GJS'44 Campaign Main Thread - Final June 16th 1944 Tournamen

[jcb989]

PM sent. Sorry for the delays, you would think I could assign these easy enough lol.

[morge4]

If we're gonna fatten him up with seeds...we might as well keep him for dinner.

That pigeon is an officer!!
Did he taste good?

with a little brown sauce, he was wonderful.

[GottaLove88s]

All orders and bonuses received...
A few surprises in there (for me, at least! ).
Will publish later this morning...

[GottaLove88s]

JUNE 9TH - TEAM ORDERS
reported as posted to the GM

Germans won the dice throw and make the first move

1st. Ost 411/716 (???) moves to Abbaye d'Ardenne
1. 8/3Cdn moves to Caen via Hermanville then Abbaye d'Ardenne and merges with 6AL/6

2nd. 858/346 (???) attack but do not move to Benouville
2. 185/3 lands on Sword

3rd. 192/21 (???) moves to Bretteville via Putot-en-Bessin
3. 27/3 moves to Abbaye d'Ardenne

4th. II/726/716 (???) moves to Abbaye d'Ardenne and hopefully merge with Ost 411/716
4. 231/50 moves to Trungy via Thaon

5th. II/22/21 (???) moves to Carpiquet via Eterville
5. 2Cdn lands at Gold moves to Creully

6th. 125/21 (???) defends Bourguebus
6. 151/50 lands at Courseules merges with 5AL/6

7th. 26/12SS (???) deploys at Vimont and moves to Tilly la Campagne
7. 22/7 lands at Juno moves to Hermanville

8th. 25/12SS (???) deploys at Vimont and moves to Frenouville
8. 9/3Cdn attack no move to Sword

9th. 914/352 (mlazar) defends Pegasus Bridge
10th. Ost 642/716 (???) defends Bieville
11th. II/736/716 (???) defends Buron
12th. II/744/711 (???) defends Bayeux
13th. 915/352 (???) moves to Ranville

Allied Bonuses

8/3cdn [AT]
6al/6 [ATMR] elite
27/3 [A]
9/3cdn [NMR]
8/3 [NMR]
185/3 [none]
30/79 [MR] elite
5AL/6 [MR] elite

German Bonuses

914/352 Medic, Rally, Arty
858/346 Fw190G
II/22/21 Fw190G
Ost 411/716 Rally, Arty
II/744/711 Medic, Arty

(???) Commander not yet assigned

[GottaLove88s]

So, it looks to me, although the lines have pushed forwards on both sides, there will be fewer battles than I expected, and in completely different places to where I thought they would be...

No Caen, no Bayeux, no Ouistreham, no Pegasus... at least not this turn... although most of those look setup for big fights next turn... Maybe?

CONFIRMED BATTLES - JUNE 9th

Abbaye d'Ardenne - Ost 411/716 [ARPS] ASD v 8/3Cdn [ATS] (the German unit catches the American by surprise along its route towards Caen)
Benouville - 858/346 [FwPS] AFD v 30/79 [MRS]

POTENTIAL BATTLES - JUNE 9th PM

Abbaye d'Ardenne - Ost 411/716 [ARPS] ME v 27/3 [AS] (if 8/3Cdn loses in AM)
Abbaye d'Ardenne - II/726/716 [PS] ME v 8/3Cdn [ATS] (if Ost 411/716 loses in AM)

27/3's move order is cancelled if 8/3Cdn wins in Abbaye. Cannot end turn with two BGs in Abbaye
II/726/716's move and merge order is still executed if Ost 411/716 wins in Abbaye. However, 27/3's attack would be executed before this.
ie. II/726/716 will only merge into Ost 411/716 in Abbaye, if Ost 411/716 can beat 8/3Cdn (ASD) and 27/3 (ME)

MERGES

Courseulles - 151/50 merges with 5AL/6 - Combined BG becomes 5AL/6 (keeps elite status)

[Bonuses: A=Arty, N=Naval, M=Medic, R=Rally, P=Promote, S=Resupply, Fw=FW190, T=Typhoon]

[GottaLove88s]

P-A, Pls would you update our Strat Map... Strengthening of the two lines suggests Big Fireworks to come... delayed from June 9th into June 10th...

[GottaLove88s]

Reminder to Commanders (in this case, most likely to the German commander)

If you find that events on the Strat Map have put you in a position where you feel that the tactical battles might be unwinnable... and, as you'll see, 858/346 AFD into Benouville will certainly be challenging, infantry vs armour... and II/726/716 (11 units infantry) vs 27/3 (20 units armour) might be considered by some to be something beyond challenging... feel free to consider:

(i) Assign less units than the max in force selection (to preserve units from risk) and ensure you hold at least 1 VP flag by the end of the battle (to avoid dissolution)
(ii) Negotiated withdrawals (to speedily get us into June 10th, where I suspect we'll see the real clashes)

Good luck to both sides! Abbaye d'Ardenne eh? I never knew you lot were so religious!!

[cavehobbit]

P-A, Pls would you update our Strat Map... Strengthening of the two lines suggests Big Fireworks to come... delayed from June 9th into June 10th...

Later today. Need to work and workout first

[cavehobbit]

Map June 9th AM.

[GottaLove88s]

New Battle Maps - Abbaye d'Ardenne

8/3Cdn (Allies) will enter from the NW (top right of the map below)
Ost 411/716 (Germans) will enter from the S (left side of this map)
Both sides will start with one VP flag

Since, the German move order to Abbaye precedes the Allied move order through Abbaye to Caen, the German movement intercepts the Allies. This battle is an ASD (attack vs surprised defence).

Strat commentary for both sides...

Worth noting that if the Allies had won the dice throw and moved first, 8/3Cdn would have got to Caen before Ost 411/716 intercepted them. That's just random luck. However, alternatively, if the Allies had placed 27/3's move to Abbaye before 8/3Cdn's move through Abbaye, 27/3 would have fought in Abbaye as an ME. If the Allies had won that ME, 8/3Cdn could have subsequently passed through Abbaye to reach Caen.

Hope that makes sense? Order prioritisation makes quite a difference to how battles develop... Suspect this will matter much more to the mayhem coming to all of us on June 10th...

[GottaLove88s]

New Battle Maps - Benouville

858/346 (Germans) will enter from the NE (bottom right of the map below)
30/79 (Allies) are defending and hold the S (three quarters of the map, from the left edge inwards)
As attackers in an AFD (attack vs fortified defence), Germans begin with 1 VP flag, Allies hold 4.

GM's humble opinion... Benouville is fairly open and looks like a real toughie for a German infantry brigade versus Allied armour... Losing side must hold at least one flag at the end to avoid dissolution (or negotiate a ceasefire without dissolution)... Good luck both!

[GottaLove88s]

Thanks (once more) for your excellent mapping, P-A!
How was the gym?

[cavehobbit]

Thanks (once more) for your excellent mapping, P-A!
How was the gym?

Thanks, don't know what we will do next to improve the map, arrows showing how the BGs move? Animations? Hmm....

The gym was good as always

[GottaLove88s]

Commanders, PM me your players for the first two battles... Merci messieurs!

[jcb989]

In as democratic fashion as I could, I have invited Coreysr and Iprop to each take on one of these first games each.
In with the New World, out with the Old! Jon, how about I'd like to play you on the maps after things get started and our test playing can't interfere.

Hidde and I are waiting in the wings for June 9th PM action options.
Are there any other Allied commanders out there I'm missing?
Monty is back at HQ getting reorganized, so he is sidelined for now.

[k9mike]

Lol...good one Justin.
I am in the middle of getting my ass handed to me in an "Up Front" game with a friend from Norway...
God....can I please draw some high Black Cards already...lol

[k9mike]

Jon,
Do you have the upload link for the new battles that are going to be taking place? Do we upload the same way??
You have some new players asking...

[GottaLove88s]

Gentlemen, the June 9th download is ready for you... Enjoy!

1. Run BA on your Mac, PC or iPad
2. If you do not already have GJS'44 on your system, skip ahead to Step 8
3. Choose Multiplayer (at the bottom)
4. Log in to Multiplayer as usual
5. Choose the My Challenges tab (at the top) then press New Challenge
6. Select your old GJS'44 Campaign scenario and then Delete Campaign (bottom right)
7. Press X until you get back to BA start screen
8. Choose Campaigns (at the bottom)
9. Choose Download Community Scenarios (at the top)
10. Choose Download a Campaign Package from the Internet (top right)
11. Type http://bit.ly/BA88gjs44 into the URL box
12. Click the green tick
13. Back at the campaigns list, select "GJS44 v1.22 - June 9th" and click Download the Selected Campaign (bottom centre)
14. This should download everything that you need
15. Press X until you get back to the BA start screen and choose Multiplayer
16. Log in to Multiplayer as usual
17. Either go to the My Challenges tab and click the New Challenge arrow. This list will now show GJS'44 v1.22... including Abbaye d'Ardenne and Benouville...
18. Or go to the Accept Challenges tab and click the scenario that you're supposed to be fighting (if your opponent has already setup your game)

You can now play GJS'44 on any platform... Phew!!

If that doesn't make sense, please use the wonderful instructional vid by fellow gamer IDjester, explaining how to download and setup GJS'44... Thanks mate. NICE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvykITr5F1k

[joncorcuera]

Do we know the battles conponents?

[GottaLove88s]

CONFIRMED BATTLES - JUNE 9th

Abbaye d'Ardenne - Ost 411/716 [ARPS] ASD v 8/3Cdn [ATS] (the German unit catches the American by surprise along its route towards Caen)
Benouville - 858/346 [FwPS] AFD v 30/79 [MRS]

POTENTIAL BATTLES - JUNE 9th PM

Abbaye d'Ardenne - Ost 411/716 [ARPS] ME v 27/3 [AS] (if 8/3Cdn loses in AM)
Abbaye d'Ardenne - II/726/716 [PS] ME v 8/3Cdn [ATS] (if Ost 411/716 loses in AM)

Reminder to Commanders,
Pls assign players for Abbaye and Benouville on this thread.
Either player can start the challenge and post pword for their opponent.
Remember the OOB will list all of your/your enemy's units for the BG's in battle.
Good luck!