Scenario: Lingevres (modified)
Rules: Rapid Fire 2
Scale: 1:72 (20 mm)
Game Club OHWC: Ostrava Historical Wargaming Club (Czech Republic)
Players: Emil & Benny (Germans), Ozdrake & Rapier (USA)
Victory: USA
Figures (painted by): US infantry Italeri 1:72 (Benny), German special units (Rapier), AT gun PaK 40 with crew (Rapier).
Wehicles (painted by): US wehicles – Italeri, Hasegawa, HAT, Amercom (Benny), German wehicles – Dragon, Italeri, DeAgostini (Rapier)
Lingevres, battalion level scenario. US attack a German-held village in Normandy, 14th June 1944
We played basic scenario, but instead of British we used US forces. I have improved our terrains.
German Forces: all troops are elite, all tanks are elite
Panzer Grenadier Regt 902
(commander Oberstleutnant Welsch)
2nd Battaion HQ
CO + 4 figures, Panzerschrecke
Sdkz 250/10 (37mm)
Company
8 figures, Panzerfaust
Sdkfz 251/7 half-track
Company
8 figures, Panzerfaust
Company
8 figures, Panzerfaust
Heavy Company
3 figures, MMG (MG-42 on the tripod)
3 figures, 75mm AT gun
3 figures, 81mm mortar, Sdkfz 251/2 half-track
2nd Company, Panzer Regiment 130
Panter (75mm) (Lt Steindamm)
Panter (75mm)
US Forces:
American Armored Combat Command – June 1944
Armoured Infantry Battalion
HQ
CO+ 6 figs, 60mm mortar, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Rifle Company
10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Rifle Company
10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Rifle Company
10 figures, Bazooka, M3 half-track
Heavy Company
6 figures, 50cal HMG, 30cal MMG, Bazooka, M3 half-track
3 figurs, 81mm mortar, M4 half-track
3 figures, 57mm AT gun, M3 half-track
Tank Destroyer Company
M-10 tank destroyer (76mm)
Medium Tank Company
2x Sherman tank (75mm)
1x Sherman tank (76mm)
Armoured Field Artillery Battalion
2x M-7 SP gun (105mm), Sherman OP tank
German deployment. German HQ (includes Sdkfz 250/10 and Panzerschrecke team) occupies farm Berolles. Village Lingevres is defended only by MMG team (located behind the wall in Hotel De La Plaze and 75mm AT gun PAK-40 which is dug-in near to crossroad at village (behind hedgerow). 1st Panzer Grenadier Company (armoured, includes Sdkfz 251/7) is dug-in behind hedgerow. 2nd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in in wood. 3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in behind hedgerow near to road to village. Sdkfz 251/2 81mm medium mortar is behind barracks in the village
US Forces attack German Panzer Grenadier company in the wood. Company is destroyed. Panzerfaust teams hit one M-3 Halftrack Rifle Company (light damage)
1st Panzer Grenadier Company, dug-in behind hedgerow
AT gun crew is ready to fight
3rd Panzer Grenadier Company (foot) is dug-in behind hedgerow near to road to village
US battalion attacking German position in the farm. German HQ must leave position, Panzerschrecke team is destroyed. One of M-3 Halftrack is destroyed from Sdkfz 250/10. Bazooka hits Sdfkz 250/10 (light damage). US rifle companies, heavy company, HQ company have occupied farm. German HQ and Sdfkz 250/10 under US fire (some lost on the crews). German HQ retreats to village
Final US attack on the village. US tanks are attacking German positions. US tanks attack is supported by US IDF fire from M-7 and US mortars and all rifle companies and heavy companies located in the farm. Sherman OP finds German MMG and call IDF fire on him
US tank company is attacking German Panters. From reverse fire near Panter hit one of 75mm Sherman (light damage). Second Panter fire from Hotel and missed! Sherman 76mm hit near Panter and destroyed him to first shot!!
US forces in the Farm Berolles. In the front is US HQ company (60mm light mortar)
M-7 SP gun (105)mm
Mortar US half-truck M-4 (81mm medium mortar)
US Rifle Companies behind farm's walls
German MMG is destroyed. Under IDF fire
1st Panzer Grenadier Company (armoured, includes Sdkfz 251/7) was dug-in behind hedgerow. Now, on the way to new position (occupied Hotel in the village)
US tanks attack
Second Panter platoon hit one of 75mm Sherman and destroyed him to first shot. In this time is destroyed German HQ (includes commander), AT gun crew (includes gun), one Panzer Grenadier Company (all) and German player must test morale. His test was unsuccessful (1 on the D6). German Panzer Grenadier Battalion must leave the battlefield!!
Last Panter platoon want to attack US, but waiting M-10 tank destroyer attacks him and destroyed last Panter tanks!
US on the way to the centre of the village. Germans are routing
Battle for the village is over. US are winners
Yes, US victory, because German commanders deployed units far from themself. Village was defended only by AT gun with MMG and farm was defended only by HQ. This can not stop all US forces which were concentrated on the farm (on the close front). I do not know why, but German commander did not send Panters and armoured Panzer Grenadier Company to counter attack on the farm. 3rd Grenadier Company could have been mounted to tanks and went to attack!
Autor: Pavel „Rapier” Ondruch
Zdjęcia: Pavel „Rapier” Ondruch
Opublikowano 01.07.2011 r.
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