April 29, 1945. While pushing through Nazi Germany the 14th Armor Division sent forward Combat Command A to capture the bridges around Moosburg (crossing the Amper and Isar rivers). As CCA neared their objectives, they learned of a massive Prisoners of War Cam (POW) in Moosbutg, Stalag VIIA. Orders came down to liberate the camp while securing the bridges.
American | German | |
Division 1 |
3 Squad Bases 3 M4A1 Sherman Tanks 3 M3A1 Half Tracks |
8 Squad Bases |
Division 2 |
3 Squad Bases 3 M4A1 Sherman Tanks 3 M3A1 Half Tracks |
8 Squad Bases |
Strategy Decks | Artillery 2 Command 1 |
Ground Support 1 Morale 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 3 | 3 |
Operations Cards | - | 013 Desperate Defenders |
Deployment Zone | Any of the green shaded hexes on map 2A, 7B, or 8A. | Any hex on maps 1A, 3A. 4A, 6A, or 713. |
Starting Initiative | ||
Objective | At the end of Turn 6, each side gains 5 Victory Points for each bridge that they control. The Germans may also score VPs when the Americans use Artillery (see special rules).The side with the most victory points at the end of round 6 wins. | |
Rounds | 6 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | - | - |
Special Rules |
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Terrain Features | The streams are shallow. | |
Setup | The yellow shaded hexes represent the POW camp. The German player deploys two bases, each containing one regular American infantry, in each clear hex of the POW camp. These represent the POWs and are not part of either force. |