Stonewall Gavin

Sicily, July 11, 1943: The 82nd Airborne had parachuted into Sicily with 
one major objective - to prevent the Germans from attacking the beachheads 
until the bulk of the 1st and 45th Infantry Divisions were ashore.

Game length: 6 turns

For the Americans to win they must defend the high ground
For the Germans to win they must they must take the hill

Americans: Squads, MMG's, BAZ43's, MTR, ART Gun
Germans: Squads, HMG, MMG, LMG's, MTR's, AFV's

Boards: #2, #4

Aftermath: The Germans attack, accompanied by hail or mortar fire, almost 
succeedded in pushing the paratroopers off the ridge. Fighting from reverse 
crest positions the paratroopers put up a determined defense and even succeeded 
in disabling several Tiger tanks with bazookas by firing at the exposed under-
carriage of the tank as it came over the crest of the hill. The German attack 
then began to falter and was finally haltedby by the timely arrival of naval 
gunfire coupled with the arrival of elements of the 45th Division. An ensuing 
counterattack led by Colonel Gavin overran the forward German positions forcing 
the Panzergrenadiers to retire and thus ending the threat to the beachhead.

Source: On All Fronts, ASL Tournament - Contrary '89, Stonewall Gavin, designed 
by Tom Morin, August 1990 issue

