December 20th, 1944

Bastogne

December 20th, 1944. The German offensive of December 16th had been a complete surprise to the allies. As the inexperienced allied divisions on the front line were destroyed by the German onslaught, the 101st US Airborne division was hastily called in to plug the gap. By the morning of December 19th the division had arrived in Bastogne. The next day, it was completely surrounded. Cut off from the allied supply lines, without any possibility of being supplied by air, due to the harsh winter weather and even without proper winter gear, the 101st had to hold out against an enemy who had been preparing their offensive for months...

Germany	USA
Ground Forces
Typ 82 Kübelwagen Opel Blitz S 3.6 SdKfz 251/1 Ausf. D "Hanomag" SdKfz 234/2 "Puma" PzKpfw V Ausf. G "Panther" PzKpfw IV Ausf. H PzKpfw VI Ausf. B "Tiger II" Jagdpanzer 38(t) "Hetzer" Flakpanzer IV "Wirbelwind"	Willys MB-2 (30 cal) Willys MB-2 GMC CCKW M3A1 Halftrack M8 Light Armored Car M24 Light Tank "Chaffee" M4A3 Medium Tank M4A3(76)W Medium Tank M4A3E2 Assault Tank "Jumbo" M36 Tank Destroyer "Jackson" M18 Tank Destroyer "Hellcat" (mid)
Aircraft
Focke Wulf FW 190A-8	Piper L4 "Grasshopper" Republic P47D "Thunderbolt"
Stationary Weapons
2 cm Flakvierling 38 7.5 cm PaK 40 8.1cm Granatwerfer 34 Nebelwerfer 41	M51 (MMGC) M2HB Machinegun 57mm M1 AT Gun 76mm M5 AT Gun 81mm M1 Mortar M2A1 105mm Howitzer