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RE: Terrain Movement in Crete Reconsidered
I owe an apology to Dr. Mike. Reading further into Lt. Colonel Ian Campbell’s diary, (I also should say that he was commander of the Creforce contingent around Heraklion and Rethymon in the east part of Crete) he writes more detail about the defensive positions of 2/1 and 2/11 Battalions. When the Luftwaffe hit the Australians on the hills , they missed their targets because the Aussies moved under the olive trees. The Luftwaffe couldn’t see their targets. They only were able to hit the airfield.
This is important for turn 1 of scenario #30 because the Luftwaffe has 4 planes, a key offensive weapon in which to hit the 2/1 . But the rules of the game do not permit air power attacks in Limited Terrain, including olive groves, which is considered light forest. This means that the Germans can not attack on at least turn 1 since they have no troops on the ground as spotters.
Another great find in Campbell’s diary ( haven’t read through the whole thing yet) is that the Greeks only had 10, yes 10, rounds for each US Springfield rifle that they had! Wow, if this was factored into the game they’d have only enough ammo for one turn and that would be a generous concession. Right now in turn 2 of scenario 30, three Greek platoons are moving into an Assault w a German paratrooper platoon. This probably pretty realistic considering their training, attitude, and ammunition shortage.
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