A SMALL WWII SCENARIO

ACTION AT BAISEQUE,  FRANCE 1944

Wanting to get away from the large Cross Fire games that we usually  have 6 to 8 players every Thursday night to fit in to a game, I thought of having 3 small identical games with one player on each side to see how they would do.

The result was a scenario that can be played as above or as a small 2-person game. The game was played several times and since both sides won about an equal number of times, I can assume that it is fairly balanced.

You can see from the name, I hope, that this is a totally non-historical battle.

AMERICANS

Your orders are to take and occupy the German position in and about a small farm outside of the French town of Baiseque. It controls the approaches to the flank of their MLR.  You must take the farm house and the bunker (exact location unknown) with as few casualties as possible. You start on the table where shown on the map and with initiative.

You place your troops in the designated area, un hidden and NOT dug in. You may keep any amount of your force off table and enter at the Reinforcement Entry Point. You have the Inititiave

FORCES:                                                                                                   92points
1 Reinforced Company (VETERAN)
1 CC (+1)
1 60mm Mortar (on table)(12 Rds)

2 75mm Howitzers (offboard) W/observer 12 rds ea.

1 HMG
      4 Rifle Platoons
          1st Pl.
            1 PC(+1)
            2 Rifle Squads
            1 Bazooka Squad(2.5”)
          2nd Pl
             1PC(0)
             2 Rifle Squads
             1 Bazooka Squad(2.5”)
          3nd Pl
             1PC(0)
             2 Rifle Squads
             1 Bazooka Squad(2.5”)
           4th Pl
             1PC(0)
             2 Rifle Squads
             1 Bazooka Squad(2.5”)
Reinforcements

Potential reinforcement may be called upon at your discretion. They enter where shown on the map and on your initiative following the initiative in which you asked for them:

A. 1 75mm AT gun w/truck						3 pts
B. 1 M4 tank						9 pts
C. 1 REGULAR platoon w/bazooka and PC(+1)						13pts
D. 1 Engineer Sqd. W/ Halftrack						11 pts

GERMANS

Your position is a small farm outside of the French town of Baiseque. It controls the approaches to the main position behind you. You must hold the position at all costs, causing as much damage to the allies as possible.

You start hidden and dug in on the table in the area North of the river.

FORCES:

1 company (REGULARS)                                            91.5 Pts

               1 CC(+2)

               1 HMG

               1 120mm Mortar (10FMs) w/FO

               1 81mm Mortar (12FMs) w/FO

               3 Rifle Platoons

                        1^st Pl 1PC(+2)

                        3 Rifle Sqds –all w/Panzerfaust

                       

                        2^nd Pl PC(+1)

                        3 Rifle Sqds

                        3rd Pl PC(+1)

                        3 Rifle Sqds

               1 two stand bunker

               2 sections Barbed Wire

               1 Minefield

Reinforcements:Potential reinforcements that may be called upon at your discretion and enter anywhere along the North baseline on your initiative following the initiative in which you asked for them:

A. 1 PAC 40 AT gun w/ truck                          3 Pts

B. 1 Mk IV tank                                               9 Pts

C. 1 REGULAR Platoon                                  17 Pts

     w/1 Panzerfaust and PC(+1)

D. 1 HMG w/truck                                           6Pts

TERRAIN 

Fields are NOT in season 

River is a fordable linear obstacle 

Bog Down rule in effect for woods and river( 4- in river, 3- in woods. Unbog on a 5+, 1 is permanently bogged. +1 to Guns firing at bogged unit.) 

Constructions hold 2 stands not including FOs or Commanders

VICTORY POINTS                                                               GER                US

Ea. US Stand killed or suppressed at game end                        +2Pts               N/A    

Ea. Reinforcement Used                                                              -1/2 point value

Each US objective Held                                                            5Pts                 10Pts