Liberation 1944, scenario #30: Operation Bluecoat: One of the Best

Liberation has some good scenarios, the only reason I don’t play it more, is the dark maps. With that said, I setup and played this scenario as it looked interesting on paper. The British get a boatload of armor and a good amount of Infantry as well to try and take the city of Le Beny Bocage and exit 15 steps or more off the north edge along the road. The Germans get two smaller forces, one with a small amount of Infantry, armored cars and halftrack of various types and setup just outside of Le Beny Bocage and must try and rush in there before the British get too big of a foothold in it. The other German force consist of again of a small amount of Infantry and PzIVs of various sorts as well as a Wespe self-propelled gun unit that enter from the northeast on turn one.

The British have a higher Initiative and rolled well to get a good foothold into the major city causing the German to try and fight it out with their weaker armored/infantry forces. The British have a ton of Cromwells, three types in fact and an Achilles unit to boot and dispatch the German Armored Cars and Halftracks without too much difficulty and their large group of Infantry later battle for but conquer Le Beny Bocage. That freed up British armor to make contact with the second German Armored group and both sides take some casualties but the British numbers are tell and they eliminate this group of blocking German armor as well.

By the scenario’s end, the British have achieved both of their victory objectives and have lost only 12 steps, preventing the Germans from achieving any of their objectives, and the Germans have also lost 29 steps. This one was a Major British Victory. With that said, I still enjoyed playing this scenario.