Scenario:

OLD HICKORY
US Army vs Waffen-SS

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 OLD HICKORY Special Rules:
Aid Station Artillery: The beleaguered Bob Weiss
devised a crackpot scheme to deliver vital medical
The Mortain counterattack has begun. On Hitler’s supplies to the besieged defenders of Hill 314.
personal order, the German army has driven a wedge
into the American frontline between Mortain and US Artillery units already used non-explosive shells
Avranches, with the ultimate aim of breaking the to deliver smoke barrages or propaganda leaflets.
back of the Allied advance and driving them back Weiss suggested filling the canisters with medical
into the sea. supplies, which would then be delivered to his
position by an artillery fire mission.
Spearheading the German assault were veteran
SS-Panzer divisions, their ranks bolstered by every This scheme had mixed results - most of the time,
armoured vehicle the German High Command could the rounds would bury themselves to deep to be
muster. recovered, or ricochet off the rocky hillside. When
the GIs could recover one of the shells, often the
Standing firm at the centre of the Allied lines was the contents had been destoyed by the impact.
fighting 30th Infantry Division, who had already cut
their teeth in the desperate fighting around St.Lo. Instead of calling in an Artillery or Smoke Barrage,
Weiss can choose to call on the Aid Station Artillery.
Attacking with the element of surprise, German
forces were able to force their way into the town of Place a token and roll on the chart as normal, except
Mortain, sustaining heavy casualties in the process. that when the strike arrives, leave the marker on the
table. Any units within 6” of the marker count as
On a hill to the south of the town, the 30th being within 6” of a Medic.
Division’s 120th Regiment found itself completely
surrounded. Despite their precarious position, their Lt. Robert Weiss: Born in Pennsylvania in 1923 to
observers continued to man an observation post on Hungarian Jewish parents, Robert Weiss enlisted
the crest, calling in devastating artillery strikes de- in the US Army in 1943, at just 20 years of age. He
spite the proximity of the enemy. landed in Normandy at Utah Beach on D+7, as an
artillery observer for the 230th Field Artillery
Battalion.
The Forces:
He was attached to the 120th Infantry as a forward
US Army Waffen-SS observer, which is how he found himself atop Hill
»» Lt. Robert Weiss + »» Veteran 1st Lt + 314. His heroic actions during the Battle of Mortain
Attendant Attendant would earn him a Silver Star, two Purple Hearts, a
»» 3x Veteran »» 2x Waffen-SS French Croix de Guerre and the Legion d’Honneur.
Infantry Squads w/ Squads (Late War)
1x SMG, 9x Rifles + w/ 2x Assault Rifles Lt. Robert Weiss counts as a Veteran 2nd Lt. and
2x Automatic Rifles + 3x SMGs a Veteran Artillery Forward Observer. In addition,
»» 2x Veteran MMG »» 2x Waffen-SS he can call in one artillery strike per turn instead of
teams Squads (Late War) once per battle.
»» 1x Veteran Light w/ 8 Rifles + 2x The Fighting 30th Division: Nicknamed after the
OLD HICKORY

Mortar team LMGs fighting President Andrew Jackson, the 30th “Old
»» 1x Veteran MMG Hickory” Division made a name for itself during
Team fighting in the bocage and around St.Lo.
»» 2x Veteran Medium
Mortar Teams Because of their fearsome reputation against Hitler’s
»» 1x Veteran fanatical veterans, they became known among the
Nebelwerfer 41 German forces as “Roosevelt’s SS”

All American Infantry units in this scenario are rated

as Veteran and have the Tough Fighters special rule.

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The Scenario

Set-up: Game Duration:

The US player deploys his force in the marked area Keep a count of how many turns have elapsed as the
using the Dug In (Page 196-197 of the Campaign: game is played. At the end of turn 6, roll a die. On a
D-Day: Overlord book) rules. result of 1,2 or 3, the game ends. On a 4,5 or 6 play
another turn.
The German player divides his force into two waves.
The first wave moves onto the table on Turn 1. The Victory:
second wave is held in reserve, entering the At the end of the game, calculate who has won by
battlefield from any table edge from Turn 2 onwards. adding up the Victory Points as follows: The US
player gains 2 Victory Points for every German unit
Objectives: killed.
The US player must hold out for as long as possible
and drive back the attacking Germans. The German player gains 2 Victory Points for each
of his units that ends the game inside the US player’s
The German player must overwhelm the US deployment zone.
position on the hilltop.
Robert Weiss and the men of the 120th Infantry
First Turn: helped break the back of the German attack,
The battle begins! The German player moves his first despite sustaining almost 50% casualties. The
wave onto the table from any table edge. It does not Mortain counterattack would be the last German
need to pass an Order Test to make this move. offensive during the Battle of Normandy.