079 Breaking the Line


German delaying actions across the whole of Italy stubbornly slowed the Fifth and Eighth Army advances during late October and early November of 1943. It rained the November night that the 36th moved up to re-enter the line near Mignano, where Highway 6 and a main railway cut through a narrow pass into the Liri Valley running north toward Rome.
American | German | |
Division 1 |
5 Squad Bases 2x |
3 Squad Bases 1x |
Division 2 |
5 Squad Bases 2x |
3 Squad Bases 1x |
Strategy Decks | Command 1 | Morale 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 3 | 3 |
Operations Cards | - | - |
Deployment Zone | Any hex with a green border. | Any of the hexes on maps 3A and 11A. |
Starting Initiative | ![]() |
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Objective | At the end of any round, the American player wins the game if he controls the victory objective marker. | The German player wins if the American player is unable to fulfill his objective by the end of round 6. |
Rounds | 6 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | - | - |
Special Rules | The “Major Offensive” card from the Command 1 deck provides 3 additional actions (instead of 4). | Remove both of the “Take Down the Beast” cards from the Morale 1 deck. |
Terrain Features | Stream hexes are Shallow. |