Quick 6 VII

Designed for the participants of the 2024 West Coast Rumble, these six scenarios are designed for minimum set up time, resulting in maximum playing time.

Q37 – VRATARNICA, YUGOSLAVIA, 1 October 1944: In the shadow of the Danube's Iron Gates, as WWII's tides turn in the Balkans, the 7th SS-Mountain Division Prinz Eugen faces a critical confrontation. On October 1, 1944, amidst fierce combat at Vratarnica, its desperate attempt to secure a vital bridgehead against Bulgarian forces becomes a brutal test of strategy and endurance.

Game Length: 5½ Turns, Board: 22, Estimated Playing Time: 3 hours 2 minutes.

Bulgarian Forces: 9x Squads, 2x Leaders, 2x MG, 50mm Mortar, ATR, & 2x 50mm PaK 38 AT Gun.

German Forces: 10x Squads, 3x Leaders, 4x MG, DC, & 3x StuG IIIG.

Q38 – Northwest of LIÈGE, BELGIUM, 11 May 1940: As dawn broke on May 11, the German 4th Panzer Division, invigorated by the fall of Fort Eben-Emael and key Albert Canal crossings, launched a relentless advance northwest of Liège, Belgium. With Belgian forces in disarray and the strategic route to Liège compromised, the stage was set for a dramatic German push that would reshape the battle lines of Western Europe.

Game Length: 5½ Turns, Board: 41, Estimated Playing Time: 3 hours 5 minutes

Belgian Forces: 9½ x Squads, 2x Leaders, MG, 50mm Mortar, 76mm INF Gun.

German Forces: 13x Squads, 4x Leaders, 3x MG, 2x ATR, 2x 50mm Mortar, FT, 3x DC, & 3x Panzer II tanks.

Q39 – MARNACH, LUXEMBOURG, 16 December 1944: On a frozen morning in Luxembourg, the 38th Panzer-Pionier Battalion and the 304th Panzergrenadier Regiment clashed with the steadfast defenders of Company B, 110th Regiment, U.S. 28th Infantry Division, in a battle for control of Marnach. With both sides entrenched, the Germans' attempt to break through with flamethrowers and explosives met fierce resistance, setting the stage for a pivotal confrontation on the road to Bastogne.

Game Length: 5½ Turns, Board: 2a, Estimated Playing Time: 2 hours 46 minutes

American Forces: 7½ x Squads, 2x Leaders, MG, 60mm Mortar, & Bazooka.

German Forces: 11½ x Squads, 3x Leaders, 4x MG, FT, & 2x DC.

Q40 – SAINT POUÇIN SUR SIOULE, FRANCE, 19 June 1940: In a daring blitz towards the Loire on a June morning in 1940, the elite SS-Leibstandarte Adolf Hitler regiment led a surprise assault on the French-defended town of Saint Pouçin. Racing through mortar fire and armoured cars, the Germans surged into the town, but a fierce French stand and the destruction of a vital bridge turned the tide, setting the stage for a brutal, close-quarters fight.

Game Length: 5½ Turns, Board: 12, Estimated Playing Time: 3 hours 45 minutes

British Forces: 9x Squads, 2x Leaders, MG, & 75mm ART Gun.

Germans Forces: 8½ x Squads, 3x Leaders, 2x MG, 50mm Mortar, 8½ x Mortorcycle w/Sidecars, & 2x PSW 232(8R).

Q41 – TRÉVIÈRES, FRANCE, 9 June 1944: During the heated Normandy campaign, the US 9th and 38th Infantry Regiments faced a daunting task: capture the strategically positioned village of Trévières. Hindered by rugged bocage and fierce German resistance, the battle turned into a desperate fight against both nature and machine-gun nests, with heroic leadership keeping the American advance alive as they pushed toward their crucial objective before dawn.

Game Length: 5½ Turns, Board: 59, Estimated Playing Time: 2 hours 57 minutes

German Forces: 9½ x Squads, 3x Leaders, & 3x MG.

American Forces: 15x Squads, 3x Leaders, 4x MG, 2x 60mm Mortar & 3x Bazookas.

Q42 – BREST-LITOVSK, POLAND, 26 June 1941: At the heart of the northern island conflict, Major Gavrilov's East Fort stood as a bastion of Soviet defiance, enduring relentless German artillery and air bombardment. As the fort's walls crumbled under the weight of Stuka bombs, the beleaguered defenders mounted a valiant last stand, highlighting extraordinary courage in the face of overwhelming odds, ultimately marking a heroic, albeit tragic, chapter in the battle's history.

Game Length: 6, Board: 1,23, Estimated Playing Time: 3 hours 4 minutes.

Russian Forces: 11 x Squads, 2x Leaders, 3x MG, & 2x 25mm AA Guns

German Forces: 12 x Squads, 4x Leaders, 4x MG, 2x FT, & 4x DC.