D-Day Games for 70th Anniversary

[thomaso827]

I'll be playing scenario 6 of the Airborne module tomorrow in commemoration of the 70th Anniversary, and since that is the only D-Day related module I have so far. Does anyone else commemorate such dates with a special game? If so, what will you be playing?

Tom Oxley

[plloyd1010]

Take boards 14 & 20. Add US infantry regiment, 4-5 M4/75 (sinkable DD tanks), landing craft from Guadalcanal/Saipan, an LST, M4/76, US engineer company, 1-2 destroyers, German grenadier battalion, 7-10 entrenched stongpoints (Cassino mix), 1 Stug IIIg reinforcement, and a reinforcing grenadier company. US gets random air support plus 2 chosen support draws, and a couple 24 OBA batteries. No woods or towns, side of brd 20 across river from brd 14 is ocean. Americans need to take the heights. Where are you now?

[thomaso827]

That sounds cool. Still working on collecting some of those, but will print that out to try out when I have more PG games/modules. I will be making up some strongpoint markers in the morning for the Airborne scenarios. Waiting on Saipan reprint but have Guadalcanal for some of the landing craft.

Tom Oxley

[plloyd1010]

The only differences for the Cassino strongponts is that there is a 9-4, in addition to those in Airborne, and there are 3 of each type. You might consider shortening the beach a little. Add in some wire & mines. You can get more landing craft from the V&V files on BGG (numbers are wrong, but that can be fixed). You may want to make a couple quick LST counters too.

You might check Greg's Panzerblitz, Omaha Beach for some ideas. The maps are a similar scale. The unit density looks a little high to me, but it is otherwise adaptable.

[zaarin7]

The M4/76 was not part of the battalions that landed on the Day of Days.