Replay of Panzer Corps Gold Grand Campaign West 1945 W-5 Bastogne Assault Ultimate Chess

Replay of Panzer Corps Gold Grand Campaign West 1945 W-5 Bastogne Assault Ultimate difficulty with Chess mode combat.

00:00 Intro
01:48 Setup
15:07 Turn 5
27:46 Turn 10
40:07 Turn 15
43:15 Debriefing

Core Change:

I disband A9 D7 I3 S1 Panzergrenadier for 100pp to be able to purchase a Tiger.II

Overstrength:
3x Hummel +1 (12)

Purchase:
Tiger.II

Intro:
More of the same snowy grind. All enemies are back to a lower 100 xp, except for the engineers who have 200 xp and the 3 reinforced paratroopers who have 300 xp. A medium strength US reserve in the central wood attacks once you capture your first major objective. But you can reasonably dispose of this force before it gets a chance to activate.

In addition to capturing all primary objectives you must lead all 10 V-weapons to the exit zones. Which poses no problem. I will send all of them to the southern exits which are significantly easier to reach in time. Using any of the V-weapons ruins your chance to get a DV

I deploy in 3 groups. The north and center groups will surround the central forest. Armored spearheads will keep pushing west while infantry and artillery pause to clear the forest. Meanwhile my south group will clear the south road to open the way to the exit zones, then this group will head to Bastogne.

The time limit is more generous than in the previous scenarios, though this should not be a reason to dawdle. The central enemy position in the forest is the most challenging, and the final one in the NW can also be problematic as your units might be scattered at this point. You can easily ignore the paratroopers in Bastogne if you are short on time. Exiting core units helps gets more prestige than usual.