On June 6th, 1944, Lt. Col. James Earl Rudder led 3 companies of the 2nd Ranger Battalion to land the cliff of Pointe du Hoc and silence three battery positions before Normandy landing. They successfully controled the Pointe du Hoc and found the missing 155mm guns behind a tree line in the south of the battery.
You can see a revisioned version of this scenario here: 329 The Rangers at Pointe du Hoc (Revised)
American | German | |
Division 1 |
9 Squad Bases 2x |
10 Squad Bases - 31 Regular Infantry - 1 Officer - 1 Mortar Crew - 3 Machine Gun Crew |
Division 2 |
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Strategy Decks | Artillery 1 | Morale 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 2 | 1 |
Operations Cards | - Clear Mines - Inspiring Leadership |
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Deployment Zone | Any hex with stream overlap on map 8A. | Any hex in all maps |
Starting Initiative | ![]() |
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Objective | American with 4VPs at the end of round 6 wins. | - |
Rounds | 6 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | The Americans receive the following reinforcements after controling 2 VPs at the round during the Status Phase. - 2 Squad Bases - 1 Officer - 2 Elite Infantry - 5 Regular Infantry - 1 Engineer specialization - 1 Flamethrower |
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Special Rules | - | - |
Terrain Features | The stream is Shallow. |