Poteau Party WTO (id:#62352)
Poteau, Belgium 1944-12-21 ()
KGP02: Festung St. Edouard (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP03: Panthers in the Mist (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP04: Chapelle Ste. Anne (HASL 2 - Kampfgruppe Peiper I)
KGP07: The Bridge at Cheneux (HASL 3 - Kampfgruppe Peiper II)
T11: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (AH:The General # 28.2)
NEWS20: Trojan Horses (ASL News # 12)
NEWS39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (ASL News # 22)
SC9: Sudden Full Contact (Devils in the Woods)
SC13: At the Crossroads (Devils in the Woods)
SC14: Repulsed (Devils in the Woods)
SC15: Mize Tries Again (Devils in the Woods)
EP20: Trojan Horses (Euro-Pack II - The Bulge)
OAF3: Peiper's Sledgehammer (OAF Pack 1)
PBP 6: Raw Deal (Paddington Bears '96 Pack)
RP3-8: Another Damn Bridge (Rout Pak III)
ASL News 38: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Scroungin' ASL News)
SC1: Probing for the Bridge (Sudden Full Contact)
SC2: Grabbing Some Houses (Sudden Full Contact)
BdF 2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture)
BdF 3: The Volksgrenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture)
O65.1: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (On All Fronts # 65)
O100.1: A Bridge for Panthers (On All Fronts #100)
PBP 6: Raw Deal (Aussie `96 Pack)
SP2: Holding the Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt # 1)
SP53: Thorne In Your Side (Schwerpunkt # 5: Medal of Honor)
95-1: Holding The Hotton Bridge (Schwerpunkt 1995 Tournament Scenarios)
BdF#2: Parker's Last Stand (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
BdF#3: The Volksgenadiers Try Again (Baraque de Fraiture (2nd Edition))
VB02: Probing for Hotton Bridge (Volfoni Brothers Scenarios)
RetroPak#3: Vandervoort's Stand (Retro Pak I)
RetroPak#16: East of Trois-Ponts (Retro Pak II)
J142: Penny Packets (ASL Journal # 9)
J157: Rage Against the Machine (ASL Journal #10)
DD # 1: Sudden Full Contact (Darkest December)
DD # 2: Probing For The Bridge (Darkest December)
DD # 3: At The Crossroads (Darkest December)
DD # 4: Grabbing Some Houses (Darkest December)
DD # 5: Repulsed (Darkest December)
DD # 6: Mize Tries Again (Darkest December)
BP1 #3: Skorzeny's Crossroads (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #9: Hansen's Push (Battle of the Bulge I)
BP1 #11: Warche Tomfoolery (Battle of the Bulge I)
#6: Hitler's Right Hand Man (Major Upham Battle Pack)
S16-6: Dom Butgenbach (Sweet 16 4-Pack 2)
194: The Attempt to Relieve Peiper (ASL 3a - Yanks (2nd Edition))
S16-11: Fog Shrouded Crossroads (Sweet 16 4-Pack 3)
T-TERROR #30: Faux Panthers (Teutonic Terror 4)
T-TERROR #31: East Of Trois Ponts (Teutonic Terror 4)
: Christmas Presents (SAGA 1992)
NY#3: East of Trois-Ponts (Purple Heart)
NY#4: Foggy Notions (Purple Heart)
ASLN20: Trojan Horses (Critical Hit #8.1)
ASLN39: Sauve Qui Peut! (Lord Help Us) (Critical Hit #8.2)
Designer: Pete Shelling
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Balance:
German (SS)American
52.777777777778%

Overview:

The road from St. Vith to Vielsalm ran straight through the railroad junction of Poteau, which had become vitally important to the Germans as their offensive bogged down in both the north and south. To keep the attack moving forward somewhere, Feldmarschall Model backed up the retreating elements of SS-Panzer-Division 1 with fresh troops and tanks of Brigade-fuhrer Sylvester Stadler’s SS_Panzer-Division 9 “Hohenstauffen”. They were to cut the road out of St. Vith and encircle any remaining American forces there.
Attacker: German (SS) (SS-Panzer-Division 9 "Hohenstauffen")
Defender: American (7th Armored Division, 814th Tank Destroyer Battalion)  
7 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:10.0 D:7.5
AFVs: A:6
StuG IIIG x 2
PzKpfw VG x 4

AFVs: D:4
M4A1 x 2
M36 GMC x 2

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Ground Snow, Falling Snow. Buildings ground level only. GLRR
Overlays: RR1 X11 Hi12
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2025-05-24(D) Daniel Soukup vs Patrick American win6 hrs
2024-03-24(D) Richard Jenulis vs Tycho Granville American winAmericans were able to slow the SS down enough to keep them away from the RR.
2024-02-29(A) Stephen dedier vs Mike Johnston German (SS) winMike had me on the ropes making little progress the first 2 turns when i turned my Panthers loose with some recklessness. I rolled low breaking the MG positions and caught his armor.
Still came down to the last turn but with the American armor wiped out (the US Sniper did recall one Stug) the Germans rolled to victory
2023-10-15(A) Ron Garcia vs Darryl M. German (SS) winVery fun scenario. I was the Germans and eked out a win on the last turn. My friend didn't contest my entry so I pressed forward rather easily. Even so, it took forever to get to the VC buildings. It helped that I was able to burn his two entering M36's on turn two. By turn six I had taken the two buildings north of the railroad, and on turn seven I was able to freeze and break the units in the south, securing the win.

Given the difficulty I had reaching the buildings in the allotted time, I think both Shermans (bore sighted and on level 2 hills), the MG's (same), and at least one BAZ on board 2b would be enough to slow the Germans from making it to the VC buildings.
2019-04-03(D) John Garlic vs Burnie Fox American win[Imported from ROAR]
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dsoukup Added a playing2025-05-25 21:00:54
sdedier Added a playing2024-07-29 01:04:00
RJenulis Added a playing2024-03-25 20:18:13
Jude Added a playing2023-10-15 23:03:04
Jude Rated the scenario2023-10-15 22:49:41
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Avg Rating: 6.67Votes: 9
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Estimated Play time: 5.6 hours
Recorded Games: 10
Archive recorded plays:
German (SS)2
American8
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Poteau Party [Confirmed]
[A] American 17
[D] German 9
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