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AdamL, In the Ardennes Offensive yes, most of the VGD's had established a VA from any organic mobile units they could scratch together, including towed guns and bicycle mounted Füsiliers. There was no set OOB or KstN for the VA. Sometimes, like with KG Kunkel (26 VGD's VA) they would get some armored cars from a Pz Division (in this case the 2. Pz) or even a battery of towed Corps Artillery or werfers. But they were for the most part built around their own organic semi-motorized PzJg Bn.

I did an SAS scenario a while back on the SDII called Operation Snowdrop All I had to work with was the Jeep MG. I thought the scenario captured the SAS feel OK (if I say so myself).

Interesting read Andreas, thanks. Except for his blunder at Bullingen I wasn't aware of Peiper's wide ranging incompetence as commander of a tank unit. cheers,

No argument here. Pride seems to be an admirable trait only to those who have little of it.

Panther Games (Highway to the Reich, et al.) is developing a company level East Front game and the mapmaker group came upon this revelation in the development forum regarding these Russian maps: "your link pointed me to the same modern maps we have. Everybody (me included) thought at first that 1942 was the good year. Alas no. The (russian)inscription are: 1. The system of coordinates of 1942 2. publication 1984 3. The map shows terrain based on materials of survey 1934,35 yr. corrected on the map of scale 1:50,000, renovated in 1980. Just a heads-up.

I've been playing around with "Conquest of the Aegean" for the past few weeks and I'm finding dozens of "freeze frame" moments while I'm playing that would make for great CMAK scenarios, especially with the underutilized Italian forces. The game is company sized with plenty of good OOB and TO&E information, and the maps are historically accurate as well. Anyone else picked up this title?

I think the most likely scenario that could have developed to throw the west front into temporary turmoil would be Eisenhower resigning as head of SHEAF because Montgomery was being such a pompous arse about the failure of the American Intelligence prior to the offensive. He was making it sound like the British had bailed the US out. A highly questionable assertion IMHO. The resignation in fact almost happened. It took an unprecedented formal apology by Monty to cool down Eisenhower, who was ready to call Marshall.

Agreed. Although such an event was so unlikely it boggles the mind to even think about it. Like, the anglo-american Allies would have had to throw in the towel before the germans got to Antwerp in order for the Germans to even get to Antwerp... (see what I mean? )

I thought they used "I" coy instead of "J" coy? :confused:

I thought they used "I" coy instead of "J" coy? :confused:

Wodin, Use the advanced search at the SD2. It allows you to search by region. If you enter "Italy" I highly recommend 2 by Kingfish - "The villas of Tuscany" and "Strada in chiante" They are well-researched, quintessential Italian campaign scenarios, that play well versus the Axis AI IMHO.

Yes, The website author Hans Wiijers and I have corresponded back and forth quite a few times. We tried to hook up during the 60th anniversary but we kept missing each other. He knows alot of veterans on both sides and his books have a wealth of information that you would not find anywhere else in the common publications, and are a must-have for the Ardennes enthusiast.

This is an awesome tool - thanks McAuliffe! I always wanted to see Dom Butgenbach from above. Peeking over that damn 12' wood fence was always a chore... The circular roudabout at the bottom right is the memorial to the 1st Infantry Division that fought here during the Battle of the Bulge.

For me the most significant difference that cmak/cmbb have over cmbo is the ability to set covered arcs, and in addition instruct your weapons to taget only armor if you wish. the "shoot and scoot" command is nice to have as well.

What follows is some interesting stuff from a discussion going on here Here are the authorized vehicles for a Panzer-Auklärungs-Abteilung as of 16 December 1944: Stab with 13x SdKfz 234/1 3x SdKfz 234/3 7x SdKfz 251/3 1x SdKfz 251/8 2x SdKfz 251/11 1.Kompanie with 9x SdKfz 250/5 16x SdKfz 250/9 2.Kompanie with 22x SdKfz 250/1 2x SdKfz 250/3 4x SdKfz 250/7 2x SdKfz 250/8 3.Kompanie with 11x SdKfz 251/1 2x SdKfz 251/2 2x SdKfz 251/3 2x SdKfz 251/9 6x SdKfz 251/17 4. [schwere] Kompanie with 2x SdKfz 251/1 7x SdKfz 251/2 2x SdKfz 251/3 7x SdKfz 251/7 6x SdKfz 251/9 1x SdKfz 251/11

I found this information from the excellent Arnhem Website Although the 10SS was not involved in the Ardennes fighting, these divisions were in the Arnhem area refitting for the fall and winter west wall campaigns. Although one can only assume that the TO&E's were similar for the I & II panzerkorps 3 months later in the Ardennes, I would say it's a safe bet. Interesting that for the 10SS it is a combination of HT's and AC's 9 S.S. Aufklarung Abteilung English name : Reconnaissance Battalion Commander : Captain Viktor Graebner Armament : 30 x Sdkfz 233+234 10 S.S. Aufklarung Abteilung English name : Reconnaissance Battalion Commander : Sturmbannfürer Brinkmann Armament : 3 x Sdkfz 231/232, 6 x Sdkfz 222, 2 x Sdkfz 250/9, 17 x le.SPW 250, 9 x m.SPW 251

lol - I remember reading that article in "The General" as a kid, with the big "IT" truck pulling up to the guy's house. I thought it was hilarious, yet somehow intriguing...

Thanks PC, this is good stuff to hear. My last trip to the ardennes a few weeks ago was highlighted by finding some foxholes on the hill above Schoenberg where the 422nd/106 and 423/106 surrendered on December 19th. Very lonely feeling up there, I can only imagine how the commanders felt when they dicovered that the Schoenberg bridge was strongly held by the 18th VG, and Otto Remer's Fuhrer Begleit was marching up the road 1/2 mile behind them. I found pieces of an M1 Garand and lots of spiked and complete ammo, chin strap buckles, and other stuff I could not identify. When I got back I contacted a guy who was there (M Co, 423rd), he sent me a bunch of maps of their starting positions on the Schnee Eifel, and where they ended up after they were ordered to break out toward Schoenberg. Becoming connected to this event, however safe and vicariously, adds a whole new dimension to the battle and the suffering endured by the boys of "the greatest generation"

Aragorn - email sent with the bulge scenarios, I hope you like 'em. Kingfish - thanks for the plug.

If you (or anybody) send me an email, I can send the 4 I did for the HSG bulge Pack. They are designed to play against the AI, but from what I heard they will do well against a human player. They are well researched (ala HSG) and the maps are painstakingly historical, taken from 1:25000 topo from the late '30's: 1. Sugar Bowl - The german Fallschirmjager assault on Krewinkle in the Losheim Gap, Dec 16th. 2. Fighting Withdrawal - The Americans retreat against overwhelming odds at Weckerath in the Losheim Gap, Dec 16th. 3. Kampfgruppe Zeiner - German penetration of Krinkelt, night of Dec 17th. 4. Twin Villages - Static Operation of the attack on Rocherath-Krinkelt & Lausdell crossroads, Dec 17th -18th. I also have a mod set for Ardennes Terrain available at CMMODS. I would also recommend the ETO buildings and fences from "Sie Kommen" to play the Ardennes scenarios.

44. Playing wargames since 1969... If messing around with the :cool: panzerblitz pieces counts as playing that is.

IIRC there is currently a reinforcement triggering device in (non-static) operations based on advancement of the map such that when the reinforcement tag appears on the newly advanced map, the forces associated with that tag come into play at the onset of that battle. Or am I missing the point here?

Harry, you sent me an email and It got buried-sorry. I got my topo maps from digging through the stacks at the UC Berkeley Map room. I checked them out and made full size copies of them. You may want to try a local university - you may be suprised at what you dig up. You can order high quality (but current period) topo maps of belgium on line, and view a free topo service at this site: belgium topo It helps if you can speak a little french! did you peruse the links I gave you from your previous thread?

Harry, I made a scan of the area Marcouray-Samree-Fraiture covering an area where the 3rd armored operated during early Jan '45. Drop me a line and I will send it off.

Looks like I can cover the advance of the 3rd Armored up to about January 12th, where they move south into a gap in my 1944 1:50000 coverage (the Houffalize quad) :mad: Any location north of grid 800 I will have. (i.e. I can pinpoint the "high ground at 617830" from page 85 of your link)