334 Operation Dragoon - Dragoon Headquarters

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As part of the Dragoon (invasion of Southern France), the 3rd Infantry Division, IV Corps the army landed in Alpha Beach (Cavalaire-sur-Mer), on August 15, '44. Orders are to scout to the north and determine the lack of enemy resistance. On August 23 scouts indicate a village North of Marseille that is occupied by hostile forces where the enemy general has positioned his headquarters.

“We stayed, and at the end only 5 of us survived. Each day we drank until we were drunk, only and only for the joy of still being alive.”
Unteroffizier Walter Lang, 23 Aug '44

  American German
Division 1

5 Squad Bases
- 12 Regular Infantry
- 4 Elite Infantry
- 2 Officers
- 1 Machine Gun crew

1x Medic
1x AntiTank
1x Engineer

4 Squad Bases
- 13 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 1 Machine Gun crew

1x Medic
1x Engineer
Division 2

4 Squad Bases
- 10 Regular Infantry
- 5 Elite Infantry
- 1 Officer

1x AntiTank
2x Engineer

3 Squad Bases
- 9 Regular Infantry
- 1 Officer
- 1 Machine Gun crew

1x AntiTank
1x Engineer

1 Panzer IV tank
Strategy Decks

Command 1
Supply 1

 Ground Support 1
Morale 1
Starting Strategy Cards 2 2
Operations Cards - Clear Mines
- Clear Tank Traps
- Lay Smoke		 - No Surrender
- Desperate Defenders
- Lay Razor Wire
Deployment Zone Div.1: Light green hexes.
Div.2: Dark green hexes.		 Any grey hexes.
Starting Initiative Initiative Token  
Objective

The Americans win if they capture the enemy headquarters.

The Germans win if they stop the Americans.
Rounds 8
Actions per turn 3 3
Reinforcements

Round 1 (Status)
Div 1
1 M3A1 HalfTrack

Div 2
2 M4A1 Sherman tankls

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Special Rules -
Terrain Features The stream is “very shallow”. (2 for the infantry, 3 for vehicles). You cannot end movement in the river.

 

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alecrespi replied the topic:
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5 months 2 weeks ago
We tried this scenario but there are some things that didn't convince us.
Here you can find the original PDF for scenario "334 Operation Dragoon - Dragoon Headquarters"
www.commandsandcolors.net/tideofiron/dow...arios.html?start=260

Scenario details tells that German Deployment Zones are highlighted hexes in 4A and 2A
Sadly in these 2 maps there are no highlighted hexes (apart from the red ones that identify the additional terrains).
The only highlighted hexes are the black ones on the maps 9A, 11A, 1A.

We tried to play it by having the Germans deploy in the black hexes in 9A, 11A, 1A but the line of sight was too covered for the German MGs to be effective.
Furthermore, the Americans can easily overcome the tank traps with the infantry squads and gain a total of 7 command points per turn (starting from 2nd / 3rd turn).

This disparity in command points, combined with the Supply deck (which granted the Americans the inclusion of a mortar) made things too hard for the Germans.

I would also say not very funny as it is at the moment.
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