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Blue, Gray, and Bocage Scenario-German Perspective
choppinlt:
0600 11 Jul 44 SitRep- your 9th Fallschirm regiment has performed remarkably well considering what has been asked of it. We have received less than adequate supply, almost no replacements, and defending a wide front, yet we have been able to manage against a foe that currently possesses almost every combat advantage. Due to nearby fighting on Hill 192, II Battalion is currently not available. I battalion executed a predawn attack with attached engineers. Currently they have "degraded" cohesion due to their attack and eventual pullback, and they should recover within a couple hours. Unit manpower levels are roughly 60% at the moment, and will get no better. You will receive some reinforcements, but it will be very limited amounts that trickle in. Our orders are clear: surrender no ground without a fight. So make them pay for every inch while trying to protect St. Lo.
Enemy Intel-we have been continuing to face the 29th Infantry Division plus typical attachments (a tank battalion and chemical mortars). They are decent troops, but perhaps the largest advantage they hold is their field artillery with copious amounts of ammunition. To date it appears that the Americans engage in ground combat primarily to draw our troops out to bombard them. While this has led to very slow progress in taking ground for the Americans, this tactic is bearing fruit by depleting our manpower.
Player orders for game start: The current battle plan is to stay idle and await the onslaught. We will bring the engineer company back to use in a reserve position to help in defense. We will use their artillery only for opportunity fire to help blunt American attacks. Otherwise it will remain silent to prevent counterbattery fire and depletion of ammo stock levels.
The battle is on, stay tuned for results! As always, feel free to ask questions.
Christian Knudsen:
More! More!
Asid:
Agreed. This is great :)
choppinlt:
First off great I'm glad you are enjoying what I have so far! Feel free to give suggestions as we go along. And now the results....
Current Time 0800
Turn 1 Staff Report: the engineering company stepped off at 0600 on foot and marched back to a reserve position. The head of the column arrived at 0720 and the entire unit was in place by 0728. Once in place the engineers are going about regaining full cohesion. Meanwhile all 4 FSJ companies on the front line were victims of harassing fire from American artillery. Since the Germans were stationary and occupying prepared defensive positions there was only 1 total casualty from the artillery fire across the whole line, however the artillery fire was effective in limiting supplies and fatigue recovery. Additionally, it delayed the cohesion recovery on 1/9 and 2/9. No German batteries attempted counterbattery fire since they were focused on opportunity fire for any detected enemy movement or potential ground assault. Vague contact was made around where at least 1 of the American 105 units was firing from.
0800 Plan of Action: at this point the German commander plans to keep low, and wait for any reinforcements to arrive. No new orders are being given at this point.
Stay tuned for next turn...
choppinlt:
Current Time 1000 Hours
Turn 2 Staff Report:the harassing fire continues against the 4 front line companies. The American artillery was slightly more effective since it caused 2 casualties. Realistically the artillery did little except create suppression. Despite the harassing fire 1/9 and 2/9 fully recover their cohesion by 0815. Additionally, the engineering company fully recovers its cohesion at 0940. No new movement was detected. Some reinforcements have arrived! Company 4/9 enters with degraded cohesion and is immediately ready for orders. No other action to report.
1000 Plan of Action:The first reinforcement has arrived. The good news is that the Americans have postponed their attack, but the bad news is the area for the main effort of the Americans has not been determined yet. After some careful consideration the German commander decides to move 4/9 approximately 700m west to help establish a new line of defense. From this spot it will prevent the free use of the road to the north, seal the right flank, and help shield the artillery to the south. It is known that the rest of the companies from II/9 FSJ Regt will trickle in over the course of the day (companies 5/9 and 6/9). They can be placed appropriately around 4/9's anchor point. Furthermore, the engineers will be moved over so they can help create "prepared" positions for 4/9.
Game Note- there are 5 levels of unit posture: Attack, Exposed, Hasty, Prepared, and Fortified. I will create a thread that discusses this in more detail, but engineer units can help other units achieve Hasty, Prepared and Fortified postures much quicker. Engineer units can even create pre-pared positions for other units to quickly occupy.
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