Patton's Relief of Bastogne

Tournament Scenario Special Rules

The Patton Relief of Bastogne Scenario will be played as described in the Deluxe Bitter Woods Playbook with the following additions: US 5CCR starts in Marche, 5th Panzer Army Spearheads and Patton’s Relief of Bastogne Random Events.

US 5CCR starts in Marche and is not recalled by Monty. It is available for the entire scenario.

5th Panzer Army Spearheads. The six regiments of the 2nd Panzer and 116th Panzer Divisions have half movement (2 MP) on the German 22AM Turn. Therefore, the game starts with the German 22AM turn instead of the US 22AM turn. Each of the six regiments that move cannot end the turn in a hex row east of the hex row in which the unit started. If the units attack, they attack at full strength. No other German units may move or attack.

Patton’s Relief of Bastogne Random Events . Before the game begins, the German player rolls one die and implements the appropriate Patton’s Relief of Bastogne Random Event.

1 Jagdtigers in the Ardennes. The 653 Jagdtiger begins the game in Houffalize. It may operate freely in the Bastogne – Wiltz Area or move westward.

2 Night Sights for 3 rd Panzer Regiment, 2nd Panzer Division. Increase ER of the panzer regiment to 6 on all PM turns for the entire game. The 2/3 Panzer Regiment Panthers were equipped with brand new infrared night sights. This event assumes that the unit attains reasonable proficiency in their use.

3 German Artillery Frequency. Army Group B anticipates Hitler’s cancellation of Operation Spatlese. As a result, the ammunition trains that reached the Ardennes on 27AM will now arrive earlier. Starting on the 23AM turn, German Corps Artillery units may use their combat strength twice during each game turn for the rest of the game (i.e., once during each player turn, see DBW Rule 10.1). German Corps Artillery units that move may still not fire offensively on the German combat phase of a game-turn, but they may fire defensively during the Allied combat phase of the same game-turn.

4 U.S. 7th Armor R & R. The three regiments of the 7th Armored Division, which were ordered out of the line on 22 December by Monty in order to rest and refit, are not subject to attrition for the entire game.

5 Bastogne Air Supply. The 101st Airborne Division is supplied by air on the 23AM through 26PM turns. All Allied units in or adjacent to Bastogne are in supply on each of these turns as long as one regiment of the 101st Airborne occupies Bastogne. The Allied player loses the use of one air unit for each of the 23AM through 26PM turns as long as one or more regiments of the 101st Airborne remain in play.

6 Operation Bodenplatte. On the 24AM turn, the German player rolls a die after the Allied Interdiction phase. If a six is rolled, Operation Bodenplatte is launched on that turn. If a six is not rolled, the procedure is repeated after the Allied Interdiction phase of each succeeding game turn until a six is rolled – add one from the die roll for each turn after 24AM (e.g., a roll of six would be automatic on the 26PM turn). See the DBW Rules, Random Event # 5, for application.

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