General McAulliffe´s 101st Airborne is up against general von Manteuffel`s 5th Panzer Army at the Belgian town of Bastogne (Bastnach).
The german commander initiallay asked the american commander McAluiffe to surrender due to the german being supperior in force, but the only answer he got was: "Nuts".
American | German | |
Division 1 |
6 Squad Bases 8 Sherman Tank |
6 Squad Bases 4 Panzer IV Tank |
Division 2 |
6 Squad Bases 3 GMC CCKW 353 Truck 1x Flamethrower |
6 Squad Bases 2 Tiger I |
Strategy Decks | American Air Support 1 Artillery 2 Supply 1 |
Command 1 Ground Support 1 Morale 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 3 | 3 |
Operations Cards | 012 Massive Confusion 014 No surrender |
006 Merciless Assault 009 Tank Ace 007 Lay Razor Wire |
Deployment Zone | Division 1: Anywhere on map 10B. Division 2: Anywhere on map 5A. |
Division 1: Anywhere on map 6B. Division 2: Anywhere on map 2B. |
Starting Initiative | dice dice | |
Objective | Control both victory markers at the end of round nine. | |
Rounds | 9 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | - | - |
Special Rules | Up to four Shermans can be replaced by M10 Tank Destroyers. | |
Weather | Bad weather made use of trucks impossible prior to engegement, therefore truck movement is not allowed until round two. |