May 23, 1944. The U.S. 1st Armored Division started the process of the final breakout from the Anzio beachhead. Its assignment was to open the road leading to Rome and link up with the rest of the Allies advancing from the south.The German 3rd Panzer Grenadier Division held a key passage along the road.
American | German | |
Division 1 |
7 Squad Bases 3 M4A1 Sherman Tanks 2x Engineer |
8 Squad Bases 1 SdKfz 251 Half-track |
Division 2 |
7 Squad Bases 3 M4A1 Sherman Tanks 2x Engineer |
8 Squad Bases 1 SdKfz 251 Half-track |
Strategy Decks | American Air Support 1 Artillery 2 |
Artillery 1 Ground Support 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 2 | 2 |
Starting Command Points | 2 | 0 |
Operations Cards | 005 Clear Mines 016 Clear Tank Trap 008 Lay Smoke |
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Deployment Zone | Highlighted hexes on 12B and 5B in the pictures set up first. | Anywhere on maps 8A, 2B, and 10B set up second. See the special rules about entrenchments. |
Starting Initiative | ||
Objective | Capture both Victory hexes by the end of round 9. | |
Rounds | 9 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | - | - |
Special Rules | - | The German player deploys his 10 entrenchments anywhere in the setup area after the American player sets up. |