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Greif IScenario#: G04 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Moderscheid, BelgiumHitler’s commando, Otto Skorzeny, formed a volunteer unit of English speaking troops to infiltrate American positions. Wearing US uniforms, these soldiers were to sow confusion in the enemy ranks and create chaos. Here a unit of these troops approach… Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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Greif IIScenario#: G05 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Moderscheid, BelgiumThe alarm has been raised. US soldiers with armor backup move to eliminate the saboteurs in their lines. The German commandos have nowhere to run. They will make their final stand at these crossroads. Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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Daredevil TankersScenario#: G10 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Stoumont, BelgiumArriving in Belgium without their tanks, the men of the 740th Tank Battalion scraped together what armor they could at a depot enroute to the front. The men cobbled together some bastard tanks and rushed forward to meet Kampfgruppe Peiper. … Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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At Dawn’s Early LightScenario#: PB1 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumOn December 19th, the Wehrmacht continued to advance towards the vital crossroads town of Bastogne. Sent to delay them were the men of Team Desobry. The two forces met outside of a town named Noville. Old School Tactical — Pocket Battles |
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The Bigger They ComeScenario#: PB2 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumThe initial attack drove Desobry’s men back to Noville proper. There they waited, hoping against hope that the Germans were through with them. They would have no such luck. Shortly after resetting the defense, the Americans once again heard engines … Old School Tactical — Pocket Battles |
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Highway to HellScenario#: PB3 Date: December 19, 1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumOf course, the Tigers weren’t the only bad news. The mist had finally lifted and Desobry’s men realized that they were damn near surrounded. Old School Tactical — Pocket Battles |
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Dom ButgenbachScenario#: G06 Date: December 20, 1944 Location: Moderscheid, BelgiumThe ’Big Red One’ had been in constant combat since the D-Day landings. They were in the Ardennes area for rest and refit when the German offensive launched. These hardy veterans were rushed forward to plug any gaps in the … Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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Breaking OutScenario#: PB4 Date: December 20, 1944 Location: Noville, BelgiumMorning dawned and it became obvious that there was no defeating and no more delaying the German advance. Team Desobry’s only chance was to break out and link up with the forces in Bastogne. Old School Tactical — Pocket Battles |
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Stand at St. VithScenario#: G07 Date: December 21, 1944 Location: St. Vith, BelgiumAs the Ardennes offensive plunged forward, a defensive position developed in St. Vith by the Americans. Elements of many different units retreated to, or moved with purpose to the town and did their best to stop or slow the Germans. … Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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The Shell Begins to CrackScenario#: PD03 Date: December 21, 1944 Location: St. Vith, BelgiumAfter several days of battle, the goose egg that was the American’s St. Vith perimeter began to crack. Early in the morning of 21 December, a mixed force of German infantry and AFVs overran elements of the 27th Armored Infantry … Old School Tactical — Phantom Division |
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NUTS!Scenario#: G08 Date: December 23, 1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumCutoff and surrounded, the ’Battling Bastards of Bastogne’ will not surrender. The Germans look for a weak spot in the American perimeter. The Grenadiers have a couple of assault guns to support their push. As dawn breaks, troopers of the … Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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Joyeux NoelScenario#: G09 Date: December 25, 1944 Location: Bastogne, BelgiumWar does not take a holiday in the siege of Bastogne. The Germans are determined to snuff out Resistance. Panzers and Grenadiers push their way into the town. Help is on the way to relieve them, but the paratroopers must … Old School Tactical — Ghost Front |
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Action at PotpotScenario#: H10 Date: January 16, 1945 Location: Luzon, PhillipinesGeneral Yamashita Tomoyuki committed tanks of the 2nd Armored Division in counterattacks to slow the US army's advance. Japanese tanks were ill equipped to take on the Americans but their crews were just as fanatical as any troops in the … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific |
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Clark FieldScenario#: H11 Date: January 24, 1945 Location: Luzon, PhillipinesAfter landing, one of MacArthur’s priorities was capturing this airfield to use in the campaign. Japanese units of the Kembu Group stiffened their defense as the Americans approached. With armor support, it was up to the ’Buckeyes' of the 37th … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific |
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We Can Try ThisScenario#: PD04 Date: March 7, 1945 Location: Remagen, GermanyAfter breaking through the Siegfried Line, the 9th Armored Division raced into Germany. On the afternoon of March 7th, C Troop of the 89th Reconnaissance Squadron, which was part of Task Force Engemann, rolled onto a ridge overlooking the small … Old School Tactical — Phantom Division |
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Over the RhineScenario#: W15 Date: March 10, 1945 Location: Remagen, GermanyThe Americans couldn’t believe their luck when they came upon the Ludendorff Bridge still intact. They rushed to capture it and pushed as many troops as they could across the Rhine. The Germans scrambled to mount a counter attack. They … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Heavy HittersScenario#: W11 Date: March 21, 1945 Location: Ruhr, GermanyThe M36 Jackson was an upgunned tank destroyer that gave the Americans a gun that could tangle with the powerful German tanks. In the Ruhr, armored infantry of the 9th move forward to clear a village and secure the roads. … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Big BoysScenario#: PD05 Date: March 24, 1945 Location: Remagen, GermanyThe Germans threw everything that they had at the Remagen bridgehead. The Arado Ar234 Blitz jet bomber, massive artillery barrages, V2 rockets (their only tactical use in WW2), and frogmen. However, a well-coordinated, crushing ground assault never… Old School Tactical — Phantom Division |
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Hunting the HuntersScenario#: W06 Date: April 2, 1945 Location: Ruhr, GermanyThe Jagdpanzer 38 was nicknamed Hetzer, or hunter by the German troops. But lately the hunters had become the hunted. The two tank destroyers sat waiting to ambush, concealed in their camouflage. The war was almost over for the Americans, … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Any Day the Ruhr PocketScenario#: PD06 Date: April, 1945 Location: Ruhr, GermanyGermany collapsed as the US 1st and 9th Armies divided the already encircled Ruhr. Some towns greeted the Americans with white flags while others fought to the death. In many towns, the men of the 9th Armored Division encountered … Old School Tactical — Phantom Division |
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Won’t They Ever Give Up SpringScenario#: WS2 Date: Spring, 1945 Location: Rhine River, GermanyIt had been a long war, but then again, any war is a long war. We were supposed to be home by Christmas, but Hitler had other ideas, and those other ideas damn near worked. Driving us almost to the … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Fools Rush InScenario#: H12 Date: April 19, 1945 Location: Okinawa, PacificIn supporting attacks of the 27th Infantry Division, the tanks of the 193rd Tank Battalion found themselves isolated. To make matters worse, they ran into an ambush by the Japanese 22nd independent Anti-Tank Battalion. The Japanese fell upon the… Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific |
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Sugarloaf HillScenario#: H13 Date: May 17, 1945 Location: Okinawa, PacificSugarloaf Hill was not large, but it was an anchor of the Shuri Line of Japanese defenses. It was heavily fortified and would see some of the fiercest fighting of the campaign. Units of the 6th Marine Division were brought … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific |
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Last Battle, Last StandScenario#: H14 Date: June 20, 1945 Location: Okinawa, PacificThe Battle for Okinawa, Operation Iceberg for the US, was the largest and costliest campaign in the Pacific theater of WW II. The Japanese would call it the ‘typhoon of steel ‘. After hard fighting. Lieutenant General Mitsuru Ushijima's remaining … Old School Tactical — Hell Bent Pacific |