WW2 ETO. The "Indianhead" attack at points 88 and 89.

My WW2 US forces, 10mm Pendraken, Minifigs and Wargames South

This game is loosely based on the US 2nd Infantry Division attack on Trevieres and the Aure River during the days  immediately  following 6th June 1944.    The actual map is based on point 88 and the Tilly map and so is not accurate, but it should make for an interesting game next week.   

For this game I`ve asked one of the Marshal Petain Society to plan the US attack, and have pre-programmed the German defence, using the letter codes to place my forces.  

My Big Men are, as is usual for my WW2 ETO games, Hollywood actors.   Programmed orders are for each big man, telling him when to give up the position or fight on etc...   I`m interested to see how long Kampfgruppe Fassbender of  916th Grenadier Regiment can survive the assault. 

This may break down into several IABSM or even COC games.   The hedge lines make the advance routes of critical importance, but that high ground to the North East looks over the whole area.  Let`s hope no SS Tiger tanks appear up there!

To:

Captain Thomas Hanks;

Baker Company, 

9th US Inf Regt 

8th June 1944

Captain, we are advancing towards the Cerisy Forest, and have taken over the line between 1st Infantry Division and 29th.  Baker Company is our forward team.  Capture both Point 88 and 89.  You may use your own company, all 4 platoons, (including your Weapons platoon Lmgs) under Lt Bill Shatner (but keep and eye on that boy he has a hero complex and wants to make Captain) 6 mortars and two medium machine guns with three halftracks. 

2nd Reconnaissance Troop will support with three Stuart light tanks commanded by Lt Braddock Pitt.  You may also use a single 50 Cal Mmg team from our Divisional Engineers, and an Anti Tank gun with Jeeps and crew from A/T Support.  Please note that all of our heavy weapons, from heavy machine guns to large calibre artillery, are still tied up in supply depots on Omaha Beach. 

Fassbender is hiding his Kampfgruppe somewhere among this lot

The Map is gridded into likely areas for the German defence.  HQ will need to know your plan and entry points into the battle zone.  Watch out for those hedgerows.

Discount the rumours of two SS Panzer Divisions approaching from the East.  We are sure that this is only Enemy propaganda.  Honestly.

Major General  George C. Scott.

Commanding 2nd "Indianhead" US Infantry Division