. Several panzer divisions, including SS units, faced off against (primarily) the US 30th Infantry division.
Here is the first installment, "Prelude to Luttich"...
"Near LaFantay, France, 6 August, 1944: In the waning light of an early August day, lead elements of the 2nd Panzer division made contact with the US 30th Infantry division in positions located north of Mortain. A handful of Panthers, supported by infantry, advanced on the northern units of the 117th Infantry regiment. The Americans had set up a roadblock north of St. Barthelmy with a few squads and two 57mm AT guns."
Duration: 6 turns
Setup: US player sets up first, using the following rules reserves, ambush, kampfgruppe.
German player hold units OFF BOARD and enters from east board edge on turn one.
Victory Conditions: To win, the German player must destroy both AT guns AND exit 9 infantry teams off the west board edge. The US player wins by avoiding the German VC.
Forces:
US- Elements of the 117th Infantry rgt, B company set up anywhere within 30inches of western board edge. All infantry and man-packed gun teams begin dug-in and gone to ground.
1 Inf'y command team (CO)
1 Inf'y platoon (3 RFL squads + bazooka team)
1 Inf'y platoon (3 RFL squads + bazooka team)
1 HMG team to be attached as needed
1 Artillery Oberver team (indep)
2 "Roadblock" markers
Off board:
1 Field Artillery Battery 6x 105mm guns (does not enter the board)
In Reserve:
1 Inf'y Platoon (3x RFL squads + bazooka team)
1 HMG team attached ton Inf'y platoon
In Ambush:
1 AT gun platoon (2x 57mm guns + Platoon cmd team)
company 2iC command team
German- Elements of German 2nd Panzer division & 3rd Recon Bn enter board anywhere along eastern edge. All vehicles are limited to 1/2 movement for turn one.
2 PzGrn Cmd teams (Co and 2iC)
1 PzGrn Platoon (3x MG squads + PzFaust cmd team)
1 PzGrn Platoon (3x MG squads + PzFaust cmd team)
1 Kfz 231 8-rad armored car
1 Pz V "Panther" cmd tank
In Reserve:
1 PzGrn Platoon (3x MG squads + PzFaust cmd team)
2 Pz V "Panther" tanks
Scenario Special Rules:
Reserves- Both the US and German player can roll for reserves beginning on turn 3. US player can accumulate reserve dice beginning on turn 1 so, by turn 3, the US player should roll 3 dice for reserves. US reserves enter from west board edge. German player begins accumulating reserve dice on turn 2, so by turn 3 German player should roll 2 reserve dice. German reserves enter from east board edge.
US AT gun platoon enters the game together as 2 seperate "platoons", the original with platoon cmd team and 1 gun, the second "kampfgrupped" with the company 21C and 1 gun. US gun teams begin dug in.
Map: (3' x 5', click to see full size...)
Fairly simple, dirt roads, wheat fields, trees and bocage. It is August and nearing the harvest so the wheat fields should be rather tall. The large brown mass in the NE corner is a hill.
Aftermath: "The 57mm guns fired 15 rounds at the lead advancing tanks. Not surprisingly, none of the shells penetrated the Panther's frontal armor. The lead tank's shot on the roadblock killed two men and destroyed one of the AT guns. The remaining Americans withdrew, but were quickly re-enforced with more squads and artillery support. The Germans faded into the woods as darkness enveloped the field of battle."
This one is going to be tough, the Germans outweigh the Americans in points by about 2 to 1 (using FE). Good luck and enjoy!!
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