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"The YANKS are Coming!"
This six scenario pack revolves around the battles involving the
American forces in the European Theatre of Operation and is
compatible with MMP's ASL System.
WP 11 - "CHIEF", 9 July 1944:
A second German counterattack came along the ridge from Martinville and
hit the US 175th Infantry Regiment's 1st Battalion on the right. The
German's attack, supported by a self-propelled gun, struck Company A,
which was already severely decimated, having lost its last officer on
the preceding day and was now commanded by a NCO, 1st Sergeant Harold E.
Peterson. The results of the self-propelled gun's fire were deadly.
Raking the hedgerow from one end to the other, it blew out great gaps
and caused casualties with every shot.
WP 12 - ROCK THE KASBAH, 9 November
1942: Fifteen miles north of the Moroccan capital of
Rabat, was the seaside resort of Mehdia, which of the major landing
sites for the Operation TORCH, was considered to be the least difficult.
Tasked with the landing was the US 60th Infantry Regiment, commanded by
Brigadier-General Lucian Truscott. The initial landing hadn't gone as
smoothly as planned, but it was without serious opposition. Once ashore,
Truscott's 9,000 troops were supposed to capture the modern airfield at
Port Lyautey, a few miles up the winding Sebou River.
WP 13 - BRIDGE NUMBER 10, 18 September 1944: Just
before dawn, Lieutenant Lloyd L. Polette Jr., a platoon commander with
Company F, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, received orders to capture
Bridge Number 10 over the Maas-Waal Canal. For the task, a machinegun
section from the 2nd Battalion's MG Platoon joined Polette's 25-man
platoon. Arriving at the edge of the woods, south of the bridge, Polette
shook out his platoon, and in the rapidly fading darkness gave the order
to advance.
WP 14 - TOOTH AND NAIL, 7 July 1944: The American's
plan for crossing of the Vire River was for the 2nd Battalion, 117th
Infantry Regiment to cross the river at 0430 hours, with Companies E and
F abreast. Company G was to first provide fire support on the left and
then cross ten-minutes after Company F. The movement began exactly as
schedule and it continued in that manner.
WP 15 - BURNT, BLUE AND GRAY, 9 July 1944: The Germans
had moved back on the Martinville Ridge, managing to slip behind the
frontline units of the American's 29th Infantry Division (Blue and
Gray). Apparently the Germans' tactic, whether as a result of his
limited strength or of ignorance as to the Americans' location, managed
to cut-off the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment and prevent its
relief, rather than to make a direct attack on the isolated force.
WP 16 - A THORN IN THE FLESH, 7 August 1944: Operation
LUTTICH began shortly after midnight without a preliminary artillery
bombardment. Dense fog had settled in during the night, as was common in
the area, and when morning arrived, it still covered the battlefield,
much to the relief of the Germans, as it provided cover from Allied air
attack. In the southern sector, the battle-weary
17.SS-Panzergrenadier Division Gotz von Berlichingen, lacking
officers and now reduced to kampfgruppe size, was attached to
2.SS-Panzer Division Das Reich and constituted the centre
attacking force, tasked with the capture of a ridge known as Point 317.
Map Boards Required: 10, 40, 54, 55, & p
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