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- Collection: Old School Tactical
Hedgerow ClashScenario#: W04 Date: July 16, 1944 Location: Saint-Lo, FranceThe hedgerow fighting in Normandy was brutal for the Americans. The stout earthen mounds, covered in vegetation, made any progress slow and costly. The terrain favored the defender, and the 352 nd was home here. It was ready for the … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Patton’s GhostsScenario#: W05 Date: August 6, 1944 Location: Le Mans, FranceThe Recon units of the 3rd Army were known as Patton’s Ghosts because they moved so swiftly and quietly that they were never detected by the enemy until it was too late. Scouting the approaches to Le Mans, elements of … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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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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Night RaidScenario#: W07 Date: September 12, 1944 Location: Metz, FranceGerman defenses came together in the city of Metz to put a stop to Patton’s 3rd Army. The Americans needed intelligence for the upcoming assault. A raid was devised to capture some German officers to get this information. The US … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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ChaosScenario#: W08 Date: December 14, 1944 Location: Düren - Hürtgenwald, GermanyThe battle for the crossroads was chaos. First one, then the other side would gain control of the key buildings. The Brass kept sending reinforcements, that was the good news. The bad news was that they would then call back, … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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The AbbeyScenario#: W09 Date: June 18, 1944 Location: Montebourg, FranceOne thing was certain when fighting the Germans. If you dislodged them from their positions, you knew damn well that they would be back. Having wrested control of a small village from the enemy, the Americans prepared their defense. The … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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A German ShermanScenario#: W10 Date: December 13, 1944 Location: Strass, GermanyAfter three days of fighting, the 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83rd Infantry Division has captured the town of Strass. The German defenders, elements of the 353rd Volksgrenadier Division, have retreated to the woods East of the village. Under the … 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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Bourbon for BraveryScenario#: W12 Date: October 8, 1944 Location: Aachen, GermanyThe West Wall fortifications stood between the Allies and the German homeland. They would make the enemy pay dearly for each step into Germany. Near the old city of Aachen, American soldiers of the 1st Infantry Division, the ’Big Red … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Operation LuttichScenario#: W13 Date: August 7, 1944 Location: Mortain, FranceAfter the Americans broke free with Operation Cobra, the Germans had to react to slow their advance. A counter attack was launched in the area of Mortain. Facing the Germans was the US 30th Infantry Division, ’Old Hickory”, resting in … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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CobraScenario#: W14 Date: July 25, 1944 Location: Hebecrevon, FranceThe Allies had to break out from the deadly stalemate being fought in the hedgerows. Their answer was Operation Cobra. The elite Panzer Lehr Division was caught in the zone that was devastated by American carpet bombing. Those that survived … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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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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The Beast of ArgentanScenario#: W16 Date: August 14, 1944 Location: Argentan, FranceThe noose was tightening on the Falaise pocket with two German armies trying to escape the trap. The US 5th Armored Division moves towards Argentan to stem the flow of battered German units Eastwards. The exhausted Wehrmacht troops have their … Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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Attacking StrassScenario#: WS1 Date: December 10, 1944 Location: Strass, GermanyThe 330th Infantry Regiment of the 83 rd Infantry Division is sent to capture the town of Strass, near the Hurtgen Forest. The town was defended by the veterans of the 353rd Infantry Division. It would be a tough fight. Old School Tactical — Volume 2 Western Front |
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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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Over the BorderScenario#: 2E01 Date: June 22, 1941 Location: RussiaOperation Barbarossa is launched. Explosive clashes happen all along the front. This is one small dash' of troops just over the border. A German recon unit looks to take a small farmhouse from the Bolsheviks. Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front 2nd Ed. |
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Irons in the FireScenario#: 2E02 Date: June 23, 1941 Location: RussiaOperation Barbarossa is launched. Tank on tank actions occur all along the front. In this small fight, German tanks tangle with a surprised group of Soviet light armor. Old School Tactical — Volume 1 Eastern Front 2nd Ed. |
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The HighwayScenario#: RB1 Date: June 2, 1944 Location: Dubrovno, RussiaThe Moscow-Minsk highway was crucial to both sides in the summer of 44. Pushing through, the Russian armies would have a gateway to rapidly move West, trapping German forces along the way. The highway was defended by the fortified… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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As Night ApproachesScenario#: RB2 Date: June 24, 1944 Location: Kirowsk, RussiaThe Josef Stalin heavy tank became separated from its unit and bogged down in the marsh of the back woods. Its commander, the son of a Russian general, is privy to many of the Soviet plans and must avoid capture… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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Smash and BurnScenario#: RB3 Date: June 26, 1944 Location: Vitebsk, RussiaAs Vitebsk was a salient in the German lines it was one of the first cities overrun by the Russians in Operation Bagration. The Russian Fronts had overwhelming numbers and brought a mass of armor with them… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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Slo Way OutScenario#: RB4 Date: June 28, 1944 Location: Bobruisk, RussiaAs a fortified city, or Fester Piatz, Bobruisk was to be defended at all costs as decreed by Hitler. These orders hamstrung the German commanders and trapped many of their soldiers… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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The Trains Must RunScenario#: RB5 Date: July 2, 1944 Location: Minsk, RussiaAs enemy forces closed in on Minsk, it was imperative for the Germans to keep the rail lines open. Not only for supplies but more importantly to evacuate the wounded. Arriving to help was the 5th Panzer Division… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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RuckkampferScenario#: RB6 Date: July 8, 1944 Location: Logoysk, RussiaWhen Army Croup Center collapsed and cities capitulated, there were a many pockets of isolated Cerman soldiers left behind. They were called 'Ruckkampfers', and these survivors of the obliterated divisions… Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |
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A Hard BargainScenario#: RB7 Date: July 2, 1944 Location: Minsk, RussiaThis 2 day battle offers a glimpse of the many battles fought near Minsk. Units of the Russian 11 th Guards Army scrapping with units of the reinforcing 5th Panzer Division. Old School Tactical — Red Blitz |