Saturday 22 August 2015

Falaise Gap - Part V

For those interested in the specific details of the forces we used, they were as follows:

Player 1 (Allied):

A. South Alberta Regt. + Arygyll & Southern Highlanders (Canada); Morale: Regular
  1 x  BHQ (Rifle; Uncommanded; in and around St. Lambert: Maj. David Currie)                  
  4  x Rifles        
  3 x  Sherman
  1 x Firefly              

B.  10th Polish Dragoons; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (1/2 t; in and around Chambois: Maj. R. Dowbór)
  1 x Brigade HQ (Sherman; may roll for 1/6 chance of air support per turn: Lt.Col. Władysław Zgorzelski)
  2 x Achilles 
  4 x Rifles (1/2 t)
  2 x Rifles (Carrier)
  2 x HMG (Carrier)
  1 x 3" Mortar (Carrier)
  1 x 6-pdr (Carrier)
  2 x Sherman
  1 x Firefly

C.  24th Polish Lancers; Morale: Regular
  1 x  BHQ (Sherman; near Chambois: Lt.Col. J. Kański)
  1 x Stuart
  2 x Achilles
  6 x Sherman
  3 x Firefly
  2 x Rifles (1/2 t)
  1 x Rifles (Carrier)

D. 2nd Battalion, 359th Infantry Regiment (US Army; Morale: Regular
  1 x BHQ (Rifle; Uncommanded; in and around Chambois: Major Leonard C. Dull)      
  2 x FO
  9 x Rifles
  2 x HMG
  1 x 81 mm Mortar
  1 x 57 mm AT (t)
  1 x M10
  3 x 105 mm (off-table, with FO)
  3 x 105 mm (off-table, with FO)
  3 x 105 mm (off-table, no FO)
  3 x 155 mm (off-table, no FO)

Player 2 (Allied):

A. 1st Polish Armour; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (Sherman; Hill 262: Lt. Col. Alexander Stefanowicz)
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifles; may roll for 1/6 chance of air support per turn: Lt. Col. Z. Szydłowski)
  1 x Stuart
  2 x Achilles
  6 x Sherman
  3 x Firefly
  4 x Rifles

B.  9th Polish Rifles; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (Rifles; North slopes of Hill 262: Maj. M. Kochanowski)
  1 x FO
  2  x 5.5" (off-table)
  8 x Rifles
  1 x HMG (Carrier)
  1 x 3" Mortar (Carrier)
  1 x 6-pdr (Carrier)
  1 x Engineer (1/2 track)

C.  Podhale Rifles; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (Rifles; around Mont Ormel: Lt.Col. K. Complak)
  1 x Carrier
  3 x 17-pdr (t)
  4 x Rifles
  1 x HMG (Carrier)
  1 x 3" Mortar (Carrier)
  1 x 6-pdr (Carrier)
  1 x Engineer (1/2 track)

D.  8th Polish Rifles; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (Rifles; North slopes of Hill 262: Lt.Col. Aleksander Nowaczyński)
  1 x Carrier  
  1 x FO
  2  x 5.5" (off-table)
  3 x 17-pdr
  6 x Rifles
  1 x HMG (Carrier)
  1 x 3" Mortar (Carrier)
  1 x 6-pdr (Carrier)
  1 x Engineer (1/2 track)

E. 2nd Polish Armour; Morale: Regular 
  1 x  BHQ (Sherman; southern slopes of Hill 262, south of Chaudehard: Lt.Col. S. Koszustki)
  1 x Stuart
  2 x Rifles
  3 x HMG 
  6 x Sherman
  3 x Firefly

Player 3 (Axis):

A. 2nd SS Panzer Div.; Morale: Veteran  
  1 x BHQ (Panther; enters turn 1 east of Hill 262: SS-Obersturmbannführer Otto Weidinger)
  1 x Brigade HQ (1/2 t: SS-Oberführer Otto Baum)  
  2 x Panther
  2 x Pz IV H
  1 x Engineer (truck)
  4 x Rifles (1/2 t)
  2 x Rifles

B. 362nd Inf. Div. (?); Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (1/2 t; enters turn 2 east of Hill 262)
  1 x StuG IIIG
  1 x 20 mm SP AA
  1 x FO
  2 x 105 mm (off-table)
  6 x Rifles

C. 9th SS Panzer Div. (in part); Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Panther; enters turn 8 north of Chaudehard: SS-Obersturmbannführer Wilhelm Bittrich)
  1 x Brigade HQ (1/2 t: SS-Oberführer Friedrich-Wilhelm Bock)  
  1 x Panther
  2 x Tiger
  1 x Pz IV H
  2 x Rifles

D. 9th SS Panzer Div. (in part); Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Panther; enters turn 8 north of Chaudehard: SS-Obersturmbannführer Walter Harzer)
  1 x FO
  2 x 105 mm (off-table)
  1 x Panther
  1 x Pz IV H
  2 x Rifles (1/2 t)  
  2 x Rifles
  1 x 120 mm Mortar (t)

Player 4 (Axis):

A. 5th Regiment, 3rd Fjr. Div.; Morale: Veteran  
  1 x BHQ (Rifle; near Mimbeville: Oberstleutnant Karl-Heinz Becker)   
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifle: Generalmajor Eugen Meindl)
  5 x Rifles
  1 x 120 mm Mortar (t)
  1 x 20 mm AA (t)
  1 x StuG IIIG

B. 8th Regiment, 3rd Fjr. Div.; Morale: Veteran     
  1 x BHQ (Rifle; south of Mimbeville: Oberstleutnant Ernst Liebach)   
  6 x Rifles
  1 x 81 mm Morta
  1 x Engineer
  1 x StuG IIIG

C. 9th Regiment, 3rd Fjr. Div.; Morale: Veteran  
  1 x BHQ (Rifle; Sourdevais: Major Kurt Stephani)
  1 x FO
  2 x 105 mm (t)    
  6 x Rifles
  1 x Engineer

D. 353rd Infantry Division; Morale: Regular
  1 x BHQ (Rifle; north of Mimbeville: Generalleutnant Paul Mahlmann
  1 x SMG
  6 x Rifles
  1 x Engineer
  1 x PaK 40 (t)
  1 x StuG IIIG
  1 x 20 mm AA (t)

Player 5 (Axis):

A. 2nd Panzer Div. + 10th SS Panzer Div.; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Panther; enters turn 1 west of St. Lambert: SS-Brigadeführer Heinz Harmel)
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifles: Generalleutnant Heinrich Freiherr von Lüttwitz)
  1 x 234/1 AC
  1 x Tiger
  1 x Panther
  2 x Pz IV H
  2 x Rifles (1/2 t)  
  4 x Rifles
  1 x 251/2 SP 81 mm Mortar
  1 x Engineer
  1 x SP 20 mm AA
  1 x 88 mm AA (t)

B. 116th Panzer Div. + 12th SS Panzer Div.; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Panther; enters turn 1 west of Chambois: SS-Oberführer Kurt Meyer)
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifles: General der Panzertruppe Gerhard Graf von Schwerin) 
  1 x 234/1 AC
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifles)
  1 x Tiger
  2 x Panther
  2 x Pz IV H
  2 x Rifles (1/2 t)  
  4 x Rifles
  1 x GW1 SP 150 mm
  1 x Engineer
  1 x SP 20 mm AA

C. 84th Infantry Division; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Rifles; enters turn 2 southwest of St. Lambert)
  1 x Brigade HQ (Rifles) 
  6 x Rifles
  1 x 120 mm Motar (t)

D. 276th Infantry Division; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Rifles; enters turn 4 west of Chambois)
  1 x FO
  2 x 105 mm (off-table)
  6 x Rifles
  1 x 81 mm Motar

E. 277th Infantry Division; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Rifles; enters turn 6 west of St. Lambert)
  6 x Rifles
  1 x 81 mm Motar
  1 x StuG IIIG
  1 x PaK 40 (t)

F. 326th Infantry Division; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Rifles; enters turn 8 west of Chambois)
  6 x Rifles
  1 x Engineer
  1 x 20 mm AA (t)

G. 363rd Infantry Division; Morale: Regular   
  1 x BHQ (Rifles; enters turn 10 west of St. Lambert)
  1 x FO
  2 x 105 mm (off-table)
  6 x Rifles
  1 x PaK 40 (t)
  1 x 75 mm IG (t)







2 comments:

  1. Great after action and pictures, thanks for posting.
    Cheers
    Steve

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  2. Thanks (although I'm not sure how anyone can call the pictures great! Well, I guess the ones not of the game were...)

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