Panzer Grenadier Battles on April 27th:
Arctic Front Deluxe #40 - Children's Crusade Broken Axis #14 - Târgu Frumos: The Second Battle Scenario 3: Sledge Hammer of the Proletariat
Army Group South Ukraine #6 - Consternation Road to Berlin #73 - She-Wolves of the SS
Errors? Omissions? Report them!
Horrors and Heroes
Panzer Lehr 2 #15
(Defender) Germany vs United States (Attacker)
Formations Involved
Germany 130th "Lehr" Panzer Division
United States 2nd "Hell on Wheels" Armored Division
Display
Balance:



Overall balance chart for PaL2015
Total
Side 1 0
Draw 0
Side 2 0
Overall Rating, 0 votes
5
4
3
2
1
0
Scenario Rank: of
Parent Game Panzer Lehr 2
Historicity Historical
Date 1944-07-27
Start Time 03:00
Turn Count 9
Visibility Night
Counters 19
Net Morale 0
Net Initiative 1
Maps 2: 26, 31
Layout Dimensions 56 x 43 cm
22 x 17 in
Play Bounty 214
AAR Bounty 227
Total Plays 0
Total AARs 0
Battle Types
Ambush
Delaying Action
Exit the Battle Area
Inflict Enemy Casualties
Urban Assault
Conditions
Hidden Units
Smoke
Terrain Mods
Illumination
Scenario Requirements & Playability
Elsenborn Ridge Counters
Fall of France 1 Maps
Panzer Lehr 2 Base Game
Introduction

Second Armored's men expected and wanted a rest after securing St. Gilles, but General Maurice Rose relentlessly pushed them southward. Enemy resistance was light and progress good but the Germans were not quite finished. As the Americans approached Le Mesnil-Herman Panzer Lehr awaited to ambush them.

Conclusion

The German defenders were professionals who hadn't survived the carpet bombing to be displaced by a group of hastily advancing GIs. On the other hand Lieutenant George Wilson was in combat for the first time. While passing through St. Gilles he shot an enemy tank commander, and here burned his hands when a grenadier hit the tank he was riding upon with a panzerfaust. As the fight became embroiled, the supporting American tanks raced away leaving Lieutenant Wilson and the infantry on their own. He led his men, screaming and tossing hand grenades, through the night a quarter mile back to safety without losing a man. His men returned the favor by making sure he received a Silver Star for his efforts.


Display Relevant AFV Rules

AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle
  • Vulnerable to results on the Assault Combat Chart (7.25, 7.63, ACC), and may be attacked by Anti-Tank fire (11.2, DFT). Anti-Tank fire only affects the individual unit fired upon (7.62, 11.0).
  • AFV's are activated by tank leaders (3.2, 3.3, 5.42, 6.8). They may also be activated as part of an initial activating stack, but if activated in this way would need a tank leader in order to carry out combat movement.
  • AFV's do not block Direct Fire (10.1).
  • Full-strength AFV's with "armor efficiency" may make two anti-tank (AT) fire attacks per turn (either in their action segment or during opportunity fire) if they have AT fire values of 0 or more (11.2).
  • Each unit with an AT fire value of 2 or more may fire at targets at a distance of between 100% and 150% of its printed AT range. It does so at half its AT fire value. (11.3)
  • Efficient and non-efficient AFV's may conduct two opportunity fires per turn if using direct fire (7.44, 7.64). Units with both Direct and AT Fire values may use either type of fire in the same turn as their opportunity fire, but not both (7.22, 13.0). Units which can take opportunity fire twice per turn do not have to target the same unit both times (13.0).
  • Demoralized AFV's are not required to flee from units that do not have AT fire values (14.3).
  • Place a Wreck marker when an AFV is eliminated in a bridge or town hex (16.3).
  • AFV's do not benefit from Entrenchments (16.42).
  • AFV's may Dig In (16.2).
  • Open-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables, but DO take step losses from X and #X results (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT). If a "2X" or "3X" result is rolled, at least one of the step losses must be taken by an open-top AFV if present.
  • Closed-top AFV's: Immune to M, M1 and M2 results on Direct and Bombardment Fire Tables. Do not take step losses from Direct or Bombardment Fire. If X or #X result on Fire Table, make M morale check instead (7.25, 7.41, 7.61, BT, DFT).
  • Closed-top AFV's: Provide the +1 modifier on the Assault Table when combined with infantry. (Modifier only applies to Germans in all scenarios; Soviet Guards in scenarios taking place after 1942; Polish, US and Commonwealth in scenarios taking place after 1943.) (ACC)
  • Tank: all are closed-top and provide the +1 Assault bonus, when applicable
  • APC – Armored Personnel Carrier: These are Combat Units, but stack like Transports. They can transport personnel units or towed units. They are not counted as combat units for the +1 stacking modifier on the Direct Fire and Bombardment Tables (4.4). They may be activated by regular leaders and tank leaders (1.2, 3.34, 4.3, 5.43). They do not provide the +1 Assault bonus (ACC).

Display Order of Battle

Germany Order of Battle
130th "Lehr" Panzer Division
  • Mechanized
United States Order of Battle
Army

Display Errata (2)

2 Errata Items
Overall balance chart for 1571

Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
Overall balance chart for 1572

Leaders for the Panzer Lehr Division appear in the second release. Players with the first release should use the ILS for selection and substitute regular Heers leaders, if not using the Heers leaders originally specified.

(plloyd1010 on 2016 Jul 13)
Errors? Omissions? Report them!
Page generated in 0.547 seconds.