I absolutely love these "what if" type scenarios! Bravo,and thanks,Andy
I'm of the opinion that the Panther model G was still the best tank in the world until 1955. This scenario is heavy stacked in favor of the Zombies(reminding me of what we faced as to the Warsaw Pact forces on the other side of the East German border), so I thought about moving the time frame up 6 years to try and "even up" the odds just a bit. This revision is now a 1974 encounter with the Zombies squaring off against Fox Troop(my unit),with the support of "H Company"(M60A1), from the 2nd Squadron,11th ACR in 1974. The adjusted U.S. TO&E is roughly based on what we would have fielded against an overwhelming opposing force over the same battle frontage in the Meinegan Gap area.
Since the Zombies have no artillery,I've eliminated the immediate direct fire support from our M109A1 "How Battery". This would have been devastaing and unbalanced this scenario. In reality each Sheridan platoon had 6 551A1 vehicles and one M106 SP mortar. Also,the 2 cavalty scout squads and one Dragon team per platoon aren't reflected here either in this update to the terrific original scenario by Andy.
Play the U.S. side and your chances of surviving this encounter improve a bit.
