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Dismal Failure Elsenborn Revised #3 |
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| (Attacker) Germany | vs | United States (Defender) |
| Formations Involved | ||
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| Germany |  |
326th Volksgrenadier Division |
| United States |  |
99th "Battle Babies" Infantry Division |
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| Overall Rating, 1 vote |
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| Scenario Rank: --- of 1093 |
| Parent Game | Elsenborn Revised |
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| Historicity | Historical |
| Date | 1944-12-16 |
| Start Time | 07:30 |
| Turn Count | 22 |
| Visibility | Day & Night |
| Counters | 64 |
| Net Morale | 1 |
| Net Initiative | 1 |
| Maps | 2: 24, 25 |
| Layout Dimensions | 56 x 43 cm 22 x 17 in |
| Play Bounty | 172 |
| AAR Bounty | 168 |
| Total Plays | 1 |
| Total AARs | 1 |
| Duplicates | ElsR003 |
| Battle Types |
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| Inflict Enemy Casualties |
| Rural Assault |
| Urban Assault |
| Conditions |
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| Entrenchments |
| Off-board Artillery |
| Scenario Requirements & Playability | |
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| Elsenborn Revised | Base Game |
| Introduction |
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The northernmost attack of the Ardennes offensive targeted the town of Hofen, which stood directly on the front lines. The rough terrain here would not support a panzer drive, but Sixth SS Panzer Army considered it important to secure the wooded hills. The road leading north from Elsenborn needed to be broken, to make it difficult for the powerful American divisions around Aachen to strike southward into the German Flank. |
| Conclusion |
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The German assault met disaster, as the Americans had carefully prepared their artillery fire plan and called down devastating shellfire on top of the attackers. No American position was taken, and the German division suffered massive casualties. It pulled back from the front and played no further role in the Battle of the Bulge, its combat effectiveness utterly destroyed in a few hours. |
| Additional Notes |
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This scenario is completely playable using the maps and pieces from Battle of the Bulge 2: Elsenborn Ridge. |
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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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There wasn't much to this scenario, the Germans were forced to try and take the town and the Americans dug in tighter than ticks around the town. If that wasn't enough to defer the Germans, the Americans also had a benefit of superior artillery which kept the Germans at bay (or slaughtered). The "superior race" wasn't so superior in this scenario. (Note - Not worth the time... unless one is bloodthirsty.) |
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