Hurtgen Surprise & Brecourt Manor (1st Edition)

North of Brécourt Manor, Normandy, France, 6 June 1944 0830 Hours: After linking up with his parent unit at the hamlet of Le Grand Chemin on the morning of June 6, 1944, 1st Lieutenant Richard Winters was ordered up front away from his company. With minimal instructions and no briefing, Winters found himself tasked to destroy a German artillery battery. The battery had initially been reported to be 88 mm guns firing onto causeway exit #2 leading off Utah Beach thereby disrupting the advance of the U.S. 4th Infantry Division inland on this route. It turned out to be four 105’s, with support elements nearby.

Several other units had stumbled onto the enemy position earlier in the morning and had been repulsed. Winters collected a team of thirteen men from his own and other companies and developed a quick plan of attack. He positioned a pair of M1919 .30 caliber machine guns to serve as a base of fire and sent 2nd Lt. Lynn D. Compton, Sgt. Joseph D. Toye, and Sgt. William J. Guarnere to one flank to destroy a machine gun position with grenades and provide covering fire. Sgt. C. Carwood Lipton climbed a tree, which exposed him to enemy fire but provided an excellent view of the enemy. He opened fire, but return fire caused him to return rapidly to the ground. Winters then led an attack down the hedgerow leading to the first gun position. After the four guns were disabled, Winters’ team was low on ammunition and withdrew.

Above is the historical summary for 'So Full of Fire', the scenario that depicts the battle recreated in the book and movie "Band of Brothers"...to a 't'. What's more, the Hürtgen/Brècourt set provides a strip of 101st Airborne shoulder patch die-cut infantry counters to make it even more fun!

Hurtgen Surprise/101st Airborne at Brecourt Manor Pack brings the ASLComp gamer to the dark, foreboding region known as the Hurtgenwald, and the village of Strass and its outskirts. There, German troops surprised men and tanks of the 83rd Division in a brutal fight to the finish.

In addition to a brand new Hurtgen Forest map you also receive a map of Brecourt Manor, used to recreate the battle there by the 101st Airborne.

The set consists of two historical maps and six scenarios. As a special FREE BONUS you also receive 208 color die-cut counters depicting 101st Airborne and 83rd Infantry Division shoulder-patch infantry counters, SW, SMCs, HS, crews, new US armor crews, all featuring Beand new art + AFV counters -- All using the now stadard ch berlin style counter art.