Allied Movement Phase (cont)This is the overall situation for the
82nd Airborne Division.

They have to grab the bridges at
Grave and
Nijmegen as well as try and secure a few crossings across the
Maas Waal Canal82nd Airborne Division3rd Bn 505th moves from 4824 to
Mook (4721). The Unknown enemy unit tries to blow the bridge and a roll of 3 means they failed
(on subsequent rounds there's no beneficial -1 modifier to bridge demolition so a 3-6 would've destroyed the bridge)The Unknown unit turns out to be a Garrison unit and flees the scene...the rail bridge at
Mook is captured.
2nd Bn 505th moves from 4924 to attack the Unknown unit in 4922. It's a Flak unit and the attack odds are 3-1 to the 2nd Bns favour
(4 attack divided by 2 defence = 2-1 +1 column shift because the 2nd Bn is Elite)A roll of 5 on the Combat Results Table (
CRT) under the column 3-1 is A1/D1 - so both units lose a step and the defender retreats two hexes or performs a Determined Defence. However, the defender is a one step unit and so is eliminated leaving the way for the
2nd Bn 505th to advance into the hex. They are now marked as Spent
1st Bn 505th moves from 4824 to 4625 to protect the southern flank. As it's scattered, it can only use Tactical Movement (move 2 hexes)
3rd Bn 508th moves from 4924 to 4623 to help 1st Bn protect the southern flank
1st Bn 508th and
2nd Bn 508th move to start the attack
Nijmegen. They move from 5024 to the southern edge of town and attack the Unknown unit in hex 5222. It's an infantry unit. The attack odds are 3-1
(8 attack divided by 4 defence (2 doubled because it's in a town hex) = 2-1 +1 column shift because the 1st and 2nd Battalions are Elite)A roll of 3 on the 3-1 column is a DR - Defender Retreats...the German unit must retreat two hexes or perform a Determined Defence. They choose the former and move to hex 5320 on the west side of the town. The paras occupy the burbs of south east
Nijmegen.

As they have attacked, they are now marked as Spent so they cannot attack during the Combat Phase.

Over to the south west of
Nijmegen, the
504th has to try and grab the
Grave bridge as well as trying to secure some of the others. If they can secure the
Grave bridge it would be great because the Germans can't attempt to blow it until the second turn.
3rd Bn 504th moves from 4818 to 4816 and attacks the Unknown Unit protecting the
Grave bridge from the east. The unit is a Garrison unit and is eliminated. The bridge at
Grave is secured!!
2nd Bn 504th decides to head north east and try for a bridge or two. They move out from 4818 to 5019 and as they pass the bridge over the
Mass Waal Canal they hear a huge explosion (a roll of 5 secures the destruction of the bridge). They then head north and try and secure the second bridge...a roll of 1 means the explosion didn't really happen...it's there for the taking though not secured yet.
1st Bn 504th moves from 4819 to 4820 and tries to grab the two bridges across the
Maas Waal Canal to their east. A roll of 5 means the bridge south of
Malden is kaput. They then head north to Malden and try to grab the bridge there...a roll of 4 sees the bridge destroyed. Only 1 bridge is secured over the
Maas Waal Canal. Disappointing. They continue north to assist the
2nd Bn 504th
This is the situation round the
82nd Airborne Divisions sector
NB A couple of things...
- I don't really have to use a SPENT marker when there are no enemy around because there's nothing to attack...that explains the lack of SPENT counters
- Regarding 1st Bn 504th - they used Extended Movement to move north and help out the 2nd Bn - but I don't think they can because they ended movement next to a German unit...I thought they might be able to because the German unit is an Unknown unit - but Unknown units are treated as normal units until they are revealed - so when I get back to the board, I'll move 1st Bn 504th down so it only moved 3 hexes instead of the 5 I did move it
Also - sorry for North South, East and West being "off"...you'll have to imagine the map rotated 90 degrees to the left.