Operation Saar:
The French Strike First

Europa Battle Scenario #5:
Orders of Battle

by Jason Long


Germany

Initial Conditions

Forts. Ulm (3219).

Rail Capacity. 6 REs on Turns 1, 2, and 3; 12 REs total thereafter.

Airfields: 1 each in WK V and XII.

Army Group C

5th Army

Place in Germany within 5 hexes of the border with Luxembourg and Belgium, north of the Mosel River.
2x 7-6 Inf XX 16,26
2x 6-6 Inf XX 58,69
1x 6 Air Lndg XX HQ 22
2x 2-5 Air Lndg III 22/47, 22/65
1x 1-2-8 mot Art III 623
5x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 4, 14, 24, 44, 64 (I-W)
3x 1-10 mot MG II 1,2,3
2x 0-1 -10 mot It AA II (AA=1) 74, 84 (I-W)
Place at 1420: 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 211
Place at K61n (1620): 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 227

1st Army<

Place in Germany in WK XII within 5 hexes of the border with Luxembourg and France, south of the Mosel River.
7x 7-6 Inf XX6,9,15,25,33,34,36
3x 6-6 Inf XX 52,71,87
1x 2-6 Inf III 125
2x 1-5 Border III 127,129
2x 1-4 Border III 112,122
3x 0-1 -4* Border III132,142,152
1x 3-8 Art III 69
1x 2-8 Eng III 628
3x 1-10 mot MG II 10,13,14
Place at Trier (2023): 1x 4-6-4 Fort XX Trier
Place at Darmstadt (2319): 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 246
Place at Mannheim (2520): 1x2-10mothvAAIII (AA=4) 49 (LW)
Place at Frankfurt-am-Main (13A:3032): 1x2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 29(LW)

7th Army

Place in Germany in WK V within 5 hexes of the border with France.
2x 7-6 Inf XX 5,35
1x 6-6 Inf XX 78
1x 1-4 Border III182
1x 3-8 Art III 697
1x 2-8 Eng III 511
3x 1-10 mot MG II4,5,11
Place at Heilbronn (2719): 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 215
Place at Freiburg (3025): 1x 1-5* Inf Cdr 14 Ldw

Army Group C Reserves
Place at Hannover (13A:2226): 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 216
Place at Hamburg (13A: 1723): 1x 2- 6* Inf Cdr 225
Place at Chemnitz (13A:3421): 1x 2- 6* Inf Cdr 209
Place at Dresden (37:0227): 1x 2-6* Inf Cdr 223
Place at Nurnberg (13A:3729): 1 x 2- 6* Inf Cdr 231
Place at Munchen (13A:4331): 1 x 2- 6* Inf Cdr 212

High Command Reserves

OKH Reserves

Place anywhere in Germany, excluding East Prussia, at least 5 hexes from any border, with no more than one unit of each type per Wehrkreis.
2x 3-8 Art III 618,677
1x 2-3-6 Art III 704
1x 2-1-R Art III 720
2x 2-8 Eng III 413,617
1x 2-6 Eng III 507
4x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 5, 13, 25, 26 (LW)
4x 2-1-R FIR Siege Art II 676,679,680,681
1x 1-6 Siege Art II 1/84
3x 0-1-10 mot It AA II (AA=1) 73, 75, 85 (LW)
Place at Hamburg (13A:1 723): 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 6
Place at Nurnberg (13A:3729): 1x 2-10 mot hv AA III (AA=4) 9LC
Place at Prag (37:0531): 1x 2-10 mot Inf III DF (SS)
Place at Koblenz (1920): 1x2-3-8 Art III 70
Place at Celle (13A:2125): 1x 1-2-8 Mortar III 1
Place at Berlin (37:0121+): 1x 2-3-10 mot It AA III (AA--5) GG (LW)
Place at Bonn (1720): 1x0-1-10 mot It AA II (AA=1) 841 (I-W)
Place at Goppingen (3119): 1x 0-1-10 mot It AA II (AA=1) 851 (LW)
Place at Weimar (13A:3125): 1x 0-1-10 mot It AA II (AA= 1) 861 (I-W)

7th Flieger Division

Options A and B. Place at any airbases in Germany, excluding East Prussia, and not within 20 hexes of the French border.

Delete: 1x 2-5 Inf III GD Lb

Option B. The German Player may not fly any air transport missions to any target hex in Poland and France during the game.

Other Forces
WK III, Forming. 1x 2-5 Inf III GD Lb
WKXII, Forming 1x 5-6 Inf XX 214

Luftwaffe

Luftflotte 2

Place at any airbases in WK VI, X, XI.
3x He 111P 2B3 2-5/20
Home Defense: See Rule 27A3.
1x Me 109C 4F4 0/7
2x Me 109E 7F5 1/7

Luftflotte 3

Place at any airbases in WK V, VII, IX, XII, and XIII.
3x He 111P 2B3 2-5/20
1x Ju 87B 2D3 4-1/9
1x Me 109B 3F4 0/8
1x Me 109D 5F4 0/6
6x Me 109E 7F5 1/7
Home Defense. See Rule 27A3.
1x Ar 68E 2NF2 0/6

Polish Garrison:

See Rule 27A7.
3x 7-6 Inf XX any
1x 6-6 Inf XX any
2x Do 17E 1B3 1-2/14
1x Do 17Z 4B4 3-4/13
3x Me 109E 7F5 1/7
Plus any 10 REs of non-divisional units.

Position AA
Place 1 point at the following cities: Trier (2023), Kaiserlautern (2322), and Speyer (2521). Position AA units may only be placed in any city or at an airfield.

Place anywhere in Germany:
9 pts of position AA (LW)
3 pts RR position AA (LW)

Reinforcements

Turn 1

Divisional units listed as belonging to Army Group South Reserves may not move.

Turn 3.

Units listed as belonging to Army Group C may now move. Army Group C Reserves may move by rail without using any rail capacity.

Mobilize:
10x 2-6* Inf Cdr 209,211,212,215,216,223,225, 227, 231, 246 to: 10x 5-6 Inf XX 209,211,212,215,216,223,225,227,231, 246

Mobilize:
1x 1-5* Inf Cdr14 Ldw to: 1x 4-5-5* Inf XX 14 Ldw

WK III, Full.
1x 2-5 Inf III GD Lb

Turn 4

Units listed as belonging to OKH Reserves may now move. Place at any cities in Germany, no more than 1 unit of each type per Wehrkreis.

9x 5-6 Inf XX 254,257,258,260,262,263,267,268,269
1x 4-3-8 Art III 41
7x 1-10 mot AT II 525,543,559,616,625,645,672

WK XII, Full.
1x 5-6 Inf XX 214

Turn 6
Withdraw.
1x Ju 86G 2B2 2-4/16

Turn 9

Convert. 1x 4-6-4 Fort XX Trier to: 1x 6-6 Inf XX 72

Turn 10
WK XII, Full.
1x 6-6 Inf XX 79

Western Allied Initial Forces

All forces are French unless indicated as:
(Brit) British
(Col) French Colonial
(FtF) French colors in First to Fight
(Pol) Polish (substitutes for missing British air units)

Initial Conditions

Improved Fortress. Belfort (3129), Metz (2225).
Improved Fortified Hexsides. As per the map.
Rail Capacity. 3 FlEs.

Intrinsic Defense: Every ouvrage hex has an intrinsic defense strength of 10. Each improved fortress has an intrinsic defense strength of 5. Every fortified hexside has an intrinsic defense of 2. See Rule 27D1.

Airfields: 4
Intrinsic AA: 1 point per dot city and fortress.
Air unit repair. 2 or less.

French Armed Forces

Place adjacent to the border hexsides from hexes 2026 to 3227 inclusive.

1 x 7-9-10 Mech XX 1 DLM
2x 6-8 Cavalry XX 2 DC, 3 DC
1x 8-8 Mot XX 12
3x 7-8 Mot XX 9,15,25
6x 6-6 Inf XX 11, 13, 14, 21, 42, 43
4x 6-6 Inf XX 1 NA, 2 NA, 3 NA, 4 NA (Col)
1 x 2-8 Cavalry X 2 Spahi (Col)
1 x 0-2-5 Cons X any
6x 1-2-6 Tank III 506,507,508,510,511,512
2x 1-2-6 MG III 41, 51 (Col)
1x 3-2-8 Art III 107
5x 3-2-6 Art III 103, 105, 109, 116, 117
2x 2-8 Art III 108,120
2x 2-1-8 Art III 305,309
1x 3-0-R FIR Siege III 372
1x 1-2-6 Eng III 2
3x 2-8 Hv AA III (AA--3) 402, 403, 405
2x 2-1-2 Siege Art II IW166, W166

Place at hex 2324:
1x 2-5-4 Fort XX Sarre

The Armee de l'Air and the Royal Air Force

Place at any airbases in France.
1x 1-5 Para II 601
1x Am.143 2NB32-6/14 (FtF)
2x Battle 3B42-1/18 (Brit)
2x Battle 2LB22-1/18 (Pol)
2x H75A-1 3F4 1/10
1x MB.200 2B2 1-3/11
2x MB.210 2NB3 2-5/18
1x Mxd OT2 0/11
4x MS.406 4F5 0/6
1x Po.542 2B2 2-2/12

Position AA.
Position AA units may only be placed in any city or at an airfield.
Place anywhere in France: 5 pts of position AA

Reinforcements

Turn 2
2x 6-6 Inf XX 23,36
3x 4-6 Inf XX6,16,20
1 x 3-2-8 Tank X 1
1x 1-2-8 Tank III 502
2x 1-2-6 Tank III 503,504
2x 1-6 Lt Inf III 1 LA, 41-A (Col)
1x 4-8 Art III 196
3x 3-2-8 Art III 104,182,184
1x 3-2-6 Art III 106
1x 3-2-6 Art III 11 (Col)
1x 1-2-8 Eng III 4
1x 1-2-6 Eng III 6
Place at Strasbourg (2724): 1x 1-2-8 Eng III 1

Place at Besancon (3132):
1x 4-6 Inf XX 47
1x 1-2-6 Eng III 10

Turn 3
1x 6-8 Mtn XX 28
2x 6-6 Inf XX 10,19
1x 6-6 Inf XX2 Col (Col)
1x 5-6 Inf XX3 Col (Col)
1x 4-6 Inf XX 18
1x 4-6 Inf XX4 Col (Col)
1x 2-10 Mot Cav X 1 DID
1x 3-2-8 Tank X 2
3x 2-8 Mtn III5 CA, 27 CA, 141
1x 0-1-6 Lt Inf III3 LA (Col)
2x 3-2-6 Art III113,114
2x 3-0-R RR Siege III370,374
2x 2-0-R RR Siege III371,373
1x 1-8 Inf II1 WG (Brit)
1x 1-10 Mot MG II6 ASH (Brit)

Delete: 1x Am.1 43M from the Polish Campaign reinforcements.

Turn 4
1x 7-8 Mot XX 5
1x 6-8 Mtn XX 30
1x 8-8 Inf XX 1 (Brit)
4x 4-6 Inf XX 26,32,41,45
1x 4-6 Inf XX 6 Col (Col)
1x 4-3-8 Art X 1 (Brit)
2x 4-8 Art III 187,192
1x 3-2-8 Art III 185
5x 3-2-6 Art III112,121,141,144,147
1x 1-2-8 Eng X 1 (Brit)
1x 1-2-6 Eng III 7
1x 2-8 hv AA III (AA=3) 406
1x MS.406 4F5 0/6
2x Hurri 1 5F50/8 (Brit)
2x Blen 4 4B41-2/24 (Brit)
1x Glad 3B30/8 (Brit)
Place at Metz (2225): 1x 1-2-6 Tank III 517
Place at Nancy (2427): 1x 2-6 Inf III 237

Place at Besancon (3132):
1x 1-5 Tank III 518
1x 1-8 Art III 315

Turn 5
1x 8-8 Inf XX3 (Brit)
1x 7-8 Mot XX 3
1x 5-6 Inf XX5 Col (Col)
2x 4-6 Inf XX 2,35
1x 3-8 Art X GHQ (Brit)
1x 0-2-8 hv AA X (AA--4) 1 (Brit)
4x 4-8 Art III 173,190,191,197
1x 3-2-8 Ar III 195
2x 3-2-6 Art III 118,143
1x 2-8 hv AA III (AA--3) 404
1x 2-1-4 Tk II 4 RT (Brit)

Turn 6
1x 5-8 Mtn XX 31
1x 4-6 Inf XX 24
2x 3-4 Inf XX 56,62
Place at Besancon (3132): 1x 3-4 Inf XX 57

Turn 7
1x 6-8 Mtn XX 27
1x 5-6 Inf XX5 NA (Col)
1x 4-6 Inf XX7 Col (Col)
1x 3-2-8 Art III 194
1x 2-8 Art III 351

Turn 8
1x 6-8 Mtn XX 29

Turn 9
1x 8-8 Inf XX3 (Brit)
1 x 4-3-8 Art X2 (Brit)
1x 1-10 mot MG II4 Gord (Brit)

Turn 10
1x 6-6 Inf XX82 NA (Col)

Secret Codicil Scenario

Initial Forces
1 x 7-9-10 Mech XX 2 DLM
1x 7-8 Mot XX 1
1x 6-6 Inf XX 1 Col (Col)
2x 4-6 Inf XX 4,22
1x 1-2-8 Mot Art III 329
1x 2-8 hv AA III (AA--3) 404

Turn 3
1x 2-10 Mot Cav X 2DP
1x 0-1-6 Lt Inf III 2 LA (Col)

Turn 4
2x 3-4 Inf XX 58,63
1x 1-2-6 Tank III 518
2x 1-5 Tank III 514,520
1x 3-2-8 Art III 183

Turn 5
1x 4-6 Inf XX 7
1x 3-2-6 Art III 146
2x 3-2-6 Art III 110, 111 (Col)
1x 2-6 Art III 145

Turn 6
2x 3-4 Inf XX 52,60

Turn 7
2x 3-4 Inf XX 67,70

Operation Saar: Rules


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