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That's generous of you Cavehobbit. A very sporting start to a new year of campaigning!cavehobbit wrote:We've not discussed this, but for my part it's ok with dissolution without penalties. Enough penalties were given during the battle
)GottaLove88s wrote:Battle Previews - June 7th PM
CAEN: 6al/6 (AMR+) ME v Ost/411/716 (P-)
Messy urban environment, dominated by a castle, with a port at its heart. Infantry/scouts/recon essential. To win here you need to train in cities, eg. Ortona.
VIMONT: 125/21Pz AFD v 3/6ab (MR)
VILLERS-BOCAGE: 192/21Pz v 5al/6 (MR)
Both of these are deceptive. At first glance they appear to be open, tank country, and indeed they are, but there are lots of trees and cornfields to hide in, plus scattered stony river fords, dune grass, and rough ground in fields, where anything, from a piat to a 17pdr, can sit and wait in secret. Played well, these can go either way. Played aggressively, you'll get a battering as Allies or as Germans.
HILLMAN BATTERY: 7/3cdn (N) AFD v II/726/716 (AMRP-)
Modelled somewhat close to reality, these 152mm coastal batteries were actually taken from behind in WW2. So Hillman should be a tough ask when it's assaulted from the front, but the Allies benefit from their devastating Naval Artillery and II/726/716 may have been weakened by a prior attack during June 7th AM.
Explanation of bonuses that were allocated:
A=Arty, N=Naval Arty, M=Medic, R=Rally, P=Promote, +=Air-landing so scattered on arrival, -=Out of supply morale penalty
GJS'44 Rulebook reminder on Moves and Bonuses wrote:
5. Communicating Moves
5.1 Once Commanders have received the 5-day weather forecast, they may email (or PM) the day's GM with their orders.
5.2 These orders should be listed by priority, indicating 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc...
5.21 Commanders should also include the BA forum nickname of the players assigned to each BG
5.22 Example Allied Orders for June 8th
1st. 8/3 (KingT) moves to Hermanville
2nd. 5al/6 (K9mike) defends Pegasus Bridge [technically this is unnecessary because any BG that does not move is considered to be actively defending]
3rd. 69/50 (Random27) moves to Bois de Bavent via Pegasus Bridge [69/50 is an armour unit with 2 moves, so the Commander is making a second move and must indicate the route taken]
4th. 6al/6 (Morge4) parachutes into Hillman Battery
5th. 231/50 (Gortwillsaveus) lands on Sword
6th. 27/3 (Leci) lands on Sword [upto two Allied BGs may land on the same beach. If there is a battle, they will be played sequentially]
Note above that 5/6AB is already defending Pegasus Bridge, but 69/50 will pass through it. This is permitted. In this example, if there is enemy contact, 5/6AB would fight in Pegasus Bridge and 69/50 would fight in Bois de Bavent, or in its current sector if it is caught there before it can begin its move.
5.3 The GM will resolve orders with a dice throw to determine which side goes first, and will then take eg. Allied 1st move, German 1st move, Allied 2nd move, German 2nd move, etc...
5.31 The order does not matter if opposing BGs arrive in the same sector on the same day. This will always be fought as a Meeting Engagement.
5.32 However, the order does matter if one BG hopes to attack an enemy BG before it can escape or rapidly pass through territory.
5.33 Each BG may only be involved in one attacking battle per day. This will always be the first battle that the BG encounters.
5.4 The GM will post the consolidated moves onto this forum thread.
5.41 Commanders may make changes to their emailed orders, by sending a new email or PM to the day's GM. It is each Commander's responsibility to confirm that the GM has received any modifications.
5.42 Once the GM has posted on this thread that he has combined both sides' moves, all orders for that turn are final.
5.43 The GM will then post an updated Strat Map to show each BGs new position and the battles for that day.
5.44 Commanders and players should email (or PM) the GM of any suspected errors immediately, to enable any corrections to be made.
6. Allocation of Bonuses
6.1 Both sides may access bonuses which will become available to players during battles using the Battle Academy game engine.
6.2 All German battles will always enjoy the Promote bonus.
6.21 Allies can win the Promote bonus by taking any two sectors of Bayeux, Bretteville, Lebisey Woods or Bois de Bavent. Once earned, this cannot be lost.
6.3 All German battles will always enjoy the Resupply bonus so long as that BG is not considered "out of supply".
6.31 Allies can earn the Resupply bonus by taking and holding Gold, Juno and Sword beaches. This bonus can be lost if they lose any of these beaches, but it can be won back.
6.4 Germans will receive +2 Fw190G-2 fighter-bomber bonuses if they hold Carpiquet airfield. Once lost, this cannot be won back.
6.41 Allies will always receive +2 Typhoon ground attack bonuses every turn.
6.42 Neither side can use its aircraft during cloudy weather.
6.5 Germans will receive +1 Artillery bonus for each of Merville/Franceville, Hillman Battery, Cagny and Hill 112 held.
6.51 Allies will receive +1 Artillery bonus for each of Gold, Juno, Sword and Ouistreham held.
6.52 Allies will always receive +2 Naval Artillery bonuses. This artillery can fire up to two rows deep into Normandy, reaching the Vaux sur Aure to Ranville line.
6.6 Germans and Allies may nominate up to two BGs, per turn, to receive an additional Medic bonus.
6.61 Germans and Allies may nominate up to two BGs, per turn, to receive an additional Rally bonus.
6.62 Certain elite BGs, marked in red on the Orders of Battle, will always receive both Medic & Rally bonuses.
6.7 Commanders should communicate their allocation of bonuses at the end of their Orders
6.71 Bonuses are assigned to BGs, not to sectors. If there are two BGs fighting in a single sector, they receive bonuses independently. However, if one BG fights more than once in the same sector, it will receive the bonus for all of its battles during that turn.
6.72 Example Allied Orders for June 8th, including Bonuses
1st. 8/3 (KingT) moves to Hermanville
2nd. 5al/6 (K9mike) defends Pegasus Bridge [technically this is unnecessary because any BG that does not move is considered to be actively defending]
3rd. 69/50 (Random27) moves to Bois de Bavent via Pegasus Bridge [69/50 is an armour unit with 2 moves, so the Commander is making a second move and must indicate the route taken]
4th. 6al/6 (Morge4) parachutes into Hillman Battery
5th. 231/50 (Gortwillsaveus) lands on Sword
6th. 27/3 (Leci) lands on Sword [upto two Allied BGs may land on the same beach. If there is a battle, they will be played sequentially]
Bonuses
8/3 nil
5al/6 Typhoon
69/50 Medic + Rally
6al/6 Naval Arty
231/50 Typhoon + Naval Arty + Medic
27/3 Rally
6.8 The day's GM will report the allocation of bonuses to both sides in the updated Strat Map (see 5.41 ).
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k9mike wrote:Thanks Justin. Like the Monty comment...Lol. thats a good idea about posting it in allied thread so they can voice any concerns or have any suggestions.
Sure JC, Do you mind being a German?joncorcuera wrote:Is it posible to join?
Hehe... well, we know you won 8 out of 10 of those 20 during the Normandy Ninja tourney, Sword beach, and probably did at least as good in the 10 that we don't know about, so not much chance of you messing up, JC!joncorcuera wrote:Only have 20 multiplayer Games On my back so dont throwe me anything important at the beggining i Will be cool with small battles, dont want to mess it while learning...
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