This post provides the overview of Battle 1.
Type: Meeting Engagement
Time: 0700 hours, 20th September 1944
Location: Near Lezey, Lorraine
The morning mist clears revealing an attacking German battle group. American tank companies are hurriedly pushed forward to drive the Germans off.
This introductory battle takes just over an hour to play.
Map
The map is for a 6’x4’ table and shows the layout of the terrain for the battle. Don’t worry about reproducing it exactly – near enough is good enough. The important thing is that the woods and hills break up line of sight. If you are playing with a larger or smaller table add or remove some terrain.
Woods: The woods are broken ground (half speed) and provide light cover (+1D).
Hills: The hills are broken ground (half speed). Units firing at uphill targets lose –1D from their AT Dice.
Deployment Zones: The German Deployment zone is at the top of the map and the American one at the bottom. Vehicles are placed along the table edges in their respective deployment zones.
Victory or Defeat: The game is won by the player who reduces the other to zero Army Morale Points at the end of a turn.
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The mission briefing for the USA.
