Post by armchair general on Apr 27, 2017 20:14:00 GMT
[NOTE: This is part of the continuing project of migrating as many of the scenarios from the original Forumini to the NEW one.]
[originally posted by Snippersly in December 2009....another great scenario from Snips!]
Battle of Westerplatte
September 1-7, 1939
The war in Europe begins...
The Battle of Westerplatte was the very first battle that took place after Germany invaded Poland. During the first week of September 1939, a completely surrounded Military Transit Depot (Wojskowy Sklad Transportowy) on the peninsula of Westerplatte, manned by less than 200 Polish soldiers, held out for 7 days. Their original orders were to delay the Germans for 12 hours. Facing an overwhelming force of 1000 German invaders who attacked from the air, land & sea, the heroic defenders stood their ground in 5 concrete bunkers.
The Heroic defense of Westerplatte served as an inspiration for the entire nation. In Poland it is still regarded as a symbol of the invasion and national pride. Several schools and ships have been named, "Defenders of Westerplatte," and "Heroes of Westerplatte." The battle also inspired Polish poet Konstanty IIdefons Galczynski to write "A Song of the Soldiers of Westerplatte." The site is now a museum, the doors of which are held open by a pair of 280mm shells fired from the German BB Schleswig-Holstein.
7 Turns
Maps:
Map 3 with the #3 is the lower right corner. The #3 is the South East corner of the map.
Replace hexes with water tiles as pictured below.
Replace the pond hexes with forest tiles.
Setup:
Polish defenders place 5 pill boxes in any forest hex and place barbed wire defense anywhere on the map except the road hexes. Polish forces then deploy in or adjacent to the pillboxes in any forest hex.
German forces enter on the south ege of the map, at the start of Turn 1. German Marine Stormtroopers begin on the Schleswig-Holstein and deploy from there at the start of the movement phase on Turn 1.
For those with a model of the Schleswig-Holstein, place it in the full water tile hex north and west above the #3 on the map. If you do not have a model, any marker will do to represent the battleship. The battleship cannot be attacked by Polish Units.
Polish Forces:
Henryk Sucharski & Franciszek Dabrowski
Polish Officer X2
Determined Infantry X4
Polish Mauser X4
wz.36 37mm ATG X2
Light MG
Proxy- France- Hotchkiss MG X2
Heavy MG
Proxy- Sandbagged MG Team X2 4/4 Defense Only!!
Medium Mortar
Proxy- Germany- medium Mortar X2 - Add range of 8
75mm AT Gun
Proxy- Russia- 76.2mm Model 1942 AT gun
Obstacles:
Barbed Wire X6
Pill Box X5
German Forces:
Friedrich Eberhardt Group
Marine StoBtrupp-Kompanie (proxy- SS Stormtroopers) X2
Pioneer
Flammenwerfer X2
WE Expert Sniper
Mauser Kar98 X4
Disciplined Spotter
MG34 (proxy Finnish MG) X2
81mm Mortar
20mm Flak
7.5CM LEL G18 X2
Pak 35/36
Opel Blitz Truck X2
StG Immelmann Luftwaffe
JU 87B Stuka
SS Heimwehr Danzig - Enters on Turn 4
SS-Haupsturmfuhrer
Motorized Schutzen X3
MG34 (proxy Finnish MG)
ADGZ Armored Car (proxy-Panzerspahwagen P204(f) X2
Special Rules:
Radio Free Poland!- As the battle progressed, the amazing defense put on by the soldiers was broadcast as an inspiration to the country over Polish radio. As a result, the defenders, inspired, stood firm and fought on. At the start of every movement phase, remove any face up disrupted counters from Polish Infantry (soldier) units.
Pre-sighted Mortars- A well prepared defense gave the Polish mortar crews a pre determined firing solution of the area. Polish mortars do not need line of sight nor a spotter to engage a target within range. Polish mortars also gain Blast SA.
Schleswig-Holstein Shore Bombardment- On Turn 1, at the beginning of the assault phase, the battleship will open with a salvo of 280mm shells. This attack ignores cover and hits each unit in the hex (Blast SA) The BB can target any hex on the map. The stats for the attack are as follows:
Short Range is 1-3 Hexes for an attack of 12 dice
Medium Range is 4-7 Hexes for an attack of 10 dice
Long Range is 8-12 hexes for an attack of 8 dice
On Turn 4, the Schleswig-Holstein can fire a second salvo.
Victory Conditions:
German- Smash the defenders of Westerplatte and hold all 5 pillboxes by the end of Turn 7.
Poland- Stop the German army and defend to the last man. Hold 3 of 5 pillboxes by the end of Turn 7.
Capitulate- If the Germans capture 4 pill boxes before the end of Turn 7, all remaining Polish forces will surrender.
A Song of the Soldiers of Westerplatte
Boleslaw Prus
When their days had been filled
and it was time to die in the summer,
They went straight to heaven in a coach-and-four,
the soldiers of Westerplatte.
They sang: "Ah, ‘tis nothing
that our wounds were so painful,
for now it is sweet to walk
the heavenly fields."
In Gdansk we stood like a wall
in defiance of the German offensive,
now we soar among the clouds,
we soldiers of Westerplatte.
Those with keen sense of sight
and sound are said to have heard
in the clouds the measured step
of the Maratime Batallion.
This was the song they heard: "We'll
take advantage of the sunshine
and bask in the warm days
in the heather fields of paradise.
But when the cold wind blows
and sorrow courses the earth,
We'll float down to the center of Warsaw,
The soldiers of Westerplatte."
-translated by Walter Whipple
[originally posted by Snippersly in December 2009....another great scenario from Snips!]
Battle of Westerplatte
September 1-7, 1939
The war in Europe begins...
The Battle of Westerplatte was the very first battle that took place after Germany invaded Poland. During the first week of September 1939, a completely surrounded Military Transit Depot (Wojskowy Sklad Transportowy) on the peninsula of Westerplatte, manned by less than 200 Polish soldiers, held out for 7 days. Their original orders were to delay the Germans for 12 hours. Facing an overwhelming force of 1000 German invaders who attacked from the air, land & sea, the heroic defenders stood their ground in 5 concrete bunkers.
The Heroic defense of Westerplatte served as an inspiration for the entire nation. In Poland it is still regarded as a symbol of the invasion and national pride. Several schools and ships have been named, "Defenders of Westerplatte," and "Heroes of Westerplatte." The battle also inspired Polish poet Konstanty IIdefons Galczynski to write "A Song of the Soldiers of Westerplatte." The site is now a museum, the doors of which are held open by a pair of 280mm shells fired from the German BB Schleswig-Holstein.
7 Turns
Maps:
Map 3 with the #3 is the lower right corner. The #3 is the South East corner of the map.
Replace hexes with water tiles as pictured below.
Replace the pond hexes with forest tiles.
Setup:
Polish defenders place 5 pill boxes in any forest hex and place barbed wire defense anywhere on the map except the road hexes. Polish forces then deploy in or adjacent to the pillboxes in any forest hex.
German forces enter on the south ege of the map, at the start of Turn 1. German Marine Stormtroopers begin on the Schleswig-Holstein and deploy from there at the start of the movement phase on Turn 1.
For those with a model of the Schleswig-Holstein, place it in the full water tile hex north and west above the #3 on the map. If you do not have a model, any marker will do to represent the battleship. The battleship cannot be attacked by Polish Units.
Polish Forces:
Henryk Sucharski & Franciszek Dabrowski
Polish Officer X2
Determined Infantry X4
Polish Mauser X4
wz.36 37mm ATG X2
Light MG
Proxy- France- Hotchkiss MG X2
Heavy MG
Proxy- Sandbagged MG Team X2 4/4 Defense Only!!
Medium Mortar
Proxy- Germany- medium Mortar X2 - Add range of 8
75mm AT Gun
Proxy- Russia- 76.2mm Model 1942 AT gun
Obstacles:
Barbed Wire X6
Pill Box X5
German Forces:
Friedrich Eberhardt Group
Marine StoBtrupp-Kompanie (proxy- SS Stormtroopers) X2
Pioneer
Flammenwerfer X2
WE Expert Sniper
Mauser Kar98 X4
Disciplined Spotter
MG34 (proxy Finnish MG) X2
81mm Mortar
20mm Flak
7.5CM LEL G18 X2
Pak 35/36
Opel Blitz Truck X2
StG Immelmann Luftwaffe
JU 87B Stuka
SS Heimwehr Danzig - Enters on Turn 4
SS-Haupsturmfuhrer
Motorized Schutzen X3
MG34 (proxy Finnish MG)
ADGZ Armored Car (proxy-Panzerspahwagen P204(f) X2
Special Rules:
Radio Free Poland!- As the battle progressed, the amazing defense put on by the soldiers was broadcast as an inspiration to the country over Polish radio. As a result, the defenders, inspired, stood firm and fought on. At the start of every movement phase, remove any face up disrupted counters from Polish Infantry (soldier) units.
Pre-sighted Mortars- A well prepared defense gave the Polish mortar crews a pre determined firing solution of the area. Polish mortars do not need line of sight nor a spotter to engage a target within range. Polish mortars also gain Blast SA.
Schleswig-Holstein Shore Bombardment- On Turn 1, at the beginning of the assault phase, the battleship will open with a salvo of 280mm shells. This attack ignores cover and hits each unit in the hex (Blast SA) The BB can target any hex on the map. The stats for the attack are as follows:
Short Range is 1-3 Hexes for an attack of 12 dice
Medium Range is 4-7 Hexes for an attack of 10 dice
Long Range is 8-12 hexes for an attack of 8 dice
On Turn 4, the Schleswig-Holstein can fire a second salvo.
Victory Conditions:
German- Smash the defenders of Westerplatte and hold all 5 pillboxes by the end of Turn 7.
Poland- Stop the German army and defend to the last man. Hold 3 of 5 pillboxes by the end of Turn 7.
Capitulate- If the Germans capture 4 pill boxes before the end of Turn 7, all remaining Polish forces will surrender.
A Song of the Soldiers of Westerplatte
Boleslaw Prus
When their days had been filled
and it was time to die in the summer,
They went straight to heaven in a coach-and-four,
the soldiers of Westerplatte.
They sang: "Ah, ‘tis nothing
that our wounds were so painful,
for now it is sweet to walk
the heavenly fields."
In Gdansk we stood like a wall
in defiance of the German offensive,
now we soar among the clouds,
we soldiers of Westerplatte.
Those with keen sense of sight
and sound are said to have heard
in the clouds the measured step
of the Maratime Batallion.
This was the song they heard: "We'll
take advantage of the sunshine
and bask in the warm days
in the heather fields of paradise.
But when the cold wind blows
and sorrow courses the earth,
We'll float down to the center of Warsaw,
The soldiers of Westerplatte."
-translated by Walter Whipple