August 17th 1944. After General George Patton is ordered to stay in Argentan on August fifth. This allowed the Germans to begin to move troops out of the pocket. Finally, closing the gap falls on the Canadians with Operation Tractable. The Canadian Sutherland Highlanders, elements of the South Alberta Tank Regiment and the Fifth Anti-Tank Regiment are on advance near the town of Trun. They are on the move to complete the encirclement of the German forces in the gap, liberating the town the next day. In the town awaits a Panzer headquarters unit with several Panzer platoons and an anti-tank platoon. The countryside is complex with a small village, hedgerows, and a shallow Dives River.
Canadian | German | |
Division 1 |
4 Squad Bases M10 TD 1x Flamethrower |
3 Squad Bases 3 Panzer IV 1x Flamethrower |
Division 2 |
4 Squad Bases 4 M4 Sherman |
3 Squad Bases 1 Panther 1x Engineer |
Strategy Decks | Ground Support 1 Artillery 2 |
Supply 1 Artillery 1 |
Starting Strategy Cards | 3 | 3 |
Operations Cards | 025 Hospital 006 Merciless Assault |
003 Shattered Morale |
Deployment Zone | Division 1: dark tan hexes on map 29B. Division 2: light tan hexes on map 26B. |
Division 1: black hexes on maps 5A and 30B. Division 2: gray hexes on maps 24B and 30B. |
Starting Initiative | ||
Objective | The Canadians need to take and hold the town by the end of the seventh round. The Canadians receive 1 point for each tank they destroy, 2 points for destroying the tank destroyers, and 3 points for destroying the Panther. The Germans receive 1 point for each M4 they destroy and 2 points for each M10 they destroy. The town objective is worth 5 points for whoever holds it at the end of round 7. Add up scores to find the winner. | |
Rounds | 7 | |
Actions per turn | 3 | 3 |
Reinforcements | Round 5 (Status) ("R" hexes) 3 squad bases 6 Infantry, 3 Elite Infantry, 1 officer, 1 Mortar Crew 1 M10 2 M4 |
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