FOW: Wittmanns-Wild-Ride-Scenario

Wittmann’s Wild Ride recreates the epic attack by This makes the scenario an ideal introduction to Flames Of
Obersturmführer Michael Wittmann and his lone Tiger tank War. The new player takes the role of Wittmann and learns
against A Company of the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade on the rules and tactics as they attempt to destroy the trapped
the road from Villers-Bocage to Point 213. British force. Be warned though, it is not as easy as it looks,
after all Wittmann was an ace. You may need several games
Unlike most Flames Of War battles, this scenario is rather
to achieve the same degree of success that he did!
one-sided. The British forces have no officers at all and can
do little but stand where they are and fight. It is Wittmann The game plays quickly, making it ideal for demonstrations
who dictates the pace of the battle as he advances along the or as a club challenge with players taking turns and then
road towards Villers-Bocage. swapping roles to see how far they can get.
Villers-Bocage
Cromwell tank
Firefly tank Point 213
M5 half-track
Bren Gun, 2-inch mortar or PIAT
Loyd carrier
6 pdr gun
Stuart
Terrain
The road between Villers-Bocage and Point 213 is bordered by high Bocage hedgerows. For the purposes of this scenario they
are Impassable terrain and cannot be seen through. All teams must remain on the road, which is wide enough for Wittmann
to pass the British vehicles. The road is paved, making it impossible for the British to entrench in the short time available.
The Wittmann’s Wild Ride scenario uses the Tea Time, and Beginning the Battle
The Commander is Away, special rules on page 2. 1. All British Tank Teams start the game Bailed Out and
all British Units start the game Pinned Down in accordance
Your orders with the Tea Time special rule on page 2.
Wittmann 2. Under The Commander is Away special rule, the British

have no officers, so will not move during the game, except
You must attack and destroy the British column, or at the in assaults.
very least advance quickly to its end. Anything else dooms
you to failure and results in the encirclement of the Panzer 3. The German player takes the first turn. He counts as if
Lehr and 12 SS Divisions. he moved in his first Movement Step, even if he did not, as
Wittmann drives onto the battlefield.
A Company, 1st The Rifle Brigade
You must destroy Wittmann’s Tiger and keep the road open Ending the battle
to A Squadron 4 CLY so that the advance to Caen may The battle ends after both players have had 10 turns.
resume.
Deciding who won
Preparing for Battle The British player wins if they can destroy Wittmann, thus
1. Set up the table as shown above. It is set up on a 2’/60cm keeping the way open to the forces on Point 213.
by 6’/180cm table, each square is 12”/30cm on a side. The German player wins if they can entirely destroy the
2. The British player now sets up their force as shown. The British force, saving the German flank.
details of their force are given on page 8. If the game makes it to the end of turn 10 the result is a
3. The German player places Wittmann’s Tiger tank on the draw. The British still hold Villers-Bocage, but the way to
road at position on the map above. Hill 213 is still blocked by Wittmann.
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GERMAN 2. KOMPANIE, 101. SCHWERE SS-PANZERABTEILUNG
Kompanieführer Michael Wittmann Command Card
Tiger SS Tank Company HQ
(page 18 D-Day: Waffen-SS)
(1x Tiger)
Watching the British vehicles roll by his position, one after Westernhagen at battalion and calls over his tank command-
another, Obersturmführer Michael Wittmann knows he must ers. Four Tiger tanks will deal with the British on Point 213,
act. His orders are to hold the hill and the town of Villers- while he alone will counterattack towards Villers-Bocage. He
Bocage, but the British have got there first. If he cannot im- will take the more difficult job as he has many times before,
mediately dislodge them then the entire eastern flank of the always leading from the front and setting the example for
German defences in Normandy will be in jeopardy. his men. With his own tank broken down on the march,
Wittmann takes over tank 212 for the battle.
Maintaining radio silence is critical to ensure surprise for
his counterattack—the British will be listening for German Wittmann is not concerned with the odds—he has surprise
transmissions. Wittmann sends a runner back to von on his side. It will be tricky, but he is sure of victory.
BRITISH 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION

A Company, 1st Bn, The Rifle Brigade Desert Rats Motor Company
(Page 58 D-Day: British)
1 (Motor) Platoon Desert Rats Motor Platoon
(No Unit Leader, 3x Bren Gun team, 1x PIAT anti-tank
team, 1x 2-inch mortar team, 3x M5 half-track)
2 (Motor) Platoon Desert Rats Motor Platoon (as 1 (Motor) Platoon)
3 (Motor) Platoon Desert Rats Motor Platoon (as 1 (Motor) Platoon)
14 (Anti-tank) Platoon Desert Rats 6 pdr Motor Anti-tank Platoon
(No Unit Leader, 2x 6 pdr gun, 2x Loyd Carriers)
4 Troop, A Squadron, 4th County of London Yeomanry Desert Rats Cromwell Armoured Troop
(No Unit Leader, 2x Cromwell (75mm), 1x Firefly (17 pdr))
Recce Troop, 4th County of London Yeomanry Desert Rats Stuart Recce Patrol
(No Unit Leader, 3x Stuart (37mm))
The British force in this mission has no Formation Commander and no Unit Leaders (see The Commander is Away
special rule below).
Veterans of many battles fought in the dry heat of the desert, Just ahead is one of the troops of A Squadron, 4th County
the men slap each other on the back. They are A Company of London Yeomanry under the command of Major P M R
of the 1st Battalion, The Rifle Brigade under the command Scott. Their tanks should keep the enemy at bay. Now it’s
of Major J Wright. They are a force to be reckoned with, one time for the breakfast they missed with an early start, beating
that has seen combat and proven its mettle time after time. Jerry to the punch. It’d be a laugh to see Rommel’s face when
They know there is nothing that they cannot deal with. he finds himself out-flanked and trapped!
SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES
The Commander is away Tea time

A Squadron, 4 CLY has arrived at Point 213. With his When the ‘O’ Group was called, all of the officers of
regiment making good time and poised to strike towards A Company of The Rifle Brigade set off in their half-tracks
Caen, Lord Cranley has called an Orders (‘O’) Group on to attend.
Point 213, summoning all of his officers to explain the plan
Meanwhile, the men settled down to make the breakfast they
for the next stage of the advance.
had missed with an early start. Gathering around small fires
The British force has no Formation Commander, nor any the men begin a brew up. It’s time for tea.
Unit Leader teams.
All British Tank Teams start the game Bailed Out and all
Without Unit Leaders, the British Units are always Out of British Units start the game Pinned Down.
Command (see page 41 of the rulebook).
Remember, Units can Rally from being Pinned Down
Despite having no Unit Leaders, the British Units count as and Remount their vehicles without a Unit Leader, so this
In Command for the purposes of Last Stand tests. penalty is only temporary.
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VILLERS-BOCAGE CAMPAIGN
Wittmann’s Wild Ride can be played as part of a campaign If you decide to combine the scenarios into a campaign, then
with the other two scenarios are Battle for Point 213 and whoever wins this scenario will have extra forces available for
Villers-Bocage. The winner of the final Villers-Bocage scenario the Battle for Point 213 scenario.
wins the campaign. However, your chances of winning that
battle will be greatly enhanced or reduced by your perfor-
mance in this battle and in the Battle for Point 213 scenario.
OTHER PLACES, OTHER TIMES

As it happened, the British 7th Armoured Division made the Another similar battle took place on the Eastern Front
dash to Villers-Bocage. What would have happened if it had when Otto Carius, another Tiger ace found a Soviet tank
been the US 2nd Armored Division instead? force settling down for the night after breaking through the
German lines.
You could refight the scenario with US Armoured Rifle
Platoons in place of the British Motor Platoons, a US Anti- You could refight the scenario with a SMG Company lining
tank Platoon in place of the British one, a Tank Platoon the road while their officers go forward for their orders. They
instead of an Armoured Troop, and a Light Tank Platoon could have a pair of guns from a 76mm Anti-tank Company
in place of the Recce Patrol. Assume that the officers are and some T-34 tanks supporting them.
on Point 213 receiving orders and the soldiers are making
breakfast, so the special rules still apply.

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Wittmann’s Wild Ride recreates the epic attack by This makes the scenario an ideal introduction to Flames Of

Wittmann 2. Under The Commander is Away special rule, the British

BRITISH 7TH ARMOURED DIVISION

SCENARIO SPECIAL RULES

The Commander is away Tea time

OTHER PLACES, OTHER TIMES

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