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

[jcb989]

Allied command assignments for next battle set:

CAEN.... Iprop
VIMONT.... k9mike
VILLERS-B.... Random
HILLMAN..... Jcb989

[morge4]

Hillman remains in German hands despite the valiant effort put up by the Allies! JCB played stellar and was a good game, very enjoyable.

Casualties were even at 12 a piece, 3 flags for the Germans and 2 for the Allies.

[GottaLove88s]

Hillman remains in German hands despite the valiant effort put up by the Allies! JCB played stellar and was a good game, very enjoyable.

Casualties were even at 12 a piece, 3 flags for the Germans and 2 for the Allies.

Thanks guys, interesting result. Sounds like a great game!
Pls let me know which side won which flags (points).
Will setup June 7th PM when I get back tonight...

[jcb989]

We retained our starting flag and gained the one point flag to the south.

[GottaLove88s]

We retained our starting flag and gained the one point flag to the south.

Roger that.

[morge4]

Hillman remains in German hands despite the valiant effort put up by the Allies! JCB played stellar and was a good game, very enjoyable.

Casualties were even at 12 a piece, 3 flags for the Germans and 2 for the Allies.

Thanks guys, interesting result. Sounds like a great game!
Pls let me know which side won which flags (points).
Will setup June 7th PM when I get back tonight...

Hard for me to know as I could not see the flag points on the map???

[jcb989]

Speaking of not seeing, none of the "routed" or "suppressed" etc etc text were popping up over the units on either side.
Is it an enhancement, or a bug lol?

[jcb989]

Hard for me to know as I could not see the flag points on the map???

I guess we should have gone for the higher-point flags lol

[GottaLove88s]

Hard for me to know as I could not see the flag points on the map???

I guess we should have gone for the higher-point flags lol

Have added a text fix from Pip, and reduced font size to 8 (from 12)... So, fingers crossed, everyone will see the labels properly now...

[GottaLove88s]

FYI Gents,
Have prepared all four maps for June 7th PM.
Am going to hit the sack now and will test start each of them, to ensure everything works correctly, first thing tomorrow.
Should have your new campaign uploaded by tomorrow afternoon my time (I'm GMT+8 at the moment).
Goodnight all... ZZzzzz...

[GottaLove88s]

Our new campaign for June 7th PM is now available for download...
Frustratingly, the BA downloader insists you delete your current campaign before it will recognise the new one, so please complete any current games first.

For attackers & defenders, note that arriving BGs deploy from the direction that they came from...
And if that's from the air, it's where the gliders and parachutes are (which may not be immediately visible).

All of our previous scenarios continue to be included, so if you're playing Vimont, Villers-Bocage or Hillman, remember to play the PM versions...
Some German units are marked with an asterisk (*). This indicates that its BG is "out of supply" and that unit suffers morale penalties...
Out of supply volksgrenadiers are unlikely to do well one-on-one versus paratroopers...

Happy hunting guys!

How to download the GJS'44 maps into Battle Academy

Ok guys,

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 a 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 v1.21 - June 7th" 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 the GJS'44 v1.21... Caen, Vimont 2, Villers-Bocage 2, Hillman 2 (June 7th)
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)

After all that, you can play GJS'44 on any platform... Phew!!

Goodnight folks...

[jcb989]

Hillman June 7th PM is posted with password: scoobydoo

[k9mike]

Vimont Challenge for PM started...password...hogan

[cavehobbit]

Villers-Bocage PM challenge posted.
Password: winter

/P-A

[k9mike]

Allied command assignments for next battle set:

CAEN.... Iprop
VIMONT.... k9mike
VILLERS-B.... Random
HILLMAN..... Jcb989

Jon, can we please see the list for the Allies who is assigned what battle?? Just want to make sure that the right people are jumping in these games...Since this is on an open thread...

[GottaLove88s]

Allied command assignments for next battle set:

CAEN.... Iprop
VIMONT.... k9mike
VILLERS-B.... Random
HILLMAN..... Jcb989

Jon, can we please see the list for the Allies who is assigned what battle?? Just want to make sure that the right people are jumping in these games...Since this is on an open thread...

Hey Mowby!
Pls would you remind everyone who's assigned for which battles from your side?
Thanks...

[GottaLove88s]

For players new to GJS'44, thought it might be worth a quick explanation, of why these battles happened...

Gents, Here are the battles which look likely to happen next.
Since many players are new, I've also given a flavour of what to expect where.
To help with assigning (volunteering? ) for the maps...
Good luck all!
GL88

Upcoming Battles - 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.

Parachute attack ordered by Allied commander on the German defender that arrived in Caen during the same turn

VIMONT: 125/21Pz AFD v 3/6ab (MR)
VILLERS-BOCAGE: 192/21Pz AFD 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.

Allied paras landed in and captured the two German reinforcement zones on June 6th, while they lay undefended. Now the Germans must win back at least one of these sectors to regain access to their supplies. Critical battles for both sides...

HILLMAN BATTERY: 7/3cdn (N) AFD v II/726/716 (AMRP-) [this one's tbc pending what happens during June 7th AM?]
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.

Difficult frontal assaults by partially wounded Allied brigades continuing inland after they were victorious on their beaches on June 6th.

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

[mowby1]

For the German side ...

CAEN.... morge4
VIMONT.... mlazar
VILLERS-B.... cavehobbit
HILLMAN.....mowby1

Morge (Al) ... giving you the fun at Caen and I'll take over the pounding at Hillman (thanks for your efforts there!)

[mowby1]

Justin ... I picked up Hillman, part II

[jcb989]

can we please see the list for the Allies who is assigned what battle?

Fruedian slip there, Mike? You sure you're driving the Shermans now?