BattleGroup Bastogne - Campaign Log
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03MAR06 - 18DEC44 PM turn complete. Reday to fight Scenario XVI and XVII.

27JAN06 - Moves for 17DEC44 AM are set. There are three battles to fight: Scenarion VIII, IX and X

11JAN06 - Night Moves updated. Most forces resting.

06JAN06 - Moves for 16DEC44 PM are set. There are four battles to fight: Scenario V, Sceanrio VI, and Scenario VII.

02JAN06 - US pulls off a major upset at Marnach Scenario III.

24 DEC 05 - Three of 1st four battles fought:

Scenario I - Germans Win. Provisional BN loses two Infantry Platoons and falls back to Zone 9. No German Losses.

German Battle Report:

The 39th Fusilier Regiment crossed the Our river in-masse and secured the left flank of XLVII Panzer Corps advance into Belgium. No losses were sustained by the 39th in their heroic maiden action, spearheading the great German offensive.

Scenario II - Germans Win. US loses Bn HQ on initial Rocket bombardment. US also loses three infantry, one MG, one Mortar, a M16 and a 40mm AAA support stand. Germans lose two infantry stands.

German Battle Report:

The 77th Volksgrenadier Regiment attacked the center sector of the American 28th Division at the same time following on the heals of a heavy barrage of guns and rockets from both division and corps batteries. The first battalion advanced against the town of Hosingen supported by the second battalion on its right and more distantly by third battalion on the extreme left. Minor casualties were sustained by the regiment in this action.

The division artillery control teams accurately called in fire on the American positions and completely disrupted their communications during the action.

The third battalion advance was severely delayed by a failure of the catering corps to provide adequate supplies of hot strudel for breakfast. This caused the battalion to arrive almost two hours later into the action than the rest of the regiment, and a stern note was delivered to the army catering corps with regard to timely delivery of rations prior to regimental combat operations.

Scenario III - To be played.

Scenario IV - US wins. Germans fall back after losing a full company (three infantry and one MG stand). US loses three infantry stands.

German Battle Report:

HQ 1/304th Panzer Grenadier Regiment

Under orders for a limited advance to probe the extreme right flank of the American 28th division line, elements of the 1/304th advanced in a battalion strength probe through Hournochied under heavy artillery support from XLVII corps batteries. The heavy undergrowth delayed the advance on the left, while a heavy American artillery barrage halted the panzergrenadiers advance on the right. Heavy casualties were sustained in the barrage and tje 1/304th Commander Called of the probe.

18 DEC 05 - 16DEC44-AM Turn orders are in. Four Fights resulted. Their are in Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, and Zone 7. Battles to be fought within two weeks.

16 DEC 05 - The Campaign Is underway.

02 OOCT 05 - Map Added, Rules Added, starting to flesh Campaign out!