BR01004 
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This Place is Hell Big Red One #45 |
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| (Defender) Germany | vs | United States (Attacker) |
| Formations Involved | ||
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| Germany |  |
10th Panzer Division |
| Germany |  |
49th Panzer Pioneer Battalion |
| Germany |  |
69th Panzer Grenadier Regiment |
| United States |  |
1st "Big Red One" Infantry Division |
| United States |  |
26th Infantry Regiment |
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| Overall Rating, 3 votes |
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3.67
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 1093 |
| Parent Game | Big Red One |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1943-03-28 |
| Start Time | 06:00 |
| Turn Count | 16 |
| Visibility | Day |
| Counters | 76 |
| Net Morale | 0 |
| Net Initiative | 1 |
| Maps | 2: 77, 78 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 169 |
| AAR Bounty | 163 |
| Total Plays | 2 |
| Total AARs | 2 |
| Battle Types |
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| Hill Control |
| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Conditions |
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| Off-board Artillery |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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| An Army at Dawn | Maps + Counters |
| Big Red One | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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Scenario Forty-Five While the 16th Infantry Regiment bled on the slopes of Hill 482, its sister regiment, the 26th Infantry, had the task of clearing the northern section of Djebel el Mcheltat. There they faced a dominating height that allowed full visibility of the flat ground west of the Djebel el Mcheltat, and battle-hardened panzer grenadiers atop the heights of Ras ed Dekhla. The Americans went forward at 0600 and almost immediately came under intense small arms fire. |
| Conclusion |
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The 26th Infantry Regiment did better than the 16th Infantry on their right flank and managed to secure a lodgement on the Djebel el Mcheltat, but at a heavy cost. A dispatch from the battlefield described the fighting in four words: "This place is hell." Staff officers claimed that the 1st Infantry Division's commander, General Terry de la Mesa Allen, "fussed and fumed, lit one cigarette after another, (and) was beside himself" over the division's lack of progress. |
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| AFV Rules Pertaining to this Scenario's Order of Battle |
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| Heer |
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| Army |
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| 2 Errata Items | |
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The reduced direct fire value of the Heer HMG became 5-5 starting with Fall of France. (plloyd1010
on 2015 Jul 31)
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The morale and combat modifiers of German Sergeant #1614 should be "0", not "8". (Shad
on 2010 Dec 15)
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| Bloody Hilltop Struggle | ||||||||||||||
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The initial setup had the Germans aligned north to south along the first 20-meter high ridgeline on the northern half of the map, with a small Engineer contingent ready to move north and reinforce. The Americans plan is to fix several German machine gun positions and then flank from either the north or south of the 40-meter hills. The first half of the battle saw the Americans struggle to secure a foothold on the 20-meter northern and southern portions of the ridgeline. American smoke, artillery and HMG Platoons firing within 400m fix the Germans in the center, although do not cause many hard step losses. The Americans finally find success on the northern half of the ridge, eliminating a weakened German Infantry Platoon and forcing back the German Engineer Platoon reinforcements as the counterattack form south to north. The Americans advance from the south with four Infantry Platoons, threatening to infiltrate the German mortar and 75mm IG positions from the flank. The second half saw multiple, chaotic assaults break out across the hilltop, as the Americans attempt to throw the Germans off and the Germans attempt to shore up the defense. The Germans make the Americans bleed, slowing their advance at the cost of many steps on the German defense. The Americans assault and manage to eliminate the German indirect fire and infantry gun. The Germans slow the Americans further, destroying three American HMG Platoons in a single turn, and at the end of the battle the Germans retain the 40-meter hill. However, the Americans manage to bypass the Germans with a Infantry Platoon and eliminate more German than American steps, eeking out as the victors. Conclusion: American Minor Victory |
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| Another close one! | ||||||||||||||
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The hill fight for the 40 meter mark was the action that finished up the scenario. The Americans got just enough points to make it worth their while and a singular platoon in the hills East of the road made it a two out of three objectives win for the Americans...... but it was CLOSE! (Note - This is another scenario that is very even and I recommend it for on line play.) |
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