The Savio river was one of the main obstacles on the drive north by the Allies in Italy in 1944. In October after several days of heavy rain the Seaforth Highlanders were part of a Canadian brigade sent to secure a crossing of the river. The heavy rain had swelled the river 6 feet preventing support of the Canadian infantry by anti-tank guns or tanks.
The Germans had been fighting this crossing attempt for several days and in one incident sent 3 Panthers, 2 self propelled guns and 30 infantry to the Savio to drive off the unsupported Canadians in a night raid. Waiting for them were B company of the Seaforth Highlanders which included 4 tank killer PIAT teams sent forward to protect the unsupported infantry against enemy armour.
This scenario is somewhat speculative as I am unsure of the exact details of the Seaforths in the vicinity and the type of German self propelled guns. As some accounts mention Canadian machine gun fire this scenario includes two platoons of B company with the regimental Vickers guns plus the 4 tank killer teams. I am also choosing to leave out the mortars as the very boggy ground would have made them useless and reducing the self propelled guns to one as they were taken out very early historically.
There are two main features - the road at the top of the table and the river Savio both of which have sufficient bansk to acts as cover. The ground should gradually slope up from the river reaching its highest point at the road with a series of undulations and rocky outcroppings that will allow for a degree of cover.
| Axis | Allied | Either |
| Blinds move | Blinds Move | Tea Break |
| Infantry | First Infantry Platoon | Hesistant Troops |
| Panthers | Second Infantry Platoon | |
| Stug | Machine guns | |
| Infantry | Captain Staples 1 dice | |
| Oberleutenant 1 dice | 1st Platoon Lt 1 dice | |
| Infantry Obergefreiter 1 dice | 2nd Platoon Lt 1 dice | |
| Tank Obergefreiter 1 dice | Sgt. K. P. Thompson (PIATS) 1 dice +1 | |
| Rapid Deployment | Pte. "Smokey" Smith 1 dice + 1 | |
| Vehicle Breakdown | Tank Killer Bonus | |
| Rally | ||
| Ammunition Shortage |
B Company Seaforth Highlanders
Captain Anthony Staples (Big man)
2 Vickers MMGs
Platoons 1-2
Tank Killer Team
Stats
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Troop
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
|
Infantry
|
1,2,3
|
4
|
5,6
|
7,8
|
|
Anti-Tank
|
0-6"
|
6-12"
|
12-18"
|
18-24"
|
24-36"
|
|
PIAT
|
6
|
6
|
6
|
-
|
-
|
|
Infantry
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
|
MMG
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
3 Panthers with one assault squad each (armed with MP40s).
One big man in Kubelwagen
1 Stug
|
Troop
|
0
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
|
Infantry (+1 in assault role)
|
1,2,3
|
4
|
5
|
6,7
|
8 |
Vehicles
| Vehicle | Armour Class | Gun class | Speed |
| Kubelwagen | 2 | - | Fast |
| Panther | 10 | 11 | Fast |
| Stug III F | 6 | 8 | Average |
Biblography
http://members.tripod.com/~dietmagic/panther2.html
http://www.mysteriesofcanada.com/VC_Recipients/smith.htm