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jcb989 wrote:Jon
I ran out of time today for PM'ing you a list of map locations.
Will try again tomorrow. You could also peek at the allied planning thread?
jcb

No worries Justin, Am pretty busy at the moment too.
Tell you what... Once you & Monty are in agreement, email me Allied orders.
I'll confirm if they're acceptable, or if you're trying to do anything illegal.

joncorcuera wrote:I dont mind at all. As i see we have a dificult strategic situation but that Will make it moré interesting.
Mowby Give me something to defend or recover and i will proof a tough officer not that good in strategic but can break walls or keep the líne. Good with the armour not so good with the infantry (i am starting to realise that i am like patton or scipion, ).
As i see we have in front of us:
jcb, great strategic, well i still have a couple of scars from our 2 battles, both of them lost, i was to confident after a couple of wins in the tournament organizad by Jon, so he won the Maches almost in the first turn, but i Will not make that mistake again... Hopefully...
K9mike, tough general, good understanding the momentos of the battle.
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...

Hey JC,
I've added you to the German private thread, so if you go to BA Forum -> Tournaments & Leagues, you should now see Axis side - GJS44
Mowby is crazy busy right now, so Herr General Cavehobbit will post draft German moves and submit for the team, for June 8th
So make any suggestions heard on your private German thread!

Ok moving in. Thanks

GottaLove88s wrote:Herr General Cavehobbit will post draft German moves and submit for the team, for June 8th

It's like when Rommel was called away from the lines. lol.

Final Draft Allied Orders for June 8th posted in Top Secret sealed thread viewtopic.php?f=216&t=40133
Awaiting wire transfer to GM from Command, over

Lol...Lets get this show on the road....

Grrrrr waiting for it, really curious to see how it works. In what phase is it On?.

UPDATE: German orders received by email. Awaiting Allied orders by email... and then we're off...

Have now received final orders from both commanders.
Am double checking for validity.
Will consolidate and publish June 8th moves and battles later today...

JUNE 8TH - CONSOLIDATED ORDERS

Allies won the dice throw and move first.

ORDERS AS EMAILED TO GM

1)8/3 moves to Hillman and merges with 7/3Cdn
4 units return to Blighty (1x piat and 3x 6pdr) to keep BG max 32 units
1st Ost/642/716 (?) moves to Bieville, to relieve II/726/716

2)Attack Move 151/50 to Ouistreham
2nd II/726/716 (?) moves to Lebisey Woods, completing the relief of Ost/642/716

3)30/79 lands at Sword and moves to Benouville
3rd 125/21 (?) moves to Caen via Bourguebus (attack & move)

4)9/3Cdn lands at Courseulles and moves to Perriers Ridge
4th 192/21 (?) moves to Tilly Sur Seulles via Juvigny

5)9/3 Attack moves to Bayeux via Port en Bessin and Vaux sur Aure
5th I/22/21Pz (?) moves to Hill 112 via Gavrus

6)231/50 lands at Gold and Attack moves to Bayeux via Cruelly
6th II/22/21Pz (?) moves to Hill 112 via Orne Bridge (I/22/21Pz and II/22/21Pz merge at hill 112)a
Combined BG is II/22/21Pz; I/22/21Pz is eliminated

7)27/3 lands at Juno and moves to Hermanville via Tailleville
7th 915/352 (?) defends Merville/Franceville

8]Attack Move 8/3Cdn to Buron via Tailleville
8th 858/346 (?) defends Ouistreham

9)5/6 lands at Courseulles
9th 914/352 (?) defends Pegasus Bridge

10)3/6 lands at Courseulles merges with 5/6
Combined BG is 5al/6; 3/6 is eliminated
10th II/736/716 (?) defends Buron

11)69/50 moves to Courseulles an merges with 5/6
Combined BG is 5al/6; 69/50 is eliminated
11th II/744/711 (?) defends Bayeux

12)6AL/6 Defends Caen
12th Ost/411/716 (?) defends Carpiquet

13)7/3Cdn Defends Hillman

(?) Germans have provided players names for each BG, which I have anonymised above.
I will disclose players names for each battle once I receive allocations from the Allies.

ALLIED BONUSES

151/50-(Naval, Typhoon, Medic, Rally)
9/3-(Arty, Medic, Rally)
7/3Cdn-(Naval)
6AL/6-(Arty, Typhoon, Medic, Rally)
30/79-(Arty, Medic, Rally)
5/6-(Medic, Rally)

GERMAN BONUSES

125/21 Arty
Ost/642/716 Arty + Rally
858/346 Arty + Fw190G-2 + Medic + Rally
II/736/716 Medic
914/352 Fw190G-2

So, here's what we're looking at for June 8th...

4x CONFIRMED BATTLES - June 8th AM

Battle maps will approximate what you see on the Strat Map, but I've provided short descriptions below to help you with force selection...

OUISTREHAM - 151/50 (inf) [NTMRS] attacks fortified defence (AFD) v 858/346 (inf) [AFMRPS] - arrives from W
Enormous fortified beach with many defences positioned towards the sea. Some woods, estuary and marshes. A small town at the eastern edge

CAEN - 125/21Pz (mech) [APS] attacks fortified defence (AFD) v 6al/6 (para) [ATMRS] - arrives from S
Regional capital city with a castle fortress controlling river crossings. A busy port, cathedral, warehouses and university districts. Urban extreme.

BAYEUX - 9/3 (mech) [AMRS] attacks fortified defence (AFD) v II/744/711 (VG inf) [PS] - arrives from N
Historic town, dominated by river, cathedral and a fortified town hall. Fields to the south and west.

BURON - 8/3cdn (mech) [S] attacks fortified defence (AFD) v II/736/716 (VG inf) [MPS] - arrives from NW
Mostly fields and hedgerow, some small woods, several roads through the centre. Opposing forces are divided by a river towards the west.

1x POSSIBLE BATTLE - June 8th PM (if defender wins June 8th AM)

BAYEUX 231/50 (mech) [S] attacks fortified defence (AFD) v II/744/711 (VG inf) [PS] - arrives from NE
Historic town, dominated by river, cathedral and fortified town hall

Bonuses in square brackets [A=Arty, N=Naval Arty, T=Typhoon, F=Fw190G-2, M=Medic, R=Rally, P=Promote, S=Resupply]

Hadn't expected Buron, so I need to knock that map up and am busy with work/family this weekend. Hope to get you all started midweek... Urban practice recommended for Caen and Bayeux... Field/hedgerow assaults recommended for Allies in Buron and Ouistreham; Sneaky ambush practice recommended for Germans in same...

Interesting developments. Let me check allied commanders and post them to you as soon as possible.
It would be nice if I could align Random with euro time, to throw him a bone.

Answer to a question on supplies...

All German BGs start June 8th with 2 days of supplies
Allied BGs already on the map start June 8th with 2 days of supplies. New arrivals start June 8th with 1 day of supplies (becoming 2 days on June 9th, so long as all three of Gold, Juno and Sword remain in Allied hands)

See below...

GJS'44 Rules & Regs wrote:8.2 All units must be able to trace a continuous path of controlled sectors to a source of supplies.
8.21 German BGs receive 1 day of supplies from either Villers Bocage or Vimont, plus 1 day of supplies from Caen or Bayeux, provided that the supplying town is held by the Germans. ie. German BGs typically enjoy 2 days of supplies, until Caen and Bayeux are lost, then they receive only 1 day of supplies, until Vimont and Villers-Bocage are also lost, when German BGs will lose their access to new supplies.
8.22 New German BGs arrive in Villers-Bocage or Vimont fully supplied for 2 days.
8.23 Allied BGs receive 1 day of supplies from any of Gold, Juno or Sword beach, provided that the supplying sector is held by the Allies, plus an additional 1 day of supplies if all three of Gold, Juno and Sword beaches are held by the Allies. ie. Allied BGs typically have 1 day of supplies, until they gain control over all three of the main landing beaches, when the massive influx of materiel raises this to 2 days.
8.24 Beach landing Allied BGs, including commandos, arrive on the beach fully supplied for 1 day only.

If defenders lose in Caen or Ouistreham, they will be dissolved... Neither 858/346 or 6al/6 enjoy neighbouring friendly sectors to withdraw to...

We Will wait calmly for when youre ready, we know youre Busy, so dont worry.

Gentlemen...

Recon flights reveal high level overviews for all four maps for June 8th.
GJS'44 Strat Map is shown in the top right corner of each battle map below.
(Don't hold military intel to exact locations of VP flags, but our spooks advise that you should encounter terrain similar to this)

OUISTREHAM
Ouistreham would have been a bloodbath for an Allied attack from the ocean.
But could a cunning Allied attack from the west be successful? How open is that road?


BURON
Buron is where Panzer Meyer's Hitlerjugend chewed up the Canadians.
However, II/736/716 doesn't have Meyer's 12th SS PzIV squadrons.
Can these recently merged survivors hold the crossing?


BAYEUX
Bayeux was actually liberated on D-Day itself, June 6th, lightly "defended by only female German typists" Allied commanders would later claim.
How will the as yet untested II/744/711 perform against the fresh might of 9/3 mech/armour brigade?


CAEN
Ding, ding, Caen, round 2... In a shock development, Allied paratroopers captured the regional city of Normandy on June 7th.
This is urban warfare extreme... where infantry delight... Can the paras hold out against a mechanised assault?

Stat Map for June 8th... Battles and such.

Order of Battle for both sides now updated to show impact of June 8th merges (MS Excel) -> http://bit.ly/BA88gjs44oob

It's worth taking a look at this because...

Caen - Both sides have suffered previous losses so what's left could make for interesting action
Buron - Both BGs result from previous merges, so they have non-standard unit sets... Unusually heavy ATG presence... Transport essential

Our latest campaign for June 8th is now available for download...

The BA downloader requires you to delete your current campaign before it will recognise this new one, so please complete any current games first.
Most previous scenarios continue to be included, so be careful to choose the June 8th battles.

Happy hunting gentlemen!

How to download the GJS'44 maps into Battle Academy

GottaLove88s wrote: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 v1.22 - June 8th" 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 v1.22... Bayeux, Buron, Caen and Ouistreham are new
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!!

Totally awesome instructional vid by fellow gamer IDjester, explaining how to download and setup GJS'44... Thanks mate. NICE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvykITr5F1k

Goodnight folks...

Commanders/Players,

Please post which battles you are taking?

Thanks!