Axis "Unternehmen Wacht am Rhein"
1. GAMEPLAY
As an allied players, you will have to choose between two kinds of forces, The Vanguard Forces or the Support companies. You must choose the a single company List and stick with it for the whole campaign, you may however change the make up of your 1,500 points from game to game
2.1 Vanguard Forces
Overview: You are the driving force to lead the Reich to victory. Your advance is backed up by artillery support of our powerful Artillery and you must bring the victory home on each week with resounding success to be able to meet the deadline to reach Antwerp! You must choose one prong of the attack to be the vanguard for, the 5th army,6th SS or 7th Army. this choice is permanent for the campaign
Objectives: Fight Allied Line companies and cut off the main American armies in Western Germany.
Artillery Support: Remember to check how many support token your support company has given you so you may use artillery templates in your battle
Weekly Play: 1. Find an Allies Line company player and schedule a match. 4. If you loss, you may challenge the line infantry again but remember your firestorm troops do not replenish and any casualties are sustained. Artillery support does not replenish as well. 5. If you won. Move your avatar and flip the hexes you land on and cross to the AXIS side. The number of hexes you move depends on your VP |
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These units are gained in addition to any orbat charts you already have and do not count towards the score of the game if destroyed
PANTHER PLATOON (CV) PANZER PLATOON (CV) 2. Volks Grenadiers Firstorm units: VOLKSGRENADIER STURM PLATOON (CV) HEAVY ASSAULT HOWITZER PLATOON(CT) VOLKS HEAVY ARTILLERY BATTERY (CV) 3. 6th SS Vangaurd Firstorm units: 1 X Joachim Pieper 1 Platoon of SS Konigstiger |
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2.3 Support Companies
Overview: Meant to support the push of the Armoured divisions as they move on Antwerp and to cover their rear and protect the gains made
Objectives: Continuously hold off the Allied interception forces and allow the advance to continue unhindered
Weekly Play: 1. Find an Allied Interception company player to challenge and fix a game 3. For each artillery Team from the support unit that you have, you must inform your vanguard player that they have that many artillery supports to call upon for the next weeks game. |
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These units are gained in addition to any orbat charts you already have and do not count towards the score of the game if destroyed Each Axis Support will be armed with a platoon of 4 X 15 CM howitzers. These guns will always count as firing but are in gun pits. For each Artillery gun, that is alive at the end of the battle, regardless of outcome, will provide one artillery support for the Vanguard of the supporting company. |
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