BitterWoods

StevenMcDougall21stMarch2011

V1.0:OptionalRulesappearinredtext


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VictoryConditions

GermanStrategic
Atleast1suppliedunitinBastogne,StVith,andMarche
SixsuppliedmechanizedunitsexitedbyroadfromWand/orNmap
edges(atleast2mustbeArmourunits),WoftheMeuseRiver

GermanTactical
Atleast1suppliedunitinany2ofBastogne,StVith,andMarche
Atleast3suppliedmechanizedunits(atleast1mustbeArmour)across
theMeuseNofVireux(5223)

Draw,AlliedTacticalandAlliedStrategicalsopossiblebynegatingGerman
victoryconditionsbyvaryingdegrees

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Setup

Asperscenariocardsalsoassignaircraftsupportunitseachturn
(German/Allies)
Mechanized= Armour,ArmouredCavalry,ArmouredInfantry
(i.e.silhouettesandsymbolscontaininganellipse)
Artillery= CorpsArtillery,Rockets,andArmyArtillery
(i.e.dotorarrowsymbols)
NonMechanized=AllothernonLeaderunits

Germanplayerbeginsplaybyfollowingsequencebelow
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MutualSupplyPhase

(1) Bothplayersdeterminesupplystatusofallunits

eachunitmusttraceasupplylinetoasupplysource
German: anyroadleadingoffEmapedgeand
anyLigehexoccupiedbyGermancombat
unit
Allied: anyroadleadingoffW/S/N(Wofrow1300)map
edgesandanyfriendlycontrolledLigehex

supplypathsmustbefreeofenemyunitsandZOCs(unlessoccupiedby
afriendlyunit)
unaffectedbyterrainandinterdiction
pathfromunittoaroadmustbe4hexesmaximum
supplypathscanonlycrossriversatintactbridges

addOOSmarkertounsuppliedunits

(2) AlliesperformAirDrops(GermanTurnonly)

AlliedplayercanchoosehexesforanAirDrop
ifairsupportisavailable
anunusedaircraftunitcanperform1drop
placeairsupplymarkerinchosenhexestosupplyall
friendlyunitsthereuntilnextGermansupplyphase

Turn Event
16AM17PM Germanunitsautomaticallyinsupply
20AM26PM Germansrollforsupplyshortage
1or2=nounitsOOS
otherresult=consultshortagetable,reroll,
andassignOOSmarkersto
indicatedunits
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InterdictionPhase(GermanTurnonly)

Alliedplayercanplaceavailableaircraftunit(s)onanyoccupiedor
unoccupiedhex(es)tointerruptGermanmovement
maximumof1interdictionperhex
increasesentrycostby2MPformechanizedand1MPforallothers
appliesthroughoutGermanplayerturnbutdoesnotaffect
advance,retreatorsupply

Turn Event
17AM GermanrollsforrandomeventfromPlayer
HandbookafterplacementofanyAlliedinterdiction
18AM GermanrollsforrandomeventfromRulesSection
29afterplacementofanyAlliedinterdiction
19AM GermanrollsforrandomeventfromPlayer
HandbookafterplacementofanyAlliedinterdiction
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ReservePhase

Placeselectedsuppliedmechanizedunitsinreserve(addmarker)
unitsmaynotmoveinMovementPhaseorfightinCombatPhase
markerisremovedafterunitmovesduringExploitationorifit
everfindsitselfadjacenttoanenemyunit

Turn Event
16AM only TrafficJams:Germanmechanizedunitscannotbe
placedinreserve
17AM only KampfgruppePeiperbenefits(optional):seeP17
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MovementPhase

(1) Reinforcements

EnterasperOrderofAppearancecards(letteredroadsoncard)
payatleast1MPtoentermap
maybedelayedifallpossibleentryhexesareenemyoccupiedor
inenemyZOCs
ormaychoosetoenteratnearestfreehexonsamemap
edge
ifdelayed,thenunitsmayenterlateratanyletteredroad
hexonthesamemapedgeastheywereduetoenter
unitsmuststopifanenemyZOCisentered

(2) MoveUnits

MoveasmanyunitsasdesiredaspertheirMPallowance
mayneverenteranenemyoccupiedhex
muststopimmediatelyifenemyZOCisentered
artilleryunitsonlyexertZOCinitsownhex
ZOCsdonotextendacrosstheMeuse
cannotexitenemyZOCandimmediatelyenterthesame
ZOC(mayleaveandreenterlaterinthemove)
terraindictatesMPcosttoenterahex(seetable,NBroads)
armour(i.e.tanks)canonlymovethroughforestsviaroads
MPallowancesarehalvedifunitisOOS(roundup)
aunitisalwaysguaranteeda1hexmove
Germancorpsartillerythatmovecannotfirethisturn
flipthemasareminder

Riverrestrictions:
GermanPanther,TigerandJagdtigerunitsmayonlycross
riversusingbridges
otherunitscancrossariverwithoutusingabridge
muststartmovementadjacenttoriverhexside
infantryandarmouredinfantrycancrossriverand
continuemovementifMPsremain
+1MPifcrossingintoforestorbrokenterrain
armour,armouredcavalryandartillerycanalso
crossriverbutmustendmovementimmediately

 Meuserestrictions:
GermanPanther,TigerandJagdtigerunitsmayonlycross
Meuseusingbridges
armour,armouredcavalryandartillerymayalsoonlycross
Meuseusingbridges
infantryandarmouredinfantrycancrossanunbridged
Meusehexsidebutmustendmovementimmediately

StackingLimitis3groundunits
exception:JPZstacksfreely
exception:all4LehrDivisionunitscanstacktogether
passingthroughfullystackedhexesisallowed

ArmyBoundaries
Mechanizedunitsofthe5thPanzerArmy(bluesymbol+3tanksilhouettes)
6thPanzerArmy(orangesymbolwithblack
background/stripe)
7thArmy(greensymbol)
mustobserveArmyBoundariesforthefirst6turns(3days)
unlessalreadyWofterminationpoints
6thPanzerArmycannotuseorattacktheirroadboundary
5thPanzerArmyand7thArmycanbothmovealongtheir
mutualboundaryroadandattackoutofit(P5)

ExitingMap
GermanmechanizedunitscanexitthemaponlyfromroadhexesN
andWoftheMeuse
AlliedunitsforcedtoretreatofftheN/S/Wmapedgesmayreturn
afterspendingafullturnoffmap
returnonsamemapedgeviaaletteredroadhex
AlliedunitsthatareOOSandvoluntarilyexitedofftheN/S/Wmap
edgesmayreturnafterspendingafullturnoffmap
returnonsamemapedgeviaaletteredroadhex
Townslocatedonmapedgeareconsideredtohavearoadleading
offmap

(3) BuildImprovedPositions(Alliesmayalsobuildfortifications)

NegateanyattackersERadvantage

Insteadofmoving,asuppliedmechanizedornonmechanizedunitthatis
notadjacenttoanenemyunitcanchoosetobuildanimprovedposition
notallowedinatownhex
placeimprovedpositionmarker
markerisremovedifallfriendlyunitsvacatethehex
AlliesmaychoosetobuildafortificationinBastogne,StVith,or
Marche
 placefortificationmarker
allowsdefendertoignoreaCAresultfromCRT
markerremainsinhexuntilaGermanunitenters

(4) StartBridgeRepair

Insteadofmoving,asuppliedmechanizedornonmechanizedunitlocated
atoneendofabridgehexsidecanchoosetorepairablownbridge
placeanappropriatemarker
theunitcannottakepartincombatthisturn
ifthehexontheoppositeendofthebridgeisfreeofenemyunits
atendofplayersturn,thentheconstructingunittogetherwith
anyotherfriendlyunitsintheconstructionhexcancrosstheriver:
thebridgeisnowconsideredtoberepaired
notethatadvancingunitscancrossthebridgeevenfrom
enemyZOCtoenemyZOC(ofsameordifferentunits)
Germanscanonlyrebuildamaximumof8bridges

Turn Event
16AM only TrafficJams:Germanmechanizedunitsreduce
movementallowanceby1
16AM only SSMovementRestriction:1SS,12SS,andPz150may
notmove
16AM only AlliedMovementRestriction:OnlyAlliedunits
startinggameinenemyZOCcanmovefull
allowance.
US2ndinfantry(starredshield)have3MPs
Alliedartilleryhave1MP
AlliedartilleryapproachedbyGermanunit
regainfullmovementallowance
allothernonartilleryAlliedunitsnotstarting
inenemyZOChave2MPs
advanceaftercombatunaffected
16AM18PM ArmyBoundaryRestrictions:observedEof
terminationpoints(Germancommandandcontrol
variant,P20)
16PM18PM PanzerBrigade150:cantrytoignoreenemyZOCs
onceinhisperiod(eitherduringmovementor
exploitation):successonarollof13
17AM only KampfgruppePeiperbenefits(optional):seeP17
18AM19PM MudConditions:Clearterraincosts2MPsfor
mechanizedandartilleryunits
18AM21PM German7thArmyGarrisonRestrictions:foreachturn
thatMersch,Consdorf,1134,and0335are
unoccupied,everyunitinthe7thArmyloses1MP
and7thArmymechanizedunitscannotmoveduring
Exploitation
23AM26PM GroundFreeze:LightWoodscost1MPforallunits
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CombatandDemolitionPhase

(1) Resolvecombatinanyorder

Phasingplayermayconductcombatagainstany/alladjacentenemyunits
suppliedcorpsartillery(XX)notadjacenttoenemyunitsand
suppliedrocketsthatareadjacenttoenemyunitscanprovide
combatsupportintoabattlehex(attackeranddefender)
mostcorpsartilleryhavearangeof4hexes
raisednumberabovecorpsdesignationifotherwise
rocketshavearangeof1hex
Germanrocketscannotsupportdefensively
noLOSorterraineffects
asingleavailableAircrafttokencanbeassignedtoprovidecombat
supporttothecurrentbattle(gives1columnshiftonCRTtoattacker/defender)
attackerassignsfirstfollowedbydefender
nosplittingofaunitscombatstrength
anattackingunitcanonlybeinvolvedinasingleattack
alldefendingunitsstackedinahexdefendasoneforce
noDRMcanbelessthan2orgreaterthan+2
nomorethan2columnshiftsLorRallowedonCRT
nouniteverhasitscombatstrengthreducedbelow1(evenifOOS)

BattleProcedure:
attackerdeclarestheattackingunitsandanysupportingartillery,
rockets,orassignedaircraft
defenderdeclaresanysupportingartillery,rockets,orassigned
aircraft
calculateoddsratio(attacking/defending).Roundfractionsin
defendersfavour
OOSattackingunitshavecombatstrengthhalved(roundup)
defendingcorpsartilleryattackedbyadjacentenemyhave
combatstrengthhalved(roundup)
Germanrocketshaveadefensivecombatstrengthof1
Germancorpsartillerycannotfireiftheymovedearlier
Germanartillerycanonlyfireoffensivelyoncepergame
turnbutcanalwaysdefendthemselves
Alliedartillerycanfireonceduringeachplayerturn
attackerrolls1d6:crossreferencesnetresultwithoddsonCRT
columnshiftsandDRMsapply(cumulativeterrain,ER
bonus,etc)
nounitcanbedoubledmorethanonce
ERBonus:(OOSunitshaveERreducedby1)
ifhighestERofattacker>highestERofdefender,
thenapply1DRM
ifhighestERofdefender>highestERofattacker,
thenapply+1DRM
noattackagainstadefenderinforestorbrokenterraincan
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applyresults:defenderfirst,thenattacker
owningplayerdecideslosses.Reducefreshunits,eliminate
alreadyreducedunitsandartillery
supportingoffensivecorpsartilleryareimmunefrom
combatlossesifattackingnonadjacentenemyunits
supportingdefensivecorpsartilleryareimmunefrom
combatlossesifnotinenemyZOC
notimmuneifdefendingagainstadjacentenemy

Retreats:
routemusttraversethefewesthexestowardsafriendlysupply
roadthenonwardsalongafriendlysupplysource
maychangetoanotherfriendlyroadatintersections
therequirementofmovingtowardsafriendlysupply
sourcemaybeignoredifanalternativeretreatpathexists
andtheunitwouldbeeliminatedotherwise
supportingnonadjacentoffensiveartilleryignoreretreat
supportingdefensiveartilleryareimmunefromretreat
ifnotinenemyZOC
mechanizedunitsmayretreatacrossarmyboundaries
duringfirst3daysbutmustreturnassoonaspossible
movementallowancesarenotusedduringretreats
noretreatsthroughenemyZOCsorenemyunits
Alliedunitscanretreatoffmap
GermanZOCsextendoffmap,soforcedoffmapretreatmay
causeanAlliedunittobeeliminated
AlliedarmourandGermanMkIVarmourcanretreatacrossa
blownbridgeintoforestusingroads

unitsunabletoretreatareeliminated
GermanPanther,TigerandJagdtigerunitsforcedtoretreat
acrossunbridgedriversareeliminated
armour,armouredcavalryandartilleryforcedtoretreat
acrossunbridgedMeuseareeliminated
anyunitforcedtoretreatacrossMeusecliffhexsideare
eliminated


AdvanceAfterBattle:
victoriousdefendingunitscanadvanceamaximumof1hexequal
victoriousattackingunitscanadvanceanumberofhexesequalto
retreatdistanceonCRT
firsthexenteredmustbethejustvacatedhex
canignoreeffectofenemyZOCinthishexbutmust
stopifanotherZOCisentered
terrainrestrictionsandmovementallowancesapply
armoursilhouetteunitscanonlypassthroughforest
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mechanizedunitsstartingonaroadcanadvancealong
roads1.5timesthenumberofhexesontheCRT(roundup)
artillerycannotadvanceaftercombat

Rivers:
advancingacrossanunbridgedriverhexsideispossibleif
thisisthefirsthexentered
unitmuststopimmediately(unlessitisan
infantry/armouredinfantryunitthatdidnotmoveintheMovement
Phase)
infantry/armouredinfantrycanonlyadvance1hex
acrossanunbridgedMeusehexsideintothebattle
hex
GermanPanther,TigerandJagdtigerunitscanonly
advanceacrossariverusingabridge
armour,armouredcavalryandartillerycanonly
advanceacrossMeuseusingabridge

ClervauxBottleneck
advanceaftercombatishalved(roundup)
noroadbonusformechanizedunitswhenadvancing

(2) BridgeDemolition

Only1attemptperbridgeperplayerturn
afriendlyunitmustoccupyhexcontainingonebridgehexside
enemyunitmusteitheroccupythehexacrossthebridgeorbe
within1hexofbridgehexside
onlysuppliedmechanizedornonmechanizedunitscanmake
attempt
roll1d6andconsultappropriatecolumnoftable
(dependingupontheproximityoftheenemyunit)
placeblownbridgemarkerifsuccessful

Turn Event
16AM only AlliedArtilleryRestriction:maynotfireoffensive
groundsupport
16AM only SurpriseShift(GermanTurnonly):allattacks
involvingGermanmechanizedunitsreceive1
columnshiftrightonCRT
16AM only (Optional)VariableSurpriseShift(GermanTurn
only):allattacksinvolvingGermanmechanizedunits
withanERof5receive1columnshiftrightonCRTif
1d6>highestdefendingER.RollafterAlliedartillery
supportisdeclared.
16AM only TrafficJams:GermanunitscanonlyattackAllied
unitsfacingtheirrespectivestagingareas.Advance
aftercombatisreducedby1MPforGerman
mechanizedunitsandtheycannotadvancefurther
 thannumberofhexesstatedonCRT
16AMonly SchneeEifel:Germanadvance/retreataftercombat
isreducedby1hexincombatsagainsttheAllied
unitsinSchneeEifel
16AMonly MonschauArtilleryRestriction:Germansmaynotuse
artillerysupportwhenattackingMonschau
16AM16PM AlliedBridgeDemolition:isdisallowed
16AM18PM ArmyBoundaryRestrictions:observedEof
terminationpoints(Germancommandandcontrol
variant)
16PM17PM SSPanzerScare:SSregimentattacksroll1d6.
1columnshifttorightonCRT
ifrollhighestdefendingER.
RollafterAlliedartillery/airsupportisdeclared.
21AM26PM CombatAttrition:affectsattackingmechanizedunits
inplayfor10ormoreturns.Attackerapplies1
combatlosstoanunreducedmechanized
unitforCRTresultsmarkedwithanasterisk
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MechanizedExploitationPhase

Maymovereservedmechanisedunitsuptofullmovementallowance
removereservemarker

Turn Event
17AM only KampfgruppePeiperbenefits(optional):seeP17
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BridgeConstructionPhase

Finishbridgeconstruction
ifthehexontheoppositeendofabridgeunderrepairisfreeof
enemyunits,thentheconstructingunittogetherwithanyother
friendlyunitsintheconstructionhexcancrosstheriver:the
bridgeisnowconsideredtoberepaired
removemarker
notethatadvancingunitscancrossthebridgeevenfrom
enemyZOCtoenemyZOC(ofsameordifferentunits)
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