Invasion Australia (June 1941)

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:42 pm

This is my first attempt at a PzC scenario, so I went as far away from historical as you can get - all the way to Australia.

If you like late-war scenarios, where King Tigers duel toe-to-toe with M26s and IS-IIs, this is *not* the scenario for you. Early war equipment, difficult terrain, infantry and artillery are keys. There are also some strategic decisions to be made. Anyway, I'd be interested in your feedback.

I will see how it goes in multiplayer and put a couple of challenges out there.

Use right-click and Save Target As... to save files to their intended locations.

Scenario introduction:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/rilzhj065f5eu ... a.pdf?dl=0

Scenario files (both go into My Documents\My Games\Panzer Corps\scenario folder):
pzscn: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nqju9rpxjgyy3 ... pzscn?dl=0
pzloc: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j4mcv0xf3zz2h ... pzloc?dl=0

Scenario graphic (Goes into main Panzer Corps\UI\scenarios folder): https://www.dropbox.com/s/h1dd8shmzovrv ... a.png?dl=0

EuroBoss · Post by **EuroBoss** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:53 pm

El_Condoro wrote:This is my first attempt at a PzC scenario, so I went as far away from historical as you can get - all the way to Australia.

If you like late-war scenarios, where King Tigers duel toe-to-toe with M26s and IS-IIs, this is *not* the scenario for you. Early war equipment, difficult terrain, infantry and artillery are keys. There are also some strategic decisions to be made. Anyway, I'd be interested in your feedback.

I will see how it goes in multiplayer and put a couple of challenges out there.

Scenario introduction: (This is the sort of thing I would love to see made available to players in any turn and at will)
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16283408/Australia.pdf
Scenario files (both go into My Documents\My Games\Panzer Corps\scenarios folder):
pzscn: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16283408/Australia.pzscn
pzloc: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16283408/Australia.pzloc
Scenario graphic (Goes into main Panzer Corps\scenarios folder): http://dl.dropbox.com/u/16283408/Australia.png

I get a 404 error on every link you posted?

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:57 pm

It should help you now that I've added the correct links! Sorry about that and thanks for the heads-up.

yoshyusmc · Post by **yoshyusmc** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 3:42 pm

I look forward to your challenge. =)

It will be interesting to see what the Germans have in surprise me.

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 3:42 am

Hi El C! I'd like to try this game out again. Would you mind posting a new challenge? Thanks!

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:34 am

I'll be away for a couple of days but you can post a challenge - just put my name in the description and let me know what the password is in a PM. Otherwise, when I get back. Cheers

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Thu Jul 14, 2011 8:16 pm

No hurry, I can wait until you return. Safe travels.

DasTactic · Post by **DasTactic** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 1:43 am

Very enjoyable.

Nice job.

In your downloads you mention loading the files into 'Scenarios'. This should just be 'Scenario'.

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Sat Jul 16, 2011 6:41 am

Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the heads-up - fixed in the OP.

naturesheva · Post by **naturesheva** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 8:10 am

Tried you map today, great fun~!!

Especially when I capture Sydney, the city where I'm living now...

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:37 am

Glad you're enjoying it. I live in Melbourne, which is why that is the goal of the German!

Well, MacArthur did make it his HQ for a while in 1942.

naturesheva · Post by **naturesheva** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:43 am

Just a suggestion.
In the beginning of the scenario, the German has very few troops, you need to purchase by yourself.
That's nice to have such a freedom, However, I think it will waste a whole turn...and also in terms of reality, not very real.

If you can put more units for the German in the beginning, while still allow some limited purchase, that will be great.

Generally, I love your work. Well done!

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 9:46 am

I wanted the German player to have pretty much full say on what units he took with him from Germany via Papua New Guinea to Brisbane! I think of the first turn as being the organisation of the landing force. They currently have a unit limit of 10. I think that may be too small and will probably raise it to 12 in the next update.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 3:58 pm

You should add a link to the MP map thread

VPaulus · Post by **VPaulus** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 4:23 pm

Razz1 wrote:You should add a link to the MP map thread

It's there already.

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Fri Sep 09, 2011 10:31 pm

Update: Added 2 core units to Germans. They were having a bit of trouble breaking through and nothing to spend their prestige on - this should help with that problem.

Amaranthus · Post by **Amaranthus** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 8:47 am

Great, thanks for this map. As a fellow Australian (based in Adelaide), this is a real buzz.

Amaranthus · Post by **Amaranthus** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:31 pm

I'm playing this now on PBEM -- will let you know how it goes (I'm Allies, naturally!).

Thinking on this, has you considered a more historically accurate "Japanese" invasion of northern Australia -- there were some serious plans draw up for this, until Coral Sea put an end to this aspiration (although the push over Kokoda was an attempt to secure Moresby as a possible alternative staging point for Australia).

El_Condoro · Post by **El_Condoro** » Mon Jan 16, 2012 12:56 pm

That would be the historical approach - but there are no Japanese icons in PzC (or at least there weren't when I made this scen). This scenario is obviously a *very* a-historical spoof, really.

The importance of the XXXX Brewery is a dead give-away. Cheers.

Amaranthus · Post by **Amaranthus** » Wed Jan 18, 2012 10:59 am

Well, the opposition surrendered on turn 9.

I was about to sink Tirptiz with a strategic bomber I'd bought, with help from Prince of Wales, and I'd formed a nice defensive line from the Blue Mountains to just west of Canberra. I'd also entrapped a few units around Gosford - a nasty bottleneck! And there was that squadron of paratroopers about to head for the nice cold slab in Brissie!

I think he could have stuck with it a little longer, but ah well. It'd be nice to play it again with someone willing to stick it out.

Overall, a very enjoyable mod for an Aussie - thanks El_Condoro.

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