The German offensive's total strength was around 450,000 troops, 1,500 tanks /assault guns and 4,200 artillery pieces. They intended to launch an armored spearhead through the Allied forces, capturing the bridge crossings over the River Meuse and then attacking the port of Antwerp splitting the Allied forces, denying them use of the port, and allowing them to be encircled and destroyed. The Germans planned to launch a surprise attack through the thinly defended Ardennes forest of Belgium. The Battle of the Bulge started on the 16th of December 1944, and ended on the 25 January 1945 it was the last major German offensive on the Western Front before the end of the war. Notably there is no snow on the map, meaning it is set before 22nd of December 1944, when heavy snow fell over the region. This map depicts the Ardennes region of Belgium, site of the famous "Battle of the Bulge". The air battle area is 65km x 65km in all modes. Dependent on the map configuration and the game mode (AB, RB or SB) the tank battle area changes, see the table below for more details. The tank battles map is 4km x 4km, however in games the battle area is usually restricted to less than that. However the play area is usually restricted to only one of the towns. The full Ardennes map (seen to the right) contains two main town areas in the east and west, as well as a few smaller clusters of buildings in the south. It depicts a town and countryside in the Ardennes region of Belgium, where the famous "Battle of the Bulge" took place. Ardennes is a ground forces map available in all modes.
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