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| '''Publication:''' [[ASL Annual '90]] | | '''Publication:''' [[ASL Annual 90|ASL Annual '90]] | ||
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| '''Location:''' | | '''Location:''' Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia | ||
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| '''Scenario Date:''' 15 | | '''Scenario Date:''' 15 February 1943 | ||
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| '''# of Turns:''' 7 | | '''# of Turns:''' 7 | ||
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| '''Maps Used:''' 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | | '''Maps Used:''' 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | ||
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| '''Attacker:''' German | | '''Attacker:''' German | ||
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== Conflict == | == Conflict == | ||
- | Kampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed north-west to Bir el Hafey in order to swing round and make the approach to Sidi Bou Zid from the west during the afternoon. Under heavy shelling from the Kampfgruppe Schütte, Colonel Thomas Drake requested permission to retreat, which was denied by Fredendall, who ordered him to hold his positions and wait for reinforcements, which never arrived. By 5 p.m. Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff and the 10th Panzer Division had attacked CC A which had been driven nearly 15 miles (24 km) west to Djebel Hamra, with the loss of 44 tanks and many guns. The infantry were marooned on the high ground at Djebel Lessouda, Djebel Ksaira and Djebel Garet Hadid. . . . During the night, the 1st US Armored Division commander Orlando Ward moved up Combat Command C (CC C) to Djebel Hamra, to counter-attack Sidi Bou Zid on 15 February but the attack was over flat exposed country and was bombed and strafed early in the move, then found itself between the two Panzer divisions, with more than 80 Panzer IV, Panzer III and Tiger I tanks. | ||
== Versions == | |||
* Scenario A20 in [[ASL Annual 90|ASL Annual '90]] | |||
== Victory Conditions == | == Victory Conditions == | ||
The Americans must exit units or eliminate German units | |||
== Balance == | == Balance == | ||
* [http://www.jrvdev.com/ROAR/VER1/ShowScenario.asp?ScenarioID=218 ROAR] | |||
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== After Action | == After Action Reports == | ||
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[[Category:Scenarios]] | [[Category:Scenarios]] | ||
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Counterattack at Sidi Bou Zid | |
| Publication: ASL Annual '90 | |
| Location: Sidi Bou Zid, Tunisia | |
| Scenario Date: 15 February 1943 | |
| # of Turns: 7 | |
| # of Maps: 6 | |
| Maps Used: 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 | |
| Attacker: German | |
| Defender: American | |
Conflict
Kampfgruppe Schütte and Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff of the 21st Panzer Division had secured the Maizila Pass to the south and Kampfgruppe Schütte headed north to engage two battalions of the 168th RCT on Djebel Ksaira while Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff headed north-west to Bir el Hafey in order to swing round and make the approach to Sidi Bou Zid from the west during the afternoon. Under heavy shelling from the Kampfgruppe Schütte, Colonel Thomas Drake requested permission to retreat, which was denied by Fredendall, who ordered him to hold his positions and wait for reinforcements, which never arrived. By 5 p.m. Kampfgruppe Stenckhoff and the 10th Panzer Division had attacked CC A which had been driven nearly 15 miles (24 km) west to Djebel Hamra, with the loss of 44 tanks and many guns. The infantry were marooned on the high ground at Djebel Lessouda, Djebel Ksaira and Djebel Garet Hadid. . . . During the night, the 1st US Armored Division commander Orlando Ward moved up Combat Command C (CC C) to Djebel Hamra, to counter-attack Sidi Bou Zid on 15 February but the attack was over flat exposed country and was bombed and strafed early in the move, then found itself between the two Panzer divisions, with more than 80 Panzer IV, Panzer III and Tiger I tanks.
Versions
- Scenario A20 in ASL Annual '90
Victory Conditions
The Americans must exit units or eliminate German units
Balance
Errata
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Analysis
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After Action Reports
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VASL Logs
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Downloads
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