OPERATION · ARDENNES · DEC 1944

BASTOGNE
HOLD

Five battles across the Bastogne siege — Noville, the woods, the crossroads, Assenois, Marvie. Between each fight: what happened, casualties, and both sides’ plans.

Win a battle to unlock the next — with story, losses, and strategy in between.

History grounded · fiction labeled · ending yours

Historical Briefing

01

Field Manual

  • Campaign — Five battles in order. Winning opens a transition with what happened, casualties, and strategy before the next fight.
  • Objective — Keep German forces from the objective. Morale is your lives.
  • Build — Place MG nests, anti-tank guns, mortars, and artillery on dashed pads along the roads.
  • Economy — Earn supply by stopping columns. Upgrade or salvage fortifications as fronts shift.
  • History — Field quotes, facts, and accounts fade in during the siege — the real war whispering over the map.
  • Terrain — Approaches mirror Noville, Foy, Marvie, Assenois, Sibret, and Mande.
  • Camera — Drag to pan, scroll to zoom, Shift+scroll or Tilt for slight angle. Buttons + / − / Tilt / View, or keys + − T R and arrows.
  • Keys — Space sends the next assault. P pauses. 1 MG · 2 Mortar · 3 Anti-Tank · 4 Artillery. F cycles speed. A calls close air support when the sky is clear.
  • Weather & air — Fog grounds Allied air. At Bastogne, clear skies unlock airdrops and limited CAS; Christmas Eve may bring German bombers.

Battle I

Allied plan

German plan

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101st ABN Bastogne
Morale 20
Supply 160
Assault 1 / 12
Sky Fog
Kills 0
1.0×

AFTER ACTION

Sector Held

Assaults0
Kills0
Supply left0