Monday 25th September 1944. It is clear that the British 1st Airborne Division can no longer hold out at Oosterbeek. After over a week of brutal fighting, the paratroopers are exhausted—low on ammunition, food, and medical supplies, with many wounded left behind in makeshift aid stations. Despite their courage and determination, XXX Corps had failed to break through to Arnhem in time, and the division had been reduced to a fraction of its original strength. The British Airborne have no choice but to try and stage a retreat back over the Rhine River to meet up with the allied forces awaiting them. However, the Germans will not let them leave quietly and are gearing up for a final assault to crush the final hold out of paratroopers and bring an end to Operation Market Garden.
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| A group of survivors from the Arnhem Operation arriving at Nijmegen after the evacuation and having their first drink. |
Scenario- Rearguard Action: The German player must try to pin the enemy and destroy him before he can make a withdrawal to a more favourable location, and also needs to push his troops on as quickly as possible to prevent the enemy regrouping. The British player scores 1 point for each enemy unit
destroyed, and for each unit that retreats off the board, but loses 1 point for each unit that is Down at the end of the game. The German force scores 1 point for each enemy unit destroyed and 1 for every unit that is within 6” of the opposing edge of the table. The British player cannot move units off the board until turn 4.
Forces:
British 1st Airborne:
Captain + Man (Veteran)
Artillery Observer (Veteran)
Paratroop Section:
5 Infantry LMG and loader + Seargent with SMG (Veteran).
Paratroop Section:
5 Infantry LMG and loader + Seargent with SMG (Veteran)
Paratroop Section:
5 Infantry LMG and loader + Seargent with SMG (Veteran)
Paratroop Section:
5 Infantry LMG and loader + Seargent with SMG (Veteran)
Medium Machine Gun Team (Veteran).
PIAT team (Veteran)
Sniper Team (Veteran)
British Airborne Jeep (Veteran)
363rd Infantry Division:
2nd Leutnant + Man (Regular)
Heer Grenadier Squad:
6 infantry, 1 panzer faust + Seargent with SMG (Regular)
Heer Grenadier Squad:
6 infantry, 1 panzer faust + Seargent with SMG (Regular)
Heer Grenadier Squad:
6 infantry, 1 LMG + Seargent with SMG (Regular)
Medium Machine Gun Team (Regular)
Sniper Team (Regular)
Flamethrower Team (Regular)
Kubelwagen (Regular)
Sdkfz 251/1 Half-track (Regular)
SdKfz 234/2 Puma (Regular)
Special Rules:
Ready for action: The British know full well that the Germans will be here any moment to drive them out. In anticipation the British force can start with 2 units in Ambush.
The
final installment for our campaign - Will the Brits make it out? Very keen to play out the final event of Operation Market Garden and conclude our Operation Market Garden Campaign!
Signing out,
Chewie.
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