Tip of the Spear WTO (id:#67399)
(ASL Journal #17 ID: J281)   [next]   [previous]
See Also: Tip Of The Spear by Lone Canuck Publishing
Designer: Ted Wilcox
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Balance:
AmericanGerman (SS)
44.444444444444%

Overview:

The 3rd Armored Division "'Spearhead" crossed the Rhine below Cologne and ripped through the German countryside like a Kansas tornado. Fighting their way through village after village, the division covered nearly 45 miles in 48 hours, capturing thousands of bewildered German prisoners. On 29 March, they received orders to take aim at Paderborn, a vital town astride several road junctions. The large town was key to encircling German Army Group B, trapped in the Ruhr Pocket to the north. Recon units fanned out along every road to Paderbom, looking for a weak spot where the tip of the spear could land.
Attacker: American (83rd Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Armored Division)
Defender: German (SS) (SS-Aufklärungs-Ausbildungs und Ersatz-Regiment)  
5.5 turns
    Players: 2     OBA: None     Night: No
Unit Counts:
Squads: A:5.5 D:9.5
AFVs: A:12
M24 x 4
M8 x 3
M20
M3 ht x 4

AFVs: D:3
PSW 234/2 x 3

Guns: A:0 D:0

Victory Conditions:

Exit VP: Building Control VC: Area Control VC:
Unit Based VC: LOS Style VC: CVP Cap:
Misc Rules: Roads: Paved, A: Non-Crew: Steathly (A11.17), Two AFVs: Gyros (D11.1), D: Late War SS (A25.111)
Overlays: NONE
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Last Played:
DateReporterOpponentBal.ResultTimeComments
2026-10-08(D) nathan wegener vs Andrea Pagni German (SS) winDefense in Depth aided by Americans lack of carrying much smoke allowed me to delay and fall back just enough. The Puma's all died defending their streets and mostly just helped delay the Americans. In the last turn I still had 5 locations, my opponent had troops in place and enough armor to assist but my troops didn't break so there were just too many CC to win for 4 US squads. ASLOK XL
2026-09-24(D) Will Willow vs Randy Shurtz American win
2026-09-23(A) John Garlic vs Vic Rosso American winVery exciting recce scenario. Americans, were able to maneuver and jimmy Germans out of positions. Greatly assisted by some key DR.
2026-09-13(A) Indy Lagu vs Rob Oler German (SS) winA mixed American force attacks a numerically superior
(at least in infantry) German OB. Once again, Rob's
prowess on defence and my inability to be patient
gave Rob a well-deserved victory.

An interesting VC is that the US needs to have four
mobile AFV with functioning MA to win. This means
it's possible to unload the halftracks and hide them
to guarantee that portion of the VC.

We both would recommend this scenario and
I'd happily play this one again.
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Hutch Linked the scenario to ROAR2026-10-13 12:45:56
nebel Added a playing2026-10-13 02:47:41
Indy Lagu Added a playing2026-10-02 13:11:58
wwillow Added a playing2026-09-25 01:28:47
jgarlic79@gmail.com Added a playing2026-09-23 15:06:09
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Avg Rating: 7.00Votes: 4
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To-Play list count: 1
Estimated Play time: 5.2 hours
Recorded Games: 4
Archive recorded plays:
American2
German (SS)2
Drawn:0

ROAR Data: (as of today)
Tip of the Spear [Confirmed]
[A] American 2
[D] German 3
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