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Desperate Hours - Battle for Kesternich

By: Critical Hit

Type: Ziplock

Product Line: Advanced Squad Leader - Eastern Front

Last Stocked on 12/1/2023

Product Info

Title
Desperate Hours - Battle for Kesternich
Publisher
Category
Sub-category
Publish Year
2016
Dimensions
9x12.5x1"
NKG Part #
2147648411
MFG. Part #
CRTASLKester
Type
Ziplock

Description

KESTERNICH, BELGIUM, 14 December 1944: The First Battle for Kesternich took place from December 14 to 16, 1944. This battle pitted the 2nd Battalion of the 309th Infantry Regiment and the 2nd Battalion of the 310th Infantry Regiment of the 78th Infantry Division against units from the 272nd Volksgrenadier Division, including elements of the 326th Volksgrenadier Division. This attack was part of a greater attack by the First Army's V Corps in an effort to capture the Roer River Dams that included the 78th Infantry Division as well as the 2nd Infantry Division to the south. The attack by the 78th Division interrupted Hitler's plans for the north shoulder of the Bulge.

The recent release of Battle of the Twin Villages got your boots into the snow. Now you're going to have to slog forward, if you are the Volksgrenadier player... or hold on... if the Americans. Because the dates are 14-216 December 1944. And that means the height of ferocity of Hitler's last gamble, aka 'Wacht Am Rhein' has been unleashed. And every village, every road crossing, where a stand is made can make the difference between a drive to Antwerp, or a final, crushing blow to the tyrant's dreams as he hunkers in his lair. As all good tactical-level gamers know, the decision was always decided on the ground, at the sharp end... by individual soldiers and squads.

To that end, we bring you DESPERATE HOURS: First Battle for Kesternich, a brand new historical module with never before published WINTERIZED map and scenarios. What's more, to make things easy for you to get YOUR boots on the ground, a complete set of all the combat counters you need to play are provided in ALL NEW OLIVE DRAB - 648 in all!

Just bring your ASLRB and you are ready to stand... or smash through as this is a showdown between the 78th Infantry Division and the 272nd Volksgrenadiers... and only one side will stand... or fall.

Includes:

  • 1 Color Wraparound Cover Sheet
  • Four 18” x 12.5” Color Cardstock Maps
  • Two Countersheet of 240 Counters
  • Two countersheet of 88 Counters
  • Two ASL Special Rules Sheets
  • 8 Scenarios
Scenarios included:

  • Jumpoff Day – Kesternich, Belgium, December 13th 1944
  • Toehold – Kesternich, Belgium, December 13th 1944
  • Stalemate - Kesternich, Belgium, December 13th 1944
  • Task Force Likes - Kesternich, Belgium, December 15th 1944
  • The Fall of Kesternich - Kesternich, Belgium, December 16th 1944
  • Into the Rubble - Kesternich, Belgium, January 30th 1945
  • Tanks for Nothing - Kesternich, Belgium, February 1st 1945
  • Last Gasp - Kesternich, Belgium, February 2nd 1945