US Forces
Elements 36th Infantry Division
2nd Battalion 143rd Infantry Regiment
BHQ
1 Command Stand
D, E & F Infantry Companies (each)
1 Command Infantry Stand (Integral Bazooka)
2 Infantry Stands
1 Weapons Stand (Integral Bazooka)
1 Weapons Company
1 81mm Mortar (Integral Bazooka) [call 1-7]
1 1.5t Truck towed M1 37mm AT Gun
Regimental Cannon Company - attached
1 T30 75mm HMC [call 1-7]
Any command stand may call 1 battery 131st on a 1-7, all 3 batteries of 131st 1-5 or BOTH the 131st and all guns of the 155th on a 1-3
[131st Artillery Battalion – off table
3 Batteries
1 M2 105mm Howitzer]
[155th Artillery Battalion – off table
3 Batteries
1 M1 155mm Howitzer]
Elements 45th Infantry Division
1st Battalion 157th Infantry Regiment
BHQ
1 Command Stand
Recce Troop (attached)
1 Recce Jeep + MG
A Company
1 Command Infantry Stand (Integral Bazooka)
1 Infantry Stand
B & C Infantry Companies (each)
1 Command Infantry Stand (Integral Bazooka)
2 Infantry Stands
1 Weapons Stand (Integral Bazooka)
Weapons Company
1 81mm Mortar (Integral Bazooka) [call 1-7]
1 1.5t Truck towed M1 37mm AT Gun
B Coy, 2nd Chemical Mortar Battalion (attached)
1 107mm Mortar Stand [call 1-7]
Any command stand may call 1 battery 158th on a 1-7, all 3 batteries of 158th 1-5 or BOTH the 158th and all guns of the 189th on a 1-3
[158th Artillery Battalion – off table
3 Batteries
1 M2 105mm Howitzer
Battery B, 27th Armoured Field Artillery (attached) (firing from turn 8)
1 M7 105mm SP]
[189th Artillery Battalion – off table
3 Batteries
1 M1 155mm Howitzer]
191st Tank Battalion (-) - attached
BHQ
1 M4 Command
[1 Assault Gun Company – off table
1 T12 SP 105mm]
A Tank Company
1 Command M4 Sherman
2 M4 Sherman
B Tank Company (-)
1 Command M4 Sherman
1 M10 Tank Destroyer (attached from 636th TD Battalion) [Veteran]
Notes
General Dawley the commander of the 36th Infantry Division did not communicate the seriousness of the situation around Persano until late in the day. This meant there was no air support of naval gunfire allocated to the defenders.
German Forces
Kampfgruppe Kleine-Limburg
Stab 16 Pioneer Bataillon
1 Command Stand
1 Kfz-1 Car
1 Truck towed FlaK-38 20mm
Aufklärungs Züg Stab 2 Panzer Regiment (enters turn 2+)
1 Recce PzKfw-IVG
Kradschützen Züg Stab 2 Panzer Regiment (enters turn 2+)
1 Recce M/C Infantry Stand
4 Panzer Kompanie 2 Panzer Regiment
1 Command PzKfw-IVG
2 PzKfw-IVG
3 Pioneer Kompanie 16 Pioneer Bataillon
1 Command Engineer Stand
1 Engineer Flame Stand
1 Engineer Stand
2 Medium Trucks
1 FlammPz-III (attached)
1 SdKfz-11 towing PaK-40 75mm AT (attached)
[4 Batterie, 16 Artillerie Regiment - off table (but may enter)
1 105mm Wespe – any HQ call 1-7]
Kampfgruppe Doering
Stab 71 Panzer Grenadier Regiment
1 Command Stand
1 Kfz-1 Car
I Abteilung, 71 Panzer Grenadier Regiment (enters turn 3)
Stab
1 Command Stand
1, 2 & 3 Infanterie Kompanie (each)
1 Command Infantry Stand (+)
2 Infantry Stands (+)
1 Weapons Stand
4 Schwere Kompanie
1 80mm GrW-34 Mortar Stand [any HQ call 1-7]
1 Maulitier Towed PaK-40 75mm
[1 Batterie 16 AR – off table
1 105mm leFH-18 - any HQ call 1-7]
II Abteilung, 71 Panzer Grenadier Regiment
Stab
1 Command Stand
5, 6 & 7 Infanterie Kompanie (each)
1 Command Infantry Stand (+)
2 Infantry Stands (+)
1 Weapons Stand
8 Schwere Kompanie
1 80mm GrW-34 Mortar Stand [any HQ call 1-7]
[2 Batterie 16 AR – off table
1 105mm leFH-18 - any HQ call 1-7]
10 sIG Kompanie
1 15cm sIG-33 auf PzKfw-38(t) – self order – Any pure command stand 1-7
9 FlaK Kompanie – attach to any kompanie in KG
1 SdKfz-10/4 SP 20mm
5 Panzer Kompanie 2 Panzer Regiment
1 Command PzKfw-IVG
2 PzKfw-IVG
Zug, 16 Aufklärungs Abt
1 Recce SdKfz-222
Notes
The Mortars in the 4 and 8 Kp are actually an amalgamation of mortars and leIG-18, so a leIG-18 model could be substituted
No integral AT weapons
Troop Quality
US Troops: Regular 8
636th TD Battalion: Veteran 8
16 Panzer Division: Experienced 9