Scenario for HOTT WW2

 

Arnhem

 

            West of Arnhem, the first wave of the British Airborne landed in a nice tight formation, but because of various delays did not start their 13 km march to Arnhem, until late in the afternoon.  The 2nd Parachute battalion was sent ahead to secure the bridges over the Neder.  The railway bridge was demolished beofre they could secure it.   And “A” company made it as far as the north end of the Arnhem bridge, but no further.  They dug in and waited for reinforcements.  The rest of the brigade had been bogged dwon in the town of Oosterbeek, half way to their objective. 

 

Arnhem Scenario

 

 

Game length 36 turns [see Special Rules]; German sets up; first Allies move first

Allied Orders of Battle

Morale -  1st Airborne Brigade = destroyed upon their 5th recoil

                Guard Division = destroyed upon their 4th recoil

British 1st Airborne

(Command d6; Breakpoint = 7 AP)

1x HQ

1x Light Artillery (towed)

6x SMG Infantry

1x truck =21 AP

German Order of Battle

Morale – 9th and 10th SS = destroyed upon their 4th recoil

            All other German elements = destroyed upon their 3rd recoil

9th SS Divison

(Command d6; out-of-command)

1x Infantry

1x PzIV (medium tank)

1x Armored Car = 6 AP

[rest of 9th SS arrives as reinforcements)

Deployment

The German player deploys his elements where indicated on the map

The Allied player, then selects two landing zones for his airborne elements.  The landing zones can be in any OPEN area marked as LZ on the map.  He then announces which elements will land at each landing zone.  No more than 5 elements may land at any one landing zone.  The light artillery and the truck land as one element.  On the first turn of the game, the Allied player rolls a direction die and a drift die for every airborne element, to determine their actual landing spot. (see special rules].  If the element lands in water it is placed adjacent to the water and marked as “disrupted”.  If the element lands in woods or a Built Up Area it is marked as “disrupted”.  “Disrupted” elements cannot move and are destroyed if bettered in fire or close combat.  It costs 1 PIP to remove the disruption. 

Reinforcements 

The FIRST time the German player rolls a “6” for his Command PIPs, the rest of support units of the 2nd SS Panzer Corps arrives at Entry Point ”G”;  and the PanzerGrenadier elements of the 10SS Panzer Division arrives at Entry Point “B” or “C”.  It costs one PIP to deploy each group on the table.  The remaining 4 PIPs are available to command elements already on the table.

2nd SS Corps Support units

(command d4; Break Point  = 2 AP)

1x HQ

1x Heavy Artillery (self-propelled)

1x PzIV tank (medium tank) = 4 AP

10th SS Panzer Division

(command d6; Break Point = 9 AP )

1x HQ

1x Heavy Weapons

3x Infantry = 8 AP

The SECOND time the German player rolls a “6” for his Command PIPs, the 9th SS Panzer Division arrives at Entry Point “E”; the rest of the 10th SS Division arrives at Entry Point “D” and the Kampfgruppen Von Tettau arrives at Entry Point “F”.  It costs one PIP each to deploy these forces on the table.  The remaining 3 PIPs are available to command elements already on the table.

9th SS Panzer Division

(command d6; Break Point = 12 AP)

1x HQ

2x STG III ( medium tank)

1x Heavy Weapon

4x Infantry

1x Light Artillery (towed)

1x Heavy AT gun (towed)

4x half tracks

3x trucks = 30 AP

10th SS Panzer Division

(rest of division already on table)

1x Panther Tank (heavy tank)

2x PzIV Tank (medium tank)

2x Infantry

1x Heavy AT gun (towed)

2x halftracks

1x truck =  18 AP

Kamptgruppen Von Tettau

(command d4; Break Point = 3 AP)

1x HQ

1x Heavy Weapons

3x Infantry  = 8 AP

The FIFTH  time the German player rolls a “6” for Command PIPs, the Kampfgruppen Frunsberg arrives at Entry Point “F” It costs one PIP to deploy the KG Frunsberg on the table.  The remaining 5 PIPs are available to command elements already on the table.

Kampfgruppen Frunsberg

(Command d4; Break Point 3 AP)

1x HQ

1x Heavy Weapons

2x Infantry

1x halftrack

The SEVENTH  time the German player rolls a “6” for Command PIPs, the Kampfgruppen Hohenstauffen arrives at Entry Point “D” It costs one PIP to deploy the KG Frunsberg on the table.  The remaining 5 PIPs are available to command elements already on the table.

Kampfgruppen Hohenstauffen

(command d4; Break Point =  3 AP)

1x HQ

1x Tiger Tank (Super-heavy tank)

1x Heavy Weapons

1x Infantry

2x trucks

The THIRD  time the Allied player rolls a “6” for his Command PIPs, rest of the 1st Airborne Brigade may land at any one of the landing zones listed.  It costs one PIP to land the Paratroop elements on the table.  The remaining 5 PIPs are available to command airborne elements already on the table.

1st Airborne Brigade

(rest of brigade already on table)

3x SMG Infantry

            The SIXTH  time the Allied player rolls a “6” for his Command PIPs, the Guard Division of the 30th Corps arrives at Entry Point “A”.  It costs one PIP to deploy the Guard Division on the table.  The remaining 5 PIPs are available to command airborne elements already on the table.

Guard Divison

(command d8; Break Point = 15 AP)

1x HQ

3x Sherman tanks (medium tank)

3x Armoured Cars (light tank)

1x Heavy towed AT gun

1x Heavy weapons

6x Infantry

4x halftracks

4x trucks = 43 AP

Victory Conditions

The Allied Player wins if he can get 3 elements plus the HQ of the 30th Corps across the bridge and into Arnhem, by the end of the game.  The German player wins if he prevents the Allied player from accomplishing his Victory Condition.

Special Rules

5.        When airborne elements land roll a d6 for the direction of their drift.  On a result of “1” or “6” the element land exactly on the landing zone (or adjacent if already occupied by a friendly element).  On any other result the element will drift in the direction the “1” face of the die is facing.  Roll another d6 to determine the number of inches the element drifts.

6.        After turn 12, turn 24 and turn 36 stop play for night.  All elements, from both sides, which are within 12” of their HQ recover one lost recoil, but never above their starting allowance of recoils.   Play then resumes in the morning (turn 13 or turn 25 or turn 37)

7.        When a force reaches its Break Point is losses roll a d6 to determine if the whole force surrenders and or routs.  On a result of “1” the whole force is removed from the table.  On any other result the force continues to fight.  However, the elements in the force may not advance towards enemy they can see, for the rest of the game and they suffer a –1 in all close combat, for the rest of the game.  Make this test at the end of either player’s bound when the force reaches its Break Point AND at the end of either player’s bound when it takes an additional casualty. 

8.        No elements, on either side are able to cross the river, except at bridges.

9.        The 9th SS Panzer Division’s HQ does not start the game on the table.  Until it arrives the elements of the 9th SSPz Div., on the table, are considered out of command.

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