Fresh off the presses is Operations 9 with ASL scenario O18 Purple Heart Hill. This scenario is a fight over Hill 108 (interestingly, a named hill on board e). It seems this board has been waiting decades for this scenario to finally arrive.
It is Normandy June 18th, the Americans are defending Hill 108 with an assortment of Elite to 2nd-line squads, HMG and MMGs, DC, bazookas and a mortar. The Germans arrive in three infantry groups of varying quality, from three directions, one group entering on each of the first three turns. A Pz IVH and PSW 233 enter with one of these. The Germans have a choice in which groups arrive first and where they enter.
The Americans must clearly understand how the bocage will help and hinder their defense, something I didn’t quite grok until after the game had started. My radio for 100mm OBA broke on its first roll didn't help my cause, nor did my four of my units going berserk and charging into withering German Defensive Fire. The game was officially over on Turn 6 with one German Turn to go, with the last American squads eliminated on the level-2 hill hexes.
That said, my opponent played better and we agreed it was a good scenario that would be played again. Also, bocage battles are always a nice change from the regular fare.