Hosingen, Belgium, December 16th 1944 - The Last Crusade CCG

The airborne platoons of Major Dubie must give up their objective: the Arnhem bridge. ... 1 six pounders AT Gun + 1 Three inches Mortar + 1 Bren Carrier.
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Dreyensweg, Holland, September 17th 1944 Story : As soon as the air drop on Oosterberg was reported, the 9. SS Panzer Division ‘Hohenstaufen’ hurries there all available units. The Tank Destroyers Battalion, without some elements and partly composed of sailors, nevertheless manage to stop the advance of the 1st Parachute Battalion who progresses on the ‘Leopard’ route. The airborne platoons of Major Dubie must give up their objective: the Arnhem bridge.

English units : · Elements of the 1st Parachute Battalion

1 six pounders AT Gun + 1 Three inches Mortar + 1 Bren Carrier 9 Airborne platoon + 3 Piat + 3 Two inches Mortar 1 Platoon leader

German units : ·

Elements of the Kampfgruppen von Allworden 1 Jagdpanzer IV + 1 Pak 40 2 Veteran + 1 MG Crew + 1 Platoon leader 6 Green

Scenario rules : Use the tactical rules. The English player sets up first and start first. The battlefield consists of CL (Clear), LW (Light woods). German Headquarters CL1 LW2 CL3 CL4 CL5 LW6 LW7 CL8 LW9 English Headquarters 1.

Turns 5 Turns

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Supply Each player receives 20 points at start. Both players receive 2 supply dices during the game. Supply points remain hidden during the game.

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Special cards Use the tactical rules (Beachhead to Berlin p77 to p86) for choosing the special cards. Special cards : Each player has a 20 special cards deck (2 identical cards max.) of his own choice. Each player draws 1 free card each turn with the possibility of buying only one other card at the cost of 6 supply points). Each player takes randomly 3 special cards in this deck before the game begins.

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SS Units The two German veteran units are SS units (+1 Inf, +1 Def).

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Others No refits are allowed.

Set up and reinforcements : English player: The 1st Parachute Battalion (except the Bren carrier and the six pounders AT Gun) deploys in the English headquarters (which on the first turn can contain more than nine units).

German player: The Green platoons deploy in CL4, CL5, LW6. All the other units deploy in CL1, CL2, CL3. Turn 2:

The Bren carrier and the six pounders AT Gun arrives in the English headquarters.

Victory The English player wins as soon as three British units went out of the battlefield by the north (from CL1, LW2, CL3) . Any other result is an German victory.

Credits Scenario by Philippe Naud adapted for The Last Crusade by Florent Coupeau Originally published in Vae Victis 42