https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 04:06:46 +0000 MyBB https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=48142 Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:05:00 +0000 Mr Grumpy]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=48142 Pattons Lifeline PATTON'S LIFELINE: Battle for the Bastogne Corridor, Dec 27, 1944 - Jan. 3, 1945. After the U.S. 4th Armored broke through to Bastogne, Hitler became obsessed with Bastogne. He ordered the corridor closed and town taken. As a result, reinforcements for both sides were drawn to the bitter fight. This scenario begins with the Fuhrer's Begleit Brigade moving into position to launch the first attacks on the road to Bastogne; the U.S. forces have pushed the Germans behind the Sure River and are consolidating their tired forces. The scenario concludes with the arrival of two SS panzer divisions and their one last ditch attempt to take Bastogne. For use vs. human opponent only. (This version uses unique OOB).

Large Scenario 63 Turns, Designer Bob Riconda

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Large Scenario 63 Turns, Designer Bob Riconda

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Medium Scenario 25 moves, Designer(s) Saunders and Blackie

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Medium Scenario 25 moves, Designer(s) Saunders and Blackie

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Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Sergio Navarro

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Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Sergio Navarro

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Medium Scenario 15 turns, Designer Huib Versloot

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Medium Scenario 15 turns, Designer Huib Versloot

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Large Scenario 150 turns, Designer Marquo

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Large Scenario 150 turns, Designer Marquo

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Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer(s) Warren Bajan & Prinz von Egan

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Any comments you would like to leave about this scenario can be posted in this thread.]]> Bulge_Revived Setup includes removal of 272 VG from the north, as they were engaged with the 78th ID off the map. 8th Brigade, 5th FJ now arrives as reinforcement. Units are moved around to better reflect accurate historical placement, especially VIII Corps artillery. American 2nd ID armor moved north to assist their planned offensive. German III Flak Korps added, plus three additional flaksturm regiments. Supply dumps moved off roads and a major American supply area is created @ Spa All organizations that arrive as strategic variables always do so at equal strength: The number of reinforcements listed is irrelevant. 2 SSPz Korps and 10 SS Pz Div/11th Panzer Division arrives later as operational reserves. 51 Highlanders and 33rd Tank Bde do not arrive. Changes to unit fire capabilities and assault strengths with FJ assault values generally decreased, while American airborne assault is toughened. VG firepower is increased. However, German VG divisions no longer have organic bridge engineer units. Engineer units on the German southern flank must ferry "on foot" infantry (a bit tricky, see rules) across the Our & Sauer Rivers until Corps bridge units arrive. Dawn and dusk turns; Day at 0800 and dusk at 1600. Corps artillery can now switch from Corps to Corps as American Field Arty Groups, and German Vwbs and VAGs are now moveable. Twelve US artillery, eight Corps engineer, four GS engineer units as well as Taskforce Thrasher, Department of the Oise, added to the oob. Optional rules: The German player may not bombarded the "historic" village of Monshau on Day One "beim Fuhrer befehl" and only British recon may cross the Meuse.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer(s) Warren Bajan & Prinz von Egan

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There were some 88 guns that were used as long range arty, and we included some of those in the III Flak Korps, which is organized like in Normandy. The long range 88’s used the same ammo as in a flak role, with fuses and rapid fire and the shells exploded overhead. There’s one story about a flak commander in Normandy who refused to use his 88’s in an anti-tank role and had to be threatened. According to our research, there were more American artillery units eastward than in the original game. Also, the additional American arty was included when we saw that in the original game, the XII Corps did not have any arty, so we thought that something must be wrong there. In fact it’s difficult to track down all the American arty historically because they were being moved about from corps to corps throughout the battle. After months of research and using at least 2 sources, usually between 6- 8, (see attached bibliography), for every addition, some American arty was added in the form of Field Artillery Groups (FAG). The original game had 59 total artillery battalions and this one Dark Winter, including Bulge Revised, has 75 total for 16 additional American artillery battalions. There are a total of 102 American artillery battalions identified in various sources, and in the original game, some are misnamed like the 5th, 6th and 7th field artillery batteries in American 5th Corps, which weren’t in the Ardennes. The FAG concept allows you to transfer artillery in the battle as was the American method historically. We didn’t make any changes in American recon, or German recon either. As for supply, there are some major depots now around Spa and Bastogne, which allows those places to hold out, but also gives the Germans something to capture. There are some supply problems for the Germans, because there should be. However, 11th Pz and 10th SS Pz now enter the game (Dark Winter) with 3 supply trucks each, so you ought to be able to make a good run forward as the Germans, especially if you don't blow off too much supply on the first day and conserve some of those original supply dumps, for example by not firing those 2-3 gun batteries, nor those immovable rocket launchers, no matter how tempting it is to do so, otherwise those large supply dumps won’t last you one day! Those large dumps will be really helpful on day 2 and 3 giving fuel to motorized units passing bye.

Large Scenario 142 turns, Designer Prinz von Egan

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There were some 88 guns that were used as long range arty, and we included some of those in the III Flak Korps, which is organized like in Normandy. The long range 88’s used the same ammo as in a flak role, with fuses and rapid fire and the shells exploded overhead. There’s one story about a flak commander in Normandy who refused to use his 88’s in an anti-tank role and had to be threatened. According to our research, there were more American artillery units eastward than in the original game. Also, the additional American arty was included when we saw that in the original game, the XII Corps did not have any arty, so we thought that something must be wrong there. In fact it’s difficult to track down all the American arty historically because they were being moved about from corps to corps throughout the battle. After months of research and using at least 2 sources, usually between 6- 8, (see attached bibliography), for every addition, some American arty was added in the form of Field Artillery Groups (FAG). The original game had 59 total artillery battalions and this one Dark Winter, including Bulge Revised, has 75 total for 16 additional American artillery battalions. There are a total of 102 American artillery battalions identified in various sources, and in the original game, some are misnamed like the 5th, 6th and 7th field artillery batteries in American 5th Corps, which weren’t in the Ardennes. The FAG concept allows you to transfer artillery in the battle as was the American method historically. We didn’t make any changes in American recon, or German recon either. As for supply, there are some major depots now around Spa and Bastogne, which allows those places to hold out, but also gives the Germans something to capture. There are some supply problems for the Germans, because there should be. However, 11th Pz and 10th SS Pz now enter the game (Dark Winter) with 3 supply trucks each, so you ought to be able to make a good run forward as the Germans, especially if you don't blow off too much supply on the first day and conserve some of those original supply dumps, for example by not firing those 2-3 gun batteries, nor those immovable rocket launchers, no matter how tempting it is to do so, otherwise those large supply dumps won’t last you one day! Those large dumps will be really helpful on day 2 and 3 giving fuel to motorized units passing bye.

Large Scenario 142 turns, Designer Prinz von Egan

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1) German Panzer battalions can break down into companies.
In some cases this will be 2 companies, in others it
will be 4 companies.

2) For German Panzer divisions, the number of infantry
battalions mounted on half tracks has been limited to
one battalion per division. (The exception to this was
Panzer Lehr.) For SS PzG battalions, a new component
type was added (SS PzG (Mot)). In order to have a unit
portrait for this new type, you will need to extract
the included bmp file into the folder "German-SS/units".

3) The recon squadrons in U.S. armored divisions can now
break down into 3 troops.

4) The 36 gun 88mm AT units in AOK 7 can now break down into
3 batteries.

5) The 3rd battalion for each of the 5th FJ division's regiments
was added. Each of the existing battalions had its
number of men reduced to 700.

6) The component type for U.S. airborne engineers was changed
from foot to motorized.

7) SS FJ Abt 600/150 Pz Bde had it soft attack range reduced
from 2 to 1.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Gregory M "Sturmer" Smith

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1) German Panzer battalions can break down into companies.
In some cases this will be 2 companies, in others it
will be 4 companies.

2) For German Panzer divisions, the number of infantry
battalions mounted on half tracks has been limited to
one battalion per division. (The exception to this was
Panzer Lehr.) For SS PzG battalions, a new component
type was added (SS PzG (Mot)). In order to have a unit
portrait for this new type, you will need to extract
the included bmp file into the folder "German-SS/units".

3) The recon squadrons in U.S. armored divisions can now
break down into 3 troops.

4) The 36 gun 88mm AT units in AOK 7 can now break down into
3 batteries.

5) The 3rd battalion for each of the 5th FJ division's regiments
was added. Each of the existing battalions had its
number of men reduced to 700.

6) The component type for U.S. airborne engineers was changed
from foot to motorized.

7) SS FJ Abt 600/150 Pz Bde had it soft attack range reduced
from 2 to 1.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Gregory M "Sturmer" Smith

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Changes made to OOB:

1) Almost all German battalions may now break down into
companies. A new component type was introduced:
Fallschirmjager Coy. To have a portrait for this new
unit type, extract the included BMP file into the
directory "German/units" in your B44 directory.

2) For German Panzer divisions, the number of infantry
battalions mounted on half tracks has been limited to
one battalion per division. (The exception to this was
Panzer Lehr which had all of its battalions mounted on
half-tracks.) For SS PzG battalions, a new component
type was added (SS PzGr (Mot)). In order to have a unit
portrait for this new type, you will need to extract
the included bmp file into the folder "German-SS/units".

3) A few units were repositioned and an obstacle and an improved
position were added around Losheim to slow the Germans down
in the drive towards Elsenborn.

4) All E quality German grenedier battalions had their quality
raised to D to allow them to stay in the fight a little
longer.

5) The soft attack value for German grenedier units was raised
from 8 to 10 to make op-fire more effective. They now have
the same soft attack value as American infantry units.

6) Fuehrer Begleit Brigade and Fuehrer Grenedier Brigade have
been changed from SS to Heer.

7) Several new victory locations were added. The victory levels
were also adjusted to make a German victory somewhat more
feasible.

8) All supply units were given an AAA value of one. This was done
so that the "save movement costs" command would work for these
units. Also, German supply trucks/carts had their quality lowered
to D to make the German supply situation a little bit tighter
(through vehicle breakdown).

9) The Tank battalion of U.S. 4th ID had its TOE strength raised to
36 even though it still enters the game with only 11 Shermans.
This will allow the unit to build up to full strength after
resting a while and simulates the fact that even though the missing
vehicles were in the shop at the start of the offensive, they
were not permanently unavailable.

10) Replacement rates for both sides were increased to offset high
vehicle breakdown numbers, especially for the Germans.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Lawrence Richards.

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Any comments you would like to leave about this scenario can be posted in this thread.]]> German Company OOB This scenario is a rework of the stock 16_01s scenario. Its major features are to allow most German battalions to break down into companies and to rebalance the game to give the German player a better chance of achieving a victory.

Changes made to OOB:

1) Almost all German battalions may now break down into
companies. A new component type was introduced:
Fallschirmjager Coy. To have a portrait for this new
unit type, extract the included BMP file into the
directory "German/units" in your B44 directory.

2) For German Panzer divisions, the number of infantry
battalions mounted on half tracks has been limited to
one battalion per division. (The exception to this was
Panzer Lehr which had all of its battalions mounted on
half-tracks.) For SS PzG battalions, a new component
type was added (SS PzGr (Mot)). In order to have a unit
portrait for this new type, you will need to extract
the included bmp file into the folder "German-SS/units".

3) A few units were repositioned and an obstacle and an improved
position were added around Losheim to slow the Germans down
in the drive towards Elsenborn.

4) All E quality German grenedier battalions had their quality
raised to D to allow them to stay in the fight a little
longer.

5) The soft attack value for German grenedier units was raised
from 8 to 10 to make op-fire more effective. They now have
the same soft attack value as American infantry units.

6) Fuehrer Begleit Brigade and Fuehrer Grenedier Brigade have
been changed from SS to Heer.

7) Several new victory locations were added. The victory levels
were also adjusted to make a German victory somewhat more
feasible.

8) All supply units were given an AAA value of one. This was done
so that the "save movement costs" command would work for these
units. Also, German supply trucks/carts had their quality lowered
to D to make the German supply situation a little bit tighter
(through vehicle breakdown).

9) The Tank battalion of U.S. 4th ID had its TOE strength raised to
36 even though it still enters the game with only 11 Shermans.
This will allow the unit to build up to full strength after
resting a while and simulates the fact that even though the missing
vehicles were in the shop at the start of the offensive, they
were not permanently unavailable.

10) Replacement rates for both sides were increased to offset high
vehicle breakdown numbers, especially for the Germans.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Lawrence Richards.

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Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Modified by Marquo.

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Any comments you would like to leave about this scenario can be posted in this thread.]]> Airborne Variant (Campaign) This is a modification of the original "The Historical Grand Scenario for the Battle of the Bulge." Historically the 101st Airborne and 82nd Airborne Divisions arrived "minus some equipment and with less than the perscribed load of ammunition (Cole)." While the trip was made in trucks, the divisions were apparently not truly motorized. This variant has these divisions arriving low on ammunition, and the OOB has been altered to make most of the units move by foot. The 101st Division arrives near Champion on the march to Bastogne where it was deployed by the morning of the 19th. The 82nd arrives near Durbuy on the march to Werbomont where it assembled in the night of the 18th.

Large Scenario 162 turns, Designer Modified by Marquo.

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All these scenarios can be reported on the TOC ladder and for the same points as stock scenarios, any problems downloading the files from this forum should be reported to myself.]]> Blitz, for Volcano Man's Alt Mod scenarios you should visit Volcano Mods.

All these scenarios can be reported on the TOC ladder and for the same points as stock scenarios, any problems downloading the files from this forum should be reported to myself.]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=46789 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:56:49 +0000 Mr Grumpy]]> https://www.theblitz.club/message_boards/showthread.php?tid=46789 #16_04cxx The Battle of the Bulge- Southern Push This scenario makes the assumption that the German Operational Planners had come to the realization that the planned northerly push of the 1st SS Panzer Corps was likely to be obstructed by the thick terrain and a determined US response. Therefore, they changed the plans to add a more energetic Southerly push. The II SS Panzer Corps, bolstered by the addition of the 10th SS Panzer, would be shifted to AOK 5 and would begin to arrive on the 17th in order that it might make an early drive on Bastogne and the Meuse. In addition, KG v.d. Heydte is bolstered by an additional battalion and their is a choice of seven different drop plans. In order that the Our River crossings may be secured by the evening of the 16th, four battalions of King Tigers have been brought up to support the initial assault on the US 106th and 28th Infantry Divisions. Everything rests on a early breakthrough. This scenario has reinforcement strategy options for both sides, and German Company breakdown. Including Supply unit breakdown for both sides. (Scenario based on Maximum effort scenario with additional Allied units.)

Large scenario 162 turns, Designer Gary Cobleigh.

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Like you would like to leave some comments about this scenario, you can post them in this thread.]]> #16_04cxx The Battle of the Bulge- Southern Push This scenario makes the assumption that the German Operational Planners had come to the realization that the planned northerly push of the 1st SS Panzer Corps was likely to be obstructed by the thick terrain and a determined US response. Therefore, they changed the plans to add a more energetic Southerly push. The II SS Panzer Corps, bolstered by the addition of the 10th SS Panzer, would be shifted to AOK 5 and would begin to arrive on the 17th in order that it might make an early drive on Bastogne and the Meuse. In addition, KG v.d. Heydte is bolstered by an additional battalion and their is a choice of seven different drop plans. In order that the Our River crossings may be secured by the evening of the 16th, four battalions of King Tigers have been brought up to support the initial assault on the US 106th and 28th Infantry Divisions. Everything rests on a early breakthrough. This scenario has reinforcement strategy options for both sides, and German Company breakdown. Including Supply unit breakdown for both sides. (Scenario based on Maximum effort scenario with additional Allied units.)

Large scenario 162 turns, Designer Gary Cobleigh.

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