Hailstone
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Joined: 1/19/2016 From: Phoenix, AZ Status: offline
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Here's one that took some serious modifications to play in TotH. One of three mapboards was eliminated and visibility down to 12 hexes. Impact on the scenario is minimal because the map removed was only for the reinforcements (1 AFV) from the rear to get to the front and the visibility will benefit the human player for the first turn but not by much. The game will slow down around the 6-7 turn but still playable at turn 8 with 3-5 second delays on my PC. Sweeping the Doorstep Carpiquet, France, July 4, 1944: The village of Carpiquet lies to the north of a major airfield; both were selected as the objective of Operation Windsor, a major assault designed as a prelude to taking the city of Caen. Four weeks after D-Day, that vital communications hub was still in German hands despite being a major 2nd British Army objective on June 6th. Carpiquet, right on the doorstep of the city, had been within reach of the Canadians since the landings but the buildup of German armor on the Commonwealth Front made major gains against it difficult. At the start of July, a reinforced brigade launched itself towards the airfield behind a massive barrage, with two battalions reinforced by tanks of the 1st Hussars aimed at the village, perched atop of high ground overlooking the wheatfields outside Caen. Game Length: 7.5 turns For the Canadians to win they must capture the majority of multi-hex stone buildings For the Germans to win they must prevent the Canadians from capturing the town Canadians: Squads, MMG, LMG's, mtr, MTR, PIAT, AFV's Germans: squads, HMG, MMG, LMG, PSK, AT Gun's, AA Gun Boards: #T, #W Historical Result: The Canadians were met by their old nemesis, the 12th SS Panzer Division, with whom they had shared the sector for the preceding month. Fighting for the airfield itself was costly, and while other battalions were turned back from their objectives across the runway, the fighting was just as costly in the town. There, the North Shore Regiment had its costliest day of the entire Normandy campaign, losing 132 men. However, both the Brunswickers and the Francophones of Le Regiment de la Chaudiere did manage to secure the village and effectively paved the way for further operations that were to follow a few days later under the code name CHARNWOOD which finally resulted in the liberation of Caen. Source: TWJ2, designed by Michael Dorosh
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